The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 July 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,631 ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 331 1 Exports For First Six Months Of Year Up By £77,000,000 VINDICATION OF TARIFFS POLICY London, July 19. House of Commons yesterday the President of the of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman, made a survey and industry in the course of which he reviewed of recent trade
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  • 44 1 New York, July 19. the American women's swimming arptonshlps, the Olympic swimmer. enore Knight set up a new world's record for the mile free style m 24 mm. 2 5 sec. beating her own record of nun. :*4 110 sec. established last August- Reuter
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  • 129 1 Grave Distress Follows Floods Shanghai, July lfl. AN OFFICIAL report from Hankow states that the level of the Yangtze River is receding rapidly, and all dangers to the city are believed to be over. Hundreds of thousands of people In West Hupei and East Szechuan are faced
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  • 132 1 Relief Plane Arrives At Bus hi re Rush ire. July 18. ihi reliel plant piloted by Parmentier arm d a1 3.40 p.m. GMT. from Amsterdam to take over tin passeng< trom the Dutch airliner which crashed yesterday morning. Parmentiert time from r. was 30 hours 10 minutes.
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  • 49 1 London July 18. A joint meeting of the executives of the Cardroom Workers and the Operative and Spinners' Amalgamations at Manchester decided to oppose the bill 'for scrapping ten million spindles m Lancashire. It is considered unlikely that the Government will proceed with the bill until the autumn.- Reuter
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  • 35 1 London, July 18. Abyssinia has virtually abandoned hope ol intervention by the Great Powers, which was the only means oi averting war. according to a high Abyssinian official m London who declared
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  • 269 1 trance Suggests New Line Of Action To Signor Mussolini ryPLOMATIC exchanges m regard to the Italo-Abyssinian dispute are still proceeding, and the subject continues to receive the anxious consideration of the authorities Prepai i toe a mi oi the C an -.i tor which r
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  • 88 1 CHINESE TREASURES To Be Heavily Guarded in England London, lul>. IS. The Daily i to i prominenei 10 the elaborate precautions Mug taken to safeguard the consignment ol Chinese treasures due at Portsmouth m the cruiser Sutrok on July 23 The war ship \Arill be met by representatives »<; the
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  • 122 1 Further State Intervention Feared In Germany Berlin, July It. Herr Hans Kerrl, the Nazi legal' authority and intimate friend of Gen. Ooering, has b en created a virtual Reich Minister for Evangelical Church Affairs under a neu decree signed by Herr Hitler, Herr Frick and Herr Rust.! The
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  • 109 1 Brook Crashes In Egypt: MAno At Hong Kong Long-Distance Rights Cairo, July 18. HL. Brook, the Yorkshire air- man, who is attempting a re- cord London-Cape Town solo flight j crashed at Mersamatruh. He was uninjured, but his machine was completely wrecked. Reuter. LONDON TO TOKIO Hong Kong, July 18.
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  • 117 1 President's Son Denies Ho b Already Married Columbus, Ohio, July IS. An olLcial statement from Nanking thai he is already married m China has not disconcerted Mr. James Lin. son ol the President ol China, who is •faying at, a boarding house with his I hi ide.
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  • 238 1 Railways, Roads, And Air Services A DEFINITE POLICY LAID DOWN Shanghai. Jul> H A MILITARY conference which wa» attended hv huh military officer* of the Japanese Kwantung Command decided today on a definite policy regarding the joint development ol North China by Japanese. Chinese and
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 71 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. Matties iMrtel] MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J TODAYS ATTRACTIONS N RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p.m. j SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT s.is to us p.m. DANCE formal 9.45 to midnight and final appearance of THE THREE NEW YORKERS
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    • 219 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. Sea Una^^Bflia Ire TONIGHT iformal SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMEN X PROVIDED RE'.LER'S BAND the talk of the town ANNY ZOLNAY the popular JOE PLEE HUNGARIAN DANCERS DINNER gg,- IFTB DINNER ADMISSION SLTOMORROW Sunday 11 A.M. 1 P.M. USUAL POPULAR
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  • 317 2 SELANGOR A A.A. MEETING i From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, July 19. A NEW Malayan record was establish- ed today, the first day of the third Selangor Arrateur Athletic Association meeting held en the V. I. grounds, when the long jump distance was broken by
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 193 2 GET READY SINGAPORE. FOR THE HOWLING SHRIEKING ROARING STAGE SUCCESS, WHICH RAN A SOLID YEAR ON BROADWAY 80 MINUTES OF LAUGHTER Ja, J^ "I)()\T MISS MILS ONE, A c; RA N D EN T ERTA IV MENT TREAT FOR ALL" MOTION PICTURE DAILY NEXT CHANGE PAViLiON OPENING at the CAPITOL
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    • 380 2 Law Notices For I The Day Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m the 3rd Court at 11 a.m. D.C.A. 3 35— Wong Fook Hee Iw i vs. Chan Soon <w>. Mr. v. P. Veerapathlran of the District Engineer's Oflice. F.M.S. Railways. Johore Bahru. has gone on transfer to the office
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    • 589 2 i CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 1 M^^— SKIN TISSUE CREAM Harriet Hubbard Ayer A beneficial treatment for your skin. Combined with gentle massage exercises. j this rich cream aids m replenishing wasted tissue; m toning and strengthening the muscles. Correct massage instructions are enclosed m each package. MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. CHEMISTS.
