The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 July 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,640. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 167 1 NAVAL POLICY: CONFLICT IN THE ADMIRALTY POCKET OR HEAVY BA TTLESHIPS Expansion Plan Denied London. July 30. rHE Admiralty has verbally desbed the Daily Herald's story even-year plan of naval ex- OH costing £150.000,000 as purely imaginary and based on •cniecture" but has decided to let ;he matter rest and
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  • 372 1 London, July 30. ment by Sir Bolton Eyres- First Lord of the Admiralty, week that it was unfortunately Pessary to abandon the principle of i m an effort to secure new naval n agreements was referred to In the House of Lords last night by Lord L ndonderry
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  • 64 1 ANTHONY TOICHSTONE: "A man may, if he were of a fearful heart, stagger m this attempt, for here we »r^,™. have n °temp!e *>"* the wood, no assembly but wild- beasts \OICE FROM AUDIENCE: Well, John, it may be AS YOU LIKE IT' but I'm off!"
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  • Mr. Lowinger's Warning To The Tin Mining Industry
    • 187 1 i SEQUEL TO STRANDING ON REEF Cargo Of Rice And Teak Jettisoned (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. July 30. rE owners of the Batavia Maru, following the advice of the captain, have abandoned the vessel and the officers and crew have sailed for Japan by the Sumatra
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    • 316 1 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 30. THERE was a good attendance at the Selangor Miners' Association meeting today. Mr. Choo Kia Peng presided. Among those who attended were His Excellency the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas. Mr. V. A. Lowinger. the
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    • 40 1 SENATOR DEMANDS LEGISLATION Washington, July 30. THE Democrat, Senator Clark, states that he intends to demand legislation during the present session designed to ensure the neutrality of the United States m the event of war abroad.- Reuter
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    • 123 1 STRIKE THREAT FROM DENMARK King's Advice To Farmers Copenhagen, July 29. FARMERS from all parts of Denmark demonstrated before the Royal Palace at Amalienborg and while waiting to see the King passed a resolution to cease production if I their demands are not met. The farmers seek
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    • 67 1 Ruby Necklace That Belonged To Marie Antoinette New York, July 30. A priceless ruby necklace, formerly belonging to Marie Antoinette and certified genuine by the French Government, was stolen by bandits who raided an exclusive Fifth Avenue store m which the necklace was exhibited. The robbery was daringly
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  • 829 1 Another Clash In Abyssinia 60 Killed MUSSOLINI'S CABLE TO LEAGUE Is It An Ultimatum POPE MAKES REFERENCE TO THE DISPUTE NEW YORK. JULY 29. THE NEW YORK TIMES ADDIS ABABA CORRESPONDENT STATES THAT 40 ITALIANS AND 20 ABYSSINIANS WERE KILLED IN A (LASH VI WALKAIT. THE ITALIANS ARE ALLEGED TO
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 54 1 jMffl IjtafiQtff SMel 1 C^^ MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 pm. j DINNER DANCE (informal* 9.30 to midnighl AND TAP RHYTHMIC DANCE ENTERTAINMENT BY THE POPULAR AMERICAN TEAM HANK BROWN UKIE LEE The Two New Yorkers NIGHTLY NON -DINERS Sl-OQ RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY
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    • 91 1 |H| 1 SEA VIEW HOTEL THIS WEEK: TONIGHT formal SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER c> DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER BAND SUNDAY, August 4, 1935 8-10 pm. 2nd GRAND ALL ITALIAN CONCERT 10 11.15 p.m. Music by request. Special ITALIAN Dinner $2.50 per cover SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Special Dinner Dance
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  • 81 2 Dcfssc the Acting Chief Justice at 10.30 a.m OS. 15») 34 Re Teo H>o Lye deceased. At 11 a.m. m the Isl Court: Part heard Bkcy. 389 34 G. A. Phillips. At 2.15 p.m. -Summons-ln-Chambers m S. 178/34. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m the
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  • 743 2 Defence Plea Of Illiteracy And Parents' Influence A PROMISSORY note for $1,400 signed by a father, mother and a daughter, led to an action m the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell when several interesting points were raised. THE plaintiff m the
