The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 September 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. wo. H.(>r». ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1935. 10 CENTS.
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  • 101 1 Article 15 To Be Invoked Geneva, Sept. 5. A RTICLE Fifteen of the Covenant will be invoked at tomorrow's meeting of the Council at which the Ethiopians will reply to the Italian charges. This wiJl entail the appointment of a sub-committee of conciliation of five members.
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  • 58 1 Offering: Of U.S. Notes Well Over-Subscribed New York. Sept. 4. The Treasury Department announces that the recent cash offering of 5500.000.000 at l\ 2 per rent on 3»->--year notes was well over-subscribed in a single day. This success is regarded as offsetting entirely Wve fattur- o: 'he notation
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  • 66 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Restriction Imposed On Depositors Hong Kong, Sept. 5. There has been a Tun" on the National Commercial and Industrial Bank, of this city, since yesterday. The number of depositors who are withdrawing their money is so large: that the authorities of the bank
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  • 47 1 MIAMI. SEPT. 5. THE RESCUE OF THE DIXIE PASSENGERS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.- REUTER London. Sept. 5. Mr. Baldwin held a meeting of Ministers, including Mr. Ramsav MacDonald, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and the War and Air Ministers, immediately after his return from Aix this afternoon. Reuter
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  • 47 1 Transfer Was Precautionary Measure Lisbon, Sept. 5. All the Dorics passengers are safely aboard tine Orion and the Viceroy of India and are leaving for England. The transfer was apparently only a precautionary measure as the Doric cancelled the SOS and refused aid. Reuter
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  • 109 1 At Alexandria, Port Said, And Suez 13RITISH WARSHIPS ON THE QUI VIVE UT nrru 4 Alexandria, Sept. 5. GH the presence of British warships gives a sense ol security, the nervousness of the inhabitants ot Alexandria is reflected in the flood of applications for insurance
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  • 95 1 Mussolini Succeeds In Africa New York. Sept. 5. e Italian armtef in Africa may lay undatlon of a new Roman Empire enough to give the Italian people lanoe to breathe. II Mussolini sucItaly will expand in Africa withxploding Europe." o writes Colonel House in the magazine. Liberty.
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  • 444 1 Mr. Anthony Eden's Speech At Geneva Geneva. Sept. 4. 'ontinuing his speech at the meeting League Council, Mr. Anthony peaking in solemn tones, declarBritaln would exert herself to i peaceful settlement. They had tried to create a new international to save mankind from the of war. The
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  • 100 1 London, Sept. 5. •THE Cunard-White Star liner Doric I carrying over 700 passengers on a pleasure cruise was involved in a collision with the French steamer Formigny of! the coast of Portugal. The Doric sent out and S.O.S. and so far
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  • 250 1  -  ABYSSINIA BY Plight Of Hurricane Victims Off Florida Coast TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY PAMKNGOtt OF THE IJSFR DIXIE WHICH WENT At.kOCND OH THE FLORIDA < OAST IN THE TERRIFIC 111 KKK \M ARE SHU. \l ||N< RBSCVE TRK> HAVE HAD NO FOOD SINCE MID-DAY MONDAY Food
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  • 109 1 Brilliant Coup By Bengal Police Calcutta, Sept. 3. QUIETLY but ruthlessly war is i being waged against terrorists and suspected houses are being continually searched for arms, according to the Bengal police report on activities in 1934. Although there were no cases of» overt terrorist crime
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  • 36 1 Washington, Sept. 4. The State Department announces that George C. Hanson, once known a.s ithe uncrowned king of Manchuria, died aboard the liner President Polk from a gunshot wound, allegedly sell-inflicted. Reuter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 74 1 Arn nhijllM rT^ MA LA YAM PREMIER HOTEL 4 !4k\li 111 COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. J^^^. DINNER DANCE (informal. #|fr ff 9.30 to midnight and the World Famous Dancerc. W YOLA PAUL VHI Dpearing Nightly Non-diners M wml! jB also LASZLO the well known fl Hungarian Caricaturisi fl
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    • 117 1 IHjj ■■▼lIS I SEA VIEW >^7 HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSK in I RELLER S BAND I CATimn/iv I I SATURDAY I I SPECIAL DINNER I DANCE AND CABARET GRAND CABARET PERFORMANCE I BY MEMBERS OF THE I f 1 j SPOT LIGHT REVUE j I OANC.K MUSK.