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    • 761 2 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Oflice up to noon July 24th. 1935. for the l'c ilowing work Erection of Four Quarter* for Subordinates at McNair Road, Singapore. Every person applying for a form of (Tender will be required to deposit the |sum of One
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    • 492 2 Tlbc Stinjapoic free press Head Office: Cecil Street. Sinaaporr Phone 5471 (5 line* «i U extension* to all depart me,, >. Tel: "Time*" Singapore Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street. Phone: 3683. London Oflice: 40 43 Fleet Strecl i Pbone: Central 360H— .o," Tel: "Leadmalaya" London SUBSCRIPTION RATE 4 Within
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 195 2 Diary Of The Week SATURDAY, JULY 20. High Water. 1.5 a.m. 10.6 ft., 2.6 p.m. 9.1 ft. Football: Malaya Cup, Combined Ser- vices vs. Singapore, Anson Road Stadium; Perak vs. Selangor at Ipoh; Malacca vs. Johore at Malacca; Penang vs. Burma Rifles at Penang; Inter-College, Medical College vs. Raffles College,
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  • 1018 3 CHECK ON SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS Tribute To Late Dr. Sayers Al yesterday's meeting of th the Land Oflice. Mr. S. W. hute t«. the services of the late the meeting closed Mr. A. R. Di: members of the Board at the Jones who is
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  • 142 3 SNAKES DON 'T FEEL P A IN That is what the Rev. Fr. C. Leigh. l-.j.. ol Trichinopoly, well known as a snake farmer, believes. In the course of a lecture on his favourite subject at St. Aloysius' College. Oalle he showed a photograph of a viper with a hole
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  • 353 3 SINGAPORE BANKRUPTCY CASES Receiving Order Against G. S. McLeod TN his public examination, m the bankruptcy court yesterday before Mr. Justice Williamson. Mohamed Abubakar said that he started the National Trading Co. m 1931 and two years later he started another business, the Commercial House. He closed the National Trading
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  • 42 3 «From Our Own Correspondent.! Johore Bahru, July 17. Their Highnesses the Sultan and Sultanah of JohDie will be present at the annual athletic spcrta of Bukit Zahrah School next Thursday. Her Highness has consented to give away the prizes.
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  • 125 3 TH. HILBORN. a European warder attached to the Johore prison, admitted before Mr. J. Mc P. Brander. the Singapore Third Magistrate, yes- terday that by holding a lighted match !over the open mouth of the benzine tank of his car he had done
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  • 102 3 Case Against Lim Pen-* Han Again Postponed The case m which Mr. Lim Peng Han is charged with having caused the I death of Miss Nancy Wong by a rash land negligent act was mentioned j again this morning before Mr. E. E. iColman, the Singapore fifth
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  • 942 3 ALLEGED DEFAULTING EXECUTOR Serious Matter, Says Judge OTRONG opposition was raised m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Williamson, to an application for discharge, counsel for a creditor describing the applicant bankrupt as a defaulting executor and a man who ought not to be
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  • 97 3 There are n i i Baluifti..- ,it. i m 1 >vi »rtwo N there In 01 1 n baniKh thai muh\ ion li t w ThU n.v. >. mc! 1 bhfhly-aciivat more ■< Action 1 Man 1 v n irdoj 'i"' 1 -li anil it
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 170 3 BEDFORD .•>ho\v;i above Ls one ot the best known ...mmvehicles on the roada of Singapore. ThJ Q .ivear waton H mounted on a Bedford W8 I- ton proven ttaeU realty seonomica] proposition tin- nux.] Bedlord can be seen on any road m "M and each month sees many more Th
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  • 168 4 Chess Notes And News By The Chess Editor HTHE diagram below illustrates an interesting stage of a game played between Mr. J. C. Scheffer (White i and Dr. L. Storr-Best (Black) m the Major A Section at the Hastings Congress. Black has just played 11 Kt-R4. and iollowing this move
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  • 592 4 Our London Correspondent tells me that s curious ancient chessman has just been sold at a famous London auction room. It is a castle, elaborately carved m ivory. A priest standing at an altar, and some men worshipping an ass. are portrayed on its sides, and it dates
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  • 339 4 As It Was- In The Singapore Free Press, For The Week Ending July 18, 1885 50 Years Ago NORTH BORNEO NEWS (From Our Own Correspondent) I am informed that the British Foreign Office have now decided what is to be done with the little that is remaining of the Sultanate
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 300 4 'amous Doctors Series No. II STOMACH SUFFERERS can these. Ij DOCTORS, fr) Dr. H Lehmann. DG Tr IVwNG FRANC£ An English M..« esia eive<, eice UOCtOr WTllfl lent results m most ,1. j^ST n(i h festive troubles. Item M.«ne M a be considered t Q <. ,„ra pains and byi*rac.d.ty
