The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 December 1935

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  • Title Section
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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,735. ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1935. 19 CENTS.
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    LINDBERGHS FORCED TO FLEE TO ENGLAND
    198 1 Fear That Son May Share Fate Of His Brother THREATS OF KIDNAPPING AND KILLING Family The Only Passengers On Board Steamer New York, Dec. 23. f<OL. CHARLES and Mrs. Lindbergh and their son Jon were the only three passengers aboard a steamer at present
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    HOARE & LAVAL INTIMIDATED BY MUSSOLINI?
    287 1 HOARE LAVAL INTIMIDATED BY MUSSOLINI? BITTER U.S. COMMENT I ON PEACE PLAN 'British Surrender To Bluster" New York, Dec. 23. rE papers rldicedfl the speeches! of Sir Samul Hoare and Mr. Baldwin m the house of Commons and heap scorn Anglo-French diplomacy. The New York Times says it looks, jas
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    BIG SCHEME OF REORGANISATION FOR HOME ARMY
    106 1 BIG SCHEME OF REORGANISATION FOR HOME ARMY HISTORIC REGIMENTS TO BE MECHANISED Increasing Mobility And Fire Power London. Dec. 23. THE War Office announced today the most important scheme for army reorganisation put forward m recent years. The scheme authorises the mechanisation Of eight historic cavalry regiments, and converts two
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    CHINESE STEAMER PIRATED
    46 1 CHINESE STEAMER PIRA TED Hong Kong, Die. 23. A SMALL Chinese freighter proceeding from Amoy to Chuanchow, m Fukkn was pirated on Sunday by ei^ht desperadoes travelling as i> niuers. They landed m Urn Bias Bay district with booty ued at $19,000 and two hostas«s. Reuter
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    SUICIDE OF BRITISH DIPLOMAT AT SEA
    211 1 SUICIDE OF BRITISH DIPLOMAT AT SEA COUNSELLOR AT TOKIO EMBASSY Tragedy While On Sea Trip For His Health Shanghai, Dec. 23. jlflß- Arthur F. H. Wiggin, Coun- sellor at the British Embassy In Tokio. was found shot dead m j his cabin, with a gun by his side on Saturday
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    LEAGUE REFORM
    51 1 London, Dec. 21. In a reply at question time m the Commons Lord Cranborne. Undersecretary for League of Nations Affairs, stated that no recent discussions had aken place nor had plans been ciri ulated to other countries, now under onsideration. lor reform of the League >f Nations.- British
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    27 1 Mr. J. Calder, who has been resident In Seremban. as magistrate, for about :x months, left on Thursday to take up H mies as magistrate. Kuala Lumpur.
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    PRESS COMMENT ON NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
    384 1 Warm Welcome Except From The Anti-Sanctionists London, Dec. 23. rE newspapers mostly warmly welcome Mr. Eden's appoint- ment as Foreign Minister, the exceptions being the anti-sanction-ists. All the newspapers devote column? 1 to the appointment, describing his meteoric rise to fame and point out
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    BLIND SENATOR
    46 1 Dies As Result Of Street Accident Washington, Dec. 23. The death has taken place of Senator Schall. the blind politician, of Minnesota, who was one of President Roosevelt's most outspoken critics. He was knocked down and injured m a street accident on Friday Reuter
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    PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS
    86 1 Can Be Reassembled Earlier If Necessary London. Dec. 21. Both Houses of Parliament adjourned today till Feb. 4 with the usual provisions for an earlier reassembly at need. Several acts received the royal assent, including the RaUway Agreement Act permitting a Government guarantee ot loans totalling £26,000,000 for
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    ITALY NOW SCOFFS AT SANCTIONS
    162 1 ITALY NOW SCOFFS AT SANCTIONS BUT COMMITTEE OF 18 STILL ACTIVE Fear Of Anti-British Demonstrations Rome, Dec. 22 IT is lelt here that Britain's abandonment of the Paris proposals, together with the appointment of Mr. Eden to succeed one of its authors has brought the crisis possibly to the most
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    QUETTA TO BE REBUILT
    79 1 New Delhi, Dec. 23. T*IIE town of Quetta. which was destroyed last May by an earthquake, is to be rebuilt on the existing site as far as possible. The cost is estimated at ££.000.000 sterling.- Reuter will consist of two mechanlsrd cavalry brigades, a tank brigade
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    Egyptian Army
    115 1 jkjhkhgkjghkhghjg service expires on Dec. 31. Reuter otherwise So why is it so unutterably! insulting to sugg-st that an Australian' Canadian, or South African (again my trouble over "Colonial"* should be proud to be a member of a Dominions Society? If I were to ask for space m
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      80 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA TONIGHT X'MAS EVE ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. SPECIAL X'MAS EVE DINNER DANCE FORMAL LATEST CARNIVAL NOVELTIES, CRACKERS ETC. CAROL COMMUNITY SINGING AT MIDNIGHT EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. DINERS $4.00 NON DINERS $1.00 tomorrow-xmas day I RAFFLES CELEBRATED
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      198 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. SEA VIEW <P& HOTEL TONIGHT Special X'mas D.:i:. and Ball vmw Crackers, Streamers. H.Us Balloons, Nolscmakers Extension to 2 a.m. Dinner $5- Non- Diners Si X'MAS DAY Popular Concert 11 am. to 1 p.m. December
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      Hari raya puasa
      465 2 DEC. 27 A PUBLIC HOLIDAY BUT LOCAL MUSLIMS MAY NOT ENJOY IT— DOUBTFUL IF NEW MOON WILL BE VISIBLEDIFFERENCE BETWEEN JOHORE AND SINGAPORE WILL THERE BE ANOTHER MUDDLE?— "LEEDS'' ENTERS THE "ARE WE SOCIABLE?" CONTROVERSY To The Editor. Sir,— ln order that the Muslims o the Colony
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    35 2 1 From Jan. 1 to 3 a Charity Fair is to be held by Taiping Chinese on behalf of the All China Flood Relief Fund. The Fair will be held m the Garden Park. i
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      50 2 RADIO PROGRAMMES i I ARE ON PAGE 7 HBtSHHIIk Christmas Greetings il^^Hlll ln f^ e Right Spirit Is 1 BP^^Bli V^ 1# §4 13 11 y A n^H "w 1 ivLi 1^ M r bottles, including IABs Wm?7^ handsome Attache Case free imWm Vmy^ Obtainable from all first class stores.
