The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 May 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,566. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, MAY 6. 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 948 1 Singapore Transformed By Coloured Lights STREETS PACKED WITH SIGHTSEERS Communist Outrage At Beach Road Arch TODAY'S CELEBRATIONS THE long-awaited Jubilee Day, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of His Majesty King George V.. has arrived and Singapore, with the rest of the British Empire,
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  • 91 1 APPEAL TO JAPAN BY REBEL LEADER LIBERA TION FROM U. S. ■OPPRESSION" Extradition May Be Demanded I Paris, May 5. Rrom Manila state that Philippines authorities are Og making a demand to Government for the ii of the Sakdalista leader. ieno Ram is. who is reported to buting m Tokio
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  • 60 1 Manila, May 4. rsons arr reported to have tilled m the fighting between j bela and the constabulary. The! have gained the upper I The back of the revolt m the Philippines appears to have been n with the amat of several of j thi insurgents
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  • 91 1 Vow Service May Cause Freight War Bremen. May 3. N rth German Lloyd nhorst, made her trial from Bremen for the Far n May 8. and is the first of three turned out from Bremen. Of Toss tonnage of 18,300 she carries! t class passengers and hundreds tourist
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  • 26 1 Arm Fractured In Motor Car Accident T Paris, May 5. tnier, If. Flandin. fractured arm m a motor accident today. cause tor anxiety.- Reuter
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  • 93 1 TOD A Y'S FUNCTIONS 7.30 a.m.: Ceremonial Parade on Padang. Sports at Swimming Club. M a.m.: Indian Labour Co. celebrations at Tanjong Pagar. 11 a.m.: State Thanksgiving Service at St. Andrew's Cathedral. 2.30 p.m.: Children's sports at Khalsa Assn. padang. 5 p.m.: Garden Party at Government House. 6.30 p.m.: Singapore
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  • 336 1 ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED Sequel To Taxi Incident London, May 5. 1 /"•UNNER James Nutman Johnson, vi aged 22 years, was killed in- stantaneously. and Gunners Far- rington. Pitcher and Lacey, all of the 11th Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery, stationed at Changi, were injured early
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  • Article, Illustration
    13 1 AN INTERESTING contrast between one of the Jubilee pylons and St. Andrew's Cathedral.
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  • 71 1 CRASHES INTO FICHTE All Seven Occupants Killed Berling, May 4. A BIG Junkers aeroplane which had been missing since it felt Stuttgart for Breslau on Apr. 30 was found to have crashed m the Fichte Mountains, near the Czechoslovakian frontier. All seven occupants are dead. These include
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  • 131 1 BOY FILM STAR KILLED IN MOTOR SMASH JACKIE COOGAN INJURED But Father And Friends Dead San Diego (Cal.), May 5. JACKIE COOGAN, the boy film star, was injured but not seriously, and his father. John Coogan, :the child film star, Junior Durkin, land Robert Homer of Los Angeles, .were killed
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  • 119 1 Refusal To Arm For Offence Or Defence Washington. May 4. President Roosevelt emphatically declared that the United States would Jdo nothing to arm itself, either de tensive ly or offensively auainst (Canada, when replying to queries ra gardlng his letter to the Military Committee of the House
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  • 24 1 Five Hundred Killed And 1,200 Injured Kars (Caucasia), May I. Five hundred were killed and 1.200 injured m The recent earthquake Reuter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 59 1 Baffles IMel j /ClX.^ MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT JUBILEE DINNER BALL EMPIRE DRESS PARADE SOUVENIRS EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. BROADCAST OF H. M THE KINGS SPEECH AT APPROX. 2 A.M. _mm m% MM BOOKINGS CLOSED j TOMORROW SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. DANCE formal 9.30 to midnight
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    • 42 1 ADELPHI B HOTEL SEA VIEW HOT E L TONIGHT JUBILEE DINNER BALL EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. DINNER $5.00 NON DINERS Sl.oo DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY DSOUZA BROTHERS' POPULAR BAND A. KONCHESTERS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA LONG LIVE THE KING QUEEN
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  • 234 2 CHILDREN'S FETE ON SATURDAY THE complete arrangements of the Singapore Recreation Club for Jubilee Week were made known on Friday. For the Ceremonial Parade today, accommodation m the pavilion is reserved only for members, their families and friends. There will be an informal dinner at the Club
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  • 236 2 London, May J. The Queen's gown for Monday. Jubilee Day. will be of hydrangea pink silk net, embroidered with lace over cloth Ol silver, producing a shimmering effect, a cloak of silver lame with collar oi white fox and a turban of hydrangea pink and silver with