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 666 4 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK-END SATURDAY SUNDAY B.B.C.— GSH, GSG and GSF Singapore— ZHl Wavelengths— l 3.97, 16.86 and 19.82 (Owned and operated by Radio metres Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.* p m Wavelength— 49.9 metres 6.20 Big Ben. The Band of the Ist. SUNDAY Battalion of the Gordon High-
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  • 355 5 „i the Chamber. save details ytZTSSJ'ig'J*..?*?^. M "J "view M. Pietri. a. a meetine of the Naval Committee .ction i„ naval mutters to ■w^l^-^?^g?***.? >^_y*?P"«.«»« awwlaM- to the effect that the agreement restored the -full liberty of P as sea The Pb»l<> shows
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 43 5 REGULAR SUPPLIES o/ FRESH ENGLISH YEAST TOGETHER wM EMPIRE FLOUR,ENSURES QUALITY /noar BREADfIHHH '^^^^^^a«alHBHa?Mi t •j r j^^BjErjGrrXßkr •wrt^S\ Wm f ,S_f^ w(J_jß_tfff!S^^^^ 4fci "JF 'Vi rr '.aWHnBP-Tf *^^\^j? PRODUCTS AftE MADE UNDER DIRECT EUROPEAN SUPERVISION PROPRIETORS a^BBBBBBnaaaiaBW i Wcrtn studios 89 a^aMßßßaaaaßßaaaaaaaaaaaaißaaaaaaa^Bßaaaflßaaaaaaaßa^MM^HaM«»
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  • 425 6 GET vaccinated— the Singapore Chief Health Officer's appeal, is having satisfactory results. Municipal clinics m Singapore were 'crowded yesterday by people anxious j 10 take the health department's advice and to help In precautionary measures against any spreading of smallDOX m the city. More than
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  • 176 6 Inquest On Chinese Motor Cyclist Opens From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. July 17. The inquiry into the death of Tee Chim Thye. a Chinese motor-cyclist, on May 30 In the vicinity of the Masonic Lodge. Johore Bahru. was begun yesterday before Mr. J. B. Weiss. First Magistrate.
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  • 293 6 GOVERNOR SEES OVER SAWMILLS lIIS Excellency the Governor visited two Clllnese sawmills yesterday. He first visited the sawmill of the Siong Lim Sawmill Company where he was met by Mr. J. P. Mead, the Director of Forestry. S.S. and F.M.S.. Mr. |J. P. Edwards, the Forest Officer of Singapore. Mr.
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  • 226 6 Jubilee Gift Of $8,000 For Town Clo ck Tower Penang, July 17. OESIDENTS ol Sungei Patani will soon be having their own standard time. It is understood that m commemoration of the King's Silver Jubilee. Mr. Lim Lean Teng is presenting the town with a clock tower which will be
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  • 98 6 Neither Atheists nor anti-Nazi parents may bring up their own or ether children, acoording to a recent Berlin Court decision. Misuse of the right to educate one's child must be i corrected, writes a Berlin judge He recently sentenced a man to prison tor beginning to influence his
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  • 398 6 Penang. July IK QECONDARY evidence relating to the loss of an important document, namely, the confession oi Cham Teik Yeong the alleged murderer of Lee Niuk Iheam. a tinsmith, was recorded by Mr J. P. Biddulph. the Police Magistrate, at .the continued preliminary hearing
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  • 308 6 MALAY BOUND OVER FOR KI.UIL I,» ALIAS bin Ali. al Part according to fortune to pick up on l ticket to India. Which eeipt at that time Todas h< i before Incne Oaman, tti gistrate. with crim i |of a steamer ticket vain- d cts Asiatic
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  • 183 6 Chinese Suspect Hound Over ifTOCfl Cur Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Jul> I? In the Kuala Lumpur Polie. Cour beiore Che Maarot. second ma Lee Kirn Chee was c*iarge a witl tail ing to give a satislactory account himselt when apprchendec i* on July 1 Chiel Court Insp.
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  • 89 6 The Shell Magazine reports th< m Surrey m May ol Mr J V X- I at one time the leading exchaii Bf m Penang and also the BfOBI the Plnang Gazette at th. At the request ot the Oorerniaeni accepted the post al municipal pn den: ol Penang and did
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 423 6 6.15 LAST NIGHT 9.15 "IN TOWN TONIGHT" A British Lion Production with the most popular Stars of the British Broadcasting Company m a magnificent programme of variety entertainment at VICTORIA THEATRE Featuring DAVE APOLLON HIS BAND Howard Jacobs A His Orchestra, Billy Merrin His Commander*. Kneller Hall Military Band. STANLEY
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    • 49 6 ti mr I aa a^ FNSIRF BFTTFR \ISIO\ Our specialised opticians are at your service. Free sighl-testinr and advice riven. Sur classes civ* clear vision from edce to edge and our charges are Moderate Conserve your vision with modern lenses. NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO.. 96. HIC.H STRFFT SINGAPORE. j
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 207 7 "Cardinal Richelieu." is one of the most impressive films A seen m Singapore m the past six months. Free Press.. 17/7 35 1 T aUI rT^ b d i ii/i L 1 LIPIyiICHEUEU? "^i \Wmm%,\S\¥ STARRING '*> 615 LjrGEORGEfiRI,ISS! 9.15 ■Bl on I /Uth MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN J V :^Hal I
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    • 594 7 I The Rhythm of the Rumba Moonlight madness Set to music with the Abandon of Tropical Havana Hundreds of Alluring Girls Jancing LA RUMBA. The Dance of Love' ji^fim* Eg Ap i f~oX" V >>^T »3^-^-^^i\ /tin V* '<"^BnA \t t3r (Ir J(r £nn^ V^ r r'^^Ty I Bfl Ban!
