The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 August 1935

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. *«>. 14,«->9. ESTD. 1833 TIH RSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1935 10 CENTS.
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    EMPIRE CONFERENCE HELD IN LONDON
    98 1 Most Serious Situation Since 1914" DAY-LONG ACTIVITY AT DOWNING STREET sw samuki uoamm held a conrbwci of empirf KMKESKNTATIVES AT THE FOREIGN OFHCE LASTING 75 MINUTES YESTERDAY AND ALSO CONFERRED TII rHF IMBBICAM CHARGE D'AFFAIRES. rHK GRAVITY of the Abyssinian situation was refected n the
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE UPSET
    172 1 FOREIGN EXCHANGE UPSET Apprehension In London. Auu. 21. A BYSSINIA and silver arc at present the two potential factors m the City, the former because real apprehensions exist as to what .would be the effect on world trade of an Italo-Abyssinian conflict. This raises numerous knotty problems especially the application
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    84 IN THE SHADE
    49 1 Wurm Spell OMrlakts Hritain London. UK >« Warna dry veather over tfe mtu* Part Britain continue* Tr SSL 1 Lnn(lnn hi w.il Wghcr than rcsteittay morning and 79 noon"" lahr llh Jt rc,isr,r,d M The n.,xim.i,,, tempmUn ycstmlav; was avorded In Yorkshli* ju rfi^J British Radio
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    CABINET IN SESSION
    228 1 London. Aug. 21. gravity oJ :he situation was red m the activity at Downing Street The Foreign All airs Committee a long meeting, and the interest Parties was shown by the fact Mr. Lansbury. Sir Herbert Samuel. Mr. Lloyd George lengthily coned with Sir Samuel Hoare and
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    TO LAST ALL DAY
    52 1 Cabinet Meeting In London London. Au/f. 21. xpected the Cabinet meeting >rrow will last the whole day. Baldwin's decision to summon it aken after receiving a report by Sir Robet Vansittart wo members are abroad. Mr. Chamberlain, m Switzerland. Mr Walter Elliot m the Bordeaux -•Voourhood.-
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    GLOOM IN U.S.
    66 1 Italians Hotly Critised By Press New York. Auk. SL Administration cirdei In Washington are concerned to the point of gloom at the breakdown oi the Paris conference, according to Washington correspondents. The Herald Tribune states the Italians have stripped international relations to a basis of selfishness, opportunism,
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    LEAGUE MEETING
    33 1 Italy Almost Certain To Attend Rome. Aug. 21. ving the return or Baron Aloisi ris this evening, it Is understood Ul almost certainly attend the. gue meeting on Sept. 4. Renter
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    LEADING FASCISTS
    39 1 Offers To Volunteer For The Colonies Rome. Aug. ZL hi r indication that Mussolini has Uon of drawing back from his enterprise is given by the fact "Pting renewed oilers of volun2or the colonies made by Signer
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    U.S. NEGROES' PLEA
    78 1 Geneva. Auk. 20. A petition urging that Ethiopia b< safeguarded has been received by the League from the International Council of Friends of Ethiopia of Harlem. New York, on behalf of millions of blacks m America. The petition declares that the question is one of sacred honour
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    ABYSSINIAN PRAYERS FOR PEACE
    61 1 Addis Ababa, Aug. 20. At the order of the Emperor, Aug. 18 was devoted to prayers for Abyssinia's peace and indefence. The consecration of this day coinc idea with prayers for the peace of Abyssinian that were held m America. The Emperor and Empress, accompanied by
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    LINER DOOMED
    109 1 4«,000-Ton Olympic To Tic Scrapped London. Auk. th Alter b< my hud up since April, the Cunard White. Star liner Olympic, of 46.000 tons. launched m 1910. is to be sold. The farmer Transatlantic greyhound with the distinction of ramming and sinking a submarine In the war. was.
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    Britain And France May Close Suez Canal
    38 1 ONTROLLFi, mainly by Britain and France, the Sue/, (anal, which »s the key to Ital.an activities m north-east Africa, may phi v a vital part m events m the near future.
