The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 March 1935

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,531. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 780 1 AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO SHOOT They've Known About It For Three Years! THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR rpIMID Singaporeans who have been studiously avoiding the jungle areas of Singapore over the week-end following on reports that a tiger is at large on the Island, can
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  • 436 1 Special Meeting Of The League Council TO DISCUSS GERMAN CONSCRIPTIOiN Talks In Paris 1 Ankara, Mar. 24. AN extraordinary meeting of c the League Council to 1 consider the French protest i against German conscription is being convoked for Apr. 18 by Tewfik Rushi Daras, i president of the Council.
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  • 290 1 To Be Taken Before The Triple Gems 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 24. ACTING on the command of the Council of Regency, H.E. the Minister of the Royal Household has issued the following programme m connection with the ceremony of giving a proper designation to
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  • 65 1 London, Mar. 23. A report just issued by the Pension* Minister on provision made for childrer of officers ancj men killed or disablec m the Gr^at War reveals that aboui 1,750,000 children have passed through the hands of the Pensions Ministry during the last 18 years and som<
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  • Article, Illustration
    8 1 After the popular song "ROLL ALONG, COVERED WAGON'
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  • 310 1 Made Fair Remuneration Possible IT is well known that one of the outstanding causes of the world depression m trade was the collapse after 1929 m the prices of primary commodities, states a message received by the air mail last night from the Empire Industries Association,
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  • 123 1 RUSSIA SELLS THE C.E.R. TO MANCHUKUO NORTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY NOW 20,000 Word Sale Agreement Shanghai, Mar. 24. A REPORT from Peiping confirms that the sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway to the Manchukuo Government by the Russians was completed at Harbin on Saturday. Acting under advice of the Japanese Kwantung
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  • 18 1 Capt. F Blackwell has been appointed to officiate as Controller. Posts and Telegraphs. Singapore, as from Mar. 4
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 70 1 asdf f^T MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to sis P .m DINNER DANCE 9.30 to midnight (informal) with MIA MONNA CALORIS IN AN ENTIRELY NEW PROGRAMME (1) Valse (2) National Hungarian Dance "CSARDAS" A DANCE TEAM OF MERIT Enthusiastically received m Singapore after a tremendous nine months
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    • 57 1 mdßs£^^K /^^^k Ann dvi W^iM H ft T F I FAVOURIIr -OWN TOWN HOTKL FACING SI. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL EVERY ROOM WITH bATH AND MODERN SANITATION COCKTAIL LOUNGE AMBER GRILL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CONCERT DURING TIFFIN DINNER CONCERT AND DANCE MUSIC BY A. KONCHESTER'S POPULAR ORCHESTRA SEA VIEW HOTEL TOMORROW
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 651 2 NOT GOT FOR PRACTICE AT THE BAR- GIVEN BY COLONIAL OFFICE AND NOT BY LORD CHANCELLOR- THE "REAL THING"TAKES A LOT OF EARNING— SILK OR STUFF GOWN? ROLAND BRADDELL— HE COULD ATTAIN AND HOLD THE RANK To the Editor. Sir, I was extremely interested In the
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  • 155 2 Artistic Work By Oveaseas Chinese The Overseas Chinese Photographic Exhibition was opened by the Chinese Consul-General (Dr. Philip K. Tyau) at the premises of the Nanyang ChineseStudents* Society, yesterday. Three hundred and fifty- two entries were received from Selangor, Negri Sembilan. Perak. Penang. Trengganu. Hong Kong and Singapore.
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  • 92 2 Cyclist In Collision With Trolley Bus A Japanese schoolboy cyclist, aged about ten. the son of Mr. Koshimo. of 45 High Street, was killed shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday when he came into collision with a Traction Co.'s omnibus In North Bridge Road, near the High Stieet junction.
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  • 140 2 "Pursuit Of Happiness" Is Good Entertainment Excellent entertainment is provided m 'The Pursuit of Happiness. the Paramount picture introduced at the Capitol yesterday starring Francis Lederer m the main role, with Joan Bennett. Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland m the chief supporting parts. The background of the story
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  • 114 2 No Change Of Quota Expected (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 23. London rubber interests are anxiously awaiting the meeting of the International Committee on Tuesday next For there is a possibility of the committee revising the current export quota m order to bolster up the still very
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  • 364 2 FULL CONFIDENCE I IN BOARD (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 23. r pHE third annual general meeting of Pulau Kamiri, Ltd., was held this morning in Kuala Lumpur, the managing director, Mr. M. L. Phillips, presiding. The meeting was well attended. There were
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  • 33 2 The next meeting of the Ifc Council will be held at Kuala Lu on Tuesday, Apr. 30. at 10 a.m Tl will be no ceremonial opening and 0H1 form will not be worn
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 34 2 Classic Ceilings of Metal WUNDERLICH MffJ b 9 Permanent Pleasing m Appearance Can be decorated m Colours, Equally suitable for public or private buildings. Wunderlich Limited, Sydney. SOLE AGENTS i sVJiJED ENGINEERS LIMITED. BRANCHES.
