The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 November 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,696. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 310 1 liiree famous Airmen Due In Singapore Today "SMITHY" EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING Broadbent Forced Down At Victoria Point n^ITH a little luck three famous record-breaking airmen should arrive m Singapore today m the course of flights from England to Australia, and it is interesting to
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  • 162 1 MAKALE STILL HELD BY ABYSSINIA Re-occupied After Withdrawal Asmara, Nov. 7. T^ have captured the ridge dominating Makale. thus them conquerors of all Aby territory north of the Tekazze and Gheva Rivers. airmen report that Makale tly been re-occupied by whose re entry into after its Abandonment by Italian patrols
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  • 53 1 Mowing Special Order of c Day has been issued by MajorGenera! E. O Lewin. C.8.. C.M.G General Officer CommandMalaya: "In saying good-bye to al ranks '■he Regular and Volunteer ".alalia I wish to thank lor their loyal co-operation the past two years, and to them all success
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  • 64 1 I Summons Sequel To Pepper Crash London, Nov. 7. SUMMONSES have been served *J on three business men m connection with the failure of James Shakespear and Co. during the pepper crisis, namely Garabed Bishirgian. John Howeson and Louis Hardy. The summonses are on behalf of the Director
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  • 150 1 Late Arrival Causes Postponement London Nov. 6. The naval conference has been postponed until Dec. 5 owing to the late arrival of the Japanese delegates. The Japanese Cabinet appointed Admiral Nagano and Mr. Matsuzo for the conference and. according to semiofficial, quarters, has instructed them to work for
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  • 87 1 To Be Taken By British Miners' Federation London, Nov. 6. The Mineworkers' Federation has declined to reconsider its decision to take a strike ballot next week. This was announced yesterday after the Federation had examined a communication made by the Secretary for Mines to the effect that as
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  • 100 1 Vessel Movements In United Kingdom Ports London, Nov. 7. The net tonnage of vessels m foreign trade that arrived at United Kingdom ports during September last with cargo was 6.5 per cent, more than m September. 1934. but departures with cargo declined by one 1.2 per cent. A
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  • 453 1 Choice Before The Ei s London, Nov. 7. II7ITH only seven days left before polling day the general election campaign is now m full swing. Polling takes place next Thursday and election activity is at high pressure m all parts of the country. Tonight Mr.
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  • 249 1 Oil Companies May Also Stop Supplies London, Nov. 7. npHE Committee of 18 which is the executive 1 for sanctions, and the co-ordination committee of 50 League States took the final decision at Geneva last night for the operation of economic sanctions on Nov. 18.
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  • 149 1 New York. Nov 7. An appeal to the United States to assist the League by joining m sanctions was made by Emperor Haile Selassie m a broadcast to America lrom Addis Ababa. He said: "I ask nobody to take up the sword against Italy
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  • 69 1 Rome. Nov. 7. Italy has decided to boycott all sporting events with countries participating m sanctions, though i* is stated that sporting relations will be intensified with Austria Hungary and Germany The first instance occurred last nigh'i v.hen an Italian team, due f o leave for
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  • 122 1 To (all Halt But Keep (hit Of Foreign Wars Washington, Nov 7. "American policy is using the appropriate influence to call a halt to loreign wars, while still keeping out of them", enunciated Mr Cordell Hull. U.S. Secretary of State, m a nation wide broadcast today, explaining thr
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 75 1 _m_m_m_mm______— II _m TONIGHT TOMORROW THE BALLROOM WILL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT EXCLUSIVELY RE- 8.15 to 915 p.m. |KRVED FOR THE SPEC iAL DINNER DANCE I WAAL SINGAPORE (forma 9.45 to midnight and I ACHT CLUB DINNER mm M„_ dance DON AND DOLLY T hERE WILL BE NO the popi lar ballroom
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    • 62 1 111 Air^9 I W^k A \\_Y I SEA VIEW M HOTEL TONIGHT I SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE I=RELLER BAND=I ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY JIMMY, PETER DOLLY of the SPOTLIGHT REVUE ADELPHI fe Bjr HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TOMORROW SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER BAND
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  • 395 2 Letters To The Editor NO DISCRIMINATION IN SIZE AND MATERIAL OF POPPIES CONTRIBUTION. NOT A SALE —RICKSHA PULLER AND RICH BANKER —WHERE TO FIND CULTURE IN SINGAPORE- WHAT DOES M.C.S. MEAN?— LOCAL SNOBBERY— A PLEA FOR TOMMIES AND SAILORS To the Editor. i Sir.— lt is rumoured that
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  • 221 2 To the Editor. Sir. There is no dispute that by lar: the majority of the Europeans coming i to Singapore are actuated mainly by a desire to amass money and to amass It quickly. Much the same could be; said of many of the immigrant Asiatics and
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  • 152 2 io the Editor. Sir.- As a regular reader of your valuable paper and a keen supporter and witness Ol hockey matches m Singapore. India and Iraq I was very much surprised at the Hockey Association Committee's selection of the hockey XI to meet Malacca on Saturday, especially the
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  • 417 2 To the Editor. Sir. —Can any oi your readers enlighten me with regard to the letters M.C.S. alter the names of certain gentlemen m Malaya? Having served ir the Great War I know what the Military Cross looks like, also the colour of the ribbon but I have
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  • 53 2 Mr. M. R. Menon. Principal. V.M.C.A. School of Commerce, has been requested toy the authorities of the Government Commercial School. Trichur. to I compile a list of the "old boys" of that school m Malaya, with their addresses and appeals to them to send him the i information as soon
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 111 2 m______mm____mm-mw_____mm_mm____m_____r -r ,i g— "ESCAPADE contains some of the be r romantic comedy sequences we can remember, it ditliciilt to Imagine anyoue who will not find Lube Ralncr quite irresistible and were there no other reasons. *he would make the film entirely v orth- while." The Cinema. KnuU I'agr Editorial.