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      512 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 FOR SALE. STAMPS especially Malayan on ap proval sale. Apply 'Stamp' Lanka Hotel Singapore. FOR SALE. 1931 MORRIS OXFORD six cylinder sunshine saloon m good condition. $650 or nearest offer. Box 522 care of Singapore Free Press. FOR SALE— I 2-50 HP. Big Por ALVIS. 2-seater guaranteed
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      379 2 I PERFUMES X MAS GIFTS. Caron Lentherir I Chanel Houbiquani Guerlain Coty. etc. etr. i Obtainable from Medical Hall Limited, Battery Bead. J i BOARD RESinENCK. IKATOUG GRANGE ExetHtut position on Sea front j Board Rotidonco. Mid. Sanitation I 77 Meyer Road— Phone 5758 9- t THE MANSION Oxley Rise
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      457 2 Zbe Singapore S Jfrcc press I Head Ofßre eoU Street. Slr^po,, Phone 5471 i MB^ 7er D^T?»^ S rei. Time* "inrapntr Kuala Lampur OBee: 25. Java Sirtet I'honr: US London Office: Phone: Central **Tt lisa Tel: "Leadmala.T, U|Ulon SUBSCRIPTION RATES Siniapor* Wr.un out M aya Mai Pc^um Monthly I ft
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      295 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY, DEC. 24. High Water 819 am. 9 0 ft., 11.10 pm. 8 2 ft Municipal Commissioners' Meeting. 2.15 p.m. Rugby: S.C.C. Tournament. Merchants vs U.S. Officers at SCC. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25. High Water. 10 a.m. 9.5 ft. 11.48 p.m. 85 ft. Inter-State Badminton. Singapore vs.
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    ALLEGED KIDNAPPING OF CHINESE BABY
    266 3 Sister-in-law Charged SAID TO HAVE SOLD IT TO RICKSHA DEALER A MIDDLE-AGED and matronly Chinese woman named Ah Min R will m January next face a jury m the Singapore \^,/es on a charge of kidnapping a ten-month-old Chinese boy. The story of the alTair
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    STOLEN WATCH
    121 3 Retrieved From Local Pawnshop Miss R Fenoulhet. matron of the v**nerai Hospital. Singapore, lost a wrist watch about ten years ago. It H restored to her today. Inspector Nunn arrested ;i Chinese who went to pledge the watch at a South Bridge R xid Pawnshop a lew days
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    DAUGHTER ELECTROCUTED
    98 3 DAUGHTER ELECTROCUTED Well-known Arab Family Bereaved ALIMAH btnte Syed Abdullah tho nino-ytar-old daughter of Syed Abdullah bin Syed Alsagotf. a member of the well-known Arab family m Singapore, was electrocuted at the back of her home m Java Road Singapore on Sunday night. Alimah was playing and she touched I
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE
    66 3  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh New Set Of Regulations Announced Shanghai. Dei. 18. A set of regulations governing the registration of Chinese residing abroad was promulgated for action by the Central authorities of Nanking yesterday. Chinese Embassies. Legations and Consulates-General m all parts of the world have been instructed
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    69 3 There was a large crowd of friends to t-ee Mr. F. K. Wilson off at the station'; when he left Kuala Lumpur on long leave last week. On the promotion of Mr. M T Stan- ley to the management oi the Central Malayan Branch of the Great Eastern Lite Assurance
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    FRENCH CRUISER ARRIVES AT SINGAPORE
    360 3 Salute Of 21 Guns A N OTHER foreign naval visitor has arrived at Singapore for a short stay. She is the French cruiser Lamotte-Picquet, which, on her way to Indo-China as flagship of the French squadron stationed m those waters, dropped anchor m the Roads
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    54 3 THIS PICTURE was taken when 43 survivors of the London steamer Silverhazel were picked up by the American destroyer Peary after the ship had broken m two on San Bernardino Island, m the Philip!>ires. m a storm. The survivors spent two d&ys and nights on a waveswept rotk before they
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    ALLEGED POSE AS DATO
    141 3 Committed For Trial AHMAD Omar alias Omat Omar alias Omar bin Haji Idrus. the well-dressed Singapore-born Boyanese who claimed trial on charges 'of representing: himself to Mr. A. J. Braga. the Singapore lawyer, as the "Dato Stia." a brother of the Hon Ungku Aziz. Prime Minister
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    ESCAPE FROM FRENCH PENAL SETTLEMENT
    169 3 ESCAPE FROM FRENCH PENAL SETTLEMENT 18 Days On Raft "117 HAT is going to happen to Long, •"'the Cambodian, who. picked up from a raft m mid-ocean, arrived m Singapore to tell a sensational story of an escape 1 irom the French penal settlement of Pulau Condor, m the Gull
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    PRINCE SVASTI
    322 3 Impressive Funeral In Penan jr From Our Own Correspondent." Penan*:, !>«•<•. 23. The funeral of Punce Svasti, father of the ex-Queen of Siam. yesterday was an imposing affair. The proces•sion was led by the Right Rev. Phra 1 Dharmavarodom, the Lord Abbot of the Rajadhivas Temple at Bangkok.