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 780 7 SINGAPORE CHURCH SERVICES Sl ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL a^J^^cS^ P on Wednesday WESLEY METHODIST EPISCOPAIT" Holy c °mmunion CHURCH P. m\ii\) AFTER TRINITY Terror:— Fort Canning Road 9.45 ajii Parade Service. v Communion TS? Bahru The Rev. Hobart B. Amstutz, M.A., communion. („30 pm Evensong and Sermon minister. d Eucharist Sf^rf 1
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  • 81 8 DOMESTIC OCCUR RENCE DEATHS. HALL At the General Hospnai eaxii this morning. Catherine, wile ol Mr. A. Hail ot Singapore. The death occurred yesterday at noon Oi Mr Lim Liang Quee of the Lianqui .Trading Co. at nis residence No. 6 Iluliet Hoad The cortege will leave the nouse at
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  • 961 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1935 Navies On Parade WITH appropriate ceremonial, the sovereign heads of the two great Anglo-Saxon Powers— King George and President Roosevelt have just led the world's most powerful battle fleets to sea. This month the Japanese Emperor will lead the third great armada
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  • 1540 8 THE Topicist is glad to see that the circus has returned tj Singapore! and he is even more glad to note that this form of amusement and instrucItion is still a thriving institution. M that the moment seems propitious lor the presentation to his readers ol
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 181 8 yr Superior OLD BROWN SHERRY ■naaßßßnanaßßßnanaaaßßaßßaaßßßaaanananaaßßaßßaaaaaaaßaßßaaaaaa BY SPECIAL Nfc^ A Jgf TO H.M. THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM KSTD 1872 BEAUTIFUL JEWELLERY ENHANCES FEMININE CHARM. The beautiful designs of today as stocked by us make the possession of a ring, brooch, clip, bracelet or pendant more desirable than ever before.
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    • 47 8 IT IS BETTER TO GIVE TITAN TO LEND says a writer. And it costs about the same. But it is cheaper to insure than to trust to luck. What about a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT SICKNESS POLICY? GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 146 8 DAY TO DAY Mr. L. A. Banner of Pengkalen. Ltd., Lahat. the well-known cricketer, and Mr. C. G. Williams are leaving for home today. The appointment of State Treasurer Johore. has been raised from Class II to Class I, Malay Officers' Scheme, with effect from July 1. The Misses Eunice
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  • 270 9 Hush! Hush! -Until He Has Seen The Governor I'm: iraiulii arrived at Ba__f_#affv_ at 3.45 p.m. yesterday and Nl Lowinger was met by the Colonial Secretary, Sir Andrew CaldLiott. and the Chairman of the Harbour Board. Mr. <». \X A Trimmer, two old friends. H<>
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  • 384 9 2.000 Entries In Singapore f Slogan competition for pupils ol the iocai schools I ictea oy tne Singapore Antis cietj attractea wide at- Ainu e\ erj school In was represented ana i voi two thousand mii for the competition, Dr. au, Dr. Lini Han Hoe. H. L. Hopkin.
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  • 209 9 To Explain Position To Mining Community I From Our Own Correspondent Penang. July 1!>. Mi V. A. Lowinger. senior Malayan representative on tne International Tin Committee, arrived at Penang yesterday by the Ranchi en route to Singapore. Seen by a reporter, he expressed rtgret at his inability to
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  • 124 9 Picturesque Romance At Capitol Carole Lombard and George Rait, 'popular dance partners on the screen, are reintroduced to Singapore picturegoers m "Rumba." Paramount^ latest musical hit. which was screened at the Capitol Theatre last night. A picturesque romance, set m gay Havana, is woven round a series
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  • 30 9 Mr. James Dick has been recognised I as honorary Vice-Consul of Norway al i Penang with jurisdiction covering Penang. Province Wellesley and the Malay States of Perak Kedah and Perlis
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  • 173 9 Guide Rally Held At I Government House MORE than 250 Singapore girl < guides and brownies were pre- j sent at a rally at Government House. Singapore, yesterday a .ror- noon. The lawn presented an animated scene when the girls gave a display oi guideeraft and
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  • 81 9 The Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund has reached the $120,000 mark. Today's list of contributions include a donation of $1,000 from Fogden Brisbane and Co., Ltd. Amount previously acknowledged $118,698.83 Seng Huat and Co. 50.00 Fogden Brisbane Co., Ltd. 1.000.00 Staff, Fogden Brisbane and Co., Ltd. 109.30 Jubilee
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  • 119 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices I From Our Own Correspondent RUBBER London, July 19. Spot (Sellers) 5? B d. (5 15 16d.) (Buyers 5 3 4 d. (5 13 16d.) !Oct.-Dec 5 31 32d. <6 1 32 d.) January-March 6 3 32d. <6 5 32d.> April- June 6
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  • 773 9 A. J. Viliiers In Singapore (Free Press Special) THE only .square-rigged ship under the British flag afloat arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon in charge of her owner, Mr. A. J. Villien-. the well-known author of .sea .stories. i She is the Joseph Conrad. 149 net legister tons,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 301 10 r _rr Rubber Reports Further Domestic Release Suggestion Unwarranted erjwrnwr Yesterday values dropped sharply owing to .selling lrom upcountry centres on a .statement m one of the local papers that the domestic quota may be increased owing to the fact that Malaya has not
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    • 207 10 Increase Of 798 Tons Reported Guthrie and Co., state Lack of inquiry and the absence oi any particular selling pressure have created almost complete stagnancy for the past week. On Monday values rose quite sharply, possibly assisted by vague rumours of a contemplated increase m duty on exports