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    POSSIBILITY OF BLOCKADE
    295 1 Geneva. Aug. ft. The possibility of applying sanctions against Italy dominates League circles who are hoping that the British Cabinet will favour the convening of an emergency meeting of the Council next week instead of on Sept. 4. DECLARATION OF WAR It is argued that m view
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    LORD DE CLIFFORD
    48 1 T London. \u K >o o O! 2 D liff ld »PP«W«d at Kin- stan Polio- Court today OB I charge of manslauuhter and was n-manded till Aug. 28 on his own bail of md I one Mtfety of th« M mc immim Reuter Wireless
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    PRISON REFORMER
    100 1 Death Of Sir Evelyn Rugbies Brise London. .\ur. *!1. Newspapen pay tributes to the work of Sir Evelyn Ruggtoi Brtse, chairman ot the Prison Commission from i;.r»s t,» 1921 and president of th.> Enternatl mal Prison Commission m i9io, who died on Sunday, aged 77. Sir Evelyn was
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    SCOTS GIVE WARM WELCOME TO THE KING
    156 1 SCOTS GIVE WARM WELCOME TO THE KING London. Au#. 21. The King, who left Sandringiiam by special train for Scotland last night, arrived m Aberdeen early this morning. During a brief halt before proceeding to Ballater en route for Balmoral Castle His Majesty was greeted by the Lord Provost and
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    STOP PRESS
    43 1 London, Aug. 21. AN emergency meeting vi Minister, was held today at 5 p.m. and was presided over by .Mr. Baldwin Sir Samuel ■MM* Mr. Eden, Mr. Ma< Donald. Mr. Chamberlain, and Sir John Simon were amour tho«e nr*. sent.- Reuter
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    44 1 V|R. SOPWITU owner ol tin k Endeavour (abO* r tin unsuccessful British challenger fee th, America's Cup. has decided to v the vessel :uu! Kmm ordered a nrw .J dttl yaciu to be named fcndeavoui Second to chaltencC for the nm 1937 British Radio
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      86 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. la^- MA LA YAM PREMIER HOTEL k TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT us to I.ls P m DANCE formal 9.45 to midnight and the Popular Continental Acrobatic and Eccentric Dancers ERIC AND GERDA UU oi PALLADIUM
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    SMALLPOX CASE
    35 2 A case or smallpox v Boyaneso woman living m Upper Weld Road. Singapore was found on Tuesday night No further smallpox cases or cases giving suspicion have been found m Pearl's Hill area
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    HIGHER REVENUE RETURNS
    120 2 Britain's Finances Reviewed London, Aug. 21. EXCHEQUER returns show that ordinary revenue, excluding selfbalancing items. amounts to £224.432,126 compared with £218.005. 371 at the corresponding date last year Receipts under this head for the week were 6 20.453.77*2 against €13.906.885 m the corresponding week of 1934 and
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    ROBBED COMPANION
    174 2 I Kvidence Of Theft Revealed In Struggle Koh Thiam Noi and Kwek Cheng Kirn. two elderly Chinese women, lived m the same room. A couple of days ago. Thiam Noi awoke to find a leather belt containing $111.60 and a bank deposit receipt for $300 missing from her
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    $370,000 SWINDLE
    119 2 Activities Of A Chinese Woman In Hong Kong Hong Kong, Aug. 21. One of the cleverest swindles seen m the Colony for a long time has just been revealed. A Chinese woman aged 30 who called herself Sec Koo, has succeeded m getting away with various sums amounting
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    MRS. ADA JOHNSTON
    90 2 Mrs. Ada Johnston. widow of Thomas Johnston of Liverpool and mother of Mrs. Alice, wife of Mr. J. Airlie. Engineer Superintendent, Singapore Harbour Board, died m the General Hospital yesterday after a brief illness. The late Mrs. Johnston was 61 years of age. She is also survived
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    WARNING THAT NAVY MUST BE RENEWED SOON
    191 2 WARNING THAT NAVY MUST BE RENEWED SOON LORD Lustace Percy, Minister without Portfolio, speaking at Blagdon Hall. Northumberland, said he believed that m the next few years we should have to renew our Navy. We should have to lay down and carry out a new defence programme steadily and carefully,
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    MASTERLY TALE
    192 2 "Vanessa" Premiere At The Pavilion Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have made a great success ot Hugh Walpole's stirring drama. "Vanessa." chief episode of the Henries 1 family history m the nineteenth century. "Vanessa" opened at the Pavilion last night. The life of the family at home m wild but God-fearing Cumberland
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    CIVIL SERVICE
    83 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh New Regulations In China Shanghai. Aug. 21. Eleven sets of rules and regulation^ governing the various forms of civil service examinations m all parts of China have been promulgated by the Examination Yuan. The regulations will, it is reported. affect the future officers of
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    ARMY CLEAN-UP
    60 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Japanese Ministry Holds Important Conference The Japanese War Ministry is holding a most important conference on Aug. 26 with a view to purging the army of all undesirable elements or devising some means whereby unification of command may be effected. Division commanders m all
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    REPUTED THIEF
    61 2 Guan Hai Heng, a young Chinese, pleaded guilty yesterday before the third magistrate, to being found wandering m Sam Leong Road m the early hours of Tuesday morning, being a reputed thief. He also admitted to three previous convictions. A fine of $7 or seven days* imprisonment was
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    73 2 Mr. Laszio Schwartz, the Hungarian violinist, composer, humorist and caricaturist, is m Kuala Lumpur Nineteen-month-old baby Jill Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs W B Martin, of Nan Heng Estate. Koth Tinggi, who died m hospital at Johore Bahru yesterday, was buried m the same afternoon at the Johore Bahru
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    JAPANESE BUYERS LOSE £18,000
    191 2 Maheno Wrecked When Towlines Part gYDNEY letters of July 17. give parco t Ulars of tne loss of H* Maheno o.JOO tons gross- purchased by the Japanese buyers and now praeticallv total loss. Brisbane news of July 20 is that atI tempts to salvage the stranded
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    Law Notices For The Day
    36 2 Before Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith m the 3rd Court at 11 a.m. S. 232 35 In the estate of Tan Tve Quye deceased. Tan Teo Kia etc. vs. Tan Chve Hene etc.