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    BUSIED IN LANDSLIP
    117 3 CmUm Escape With Slight Injuries Three coolies <xcav.it inn the side ol :i hill at the Naval Base, Singapore, on ttM morning ol Dec. 10. were buried m I landslip. Two of them sutured aiisjnt injuries and were sent to Hospital but the third. L< r Sok.
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    AUDIENCE OF KING
    32 3 London. i>« !0. The Prime Minister had an audience of thr Kins at Buckingham NMI this morning. The Km* l:»ter held a Privy Council at the Palace. British Radio
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    IN DESPAIR WITH RHEUMATISM.
    187 3 "Felt There Was Nothing To Live For" Whether you have rheumatism as badly as this woman had It, or whether you merely net an occasional twinge. you will certainly be interested to know how such i\ .seven r.t.v w.is compl» cured: "I feel 1 should like
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    RICKSHA COOLIES IN FACTION FIGHT
    105 3 RICKSHA COOLIES IN FACTION FIGHT Sixteen Anwfti < From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, l>« < 21 NEARLY the entire force of the Campbell Road police station, including officers and men of the detective branch, were summoned to suppress a free tiaht this afterj noon between two factions of ricksha
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      219 3 BRkk A. secret r\ Wj^sJ C«» v ('A I\V y J jT x lit -I .^--1 J V\ fl E^A .^^^^^JWwl^^^^"^ Although Joan md I had bought new fl H v 0 x rninc were m ras* white hrr» were 'JT X I. M I c *°K>J ette^ 1 waa
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
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      JEWELLED INITIALS
      493 4 JE WELLED INITIALS An Attractive Fashion For Evening Wear JEWELLED initials will take the I place of the corsage clip, embroidery and other shoulder adornments for this coming season. InUals measuring six inches m length and two inches m width appear as the sole ornament on a black cr pc
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      RISSOLES
      103 4 Required minced meat mixture, half a pound ot any kind of pastry, one egg, I breadcrumbs; Roll the pastry out very thinly on a floured board and stamp into rounds, about the size of teacup, place a small heap ol the mixture on one half of each round, brush
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      THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS WOMAN IN THE WORLD
      447 4 [Vf ISS BENNETT who is co-starred ¥1 with George Raft m Columbia's "She Couldn't Take It." blandly confesses that she's the most superstitious person m the world and that no week is complete unless she adds another omen of good or bad fortune
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      HAT FASHIONS
      130 4 y^AL the newest hat models show a marked tendency not to go higher out to stretch backwards. One fe\* n*l had a crown slanting backwards from the head and ending m point, with a fringe of feathers Incidentally, the Duchess of Kent's new hat fashions have ere- ted
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      Paris Falls For The Negus
      448 4 "WOMEN IN UNIFORM Paris, Dec. 10 T^HERE is a i;reat vogue at the 1 moment for the Negus. His picture m little is as prevalent as was that of the King m Hamlet, he figures largely m the caricatures of the weeklies and now the
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      MODERN CINDERELLAS
      457 4 Portuguese Women Have The Prettiest Feet Lisbon, Dec. 6. WHAT lovely feet the Portuguese women have, said a friend to me the other day. Certainly their feet do look elegant and the majority of them are very small; bu f we must realise that the Portuguese shoe-makers have
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      "LOST GOOD JOBS FROM STOMACH TROUBLE."
      177 4 "If only I )\\ci known oi Ma Brand Momadl Powdor y« .•!>, writes Mr E Like ttMHOAdt 01 other Mfftrwi from all kir.ri stomach trouble, Mr E low wonderiul remedy euros when .ill has tailed "I must toll you how v. >ndorlul I teel
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      39 4 I ■rt Ml m IB IE n EB 0 1 1 kMil A |^%*HV'3r^jL^LK? *X m /rViHI AM FAR EAST FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL KAI TAX AIRPORT HONGKONr GIVES INSTRUCTION IN ALL BRANCHES Q F CIVIL AVIATION Apply For Prospectus
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    113 5 A CAMEL CARAVAN "leavin* M.kale (seen m b.cl««>und) to t» k« sapplle. to »d»»ced ports. VICE-CHANCELLOR Prime Starhembcr* of Austria took the salute at a parade of thousands of members «.f Che Hf imatschutz (Home l>efenre organisation) at I.eoben m Styria. II < is seen here saluting ax he arrived
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      85 5 040 /T/NG C 0& WAS A HWRY OVD SOIU 4UD A Af€PRY 040 SCU/1 W4S f/^ M£ C4U€O fO* H\S P4U/t 4^o OUUO «W U/S 50tt AMD Hf CUtf D TOP *04Sr M/RKt!tf -Tf#€ 'COtO stOU4ftr/ >He mxi* pridenf?y not only a convivial but also a discriminating King.) The TIME
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      160 5 >\ \v\ WAIT»NG CEMtRAL OFFICE IIwAMAQ-NG^RtCW tlV^^ ><X I Hf < lfcK^AN KAONC YAOvTi NX. vw\ room h^tm\lA y^ fuvll I J [fnl 111 J F^L WFOR J>^^ privaie «ndiv«dua's can Mot compete ujJTtt Urs. If //1i a,^\^ '^P^ o'^0 SYndicates *Thaf run yachtThA like a busi'nws \\>^ BOARD ROOM
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    MENTAL PATIENT KILLS TWO MEN ON DAY OF HIS DISCHARGE
    967 6 Doctor's Action Criticised CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE IN NEED OF REVISION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 23. UT THINK it advisable to recommend that no certificate of discharge m a suspected mental case should be signed by a medical officer