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  • 395 2 i Warm sunny weather brought vast numbers of Jubilee sightseers into the London streets today and the traffic on the roads and pavements was much (congested. Numbers of iamiiy parties cruised about m open taxicabs and ;cars. As usual, a large section of the j crowd congregated m
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  • 790 2 JUBILEE EXCITEMENT IN LONDON Maf eking And Armistice Nights Eclipsed London, May 3. JUBILEE excitement reached its zenith last night m scenes unparalleled m London's history, the huge crowds eclipsing those of the Maieking and Armistice nights. They thronged every thoroughfare m the West End where traffic was at a
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  • 189 2 Tornado Of Jocularity At The Alhambra "Lost In the Legion." featuring Leslie Fuller. Renee Houston. Betty Fields. AH Goddard and Hal Gordon, which commenced a run at the Alhambra yesterday, has been described as British International's tornado of jocularity and it certainly justifies that description. The
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  • 79 2 London, May 4. A scheme to provide all 230.000 ele mentary school children m the West Riding of Yorkshire with souvenir pass books and a deposit of one shilling was inaugurated yesterday. Lord Halifax, president of the Board of Education, m commending the scheme recalled similar schemes, but
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  • 143 2 Sum Of $6,952.60 Collected In Singapore The Singapore Municipal Secretary's office advises the following contributions to the Silver Jubilee Fund. Already acknowledged $4 407 90 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp' $1,000. Chartered Bank of India etc $1,000. A. E. Lambert. Malacca $20 Mrs M V. L. Batt $5;
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  • 133 2 Chinese Girl Kaocked Di** By Taxi There were two lertoti Saturday, one ol the rlctil five-year-old Chinese girl She was walking skmg I m the afternoon when itu s ed down by a t.txi She w unconscious and was I ikl I to t*» m an unconscious o
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  • 27 2 A Thanksgiving Bmnk li; today, at the pn ml* "i Indian Hindu Fuiaial A Cutf Road, commencln Members and Mendl UN tend and arrangementi ai for decorations.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 62 2 AGONISING PILES. Im"? need to ,nff r distreTdni fTa^ma n ,T lvb ol DR VAN VLECK'S TLAbMA will relieve yon of all painfd •filing and inflammation. Results an, jmanng. It succeeds m most obstinate casts Snnplo to use and certai. m its curative action «3 .North Bridge Road, Singapore, at
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    • 306 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT?^ I BRITISH TRADE FAIR I Be sure you call at STALL 134 Where are Displayed Bourjois Ltd. Perfumery and Toilet Specialities EUCRYL LTD. Tooth Powders and Paste Agnesia Antiseptic Dusting Powder Sole Agents. I GRAFTON LABORATORIES. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6, OXLEY RISE, Near Town. High and cool
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    • 290 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAUTY, lenders are following msteri particulars, see Room Supply ol 15 to; Date of Cl( ill May 15th. 1935 Supply ot Wa Jan. Ist. LtM Date 02 CI 31. 1935 supply oi Straight Pi Castings for perl Sept. 30. 1936 Dat p.m. Monday. Au Purchase ot old 1
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 273 2 Diary Of I The Week < MONDAY, MAY 6 High Water. 1.1 p.m. 7.0 lt. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Selangor Club, last day. padang; S.C.C. vs. Malacca, last day, Malacca. TUESDAY. MAY 7 High Water 12 50 a.m. 0 0 ft., 2.25 p.m. 7.4 lt FOOtball: Govt League. Div. I, Surveys
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    • 360 2 Today's Radio Programmes B.B.C.— GSF and GSG Wavelengths— l9.B*2 and 16.86 metres [From 5.05 to 5.25 p.m. frequent identification announcements will be mac from Daventry to facilitate the tuning I of sets m preparation- for the programme which is due to begin at 5.25 p.m.] 5.05 Big Ben. Light orchestral
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  • 2416 3 Balance Is Recoverable From Charger APPEAL COURT RULING (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 3. THK judgment of the F.M.S. Court of Appeal m the appeal of Mr. Edgar Jones, advocate and solicitor, m respect ,Hd K ment by Mr. Justice
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  • 203 3 CHARGE OF MURDER] A MURDER inquiry was resumed m the Magistrate's Court, Ipoh, on Thursday, when Arumugam, a rubber tappter on the same estate as accused, Ramasamy, gave evidence. He said at about 11 a.m. on Feb. 16 when he was m his room he heard
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  • Article, Illustration
    40 3 FOR THE FIRST time m history a mummy has been photographed by X-rays m a London museum. The 2,500-year old sarcophagus is seen above with the director of the museum holding a photo of the mummy, revealing the entire skeleton.