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    • 472 2 CLASSIFIED- ADVERTISEMENTS I IPANA J^""g^ D CT r SINGAPORI TUOTH rA» It. \U'M( Il'Al.lTi Right from the start you'll lik** IPANA because of its refreshing flavour, and because it leaves your teeth really CLEAN leiUKTv and sparkling. From all j lenders are now 1 CHEMISTS AXto STORES. lollowintf materials or
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 331 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY. MAR. 25. High Water. 1.15 a.m. 8 9 ft., 2.00 p.m. 7.8 ft. Football: S.A.F.A. League. Div. I. S.R/ vs. R.A., Anson Road Stadium: Div. 11. H.M.S. Terror vs. R.E.. S.C.C. padang; Div. 111, Wiltshires vs. Fort Canning Tanglin; Commercial Cup. Fraser and Ifcave vs.
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    • 269 2 Today's Radio Programmes J Singapore— ZH I (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd. I Wavelength *!>.!) metres p.m. 6 Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7 Relay
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  • 1000 3 Fraser And Neave's Year (If oteaay Progress CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE irisr oi seek present iiiciuaea Messrs. C. V. J A. Clarke. C. Jackson. S. H A de Mello. J. E. Cookson <reiting the auditors). C. M. Me-, .iiid H. L. Vincent 'secretary). nting the
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  • 199 3 Office-Bearers Elected At Malacca •From Our Own Correspondents Malacca, Mar. 21. The annual general meeting of the Ex-services Association of Malaya < Malacca branch) was held at the M.V.C. headquarters on Wednesday. Major G. R. Percy was m the chair. The chairman regretted the noncirculation of the annual report
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  • 97 3 Johore Medicine Seller's Loss From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Mar. 22. An aged Javanese medicine seller f»om Kajang lodged a complaint with the Johore Bahru police to the effect that ft Chinese had made off with his coat containing $310 and his "magic stone." He
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  • 51 3 Melbourne. A woman, who rushed into the Hawthorn Town Hall, to record her vote m the Legislative Assembly elections, just before the poll closed, slipped on the polished floor and broke her leg. She was taken home without having complied with the compulsory voting provision of the
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  • 155 3 OVER 2,000 IMMIGRANTS DETAINED rpwo thousand two hundred and 1 fifty-six Chinese immigrants to Malaya are being detained on St. John's Island ott Singapore, having been landed from the China Navigation Co.'s steamship Anhui on Friday. This is because two cases of smallpox were discovered
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  • Article, Illustration
    37 3 LONDON BUSINESS GIRLS are stretching to reduce. By means of exercises with a new device they aim to achieve perfect proportions IHe device is a length of rubber attached to the feet and held by a handle.
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  • 314 3 TELUK ANSON ESTATE TRAGEDY Teluk Anson. Mar. 20. CUNGEI Timah Rubber Estate, across the Peiak River on the opposite bank to Teluk Anson. was the scene of some excitement on Wednesday morning before sunrise, when a rubber tapping coolie is alleged to have brutally assaulted a
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  • 130 3 Don't Do It Again, Says Magistrate From Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 22. An elderly Chinese woman, Mak Keong. appeared today before Mr. F. K. Wilson on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself m a well at Serdang on Mar. 14. It
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  • 88 3 Close Resemblance To Rabbit Sydney. A fox terrier pup which m several respects is like a rabbit, is m the possession of W. J. Broun, Bassendean, Tingha. New South Wales. The front legs are much shorter than the hind legs, compelling the pup to hop along like a
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  • 163 3 Sweep Tickets Charge ALLEGED SALE BY CHETTY I Detective As Buyer Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 21. TTHE illegal sale of Selangor Turf Club sweep tickets was alleged m a case brought before the Kuala Lumpur first magistrate this morning. V. S. Kandasamy Chetty was charged with carrying on a public lottery
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  • 71 3 <From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 19. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Low Swee Siang for the marriage of Mr. Low Swee Moh, fourth son of the late Mr. Low Cheng Keat and of Mrs. Low Cheng Keat. and Miss Ooi Chooi
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  • 295 3 Seven Years' Research AUSTRALIAN SPECIALIST HOPEFUL OF GOOD RESUL TS Sydney. ■PESTS that have been carried out m the Cancer Research Department at the Sydney University for seven years are expected soon to have fruitful results, and it is believed that, by blood
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 421 3 Found m Film /^^t on teeth «L f the germs of tooth decay! f Buried beneath an ever-forming J||| S film, this invisible enemy attacks "^p r^^ /7&X enamel and destroys the part 4 jfatHZX beneath. To fight decay, you WT\ 1 I****^ /!v&<sm must remove film every day. 1
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  • 1112 4 What Is The Practical Limit of AIR SPEED? Aviation Topics WILL the long distance air routes of the future bi> laid m the stratosphere The visionaries have been forecast- ii.a. such ;i development lor some long time, and same truly amazing ideas: hai been expressed at times. One of the
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  • 988 4 The Chequered History Of A Famous Paris Bridge SPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS THE narrowest bridge m Paris, the Pont d'lena, is being widened, for it will link the two parts of the 1937 Exhibition, as the two parts of both the 1900 and 1925
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  • Article, Illustration
    95 4 I A lady was entertain.::, son ol her married friend 'Are you sure vou can i Marvin?" she inquin d him a moment. j "Oh. yes. ma'am." be i looking up rrom his p i have it as touah as thl MRS. VANOEUIHLT, u|,, (M suit for
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 303 4 PILES CAN BE CURED. A Treatment That Is Different If you -ji'.e suffering the torture* of Pile* aae* Its kindred avments, and have tried every known nmm&y without obtaining relief, we a*« you to give I>r Van VIBCB'I A3SOR»tiv« I'ti k Plasma a trial. Its curative healiaf action on the
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    • 5 4 STOCKED BY: (Incorporated m S.S.)
