The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 December 1935

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 14,723 ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1935. 10 CENTS.
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    SABOTAGE SUSPECTED AT NAVAL DOCKYARD
    121 1 leship And Submarine Damaged London, Dec. 9. KY disturbing incidents at l>< vonport dockyard are rstood tn be engaging the tion of Admiralty officials nd Scotland Yard. hundred pounds worth of I >ne to the battleship k durinu refitting at Devona failure of the electric
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE OPENS IN LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE OPENS IN LONDON
    2125 1 NAVAL CONFERENCE OPENS IN LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE OPENS IN LONDON Supreme Court To Decide On Legality Of A.A.A. Chicago. Dec. 9. vhat party is in pow r er. .:kt the Agricultural Adjuster *:li continue" was the imtatement made by Mr. Wallace, .ry lor Agriculture, with referne forthcoming decision of the
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE APPROVED
    106 1 Pan-American And Imperial Airways Joint Operators New York, Dec. 9. 'THE five nations conference between Britain, the Irish Free State, Canada, Newfoundland and the United States, held at the State Department, Washington, tentatively approved the early operation of the projected trans-Atlantic air service. The service is
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    COAL STRIKE BY XMAS ?
    35 1 COAL STRIKE BY XMAS London. Dec. 9. TT is stated that the situation with regard to the threatened coal strike is critical and the clanger of a strike, possibly by Christmas, has increased. Reuter Wireless.
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    RADIO TELEPHONE
    67 1 Canton-Shanghai Link To Start Early Next Year Hon? Kong, Dec. 9. Radio telephone services between Canton and Shanghai will begin operation early next year. The erection of the wireless station at Shekpai, near Canton, is expected to be finished within two weeks. Mr Teng Chung Yiu, of the
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    CHURCH DISPUTE
    44 1 Minister Stops Bishop's Income Berlin. Dec. 9. Herr Kerrl. the Reiehs Church Minister. has ordered disciplinary Tt( asures against Bishop Zaenker of Breslan, one of the leaders of the Evangelical Church, for examining v.ndidaies. Bishop Zaenker's income :ias been stopped.- Reuter Wireless
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    ANGLO-U.S. TRADE PACT
    56 1 Held Up Owing To Troubled State Of World Washington, Dec. 9. Mr CordeU Hull, the Secretary of R*ate. hiis revealed that preliminary exchanges have occurred in connection with the negotiation of an AngloAmerican trade pact, but so far they have been merely exploratory owlnf to the disturbed
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    AVALANCHE KILLS 88
    60 1 Moscow. Dec. 9. Eighty-eight people have been killed in an avalanche which swept down the Yukspor mountain upon the city of Kir^vsk in t*e Kola P ninsula. Two two-storeyed houses were completely destroyed by the wall of snow Two thousand workers rushed to the rescue of those
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    NEGUS PROTESTS TO LEAGUE AGAINST THE BOMBING OF HOSPITAL
    616 1 Directed Anti-Aircraft Defen ce Him self Geneva. l>ec. 9. THE Emperor of Abyssinia has telegraphed to M. \vcnol. Secretary-General to the League of Nations, against the bombing of an open town and villages and hospital buildings He says the bombing of
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      187 1 There is no better Tea BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT I C E l*1 TR U sis to 915 pm GLADYS AND SPECIAL DINNER DANCE KUSSERO W formal 9.45 to midnight CONTINENTAL DANCE TEAM NON DINERS $1.00 RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA Directed by HAN HOPKINS BOOK NOW XMAS
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      74 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of th" Malayan gardens direct to your home. ADELPHI PI HOT E L ROOF GARDEN TONIGHT THURSDAY L SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE L_RELLER BAND AND A SPLENDID FLOOR SHOW BY THE 1 MEZEY REVUE THE ROTARY CLUB OF
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    War-Mongering ?
    1458 2 War-Mongering Letters To The Editor "X" IS "VASTLY IMPRESSED "—BRITAIN AND ITALY HAVE NO QUARREL— WHAT IS BEHIND OUR CAMPAIGN?— IF "X" WERE ONE OF THE "HIDDEN POWERS"— "GUERILLA WARFARE OF VILIFICA TION"— WHEN THE PS YCHOLOGICAL WAR-MOMENT ARRIVES— OUR REPLY To The Kditor. .Sir. I was vastly impressed by
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      18 2 HnSf^Hßtill Christmas Greetings HUE t/ie /?I 's rAf 5p nY mmmu2Zry&ToyWryJVj\a \WWm^§s. __*++MO66e/jWmiofKm |^r^L_ B^^^^T •>>' H _m_____^___m_\ WWRa
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      334 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. BEECH AM'S LUNG SYRUP for COLDS BRONCHITIS Of all Chemists and Stores. Sole Agents, CRAFTOH LABORATORIES, 20b, Collyer Quay. BOARD KKSIPKM'K. I I KATONG GRANGE Excellent position tn Sea front Board Residence. Mod. Sanitation 77 Meyer Rond Phone 5758 THE MANSION Oxley Rise- Singapore. RESIDENTIAL HOTEL (non -licensed.)