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  • 198 3 Prayers For King And Queen At Temples The Jubilee programme of the Sikh j community of Singapore is as follows: May 6 Thanksgiving services, prayers for continued long life and prosperity of the King and loyal greetings to H.M. the King, through the Governor of Straits Settlements, from
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  • 107 3 Programme Of Jubilee Celebrations The Jubilee will be celebrated by the Singapore Bangiya Moslem Shanmilani (Bengal Moslem Association), Bengali lascars, tradesmen and seamen at 139, Rangoon Road, Singapore. The chief events on the programme are as follow: On May 6, at 1 p.m., a religious service by Singapore
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  • 240 3 Abusive Language Proves Costly Seremban, May 1. ]\^R. B. s. Davis, Protector of Chinese, sat as magistrate m the local court today when Lee Ah Kow was charged with using abusive language to a magistrate.; Yesterday. Lee Ah Kow was convicted of riding a bicycle at night time with- out
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  • 41 3 The G.H Cafe m Battery Road, will be open today up to one o'clock m the afternoon and then from 6 p.m. to 12 midnight. The management have obtained approval for extensions to midnight ior tomorrow. Wednesday and Thursday
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    • 67 3 WHO IS MARIE GALANTE? K. N. I. L. M. KOYAL NETHERLANDS INDIES' AIRWAYS. ANNOUNCE GREATLY REDUCED Passage, excess of luggage and freight rates m the Netherlands East Indies as from lst May 1935. Batavia-Bandoeng Single F. 9-- Return F. 15.25 Batavia-Semarang F. 36.- n F. 61.-Batavia-Soerabaja F. 60.- ff F.
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    • 24 3 Hr *mH €olumn mmmmW^mW^^^mm l -mU^^UL^^\m\mmm\ Inl^^Zl^B-C^fcfl Sale Distributors for Singapore: Sole Agents for Malaya: LEE HUAT CO. TOM STOREY CO. 3-/ Warm Studios
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    1838 4 Aviation Topics Extension Of U. S. Airlines LAST summer the President of the United States appointed a Federal Aviation Commis. ion to irquire into conditions and to prepare a report covering aU phases of aviation. This report was published recently tsays "Flight") and it forms a document ot immense
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  • 166 4 13 Out Of Every 100 In Australia Melbourne. There are now 522,203 telephones connected throughout the Commonw^lZ 43 t0 e^ ery 10 ot Population. Making this announcement, the Director of Postal Services, Mr H P Brown, recalled that the previous highest total was recorded m April 1930,
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  • 868 4  -  Joan Littlefield Britain On The Screen I A Hundred Types Of Cockneys Appear In Aml,j t j I British Film s By I WILLIAM Cameron Menzies. Director of the H. G. Wells film of the future, "Whither Mankind ?"i which London Films have been preparing
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  • 73 5 "GENTLEMEN! THE KING— AND QUEEN" THESE CHARMING and intimate studies of the King and i}xxe<?n were specially taken for the Jubilee at Buckingham Palace by the famous photographer. E. Iloppe. of London HU.M TWO IM, nn.S lll^ale >- mM_ .he j,*""/-, "Sfcl^.KrW tt^ T»S STmST^X *>. -11- f new Central
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    • 208 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. "YOU must strengthen your nerves with SANATOGEN* "JUvitoligt your n€Tves by taking Sanatogen.* That is what your doctor will advise you, when listiessness, lack of appetite, or fretful sleep are robbing
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  • 564 6 Men, Women, And Children Crushed To Death SCENES OF HORROR THE first comprehensive report of the terrible earthquake 1 damage at Formosa recently is given m the following message received from Taihoku, m Formosa. Taihoku, Formosa, Apr. 21. ONE of the worst calamities to
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  • 130 6 An Inspector at the Central Mental i Hospital charged a Punjabi by the! name of Merzanan with theft of nine brinjals and explained to the Ipoh j Court at the week-end that, although! the subject matter of the charge was a trivival one. there had been too many
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  • 312 6 Peace Replaces Bitter Tribal Warfare In The Solomons (From Our Own Correspondent* Sydney, May L KATA RANGOSO the son of a former head-hunter and cannibal of the Solomon Islands, is visiting Sydney m the interests of Christianity. Standing well over six feet
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  • 70 6 ASAMAYAMA ACTIVf I I T °kio. Dr H AFTER three years of j* the famous volcano aZ* yama, at Honshiu, erupted a t Tt o'clock this afternoon with v Ac violence, severely shaking neighbourhood. Forests m th, afire by streams „i v eddown the side ol th,
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  • 165 6 -mm-^-________ Conviction Of Seminal Po»tmaster I From Our Own Corr Johore Bahru. Mm Mr. Justice J. V. Mills m the Suiri Court. Johore Bahru. this morr-j dismissed the appeal ..2 th- SenS Postmaster. Mohamed Aii bi: against the decision ol Ungku S bin Abdulrahman thr second nu trate.