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    • 15 2 RADIO Today's radio programmes and Diary of the Week will be found m Page 7.
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    • 245 2 AN A I L POLISHES FOR BRILLIANT FINISH. AGENTS. GRAFTON LABORATORIES. 20b, Collyer Quay. BOARD RESIDENCE. 1 "LOXTON" First Class Private Hotel. .Bedrooms with running hot and cold water, ceiling fans and long Baths. Billiards. Dancing. Tennis, garages and gardens, beautifully furnished throughlout good service, excellent cuisine, 7 Oxley Rise
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    • 647 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICES. ___m_m______________________________________t PUBLIC NOTICE. The Public are hereby notified that the Labis- Ayer Hitam Road will be I closed to traffic at the 20V4 mile post i(from Segamat > from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m.; on Monday the Nov. 11. 1935. STATE ENGINEER. P.W.D., Johore. Johore Bahru. Nov.
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    • 613 2 TENDERS. TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF TODDY. 1 Tenders are invited for the supply Of pure fresh toddy to the Government Toddy Shops m Singapore from Jan. Ist. to Dec. 31st. 1936. at the rate ol 700 gallons dally. The toddy to be delivered at the Government Toddy shops at
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    • 498 2 I Gbc Singapore free |p>ccs* Head Office: tnil M.rrl Mn^p^ Phonr si:i TH: -Tim.? JLJjJ 4 Kuala Liunpur Office: J a a sti.ei rhonr London Office j V, ««>«•* rhonr <«iii, 4 j Tel: le«4«uU,, JJJj SUBSCRIPTION RATES Withm ov. lii *w!tS? J^ff* Maiay* PwK MonihJv |:< M lIH Quarterly
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  • 478 3 Defence Closed In Case Against Solicitor Wmmmmm] i BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE THE EVIDENCE of S. Shunmugam, a local advocate, supported by that w. !i» sses for the defence, concluded his defence before Mr. H. A. the Singapore criminal district judge yesterday. •■niseis' addresses will
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  • 443 3 AT about the same time as Major- General E. O. Lewin. the departing G.0.C.. Malaya, leaves for Home m the Cathay today, the new G.0.C., Malaya. Major-General W. G. s! Dobbie. will board the outward bound Carthage at London. Major-General Dobbie will arrive at
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  • Article, Illustration
    25 3 COLONEL BATISTA, the military dictator of Cuba, photographed with his wife and son just after Mrs. Batista had been enrolled m Cuba's new women's army.
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  • 459 3 OLD V.I. SITE SUGGESTED (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. 7THE question of a new market for Kuala Lumpur was again discussed at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. The Chairman IMI. J. V Cowgill) explained that although he was m favour
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  • 117 3 Slight Reduction For Water Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. At the meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board today the Chairman (Mr. J. V. Cowgill), announcing the assessment rates for 1936. recalled that at the last meeting he stated that the acting British Resident had deferred a decision until
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  • 264 3 JHE big white yacht" of the X.P.M.. the well-known steamer Nieuw Zeeland which has been on the run to Australia for six years, has disappeared. CHE has gone to Holland to have an entirely new set of engines I H er call t*
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  • 56 3 Gilbertian Situation At Australian R.M.C. Canberra. The October figure for the Royal I Military College. Victoria Barracks, shows that there were 46 cadets m training. 17 instructional staff and 29 other staff. Thus the staff are as many as the cadets. < Last year the total
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  • 248 3 WILL GERMAN CRUISER CALL AT SINGAPORE? IQN Oct. 21 the Cruiser Karlsruhe left v-r Kiel on a tour of the Far East. Will she call at Singapore The German Consul-General has had no news. But if she does, it will be the first German naval visit to Slnjgapore after the
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  • 31 3 German Trade— Shows a reduction j of about 7» 2 per cent, m imports and j Q per cent, m exports for the first half' of 1935 as compared with 1934
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  • 203 3 But Mother And Daughter Both Reduced One sometimes hears It said: 'Shell run to fat like her mother. and lt is true that latness often runs ln families But nowadays, overweight mothers are generally Just as unwilling as their daughters to remain fat. Certainly that
