The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 November 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,704. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 542 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh TROOPS LINING UP IN NORTH CHINA General Dohihara's Ultimatum l o INanking REDS" AND 19th ROUTE ARMY ANXIOUS TO FIGHT Shanghai, Nov. 17 MARSHAL CHIANG KAI SHEK has decided to use armed force to suppress the movement in North i
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  • 77 1 Manila, Nov. 16. A X American woman passenger and an apprentice seaman are dead and the captain and another man are missing out of the 54 passengers and crew of the Silverhazel, which split in two after striking a rock. All the others who
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    37 1 WE SHOULD HAND OVER OUR CROWN COLONIES TO THF LEAGUE OF NATION* or xn INTOIN ATONAL B DY THEN WE SHOH.D U Ml»« A SOIRrV.' OK kSv™-"™ Russell at a National Peace Council meeting.
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  • 633 1 BUT GET OVER TWICE THE NUMBER OF SEATS TTHE most surprising fact revealed by the general election is that while the total poll for the Government parties was only 1,214,945 more than that of the Opposition parties (the figures being 11,357.581 and 10,142,636
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  • 84 1 DE BONO RECALLED BY MUSSOLINI Rome, Nov. 17. /~*EN Emilio de Bono has been recalled and Marshal Badoglio has been appointed High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chiei in East Africa. A communique says thai with the leconquest oi Makale Gen de Bono has concluded the task entrusted to him II Duce has
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  • 277 1 NOV. 18 TO BE A DAY OF IGNOMINY FASCIST COUNCIL AND SANCTIONS Ready To Face Sacrifices Kumf. Nov. 17. •"FHE Fascist Grand Council, under presidency <>l Signor Mussolini, attended by LM others including Gen Balbo. Marche.sc MarconJ and Stgnor Grar.di. the Italian Iflflifttf in London concluded shortly .nter mldnlfM bu»
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 69 1 (T) c Gallums Scots (UhLsfe' Melltm and Friendly Spirit TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE CABARET ATTRACTION 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. WAYNF AND DINNER DANCE RRI riWRS informal) 9.30 to midnight i^AJttHJ 1 HHiltO NON DINERS $1.00 IN AN ENTIRELY NEW PROGRAMME next SATURDAY- SPECIAL RACE DINNER, BALL CABARET EXTENSION TO 1 A.M.
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    • 85 1 Scots ft Husky ADELPHI HOTEL ROOF GARDEN THIS WEEK: TUESDAY THURSDAY F SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE =RELLER BAND— I ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY THE MEZEY REVUE A SPLENDID FLOOR SHOW SEA VIEW HOTEL: SPECIAL DINNER DANCE MEZEY REVUE Wednesday November 20 Friday 22 Saturday (Bsl I a.m.)
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  • 1078 2 SURPLUS NOT A BLESSING— LEADS TO EXTRAVAGANCE AND UNNECESSARY TAXATION— WHAT DO GOVERNMENTS DO WITH I THEIR SURPLUSES ?—RA TIO BETWEEN REVENUE AND COST OF ADMINISTRA TION—S TIL L MORE LETTERS ABOUT CULTURE To the Editor. Sir. it la a matter ol considerable Interest that an enormous surplus
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  • 194 2 To the Editor. Sir. -May I be allowed a last word in this contest? I commenced this correspondence with the valuable assistance 01 my twin-brother •"Pollux." He and I have since our last contribution had a first class row. I now acknowledge my deep obligations to him for
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  • 357 2 The Three S's— Sport, Stengahs And Spooning To the Editor. Sir.— The ''*****1111" are slaying the Philistines, not it is true like Samson with the jawbone of an ass but with the assistance ot Messrs. Parker Duofold. When the destruction of the Philistines is complete, it would be interesting to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 52 2 ■Y> IB flll rOF PILES. Why continuG to suffer? •^-AbMA no casr o < this pumful malady M too übborn or too longstanding to be comPletely and M. rma n«ntly currd Thr rasf Wljcat, on wollllerfl|l poytfl o al InVt. rtm: in K I' »'Hiit)fb and K iv«i 2£ uie
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    • 458 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. SKIN TISSUE CREAM Harriet llubbard Aver A beneficial triatmeut for y«>ur .skin Combined with j,vntlc massive exercises. th>.,- rich cream aids in repleia-hnv wasted tissue; in toning and strenqtheninK the muscles. Correct massage instructioivs are »iiclosed in each package. MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. CHEMISTS BOARD RESIDENCE. KATONG GRANGE Excellent
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    • 411 2 Tlbc £)tnoaporc free prcse Head Office. t>cU Slicrl. s, nupwr Phom- ;,r, |i||r TH: Timr> s,^^.. KuaLi Iv4iinpui Oilier: JV Jj» a Slirri I'lmnr: AUK London Oilier Phonr (ruli.,, TH: l*»dnu\w Um« SUBSCRIPTION RATES With::, (H.LMdr Ifßlayi M.ilayn r- Monlhlv v oo SIM Quarterly J h.;»0 m mi Half Yrarl%
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 544 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, NOV. 18 High Water. 4.36 a.m. 7.3 It. 3.43 p.m. 7.8 ft. Hockey: S.CC. vs. Colts at S.CC; Medical College vs. R.A.F. at College; Ceylon S.C vs. Raffles Institution at R.1.; Ceylon S.C. II vs. Medical College II at College; S.R.C S.R.C: S.R.C II vs.