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    CHINA ON STERLING?
    159 2 CHINA ON STERLING Alleged Object Of British Mission's Visit London. It is suggested m some quarters that the objectives ot the Leith-Ross mission to China are. firstly, to propose that China should join up with the sterling bloc and. secondly, to pave the way for world-wide Anglo- Japanese co-opera-tion. It
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      335 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Spillers Dog Foods tor Uniform Quality, Putty and NatrtUve value are unequalled THEY PROVIDE THE IDEAL FEED FOR EVERY AGE AND BREED AGENTS FOR MALAYA Wholesale and retail special rates for Kennels. The Federal Dispensary, Ltd. (Incorporated In the P.M.8.) Raffles Place, Singapore. BOARD RESIDENCE. KATONG GRANGE Excellent
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      177 2 Diary Of The Week THIRSDAY, AUG. 22 High Water. 4.38 a.m. 7.8 it., 4.7 pm. 8 7 ft. Footbal! SA.F.A. League. Div. II; C.C. vs. Marine Dept., r padang; Div. 11. M.F.A. vs. Monopolies. Anson Road Stadium. FRIDAY. AUG. 23 High Water, 6.23 a.m. 7.2 It, 5.15 p.m. 2 3
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      276 2 Today 9 s Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio 'Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres I p.m. j 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8.30 Close down. B.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths 16.86 and 19.82 metres I 6.20 Big Ben. "Namesake
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    MALAYS WARNED OF RACIAL DOOM
    796 3 Leading Scho lar Calls Them To Action "Soon Destitute j And Disinherited In Own Country" 4 WARNING to Malays that if they did not take immediate m\ steps to improve their physique and education, they would soon be destitute and disinherited m their own country
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    100 Less Mui Tsai In F.M.S.
    302 3 1 00 Less Mui Tsai In F.M.S. IN his annual report for last year I Secretary for Chinese Affairs that Mvi Tsai m the F.M.S. been reduced by one hundred. The report states .> Mvi Tsai Enactment. 1932. came r•• on Jan. 1. 1933. On Jan. 1. number of mvi
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    PERAK VOLUNTEERS
    93 3 Maj-Gen. Lewin To Carry Out Annual Inspection From Our Own Correspondent.* Ipoh, Auk. 20. jor-Gen. E. O. Lewin is expect to carry out the annual inspection the Volunteer forces on Sept. 21 md Sept. 22. The inspection this ><ar will take the form of a test mobilisation. It
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    WILL ROGERS WAS MILLIONAIRE
    117 3 Hollywood, Aug. 'JO. Wide estimates are marie of W T ill Rogers' estate, varying between $2,500,000 and 56,000,000. The property consists of real estate m California and Oklahoma, and Government bonds and life policies totalling 81.050,000. When the bodies of Wiley Post and Will Rogers, wrapped
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    War Games
    42 3 in* the Im,H >l the 47th L lldon 'Vision (Territorials) imludeft Vh toH <? *< <>»eens Westminster, and Civil Service Rifles, lefl \.ttona Statmn. London, foi their annual summer training and ramp at Arundel. Myrtle Grove and Falmer on the South Coast
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    Ipoh Boys Who Copied U. S. Gangsters Know What "Hot-Seat" Is
    161 3 Ipoh Boys Who Copied U. S. Gangsters Know What "Hot-Seat" Is AFTER they had read stories 01 rx American gangsters' exploits, several students at Ipoh schools decided to organise a "gang The gang's career ot crime led to tHe Inevitable clash with the police. Her;; the American pattern was dropped;
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    Near Penang
    223 3 MECHAiMSKI) TRANSPORT IVnariß. \uk. QLAMBB that dropped bombs messages, mechanised transport. a.iti-aircnitt ftQd liTwis UK, dispatch rtdtfl t n motor cycles and inlelllßencr men m ears nay« touch ofl mIIMW to war manMiiTrea m Piovluei weiieshy yesterday Majoi Oeneral I 0 Ltwfta. c C.110., dso. Ofßeei Commanding tIM
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    ROMANCE, COMEDY, AND ADVENTURE
    1163 4 ROMANCE, COMEDY, AND ADVENTURE GOOD BOOKS COLOURFUL BURMA SCENE BURMESE I>\YS, l>> Georfc OrwelL Published by Victor Collaiu"/ Ltd.. London. Price *>d. mCJtANCE TO DKKAM, by Mary 1 utyens. Published by John Mum 1 undon. Trice 7s. fid. HERE arc two novels by comparatively unknown authors that stand out from
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    TERRIBLE PAINS AFTER EATING.
