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

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,667. ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, AIGrST'3I, l«r> 10 (I NTS
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    BELGIAN QUEEN LIES IN CITY OF SORROW
    514 1 Muffled Hoofs And Toll Of Bells At Tragic Homecoming SHROUDED TRAIN BEARS COFFIN TO CAPITAL Bowed Heads And Tears PRINCE OF WALES IN FUNERAL DRIVE ON TUESDAY Brussels, Aug. 30. I silence that was broken only by the sound muffled hoofs and the
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    Singapore Tributes
    34 1 Singapo re Tributes kLL tlags on Government buildings m Singapore were at halj-mast yesterday, and. many ships. wc.Vudi?ig tTic and O. mail liner, similarly paid '.ribute to the late Queen of the -j ans.
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    57 1 King Leopold, who had motored from station, waited at the portico of le Palace to receive the body of his iieen. From the Palace the coffin waa taken a chapeUe ardents. Troops massed m the Place Roger nted arms as the procession passj them. The body now lies m the
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    LIGHTNING STRIKES HOLIDAY TENTS
    54 1 London, Aug. 30. EIGHTEEN people were struck b; lightning yesterday at a camping I ground at Dymurch. Kent, where about 300 holiday-makers occupy some eighty tents. The lightning passed through the tents durnfc n storm. Fifteen were given immediate treatment for shock, and three were rus'ned
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    Another "Revolution" In Soviet Russia
    353 1 Another "Revolution" In Soviet Russia HOTCHA JAZZ, RAZORS AND ENGLISH CLOTHES Moscow, Aug. 30. HOT wife* of y+t£ an J y hear I reh'^np from many military b.TTTacks throughout So^jfet lUissi.i Within, spurred, black -booted officers can be seen prancing around to fox-tr»ts and rumbas with serious intent faces. rIS
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    CHIANG KAI SHEK NOT CAPTURED
    68 1 Sensational Rumour Denied Shanghai. Aug. 30. SHORTLY before today's noon close, the markets wrre excited t>y a rumour that Gen. Chiang Kaishek had born captured by Communists or rebel officers at CheimtiiThis report, hovvevi r. |g BjSfMfSdljp disci edited m an' horitativc circles Madamr Chiang
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    RUBBER SHIPMENTS REDUCED
    93 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug.. 30. r[E International Rubber Regulation Committee statistical bulletin shows that August exports from all controlled countries except Siani [totalled 65.902 tons, against an exportable allowance of 58.121 tons. an excess of 7.781 tons. During the six months ended July Si, 1935.
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    Duke Of Gloucester Engaged
    119 1 London, Aug. 3<h •TTHE engagement is announced to--1 day of the Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George and Queen Mary, to Lady Alice Christabel Scott, one of the five daughters of the Duke of Buccleuch. The Duke of Gloucester, who If 35. recently
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    MOMENTOUS MEETING ON MONDAY
    122 1 MOMENTOUS MEETING ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS CHINA'S NEW PROPOSALS May Be Accepted By Japan NII.HUh.H \IJ. »M MOMENTOUS meetiiiß will be held m Tokio on Monday to discuss Bino-Japano.se issues m tlie Jmht ol the latest proposals oi Nanking which are being brought to the Japanese Foreign Oihc«- by Gen.