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  • Article, Illustration
    226 5 >YU OUDI troops about to launch an offensive with artillery against the rebels near Seres, m Macedonia, iflrtof the recent revolt m which the (.overnment cmshed the rebel forces. SOLDIERS examining a citizen's papers of identity during the Greek revolution. On the right: the sons of M. Venizelos, the rebel
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 57 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can he obtained on application to the Manager. 1 rice :>0 cents each. the patent inner lid, cut open by user, and the lever lid for daily use ensures tea with garden freshness. x.'^w^b i^^^fcfc* sts y \w\ /v\vVvv > ****»fc^ m mJ^%
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  • 630 6 Lair Found After Week's Trailing PROWLING IN BUKIT TIMAH JUNGLE RESERVE pvEFINITE evidence of a tiger being at large m Singapore island was U furnished to the Free Press on Saturday. It was revealed that an experienced tracker had been trailing the tiger for the
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  • 328 6 Knocked Down By Train Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 22. A verdict of accidental death was rei** turned today by the Coroner, Che I Maarof bin Haji Zackariah. m the Kuala Lumpur police court, at an in--1 quest into the death of a Tamil woman. Taimah. who was found
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  • 243 6 Sir A. Caldecott To Talk On His Visit To Java Sir Andrew Caldecott has consented tc address the Singapore Rotary Club on Apr. 3. his subject being "Impressions of my visit to Java." The iiext meeting of the Club will be on Wednesday m the roof garden of
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  • Article, Illustration
    45 6 MR. ANDREW MELLON, former United States Secretary of the Treasury and one-time Ambassador m London, is on trial before the Federal Board of Tax Appeals m Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The United States Government is attempting to collect additional taxes amounting to huge sums from Mr. Mellow.
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  • 83 6 Shark Appears During Race Perth. When the fcur finalists m the State belt championship were 120 yards from the shore at Cottesloe. a big shark swam into the shallows between them and the beaoh. The surfboat got between the shark and the swimmers, who were advised tc kick
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  • 133 6 Boy Killed By Motor -Car KNOCKED DOWN WHILE RETURNING FROM SCHOOL Penang, Mar. 21 A FATAL motor accident resulting m the death of an eight-year old Chinese boy. Heah Eng Seang. CRoarred yesterday afternoon on Nertham Road m front of "Northam Lodge." Eng Seang. who is the second sin of
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  • 33 6 In the report headed "Bailiils on Serious Charges" m Saturday's Fre? Press, the name of one of the accused was given as "N. J. de Souza." This should read "N. J. de Cruz."
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 140 6 SAVE TIME MONEY TRAVEL BY AIR SINGAPORE— PALEM BANG IN 3 HOURS SINGAPORE BATAViA IN 6 HOURS EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY For particulars apply to the Office K.N.I.L.M -K.L.M. 49 Stamford Road, Phone 7856 or to any of the Booking Agencies m Singapore- Book Now for WEDNESDY^S "GALA EVENT AT
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    • 201 6 SISSON'S FLOOR STAIN What is more pleasing than a bright clear Horn,> Office— the floor is a big factor m making them so can add cheerfulness to your surroundings at very sm i cost by using Sisson's Floor Stain. Floor. WooVa and furniture can be transformed from drab to bri"!
