The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 August 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,658. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 625 1 HOME PRESS SCATHINGLY CONDEMNS MUSSOLINI'S ATTITUDE Treason To All That Civilisation T",?!;. 1 1^ 1 I W $I A T i FT to consider the grave situation arising out of the Italo-Abyssinian dispute. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Premier, left Aix-Lcs-Bains last night en route for London.
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  • 124 1 Bombay, Aug. 20. A SERIOUS crisis has arisen on the silver market m consequence of rumours that a dealer is unable to meet his liabilities for the present settlement. The exchange board meets tonight. It is rumoured that difficulties on the market have caused heavy Indian selling
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  • 38 1 When the new register for parliamentaiy electors comes into force on Oct 15 there will be over 31.000,000 voters m Britain and Northern Ireland which is the highest ever recorded. Women will be m the majority.— Reuter Wireless
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  • 158 1 Siamese Prince Committed Suicide (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. Ml IT WAS announced m the Assembly this afternoon that the death of Prince Anuvatana Chaturonta. chairman of the Regency Council, was due to suicide. The police believe the Prince took this course on account ol the worries attached to
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  • 215 1 Thrilling Rescues In Radio Exhibition Blaze Berlin, Aug. 19. r[E city's big Radio Exhibition caught fire today and the flames spread rapidly from the main hall and three large buildings were reduced to ashes Diners and stall hundreds of feet above ground m the restaurant of the 400- foot wireless
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  • 363 1 Dr. Schacht Bitterly Attacks •To pass over the present tasks with cheap tirades is not only senseless but damnably dangerous." declared Or. Schacht, the (Herman Minister of Economic Affairs m a speech warning his countrymen of the grave trials that faced them. Dr. Schacht denounced thos who
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  • 63 1 Bomba.v \uk 10 The i'iiifo:rn«> meeting of the hoard of directors ol the Hum hi > bullion exchange tonight unanimously resolved to prohibit merchants entering into transactions m silver either for first settlement or second settlement below rates of Rs. 64-13 and Rs t. I respectively until further
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 56 1 IH| AyllH MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT f COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to sis p.m DINNER DANCE < "-formal 1 «l t» midnight and the Continental Acrobatic and Eccentric Dancers ERIC AND GERDA SATURDAY NEXT 24th, AUG. R.A.F. JUBILEE DINNER BALL CABARET EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. BOOK NOW NON-DINERS $1.00 P,mrsfiriEßßaTE6
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    • 111 1 P| jT|la_J 1 SEA VIEW HOTEL THIS WEEK~! TO-NIGHT I PHHAI > IRIHAT I I SPECIAL DINNER DANCE 1 DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER BAND SUNDAY: August 25, 1935 8— 10 p.m. !rd CRAM) 'ALL BRITISH CONCERT Mu-sic by request 10—11 U p m Special Dinner S'.l 00 per
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 151 1 I HER.es The new hhsmwav it 5 avs you should never, attempt rfU)t> 1 CODE.MyDEAR-IWANTVOU 7 MAKE yOURS6Ll= ToCROSSYni ROAD .sn?;__2J„ 0 -> TovSToov if PRoPERLy- A uTfU t ami liar w.Th just as the T^Arnc VrsnVSrV r -ROAD KV<K£VLEDGE IS A ALL TRAFP.C if^To^RT SS^ r /TV DANGEROUS THiMG.
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  • 339 2 Welcomed By Singapore Bar WELCOMING Mr Justice Gordon Smith., the new Puisne Judge who arrived m Singapore over the week-end. on behall of th Singapore Bar m the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. Mr E. R. Koek said: "Before the day's work In open court is taken
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  • 54 2 Lim Teck Kaw and Seng Yew Cheow who are Charged with obtaining credit from the East Asiatic- Co.. to the extent ol $<J. 316 under false pretences, were again before the third police magistrate. Mr. c. h. wnitton. yesterday morning, when their case was set down lor trial
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  • 329 2 NOT OPENING UNTIL NEXT YEAR /GOVERNMENT'S insistence on approving every step taken by the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation m the establishment of a new radio station for Singapore is blamed for the company's delay m starting operations. Mr. A. P. Cameron, m his chairman speech at the
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  • 170 2 DOUBLE MURDER ALLEGED Story Of Stabbing Daring Gambling: Quarrel •From Our Own CorrespondentSeremban, Aug. IS. At the Negri Sembilan Assizes which began today m the Seremban Supreme Court before Mr. Justice RC. Cussen Ahmad bin Haji Ahmad stood barged with the double murdei of Xjo Fan and Ah Heng a!
