The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 November 1935

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. J 4,690. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1935 10 CENTS
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    SPEED-UP OF EMPIRE AIR SERVICES SOON
    160 1 England-Australia In Seven Days SIR ERIC GEDDES LOOKS AHEAD speeding up of Empire air services m the near ture was announced by Sir Eric Geddes at thl meeting of Imperial Airways m London 'yesterday i\e\v machines will be ordered which will enable the EnglandAustralia
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    OUT OF DANGER
    66 1 hod Teacher Who Was Shot In Shanghai Shanghai. Oct. 31. H Linde. a school teacher, who rted m the Free Press was times by his prospective law. r. h. Goodwin, yesterng a heated argument, was reto be out of danger this ,morna Londoner. Goodwin, who m wounds
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    60 1 Leading Industrials Rally London. Oct. SI. k Exchange today the business was small but after In amount of further profit-tak-arly dullness was followed by a Shter s?ntiment, gilt-edged and leading industrials par- rallying. went easier owing to poor wees bill cotton rallied owing rength of Sakellaridis due to
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    GRAVE WARNING
    167 1 Mr. Neville Chamberlain Attacks Socialists London, Oct 30 Mr. Neville Chamberlain addressing the City of London electors assorted that if the Socialists were returned to, office the first (fleet abroad would be a complete disorganisation and utter ruin of the policy which was at present supported by the
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    26 1 Rome, Oct 30 Five out of six non-commissioned officers aboard were killed when a military seaplane crashed here taking off i en a trial flight Reuter
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    Mystery Moves In China
    189 1 FRESH DEMAND BY JAPAN HUMOURS w.re current m Singa- pore last night that China had accepted several points of Japan's I plan to provide economic and financial assistance, but no confirmation is available. A Reuter message from Peiping received last night states:— i An unconfirmed report
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    BIG MINING DEAL
    47 1 Vancouver. Oct. 31. A mining deal claimed to be one of < the mos. important for many years is i announced today. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada has purchased all the holdings of the Granby Consolidated Mining and < Smelting Company- Reuter Wireless
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    MANY ABYSSINIANS TAKEN PRISONER
    48 1 MANY ABYSSINIANS TAKEN PRISONER Rome, Oct. 31. "THE Abyssinians are reported to have lost heavily, many being taken prisoner, m an encounter between native troops and irregulars commanded by the Italian General Cuturi and troops under Ras Ailuberru near Omager, on the Setit River m north-west Abyssinia. Reuter
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    CONSULATE SCENE
    46 1 Anti-British Demonstration In Rome Rome. Oct. 31. Two hundred srudents wearing tnc Fascist uniform demonstrated outsid3 the British Consulate at lunch-time today wi h a banner inscribed. "Down with England." They sang patriotic sang patriotic .ongs and were finally disnerspd hv thp police Reuter
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    AT GENEVA
    160 1 Next Sanctions Step To Be Considered Geneva, Oct. 31. Mr. Eden arrived here today and immediately participated m a meeting of the Committee of Eighteen whose task is to consider the next sanctions step, which they will present to the Co-ordinating Committee this afternoon. Their report is expected
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    THE AGGRESSOR
    109 1 Mr. Frank Kellogg And Italy St. Paul (Minnesota), Oct. 31. The United States should designate Italy the aggressor m the flagrant violation of the sovereignty of another nation The United States should, also denounce Italy's violation of her treaty obligations, and announce tha' she will take no step
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    BANKING CIRCLES ALARMED
    248 1 Weakness Of Shanghai And Hong Kong Dollars THE WEAKNESS OF THE SHAN( LARS IS CAUSING ALARM IN The fall m shanghai currency is attributed to a hea^y siv»culative attack loilowing m the wake of devaluation rumours. Business m Shanghai dollars is at a virtual standstill, and the
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    NO DEFINITE POLICY
    144 1 Action Of Nanking (iovernment Criticised London. Oct. 31. Chin— c Mtrhangw m now accur r.tely described as m a state ol demoralisation, says the Dally Telegraph which criticises Nanking's lack of definite policy nnd spasmodic action. alternately supporting and not sup porting tho market. The Morning Post
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      54 1 Ik SI il Win i l ill TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE CABARET ATTRACTION 6^30 to 815 pm DQN AN p p OLLY D NNER DANCE THE popular ballormal) 9.30 to midnight ROOM, ADAGIO AND non -diners $1.00 NOVELTY DANCERS RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY DAJi HOPKINS WHEN IN PENANG STAY AT
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      128 1 jkjkj SEA VIEW ft HOTEL TONIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER BAND ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY I MEMBERS OF THE I SPOTLIGHT REVUE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1935 SPECIAL DINNER GRAND CONCERT B—lo "BEETHOVEN SCHUBERT EVENING" PROGRAMME RELLER'S BAND I. Ouverture EGMONT" Beethoven 2 'TWO FAVOURITE CLASSICS"
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    LITTLE DAMAGE TO MAHIDOL SUSPECTED
    316 2 PART OF CARGO JETTISONED Passengers Proceed By Road ■"PHE local coaster Mahidol lias return- Ed to Singapore after having been ground on the coast cf Kemaman for 44 hours. Sh;> will »,o into dry dock for survey today, the s.s. Tung Song t will take
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    NORTHERN TERRITORY
    150 2 Cattle Men Want To Lease 100,000 Square Miles Sydney. Negotiations, begun many months ago. arc still proceenmg between the Federal Government and northern business and cattle men to lease about 100,000 square miles of the Northern Territory. comprising the Barkly Tablelands aJt MissX south-eastern Gulf country, meat Mrs.
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    24 2 Nanking. Dr L. W. Rajchmnnn. League of Nations expe/1 on economics, is among the foreigners who are receiving decorations from the Chinese Government.- Renter
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    41 2 Nanking. General Ching Shu Jen. former Governor of Sinkiang Province, who was sentenced early this year to three and a half years' imprisonment for concluding a irade agreement with Soviet Russia without authority from Nanking, has been granted a pardon Reuter
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    35 2 Canton. In ftccordance with the free education scheme ol the Kwangtung provincial government, it has been decided to establish 49.139 short-term primary -.chools In various parts ol the province within the nox-. four years.— Reuter.
