The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 June 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,592. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 238 1 •Chinese Of fie ials Responsible Should Be Punished" POWERS TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT NATIONALS r tpanese Kwantung Command issued another yesterday explaining the attitude of the army regarding North China. n states that all Lpanese Command wishes n ol all the Chinese j as m
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  • 320 1 I Contribution From A Chinese Millionaire In Hong Kong THE Free Press has been officially 1 informed that Mr. Eu Tong Sen, the well-known Chinese millionaire, who now lives m Hong Kong, has i subscribed 515.000 to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund. The utmost
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  • 34 1 Dublin. June 4. are no Malaysia successes aiong the ten residual cash !6,090 or the consolation pt for Nudist. Kuala Geh on an. who gets £100. The s now been completed.- Reuter
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  • 183 1 London, June 3. FHE foundation stone of the new £250,000 building for the Royal Empire Society m Northumberland Avenue was laid by the Prince of Wales on Monday. The Prince read a message from the King hoping that the auspicious occasion would mark the opening
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  • 106 1 Sir Frank Swettenham On Malayan Prosperity London. June 3. As the guest 01 honour at the banquet of the Association of British Malaya. Sir Frank Swettenham recalled the warning of Sultan Idris 30 years ago that the way to secure prosperity and contentment was for the British
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  • 218 1 SIGNS OF RECOVERY No Immediate Prospect Of Devaluation BRIGHTER OUTLOOK London, June 4. /^NLY the action of the British Control today m selling francs prevented a very sharp recovery of the franc resulting from covering by bears who, thanks to the policy of the Control, are now able
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  • 55 1 Many Cloudburst Victims In Mexico Mexico City, June 4. Over a hundred persons were drowned or killed at San Pedro < Aetopan >. 20 miles from here as a result of a cloudburst flooding the Aetopan river and causing torrents. Many victims were trapped m the Aetopan
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  • 38 1 The Belgian Cabinet has agreed upon a reduction of taxation totalling about 225.000,000 francs. In particular, the luxury tax of 9 per cent, on motor-car tyres is suppressed, but is replaced by a horse-power tax.
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    35 1 COUNTESS BARBARA HAI GWITZ-REVENTLOW. recently Princess Barbara Mdivani and originally Barbara Hutton. the Woolworth heiress, on her honeymoon at San Francisco with her new husband. Count Haughwitz-Reventlow. whom she married the day after her divorce.
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  • 14 1 Geneva, June 4. Japan has deposited her ratification of the 1931 Opium Convention- Reuter
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  • 235 1 M.P.s And Sultan Of Johore's £500,000 Gift London, June 4. IN the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, replying to Comm. A. Marsden, (Con. Battersea, N\), stated that the Government gratefully accepted the Sultan of Johore's Jubilee gift of £500,000. The methods of utilising the gifts were under
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  • 255 1 Another Earthquake Shock At Quetta Large Hill Split And Demolished ANOTHER earthquake shock af moderate intensity shook Quetta yesterday splitting a large distant hill which is a landmark of the district. Alter clouds ol pulverised earth had disappeared it was found that where the hill had stood there is now
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  • 48 1 German Experts In London London. June 4. Sir John Simon formally opened the Anglo-German naval talks at the Foreign Office this morning. He then witharew leaving the talks to the experts— British. Mr. R. L Graigie and Vice- Admiral Little; Germans Von Ribbentrop and Admiral Schuster.—
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  • 25 1 Devaluation of the Danzig currency, decided on by the Senate of the Free City recently, has been fixed at 43.37 per cent. Reuter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 77 1 gt^yjyjßil I2QQ3 MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT (OCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to sis P .m DINNER DANCE (-formal) 9.30 to midnight AND THE POPULAR DANCER KATHERINE CHERNIKOVA EW m ™^£™"o° THURSDAY JUNE 6th. ST. ANDREWS HOSPITAL DANCE AND SPECIAL CABARET. EXTENSION TO Z A.M. "I.MKS 53.00. BALLROOM TICKETS $2 .00 THE
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    • 77 1 |H| ay lßf seq View fi^ Horn Ltd. i SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CONCERT, DANCE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BY THE [RELLER BAND THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF SINGAPORE "••■»-_-_>--»---»»---» M»«aM«V-__-.-__>.__-'M-_>._i---_iS----'-___i«___iW-B««sv«aBMB_BK«Ha»«»v-___S-_.-_»v. \delpiii \\Wp Hotel iiinrn M /inn I enjoy a good meal m a taste. AMdLK VjKILL LY PDI r ECOR D ATtD ROOM
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  • 82 2 PRESIDENT TACKLES WOULD-BE ASSASSIN bhots Fired At Race Meeting Montevideo, June 2. j PRESIDENT Terra of Uruguay was i* wounded m an attempt to j assassinate him today. President Terra was attending I race meeting when a political opponent, an adherent of the Independent I Nationalist Party, opened fire with
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  • 114 2 'Captain Hales The Sea" At The Alhambra •'Captain Hates the Sea." B Columbia picture, which had its premiere at the Alhambra yesterday, is a comedy that is quite out of the ordinary. With a cast which indues Victor McLaglen. Alison Skipworth. Walter Connolly. Wynne Gibson and Leon Errol.