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  • 204 2 Correspondence Complaint Of Water Shortage To the Editor. Sir.- -I would like to draw the attention of the authorities to the tact that most of the we' ls at Kirn Chuan Roa_ have dried up during the hot season, especially during last month, and there is
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  • 146 2 Charlie Chan At His Rest At The Alhambra Warner Oland aa Charlie Chan has thrilled many a local audience with his characterisation of a model detective, md he la leen al his best m "Charlie Chan In Paris.'" the Fox Film release which had Its Malayan premiere at
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  • 42 2 Tokio. The complete suppression ol Communist agitation by extending the secret service throughout the country, is planned by the Horn? Office. The sum. of Y 400.000 necessary for the proposed plan has been Included m next year s budget.
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  • 35 2 New Consulates. Three Chinese Consulates will b^ established m IndoChina shortly, says a message from Shanghai which states that the Chinese Foreign Office has already selected men from the Consular Service ror the new posts.
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  • 141 2 Selangor Miners Favour l«9 Hasis •From Our Own Correspondent. I Kuala Lumpur. Aug. *!0. Selangoi Miners' Association yesterday unanimously decided to authorise their two representatives. Messrs. Choo Kla-Peng and L. Vaughan, to vote tor the following resolution at the meeting ol the Council of the F.M.S. Chamber ol
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  • Article, Illustration
    184 2 The teaming of Helen Haves and Robert Montgomery by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gives the screen another duo of stars that is expected to arousp popular interest. They arc to be aeeu together In "Vanessa." the Hugh Walpole novel which is being produced by David O Selznick and directed by William X Howwd,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 212 2 Diary Of The Week WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21 High Water. 3.28 a.m. 8.7 ft.. 3 18 p.m. 9 1 It. Football. S.A.F.A League. Div. I. S.C.C vs. SC.F.A.. padang: Div. 111, Fort Canning vs. Abattoirs, Y.M.CA ground. THURSDAY. AUG. Tl High Water. 438 a.m. 7.8 m, 4.7 p.m. 3.7 ft. Football:
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    • 42 2 Law Notices For The Day Before Mr. Justin* Gardaw-Saaith ha the 3rd court at 11 a.m. Part heard: -5.27 35 Koh Leok Kheng etc. vs. Quek Soon Whatt etc. and anor. Followed by:— S.232 35 Re estate of Tan Tye Quye. deceased.
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    • 236 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI < Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. ot Malaya Ltd. I Wavelength 49.9 metres pm. r> Recorded music. 045 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. Stock and share report supplied by Fraser and Co. 3.30 Close down. I B.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths I_.B_
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  • 867 3 TAMIL STABBED TO DEA TH IN STREET Allegation Of Murder Against •Sinhalese i MI'RDERED mans a.leged conversation with a police in S pecto,. soon after he had been stabbed, accusing a vylone.se «otor-car driver of the deed was recounted m the Singaiaare th.rd pohce court yesterday when Wilmot Silva Jpcarcd
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  • 398 3 JAVANESE WHOSE WATCH BORE DIFFERENT INITIALS detective waiting for a 'bus m North Bridge Road on the morning of Aug. 8 saw a Javanese outside a pawnshop. »WM Just as the latter entered the pawnshop and attempted to pawn a silver watch and chain the detective intervened
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  • 74 3 Mr. Henry Lane Edwards, a director Of J. Lyons and Co.. Ltd.. died recently i at Cadby Hall, the headquarters of the company, at his desk, aged sixty-five. He had been with the company for thirty seven years, starting as assistant manager of the bakery at a
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  • 33 3 Indian Riots.— A fresh riot by Moslems and Sikhs occurred near Lahore, at the village of Burewala on Saturday, and both sides fought with swords and 'staves, seventeen being wounded, three I grievously.
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  • 345 3 Woman Defending Her Home A BAILIFF attached to the Singapore Civil District Court complained to Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, yesterday that an elderly Chinese woman. Koh Tuan, was no respecter of the law or its officers and was only cowed by the report
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  • 107 3 Health Department Combing Pearl's Hill Area pEARL'S HILL area of Singapore is being combed by the Health Department who, following Mrs. F. J Fuller's death from smallpox on Sunday, are searching for further cases How Mrs. Fuller developed the disease is a mystery at present. She had been vaccinated—
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  • 21 3 Professor Araki will continue his Extension Lecture Course on Economics on Friday. Sept, 13, at 5.30 p.m. In Raffles Institution Hall.
