The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 June 1935

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. *<>■ 14,612. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 548 1 Mussoitm May Also Challenge League Of Nations EMPFROR WANTED ONLY AS FIGUREHEAD mcvm BRITAIN VIEWS SITUATION WITH ANXIETY LONDON, JUNE 27. IN VIEW OF SIGNOR MUSSOLINI'S RADICAL DEMANDS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AND LASTING SETTLEMENT OF THE ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE. THE MORNING PAPERS GENERALLY APPREHEND THAT WHEN
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  • 174 1 U.S. DOES NOT WANT NAVAL BUILDING RACE 13 WARSHIPS TO BE CONSTRUCTED Waiting To See What Others Do Washington, June 26. nwIPTLY taking advantage of President Roosevelt's signature The peace-time Navy AppropriaBill. Mr. Swanson. (Navy >cretary) states that bids will open 1 Aug. 7 for the construction of 13 the
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  • 41 1 Harbour Offices.— The Kwangtung Government has approved of the -cposal of the Public Works Depart- ment to open eight branch harbour ices within the province. They will opened at Swatow. Kongmoon. 'akhow, Samshui. Kowloon. Kungpak. i Swaxnel and another river port.
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  • 24 1 v: 40.000 Donation.—The Prince of Wales has handed to the King George's Jubilee Trust Fund the sum of €40.000 j received from Lady Houston
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  • 101 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Leaving Hong Kong For Nanking Shortly Hong Kong:, June 27. HTHE Nanking Government cruisers, the Tungchi. Haiyung, Haichou and Yungshu. left Hong Kong this morning for Shanghai. The rebel cruisers. Haichi and Haishen. are reported to have been disarmed and will leave Hong
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  • 81 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. June 17. CIX cases of smallpox were report- ed by the Health Officer, Johore Bahru. yesterday. All the victims are either Malays or Boyanese. One of the cases was an aged Malay woman, brought m from Jalan Tan Hock Nghee. whilst
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  • 136 1 Dissatisfaction With Tin Restriction London, June 27. rUSSATISFACTIOX with the working of tin restriction was expressed by Sir Charles Barrie at the general meeting of Metal Traders, Ltd., of which he is chairman. Sir Charles stated that the London Metal Exchange for many years had been only a medium for
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  • 206 1 Trade Agreement.— The Arurlo-Uru-guayan commercial agreement was signed yesterday at the Foreign Office. The agreement will not come into lorce pending ratification. To See Laval Again.— Mr Anthony Eden, Minister for League All airs, left Rome on Wednesday by rail for Paris, where he will have
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  • 201 1 Indian In Custody Jumps Overboard From Our Own Corresponds i a. Penang, June 27. THE thrilling drama ol how an Indian trader who was being escorted to Penang from India ir the custody of two Straits constables by the Rajula to answer a charge ol breach
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  • 19 1 Returning to London- The King, who has been at Sandringham lor past three weeks is returning to London today.
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  • 32 1 Liverpool Issue.-- The lists m connection with the issue ol <C 3.000.000 Liverpool Corporation .£3 per cent, stock at £99.10 per cent, were closed within a lew minutes of opening yesterday morning
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  • 262 1  - CHINA ACCEPTS ALL DEMANDS MADE BY JAPAN Sin Chew Jit Poh FORMAL APOLOGY TO BE SENT Sequel To Incidents In Charhar Peipinß, June 27. THE Japane.se authorities announce that the Nanking Government ha^ accepted all demands arising out of the Changpei incident on June 12. when four special Japanese servicemen
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 62 1 w^mw¥i**M*rf}f*\^ l^auuuatfflalj^ Vrw C^Z^T~ MALAYA 1 PREMIER HOTEL i TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 P m DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight AND ANOTHER POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT NINO FELY COMEDIANS, SINGERS AND INTERNATIONAL DANCERS APPEARING NIGHTLY non-diners $1.00 ADDITIONAL ATTRACTION. The management is presenting 30 free aricatures by PROFESSOR POPESCO to
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    • 107 1 IHi Avllfl SEA VIEW Ipfe} HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE RATH, RUNNING HOT COM) WATER TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS PLEASE NOTE THE RELLER BAND PLAYING FOR THE S.R.E. (V) AND THE EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION THE MANAGEMENT TENDERS APOLOGIES TC ITS PATRONS FOR
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  • 70 2 Ran In Front Of Car For 100 Yards A FULL-GROWN tiger was seen near the 31st. milestone. Cameron Highlands Road, on Friday night at about nine o'clock, by Mr. T. Selvanayagam. Head Overseer. P.W.D.. Cameron Highlands, and his friends, whilst they were returning by car from Ringlet. The
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  • 162 2 Reports On Conference In Singapore Kuala Lumpur. June M, At today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club at the Hotel Majestic reports on the recent conference In Singapore were given by the President (Mr. R. Boyd* and the hon. secretary (Mr. John Hands. M.C.H. Mr. Boyd
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  • 111 2 Husband Granted Decree Nisi By Ixmdon Court (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 26. In the Divorce Court yesterday. Mr. Justice Bucknill granted a decree nisi, with costs against the co-respondent. to Mr. Joseph Derrick, ol Penang. formerly Harbourmaster at Malacca, on the grounds his wife Janet
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  • 62 2 From Our Own Correspondent London. June *!7. The- Louden business Of Messrs. Adamson. Giliillan and Co. Ltd.. is being transferred to Messrs. Blyth. Greene and Jourdain Co.. Ltd.. who are also acquirinsi Adamson. Gilfillan and Co."s interests m Messrs. Harper. Gilh'llan and Co.. Ltd.. as Irom July 1.