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    48 1 tolegram from Oen. Chlaag m Mir morninu. The Nanking authorities a* well us he Nankins ri'presentatlvf <>l < huan Oovf'rnmtMit SMMPi Isjbj d aa Official denial of the rumoured deten tion or captun ot Om >'hiany. wlh at present atttndim i oAosisf «•<>! ferenee ut Womeixn.n wesiern S/« CllU.Ul.- Reuter
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    27 1 1.. Mil Inn AUg. +H. Rear- Admiral O I#aytou Ivis bron up .pointed Dln'«tor ol Perstjnal S*;rvl\w ippointnHMU to hr .-m. .tisp tmm I Nov. a Reuter
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      82 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. MALAYAN PftEMlEft MOTEL ~J TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p.m. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL and first appearance on their re-engagement of THOSE WORLD FAMOUS DANCERS IYOLA AND PAUL
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      143 1 A There it no better T»a than BIGIA TEA SEA VIEW P*& HOTEL FORMAL TONIGHT FORMAL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CONCERT DURING DINNER Dinner .uul DlMMfl Musk* :m<l Mntori.iinintnt l'ro\ iiU-il U\ THE RELLER BAND THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF SINGAPORE EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. SUNDAY I j MORNING EVENING Conceit II
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    "PEOPLE WILL TALK"
    195 2 A Fine Comedy Team At The Capitol t is natural 10 expec: delightfu? and Inconsequential comedy when Charlie Ruggles appears In a film, and "People Will Talk.' winch opened at the Capitol Theatre. Singapore, last night is m keeping with the Ruggles tradition. 1 People Will Talk"
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    Jack Doyle Beaten
    35 2 New York, Aug. 30. Buddy Baer, brother of Max Baer. today beat Jack Doyle, the Irish heavyweight, on a technical knockout m the first round. Doyle went down three times.— Reuter. I
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      81 2 IteMNSTANT RELIEF from terrible II you arc a Mfci^ from K,.em., i ft^ Sotc., Ttcnil^ C^^ Kruptions, KaHbe*, or any form of ■kin disease, use D.D.D *£ZK I r-sinptnm. Just a L>w dr«,p>, of thw marvellous healinc A^S^^i/^^fj^ 4* lotion and you have instant n-liof. Irritation and pain K o
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      667 2 i CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICES. TAMBALAK RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that a Dividend of 2' 2 on account of the financial year ended 30>th June. 1935. has been declared by the Directors payable to the Shareholders on the Register on Saturday. Sepember 21st. 1935. NOTICE is also hereby
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      448 2 <£ V INH \LI R SOLE AGENTS GRAFTON LABORATORIES. 20 b, Colly er Quay. BOARD RESIDENCE. KATONG GRANGE Excellent petition en Sea front Board Residence. Mod. Sanitation 77 Meyer Road— Phone 5758 THE MANSION Oxley Rise— Singapore. RESIDENTIAL HOTEL inon -licensed) Pirn* 3798 3 If irates f r«. Tow_. "THE
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      508 2 Tlbe Sinoapoic Jfrcc Stress Utad Office: Cecil Street. Slarapor* Phone 5471 (5 H^ extenatea,, U all *epart«rnT Tel: -TtaMs- Slacmpere KuaU Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street Phone: S«8:.. London Office: E c\ neel 8lf et Un4^ JJaUei CemtraJ M«8~3SI» Tel: LamdaaUya Ud^ SUBSCRIPTION RATES WliiUn Ouuide Wltbou Malaya Malay.i p
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      339 2 Diary Of The Week SAll RDAY. Al'G. 31 Hi*:;: Water. 12.28 p.m. 9.2 ft Football: S.A.F.A. League Div I. M.F.A. vs. S.C.F.A Anson Road StaCricket: S.V.C. vs. United Services, first day. pacing; S.C.R.C. vs. P.W.D.. Hong Lim Green: N.C.C. vs. Medical College, College ground. R.i Singapore professional meeting, first day.
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      786 2 CHURCH SERVICES CT AMnurur'c PATUI?n»iI STRAITS CHINESE CHURCH SI. ANDRLW S CAIHLDRAL Prinsep Street inn iminAi utir trivitv 8.15 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes. mil BUMiMI AUtK iKiwiii 9.15 a.m. (Malay* Communion Service. SEAFARERS' SUNDAY 8 00 p m (English) Rev. Arthur Hay. Monday, 8 p.m. Reading Club. 6.