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  • 40 2 In a collision between a taxi and a lorry m Thomson Road yesterday afternoon three people received superficial injuries. They were the Bengali occupant of the taxi, the lorry driver and the occupant of the lorry.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 187 2 Msn^adeYoung Vigour Increased In 24 Hours If you f> I Old before your time, and Unable <o enjoy the pleasures <<r youth, take Dr. Kixon'i Vi-Tabs snd restore \i.ur Manhood, Vitality and Enermr. Bi^j r-.-'.i.s \r% 24 hours. Dr. Nixon's Vl-Taba si c 'i new discovery snd guaranteed to build
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    • 233 2 .MISCELLANEOUS. PIANO LESSONS Given By Christiene v. d. Leeuw 107, PASIR PANJANG ROAD. NOTICE. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE. Autumn Race Meetings 1935. PROFESSIONAL MEETING (GOLD CUP) SATURDAY AUG. 31st. WEDNESDAY 4th. SATURDAY 7th, WEDNESDAY 11th AND SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER. SKYE MEETING. j FRIDAY ?oth AND SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER. ENTRIES CLOSE
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    • 380 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. AMBROSIA. Pore-deep Cleanser Dry Skin Cream Skin T i I h t c n c r Face Powder A complete treatment for each >kin type m four convenient product*. Price:- $1.50 each MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE. THE GROVE. 103. Meyer Road. X .tong One Large
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    • 499 2 One Singapore free press Head Office: Cecil Streei. Singapore Phone 5471 .5 Un_ extension, to all depart m J2: Tel: "Time* Sin*spsrr^* Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street Phone: 3683. London Office: 4i 43 Fleet Street i,, n E.C.4. «*ooaa Phone: Central 3Sss— stoi Tel: _eadmalaya u^ SUBSCRIPTION RATES S.:.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 152 2 Diary Of The Week WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 High Water. 12.15 am. 8.7 It.. 11.41 p.m.'; 9.8 ft. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I, R.E. Fvs. R.A., Anson Road Stadium; Div. 111, Wiltshires vs. S.C.F.A., V.M.C.A. ground; Frienaly. S.C.C. "B" vs. Khalsa Association, padang. THURSDAY, AUG. 1 High Water. 12.50 a.m. 8.8
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    • 88 2 of contrasting variety. 11.20 The Northampton New Theatre!' Orchestra, relayed from the New] Theatre, Northampton. 11.35 Dance music. Greenwich time 1 signal at 11.50 p.m. 11.50 The news. 12.05-12.20 Dance music. Berlin— DJß and DJQ Wavelengths 19.74 and 19.63 metres j 8.20 Opening announcement. 8.35 Short musical programme. j 8.50
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    • 189 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya 1934 Ltd., Broadcast House. 2 Orchard Road. Singapore) p.m. 6 Recorded Music. 6.45 News Bulletin supplied by Straits Times. Stock and share report supplied by Fraser and Co 8.30 Close down. B.B.C.— GSH, GSG and GSF
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  • 268 3 CORONER FINES MALAY OWNER FOR CONTEMPT Penang, July 29. THE Coroner's inquiry into the ith Of Ah Choon, a Chinese :i. had a .sequel on Saturday a Malay was fined $25, or one simple imprisonment, for contempt ol court. A!i Choon was killed by a
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  • 60 3 Seremban. July 27. J the local magistrate. paid the usual forttin, today. A ChinQua! Liat was convicted of 3~h di m village and was $25 and c A M I a Tamil were convicted y by fighting and were each S2. Fur having erected stalls m Mantin f.
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  • 26 3 The the Agent of the Govnmeni I India has been removed I Market Street to No. 3. to extensive repairs being carnut m the former premises.
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  • 187 3 MAGISTRATE'S ORDER SET ASIDE JN the Singapore Supreme Court on Monday. Mr. Justice W. Burton the acting Chief Justice, m delivering judgment m a criminal appeal, set aside the magistrate's order and directed him to continue the trial. The case was one m which Kappaya a Municipal dogshooter, was charged
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  • 238 3 Firemen Fight Fire Danger In 25,000 Gallon Leakage Melbourne. Twenty- live thousand gallons of petrol which leaked from a huge steel tank on the premises of the Alba Petroleum Co. of Australia. Newport. Melbourne, recently created the greatest Are danger ever known m Melbourne's oil industry. The
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  • Article, Illustration
    15 3 RAFFLES SCHOOL SPORTS. The third year team, winners of the J?0 yards inter-year relay race.