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      239 2 Today 9 s Radio Programmes B.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths 16.86 and 19.82 metres p.m. 6.20 Biu Ben. Sidney Torch, at the organ of the Regal, Edmonton. 650 -Embankment. A stroll along minster Embankment, London, stopping to interview any interesting characters or musicians who may be passing. 7.20 Greenwich time
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      130 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY. DEC. 10. High Water, 10.20 a.m. 9 7 ft.. 12.5 p.m. 9.1 ft. Lawn Tennis: R. Menzel and L. Hecht in exhibition matches at S.C.C Hockey: Girls* Sports Club vs European XI at G.S.C. Rugby Tournament. P.S. and I. vs. Merchants. S.C.C; Training and scrum
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVES $750,000 FOR JUBILEE FUND
    4651 3 Scholarship Protest MOVING TRIBUTES TO SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT Property Owners' Rights ry, the motion of the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Legislative Council. at its last meeting for the year yesterday, approved of a contribution $750,000 to the Singapore Jubilee Fund. Government's offer was
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    HAD TO KE CARRIED DOWNSTAIRS.
    201 3 Now She Milks K ('„«>. Sil-- is a larnurs win and sh» couldn't put her fgg| to *h« ground What a terrible handicap, bo'h taf her and her husband! It was all due feo rheumatism; she wius helpless with it She writes ol her experiences
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      A GLANCE AT THE NEW FRENCH FASHIONS
      971 4 Little Change In Outline Paris. Nov. 27. MID-SEASON changes are noticeable rather in the materials used for day and evening wear than in general outline, although there is a decided tendency towards an accentuated slenderness and height for the evening. The draping Ol
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      Hair-Lines Are In The
      316 4 Hair -Lines Are In The OF WINTER BEAUTY NEWS FOLLOW your natifral hair-line in planning your new coiffure That's the rule for waves thla autumn, according to Olivia de Havilland, lovely young star of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." who has devised a coiffure as smart as it is flattering— and
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      30 YEARS' SUFFERING WITH DILATED STOMACH.
      217 4 Hire la a case ot intense interest to all sufferers irom indigestion and stomach trouble. Even if you have been in pain for years and have tried all sorts ol medicines without relief, you can still be cured if you will only do as
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      Clothes To Be Still More Luxurious
      357 4 DESIGNER'S VIEWS UpLOTHES will be more luxurious than ever Such is the decree of fashion designers. But what constitutes luxury ir clothes? Fabrics, trimming, design just what do they all mean? Adrian, famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer designer, answered this question, at least In part, in gowns
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      THE QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS SHOPPING CAMPAIGN
      639 4 A Woman's London By Rose Patterson Things She Has Bought London. \o\ !8. I'THE Queen, always a shining example te her lazier subjects, has alreadx started her Christmas ihopplng campaign. At a recent exhibition oi the work oi disabled ex-soldiers. Her Majesty bought handbags, aoteca*
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      36 4 I t -iRs **vs> i x TRAINING IN ALL I f? SKF BRANCHES OF HYING AND WA ffIRBF GROUND ENGINEERING. Prospectus Supplied Without Any Obligation APPLY TO FAR EAST FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL KAI TAK AIRPORT, HONGKONG.
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    281 5 V- IMF WM \I. ARMISTICE CHURCH PARADE of I ondo \llTt n^ S t u A T IVS T the ,irst N,a of h ™»rd fllfhl from Km drome for° tmnn n e^ a V"" 0 Wn <»""* nff fr Hatlleld drome for Lympne. from where she lieu West Africa,
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      65 5 "^S^^^^^N /mmmm^y-ii -^^^H A^ m^ m m /R^^m\ f^ R A 1^ C" DC TOM SMITH'S CALEY S 1 CADBURY'S TERRY'S NESTIE'S HARROD'S -ROW N TREE'S- FRY'S ASSORTED NUTS BRAZIL. BARCELONA. KENTISH COBS. WALNUTS. ALMONDS XMAS PUDDINGS HARROD'S IN BASINS CHIVER'S BRANDS IN TINS WV ftn fortmm i'>* i iMg
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    SIX CHINESE SET ON HERMES STOKER
    348 6 One Caught And Convicted GIRL WITNESS UNABLE TO GIVE EVIDENCE A MYSTERIOUS attack on a stoker from the Hermes in Owen Road about 8.30 on Saturday night led to the appearance in the third court yesterday of a neatly dressed young Chinese on a
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    NEW BALLROOM
    128 6 Opened At Harbour Board Club His Excellency the Governor opened Hie new ballroom of the Singapore: Harbour Board Club at Raeburn Park on Saturday night, in the presence of over 200 members and guests. The Club has been in existence many years and has grown to such proportions
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    50 6 F.MS.V.F. Orders siate tha;, '2 Lieut Mohd Yusoo bin Maiimud Selangor Bn.. F.MS.V.F.. is transferred to N.gri Sembilan Bn.. F.MS.V.F.:! 2 Lieut J. D Hod:4kir.son. Pahang Bn.. I F.M.S.VF.. is transferred to Selangor Bn.. FMSV.F-. and Lieut. A. W. F Frisby. Malacca Volunteer Corns, is attached to Perak Bn.. f.m.s.v.f.