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    • 448 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI <Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) s.»j|.uu 6*6f qrSu^ABM p m. 6.00 Recorded music P. 45 News bulletin supplied by Straits i Times. I 7 00 Relay of concert artistes from the I new ZHI studio:— Mrs Paula Woods Songs. Scena
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  • 123 3 Down Rope Into :ulness and bravery of a ndmother at Cooktown saved the Palmer, aged 15. who and fell down at 20- foot well. :.tndmother was preparing hen she missed the lad and. to the well, heard a gurgling m he bottom. ting another lad 'to
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  • 63 3 rtober Production Highest Since March, 1927 London, Nov. 15. duction of steel ingots and in the United Kingdom in nounted to 907.300 tons, comwith 855.900 tons in September 2.000 tons in October. 1934. The r production is the highest since 1927. ion of pig iron in October
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  • 280 3 GOVERNMENT AND RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYED Only Responsible For The Floating Population (FROM OUR OWN C ORR E^ ONDLNT) AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT ON THE^STU^K? V 15 A mfnt RELIEF WAS MADE BY HIS FXfl\ /L rNEMPL «Y--(OMMISSIONER. SIR SHENTON THOMAS at S C L THE HIGH INK FEDERAL COUNCIL YESTERDAY MEETING
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  • 158 3 ENGINE RIPPED OFF PLANE JN the excitement over the disappearance of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith the two Polish army aces, Kareinski and Stanislaus, who uere on a leisurely flight from Poland to Australia, were forgotten. It is now revealed that they crashed in the jungle of South
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  • 123 3 Mr. V. Davidson And Miss Wilhelmina Toft From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, Nov. 1»». A wedding was solemnised this morning at St. Michael's Church between Mr. Victor Davidson. Technical Subordinate P.W.D.. Taiping. and Miss Wilhelmina Madeline Toft, late of the Telephone Exchange The Rev .1 8. Fourgh officiated.
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  • 109 3  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Stopped On Protest From Nanking Shanghai, Nov. 12. Illegal arrests of Chinese officials and civilians in the Province of Hopei by the Japanese garrison troops in North China are reported to have ceased as the result 01 a protest from Nanking. Some of the
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  • 95 3 Southern Rhodesia Resumes Exports Speaking at the annual Bulawayo Agricultural Show recently. Sir Herber^ Stanley, Governor of Southern Rhodesia, outlined details of the revived Rhodesian cattle exports to the Johannesburg market. The Government considered that I the revival of this trade offered an opportunity for exporters to
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    28 3 AN ANTI-JEWISH si*n bearing the notice "Jews are not wanted hereerected by a wayside Calvary at the entrance to Oberstdorf in Bavaria where racial hatred is particularly intense.
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  • 41 3 The Rev. Father Francois, Vicar of St. Francis' Church, is an inmate of the Malacca General Hospital, having had to undergo a slight operation as a reisult of the accident at Seremban a few months back. He is making good progress.
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  • 623 3 I MR. REX ON QUIT RENTS From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 15. SPEAKING on the motion for the adjournment in the Federal Coun•J cil today, the Hon. Col Rae referred to the long interval since the last meeting of the Council and
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  • 66 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Fenang, Nov. 16. A CORONER'S inquiry into the death of Cheang Kok Thong, the clerk of the Crag Hotel whose mutilated body was discoveied on the morning of Oct. 10 was concluded before Mr. Luckman, the Penang coroner, who returned a verdict of murder
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  • 106 3 No Intention Of Returning To China At Present Canton. Mr Hu Han Min. the veteran Kuomintang leader, who has been spending a holiday in Europe, is leaving Germany for the United States, where he will stay for about a month, according to reports received in official
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  • 126 3 Arrived from N.E.I. by KMI.M "PK-AFK" on Nov. 12:— Mr. Tjia Tjik, Mr Won Kim Sian and Mr. de Bruyn. Left for N.E.I, by KNILM "PK-AFK" on Nov. 13: Mr de Bruyn and Mr. Shackleton. Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM Oeverzwaluw" on Nov. 13: Mr Burger. Mr Haas.
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  • 121 3 Manchukuo To Make Proposals To The Soviet Changchun. It is understood that th? Manchukuo Government. In view of the frequent outbreaks of "frontier incidents." will make important proposals to Soviet Russia following consultations with the Kwantung military authorities. The Kwantung Army headquarters spokesman informed newspapermen i that, in
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  • 99 3 Proposed Import Tax In Mexico The Mexican Government, with a view to assisting the coastal industry, lis reported to be considering the imposition of an extra tax of about 4 per cent, on all imports and devoting the proceeds to a fund for the purchase of small vessels.