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    • 289 10 Disappointing Figures For June Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd., state The market has again been very dull. The little interest shown has been for the nearby positions with forwards neglected. Speculators appear to be entirely uninterested. One can scarcely blame them. Although the purchase of January-March or AprilJune
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    • 279 10 Messrs. Lewis and Peat m their report dated London, July 2, state. The market has been quiet during the week and values have only shown fractional fluctuations. Yesterday the permissible allowance of the quota was cut to 65 per cent. It has yet to be announced whether
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    • 106 10 Perth, W.A. Opening the case for the West Australian Nurses' Union, which is asking the State Arbitration Court for a 48 hour week and increased wages. Mr. A. H. Panton. who is speaker of the Assembly and a member of the Perth j Hospital Board, said nurses had
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    • 41 10 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 18. The meeting at Edinburgh yesterday of the respective shareholders unanimously approved the amalgamation Ol the Kenny (Selangor), ScottishMalay and Riverside companies into a new company entitled Scottish Malayan Estates. —Free Press copyright.
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    • 88 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July 19, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R. S. S. m cases (F. 0.8. July) 19 11 16 19 13 16 Good F.A.Q. m cases (FOB. July) 19*4 19% No. I. X. R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Singapore) 19 1 2 19% Aug Sept.
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    • 97 10 Petrol And Kerosene Prices July 19 Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4 86 Crown. Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2x4 gallon tins $4.46 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Shell Motor Spirit m 4gallon drums per British Imperial
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    • 156 10 I July 16. 17. 18. American Can Com. 139 140 142 American Telephone and Telegraph 126 127 1 8 127% Atcheson Railroad 51 51 51% j Chesapeake 44% 44% 44% Dupont 104% 106 106% Firestone 14% 14% 14% General Electric 27% 27 27% General Motors 36% 36% 37
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    • 284 10 Over £6,000,000 Tendered In £7,740,000 Scheme I The directors of Cable and Wireless t (Holding) announce that at the closing f date of the period during which the offer to purchase Preference stock was i available, an amount m excess of l £6,000,000 was tendered
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    • 90 10 Singapore Produce Prices July 19 Buyers Sellers Gambler 6.0 C Java Cube 1050 Hamburg Cube 10 50 White Pepper 1650 Muntok White Pepper 17.00 Copra, Sundried 3.90 Copra, mixed 3.50 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan $114 Blanja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Jelotong 7.00 R. (Siam)
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    • 214 10 July 19 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London. 3 months' sight 2 3 29 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 3% London. 30 days' sight 2 3 27 32 London, demand 2 3 13 16 London. T.T. 2 3 13 16 Lyons and Paris,
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    • 161 10 Questions In Commons About Legal Action 'From Our Own Correspondent > London, July 18 Another question concerning the ailure of Messrs. James and Shaks)eare following the pepper pool crash vas asked m the House of Commons ast night. Mr. David Grenfell asked the Presiient of the Board of
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    • 128 10 Canadian Production Rises By 78 Per Cent. Ottawa. Production from the automobile' manufacturing industry during 1934 -'as valued at $76,133,448. which was 8 per cent, over the 1933 figures and he highest value reported by this inustry since 1930. This total repreents the factory selling value of
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    • 1087 10 Fraser' s S hare List «-«IDAY. JULY 19, 1935 MINING Malaka Plndas ($1) 1.33 MaiKlni Tekong ($1) .It Mentakab (.20 cts.) .37' New Scudai ($2) 1.37', New Serendah ($2) 2.50 2 t.< Nyalas ($1) .87 Pajam ($1) 1.70 I.: Parit Perak ($1) 2.35 Perak R. Valley ($1) 1 l« i.j
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    • 156 10 Forecast Of Increase Not Confirmed (From Our Own OotWputidcnt.) Kuala Lumpur. July 18. In today's Malay Mail appears the following under the heading ''Malayan Rubber Quota Increase Likely "It is generally anticipate m rubber circles that Malaya's domestic release quota Will be raised by
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    • 65 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) t i- London, July 18 for P< ?h. Tin Dred ln r^ords profit sLft y a ended Mar <* 31 cf £29 911. A dividend of Is 3d., making 6.259 reC mmended carryin B f °rward Kent Tin Dredging profit for the L
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    • 53 10 BQgA»A*«yiAfiflftftf>y'^&» B y *$tcr<Me costs kJ affect you/ 77 f Cheap atorace far all Irtiiala of produce naw arail&ble, at Meaant Stanton Nelson and Co. Riaeralde Godoam. 144. Boat Quay, StafapoM v3«?vtv tests Ccnsult STANTON NELSON CO., LTD 4, COLLTER QUAY. SINGAPORI Telephones SEASIDE GODOWN StW RIVERSIDE GODOWN WOFFICE Inspection
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  • 182 11 TELE VISION SER VICE in Britain IN A Mud dle Radio Notes awaited announcement by postmaster-General that the ;ion Advisory Committee has conthe question ol a site for the! rh-dennltlon television transI rtion and ol the systems to be at Last been made, no particular quarrel with ot the Alexandra