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    55 2 Sydney. An 'Eat more meat" campaign is shortly to bo launched m Sydney. Every trade interest is expected to issist m the movement and active support from the Graziers' Association may also be given. Ir is pointed out hat the consumption of meat per capita In N.s.w.. ha* fallen alarmingly
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      532 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. I NAIL \m polishes if I FOR I BRILLIANT I FINISH. VBHHIBr AGENTS GRAFTON LABORATORIES. I 20b. Collyer Quay. j BOARD RESIDENCE. I KATONG GRANGE I Excellent position on Sea front I Board Residence. Mod. Sanitation I 77 Meyer Road I—'Phone1 'Phone 5758 THE MANSION Oxley Rise— Singapore.
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      723 2 I TENDERS. TENDER FOR THK SUPPLY OF TODDY. 1. Tenders are invited tor the supply Of pure fresh toddy to the Government Toddy Shops m Singapore Irom Jan. Ist. to Dec. 31st, 1936, at the rate ot 700 gallons daily. The toddy to be delivered at the Government Toddy shops
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      499 2 Abe Singapore free press Head Ofßtc Cecil Slrrct. Sinx^, Phone 5411 I y^., rxtrr^ions to all depart r < Tel: "Timrs" s»o r Kuala Lumpur OlRce: 2.*>. Ja% a MirH I'hoiw :;hk:'. London 0n,,-. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mai!!"-, V^ Monthly W SJ M Quarterl> X ;>© RS.M F Yearly SI7.M >!4
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      358 2 Diary Of The Week FRIDAY. NOV. 1 High Wat«>r. 1.48 a.m.. 8.2 It., 1 p.m. 9.3 ft. Rugby: S.C.C 'B vs. Chinese at S.CC. Hookey: Perak vs Kedah at Ipoh; Ceylon S.C. vs. Chinese at 8.C.R.C.; Wiltshires I vs. Y.M.CA at Tanglin; Indian Asm. vs. Medical College at Balestier Wiltshires
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      503 2 Today's Radio Programmes B.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths— l6.B« and 19.82 metres 620 Big Bon Frederic Bayco. at the organ of the Dominion Theatre, London. 6.50 "High Spots'— No. 2. From the top oi the Tower. Blackpool. A descriptive commentary 7.05 Interlude. 7.10 The Trocadero Cinema Orchestra, relayed from the
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    STRONGER FORCES
    104 3 STRONGER FORCES Maj. -Gen Lewin 's Proposals To Be Adopted HOLLOWING the appeal for stronger volunteer forces made by the G.0.C., Maj. -Gen. E. O. Lewin. m his farewell speech m the Legislative Counti», definite steps will be taken to adopt as many of his proposals as possible. lana tor
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    ARMED ROBBERY
    164 3 Bandits Kill Watchman And Escape With $2,400 Hong Kong. An Indian watchman was shot dead n ly m Kowloon by a trio of Chingunmen who escaped with a satchel containing $2,400 after staging <>i the most daring armed robberies perpetrated here. 'he robbery occurred ai 5 o'clock near
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    $500 HAIL
    126 3 Former Police Orderly On Cheating Charge Formerly a police orderly m the serof Mr. N. G. Morris. A.S.P.. Hassan Ismail, was produced before Mr. Gorman Grice. the Singapore second i^istrate, yesterday on two charges. The first, on which he claimed trial. that he cheated Mr. Tan Teck the
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    STOLE CLOTHING
    40 3 With the record of a previous conlion, Leong Ah Soh was sentenced two months' rigorous imprisonment to .six months' police supervision fore Mr. Norman GrJce, the Singa3re second magistrate, yesterday havpreviously pleaded guilty to the theft of clothing.
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    47 3 A Tamil-children's tea-party was Id on Saturday, at the Government Recreation Club. Settlement Hill. <uala Lipis. sponsored by the Pahang Association. Over 200 Idren and their parents and guarw^re entertained to music, and a "kolatam." performed roup of children, at the conion of which toys were distributed.
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    VOLUNTEER
    31 3 KIKUKO MATSUMOTO, the Japanese aviatrix who flew from Japan to Manchukuo* has been awarded the French Hammond Prize for 1935 and nominated member of honour of the Hammond Aeronautic Association.
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    DEATH SENTENCE ON CHINESE
    126 3 KILLED PADI PLANTER Assessors Consider For Lengthy Period Seremban. Oct. 28. jJEFORE the Hon. the Chief Justice. F.M.S.. m the local Supreme Court today, with Tungku Ismail. D.P.P.. for the prosecution. Mr. A. B. Cross assigned for the defence, and Tuan Sheikh Ahmad and Mr. T.
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    PEIPING TO INDIA
    205 3 Sir Eric TeichmaiTs Overland Expedition Peiping. Word has been received m Peiping that Sir Eric Teichman. Chinese Counsellor of the British Embassy, who is travelling overland from Peiping to India, reached the Edsin Gol on Oct. 4 and left soon afterwards for Hami m Sinkiang. The camels
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    AIR PASSENGERS
    81 3 The following were passengers on the Dutch air lines: Arrived irom N.E.I, by KNILM-plane PK-AFK on Oct. 29: Dr. Schmidt. Mr Swanenburg, Capt. Versteegh. Left for N.E.I, by KNILM-plane PKAFK on Oct 30: Capt. Versteegh. Mrs Everts. Mr. Seely. Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM-plane Nachtegaal. on Oct. 31:
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    106 3 The Combined Bi-monthly Religious Meeting of the Chinese Christian Association with the Girls' and Young Men's Friendly Bands, the Straits Chinnse Reading Club, the Boys' Brigade Ist Company and members of Prinsep Street Church will be held today at 8.15 p.m. m Prinsep S:reet Church. Rev. Stephen-Band, B.A of the
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    CABLE SHIP IN PERILOUS POSITION
    414 3 Aground Near Saigon ON UNCHARTED ROCK THE position of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company's vessel "The Cable," which is a ground near the coast of French Cochin-China, is serious. Messages received at Singapore indicate that she struck an uncharted rock about two
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    GARETH JONES
    115 3 Nanking's Reply To British Embassy Peiping. Between 25 and 30 members of the gang of bandits who murdered the British journalist. Mr. Gareth Jones, have been killed, according to a Note received by the British Embassy from Nanking. The Note was sent by ihe Foreign Office m response
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    RAPID PROGRESS ON QUEEN MARY
    192 3 One of the secrete oi the Cunard White Star iiner. Queen Mary, which was launched a year ago. is the date of her first voyage from her fHtt'ngout basin to the estuary of the Clyde. The suggestion of a May sailing has been made on
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    MOHAMMEDAN'S ESTATE DISPUTE
    314 3 MOHAMMEDAN'S ESTATE DISPUTE Claim For Share By Son Of Half-Brother AN action involving the inter- pretation of the Mohammedan Law came up for disposal yesterday m the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Burton. Acting Chief Justice, m connection with the estate of Hajijah binte Jumahat. Entol bin Awang Chee. TIM
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    16 3 CHARLES LAUGHTON photographed with his mother when he recently paid a visit to his native Scarborough.
