The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 December 1935

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,737. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1935 10 CENTS.
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    INNER MONGOLIA DECLARES INDEPEN DENCE
    267 1  -  Bin Chew Jit Poh REVOLT BACKED BY THE JAPANESE MILITARY Soviet Forces Strengthened On The Border \PANESE TROOPS READY TO SUPPORT MONGOLS Shanghai, Dec. 28. "}IK sitaation m Mongolia took a serious turn yestcrdny when Prince Teh, head of the semiutonomous government at Peilin^iniau, capital
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    THE DARDANELLES
    43 1 Will Kritain Object To Re-Fortification? Paris, Dec. 25. Turkish Foreign Minister and idor visited M. Laval yesterday reported to have discussed reition of the Dardanelles. It is d France will orTer no objection RrltAln is favourable to the project Reuter Wireless
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    SHANGHAI BOMB EXPLOSION
    78 1 Near Japanese Headquarters Shanghai, Dec. 26, A BOMB exploded m Hongkew near the Japanese naval headquarters this morning and Japanese marines, steel-hel-meted and with fixed bayonets, made a cordon round the whole district. Two Chinese were seriously injured. The explosion occurred when a dustman collided with a
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    ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE
    45 1 To Run Weekly To South America Paris, Dec. 24. Air France announces that a weekly air mail service between France and South America begins on Jan. 5, replacing the present fortnightly service. The mail will be carried entirely by air.— Reuter Wireless
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    13 DROWNED
    33 1 Hopewell, Virginia, Dec. 22. It is believed that at least 13 were drowned when a motor bus crashed i through the guard S^VSS^hSp? swing bridge and rolled into the river Reuter
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    Christmas Messages From London, Rome And Berlin
    755 1 THE KING, THE POPE AND HITLER'S DEPUTY London, Dec. 26. AFTER several days of severe and disagreeable weather, Christmas Day turned out to be bright and sunny and milder. A feature of the celebrations was His Majesty's broadcast from Sandringham. m which he
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    TWO MORE CRUISERS
    40 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Dec. 26. i Admiral Chen Shao Kuan has an- 'nounced that as soon as the cruiser Ipinghai is completed, two more cruls!ers of the same tonnage will be Duiu i next year.
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    STOP PRESS
    64 1 Dairen, Dec. 26. JAPANESE and Manchukr.o J border troops are reported to be "anxious to swing into action" as result of alleged repeated incursions from Outer Mongolia. The restiveness has increased m consequence of two farther skirmishes at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Dec. 24, m the
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    WIFE'S BAIL FOR HUSBAND ON POISON CHARGE
    145 1 WIFE'S BAIL FOR HUSBAND ON POISON CHARGE U.S. DOCTOR ARRESTED IN TIENTSIN Claudette Colbert's Cousin Tientsin. Dec. 26. DR. John Colbert, a well-known Tientsin resident, was arrested today by the American authorities on a charge of attempting to poison his wife, formerly Mrs. Hovey, widow ol an official di the
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      201 1 [insure with |W| INSURANCE ,M^« 1 M ASSOCN LTD MOTOR. FIRE BURGLARY. WORKMENS COMPENSATION OFFICIAL INSURERS TO AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA ADELPHI HOTEL Saturday: CONCERT DURING TIFFIN SPECIAL DINNER AND FANCY DRESS NEW YEAR S EYF BALL, CABARET. December 31 Crackers. Streamers Hats Balloons. Nolsomakers Extension to 2 VM Dinner
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    ROTARY FUND
    52 2 The latest contributions to the Rotary Club Unemployment Fund are:Subscriptions. Already acknowledged 51. 387.00 Messrs. Masters Ltd 20.00 1.407.00 Donations. Already acknowledged $7,106.99 Gifts. Messrs. Federal Milk Proprietary Ltd three cases oi milk. Messrs. Henry Waugh Co.. Ltd one case of milk. Mr. Pearce. H.R.H Prince Purachatra Mr.