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  • 99 3 Re-charged With Causing Death By Rash Act j\^ R Lim Peng Han. who was discharged a few weeks ago on the DPP. not ottering evidence on a I charge of having caused the death oi Miss Nancy Wong by a rash act. was re-charged this morning
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  • 38 3 A Chinese was found dead about seven "clock yesterday morning at the junction of North Bridge Road and Tan Quee Lan Street. Singapore. No details are available but it is thought that death was due to heart feMure
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    • 36 3 YOU* DOG M(*T ftAVE MEAT/ _W_l He gets it m really wholesome form m combination with finest wheat meals mi n SPUATTS •tt-OVALS do*t*m w„KT MKKT rodi tiiifu in> i,i E. s. BEST. P.O. Box 1t.M111..0
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  • 2778 4 Best British Planes Put To THE TEST Aviation Notes FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT London, Aug. 10 THREE THOUSAND guests of the Society of British Aircraft Constructor. 4 representing civil and military aviation In fifty countries, watched p.t Hondon aerodrome recently a rhsplay of flying which was admitted on all hands
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    • 39 4 NOTED REMI NGTON LINES NOISELESS TYPEWRITERS ACCOUNTING MACHINES DALTON ADDING MACHINES VISIBLE CARD SYSTEMS STEEL FILING CABINETS STEEL CUPBOARDS •SUPPLIES ETC REMINGTON RAND INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) PHONE 2426 union building SINGAPORE l 1^ ggggagggj m_m 31 Warm St*dt<x
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  • Article, Illustration
    277 5 WAVING ALOFT banners ridiculing the Emperor of Abyssinia, the February Division oi Blackshirts commanded by Geneial Terru/zi left Rome for Ito Amea, where Italian forces are massing m readiness for war with Abyssinia. Photo show young blackshirts uith their banners entraining at Rome on their way to East Africa. ROOF-TOP
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  • 282 6 Trunk Of Latest Victim In Ipoh Horror Thrown Into Stream Near Road Police Comb District To Save Nadar Caste From Maniac's Knife J •maaaaßir** sC«m*_i ipoh, Aug. 19. THIRD victim of a maniac for whom the police are combing the district, a Tamil's
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  • Article, Illustration
    41 6 1 ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED arrests were made in Paris when crowds I 20,000 strong paraded the streets to protest against the economy cuts in salaries introduced by the Premier, M. 1 Laval. An arrested demonstrator strug- U'ling to get free.
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  • 236 6 Sydney. rvARLINGHURST'S most daring and only fenulns cat burglar has been discovered. His record of robberies goes back to the time when he was only a kittenburgler. but early this year he had moved trom Elizabeth Bay to his present address, and made a real effort
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  • 130 6 Melbourne. Bertil Hjelstrom. the young apprentice who deserted the windjammer C. D. Petersen while m the Torres Straits and made a perilous voyage m the skipper's wooden bath tub. reached Thursday Island, off the Australian mainland, alter many ordeals at sea. On
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  • 37 6 From Our Own Correspondent. l Seremban. Auk. ISI feefore the Seremban magistrate. Mr. J Calder. a Malay. Abdul Ghani. was fined $100 <or three months' imprison- meat) for retaining five turkeys be- longing to Low Ah Soo
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  • 268 6 "Tin Geese" That Will Take Wing Along New Guinea f s Busy Skyways Sydney. NEW Guinea Las probably the most intensely concentrated system of all transport In the world, and for the shortness ot haul, the tonnage carried is unique. Three compares operate services to the goldnelds and inland districts.
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  • 150 6 j Chinese Admits Cheque Is His But Denies Signature <From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 19. An English-speaking Chinese. Low j Soon Teck, appeared before the j Seremban magistrate, today, charged with forging a Chartered Bang cheque. According to the prosecution, who said that the case might be
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  • Article, Illustration
    18 6 «a A U.S. ENGINEER claims to be able to do 100 miles an hour m this one-wheeled motor-4-ycle.