    199 4 To have terrible pain alter every meal to dread eating tor tear of the inevitable indigestion to be, m tact, a confirmed stomach sutterer such was the unhappy lot of Mrs. A. E. B until she began taking Maclean Brand Stomach Powder. "I am writing to
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    AIR MAIL GROWTH
    126 4 8,000 Articles A Week From Australia To England Sydney. Following the upward trend noted at the beginning ot the year, the graphs oi the mails branch of the G.P.O. during July reached a peak comparable with the Christmas levels of 1931 and 1932. Figures released by the
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    Risks Confronting Italy In Abyssinia
    1244 4 SIR CHARLES GWYNN REVIEWS THE SITUATION CAN EITHER party m the Abyssinian quarrel now afford to draw back After such great preparations even Mussolini's prestige could hardly survive unless very substantial concessions were secured. On the oHier hand should the Emperor be wnling -to offer
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    FOREIGN LEGION FOR ITALY
    419 4 Britons Who Want To Serve In r\T riCci Rome. •"THE Italian War Office is contem- plating the formation of a Foreign' Legion composed of men volunteering i for East African service from abroad, j Much emphasis is laid on the report that several Englishmen have applied
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    HOT WORDS IN THE POLICE COURT
    924 6 Counsel's Warning Of A "Big Legal Action" LAWYERS IN BREEZE APKKIJAHNAKY "breeze" bet.vcen Mr. E. M. Tampoe-Philips (defending) and Mr. Richard Taylcur marked the commencement of the trial of M. W. J. Nanayakara on three charges of criminal breach a>f trust of amounts totalling
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    TAY BEE YONG
    121 6 North Borneo's Richest Merchant Dead Tay Ber Your, loundcr and senior partner OJ Messrs. Tay Bee Yong Brothers. Of Jesselton, North Borneo, died OO July 20 at Shanghai, leaving a widow, lour sons a»d iwo brothers Hr> was 62 srean of aye. Tay Bee Yang Brothers are
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    BUSINESS FOR MONDAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING
    670 6 B USINESS FOR MOND A Y'S L EG I SLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING ONE THOUSAND TWO 111 \l>llrl> arrests were made m Paris when crouds 20.000 strong paraded the streets to protest against the em nomy cuts m salaries introduced by the Premier, M. Laval. The centre of the city was
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    NEW CHINESE HOSPITAL
    417 6 From Cur Own Correspondent' Seremban. Aug. UK IVI R Aw Boon Haw, I have dreamed of this hospital for ten years and now you have made my dream come true.'* said Dato Wong Yick Tong. J.P.. M.S.C C.H. alter Mr. Aw Boon Haw. of Singapore, had opened
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    MATERNITY OPENED
    186 6 MR. A. STAPLES Former .Malayan Journalist Returns Mr. A. Staples, one time member ol the journalistic stall of the Straits Times and well-known In Malaya for his journalistic activities, has come back to this country on six months "leave.' Mr. Staples retired from Malay i m IRS, and
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    TEACHERS' "AT HOME"
    58 6 Members of the ■ngapore Teachers 1 Association are reminded ot the invitation by the Johore Teachers* Association to an "At Home" to be held at Bukit Zahrah School on Wednesday Aug. 28. The "At Home" Avill be followed by a lecture by Proiessor F J R Bottrall
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    Lord Lloyd's Strong Plea For Anglo-Indians
    384 6 "WE CREATED THEM. THEY ARE I OUR OWN PEOPLE" T*HE House ol Lords has passed Mie Government ol India Bill through the report stage. Evidence tha' the Anglo-Indian community m India are having their Warn lowered and their chances ol work reduced was given
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    Exchange Of Culture Between China And Japan
    647 7 Exchange Of Culture Between China And Japan ADDRESS TO ROTARY CLUB I a VIVID word picture of Japanese influence m China for the benefit of the world m generalwas drawn by Mr. J. W. T. Mason m pn address on "Realism m China and Japan/ at the luncheon meeting of
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    Starved With Jewels Worth £24,000
    144 7 Starved With Jewels Worth £24,000 WITH jewels worth a fortune hidden In the squalid room they called home, a negro couple and their three children starved. Their story was revealed when the couple. James Hintoh. a 43-year-old porter, and his wife, a charwoman. were arrested m New York on a
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    ROMANCE OF MINING
    200 7 Broken Hill Celebrates Its Silver Jubilee In circumstances which have since become almost a romance the great Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. was established 50 years ago. It was originally formed to develop silver mines at Broken Hill, a district cut towards the border of South Australia,
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    BLOODSTAINED KNIFE FOUND IN DEEP DRAIN
    395 7 Sinhalese For Assizes On Murder Charge < WITNESS DISAPPEARS AT the conclusion of a preliminary < inquiry yesterday before the third < magistrate into the death of a < Malabaree named Sinnathamby. who was stabbed at the junction of Dhoby Ghaut and Kirk Terrace,
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    MESSAGE FROM KING
    148 7 Sydney. A message from the King was read at the morning's service m St. Thomas' Church. North Sydney, on Aug. 11. in connection with the ninetieth anniversary of the church. It was m 1881 that His Majesty, then I a naval ca^et. first became acquainted with the
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    70 YEARS MARRIED
    160 7 Old Couple's Encounters With Bushrangers Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson, of Kent. Beggabri, New South Wales, have celebrated the 70th anniversary of their wedding. They were married at Gunnedah m July. 1865. by the Rev. Thomas H Shaw, and lived at Milchengowrie. Boggabri. for 23 years.