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    R.A.F. HELP TO CHECK EPIDEMIC
    148 6 i Anti-Toxin j T'O check an epidemic of diph- theria which had broken out in Sarawak. Air-Commodore Sidney. Smith, Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East, sent a flying boat to Kuchlng with a supply of antitoxin. As Sarawak ll fairly free from diph- theria.
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    ROTARY UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    64 6 The latest subscriptions and donations to the Rotary Club Unemploy ment Fund are: Subscriptions Already acknowledged 51. 395.70 Mr. A. Yapp 2.00 $1,397.70 Donations Already acknowledged $6,199.99 Messrs. Sze Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Co. Ltd. 50.00 Messrs. Straits Chinese Reading Club 5.00 Messrs. Singapore Cold Storage
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    34 6 Mrs. Margaret Winterton. 27. the wile of Mr. Paul Winterton. Labour candidate for the Mitcham Division of Surrey, died in Purley Hospital from injuries which she suffered in a road accident a month previously.
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    SHOP EXPLOSION CAUSES DEATH OF CHINESE
    948 6 cided that our boys shoul'd in future be transferred there as it is closer to this school than Raffles Institution. Out of 77 boys who took up the final examination of the fifth standard. 40 have been transferred to the V.S.S. on promotion to
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    APPEAL IN ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE
    686 6 Conviction Set Aside CHIEF JUSTICE POINTS OUT JUDGE'S ERROR (Prom Our Own Corresponded) Kuala Lumpur. l» f. THE Chief Justice. Sir Samuel Thomas, delivered judgment in the Supreme Court today in the appeal of Nawi bin Buyong, heard recently at the F.M.S. Court of Appeal,
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    SARAWAK SCOT BECOMES A MUSLIM
    128 6 SARAWAK SCOT BECOMES A MUSLIM Going To Mecca A SARAWAK SCOTSMAN, who has become a Muslim will be among the thousands who will make the pilgrimmage to Mecca this season The Sarawak Government Gazette contains the following paragraph: "Mr. G. T. M. Mcßryan's many friends in Sarawak will no doubt
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    BASIC ENGLISH
    43 6 The evening class In Basic English for tho a If hen who have been selected will begin on Tuesday. Dec 10. at Rallies Institution. The class will be held every Tuesday and Thursday Irom C to 7 p.m. until further notice
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      38 6 f _tm__\ X +**Jmmmm++^mmm7mm mn mm_. Its u thriller I! I "10 M.NUTE ALIBI" w«V«\#b mas Show AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE DEC. 14th, 17th, 18th 21st. Performance Commences 9.30 p.m. BOOKING NOW OPEN AT JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD-
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    WELL-KNOWN SPORTSMAN
    118 7 WELL-KNOWN SPORTSMAN Now To Practise In j S.S. Courts i Mr. P. F. Kinsey, the well-known j I hockey player, was admitted to practice lin the courts of the Straits Settlements. bv Mr. Justice A. K. a'Beckett Terrell in the Supreme Court yesterday. No objection was raised by the Bar
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    "AMOK" PILGRIM
    75 7 Remanded For Medical Observation Madok. the Bugis pilgrim, who was alleged to have run amok among his •o-religionists in a lodging house in Palembang Road early one Saturday morning, has been remanded lor medical observation by the order of Mr Norman Grice, the Singapore second magistrate. Madok is
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    COUNTERFEIT COINS
    140 7 Charges Against Two Men I Bail in $1,000 each was offered Lim Oon Cheong and If. S. Ahmad bin Mota Sahib, respectively, when they appear- ed betore Mr. Norman Grice. the Sin- saDore second magistrate, yesterday. The charge against the Chinese was that he had used as genuine
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      317 7 """^ESSSRSSttP 10 D OUT-OF-THE.ORDINARY ENTERTAINMENT" a ys Free Press. 7th Dec. ja^fj^^mAK of HEARTS' OPENING ALHAMBRA tomorrow Hi-nHmDnll i' Lmct W MAN Pimn £^A SPENCERS VANCE jmS 1 I KAI T CHARLIE jndj 3 j -I I IF%U I (MAN £.13^ 4 nmm a a amm am wwm -J BRUCE
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      198 7 "if Law Notices For I The Day j Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice j Burton and Mr. Justice Whitley in the I ll Ist Court at 11 a.m. Court of Appeal:— No. 9— Jit Hin &j I (Co. vs. R. J. Wood Co. J Before the Chief Justice, Mr.