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  • 42 2 Mr. M. B. Lynch of the law iirm of Lim and Lim. Penang, was given a bearty send-on by a large number of friends and fellow members ol the Bar \rhen he sailed on Saturday night on home leave by the Rajputana.
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  • 78 2 The Mohammedan. Hindu Endowments Board have appointed Messrs. B. Govindasamy Chettiar ol Th<- Indian Labour Co.. V. Pakirisamy ol Messrs. Allen and Glerihill. If. Vaithilingam Pillay and A. Tarumalingam Pillay. to be members of the management committee of Mariamman Temple. South Bridge Road, and Perumal Temple. Serangoon Road, and Mr.
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  • 192 2 Padi Fields Abandoned m Perak THE story of how padi fields m Perak had been abandoned by Malay settlers owing to hordes of rats damaging crops was referred to at the annual meeting of the Perak Oil Palms. Ltd.. on Saturday by Mr. A. G. Shclton Agar,
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  • 94 2 Did He Sign Document For I Marshal Chiang? Tokio. Junr 21. The Nlchi Nichi features a photograph of a Chinese document allegedly signed by Gen. Ho Ting Ching as per pro for Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. The Nichi Nichi claims that it shows that Chiang Kai
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  • 33 2 Mrs. C. H. Mackay. wife of Mr. C. H. Mackay. manager of Lunas Estate. Kedah. left by the s.s. Rawalpindi tor Australia, via Singapore, on a visit to her two daughters at Melbourne.
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  • 23 2 The prize- giving ol the Hobby and Handicraft! Exhibition at the YAV.C.A.. Singapore, by Lady Thomas will be i held on Monday aiternoon.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 67 2 JUST RECEIVED from HOLLYWOOD I New Shipment Dressy Silk Sports Suits. Chiffon Dinner Dresses. Novelty Gloves. BERNYECE HARVEY, j Adelphi Hotel. Hour* 10 a.m. to 1.00 4 to 6 p.m. 1 //le same -**&s*^ old reliability p/ u neu? styled bodies, make I A USX I N a still better
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    • 302 2 NOTICES. COUPONS. Kubber Regulation, Singapore. Holdings of Ix?ss Than 100 Aires. 1. NOTICE If hereby u'iwn that the issue of coupon* for the third quarter ;>i 1935 -Ist July to 30th September > K-ill be made m the Lund Ofllce. Singapore. begUmlßf the Ist July. 2. To avoid contusion, owners
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    • 347 2 I CLASSIFIED AD Good Morning! PREPARE YOUR FACE FOR A PAINLESS SHAVE. PREP Soothinc. Healing SiaJnlr^v Thr Shaving Crram that arts a* a Unk on th* skin. Price: 90 cents per Jar. From All Chemists Stores. Sole Agents: Grafton Laboratories 208, Collyer Quay. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGUA." OXLEY RISK. Near
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    • 480 2 >VERTISEMENTS. Zbc Sinoaporc jfrec press ll r^it Oflire: Cecil Street. -r»|MHi l*hone 5471 (5 li_v» v^ rxtrnsivQn to *U S«p--rtaemla Tel: l. mi- >,fw:_--r Kuala l.umpur Ofbre: 25. Java _>trert. Phone: MH.: 1 on d i. ii Oflire: 4t 43 Hrn Street. <— P_-_Me: (enlraU 3U»~:«#9 Tei: luinuliyi l«ni— SUBSCRIPTION
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 225 2 Diary Of The Week FRIDAY, .HNE 28. High Water. 9.44 a.m. 8.0 ft.. 8.50 p.m. 8.8 ft. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Police, first day, padang; Johore C.C. vs. Raffles College. College ground. Football: Inter-School. St. Joseph's Inst. vs. Anglo-Chinese School. S.J.I, ground. Boxing: Tarley vs. Johnson. New World. SATURDAY, JINK High
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    • 457 2 Today's Radio Programmes B.B.C.—GSH, GSG and GSF Wavelengths—l 3.97, 16.8K, and 19.82 metres < 6.20 Big Ben. The Trocadero Cinema Orchestra, relayed from the Troxy Cinema. London. 6.50 The 8.8.C. Dance Orchestra Greenwich time signal at 7.20 p.m. 7.35 Friday Midday Concert, relayed from Queen's College. Birmingham. The Grinke Trio.