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 94 6 AIR PASSENGERS The following were passengers by the Royal Netherlands Air Lines From N.I. to Singapore on Mar. 19 Mr. Sandberg. From Singapore to N.I. on Mar. 20:— Mr. A. H. Noble and Miss Vogelaar. Trom N.I. to Singapore by X.L.M. on Mar. 20 Mr. Stern and Dr. Bach. From
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  • 191 7 Doctor's Address To Rotarians rom Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala I u m pur. Mar. :>l ;k holy yet— as treated— nating subject was discussed for >enefit Of Kuala Lumpur Rotaritheir gathering this week by R. B Macgregor. State Medical rid Health Officer. Selangor. He "On Hospitals." and very intlvely
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  • 186 7 Five Occur In Penang; In Few Days Prom Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 22. tor fatality occurred yesterday moon m Noriham Road m iront ot tiam Lodge when Heah Eng Sean<* Lght, was knocked down by a •r. Hi ah Eng Beang, who was the second Mr. and
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  • 225 7 Like Rubber Before Control Was Introduced The wool industry m Australia is m a terrible condition. It is m the sam-j position as rubber was before the rubber regulation scheme was Introduced. However, it is restriction of a different nature which is responsible for the present low price
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  • 430 7 How He First Arrived In Singapore Not only is Capt. A. T. Brown. R.D.. R.N.R.. m full command of the Franconia on her present round-the-world cruise, but he is also one of the most striking personalities on that big ship. Interviewed by a Free Press representative,
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  • 318 7 Programme Of Drills For Current Week The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills up to and fOf the week ending Mar. 31 is as follows: Monday. 5.15 p.m. Headquarters. S.R.A iv t. Battery Training and 30 yards Range L.A S.F.C.R.E. »v» Malays Arms DctH; S.V.F.A., Drill and FA. training;
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  • 74 7 The Band of the S.S. Police, under the direction of Mr. F. E. Minns, will perform the following programme weather permitting at Waterloo Street today, commencing at 7 p.m. March Olenavy" Wheeler > Humoresque on "The Old Folks At Home" < Roberts); March Fantasia "Colonel Bogey On
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  • 63 7 HE. the Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas, and a party from Government House has expressed the intention of being present at the 9.15 show of the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday when "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" will be screened. The Band of the Ist. Batt.. the Wiltshire
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  • 81 7 Berlin, Mar. 21. "Germany is confronted with great tasks m the economic field and whether she will be able to master them lies m the hands of providence." declared Dr. Schacht at a meeting of the Prussian State Council today. Though the speaker emphasised that despite the country's
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 132 7 POSITIVELY LAST TWO SHOWS Al U AMRPA TONIGHT 6.15 915 L I win:. m.li -^soec^^^ h^^™-*™ w YOU'LL LAUGH AT HER ig^tofefe, TROUBLES WHILE YOU g fc^ THRILL TO HER 1 BL ROMANCE r Servants' Entrance f A FOX Picture with U NED SPARKS WALTER CONNOLLY B**^-^. LOUISE DRESSER G.
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    • 34 7 'THE MIGHTY BARNUM' FICTION can never match the life that this amazing character actually lived Jf|^ JOSEPH M. SCHENCK (Dallace BEERY IHE MIGHTY W 7)Bj BTw v tt V_j> //A^pa B^F '%J~*^ ALHAMBRAI SOON
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    • 267 7 Come and laugh til! your sides ache at Paramount's saucy comedy hit -See how lovers kept warm m the old days when firewood was scarce! CAPITOL 6 -15 TONIGHT 9.15 The Famous Star of the London 9tatfe Succemi M AUTUMN CROCUS" FRANCIS LEDERER m Paramount's ,sreat "Bundling" Comedy "The PURSUIT
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  • 851 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1935 The Tin Mystery THE inexplicable fall m the price oi tin continues to cause concern to the industry, not so much because of the decline itself as the manner m which it is suspected of being engineered. At first blush it would
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  • 333 8 Mrs. It Rollinson has been appointed Lady Assistant Protector of Chinese. Singapore. Mr. G. A. Baker has been appointed an Assistant Controller. Government Monopolies. S.S. Lieut. -Col. G. C. Meredith. 0.8.E.. M.C.. S.S.V.F. has been transferred to the S.S.V.F. Reserve of Officers. Lieut. R. Crawford. S.S.V.F. Reserve
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  • 465 8 Singapore Musical Society V inner Of Collar Stud Championship Canadians Who "Have The Gaelic" WHILE most music lovers are looking forward to the visit of Galli-Curci. many will be glad to learn that the Singapore Musical Society is to give another of the Popular Sunday Concerts
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  • 874 8 "Established by Lord Lugard m 1914. the Native Courts of Southern Nigeria served as something more than a mere makeshift administrative framework for roughly twenty years. They have given place today to a reformed judicial system. IT is, worth while looking fairly closely at the old rascal
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  • 93 8 Do You Know i J That the island of Singapore J was given to an Englishman more than a hundred years J before Raffles came here? J In 1703 Captain Hamilton, i author of the "New Account of the East Indies," called at Johore on his way to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 79 8 yjggkj The Hand of Friendship C4LDBECICS A CHOICE CUT OF AUSTRALIAN VEAL SPECIAL CUT SHOULDERS BONED ROLLED WITH TASTY STUFFING PLEASING ECONOMICAL SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. ORCHARD ROAD. War m Studios. 1 _V ANNUAL CASH SALE I BEGINS MONDAY APRIL Ist FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY THE GREATEST SHOPPING EVENT
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    • 45 8 FOOTBALL AS PLAYED IN SOUTH AMERICA is said to be full of new ideas. Football there would be revolutionary. Even m Singapore a "GAFLAC" covering Riot and Civil Commotion is well worth having. GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFI ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chamber!. Telephone 6489.