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  • 233 3 Family Identify I Body rPenang, Nov. 15 E body of an elderly Chinese was found floating in the sea off the Swettenharn Pier at about 6 30 am yesterday The corpse which was highly decomposed was later identified to be that ol Tan Eng Boon
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  • 191 3 Mind Was Occupied With Financial Worries MOTORIST EXPLAINS REASON FOR ACCIDENT JUDGMENT was reserved until Nov. J 19 by Mr. E. E. Coleman. the 1 Singapore fifth magistrate, on Saturday at the conclusion of the defence of Patrick Thornley who was tried on a charge of driving a motor-car rashly
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  • 108 3 Action Take By Hon* Kornj Government Hon. Ron,. Nov. !>. The Hong Kong Government this morning gazetted the following order: "No persons other than the Treasurer or persons acting under his direction shall after today export any British dollars. Mexican dollars. Hong Kong subsidiary silver coins or silver
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  • 113 3 Woman Dies Of Poisoned Arm 'From Our Own Correspondent.* Ipoh. Nov 14. "It is unfortunate that the possi billUei oi poiscning from tattooing with primitive methods were not realised by the estate medical stall Prompt and proper medical attention might have saved this woman's lile This statement was
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  • 123 3 •From Our Own Correspondent John re- Rahru. Nov. It. Magda Singh, a watchman at Iht Leper Asylum, ai.d Ahmad bin Alid and Rajagupal. both patients at tht asylum, were each lined $138.54 by Sheik Abubakar bin Y.ihya tue neond magistrate, here this morning |Qf ing in possession
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    • 48 3 White Canvas Tents and repairer of rattan and 'am (hicks. Canvas and Spring "ds. Tarpaulins, Tents, Bags, i Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire ins Fencing, Wool buntings and Flags. iBDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. mint 66, Robinson Road, Opposite Telegraph Co.) rkshop:_i7_ At Joo Chlat Place, Singapore. Orders Promptly Executed.
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    • 99 3 A «TSS WHITE PAINT 4BnnicE3! N^ ff ?s a lM a u*iful white which %^MH^^^ If whit* 1 after lonjr exposure t«« s)l^^i J'ii'l weather. It is l«-a(11«»» and. |}i<rel'ore, non-poisonous. I M W <>! CXCeUent c-overinvr power and «I V 0 (1 application, it is idea] tor hnth indoor
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  • 2322 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON Election Forecast -Why Mr. Baldwin Will Win The Royal Wedding— Simple Chapel Ceremony Thousands Cheer Processions How King George Of Greece Heard His Fate— More Atlantic Veterans To Go— Ravine Mystery Surprise— Rush Of New Shows BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT London, Nov. 7. AT THE
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 77 4 MenMadeYoung Vigour Increased In 24 Hourt If you feel old before your time, ant «nable to enjoy the pleavuies of youth, take Dr. Ntx<»u'% Vl-Tabs and restore) your Manhood, Vitality and Energy. •'I results In 14 hours. Dr. Nixon s \l-Tahs are a new discovery and guare»*eed to butld new
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    • 39 4 I WYFORDS Sanitaryware is steadily increasing Proof of consistent quality and competitive v v 4*l -r^^a^l STOCKS 1 r^^ J| ALWAYS ■yifc^ J AVAILABLE ■■KaIkJI t^^ UNSURPASSED I M ITFrt fo;^ pomesti %#i^i fciilt# FITTINGS ENGINEERS LIMITED SINGAPORE BRANCHES.
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  • 205 5 SIO\ oi thr (optic priests at Aksuni. the Abyssinian holy city, uhich was captured without resist am p by the Italians. Priests of the Coptic Church, bearing the white lias, surrendering at Aksutn. I the season's new models bein^ pushed away after the
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    • 96 5 LEICA! Sole Agents For hy) MALAYA, SIAM BURMA. c Vfc SCHMIDT CO. V 89, BRAS BASAH ROAD. RAFFLES HOTEL BUILDING, SINGAPORE. KM I I IMI noYAL NETHERLANDS nl» Lbb IVla INDIES' AIRWAYS) VISIT BALI, THE WONDERFUL PARADISE ISLAND OF THE EAST The K.N.I.L.M. plane leaves Singapore for Bali every Wednesday
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  • 521 6 CROSSWORD PUZZLE OFFER HELD TO BE A LOTTERY Blind Shots At A Hidden Target London, Nov. 8. A £2,000 newspaper crossword puzzle was held by a King's Bench Divisional Court yesterday to be a breach df the Betting and Lotteries Act. 1934. The question came up on an appeal by
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  • 319 6 Germany And The League INTERESTING CHANGE OF ATTITUDE Berlin. Oct. 20. A FURTHER interesting change Jri in the German attitude towards the League of Nations is discernible zoday. the eve of Germany's formal cessation of membership. There has of late been a tendency to moderation in the usual expressions of
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  • 29 6 I'fipinK. Oct. !4 Baroness Guillaume. wile oi the Bellian M nlster to China, today Rave birth to a daughter Mother and child are reported to be doing well Reuter
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  • 39 6 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Nov. Ui. A baby show was held by the Siamese Red Cross yesterday. Over one hundred babies were exhibited among the prizewinners was the two- and-half-year old daughter of Luang Pradit.