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    LESS CRIME IN GERMANY
    120 3 BUT MORE BEHEADINGS 64 People Executed In Nazis First Year Berlin. jMORE beheadings and less crime have taken piece m Germany since the Nazis came into power, crime figures for 1933 reveal. The percentage of crime for the year was the lowest for fifty years. At
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    INCREASED PROFITS
    345 3 Special Distribution Out Of Sale Of Investments The report of the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co.. Ltd.. tor the year ended June 30 last, states that H.M cruiser Arethusa and H.M. torpedo-boat destroyers Fame and Firedrake fitted with propelling machinery constructed by the company, have, after satisfactory trials,
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    60 3 Mr. V. V. Nair. of Imperial Chemica 1 'industries, Ltd., was married to Miss Magdaline Variyan. the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. George Variyan. on Wednesday before the Registrar of Christian Marriages, Malacca. Mr. A. Williams. A reception was given to a large number of friends the same
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    RECORD EQUALLED
    260 3 Fine rising Of Atlantic B>' Normandie When the C.G.T. liner Normandie arrived off Plymouth recently it was stated that the liner had broken her previous record lor the Atlantic crossing. Later, however, the following statement was issued from the French Line office m Paris: "The captain of the
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    ALL-WELDED SHIP
    143 3 New Oil Tanker Withstands Severe Tests The all-welded oil tank sieamer Moira. completed by Messrs. Swan. Hunter, and Wigham Richardson. Ltd., Wallsend. m May. has returned to Wallsend to be dry-docked after a voyage across the Atlantic during which heavy 1 weather was encountered, and also a voyage
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    COULD NOT GET RID OF NEURITIS.
    188 3 Nurse Now Prescribes Kruschen Salts. A nurse like a doctor Is always adding to hei knowledge Here U a nurse who now prae^ribis Kruschen Salts for neuritis. She prescribes it confidently, because it was thr only remedy which brought her relief when she herself
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    "MARRIAGE FEVER"
    199 3 400 Couples Get It And Cause Riot New York. Oct. OROOKLYN has a "marriage lever Four hundred couples invaded 'hv Marriage Licence Bureau yesterday Mi caused so much excitement hat a iot call was sent out for the police At nine am the corridors were pack ed with
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    WHALING FLEET
    338 3 First Japanese Expedition To Sydney Sydney. Alter a stay of a tew clays during which time fuel and stores were taken aboard, the Japanese whaling fleet th< first that has visited Sydney, left lor the Antarctic to spend five months In the southern whaling waters The fleet comprises
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    24 3 Apple trees planted on the Camtron Highlands are full of blossom at present, whilst one tree which blossom- ed earlier is now bearing trim
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      52 3 (ricket or Tennis blue drill screens. 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
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      Around The Town- —Mignon Looks On
      1609 4 Around The Town- Mignon Looks On SIMHATH TORAHT Last Saturday *s 'Simhath Torah" 'Rejoicing of thu Law) dance held at the Victoria Memorial Hall proved a really enjoyable affair. It was organised by the IsraeUght Committee m did of the poor and destitute Jewish women m Singapore. Several Paul Jones
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      265 4 Healthy, happy Childhood i 1 A jie Lady Diana Duff Cooper writes.. >0 i'owcr Strcrr, Bk^ London, V. Bflatatti^W n l'<nr. I >4. BBBJ Bk IVu. Sir*, ajj B ("I "him *ritr and h«>w m ■A ploa>cd 1 am with tin uonderf il M m± J^4fck*: rtxi,| t s 1
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    Military Scenes From Three Countries
    298 5 the example- of hei Eastern and Cratral hiNfcti neighbours, SovUt Ummim has beca t.sii,i» ifca tflklmiy »f bet mnlianisi d army lslnlsm nuniMlvlTS undtl d l1l "»«t CO»«tloiM have hr(n (akin- plare m the iinlrvsich- mar MOTCOW. Tanks rr. .sin- nuicli U rrain m a
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    Villagers' Daily Drink Muddy Water
    416 6 Villagers' Daily Drink Muddy Water NO OTHER SUPPLY <From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 30. 1/ILLAGERS who daily drank mudd? water because there was nc supply, and a kampong where 20 pei cent, of the inhabitants were bein^ treated mostly for malaria at a dispensary, were among the conditions found
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    24 6 AN EMPLOYEE of the Port of London Authority arriving with marrows and cabbages at the flower and vegetable show of the Authority's Horticultural Society.
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    ANOTHER BUDGET MEETING TODAY
    251 6 Singapore Finances SURPLUS EXPECTED AT END OF THIS YEAR A NOTHEK Budget meeting takes place m Singapore today when the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore will consider the draft estimates for next year The restoration this year of the balance of the salary cuts, and the reduction
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    JAPANESE POET IN SINGAPORE
    222 6 JAPANESE POET IN SINGAPORE Prof. Noguchi nROFESSOR Yone Noguchi, the Japanese Poet Laureate, is m Singapore on his way to India. Ho arrived m the Suwa Maru or. Wednesday and sailed yesterday afternoon. Professor Noguchi is .he best known Japanese poet, and his works have been widely read m England
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    MALAY CHARGED
    88 6 Possession Of Dagger Alleged A Malay, All Din Mahler claimed trial before Mr. Norman Grice, the Singapore second magistrate, yesterday ton a charge of fraudulent possession. 01 property, including a dagger. He was allowed bail m $50 until Nov. 6. A separate charge of possession of arms was
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    SUN YAT SEN MEMORIAL FOR KWANGTUNG
    65 6 Canton. The Kwangtung provincial government is f rying to raise money for the erection of a memorial to Dr. Sun Vat Sen, to be known as the Sun Vat Sen Culture Institute, with a view to spreading the teachings of the late leader. Construction
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    32 6 The trout m the rearing tanks at Brinchang. the Cameron Highlands, are now from six to eight inches long and "George," the biggest of the lot. is nearly eight inches m length.
