The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 November 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,701. ESTD. 1835. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 336 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh. Situation Still Tense In Chapei JAPAN WANTS LOCAL KUOMINTANG BRANCH j TO BE CLOSED DOWN Refusal To Surrender Silver Stocks Shanghai, Nov. 13. POLLOWING the decision of the meeting of the Japanese civilian populace of Shanghai to urge strong action
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  • 68 1 Shot Dead In Tientsin Tientsin. Nov. 13. MARSHAL Sun Chuang Fang was shot dead this afternoon by a Chinese woman rtuddbist at a meeting in tho thinese city. Marshal Sun was military chiel of Shanghai until 1927. when was driven out by Marshal v hiang Kai Shek and
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  • 34 1 Nanking, Nov. 13. The Japanese Consular authorities made representation to the Foreig| Office urging the complete suppression lof anti-Japanese movements with a Iview to preventing the recurrence of i Shanghai incidents. Reuter
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  • 38 1 HM.S. Dorsetshire in the Whangpoo iarred Shanghai's jnmpy nerves this morning. The naval authorities hastily issued an explanation to allay possible rumours in view of the dangerous SinoJapanese situation. Two ratings were slightly injured by the explosion.— Reuter
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  • 65 1 Istanbul. Nov. 13. NINETY people were drowned when the Tuklsh Mational Shipowners* vessel Inebolu was caught in a hurricane and sank with appalling rapidity at the entrance of Smyrna Harbour at midnight. Despite the pitch darkness a cargo vessel rushed to the assistance and managed to take off
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  • 206 1 s in Shanghai. We are wait- watching to see what the uthorities will do about it." F\. LOSION ON W r ARSHIP Shanghai. Nov. 13. accidental explosion of a blank in the saluting gun aboard I was which was due in Singapore on Nov. 28. was wrecked off Luzon Island
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  • 326 1 ELECTORATE THE LARGEST ON jl RECORD I London, Nov. 12. ''THE general election campaign is •I nearing its close. The Prime Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, made his final speech at Newcastle tonight and nearly every other 'Minister, including the Chancellor of the
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  • 18 1 Mr. J. Green, of the Posts and Telegraphs Department, Kuala Lumpur. If shortly proceeding on transfer to Perak.
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  • 78 1 LASCARS RESCUED BY U. S. DESTROYER j Planes Drop Food To Silverhazel Survivors Manila, Nov. 12. FREE Lascars belonging to the crew of the Silverhazel have I been rescued from a raft by the jU.S. destroyer Perry. The other 41 crew and passengers are still on the I locks. Lifelines
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  • 215 1 MR. W. CHRYSLER CRITICISED BY BRITISH JUDGE son, said there was not the slightest foundation. In the course of his judgment Mr. Justice Atkinson made stinging references to the business conduct of some, of the prominent defendants, includ- Ing Walter P. Chrysler. A remarkable feat of endurance on the part
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 85 1 BEGIA TEA Brings the freshness ,nc\ fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT mhmm I rHANGE OF PROGRAMME I ORCHESTRAL CONCERT IC"__1 C N a Ml. 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. WAYNE ANU SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CARRUTH ERS^ (formal) 9.45 to midnight I D^I BS I 1 Valse
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    • 188 1 There is no better Tea than BEGIA TEA f J GROWN IN MALAYA ADELPHI hHT HOTEL ROOF G ARDEN i SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I I OINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE I BAND—ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY JIMMY. PETER DOLLY ol SPOTLIGHT REVUE I SEA VIEW HOTEL I EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. SPECIAL
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  • 122 2 Case Transferred To Another Court J Two cases were transferred vesterd ay lrom the court of the second magistrate to that ot the criminal district iudge In one Phang Sin. a young Chinese claimed trial to the possession of a large number of counterfeit 20-cent coins. His explanation
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  • 94 2 A burly Sikh taxi-driver puled up outside a police station in Singapore on Tuesday night and reported that he had been robbed He stated that he was hired by three Chinese in town and ordered to drive to Changi. He was next instructed to turn into an
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 1345 2 THE "GEMINI" RETURN TO THE ATTACKNOT HOSTILE TO SPORT-ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOL FETISH-"MR. SHAKESPEARE II AND MR. MILTON'— UNCOMMON WORDS— WHO USES THE BEST ENGLISH CHINESE CULTURE IS EXOTIC— A TRICK FROM THE LAW COURTS i To the Editor. r J^T* 0 1 1 are like flash y youths
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    • 423 2 To the Editor. fir.— l have read with attention the press report of a white or lunar rainbow which was observed in Singapore at 4.45 a.m. on Monday. Nov ll iP twii.ght before thG firSt Sign of -orning It may be of interest to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 41 2 M.G-M's MERRIEST HIT "ESCAPADE" OPENING TONIGHT PAVILION A\mmA\n^ 1S no better pit ill mmmm r h,n martins, yo,. _»n I fI^S.M by _IYT [MARTIN'S PILLS. I y Hfc fc P.j*AL DISPENSARY, I M^ a>>t^^^ i^ w^ Kalfl Sow, Singap >re M