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  • 1265 3 STORIES OF SPECULATION IN GUILDERS AFTER Counsels* address Mr H A Forrer. the Singapore criminal trici judge. decided yesterday That Chia Chan Tock should be called upon tor his defence In the charge of cheating the Oversea Chinese Banking rporation Ltd.. m
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  • Article, Illustration
    19 3 ?noio). MR. R. BREWER was married to Miss Winifred Copley at St Andrews Cathedral, Singapore, on Wednesday. Free Press
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  • 227 3 SEVEN 1 AIR MAIL DEPARTURES X.L.M. Faster Between Bangkok And Singapore? l From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok, June 16. J7ROM now on there will be seven mail services operating every Sunday out of Don Muang. The time table is instructive: 7.00 a.m. Imperial east-bound arrives
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  • 163 3 Singapore $108,000; Penang Almost $150,000 ACCORDING to the 33rd list, the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund now amounts to $108,513.33. Amount previously acknowledged $105,208 33 Keppel Golf Club Jubilee Competitions 55 00 Ulu Pandan i Singapore) Rubber Estates Ltd." 250 00 Straits Trading Co. 2 000 00 McAlister 6c
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  • 107 3 European On Rash Driving Charge Rutterworth. June 24. Mr. R. N. Broome. Assistant Protector of Chinese. Penang. sat on the Bench as police magistrate this morning, when a number of cases were mentioned. The case against B J. Barrie of MalakofT Estates. P.W.. was postponed to July 8.
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  • 24 3 Miss A. A. Gentles, nursing sister, i Malayan Medical Service, has been seconded for service under the Government of Kedah. with claim to pension.
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  • 131 3 CHINESE HELD ll' INBROAD DAYLIGHT Brutally Assaulted By Disappointed Footpads I poh. A VERY daring armed robbery took <r place on Saturday afternoon near the Lahat Road, when a Chinese clerk. employed by a large mining konnsi. wai attacked by two footpads and was relieved of his
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  • 183 3 Women's Delight At Slimming Success. Hew would you hk<- to 1. )S fai m weeks, and it tIM tame time increase your energy and improve your health ort weighed today and note your weight, then buy i bottle A Kruschen BfJtl take
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 88 3 REASON) FOR 1. Allenburys Castor Oil exercises the fullest medicinal activity, and yet, its action is not weakening 2. It is odourless and tasteless— no nausea or after-taste. 3. Unlike so many other purgatives, it does not induce after Allenbury's Castor Oil is found m hospitals, clinics, and homes all
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    • 348 3 How to Cure Your MM I sWI ERUPTION Why suffer humiliation from the scrutiny Pf 7PMA of passers-by If your face is marred by a EV^Eiwl#% disfiguring eruption, an angry rash, or un- |ku/\iiiie iv#»ui sightly blotches, a course ot Cuticura treat- DHOBI S ITCH ment will quickly clear you
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
    • 1542 4 mcg Miss Phyllis Chafer's irock was let oil by huge white .silk flower at the neck. ;She was there with Mr. van der Sande j Miss Lily Minns also wore a smart black and white creation. She and her pretty companion, who was dressed
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 34 4 GIAN SINGH'S ANNUAL SALE COMMENCES MONDAY, Ist. JULY, 1935. FOR FEW DAYS ONLY STOCKS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS OFFERED AT AMAZINGLY LOW PRICES COME EARLY FOR GENUINE BARGAINS. GIAN SINGH CO., 4, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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  • Article, Illustration
    219 5 wn/ J PABTI uas given t<> Ihc chlMten of OMAeM Road, ituieaaen. M connection with the J«bilec celebrations. Four-year-old Rita Ma^s. the "fairy" of the tea-paHy, helps put up the dot oration- with the assistance of Doris Storton. I lII SECOND FIELD GUM crew Wtlich won the contest durinu the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 156 5 Photographic copies of Prat Press local jifctlirai c;iii Ik' obtained on application io the Manairer. I ONE -iiilpi*- l^^^i^Mli^fr**^^^ S;.(;- >"...\\ Motion. iL I l^lv Rapid M< l'^^^ utht>r .Kivanut H^^^l SIEMENS CINE CAMERA for 16 mm. Smallfilm is so popular at home! We stock it m Singapore <£ will