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    Commissioners Gave No Understanding To Traction Co
    2813 3 BUSES ON THE SELEGIE ROAD ROUTE Municipal Limits To Be Extended FIFTY SMALLPOX CASES AND FIFTEEN DEATHS '|MIE decision of a Municipal Committee granting permission 1 to the Blue Bus Co. U mporarily to run a bus service on the route from Balestier
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    How Smallpox Is Being, Kept Alive In Singapore
    810 3 How Smallpox Is Being, Kept Alive In Singapore CONCEALED CASES Heavy Fines Imposed Ti 1^ concealment oi cases tmcn m these that make it so difficult for I us to stamp out smallpox m Singapore." declared Mr. J. B. McMoiine, Municipal y Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector, m the police court
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    Traced By Trail Of Blood
    684 3 MURDEfI OF CHINESE COLONEL Shanghai. Auk. 3«. yHE murderer oi Col. lhi Tm Chow, commander ol the Chinese police corp.- m the demilitarised ■MM m North China, is reported to have been captured. The murderer disguised blnsell as merchant and teeured Admission to interview Col
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      142 3 Flatulence gone m 2 minutes i, null's. it Ix. < < 1 h I >^ 2^J^ 1 INSIKK Him VISION OIK sprrialiMefl opliqiann are at >our serviie. Vvtv siichl (rstinc and .ul\i«e ui««»n. Chir classes si\e li-ar \islon from rdfc to edue ;md our chances are Mo4*ratf. Conserve >our isimi
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    Chess Notes And News
    812 4 Chess Notes And News I By The Chess Editor The small international tournament recently concluded at Zurich resulted In a remarkable victory tor E. Eliskases, oi Austria, who m an entry oi eleven players won every game. H. Grob. of Switzerland was second with 8' 2 points, and Dr. A.
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    As It Was-In The Singapore Free Press, For The Week Ending August 29, 1885
    419 4 As It Was- In The Singapore Free Press, For The Week Ending August 29, 1885 50 Years Ago NOTES FROM THE KAMPONG A new and most ingenious "waste not" tap has been imported and will, we 1 understand, be tried by the Municipality. It shuts itself ort after two gallons
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    NEW SHIPS FOR JAPAN
    73 4 The 50.000 tons of new shipping provided for m the second subsidy scheme 01 January. 1935. has been all applied i lor by the shipping companies. It is now announced that the third scheme which will come into effect next year will be of a permanent
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    NEW JAPAN FIRM
    69 4 A yearly subsidy of 20.000 yen has been granted by the Government for the j formation of a new shipping company called the Japan Sea Steamship Co to I carry on a regular service between' (Niigata and North Korean ports. The 1 new company is to be
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      53 4 ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL BAZAAR A GRAND FAIR will be held m the VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL on i FRIDAY SEPT. 6th SATURDAY SEPT. 7th Lady Thomat will open the Fair on Friday, Sept. 6th at 4.30 p. m. Proceeds to St. Andrew's School Rebuilding Fund Admi»sion 20 cts. Saturday afternoon l
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      492 4 ssm The Proven STOMACH REMEDY for Bad Cases Amaslng evidence ot the remarkable A NOTED apeed with which indigestion and muni IftM nnCTftß 1^ A^ stomach pains can be .topped ha. been «WU*H DOCTOR f V revealed by medical experiments and SAYS: j 'i X-ray photograph* of actual caaea. "J
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      492 4 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK-END SATURDAY SUNDAY B.B.C.— GSG and GSF Singapore— ZHl (Owned and operated by Radio Wavelengths— l6.B6 and 19.82 metres Service Co. of Malaya Ltd) 6.20 Big Ben. The 8.8.C. Northern Orchestra. Wavelength 49.9 metres 6.50 "The Pebbles on the Beach." Being a few turns about a
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    309 5 A LITTLE CABIN AEROPLANE which uses a two-cylinder engine of only 35 h.p., brought to England from i zecnoslcvakia, was demonstrated at Croydon Aerodrome. The machine is high-wing monoplane which uses only about Z\i gallons of petrol an hour and has a cruising speed of about 70 miles an hour.
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      42 5 REGULAR SUPPLIES o/ FRESH ENGLISH YEAST rM TOGETHER wiM EMPIRE FIPUR, ENSURES QUALITY i^^H^H| oar BREADM^HI ''■'fl&^BUfci mDcm tt'ET Aim* WtSSmt Bmf -0" .^Btf^C 'Jr r >' v^7%^ PRODUCTS ARE MADE UNDER WREQ EUROPEAN SUPERVISION JftV miSTibT crii PROPRIETORS ■^1 Waiin Sftulioj <9.