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    • 669 2 M *^^^^^^^^^^^^M^_______—M^^^^^^ CLASSMED ADVERTJsg^^^ \Spillers Do J T* ln^< rond* I u omee <**« MrM, 'or I TH Uniform Quality, Purity and NutriUve I Lumpur 5 value are unequalled I Otßcr. 25. j_ w N| f( ITHEY PROVIDE THE IDEAL Ph FEED FOR EVERY AGE AND I London oftirr BREED
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 220 2 Diary Of I The Week I THIRSDAY. NOV. 14 High Water. 125 a.m. 8.8 ft., 12.28 p.m.' Hockey: S.C.C vs. Combined Services at S.C.C Police "A" vs Fort Canning at Fort Canning; Girls' Sports Club II vs Y.W.C.A. II at G.S.C FRIDAY, NOV. 15 High Water. 2 7 a.m. 8.3
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    • 415 2 r'oday's Radio Programme Singapore— ZHl (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Strait.Times. 8.30 Close down. B.B.C.— GSG ~and GSF Wavelengths— lo.B6 and 19.82 metres P .ni. 6.20 Big Ben The Bath Pump Rocm Orchestra, relayed
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  • 1785 3 Distributors' Difficulties VAUXHALL CHAIRMAN ON VSPECTS OF THE TRADE I W IRNING to Singapore motorists not to press for too high A price when trading-in a second-hand car for a new one u!S given by Mr. Leslie Walton, chairman of the board of directors of Vauxhall
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  • 247 3 European Officer's Story I FOLLOWING complaints to the, Detective Branch of the harassIng of hawkers by police constables 1 a watch w r as kept one night in Malabar Street. It was alleged that a Sikh constable (was then detected by a European police officer
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  • 92 3 NEW PROCEEDINGS JUDICIAL pi I'M 1) ivies, the i I I un' miscellaneous bran ito i p,.re Municipal Yr> lur II r- r» smarted yesterday befor. Mi C H Whltton, the Mng ipow IMN i tiate, yesterday. it was a preliminary Inquiry into i {charge ol
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 851 4 Two Stars To Play In A Film Based On Their Own Careers. H London. ERBERT WILCOX, director of "Nell Gwyn" and "Peg of Old Drury." who recently announced that, in addition to his work for British and Dominions Films, he was eoing to make pictures on his own has begun
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  • 666 4  -  ROSE PATTERSON On The Continent i i y T "Tele-News' Theatres In Berlin I xr M Paris. Oct. 26. N Uie wake of the Prince of Wales Paris is going out on Sundays to the Chateau de Versailles to see
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  • 726 4  -  LAURENCE STALLINGS BY The Prisoners Of Harrar tiarrar, uci. zn. (By air mail* UARRAR is a city of chains. That song of "Water-boy" with its captivity comes from a darker blackness than ever a Georgia prison camp engendered. For in Harrar chains are so
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  • 89 4 To Be U in Bnb w«rt Vetr Described as the ever launched o advei in Australia, a British Tn which may t>, forerunner ot hlbltiona in other Australian cit be nt),ned in Nmi la Bepi A large building at r Sydnej will be remodell exhibition Th, otsi
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 57 4 be )ukeo (onnaught. wi London shortly Km and Queen B rklnghan and ren MERRYWEATHER'S I i j. T^ _W mmW B— Mm __g. EXTINGUISHERS C. T. C. FIRE M EXTINGUISHER: f« capacity 2 pints. I 9 office. godown I iffi r h°use h o I d $16.50 i L_ **vi_,t
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  • Article, Illustration
    209 5 MR. LEONARD IMiRAM. a British p_s.Mngpr. in the Imperial Airways liner Syrinx which crashed and overtimed on landing at ihe Eve re Aerodrome near Brussels, photograp 'td on his return to London by air after his remarkable escape. AN ENCAMPMENT of Italian engineers building: a road through the conquered territory
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 64 5 [This $s _t oM boro, buiK^S^k i 1/5 going into ml kl -Q. lITTFD L xV'*' _l I^S.C.S. P UI I eK _^%a\ ///H| fresh creamery cYrVc BUTTER OxV^_aa yVO There is purity and perfection in every pat. It is obtainable at all our retail establishments and at all first
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  • 615 6 Prosecution Case Against Young Chinese And Filipino i 1 ELDERLY MAN'S DEATH FROM STABBING MURDER, with robbery as the alleged motive, was the subject of charges preferred against Vincent Banka, a Filipino born in Kuala Lumpur, and Sim Teng Koh, a youthful Chinese, at the Singapore Assizes
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  • 37 6 Among the passengers who disembarked from the Ranchi at Penang on Thursday were Mr. c. R. Thurstan. Director of Cumberbatch and Co., Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur, and Mr. E. Hibberd of the F.M.S.R. Transportation Depart- ment. Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 441 6 Warsaw-Australia Flight COUNT Staniiaus Karpiiiski. the Polish airman, who Is making a flight lrom Warsaw to Australia and back, is believed to be cither in. or approaching. Java. A report was received last Friday that he had left Bangkok and had been lorced down by bad
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  • 39 6 Tokio. The Ministry of Communications announces that a wireless telephone service between China and Japan will be opened to the public on February 15. The fee wiil be 15 yen for a threeminute call. Reuter.