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  • 65 2 Simla. June 3. The death roll m the whole area affected by tho earthquake Is unofficially estimated at 40.000. of whom 26.000 are m Quetta City. The normal population ot the city was seasonably swelled by 5.000 visitors at the time. A previous message from Lahore stated that
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  • 167 2 SIR HAROLD BOULTON DEAD London, June 2. SIR Harold Boulton, distinguished soldier, writer and charity worker, died today at the age of 76. Reuter. Sir Harold had held posts as captain of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and captain of the City of London Yeomanry Rough Riders,
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  • 121 2 Singer Sewing Machine Official Retires On June 30. Mr. S. C. Chan retires from the Singer Sewing Machine Company after 30 years' service Mr. Chan, who joined the company as a junior clerk m 1905. gri duated through several important positions until he was given charge of
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  • 535 2 IyiETRO-GOLDWYN-MAYERS mag niflcent screen version oi "David Copperfield." Charles Dickens' greatest, and favourite novel, opens at the Capitol Theatre today. Behind this announcement is a story ul research and investigation, almost without parallel m the history of motion pictures More than two years have elapsed since Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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  • 105 2 Before the Acting Chief Justice and Mi. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m the lst. Court at 11 a.m. OM. 10 35— re Three Solicitors. Before the Acting Chief Justice m the lst. Court at 11.30 a.m. Magistrate's Appeals: I^ex vs Savaramuthoo Tamboo. Rex vs. Ng Scow
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  • 145 2 The death occurred yesterday afternoon, at the General Hospital Singapore, of Mr. A. D. A. Samaranayake. presser-in-Charge. Senai Rubber Estate. Johore. h^ h L?t CeaSed Was 53 years ol <* and nad not been m good health. His cond tion grew worse and he was admitted to the
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  • 60 2 <From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 3 Today s closing prices on the London WE market were as follows m bond Muntok> unc hanged at 91 4 d Black Lampong. spot and afloat and Mar.-May, 3 1 I6d. sellers; Aug -Oc buyen f* bUyers: s^" The market was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 261 2 I A CHORUS OF ACCLAIM FROM THF I PR roc FOR "BREWSTERS MILLIONS" j OPENING TONIGHT PAVILION J 'Perhaps the best British musical yet made."— Daily Telegraph. "Real enjoyment 1 Evening Standard, t •Brewster's Millions' a WEALTH OF FUN. Jack Buchanans best talkie." Evening Neivs. A REALLY EXCELLENT SHOW." t
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    • 791 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENtjT^ silf OBESITY TABLETS. MUNICIPALm HAVE RESTORED THOt'SAXDS TO HEALTH AND A NORMAL TvmL WEIGHT. HIICICI^ Obtainable m three Mm T< uciers Distributers following matei i m-- m particulars. Grafton Laboratories, Room J 208, Collyer Quay. Purvius. ol 1 lr Transport i Road D.o BOARD RESIDENCE. Bu^HVa CaaUngi tor
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 215 2 Diary Of The Week WEDNESDAY, .UNE 5 High Water. 00.35 am. 9.3 it.. 2 14 p.m. 7.8 ft. Football: S.C.C. League Etceteras vs. Merchants and Police, IS.AFA. League. Div. II H.M.S. Terror vs. Monopolies. Anson Road Stadium; Div. 111. Port Canning vs. Wiltshires. Fort Canning; Commercial Cup. Straits Times vs.
