The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1935

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.703. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1935 10 CENTS.
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    GOVERNMENT MAJORITY SURE
    1472 1 LATEST:— GOVERNMENT 404 OPPOSITION 168 Ramsay MacDonald And His Son Defeated LABOUR DISAPPOINTMENT BUT CONSERVATIVES RELIEVED Many Liberals Lose Deposits One Communist Elected pHE National Government is assured of a majority in the new Parliament. Although returns are still incomplete, at the time of going to press
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      89 1 BEGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. if A Rl BH JH IS .^W M »m TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS N RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p. m. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL and CABARET ATTRACTION WAYNE and CARRUTHERS EXTENSION
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      147 1 There it no better Tea than BEGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW HOTEL FORMAL TONIGHT FORMAL 1 SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE L— RELLER BAND— I CABARET 1 MEZEY REVUE 1 m mm mmmmmm i|J 4 '^jjW^ißFjJ MARGOT MLZE\ DANCING BABY KELETY jw A^jJP^J SINGING THE
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    XMAS GREETINGS
    117 2 Rates Reduced For Telegrams The Advisory Committee have agreed to the request of the Court of Directors of Cable and Wireless Limited to apply a flat rate for Christmas and New Year Greeting telegrams (XLT class* for the Season 1935. 1936 to all parts of the British Empire.
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    WAR MUSEUM
    106 2 Removal To New Quarters In Lambeth Road London. Nov. 12. The removal of the Imperial War Museum to its new quarters in Lambeth Road, on the south side of the river, from South Kensington began today Apart from the transport of the heavy exhibits, including big guns and
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    PRINCE OF WALES
    97 2 Plays The Bagpipes In Edinburgh London, Nov. 12. The Prince of Wales who represented the King at the Armistice Day celebrations at Edinburgh yesterday, later attended the British Legion Festival of Remembrance. Before leaving Edinburgh for London he paid a surprise visit to the Scottish Pipers' Society
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    HOME AIR TRANSPORT
    71 2 The first of a series of lectures to perpetuate the memory of the late Air-Vice-Marshal Sir W. Sefton Brancker ?£fZ as P residei *t of the institute for 1928-29, was recently delivered by Lieut -ol F. C. Shelmerdine. Director-Gen-ial of Civil Aviation, in the Lecture rheatre of
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    Mother & Son In Parliament
    1060 2 Mother Son In Parliament EARLY RESULTS OF THE ELECTION TTHE following is the first batch of election results received yesterday. Among the Ministers who have retained their seats are Sir Samuel Hoare, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Sir Kingsley Wood and Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha. Sir George Penny is
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      46 2 It is one Of the finest musicals of the year, beautifully acted and directed with great imagination SUNDA Y EXPRESS. jl lilm of unforqettable _^^V9 Bi C^%^ ri< n wr w\ ##M Tw^mTlC\VV *uperv..«d b y ANTHONY ASOUITH v llli-^* Schubert's enchontinq melodies. NEXT CHANGE.. PAVILION
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      903 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS/^ in tissue < bc cream jfree n>c C ss Harriet Ifubbard Ayer. Head OBUe. VttU SUeet. Sin**^ A beneficial treatment for your skin Phone 5471 Combined with fctrntle massage exercises. «tei»«t«te Ua n d ne> thJ-> rich cream aids in replenishing TH "Time* r in»«u wasted tissue; in
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      115 2 Diary Of The Week SATURDAY, NOV. 16 High Water. 2.52 a.m. 7.9 It.. 1.50 p.rr Racing: Singapore Winter Meetin First Day, start 2.30 p.m. Rugby: United Services vs. Johor < Malaya Cup» at Ansoi Road Stadium. Penang v* Perak (State) at Taiping Public Services R.F.C. vs S.C.C. at Dunearn Road.