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    66 6 MRS. mm BAXEXDALE, wife of the artist and a well-known dress designer, who m the spring is to join a circus as performer, raffling a pound note at a Produce Market m aid of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals held at (laridge's. On left is Mrs. David Jagger. wife
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    MAN TRIED FOUR YEARS AFTER ARREST
    328 6 Judgment Reserved ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY AND JEWELLERY T:iipmo )<f A TAMIL, Vythilingam. who n as at one time a carp,,,,, the Taiping Rubber Plantations. Tron*. and who i to the Central Mental Hospital. Tanjonj Rambutan. on his rest m August. 1931. appeared today
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    CINEMA MANAGER SUMMONED
    348 6 CINEMA MANAGER SUMMONED Perjury Charges MR Walter Denis Lambert, of A 137, Brkit Timah Road. Singaipore.the manager of the Pavilion I Theatre, appeared yesterday before the acting Criminal District Judge. Mr. M. H. Blacker, on a summons on two counts of alleged perjury. The case follows the incident at the
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    SAFETY IN MINES
    89 6 London, Dec. '10. A Royal commission under the chairmanship ol Lord Rockley has been appointed to inquire whether the safety j and health ol mineworkers can be best ensured by extending or modilying the principles of the general provisions of the Coal Mines Act of 1911 or
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    LAST OVERSEA CHRISTMAS AIR MAIL ARRIVES
    447 6 Ice On Wings Caused Delay •THE last oversea Christmas air mail arrived m Singapore yesterday evening when both the Imperial Airways and X.L.M. machines landed at Seletar. The Imperial plane was a day behind schedule, whilst delayed X.L.M. plane which should have been here
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    PIONEER TIN MINER
    148 7 Death Of Mr. Peter W. Skene At Johore Bahru Mr. Peter Wald Skene. one of the oldest European residents of Malaya. died at Johore Bahru Hospital from 1 malaria on Saturday. Mr. Skene, who was 83 ypiu\; of age, was a pioneer tin miner m this country.
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    CAROLS IN BANGKOK
    32 7 From Our Own Correspondents BaiiKkok, Dec. 23. In aid ol leper work among the Siamese, a European male carol party sang their way through 3angkok on Saturday evening, €70.
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    HELPING BOYS FIND WORK
    346 7 Education Dept/s Employment Bureau 117E have received the following circular, which is shortly to be issued to employers, from the Tnspector of Schools Attention is invited to the Education Department Employment Bureau. The Bureau keeps a list of all boys from English schools who are seeking
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      290 7 SJs /XN&it LAST NIGHT-PAVILION "^^r A SPARKLING ROMANTIC COMEDY of TWO SISTERS FIGHTING FOR ONE MAN AND THEY BOTH WON TOMORROW THE BIG XMAS TREAT! il mm W Mk %Af A IIP9V PACKED WITH "HEAT WAVE 7 good cheer AS IE A Binilß POSITIVELY LAST #>^fl A I HIIMKKA TWO
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      191 7 The Greatest MILESTONE m the ART of the Silver Screen! LIVING COLOR BRINGS TO LIFE The Beautiful Siren of W. M. THACKERAY'S IMMORTAL STORY, "VANITY FAIR!" SAPITOL^TONIGHT [jjg| 11 i! HOLIDAY MATINEES DAILY 3.15 from TOMORROW until SUNDAY A FITTING ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUR FESTIVE SEASON A MIRACLE OF BEAUTY! THE
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      207 7 Today 's Radio Programmes H.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths 16.86 and 19.82 metres 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. Some yarns about unusual Chrlstmases. 6.35 Sidney Torch, at the organ of the j Regal, Edmonton. 7.00 Light Symphony Concert. 7.20 Greenwich time signal. ?.2O The news. 8.35 The Manchester Tuesday Midday Society's
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      44 7 CABLE TIMES The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. announces that the transit time on lull rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday were as follows: Telegrams handed m up to 5 pm. 10 minutes: 5.30 Din. 8 minutes: 6 p.m 4 minutes: 6.30 5 minutes.
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1935. Land-Hungry Nations
    922 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1935. Land-Hungry Nations IT is very easy to draw an almost complete parallel between the Japanese action m Manchuria and the Italian action m Abyssinia. Both young countries, ambitious, a rapidly increasing population, few overseas possessions, a growing restriction and opposition to immigration
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    DAY TO DAY
    190 8 Major Bagnall, of the Burma Rifles. Taiping. has been promoted to be a Lieutenant-Colonel. Mr. Graham Hay has returned to Singapore after a fortnight's holiday spent at Fraser's Hill. H.H. the Sultan of Johore and party attended the first show at the Alhambra Theatre last night. The
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    As I Was Saying
    644 8 [)ur Afof Colonial Secretary MX Baldwin cannot be congratulated on his Cabinet reshuffle, states I a leading article In the Manchester Guardian. He has not got rid of Mr Thomas, although he has moved him down a few steps m the hierarchy of Secretaries of State.
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    Magnetic Attraction
    1022 8 lESSIE was often ItMtd by her father. Ben P.nhale. because she was shy and did not encourage the attentions of the youths m the fishing cove "Your pretty face will shrivel up You'll end a sour old maid like your Aunt Tilda, it you go walking so lonesome."