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  • 131 3 There was a further development m connection with the case m which a Chinese nonya. Chew Bee Cheng Neo. is charged with having cheated a European diamond merchant. Mr A. Gutwirth. of $2,140. Yesterday a male Chinese. Tan Cheng Puay. was Droduced before Mr. Norman Grice. the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 60 3 ANOTHER COOPER PRODUCT! .ntunicM^sL r ECTANY DILUTES ONE PART TO 600 PARTS WATER Wash and Disinfect your house daily with MUNICIPAL /|s9?k DISINFECTANT. V* IN^lw Largely used by the J^^ii^^B X^^W^T^\ Singapore Muni- |\,M m^ L \^P\ Supplies m \J 1 Galloll 2.50. 5 Gallons $10.75. WILLIAM JACKS CO., (Malaya)
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    • 203 3 YOU BUY A CAR-BUT YOU INVEST IN AN \USTIN Better coachwork which is comfortable to sit m than that which is merely arresting to look at I ?5&<^59KL iii^ft^^ :^^§^^lwTTST^flMafc''^^vT^K m. UL „,11.1.11 tSf?_________c___zr'- -Liziijiiwjiw i ______f____\ r__W m^ WK '_\\____W___^________^^ f& >jH~ '__t __W iwMHimniuuuw^. .;^^"g _^m WW\w^ The
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  • 529 4 Around The Town B THE ROYAL BRIDE Precedent of long standing lays v down that any bride marrying a member ol the Royal lamily arrives at the altar with her lace uncovered. This is a quaint custom, but m olden days .1 very necessary one. for if the bride's face
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  • 672 4 IXT PTVK Mrs V K. Ramy, who was also there, wore an Indian costume 01 coral pink bordered with a gold design. With her was Mrs. Foh Chee Juay m a Shanghai dress of a smart and unusual design of pale v« How and brown Also there were
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  • 794 4 NEW SHOKS Talking of shoes. Messrs. Bata Shoe Stores of the Capitol Building have just received a new shipment oi evening, afternoon and morning shoes, just m time, foi Christmas if drawing near and all women's thoughts are turning to new clothes and .shoes lor the festive
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  • Article, Illustration
    109 5 —^^.mm—_______t________m__m IBYSSINIAN TRIBESMEN flying the uhitc flag of surrender at a Ilia m the line of the Italian advance on the northern front. <» > I ITALIAN troops uith ni;,chinc-g..ns advancing over rough ground to take up their positions lietwrcn Adigrat ..nd M.,k.,1< the northern Iron. ABYSSINIAN soldiers building hutments
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    • 61 5 YOU, too, can have teeth that are beautifully white and sparkling. Just brush them daily with Macleans, one of the most effective toothpastes |§|k Macleans Peroxide Toothpaste f| jßßlj removes unsightly stains, polishes the teeth, and keeps the mouth |||i 51 IJmBMII Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can
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  • 637 6 Government's Promise Of $750,000 Grant PLAN TO INVEST $1,500,000 IN GUT-EDGED TTHE Government of the Straits Settlements has offered a grant of $750,000 towards unemployment relief m Singapore -conditional on the Singapore Municipal Commissioners contributing $500,000. A special meeting of the Commissioners has been
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  • 102 6 Fines For Neglecting Account Books <From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru, Nov. 5. Foo Kiah Heng, of chop Nam Whatt. Johore Bahru, was this morning charged before Sheikh Abu Baker for not baring kept his books up to-date Towkay Tan Cheng Chooi. of chop Be Auan. was
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  • 584 6 Use Of Motor Vehicles Is Prohibited STARTLING SINGAPORE JUDGMENT THE startling proposition that the use of motor vehicles is totally prohibited under the rules of the Traction Engines and Motor Cars Ordinance was disclosed by Mr. Justice Gordon Smith m the course of a judgment m the Singapore Supreme Court
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  • 835 6 K.L. -AN EXTRAORDINARY TOWN Primitive Conditions Behind Crust Of Modernity From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Nov. b. THE Chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, Mr. J. V. Cowffili, who attended his last meeting today before assuming duties a s acting Director-General of Postg and Telegraphs, made helpful suggestions
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  • 332 6 DANGER IN EVENT OF MALAR! 1 EPIDEMIC (From Our Own Correspondent.: Kuala Lumpur. Nov. FE danger of a malaria epidemic and the necessity of preventive measures, were stressed during a debate at today's meeting ot th. Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board on the motion by
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  • 53 6 She NctM A UeOMt Prom Our Own I Seremban Not When Chin m won was charged btfOft magistrate today with tai n on BtftU land and with icrtipyii land without 1i < <he was awar> th.r 'he land to the Oovornment bin a licence WftS Ileccs.-n men!