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  • 252 6 Unique Position LAW WOULD HAVE TO BE PASSED From Our Own Correspondent > Bangkok, June 16. THE question of whether the country and the constitutional government should pay a pension to King > Prajadhipok is under discussion. > The former King's position is unique
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  • 185 6 Fisherman Escapes BUT DIES FROM HIS INJURIES ABOUT five weeks after a struggle lor life with a crocodile m the river at Sungoi Matang. a little fishing village about nine miles from Taiping. a Chinese fisherman. Tiew Swee Jon. has died m th? District Hospital as
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  • 38 6 Victims ot the Quetta earthquake are having $900 worth ot biscuits distributed among them by the India Office as a gilt from Messrs. Hr.ntley and Palmers, Ltd.. the well-known biscuit manufacturers of Reading. England.
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  • 47 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, June "2.V A cable from London yesterdaj reports that the last operation on Sir jiah Crosby, who recently left Bang- kok on sick leave, was successful. The Minister hopes to return I Siam at the end ol the year.
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  • 39 6 Rt-v Mother St. John of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Banda Hilir. Malacca, reurned from France on Saturday, after an absence ol over a year, and Dk ver charge fi m >-.>:<:■ Si r. trick wh was actii
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  • 220 6 PROCEEDING TO SEREMBAN AND SINGAPORE 'From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Juiu- 11 LJ E the High Commissioner, ac companicd by Mr Beverley, arrived at Koala Lumpur by train this morning from Penang He was met by the Hon Marcus Hex. the Chief > retan and
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  • Article, Illustration
    29 6 THE hi Xt: oi CONNAVGHT presided at the annu.il general eo«rt ««i the Royal Cambridge Home for st)ldier>" Widow at (axton Hall. London. The Duke beint: received on arrival.
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  • 83 6 Youth Who Resented Correction Penang, June 24. "Suieicie while ol unsound mind" was the verdict ol Mr J P Biddulph. the Coroner, on Saturday, at an Inquiry held on a Cantonese youth. Leong Ah Seng, who died at the General Hospital from the effects ol corrosive poisoning on
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  • 149 6 P,ody Of \Ve!M)ress«Hl Tamil Identified lltom Our OWT. Correspondent* Ipoh, June '!.>. It is reported that B man ivis Identified the body «.t the well dressed Indian found aear Jubilee Park without any cUw ts to how he came by his death there. The dead man. police state,
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  • 80 6 Chinese Plead Guilty To Possession Lam Fun ana Wong Van the two injured Cantonese who were arrested m connection *-ith the Seletar Road incident on Tuesday, pleaded guilty before Mr H. A Fc rrer the Singapore criminal district judge, yesterday morning to two charges. The first was possession
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  • 95 6 General Convention Adopted At Geneva (ienexa. June '11. Th<> International Labour Confer not by 79 votes to SO has adopted the fenenU or blanket convention tor 40 hour week This constitute! purely nn approbation ol th< principle oi the 40-hour week m all branehe> ol industry without <-n^auinu
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 109 6 &•> <• .^BH B^F^^i^^B^B^B^k. BMA^/jff^A^yH^s^llira^HFH B Bk<' ima 4?^B^B^B^B: •HP >%» B¥ B^Bt v*- v jb^HbV*^^^^^ b^v 4 mf ~M 9b^bv K. -jß] l^H B^BW )HL LVr mm II v 'V^fll Bi <i»~«""«*'B(MBlH F CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS I s ■?^^BiP^F^V?^yV^9""V^^lr"9P^B^'^ b^bV^ht9^WWW^bp^^l^^F^^P^^9^^B; A I A UNIVERSAL PICTURE WITH CLAUDE RAINS DOUGLASS
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    • 105 6 Special Weekend Offer. ONE Of BASIC VALUES i i. "_Xi -3i WHITE TURKISH BATH TOWELS. Heavy. Absorbent Pile, Hemmed. Si/.e 31 <>r $1.00 Each WHiTEAWAY LAIDLAW Co Ltd Singapore. THE SUNDAY TIMES (THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA) has arranged to produce a Special Food Number Oil illllfi*l\ <J This
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  • 157 7 Fred Astaire In "The Gay Divorcee" The Gay Divorcee." a Radio picture *hich began at the Capitol last night. 4S an unusually Ion? film but it is also unusually good entertainment. Fred (\staire, tho well-known English dancer, is starred with Ginger Rogers, with whom he appeared m "Flying
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  • 23 7 Miss A. A. Gentles, nursing sister, .van Medical Service, has been seconded for service under the Government o: Kedah. with claim to pension.