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  • 324 6 A Third Case Adjourned i From Oim Own Correspondent.* Kua' i Lumpur, Nov. 12. •THE F.M.S. Court of Appeal be- gan in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today. The appeal of Chinannan. alias Sinannal. against the sentence of death for the murder of a
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  • 112 6 Alleged Fortune-Teller In Court Was Barkat Singh an innocent man or was he a pseudo fortune-teller? The issue will be decided by Mr. Norman Grice. the Singapore second magistrate, when Barkat Singh stands his trial for the alleged theft of $10. The prosecution will endeavour to prove that
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  • 110 6 It Cost Singapore $1,360 To I Stamp Out extra $1,360 was the cost of j the smallpox outbreak in Singapore recently. A sum of $500 was provided in the 1 estimates for the suppression jfl zymotic disease in the Straits Settle- i ments this year. i The Finance
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  • 303 6 New G.O.C. To Arrive On Dec. 6 RECEPTION PLAxNS I MAJOR -GENERAL W. G. S. Dobbie. 1Y1 C.B. C.M.G.. D.5.0.. will assume command of the troops. Malaya on the iday of his arrival In Singapore. Dec. 6. The welcoming ceremony will take place at Clifford Pier at 3.30 of that
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  • 367 6 Publication Of Mr. Baxter's Letter Sets Bangkok Agog RUSH FOR STRAITS PAPERS 'From Our Owi. OotT Bangkok, THE publication of M: Baxter's letter in regard opium scandal was common ;< on Monday morning m\ ,perial west bound mail fc l Bangkok disgorged their com Thoughtful people in
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  • 331 6 DUTCH POLITICIAN DISCUSSES STRAITS OIL SUPPLY A New Pipeline ON his way to Djambi, where he is to open a new pipeline, Dr. J. Th. Verschuur. Dutch politician and official member of the board of directors of the Netherlands India Oil Company, was in Singapore yesterday. He sailed on in
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  • 95 6 when the Imperial Airways plana leaves tor Europe this morning the Imperial mail service will be resumed according to schedule Stormy weather along the route ha-s caused delays and two mails arrived on Monday, one five days and tho other one day overdue. One mail was brought to
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  • 105 6 Increased accommodation lor travel- lers and an extension ol health work i in Johore are indicated by notices In i the Johore Government Gazette ogli Nov. 6. Tenders have been called for the construction of two new rest houses and a women and children's clinic in Johore.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 59 6 Km_ i i mi royal netherlanos a Hlh Las* lYihl INDIES 1 AIRWAYS' VISIT BALI, THE WONDERFUL PARADISE ISLAND OF THE EAST The K.N.I.L.M. plane leaves Singapore for Bali every Wednesday at 8 a.m. Arrives in Bali (Den Pasar) on Thursday 2.15 p.m. Apply; K.N.I.L.M. K.L.M. Offices 49 Stamford Road
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    • 281 6 STOMACH SUFFERER since CHILDHOOD To bC perfectly ti* and abi. anything alter over _t» atonaaeh trouble la more than people would dare hope i i has OCtUally happened to Mr I D These aia nis own words 'T must tell you boa tl regarding Maclean Broad 81 Powder Sine Childhood
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  • 945 7 Bigger Demand From London Expected RUBBERS REMAIN QUIET imTH zero hour at the polling booths rapidly approaching, the question as to which Party shall have the responsiol tarrying on His Majesty's Govrnnu r_l becomes one of world wide importance, and lor the moment Lonippeara
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  • 138 7 Acid Thrower's Appeal Fails Looi Koh Song appealed unsuccessfully against the sentence of three years and ten lashes with the "cat" passed on him at the Perak Assizes for voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a compatriot by throwing formic acid. All I ask your lordship to do
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  • 590 7 U.S. SENATORS PLEA FOR SANCTIONS In The Interests Of Humanity Seattle, Nov. 12. PANCTIONS is the only means of stopping the Italo-Abyssinian war, declared Senator Pope in an address to the Bureau of International relations at the University of Washington. Nations belonging to the League
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  • 73 7 Promise To Repay $1,000 Deposit Max Sternberg, a local merchant, was charged, claimed trial and was released on bail of $1,000 before Mr. C. H. Whitton, the Singapore third magistrate, yesterday. The next mention of the case will be on Nov. 20. The charge against Sternberg was that
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 91 7 Zk I ALHAMBRA I *I&^M L A ST TWO PERFORMANCES TONIGHT 6.15 and 9.15 15. The Comedy Genius of ff JANE WITHERS M the little nine year old sensation wW M f is irresistible .she made the world I*W laugh as the "Meanie" of "Bright I_\ es. Now she leaps
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    • 464 7 PREMIERE D sis 9 15 i MAKE I TONIGHT! AVILION reservations t EARLY 6^ll^ T STA in k t«iiSl KOMAHT.C nmmJljt m jL Debonaire William Powell adds another to iJ^PPP 1 L his list of brilliant successes now, as the iP|/^ devil-may-care artist who dabbles with love s^_ P as
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  • 46 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES SILVER WEDDING. WEARNE-HODGE— On Nov. 14th r 1910. at the Presbyterian Church. Singapore. S.S. by the Rev. VV. Runcijman assisted by the Rev. W. Murraj'. 0.8.E.. Isabella Templeton to Theodore James Benjamin." Present address: "Warralee" 29 View i Street, Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe. Western •Australia."