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    £2,000,000 U.S. CAPITAL BROUGHT INTO BRITAIN
    451 3 Boon To Home Industry MR. LESLIE WALTON EXPLODES "AMERICANISATION" MYTH myth by Slr „es,ie WaLn f h TITTLT ror v tal ..to. mitf ;;r ii:^:; ;j: Press yesterday. u rrte Mr Walton has been in Malaya i raJ days to review marketing organisation hero,
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    GOVERNMENT OFFER DISCUSSED BY COMMISSIONERS
    71 3 GOVERNMENT OFFER DISCUSSED BY COMMISSIONERS J"HE Government's offer of $750,000 for the relief of distress and the establishment of a home for the destitute subject to the Singapore Municipal Commissioners granting $500,000, was discussed at a special meeting of the Commissioners yesterday. The matter was discussed in several committee, the
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    GIRL DROWNED IN WELL
    85 3 Found By Father A LOUD splash coming from the well rk of his house in Henderson Road led a Chinese father to investigate. He was horrified to see his nine-year-old daughter. Kwek Lin, had fallen in. The well was deep but he was lowered into it
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    NINETEEN DROWNED
    62 3 Tragedy Off The Coast Of County Donegal London Nov. 11. Nineteen inhabitants of Arranmare. a small sparsely inhabited lowland off the coast of County Donegal. Ireland. Lest their -ives on Saturday night when making the journey from the mainland hi an open boat which, during a log. Struck
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    23 3 KING (iHAZI OF IRAQ reviewing his troops at Baghdad recently on the occasion of the second anniversary of his accession to the throne.
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    DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE
    336 3 European On Dangerous Driving Charge Evidence for the prosecution was recorded yesterday by Mr. E. E. Colman, the Singapore fifth magistrate, in the case in which Patrick Thornley was charged with having driven a motorcar early on the night of Oct. 17 in a manner likely to endanger
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    FILIPINO'S EVIDENCE IN SILAT RD. MURDER TRIAL
    463 3 Alleged Struggle In Road VINCENT BANKA, the Kuala Lumpur born Filipino who is on, of the two accused in the Silat Road murder trial which was begun on Tuesday before Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith and a special jury, started to give evidence shortly before
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    COUNTERFEIT MATCHES
    142 3 Connected with a conviction under the Merchandise Marks Ordinance a few days ago, in which a Chinese firm was fined $300, two other firms were charged before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Singapore criminal district judge, with j having sold a counterfeit of Bridge brand matches. The firms
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      130 3 VAUXHALL LGHT^y British throughout In 1857 the Vauxhall Ironworks were founded at ■eventoca acres, and nearly 6.000 men are emVauxhall, London, S. W. 1. ployed. I» lf«03 the first Vauxhall car was produced a Over .*****,000 has recently bien spent on new 5 h.p. single^cylinder model with tiller steering. plant
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      172 3 In 2 minutes i Indirection ami lomarh p.i i nn ar« oaoMi W .is«»M and burning i!i form in th« ■UNIUU h an a result of 0+ lood rnenttnK. By C£l r»'movin« theso harmful -i«*««s and aoidfl. yo« !y nd your L^ n IndlrvHttoa. Tho way I#* to .io -his
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    Shadows Brought To Life In The Cinema Of The Future
    575 4 Shadows Brought To Life In The Cinema Of The Future BY WILL EDWARDS SOME day audiences will sit in a great circular bowl. In the centre will be a stage, and on it actors will enact drama. But they will be shadows illusions created by light and motion picture film.
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    GOLF INVENTION
    189 4 Full Round Within Space Only 20 To 30 Feet Across London. Oct. 26. Devices to aid novices tcr improve their golf, tennis and bridge are on view at an International Inventions Exhibition in London. One man claims to demonstrate head movement during a golf swing and. with a
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    41 4 Thomas Stammers, of Wakering. Essex, summoned at Southend for failing to remove clay and mud from the wheels of a wagon, which he drove from a potato field on to the main road at Barling, was ordered to pay 4s. costs.