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    • 267 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.' Wavelength 49.9 metres 6 p.m Recorded music. "< 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. Stock and share report l supplied by Fraser and Co. 8.30 Close down. B.B.C— GSF and GSG 1 Wavelengths 19.82
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  • 962 3 Should It Be A Federal Responsibility? QUESTION TO BE CONSIDERED BY LOCAL SOCIETY 1 fill; committee meeting of the Cameron Highlands Society t\ held last Wednesday, Mr. A. E. Moreira stressed the anomaly of Cameron Highlands being under the State of Pahang m existing circumstances, instead of
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  • 28 3 QCEEN EN A of Spain leaving the Pavilion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus, after attending the premiere of Elizabeth Bergner's film version of "Escape !Vle Never."
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  • 545 3 SINGAPORE BURGLARS NET $4,000 IN THREE DAYS Police Problem In Tanglin And Orchard Road j THE Tanglin and Orchard Road areas of Singapore, after dark, present to the local police a problem which seems insoluble. Burglary after burglary has been committed there. Detective patrols and more detective patrols have been
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 24 3 The World Famous English Actress CONSTANCE COLLI m M. G. Ms Sensalional Dramat.c Thnl er "SHADOW OF DOUBT" S ™CC~°™ T n the CAPITOL!
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    • 323 3 R fl H fl ll Jl V I _^m _Tfi w dk i ■l-~~l__ JlfSßftltifel l3^tt"^ ~/?K*}-u ~~.L *r£^—^^~£aT&!mmm—' i_~ari fl x^_3^\^ II *<-_<'*>. _Bfc..^i "^vt!ifc,\_w^'^'*.._> 1...8 vaM^^L\ meeZmv a*Lt. .Mmjr^*-^amr£t^^**mmaaz~9 ~m^^ ___^_r^^^fl._________3p> < "^^^^iiCr gm\*_£ —f_a fl .....I^^^^^^^EJ Rlr 1 W*a*^^ /^Jr -Jst m\ fl ______f^ _K__________v y R^^^EJ
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  • 2972 4 BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT Whm A Week— Lam rem* Of Arabia Thr Kin* Dines (Put —l he i ukpoehets Holiday Hitler And Baldwin Have You A Golden Voice? Despite The U rather Ihe U 'Irked Are Flourishing Onr Popular isitor Some IS en Film Stars
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 159 5 IGXOR MlSSOLiM himself attended the realistic i s ut the chemical section of the Italian rmj at entoceJfe. Smoke and yus bombs af various j rpes were used as well as liquid fire and other laboratory aids to modern warfare. THERE ARE NOW 120,000 members
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 118 5 A NEW J^eo. Again the Leiea leads the Held, it has the widest range of shutter speeds, now also 1/1000 see.! ASK US FOR A FREE DEMONSTRATION OF THE NEW MODEL IV SCHMIDT Co. EB9 BRAS BASAH ROAD RAFFLES HOTEL BUILDING SINGAPORE. An atmosphere of old Japbn ..7.7 YOU WILL
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 214 6 METRO- GOLDWYN MAYER'S OUTSTANDING SCREEN ACHIEVeJ^ GALA OPENING I _f~i m n w rm- at-a.T T3 n m a JOOAY! j C A P I T O L J- MB V^ ?^k\ N te Revised Commencing Times— owing to length of this Production. Js 7 «n my heart of hearts
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  • 2267 7 MORE THAN 3,000 ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF MRS. ONG SAM LEONG funeral 01 Mrs. Ong Sam I which took place to the ...y burial ground from Bukit :i Sunday was one of the J m impressive ever seen m re and it took the cortege^ two hours to cover the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 530 7 j; Premiere Today! PAVILION MATCNEE TOOAY AT 315! _____W_____^ is __W___ I A CHORUS OF PRAISR -,--,=^^^-.-JU=^ 1 Kauu l^Xf//ml B EfT%\ f ******>*, m W-Vm^^M tic- IpVU 1 'itj'-^/M I P(m™ f f"f /YX'/fll I I ill 1 If PIIAII niasi mmm#i- JHlfll Kill _M AN AN mmmmWmSLJ W^fll
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  • 1059 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1935 Odious Comparisons (•THE donation of $15,000 from Mr. j Eu Tong Sen to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund announced m another part of this issue serves once again as a reminder that Singapore must begin to think very seriously of her reputation
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
    • 47 8 MR. A. D. A. SAMARANAYAKE. Dresser-in-charge. Senai Rubber Estate, Johore. expired at the General Hospital at 3 p.m. yesterday. The I cortege will leave the Hospital Mortuary at 5 p.m. today for the Buddhist Cemetery. Upper Al-Junied Road, for cremation. Ceylon and F.M.S. papers please copy.