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  • 226 3 Youth Stole From Man Who Gave Hi m Bread ANGUSTANI bin Anas a Sumatra youth was charged before Mr. C. H. Whitton m the Singapore police court yesterday with having misappropriated 24 gramophone records. According to the police. Angustani lived with a man named Ismail who had lent 24 records,
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  • 94 3 Gen. Ma Chan Shan's Father Alleges Desertion Tientsin. let Court has opened an talon into an action filed against Ma Chan Shan, former ManVolunteer leader by Mr. Ma i 73-year-old native of the Fengtrict, who claims to be General father and who charges the forunteer leader with
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  • 86 3 The damage caused by the recent heavy rain and floods at Chantaboon market area amounted to Tcs. 1.889. A survey is being made to determine the extent of damage suffered by residents outside that area. Since the beginning of this month it has been raining almost incessantly
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  • 80 3 Used Bare Feet On Snake That Bit Him AFTER he had been bit! v.nomous Mack sn.ikc m Hungsar Road a Tamil dhOMe tried to kfll the He kicked at it and tried to lump on it. but the snake escaped into th<- grass The man is bring treated EOI stsahe
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  • 173 3 Kings ford Smith And An "Original" Youth S\diu\v. "Dear Sir Charles. Would you kindly autograph and return the enclosed two pieces ol wood, which I cut oil the broken propeller of the Southern Cross when the mechanic was not looking." Kingsford Smith knows I mvenir I hunters and has received
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 93 3 ODD llrescription 1* I y° u aro a Bun ,rer from Ml 0 Eczema. Ringworm, Phobic* WgW hch, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, 0^ Pa iri isis, Sing ipore Foot, Itch0i mg Eruptions and Rashes, use D.D.D. Prescription. Just a few it drops of this marvellous lotion and at you have
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  • 1501 4 Aviation Topics New Duties Entrusted to Territorials by the War Office A NEW CATEGORY of defence aircraft, designed by Avro for patrol of coast-lines and of waters nearby, built to carry a Mg bomb load lot attack on surface targets. The aeroplane is beautifully striamlincd and
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  • 17 4 Mr. J. A Baker, Agricultural Field ornc-r. has been apnomted to offWate as State Agricultural Officer, Selangor
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  • 727 4 History Of Famous River Clyde TWENTY years ago the s.s. River Clyde, beached at Sedd-el-Bahr OH the Gallipoli Peninsula, was aj familiar sight to many who are now back m civil life. At that time official reticence forbade any disclosure as to her pre-war history and
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  • 63 4 Said to be capable of indicating the slightest leak m a ship, an instrument named the "water-signal" has been invented by an engineer named Nikolsev of Khabarovsk. The instrument, which is placed m the hold of a vessel, produces light and sound signals, which are immediately transmitted
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  • 614 4  -  Roderick Stephens (By The trans-Atlantic race from the United States to Bergen tor m,,,ii sailing yachts was won by "Stormy Weather." In the follow mi; her captain describes some of his experiences during the voyasr Bergen. HERE we are and on the whole
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  • 201 4 EXPLORERS IN LAND OF HEAD-RAIDERS THE early experiene, ol th. NS|f j 1 Papuan exploration p.,r\ Assistant-Magistrate J Q Patrol-Officer L J O Mallgraphic story Literally burning tra them, the two white men by about 50 carriers 'disappeared into unknown lsjt February Since then, nothing hai I oi them, but
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 45 4 BUY A CERTAINTY! You need haye no fears when you buy a Remington Typewriter, for REMINGTON RELIABLE wherever business is done REMINGTON NOISELESS STANDARD vtm. **ntim)BuSbs***!^^*' WRITING PERFECTION WITH SILENCE ASK for a DEMONSTRATION. REMINGTON RAND INC. < lnr.rpor.tfd la U. a A UNION BUILDING, SINGAPORE.
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  • 255 5 rfash^ the British American Air Service flying from Heston to R>de. asSs t „w. t mile rom the aerodrom >. hve people escaped with burns. F.i< men standing hv. unable to render assistance to the two victims trapped m the cabin, watch the plane burning
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 576 6 THE speed-up of shipping services to the Far East under international competition will be carried a step further m the reorganisation early next year of the Messageries Maritimes. the leading French shipping company m the eastern waters. This means that the Italian. German
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  • Article, Illustration
    17 6 WALLACE MESSY, famous for his roles of "good-natured scoundrel" m many films, has adopted an orphan girl.
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  • 116 6 3 MONTHS FOR PAWNING ROOM MATES' CLOTHES LIAVING pleaded guilty to two charges of theft and one of criminal breach of trust. Kwan Chee. a 23-year-old Chinese, was yesterday sentenced to terms totalling three months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. C. H. Whitton. the Singapore third magistrate. The police stated that
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  • 435 6 Many Mourn Death Of Mr. F. T. K. Hobbes 'From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. July 27. Tlie funeral took place today of the popular young sportsman. Mr F T X Hobbes He came to Malacca three months ago on transfer from the Kuala Lumpur branch of the A
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  • 181 6 Court Sequel To Crash In Woodlands Road A head-on collision between two motor-lorries at the 13th mile. Woodlands Road, on June 11 which oaused the death of one man and injuries to tour others had its police court sequel yesterday. Kek Teng Kirn. the 28-year-old* driver of a
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  • 17 6 Harbin. During June. 151 beggars were found dead m the streets of Harbin.— Reuter.