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  • 44 7 PUNJABI REGIMENT FOR MALAYA From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, June 27. It is rumoured that when the present battalion oi Burma Rilles. stationed m Taiping, return to Burma towards the ena of the year they are likely to be succeeded by a Punjabi Regiment.
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  • 75 7 Police Not Satisfied With Identification Of Body •From Our Own Correspondent* I poll. June 17. The mystery surrounding the finding jof the body Of a well-dressed Tamil m near the Jubilee Park is gradually being cleared up. The police have reason to believe that the previous Identification
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  • 34 7 A lecture on "An Introduction to the Study of Malaya." will be given by Che Ahmad bin Ibrahim, at the Younj? Muslim Physical and Literary Union premises, on Sunday. June 30. at 4.30 p.m
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 377 7 t RIT AQ CLAUDETTE COLBERT FOR GIVING US A PICTURE EVERY I STARTS TODAY. 3.15 6.15 9.15 f AS DELIGHTFUL AND AMUSING as "I, Happened One Night" DA VII I A kl t CLAUDETTE COLBERT j m Paramount* brilliant romantic comedy K^^^^. I "The CtWcLp d T il\j 99 with
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous

  • 915 8 lI7AYS and means of overcoming economic embarrassments are manifold. Individual countries resort to trade barriers, some manipulate currency, and m the case of a number of countries equally concerned with the production of a single commodity like rubber
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  • 261 8 Mr. S W. Sid lord is now on Ulu Remis Estate. Johore. Mr. J Jansen of the Corona Flowershop. Singapore, sails on the Scharnhorst on July 10 on three months' leave. Mrs. John Bailey, wife of the British Charge d'Aflaires at Bangkok, returned to Siam on the
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  • 1008 8 •*/\H" to bo m England." the Distru-t Commissioner's wife began Don't.' he said "Don't do it today Don't remind me." She didn't say. "I'm sorry. John Shod said that too often She raked together such courage and wit as remained to her and began to plan a party "I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 315 8 mm* '^T^^^^^^K^ F "s BXffi For moRE than Mm g THREE CENTURIES 1«B m BOLS has been the standard of n quality for Gin and Firsf Class I^^H ■H9 Q Liqueurs It doesn t matter vvhere I^^H li v v are, whethei on the West afl Bl coast of Africa,
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    • 54 8 HIS FELLOW SCIENTISTS are speculating as to what Einstein's next theory will be about. Many people are still speculating as to what his last one was about. Both m theory and m practice the protection accruing from "GAFLAC" POLICIES is well known. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong
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  • 1111 9 LAST WORDS ON VITAL DEMOLITION ISSUE Future Of Slum Policy Hangs On Appeal Verdict ts' Starrs Their loidships reserved judgment. HESUMING his reply to Mr. Mundell, Mr. Roland Braddell, who appeared for the appellants', said that m his opening he had rated that the exact
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  • 114 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices 'From Our Own Correspondent* RUBBER London, June IV. Spot (Sellers* 6d. <6 116 d. (Buyers* 5 15 16d. <5 15 16d* October-Dec. 6 3 16d. <6 3 16d > January-March 6 5 16d »6 1132d> April-June 6 15 32d. •6 1 2 d.»