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  • 685 9 Woman Who Might Have Been Queen Of Portugal FREE PRESS INTERVIEW ON THE FRANCONIA Talks With Famous Men And Women THE season for round-the-world cruising liners is now drawing to a close and the 21,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Franconia which arrived at 7 a.m. yesterday morning is the fourth and
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  • 174 9 If Her Husband Had Not Died In Exile H.R.H Princess de Braganza. who U among the 250 passengers of the Franconia. is enjoying her first trip around the world. American-born, she married the Duke of Oporto and would have been tho Queen of Portugal had not— But
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  • 286 9 10 CHINESE SCHOOLS TO COMBINE Joint Athletic Meeting To Be Held FORTY Chinese schools will hold a joint athletic meeting on 11 and 12. m celebration of Royal Jubilee, according to a cision made at the joint meetheld at the Chinese Chamber Commerce on Saturday afternoon. rhe
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  • 44 9 ISank Official Tries To Form Government Brussels, Mar. 23. Mr Van Zeeland, one of the ViceGovernors ot the National Bank, has undertaken to try and form a Government of "national union for economic recovery." He refuses to declare his financial policy. Reuter
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  • 110 9 Danger To Stable Peace Structure London. Mar. 23. It is reported from Washington that the American Secretary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, stated yesterday that the United States Government were closely following developments m the European situation. He said that the United States had always asserted that treaties
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  • 156 9 Mussolini Makes A Warlike Speech Rome. Mar. 23. It is understood the Government welcome collaboration with Germany at the Stresa meeting on April 11 as Italian policy for some time has favoured a four-Power agreement. Meanwhile, the populace is discussing the mobilisation order, and Signor Mussolini's speech which
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  • 28 9 London, Mar. 23. The total amount applied for m tenders of £35.000.000 Treasury Bills was £67.825.000. The full amount was allotted m Bills at three months.—B British Radio
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  • 337 9 Escaped Effects Of The General Slump A man who once came to Malaya to inspect rubber estates on behalf of stockholders m the Hawaiian Islands if; now m Singapore as a tourist. He is Mr. Clarence Hyde Cooke. president cf the Bank of Hawaii since 1909 and president
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  • 491 9 Founder Of Great Firm Of Chemists When the Franconia called at New Zealand on her present cruise around the southern hemisphere, she brought a man to his home country after a period of 40 year* spent abroad. He was officially received and feted at the ports for
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 100 9 Special Announcement I i WEDNESDAY NEXT, MAR. 27th SPECIAL .EMPIRE" DINNER In honour of the Gala Premiere of "THELWES of a BENGAL LANCER" MENU $2.00 Eastbourne Shrimp Cocktail Ox Tail Soup Grilled Scotch Salmon Australian Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding and English New Potatoes Iced Asparagus Empire Fruit Salad Malayan Coffee.
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    • 208 9 cyclax irSl SPECIAL n^ lotion Draws every particle of acid waste from under the surface SPECIAL LOTION IS ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE THE MAGNET WHICH ACID IMPURITIES CANNOT RESIST. DRAWING EVERY PARTICLE OF ACID WASTE FROM UNDER YOUR SKIN, IT LEAVES EVERY PORE CLEAN AND FREE TO FUNCTION AS IT MUST IF
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1121 10 Buyers Sellers. Am pat Tin <4si 4s 4s 6d A.-.am Kumbang <£> 33s 34s x.a AlHtrt] Malav <£» 59s 61f Ayer Hitam Tin <5s> lis 6d 12.s 6d c.d. Aytr Weng <$i> I 75 l Bangrin Tin (Cl 24s -»s Ohenderiang «£> 7S JJ Hitam Tin <
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    • 82 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Mar. 23, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Spot <loose» 18 316 18 516 (F. 0.8.1 April 18 716 185 8 April June 18 7 8 19 July Sept. 20l 8 20» 4 Oct. Dec.