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  • 334 6 COURT CRITICISM Kuala Lumpur. July 30. ISMAIL was put into the dock at the Kuala Lumpur first magistrate's court because he had a set ot Tamil records, neatly packed m a tin container, which were suspected to have been stolen. "Why should he not
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  • 119 6 Chinese Found llan-in-From Beam A verdict of suicide was returned y< n terday by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, afer an inquiry into the death of a 39-year-old Teoehew Chinese. Yeo Ah Bee Ah Bee was discovered by his wife hanging from a beam m the
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  • 115 6 STRAITS CHINESE IN HON GKONG Hone Kong. July 8 The Nanyang Chinese Association. a recently formed association of Chinese born m the Straits Settlements. Netherlands Indies. Borne. >. and other South Seas countries, held a general meeting at the association room at China Building, on Frid. y night. The following
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  • 210 6 Kuala Lumpur. July '29. y<J Tan Liat the enjoyment of a quiet smoke meant more than death urder the wheels of an onrushing train On Friday he sat on the line between Ampang and Sentul to puff placidly at his pipe.
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  • 203 6 ASSAULT THREAT AGAINST POLICE SERGEANT OENTENCE ol thftt imprisorrrnetu wu day by Mr Norm.v, i,pore second magi.stra'. Shah, a Bengali con attached to the B. sell I for having threatened superior officer a Mal.r. Mohamed bin Hassan I attached to the Beach I said he was
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  • 313 6 Lieut. 'ommclr. I IBslf r Isbsß Argentine .loh A well known QgUfl Rugby football circles wh yesterday by the M Boenoj Maru is Paymaster Ueut D E. Land Mrs Lander sailed «ar... week oy ti. v Chrlstlai I Bnglaad with n. r daughn r Oommandef Landat the Argentine
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  • 26 6 The Eastern Extel Company announr- time on full rat Singapore I i as Follows Telegrams hand- J minut, G p m M gftll minutes
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 177 6 WHITEAWAYS AUGUST SALE BARGAINS IN LADIES WEAR <^v OVER 600 PAIRS OF Lr^st REGAL W. B. CORSETS J AT BARGAIN PRICES Front Fastening, Side Fastening, /l '"^/fv&k Rollers, Girdles, Reduso, Single and /\l f Ts/\\ Two-Way Stretch Models. /J^Ai^y\J 1 sually $1.95, $2.95 and $4.95 m^^ SALF pR|CE $1 2g
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  • 154 7 MALAYAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 30. SOME interesting play was seen m the ladies singles of the Malayan Lawn Tennis Championship meeting which started today on the Selangor Club courts m splendid weather. Three singles matches were played. Two entrants gave wajk
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  • 235 7 Thrills In "The Bride Of Frankenstein" Weird, awe-inspiring, thrilling and amusing, that is "The Bride of Frankenstein." the Universal tilm. which had its Malayan premiere at the Alhambra and the Marlborough simul- taneously yesterday. Commencing with a prologue. "The Bride ot Frankenstein" is a sequel to "Frankenstein." which
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  • 29 7 Invit: tions have been issued by Mr. Chia Pah Shon.. lor the weddings on August of his brother. Mr. Chia Kung Chao. and his son. Mr. Chia Kai Sian.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 469 7 PAVILION sislTirj dK^lil PACKED WITH LAUGHTER! j Lovable I MAY ROBSON and ,v n. ,s CAROLE LOMBARD combine their superb talent- m this great comedy "LADY BY 4V CHOICE" *m A COLUMBIA PICTURE) A O~T~ £«t r^AV^ Circuses may come and I—MO I O LJM V O circuses may go
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    • 466 7 CADITAI OPENING TODAY wf^aT 1 1 VbU I 3.15 6.15- 9.15 The Popular STAR of "THIN MAN" together with GLAMOROUS JEAN HARLOW —m a gay, joyous M. G- M. Musical Picture U\VC G»t sot lot MGM's melody /Jfc. gßßßr^"' _#Mbbb__ l_slJ P*_bb! Ban- _s*^^^ vle'^*^^'*^_^§ Hss—fssß—l kaasW 53 Ws^: _MfV^/
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  • 967 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1935 Tea Restriction I'HE news that India, Ceylon, and, the Dutch East Indies have agreed to join hands m a great advertising campaign for the purpose of increasing the number of tea consumers will be welcomed by all who are interested m the
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  • 256 8 Mr. G. White, the former manager of the Raub Gold Mines, who has been on i visit to Malaya, has left for Australia. Mr. D. R. L. F Matheson. Senior Inspector of Police. Kuala Lumpur, has been appointed to be a Chief Inspector of Police. Dr. R.