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    TWO WELL-KNOWN CHINESE FAMILIES UNITED
    712 6 TWO WELL-KNOWN CHINESE FAMILIES UNITED K. L. Wedding < From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. jT'WO well-known families m Malaya were united today by the marriage of Miss Choo Yu Keun. the youngest daughter of Mr. Choo Kia Peng. C.8.E., and Mrs. Kia Peng, of Kuala Lumpur
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    FLORIDA CANAL
    354 6 To Be Completed Within Five Years Construction of the Atlantic-Gulf ship canal across Florida, which has been alternately opposed and advocated for more than a hundred years, is being pushed vigorously by United States Army engineers, and it is expected will be completed within five years. More than
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    43 6 A discussion has arisen as to the possibility of canning that Malayan "delicacy" biachan (prawn paste > An expert says that it could be done, but there might be a risk of the development of ptomaines m such canning unless very carefully carried ou\
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    57 6 AFTER being away for several years, the Ist Battalion of the Manchester Regiment arrived at Southampton aboard the troopship Dorsetshire for six hours on British soil. The men are being transferred from Bermuda to Egypt. Two special trains bearing 800 relatives from Lancashire were run to the quayside. Making up
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    INVESTIGATION OF ABORIGINE TRIBES
    31 6 Canton. The KwanKsi nrovincial government has formed n commission. inrludiiiK several ethnologists, to smdy the life and history of the aboriginal tribes m i the province. —Reuter
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    Soil Expert's Private Museum
    368 6 CONTAINS 3,000 SAMPLES A MAN witt. b private muMum collection of over 3,000 sampler of tropical soils j s Singapore today. At a r1.i,,,, he can diagnose the needs „r particular soils. He is Dr. U\ W "fingl. East tropical soils expert for th, German Potash
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      15 6 MAKES AJ[ A CLEANS H polishes the teeth M and keeps the mouth f|| W
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      59 6 UPC Fi^rSAUCE Tn pi%#c SB 111 li|y F m 7CCT Tn n^l> Leo I v teJSi lip 1 I *m PQB^ j iTiCMLy /s^drS to the most onlinarv of rtwhuj thpy ft?*" °vcr lP a 'Volau'ry a a r^"lTy"a S<^^L »rinc"t ht>l V L> !l lhl V"- Representative m the
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY LOWEST ON RECORD
    376 7 And Births Are Going Up In Great Britain London, Oct. 19 FEWER babies died m 1934 than at any other time since records have been kept The infantile mortality gure is reckoned on deaths children under one year age per 1,000 births. 'The figure was
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    "END WAR IN a WEEK"
    190 7 Australian's Advice To The Negus >n, Canberra. 1 m- Prime Miniver's dally mail is hn™ and varled assortment of human and official documents It reC ,nn! y lncluded letter iron, a h n an A K Vith a sure wa >' f ending the, ltalo-
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    PIRATED AND SUNK
    79 7 Fate Of Chinese Motor Launch Canton. Oct. 9. Mewi was received here last night. thai the Chinese motor launch Heng Sen. of which nothing had been heard since its departure from Swatow tor Chiatse a lew days ago. had been pirated and sunk m Lake Chiangchun. Twenty-one
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    PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOOD DANGERS
    330 7 PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOOD DANGERS Signs Of Rising 11/ITH the advent of the northwest monsoon and heavy rains, the threat of floods is uppermost m the minds of the riverine population of Malaya, especially those living on the banks of the Perak and Pahang rivers states a correspondent of the Malay
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    Port Health
    260 7 The bealU) bulletin of the League o Nations. Eastern Bureau lor the weel rncitd Oct. 2G. states: Plague. Bassein was the only por m the Eastern Arena to report the pre senee of human plague during the week while Rangoon and Colombo have no tified roden: plague. Cholera
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    7,000 HOURS IN AIR
    126 7 Australian Pilot's Record— xVnd Not a Crash Sydney, N.S.W. A mileage equal to 29 trips round the world, 290 full days m the air, 1,000 flying trips between Sydney and Brisbane— and not or 4 e crash. That is what is represented m the remarkable air
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    FUGITIVE FROM FEAR
    284 7 The Man Who Sails To Nowhere J New York. Oat If*. O NE Ol the last survivi "g partners of Al Capone the fallen king oi Chicago's racketeers, hai been discovered aimlessly sailing backwards and 'j lonvards across the Gulf of California Tony "Gentleman" Zybosko. who used
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    MORE MARRIAGES IN SYDNEY
    105 7 Sydney. There has been i remarkable inj "rease m the number r>f marriages In (the metropolitan area indicating un- deniably a return to more prosperous times. During the nir.e montn.-. ended Sept. 30. there were 9.228 marriages easily the biggest total for some years and the
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1935 Snowden's Sour Grapes
    810 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1935 Snowden's Sour Grapes ONCE again a General Election campaign is m full swing at Home. We m Malaya are fortunate m being onlookers at this unedifying spectacle rather than active' participators. Moreover, this is an election which we can watch with comparative
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    DAY TO DAY
    386 8 H H. Tunku Yahaya. A.C.P Kedah. has returned from leave spent m England. H. H. Tunku Kassim has returned from leave and assumed duties as Si ate Treasurer. Kedah Captain G Freyberg. the Master Attendant, has returned to Singapore alter a short holiday m Japan. Mr. G.