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  • 283 11 WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES FILL ZIII, 8.8.C.. Holland and Berlin programmes for the week -end will be found on page 4. five both transmissions so ral public can take part have the benefit oi the oames that are to be sent out Th< :-General says that have satisfied themeivers can be
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  • 109 11 "o i>ecome Controller Of I'ro^rammes For 8.8.C. 8.8.C. announces that on Colonel a resignation from the position Controller of Programmes, which will effect on October 1 next, he will be needed by Mr. Cecil Graves, now ctoi of Empire and Foreign Ices. "he Controller, o! Programmes is
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  • 321 11 Unique Aerial For Australian Commercial Station COLLECTS CURRENT FROM A TMOSPHERE I THE 450-ioot wireless mast at Pennant Hills, which has been buijt for j Station 2SM by Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd.. has some remark- I libie characteristics owing to its enormous size and peculiarities m construelion. The}' were described
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  • 114 11 Appeal To Privy Council Refused Colombo. July 12. It way officially confirmed this morning that Mr. A. F. Molamure. formerly speaker of the Ceylon State Council, who was sentenced on Feb. 18. 1935, by a Divisional Bench of the Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice,
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  • 142 11 Another Submarine Trip To North Pole Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins. the Australian explorer, will, m 1937. make a! new attempt to complete a voyage to the North Pole m a submarine to be constructed either m England or the United States. Sir Hubert, meanwhile, has arrived a^
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  • 63 11 The Board of Trade is informed that i the position of the lire account under the Anglo-Italian trade and payments agreement was as follows on June 12, representing the results of operations since March Total transferred into sterling for payment to United Kingdom creditors. £557,612, of which transferred
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  • 706 11  -  Ely Culbertson by I World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst I LAWS AND SYSTEMS THERE is an important distinction betwc2n Bridge laws and Bridge systems. Bridge laws comprise the scoring and penalties regulating the orderly march to game; they are the traffic lights flashing red and
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  • 627 11 Broadcast Of Shoot For King's Prize At Bisley Today /COMPETITORS come to Bisley (near 1 Aldershot I from all over the British Empire to take part m the King's Prize, the great event of the marksman's year The Falkland Island's team starts fori England two months beforehand.
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  • 105 11 100,0*0 Dance In Masks And Fancy Dress The first carnival m the history of the Soviet Union took place m Moscow (last week. About 100.000 men and I women wearing masks and fancy dress danced m the Park of Rest and Culture 'until 2.30 a.m. All spectators were
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  • 60 11 Recently an official of the Malayan Information Agency broadcast a flvetninute talk on the pineapple industry. *Rom the 8.8.C.. m which he mentioned that the Agency v/ould be glad to suggest methods of using pineapples m cooking. By the first post on the following day 1,040 inquiries had been received
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  • 331 11 CATHOLICS REVOLT IN CEYLON 600 Families Withhold Xegombo (Ceylon). July 9. STRONG protests against certain actions of the Parish priest m his conduct of the church were made at a mass meeting of parishioners at St. Sebastian's Roman Catholic Church. Sea Street, Negombo. It was decided that the 600 protesting
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  • 101 11 SO Hornet Moths BNffM In First Week The rapid growth of civil aeroplane production is indicated by the announce men, that m the first week of marketing. 80 of the new "Hornet" Moth light aeroplanes have been sold Fifty were purchased m Great Britain, and the rest
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  • 74 11 Spot Radio Ltd.. of 58. Orchard Road, recently issued a radio log book which should prove of much use to local listeners. In addition to a list of th 2 stations which can be received here. with their call signs, wavelengths and times of transmission, there are
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 137 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members ls limited to the extent and m the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 cl the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,001 Reserve Fund
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    • 499 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA 'Incorporated In England by Royal Charter* Paid up capital m 600 000 shares of £5 each *..HKH).UOO Reserve Fund 0.000.0t0 Reserve Liability oi Proprietors < >f X) 000 HEAD OFI l< E 38. Bishopsgate. London EC Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saigon
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  • 581 12 (INTERNATIONAL LOADING AGREEMENT URGED Lord Runciman Repeats His Load -Line Protest WHEN he entertained the North of England Steamship Owners' Association on board his yacht Sunbeam LT. in Blyth Harbour. Lord Runciman spoke of the dangers of overloading. Fully two-thirds of the accidents that happen m the
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  • 91 12 SjrauM lvi v June ami unlock? I cined Japanese and Chit* I the British freighter ICtltonla Sydney for repair^ Bound from Mnk« J.ip.ti. U v South Australia, the Milline plating on the rudder m a gale north of New Oofo Ten feet of it flapped ar