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  • 1176 2 League Empire Letters To The Editor NATIONS AGAINST ITALY -MAY INVOLVE MANY COUNTRIES —HOW GREAT WAR MIGHT HA VE BEEN A VOIDED— "SPLENDID ISOLATION" IMPOSSIBLE To the Editor. Sir. -Your leader of Thursday, entitled "League and Empire." written on the eve of the possible happening of dire events, is moving,
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  • 166 2 Chinese Who Was Arrested In Java Arrested in and extradited irom Java j on a warrant issued early In April 1 1 Chinese. Low Teck San. was produced betore Mr. Norman Grice. the Singapore second magistrate, yesterday by Inspector Shannon of the Orchard Road police. Teck San. who
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  • 48 2 Serious Situation Looms In American Market New York, Sepl. 4. Serious potentialities are now evident in the American oil situation following the break in Calif ornian crude oil prices. This break has threatened the existing price level throughout the countrv particularly, in Texas Reutor Wireless
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    • 216 2 A SENSATIONAL FIVE STAR TRIUMPH! CLAUDETTE COLBERT CHARLES BOYER JOAN BENNETT HELEN VINSON JOEL McCREA 4 IN THE PARAMOUNT PICTURE PRIVATE WORLDS' ANOTHER GLORIOUS ROLE FOR THE STAR WHO WON' Zm>j£ AWARD FOR THE KEST PER- f J^ <W I paviXion] M^^ Are You Tortured by the Maddening Itch of
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    • 51 2 Green Waterproof Canvas Tents Maker and repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks, Canvas and Spring Blinds, Tarpaulins, Tents, Bags, Blue Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire Netting Fencing, Wool buntings and Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. Office: 66, Robinson Road. (Opposite Telegraph Co.) Workshop:— 17-A. Joo Chiat Place. Singapore. Orders pi mptly
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    • 369 2 CLASSIFIED AD> SOLL AGENTS (iKAFTON LABORATORIES. 20 b. Coilycr Quay BOARD RESIDENCE. KATONG GRANGE Excellent position or Sot front Board Residence. Mod. Sanitation 77 Meyer Road— Phone 5758 THE MANSION Oxley Rise— Singapore. RESIDENTIAL HOTEL nonli(inl«d Pa«ac 3798 3 Miaales hmrn 9mm "lA)xton" First Cla&f. Privati- Hotel ior Europeans Bedrooms
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    • 377 2 /ERTISEMENTS. free ipic6* PbODT 51.1 n» Kn i. i Lumpur OfHce: 2.». J.iv.i M,eei Londou > >ni rf^ I Phonr: eoir«i jtk4 %to Trt: m jJJ^ SUBSCRIPTION R/3 mil... T«Hy $34. M u< N'ol^. OulsC»tk»n rhrtiuM thr omul bank dtorouat ADVERTISEMENT 9AT e3 The hariiw and ißßtmrtiaai FIED ADVEBTISf MIA
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 199 2 Diary Of The Week FRIDAY. SEPT. 6 High Water, 3.43 a.m. 7.12 ft., 3.11 p.m. C.5 It. Football: s.a y a i igoe. Wiltshire* v.s. B.C.C Ar i n Road Stadium. Cricket: S.C.C. F.A.F.. first day, padang. Golf: K ppel Club, Women'i Spoon Stroke ind Women's Cup dlh: Ing Round.
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    • 229 2 Today 9 s Radio Programmes H.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths— l6.B6 and IMt metres (3.20 Big Ben. An organ recital by Ernest W. Maynard. relayed from Bath Abbey. 650 The 8.8.C. Variety Orchestra. Greenwich time signal at 7.20 p.m. 7.H3 The Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra, relayed trom the Hippodrome Theatre. Coventry.
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  • 994 3 Story Of $90 Given For Safe Keeping MIDUL SANI EXPLAINS DELAY IN HANDING OVER MONEY rp H case in which Inspector Abdul Sani bin Haji Mohamed was harged with criminal breach of trust was concluded yesterday Mr H. A. Forrer. the criminal district judge, reserved
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  • 142 3 Priest In Rome Falls Dead On Altar Steps The Daily Herald Rome correspondent states that while the congregation *f the Cathedral of St. Augustine, Rome, were kneeling as the priest, the Dean of Cremona, was partaking of the -onseorated elements, they were horrified to see him iall
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  • 113 3 Knocked Down Old Deaf Man (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Sept. 1. Kalyana Sundram, B clerk and salesman of the Negri P mbilan Aerated Water Co.. was fined a total of $30 by the Seremban magistrate. Mr. J. Calder. He was charged with driving a van in a
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  • 56 3 Devastating Effect Of Tornado In France Bordeaux, Sept. 4. Some of the most famous vineyards in France have been devastated in a tornado including Sainte Milion and Pomerol in a storm which struck the region between Libourne and Bordeaux land completely stripped the vines on which hung the
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    36 3 MUSSOLINI'S LONDON DOUBLE". Percy Romano, a forty-year-old London clerk, bears an amazing resemblance, to the Italian dictator. He is called "Mussolini" by his iriends. and he certainly possesses strikingly similar features, even to the determined jaw.