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  • 128 6 REDUCTION OF FORCE AT YUTIEN Peiping, Apr. 20. MR. Yin Ju-keng, Administrative inspector for the MiyunChihsien area, has left for Hsiatien and Yenchiaochen, east of Tungchow to inspect the detachment of Special Police stationed there. This detachment, consisting of about 1.500 men, was formerly stationed at fatten
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  • 86 6 Mexico City, Apr. 27. The Government's decree withdrawing silver circulation provides that coins must be returned to the Treasury within thirty days. Paper money now circulating will be supplemented by a new issue of scrip of the denomination of one peso. It is anticipated the peso will be
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  • 136 6 Value Of Air Mail To Business l t Darwin. Since the air mail service between Australia and London commenced, many unusual articles of freight have been carried. On one 'plane recently from London there was a large package of motor car parts. A parcel of cotton samples from
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  • 144 6 More Continue To Reopen More Lancashire mills are to reopen |one. a woollen carding, spinning. I and dyeing mill, at Bacup. and another [a mill near Burnley, the latter providi ing employment for more than 200 j workpeople. A mill at Leigh was taken 'over and restarted m
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 98 6 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Thurs., May 9th and Sat., May 11th at 9.30 p. m. JUBILEE CONCERTS Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Governor Sir Shenton Thomas. Full Orchestra and Chorus. Booking now open at LITTLE'S. Prices $2. $1 and 50 Cents. The Hallmark of Precision /E.LEITZ\ y JIS^ MICROSCOPES
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    • 377 6 Science throws new light on tooth decay Pain m _t__ti_*^^^^ m m^^ Ihat teeth are diseased. The Wm ~f~ m^m. mW^\\\ cause of pain is usually W^£~~ SF v^H mF*&\ fl|2 ~Wf decay and an important JJ| \j II Ui cause of decay is film on lYiS* *"^nVm V S
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  • 50 7 ;<» Houses Wrecked In Japanese illagc Tokio. ci while the ripped oil by a sui pi through a ref< ure. tt rspout swept rtunately none vicinity were tamed serious nd struck the st sv pi thr >ugh the j her way to pt up :md hurlisi some dis-
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  • 308 7 INCAPABLE OF MAKING HIS DEFENCE Penang, Apr. 30. "THE second session of the Penang A Assizes opened this morning before Hon. Mr, Justice N. H. P. Whitley, lhe first case mentioned was that m vhich a Chinese. Mah Chong was charged with having, on or about
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  • 79 7 From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur. May 4. Belore Mr. K. Wilson m the j Kuala Lumpur Police Court, two j elderly Chinese women. Moh Pal and i Ho Ah Kam. were charged with fighting m public at Pudu Road yesterday. They pleaded guilty. The second accused said
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 165 7 I E WEEK E NTERTAINMENT! !|S| I PREMIERE TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 I 3PI I P A V ni I O N I A mmm TQM WALLS I ■J&fi the G aumont -British Comedy Triumph X "LADY m DANGER" I with YVONNE ARNAUD and ANNE GREY I g, HILARIOUS ENTERTAINMENT! PIQUANT
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    • 321 7 I 1910 GOD BLESS THEIR MAJESTIES— I93S I C A PIT O L I Grand JUBILEE ALL-BRITISH WEEK OPENING TODAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 m mmm^^ m^ mm^^ mm^^^^^^^m^^m^mmi^mmm—_____ m SPECIAL BRITISH PARAMOUNT RKCORD of A ()utstlindin incidents m the Reign of Their Cracious fIHrS"LONG LIVE THE KING" 11 mmL^^^lK^ Brilliant Historical Document
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    • 61 7 The most famous show m the world! Millions of tourists have specially visited Paris to see it! Now it comes to you as the CAPITOL'S Grand Anniversary Attraction. OPENING WEDS. MAY 15th! MAURICE CHEVALIER In the role that originally won him world fame JL J* jt a-^ jj >js^ M
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  • 21 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE BIRTH. BRODIE— At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore on May 4, to Margaret, wife ot W. F. Brodie, a daughter.
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  • 953 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MAY 6, 1935 King George V. UTTIS Majesty the King— God Bless I* Him." The familiar toast takes on a new significance today on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to the Throne and it will be taken up by millions of tongues all over
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  • 263 8 The Anglo-French Bendixsen Ltd Singapore, have opened a new office at Kampong Koh. Sitiawan. JtSrm IL R stew art. manager of Strathairhe estate. Sungei Buloh. sailed hv r i5 „rC2 e^ 0n Friday He is relieved by Mr. E. C. Allan, who has just returned from leave.