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    • 243 6 i >c£&bjs|§&& v3ftt^' _i i **^nnl i X Ikflkjfe- Hi I SOFT. TEMPTING SORT I solp^S^ r,^^^ h OF SMOOTHNESS BY W H OW EASY IT IS TO i USiNG MLICIOUS l: HAVE TH ,S CHARM. i ;I^K\ FRAGRANT LUX toilet ,j|L^ J I i Mwlli \J>oap regularly. LWm L>LAUDETTE
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  • 462 7 FARMERS FORCED TO SELL THEIR DAUGHTERS I VIVID description ol acute agrarian 1 distress m the six northern preteeJires of Japans main island. Fukujhima. Yamaguta. Miyagi. Iwate s -omon and Akita. is contained m a >amphlct which was recently issued by he Imperial A-ricultural Society
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    • 370 7 THE GREAT RUNNER. UP TO SHIRLEY TEMPLE! SO HUMAN YOU'LL LOVft !£Rt so siDE-sPLrrrma YOU'LL ROARt M Mm 3___9 j_W _____W 'mr _W JB flr _\__\\\_ma _\_y Ifet "___\\\_W-__^__£ii «i TMTftt \m\_ <S m_w '"__K _mti______\ Yfc___ mmW An(v ____\W_v re^^ *w S j____W\W\\w ■_t_____\ m^ __i -v w» Remember
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    • 304 7 ACCLAIMED BY ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES AT EVERY SHOW! CAPITfII 6.15~~9.15 >^*X vWrl I XJWL NIGHTLY S s| I Tins I ivish. NLi^iiifirini *W&**m& Production ;in<l ou, too. will J. FREDRK MARCH fJB^mSHmW vn l F,rddic BARTHOLOMEW .n %il B^H ToUtoy'i Immortal Stor) 9HPAM W A JKARENIM J^ a^j9jg OM 1.1.1 VAN
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 83 7 ioaays Radio Programmes r Singapore— ZHI Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) W ave len jjt h 49.9 met res The full programmes to broadcast lext week from Singapore— ZHI are flven below for the benefit of up-coun- readers. Each days programme will r» appear m
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    • 256 7 MONDAY 6 .Recorded music. >.45 News bulletin supplied by Strait Times. «_n Sf lay from the new ZHI st "dio. 0.30 Close down. WEDNESDAY 6 Recorded music. 645 News bulletin supplied by Strait; Times Stock and share repon os su PPUed by Fraser and Co 030 Close down. THURSDAY 6
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    • 337 7 Diary Of X The Week I it 1 FRIDAY, NOV. 8 f iHigh Water. 8.51 a.m. 8.3 ft.. 9.29 p.m. 8.8 ft. c ,1 Rowing: R.S.Y.C. vs Miri (fours and I pairs* 5 p.ra Hockey. Women's Poppy Day Match i Europeans vs. Rest at S.C.C; ii Chinese vs. Raffles College
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    • 119 7 Law Notices For The Day Before the Acting Chief Justice at 11 i.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and )>*«trj ra ting Summonses. Followed by: —Motions. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell n the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Rex vs Jew Teck San and Chiu Eng Khai. Vssizes: Rex vs. Toh Ah Poh. Rex
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  • 1052 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1935 Is It Enough I I IN the past four years much dis- appointment and more criticism, at times very severe, has been expressed at the manner m which Government evaded responsibility i for the maintenance of the unemployed, leaving most of the
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  • 130 8 Mr. M. 3. Shelley, formerly Chief Secretary. F.M.S.. is now living at High Bank, Rustington, Sussex. Mr. R. N. Jacob, a retired Government servant, died m Malacca Hospital on Sunday morning after a long illness. He formerly lived m Klang Mr. K. H. Gillan. late PostmasterGeneral, Kuching.
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  • 726 8 - Search Of Book Romncers i St. Dunstan's Tmvmty Years After Imperial Work For The Blind COME American public librarians seem to be decidedly enterprising m their schemes for getting their books' into the hands of the people. Passing I through Bryant Park, a little open space
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  • 1006 8 CHIPS is gettin* too big! When I first i went to sea forty-odd years ago 1 1 12.000 ions was reckoned something to;: talk about And it's big enough now. to my mind: just a nice 'andy size for: a ship. < Mind you. I know all about the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 437 8 The Ideal X'mas Gift. You ran pay friends the higheM _W^%^m_\W\_____W_______fW______\ compliment bj sending them a _*i_^_W ___W W I of this famous old Scotch Whisky. "^mV m_ iWWIII Johnnie Walker packed m specially _i___k.W MF_W\i W. MST IP|A decorated or J| A B fl^k IV 12 bottles, and can
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    • 16 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE €r LIFE I ASSURANCE j CORPORATION I LTD. HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. I
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  • 414 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6p. m. Nov. 7 £1 denomination unless otherwise stated prpvinimiv v t-reviousiy Yesterday Rise or Fall Sion Loan. 5 p.c. 1944-64 117 7 8 n?7/ ail Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 H 6 3 8 116 8 11 31^ P c 104? 8
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  • 177 9 N©v. 2. 4. 6. can Can. Com. 144 143 143* 2 an Telephone 145 144? 8 i 453, 4 i Railroad 48^2 48 3 4 49% 441/2 45 45V 4 137% 136T 8 141 2 17 8 16 V 2 17V 8 35 3 4 36 36
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  • 93 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Nov. 7, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R.S.S. m cases (FOB. November! 22 3 8 22% j Good F.A.Q. m cases (F. 0.8. November) *****6 *****6 No. I. X. R.S.S. (spotloose awardable Singapore) 22% 22 3 8 No. I.X.R.S.S. November 22% 22%
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  • 47 9 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. announces that the transit time on full rate telegrams irom Singapore to London yesterday were as follows:— Telegrams handed m up to 5 p.m. 1 5 minutes; 5.30 p.m. 6 minutes; 6 p.m. I 7 minutes; 6.30 p.m. 7 minutes..