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  • 103 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, June 27. 'THERE are strong rumours m Johore Bahru today that H.H. the Sultan will be returning earlier than expected with Her Highness the Sultanah. It was originally planned they would return from Ceylon about the end of August. It
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  • 74 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai. June 27. THE JAPANESE Government has instructed Gen. Jiro >linami, Ambassador to Manchukuo. and Mr. Akira Ariyoshi. Japanese Ambassador m China to take measures for the realisation of an economic treaty between China, Japan and Manchukuo. and also a non-aggres-sion pact between
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  • 12 9 STRUCK GIRL PUPIL WITH RACQUET xn
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 64 9 TIFFIN $1.00 Creme de Argrenteuil Fish a la Orly Grilled Lamb Cutlet Green Peas Fried Potatoes Cold Meat Salad Stewed Prunes Custard Cheese. Fruit. Coffee TRY our SPECIALTIES FRESH ir R Baked Alasca a Choice of Over 100 Other Dishes. -PHONE 4906. I COMING TO THE CAPITOL A Great Star
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    • 134 9 Beauty Preparations BY H|fft B AFTER MANY YEARS ESvH OF PROFOUND STUDY. E<t?Sffl eyclcix have PUT ON TO THE WORLDS MARKET BEAUTY PREPARATIONS THAT CAN DEFINITELY BE RELIED UPON TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND APPEARANCE OF THE SKIN. S C-ROB!NSON CO., LTD. (tret w Rbcd. brand. COCKTAIL SAUSAGES. Delicious and
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1219 10 CRUSHING BURDEN OF HIGH RENT RUBBER CESS Devon Estate Chairman's Plea For Government Sympathy ANOTHER voice was added to the criticism already made with regard to the high quit rents charged by Government on rubber laaid. at the Devon Estates meeting yesterday. The chairman, Com. F. W. F. Fegen, R.N.,
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    • 16 10 cmb THE TIN PRICE June 27. Singapore tin price iper picul> $114.50. zd
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    • 56 10 Mr. 8. C. Chan, Supervis.iv.; Agi n« of the s-.nser Sewing Machine Co. for 81am, is retiring at the end of this month after thirty year*' senrloe with the firm. He Joined them as a junior clerk .m 1905. and passed through several positions before hi 1 was uiven Charge
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    • 104 10 June 27 Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of '2 x 4-gallon tins $4 86 Crown, Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Ur.ii 01 2x4 gallon tins $4 46 Shell Motor spin* tx pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Shell Motor Spirit m 4gallon drums per British
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    • 331 10 ASSESSMENT FAR FROM GENEROUS THE directors of Lok Kawi Rubber, Limited m their annual report presented at the general meeting held on June 6, m London, state The Directors herewith submit the audited accounts lor the year ended Dec. 31. 1935. Production.— The output of rubber for
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    • 84 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association June !7. 1? oVlock noon Buyers Sellers No. i. x. r. s. s. m cas i fob. Julyi 20' 2V A Good F.A.Q. In sos •FOB. July 1«'- L 9*« No. I. X. R.S.S. able Singapore i 19 1316 *****16 No. I. X R.S.S. July
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    • 128 10 Moscow This year, the rubber plants of the Bovlet Union will turn out 75 million pairs of foot-wear. This is almost double the output of 1913. The production of the rubber industry is rising from year to year. While m 1934, 751 million roubles worth of rubber produots
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    • 49 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jane 26. Today's closing prices on the London pepper market were as follows: White Muntok, unchanged at 9»4d m Dona. Black Lampong, spot and Aug.-Oc* 2»/ 4 d. sellers. Afloat and Mar. -May 3d sellers The market was easier. Free Press x
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    • 559 10 tiii-rsoay. mam z-<- 1»». Buyers SHlnrs. IS\y*r Wens ($1) »;JJ Bangrln Tin (£> 2 3atu Selangor Csl) .ib Shenderiang (O 8s aitam Tin r.M) cts.) [dris Hyds. <ss) 3d 6s Jelebus ($1) -Jl Johan Tin (20 cts.) -24 .26 Kam. Kamuntins <ss) 5 c ,c 22 Kamp.