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  • 3028 8  -  AUTOLYCUS By An Impressionist Account Of A Malayan Journey In which I bid au reVoir to Singapore and set out on an adventure. plunge into history on the other side of the Causeway.— The charm of the Istana and the dignity of the Mosque recall Sultan
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    • 85 8 I_{WW\ &">^—-*^^_*^L' \"*ff& mm H| ''J_fit^^ a > <w»v/.Swam CALDBECKS r < y.v aai A CHOICE CUT OF AUSTRALIAN VEAL SPECIAL CUT SHOULDERS BONED ROLLED WITH TASTY STUFFING PLEASING ECONOMICAL Singapore COLD STORAGE co., ltd. ORCHARD ROAD. aß^^^_^^^i^^_^^^^BM Warm Studios, DON'T 11 i^a I I 5S I o E jSBt
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    • 58 8 A CAR MANUFACTURER m England is making cheap engines for aeroplanes. A bolt from the blue may no longer be a figure of speech. The shock of arriving home to find your house or apartment burnt or burgled is greatly alleviated if you hold "GAFLAC" POLICIES. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE
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  • 464 9 Increased Air Force Cannot Be Challenged SIGNIFICANT VICTORY IN BY-ELECTION Universal Endorsement Of Policy JHt Government decision to increase the Air Force as strikt„/ eP y H thC rCCent German actlon h *s received eat h» X Edlnbu^h by-election, where the seat has been retained. The National vote increased by
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  • 145 9 DITCH DEMAND FOR RETURN Sculptor Taken Across Frontier The ll i_ue. May 3. T Government has made repressions to Berlin, asking for ol the German refugee Herr Gutzeit, who was liv kidnapped at Hengelo by the German secret police and taken across the frontier with tana ot
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  • 44 9 Surprising Demand For Mails And Passengers Darwin. May 3. Mr chairman of Qantas. ler Australian representail Airways, have gone to bind discuss the enlargeSingapore to Brisbane •«'d that it is ready inadequate and there is a ior mails, passengers und Reuter shores.-
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  • 113 9 London, May 4. Interest m the forthcoming exhibition of Chinese art at the Royal Academy was stimulated by Sir Wil- j liam Llewellyn. President of the Royal Academy, presiding tonight at the annual banquet which was attended by the Duke of York and a brilliant company. Sir William
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  • 87 9 In the first semi-final m the Pad- j more Shield biiliards tournament on Saturday Chio Eng Wah (Siong Boo) beat Ang Chin Thean (Aston Athletic) by 500 to 459. On May 14 he will meet the winner of Tan Kirn Song (Siong Boo) vs. Goh Guan Chuah (Clerical Union).
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  • 163 9 MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN AGGRESSION To Comply With League Decisions Paris, May 3. THE protocol of the Franco-Soviet Pact lays down that m the event of unprovoked aggression on the part of any European State, each signatory will immediately come to the assistance of the other by immediately complying
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  • 130 9 To Be Followed By One On The Guilder I London, May 4. have been encour- aged by the proximity of the French elections and the Swiss referendum to screw up courage to Degin another raid on the Swiss! franc, and later, the guilder. The movement has
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  • 21 9 Dr. Paul Monroe. Professor of Engish at the University of Columbia of Mew York, arrived m Singapore on the President Harrison.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 109 9 WHO IS KETTI GALLIAN 1 I mmumMmmam mmm m m mmmmmmmmm Usual $1.00 LUNCH obtainable daily JUBILEE WEEK MAY 6th filly decorated dining room lounge SPECIAL DISHES for DINNER Grilled Salmon Roast Stuffed Turkey Ham Our Specialties Hors d'oeuvre Varies 'Capitol' FRESH sSK TER CRAB and over 100 other DISHES
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    • 119 9 •BEAUTY OF LINE ACHIEVED BY "WORTH" MODEL 766. FRONT FASTENING. SUPER j T*J QUALITY BROCADE. DEPTH 14" j /»3t\ COLOUR TEA ROSE. /Gsll^^A SIZES 24 —31 \^^T $7.50. SIZES 32 36 m*jm $7.95. i THE SANE APPROACH TO I HEALTH-PERFECT CONTROL ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE Y^ FABRIC Ivisit a beautiful
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 994 10 Robinson and Company Show Increased Sales "I WILL say frankly that the result 1 of the past year's trading is better than at one time seemed possible and encourages us m the hope that m 1935 we shall find further improvement. That trading conditions m
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    • 62 10 Dividend Of Six Per Cent Recommended Messrs. Boustead Co. Ltd.. Penang, jhave received a telegram from the secretaries of United Patani Malaya) j Rubber Estates Ltd.. Messrs. Ed. Boustead Co., London, advising that j a dividend of 6 per cent, has been j recommended payable on June 1.
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    • 197 10 MALAYAN COMPANY RESULTS < From Our Own Correspondent > London, May 3. Alor Pongsu Amalgamated Estate. (Ltd., reports a profit for the yeai 1 1934 of B 15.943 A divideno of 6 per cent less tax is recommended jand the sum of £823 is carried fcr- ward Bukit Panjong. Ltd
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    • 96 10 j During the week ending April 27 exports from Malayan ports amounted to 41.860 cases, of which: 30,102 (72 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom, 3,290 <8 per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe, 5.397 (13 per cent) cases to Canada, and 3.071 (7 per
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    • 50 10 < From Our Own Correspondent London, May 2. Today's closing prices on the London pepper market were as follows: White Muntok, unchanged at 9»kd m bond. Black Lampong, spot 3 3 B d. business done; afloat and Mar. -May, 3ii>d Aug.-Oct. shipment 3 s B d. sellers Market
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    • 33 10 1 Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd report Ithe following rubber outputs for the of April: Henrietta Rubber Estate. Ltd. 49 000 lb. ***** B lb M tang Rubber Estate. Ltd.
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    • 20 10 LX h ii°!l tI i I,t of Rahman Hydraulic Tin Limited for the month of April, [1935. was 547 pickuls.