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      236 7 I One of Screenland's Most 1 Popular, Funsters- in a OPEN, NG TONIGHT Snappy, Sparkling Musical P A D I T ft I s got Bvsnr^^^ 0- J r?/^\r-^ Pap-dance S. <&\W _f m ±§i L perform > Darin\l^ >-"Y es _4^ V^^3BL ANN DVORAK K' Oohtu A^ob ats PATRICIA
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      Win, Lose Or Draw ?
      773 8 Win, Lose Or Draw 'THE reported settlement in North China is welcome news so far as it goes, did it not leave behind the uncomfortable feeling that the next turn of the Sino-Japanese kaleidoscope will reveal a crisis of smiliar or greater magnitude, again involving the threat of war It
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    DAY TO DAY
    518 8 Mr. W. B. Hardlnge, ol United Putani j Estate, has returned from his lonn leave. Mr. J A. Black. M C.S.. has been ap- I .pointed to aet as Secretary ior Chinese Affairs Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Kta| have left Kuala Lumpur lor New Zealand, where
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    As I was Saying
    465 8 IN Indianapolis it would seem that even the billiard table has "gone modern"; a championship is to be I played there this month on a table which is supported not by the tradi- Brighter W I Hunts tional mahogany legs but by 'hollow braces of chromium
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    Tales Of The Golden Eagle
    1299 8 ALTHOUGH the goiden eagle is gen- erally accepted as the King of Birds, there is a story told in the Highlands Of how the wren by his cunning won that proud title from the eagle The story goes that all the birds assembled together to
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      15 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. < Incorporated in Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS. SINGAPORE.
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES.
      463 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6 p. m Dec. 9 of i denomination onleai otHerwtoe stated Previously Yes^day Rl« or Fall :i Loan. 5 p.c, 1944-64 120^ 120 tg Loan, 4 p.c. 1960-90 117 3 1175 2 4 106-* <: 106 i i o 193 6"51 103L
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      N.I. RUBBER QUOTA QUOTA
      311 9 Only Means Increase Of 17,000 Tons For Next Half Year inton Nelson and Co. Ltd.. in their marked review dated Dec. 6 s The announcement of the Interna)nal Committee, preceded as it was. irhat surprisingly, by a similar an•uncment from Batavia. came as an anticlimax. As
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      83 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Dec. 9, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X. R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. December' *****6 2113 16 Good FAQ. In cases (F.0.8. December" 21 716 21 916 No. I.X. R.S.S. (spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 21 11 16 21 13 16 No. I.X.R.S.S. December 21% 3 17
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      SIONE TIN
      19 9 The output of Sione Tin Ltd. for November was 603 piculs. Yardage worked 148.000; hours run 594.
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      LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS
      211 9 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a newspaper published in Malava has
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      141 9 BBFR. Steady. London Spot: 6 516d Previously Steady at G ftjltd Jan-Mar.: 6^ 8 d Previously 63«d Julv^S^t I d Previously: 6 7 16d. S I 4)C l\ S DOTBA: BtraiU BD.. Not to Rotterdam: £M v>* Gd Piwi.msly: 4jh 7s (>d. rePPB: White Muntok. in bond:
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      62 9 London Tin: Easier Cash: £220 15s. Previously Steady at £221 iss Throe months: €210 15s Previously v:2li 12s fid 50.75 Previously: 51.25 Settlement. £35 17s. 6d Previously *J :*5 12s 6d Yesterday: €7 Is. 0> 2 d Previously Is. l» L .d Spot: 28 3 4 d.
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      Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Dec. 9
      79 9 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Dec. 9 Method of Parity before Rate Pre Quoting '20-9-31 Yr \>tvrdav viously Paris Francs to 141.21 74 1116 74 9 1G New York $to 4882 :i 4.92 13 1G 4.92-"* Amsterdam Guilders to 12 ;)T 7.27 7.26 1 Hong Kong Per dollar Is.
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      218 9 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations I I Dec. 9 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 332 London, 3 months' sight 2i4 116 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 1i32 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 London, demand 2 3 31 32 London. T.T. 2!3 3132 Lyons and Paris,
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1159 9 Fraser and Co. 's List MONDAY. DEC. 9, 19:J3 MINING Buyers Srllrrs /uxipat Tin t4s» .'is M to 3d c.d. Asam Kumbang Ml 6d Mi M tA Austral Malay a> 59s 60s \d Ayer Hitam Tin <s:>> 15s 16s 'Ayer Wen~ <$> 1.85 1.95 x.u.