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  • 74 6 Not To Leave Rangoon Until Next Week A signal has been received at Sele- tar to the effect that the Singapore 11 1 flying boat held up at Rangoon now will not leave until next week. The aircraft is at anchor and difficulty is being experienced m carrying
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  • 49 6 Tokio A Siamese naval mission of six. headed by Admiral Luang Sin. Chief of the Siamese Naval General Staff and Minister without Portfolio, which arrived at Kobe late last month, is spending four weeks m Japan. After this, the members will visit Manchukuo. Reuter
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  • MALAYAN TRADE EASIER
    • 114 6 Batavia Air Trip Clipped By 2 Hours OEGINNING yesterday, the K.N.IL.M. air service is being operated as has the X.L.M service between Holland and Java for the past few months— with Douglas aircraft. This means that it is now possible to fly between Singapore and Batavia m 3 hours instead
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    • 128 6 Construction Contract For Singapore Firm I From Our Own Correspondent p Kuala Lumpur. A m: 19. Messrs Gammon (Malaya) Ltd ot Singapore, have been awarded the contract for the construction of a sea-wall at Bagan Luar. Prai. for which tenders were called m June Tenderers were invited
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    • 104 6 TEMPORARY HOLD-UP IN RECOVERY pHLLIMINAPV M issued on Ift ndgj ihm slight lalllnt oil m M.i 1..-. This not I If* I view of thi eon since the beginning <>t I eh m un* tartm l»i) to $37..i»>K.nnii toigpgrntl aril v m Jtr.u- and MtiMMH roar Exports on iha slightly
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    • 39 6 Transfer Of ~l»al V riwpiiitir ot ,rk--11 IVMH. With IM cnmpl. tension, the dtepen sion room wen illlft building to the Hei oenci yesterday morning Patients m the old transferred to theNe* wlthln the next lew day-
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    • 103 6 Cleanses and /^^invigorates ticre is a renned NX. __dr---^_i^^ _r toilet soap rhat la ""J^S^zz^^ Jp mild enough tor the moat sensitive skin an J yet gives a personal freshness and cleanliness that s U j r s everyone I Lifebuoy Toilet Soap, with its smooth antisepticsmelling lather, is gloriously
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    • 181 6 Millions of admirers m EVERY COUNTRY 777. m EVERY LANGUAGE, acclaim this amazing CHILD star as their FAVOURITE NOW SEE HER IN HER FINEST PICTURE YET! ICAPITQLI THE PICTURE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! SHIRLEY TEMPLE] Screenland's Greatest Little Star .7^ I I —W^m 3«__ i_ P^_ _^Bk _P mmmmmm mmmm
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  • 320 7 A STROKE BETTER THAN L. RICHARDSON (From Our Own Correspondent. > Kuala Lumpur. Auk. l* JUJIMRFHS of the Selangor GfM Club were engaged durins the week-end m a '<» hole stroke com- petition for the Lake Cup pla> on Saturday being over the first
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  • 805 7 Fine Bowling By Mayo And Jumeaux (From our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. "PHE Kiktt Club met with two defeats m the Stonor Shield competition this week-end being beaten by the Y.M.CAon Saturday and the Rangers yesterday. The Selangor Eurasian Association had a good win
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    • 533 7 Th„ gory b, Hugh Wolfole ha. been pnaucej with great flMity to EngM^neanJ ..nftmen.. a .aperb perfarmance MILY HtlL X i f^S mm^ 1 Made by the same Company and Director I i l__L I -f^fc who Produced "David Copperfield j <■ k GRAND PREMIERE TONIGHT IAS j»^ —JOT another
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  • 846 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1935. Red Wings Over Tokio THE international spy drama has always been a popular vehicle for the E. Phillips Oppenheim type of author with "best-seller" ambitions, but it has also known ageold exploitation by nations who wish to arouse mass military frenzies and
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  • 336 8 Mr. Rontley. who recently arrived trom home, has been posted at Taiping tor duty. Mr. C. D. Jackson is m Singapore en route to China from Penang. Major R. V. M. Garry was m Singapore during the week-end. on his wav to British North Borneo from Colombo
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  • 561 8 THERE is a common but mistaken be- lief that the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment m December 1933, turned th-e United States, almost overnight, from a "dry" into a "wet" country. The survey published m the last issue of the monthly notes of the Temperance Legislation
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  • 1002 8 ■""THE little train was packed lull Every seat was occupied, the corridor crowded with young men m their Istitf Sunday best Black-clothed peasant women sat silent and withdrawn while their men smoked cheap cigars and all of them seemed quite at ease m the stifling heat Occasionally
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 68 8 THE LOSS OF AN ATTACHE-CASE con t a i ning undelivered speeches was reported m London recently. They were understood to be of no value to anyone but the owner. The holder of a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY will have very good reason to know its value m
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  • 105 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh North China Plans Shanghai, Aug. 20. THE general headquarters of the south Manchurian Railway will removed to Mukden m order the General Manager of the and the Japanese Kwantung imand may work together more vely towards the economic deelopment of North
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  • 95 9 Postering Jewish Culture In (Germany Berlin. Aug. lU. »n* for the newly -formec^ itral organisation trr Jewish culture published tonight and declare all Ing Jewish societies must join up :mddle o! September and nobody pi Jews or their Aryan wives may tend concert* ana lectures organised Jews