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  • 1044 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1935 Retrenchment Folly 'TO those who come here from countries where the national debt runs into astronomical figures, taxes are high and a balanced budget is a financial feat of the first magnitude, the state of Malaya's finances is a source of wonder
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  • 882 8 THERE is one feature or amenity of the office of Sergeant-at-Arms, to which a new appointment was recently made by the King, which has fallen Into disuse in these less spacious times. It was thus, Serjeant At- Arms Amenity described by an old member of Parlia-,
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  • 727 8 1 THE red-and-silvor 'bu.s with the etrldent klaxon and the uncertain brakes nosed its way between the untenced field, of Plcardy. Like a map In colour. the tilled natehes undulated awav to thi horizon: green beneath the h_eh corn, yellow under the wild mustard thai Bought to smother
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 222 8 The Ideal X'mas Gift. You can pay your friends the highest sending f .,s*. _flft th.. i.iim.us old uhiskx *t__r^_r__aTl__fl HA fl* Johnnii Walkei h packed specialh -^T ,7Tm _Tr 77^ decor. t*- j ol ____fl ____l I fl !Sno^ n P Hc^^ and a tb lnlHo^l__jb_^ n__i_ KKi> LABEL.
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    • 16 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. HONCKO N G B A N K CHAMBERS, SIiSGAPORE.
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    • 20 8 Mr. R Bird. M.C.S.. has been appointed to act as Deputy Treasurer. SS. Mr P. D. Lawson has been appointed
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 465 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6p. m. Nov. 13 I £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Prnvimivis. w previously .esterdav Rise or Fall don Loan. 5 pc, 1944-64 U3l 11MU loan. 4 p.c. 1960-90 1163 n :il P- c 116} 4 115 4 ~T 3 *P^***+* 103V B
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    • 164 9 Nov. 8. 9. 12. D Can. Com. 144 144% 142% rican Telephone and Telegraph 149 148 147 m Railroad 48% 49% 48 3 4 apeak 45% 48% 48% Dupont 138% 139', i3B3 4 Pireatone 17% 17 16% ieneral Electric 37 38% 38 5 8 :al. Motors 58
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    • 80 9 SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES Nov. 13 White Muntok Pepper 19.00 Black Pepper 1° 50 Copra, Sundried 5.05 Copra, mixed 4.50 Small Flake Tapioca 4.65 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan I^s Banja Jelotong 9 25 Sarawak Jelotong 900 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan 137 Rice, Saigon Al 148
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    • 76 9 Far Eastern Securities Adversely Affected London. Nov. 11. The Stock Exchange was devoid of much interest today, business being further reduced by the partial holiday abroad. Far Eastern securities were adversely affected by the discouraging week-end news from China. Otherwise, price movements were mostly narrowly irregular. More interest
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    • 208 9 i 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 in Malaya
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    • 123 9 RUBBER: Steady. i London Spot: 611 32d Previously: Easy at S^d Jan.-Mar.: 6 3 «d. Previously: 6 7 16d April-June: 6' 2 d Previously: 6 9 16d July-Sept.: 6 5 „d Previously: 6 11 16d New York Spot 13.07 Previously: 13.16 COPRA Straits S.D.. Nov to Rotterdam:
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    • 84 9 London Closing Quotations Nov. 13 Method ot Parit* before Rate Pre Cent* Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday vious.y Paris Francs to 142.21 74 1116 74 3 New York S to 4.86 2 3 4.92 1 16 4.92 7 16 Amsterdam Guiiders to 12.07 7.24 3 4 7.25 4 Hong
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    • 12 9 Two months: 29 1 16ci Previously: 29 1 16d
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    • 215 9 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Nov. 13 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 24 18 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 142 New
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    • 1135 9 I Fraser and Co.'s List WEDNESDAY, NOV 13. 1935 MINING Buyers Sellers .Ampat Tiu (4s) 6s 7' 2 s 7s c.d. Asam Kumbang >.£i 33s 6d 34s 6d Austral Malay (£> 60s 61s Ayer Hitam Tin (Is) 14s 9d 15.s 9d iAyer Weng ($1) 1.85
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    • 117 9 New Record For Clearing Banks' Deposits London. Nov. 9. On the money market little change baa been noticeable, either in the short loan or diseount markets apart lrom the slight setback in the average rate at which Treasury Bills were allotted but some interesting features were' witnessed in
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    • 70 9 i Owing To Continued Scarcity Of The Metal London. Nov. 12. The Stock Exchange was very quiet today which is likely to continue till atter the election but the undertone remains firm Gilt-edged securities especially being influentlally supported. Cash tin rose sharply owing to continued scarcity of
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    • 61 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Nov 13. 1"! o'clock noon Buyers ScllcnN I X I J SS. incases I (P.On November* QOOd FAQ in (ais.-s fob November) _i n !No. I. X RSS "spot looae) (awardabfc Tone ol Marital Dull hesran* Latest Cable London Sp S» 6 5 10(i per