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    As I Was Saying
    500 8 Browning \s Son FEW sons of great poets have been poets, and "Pen" Browning, whose widow has Just died, was not among the exceptions. His talent was for art. and Robert Browning seems at one time to have hoped that his son's achievements m that sphere
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    Custard Apples
    1055 8 THE sky was blue, a hot. solid blue: the sea was equally solid and equally blue: the pyjamas that elucg damply t*> the figure ot fclM MetHMl mate as he gazed thoughtfully over the rail were cnly slightly less blue. In three hours or so the switt twiliglv
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      69 8 A PIPE WITH A PEDIGREE is advertised. This is nothing new. A plumber has been known to take all day looking for a pipe's connections. The pedigree of a man who gets hurt or falls sick and who j is not the holder of a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS
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    FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    255 9 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS ha B^ ar ™g«nent with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this compete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occa sion
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    187 9 Oct. 28 29 30 merican Can. Com. 144 144 143 American Telephone and Teleraph 144 144*2 142 eheson Railroad 50% 48 3 4 48 Chesapeak 45^ 45% 44 3 4 135V 2 134 1 /2 134 16 15V2 15V2 Genera] Electric 36 35 7 8 35 2
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    £10,000 GIFT
    85 9 For Aeronautical Research At Cambridge The offer ot £10,000 to the University at Cambridge by Sir John Siddeley for the promotion of aeronautical research has been accepted. The objectors who have now withdrawn their opposition, explain m a circular that their attitude when the offer was originally made
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES
    535 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From London, 6 p.m. Oct. 31 New Yoik prices quoted m U.S. currency. Shares ol £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64 Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 War Loan. 3 J 2 p.c Com. Union Assce. (Units) Prudential Assce. "A" Royal
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    80 9 Oct. 31 Buyers Sellers Gambier 6.00 Java Cube 9.75 Camburg Cube 10.00 Copra. Sundried 5.10 Copra, mixed 4.55 Small Flake Tapioca 4.65 R.B. Siam No. 1 koyan 167 Banja Jelctong 9.25 Sarawak Jelotong 9. 00 R. (Siam> W.C. No. 1 per koyan 140 Rice. Saigon Al 158
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    COMMODITIES
    88 9 Rubber: Quiet. London Spot: 6 15 32d Previously: Farm at 6V2CL Jan. -Mar.: 6 9 16d. Previously: 6%d. April- June: 6 1116 d. Previously. 6 3 4 d. July-Sept.: 613 16d. Previously: 6 7 sd. New York: Dec. 13.40 c. Previously: 13.40 c. New York Jan.. 13.47 c. Previously:
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    METALS
    73 9 Tin: Firm. Cash: £223 10s. Previously: Easier at €219 15s. Three months: £214 ss. Previously: £212 2s. 6d Copper: Settlement: £35. Previously: £34 17s. 6d. Lead: Settlement: £17 7s. 6d. Previously £17 17s. 6d Spelter: Settlement price: £16 7s 6d Previously: £16 ss. Gold: Yesterday. £7 Is. 5d Previously:
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    Foreign Exchange Rates
    87 9 London Closing Quotations Oct. 31 I Method of P arity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 745 8 745^ New York $to 4.86 2 3 4.919 16 4 9113 16 Calcutta Per rupee Is 6d Is. 6> B d. Is. 6* B
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
    229 9 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Oct. 31 London. 4 months' sight 2,4 1,8 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 332 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 116 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 132 London, demand 2 4 London. T.T. 2 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 865 Hamburg, demand
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    HIGHER PROFITS
    125 9 Improved Operations Of Melbourne Company The report of the Melbourne Steamship Co., Ltd., for the year to June 30 last shows that after making provision for depreciation nnd contingencies the net profit were £35,732, compared with £31,493 for the previous 12 months. After paying the Preference shart dividend,
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    NEW COLLIERY
    122 9 Important Development In Fifeshire District Work on sinking a new colliery, m the heart of an agricultural district m Fifeshire, Scotland, has been begun, the largest development m the Fife coalfield for half a century. The mine is situated at Comrie village near Dunfermlime. Within five years, it
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1136 9 I Fraser and Co.'s List I THURSDAY, OCT 31, 1935 MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin <4s> 6j> 9d Asam Kumbang (fi 33s 6d 34s 6d Austral Malay 60s 6U Ayer Hitam Tin (ss 14s 9d 15s fld lAyer Weng ($1) 1.85 195 Bangrin Tin <£)
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    MORE LAMB EATEN
    129 9 Great Change During Last Ten Years The United Kingdom constitutes practically the sole outlet for the world's surplus mutton and lamb supplies, states the world survey on the production and trade m these commodities, issued recently by the Imperial Economic Committee. Last year the United Kingdom absorbed
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    78 9 Mr G. Travers. manager. Cashwood Estate. Ayer Tawar, Sltlawan, Is being transferred to Petallng Estate. Kuala Lumpur. Mr. H. B. Christopher has taken his place. steamers m the second half of the period under review, out none of much moment, except the damage sustained to the bottom of the Mernoo.
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    92 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Oct. 31. l* o'clock nwm Buyers Sellers No I X R.S.S. m cases •FOB October > 22« i, 22\ Good FAQ m cases 'FOB October* 2115 16 22 116 No. I X RSS. (spotlaose) <awardabl»« Singapore* 22' 2 No. IX RSS Nov. Die 22 22
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    JAPANESE ROLLING STOCK FOR SIAM
    35 9 JAPANESE ROLLING STOCK FOR SI AM Tokio It Is reliably learned that a teader has been awarded to Japanese business interests by the Siamese railway authorities to supply a lane Quantity of rolling stock- Reuter
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    "L. G." APPEALS TO THE ELECTORATE
    258 10 Keen Attack On Government ADDRESS TO COUNCIL London, Oct. 30. QKVENTYTWO-YEAR-OLD Lloyd George was m fine fighting fettle when wearing a sprig of j white heather m his buttonhole he i addressed the Council of Action for Peace and Reconstruction. On behaU of their
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    SWISS ELECTIONS
    95 10 Socialists Are Largest Party Berne, Oct. 31. A feature ol the Swiss elections Is that a new party known as the Duttweiler t;roup has won seven seats. It advocates a reduction m food costs by i equipping lorries to tour the country as "shops on wheels." The provisional
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    EX-PENGHULU STABBED
    79 10 Allegat ion Against Employee (From Our Own Correspondent. Scremban, Oct. 31. News has been received here that Inche Abdul Latin, an ex-Penghulu oi the coast district oi Port Dickson, was f£ tally itabbed m the abdomen by one of his employees The motive is un known The alleged
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    CABINET CHANGES
    50 10 Spanish Prime Minister's Decision Madrid, Oct. 30. Benor Chapaprieta. the retiring Prime Minister, has lormed a new Cabinet which does not include the two Radical members, Senor Lerroux, Foreign Minister, and Senor Rocha, Education Minister, but the same parties are represented as m the previous Cabinet.- Reuter Wireless
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    THIEVES GAOLED
    76 10 Ong Ngok, Mm, still m his teens, and Lee Choh, who had a previous conviction, were both sentenced to terms of imprisonment before Mr. Norman Grice, the Singapore second magistrate, yesterday on charges ox theft. Ngok Mm was given the option of a fine of $20 but being
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    MOTOR ACCIDENTS
    50 10 Two Chinese cyclists, a Chinese Municipal coolie and a Eurasian were the victims of motor accidents yester day. One of the cyclists received a fracture of his right arm, while the coolie sustained severe abrasions on arms and legs. The other cyclist and the Eurasian were slightly injured.