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      209 8 CALDBECKS SHERRIES PORTS. Choose wines of character for the coming season. SHERRIES PORTS CLUB (medium) EMPIRE INVALID AMONTILLADO FINO DRY TAWNY PALE DRY CLUB OLD BROWN. VINTAWNY. BY SPECIAL \£k&^& r M THE APPOINTMENI 2^^ KIN<; F SIAM X'MAS GIFTS guts imm de silva s are always exciting a distinctive,
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      40 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE h LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. i lncorporated m Great Britain) INSURE AGAINST MALARIA A "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and SICKNESS or SPECIFIED DISEASE POLICY WILL PROTECT YOU. Branch Office m Singapore at:Hong Kong Bank Chambers CAIX or PHONE 6480.
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    Wall Street Cable
    179 9 Dec 19. 20. 21. American Can. Com. 131 132 1 132 American Telephone and Telegraph 151» 2 151 152 Atcheson Railroad 54% 56»4 56' 4 Chesapeak 50% 50 7 8 50% Dupont 135 7 8 136V2 137 Firestone 22% 22% 22 l 2 General Electric 36% 36%
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES.
    448 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6 p m Dec '23 War Loan, 3 y 2 p c "7V« 1 16 "Jj Straits 6 p.c. 1936-51 105^ 105^ jSf Com. Union Assce. < Units) 103 "Wfc Prudential A.ssce. "A" 10% 10^ t Royal Assce. i Bnare lOs pd
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    SUNGEI LUAS TIN
    267 9 Annual Meeting Held In Ipoh <From Our Own Correspondent. Ipoh, Dec. 21. The Hon. Mr. C. L. Green pre- sided at the annual general meeting of Sungei Luas Tin. The dredge was being prepared to resume production and a favourable temporary arrangement had been made with Perak
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    LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS
    83 9 Ltd. B fhe%rSe n VSVr h eL E A ng Te egra h Company. owning «f local bS&J J^X&hTC th*" 0 befo < c HT joint property of the Exchange^degranh Co .IT If !u c Singapore Free Press, Ltd. le K«»pn Lo.. Ltd., and the We wish
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    THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
    149 9 trom London 5.30 p.m. Dec. 23 RUBBER: m Buyers Sellers. London Spot 63 B d. 6 7 16 d Fr(lviniK!v Huyvrs Sellers. Apr.- June 6 9 16 d 6& d p Uous y 3 8d. July-Sept 6iri6d 6*"d P^viously: 6 2 d.. Oct.-Dec. ***** 5; l£ 6%*.
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    THE METAL MARKETS
    67 9 I From London 5.30 p.m. Dec. 23 London Tin: Easier. Cash: £217 10s Previously: Easier at Ne« York Tin?' 0 m mhS: £*****56 d Previous*: CM «5 49 SI Copper: Previously: 49 49 Gold: B IJIl £3i 17s 6d Previously £34 7s. 6d Silver. Yest<>rda y l«.
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    Foreign Exchange Rates.
    77 9 lxmaon Closing Quotations Dec. 23 Method of Parity before Rate Pre Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francsto.fi. 141.21 74 13 16 74 13 16 New York. $to 4.88 2.3 4.92 13 16 4.92 15 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 12 91 7271 7271 Hong Kon X Per
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
    208 9 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations SELLING Dec. 23 London, 4 months' sight 2,4 3 32 London. 3 months' sight 2|4 I|l6 London, 60 days' sight 2|4 1J32 London. 30 days' sight 2j4 London, demand 2j3 31 32 London, T.T. 2j3 31|32 Lyons and Paris, demand 865 Hamburg, demand 140
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    CABLE TRAFFIC
    40 9 The following index numbers represent the estimated traffic rceipts of Cable and Wireless. Ltd.. as related to comparable traffic m the year 1929 based at 100:— November. 1935 72 7 Average for 1934 72^4 11 months 1935 72.9
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    890 9 Fraser and Co.'s List MONDAY. DEC. SS, 1935 MINING SKMsy <V, 33s S E 34S^ Ayer Weng <»1) Igo ion Hong Patts ($1) gn o 4 l jejeoUo ($1) 1 no i ni jJohan Tin (20 ct«.> m IJJ Kam. Kamunting (ss» 6s 6s 6d
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    92 9 Dfc. 23 Buyers Sellers Ganibur qsq Java Cube 9 50 Hamburg Cube 10.00 White Muntok Pepprr n.ou Black Pepper 9.00 Copra. Sundiied 5. 20 Copra, mixed 4.15 Small Flake Tapiooa 425 R. B. Siam No 1 per koyan 10 3 Bunja Jelotong 925 Sarawak Jelotong 900 R.
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    82 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association l>«v 1•» o'clock noon Buyer* SHIm No IX R.SS Incases (F.OB December* 1 l»; 22 3 lft Good FAQ m cases •FOB December) 21 7 K 2115 Ift No IX. RSS <spot|OOS»l <.iw.ird.iblr Singapore. ji lti 2 1 15 lft No IX RSS Jan -Mar
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR
    60 9 London. 29. It is reported more than 1 000 buyers lrom all over the world have already announced their intention ol attending tht British Industries Fair In Lmdon and BlrmliiKhum next February, which represents already a 25 per cent. Inere. i pared with 1934 when the Fair
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    Japanese Warships Threaten To Fire On Students
    520 10 Japanese Warships Threaten To Fire On Students OBJECTION TO PROCESSION IN HANKOW Japan Making Herself At Home In Charhar Province Shanghai, Dec. 23. THE Japanese warships at Hankow threatened to fire on the Chinese students who paraded the streets yesterday. The Japanese Consul there has lodged a second protest with
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    39 10 London, Dec. 21. The King and Queen are leaving London lor Sandringham tomorrow. Other members ot the Royal Family i who are joining Their Majesties at Sandringham for Christmas will follow at the beginning of the week.— British Radio.