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  • 227 3 CONVICTION FOR OFFENCE AGAINST GIRL QUASHED •THE appeal ol Velayathan, who was convicted and sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment at the Malacca Assizes, before Mr. Justice Burton. Acting Chief Justice and a common jury, for committing rape on his adopt- ed daughter, a girl of about
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  • 200 3 Half A Dog Settled The Argument Sydney. Before the eyes of men who were ar- j guing whether sharks are always to be found in Middle Harbour. Sydney, a shark at Northbridge bit in two a dog that was standing at the water's edge. Messrs. E. Allott and Lance, of
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  • 68 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Sept. 3. Buy on g bin Mat, a Sarawak Malay, when charged before the Seremban magistrate with possessing stolen clothes, told the court that he bought them in an auction in Singapore, and. as he was stranded in Seremban. he had to pawn
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  • 373 3 Smuggler King's Widow Worth A Million SELLS WHOLE FLEET IN ENGLAND London, Aug. 15. SMALL, slim, pretty Beatrice Lillien, widow of millionaire Al Lillien America's "bumped-off" rum-running king, sailed from Southampton for New York in the Normandie last nigh: —sailed back to the lam! of her husband's gangster enemies. the
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  • 90 3 <From Our Own Correspondent. Seremban. Sept. 3. Reporting a profit of $87 on the year's working, the Railway Institute of Seremban, which was established 13 years ago, says in its annual report The committee made great endeavours during the year under review to collect all the old
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  • 71 3  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Special Areas For Them Proposed Shanghai. Nrpt. 4. The Ministry of Industry and Commerc has proposed the opening of special agricultural areas in rvery province in China for the sole benelit of the returned overseas Chin« >» The Central Government is r« ported to
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  • 54 3 Lucerne, Sept > A strongly worded resolution NM dcmning Germany !or i>«-rs«M-mion <>i the Jews w.is pMMfI at Dm MhUM ConKresh yesterdaj The l« rm.ui rt»l< gation voted iiKainst Uu> r««H»)luU«ui The Congress adopted a resolution approving ot r»nvocatlon ot .1 WQrtd Jewish Congress to protect Jewish ri^litn
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  • 210 3 DID NO HOUSEWORK FOR SIX MONTHS. Kept In BH With Rheumatism. Knees >>woll» n MQfc stitl with p.un unable tr k«- nut q| t><.d. t». i- wy jthe condition ol tbll worn. in wtini t..--btgan to Mkc Knivl>.n salt > Noi i writes this JeTttr "I have had rr.. \um
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  • 122 3 Mr. Chin Foo Nyan And Miss Sze-Tho Swee Lum 'From Our Own Comspu'ul.nt Kuala I .miiimi Sept I At the Chan Btt Shu Yuen st«Tti.» with Mr Tap Looct Kin P official Ing, the «Cotftn| r«> )K pl i ni Mr it Foo Nyan. youngest sen <n tin-
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    • 243 3 Hear what LORETTA YOUNG >J says about charm! f SO MANY GIRLS 1 7 REALISE HOW THE I I EVERY 6IRL 11 PEARLY SMOOTHNESS I J^m^'h BE^uT^uL^KiN I SIMPLE BEfIUTY l^fc^ lL MAKES EVEN ORDINARY r S u/noicc fwery x ■4S ,*K ■fir j i-k «JV^r\r IR j jr^+Simm*. <i
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
    • 1321 4 WEDNESDAY'S RACES This year, thanks, no doubt, to the general air of festivity occasioned by the Jubilee, fashions at the races are going gay. In spite of it being a weekday, the brilliant sunshine attracted a large crowd to Bukit Timah last Wednesday for the second day
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    • 559 4 rcommodaU.d at ChftfgC Ol 51. 50 par person and members MR EVCQRIIntended to make ictavatlona bel Sent 20. it it 3£. J> TODAYS BAZAAR I would like to draw attention to the I Opening of the Fair, which is t<> ake place at the Victoria Memorial Hull
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    • 149 4 A BUSY DAY IN A PROUD FATHERS LIFE I Q a.m. I Q-m^^ I -v/ I I pho«OKra C ph V of UttU- TCk to shT' gf*g.- W «J'*— t F lllllt *^i^K to show some visitor* nu i i. simply nottv about rh*» \c\A «0.. *u vigors old Johnson
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  • Article, Illustration
    306 5 VN ITALIAN I LYING-BOAT emrryfaftg piiwgngf U and mails from Rome to Barcelona was forced down off the roast «if Mahon in the Balearic Islands. .tnd was wrnkcd. The passenger*, however, u< re Mived ;:.mI taken aboard a lYrneh steamer. A picture of the wrecked seaplane upside down in the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 50 5 +*JK» I o/c/ reliability p/u.i ncu^ styled bt>dies, make AUSTIN a still better INVESTMENT. See the new Models af BORNEO MOTORS— LTD. Singapore. Malacca, Seremban, Kufcia Lumpur, Ipoh. Penanf. K6116 Ulini3nn, f^'A^'r' a*~Ji^ I Raffie^ Plate <&&* I SCHMIDT SCO.. EHLJiKB B H9. Bra* Basdh Kojd I^49^^! B H SINGAPORE.
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  • 31 6 Moscow. Sept. :>. The death is announced 01 the :am-->us French writer. Henri Barbusse. who has been ill with pneumonia in the Frvmlin Hospital tor several weeks. Reuter Wireless
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  • 432 6 Kuala Lumpur Follows Singapore Example Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 4. lOCAL shopkeepers displaying large and gaudy signboards and advertisements may expect to be approached by Sanitary Board officials lin the near future. At the meeting, this morning, the Board Instructed the General Purposes Committee
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    35 6 SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL, who lias just broken his own world land speed record by doing' 304 in. ph.. signing autographs at Southampton before leaving for the Salt Lake beds where he made his record run.
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  • 50 6 Taiping. Sept. 2. Acute alcoholism was said to be the cause of death at the inquest held here into the death of a Port Dickson Tamil barber named Ponniah. Pon nia h died while on a motor journey to Penan? to see a friend off to Ceylon.
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  • 55 6 Following are the numbers of arrivals and departures to Madras Presidency for the month of August. 1935. Arrivals 'Stated aided* Figures supplied by Travelling Inspectors) 642 adults 141 minors 95 infants. Arrivals (Stated-aided) (Figures supby Travelling Inspectors) 2,100 adults 191 minors; 123 infants. Departures (Figures supplied by Steamer
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  • 42 6 Information has been received by telegraph that 350 State-aided labourers were due to arrive in Malaya yesterday by S.S. Rohna. It is expected that 107 will be sent to Pulau Jerejak and the balance will proceed to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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  • 103 6 Motor- Car Thieves Are Busy In Singapore Police Circular For "Wanted" Men MOTOR-CAR thieves are busy in Singapore. Two Malays were arrested recently and convicted, but a police circular describing two "war.ted" men, 1 Tamil and a Malay, has been issued. Last week i car belonging to Flight. Lieut. C.