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    • 21 8 In memory of my loved and devoted husband George Thompson (Tanjong Pagar) who died on June sth, 1923. —Eleanor.
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    • 90 8 Messrs Ong Boon Tat and Ong Peng Heck and thel; families gratefully thank all those who attended the funeral ot their late beloved mother Mrs. Ong Sam Leong. They greatly appreciate the kind expression of condolence tendered personally and by letters and telegrams, and tor
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  • 525 8 Chancellor Of The Exchequer Fashions For Horses f iiv- ear Trek Jiy Custom TTHE Chancellor of the Exchequer holds an office which has increased /astly m importance and power since t was first instituted m the thirteenth century. The peculations of the Lord High Treasurer prompted
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  • 1040 8 Dominica, 8.W.1. r\A\VN breaking by. the Rosalie River. Surf crashing on to grey shingle where the river met the sea. Rainclouds lowering upon mountains piled majestically against a blue-black sky. Etienne Fanchon. postman of Dominica, put out his head and sniffed at the weather. A faint breeze
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 142 8 |1 VERMOUTH if^L^kV COCKTAILS M HM FAMOUS |£fSH FAMOUS PfHH| COCKTAILS j^^S'^i CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., Ltd. 1/^iifcw^fiV^B 'Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinoi Hong Kong* iwftS^^^^^BaP (Incorporated m Shanghai* Telephone 5371. SAVOURY SUNDRIES SWEETBREADS KIDNEYS BRAINS LAMBS LIVER -SHEEPS TONGUES OX TRIPE- TAILS -LIVER SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. Orchard Road.
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    • 57 8 HE ASKED HER if she looked on kissing as bad, and she said no, she didn't look at all she always shut her eyes. Don't shut your eyes to the advantages of a GAFLAC WORLD WIDE BAGGAGE POLICY when planning your home leave this year. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE
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  • 533 9 200 DEAD IN COLLAPSE OF HOSPITAL IN COLLAPSE OF HOSPITAL Pitiful Tales Of EarfK« i g r ar tnquake WHOLE FA^Ei~WIPED OUT il has just been revealed that th a I Quetta was razed m the LJE f eneral hospital out of JOO patients were kfl le d^^fe*^?"*** and ,-ivors
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  • 110 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices •Fron Our Own Correspondent* ■v I BBKK i London, June 4. Spot .Sellers* 6 1 16d. <6d i Buyers. 6d. <5 15 16d Oct. -Dec 6 9 32d. <6 7 32d Jan. -Mar 6 13 32d. <63 8 d I Apr- June 6
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  • 67 9 German Currency Smuggling Charges Berlin, May 29. A Franciscan monk. Father Epiphan. has been sentenced to ten years' pena l servitude and five years' loss of civil rights and fined 350.000 marks for having smuggled German currency out of Germany m connection with the funds of
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  • 214 9 Saturday, June 1. In the morning His Excellency and Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas arrived at Singapore from Fraser's Hill. H.E. Major-General E. O. Lewin had luncheon at Government House. The following were' the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency and Lady Thomas at Government House
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  • 108 9 Serious Incidents In Eritrea Rome, June 3. THIRTY Italian subjects m Eritrea were killed m the Dankali region on May 31 when an Italian native police outpost was attacked by Abyssinians. According to an official communique some thousands of head of cattle were also captured. The
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  • 92 9 A day or so after the s.s. Tango Maru arrived In Singapore on May 21 from Bombay, the police found luggage belonging to a Mr. William John Garton. a passenger, on the New Pier A circular was issued reporting Mr Garton as missing. A week later, a European
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  • Article, Illustration
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  • 34 9 Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Cooray and Mrs. V. K. Benjamin are staying up the Hills for a fortnight. They are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cheah Cheang Lim at "Westspur." Penang Hills.