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    FRENCH ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE?
    121 10 Paris, Dec. 23. FRANCE will be ready next April to make the first commercial air trip across the North Atlantic, announced M. Allegro, Director-General of Air for France. It was contemplated to maki the first trips with the giant flyingboat. "Lieutenant de Vaiss«\iu. Paris," which is
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    GOVERNMENT CALLS CONFERENCE
    90 10 Nanking, Dec. 23. Anxious lest the anti-autonomy student demonstrations involve the country m a quarrel with Japan, the Chinese Government has taken the unprecedented step of inviting to Nanking the chancellors >of uJiiversities all over China together icith the representatives of the students for a conference. Six
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    RAILWAY TICKETS
    86 10 New Convenience For Home Travellers London. Dec. 22. By the terms of a new system which the London and North Eastern Railway has under consideration, passengers will enjoy the convenience of reserving seats on the main lines from King's Cross at some 200 auxiliary ticket agencies m London
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    HOW EUROPE REACTED TO EDEN'S APPOINTMENT
    336 10 Geneva. Dec. 23. Mr. Eden's appointment has given greatest satis!?.''*! ion here. It is considered that it will convince the Italian Government that Britain has no intention of departing from the principles of the Covenant an i that it will reassure the smaller Powers.—
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    1,000 Happy Children At Rotary Treat
    476 10 CHRISTMAS FUN FOR VICTIMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT ONE thousand pairs of eyes intent on the figures that danced or did strange mysterious things on the stage. One thousand pairs of hands holding tightly to bags of buns, cakes and candy. One thousand chuckles, one thousand
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    UNEMPLOYMENT PAY
    104 10 Scheme Now Extended To Farm Workers London. l>r« Tht text of the Qovtnunent'i extend unempl;>y:r..'nt Ini agricultural worker- w.u> pu; today. About 730.000 p r 30.000 women, are ißf l*Bd The scheme is lesigr.ed to Ml unemployment rate »>: ibOVt cent. Payment of utl b'^^in m May ncx:
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    LONDON WELCOMES NEW TIN QUOTA INCREASE
    804 11 "Restriction Really Dead" SUBSTANTIAL STOCK INCREASES UNLIKELY UNTIL SPRING (From the Free Press Correspondent) r v 4 London, Dec. 9. T "T LO dO Warml3r the International ouo Z bv C l mi ee>S deCbl n tWs Week to increas th < ~Port A
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    GOVERNMENT APPEAL TO MINERS' LEADERS
    233 11 Great Misfortune If There Is A Strike London, Dec. 21. The principle subject discussed on i the motion for the adjournment m the j House of Commons was the position m the coal industry arising out of yesterday's decision of the miners' delegate conference to
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    ARE RE-SURVEY FEES TOO HIGH?
    231 11 Protest At Ratepayers' Association At a meeting of the committee of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association held at the Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Dec. 19, the Hon. Mr. Tay Lian Teck < president > m the chair, a letter was read from Mr. Saminathan
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    B.B.C. CHARTER
    63 11 Committee Concludes Its Deliberations I London. Dec. 19. The committee appointed to consider the constitution, control and finance of the broadcasting service m this country when the present charter of the 8.8.C. expires at the end of next year has finished its deliberations and it is expected that
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    Winning CONTRACT
    492 11 Winning CONTRACT &^Vv^ouj\ Qua* has beaten every other system m existence WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK O E C ENTLY. HI»H CAAO VAUICS f Ur Ot the or thi country's leadWHWftCO tYtTCN Ing Bridge playfHMte. ers and a all f&% members of the feS so-called bril42Jln9^pl liant school 1?K1<I WZM started
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    MARKET PRICE LIST
    451 11 Singapore, Dec. 10. MEAT Beef steak Kati 33 Beet stew or curry do 28 Fillet st?ak lb. 50 Mutton. Australian do 30 Pork, loan Kati 42 Pork. Iran and fat Ist quality) do 34 POULTRY Capons I locally reared Kati 55 Ducks. Java each 45 Fowls Kati
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    SIAM MILITARISM
    45 11 To Preserve The National Independence •From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Dec. 22. Tha Minister ot Defence, broadcasting m Siamese In honour of Constitution Day. said the militarisation of the country was fast approaching its proper zenith of strength to preserve the national independence.