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    THE LITTLE SEASON
    942 4 THE LITTLE SEASON London Life By Joan Littlefield London, Nov. 1. T ONDON is having a second 'Sea- j i-« son." So many social events v'hich usually take place in the summer had to be postponed this; year, owing to the Jubilee celebra- tions. that October and November are as
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    AS It Was in The Singapore
    262 4 100 Years Ago Free Press, For The Week Ending November 19, 1835 TROUBLE IN COCHIN CHINA The Barque. Pyramus. Captain Weller. irrived here on the 13th inst., from 3iam. bringing advices from Bangkok iown to the 25th ultimo. The disputes vith Cochin China were
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    IMPORTS
    65 4 b Barque Sumatra [nun i 5940 yards ravcn.s duck. 1 tery. 800 yards ranva.s, 21 piece* a rifles, I cuei m eases ptihuiMij, 4 eka dint swords. 1 cast' biscuits l las. 1 case brads 1 case w 1 case charts. 6 doz sherry l haberdashery. H pi bluik-.r.
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    NOTICE
    31 4 No Debts, unauthorised m scriber. commanding the An Ship Emerald, contracted by th< I ed the said Ship, will b* paid i J H EACH iBTi Singapore. Nov 10. 19:^5
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    AN ECLIPSE
    73 4 The following notice ot an Eclipse of the Sun to take rflace tomorrow, is copied from the "Sunday Times Almanac for 1835" and will, wo doubt not be perused with great interest: "Nov 20 -The Sun will be totally eclipsed This Eclipse will be visible in the South
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    BEERS, WINES AND SPIRITS
    48 4 The sales since our last h.. confined U) t9W BMBI •>: B) Drs. s'j per dozen, a Hhd <■: H: English > at Drs. 1U per pdfc about 20 cast o! t;m .it I)r^ case The stocks are I. sumption very limited d:. cularly difticult o!
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    SHERIDAN'S PLAY REVIVED IN LONDON
    136 4 One ol the novelties Qi the a theatrical season has b< <:\ a BMI rtHtOB of Sheridan's fiHMHU 'The Rivals." The mu.sir hardly cnhani't's the sparkNoriginal, and Mrs Malaprop are less o fleet iv when sun.: Sydney Carroll has pu! Restoration tnedy >• Soldier"s Foruiii.*
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    34 4 i^— Old Clock Relurnrd The «>ld c St. DwiiUn In lln Iffii PI has been -vturned to tbf ChUTCtJ it was unveiled by Mi Cecil worth It was the ml* ol I. t mere.
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      102 4 '^^TrrfnHHß extra space eJ rV>iL fl frO^"W-"z?ii 111 Without bacnhce and with Convenience. I BL Everything at your finger-tips from the door backwards. Bftl Bl internal lighting is provided should the machine be set in a dark "T^^lK^^i?! l^^^^^^Pn B' X worr> anc bother s^ould repairs be necessary. Just rini:
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      432 4 WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES SATURDAY B.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths 16 86 and 19 82 metres p m. 6.20 Big Ben. The 8.8.C Northern Orchestra Eric Goldie (baritone). 7.05 "Scenes Horn Shakespeare." 7.20 Greenwich time signal. 735 The Commodore Grand Orchestra, relayed from the Commodore Theatre. Hammersmith. 820 The news 8.35
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      86 4 Broadcasting Association. 11.0 Dance music. 11.20 Close down. Berlin— DJA, DJN and DJ? Wavelengths— 3l.3B, 19.74 and 31.45 metres p m. 8.20 Opening announcement. 8.35 Something for Sunday evening. 8.50 Short musical programme. 9.05 News and review of the week ii English and in Dutch. 9.20 Gay wanderings through Ger
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    281 5 of first-aid in case of a gas and bomb attack from the air was a feature of a display by Hungarian Boy Scouts in Budapest. >IK I BARTHOLOMEW, the father of Freddie Bartholomew, the N -year-old i:250-a-week English film actor who is now in Hollywood. determined to bring his son