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  • 55 9 Washington. Aug. JO. Washing! m Post says Vicesident Germ i .viid party of 48 ngressmen, including leaders of the of Representatives and the will Tiai, Japan at the end of or after a visit tc the Philippines v re they will attend the celebrations Icing the inauguration
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  • Article, Illustration
    79 9 Serman Motor rv JS___'"™" of h races for the won thr J'n y ng 1 Gr o an w d m Ber,in W Rusk »n a Norton of about 7 mnhTr^ 2 54 mm M"* at a ay a speed 01 about 75 m.p.h. J. Guthrie (Norton) won the 500
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  • 222 9 Enormous Difficulties For Italian Troops Jijiga (Abyssinia). Aug. 20. Describing a 60-mile motor journey from Siredawa to Jigiga. Reuter's special correspondent says the roads are execrable but this is the route over which large quantities of arms are said to be passing daily from Berbera to Ethiopia. Certainly
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  • 53 9 "We Shall Go Forward Until We Achieve Addressing 12.000 men of the 23rd division at Isernia II Duce is reported to have declared. "We shall go forward until we achieve a Fascist empire. I know you will do your duty with iron discipline until all goals are
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  • 95 9 Report Of Killing Of 20 French Subjects London, Aug. 18. What apparently is an Abyssinian tribal fight is the subject of a semiofficial statement issued m Rome which circulates a telegram from Djibouti saying one tribe attacked another near Adagalle m French Somaliland and about 100 were killed,
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  • 47 9 Mr. De Valera And Cause Of Abyssinia London, Aug. 20. Abyssinia has found a new champion m Mr De Valera who has decided to go to Geneva m September for the j meeting of the League of Nations Council He will express his Government's
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  • 99 9 Regulations In British Somaliland Rerbera. Aug. 20. British Somaliland is a "closed country" and nobody can enter without first obtaining the authority of the Commissioner, Sir Arthur Lawrence but if war breaks out between Italy and Ethiopia. British Somaliland may be compelled to relax some of its measures
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  • 106 9 DEATH RAY A R REALITY! Copenhagen, Aug. '10. 'THE claim to have discovered an "electric death ray" which will cause aircraft to explode m the air is made by Ravn. the Danish engineer, who declares the ray is effective m a radium of 50 to 60 miles from the transmitter.
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  • 69 9 Busy Time For New York Police New York, Aug. 20. Following a number of recent assaults and robberies under cover of darkness, 500 police m accordance with the orders ol Mayor Laguardia scoured the parks and unsavoury districts yesterday and arrested 750 vagrants on charges of disorderly conduct.
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  • 50 9  - Sin Chew Jit Poh Hong Kong, Aug. 20. Dissension has again arisen m the Internal affairs of the Chungshan District. Kwangtung. A petition signed by a number of the District Council is reported to have been forwarded to Canton, praying for the dismissal of Mr. Yang Chi Yi. the magistrate.
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  • 138 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Mr. Wang Returns To Shanghai Shanghai, Aug. 20. THE latest report from Nanking states that the Kuling Conference has accepted the new policy of Mr. Wang Ching Wei regarding the future relations of China and Japan. This decision has not only brought Mr
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  • 97 9 Verdict Of "Manslaughter" Against Him London, Aug. 20. A verdict of "Manslaughter" was returned against Lord de Clifford, the racing motorist and son-in-law of the late Mrs. Meyrick. the Night-Club Queen, at the inquest held yesterday at Kingston-on-Thames on Douglas George Hopkins, a motor-engineer, who was killed
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  • 78 9 British Returns Continue To Improve London. Aug. 20. A further expansion m British trade la revealed m the preliminary figures for July showing exports at €36.443.000 an increase of €3.529.000 compared with June, and imports at €61.825.000. an increase of €3.998.000 on June. Exports for the first seven
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  • 97 9 I Six Of Laurent ic's Crew London. Aug. 19. Six of the crew of the Cunard White j Star Liner Laurentic were killed and I five injured when the vessel collided I early yesterday with the Blue Star Liner Napier Star m the Irish Channel 60 miles from
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  • 38 9  - Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Aug. 20. The Chinese Government has approved of setting aside a sum of $70,000 to meet the general expenses of the All-China Olympic Meet which will be held m Shanghai on Oct 10
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  • 118 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices From Our Own Correspondent* RUBBER London, Aug. 20. Spot .Sellers* 5 11 16d <5 3 4 d.> Buyers* 5 5 8 d. <5?' 8 dj October December 5 25 32d. <5 13 16d.> January March 5 29 32d. <5 15 16d.) April June
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    • 172 9 FASHION DEMANDS AND IS NOT FASHION 1 A HARD MISTRESS? If^Xj INSIST ON (^2j\ WORTHS ~Ejr-' A COMPREHENSIVE iSH^ RANGE OF WORTH. N STEP IN CORSETS IS MOOEL No 638 mmmw MM m_i STOCKED BY Robinson Co., Lid. COMOYS GRAND SLAM __^fl ■••■-> DOES WHOU IKICK Ml* PATENTED FLUID-TIGHT WASHER
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    • 953 10 Chamber Of Commerce Says Burden Is Too Severe Saiidakan. North Borneo. *j.\YlN<i that the serious shortage m the tenitorial quota alii lotted to North Borneo was imposing a burden on local i; rowers far more severe than m other countries, Mr. F. W. Pinnock.