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    • 224 10 Mar. 23. SKLLINti London, 4 months' sight 24 11G London. 3 months' sight 2 4 1 32 London. GO days' sight 2 4 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 31 32 London, demand 2 3 15 1G London. T.T. 2 3 15 16 Lyons and Paris, demand Hamburg,
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    • 227 10 Mar. 21. 22. 23. American Can. Com. 115 115% Unq. American Telephone •i and Telegraph 102 3 H 103 102» 8 Atcheson Raihoad 40 40 7 H 39 1 Dupont 89 3 8 905 8 89 3 4 •jFirestone 14 3 4 14 7 8 14» 2 (General
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    • 1955 10 RUBBER PROSPECTS ARE EXCELLENT London Optimism Growing SCOPE FOR APPRECIATION IN SHARE PRICES <From Our Own Correspondent > London, Mar. 8. LAST week's decision by the International Rubber Regulation Committee to maintain the exportable allowance for the second quarter of the current year at 75 per cent, of standard production
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    • 99 10 Mar. 23. Gambler 5 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 1100 Muntok White Pepper 31.00 White Pepper 30.00 Copra, Sundried 4.20 Copra, mixed 3.95 Small Flake Tapioca 3.90 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan Sl2O R. B. Siam No. 1 $102
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    • 28 10 Mr. H. R. Joynt has arrived m Kuala Lumpur to take over from Mr. Marcus i Rex. Controller of Rubber, who succeeds Mr. M. B. Shelley at Carcosa.
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    • 285 10 Singapore, Bed lUtk Beet stew or curry Fillet steak Mutton. Australian Pork. Iran Pork, lean and fat Ist quality! FOULTRI Capons i locally n ared i Ducks Fowls Hens (locally reared; Pigeons, domestic Pigeons, domestic, unfledged Duck, fresh Fowl, fresh IjJuck, presenrtd FISH. FRESH 'ißawal Putjh <Pom:r.r
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    • 49 10 <From Our Own CorrespondLondon, N Closing pepper prices QMOttd i London market today were Al White Muntok. \moh;mui i nominal at 9'. m bond. Black lamponj^. »pot :i ;< H (i afloat and March-May S%d., buj There was little demand f« but the market was v«ry strong black.
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  • 581 11  - WAR EXPERIENCES of John Boles JOHN BOLES Hollywood In Person BY much of the horror and unpleantness of the war have been re- il«'ci since the Armistice that I am i be able to give my personal war-time France. h fortunately only skirted the v Mdr of Che atl air.
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  • 34 11 The body ot ft Chinese was discovered the railway line between Khota ;iru and Malim Nawar on Friday. It presumed that the man was hit by ntiaH tra4n The Kampar police are •'-•<kinn Investigations.
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  • 312 11 *pHE following publications were Issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and FMS during the period March 16 o 22 inclusive, and are available for! Public use In the Reference Library Pullerton Building. Singapore. Applications may be made by members of the public resident
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  • 45 11 Moscow. Parachut? Jumper Kaltanov of Leningrad set a new world height record tor parachute lumping without an oxygen device Kaitanov left the airplane at a height of 6.800 metres. This spectacular jump was accomplished at temperature of 41 degrees below zero Tass
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  • Article, Illustration
    247 11 RECONSTRUCTION of twenty years of the Victorian era m eleven months of research, collecting and building on land and sea was accomplished at Universal City m the production of "Great Expectations." the screen version of Dickens' celebrated novel opening tomorrow at The Pavilion Theatre. Henry Hull. Phillips Holmes. Jane Wyatt.
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  • 621 11 by Ely Culbertson World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst COCK-EYED DISCARDING TO ELI DE A SQUEEZE A DOUBLE squeeze is not generally considered one or the simpler plays, and methods of defeating it are more difficult than the squeeze itself. On today's hand the the East
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  • 42 11 The Villa Blanche, the residence of the Governor-General of Indo-China at Cap Saint-Jacques, was completely destroyed by fire on Mar. 7. Nothing could be saved, not even the desk of Gover-nor-General Paul Doumer. to which there were attached so many historic memories.
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  • 92 11 Thought Of Parents And Took Poison 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 21. A ell-dressed Chinese named Chan Kee Kong appeared before Che Maarof bin Haji Zackariah. m the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by taking poison at Setapak last
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    • 435 11 Assets exceed $14,000,000. Assurance m force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Lite Building, Cecil Street, Singapore LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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    • 402 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000 000 Reserve Fund £3.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000 000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate, London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh
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    • 583 12 Morro Castle Disaster Recalled San Francisco, Feb. 2. DOLLAR steamship offices here were informed that Captain Robert E. Carey died today of a heart attack aboard the liner President Cleveland, which he com- manded. as the vessel neared Havana. Chief Officer J.