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  • 53 9 Messrs. Guthrie Co., Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur, have received a cable from the secretaries of Ledang Bahru Ltd. > advising that the directors recommend a dividend of 9d. per share payable on Dec. 6; £2.000 is to be transferred to general reserve leaving £4,944 to be carried forward subject to audit
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  • 206 9 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Malaya has
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  • 133 9 RUBBER: Firm London Spot: 615 32d. Previously: Firmer at Jan.-Mar.:6 9 16d Previously 6Ud April- June: 6 11 16 d Previously 6^d July-Sept.: 6 13 16d Previously: 6 13 16d New York Spot: 13.40 Previously: 13.27. COPRA: Straits S.D.. Nov. to Rotterdam: £14 ss. Previously: £14 7s.
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  • 77 9 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Nov. 7 Method oi Parity before Rate Pre Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 74 5 8 74 1116 New York $to£ 4.86 2 3 A.9V H 4.92» 4 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.07 7.24 7 24. Hong Kong Per dollar Issi.d.
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  • 64 9 London Tin: Easier. Cash: £225 15s. Previously: Strong at £228. Three months: £212 17s. 6d. Previously. £214 ss. New York Tin: Spot: 52.25. Previously: 52.10. Copper: Settlement: £35 10s Previously: £35 10s Gold: Yesterday: £7 Is. 5» 2 d. Previously: £7 Is. 4»od. Silver: Spot. 29 5;16d.
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  • 212 9 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations i I I^m____m Nov. 7 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 18 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London, 60 days' sight 2J4 IJI6 London, 30 days' sight 2|4 132 London, demand 2j4 London, T.T. 2|4 Lyons and Paris, demand 865
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  • 1135 9 I Fraser and Co.'s List THURSDAY. NOV. 7. 1935 MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s> 6s 9d 7s Asam .'tumbang i£i 33s 6d 34s 6d Austral Malay (£> 60s 61s Ayer Hitam Tin (fs> 14s 9d 15s 9d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.85 1.95 Bangrin Tin
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  • 157 9 Strong Demad For Industrials London, Nov. 5. On the Stock Exchange most sections further reflected yesterdays bullish factors, but with profit-taking intervening, prices generally closed under best. A feature of the day has been the strong demand for industrials not- ably, electricals. irons and steels. Commodities ruled featureless
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  • 28 9 Messrs. Derrick and Co.. local secretaries, advise that the Raub Australian Gold Mining output for the four weeks ended Nov. 2, 1935. amounted to 1.649.93 ozs.
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  • 92 9 Nov 7 Buyers S*Uera Gambier 600 Java Cube 975 Hamburg Cub*- 10 00 White Muntok Pepper 18 75 Blark Pepper 10 75 Copra. Sundned 5 15 Copra, mixed 460 Small Flake Tapioca 4 61 RB^lam No 1 per koyan 97 Banja Jelotong 925 Sarawak Jelotong 9 00
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  • 52 9 The Borneo Company Ltd as agents for Pahang Consolidated Co Ltd have received cabled advice o! the de rJ a rat ion of an interim dividend ot 10 per cent less tax. on the ordinary shares, payable on Jan I to share holders on the register at
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  • 39 9 Messrs Guthrie Co Ltd Kuala Lumpur, report that the Renong Tin Dredging Co.'s output ot ore for the month ot October 1935 was No 2 Dredge 495 90 plculs. No 3 Dredge 478 90 plculs, total 974 80 plculs.
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  • 142 10  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh LIST OF 130 PEOPLE TO BE ARRESTED I Well Known Educationists And Journalists Shanghai, Nov. 7. THE latest demand for the arrest of certain educationists and journalists m North China has created a sensation among: official and diplomatic circles m
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  • 205 10 Book By Singapore Journalist "MALAYAN Exile.*' extracts from a journal kept m the Federal Capital, is being published this week. Its author is Mr. G. L. Peet, of the Straits Times, and the book comprises essays written during a period of duty In Kuala Lumpur. They were published
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  • 110 10 Wednesday, Nov. ti. H.E. Major-General E. O. Lewin. Commodore W. P. Mark-Wardlaw. Air Commodore and Mrs. S. W. Smith. Brigadier and Mrs. A. T. Shakespear. Colonel W. Cave-Browne, Colonel and Mrs. E. Gibbon. Lt.-Col. and Mrs. R. IH. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wylly, Mr. j C. E.
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  • 100 10 London, Nov. 5. London was visited this morning by the first log of the season but visibility was fairly good. Traffic m parts of 1 Sussex and other south-eastern coun- ties was, however, heavily fog bound. British Radio. following are the number of arrivals and departures to
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  • 223 10 Canton Visit May Lead To Compromise Hong Kong, Nov. 7. A compromise between North and South ii being forecast by semi- political circles m the South as the result of the visit to Canton of Messrs. Tai Chi Tao. President of the Examination Yuan, and Dr. Ifa
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  • 167 10 THE \ECESSIT\ OF UNIT* Shanghai, Nov. 7. THE Sixth Executive Kuomintang Congress concluded yesterday afternoon when Mr. Yu Yiu Jen, President of the Control Yuan, made a stirring speech reviewing the important decisions of the conference. Mr. Yu stressed on the great neces- sity for unity
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  • 198 10 Consul-General's Wife Carried Into Plane Although she was weak and ill, Mrs. Elink Schuurmann, whose husband jhas just been appointed Netherlands Consul-General m Australia, left Sini gapore yesterday m a K.N.I.L.M. Doug- j |las liner so that she will be able to' I join her husband sooner than
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  • 670 10 SCHOLARS SCIENTISTS CONQUERING NEW WORLDS Rotary Address In K.L. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. No\ QAO BAHADUR S. V. Charl, who recently retired after m years' service on the editorial staff of the Statesman of (al cutta, was the speaker at today's
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  • 130 10 Amisod Man Says He W M RobbiHl Liew Teck San. who is at the Singapore AsMzes Justice a'Beckett Terrell am mon jury, on three charges made a long statement In yesterday m which he alleged himself was robbed of $12 With Teck San m Urn Chhiu Eng Kai.