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    CRIMINALS KEEP TOGETHER
    355 6 POLICE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT IN his annual report for last year the Commissioner of Police, F.M.S.. tells how groups of criminals of distinct nationalities ge f together, and how law-breakers oi a particular race select a particular part of the country for their operations. For example, the mining
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ALLEGED
    64 6 Lun Chup. a 50-year-old Chinese! iti-ent. is alleged to have attempted Commit suicide In Tan Tock Seng Dspital yesterday. I He was found attempting to choke j mself with a piece of cloth round his|] 1 >ck. When the charge was mentioned m c third court today,
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    Marriage Of Acting Penang Resident Councillor
    264 6 ON EVE OF RETIREMENT From Our Own Correspondent.) l»e nan k. Aug. 28. •yHE wedding took place this morning of the Hon. Mr. James Startin Wills Arthur, acting Resident Councillor. Penang. and Mun .lean Rae Gibson. nursing sister at tfre General HcspiU:!. Penang. The
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    21 6 DURING THE RECENT heat wave al Home this little fellow and his four-footed friend discovered a new way to keep cool.
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    KEPT UNCLAIMED WATCH
    73 6 Young: Chinese Gets One Month's R.I. Finding are not keepings as far as the law is concerned. A young Chinese, Wong Thye Meng, who admitted to having picked up a gold wristlet watch lying about m the Clerical Union premises and keeping it as nobody had claimed
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    10-DAY TEST OF SELETAR DRY DOCK STARTS
    337 6 Pumping In 68,750,000 Gallons Of Water TESTING of the great dry dock at Seletar, central feature of the £7,700,000 job which comprises the Singapore Naval Base, began yesterday. Sixty-eight and three-quarter million gallons of water will be sucked from the Straits of Johore
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT
    173 6 Mr. Osborne Jones' Public Examination 117ORK In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday did not last very much more than an hour, most of the 1 matters which came to be dealt with by Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith being of a minor character. Mahmood bin Mohamed. formerly a hotel runner
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    NOT RECALLED
    124 6 Italian Captain Who Left Ship At Singapore Following his disembarkation at Singapore this week, rumours arose that Captain G. Lombardi, of the Italian Navy, had been recalled by cable to Italy to serve m the Mediterranean. Captain Lombardi told the Free Press yesterday, however, that these rumours were
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    NAVAL BASE EXPLOSION
    118 6 Case Further Postponed For A Week A warning that the accused might be discharged if no satisfactory reasons were given for the continued postponements of the case, was made by the Third Magistrate yesterday when the three Hylams. Tan Ting Ann. Wee Ah Meng and Pang Kuan
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    MR. W. B. O'CONNOR
    134 6 In the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday members of the local Bar assembled m the second court to pay a tribute to the memory of Mr. W. B. O' Connor. Mr. Justice A. K. a'Becket Terrell and Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith were on the Bench and the Hon.
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    28 6 A daughter was born on Wednesday jto Mrs. Stephens, wife of Mr. O. H. Stephens, of the hospitals and dispensaries branch m ,the Medical and Health Department. S.S.
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    Murder Verdict In Geylang Double Tragedy
    209 6 THE ghastly deaths of a 23-year-old Cantonese woman Poon Hung Ngor. and her three-year-old daughter, Tan Ah Mui. were figuratively re-enacted m the Singapore coroner's court during the several hearings of the inquiry which was conducted by Inspector A. Frew before Mr. W. G.
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    25 6 THE TROCADERO, the famou* building near the Eiffel Tower, which is to be demolished to make room for the International Exhibition m Paris m 1937.
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    MALAYA'S TRADE IN JULY
    176 6 DECREASE COMI'AIU-n WITH JUNE r\URING July m Malaya ther<- w. t > decrease of $6,928,137 m imry jr and < $3,353,658 m export*, as com par c« with July 1934 and a d«c. of $1,936,979 m Impon.s. and increase of $390,313 m experts ompared with las
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      77 6 IQQC OCTOBER Bth. 4AQP 1222 SINGAPORE 12» FREE PRESS TO COMMEMORATE A CENTURY OF PROGRESS THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL 100 -PAGE ISSUE WITH A 16 PAGE SPECIAL NUMBER: HISTORY OF BUSINESS HOUSES and "DEVELOPMENT and PRINTING OF NEWSPAPERS IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL 16 PAGES. 1 132 PAGES. ADVERTISERS
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      17 6 is the Original Unique and Petfect Fruit Juice Drink. It defies heat and refreshes the tired mind.