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    COLONIAL OFFICE'S INTERFERENCE DENOUNCED AT FEDERAL COUNCIL
    707 6 4 Amazing Communication* MR. SHEARN ON PERAK RIVER FINANCE SCHEME •From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 14. pIENUNCIATIONin unstinted terms was voiced by the Hon. U IVSr. K. D. Shearn in the 1 ederal Council yesterday of th«FM.S. Government's acceptunee— under pressure
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    COURT INTERPRETER AS DETECTIVE
    236 6 COURT INTERPRETER AS DETECTIVE Chinese Sentenced TPHE DETECTIVE INSTINCTS OF A 1 TAMIL INTERPRETER ATTACHED TO THE POLICE COURTS. MR. DORAISAMY IYER. FURTHER SHARPENED BY LISTENING TO THE EXPLOITS OF LOCAL SLEUTHS. LED TO THE ARREST OF AN ALLEGED "SNATCH-AND-RUN" THIEF When the man. Ng Ah Kow. was produced before
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    STORM HAVOC
    154 6 Passenger Relates Experience In Mediterranean A passenger who arrived in Singapore on the five-days overdue Imperial Airways plane from London, described to the Fret.' Press on Wednesday the havoc caused by terrific storms m the Mediterranean. "The weather was perfectly foul he said. "We were at Brindisi on
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    ROAD REOPENED
    69 6 Sequel To Landslide At Cameron Highlands •From Our Own Correspondent. Ipoh. Nov. 13. Repair gangs worked overnight to clear the earth blocking the Cameron Highland* Road alter the landslide vesterda In consequence the road was today reopened for traffic Heavy rain fell last night in the lapah district,
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    PLEA FOR REMOVAL OF PETTY FOOD TAXES
    719 6 Government Congratulated NO EMERGENCY NEED BE ANTICIPATED THIS YEAR WHILST congratulating Government on the satisfactory nature oi thr budget, a plea lor the abolition of what he described as "very petty food taxes'. was put forward by Colonel Cecil Rae at Thursday's meeting
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    Malaya's Magic Circle
    212 6 Malaya 's Magic Circle FIRST MEETING A BLUFFER himself was blurted and a large band of would-be magicians were completely mystified on Thursday. It was at the Inaugural meeting or the Malayan Magic Circle neld at the annexe of the Metropole Hotel. A simple conjuring device was produced —Just to
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    PORT HEALTH
    203 6 A Clean Bill For Singapore The health bulletin of the League of; Nation* Eastern Bureau for the weekpnded Nov. 9, states PLAGUE Ho case of human plague has been reported from the ports in the -astern arena ufaln this week, but r odent plague has been notified from!
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    86 6 We have just received from the Swiss Consulate m Singapore several guides brochures and pamphlets on the atLractions oi Switzerland and we would recommend them to those who contemplate spending part oi their next lenve or even the possibility of retirement in 3witzerland In addition to ;niormation about the winter
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    THE STRATHMORF
    40 6 London, Nov. 12. The new P. and O. 24.000-ton liner Strathmore. on her first voyage to India, has beaten previous records for; the voyage from Genoa to Bombay. The Strathmore's average speed was just over 20 knots-British Radio
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    HIS STEPMOTHER
    104 6 Reported Him To Police Ahmad bin Yahya's stepmother was originally inclined to condone Ms thrft of a pair of gold brooches; she hud even redeemed the articles which had been pawned. Then she heard that Ahmad had been arrested on another and more serioiLS charge in another division
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    HIGH COMMISSIONER DINES WITH CHINESE
    925 7 Brilliant Banquet At Kuala Lumpur Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 15. THERE was a brilliant gathering h Chinose Assembly Hall thi: ning, when His Excellency the High ommlssioner and Lady Thomas anc Miss Thomas were the guests of thi Chinese community of F.M.S.