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  • 389 8 SPEAKING at a recent demonstration m Bramham Park, near Leeds. Mr. Stanley Baldwin said that both he and lis wife have been faced with the pro3lem of making "both ends meet" lor the last few years. This recalls a passage m the book of his son.
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  • 1177 8 HAD ii been Midsummer Eve I should I have sworn I was bewitched, but it I was late September, taintly misty, with a waning moon, lop-sided. The good folk of Tenterden were long I since abed, but I. wide awake, was leaning out of the window watching
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 44 8 A NEW COCKTAIL is called "Penalty Goal." There should be a good kick m it. If your goal is financial independence, insure yourself under a GAFLAC ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers Telephone 6480. i
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  • 735 9 Chinese Coolie's $1,000 Fee To Medicine Man STRANGE DEMEANOUR IN WITNESS BOX $100 Fine But Liable For $2,500 THE enormous fee paid by a client to a Chinese medicine man (or sinseh) was the outstanding point m a case before the third magistrate, Mr. C. H. Whitton, yesterday. It was
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 9 MOCT liF", .rd" o^-,, 0 ifr?* w,nn,n on of hf "eats m -00 >ards at the M.A.A.A. Meeting at Kuala Lumpur
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  • 28 9 Terrific Typhoon.- Steamer sailings between Shanghai and Foochow have been temporarily postponed owing to a terrific typhoon which is expected to hit the vicinity of Foochow this afternoon.
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  • 119 9 Pilot Glides 8,000 Feet To Safety London, July 29. T^HE most striking exploit In the South of England war manoeuvres was executed by a pilot of a R.A.F. Hawker Hart aeroplane carrying an umpire when he glided 8.000 feet to earth m the consequence of engine
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  • 31 9 I Washington. July 29. The Senate has passed a Bill authorising the construction of six key army air baSPS Th»> RUI now Pnos tn WhltP 1 House.- Reuter
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  • 29 9 The Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund announces the following correction m jthe 43rd list of subscriptions: For Chop I Yong Mong Seng $50. read Chop Yong Mong Huat *1M I
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  • COMMODITY MARKET
    • 58 9 London. July 30. Spot (Sellers* 5 13 16d. <5 13 16d.> Buyers* 5 3 id. <5 1116d.» October December 5 29 32d. < 5 7 H d. January March 6 l:32d. <6 132d> April June 6 5 32d. <6 5 32d. > Market Steady. New York, July 30. (July
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    • 15 9 London, July 30. Spot €230-15-0 (£233- 0-0d.) 3 Months £219- 0-0d. < £218-17-6d. > Market Steady.
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    • 14 9 London, July 30. New York 4.96 116 (4.95^ 4 Paris 75 (74 1516
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    • 16 9 London, July 30. Silver 30 3|16d. (30 3116d.» Gold 140s. 5d (140s. 7d.)