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    • 105 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association May 4, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I X. R.S.S. m cases (FOB. May) 19 lift Good F.A.Q. m cases (FOB. May) 18.7 16 18 916; No. I X. R.S.S. Spot-loose Aw ar dable Singapore) 18 3 /4 18 7 8 No. I X.
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    • 99 10 May 4 Gambier 5.00 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Muntok White Pepper 28.00 White Pepper 26.00 Copra, Sundried 4.85 Copra, mixed 4.55 Small Flake Tapioca 3.90 R. B. Siarn No. 1 $102 Bianja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R. (Slum) W.C. No. 1 per koyan $120
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    • 212 10 May 4 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 332 London, 3 months' sight 2,4 1 16 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 1!32 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 London, demand 2 3 31 32 London, T.T. 2 3 31i32 Lyons and Paris, demand 849 Hamburg, demand
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    • 120 10 Petrol And Kerosene Prices May 4 Shell and Fish Kerosene < per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon fins $4-S6 i Crown, Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit of -2 x 4-gallon tins $445 1 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump I per British Imperial I Gallon 82 I c Shell Motor
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    • 798 10 HOPE OF INTERIM DIVIDEND 1 THE thirty-first ordinary general meeting of the Sandycroft Rubber I Company Ltd. was held at the offices lof the secretaries, British India House. Penang, on Thursday, Apr. 26. Those present were: Messrs. E. J. Douglas (m the chair), B. G. H. Johnson (director),
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    • 1263 10 Fraser s Share List was made m his terms with effect from Feb. 1 this year: m addition the directors have drawn up. m consultation with Mr. Prentice, a staff commission scheme which will also operate from the last mentioned date. These are changes which none of us can begrudge.
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  • 72 10 American C.i. C lit American T- ;:r. and t- 111 I.*1 1^ Atcheton R.«:.r Chesapeake Duron! Plmtone General El. ctl Oenera! Moton Goodrich Goody oar Inter-Ti'lt-pi-.i.:.-Telegraph National City B I New York Central Railroad Penzuylranla R i Radio Corporaf Boconj Vacuum E ndmrd oj: N J t. Con
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  • 405 11  -  Ely Ctilbertson I •y I World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst I SAFETY FIRST AN expert player will sometimes r k make a safety play to assure his contract and thereby lose the extra trick. The expert is well satisfied with this because at rubber bridge
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  • 229 11 Rare Operation On Human Brain LASTED 3 HOURS Moscow. OROFESSOR Burdenko. a member of the Moscow Neuro-Surglcal Insti- j tute, has performed one of the rarest j 'operations on the human brain. A student girl. Leonidova, started I suffering from convulsion fits. Tho- rough examination carried out at the Moscow
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  • 62 11 Record Crop Expected This Season Brisbane. The department of Agriculture expects that 70.000 acres of cotton will be planted m Queensland this season. This estimate of a record crop is based on the extent of the orders for cotton seed. Last year 60.000 acres were planted, producing the
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  • 76 11 <From Our Own Correspondent) Seremeban, May 3. There was a fatal motor-cycle accident last night opposite the local Hindu temple, two Tamils. Rajaratnam. a footballei. and a friend. Cumarasamy. riding on the pillion, being thrown off the machine Cumarasamv died from his injuries, and Rajaratnam was sent to
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  • 173 11 Special Jubilee Broadcast The Malayan Amateur Radio Society (Kuala Lumpur) announce that there will be a special jubilee broadcast from Station Z. G. E., simultaneously on wave lengths of 48.92 metres and 110 metres, on Tuesday, May 7. The time will be from 7 p.m. to 10.15 p.m.
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  • 134 11 King George Entirely Approves The Proposal The following communique has been issued by the F.M.S. Government: In commemoiation of the 25th Anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the Throne. Their Highnesses the Sultans of Pahang. Kelantan and Trengganu have agreed to set aside as a National Park or
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    • 278 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and m the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20.00o!oo0 Reserve Fund—
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    • 477 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 £3.000 000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Baigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • 619 12 LEVIA THAN DESTINED FOR SCRAP HEAP? Retirement From Atlantic Service New York, Apr. 24. SHIPBUILDING interests are preparing bids for the construction of a new liner to replace the 21-year-old Leviathan m transatlantic service. A contract for the new steamship is expected to be awarded within six
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  • 93 12 U.S.S. Omaha To Replace Augusta In October Washington, Apr H The U.S. Navy Department announces that the U.S.S. Omaha wUI S J£% fl^jhip of the American Asiatic Fleet m October, replacing the n.SS. Augusta, which is returning to California for overhaul. In addition to the change of flae
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  • 452 12 No Human Plague In Eastern Ports TTHE Health Bulletin of The League of 1 Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended April 27. states: Plague, a satisfactory feature ior the jWeek is the absence of human plague In any of the eastern ports. Rodent j plague,
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  • 40 12 May 4: Sin Aik Lee. Klang. Pangkor, Edendale. Katong. Kampar. City ol Birmingham (Brit.); Vyner Brooke •Sar.); Kalmia <Swed.i; Hai Hing ,<Nor.); Patras. Senang. Ban Ho Ouan i (Dut.). May 5- Bulan. Taybank (Brit I May 6: Boribat «Siam>.