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    KING OF GREECE
    149 7 Returning: Immediately To His "Beloved People" London. Nov. 12. A new era in Greek history was opened today when King George accepted the invitation to return to the throne extended by three delegates from Greece at the Greek Legation in London. After the delegates informed him of
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    AUSTRIA TO REARM
    98 7 K k Aeroplanes And Tanks Wanted Vienna. Nov. 13. A large increase in Austria's armaments in the near future was announced today by the Chancellor. Dr Schuschnlgg. in a speech in the Federal Diet. Gen. Zehner. Under-Secretary oi State, emphasised the necessity of acquiring more tanks and
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    U.K. WHEAT CROP
    51 7 London, Nov. 12. The Wheat Commission states that from calculations based on certificates received from registered growers under the Wheat Act the total United Kingdom crop in 1935, including seed corn and tailings, was 33,580,000 cwt., against 37,375.000 cwt., in 1934 and 33,440,000 cwt. in 1933- British
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      159 7 Come and see BILL ROBINSON, famous for his Tap-dancing in -The LITTLE COLONEL" With Pretty ANN SOTHERN, adorable star of "KID MILLIONS" BOTH IN A Great Musical Comedy .---i^-^N. C A P I T fl I a"' iS!L~ OPENING TOMORROW at 3.15 p.m. ■•'•iX^S^K mG&&^ v *f rii n HBEjS^i
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS.
      37 8 BARNETT. On Nov. 15. 1935. at Singapore. B. Elizabeth Leslie (nte Arnold* wife ol Lt. C. H. Br\rnett. Royal Engineers a son. FORBES. To Pat. wile of Mr. J. T. Forbes, mr cv.s. daughter, both well.
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1935 Back To Monarchy
    813 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1935 Back To Monarchy lI7HEN Germany tore up the treaty respecting Belgian neutrality in 1914. the destruction unloosed was far more than the material losses of the next lour years. Numerous constitutions were torn up too and the tidal wave of blood washed
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    PRINCE AND PRELATE
    59 8 Death Of Vice-Chamberiain Of The Holy Roman Church Koine. Nov. IS. The death is announced ot Prirct. Buono Compagnl Ludovisi. Vice-Cham-beilain of the Holy Roman Church, aged 80 He became priest when 50 alter being twice married and widowed, and he was one ot the most learned
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    ASKED TO LEAVE
    86 8 Nazi Journalist In London Luii don. Nov. 1 It is understood that Dr. Tost, London correspondent of the Nazi AngriM and Voelkischer Beobachter. has been I asked to leave Great Britain on the ground that a renewal of his permit to stay is not in the public
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    GERMAN UNEMPLOYED
    87 8 The numoer of unemployed In Gi rmony increased by 114.000 during Oetojber. The total at the end of the month ;was 1.828.000 which, however, is 44.000 j below the figure on Oct. 31 last year. Reuter Wireless As Air-Commodore S. W. Gmith. 0.8.E.. Commanding R.A.F.. Far East, will
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    51 8 Mr. Paul Wong, a former pupil of St. Paul's Institution, Seremban whose home town is Mantin. the little Catholic centre on the S^rembanKuala Lumpur trunk road, will be ordained a priest on December 3 at Penang He will celebrate his first solemn mass at the Mantin Chinese Church on December
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    Topics Of The Week
    1466 8 THE INNER working "t Govcrnmcn' have always been matter of conJecture to the Topieist. According to ihc outward evidence, everything moves with a machine-like precision, but the Topicist is convinced thnt not even Government is without the human touches and the tallowing sketch is his idea
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      17 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION i LTD. II ONGKONG B A N K CHAMMRB, SINCAFOKE.
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    FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    215 9 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS 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 '»ther centres. This is the first occasion on which a
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    Wall Street Cable
    208 9 Wall Street Cable Nov. 12. 13. 14. in C I com 142» L 143 144 an Telegraph and Telegraph 147 147 149 Ucheson Railroad 48 3 4 50 l 4 51 3 4 Chesapeak 48 1 4 49 7 H 5^2 Dupont 138 3 4 140 141 7 8 Firestone
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES.