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      114 9 Activity In Industrials London. Dec. 4. On the Stock Exchange today business wa< again OO Ihe upgrade, but •quietened down after good activity In the morning. Gilt-edged securities, alter rarly firmness, closed lower, while substantial activity was displayed in internationals and several industrial sections, notably tobaccos, motors end
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      TREASURY BILLS
      40 9 London. D«c. 7. The toial amount applied for in tenders for 45.000.000 Treasury Bills was €72.825.000 The average rate per cent, for bills at three months was 13s. 1 53d. against ills. 9.31d. a week ago -British Radio.
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      15 9 The output of Nawng Pet Tin. Ltd for the month of November was 215 piculs
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      FOREIGN DEPOSITS IN U.S.
      48 9 New York. Dec. M. Foreign banks' deposits in the United States liust week totalled 1 87.000.000 This total indicates an increase ol CI 1.000.000 compared with the pre vious week s tvs the condition state men' of the Federal Reserv system Rent r Wll
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      94 9 Dec 9 Kuyer* SellerGambler 6.50 Java Cnbe 9 25 Hamburg Cuoe 1 50 Whit.- Muntok P. prxr 17.75 Black Pepper 9 5(» Oopra, Sundrl'd 5.30 Copra mixed 475 Small Flake Tapioca 455 R. B Slam No 1 per koyan 102 Banja Jilotong 10 25 Sarawak Jeloiong 10
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    CLAMOUR FOR WAR IN NORTH CHINA
    737 10 2,000 Students Demonstrate In Peiping "CALL THE NATION TO ARMS" City Gates Closed And Extra Police Called Out Peiping, Dec. 9. 'THE gates on the west side of the city have been closed and extra police have been called out on account of large
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    LORD DE CLIFFORD
    174 10 Hail Granted By The House Of Lords London. Dee. 9. Lord de Clifford who is charged with manslaughter arising out of a motor accident, will come up for trial before his peers on Thursday. He surrendered to the House of Lords preparatory to his trial and was
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    HUNDREDWEIGHT OF GOLD DISCOVERED
    114 10 Arrest Of Big Italian Coal Importer Genoa, Dec. 9. A police search of the house of Giuseppe Matteucci. Grand Knight of the Crown of Italy, one of the largest coal importers in the country, is stated to have resulted in the discovery of about a hundredweight
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    Paris Talks Result In Plan To End Hostilities In A byssinia
    735 10 Paris Talks Result In Plan To End Hostilities In A byssinia BIG CONCESSIONS TO ITALY T Paris, Dec. 9 HE conversations between Sir Samuel Hoare and M Laval con, by the adoption of certain formulae for the settlement of the i Abyssinian dispute, but these will not be published until
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    26 10 Hone Konu. Rm The Provincial author! K tung have approved >: the set aside five per o ail Kactorlei ind \n th. ritory for chai Jit Poh
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      124 10 i P'l She's coming to tt THE CAPiTOL H The Sweetheart of H the Universe in I 'TNE SUNNYSIOE UP of 1935! If SHIRLEY lI^MPIE I \Curfy7bp I I JOHN BOLES §j ROCHELLE HUDSON |<i JANE DARWEU l_ a^^^L v^^^^__m_wß^^^^^^^^^^Rw^m____/ y TIFFIN $1.00 Cremr \u Ris Fish a la I
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    STOCK EXCHANGE MARKETS AGAIN DEPRESSED
    1494 11 French Currency Crisis "Nerves" BUT BRITISH INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY GOES MARCHING ON London, Nov. '28. 4LTHOUGH the condition of British industry and trade remains essen- tially sound and promising, unfortunate developments abroad continue to affect Stock Exchange quotations adversely. T current week, ior example, has produced
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    Winning CONTRACT
    456 11 Winning CONTRACT by the four class hicid Burnstinc, Michael Gottlieb, Osicald Jacoby and Howard Schenken. I word's leading teami-of-four. AN INFERENTIAL SLAM BID "TODAY'S hand hi*mca« values was b i d and' FOUR-ACES system played by Mr. fffVjnHHni Neilson Olcott lUU Q I New York in IttbUßCfl South posiTOTALvw.ui»»f*cKU Neither
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    Statistics Office Library Notice
    466 11 ■"pHE following publications were is- j sued or received by the Department of Statistics, s.s. and F.M.S.. during the period Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. inclusive. and are availabli ror public use In the; Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by members ol
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
    137 11 'Incorporated in the Colonv ot Hong Kong' Tin- liability of members is limited o the extent and in the manner prestribed by Ordinance No. 6 ol 1929 of he Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG luthorised Capital $50.000 000 EMMed and fully paid up 520.000.000 Reserve
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    83 11 A K.LM. mailplane which left Batavia recentl" carried woman passenger who had to return t j Europe In order to be operated on tor a tumour. The greatest care had to be exercised when flying and especialIv landing, as the slightest shock might have been fatal. All descents wer* made