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    KUOMINTANG CONGRESS
    82 10  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Appeal To Delegates B> Marshal Chiang Shanghai, <>» t IfESSRS. Liv Lv Jen. ChttJ Rf 'VI Sau. Chiar Ku Chi. Ching Yang, who h m shanghai m dttagatei South to the Kuomintaiv encc. have p,» f prOflllm [•apital. M expected. Marshal Chteaf K. thor
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    Teaching The Language Of Their Ancestors
    566 10 PERAK SULTAN APPEALS TO HIS PEOPLE (From Our Own Correspondent.) j Taiping, Oct. 31. THE Budget meeting of the Perak State Council was held this moaning. H.H the Sultan prendin^. There was a full attendance of members, except the Legal Adviser. After Messrs. S.
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    14 10 JUGOSLAV ENGINEERS building a military road m Southern Jugoslavia during the recent military manoeuvres.
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    13 10 WELL-ARMED infantrymen of Ras Nassinus army leaving tamp 30 miles south of Harar.
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    "THASAWALAMI"
    132 10 Unique System Of Law Of Jaffna Tamils 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. "Thasawalami -the Law Applicable to the Tamils of Jaffna" was the sub ject of what proved to be an interest- j ing address, ably delivered, by Mr. T Rajendra, a member of the local
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    TAIPING FLOODS
    86 10 Train Delayed By Bank Slip (From Our Own Correspondent.) T.i i pi uc. Oct. 31. Heavy rain m the district yesterday caused Hooding m the lowly ing areas and racegoers, returning by road last night, had to change their route via Bruas as the trunk road near Kuala
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    27 10 His Excellency the Governor has b pleased to appoint Mr. C. W. Webb M.C.S to bt Superintendent of Prisons Malacca, with effect from Oct. 1. 1935 inclusive.
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    APPEAL TO GERMANS
    79 10 Dr. Schactt On Keith Finance Berlin, IK Tin Retell Rfiaitft orgmnli order, said Dr ffrhifht In uru;inK th people to .f. invest their money m ih< or m German industry. He said he posit 1 )»i o| fi, from beinr, rendered ißteewi h itrecntheoed by their pan
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    LORD ALLENBY
    58 10 Edinburgh ifahrenHyV Now Rector London. o« i Lord Alh DDv has been elected R< ol Edinburgh University m iv to Sir ian Hamilton, r votes against 916 lor Dr •OH. Two other candid the KCOQd and 'hird eovntf TlK' eltrtion VM BOQdVC acrompanimon; ol tlv usn.«. mock Bghtlag
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    ROAD COMPLETED
    47 10  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Itcgion In North- Wt»«t Chin.. < omnlHcd Shanxhai t>«i i The new highway emmctta I the capital of Shan>: Prm Lanchow. thfl capita! ot X been compUtod several w< k time. The trunk ro.td It tIM connectinc the ragloni tan NoitJi-u China-
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    GOOD FOR MALAYA
    52 10  -  Sin Chew jit Poh Cheaper Fruit From Swatow ■mi Koim. o< t In reply to thi pttittOO Oi fruit dealers ot Sw. Finance Department has abolish the fruit export tax I This will br a K.o.'t i Chinese m Malaya \v i Imp of dollars worth 01
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    SILVER WEDDING
    50 10 The silver weddiim «-f Mi A. R Rodri^urs ty celebrated 29 at their residence M Mill with an At Homo \\j 1: attended. Much mil lllM lll i>i* until Ihe r irly hours I While IM younuMM tdk I modern dancinti. tbi oldti preferred the fence* Ot i
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      320 10 IW IP-AIBDS n turn PERFECT UPSTICK Hen- is Lentheric's nasterpiece the perrect Lipstick, and with a brilliantly conceived container I'Actomatique. Just slide the button, and there is the Lipstick ready for -jse slide back and it's gone. Be sure to see this, Paris has accepted it with enthusiasm. Besides, there
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    BANKER GIVES Malayan Merchants Severe Warning
    1109 11 BANKER GIVES Malayan Merchants Severe Warning Local Chinese Topics BY OUR CHINESE^ CORRESPONDENT M f Ea f n Kh am the managing director of the Overseas Banking 1W Corporation. Singapore, issued a warning recently to the CWnese .chant, and traders m British Malaya on the eve of h depanure for
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    BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
    169 11 Features Of White City Exhibition The aim of the Business Efficiency Exhibition at the White City is "to demonstrate to the commercial and industrial world the advantages of time, effort, and error-saving machines In the carrying out of the everyday duties c: the nation." There is the last
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    527 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst I THE GRAND COUP JLiOST examples ol the Grand Coup that sensational type of hand m which declarer must trump his own winning tricks, take place when the contract is a grand slam or a small slam
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    MARKET PRICE LIST
    445 11 MEAT Singapore. Oct. 25. Beet steak Kati 35 Beef Stew or curry do 28 Fillet steak lb. 55 Mutton, Australian do 30 Pork, lean Kati 42 Pork, lean and fat Hst quality) do 34 POULTRY Capons (locally reared* do 46 Ducks each 40 Fow^ Kati 32 Hens
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    FUTURE MORE HOPEFUL
    296 11 Lewis And Peat's London Rubber Report Lewis Peat's weekly rubber market report dated London. Oct 15. states: Plantation— The market today has more hopeful features than for many months post, and any really adverse factors are conspicuous by their ab- sence. Statistics are now caking a more
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    BRIDE WHO MAY NEVER SEE HER HUSBAND
    213 11 BRIDE WHO MAY NEVER SEE HER HUSBAND His 100 Other Wives Jerusalem, Oct. 20. THE latest rride of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, daughter of Emir Nawai El Shaalan. paramount sheik of the Rualla tribe who was married by proxy at Damascus on Friday, may never see her lord
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    WOMEN WHO WORK
    188 11 Sir C. Hicham Says They Should Get Equal Wa^es Conundrum propounded to an niidience of business men by BusinessChief Sir Charles Higham: A wile gets her ke?p: a maid gets her keep and wages. Why? The audience c rjld find DO answer apart from laughter Sir Charles
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      141 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION 'Incorporated m the Colony of Hong King* The liability of member* is limited U i?,L? tent^ and ln the ma ™er prosOEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50 000 001 Issued and fully paid up $20 000 00C Reserve Fund-Sterl'ng iVSSXS Sliver tlO 000 oor
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      496 11 I CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 000 000 shares of £5 each £3 000 000 Reserve Fund pina w> Reserve Liability of Proprietors e3(K> HEAD OFFICE 38. Blshopsgate, London EC 2 Agencies and Branches Aior Star nollo Salmon
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      SHIPPING FEATURED AT INVENTIONS EXHIBITION
      513 12 New Turbine And Propeller London, Oct. 23. lI7HEN Lord Askwith, K.C.B. (president of the Institute of W Patentees) opened the eleventh International Exhibition of Inventions m the Central Hall, Westminster, he stressed the value of a liaison between the inventor, the manufacturer, and the financier.