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 142 9 mEs ieis***^ <** Ncx{ I|S| ilb^ ALL ABOARD FOR A JOY CRUISE!^ Get Read 7 a \I#AUMIWIII Rollicking, Rib-tickling \W I l\JK^^ Riot of Revelry! RslMlr 1 with M-G-M Cast ROBERT YOUNG Here's a Typhoon of EVELYN VENABLE > Fun. ..a new M.G.M. REGINALD DENNY Jm comedy cocktail with a
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    • 265 9 "HIS MASTERS VOICE" Ba il ™T™T| MODEL 150. Sets the highest possible Jfr^Ly' Mi t JII standard of performance It^^^^^wffWpl from a table gramophone. MMjik^MtA mm sw^^B. v-^_±--^ *^Ss^aaV.ia\ =s "^^Sfgf \ss 81,,' -J -^Om\ BsT^BIBSsS W*^ Mwmm **jO\ g^Bsß^R^B^B^Rggj^BjKSJF^" r. *'^^^25^H 898 Bbsbs^^^ BB Bsssi [?jaßj iSl^gfi!^^'^* gj I
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1439 10 £32,000,000 Transport Loan Suscribed In 65 Mins. COLLAPSE OF TEA BOOMLET (From the Free Press Correspondent) London, July 19. rr»HL advent of the summer holiday season has reduced busi- ness to small dimensions m all shares and commodity markets this week. A little regular
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    • 366 10 Loss Converted To Profit 1 r[E report of the directors of j Menglembu Lode Mining Co. Ltd., (Straits Settlements), to be submitted to the annual meeting of shareholders at Penang on Friday. Aug. 9, states The area of the company's property remains the same as that last reported
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    • 96 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Latest Cable:- London Spot Sheet 5 3 4 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. 11 13 16 'cts. per lb. July 30, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R. S. S. m cases <F. 0.8. August) 19 3 8 19 l
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    • 86 10 Singapore Produce Prices THE TIN PRICE July 30: Singapore tin price iner picul) $115.25. July 30 Buyers Sellers Gambier 6.00 Java Cube 10.50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Pepper 18.50 Muntok White Pepper 19.00 Copra. Sundried 4.00 Copra, mixed 3.55 Small Flake Tapioca 4.30 R.B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 108
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    • 1114 10 TUESDAY. JULY 30, 1935 MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 6d 4s V 2 d Asam Kumbang 32 s 3ds Austral Malay J£ 6d 60s 6d Avc Hitam Tin (ss) 12s 9d Us ba Ayer Weng ($1) 2r fid Bangrin Tin 1* *i 2C, 6d Batu
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    • 397 10 SENIOR OFFICERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY REPORT FOR SELAN ANNUAL MEETI] Increased Investments And Membership rIE report o: t management Officers' Co-op. i (J Investment Society Limit* Lumpur, on the year's i May 31. which will be pr< the second annua I of members on Aiu M During the v U members
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    • 217 10 July 30 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2315 16 London. 3 months' sight 2329 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 3~ 8 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 27 32 London, demand 2 3 13 16 London, T.T. 2 3 13 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 864 Hamburg,
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    • 53 10 The Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Mr. Duff-Cooper, m a written reply to Capt. Erskine-Bolst <C. Blackpool), states that m 1933-34 the net produce for each Id. ol the standard i rate of income-tax was £3 967 000 The year 1933-34 is the latest lor which the
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    • 51 10 British Ueer Con>i.irpli<'n Figures Rhf Jubilee celebrations an I the British beer Uiallimptlnn May The total has only bei once m recent years nnd th ing the hot month ol July la Mays consumption a standard barrels which. COOS, 1.444.650 standard barrels month and 1.464.771 standard m May
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    • 51 10 The city ol Jerusalem big scheme of civic- im; r m cost of £*****0 It Incl of parks and .pen apt of water and iwerai struction ol roads A loan < 1 proposed by the Munictp ed The intention is to Dbf i I from a
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    • 214 10 July Ui. 28 American Can. Com. 141 > 4 141 144 X American Telephone and.Telegraph 128 129' 2 131 :i 4 Atcheson Railroad 54 :i 4 55 3 8 57 Chesapeake 45 40 3 8 45* 8 Dupont 107 107' 107»o Firestone 15 15 15' 4 General Electric
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  • 718 11  - DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS To Become A PRODUCER? MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person BY I [NITED Artists studios face a crisis, woth Douglas Fairbanks holding the deciding vote m the nation Fairbanks rush to Hollywood by yacht, aeroplnne and ocean linei Java where he halted a nd-the-WOrtd cruise on hearing had ot
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  • 28 11 The Sikh community of Ipoh was preparing to receive Professor Teja Singh. M.A.. of Khalsa College. Amritsar. who was to arrive m Ipoh yesterday for a 'short stay.