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  • 226 6 To London From China ■THE cargo liner Empire Star, which was at Singapore this week, is one of the very few Blue Star ships to call here. On Mar. 14 the 15.000 tons Arandora Star paid a visit, but she was on a luxury cruise with
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  • 248 6 ELEPHANTS MAKE MERRY UP NORTH Attempt To Bag Tusker Leader Kuala Lipis. s< FOR the past year or n phants have been raidi:. tion of the East Coast railw., Chegar Perah to Merapoi. stretch of about 20 mUH It has now been discovered are other herds doing th Kelantan section
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 113 6 M 3JjJ JM M i t\iscoloration I I LJ and film on the teeth are not only unsightly they are definitely harm- 1 1. and may lead to decay. I Use Macleans,the efficient peroxide dentifrice that removes most stains, whatever the cause, and keeps the mouth fresh, fragrant and healthy.
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  • 692 7 Alexandra Brickworks Sued Penaiiß. Sept. 3. '.HAT Oral quality Borneo bricks were obtained whereas it should ave been second quality bricks ac- curding to two contracts, and thai these same bricks were obtained under misrepresentations by a Chinese who held himself out to be a
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 406 7 Brin«. New Pr,. 8 ti R e to the Briti.h Screen It Put. Miw Ber«n,.r Among.t the Greate.t S| reen Mars in the World V '^^1 D>4/Ly TELEGRAPH W^^K^m l I BERGNFR V ffll vX IS THE RKHISH AND DOMINIONS PRODUCTION IF OF MARGARET KENNEDY'S STORY t ESCAPE ME fl
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    • 154 7 CAPITOL TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!! Metro Goldwyn Mayer present their Outstanding Racy Comedy Triumph of the Season! j^^H N^^^^^^^^B JUST LOOK AT THE CAST- flfljjjfljll joan crawf rd ■Zil ROBERT MONTGOMERY K|^fl ■B^^Hf^^^B FRANCHOT TONE CHARLIE RUGGLES gl EDNA MAY OLIVER and REGINALD DENNY. ■^V lX} a rollicking romance 1 of
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  • 767 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1935. Crusading For Safety At 300 M.P.H. U7HEN Sir Malcolm Campbell, un- challenged speed knight of the world, was asked his idea of a fair motor pace on an English road, he gave his estimate, after careful thought, at 23 miles an hour.
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  • 364 8 Dr. F F T;m» irom China and Mr H. Gild from Shanghai are staying at the Station Hotel. Kuala Lumpur. Mrs. Creswell, wife ol Mr. j. a. Cresweli. Officer-in-Charge of Detectives. Perak. is an inmate of the Batu Gajah Hospital The Hon. Raja Uda TengJra Laxamana and
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  • 69 8 T Upper Per ak At End Of This Month 'From Our Own Correspondent) The opportunity will be taken tnei. to present the Insignia oi the Imperla It is understood that His ExcHiem- will probably extend his visit to the 1 Upper Perak towns of Temenggo? and Belun. It
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  • 682 8 ■TING Victor Emmanuel 111. oi Italy. who may shortly, it is reported, assume the title of Emperor, is already one of the most betitled ol monarchs. and some of his official designations could hardly be rendered more comprehensive. Most of his titles derive from the old
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  • 786 8 lANIVER the postman had two h obftes: tlnketinf with notor-enslnei and keeping; birds Occasionally he joined both hobbies by goin^ ofl (or long runs on his motor-cycle, tinkering at its -works" when he halted, ti d sitting in the woods trying to briny. th< wild birds to h||
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 102 8 3S* >h I If L/ WITH YOUR MINT SAUCE LEG OF LAMB TENDER, TASTY ECONOMICAL. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.. LTD. Orchard Road. m^^ mmm "^^^^^»^mm^» Warm Studtus «^mmm 'I AQAWATTE I SU RER GRADE I PURt ayioN rrji I 'l 1 mm MM 11 Al A charr-i.ng manner alone I
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    • 56 8 A FINANCIER SAYS that he has no time for reading or writing. But every now and again one of the soi-disant variety gets u time" for arithmetic. Those going on home leave can figure for themselves what a "GAFLAC" BAGGAGE POLICY might save them. GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION.