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      501 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. .\rSTR\I.I\ \M» CHIN* (Incorporated in Bbgland by Hoyal Charter Paid up capital in 'ggg shares of ftl each Oou.ooo Reserve Fund 000.000 Reserve Liability oi Proprietors 000.S0Q HEAD OFI IFF 38. Bishopsgate. London. EC L' Agencies and Bra richer. Alor Star Hollo :s« nnr ov Anintsar
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      GERMAN STEAMER NOT TO BLAME
      268 12 Berlin Decision Against British Battleship Berlin. The Maritime Court oi Bremerhaven has delivered its decision regarding the collision between the British battleship Ramillies and the N.L.D. steamer Eisenach. The court decided that the captain and the officers ot the Eisenach are not to be blamed
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      PASSENGERS LIST
      61 12 The following will be passengers on m.s. Boringia. sailing from Singapore today Miss W. Byvoet. Mr. M Carr. Miss A Nilson. Mr. L. Shapiro. Mrs. L. Shapiro Mr. H. Pallister Clarke. Mrs. H. Pallis- I ter Clarke and two children Mr H Christiansen. Mr. G A. Thamsen. Mr
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      CLEARANCES
      36 12 Dec 8: Narbada. Behar (Brit)- Hai Lee. Concordia fNor.); R.C. Rlckmers <Ger.> Gewang. Kilat <Dutj. Dec. 9: Anastasia. Plancius 'Dut>Fingal. Hydra II (Nor.); GG Merlin K; Kinta. Sin Kheng Seng. Jerantut. Ban Siong Bee <Brit.).
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      19 12 The mail vessel s.s. D'Artagnan from is expected to arrive today at aoon and sail at p.m. for Colombo
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      VIBRATION ON THE NORMANDIE
      385 12 Stories Are "Greatly Exaggerated" INTERESTING statements in regard to the French liner Normandie were made by M. Pierre de Malglaive. resident director of the Compare Generale Transatlantique in London on his return to Southampton in the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain. "THE question of the
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      TEN ORDERS IN EIGHT MONTHS
      327 12 Dundee Firm's Shipbuilding Activity London. The order for two 160 ft. moto: coasters, secured from the Qonerai Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.. London, wil! make the Caledon yard one of the busiest In the country. After the leanest spell in historyfive orders in four years 10
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      NEW SOVIET VESSELS
      188 12 Orders Placed In England, Denmark And Holland London. snortly expected in Murmansk is one of the largest refrigerated steamers In the world, the Pishchevaya Industria (Purchased by the Commissariat of Foreign Trade of the USSR from a (British fishing concern. Completely repaired and reconditioned, this 10.000-ton steamer
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      LIFEBOAT SERVICE IN OCTOBER
      108 12 Already this year 18 more Uvea have been rescued irom shipwreck round .Great Britain and Ireland than durin« (the whole of 1934. The total for the ten months is 372. During October there were 46 launches, of which 12 took place on Oct. 19. the day
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR
      109 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ship> alongside the uharxe* or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1, Sumatra Maru 22 Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Terukuni Maru lg; Denaarl 15. Menestheus 13; Katong 12 < iNoort 10; Kedah 7 Empire Dock (Entrance Ciate 3i Karoa 30. Thurland Siamese Prince 34; Lara |g
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      WARSHIP'S COLLISION DAMAGES
      170 12 Admiralty Appeal Again:*! Registrar's Award The Presid- 'he Admir. sion. Sir Boyd IfefTtman. in th. ralty Court beard an ippeoJ o. Admiralty iron, the award glatrar. Mr L F. C Darby Admiralty >::n>M on a claim as damagei arising oui ol colli the English Channel beta troyer
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      SEQUEL TO WAR-TIME WRECK
      175 12 SEQUEL TO WAR-TIME WRECK Waterford Harbour Hoard's A sequel Ko the sinking ot the B: •tenner Hermlooe in Waterford bour in April. 1917 alter struck by an enemy min. in the High Court. Dublin Mr. Justice Hanna dlentiaoi d i costs a motion t«. de an i made on July
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      P. AND O. ARRIVALS
      31 12 The P. A]l( O Bjio. Hong Kong and io at 10 am. on The Kktderpoc here from Shanghai and will ptOCOSd alonsjsld BH Board's Wharf >n arrival
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      CONTE VERDE
      45 12 The Conte Verde ls du Thursday at daylight irom Bonj R and Shanghai She will b side the S.H.B whar\ SS ind ed to sail again the same d.,\ il \1 noon for Colombo. Bombay. Wm I 1 Said. BrlndLsi. Venice and IMesU
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      541 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. < incorporated in F.M.S.) IKLLPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKINGS AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. •mmmjimmmmmmmmmmma CANADIAN PACIfIC >* r <j-j 'Incorporated in England) THE "EMPRESS" ROI IE offers TRANS-PAC 'IFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOI