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    MORE LATEX SHIPPED
    82 11 The Singapore Harbour Board report for the year ended June 30, 1935. states that two further tanks each of 16,000 gallons capacity have been added to the latex installation constructed by the Board for Messrs. Dunlop Plantations, Ltd. The shipment of latex m bulk through this installation
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    COTTON-SPINNING
    179 11 Bill To Eliminate Redundant Plant In Britain London. Dec. It, Provisions tor the establishment oi :i spindle board with power to acquire redundant cotton-spinning plant etc.! and to borrow up to t2.000.000 for the purpose arc contained m the Government's Cotton-spinning Industry Bill, which has been produced m the
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    MONGOLIAN FRONTIER
    105 11 Three Killed In Clash With Japanese Moscow, Dec. 1!>. One Mongolian officer and two arc stated to have been killed m a clash with Japanese military on the Mongolian frontier, according to a report from Ulan Bator (Urga. the Mongolian capital I It is stated that Japanese troops
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    SECRET AGREEMENT
    107 11 Semi-Official Denial Hy The Chinese Shanghai. Dct M. The aliened Kcret Italo-Chinese agreement. under which Italy was to have undertaken the reorKani'satlcn of the whole of thf Chinese army, navy ar.d air force by 1939. i>> deniel m semi-ofTlrial Plwlet, which surmisj that the report arose from negotiations
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    ROAD ACCIDENTS
    36 11 London, Dei*. :>u. In road accidents m Britain lan week there were 128 killed, and 3.843 injured as compared with 167 killed and 4.19$ injured m the corresponding week of last year. British Radio
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    MOVEMENT AT UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
    466 12 Substantial Forward Increase In British Tonnage i NET tonnage of the vessels that arrived at ports m the United Kingdom during September with cargo for discharge at the port of arrival was 7,211,000 tons, or 439,000 tons (6 5 per cent more than m September,
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    TOTAL AND PARTIAL LOSSES
    490 12 Liverpool Underwriters' Returns The Liverpool Underwriters' Association has issued its classified return of casualties to motor and steam vessels )f 500 tons gross register and upwards ivhich were posted m the loss book Juring September. Of the eight total losses recorded, five of 11,414 tons were
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    TYNE'S IMPROVED TRADE
    140 12 Increased Coal Shipments And Oil Bunkering At the monthly meeting of the Tyne 1 Improvement Commission it was report- j ed that coal and coke shipments, bunk-' ef shipments and general merchandise i shipments were improving. October was the best month from the Commission|ers' staiths since March
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    SHIPBUILDING IN NORWAY
    104 12 Scheme For A Larger New Yard A committee has been appointed m Norway and has ma.de application to I the Government for financial support, iwith the assistance of private individuals and the city of Oslo, to establish I a new shipbuilding yard m Oslo capable of turning
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    35 12 The M.M. mail vessel s.s. Athos II i from Saigon is expected to arrive today at 7 ajn. and sail at 2 p.m. this afternoon for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marselles. Berth: &HJ9. Wharves
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    HOLIDAYS FOR SEAMEN
    155 12 Geneva Appoints A Body To Study Question The International Maritime i ence. now m day began its tftoCUMftOfl Ml ol paid-leaves nen. a} lor the purpose a Commit:. members which immediately b work under Kht chairmansh.: Indian delegat The Japanese delegat- Mr saka. was the iirst ♦<>
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    DUTCH SHIPPING
    186 12 Two New Vessels For i African Service? The Royal Netherlands ft Co.. Amsterdam, which. MUM had from 10 to 12 largi ar.d sized cargo ships laid up. a> I with 20 last year, is BOW n have only four remaining idl«' others have been placed m i the
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    BREMEN HARBOUR TRAFFIC
    56 12 During October. 6:J5 vessels \m' 677.048 tons entered and 691 viv«, 'with 625.483 tons dtttti Brvnifi. bour. against 614 v« ><"N with I I ions entered and 658 vessoU with I i tons cleared m OctoMf ItM trafllc during October la* IIKW 'decrease of 1.2 per cent
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    CONSULAR INVOICES
    80 12 Cargoes For China Must Be Ir Metric System The Chinese Consulate General has received instructions from the Nanking Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see that the regulations of the Chinese Customs are complied with regarding measurement given on Chinese Consular Invoices of cargoes destined for Chinese ports. These
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      575 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang. Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* f p.xn Kota
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      191 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alonfside the wharves or exoected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1): Buenos Aires Mara 22; Anshun V Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3): Athos II 18; Mata Hari 16. Larut Id Zuiko Maru 13. Hosang 11; Don.tu 9; Taijin Maru 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3): Nichiyo
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    SOCCER IS CHINA'S FAVOURITE GAME
    1203 15 Malayan's Impressions Of Historic Olympic Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 22. J^K. LEONG HOE YENG, the well-known Kuala Lumpur sportsman, who recently returned from a trip to Shanghai, gives his impressions of the All-China Olympiad and of other popular sports, including horse-racing
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    BENEFIT FOR HOBBIS
    168 15 BENEFIT FOR HOBBIS The Wrong Match London, Dec. 4. U/HO started the Hobbis benefit ff story? One of the first things I was told when I reached Charlton Athletics ground last Saturday was that the club's talented left winger was taking Ms benefit from the match with Leicester City, writes
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    PINGPONG
    189 15 Johore Bahru P.W.H. A. A. Tournament (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Dec. 22. Good progress has been made m the P.W.D.A.A. pingpong tournament, and it is expected to conclude the tournament by the end of the month. In all sixteen entries were received. The tournament is run on
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    England vs. New Zealand
    59 15 London, Dec. 22. THE English rugger team against New Zealand on Jan. 4, will be as follows Owen Smith (St.Mary's Hospital), Obolensky (Oxford), Cranmer (Richmond), Gerrard (Bath), Sever (Sale), Gadney (Leicester), Candler (St. Bartholomeusz Hospital), Kendrew and Nicholson (Leicester), Longland (Northampton), Webb (Devon port Services), Clarke
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    Johore To Play Malacca
    283 15 Badminton <From Our Own Correspondent > Johure Bahru, Dec. 21. DADMINTON enthusiasts m Johore Bahru may have a chance to see the Malacca State side which will be playing the Singapore team m action, a match having been arranged between Malacca and the Johore Bahru District
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    32 15 BERT COI T ZENS, who holds at lea it eight long-distance road walking records, starting from the Golden Fleece on Wanslead Flats. London, m his attempt to sel a new endurance record.