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  • 178 9 Suez Canal Company Statement Paris, June 3. "THE Suez Canal Company does not consider itself affected by the decree issued by the Egyptian Government on May 2 annulling the gold clause m international contracts." declared Marquis Devogue, presiding at the annual meeting of the
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  • 34 9 Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Mr. J. F. Carlos to Miss B. ML de Ziiva. on Monday. June 10. at the church of St. John the Evangelist. Bukit Manas, Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 30 9 I Mr. C. H. Rowe, stores superintendent 1 M.S. Railways, is proceeding hom^ on retirement, after 22 years' service m- 1 eluding nearly nine years In his present appointment I
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 68 9 TIFFIN $1.00 Potage Parmentier Fish a la Orly I rieasse of Chicken "'tfmiere Mashed Potato V'd Meat and Salad Apricot Conde < l.^ese, Fruit. Coffee TRY our SPECIALTIES FRESH sSK TER CRAB wked Alasca a Choice of |°ver too Other Dishes. °HONE 4906. CONSTANCE COLLIER The Famous English Actress Will
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    • 192 9 the"HABIG" DE LUXE FELT HATS I**€*\ R I C H UNIQUE SHADES UNPRO- CURABLE IN LOWER QUALITIES. STEEL GREY CASTER GREY DARK BROWN LIGHT BEAVER— LIGHT BEIGEPRICE ROBINSON Co.. Ltd. COCKTAIL SAUSAGES. Delicious and Appetising. Sole Distributors KIM ANN CO., BUN BEE CO., 243, ORCHARD ROAD. 111/113. BEACH ROAD MAAS.
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1623 10 Brisk Trading In Aircraft And Oil Stocks From Our Own Correspondent) DURING the past week, the City has been much under the shadow of political influences. Rumours as to the probable early reconstruction of our own Cabinet proved exceedingly disturbing, and the eve of Herr
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    • 1064 10 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 6% 1901 red. 1940 1 $400,000 Interest Mar. I 31, Sept 30 HO 113 not 4'il- 1907 red. 1947 1 11,600.000 Interest Mar. 31. Sett 30 H4S lie 1 LotsH% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Interest Mar. 31. Sept. 30 118 120 com €1 1913 red
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    • 219 10 June 4 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 1.16 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 1 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 31 32 London, demand 2.3 15 16 London, T.T. 23 15 16 Lyons and Pans, demand 859 Hamburg,
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    • 103 10 An increase from 2to 2 2 per cent, m the Swiss Bank rate is announced This followed a resumption of the flight from some of the European Gold Bloc currencies m the London Exchange market earlier m the day. Selling pressure on Swiss francs and Dutch guilders
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    • 93 10 Rubber Association June 1, U "'clock noon Buyen* Sellers No. I. X. R. S. S. m case* (F. 0.8. June) 20 3 H mn Good F.A.Q. m cases (F. 0.8. June) IfclSlli ~*W* No. I. X. R.S S. Spot-loose) (awardable Singapore* 20 20 8 No. I X.
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    • 99 10 .lime 1 G tmblei 0.00 Java Cube 10.00 Hamburg Cube 10.50 Muntok White Pepper 25.00 White Pepper 3 Copra. Sundried 456 Copra, mixed 420 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 R. B. Siam No. 1 $102 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R <Siam> W.C. No. 1 per koyan
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    • 105 10 June I iS::«jil and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4 86 down. Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit ot 2 x 4-gallon tins W 46 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Shell Motor Spirit m 4•.u110n drums per
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    • 180 10 Ma] tl. .lum t 3. American Can. Com 122 12V+ 123' American Telephone and relegraph \2<v I20» a 123*1 Atcheson Railroad 40 5 4 40 j 40 7 a Chesapeake 43 42-s 43 Dupont 5<7 l i*6 9-3 1 Firestone Unq. 13^ Unq. General Electric 24 1 24»a
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    • 53 10 GOLD CLAUSE REPUDIATED A Royal Decree, whereby the Egyptian Government repudiates the obligation to pay m gold, whenever gold I payment was stipulated, m all financial instruments of an international character, has been issued m Cairo. Thus the question of the public debt which has been the subject of litigation
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    • 215 10 eport On I kings Over Months SIONE Tin (F.M.Si I the following pro financial year bufinn 1934 Resuming »>n n operated continuously to Dec. 29. 1994. Thei ing operations during T this month being utiliBtallation ol a neu pu and for th comph 1 1 construction