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    • 56 9 Isondon. Nov. I'.! Karhfiaarr returns show total ordi nary r< -v« nu<a excluding s**lf -balancing items, amounts to 362.868. 187. com pared with 346.395.723 at th, ponding data <>t laafl v The total ordinary aauaudlture, elusive of .sell -balancing itemi U £442.326.496. as against 1:422.883 .350 a' the
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  • 411 10 R.A.F. Report "No Success ln Search For "Smithy" MELROSE PATCHING HIS PLANE ON BEACH OF SIAMESE VILLAGE "Should Not Risk His Life i Any Further" fXS the beach of the tiny Siamese fishing village yj of Partako, Mr. C. J. Melrose worked feverishly all yesterday in an effort to patch
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  • 42 10 London. Nov. 13. A CANBERRA messages states that the Australian House of Representatives is contributing £1,000 to the cost of sending a private plane to carry on the search in the Siamese and Malayan jungles.— British Radio
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  • 80 10 so being carried on over the jungle and east coast in a direct line from Ran- goon to Singapore. He had grave fears for Sir Charles' safety if he had been forced down in the jung/e. All that could be seen j from the air were the tops of the
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  • 204 10 Leslie Banks In "The Most Dangerous Game" F.rnest B Schoedsack and his partner, M-rian C. Cooper, have eclipsed their paot "thrill" productions in "The Most Dangtrous Game." Radio's feature which was screened to excited Capitol houses for the first time yesterday. It is an arresting, strange and terrible
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  • 37 10 Mr. R. C. R. Morrell. MA. will read! a paper on "Japanese colour prints" to the Literary and Dramatic Society Raffles College, on Friday at 8.30 p m' All who are interested are cordially invited to attend.
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  • 138 10 i From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Nov. 13. During a heavy thunderstorm in the district yesterday, two persons were struck by lightning in Padang Gajah. a Tamil boy being killed and the other, a man. was taken to hospital in a serious condition. the King
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  • 93 10 Two More To Be Added Shortly So popular are the 12 re.st rooms at the Singapore railway station that two more are to be added at a cost of $1,990. Intending occupants of the rest rooms have been turned away several times recently, and during May the
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  • 351 10 How Long Will Armistice Day Be Celebrated? QUESTION SHOULD BE ASKED IN ANOTHER 16 YEARS i (From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur. Nov 1 1 THE annual dinner of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the I Services Association of Malaya was held last evening it the Station Hotel. Mr L
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 125 10 In Aid Of The CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY The TEN-A PENNY BAND of H.M.S. HERMES Including 16 mouth OTgMH -intl nv.un other unusu.il instnum SMOKING CONCERT COMMUNITY SINGING in tht' DRILL HALL Beach Rd. On November 20th 9.15 p.m. '4t> Brinjj your girl frienda iml join in this unique evening <»t
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  • Article, Illustration
    570 11  -  MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person COMPOSERS' Inspire JL 8Y *t»h.. bird cycle I musicals has hit Hollywqpd, carrying ir. its wake ai reminder < the old .silent days' I modern musical products) a:, will repeat the classics! played during silent dramas, even it many of the audience _i_r.":
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  • 58 11 Ten Die In Streets Ot Exposure Harbin. The first frost of the season in Harbin caught many beggars unprepared. Although the temperature was ncfc low enough to cause death by freezing, ten persons were found dead on the Greets, having died of exposure. It is believed that
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  • 140 11 Real-Life Original Dies In Australia Sydney. The original lor one of Charles Dickens' masterly character studies, James John Standford. known to his neighbours at Edinburgh Road. Willoughby. near Sydney. as "The Captain" and whose estate has been in dispute in the District Court, was a colourful figure and
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  • 474 11  -  Ely Culbertson by I World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst I ■—■S-S TRAGIC HUMOUR ANE man's tragedy is another man's comedy That is as true of Bridge as it ever was of the movies. When V->_i oAmorflon folic ill— i uiiauuiii iiuu down a flight of
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  • 301 11 ?TARS. romance, music, gaiety, laughter and drama all mingle in a new md unique blend of screen entertainnent in "Escapade," a new romance of Vienna that opens tonight at the Pavilion Theatre. It captures Continental flavour and music, and puts them on the screen
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  • 68 11 Due To Natural Causes A verdict of death from natural causes was returned by a Singapore Coroner's jury of three persons after an inquest on Fun Sin Sang, a 33-year-old vagrant prisoner, which was held before Mr. W. G. Porter yesterday. Sin Sang was admitted to the General