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  • 188 6 Smuggling Of Girl Into Barracks A lleged London, Oct. 26. AN allegation was made at Windsor (Berks) that an 18-year-old girl had spent three days and nights in the Victoria Barracks, Windsor, where she had been smuggled by a sergeant. The girl, Mabel Boddy, of Hedgerley (Bucks), was remanded for
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  • 159 6 Man Who Slipped On The Stairs Coming downstairs to his basement rooms in a house in Ang Siang Hill early on the morning of Nov. 2 a clerk employed in the Chartered Bank, Wong Kit Leng (28). slipped on the stairs. Unfortunately there was a hole
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  • 150 6 WHOLE BUILDING SHAKES WHEN HE SINGS Say Lawrence LI Tibbett's Neighbours New York. Oct. 22. KTEW YORK opera lovers pay L* £2 a seat to hear Lawrence Tibbett. the famous baritone, sing:, but neighbours at his New York home would willingly pay more than that to stop him from singing.
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  • 169 6 Eurasian Youth Pays For Loss Of Temper 'From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban. Nov. 13. A Eurasian youth named John Frobogo appeared on a summons before the Seremban magistrate. Mr. J. Calder. to answer charges of using criminal force to Gabriel Stephens and also wjth using abusive language
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  • 161 6 Rain Helps Consolidation Of Earthwork <From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 16. The heavy rains experienced recent ly have materially helped the consolidation of the earthwork at present being carried out in connection with the landing ground at Ipoh In spite of the 120 working hours lost owing
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  • 59 6 (From Our Own Correspondent, i Ipoh, Nov. 16. In the early hours of this morning the occupants of a Chinese Club in Horley Street were shocked to see blood on the floor. They found a club "boy" lying on a camp bed near the staircase with
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  • 257 6 Terrified Girls In Berlin Kaid I London., Nov. 8. WHILE the principals of the Burckhardt House Bible School, in Berlin, were away in London, Secret Police raided the school in a seurch for an illegal theological academy set up by the opposition Protestant Church.
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  • 295 6 HEARING BEGINS (>\ NOV. 26 London. Nm T^HE hearing of the issued against three City m [connection with the i... Messrs. James and shak pi |Ltd.. during the recent pepp, ket crisis will begin at the m House Police Court on N« Tin* summons^ were served on
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    33 6 AN ITALIAN OFFICER receiving despatches from advanre posts at Adisrat camp. This picture just received by air mail, was made by Ray Rousseau* staff photographer with the Italian forces on the northern trout.
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  • 198 7 A Film Not To Be Missed At The Capitol a musical thai is different is "Hooray for Low" now screening at the Capitol Theatre. While having all the usual ingredients it has them at their best and moreover has a story which is in? (Testing and clevorlv
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  • 1205 7 A Peerage For Sir Philip Cunlif f e-Lister EARLY RESHUFFLE OF THE CABINET H7lT.fi only 16 results outstanding, the general election has virtually drawn to a close. The National Government have easily retained the confidence of the electorate of Great Britain, and they return to the House of Commons with
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 86 7 I SPECIAL EXTENSION SEASON lalhambral I TONIGHT 6. IS 9. fs" A FILM YOU MUST NOT MISS! pf|§ se aled and guarded ardihres happened, as it lewrlefofe It In*** ■B LAURENCE STAU.IN6S THESE ARE THE DEADThe ghastly ghostly grinning faces of murdered men... whose wring lips now thunder their truth
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    • 389 7 Come and sec BILL ROBINSON, famous f,,r his Tap -dancing in "The LITTLE COLONKL I—With1 With Pretty ANN SOTHERN. adorable stir of 'KID MILLIONS" BOTH IN A Novel Musical Conu-dy! CAPITOL L'tmSLt-'^ 6 15 TONIGHT 9.15 HSs* \jii^l m ii?*Jm Corned) W w j^V Made H> fPHSr^J Ann Sothern Gene
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  • 959 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1935 The General Election THE overwhelming majority secured by the Government in the general election has come as a surprise to friend and foe alike, indeed the Opposition disappointment is only exceeded by the surprise and relief of the Government. True, it was
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  • 254 8 Lt.-Col. G M. P. Hornidge. 0.8.E.. M.C.. V.D., is expected back In Malaya from Home leave next month Mr. Hodge, the manager oi the Malacca branch ot Wearne Bros has been admitted to hospital. Mr. P. Somasundram. the lawyer, is an inmate of the General Hospital. Penang.
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  • 567 8 JARVIS. Baker, and Howland islands in the Pacific, which the United States is said to be thinking of "colonising" as possible air bases for a flying route to Australia, are not exactly hospitable portions of the earth's surface. lindnts Howland and Ami Ke*p**g Baker islands rank
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  • 789 8 Dominica. R.W I. CI OW waves dragging over grey shingle Tracery ol palm branches against darkening sky On the beach a few planks Itiewn, and trunks of coconuts cut to the size of telephonepole> Upon two ol these I lay otr stretched, having taker.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 208 8 Don't forget your friends at Home! Von can pet (his line old Whiskj V^Aldlßf W for despatch in special!) decorated Christmas cases, delivered anj |h I I W where in Rneland, Scotland 01 Wales at the following prices:— JW V #IM- l" II^| fc^" p f^'.Zj&ZS^ RED LABEL. r c"^^^
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    • 11 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE £> LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE.