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  • 81 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Latest Japanese Proposals Shanghai, Sept. 5. A Japanese Foreign ter, proposed the followires at yesterday's meetrenera] Chiang Tso Pin. a sador to Tokio Government must nise the Manchukao Govbeforc Japan gives the •stance China needs. > the proposed Sinoiance, the
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  • 127 9 Men And Women Rattle Apainst Waves Miami. Florida, Sept. I. rvivon tell heart-rending riation and destruction It the Keys flati ned and there are no I if- i round. ipossilrie to tell whether the leaped or whether they nbi within. The death-roll 300. named Claude Lowe *olci scaped
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  • 23 9 i»- :\:i j mi\ Phillips, a 'hatliaxn Naval Depot, died itrr he had 1 alien nearly window at the Salvation J r. Chatham
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  • 57 9 Washington. Sept. 5. The Suit.» Secretary, Mr. Corriell Hull, has revealed that the State Department is enquiring into the circumstances surrounding the Abyssinian option ot Chertok. the New York broker, but it is considered unimportant and it is not expected to play any role whatever in the United
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  • 50 9 Many Victims Of Heat In East Africa Rome, Sept. 5. One hundred and thirty Italian soldiers died in East Africa between Jan. 1 and July 31. according to an official communique This total includes 14 officers and 79 rankers who died between June 29 and July 31 Reuter
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  • 57 9 Accusations Levelled Against Abyssinia Koine, Sept. i. The Italian case for submission to the League accuses Abyssinia of relusal to delimit the frontier and of occupying Italian territory and attacking Italian lives and property in Abyssinia and Somaliland. Italy declares that her good intentions have been shown by
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  • 78 9 "Decision Does Not Lie With Italy" Geneva. Sept. 5 An ominous statement was made by Baron Aloisi. the Italian delegate, in an Intevlrw alter the meeting ot the League Council "Italy will not propose Abyssinia's expulsion from ttie League.** he said, "but :it Abyssinia's companv Ls preferred
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  • 92 9 War Would Not Last Beyond Christmas Port Said. Sept. 4. "The Abyssinian* do not realise the vast change In the Italian military forces since the battle of Adowa." declared the American archaeologist. Count Deprorok. who has explored Abyssinia and is now returning with an English doctor. Oerald Stanley,
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  • Article, Illustration
    8 9 AN AMUSING IN< IDEM a. Regenls Park /,„>, London.
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  • 49 9 U.S. Broker Says He Will Exercise His Rights New York, Sept. 4. Mr. Chertok, the broker who claims to have secured a prior concession to exploit the natural mineral deposits of Abyssinia, declares that he will exercise his concession rights regardless of the Standard-Vacuum Company's withdrawal. Reuter
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  • 102 9 No Indian Or Ceylon Labour For East Africa The Ceylon Government has declined to give permission to Italy to secure local labour tor service in Italian East Africa. A similar refusal has been given to the Italian Government by the Government of India. Two or three months
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  • 104 9 I Latest Rubber And Tin Priea From Our Own Correspondent. Kt BRER: London. Sept. 5. Spot (Sellers) 5%d. (5%d.) (Buyers* 5V 2 d. (5V 2 d.) Oct.-Dec. 5 21|32d. (5%d.) Jan.-March 5 25j32d. (53id.> April-June 529 32d. <5 7 B d.) Market: Steady. New York. Sept. 5. September
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  • 173 9 GOVERNOR'S TRIP CANCELLED Christmas Island Disappointment LI C the Governor will not leave Singapore by air on Monday for Christmas Island. The trip has been cancelled Sir Bhentou planned to fly over to R^r 2£!!?w£ C Witll Air Commodore S. W. Smith in a Singapore 111 flvirmboat. returning on Sept.
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  • 244 9 Mr. E. H. Weigall And Miss A. J. D. Innes THE wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, yesterday, of Mr. Eustace Howard Weigall, of the Sarawak Oil Fields. Miri, and younger son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Weigall. of Exmouth. Devon, to Miss
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  • 253 9 Chinese Packers Arrive In London London, Sept. 4. Four Chinese packers have arrived to unpack the art treasures landed from H.M.S. Suttolk. which are now in the vaults at Burlington House for the Chinese exhibition in November. The packers have been given lodgings under tbe care of the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 90 9 TIFFIN $1.00 '.••ua«\- Oessoniere i ish i la < am .il.u-t- lrilled Lamb Cutlet l»ea> A Straw Potato Cold Meat Salad Chocolate Ice Cream 'ht»<^«». Fruit. Coffee. fRY OUR SPECIALTIES: FRESH HT \KKI> ALASKA 6r A CHOICE °VKR 1(M» OTHER DISHES. PHONE 4906. A BRITISH PICTURE THAT Malayan Premiere at
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    • 174 9 "CARRON PREMIER" DOVER RANGES Sizes are over Extension Plate. Hotplate. Inside Sizes of Oven. Width Height IKpth Width Height IK-pth Msi No. 6 air 25v m- t.r 9- iar 535.00 7 37," 25i 21* IJT 9!" 15 45.00 8 4<)V' 261 22r 171" 10' 17' 55.00 42!" 24' 22" 19"
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1878 10 All Shares Slide BUT SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY TEA MARKET (From the Free Tress Correspondent) London. Aug. 30. rE Halo-Abyssinian crisis continues to dominate the London security market So seven is the prevailing depression that investors and operators alike refuse to remember that the fundamental
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    • 80 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Sept. 5, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers I No. I. X. R.S.S. in cases iF.0.8. September) 19> 8 191. Good F.A.Q. in cases <F.0.8. September > 18 7 3 19 'No. I.X.R.S.S. <Spot- locse) < award able Singapore) 19 19V8 September 19'za 19 ft Oct.-Dec.
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    • 108 10 Reason For Increased Consumption Of Tin From Our Own Corresponient.) London, Sept. 3. British and Dutch opinion is confident that the International Tin Com--1 mittee. which meets at Brussels on Sept. 11. will maintain the quou» at 65 per cent, for the final quarter of 1935.