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    • 449 12 Japan Reaps Benefit Of Depreciated Yen j While tourist traffic to Hong Kong I has been steadily growing less durine the last few years, travel to Japan from j other parts of the world has been i steadily improving. Statistics show that well over 30 pt-r cent, more
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  • 144 12 Decrease Of Nearly Million Tons Since December The present total of the worlds tied-up vessels is 6.705,000 tons a decrease of 897,000 tons from early December last, according to investigations conducted by the Japan Ship-owners' Association. This sharp drop has been caused it is explained, partly by the
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    • 535 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) CTIUPHOXE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA BY THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE— LUXURY AT LOW COS! ■M Lovely Lake Louise, Banff thr: Beautiful and
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    • 146 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. RED FUNNEL LINE) (INCORPORATED IN STRATTS 9CTTLCHKNTS) Regular passenger and cargo services from Singapore to Java, Borneo, Banka and Billiton. For BATAVIA, CHERIBON AND SFMARANG (Every Tuesday and Friday) 's.s Nam Yon g Tues. Mar. 26 i s.s. Ban Hong Lionn Prl. Mar. 29
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 426 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. Kuiuitan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 am, 7 p.m. Kelantan I via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday,
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    • 367 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR I I Ships alongside lh#» w I or expected to am I I East Wharf Entrance Gate I I Rohna 22: Van Beutsi I Main Wharf (Entrance G I Ophir, Kepong 18. I Philoctetes 13: Prrsjci. |Coblenz. Oliva 8; PatTOCll Empire Dock (Entrance Phemius 30; Ipr h 3LV
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    • 372 13 PA f% P. &O.S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due O||e Cargo only. Q HOMEWARDS Leaves Leaves T naf e Spore Tna*e S'oore C .^RTHAGC 15.000 Mar. 29 BURDWAK 6.070 May 30 BHUTAN 6.100 Apr. 4 RANPURA 17.000 June 7 CATHAY 15.000 Apr. 12 RAJPUTANA 17,000 June 21 EHAR 6.Q00 Apr.
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    • 494 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL l Steamer Dne Sai City of Adelaide Mar 30 A nr I City of Birmingham Apr' 30 May 2 J City of Baghdad May 30 June 2 j FOR
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    • 839 14 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKEIVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OPHIR -Monday, Mar. 25, Belawan-Deli. SINGARADJA— Monday, Mar. 25, Selat-Pandjang. Koedap. Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api. BOTH- Monday, Mar. 25. Muntok. Batavia and Cheribon. ROKAN- Tuesday. Mar. 26, Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengeidar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. VAN HEUTSZ— Wednesday, Mar. 27. Belawan-Deli and Penang. THEDENS— Wednesday,
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    • 339 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE TRAVEL THE AMERICAN WAY IF YOU WANT COMFORT and ECONOMY £76. 12. 0. SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. INCLUDING TRIP THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL. TOURIST CLASS OFFERS YOU: Large outside staterooms with hot and cold running water— excellent cuisine ample Deck space— entertainment of
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  • 655 15 Keng Hock Scores Twice In 1 Second Half Despite Close Marking SECOND EFFORT "BRILLIANT" R.A.F. Defence Tires Towards End y,WO souls scored m the S eco77^l7 both netted by Ken g I Hock save the S.C.F.A. victory over the R.A.F
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  • 22 15 All Singapore cricket matches tc ive been plr.yed on Saturday were canelled owing to the heavy rain whicfc 4 grounds.
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  • 179 15 LOW SCORING •From Our Own Correspondent. Johore Bahru, Mar. 23. TTHE Johore Cricket Club beat the R.A.F. by 5 runs on the latter's ground at Seletar The scores are as follows: IOHOKF c.C. < Peng Hock run out 15 i Coope b Parker
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  • 190 15 INTER-LEAGUE SOCCER Ipoh's Big Win Over Taiping I From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, Mar. 23. In the annual inter-league soccer match. Ipoh scored a clear cut victory of 8—1. A feature of the match was Ee Eow's display. Last year's Penang Malaya Cup player, who is at present stationed
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  • 60 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 24. In a friendly tennis match on the i S.C.R.C. courts today Cheah Wat Him and J. H. Ho. of Penang. beat Eng Ee Kong and Chong Tuck Wing 6 3. 2—6, C— 3. The match was not official, three Penang
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  • 52 15 Members who are desirous of joining the Clerical Union Football League are requested to send in their names and addresses, with entrance fee (25 cts.) d and also their positions of play to Mr. Sng Koey Hoe, c/o The Clerical Union, < 1 Rangoon Road, Singapore. The closing date is
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  • 919 15 Jockeys' Mark Of Respect To Christie BIG SWEEP TOTALS $116,585 Spencer Heads List With Three Winners (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 23. rpHE last day ot the Selangor meeting took place today m ftne 1 weather. The going was good
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  • 269 15 Young Tarley Spoils Siamese Champion 's Record WINS DESPITE SEVERE PUNISHMENT IN EARLY ROUNDS From Our Own Correspondent* Penanjf, Mar. 24. pONTRARY to expectations. Youn» Tarley scored a popular victory over the hitherto unbeaten Siamese champion. Nai Smarn. m a fifteen-rounder at the Fun and Frolic last night. Despite a
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  • 123 15 New American Trophy If there is no challenge for the Harmsworth Trophy this year the Detroit Gold Cup Committee and representatives of the American Power Boat Association are considering stag- ing an international speedboat race < on the Detroit River. It is hoped that the cream ol speedboat
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  • 62 15 Team To Play Klang Club In Flowerdew Cup (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. The following will represent the Selangor Golf Club in a match against the Klang Club in the Flowerdew Cup inter-oluD tournament at Klang on Wednesday. Singles. H. S. Haskins and H. S. Lee. Doubles.