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  • 146 12 Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald Sees Greater Prosperity Better times for the coastal trade were predicted by Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald, the ex-Prime Minister, when he visited the new motor steamer CarIrick Coast, belonging to Coast Lines, at Lossiemouth. During a thorough inspection of the vessel. Mr. Mac
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  • 57 12 The Gdynia-America Shipping Co. reports a loss oi 17.540 zlotys for 1934. after having made provision for depreciation. The result is considered to be satisfactory having regard to the continuance of the crisis, with its limited movement m passengers and cargo and the decline m the
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    • 512 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOB FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaSaaaaMSai CANADIAN PACIIIC WOOID'S GREATEST I Incorporated m England) TRAVEL SYSTEM THE "EMP&ESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONGLULL or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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    • 364 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via Port Swettenham, Penang Palembang, Banjoewangi and North Western Ports) Due Spore i T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Aug. 3 Fares Single £19.0.0. Australian Return £30.0.0. Currency For particulars of Freight and Va*>* please apply to: McALISTER CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG Planters Stores Agency Co Ltd.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 591 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 pm. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
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    • 148 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Op Ten Noort, Dut., 3.566 tons from Bel-Deli 19. for Java ports 19. Kota Tjandi, Dut. 4.503 tons from I Rotterdam 19, for Pandan 19. Tomohon. Dut.. 684 tons from Sambas 19, for Sambas 23. Tango Maru, Jap 4,238 tons from Yokohama 18, for Bombay 19. G.G. Merlin.
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    • 131 12 SINGAPORE HARBOI SALIM n Ships alongside the Whir or expected to arrhr Main Wharf (Entrance Gat< Ranchi 18; O titaiu" \> Raub 12; Klang 11; Ma m Islander 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate Silverwalnut 30. Steel N Kinta 35; Rahman 36 Empire Dock: (Entrance Cuic 1 Lycaon 48. West Wharf
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    • 467 13 \mnf) ii raUand BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tnage Spore. Tnw g,^ tEHAR 6.000 In Port SOMALI 6 810 Sent 25 RANCHI 17,000 In Port CATHAY 15 000 *2EI 3 •SOUDAN 6,500 July 31 RAWALPINDI 17 000 Oct 11 NALDERA 16,000 Aug. 2 BANGALORE 6000 Oct'
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    • 513 13 Ellerman Bucknafl Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England I "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Also accepting cargo for Canadian and American ports via Colombo. Steamer rj ue Sails £2 2 ataVla Jul y 3o Aug. 2 £5 nf r i ai l
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    • 1086 13 REPRESENTING S *ss^M| SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua KhJow Steamship Co (lt«» I id. Steam Ship C©„ Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard White StTrLii Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Unr 111 The China Navigation
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    • 779 14 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ VALENTIJN .Saturday, July 20, Rhio. 1-adang-Bay. Ampenan. Boeleleng and Sourabaya. TOBOALI Saturday, July 20, Koedap, Tampoetih, Tampat-Tinggi. Bengkalis, Batoe-Pandjang. Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Apl. TOGlAN— Saturday, July 20, Tambelan and Pontianak. TOBA— Saturday, July 20, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. MAPIA -Sunday. July 21, Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan.
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    • 401 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ci/?i AMERICAN MAIL LINE EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARR I HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON NEW LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA ANOOR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA
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    • 768 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA London Maru Santos and Buencs Aires via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marque s r 'urban, Algoa Bay. Cape Town i t Buenos* Aires Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban Maru Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro. Santos and Montevideo j u i, v
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  • 2310 15 Mostly In Their Early Twenties CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY'S 60- YEAR RECORD <From Our Own Correspondent) Fleet Street, July 11. D V winning their 'Varsity cricket match against Oxford yesterday by U 195 runs, Cambridge created a wonderful record m University sport. This is the
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  • 273 15 ii/// V FEWER COME TO COMPETE London. iver cr something, r American golfer, unsolicited, an oration th< British Open Cham,i thing ol small account. Simpson m the Daily tl y tin title doesn't mean ates; there's no money wen not for the exhibiAmericans obtained
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  • 133 15 8t Of V10\459 Made Last Year on last year's working of against a loss of £589 the was reported at the of the Rugby Union m E Greenwood, of Camdiversity, the new president, took ov-r that office when Union stood m an eminund position both financially -wis€. There
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  • 54 15 ng have been invited to occer lor the S.R.C. vs. Khalsa tion In a Third Division match f Jay. at 5 p.m. on the S.R.C. C Alphonso; D. Humphries A Collick; L. S. Reutens. Pereira Oliveiro; C Oliveiro, R. Bart p. s, A. Gardner. P. d'Almeida. Sullivan, a. j. Vaz.