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      NOVEL INVENTION
      233 12 Meecfc Strip Alarm Passes Severe Tests An entirely new system oi Ore alarm, combining cheapness with reliability, and marked degree of unobtrusiveness ts being marketed by Messrs. Alfred Graham and Co., Ltd. It was brought lo the notice of important shipping interests during the Shipping Exhibition at Olympia.
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      SUBSIDISED FRENCH SERVICES
      403 12 SUBSIDISED FRENCH SERVICES Committee's Report HpHE circumstances of QM sudden 1 asitation m shipping circles at Marseilles recently, due to reports that the Government contemplated the suspension of three of the MesMgerftM Maritijnes' subsidised mail services, seem now to have been cleared up. It is known thai the Economy Committee
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      NEW GUM MARVEL
      153 12 Can Fire Six Miles Vertically A new a* ni- aircraft gun. which will seriously diminish the danger of hogfflt aircraft crossing the shores of Britain,! has been invented by the research experts of Messrs Vickers- Armstrong. Ltd. It will probably do more than all tlv other precautions
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      20 12 West Indian Trade Has Increased considerably recently although there is, a tendency to send British goods to 'Hamburg for transhipment.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR
      139 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the u liar or expected to arrive K.ist Wharf < Entrant c- (i;iic 1. Plancius 22: Anshun. Front. Main Wharf (Entrance Gait Kota OedS 18; Bomok i», Larut 11; Toussoum 10. Oh Santhia Empire Dock (Entrance (iat< City ol Bristol 30, B« nr. iMaru 34; Twecdbank
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      ORDERS FOR SHIPS
      208 12 Shipowner's Hirthclux WTfjli For T> noside Sir Arthur Bvtbeftattd, tl N shipowner, speaking recently m reference > Ml da) >aid hv prop >sed ir.n to provide more work t r I' I hope to GOnplttt rontrnrt.s t< r niorc ships.'" lH s.iul In thi pMfl r w
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      171 12 School Of Navigation Rxtoridi [■hi s mil \un\. which la d in:\ i rtty OoU< .jiiy hiM n c mpl< and inn, bI a' j ri d the superintend ■•»> (i Wak.-iovd. RN X Oapt Bl WUltami rextra-n I Bchool ol n... boon appointed The school b approved
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      491 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In P.M. 8.) TELEPHONE: Freight S43S P— ge Mtl. LLOYDS AGENTS. tu k>KINC, AGENT* WOWL FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS W ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF 81AM. CANADIAN MCtftC .Incorporated m England > IHfc tHnnr ROUT* offers FRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via BONOMJM) or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA
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      605 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok overy Saturday 7 pm. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star. Mon. to Fri. w 7.45 am. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 pm. Ipoh: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and 7 aL Klang, Kuala Lipls, Port Swettenr.ara. Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m.
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      32 12 CLBABANCE& Oct. 30 Lippf I «Jap.». TJipai •I) I lhM ILeoni? <Brit Oct. 31: Sin Klieng B Jerantut. Silvvr Ottll Kedah. Solon. K.ir.ip.«r.. (Mt); Prodmv .Nor. I'kara. Cremcr (Dut>. j(Oer>: Suddhadib 'Slam
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      477 13 //a v v i. 1 \as/ and P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS f Dae Tnage Spore. T o Dm JHI 17.000 Nov. 8 BURDWAN O f??f t pa^ < BHUTAN 6,100 NOT. 11 CATHA^ i?nnn t™' JS DERA l«. 000 Nov. 22 RAW^iINDI ?000 Jan 31 6.000 Dec.
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      469 13 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England; "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Also accepting cargo for Canadian and American ports via Colombo. Steamer Due Sails n of B J istol I" Port Nov. 2 City of Windsor Nov M Nov IS
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      1036 13 P^ s^*^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The ll ua Khio* sira,,^,,, B. urn Steam Ship C^ Ltd. and Chin. Mutual The Cu^d Whlti SUr Iti INSC'RANC-fr. Jiurii^To V£ London ano Glcb h< Thara< mnd **™> >•»«■■■• IMII AYs Tlie Federated MaUj SUles Kuilway, The ft m i
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      728 14 Km P« ML fcONINKLUKB PAKI7VAABT MAATSCMAmj PLANCIUS— Friday, Nov. 1, Muntok (passengers and mails only), Batavia. Serrfarang and Sourabaya. SlBERG— Friday. Nov. 1. Rhio. Dabo, Billiton and Batavia. TINOMBO— Friday, Nov. 1. Belawan-Deli. TOBOALl— Saturday. Nov. 2, Selat-Pandjang. fcoedap. Tampoetih. TampatTinggi, Bengkalis. Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Api. PATRAS— Saturday, Nov. 2.
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      409 14 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE— SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Dnc Singapore Singapore New York M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE Nov 4 Nov. li Dec 27 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Nov 18 Nov. 25 Jan. 10 M.S. SIAMESE PRINCE Dec 2 Dec 9 Jan.
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      124 14 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. (RED FUNNEL LINE) (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) REGULAR PASSENGER and Carfo Services from Singapore to Java, Borneo, Banka and BUUton For BATAVIA, CHERIBON AND SAMARANG (Every Tuesday and Friday) s.s. Nam Yong Sat. Nov 2 s s Ban Hong Long Tues. Nov. 5 For
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      374 14 O. S. K. LINE s.s. "HAWAII MARU" 10,000 G. TONS Leaves Singapore November 11th at P.M., direct for COLOMBO and E.&S. African and South American ports Fares to Colombo: Deck 3rd Cabin $17 $31.20 $120 For further particulars, please apply to OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, Passage Dept., No. 9, de Souza
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    WILL CAMBRIDGE REPEAT LAST YEAR'S PERFORMANCE?