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  • 26 12 The Cap Tourane is due herWednesday at noon from Colombo and vill sail the sam<> day at 4 pm for Saigon. Tourane and Haiphong
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  • 70 12 Possibilities Of mn[ Shipping Conferee According to Informat iby Netherland* Mr. Koshida. th« General m Batavl struct ions irom Netherlands Indl G Java-China -Japan Lijn aud Line the other iv. are prepared I hold pinu confereno witl I interests, and t i:. favour ol n -opt opposition
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  • 81 12 nm* Mrs N X I ter of the late Mr and Mr Batqr! Of Tientsin, has ot the 13,000.000 Mrs. Batouleff to th» Malmidj In s will m.i The CSSC «aS tIV roiis- ruction of l In a Chin .rt The Tientsin Hope! high court favour ol the
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  • 79 12 M HFDI I 1 Of BAILINW By Fortnightly Passen. rr SUi* Between Kangoon, Tort IJ" Marseilles. Palma and Uom HOMEWARD SAILING Port or Disembarkation Plym»J« YOMA PEGU* CHINDWIN KEMMENDINE BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN KEMMENP! BHAMO AMARAPO' I SAGAING Calls London Through Pa ares to Straits
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    • 554 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TI.LKPHONE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. j LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM mm m mm 81l __\\™x 11 i__9_fntw mm i km I I Ax^^^** B AHI U 111 mm\ M IBSkb, rill. Ir I m
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    • 63 12 HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP CO., LTD t»&Mvr«n -4 Voyage on a SunkUmed And. just as You urmhl ha Ss§2s£7. v the Wa.. that Everyone graft! p Everyone (lid only Kn<' V Special cheap Holida.v TourN by the comfortable ye— el- N The Ked Funnel I -inc. HEAP ENG MOH S.S.
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    • 415 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7 30 am Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 pjn. Kuantan < via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 am. 7 p.m. Kelantan I via Gemas) every Monday,
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    • 83 12 SINGAPORE ships ihatiHn ika or export,,, lo East Whart Rajula s '".i Anshun M Main Wharf (Enttaaee Gil. Dempo 18 14; Preside] Otenstatel l Empire Dock r ntran, o Manju Maru 32; Malae > Prince 37 Mamd Empire Dock Rattae* < Pangkor M Kedah 3 Beetles i» (Intraaci <„ Totton
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    • 405 13 II Oi \~J and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Due Due Tnage Spore. Tnage Spore. 6.810 May 8 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 July 5 17.000 May 10 BEHAR 6>oo o July 18 A 11,000 May 24 RANCHI 17.000 July 19 BANGALORE 6.000 June 6 SOUDAN 6.500 July 31
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    • 483 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) r "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMRURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL isiSr tests* City of Cardiff June 29 Jul 2 Calls Avonmouth FOR HONG KONG SHANGHAI AND JAPAN Clty f ran June 11 June 11 AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
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    • 1060 13 REPRESENTING SHIPPING St"am SHF- Frog" 1 "JH <<*;*" The Hua Khiow Steamship o .1932) Ltd s! ce e a a£ SaXti'on g£ flf, £=^.W^_»!y fThe Strait. Steamship Co.. Ltd. S SSSteoSSf L& d The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. The Irrauaddv Flotilla Co lid The Siarn Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. rumiia
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    • 773 14 K. P. MKONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OPHIR- Monday. May 6, Belawan-Deli. BOTH Monday May 6. Muntok. Batavia and Cheribon. SINGARADJA Monday, May 6, Selat-Pandjang. Koedap, Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api ROKAN— Tuesday, May 7, Bengkalis, Paneh. Berombang. Tanjong-Mengei-dar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. VAN OUTHOORN— Wednesday, May 8. Muntok and Palembang. TOHITI— Wednesday, May
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    • 336 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP MNE MAM, UNE H mm 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 talking
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    • 484 14 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR Cl'NVr^^ WHITE STAR LINE. TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP AND MIDDLESBROUGH m JYASUKUNI MARU 12.000 May 14 If JTERUKUNI MARU 12 onn HAKONE MARU 10.500 May 29 30 HAKUSAN MARU losnn SSUWA MARU 10.700 June 12 II HARUNA MARU Au SFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 June 26
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  • 2650 15 j: ar ly Rain Makes Going Heavy PELORUS PAYS 8123 Spencer Most Successful t -m Jockey I ir ed the opening day's races ot the Singapore Turf Governor's Cup) meeting at Bukit Timah on Satthe sky was overcast. I uood
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    78 15 HACKNEY WICK is to have its own speedway team and the riders recently taken over from Walthamstow are to race at the Hackney Wick Stadium. While greyhound races are m progress men are working hard to get the new speedway track ready. The greyhound and dirt tracks will be side
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  • 480 15 R. A. (Changi) Beat Wilts In Garrison Cup Final STONTON HERO OF MATCH R.A. (Changi) 2 Wilts o. HTHE Royal Artillery (Changi) won the Garrison Football Cup final at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday, beating the Wiltshire Regiment by two clear goals m a brilliant match. Supporters from all
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  • 290 15 WEBER'S GREAT WIN OVER DHARMARAJ From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 4. ff AST night's boxing m aid of the Penang Jubilee Fund produced a great number of thrills. Weber gained a creditable victory over Dharmaraj. the holder of the Ifeatherweight championship. m a twelve round non-titular
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  • 126 15 (From Our Own Correspondent Segamat. May 1. Before a large crowd an exciting game of soccer was played on the Town padang when the Segamat Natives (those born at Segamat) drew two all with the Foreigners. A few minutes after the kick-ofi" Taib. of Raffles College, playing a
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  • 38 15 A friendly badminton match of nine men's singles will be playfd between the Useful Badminton Party and the Green Hill Badminton Party, on Sunday. May 12. at the former's court. 522. Kampong Bahru Road, beginning at 2 p.m.