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    GAVE POLICE THE SLIP
    87 7 Chinese Escapes From Lock-up (From Our Own Correspondent* Taiping, Aug. 20. The Taiping police yesterday combed the town for two hours m a search for a Chinese named Lee Teik who had escaped from the police lock-up. The 1 police finally caught him m a bac
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      DEATH.
      34 8 JOHNSTON- On Aug. 21. 1935. at the General Hospital. Singapore. Mrs. Ada Johnston ot Derbyshire, widow of Thomas Johnston. Liverpool. also mother cl Mrs. J. Airlie and Murial Johnston. Ay;ed 61. Deeply regretted.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      23 8 Mr. F. J. Fuller and Pearl wish to thank all friends tor messages ot condolence and floral tributes. All paperi please copy.
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1935 The Sign Of The Hooked Cross
    929 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1935 The Sign Of The Hooked Cross TO7HEN Hit lor. three years ago In H Europe, sounded a battle trumpet of no uncertain tune, the challenge was heeded by every Western Power. Great Britain, Fiance, Italy and Poland and other Slav States impressed
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    DAY TO DAY
    139 8 Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Spall, ol Batu Arang. will sail for England on leave shortly. Dr. <Miss» Will, who recently arrived m Kuala Lumpur from England is attached to the Infant Welfare Centre Taiping. Mr. A. B. Jordan. Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Malaya, is on a
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    As I was Saying
    552 8 THE munitions lactory run by the Defence Department of Victoria. Australia, is sufTering from lack oi orders. Remarkable though this is today, when the apparent defencelessness of nations makes the manufacture one of armaments one the few prosperous Kcuting industries, there is o j r s
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    In Praise Of The Irwell
    1471 8 CVERY now and then a proposal turns up to put sort of lid on th Irwell as it rm btlwieu Manchestei and Salford anl to use the 100 l that has been so erected M a car park, an arterial road, a spe.-d track, or
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    CHINA GOVERNMENT IN THE BALANCE
    137 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Momentous Meeting Held In large number of high Chinese fficials attended the meeting, but Chiang Kai Shek and Mr. ang Ching Wei who are both m -ml. were notable absentees. however, conferred for an announcement as to v. ang wii; agr
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    $1,000,000 FOR VICTIMS OF FLOODS
    114 9  - $1,000,000 FOR VICTIMS OF FLOODS Shanghai, Aug. 21. THE Government has voted a sum of one million dollars lor the relief of flood victims m the Huangho and Yangtze regions. The Flood Relief Council has distributed the sum as follows The Province of Hupel which hai **™Z« m St hoavil
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    COTTON HOLD-UP
    64 9 nnrtainty About Government I/oans To Farmers London. Aug. 21>. bewilderment regarding the Qt's U>ans to farmer* is holdup business on the New York cotton George predicted on Friday of twelve rents would be within 36 hours, while r Bulkhead now says he expects mment today. thif important announcement
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    ROOSEVELT WINS
    76 9 I Jill To Avert Coal Strike F*asses House Washington, Auk. 1J». R vvelt scored a major en the House vi Represen- by 194 votes to 163 the mife: Bill establishing a miniature the soft coal industry. Kit urged the passage ot rdlesa of •doubts, however. its constitutionality"' and
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    SAFETY IN MINES
    74 9 4,fitM) Miners And OfficiaL Visit Research Station London. Auk. '20. The thirteenth annual report of the Safety m Mines Research Board states that during last summer a total ol 4.600 miners and mines officials visited the research station at Buxton. an increase of 1.700 over the previous
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    FEWER UNEMPLOYED
    74 9 Juv nile List Reduced By S,OOO London. Au«. 11. A special analysis of unemployment among juveniles carried out by th^ Ministry ol Labour shows a reduction 01 8.000 m the number oi registered unemployed boys and girls under 18 years on June 24 compared with Nov. 26. 1934.
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    BLUE RIBAND
    83 9 Presentation To Captain Of Italian Liner London. Aug. 21. The Blue Riband of the Atlantic was won last year by the Italian liner Rex and is now held by the French liner Normandie. and the trophy provided by an international committee to mark this success was presented yesterday
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    SOLDIER SENTENCED
    67 9 Hong Komi;. Aug. 20. Pte. Cyril Crompton. of the Lincolnshire Regiment, who was alleged to have caused the death of an Indian m i« street fight, was sentenced to nine i months' imprisonment for manslaushter.- Reuter. Witnesses a' Compton's trial last month said that he had struck the
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    "TAX THE RICH BILL"
    78 9 U.S. Committee Tones It Down Washington. Aug. ZL After eliminating the new inheritance levies proposed by President Roosevelt m the "Tax the Rich Bill." the Senate and the House of Representatives conference committee yesterday reached a final agreement on the Bill. Instead of the inheritance taxes,
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    HAPPY SIGNS
    87 9 Fewer Persons In Britain Receive Poor Relief London. An;. i\. Figures Issued by the Ministry <>i Labour show ;i feneral decrease In the number of persons In receipt ot poor relief. In 47 selected areas m England. Wales, and Scotland, the number receiving on a day m July
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    ALLEGED SPY
    104 9 Nazi Officer Arrested At Metz Paris. Auk. -JO. a peculiar camera, able to project narcotic strong enough to put anyom to lleep Cor MM hour was found m the possession ol Louis Philippe Alt mover af*ed 25, who has been arrested at lietl on a charge of spying.