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    • 85 10 Market Waits For France To End Political TrouMw London M On the Stock E\ the French Govt rnm< nt sldct; tiesitatl p. nse to firm i I' .ar-* th lenel It Tin commodity m i ruled quietly id irregular, n lat i i l ie market the
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    • 64 10 Dutch Bask Rate Rai* Cheek Gold Losses Uwlerdam The raisin discount ra w at. Is a sequel l losin >*d I the rran ras m n l sr Duti oetan? cii fl the guilder can remain gold pari s ih su D B 'dl p not much
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    • 60 10 Harland mu\ Wolll neerlng firm, maj i aeroplanes, rhli chairman. Mr 1 annual meetlnu at I recent!: A .ed truth m the rum v Hl b panv would build aeropla beck said. "I cannot ansi tion by saying 'Yes, but >|M not going to say Jto thing
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  • Article, Illustration
    15 11 HAIL' THE MAY QUEEN Bri. J J-l experienced mm »f (he -aa* Mays on record,
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  • 165 11 Chinese Denies tieing X.P.M.! Employee i Arrested on May 20 on a provisional w arrant issued on instructions irom the Dutch authorities, a young Dutch-born; Kheh Chinese. Tjhin Nam Hiong. alias. Tarn Nam Lioeng. was brought up yes- j Iterday from the Civil Prison where he is on
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  • 112 11 His own 111-health and illness among his children were pleaded m extenua- tion by a Chinese pieceworker, Wain j Mun, m admitting to Mr. J. McP. Brander, the Singapore Third Magistrate, that he had committed criminal breach Of trust of three wristlet watches valued at $88. Accused had
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  • 788 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst FOL'R CARDS NOW BIDItABI.K I'pHE approach forcing system has stood like a bulwark, supporting all champions m contract bidding. It is sound. Everybody knows it and proves it by daily practice. Players may contend they are using
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  • 310 11 STOLEN GOODS PLEDGED BY THIEF Must Be Returned To Original Owner THE position of pawnbrokers with regard to stolen articles pledged by a thief formed the subject of an application made by Mr. D. K. Walters before Mr. Norman Grice, the Singapore Second Magistrate, yesterday. AS the law stands at
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  • 170 11 fFOR DEALING WITH TRAFFIC CASES Mr. E. E. Colman Emerges From Retirement Jl/IR. E. E. Colman has emerged from his retirement from the Malayan Civil Service to officiate once again m a judicial capacity. Yesterday he piesided for the first time over the newly-constituted Filth Pt lice
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  • 87 11 Death In Seremban Follow inn Operation Mr. D. M. Holland, oi Bukit Plandok Estate, Sepang. who died m the Seremban General Hospital irom pleurisy following an operation, was buried on Monday morning m the Protestant Cemetery, the Rev B. Stokes official' ing. Among those present were:
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  • 77 11 Eurasian Youth On Charge A Eurasian youth. W. H. Hudson. appeared yesterday before Mr. J. McP. Bander, the Singapore Third Magistrate, m answer to a charge of theft Hudson was alleged to have stolen a 'eather bag and an electric bulb, th* property Of E. Mutsen, Of Sophia
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 134 11 j HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. 'Incorporated m the Colony of [I Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited tc the extent and m the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 ol the Colony. HEAD OFFICE BONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000
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    • 506 11 I CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA 'Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 > shares of £5 each k: 3,000.000 Reserve Fund C 3.000 000 I Reserve Liability of Proprietors >j 3.000 000 HEAD OFFICE I 38. Blshopsgate. London E.C. 2 I Arencies and
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 334 12 ALL-STEEL, UNSINKABLE, DIESEL-ENGINED Queen Mary Passengers Should Feel Safe TWENTY-FOUR unsinkable lifeboats, made of steel, each having a capacity of 145 persons, will j safeguard the passengers and crew lof the Queen Mary, the new Cunard White Star super liner. Twenty- two of the lifeboats are
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    • 231 12 Passengers Thrilled By Sea Rescue Drama Britannic, the 27.000-ton White Star liner, was stopped recently by— Mickey, a seven-pound wire-haired terrier. He fell overboard about two miles jolt Calshot. Southampton Water, and !an hour elapsed before he could be j re-embarked. The attention oi
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    • 37 12 i Merchants are informed that freight on ilemnite ore m bulk from the Straits to Conference basis ports m Europe is 30- per ton of 20 cwt. This rate is effective from June 4.