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  • 46 15 Championship Won By Dr. C. P. Allen (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 24. The final of the Garden Golf Club championshp over 18 holes resulted in a win for Dr. C. P. Allen, who beat Mohamed Yusof by two and one.
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  • 270 15 Penang C.C. Draw With Chinese Recreation Club DR. HOPKINS HITS A BRILLIANT CENTURY 'From Our Own Correspondent Penan*. Mar. 21. TWO-DAY cricket match between the Chinese Recreation Club and the Penang Cricket Club resulted In a draw after a keen struggle A feature of the game was g brilliant 105
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  • 475 15 CENTRE-FORWARD GETS SIX c From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. I MINE goals were scored in the soccer I match on the Padang when the Selangor Club met the Selangor Cus- I corns and gave them a severe trouncing without letting any goals being regisered
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  • 86 15 Eddie Casey To Go To Boston Redskins Boston. Feb. 18. The popular "Eddie" Casey, former head football coach at Harvard University, yesterday accepted a two year! contract at a reported salary of $10,000 j a year to coach the Boston Redskins of the National Professional Football League. Casey
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  • 569 16 Grimsby Very Near Winning With Ten Men BETTING NOW 4 TO 1 THAT SPURS GO DOWN I_ From Our Own Correspondent > London, Mar. 23. IN spite ol today's bad wobble, the betting is now evens on the Arsenal retaining the championship but
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  • 1081 16 DIVISION I Arsenal 1 Grimsby 1 Birmingham 3 Derby 2 Blackburn 1 Preston 0 Leeds 1 Wolverhampton 1 Liverpool 3 Hudlersfield 2| M'chesterC. vs. Sunderlind (p'poned) Middlesbrough 3 Tottenham 1 Portsmouth 5 Everton 1 Sheffield w. 2 Aston Villa 1 j Stoke 3 Leicester City 0 West Brom. A. 2
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  • 1228 16 Sound Batting And Bowling By Ashworth KENG HOCK SENDS THE BALL OVER THE BOUNDARY TEN TIMES DUBLIC SERVICES and Services beat the Merchants m a close game on the Padang yesterday m the S.C.C. cricket tournament. Scores P.S. AND SERVICES F.
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  • 71 16 Cambridge Return Excellent Time In Paced Trial London. Mar. 23. The Cambridge crew rowed a full course trial from Putney to MortUke m 19 mm. 3 sec. compared with Oxford's 19 mm. 32 sec. last Wednesday under more favourable conditions, but Cambridge was assisted by several scratch
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  • 84 16 Cambridge Beat Oxford By 7 Events To 4 London, Mar. 23. At the White City today, in the inter- university athletic meeting. Cambridge beat Oxford by 7 events to 4. Webster won the pole vault with lift. 6in. and later cleared 12ft. 6V2in., thus beating the English record
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  • 157 16 Sepoy Lines Win Inter-Club Match With S.G.C. IN an inter-club m. the Sepoy Lines COUT* the Sepoy Lines Golf Cl Singapore Golf Club by 3V2. after some very most of which were won green. The results were a I players mentioned first R. Cralk and W. Eldr English and A.
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  • 193 16 R.A.F. BEAT ARMY IN EXCELLENT GAME Twickenham, Mar. 23. IN the final m inter-Services Rugby match the Royal Air Force beat the Army by 6 points to 3. The weather] was rainy and the crowd was small. It was an excellent game, however. In the twenty-fifth minute, Irens,
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  • 57 16 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. Junior Department at basketball against the V.M.C.A. School tomorrow on the V.M.C.A. Bras Basah Road Ground at 5 p.m. Teo How Loke. Ngam Fook Cheong. Han Tok Fong. Fo Loo Thiam. Tan Kwan Seng Foo- Wan Tip. Tay Yew Wee. Liau Eng
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  • 21 16 English Amateurs' Virt«n> Over Scotland London. Mm England beat Scotland I the international soccer maM on Dulwich Hamlet's ground
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  • 49 16 A friendly soccer match betw< August Badminton Party an Neave Sports Club tefUD 1 at the Fraser Neave B| The August B.P. won 9 -0 Scorers: Wee Eng Hong Chin Hian (2), Chan Cher Koh Thian Honk rP Lim X i (1). Ang Tian Lye cl I
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