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    • 904 10 THURSDAY. SEPT. 5, 1935. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin <4s> 4s 4s 6d Asam Kumbang 32s 6d 33s 6d c.d. Austral Malay \£> 60 61s c.d. Ayer Hitam Tin (s_) 13s 13s 9d ;Ayer Weng ($1) 1.80 1.85 jßangrin Tin 20s 6s 21 s Batu Selangor ($1)
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    • 984 10 Renewed Activity In Rubber Scrip MESSRS. Fraser and Co.'s weekly report, dmted Sopt. 3. is M follows While the ryes of the world art focussed on Geneva where the fateful meeting of the League of Nations takes place tomorrow, it has been a
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    • 60 10 Singapore Produce Prices QuaMi r •Tuva Cu> Vfambtm lj i Itoatofe win*' p -»;> r Copr.i Su: 1 Copra, n :\< i: AmaU nal I 1 RA Biatn s Banja Jelfi Sarawak R i Slam i W.C til Rice, Balgoo A! Rice. Saigon Hie. Saigon N Rl< Bil| S R
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    • 76 10 flsmrtcaii c. ii <■•: UV AmrrivMii T»l and T. legrapti 138 Atohcson Rfl Ir Cheaapeak Dupont Firi'stoiu Oeneral Bectrk' General Motor* Ooodrteh Ooodyeai toter-Telephon Telegraph NatloiuU cj- B II N« w Y< rk I Railroad Prnnsylvun; R I I Radio Corporal B cony V !ttum Standur(J Oil N
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    • 22 10 Mr. T. V. K. VfcKfcU Ohl Minrs DtpartaMnt, n ntoni narrted \\\uu h** was aw.tv In oa lam 1 -vv.- h.i Vjrriar.
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  • 1002 11 DOCTOR Wno Puts Service First I ocal Chinese Topics BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT DKuen is performing a utility to the Chinese of Singapore. Money goal, he works early linic at South Bridge iding to scores of patients ny ol them are people a position to pay :or professional or medicine.
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  • 135 11 The following were passengers by Imperial Airways \rrived by "Aurora" from Karachi to Singapore on Sept. 3 -Mr. W. Baird. Left by 'Canberra" Singapore to Darwin on Sept. 4 Mr. W. Baird. Mr. G W. Duncan and Mr. W. Morgan. BY DUTCH Tiie (allowing were passengers by Dutch
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  • 505 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst UNSCIENTIFIC: BIDDING IT IS a strange paradox that a player who underbids in the early rounds is often forced to overbid later on and be set when he reaches too high a contract. During the last few
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  • 333 11 WILL REVEALS SECRET ROMANCE OF WEALTHY WOMAN £30,000 For *"Mv Beloved Fiance* London, Aug. 15. AWEALIHY middle-aged woman's secret betrothal a few months before her death was revealed yesterday by the publication of the will of Miss Norah Cecilia de Vahl, of Westbourne Park. W., who left £164,584. Miss de
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    • 137 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong* The liability of members is limited to the extent and in the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 ol the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 j Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve
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    • 511 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA 'Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3 00ftf>00 Reserve Liability of Proprietors i::i.00 m HEAD OFFICE 38 Bishopsgate. London EC Agencies and Rranche* Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semaran.; Bangkok
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  • 43 12 BERNARDIN DE ST. PIERRE > The ss Bernardin de St Pierre is due here from Saison today i Friday* and wIU probably sail on the same day at Ipm tor Madras. Pondicherry Co- I lombo Aden. Djibouti. Port Said and Marseilles. Berth S.H.B. wharves
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  • 1382 12 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST IN SHIPPING FIGHT Nations Employ Subsidies And Trade Bars As Weapons SURVEY BY LORD ESSENDON .POINTING out the diittcult conditions which now prevail for shipping generally, and the problem of surplus tonnage and need for international rationalisation which have to be faced. Lord
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  • 413 12 HEALTH IN THE EAST Smallpox In Nine Indian Ports I*hk health bulletin «u the League «>i Nations Eastern Bureau for rh> week ended Aim M states): »*u«ur. Oolonibo and Saigon wr< the only two ports in the Eastern Arena to report the preienee of human plague during the weak under
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  • 32 12 Berlin, Srp. nurty-seven people wer Injure 17 seriously, when a goods train crashed •ptj a motor bus At lev nmsslng HeindfTSdorf. c suburb R,.r,. Reuter Wireless
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    • 425 12 BOUSTEAD&Co.,Ltd. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Pamff 54*1 LLOYDS AGENTS. HOOKING AGENTS FOE FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANAOIAN MMMC THE "OffMW" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS CONTINENTAL TRAIN without caaiige— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC
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    • 214 12 The cret u> >• Colon!* i bai ■xnmiwicl tfi tpi Of Dr P.iul Kdw in Pr- rick I bt .1 liadk i! Officer M i Seniee, with eflfi t -.-r. RoirliA lias < i d duty HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO.. LIMITED. «KI n i NM.I I INI •1: Btl
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    • 524 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And I Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok o\ery Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 1M a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan < via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.45 ajn. Saturday 7.45 a.m. 7 p.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Kajang, Kota Bahru,
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    • 259 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR >hipk alonisidr ihr or expected to arr Fas! Wharl (Entrant <. TalnM 2L». Anthoa Main Wharf (Entrance <. Oanra i«: Adrastus w Planelvi n fe s- p Empire Dock (Entrant i Lanrt Empire Dock (Entran<r Qali 1 Hakodate Man -w West Wharf (Entrant 4U Indrup<MT.i a; a Section
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    • 356 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, pore. T« nar o> i MANTUA 11,000 Sept 6 RANCHI S CHITRAL 15,000 Sept 13 m?£Zl ll J** N V 8 SOMALI 8 810 Sem 25 V^^ 6 loo NoV 21 S&. ?s.Si -EL r K S Not calling at Japan HOMEWARDS
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    • 476 13 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. < Incorporated in England I "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL S*ame? tin Canadiall and via Colombo. h City of Hertford e u s^* City of Newcastle pt 16 City of Bristol Se 29 n Oct 2 t
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    • 861 13 REPRESENTING SIIIPPI\(t The China Navigation Co. Ltd. 1 i,r l.rawadd" I M?r I IBr The Siam Steam Navigation to. L»d rWUI:( izxsrsL ui. loo<l i> o<i <>l<>b ?r isr" nd RAILWAYS QMt Emi>lr Ud JSiS* 3 wSku THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT EURYfcArcs iSSroC
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    • 695 14 f\m P. IVI. KONINKLIJKB PAKETVAAJtT MAATSCHAPPU PLANCH'S— Friday, Sept. 6, Muntok (passengers and mails only), Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya. SlBERG— Friday. Sept. 6, Rhio, Dabo. Billiton and Batavia. TINOMBO— Friday. Sept. 6. Belawan-Dell. TOBOALl— Saturday, Sept 7, Koedap, Tampoetih. Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis, Batoe-Pandjang, Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Api. VAN OUTHOORN— Saturday, Sept.