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      492 12 I Local And i Foreign Mail Despatches Ana Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.rr Thursday 7.45 a.rr Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.ir Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.n: Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m Klang. Kuala Lipls. Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7
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      405 13 J mi if J r Jm^__-________^^ il Oi X^ and I BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, >AN 6 500*** Dec° r iR mDCT T Tonnage S'pore. R\JPUTAI I7nnn n n CORFU 15.000 Feb. 14 17.000 Dec 20 RANCHI 17.000 Feb 28 nurroAi _ma_ma. m BANGALORE 6.000 Mar
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      496 13 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements 11 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) r "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR CANADIAN AND AMERICAN POftTf VI COLOMBO. Steamer D s CITY OF e ail? WELLINGTON Havre. London. Rotterdam. Hamburg Dec 13 Dec
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      1158 13 THE BLUE EUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khi.. Steam Ship Co., Ltd.. and China Mutual The C unard Uh„ T"'?.? (I9M| lU Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.! The sirauii^ Ltd The Straits Steamship Co Ltd The \S Co Ltd The China Navigation Co. Ltd The Irr.u .HH Sf'f.?. 1 1 L,nr
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      746 14 Km Pr Mr KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ KAMPAR Tuesday. Dec. 10, Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang Tanjong-Mengei-dar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. PALOPO-— Tuesday, Dee. 10, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. TOMOHON Tuesday. Dec. 10, Singkawang, Pemangkat and Sambas. SWARTENHONDT— Wenesday, Dec. 11, Batavia, Rodriguez, Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave. Durban, Lourenco-Marques, Beira, Zanzibar, Mombasa and Mahe (no
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      557 14 JOINT SERVICE gpr| of PRINCE LINE— SILVER LIlfE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. SIAMESE PRINCE In Port Dec. 10 Jan. 23 M.S. SILVERWALNUT Dec.' 16 Dec. 23 Feb. 7 M.S. MALAYAN PRINCE Dec. 30
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      58 14 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via Port Swettenham, Penang Palembang, Banjoewangi and North Western Ports) Due Sail S'pore. S'pore T.s.m.v. Kangaroo In Port Dec 15 Fares Single £19.0.0, Australian Return £30.0.0, Currency For particulars of Freight and Passage please apply to: McALISTER CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG Planters Stores
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      604 14 O. S. K. LINE Scotland Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar M Salaam, L. Marques. Durban, East LmdOQ and Port Elizabeth p Ryuyo Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar es Salaam. Beira, L. Marqu* Durban. Algoa Bay and Mossel Bay i». v Buenos Aires Buenos Aires via Colombo.
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    LOCAL LINCENSUNG JUSTICES ISSUE 51 RENEWALS
    376 15 Partners Difference Of Opinion APPLICATIONS for the renewal of public houses licences in Singapore for next year caused an unusually long agenda to be submitted to the Board of Licensing Justices which was held yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr. H. A. Forrer, the
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    CHEATING CONVICTION
    276 15 Story Of Jewellery For Woman Friend Pioof of two previous offences and further conviction yesterday on a ie of cheating earned young il bin Noor Mohamed the detersentence of six months' rigorous npriaonment to be followed by a similar term of police supervision from Mr Norman Grice. the
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    AMATEUR BOXING
    33 15 A cheoue for $250 has been forwarded bv th Singanore Amateur Boxing Association to the Children's Aid Society as a result of the boxing meet held at the New World recently.
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    19 15 Mi W H Martin and Mr A N Farquharson are among recent arrivals in Kuala Lumpur from Home leave.
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    ROBBING GOLFERS OF 30 YARDS
    465 15 ROBBING GOLFERS OF 30 YARDS Lighter And Larger Ball London, Nov. 24. TTHIS proposed lighter and larger golf ball, which will take thirty yards off very drive, la not regarded as a blessing by the average golfer, the handicap player, who is the backbone of clubs up and down the
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    British Thoroughbred Horses Maintain Their Quality
    1255 15 British Thoroughbred Horses Maintain Their Quality "BAHRAM'S YEAR" RECORD London, Nov. I INCIDENTS in the Jockey Club campaign that ended at Manchester Saturday will be recalled as happening in "Bahrain's year." H.H. Aga Khan's triple-crown winner wa.s unquestionably the celebrity of the season. Although h did not capture the imaginatm.