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  • 380 11 Contributions To Building Fund Although no appeal to the general public has yet been made, contributions and donations to the St. Andrew's School Building Fund are flowing in steadily and the sum of $9 981.06 has been received to date. The fund is being accumulated with the
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  • 276 11 TWO YOUNG ITALIANS SHOT DOWN Sequel To Shooting Ot "Dutch" Schultz i New York, Oct. ZS. The Italians suffered a reverse today In the Italo- Jewish gang warfare in this city when Joseph Pegno and Hugo Garaldo alias Chiarello. both 24 yearold chauffeurs with police records,
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  • 151 11 Further Contributions For Unemployed The latest contributions and donations to the Rotary Club Unemployjment Fund are: Subscriptions. Already acknowledged $1,302.55 per month for one year. Donations. Already acknowledged $5,776.66 Messrs. Johannes and Sammv 5.00 Messrs. Malaya Tribune. Asiatic Staff 3 90 Messrs. Ladies Aid Society* Straits Chinese Methodist
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    • 142 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members ls limited to the extent and In the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—
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    • 502 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter' Paid up capital in 600 000 shares of £5 each W.OOO Reserve Fund £3.00i 000 I Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3 00 TOO HEAD Ol Il< K. 38. Blshopsgate, London EC a I Agencies and Rranrhes. 1
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    • 433 12 Future In Doubt Owing To Advent Of Queen Mary Southampton, Nov. 3. lIIITH the entry of the wonder ship Queen Mary into service W between Southampton and New York on May 27 next, the 52,000-ton liner Berengaria may share the fate of her famous sisters,
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    • 125 12 Joins H.M.S. Enterprise At < Chatham h O-.YMASTER Commander R M Bolster, after two years at "the R.N. Barracks. Devonport. has joined H.M.S. Enterprise at Chatham. This cruiser is undergoing large re- pairs after several years' service on I the East Indies Station, to which she is
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    • 131 12 t Capt. C. E. B. Simeon Relinquishes Command I< T*HE October Navy List shows that 1 Captain C. E. B. Simeon has relin-lc 3uished command of the cruiser t Colombo, which has been at Aden for several weeks. t In the vacancy, the second-in-com- e nand and navigator,
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    • 459 12 Ship's Captain Has To Pay £35 London, Oct. 30. A case of considerable interest not only to merchant captains but to grain merchants throughout the country has occupied the attention of the magistrates sitting at the Manchester i County Police Court The defendant was Nicholas EustaIthiou. a Greek
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    • 228 12 Ship's Officer's New Invention Sydney. Mr. A H D. Shand. the ehiei officer of the British motorship Glenluce. has evolved an ingenious method of deepsea fishing. He has a system ol bells that ring on the ship's bridge and coloured nags that run automatically up the mainmast
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    • 113 12 Departure From Portsmouth Delayed THE departure lrom Port sir. the new Australian eruiM-r has been delayed. The Sydney bj at Portsmouth lor a month preparing for service in the Australian Bquad in place of the Brisbane, whir.. returned to England and has b«_fT into dockyard control 1 mouth.
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    • 60 12 L Conte Rosso Calling Here Today Lloyd Triestino agents al B *eport that their Italia: mahlp services are running as usu.tl Th« 2onte Rosso will call here homeu.r-! sound at daylight today and I cargo for Italy, while the nail Donte Verde and the r.ir_ Sumatra have left
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    • 36 12 The South African citru.N fruii Indui trv is benefit ing greatly bv thi It embargo on the export ot lean New Zealand meat product i juite satisfied artth the aegi carried through tor the Britlel vet
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    • 451 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In P. M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage Mil LLOYDS AGENTS. aOO-UNG AGENTS FOB FEDERATED MALAY STATES BAELWAYB. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF 81AM. fmmmam _|H»mil_i CANADIAN PACIFIC WOULD, CREATin (Incorporated In England) THE "EMP&ESS" ROUTE offers TOANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA
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    • 59 12 T.S.S. KEDAH. Owing to annual a i; A this vessel lo Per.ang and P. _n Thursday Dec 13 and l>>e cancelled She will rofWM flee on Tuesdav Doe 24 nas Cruise and re*-.irn to he: ichedule on Thur I For everything appertaining: to Dcean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight
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    • 633 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 am. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipoh: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and 7 p_m. Klang, Kuala Llpls, Port Swettenhara, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. I