    425 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6p. m. Nov. 15 ol £1 denomination unless otl.erwtae.ut6d Pr viimslV Yesu rday RJS( ()rFall L in, 5 p.c 1!'44-fi4 1101 I1 0 11ft Lo 21 4 p.c. 1960-90 11 A3 J >?; 1 iu' i 1171 i .»v\ QiL nf 105
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1129 9 Fraser and Co.'s List FRIDAY. NOV 1.",. 19.::. MINING Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin <4>> 6» 6d 7 Asam Kumbang ii *3s 6d 34> 6u Austral Malay (f, OOh 61s Ayer Hi tarn Tin C,. 14> 9d Lit <M ,Ayer Weni <$n iB7 i 97' uaiiKrin
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    THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
    92 9 July-Sept.: 0 13 16d PrevtoUllr <P*d Now York Spot 13.50. Previously: 13.27 C )l*K A BtralUBJ>. Nov to Rotterdam: 614 lus Previously eu te rerm: White Muiitok, In bond. S^d Preva>tuly: 51 d Whito Muntok: Oet.-Dec. 3d. Previously: 5d Lampong black, in bond: ;r- 4 d Previously
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    Foreign Exchange Rates.
    83 9 London Closing Quotations Nov. 15 Method of Parit} befon Rate Pre Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viousiv p aris Francs to 142.21 74 11 16 74 11 10 New York to 4.86 2 3 492 1 M 4.91 15 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 12 97 7.25 7.24» 2
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    RUSSIAN OIL EXPORTS DROP
    35 9 Kus.si.m (»il rxport.s larx«lv <livr- .t.M-a during the i\r^t eight monthi <»i th«current ><-.ir Ihi totaJ I OQlj X.IOOJM lons, m ftflnti UOMi m ihc coeffpioodtm ptriod <>i 1 1 voar
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    10 9 Ti. s has passtd .i bill aut:. i [against [tali
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    85 9 Java Cube 9 50 Hamburg Cube 1000 White Muntok Pepper 18.75 Black Pepper 10 00 Copra. Sundried 5.15 Copra, mixed 4.60 Small Flake Tapioca 4.6C R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 107 Banja Jelotong 9 25 Sarawak Jelotong 900 R. <Siam) WC. No. 1 per koyan
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS
    94 9 The following rubber outputs for the month of October. 1935, from the following estates are notified: United Patani (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ltd.. 201.211 lb.. Malakoil Rubber Estates Ltd.. 115.0801b.. Taiping Rubber Plantations Ltd.. 83.855 lb.. Sungei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ltd.. 49.0001b.. The Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates Ltd..
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
    225 9 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Nov. 15 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2,4 18 London. 3 months' sight 24 332 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 1 16 London U0 days' sight 2 4 132 London, demand 2;4 London. T.T. I 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 865 Hamburg, demand
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    TRADE TREATY
    43 9 Canberra. Inquries into the possibilities of ini proving Australia's trade with South Africa are to be made by the Federal Government during the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg in September 1936 The Federal Government bftl [decided to participate in the rxhlbi- tion
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    98 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association I I Nov. 15. 12 o'clock noon Buyers >♦ n« r No I X K SS. in rasci 'FOB. November) 2i! 3 Cloud FA Q In cases 'FOB. November' 'l 7 h No I X RSS <spotlooto) (Awuttebli Stngapon 22 1 jl" No I X
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    THE METAL MARKETS
    53 9 Three months: £214 5s Previously: £214 New Vork Tin: Spot: 83 25 Prtviously: Sf To Settlement: £35 12s. 6d Prtvkmaly: £35 7s 6d Yesterday: €7 Is 5d Previously €7 Is 4> 2 d Spot. 29 5 16d Previously: 29 5 16d Two months: 29 1 16d Previously:
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    123 9 Hoom In Engineering Industries London. Nov. 13. QTEEL production statistics for October indicate that all records for the past eight years have been well and truly beaten by tin Bgurc ol 907.300 tons, which over 50.000 tons highW lhan the previous highest in 1935 and 95,000 tons
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    442 10 New Development In Search For "Smithy" SEEN FLYING VERY LOW OVER JUNGLE IN SOUTHERN SIAM Area Narrowed Down R.A.F. To Renew Search CRESH hope of locating the place where AirCommodore Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and his co-pilot Capt. Pethybridge came down in the jungle arises from the report to the R.A.F.