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    • 45 10 <From Our Own Com London. Ju«>« Messrs. Henry Gardner Md 1 mate that world storks of ru .May 31 amounted to 673.158 tool pared with 682.680 on April 30 671.540 on May 31. List which date restriction came Into Free Press copyright
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  • 1049 11 Local C/imcse Topics BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT THE Chinese schools m Malaya badly equipped, according a statement by Air. Chen Choon Po. of the Chinese Foreign Office who has just completed an inspection tour m Malaya, the Dutch Indies and Indo-China. u to
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  • 582 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS COUTH was able to fulfil a very dangerous three notrump contract on the hand below by brilliantly dropping a doubleton Queen. He was able to do so because he knew his right hand opponent and
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  • 154 11 Thief In Dr. Tempnny's Bungalow 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. June 25. Before Mr. F X Wilson, m the Kuala Lumpur police court today, a Javanese youth. Mansur bin Eusui. was charged with the thett ot small handbag and articles valued at $23. the property Of
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  • 120 11 I Increase Ot Poll Tax Causes Discontent Canton. "Oppressive measures" against Chinese living m Annam are alleged m Chinese reports published here. The Government decided recently to increase the poll tax on Chinese from $31.05 to $64.15. The Chinese residents are stated to have sent representatives to
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    • 349 12 80 -YEAR -OLD STEAMSHIP STILL GOING World's Oldest Screw Steamer 1 T'HE Edina, described m Melbourne 1 as the "Old Lady of Port Phillip," is the world's oldest screw steamer, and is still m active service, running daily between Melbourne and Geelong. The world's oldest steumor is the small paddle
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    • 248 12 Tniversity Degree For Them On Antarctic Trip Mr Quin Blackburn will ram a Master of Science degree at (he University of Washington with one of education's most remarkable theses. It will be his account of penetratim: the Antarctic continent to within 180 miles of the South Palo,
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    • 129 12 Japan Watchi- latest Move By U.S. Navy Naval >-.:,-m's m Jap.:, express Interest U i p rti thai the United States Navy Department plans for the m ol 100-foot speedy >v Plans for the boats wen. according to reports frocj Washington, prepared by Mr \v Starling Burgess, designer
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    • 42 12 The Lloyd Triestino Conte Rosso is due here on Sunday nn>rn..ifij irom Trieste. Venice. Brmdisi. Port Said Bombay and Colombo. Sh.- will berth alongside the S.H.B. wharves and 'is expected to sail again at 4 p i>i for Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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    • 369 13 I Ot V JJ J P- O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS o Due D BHUTAN Y,T T na c S >»«- K^SAR-I-HIND nJSt^ J MANTUA U.OOO Sept. 6 'Si. fgWS H-^NO! SSr™* r?:So 7 o° tS:2 NALDERA 1600(1 Nov 22 Carro only. HOMEWARDS Le yes Leaves T'nace Spore. T
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    • 803 14 X- P> MKONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ HOUTMAN— Friday. June 28. Hong Kong and Shanghai. BONTEKOE— Friday. June 28, Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco-Marques, Durban, East-London, Port-Elizabeth, Mosaelbay and Capetown (no cargo will be accepted for East and South- African ports). PLANCIUS— Friday. June 28, Muntok (passengers and malls only). Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya.
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    • 377 14 -4\ REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Snei, Port Said, Alexandria the Famou PRESIDENT LINERS All oatsldo fftatoroom*— Excellent cuisine— Swimming bath— talking motion pictures. Three day itopotvr Is Iffy*** Arrive Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. New York. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN June 29 July 2 Aug.
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  • 257 15 Doyle, The Singing Boxer, "Will Be World Champion In A Year" nx Baer. Braddock. Camera, and Louis in' action, and I really think I can lick j the lot. If I am not the heavy-weight champion by this time next year I shall be amazed. "Then I will consider to
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  • 576 15 FRENCH TENNIS SHOCKS Paris, June 7. TODAY was a day of shocks m the French lawn tennis champion-! ships. It was semi-finals day and! Fred Perry, alone among the whole British contingent, went into the' final. j In their tenth contest he conquered his old rival Jack Crawford, the Aus-
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  • 158 15 Handicaps For Second Day Of Meeting; The following are handicaps for three races ol the .second day iWednesd ,y July ;S> oi the Perak Tur: Club July meeting' Horses, (lass 2, l)iv. 3, I fur.. Str.: Blntang Tujah 90. Click 8.12. Gee Up 8 12. Waratah P,
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  • 85 15 The final of the Singapore Malay m- j ter-school football competition for the Daeng Mekkah Shield will be played on Thursday, July 4. at Victoria Bridge school ground «Jalan Besar> between Telok Kurau Malay school and Geylang Malay school. Dr. H. A. Samad bin H. Pagak will distribute
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  • 208 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, June 23. ¥N a low-scoring match played here on 1 Saturday, the Malay College (Kuala Kangsar) defeated King Edward VII School 'Taiping) by 24 runs. Malay College: —Azizi bowled Velayuthan 0. Jamal played on b. Kannan I 5 Raja
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  • 108 15 (From Our Own Correspondent*. Ipoh, June 23. The Perak Non-Benders defeated Anderson School by 15 runs. The boys showed great keenness. They fielded smartly and their batting showed promise. The Non-Benders batted first and were dismissed for 100 runs. Jonklaas top-scoring with 30; the
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  • 145 15 From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur. June 24. The Claal A medal competition, against bogey, was played at the BelangOT Goll Ciub during the weekend, and the following were some of the cards returned W. F. Mayor <3^ 1 up. K. L. Bedlington <8» 1 down. F. O.