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    • 314 14 ANNOUNCEMENT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY SPECIAL TWO MONTHS RETURN FARE TICKETS FROM SINGAPORE TO HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH STEAMERS OF THE LLOYD TRIESTINO CO. FIRST CLASS FARES: SINGAPORE-HONG KONG RETURN £19 SINGAPORE-SHANGHAI RETURN £25 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, INC., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN D.8.A.) Hongkong Bank Chambers Phon* 5131.
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    • 577 14 t te^B^taZ~2s 'jrrF^+^abrSa^rmzZMairAi t 1 L B MCjCLd li29Sßft"Mi BUXL F*'-'^^^^^^^^***"*^*^~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*s^BB^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*ss»s^JSj M.S. RIO DE JANEIRO MARI. SlsTtß VESSEL OF M.S. BUENOS %IRfrS Min TO THE UNITED STATES VIA S.AFRICA A S.AMERIC* Us. Arr. Air. Arr. Arr. An A rr Next Sailings:— S'pore Durban C "Town R. deJ'ro Santo*. B Aiw
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  • 105 15 SOUTH CHINA SOCCER XI WINS IN MEDAN TTHE South China Football XI who were in Peiuing a lew weeks ICO are thSr°Srs? m U t M6dan and P la y ed their fiist match against the Medan ti^ neSe i° J August 28 Thp y bytwo goals to one. The
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  • 375 15 Draw For Annual Open Tournament I 'From OttT Own Correspondent. Seremban. Sept. A meeting of toe committee of the Nesri Bembtlan Badminton Association took place today at th" assembly hail or the St. Paul's Old Boys' Association. where there were present. Tuan Sheikh Ahmad. J. P. M. S.
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  • 112 15 Kuala Pilah Chinese Retain Trophy t From Our Own Correspondent Serembun. Sept. 4. The Kuala Pilah district football league which was started in 1929 for a trophy presented by Mr. W. A. Gor-don-Hall has Just concluded and the Chinese, who were the holders, have won the cup again
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  • 111 15 The annual rifle meeting oi the Selangor Battalion, P.M.S.V.F.. will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Kuala Lumpur range. The organisers anticipate a large entry. The events will be as follows: Rifle. 1. 300x. 10 Rds Rapid. 2. 300x. 10 Rds. Snapshooting 3. 600x.
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  • 255 15 i From Our Own Correspondent i Kuala Lumpur, Sept. .">. Thf annual general meeting ol the 11.8 Railway Institute was nekton Friday last, when the tallowing office bearers were elected for the yeai 1935-1931 President, the Bon. Mr D 11 Eii;is \i c.; rice presidents, Mesam J
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  • 244 15 Semi-finals Of Tournament On Sunday vFrom Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Sept 4. A large crowd is expected at thr V I Hall on Sunday to witm ss the semi- tinuls ol the open championship tournaments organised by the Selangor Badminton Association. Play is scheduled to commence at
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  • 219 15 Wilts Just Beat Malacca Club At Cricket HUNTER TAKES 7 REGIMENT WICKETS FOR 25 'From Our Own OOfTCSPGCMWIiI Malacca. Sept. 2 J^AIN on Saturday limited ttftf tvu>day cricket match bftWtta the Malacca Club and the Wiltshire Retflmmt to a stogie day and the fame was decided on one innings. theßi-
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  • 109 15 INDIAN SOCCER TEAM TO TOUR MALAYA (From Our Own OOTNp Ml nt i TCaJrutt! \u K :w HE Moh.jnim.-dan Bporttni Club of Calcutta, champions ol the 1 lootball leamH tor UHN md If without a doubt one «>j football combinations m i leavinK Calcutta af ibo«t flu ,i--next month for
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  • 188 15 Satisfactory Financial Position From Our Own Correspondent i Kuala Lumpur. Sept. Tru seventh annual general me«tmu »>i the Balangor Colls was hi»n«»n Krui.iy la.st \t Kuala lumptir For the lourth year in succcvsio: i Mr L M Kmn was rlirti'd raptait. oi xhv "A" tram, with the Folloa
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  • 37 15 The Basttelvh team won t tit Qnai oi We>, BomCfßt Polo Chill's Junior Cup tournament at Dunster Lawns Mine head, beating Baronsdown. :*rd Uus •Ml team, who reorfved .'I 1 PMlfc I>% I '-H'als to 6V 2
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    • 87 15 40th ANNIVERSARY of ACCESSION H.H. the Sultan of Johore In this connection a well illustrated 24 Page Special Issue will be presented to readers of the STRAITS TIMES on Monday, Sept. 16th The issue will contain pen portraits of Their Highnesses the Sultan and Sultanah and a review of His
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    • 32 15 If YOUR BATTERY COBLP SPEAK, IT WOULD SAY CHANGE TO <^^*mi^% Rt They spark when others cant *nd make starting easier CAHAf.fS lIISTRIRUTORS FOR MALAYA BORNEO MOTORS LTD. Rrmrmber ASK FOR THE
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  • 1092 16 Goal Two Minutes After Start Gives Win To Malays R. E.'s MAKE MANY MISTAKES M.F.A 1 R.E 0. A SOLITARY goal, scored within a couple of minutes of the start, enabled the Malays to terminate the unbeaten record of the Royal
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  • 134 16 S.C.C AUTUMN LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT Results Of Yesterday's Ties YESTERDAY'S ties in the S.C.C. RU- tumn lawn tennis tournament resulted as follows: A Class Singles Handicap L. Road (owe 3) beat R. W. Brown <scr> 6—4. B—6. R Class Singles Handicap H. J. H Haas (owe 15) beat T. M.