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  • 549 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst OPENING LEAD KILLS DEFENCE AS I have said time and again, there is no f>etter way to hamper good opponents than by firing pre-emptive 3ids at them. When you start off the Didding with three or four
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  • 856 11 NO MARGIN OF SAFETY, BUT OWNERS DID NOT INFRINGE LAW 'Continued on Page 15' The shitting of the cargo might have Deen prevented had the loading boon Detter. It was also stated that the officers had no time to give instruction to the apprentices. Here the Solicitor-General intervened on behalf
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 673 11 I HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong* The liability of members ls limited to the extent and ln the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 ol the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve
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    • 506 11 CHARTKRKI) BANK OF INDIA. AISTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of €5 each U 3 000.000 Reserve Fund c 3 000 008 Reserve Liability of Proprietors v. 1 o<K> 000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London EC L' Asenries and Branches Alor
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  • 903 12 NO MARGIN OF SAFETY, BUT OWNERS DID NOT INFRINGE LAW Usworth Inquiry Lesson I_S Board of Irade Inquiry into the loss of the I sworth last 1 December, the first of the series of inquiries ordered which are to be correlated for an investigation into the whole
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    • 462 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. i (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freifht 5433 Passage 54M. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. I- _->_l»"l'»^-X_. CANADIAN PACIffIC WORLD'S OBUJrn (Incorporated m England) TBI "EMPRESS" ROUTE otters TRANSPACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA
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    • 209 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. (RED FINN EL FINE) 'Incorporated m Straits Settlements) REGCLAR PASSENGER and Cargo Services from Singapore to Java. Borneo. Banka and Billiton For BATAVIA. lIERIRON AND SAMARANC. (Every Tuesday and Friday) s.s Ban Hong Liong Fri Aug 2 s.s. Giang Seng Tuts Aug h For
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    • 180 12 BIBBY LINE I LONDON ADDltlss 22. PALL MALL. LONDON S N ol last twin-acrew OH I i Mail Passenger Vessels h tl RANGOON, COLOMBO. PORI M i»\v MARSEILLES. PLYMOI 111 \M» LONDON With through and i HOMFWXRD SAILINGS Leave l«.nc Itangot'ii 1" WORCESTERSHIRE A. CHESHIRE Aug 16 YORKSHIRE Aug 2
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 630 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. 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 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 pm. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday. Wednesday. Thursday
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    • 215 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Malayan Prince. Brit 3.655 from N v York 28. lor Pt. Swtttenham Aug 5 Hai Hing. Norw. 1 445. lrom Sw 28. for Penang 30. Lossiebank. Brit.. 3.412. lrom M 28. for Pt. Swettenham Aug. 6. Malini. Siam. 788 from Bangkok 28. for Bangkok 31 Boringia. Dan.. 3.606.
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    • 181 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wliui v or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entran<e i Rajula 22; Hosang 2<» Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Rawalpindi 18. Juno < j-. Eurymedon 14. Talma 11 Reael. Kedah 7 Empire Dock (Entrance <..» Benvenue 30 Malaj Maron 34 Los.sicbank 37. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate
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    • 429 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS T'nage Spore. T'nage Spore. SOUDAN 6.500 July 31 CATHAY 15.000 Sent 27 NALDERA 16.000 Aug. 2 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Oct' 11 RANPURA 17,000 Aug. 16 BANGALORE 6 000 Oct' 24 BURDWAN 6.070 Aug. 29 CORFU 15 000 Oct' 25 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug.
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    • 489 13 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Also accepting cargo for Canadian and American ports via Colombo. Steamer d oc Sails I n\l V °l S atavia July 30 Aug. I £2 Salisbury Aug. 30 Sept.
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    • 1150 13 REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co t_______ li± Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard White st_. iii Steam Navigation C^, Ltd.) The Sarawak Steantshin Co Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line L4_l The Cluna Navigation Co., Ltd.
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    • 740 14 K. P- M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPLI THEDENS— Wednesday, July 31, Muntok and Palembang. TOHITI- Wednesday. July 31, Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. MAJANG -Wednesday, July 31, Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, PoeloePallas, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. REAEL— Thursday, Aug. 1, Cheribon (not for passengers), Semarang, Sourabaya, Br Pleleng, Ampenan, Padang-Bay, Benoa and Banjoewangi. ELOUT—
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    • 359 14 ,4-y _frfrcg| mmm^^^\ s 3 H ____9 m\ 3m wMml^s REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, fees. Port Bali. Alexandria en the Famons PRESIDENT LINERS I AU ontslde staterooms I Excellent cuisine— Swimming bath— talking motion pictures. Three *ay stopover In Egypt. Arrive Leave Arrive
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    • 600 14 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. NEW REDUCED FARES TO EUROPE via SUEZ Ports of call Penang Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port BtU Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar and London. Se"s Sa.Ls s.s. Hakusan Maru Aug. 8 s.s. Haruna Maru Aug. 22 Ist. (lass 2nd. Class Singapore to Naples St. $540
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  • 2624 15 Weekly Sports Notes Compiled By Argus Bowlers In For A Gruelling Time ?—The Padang Cricket "Derby"— S. R. C.'s Batting Consistency Pearse's Outstanding Performance Arrangements For ColonyF.M.S. Mateh Malayan Athletics— P. W. Gleeson Retires DGING by the way the bat held J over the ball
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  • 82 15 BATTING F. P. 11. Pearse (S.C.C. vs. S.R.C.) N J. Ferguson (St. Andrew's vs. Wear nes) 86 H. N. Balhetchet (S.R.C. vs. S.C.C.) 81 R. Thoy (St. Andrew's vs. Wearnes) M F. P. H. Pearse (S.C.C. vs. S.R.C.) 72 H. L. Boon (S.C.R.C. vs. C.T.A.) 54 P.