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    FOG COSTS ARSENAL £4,000 IN GATE RECEIPTS
    857 15 FOG COSTS ARSENAL £4,000 IN GATE RECEIPTS How Clubs Settle The Money When A Game Is Postponed London, Dec. 9. TF THERE had been a news-reel theatre outside the Arsenal ground last Saturday it would have done a roaring: trade. Most of the morning London had been semi-blotted out by
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    NEGRI BEATEN
    106 15 Perak's Hockey Victory At Seremban Seremban, Dec. 21. Perak defeated Negri Sembilan by lour goals to one m an inter-State hockey match here today. Play m the first half was shared equally. Baharom scored m the fifth minute and Wilson equalised. At this time Perak led by two
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    BRILLIANT INTER-STATE HOCKEY AT KUALA LUMPUR
    524 15 BRILLIANT INTER-STATE HOCKEY AT KUALA LUMPUR Baskran Sullivan Valberg Combination Outplays Perak Forwards (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. .3 IVr.ik 1. npilE standard of play today on the Pudu Koad ground reached a very high level and on the run of the game, Singapore fully deserved to win Perak however,
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    35 15 The S.S. Government Gazette states that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Imperi il Service Medal to Mr. Joseph Taylor, formerly Gaoler. Straits Settlements Prison Service.
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    Weights For Penang Races
    416 15 Weights For Penang Races (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec 21 C*OI.L<>\VIM. are the handicaps for the first day of the Penang Turl Club professional meeting opening on Dec. 28. Horses. Class 1. Div. 1. One Mile: Jack Fly 9.0. Bestlot 8.12. Strathpeffer 8.10. R-- i fill 8.9. Eastern Knight
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    THURSDAY'S BOXING
    67 15 Report* indicate that Al Rivers and Ignacio Fernandez are both very fit and have prepared thoroughly for their fights at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday against Frank Malinao and Takayama Fond and Sauda ar«. also m fine trim. The two Japanese boys. Takayama and Sauda. will finish thtflf
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    PIANISTS VISIT
    84 15 To Give Recitals At Ipoh And Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. IKs 23. An interesting visitor here Ls Mr. Clifford Huntsman, brother of Mr H Huntsman, advocate and solicitor. Mr C Huntsman, In the course of his second tour ol India. givtaK piano recitals, this year
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    PUBLIC SERVICES WIN WITH A MAN SHORT
    480 16 Wiltshires Lose By A Point SOLDIERS' GOOD TACKLING PREVENTS HEAVIER DEFEAT P.S.R.F.C 6 pts. Wiltshires 5 pts. A LTHOVGH playing a man short outside the pack, the full- buck position being unfilled, the Public Services R.F.C. gave the Wiltshires a hard same at
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    29 16 THEY ALL WON— ALMOST! A clos- finish m the 100 yards first heat won by J. I). Hancox (Keble), on ri;ht. m 10 .*>."» seconds at the Oxford athletic handicaps.
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    CRICKET CLUB LUCKY NOT TO LOSE TO AIRMEN
    451 16 CRICKET CLUB LUCKY NOT TO LOSE TO AIRMEN Padang Hockey Drawn EXCELLENT PLAY BY THE R.A.F. FORWARDS S.C.C 1 K.A.F. THE S.C C. were extraordinarily lucky to draw with the kIA*V m a hockey match on the Padang yesterday. It was a hard fight for them to keep the very
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    Pulau Brant Have Their Revenge
    363 16 Pulau Brant Have Their Revenge CORNWALL LOSE AFTER HARD GAME P. Brani. 3 pts.; Cornwall, nil. nULAU Brani avenged an earlier defeat by turning the tables on H.M.S. Cornwall rugger team on the Padang yesterday, but they only just won by a single try (3 points). Cornwall had beaten them
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    GARRISON G.C.
    72 16 The Men's Monthly Medal (Bogey) of the Garrison Golf Club was played on Saturday and Sunday Dec. 21 and 22, respectively, and the following were the best returns: T. M. Calhaem 1 down. Ft.-Lt. C. F. Goatcher 2 down. Major H. B. Rose 2 down. Major L. A.
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    KEPPEL G.C.
    29 16 Seventeen cards were taken out for the December Mixed Foursome Competition at the Keppel Golf Club which was won by Miss Grieve and C J Clackett 47—10=37.
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    DECEMBER MEDAL
    29 16 The replay between E. Kent and B la Cloche for the December Medai resulted m a win for B. la Cloche who returned a score of 79—11=68
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    36 16 His Highness the Sultan of Perak has sent a very pretty Christmas and New Year greeting card to his friends. It depicts His Highness' children, includg n r g and h C hifd ne HiS Hlghness
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    Strong Chinese Team Easily Beat S.C.C. "A"
    451 16 S.C.R.C 4 S.C.C. "A" 1. FIELDING an "A" team the S.C.C. were defeated by the r S.C.R.C. at hockey yesterday at Hong Lim Green, the Fadang Club scoring one goal to their opponents' four. The Chinese put their first team out and were
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    WELLINGTON WIN!
    41 16 Wellington (X. Z.), Dec. 23. WELLINGTON beat the M.C.C touring team by 14 runs today. The scores were as follows Wellington -—164 and 146 (Ell 61 Sims 4 for 47). M.C.C. l6B and 130 (Blun- Reuter dell for 50)
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    Negri Lose To Perak At Hockey
    222 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 22. DFKAK defeated Ncjfri Sembilan by 4 goals to 1 m an interState hockey match here yesterday. Play m the first half was equall> distributed but Perak led at the interval by two goals to one. Bahroam opened
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    19-Year-Old Boy Wins 100-Mile Race
    141 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh Dec 21 THE first 100-mile bicycle race organised m the State was won by 19-year-old Ng Choon San, captain of the Rough Riders Association of Kuala Lujnpur. f|»HE race attracted eleven starters two of whom were disqualified owing to taking
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