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    FLYING & MOTOR GYMKHANA AT SEREMBAN
    270 7 FLYING MOTOR GYMKHANA AT SEREMBAN Civilians Anxious To View City From Air (From Our Own Correspondent) T H Seremban, Aug. 28. HE motor and flying gymkhana organised by the Negri Sembilan branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya promises to be a most interesting event. The venue is Rasah village,
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    SEREMBAN SOCCER
    66 7 Malays Draw With N.S. Club From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 28. In a hockey match here today the Malays drew with the Negri Sembi an Club each side scoring four goals Tho same was somewhat scrappy Thi^ was However the first game of the JC Among the
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    NIMROD VASE
    46 7 Chinchillas' Narrow Polo Win Over Lilbourne London. Major S. C. Deed's Chinchillas, conceding 1» 2 beat Mr. W. Balding's Lil,bcurne team m the final tie of the Nimrod Vase tournament at the Arthingworth Hall Polo Club. Market Harborough. by seven goals to l 2
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    37 7 The wedding of Miss G. Rajahmony. a teacher m the French Convent, Malacca, with Mr. V. C. Ponniah, a teacher m the Free School, Penang, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 1, at Bukit Tengah. Province Wellesley.
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    DHARMARAJ BEATEN
    125 7 Uses Wrong Tactics Against Cornejo Penang, Aug. 28. Fighting Cornejo beat Dharmaraj on points over 12 three-minute rounds at the Wembley Stadium last night Dharmaraj was favourite and mucn was expected of him but with a disadvantage m weight and reach he made the mistake of not going
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      273 7 <»NVULSION THE ORDER OF THE EVENING WITH A I UAIiDDA IHE GOOFIESI GANGSTEK H 1.11 H 111 D HII YOU EVER ROARED AT! TODAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 S\cuo; Yt^rf I Xtt bT HE WAS A ONE-MAN vl^^y CRIME WAVE Bul there f oceanf of fun m il for you- He'll take you
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      325 7 ALL O .miAPQRE PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS HILARIOUS SHOW. LAST NIGHT'S AUUjbNCESjS.MPLY ROARED WITH LAUGHTER I CAPITOL I 3 SH WS TODAY and TOMORROW 1 3.15 6.1S 9.15 M" The Famous Stars of 1 :^^^h "RUGGLES OF RED GAP" of± are together ajjain m even :i a L i
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE BIRTH.
    24 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE BIRTH. ELINK-SCHUURMAN— On Aug. 29.1 1935. at the Oirnholm Private Hospital, to Mr. :md Mrs. T. ELINKSCHUURMAN. a son HENRI GUILLAUME ARNAUD.
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1935 War Against The Mosquito
    844 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1935 War Against The Mosquito THE recently published Finlayson Memorial Lecture delivered 'by Sir Malcolm Watson is a reminder to the world of the controvery that has continuously marched hand-in-hand with anti-malarial research. About 40 years ago Sir Ronald Ross made his epoch-making
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    DAY TO DAY
    271 8 Mr. F. X Macnamara. of the F.M.S. Police, went on home leave on Thursday. Mr. L. E. Coleman, Superintendent ot the Penang Fire Brigade, has resigned. Mr. H. E. Girt. Perrranen Way Inspector. F.M.S. Railways, sails for homo on leave this week. Mr. R. F. C. Mnrkham.