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    763 10 i Continued from Page 1) Mr. Anthony Eden is Minister lor League Affairs. WESTMORLAND Oliver Stanley, Con. 22,634 Mrs E V Short, Lab. 10,417 12,217 (No change) Mr Stanley is President of the Board of Education. JIRIGG D. J Quibell. Lab. 18,495 M. J. Hunter, Con.
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    649 10 Vauxhall Chairman On Road Transport UpHEAP transport is the life blood V/ of a nation and no one can deny that the motor industry is not providing one of the cheapest forms of transport" said Mr. Leslie Walton, chairman of directors of Vauxhall Motors, guest
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    CHINESE UNITY
    94 10 Shanghai, Nov. 15 More evidence of a rapprochement tetween Canton and Nanking Is indicated by the latest decisions of the tiard session of the Fifth Congress of the Kuomintang, now in session in Nanking. Mr. Hu Han Min, a veteran leader of the party and a strong opponent
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    106 10 Big Jumps In Exports And Imports London, Nov. 15. The preliminary figures of overseas trade in October published by thf Board of Trade, show that total exports of United Kingdom produce and manufactures were valued at £39.8'>5.000. compared with €34.098.265 in September and €36.748.545 in October. 1934 Total
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    98 10 The District Grand Masters of both the English and the Scottish Lodges in Singapore have accepted an invitation to attend a Divine Service in Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday evening, at 6 p.m., and will come to*pether with theri Officers and the Officers and Brerthen of the
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    FOUR NAMES FOR BABY PRINCE
    80 10 London. The christening of the hi/ of the Duke and Duchess < will take place in r> chapel at BuckiTighavt the afternoon of Sov 20 It is understood that fy will be given to the baby pr Edward George Nicholas V The Archbishop of Ca
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    NOBEL PRIZES
    42 10 Stockholm. N The Nobe] Prize for civ be^n awarded to Professor I Paris, and his wife. Ifirttmi Joliot, daughter of Madam Cur* The Nobel Prize lor pn; awarded to Profes>or Jam of Cambridpe. in recoenr. covery of the neutron- Rev.-
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    1134 11 Radio Notes Receiver BY L. W. HAYES 8.8.C. Umpire And Foreign Services Engineer) HUE judicious choice of a short-wave receiver for reception oi of the Empire Station overseas is of paramount importance. In this concluding article the Empire and Foreign Services Engineer of the 8.8.C.
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    300 11 CTLL ZHI, 8.8.C. Holland and Berlin programmes for the week-end will be found on paee 4. points above and below the wanted station, twice the Intermediate-fre-quency away from it. The interfer station will be heard on one or r of these settings. It the receiver has good second-
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    450 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst THF BREECHES BUOY A Bridge player who deliberate!} blocks himself out of 3 hand thaican furnish him with discards deserves DO sympathy, for his fate is due to hi* own blunders. The player who rinds himself unable
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      39 11 assembly of god chapel 486. Serangoon Road Seven lecTuTel^n present dav am I>rophetic subjects. Beginning tomorrow a 5.30 p.m. Week nights 7.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. "Ethiopia in The Light Of Pro P^«T- 3 slclc Rev. Cecil M Jackson, speaker
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    677 12 THE MAN WHO FIGHT THE SHARKS Terror Of The Australian Beaches A PICKED team of Australian Life Savers are to tour Britain. Below an Englishman in Sydney tells of the work these men do all voluntarily, of the dangers they face from sharks, terror of Sydney's marvellous
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    DISABLED SOLDIERS
    75 12 London, Nov. 12. An exhibition of work of disabled ex-Service men ai the Imperial Institute, London, was visited yester day by the Prince of Waies and the Duke and Duchess of York. The Prince went to the exhibition after an all-night journey from Edinburgh. He examined the exhibits
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    457 12 Radio's New Gift To Ships FULL SIZE PAGE OF NEWS A FULL-SIZE page of news, t rans- mitted by facsimile service from rhore. is radio's latest gift to passengers at sea and the end of their comparative isolation from news aboard ship. Within a shun while facilities for ■ending not