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  • 36 10 A 1 i-ddiim ol inu took place at S port. OO Oct If _k-._. v. d 1 n 01 the iat« f;< 1 Paj d Ling. was married I I jof Professor ,:i<i Ifa X C
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    • 311 10 j- 1 His Masters Voice i ________________m_______________r \W____W' _m _Wt______W' iK^' B < M < \\__m WW M_mm- 1 IB M I t I Xl Wii. Sk m I m LJ- r% Ww___\ WWW) _M__w__*__ w____W X B W~ mM R^P B^H^^ W___m J fi^ X V 3p FULL PARTICULARS
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    • 42 10 TODAY TIFFIN $1.00 PoCiM(T trrwonur. Fkh a lm <»•!> Ro&t IhHkrn A H» Lonr Beam A ltfo»n I' Cold Mt-iU A WM Fruit S.ilid A < jj < hcrxv t rult, "'t.-r TOY OUR SPECIALITIES FRESH I BAKED ALASKA „<>,( OF OVER 100 OTHI-'K PHONE 49g6j
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  • 975 11 FUKIEN ADVISER Here To Study CO-OPERATION Local Chinese Topics BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT j I HEE SWEE LIM. an adviser iVI to tht Government of Fukien. Singapore to study methods m Malaya to introducing them to mers of the province. card of the wonder lul ne In this country by
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  • 114 11 New Company's Big Borrowing Powers London. Century Power and Light has been .registered as a public company with a capital of £100 m 10s shares. The objects are to acquire shares and securities and to produce and supply electricity, coal or other gas and other I means
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  • 712 11  -  Ely Culbertson by I World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst REVEALS SPECIFIC HOLDINGS THE valuable feature of the new distributional notrump bidding is ;he opportunity it gives players to reveal specific holdings not only m distribution but m high cards All opening one-notrump bids show 4-3-3-3
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  • 141 11 When the case of attempted suicide against Capt. Setsuji Kishimoto. of the Arizona Maru. was mentioned m the third court Singapore, yesterday it was stated that a medical examination had i proved him not responsible for his actions owing to mental disorders. Capt. Kishimoto was found on the
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  • 245 11 Oxford Group In The East /^VXFORD University graduates members ol the seasoned "old guard" of the Oxlord Group, have just left London to Initiate advances m many countries In both hemisphere A party ol lour sailed on the Berengaria for America, en route lor China. They are the ve'eran Bishop
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  • 170 11 Over 180 Goestl At K.L. Rftaqm< •From Our Own Correspond* m Kuala laimpur. Nov. 5. More than 150 guests attended the dinner given hist nighl by the ngor Wine and Spirit D liars' As .at ion at the association premises, on the occasion ol their eighteenth anniversary
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  • 140 11 More Men Rounded l T p By Chinese Police Six additional arrests were made by the Bureau oi Public Salety at Shanghai m connection with the piracy of the China Merchants S.N. Co. river launch Xi Lee. plying between Shanghai and Huchow. on June 21 this year. The
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    • 142 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kongi The liability of members Is limited to the exten,. and m the manner prescribed oy Oidinance No 6 of 1929 ft the Colony HEAD OFFICE HONCi KONCi Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000 000 Reserve
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    • 486 11 1 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital tn 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.00* 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.00 oo HEAD OFFICE 38 Blshopsgate. London EC Arenrles and Rranrhrs Aior Star Hollo Sale n. Amritsar Ipoh
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 1052 12 Effort To Stimulate The Foreign Trade rAN important announcement regarding concessions relating a to tonnage dues payable by steamers calling at Soviet ports was made by Mr. L. Krasnoff, chairman of the Anglo-Soviet Shipping. Co.. Ltd., at a meeting, ovir which he presided, of the
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    • 53 12 Nov. 6: Himalaya Maru <Jap> Leconte de Lisle (FchP KuUi. J. de Witt (Dut.) Gleniffer, Meran. Rahman (Brit.). Nov. 7: Rusa. Jeranut. Sin Khong Seng, Silver Gull, Hong Peng. Scott Harley. Kedah. Takada. Larut Rhesus, Kidderpore. Khandalla. Rohna <Brit.>; Halvdan (Nor); Nagisan Maru (Jap. Van de Lyn, Boelongan, Buyskes.