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    As I Was Saying
    419 8 LONDON saw the Hales trophy for the Blue Riband of the Atlantic crossing for the first time a few w«eks ago. when it was exhibited m a West -End office. Presented by Mr. Harold X. Hales. M.P. for Hanley. ■toke-oo- /tv Trent the troph > Riband
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    Topics Of The Week
    987 8 •pENANG Gold-Diggers are Busy" says a Free Press heading yesterday. They're always busy m Singapore too. .V. if. if. if AMONG the various afflictions irom which Singapore suilers is Kbe en- ormous percentage of Scotsmen among the inhabitants and this colonising in•ttnct has always puzzled the
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      266 8 rj| SHERRIES S Shipped by: i[ < Humbert. Wall BW I •".■-:y^-- a iDRySACK-' I CALDBECK'S I JEREZ h. LOWKI' I nu«;i.; fc </;/</ drunk by [i^SS^SSfc^jj I |n^ people of i^ooci |B| II tuste. \PPOIXTMENT KINCi OF SIAM KWOAGBMEWT AND WKDDING PRESENTS. OK GIFTS OF ANY NATIRH WHETHER IT
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      59 8 READERS OF A LONDON NEWSPAPER were invited to give an account of their most thrilling moments. A dentist says he will never forget the day he drilled his old sergeant-major. Some people never cease to bless the day on which they took out "GAFLAC" POLICIES. j GENERAL ACCIDF.NT. FIRE LIFE
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    New Air Service From Hong Kong To Penang
    437 9 TO BE RUN BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Inaugural Flight Planned For October 2 Hong Koag, Aug. 30. 11 is officially learned that Imperial Airways contemplate I the inauguration of a Hong Kong-Penang air service on Oct. 2 with one De Havilland iour-engined machine.
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    52 9 London. Aug. .50. Interviewed by the Daily Telegraph regarding rumours of the sale of the K;iilan Mining Administration to Japan. a director ot the Chinese engineering and Mining Company, which is largely interested In the administration, said that so far as his company was at present informed, the rumours could
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    New Legislative Council Member
    216 9 MR. G. WISEMAN Dunlop's Resident Director THE Straits Settlements Government Gazette issued last night states that H.M. the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mr. George Wiseman to be a nominated Unofficial member of the Legislative Council for a period of three years
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    99 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices (From Our Own Correspondent) RUBBER London, Aug. 30. Spot (Sellers t 511 16d. (5 3 /4 d.) (Buyers > 5s /B d. (5 11i16d.) Oct.-Dec. 53-4 d. (5 13i16d.) Jan.-March 57sd. (5 15|16d.) April-June 6d. 16 1|16d.) Market:— Dull. New York, Aug. 30.
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    FATEFUL LEAGUE MEETING
    119 9 Mr. Eden Leaves For Paris On Monday London, Aug. 30. THE Minister >o-. League of Nation- Affairs Mr. Anthony Eden, la making final preparations for his departure on Monday to attend the iateiul meeting of the League Council on Abyssinia next Wednesday. Mr. Eden will travel by
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    MANCHUKUO
    60 9 May Be Recognised By Siam Shanghai, Aug. 30. THE Siamese Goodwill Mission which has been studying economic and political conditions m Japan and Manchukuo is reported to have recommended its Government to recognise the new State. An official reception was held m Changchun, seat of the Manchukuo Government, yesterday
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      137 9 TIFFIN $1.00 Cream of Mushrooms Fillet Selan^in Francaise Roast Chicken Bacon Long Beans Baked Potato Cold Meat Salad Vanilla Ice Cream Cheese. Fruit. Coffee TRY OUR SPECIALTIES: FRESH HT BAKED ALASKA fc- A CHOICE OF OVER 100 OTHER DISHES. PHONE 4906. NOTABLE BOOKS HANDSOME VOLUMES, FULL LIBRARY SIZE. I. SIMILES
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      233 9 Two eyelax powder bases— specially prepared to lighten the difficulty of make-up m tropical climates. If jour skin it dry use Cyclax Sunburn Lotion and dilute it with Cyclax Sunburn Liquid. If your «kin i* gretsv use Cyclax Blended Lotion and dilute it with Cyclax Blended A-^ I v i
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    WORLD TIN CONSUMPTION INCREASE
    580 10 WORLD TIN CONSUMPTION INCREASE Rise Of 14 Per Cent. In First Half Of 1935 A CCORDING to the August issue of the Bulletin of the Inter/V national Tin Research and Development Council, published by The Hague Statistical Office, the world production of tin m the first half of 1935 was
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    ANTI-NOISE LEAGUE