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    IMPORTED BOXERS
    87 15 IMPOR TED BOXERS Must Be Of Good Standing DIM I IMI Boxing Board of Control have taken action against the engagement of Continental boxen who arr not of good standing in tin ir own country The Board have circulated pro moters to the effect that where Ihe services of alien
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    ENGLAND WIN
    50 15 I.S. Beaton At Squash Rackets London. Hec < Englar.d defeated America 5 0 In the first squash rackets international at the Bath Club. London The Eg\p tian. Amrbey. the English open Cb I j pion captained England and beat Strachan of Philadelphia 9 5 and 9 0 Reuter
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    Johore's Plucky Display At Genuang
    738 16 NEGRI-MALACCA'S STOCK LOWERED (From Our Own Correspondent) Genuang, Dec. 9. AS ALREADY reported in the Free Press, Johore put up a very hard fight before going down 3-0 to Negri-Malacca. The narrow defeat came as a surprise to the Johore supporters as it was expected
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    Braddock Will Fight No One But The Brown Bomber
    425 16 QUICK MONEY OR NOTHING London. Nov. 20. JAMES J. BRADDOCK. the world's heavy-weight champion is eager to J defend his title against Joe Louis, the coloured fighter whose path to fistic success Ls strewn with knock-out victories. Most champions are quite
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    TODAY'S TENNIS
    82 16 TT is hoped, that R. Menzel and L. Hecht. the Czech Davis Cup players, will be seen in exhibition games at the S.C.C. today commencing at 4.45 p.m. The following local players have been asked to take part Lim Bong Soo, Chua Choon Leong. Yong Loon Chong, A.
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    KEPPEL G.C.
    72 16 Thirty-seven cards were taken out for the December Medal (Stroke) at the Kennel Golf Club which resulted in a tie between: E Kent 32—15 67 B. la Cloche 78—11^67 The replay to be played oil during the next week-end, Dec. 14 and 15 BALL SWEEPS SATURDAY lst Round
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY
    116 16 The following will play hockey for the SRC Tomorrow vs. Malaya Command at Tanglin: O. C. Aeria. R. Barth A G Armstrong. G. Ross. G. E. N Oehiers' L. Alvis. R. C. Oehiers. N Sullivan J S. de Souza, M. Valberg. b Ross Tomorrow vs. St. Joseph's Brigade
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    29 16 London, Dec. 9. In the replay of the first round cup tie todav Sennt*o-ne beat Coventry 2 and in the First Division Ar^ena beat Miuuieobioush 2—o.— Reuter.
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    MACHINE GUN MATCH WINNERS
    51 16 MA CHINE GUN MATCH WINNERS ttI.VNLRS ol the Talalla Challenge (Platoon Machine Gun Match) Na 1" Platoon I> (8) Company lst. Bn. Ibe Wiltshire Rest.: Standing— Pte. Barnbrook. Pte. Stapleton. Pte. Sticklev. Pte Moss Sitting:— Lc Fisher, Pte Wilkins. (apt. Peacock. Ber*t Brett < Team-Leaden Pte. Male. la. Haines— (Malaya
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    BEST AND CLANCY SHINE FOR PENANG C. C.
    299 16 Hockey i Ipoh Club Lose At Home •From Our Ov c rr« ipoh, i*, i T*he Ptnang cricket ciub clear-cut victory ol Q V < one over the Ipoh Club in annual hockey encounter m latter's ground yesterday The home t< am
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    Ryder Cup Fund
    281 16 T Hi,: Kyucr Cup fund, organised to raise the money necessary to cover ihe cost of the British foil teams' trip j to America, shows a aplendM balance in hand. 1 see that ther, is a credit of 1.030. I Most of thla money will be invested.
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    M.C.C. IN SYDNEY
    72 16 Sydney, Dec. 9. JN the match between the M.C.C. and an Australian Eleven which was continued today the Australians made 227 runs (Baxter 4 for 63 and Parks 3 for 64). The M.C.C in their second innings declared at 207 for 9 (Hardstaff 63. Ebeling 6 for
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    Epworth League Prize Winners
    260 16 "THE following are the prize-win- ners for the various tournaments 'conducted by the sports section ot the Singapore Epworth Union league for the year ending December, 1935. The winners arj kindly requested to note that the Prize-distribution will take place on Friday. Dec. 13 at the
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    TWO CENTURIES AT JOHANNESBURG
    34 16 Johannesburg. Dec. 9. In the match between the Australian Blld Transviml the Australians made 411 for 9 at the close todav CF'n«leto^ 99, Darling 106. Chipperficld 105 not out).— Renter.
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