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    • 44 12 The P. and O. Company reports that the Ranpura is expected at>the S.H.B wharves, Singapore, from Hong Kong, at 11 a.m. today. The Alipore has also left Hong Kong, and is due at the S H B wharves at 4 pm,
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    • 143 12 SETS SPEED RECORD IN FIRST 24 HOURSPort Salutes World's Largest Liner Havre, May 29. CHEERING French crowds lined Ihe quays and all works stopped; as the new luxury liner Normandie —UM biggest ship m the world j moved down the port on her maiden voyage to
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    • 283 12 Soviet Builds Ice-Hreakers Carrying Planes Owing to the increasing importance attached by Soviet authorities to the! development ol the Northern Sea j Route, the Soviet shipbuilding industry is supplying a new series ol ships suitable for Arctic transport. Freight and passenger carrying ships with a displacement of
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    • 92 12 Priwall, First Home In II Days, May Win First of the fleet of windjammers competing m the grain-carrying race from Australia has reached Queenstown. Ireland. She was the big German four-master barque Priwall. which sailed from Port Victoria on Feb. 14. Her voyage of ninety-one days compares well
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    • 187 12 loosing Struggle AgginsJ Foreign Line* Speaking at a m Herr Bssberger, the I man shipping, said the < 'building yards were well occupied, but the rk a exclusively for lor. I were, he said, very owners m a position to shipping, and those only d
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    • 427 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. AGORING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANAOMN MCMC Incorporated m England) The 'Empress" route oilers Trans-Pacific Services via Honolulu or direct Empress to Vancouver— Across Canada by Transcontinental Train without charge
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    • 120 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. C 0.,: LIMITED. (RED FUNNEL LINE) < Incorporated m Straits Settlements) REGULAR PASSENGER and Cargo Services from Singapore to Jav~ Borneo, Banka and Billiton. For BATAVIA, CHERIBON AND SEMARANG (Every Tuesday and Friday) s.s. Giang Seng Wed. June 5 s.s. NAM YONG Fri. June 7 For
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    • 194 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS 22, PALL MALL. LONDON. g.W 1 of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels betweei RANGOON. COLOMBO. PORT SI l^ N MARSEILLES. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON with through conneeti-u: tr Singapore and Penal HOMEWARD BAILINGS Leave I eSVJ Rangoon Colombo OXFORDSHIRE June 20 Ju: STAFFORDSHIRE July 5
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    • 565 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 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday V.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
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    • 70 12 VESSELS ARRIVED l Cremer. Dut.. 2,788 tons from Amoy 4, for Belawan Deli and Penang 6 Sirdhana, Brit.. 4.835 tons from Calcutta 4, for Japan via Hong Kong 6 Paloh, Dut., 324 tons from Palembang 4, for Palembang 5. Hydria n Norw. 823 tons from Bangkok 4, for Bangkok 5.
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    • 143 12 SINGAPORE HARBOIiH Ships alongside (he Wh. ir or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance (.ate i Rajula 22. Main Wharf (Entrance (.at, Ranpura 18: Kamuning 16 C 15; Viking II 8; Unyo Maru 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate Karagola 30; Sllverbelli Hari 34; Javanese Prince fl Empire Dock (Entrain c
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    • 790 14 \\\m _T a KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAJANG Wednesday. June 5. Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas.-Pengalian-Esate and Rengat. THEDENS- Wednesday. June 5. Muntok and Palembang. TOHlTl— Wednesday. June 5. Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. VAN OUTHOORN Thursday, June 6, Cheribon (not for passengers). Semarang, Sourabaya. Boeleleng, Ampenan. Padang-Bay. Benoa and Banjoewangi. CREMER— Thursday.
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    • 357 14 BAml afl v^arilMlll al U. mmmm— *lL •^^^*mMmmWk < _^^?__3B_BSa_n^^^«i»^l^^^^^^^^^ REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAIUN6S TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Sues. Port Sali. Alexandria aa the Famoas PRESIDENT LINERS All oatsMe stataroom_s Excellent cuisine Swimming bath talking motion pictures. Three day stopover la Egypt. Arrive Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore.
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    • 606 14 TO EUROPE via SUEZ Calling at Penang. Colombo. Aden. Suez, Port Said. Naplm y Gibraltar and London. lar *lU* s.s. Suwa Maru June 13 m.s. Terukuni Maru iSfft s.s. Fushimi Maru June 27 s.s. Hakusan Mam Iy 24 s.s. Hakozaki Maru July 11 s.s. Haruna Maru MINIMUM RATES lst. class
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  • 2072 15 Weekly Sporting Notes Europeans' Fighting Finish Stonor Shield Record— P.C.C.'s Huge Score X- Selangor Club Well Beaten Malaya Cup Singapo re 's are to be congratulated on splendid victory they recorded Europeans m the annual .counter for the cup preby Mr Conrad Clarke. Since
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  • 188 15 BATTING K. 11. Bain (Sel. Rangers vs. Kilat Club) 107 B. Mayo (Sel. Rangers vs. Kilat Club) IS Tan Ah Ec (C.X.C. vs. I\R.C\) 78 T. A. I). Hewan (P.C.C. vs. Selangor Club) 75 J. Joshua (B.R.C. vs. 1. A.) 74 Dr. 11. O. Hopkins (P.C.C. vs. Selangor
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  • 108 15 Qualifiers m Committee's Prize Competition (From Our Own Correspondent. > Kii.il.j Lumpur, June 3. Thr following qualified m the Gar dens 001 l Club committee's prtas com petition: W. R Brearley N 18 67 G. E. Vickers K6 17 GU W. C Gee 87 18 N M.