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  • 62 15 G. M Clark, with a net score of '59. was the winner of the United Engineers Limited Recreation Club annual golf competition for the cup presented by T. L. Evans, late general manager of the company, played over Keppel Golt Course on Sunday. Winners of ball sweep:
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  • 1013 15  - The British AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Bernard Darwin GOLF By II7E publish today the fifth of the series of articles on the British amateur golf championship which have been specially written for the Free- Press by Bernard Darwin, the well-known golf writer, m which he describes the semifinals. The concluding article will
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  • 29 15 Nicolas Koshelrv of Leningrad has established a new record for medium weight throwing by having made a throw ol 102.1 kilos and bettering the previous record by 2.1 kilos.Tuss.
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  • 129 15 CHAMPIONSHIP OF LEAGUE TO CORINTHIANS ittom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Juno 26. D RATING th- Indians by ttvr goaU» to oat. the Corinthians became BoCCtf League Cliampions Ci«M)d passing and last l< rwaxds kept the Indians on the d<'i«>nsive duriim the greater p»rt «>i th< flrst hall. Thr Curinll.ians al-.v..y.s
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  • 469 16 BRITAIN HAS FIRM GRIP ON OPEN TITLE C. Whitcombe Now Leading With 139 London, June 27. THE British Open Golf Championship became almost a certainty for Britain early m the afternoon when Mac Donald Smith, the American, who was closely pressing Henry
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  • 29 16 Young Johnson, the F.M.S. lightweight champion, arrived today from Kuala Lumpur for his fight against Young Tarley. the Filipino stablemate of Frisco, at the New World tonight.
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  • 238 16 The draw for partners m the Mixed Foursome Competition to be held on Sunday has resulted as under P.M. 3.30 G. R. Wiseman and Mrs. A. M. Low v. E. Kent and Mrs. Kent. 3.35 G. V. Andrews and Mrs. A. J. Donald v. S. R Urquhart and
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  • 58 16 Tournament Ties For Today Todays ties m the Tanglin Club lawn tennis tournament are as :ollows Mixed Doubles Handicaps Mr. and Mrs. Swinchatt <owe 15 vs. Mr. and Mrs. Sturgess <scr.). Men's Doubles Handicap H. F. C. Home and T. M. A. Chestnutt <owe 30 vs. R.
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  • 990 16 Athletics Miss Tang Goon Kiau Sets Up Many Records PENANG CHAMPIONSHIPS HTHE Penang Chinese held their third annual athletic meeting on Saturday and Sunday m preparation for the Malayan Chinese Olympiad to be held at Penang during August. Several new Penang records were established and one
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  • 177 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, June 25. The Malacca Cricket Association are playing another trial game on Sunday at the Malacca Club. Probables: R. Burnham (capt.). C. A. de Vries. Capt. Colville. A. Chiew. Tarn Kong Yen. G. McHardy, J. Witherby. N. B Chandrapala. M. Toledo. P.
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  • 58 16 The SC.F.A. final between the C.C.A.A. and the A.A.A will be played on Sunday at Jalan Besar Stadium The following will represent the V.M.C.A. at tennis against the R.A.F. at the R.A.F. Base. Seletar tomorrow at 4 p.m. Newall. Dr Chen Su Lan. Verghese. Heng Seng Chiang. Tan Swee Wah.
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  • 331 16 S.C.C. Lose 4- Nil On Sodden Ground Police 4 S.C.C 0 A well-deserved victory by four clear goals under ver> unfavourable weather conditions put the Police at the head of the Second Division table of the s League on tin padang yesterday. TTHE Police kicked-off
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  • 178 16 Four Footballers Suspended FAILED TO TURN UP FOR MALAYA CUP MATCH I From Our Own C Seremban. June r. THE committee oi the Negn Sem- bilan Football Association met last night and decided to suspend until the end of the year four oi the Chinese players who failed to turn
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  • 25 16 Rain again washed ow i m the Singapore Lawn Tennis Aatodi championship tournament the doubles which were to played on*, being postponed
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