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    • 174 10 a A "X- 1« 17 ISL lAmencanCanCom. 140*, HO'o 1383, American Telephone and Telegraph 140^ 140 7 H 140 Atcheson Railroad 53< 4 533 R 51>o 453 l{i upr nt 113 112i 2 111 Fin stone 151 %y$ 15 jGtneral Electric :w H 32* 30^ General Motors 43
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    • 45 10 Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N I reports having received the following advice on the output from its mine- First half of August, Dredge Takuana Paculs h UrS 000 CUbi( irK?n^ gC w Takuap a No 2 < 319 100.000 cubic yards. 168 piculs.
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    • 101 10 Aug. 20. Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4.86 Crown. Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4.46 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial > Gallon 82 i Shell Motor Spirit m 4gallon drums per
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    • 315 10 £1, 000.000 Scheme Perturbs South Wales Bout- Wales is perturbed by the announcement ol Sir William Firth, the chairman of Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co.. Ltd.. that the firm intended to erect tinplate mills at Redbourn Lincolnshire, and that it was proposed to transfer to
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    • 213 10 Adverse Balance Drops By 64 Per Cent. A report on the economic conditions m Belgium m 1934. issued by the Department of Overseas Trade, states that the visible adverse balance of trade shows a fall of nearly Fc5.632.000.000 at Fes. 322.986.000. or over 66 per cent. Belgian exports
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    • 82 10 A public invitation has been issued from Mr. Godfrey Nicholson, the Conservative member for Morpeth, to the him e in l co wu„ him m a new wages policy for the mining industry. He advocates a sel! mg pool for Northumberland, believing It would permit a definite
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    • 91 10 Auk. 20. Buyers Sellers Gambler 5.50 Java Cub e 10.00 Hamburg Cube 9.50 White Pepper 18.00 Muntok White Pepper 18.50 Copra, Sundried 3.85 Copra, mixed 3.40 Small Flake Tapioca 4.30 R.B. Siam No. 1 per yokan 106 i Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak J( lotong 7.00 R. (Siam
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    • 299 10 Ex ports Decline Because Of New Competition Regarded lrom the standpoint of increased business. British coal export trade m the first half of the year has proved to be disappointing. The year opened with prospects that were considered to he a little better owing to two new
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    • 189 10 British Works At Full Capacity In the debate on the Mines Department vote m the House ol Commons Capt. CrOQ-Shank. the new Minister, gave his report to the House of Commons on development m the oil from coal processes. The duties placed on foreign oil and the
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    • 129 10 World-Wide Propaganda Being Planned London. Aug. 13. "The world is drinking less tea." says jthe International Tea Committee m its I second annual report, absorption by consuming countries being 852.000.000 lb. m 1934-35. compared with 869.000 000 lb. m the previous twelve months. This is due to world
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    • 1031 10 Fraser 's Share List South British |g| 33 Spore did St. Spore Traction Old Spore Traction Pref. Ir't>1 r 't> St. Steams) up •<!(»; Straits Trader- <$i. Thomycroft Prof Orrl. .s.>, j United Eng. Ord. <$io> United Eng. Pref. 7 <$irn Union Insirance f£4> 340 I Wenrne Bros. «ss> 24
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    • 61 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association AIU oVI.mI 11... No. I. X. R S ji. •FOB AiiLii. tf Ciood FA Q m eg fob august I 18 1. lto IXRSS •Spot-loos< »ay able Singapon 19' September Oct. Dee Jan. Mar Apr June Tone ot mark. I Faa Latest cabl» LOBafSO 511
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    • 123 10 Nil .I.IM. London. 4 DM London I moot London. N d I London. M d London, d London. T.T Lyons and P Hamburg demand New York demand Batavia, Bonrabeys m Sainaranu dem.md Penang demand Calcutta. Bombs) Rangoon, Ifsdr and Colombo, desu 6 Hong Kong d D Saigon, demand
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    • 79 10 Scandinavian Part- Help Scottish MinerIf it had not been tar Brit agreements with the B group of countries there wouK been thousands ol mm« r- J the Lothians out of emp Colonel j Cohrilk Mr the Depart men* <>: Ovei when he spoke al Milt Bl lothian. "For
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  • 551 11  - MAX REINHARDT to direct all-Negro Film MOLLIE MERRICK Holiywood In Person BY Ik jEGI FlLMfl always have been red sheer suicide by picture producers. Such lave been made to give ir pathos and inimitable this race to the screen iably ended m financial failure. one ot the greatest ts »r