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  • 46 15 Kuala Lumpur. June .1. Following the refresher course n>r referees and others interested, ar ranged by the Selangor Football Assonation, tests are to take place at tin V.M.C.A.. written on June 21 and oral on July 5. at 'i p.m on each occasion
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  • 521 16 THE DERBY- WILL BAHRAM WIN TODAY? 35 Years Since Odds-on Favourite Came First FIRST SON AS EPSOM "PUMP" TIP Epsom, June 4. THE Jubilee Derby is likely to break all records regarding attendance; everything is m readiness and the going is perfect, there being more herbage than ever before. The
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  • 465 16 Two Players U il- llV- ama m a* Alor Star. CONTRARY to expectations Kedah defeated Perak by 2 goals to 1 Ln the Malaya Cup match here on Saturday. Basra headed m the first i;oal after four minutes and Kedah led by a goal
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  • 135 16 Tournament Ties For Tomorrow Tics for tomorrow In the Tanglin Club lawn tennis tournament are as follows: Mixed Doubles Handicap Mrs. Hugglns and A. G. Hay (owe 15> vs. Mr. and Mrs. Swinehatt 'owe 15». Mrs. Allen and T. M. A. Chestnutt <scr> vs. Mrs Scott-Ram and
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    19 16 pnotograpnj. THE EI 'KOPEAN and the Rest teams photographed at the conclusion of the Clarke Cup match Free Press
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  • 56 16 Tournament Ties For Today Today's ties m the S.R.C billiards tournament are as follows: Doubles Handicap Dr. C. L Tessensohn and C. A. Webb «owe 100 > vs. A. F. Cornelius and A. J Braga 'owe 50V Russian Pool W. H. Mosbergen and S. Pereira (owe 50' vs.
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  • 54 16 The following have been invited to play association football for S.C.C. Ist XI vs. Bendemeer tomorrow at S.C.C. (friendly) R. Davidson: D. R. Godfrey, Capt. N. L. Hammond J. A. Gibson. K. C Gillett, L. D. S. Gardener: J. M. Fraser. R. L. Moir. W. D. C ErskineCrum. J. W.
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  • 175 16 AIRMEN FAIL TO COLLECT A POINT A TEAM representing the Sepoy Lines Golf Club proved far too good for a team of R.A.F. officers m a match at Sepoy Lines on Sunday, the airmen failing to collect a point. Individual results were as
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  • 165 16 Japanese Play Americans On Sunday The teams and times of starting for a friendly match between the American Association golf team and the Singapore Japanese Golf Club, to be played over the Japanese link at Tanglin Road on Sunday, are as follows, American Association players mentioned first: 8.30.
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  • 19 16 Members of the Aston Athletic Club are reminded that the entries for the billiards tournaments close on June 10.
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  • 457 16 Penang C. C. Heavily Defeat Selangor Club In Annual Cricket Match P(From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 3. The annual cricket match between the Penang CC and the Selangor Club ended just before tea today m a victory for the P.C.C. by an innings and 122 runs. On Sunday Selangor
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  • 354 16 SELANGOR T. C. SUMMER MEETING Handicaps For mrm y m. rirst Day "the handicap! ior Battu day of the Belango summer meettni an Race 1: Ponirs. (j m hi furs., >.3u p.m. Rocklej Golden Queen I l 8 .12. Gold Pinch 89, X Phar Rang 8.6. Evensong Girl 8.1. Pro
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  • 256 16 Million-To-One Horse Going Home ALMOST WELL AFTER BREAKING NECK i A million-to-one chance is going home. I■* Henri's Choice, the racehorse who broke his neck m the Liverpool Handicap Hurdle some weeks ago, is leaving his Liverpool veterinary hospital for Major Townsend's stables at Long Stanton. Newmarket. There he will
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