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    • 32 12 Shippers are hereby informed that the additional rate of freight on TEA to Aberdeen is 18s 6d per ton of 50 j cv. ft. effective from Nov. 7, 1935
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    • 104 12 DAILY CROSS-CHAN NEL AIR SERVICES New Company's A^ricimni With Foreign CiTflUftn Briti.sh OontlOOntal Air a new British company ol Percy Mackinnon is eha nounec that they are about to es regular daily air services to An •by way ot Antwerp. Br 'Lille Negotiations with j Governments concerned h i c<
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    • 485 12 The tollowmg passengers 01 I ding per ia Cathay salllttl [a.m. today, ior Penang. Cdorr.hn B 'bay and Europe Mrs Lowen arid I children Mrs R H Irani, Mr J Young Mr Mrs Yelland. Lt. W E C Wn Master Gilpin. Mrs V G A Tucker. Governess and
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    • 484 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. incorporated tn P. M.S.) rKLEPHONE: Freifht 5433 PoMage Mil LLOYDS AGENTS. HOOKING AGENTS FOB FEDERATED MALAT STATES RAUL WATS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF 81AM. CANADIAN MCIMC '■P^^\_y'^^^.Kf-'--..^i GftUJtST ln England* iHE "EMP&KSS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU «> r direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 668 12 i Local Ana Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals tm BY TKAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm Thursday 7.45 a.m. Aior Star. Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 am Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 pm. Ipoh: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m and 7 pm. Klang. Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenr.am. Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7
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    • 129 12 SINGA_°ORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the w| ur or expected to arrnr East Wharf (Entrance Gat? j Argun Maru T.l. Ophir 20 .Main Whart (Entrance Gatr Cathy. Ranchi 18 v jKlstna 10; Beneleoch 8. Empire Dock (Entraner <.n Ci y <»t Singapore m\ Prince 32. P r ;iti R Empire Dock
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    • 485 13 PAO ll 0\ V^ and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Das T'nage Spore. T'oase S'seee RANCHI 17,000 Nov. I BURDWAN 6.070 Janlß BHUTAN f,lOO Nov. 21 CATHAY 15,000 Jan 17 NALDERA lt.ooo Nov. 22 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Jan' 31 BEHAR 6.000 Dec. 5 CORFU 15 000 Feb
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    • 374 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements. > V V ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. .Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF WINSOR Havre. London. Rotterdam. Hamburg Glasgow Nov. 14 Nov. 16 KABINOA Nov 29 Dec. 2 ACCKP'HNG CARGO FOR
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    • 1116 13 W*^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLLE FUNNEL UNE (Ocean The Hua Khi«» wi M^.u Steam Ship Co. Ltd. and China Mutual The SSaJd I Whiti^S^Lil L X Steam Narration Co.. Ltd.) The 11l J. MILzP it m__ Tho Strmlto Steamahip Co. Ltd. The SSStefISS S_t The CUna Navigation c£ Ltd. lX
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    • 706 14 X- Pa Mb KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OPHIR Friday. Nov. 8. Muntok (passengers and mails only), Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaya. TOBELO— Friday. Nov 8, Belawan-Deli. MIJER— FMday, Nov 8. Rhio. Blinjoe. Djeboes. Soengei-Liat. Pangkal-Pinang. Koba. Tanjong-Pandan and Batavia. VALENTIJN Saturday, Nov. 9, Rhio (passengers and mails only), PadangBay, Ampenan. Boeleleng and
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    • 591 14 JOINT SERVICE or PRINCE LINE— SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE In Port Nov. 11 Dec. 27 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Jan. 10 M.S. SIAMESE PRINCE Dec 2 Dec.
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    • 410 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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  • 1231 15 RAMONA LEADING IIN RACES FOR SINGAPORE ROWING SEASON TERMINATES TODAY The Inter Port Race R.S.Y.C.S GOOD CHANCE OF BEATING MIRI TilH Singapore rowing Matafl conies to ;i clos today with the Inter-Port race between Singapore (The R.S.Y.C.) and Miri over the bteak water course. This will be the ei«hth race
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  • 706 15 Tarbet's Narrow Victory ELLA CARRIES OFF THE CHINTA CHALLENGE CUP OAMONA. who lost the first race for the Lipton Cup to Tarbet by the narrow margin of 12 seconds, scored a very easy win m the second race on Sunday and she now leads m the series
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  • 506 15 Sir P. Hunlocke's Resignation London, Oct. 17. AT yesterdays meeting of the Council of the Yacht Racing Association, at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the resignation of the senior vice-pre-, sident, Sir Philip Hunloke, helmsman of the King's Yacht Britannia, was received. Sir Philip, who had
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  • 422 15 Coming Into Their Own j IT is not so long ago that left-handed 1 golfers were so unpopular that they were held up to ridicule. Since when players who stand the wrong side of the ball have made their presence felt. So much so that M\cy are having
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  • 363 15 1 But Jack Denies Any Quarrel A London. Oct. 13. LMOST at the moment when Jack 1 Petersen, the heavy-weight boxer,! •r.na his bride stepped on board the i Arandora Star at Southampton yester- j day for a honeymoon cruise, "Pa" Petersen, the boxer's equally famous;
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  • 34 15 London. Nov. t». Reuter cables the results of the principal Rugby matches played today as II follows Surrey 17 Middlesex 0 1 •at Richmond* 1 Cambridge U. 91 Guy's Hosp 5.1
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  • 124 15 Fight Ends After 50 Seconds Malacca. Nov. 4. A poor crowd watched a very disappointing boxing card of four events at City Park last night. The main event between Hemchit and Ignacio Fernandez came to a sudden end m the fifth round when Hemchit, slipping heavily on the
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  • 43 15 WILLIAM POWELL and LUISE RAINER, as they appear m "Escapade," which opens at the Pavilion on Wednesday. Luise Rainer, who has just arrived m Hollywood, has been acclaimed as "one of Europe's greatest dramatic actresses/ She was born m Germany.