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    HUGE LOSSES
    34 9 Bombay Bullion Dealers Badly Hit Bombay. Auk. 21It is reported that bullion cl \il; is lost ten million rupees m tho silver market crisis. One dealer alone lost three million rupees. Reuter
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    119 9 i Latest Rubber And Tin Prices From Our Own Correspondent) RUBBER London. Auk. 1 Spot Sellers i 5 4 d. 5 11 lfid. (Buyers* 5 11 lGd. <s"'»d.» Oct.-Dec. 5 27 32d. (5 25 32d Jan.-March 5 31 32d. <5 29 32d.» April-June I 3 32d. <6 116
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    26 9 Fn!:Hnf AINING SH P F^ 10 ne f h M calls' of E»ftan4 is m dry dock at Blackball Yard. HlavUuall. Tondtn for inspection and overhaul.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    117 9 .Markets Sensitive And Dull London. Auk. '10. The Stock Exchange has remainec' unsettled, and although the downward trend of gilt-edged securities and Indian Loans was arrested by sonr? influential support, the markets were very sensitive and mostly dull. Rubber ruled easier and base metals were firm but the
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      BRISK BUYING ON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
      1200 10 Defy Holiday TEA STOCKS POSITION IMPROVES (From the Free Press Correspondent) THE customary August holiday listlessness of the London stock and share markets has been surprisingly disturbed this week by a sudden burst of buying m the industrial section. Iron and steel shares, electrical
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      STEEL INDUSTRY
      95 10 Continental Scrap Imports To Britain A feature of the iron and steel trade of South Wales is the increasing consignments of scrap which are being re.ceived from Continental ports. A total of 8,813 tons of iron and steel was im- ported from foreign countries last week, of which
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      86 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Aug. 21. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R. S. S. m cases (FOB. August) 19 3 8 W2 Good F.A.Q. m cases (FOB. August) 19 1,16 19 316 No. I.X.R.S.S. cSpot-loose) (award- J able Singapore* 19*4 19% September 19V2 19% Oct. Dec.
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      84 10 Aug 21. Buyers Sellers Gambler 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 9.50 Muntok White Pepper 18.50 Copra. Sundried 3.80 Copra, mixed 3.35 Small Flake Tapioca 4.30 R.B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 102 Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Jelotong 7.00 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan 134
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      Exchange Rates
      221 10 London. 4 months' sight 2 3 3132 London. 3 months' sight 2.3 15,16 London. 60 days' sight 2 3 29 32 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 7 8 London, demand 2 3 27 32 London. T.T. 2 3 27 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 866 Hamburg demand
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      102 10 Aug 21. 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 $4.46 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 32 Shell Motor Spirit m 4gallon drums per British
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      36 10 Tax abolished.— Acting at the request of Gen. Li Yang King, garrison commander of the forces m the East Districts of Kwangtung. the Finance Department of Canton has abolished the tax on motor towing boats plying
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      FRASER AND CO'S SHARE REPORT
      776 10 RUBBERS OUT OF FAVOUR Industrials On The Easy Side MESSRS. Fraser and Co.'s share report states. In view of the grave situation which has arisen m Europe over the Italian and Abyssinian dispute, it is scarcely a matter for surprise that the London Stock Exchange
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      1028 10 Spore Traction Pref St. Steamship < Jio Strait* Traders <Si. Thornycroft Pref. Ord. r||) United Eng. Ord. ($lO United Eng. Pref. 7% ($lO, Union Insurance (£4. 340 Wrarne Bros. ,ss> SINGAPORE MITNK Il»\! s', 1901 red. 1940 1400.000 4.. 190. red. 1947 $1,600,000 Interest Mar 31, Sept.