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  • 218 9 Saturday's Singapore Quotations Nov. 16 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 24 1 8 N ndon, 3 months' sight 2;4 332 London. 60 days' sight 2|4 1 16 London 30 days' sight 2|4 1|32 London, demand 2 4 London T.T. 2 4 s and Faris. demand 865 Hamburg,
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  • 87 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Nov. Iti. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers X R.S.S. in cases FOB November* 22 3 8 22» 2 i P.A.Q. in cases >F.OB. November > 21 7 8 22 I X R.S.S. <spotawardable •re> 22 8 22» 4 I X. R.S.S. member 22^ 22 J
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  • 100 9 by Fveo Press and Extph Co. RUBBER: London. Nov. 16. 6 3 8 d. (6 7 16d.> 6 7 16d <6 9 16dJ 6 9 16d. <6 11 16dJ 6 11.16d (6 13 16d.) trket Easy. B7 Is. 5d. (£7 ls. 5d I 29 5 16d. <29 5
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  • 233 9 Nov. 14 15 17. American Can. Com. 144 144 7 8 H3 3 4 American Telegraph and Telegraph 149 149> 4 149 1 Atcheson Railroad 51 3 4 52 3 4 53 1 Chesapeak 51 l 2 52 52 l 2 141 7 142^ 144» 2 16
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  • 275 9 ondon Disappointed At Increase tn Nelson Co.. Ltd. in their r market review dated Singapore. During the last week the market has uniformly dull, and in addition rk and Singapore were closed 11. Prices have continued to within narrow limits. The London market was reported to nted with
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  • 172 9 Will They Exceed Quota For 1935? Lewis Peat in their weekly rubber report dated Singapore. Nov. 15. state: Little trading has taken nlare during the week, values here are still well above the export level and inquiries, irom outside interests poor. The high export of native rubber from
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  • 96 9 Exports From Malayan Ports During the week ending Nov. 9, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 33.785 cases, of which: 27.090 cBO per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 650 <2 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 3.473 < 10 oer cent.) cases to Canada,
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  • 1394 9 A Disappointing Autumn £100,000 FOR TEA PROPAGANDA IN THE U.S.A. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 1. THE second half of 1935 will long be remembered in the City of London. Seldom within living memory have the share and commodity markets experienced so many setbacks
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  • 1187 9 j Fraser and Co. 's List SATURDAY. NOV. lb. 1!)35 MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tm (4f)j 6t> 6d 7s cd «\sam Kumbang v£l 33s 6d 34s 6d Austral Malay 60s 61s Ayer Hitam Tin (Ii) 14s 9d 15s M Ayer Weng (.s_> 1.87 4 1.97
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  • 180 9 Gnthric (Vs Rabber Report Or b Ltd. in t heir weekly rubber report dated Singapore, Nov. U state: A dull and somewhat hesitant tendency has ruled during the past w» There was a little activity on the region of business after the holid bin 'his has not continued.
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  • 149 9 Nov 16 Buyers Sellers Qambl 6 50 .Liv;i Cub Bantam Cube 1000 White Munt->k Pepper II Black P'p; 1000 ;h i Bundrti d mi i mixed ito Bn U Plata i t i No l ]wr kny;iii in'. Btnja Jel ng I u rBimm) W.C No l
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  • 200 10 KINGSFORD-SMITH SPECIALLY DESIGNED PLANE ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE TODAY Commonwealth Government To Pay All Costs THE promise of a big reward from the Australian Government for news of Air-Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. which has been conveyed to villagers and jungle-dwellers by leaflets in five languages,
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  • 290 10 WOLF CUBS' RALLY CELEBRATION OF 21st ANNIVERSARY Camp Fir<rOn The Old Race Course /^VNE hundred and fifty Wolf Cubs and 25 officers made the Grand Rally and Camp Fire held on the old race course at Singapore on Saturday a splendid celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Wolf Cub
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  • 45 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Nov. 17. THE boy king:, Ananda Mahidol. has continued the custom of the previous two reigns and subscribed 500 ticals to the Poppy Day Fund on the local British Legion Armistice Day
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  • 206 10 Mutual Concessions And Preferences Washington. Nov. 15. jl/IR. Cordell Hull and Mr. Mac- kei:zie Kins .signed the trade treaty between Canada and the United States in the presence of President Roosevelt and the whole American Cabinet. it is almost unprecedented ior the I American Cabinet
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  • 72 10 London. Nov. 13. On the eve of the election the preliminary figures of overseas trade for October, published today, show substantial increases. Exports for the month totalled nearly! e40.000.000 against £34.000.000 In September. Imports amounted to! £73.500.000 against £61.000.000 Exports from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31 total €352.000,000
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  • 272 10  - Japan Decides On "Certain Measures To Take In Shanghai Sin Chew Jit Poh CHINESE CURRENCY REFORMS TO Shanghai. o 15. I_JIGH otticers of the J^pa. navy and diplomatic in Shanghai held a joint mooting at the private residence of M Ariyoshi. JgptMgl Ambassador in China, last Dlghl and iMMM upoi.