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    • 45 15 IF YOUR BATTERY COULD SPEAK, IT WOULD Ml CHANGE TO "___r^__W MM m _\___w_w______J^M W *^T^^^^ W They spark when others can't md make starting easier f U m ALL __WAmW IHSTItIIU'TOKS FOR MAI. AY BORNEO MOTORS LTD. 1 Remember ASK FOR THE ENGLISH A.C.
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  • 825 16 Morray's Fine Goalkeeping FORWARDS MAINTAIN TERRIFIC PACE THROUGHOUT GAME S.R.C S.C.C ONE of the most attractive games of the local hockey season is the Padang "Derby" and yesterday's match between the S.C.C. and ihe S.R.C. was no exception. In fact it was
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  • 76 16 BOTH AT 17TH HOLE PLAYING at the Singapore Golf Club yesterday Mr. C. N. W. Joyce performed the feat of holing out at the 17 th hole m one. The length of this hole is 130 yards. On Wednesday at the Island Club Mr. T.
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  • 54 16 The following have accepted to play hockey for S.C.C vs. R.A. on Sunday. Nov. 10. at Changi:— H. A. Exley: C. E. Brooke. J. K. Gale: G. A. L. Plummer. J E Carpenter. E. C. Watson: J. McKinlay. A. F. Thorne. P. E. H BodelBienfaii. J E. D
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  • 30 16 The rugger match between the Medical College Union "A" team and the Government Printers yesterday afterInoon resulted m an easy win for the 'College, the score being 23-0.
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    33 16 W. "BIG BILL" TILDEN, the American, met L R. Stoefcm m an exhibition match at the Men's World's Professional Indoor Lawn Tennis Championships at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Stoefen m play against Tilden.
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  • 558 16 HARVEY FIGHTS ONE OF HIS GREA TEST BA TTLES Eddie Phillips Outpointed FINAL ELIMINATOR FOR BRITISH HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP London, Oct. 28. T EN HARVEY fought one of the greatest battles of his career when he outpointed Eddie Phillips, of Bow, the cruiserweight champion, over 15 rounds at the Milibay Rinkeries.
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  • 287 16 TO BE SELECTED FROM HONG KONG AND MALAYA Shanghai, Nov. 7. THE China Amateur Athletics and Sports Federation has decided that China's football team to take part m the International Olympic Meeting m Berlin next year should be selected from Hong Kong and Malaya,
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  • 62 16 London, Nov. 6. At the Victoria Club call-over today on the Manchester November Handicap to be run at Manchester over a distance of 1V 2 miles on Nov. 23 the flve-year-old Crawley Wood, who carries 7.7. was made favourite 9 to 2 being offered and sto 1 being
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  • 328 16 Soldiers Lucky To Win BOTH HOCKEY TEAMS SHOW SOUND DEFENCE WORK Wiltshire Regt 1 I Colts 0 VISITING Tanglin yesterday, the Singapore Colts were forced to admit defeat at the hands of the Wiltshire Regiment onh though, by one goal. They were not
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  • 156 16 P.O. CLUB DRAW WITH TREASURY AUDIT Vigorous Hockey Match THE hockey match between the Post Office Club and the Treasury Audit, played at the Club's ground yesterday, ended m a draw, the score being I—l. In the first half the game was evenly contested. From a clever forward movement. Balla
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  • 81 16 Results Of Ladies* Autumn Cup The following are the results of the semi-final of the above competition: Mrs Kelly beat Mrs Marriot 2 up Mrs. Cameron beat Mrs. Graham 4 2 LADIES' NOVEMBER BOGEY This competition which was postponed on account of bad weather, will now be
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  • 44 16 Sea View Hotel Cup Competition A Silver Cup has been presented by the Sea View Hotel to be won 3 times m succession. This will be played for Stroke Competition) over this weekend. Saturday. Sunday and Monday. Nov 9 to 11.
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  • 55 16 European Team For Poppy Day Match The European team to meet the Rest m the Poppy day game is as follows: Mrs. Strickland; Miss N. Shakespeare. Miss Griffith Jones or Mrs. Macdonnel; Miss M Thakespeare. Mrs Joy. Mrs. Macdonnei or Mrs. Crossley; Miss E. Holland. Miss Heagarty. Miss
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  • 89 16 Teams For International Soccer Match London. Not 7 The following XI has been chosen I I represent Scotland against Irel.m. Edinburgh on Nov 13— Jackson <( sea>; Anderson I Hearts >. and mings 'Partick); Massie Hear Simpson (Rangers* and H (Sunderland); Delaney < Celtic v 'Hearts). Armstrong
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  • 49 16 London. No\ Mr R O Shuttleworth driving Alia Roneo car today broke mountain lap record at 8r.»..k. His time was 5133 seconds vi equivalent to an average spe. d miles hour. The record was recently Mr. Raymond Mays m m I: Ito 81.28 rr ph. -British Radio
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