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  • 114 15 Mixed Foursomes Result The Monthly Mixed Foursomes com petition was played at the Garrison Golf Club on Tuesday. July .10 The Following were the best latum Mi R C R. Land and Mrs R E. Morri.s I I', llr and Mrs C Norm.tu Bennett H V l H4'
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    • 120 15 ;rt________ia____ Jii-*/ To Get 1 BR ft </ H tf/ere Quicker B_^^D HB ''We've Dug il% Through ftfl _______________________________________________________H p^ v From B__S_____________________ 3sB„\ /^i_ g§fw (Jiina X I TO GET DRIISK OF ____^^^^^i^^ <- <_~ w s___%llli^_l? t4 V _r" ML_'Vm -S— _r V^ -^^^B B-k-wf _ga__g^_BwiTif mi __eilLj
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  • 606 16 FOURTH TEST MATCH DRAWN England Declares At 231 For 6 Tourists 169 For 2 THE fourth Test Match at Manchester was drawn. Wyatt declared the England innings closed at the lunch interval when the score was Z3l for six. South Africa had replied with lo.> for two when time intervened.
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  • 74 16 1 I London. July 30. PLATING the greatest tennis of his career. Bunny Austin today avenged his Wimbledon defeat by beating Budge. 6—2, 6—4, 6—B, 7—5, m the final of the Davis cup. In the final match Perry beat Allison 4 6, 6 4. 7 5, 6
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  • 29 16 O. M. R. W. Crisp 11 0 43 1 Bell 10 3 0 Langton 25 2 80 1 Vincent 26 6 78 4 Dalton 4 0 23 0
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  • 26 16 Mitchell not out 48 Rowan hit wicket Robins 40 Viljoen lbw. Robins 10 Nourse not out 53 Total (for 2 wkts.) 169
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  • 81 16 Donnelly and Daniels, the jockeys who were injured at the Penang races |on Saturday, are still m hospital. Donnelly has a fractured collarbone and is expected to be m hospital for 14 days. He will be fit to resume riding m a month. <i Daniels, the other victim.
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  • 644 16 Good Dividends At Penang (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 30. rE following are the results of the second day, today of the Penang Turf Club Jubilee meeting Lace 1. Horses (lass 4. Div. 4. 6 furs. MAGGIE GIRTON 8.6 < Garrard 1] GREEK FIRE 8.4 (Dawson) 2 RONA WELKIN
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  • 54 16 GREENORE WINS STEWARDS' CUP London, July 30. The Stewards' Cup. run today at Goodwood, resulted as follows: Greenore (Weston) 8.8.. 7 to 1 1 Almond Hill <H. Wragg> 8.7. 100 to 6 2 Cora Deans < Humphrey Foster* 6.7.. 100 to 7 II Won by a head, a head berween
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  • 49 16 <From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 30. The Customs have entered the semifinal round of the Perak Football Association Cup competition by defeating the Corinthians "A" by six goals to nil. The match was one-sided, the second string Corinthians being no match for the more experienced side.
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  • 44 16  - T. K. Vellu J. Baker. and The following will represent the V.M.C.A. at soccer versus J.C.S.A. on the J.C.S.A. ground on Friday, Aug 2 J. Bleha, V. N. Pillay, R. Lyne T T Kwee, G. Day, W. Mitchell, Beksin. Othman, Charlie. Henry RpcHtv serves:
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  • 817 16 Services Win By Four Goals To One PLAYING the more constructive soccer and leaving no gaps m their defence, the Combined Services gave the Singapore Malaya Cup team a lesson m football at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday m a Jubilee Fund charity match, winning
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  • 76 16 I rum Our Own Corn Kuala Lumpur u HTHE FMS. cricket v.,,,, the Colony at Sinjuporr Aug. 3. 4 and is as follows H. Miller and F Qr N||% Negri Sembilan), H Kahaudin and Morelra feral i de Sil\a (rahanii). I Hunter Mayo. v Ou_nt%«aaal i
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  • 16 16 The Keppel Goll Club A Spoon <Bogey i will b.- Friday. Aug 2
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    • 113 16 ItiOU SINGAPORE lydO _F_MT_F DDETfCff.. r r^tc too CENTURY OF PROGRESS SPECIAL TOO- PAGE ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL 16 PAGES. _^B —i, This will give a comprehensive survey of the history and development of Malaya m the last 100 years, with special reference to the rise of trade,
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