    68 10 r> x. London, Aue. 29. Rubber from Malaya and elsewhere s playing an important part m the latest "less noise" campaign m England. This is made clear m the first an£w H report Of the An «-Noise League, TheinT "ft** I****1 year ago with II e dicl n
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    Malayan Stocks Down
    626 10 i Rubber i SINGAPORE BROKERS' REPORTS T EWIS and Peat Ltd. m their L weekly rubber report dated Singapore, Aug. 30, state The week has again been dull with no features ot particular interest and only minor fluctuations m prices. A decrease of only 881 tons m
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    Fraser's Share List
    1055 10 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30. 1935 MINING Bayers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 10'fcd 4s 4*£ d i Asam Kumbang 32s 6d 33s 6d Austral Malay 60s 61s Ayer Hitarr. Tin (ss) 12s 9d 13s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.80 1.85 Bangrm Tin 20s 6s 21s Batu Selangor ($1)
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    98 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association 1 Aug. 30. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R.S.S. in cases FOB. September) 19 3 8 19> 2 Good F.A.Q. in cases FOB. September* 19 116 19 3 16 No. IX. R.S.S. tSpotloose) (awardable Singapore) 19 3 8 19' 2 September i9'->
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    Petrol And Kerosene Prices
    98 10 on Aug. 30. Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $486 Crown. Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4.46 Shall Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Shell Motor Spirit in 4gallon drums per British
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    191 10 Ail*. 27. 28. t>9. American Can. Com. 137 137 137 American Telephone and Telegraph 134» 2 l34V-> 136 Atcheson Railroad 48 8 48 48 V 2 Chesapeak 45% 45% 45% upont 118 126 117»/ 4 Firestone 14% 14 7 8 Unq General Electric 30» 8 30» 8 30
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    NYALAS RUBBER AGAIN A DIVIDEND PAYER
    631 10 5 Per Cent. Approved At Annual Meeting A DIVIDEND of five per cent., the first since 1929. *as deviir. d at the annual general meeting of Nynlas Rubber Ltd >o> terday at the French Bank Buildings. Proposing the adopuon of port and accounts. Mr
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    Singapore Produce Prices
    85 10 Singapore Produce Prices Aug. 30. Buyers Seller Gambler 5.50 Java Cube 9 50 Hamburg Cube 9.50 Muntok White Pepper 17.00. Copra. Sundried 3.75 Copra, mixed 3.30 Small Flake Tapioca 4.30 R.B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 104 Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Jelotong 7.00 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan
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    Exchange Rates
    238 10 Aug. 30. SELLING London 4 months' sight 2 4 1 16 London. 3 months* sight 2 4 1 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 31 32 London, demand 2 3 15 16 London. T.T. 2 3 15 16 Lyons and Paris,
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    TRADE FREEDOM
    137 10 India And Burma Sign Agreement London, Auk. *9. A three-year trade agreement has been reached between India and Burma and will become effective on the date of the latter's separation from India The agreement provides that Indian i goods shall enter Burma unrestrictedly land free of duty and
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    BRITISH TRADE RISE
    54 10 July Figures Show Increase Of 6.7 Per Cent. London, Aug. 29. The value of the retail trade sale In i l9B 67 r cent neater than m July, 1934. Stocks at end of July, 1935 were slightly higher than a year ago and employment was 4.2 per
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    21 10 Mr W. A. Stanton. manager land Estate. Banting, has lef: lor I on four months' leave Mr Bofert acting for him
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    ULTRA-SHORT WAVE RE CORD
    582 11 ULTRA-SHORT WAVE RE CORD RADIO NOTES Signals Heard 180 Miles Away TELEVISION TRANSMISSION RANGE WIDENED Manchester. htCORD In wireless transmission on ultra-short waves was tup during tests which have been carried out on SnowIt is reported that the signals were heard at Stoke m Buckinghamshire, nearly 180 miles way m
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    735 11  -  Ely Culbertson by I World's Champion Player And Greatest Curd Analyst I BRIDGE STANDARDISATION fVJE probably to the fact that so manj i*^ tournaments have been held ir n cent years, expert methods of playing it he cards are becoming very mucr standardised. The tournaments cause good
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    WEEK-END PROGRAMMES
    17 11 I)ROGRABOtES tor the weekfroin ZHI. 8.8.C Holland and Berlin will be found on page 4.