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  • 485 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst NEVER GIVE UP IT NEVER pays to give up, no matter how hopeless your hand may seem. When your partner has passed and your hand is terrible and both opponents are bidding as though they must surely
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    174 11 U.R.H. Prince Purachatra of Siam, who recently visited Mexico to [attend the Annual Rotary Convention as the Malayan Delegate, spent some time at Los Angeles where he visited most of the Hollywood studios. The above picture shows the Prince with Shirley Temple, the famous Fox child star who will be
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  • 98 11 Appeal Against Suspension To Be Heard At Penang Tie appeal oi Mr. T. Talukdar. advocate and solicitor, against the order I Of the Supreme Court suspending him, from practice tor six months on the, ground of professional misconduct, has been fixed for hearing on Aug. 30 at
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  • 120 11 Berlin. The Berlin municipality has published an order foi bidding impoverished Jews to migrate to the capital Should they do so. it is stated, they will be refused all relief and will be sent to the workhouse pending immediate return to their domiciles Placards
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    • 138 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and ln the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 (Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—
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    • 504 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA 'Incorporated ln England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m *****0 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3,00 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors U3 0O HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London EC i Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • 1046 12 CARRYING PERISHABLE FOOD BY SEA Better Atmospheric Control In Ship's Holds AT THE meeting of the Society ot* Chemical Industry m Glasgow a paper on the transportation of food by sea was read by Mr. A. J. M. Smith. Ph.D.. of the Low Temperature Research Station, Cambridge.
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    • 469 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TKLEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage MM. LLOYDS AGENTS. rtOOKINU AGENT. FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATI S RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. m^m^mrnvrnmeammmamma CANADIAN MCIMC WpttlD'f OGfjArff i Incorporated m England THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE otters IRANS- PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLKLV or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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    • 374 12 BIBBY LINE [London mn m tt, PALL MALL, LONlmin ->\ l ol fan twin-ten m on Mail Passenger V RANGOON, COLOMBO. POX 1 M|i\v MXRSFIIIIS. PLYMntIH Wl' LONDON with through MnggpOft and Nb HOMIW\KH IM,l*aw Rangoon I«imH> 193 YORKSHIRE Aug N SHROPSHIRE Sept II OXFORDSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE Oct GLOUCESTERSHIRE Or: WORCESTERSHIRE
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    • 614 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 I via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 730 a.m. 7 pm. Sunday 7 pm. Kajang, Kota Bahru, Kuala.
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    • 150 12 cents per 2 ounce m the case of the Netherlands Service applies only to (a) Great Britain and Northern Ireland: (b) Irish Free State. 3. The air mail fees for the rest of Europe are by Imperial Service 35 crnts per »/2 oz. plus postage; by Netherlands' Service 45 cents
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    • 251 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Prachatipok, Siam. 603 tons lrom Bangkok 20. lor Malacca 21. Benlawers. Brit.. 3.755 tons trom Leith 20. for Manila Hong Kong. Moji and Yokohama 22. Tidore, Dut.. 525 tons lrom Selat Pandjang 20. lor p. Baroe 22. Airika. Dan 5.469 tons from Dairen 20. lor Copenhagen via ports
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    • 140 12 SINGAPORE I Ships alongside tin or expected to ai East Wharl In! tin.. < Hong riiw: 20 Main Wharl (Entrance Kola Hanma Mara Agamemnon IS B< nl Alrica II hu 7 Empire Dock <Fntran«c < Mat a Han 31. Sh i >.i 35. Kota Tjandi Empire Dock (Enirainc Reael 46.
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    • 392 13 Ho, v PifcO r 0< KJ and BRITISH INDIA P. 0. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Duo Tnare Spore. Tnage Space DWAN 6.070 Aug. 29 CORFU 15 000 Oct 2«> IfS?!** m 7^? Aug 30 RANCHI ".Md NOV MTUA 11,000 sept. 6 BHUTAN 6 100 Nov 21 15,000 Sept.