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    • 183 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the uliarw-s or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance (.ate l Kutsang 22; Muinam Tain Main Wharf (Entrance (.ate |)j Conte Rosso 18; KapQO| 14; Nieuw Holland 11; Van Hi Sauerland 7 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate |)j Karoa 32; Italy Maru 34 Sllv. 36; Klang 38
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    • 437 13 -rr i t____BS»^ >T^~**^~^ BRITISH INDIA S &w_2? SAILINGS, SS£ s as ft a I RAJPUTANA 17.000 Dec. 20 CARTHArp ***** M 13 rwTTPAi 1936 RAJPt7tam a ***** M ar. 27 BU^a\ 'I™ 0 Jan 3 CHItoIl J 7OOO A P r 10 RDWAN 6.070 Jan. 16 <- Hir "AL
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    • 359 13 gEjUiitfillllil ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR CANADIAN AND AMFR.r.*, COLOMBO. AMER ICAN PORTS VIA Steamer CITY OF WINDSOR Havre. London. Rotterdam. Hamburg DUe k-artxt^a and Glasgow s KABINGA Havre. London Dunkirk. Rotterdam
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    • 744 14 K« P- Mb KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ SINGKARA- Thursday. Nov. 14, Letong, Krama:, Maras, Tarempa. Genting. Poeloe -Pandjang, Serassan and Midai. VAN HEUTS7.— Thursday. Nov. 14. Hong Kong, Swatow and Amoy. TlNOMBO— Thursday, Nov. 14, Selat-Pandjang. Bengkalis, Soengei-Pakning* cjoif r\ P'"» ir _t_— iroe REAEL— Thursday. Nov. 14. Cheribon (not for
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    • 694 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE— SILVER UNE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Dm Sails Doe Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Jan. 10 M.S. SIAMESE PRINCE Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Jan. 2o M.S. SILVERWALNUT Dec. 16 Dec. 22
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  • 939 15 AUREATE'S SUCCESS AT SANDOWN PARK MEETING Large Crowd Enjoys Fine Day's Sport RACING under National Hunt Rules at Sandown" ptk f% K KV-M. an. popular, and yesterday's one-™ 6n exception for there was a laree attend-, n~» 8 here was The g oin g was IdeaTfc T ZZZn7l?\ 3 d
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  • 124 15 VOLUNTEERS' GOLF MATCH Playing at Sepoy Lines Golf Club on Sunday "B" Rifle* Company Ist Bn S.S.V.F. beat "A" (Machine Gum I Company. Ist Bn. S.S.V.F. by 3 3 4 points to 2U points. The results. "A" Coy players mentioned first, were as follows: 2 Lt. Dodds and 2 Lt
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  • 408 15 Malay Schools Inter-State Football SINGAPORE BEATEN BY JOHORE 'From Our Own Correspondent* fva-™ Johore Bahru. Nov. 11. QATp Awang Oil Omar. Dato Abu Baker bin Buang. Mr. H R Cheeseman. Mr. R. F. Gunn and Wan Ibrahim were among the large crowd tnat airned up to see the annual foot
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  • 581 15 THREE POINTS FOP AWAY WINS ADVOCATED Better Performances Than Home Victories IyiLLIAM H WALKER ShefTlela Wednesdays manage. thinks it might be good Mm u three were awarded lor awav win.- wl. he says, ire always considered better performaneet than boM .<• bom He also suggests that the bonus monev to
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  • 725 15 Waiting For Rubber With Jack Petersen photo). .JOHORE GOLF International Club Draw With Island G.C. I From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru. Nov. 12. The Royal Johore International Club drew with the Island Golf Club in a foursomes match a' Johore Bahru yesterday.
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  • 26 15 London, Nov. 9. Oxford defeated Cambridge by 7 to 4 events at Cambridge in the first InterVorsity freshmens' athletics contest ever held. Reuter Wireless
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  • 354 15 Subscription To Be Raised BANGKOK SPORTS CLUB WANTS MORE REVENUE •From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Nov. 9. MEMBERS of the Sports Club are iVI being askeci to vote in favour of paying more for the privilege of being members of the Clubw The Committee have Intimated thai they need i
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  • 104 15 Government League Winners To Play The Rest The Marine Dept F(\ winners 4 tiie Government Services 1.-agu.- DOM petition, will meet the R.st in ..n hibition match on Sunday Nov 17 if Jalan Besar Stadium Th.- enamplon ship cup will be present, d alt- r game. The following
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  • 199 15 Nefri-Maheea Team For Kuala Lumpur •From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Nov. U Congratulations to Mr R Briggs. the hon secretary o! the Negri Sembilan Rugby Football Club, on the birth of a son •Perhaps. I shall play football again BOW." writes Mr Briggs. in torwarding me the
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  • 94 15 .Johore's Team Against United Services Twenty-three players have been invited for Johore's second Malaya Cup match on Saturday against the United Services at Singapore and the team will be selected from the follow ing:--Hutchinson; W S Morgan. M H Vander Qutch; P. G. Jones, B. J. leavers
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  • 21 15 The Hague. Nov. 12. Dr. Alekhine won the 16th game in he championship series after 65 moves. -Reuter Wireless
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  • 168 15 South I_ose To North With Four Short •From Our Own Correspondent' Segamat, Nov. 10. South Johore visited Gentian? on Saturday but playing four men short were beaten by two tries (6 points) to nil. Conditions were Rood and the game was a fast one. Strahan at back Campbell.