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    CHINA CLIPPER
    49 2 Forced To Return Through Heavy Storm Alamada (CaS.). Dec. 24. The first hitch m the new Pacific air route occurred when the China Clipper en route to Honolulu encountered a heavy storm with which she battled for 14 hours but was comoelled to return here.— Reuter Wireless
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE
    117 2 London, Dec. 16. At Washington on Thursday the conference on the subject of a trans-Atlan-tic airmail service at which representatives of the United States. United Kingdom, Canada and Irish Free State took part, concluded and a communique containing the following was issued. "Understandings have been reached which
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    AUDIENCE TO PREMIER
    38 2 London, Dec. 20. Mr Baldwin was received m audience by His Majesty at Buckingham Palace ihis morning and remained for half 1 :>n hour, after which the Kine h^lri n i brief Privy Council.- Router
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    POSTHUMOUS V. C. AWARD FOR BRITISH OFFICER
    262 2 London, Dec. 26. •T'HE London Gazette announces the Victoria Cross has been posthumously awarded toCaot. Godfrey Meynell. of the 12th Frontier Force Regiment; of the Indian Army, for conspicuous gallantry and extreme devotion to duty while operating against the Mohmand tribtsmen on Sept.
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    "HEAT WAVE"
    186 2 Entertaining British Film At The Pavilion The Cuban gaiety I tune and spirit is provided m "Heat Wave." the Gainsborough British picture which is entertaining holiday crowds at the Pavilion. The sencus-minded are warned against seeing it. for this show is all fun and no thought; m fact,
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    U.S. SUPREME COURT
    131 2 hristtnas Recess Cut Down By A Week Washington. Dec. ZZ. That the United States Supreme Court's customary three weeks' Christmas recess has been curtailed to a fortnight is a fact arousing much speculation, certain quarters wondering whether the Court is seeking a speedy disposal of that all
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    PERAK FLYING CLUB
    137 2 Mr. Andren Engaged As Ground Engineer (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 23. The Perak Flying Club has engaged Mr. Andren as ground engineer. He recently acted In a similar capacity for the Kua'a Lumpur Flying Club. Mr. Andren has none home to take a further course,
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    IMPORT DUTIES JUMP
    63 2 <From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok, Dec. 21. On Saturday last the Customs raised the duty on radio accessories from five to twenty-five per cent, ad valorem. This also applies to parts and accessories of telegraph, and telephone apparatus. tfbt many people import telegraph or telephone apparatus, but
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    24 2 Mrs. Lesslar, the widow of the late Dr. Lesslar. M.8.E., Assistant Government Pathologist, F.M.S.. and Miss Lesslar. are on a visit to Kuala Lumpur
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    220 2 Splendid Entertainment In "Old Man Rhythm" American colleges must be caro-lnv places wHere music takes first place and biology, economics, mathematics an:, thi* other formidable sciences a back seat ii one is to Judge from the Dinner >us college fltths which have been produced m Hollywood. Another has
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    SELF GOVERNMENT FOR PALESTINE
    93 2 Jews Object Because They Will He In Minority Jerusalem. Dec. 23. The Jews are opposing the plan, the details of which are announced by the High Commissioner. Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Watichope, In I communique proposing to grant a measure of self -government to Palestine. it is
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    BERLIN TALKS
    77 2 No Progress With Air Pact Agreement London, Lee. .0. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, declined the invitation at Commons question time to make a statement on the recent conversation with the German Government but added: "It appeared from the conversation which His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin had
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    45 2 The Deputy Controller of Labour informs us that 89 State-aided labourers were due to arrive m Penang yesterday by s.s. Rohna. It is expected that 41 will be sent to Pulau Jerejak and the balance will proceed to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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    RECEIVING THE SEALS