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      Yesterday's Rubber Auction
      81 10 Yesterday's Rubber Auctio n The Singapore Chan Rubber Association held r auction yesterda> Vtfttfl catalogued 951.205 lb oilered 923.507 lb 41. 817 669 lb.: W London Now York PRICES lit \l I^M« Ribbed Smoked Sheet Standard quality QOOi averagt qw.ii F'.»;r avt-ragt qu I OH quality Shetu ratttnfl Pine quality
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      MOM TUNNEL
      82 10 Japanese Railwa) Sc-h Blffa Next F«M The i'oiistrui He: Kanion MdmOOOm I N1 ttfci budget of frhl v be estimated m ttM Hi is to start lrom nexl Japanese Railway 1>For this purp- ■>• estimaU'd m next Y400.000 ut this sum partment is t«> build i and offlelal
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      Wall Street
      82 10 II A:n« rlcan c..:. i Ann rlcan Tfek phot* And Tetefra] Atrhesou R :'r Dupool PlrettocM neral Becti Oenerml id '<>r^ > drioh ci d ftar [nter-Telephon< T«h graph Nati< nal City B. Htm Ynrk Ctirr. Railroad P. nuwlwinia H RM d Radh> Corpora' B Vacuum Standard Oil
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    CLAUDETTE COLBERT, Still married, talks of EX-HUSBAND
    531 11  - CLA UDETTE COLBER T, Still married, talks of EX-HUSBAND MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person BY Masting development i. < Jlaudette Colbert-Norman Iliance now comes with Colbert beginning to recasually, to Norman rx-husband Norman." las been no divorce, r a humorous turn of con- Everyone knows that the F r marriage
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    AMERICAN CONGRESS
    85 11 Washington. Auk. 20. It is reliably learned that President Roosevelt is prepared to agree to adjournment of Congress before the end vi next week. It is further understood that the President is determined that 9 handfull of bills including the "Soak-jtbe-Ricir bill must be passed belore the next
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    13 11 by Ely Cnlbertson World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst
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    HARRIER TO SLAM BIDDING REMOVED
    534 11 JgRIDGE players used to encounter one teemlngly, impassable barrier In their slam bidding. They could not reach a slam which depended upon a void suit m the hand cf one partner or of both partners. Hundreds Of the letters I received dealt with this difficult
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    Raffles Library
    385 11 ■"THE undcrnoted non-fiction works will bo r ady for issue on Saturday 9.1 8.30 a. m. AngeU 'Sir Norman) Preface to Peace a guld for the plain man Armour IWJS.I Armour of Bally* money. Bisgraphy. Arthur 'Sir Qeorget Queen Mary. Illustrated. Aye >Jc)\n> The Humour of Drinking. Bagnnld
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    Youth Strikes Reef Of Gold Worth £8,000
    278 11 Sydney. CNERGY and uptlfl ism haw won rot 1 lad named Docid 1 quarter interest m an extremely promising unit) strike, lor the option on which an oiler of t:«.()00 has been received. For V 2 months r\\n rieiicrd miners daily had ignored
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    GREEK MONARCHY
    144 11 What Prince Nicholas Told Tsaldaris Athens. It 's now confirmed that If. Tsakterls, the Greek Premier, when on his way to Germany on holiday, had an ImportBill interview with Prince Nicholas ot Greece, lather of the Duchess ol Kent. at Bled. Jugoslavia. Prince Nicholas Informed the Premier of
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    MONDAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING
    77 11 Continued from Page f> > tion Transfer Amendment) Bill 2nd Reading and Committee. 20 The Land Acquisition Amendment" Bill 2nd Reading and Committee. The Hon. The Secretary lor Chinese AfTair to move: 21 The Aliens •Amendment) Bill 2nd Reading and Committee 22. The Women and Girls
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    SPANISH FOREIGN LEGION
    316 11 Officer Sentenced For Killing Journalist Madrid I UU TENANT Dimitri Ivanoil. Bui officer t the Bpanlsn Ptorelgn Lesion, has been sentenced to six months' Imprisonment by m emergency tribunal m Oticdo tat reusing the death Ol Don Luis df Siival. Madrid Journalist .'iid writer, who was killed
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      594 12 Local And 1 Foreign Mail Despatches And 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. Sunday 7 pjn. 1 Kajang. Kota Bahru, Kuala,
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      1251 12 LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE r NEW 26,000 TON Daily Shipping SINGAPORE WARSHIP Report HARB(> C%. .1 The following daily shipping report ships alongside xhr Otrengtnening published under the direction ol the or expected U) am Singapore Chamber of Commerce, gives l- Cicrillcin the arrivals reported up to 9.30 am Fast Wharf
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      495 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. j (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 c t CH? of HtrS aS 30 Cill of 2!£«S S** 14 S^- 16 City of.
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      504 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY. SI'EZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive. Leave leave Arrive Spore. Spore. I'enang New York Pits. Harrison Aug. 24 Hug. 27 Aug. 29 Oct. 8 Pres. Hayes Sep. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Oct 22 Pres. Johnson
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    BASEBALL TO DISPLACE CRICKET IN ENGLAND?
    654 15 BASEBALL TO DISPLACE CRICKET IN ENGLAND Revolution In Summer Sport" TOO MANY SQUABBLES IN NATIONAL GAME Manchester. nVERY ether person I have met since I have been m the 1 i north baa been eager to tell me that cricket is on its way OU I and that the popularity
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    AMERICAN BOXERS WANT TOO MUCH MONEY
    884 15 AMERICAN BOXERS WANT TOO MUCH MONEY No Petersen-Olin Fight Yet BUDDY BAER TIPPED TO KNOCK OUT DOYLE London. T^HE New York State Commission. having told Bob Olin. tho light-heavy-weight champion of the world, that he must first fight John Henry Lewis or Maxie Rosenbloom before permission could be given him
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    Rowing QUINTIN WIN STAINES SENIOR EIGHTS IN VERY FAST TIME
    299 15 Rowing QUINTIN WIN STAINES SENIOR EIGHTS IN VERY FAST TIME London. WITH the London R.C. crews away at Bedford interest m the Senior i event! at Staines was considerably be- low the average. There were. In fact.' only two entries m the Senior Eights' and Senior Fours, which were won
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    BADMINTON
    384 15 Tailing Open Doubles Tournament (From our Own Correspondent.) Taiptaff, Auk. It. The Tmiptng open c'oubles badminton tournament started during the week end. Following are the results First Round. Boey Hen Beng and Aw Aih Kow beat Le-_-Sv.ee Lum and Lim Scan.'. Kwee 21—-i. f) Tan Choon Sianu and Boej
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    32 15 The Oxford University shooting team which recently won the Whitehead Trophy with a record score, left Southampton aboard the liner Aquitama for the United States and Canada where they are to compete.