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    THOSE SIX "PIPS"
    657 11 How Greenwich Time Signal I Is Broadcast IMAGINE." said the b.b.c. engineer, M a cat m a box. The cat is howling. The lid of the box is connected by an electrical Circuit, as it were by a string. to the main clock at Greenwich. There, by
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    THE EMPIRE PROGRAMMES
    897 11 Mr. Howard Marshall Returns i To The Microphone A WELCOME return to the microphone will shortly be made by Mr. Howard Marshall, who will resume his talk "Under Big B;>n" this month. Mr. Marshall has become very well known to overseas listeners and no j talks m
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      546 12 LEAGUE HEALTH BULLETIN HEALTH bulletin ol "the League o! Nations Eastern Bureau lor the week ended Aug. 24 states Plague. Bassein was the only port m the Eastern arena to leport the presence of human plague during the week, one fatal case having been notified.
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      18 12 THE IH'TCH STKAMER Demoeraat recently became wedged under the arches of Westminster Bridge and was unable to move.
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      693 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 am. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and r < P -m Kuantan (via Jecantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 730 a.m. 7 pnSunday 7 P m Kajang, Kota Bahru.
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      138 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Hua Tong. Brit., 110 tons, from Muar 30. for Muar 31. Magnet, Brit.. 207 tons, from S Liat 30. for S. Liat and Batavia Sept. 2. Boelongan Dut., 583 tons, from Singkawang 30, for Tambelan Sept. 3. Larut. Brit.. 464 tons, from Port Dickson 29. for, Malacca and
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      157 12 SINGAPORE HARBOI Ships alongside iht (X or expect rd Fast Wharf <Fntran<* t, A t r Suj Btß| 20 Main Wharf <Fnir*n<t Rajputana 18 P pedoo 19; R II 7. Fmpire Dock 'ti.trar Foylobunk 'U Ci'.mai Fmpire Dock (Fntrar.f t, al M«Tkur 4»'». C West Wharf Fntran,. Hurdwan f> (tSection
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    SWIMMING POOL FOR THE S.C.C.
    1450 15 Suggestion At Annual Meeting iC STIQNS that the incoming should consider the Of providing a swimming CC. members and that embership fee of S2 per reverted to were made at general meeting of the Singapore Cricket club pavilion yesterday. was drawn to the steadi- membership
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    R.E. ASSURED OF 1st. DIVISION HONOURS
    574 15 Easy Win Over S. R. C» RE 5 S.R.C 0. A VICTORY by five clear goals over the S.R.C— the wooden spoonists of the premier division yesterday afternoon at the Anson Stadium assured the R.E. of First Division honours. They have now collected 22
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    23 15 SHAVE, the Wilts goalkeeper. parches awaj In the rec*n4 divisi«n match at;;iinsl the S.C.F.A. which the rhinese won 3 l. (Free Press ph.,.,,,.
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    BELLE EDNA SHOULD WIN TODAY
    1507 16 Opening Of Singapore Gold Cup Meeting WILL JACK FLY KEEP rpilE Singapore Turf Club Autumn (Gold Cup) race meeting X commences today at Bukit Timah and, as is usual on the opening day of a race meeting, I expect to see a big crowd, with
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    81 16 (By Bookie) Race 1. 1. EASTERN ALLY 2. Frnsf 3. Combination. Race 2. 1. TONY 1 Satire 3. Min.uno. Race 1 1. WON HER BAR 2. Rotarian 3. Sea Lion. Rate 4. I. STARLIGHT S. Lusty 3. Bintans: Tujoh. Race 5. 1. QUEEN'S COURSE 2. Gee ITp 3. Tcxrsaway.
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    LEAGUE LEADERS TO MEET RUNNERS-UP
    349 16 LEAGUE LEADERS TO MEET RUNNERS-UP Home Football Season Opens Today THE home football season opens today and below will found the full list of fixtures. IN trie First Division last year's chain- pions, Arsenal, moot. Sunderlcmd. the runners- up. at home. The first BMCtllll b« tween lit' two sid">i last
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