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  • 225 10 PERUVIAN DIPLOMAT IN SINGAPORE Decorated Bv Bolivia 0 For Services DASSING through Singapore with his charming wife and a decoration for playing a leading role in the Peace Conference which put an end to the Bolivia-Paraguay War Ifl Senor Cesar Gianella. a Peruvian diplomat. Senor
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  • 51 10  - CHINA TO START A NEW STEAMER SERVICE? Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Nov. 17. AT the Kuomintang Congress in Nanking today a committee was appointed to consider the proposal to own a number of steamers between China and the countries in the South Seas, including Malaya. N.E.1.. Siam and the
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  • 65 10  -  Horn? Ron*, Nov. 17. The provincial authorities of K*angtung have approved of the proposal >f Gen. Chan Chai Tong, or the Cantonese forces, to strengthen the air land and naval defences of Bouth China. Special air defence corps and engneering battalions to assist the army ind navy will
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    • 259 10 RALLY'S FASHION FOOTWEAR. ATTRACTIVE SMART BEIGE BLACK COURT KID COURT PRICE $7.75. PRICE $13.95. BALLYS FOR GRACEFUL LINES, EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP COMBINED WITH SUPREME COMFORT AND ROBINSON Co., Ltd. ■^^■^Bj Sm Jl V flßb~J^M^H^BK^L.^ium IT is as well to know that whatever the cause of your weakness, new health and new
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  • 767 11  - MINOR STARS now filling Major Roles MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person BY MEVER in the history of Hollywood i have minor stars played such an tortant part. Only the casting director fully realises ant they are to the fabric finished picture. None of the her those with major anility or
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  • 170 11 Grace, Speed And Endurance New York, Nov. 3. American motor-car progress is emphasised at the thirty-sixth annual National Automobile Show at the Grand Central Palace. Taking place in the autumn for the first time for more than three decades the exhibition marks numerous achievements in mechanism and
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  • 431 11  -  Ely Culbertson I World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst I THE TEST OF STOICISM IT TAKES a stoic nature to bear the fate that sends poor cards— but it takes more than stoicism to withstand the slings of an outrageous fortune that provides good cards with
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  • 618 11 i Continued trum Pagt 4> 3 record In Britain's football annals, loot the League for the first time in their history I Nothing short ol a Football dictator ran revive the club's 1 alien fortunes, the directors believe. They are scouring England for another Herbert Chapman No
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  • 49 11 leader Sentenced To Five Years Tokio Dr. Shumei Okawa. leader of the Fascist movement in Japan, has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to five years' imprisonment on a charge of plotting an insurrection. The sentence was two years less than that demanded by the lower court
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  • 215 11 (Government Resident "Fathers" Aborigines Sydney. Lite among the primitive people of Murray Island. In Torres Straits, is described by Mr. L R. Butler, who has lust relinquished the position of Queensland Government Resident on the island, owing to ill-health. Mr. Butler said that he and his wife were
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  • 128 11 Stricter Rules For Mail Services In Australia Canberra. Amendments to the air navigation regulations designed to minimise the possibility of danger on mail and passenger services in Australia and to provide for stricter control ot commercial aviation oy the civil avia ion branch ;will shortly be considered
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 286 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and In the manner prescribed Dy Ordinance No 6 of 1929 of the Colony HEAD OFFICE HONCi KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up J20.000 000 Reserve
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    • 491 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter* Paid up capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3.0« 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3 00 lOt HEAD OFFICE 38. Blshopsgate, London EC 1 Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Sal«on Amrltsar Ipoh
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  • 161 12 Of Coal, Iron, Steel And Oil According to the League of Nations' Monthly Bulletin of Statistics there has been an all-round increase in world production of base meals, coal and oil. In the first seven months of 1935^ says the Bulletin, quoted by Reuter! the production of pig-iron
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  • 1069 12 MEDITERRANEAN FLEET MUST NOT BE WEAKENED I Mr. Churchill's Warning NEED FOR REPLACING OLD SHIPS WITH LATEST TYPES MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, speaking at a recent dinner o! the Navy League, in proposing the "Imperial Forces of the Crown," said, there will be general agreement with the deciIsion
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  • 182 12 ESS Machine Propelled By Motor-Cycle Engine Sydn««> A man a' PirfcM has constructed a plane which is propelled by a tourcylinder motoi cycle engine and in which he has made IK flights Mr. D. Mott a fmragc owner of Parkea, n s.w.. has always been Interested In aviation
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  • 43 12 London. Nov. 15. The recovery in shipbuilding noticeable In the last six weeks was lurther illustrated today by orders received by a Middlesborough firm for nine steam travellers lor Hull and Orirrusby owners and a 600-ton oil-burning eoaitlni vessel. British Radio
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  • 40 12 Shipping Federation's Apprenticeship Scheme Alreacy has the support of over fifty shipping companies. Hansa Line— ls abandoning its River Plate Service started early this year and handing it over to the Hamburg South American Line under the German re-organisation scheme.