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  • 53 16 Probable Starters And Jockeys London, Sept. a. The probable starters lor the St. Leger. with jockey's name in brackets. are as follows: Bahrain < Fox Buckleteh (A. Wragg Fairbairn 'Gordon Richards) Field Trial <Dick> Flash Bye <Brennan> Hairan <Smirke) Plassy Perry man* Pry II «Beary> Solar Ray -Sirett)
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  • 113 16 1 From Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 3. The S.C.R.C. "A" and the Kuala Rovers "A" will play their semi-final tie in the Selangor Cup competition on Friday, on the T.P.C.A. ground, and the winners will meet the T.P.C.A. in he i final at the Stadium
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  • 69 16 From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 4. Owing to the Malayan Command Rifle Competition taking place on Sunday, the Malacca Chinese Volunteer dinner fixed for Saturday. Sept. 7. has been postponed. In the final tie of the first week's j polo tournament at Harrogate. Calder I Hall had an easy
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  • 303 16 BURMA RIFLES WIN JUBILEE CUP Despite Fin ish ing Match With Only Nine Players <From Our Own Correspondent. > Ipoh. Sept. 5. T^HE "A"' Company of the Burma Rifles won the knock-out competition for the Jubilee Cup for soccer by de- feating the Old Edwardians in the final match. The
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  • 162 16 Formation Of Malay Team Considered Penan jf. What with the Chinese and Eurasians j fielding strong rugby teams during the past two seasons only in Penang but throughout the whole of Malaya, teams i which will in due time be able to hold their own against their formidable
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  • 117 16 Government Tax Far Exceeds Total Prize Money (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Aug. 31. In a series ot articles on the racing season of 1933-34. a well-known local sportsman summarises the position as follows Racing conducted by the two Clubs sustained a loss of Tcs. 16.000 for
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  • 69 16 The following have been selected to play hockey for the Y.M.C.A. Junior Department against the Colts 2nd XI on ruesday Sept. 10 on the Anson Road jround at 5 p.m.:— Ezekiel Eze. Taye Few Wee, J. Sanderson, Chew Wai Imm Dng Swee Keng, Lee Kim Ek. J. Ferguson,
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    14 16 photo) THE FINISH of the first tmv .11 lii.kit Timah on W.dnesdav Free Press
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  • 196 16 Singapore Turf Club Autumn Meeting WEIGHTS FOR SA TL RDA Y T HE tollowiii. handicaps foj Batui day of the Siim.ipor. I meeting. Horses, Class hu Vl! Pelprus 9 0 Mi PJ Player 8.10 Qcc Up B'■ 87. High Degrer 8t Vverner 82. TfccN 8 0 and His Honour Hors<.s.
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  • 138 16 SUNDERLAND WIN AT WEST BROMWICH London. Sept. .">. UOME teams had a bad day in the first Division matches p>ayed yesterday, four out of the six losing and one drawing. Sunderland recorded the best victory in winning at West Bromwich. Southend. who could do nothing right last season,
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  • 90 16 Good Performance In Home Tennis Tournament From Our Own Correspondent' London. Aug. 31. N. S Wise, the S.C.C tennis champion, has reached the semi-final of the Budleigh Salterton. Devon. tennis tournament singles with the loss of only two sets. The other three players left in are J. T.
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  • 51 16 A general meeting Hockey Association I BlngagMft Crick* -i Cluo 13 at 5.30 p m To receive the comm accounts lor year I no- d J .r To elect offlcr b» .ir» n year To fix the subs. Qcneiml Mrs PallesU r WOO 5n S< ptember bO|
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    • 42 16 ACCIDENTS SICKNESS Mean Heavy Expenses. An OCEAN "LEADER" POLICY will Safeguard You. Apply for Particulars to rrijr /\|^|"Ay Accident ts" Guarantee iniL \JwELMPI Corporation, Limited. 'Incorporated in Great Britain) CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. Manager for Malaya: ™r Mrt C. NORMAN BENNETT 2310
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