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  • 147 15 Singapore Inter-Club Competition The Inter-Club knockout competition for the Singapore Billiards Association Challenge Cup was started on Monday, the Siong 800 A.A. defeating the R.A.F. by 578 to 449. The scores were. Goh Bak Yong 150 'Siong 800 A.A.) beat McLaughlin 89 'R.A.F.). Koh Teow Soon 150 'Siong 800
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  • 498 16 S. R. C. DISAPPOINT AGAINST INDIANS I. A. Combine Better and Have Most Of The Play INEFFECTIVE CLUB FORWARDS SRC 1; I A 2 •TWO teams who had never lost a hockey match this season met on the S.R.C. padang yesterday and fought out a most uninteresting match. They were
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  • 135 16 At the Royal Singapore Yacht Club today the "B" Class will sail the 2nd race for the Clementi Challenge Cup (for women) starting at 5.20 p.m. On Sunday, Nov. 17, the International 6-metre Class will sail the first race of a series for the Jean II Challenge
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  • 92 16 Singapore's Hockey Team For Saturday THE Free Press understands that the selection committee of the Singapore Hockey Association intend making no changes in the Singapore team which defeated Malacca, for the match against Selangor on Saturday on the B.C.C. Padang. The Singapore team will therefore be Aeria; Barth and Capt.
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  • 36 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 13. The following have been selected for Selangor Cheng Nam; G. Labrooy, Gorbex Singh; Peel, Carey (capt.); Keun; Radcliffe, Martin, Grenier, Jumeaux, Koelmeyer. Umpire: Mr. Van Langenberg.
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  • 57 16 In other hockey matches played yesterday, the Wiltshires second team beat the A.P.C. one-nil at Tanghn and the S.C.R.C. II beat the Medical College Union second team by two goals to nil. The game arranged to be played between the Medical College first team and the Sikh Police,
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  • 329 16 CLUB'S SPIRITED TACKLING RE. "B" 19 pts.; B.C.C. "B" 0. ONLY spirited tackling by the Club defenders prevented the Engineers from massing something in the nature of a cricket score in a rugby game on the Padang yesterday. Superior in the pack and
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  • 149 16 I Negri Japanese Visitors Lose 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Nov. 10. An inter-club match of more than passing interest was played on the Malacca Epworth League Courts at Bickley Park yesterday when the Negri Sembilan Japanese Club lost to the Vlalacca Cantonese Sporting Association by four matches
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  • 52 16 The competition lor the cup presented by the Sea View Hotel held Sver the Katong golf course from Nov 9 to 11 resulted in a tie between Mr A J Newby and Mr. A. W. Davison with a lett score of 62. *oT h 2O. tie WiU be
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  • 79 16 \,vj -unipete. RIFLE SHOOTING (From Our Own Correspondent) JHE first 22 (sma bore) Hfle shoot J^' j attracted a food turnout yesterday. iwo women competitors obtained naximum points. ea The full results are as follow: «7 Ml l S A Thoma 50. Mrs. LOW Ward 50^
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  • 225 16 j FURTHER RESULTS j IN CHINESE TENNIS MEET 'THE SC.R.C. open lawn tennis tour n anient was carried another stei farther, when the following ties wer (decided in fine weather; DOUBLES HANDICAP Dr. Loh Poon Lip and Kamis (ow i 30 1 beat Tan Yong Poh and
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  • 21 16 Scotland Beat Ireland London, Nov. 13. IN AN international football match today Scotland beat Ireland by two coals to one. Reuter.
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  • 128 16 The following ties have been iixed: Today B. Handicap: B H. Chia vs. T K eok. A Handicap: Yap Ah Hvan vs Tan .lean Tek Friday* Nov. 15 B. Handicap: Chan Chong Leng vs r. H. Wee. A Handicap: Ong Seow Kee vs Lim 3o» Soo. Monday. Nov.
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  • 67 16 An elimination contest to select Singapore's best lifters for the Malayan Championships to be held in Singapore on Dec. 25 and 26 will be staged at the premises of S.A.W.L.A., Caromael Road, on Nov. 16 and 17 commencing at 3 p.m. om All competitors must turn up before
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  • 49 16 The following have been selected to pKy hockey for the SRC. vs raf on Friday on S.R.C. ground A d'Sylva. E. G. Wheatiey. L M Pennefather. L. Alvis, L Reutens. F W Ayres D. Ross. J. G. Reutens G B Armstrong. J Zehnder and C. d,- Souza
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  • 268 16 POOR FINISHING IN CIRCLE Paramsothy Plays Well For Ceylonese Ceylon S.C 3; Raffles College A THE Ceylon Sports Club beat Raffles College in ycst«rda>v hockey match at Bukit Timah by three goals to nil in keenly contested game in which the losers had as
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  • 182 16 Perak Asiatics To Meet Selangor At Kl. From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Nov. 13. THE Perak Asiatics will play their second match in the All Blues Cup competition on Saturday at Koala Lumpur against Selangor. Pera.v's fifteen has been .strengthen e_ by the Inclusion Of three fanner
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