    2304 15 Nothing Is Being Left To Chance London, Oct. 12. ,si year Cun.br.dge won all five of the most important sporting event, igaiait Oxford. It was the first time that either University i done such a thing and the more optimistic at Cambridge an wonII
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    A SPOT OF BILLIARDS-ANCIENT AND MODERN
    1185 15 A SPOT OF BILLIARDS-ANCIENT AND MODERN Romance Of A One Hundred Year Old Table A FURTHER nibble at the indooi sports today, partly bacatl I Con Stanbury, ihe Canadian snooket "heavyweight" who sinks a ball with extreme power and malice aforethought, avow, that, m Canada there is a pretty good
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      267 15 THE STRAITS CHINESE RECREATION CLUB. (Founded 1884 >. Open Lawn Tennis Tournament. Open to all comers Sanctioned by the S.L.T.A. COMMENCING ON SATURDAY. NOV. 9th. 1935. 3 IS p.m. at the Club Courts. Forms can be obtained from lorary Tournament Secretary, i Chinese Recreation Club. Hong Green, Singapore. sing date-
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      50 15 CHANGE TO Those old worn- V I out plugs of youts Idjm may be wasting /r^^n one gallon jJ/Lmm every mac i cncjuo I KjjoH»{|* ■> DISTRIBUTORa <^ 3 FOR MALAY 2 i bornko mm^m J MOTORS 1 1 I MITII) n i REMEMBER LOOK FOR THI-: CHOP NAM IN
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    CERTAINTIES FOR STATE HOCKEY HONOURS
    514 16 Form Revealed In Yesterday's Trial TEAMS FOR MONDAY Whites 3. Colours 2. THE first Singapore hockey trial to facilitate the selection of the side to represent Singapore against Malacca on Saturday, Nov. S, at the S.C.C., was played yesterday, the Whites beating the Colours by
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    POLICE TOO GOOD FOR MEDICALS
    384 16 POLICE TOO GOOD FOR MEDICALS But College Shows Vast Improvement Police 13 pis.; M.C.U. 3 pts. A MISUNDERSTANDING as to the ground to be played on preceded yesterday's rugger match between the Medical College Union and the Police. A party of College players travelled up to the depot m Thomson
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    TUESDAY'S TRIAL
    67 16 The following will play m a trial match on the S.R.C. Padang v.n Tuesday: Colours: Mrs Singh. Misses G da Silva. M. da Silva. N. Rappa. Moss. S. George. M. Valberg, E. Mosbergen, Mrs. Whoatley. Misses Gann and Tay Keng. Whites: Misses Alvis. E. Pennefatner. H Jansen. L.
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    GIRLS' HOCKEY TRIAL
    288 16 DLAYERS from the Girls Sports 1 Club, the Y.W.C.A. and the McNair Girls' team took part m a hockey trial on the S.R.C. ground yesterday preparatory to the selection of the side to meet the European women's team m the annual Poppy Day match on the Padang
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    MALAYA CUP RUGBY
    71 16 MALA YA CUP R UGBY THE following: have been invited to play Rugby football for Singapore vs. Johore tomorrow at S.C.C. (H.M.S. Malaya (up) J. F. Keay; F. G. Minns, J. C. Cooke G. T. Gillespie, F. P. H. Pearse; C. W. Lyle, A. Cromarty; M. C. Frend, A. E.
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    ISLAND G.C.
    162 16 The replay of the Women's bogey competition of the Island Goli Club yesterday was wen by Miss Abed 2 up alter by the latter. The equaliser came without much effort Hay taking advantage of a mistake by Eu Teck m rushing out In a melee m front of
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    MONDAY'S TRIAL
    65 16 The following teams have been selected for a State hockey trial at the I S.C.C. on Monday at 5.10. Colours: LC. Jones; Barth Capt Hammond: Baskaran, Kee Siang and! D. K. Samy; Le Merchant. Eusope E V. Smih. Hanon and Pte. Clapp Whites: Wiseman; Jermandah Singh I Muthucumaru;
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    Malacca And Johore Badminton Championships
    541 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Oct. 27. ■"THE following are the results of the ties played on Saturday m the Malacca B.A. championships: Yong Pack Kong and K. W. Lim beat P. A. Manassee and C. J. Shepherdson 21—14. 21—11. Sect Bock Seng and Leong
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    24 16 photo > AN INCIDENT m the rusher match between the S.C.C. and the s < which ended m a draw of three points all. Free Press
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    69 16 The following have been selected to play for the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against Raffles Institution today! < Friday, on the Rl. aground at 5 l£'f r n H DinK Won^ ik E C M. Hope. Ong Swee Keng. v. T^ Hopei Chew Waj Im m. J Manas- Fm
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    Diamond One Of Malaya's Most Polished Boxers
    426 16 STIFF FIGHT FOR MEXICAN TODAY <i\v Ringside) OINGAPORE nas had the opportu Qtty of seeing several last a.i< colourful boxers m art ion durini recent months. The.se men hav< gained fame ..nd popularity m I single night and what la more thej have
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    BADMINTON
    91 16 The following are selected to represent The Diehard Badminton Party'l second string m a friendly match of hree singles and three doubles against Novices B.P. second string on Suncourt 3iU 3 Pm at the latrtTS Players and supnorters m request ed to fall m at 2.45 p.m. at 408
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    14 16 The P rak-Penang raner t.-ms Uined together on SaturdiJ nl«m Ume^aTsprnl^" 1 A happy
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    M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA
    400 16 Perth (U. Aus o, t i TX their opening match tml.n I* against Western \u tthe M.C.C lourists madr for seven wicket (Denis Mnith S3. Mitchell-Inncs 58).— 1!.. u WEIGHTS FOR IPOH RACES i' From Our Own C< .t Ipoh, Oft HANDICAPS i or the Perak races
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    SWIMMING RACES
    74 16 The foUowlnf pramme ;o con.t Siujii.iy. N H m«-tres bandl Sunday. Nov. lv. J.. —100 metres baedfc Sunday. Nov IT. < •p« n breadt Suncay. Nov. L' 4. Ciuh < —open 100 nittret Sunday. Dec l. lackno MUlai metrsi bandlcai Sunday. D 8. Wai WATER POLO lOIKN\MIM Thrf<>
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    29 16 The Post Ofß r.s Club baa nuMk rapid tion only i firs he und Poiiv-r c Diwsion a hard iam< m a wi!i for thr v >li< to one.
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