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  • 79 15 Latest Call-Over Makes Rahram Favourite London, May 3. The latest call-over on the Derby :<» be run at Epsom on June 5 i.s as follows: 7 to 4 Bahram taken and offered 11 to 2 Bobsleigh offered. 6 to I taken. 10 to 1 Hairan offered. 100 to
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  • 1134 16 West Ham Beaten On Goal Average LEICESTER TO GO DOWN WITH SPURS •From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 4. rpHE last Saturday of the football 1 season was marked by perfect conditions and unusually large crowds watched splendid fotball everywhere. Bolton Wanderers
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  • 242 16 Retains World Boxing Paris, May 4. MARCEL THIL (France) retained the world middleweight boxing championship by today defeating Vildajaks (Czechoslovakia), who retired m the fourteenth round.- Reuter put their ball into his own goal. Undeterred by this blow they played up so well after the interval that O'Callaghan
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  • 139 16 Kentucky Derby OMAHA WINS ON TRACK LIKE QUAGMIRE Lexington. May 4. A/|R. William Woodward's Omaha to- m day won the Kentucky Derby, Mr. M. Hirsch's Roman Soldier was second and Whiskolo. from the Milky Way Farm Stables third. Eighteen ran, won by l l 2 lengths, four lengths betwen second
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    11 16 SPENCER bringing m Gent after winning the second race on Saturday.
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  • 546 16 Selangor Club Make Good Reply To Cricket Club Score R. H. WHITE'S FINE 72 NOT OUT THE Selangor Club have bright pros- i pects today, when they will resume their two-day match against the Singapore Cricket Club on the Padang. The S.C.C. totalled 164 all out yesterday afternoon and the
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  • 30 16 Association, playing at Hong Lim Green, beat the S.OR.c. at S^s^ y afternoon b y 22 runs. LA. Abasbhoy c Keng Siew b Boon Beng 8
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  • 43 16 Beats Austin For British Hard Court Title Bournemouth, May 4. In the British hard court lawn tennis championships final Perry beat Austin o—6 6—4 3—6 6—2 6—o. In the women's final Miss Stammers beat Miss Scriven. 6—2, 6 2. Reuter
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  • 37 16 London, May 4. 9n A H c m Wned XV from Leicestershire and the East Midlands today beat a combined XV from WarwickshirTNottlnghamshire. Lincolnshire, and Derbyshire by 18 Doints t* tm r," .„_5_ y Reuter
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  • 29 16 befween^the £2%*1 Cricket flxt uetween tne S.R.C. second eleven and < ttg togfcHCMMw School wm cance led owing to the state of the ground after rain earlier m the day
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    125 16 YORKSHIRE SKITTLE OUT M. C. C. FOR 84 London, May 4. THE close of play cricket scores were as follow: At Leicester: South Africans 312 ißowan 91; Viljoen 93). Against Leicester. At Lords. Yorkshire 228 I Leyland 76). IVLC.C. 84 t Verity six for 34; Macaulay three for
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  • 266 16 RESULTS OF MAY 'j COMPETITION THE May 80-,, j j *£to«aporea I Bukit Timah oi I and resulted m R. Craik with m B division score ol all squ division for St (i n with a score ol 2 A division ball divided betwe. Macaulay (J upj
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  • 33 16 Twenty- seven cards v. for the Keppei Goll CM Women's Spoon and the folk* the best three etrdl I ■'urned P. Crawley 44-13 31 Thomson 48 15 Mr> Garden 53- 17%
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    • 82 16 SISSON'S j BITUMEN SOLUTION Steel and iron works m tropical climates must be protected from corrosion. SISSON'S BITUMEN SOLUTION is made specially for this purpose. Being manufactured from pure refined Bitumen, it is rustproof and is a protective against salt water and chemical action. It is an economical substitute for
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