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    87 12 Orient Line's Sister-Ship To Orion The Orient Steam M Ltd.. have announced that entered into a contract with M. Vickers-Armstrong. Ltd another turbine lin»*r i tfatf and power to the Orion for I tralian mail senior Tht |en< i rangement o! the m&W ship I modified in the
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    124 12 A lively controversy is at present takirg place in the Danish Press, writes the Copenhagen correspondent of the Manchester Journal of Trade and Commerce, on the question of a State subsidy to the Danish American Line. On the one hand, it is contended that if the
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    79 12 STRAITS NEW YORK LINES FREIGHT TARIFF No. 12 AMENDMENT No 11 Palm Oil: It is notified for ln:< tion that, with effect trom A; 1936. to Dec 31st. 1936. Xhv r.i-< freight on this commodity will b< Style of Scale Contr.t Packing Ton < R.ue Bulk 20 Cwi US$l2 00
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    350 15 Two Champion Sailors ENTRIES CLOSE TODAY IN-TENDING competitors are reminded that entries for the 1 Singapore Amateur Boxing Championships must be received today, and the f-e Of $1 should be sent with the application Some notable entries have been reed from H.M.S. Hermes for the ipionships, including
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    397 15 Y.M.C.A. Forwards Lack Thrust HOCKEY S.C.C. "A" BEATEN BY SINGLE GOAL Y.M.C.A .1; SCC. 0. jV^EDIOCRE hockey was seen on m the Padang yesterday, when the S.C.C. "A" team were at home to the the Y.M.C.A. The Association turned out at full strength and were masters over the Club combination,
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY
    343 15 Malacca To Play The Negri Today I From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. Nov. 13. As the Malacca vs. Selangor rugger match has been cancelled owing to the inability of Selangor to raise 1 XV to travel, the Inter-State hockey match between Malacca and Negri Sembilan will be played
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    328 15 TODAY'S HOME SOCCER FIXTURES Villa, who have astonished the football world by their many poor displays this season, have a good chance to show whether they have improved under the management of the former Villa star. Frank Barson, as they entertain Chelsea. Sunderland, the present leaders,
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    CHINESE OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    109 15 The S.C.R.C. open lawn tennis tournament was continued yesterday. All the compeitors in the handicap events have reached the semi-final stage The following are the results: Singles Handicap Ong Siow Kee (owe 15) beat Y. P. Wee (owe .3), 6—4. 6—B, 6—4. Ong Siow Kee (owe
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    71 15 In a hockey match on the Indian Association ground yesterday the Indian "A" team beat the 7th Heavy Battery by three goals to nil. Baskaran scored all the goals. The hockey match between the Medical College and the Chinese which was to have been played on the latter's ground yesterday
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    JACK FLY SHOULD WIN FREE
    1476 16 HANDICAPTODA Y 92 Acceptances Out Of HOPES OF BRIGHT WEATHER AND Mm Mi M \II ///V vl THE THREE day winter race meeting of the Singapore Turf Club opens today, and once again all cars will wend their way towards Bukit Timah. •THE weather conditions
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    620 16 g.C.C 21 P ts Kota Raja 10 ptS SHOWING pace and passing and handling ability the Kota Raja Club revealed great promise in a Rugby match against an SC.C. team on the Padang yesterday. Though they lost by two goals to
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    1604 16 BEATS KAWATA ON POINTS Japanese Puts Up SEMI-FINAL FIASCO: EXTRAORDINARY K A LARGE crowd turned out for the fights at thr last night when Young Aide outpointed T K.iu.k Japanese welterweight who was making his firM .«pp«Mr.u a Singapore ring. THE semi-final event proved a grt.*t disappointment. Boy Nara failing
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    45 16 The Ladies' M^nlTy Medal was pUiyed on Wednesday :*nd Thursday Nov 1 13 nd 14 with th«' 'allowing return: Mre. Renton 45 10 =35 > Mrs. Salaman 47—12 ~35 1 Mrs. Bennett 42— 6 1 2-35 1 2 3 Mrs. Bond 45— |£s|f)i 4
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