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    • 430 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In P. M.S.) TELEPHONE: Frdfht M3* Paso** MXI LLOYDS AGENTS. ftOO&CNG AOKNT* FOB FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAY B KOVAI STA It K 11. WAYS OF 8 LAM CANADIAN PACIf IC $$OTMTj 'Incorporated In England) IHE tNKBT ROUTE offers TRANSPACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to
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    • 80 12 HENDERSON LINE s< 'ifFDM r. Of MUUMQi By Fortnichtly Pa.vsen«rr Steam Between Rancoon. Port Marseilles. Palma and »nflan< HOMEWARD BAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Pl>mo»tli l^a\il SAGAINCi BURMA YOMA I H PEGU CHINDWIN KEMMENDINK BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU Calls London Through Passage Rates Inr Tares to Straits Port if
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 447 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals i BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. i 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. I Klang. Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenr.a.m, Taiping and Telok Anson; Weekdays*
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    • 407 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alon«vide the u1, or rxpeited to arri\r liast Wharf Entrance C.ui« I Rajula 22; Cremcr JO Main Wharf (Entrance C.atr 3» Franken 18: TaUkan Ak 16; Myrmidon 13 [poh n Polk 9: Ophir 6 I'mpire Dot-k (Entrance (utr Sllvercypn-ss M). c :^>: Darvel M Empire Dock (Entrance
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    • 368 13 I Q& \a/ and BRITISH INDIA P S oM£s S SAILINGS, Dae Tatre S'sore mt> BHUTAN $.100 NOT 11 PiTUiV Tna»e S'pm. -ESS?" -MSrS Sggi^ »gs RAJFUTAKA n.OOO Sg^ E Jgj" g CHrrRAL 15.000 A,f 3 Smtrll* 5 JJ2S Aprl BURDWAN 6.070 Jan. 18 CHTTRAL 15.000 Apr. 24 Cargo onjy.
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    • 466 13 McALISTERgG^HPJB^ ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated in Engand.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR CANADIAN AM) AMERICAN PORTS WMM COLOMBO. Steamer ll c KABINGA Havre. London Dunkirk. Kcturdam CITY OF and Nov. 29 Dec 2 Cm^mmnrr Si™' lA)n on 2°
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    • 754 13 SHIPPING THE BLLt FUNNEL LINE (Ocean If,* 11... ir^ as sol£ g ar, cm g SSSfiSRt w s^frs. Yt Lond 1 m oiob a»— bm Th. r«4e«^, m»u, suu. «,u« *";3 5K.,..s K.,.. atM u THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT MYRMIDON Ab ILS Dut
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    • 679 14 iV. P. ML KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OI'HIR -Monday. Nov. 18. Belawan-Deli. VAN OUTHOORN— Monday, Nov. 18, Muntok. Batavia and Cheribon. PA LOPO- -Tuesday. Nov. 19. Penang ana Bagan Si-Api-Api KAMPAR— Tuesday. Nov. 19. Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengei-dar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. BOTH— Wednesday, Nov. 20. Muntok and Palembang. CKEMER— Wednesday. Nov
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    • 592 14 JOINT SERVICE or PRINCE LINE— SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Doe Sails "ue Singapore Slorapore New York M.S. SILVERCYPRESS In Port Nov. 25 Jan. 10 M.S. SIAMESE PRINCE Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Jan. 25 M.S. SILVERWALNUT Dec. 16 Dec. 22
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    • 386 14 O. S. K. LINE I "LA PLATA MARU" (7,300 G. TONS) Leaves Singapore October 27th at P.M. direct for COLOMBO Due at Colombo Dec. 2nd at a.m. and South African and South American ports Fares to Colombo: First 3rd Steen^i $154 $46.40 $17 For further particulars, please apply to: OSAKA
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  • Article, Illustration
    2356 15 BATTLING JOHN SHOT Jockey Irvine Suspended For Int erf erence JHt opening dayS «tafM- Turf Cub winter meet,n K on Saturday will go down to history as a day of bi S „mdends and close finishes. Win dividends of over S3O we e p.iid in seven out of
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  • 91 15 Chinese Association Heat Wilts Second Team The result of Wednesday night's match in the Inter-Club Knockout Competition for the Singapore Billiards Association Challenge Cup resulted in the Chinese Association beating the Wiltshire Regiment second team by 527 points to 471. The scores were as follows: Woon Kai Chiang
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  • 643 15 Vigorous Rugby Match U.S. POWERFUL THREE-QUARTERS I SECURE VICTORY Inited Services 11; .lohore rilOrGll the Johore team showed stubborn iefence its forwards frr quently menaced Services line with vigorous foot-rushe-. it r>»ule? not check the fast and powerful three-quarter line of the winner* cienUy
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  • 344 15 A Paradox P R K 3 C.C .I •THE S.C.C. -Public Services Ru<O9 match at Dunearn Road WS I I paradox. Pressing and fdrdng the game for threequarters of the time, the Crickot Club should on their own 1 merits
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  • 215 15 From Our Own Correspondent .Malacca. Nov. 13. Playing on the Malacca Club Pai dang, the Indo-Ceylonese Association beat the Alur Gajah Recreation Club by lour poall to one. Eusof performed the "hat trick" and Haji Omar netted the other point. The Alor Oajatl Recreation Club. who played one
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  • 114 15 Young Aman lieatrn On Points 1 (From Our Own COf f fUJJUIHk lit J Ipoh. Nov 15 Little Abayan 'Til* brat Youm Aman <7 11> cm points in a twelvt rounds con'rst h«r l.i*t r.l^ht Tru Filipino gavr a ch-vei display "i I boxing Aman RVOMtd i Int
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    • 45 15 te&'” 'JMmjjß tW&^fc. llyi^H^F 1 SINGAPORE AMATEUR championships ELIMINATING BOUTS AT THE U^Hr NEW WORLD ARENA fi^^ A NOVEMBER 18th 19th. at 8 p.m. iC/3 I SEATS ONLY 20 cts. &10 cts. SK^^^JJ NOVEMBER 21st. at 8 p.m. '''\!y PRICES: $1; 50 cts. 20 cts.