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  • 534 15 Teams For Week-end Cricket Matches fHE following will represent the S.C.R.C. at cricket this week-end-Today vs. The Anglo-Chinese School, at 2 p.m. on the S.C.RC. ground: V. I. Evan Wong <capt> Basil Wong. Dr. Cheok Twan Kee' Chua Choon Sim. John Lim, Low Kee Choc. Sim Teng Chew. Tan Thean
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  • 71 15 Arrive In England For Cricket Tour Southampton. July > The first representative team of Canadian school boys to visit England for a cricketing tour arrived at Southampton tonight m the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain. Aged from 16' 2 to 17. the ooys will play "A" sides
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  • 60 15 South Africa Beat Champion County As the green at Kettering was not considered fit for play the match between South Africa and Northamptonshire, the champion county, was played at Hatton Park. The result, after a remarkably close match all through, was that South Africa won by four shots, a
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  • 28 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 15. At the Selangor Golf Club yesterday the Gardens G.C. were beaten by the home team by nine points to six.
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  • 458 15 Another Success For The Yankee WINS RACE FOR BIG YA CHTSAT PL YMOUTH London. YANKEE, finely sailed by Mr CJ B Lambert, won the race for the bin yachts at the Port of Plymouth's annual regatta. Velsheda followed nearly nine minutes astern of the American, though Astra's time allowance won
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  • 217 15 Scots Greys Carry Off The Buenos Aires Cup London. THE Royal Scots Greys, with Captain C. T. I. Roark playing as a substitute for Captain H. P. Guinness, who has returned to Edinburgh, where the Greys are stationed, won the Buenos Aires Cup at Ranelagh recently, when they beat the
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  • 287 15 Al Ross Has First Fi^ht In Malaya Tonight IFrom Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur. July IK Does Kuala Lumpur want boximt enough to make it good business Im promoters? The answer is 'Yes If th< promoters provide good programme Or so I think. The matter will !>.• tested
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  • 29 15 A meeting ol all members of the Clerical Union Interested m sports is to be held today at :i pro at th«- Cl rleal Union Hall. Rangoon Road. Singapore
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  • 405 16 TODAY'S MALAYA CUP MATCH Can Singapore Win Through To Final? SINGAPORE and the Services clash m the key match ot the Southern half of the Malaya Cup competition at the Anson Road Stadium today. The winners will enter the final against the winners of Perak vs. Selangor which match is
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  • 57 16 Windsor Lad Stops Run Of Losing Favourites London. July 19. rE Eclipse Stakes, run at Sandown Park today, resulted as follows 1. Windsor Lad ■2. Theft 3. Fair Trial. Five ran: Won by threequarters of a length, the same distance between second and third. Betting: 7 to 4
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  • 59 16 The Keppel Golf Club has arranged the following competitions for the August Bank Holidays: 18 Holes Stroke Competition, ton handicap): Saturday afternoon Aug. 3. Sunday morning. Aug. 4. Monday morning Aug. 5. Unlimited number of cards may be taken out. Entrance Fee: $1 per card; of 18 holes.
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  • 524 16 Penang Turf Club Jubilee Meeti ng LIST OF ENTRIES PNTRIES ror the Penang Turf Clurj Jubilee meeting, the opening day ol which is Saturday July 27. are as follow: Horses.' Class 1; three runs; one mile, six furlongs and mile and distance. Athlacca. Betlot. Biddy's Squire. Bruas. Dark Look. Eastern
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  • 154 16 GENTS FAIL BADLY IN SECOND INNINGS Players Win By 9 Wickets I London. July If). rpHE first-class cricket matches which ended today resulted as follows The Players beat the Gentlemen by nine wickets. Gents 218 and 89. Players 251 for nine declared and 57 j for one. Yorkshire
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  • 63 16 Monday's ties m the SCC. billiards handicap tournament are as follows- Colema n (owe 75) vs. H. R Wilson (owe 100). A. F. Hunter (owe 125) vs. J M Thomas (owe 50). RUSSIAN POOL i i_.i' L Mj i? g r and R w Brown play ttJl c
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  • 406 16 Take Top Place In Second Wilts. II 5: Terror 1. BEATING H.M S. Terror by five goals to one at Tanglin yesterday, the Wiltshire Regiment have gained the leadership with 18 points m the second division of the League over the R.E. on a slightly
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  • 30 16 Mr. And .Mrs. Swinrhatt Mixed Double* I inai Mr and Mrs. S\miic:. itt beat Col and Mrs Allen m the mixed double Tanglin Club lawn tennis toun
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  • 61 16 The seventh annual soccer match bit ween RaJ&V and the Medical College Uni. played today on the Medic. Sports Ground at 5.15 pm The Medical College team ■elected from Oh Chong Bei Ah Kow. X Sivam. Leaw K 1 Abdullah. Abbas. R Valoopii: Foong Seona. Wong Ah I
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  • 15 16 Tomorrows event at the Su Swimming Club is *c class ag handicap 50 metres m
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    • 118 16 100K OCTOBER Bth. !00U SINGAPORE |_35 FREE PRESS TO COMMEMORATE A CENTURY OF PROGRESS THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL 1 00-PAGE ISSUE IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL 16 PAGES. 116 PAGES. This will give a comprehensive survey of the history and development of Malaya m the last 100 years, with
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