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    RYDER CUP TEAM
    319 15 Three Whitcombe Brothers' Inclusion Creates A Unique Position London. AS the brothers Ernest and Reginald rk Whitcombe have been chosen to fill the two vacancies m the British team to meet America m the Ryder Cvp 1 match on the Ridgewood Country Club's course. New Jersey, on
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    SEREMBAN CRICKET
    92 15 Malay Regiment Beat N.S. Club (From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban, Aug. 19. Playing at Seremban on Sunday, the Malay Regiment ol Port Dickson did well to defeat 'he Negri Sembilan Club by 44 runs. Che Aim. who went m at the fall of tin ninth wicket, being
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS
    71 15 Japanese Students To Play At The Dor <From Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 20. The two young Japanese lawn tennis players. M. Tsukuba and J. Kinoshita. will play m an exhibition match at the Selangor Club on Friday afternoon. The visitors will first play m a singles
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    LONDON POLO
    69 15 Cowdray Park Win Junior Championship London. With the exception of possible members games at Ranelagh, the London polo season has finished. The principal match on the final day at Roehampton was the Junior Championship final, m which Cowdray Park beat the Optimists by six goals to two. Lord
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    SURPRISE FOR ONG EE KONG
    203 15 Former Selangor Lawn Tennis Champion Beaten In S.C.R.C. Semi-final < From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 20. QNG Ec Kong, the former Selangor lawn tennis champion, was sur- prisingly beaten yesterday by Cheong j Tuck Wins m the semi-final of the S C.R.C. lawn
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    K. L. SOCCER
    72 15 Eurasians Beat Police Circle From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. In the first round of the Junior knock-out competition yesterday the Eurasians defeated the Police Circle by i four goals to one. The Police were the first to score through Dollah but Gomez equalised before
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    531 16 ENTRIES AND DRAWS FOR ALL EVENTS THE draws lor nil events m the S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament .ire as follow: A CLASS SINGLES HANDKAI 1 c. Cbeningtbn 'owe 30> vs. w. Kodner (SCT.). R. P. Newell «pus 2' vs. J. S. Nathan
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    129 16 New Classifications Of Horses And Ponies ■■the following is the latesi Straits Racing Association classification of horses anri ponies. HORSE S.— Transfers. Bordighera from Class 3 to Class 2. Patroleah from C'ass 3 to Class 2. Tweedledee from CI&SS 9 to Class 4. New Classifications. Class 1 —Wee Jock.
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    GARRISON OFFICERS' LAWN TENNIS
    196 16 Yesterdays tie m the Garrison officers lawn tennis tournament was washed out. Ties for Friday and Monday arc now as follows: Friday 4 p.m. R.A vs. R.A.M.C Monday 4 p.m. Col. and Mrs. Alien vs. Major nd Mrs. Graham. 1 P. O'Nei! Dunne and D. H.
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    Cricket Club Open The Scoring
    957 16 Cricket Club Open The Scoring S.C.F.A. MISS KENG HOCK S.C.F.A 2; S.C.C WESTERDAY'S game m the First Division of the S.A.F.A. League. A played at the S.C.C, resulted m a win for the Chinese by two goals to one. Although not doing as much attack--1 ing as their opponents, the
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    South China Footballers Not To Play In lpoh
    166 16 PERAK F.A. WITHHOLDS APPROVAL (From Our Own Correspondent' lpoh. Aim. 11. A HITCH has occurred m connection with the proposed visit ot the South China footballers to lpoh. the Perak Football Association refusing to approve a match between the visitors and the
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    Local Inter-Club Badminton Championship
    134 16 RESULTS Oi MATCHES FOR PAST WEEK THE lonltv of ||M 1 Sinuaixn- championship plavc! World during th» Ngo Sint; Li Chii SCR C I— 2 Aimust BP. bt-.a AA A Chinese Chin \v.k> a i 4—l. Sion- Boa a a tion 4—l. Chin, .m Student lion
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    R.S.Y.C.
    194 16 R.S. Y.C. Programme Of Week-End Races •THERE will be the usual afternoon races for the C class tomorrow, starting at 520 p.m. The B class will sail the sscond race for the Saturday Cut) also starting at 5 20 p.m. On Sunday the international sixmetre class will sail the final
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