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  • 1436 16 Brentford Bewildered CHELSEA WERE LUCKY TO DRAW (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 16. THE Arsenal whose goals were I* scored by Drake and Bastin, were outpaced by the livelier Everton team, but their solid defence enabled them to beat the more enterprising
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  • 129 16 Ties For Today And Tomorrow The S.C.R.C. open lawn tennis tournament was carried still a stop further when the following ties were decided. Singles Handicap I. A. Alsagoff, owe 30 beat Ong Siow Kee. owe 15. 3—6. 6—4. 6—2. Doubles Handicap Dr. Poh Chee Juay and Cheong Chee
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  • 74 16 The following team will play today against the A.C.S. at Oldham Hall ground: M. S. Menon. Tan Huck Wan, Yzelman, Lambert. O'Dwver, Hong Heng, Mabert. Katyal. Meyer. Reshty. Catchatoor. Reserve: Lee Fong Lim. Wednesday's team against the S.R.C. Ist at S.R.C. will be: Chan Kim Chong. R. Lyne. Sanderson.
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  • 517 16 Match Ends In Darkness ERRATIC FOOTBALL IN AN UNINSPIRING GAME G.S.F.A 1 Marine Dept 0. DUE to a start about 25 minutes after the advertised time, the concluding stages of the friendly football match between the Marine Department and a team drawn from the rest
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  • 65 16 GARRIO'S EASY VICTORY Williamstown Cup Result (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, Nov. 17. THE result of the race for the Williamstown Cup was as follows Betting 1. Garrio s—l5 1 2. Panto 33 1 B. Bustard 33 1 The race was won by three lengths, with three-quarters of a length
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  • 350 16 Eldreds Win Mixed Foursomes The monthly mixed foursomes competition was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and resulted in I win for Mr. and Mrs W. Eldred with a net score of 31 3 4 51 cards were taken out and the following returned: Mr. and Mrs W.
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  • 137 16 Match Against Garrison Golf Club The following is the result of the Representative Match played between Island Golf Club and Garrison Golf Club at the Garrison Golf Club course yesterday: Island Golf Club players were mention first: S. M. Kelly 1, Major H. B. Rose 0. R. J.
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  • 45 16 The match for the Robinson Cup was played at the Garrison Golf Club last week with the following returns;— (lB Holes) Ist. Mrs. R. E. Morris 1 down. 2nd Mrs. H. B. Rose 3 down. 3rd. Mrs. C. F. G. Bond 5 down.
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  • 27 16 Final Of Ladies' Autumn Cup In the final of the above competition Mrs. S. N. Kelly beat Mrs. A. P. Cameron 2 and 1.
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  • 509 16 An Exciting Jrinisn YESTERDAY'S Six Metre Ri the R.S.Y.C. was the t'u ■> three for the Jean II Chal.Cup. Keenness u., throughout the race and U\> was close. At the san- the weather though interestuu hot to be pleasant and everybody was
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  • 59 16 Crowd Of 80,000 Watch Drawn Match New York. Nov. 16. rE twenty -second American football meeting between Notre Dame I'niversity and the army resulted in a draw at 6— The match was played before a crowd of 80,000 frenzied spectators, hundreds of whom paid the forty dollars
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  • 88 16 Semi-Finals Reached In Selangor Championship •From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Now 17. The semi-final stage of the Selangor singles badminton championship was reached today wnen fl S Samuel and Foo Lum Choon won their ties with ease, beating Yong Ah Swee and Lee Yew Seng respectively in straight
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  • 46 16 Lawyer's Annual Golf Competition The annual Bench and Bar golf competition for the Knowles Cup. played at the Island Club yesterday was won by Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith with a gross score of T4--4: 70. He was presented with the cup by Mr P Sammy.
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  • 41 16 Melbourne. Nov. 15. The four-day match between the M.C.C. and Victoria was begun today but only 40 minutes play was possible owing to rain. Victori batting first made 30 for one wickets. Play will be resumed tomorrow Reuter
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 90 16 n A ifIAT AH MODEL 143 (LATE 1935) K. Lr .A. -VIUI UK 8 TUBE SUPERHET BRAND-NEW SETS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY PACKED CARTONS ARE BEING CLEARED AT $145/DUTY AND FREIGHT ARE ON OUR ACCOUNT FOR F.M.S. BUYERS. A NEW RADIO BEARING THE OLDEST NAME IN BROADCASTING Westinghouse I^hHl S^i! iT^ll
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