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    • 482 13 j 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 n City of Salisbury A^% 0 8e S L rul n erefor 2 SePt- Sept. 16 Cit>
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    • 1144 13 REPRESENTING SHIPI'INti THE BLUE ELNNLL LINE (Ocean The llua Kbinn Sit.__.ai... Steam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard l White s "i,r 'i" L% Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.. The Sarawak S teams ,n ..i The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. Ihe Austral. noSn..? I m. if The China Navigation
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    • 745 14 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAJANG -Wednesday. Aug. 21, Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS-Wednesday. Aug. 21, Muntofc and Palembang. TOHITI— Wednesday. Aug. 21. Toengkaj. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. BOTH— Wednesday, Aug. 21. Belawan-Deli. VAN HEl'TSZ— Thursday. Aug. 22. Hon g Kong. Swatow and Amoy. TIDORE Thursday. Aug. 22, Selat-Pandjang. Bengkalis.
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    • 338 14 __f >l ,_>^_^ REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay. Sues, Port Said. Alexandria en the Famoai PRESIDENT LINERS Excellent cuisine— Swimming bath— talking motion pictures. Three dsy ftopover In Egypt. Arrive Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. New York. PRESIDENT HARRISON Aug 24 Aug. 27 Oct. 8
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    • 578 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMKRICA Tofuku Maru Cape Town via Mombasa Zanzibar. Dar cs Salaam. L. Marques. Durban and Algoa Bay f Santos Maru lluenos Aires via Colomb > Durbai. Cap? Town. Rio. Santos and llonttfltfl r Manila Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo Mombasa Zanzibar. Dar-rs-Salaam
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  • 2871 15  -  Argus Weekly Sports Notes Compiled By First Round Draw Civilian Teams Lack Talen t Cricket In Singapo re Rugge r Lectu res Worn en 's Hockey Cold Cup Meeting miracle can now prevent the 0 Engineers trom winning honours m the First DiviS.A.P.A League this
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    • 34 15 Qfel CLARET POP *^HB^H^lK^^^BHK^|fc|^^ (t leaves you refreshed and full of vigour _wdw__i_* '**fif^*^ m t__>—^ __T\ No afler effects or han overs as rfjp|. "^v^Jl with strong alcoholic drinks. /fl 'PHONE 3463. DH^MX
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    • 61 15 m\ a- ae* m^m\ mr A^^ma m W AO _^a_ ar _r _w n ___w mwmM\ mm^Ma^mw' m^mw mw IJZ^ $TAJE (gPRESS WITH THE PATEHTED HATURAL CORK TIP WHICH IS MADE TASTELESS l\ if ~~S ~~*-__f AYAmmm Wm\\ ™m mmW ______a I _r Iml _^*^^^'^_^__!^i_L WARNING T»meATfcNTEOCO*KT.r ONLT OIU.NAHI VVAfMNinvJ
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  • 780 16 Final Match Ends Tamely In Draw I WYATT'S UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO FORCE WIN Fine Century By Ames COUTH AFRICA won the 1935 Test series against England by drawing the final game yesterday. They have thus amazed the cricket world and won an honour well
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  • 986 16 Full List Of Entries For Singapore Gold Cup Meeting TRAINING BEGINS TOMORROW TRAINING for the Singapore Autumn (Gold Cup) Meeting, will commence on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 6 a.m. The following stables from up-country will arrive by that date Mr. M. Van Breukelen 21 horses; Mr. P. Logue 16: Mr.
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  • 129 16 CHINESE BANKERS NO MATCH FOR MUNICIPALS Mun. Services 2: <•< »< DESULTORY play th.u.Mt. ised the MMMM W lup match yesterdax on tin > N 1 I ground between th« Mumup Services and the Ofcraea CWw Ml Bank. The lurmer turned out easy vftMMTI with of >— 1. Munie.. i
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  • 26 16 Two altera' the dates lor matches m th. B_U tion The WUtstl II PH on Sepi 11 and the RAF Will Sept 12 instead
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  • 36 16 London, Aug. 20. The coughing epidemic has practically ended and the St. Leger candidates have resumed active work. Bahram and Hairan cantered today and Pla&sy made a spin at a nice pac Reuter
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  • 523 16 CHINESE BEATEN IN SECOND DIVISION Police 4; S.C.F.A. II 3 A VICTORY by the odd goal m seven against the Chinese m a Second Division League match at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon gave the Police two valuable points which brings them on level terms with
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  • 69 16 The following are the results of yesterday's ties m the Garrison tennis tournament: Lt. Home beat Lt Black 6—l 6—o. Major Graham beat Lt. Col Streeten 6—3. 6—2 Major Evans beat Fit. Lt Muschamp B—6. 6—3 Tie For Today The following tie will be played ofl today
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    • 51 16 mM I water wM y Lighting n every r °om and ■I I down, has a to It I an you J comfort, the household work always always efficient. wno never I hour off a servant MM who never S"o\ '<ill|>lMlJ!l«:Mal«HK<«»4iiT:li»t» m Um mmu mmmmmmmm m I 33 Warm Studios
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