    34 2 London, Dec. 23. Mr. Anthony Eden had an audience with the King before kissing hands on receiving the seal as Foreign Secretary at Privy Council held at Buckingham Palace.— Reuter Wireless
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    28 2 Imperial Chemical Industries (Malaya), Ltd., as from Jan. 1. will occupy offices on the second floor of No 35 Robinson Road, Singapore (the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.'s building)
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      268 2 LOST. LOST on n'vjhl of Dor 24. at R iffles Hotel, two small, white curly-haired dogs. Reward for return of same to Room 101. Rallies Hotel. FOR SALE. FOR SALE. 1931 MORRIS OXFORD six cylinder sunshine saloon m good condition. $650 or nearts: oiler Box 522 care of Singapore Free
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      418 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. j LUXURIA CREAM Harriet Hubba^d Ayer A perfect cleansing cream th.it *eep> deep into the pores, loosening thoM> invisible flakes of dust and grime which .soap and Mater can never reach, hringing them quickly to the surface to he wiped away. leaves the skin clean and refreshed Medical
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      498 2 Zbc Singapore free IPccss Bead OffW i>HI sin el. Mnjc Apo KuaU Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street London Office: cV J 4 M rl Ur n** Phone: Central SMd^jag. TH: "Leadaul*^ ulJi SUBSCRIPTION RATES Waim> Outside WHhoM Malay Malaya P^-^l* Monthl; S3H I4M Qoarterlv S 8.50 SI2.N Half Yearly fi:
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      265 2 Today's Radio Programmes B.B.C.— GSG and GSF Wavelengths— 16.86 and 19.82 metres metres p.m. 6.20 Big Ben. "High Spots"- No. 10: The Orpheus Restaurant, Belfast. A descriptive commentary from the root of the Orpheus Restaurant. York Street. Belfast. 6.35 The BBC. Western Orchestra. 7.20 Greenwich time signal. 7.35 "The More
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      192 2 Local Diary Of The Week FRIDAY. DEC. 27. I Rugby Penang vs. Singapore it Penang. 'Hockey: Indian Assn. vs. Sikh Polio at Balestier; S.R.C. "A" vs. R A. (Blakan Mati> at S.R.C; Police "A" vs. Wiltshires II at Tanglin. Badminton: Malacca vs. Johore District B.A. at Johore Bahru. SATURDAY, DEC.
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    EIGHTY COURT CASES IN TWO HOURS
    305 3 Magistrate^Busy Christmas MANY OFFENCES AGAINST TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Gentlemen's Agreement" xists on Christmas Day between .a pore criminals and their like the police as there is m Eng-onsequc-ntly. the police courts Singapore were opened on Wed- -day. hile the others of his "Heaven- brother-officers rested
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    LADY BAHOL
    108 3 Celebrates Her Fortieth Birthday (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 21. i Lady Bahol wife of the Premier celebrated her fortieth birthday on Thursday, m Bangkok when upwards of two hundred guests were invited to a birthday party. Those attending were given a photograph of the hostess The
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    EMPIRE SETTLEMENT
    125 3 Board To Be Set Up By Government London, Dec. 18. In the House of Commons today an announcement was made by Mr. Douglas Hacking, Under-Secretary for the Dominions, m the debate on Empire Settlement, that the Government had accepted the idea of an Empire Settlement Board of eight
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    26 3 Mr. J Calder. who has been resident m Seremban. as magistrate, for about six months, left on Thursday to take i:p duties as magistrate. Kuala Lumpur.
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    80 FT. DEATH JUMP
    491 3 Municipal Clerk's Suicide OEASONS why Lim Joo Heng. ihe 1X 49-year-old Chinese clerk of the Singapore Municipal Water Department, jumped from the third floor of the Municipal buildinp to the road below on Dec. 5 were brought forward at the Singapore Coroner's inquiry at which a
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    HOLIDAY WEDDINGS
    449 3 HOLIDAY WEDDINGS A Fashionable Gathering THE Church of St. Joseph, Victoria Street; Singapore, was the venue of a fashionable wedding yesterday morning, when Mr. N. Kleinman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kleinman. was married to Daisy, daughter of Dr. W. de Cruz, Port Health Officer, and Mrs. de
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    MR. E. TESSENSOHN
    208 3 Married To Miss Rowina Woodford Mr. Ernest Tessensohn, brother of Mr. R. Tessensohn, the Municipal Commissioner, and Miss Rowina Woodford, daughter of Mrs. A. Woodford and the late Mr. P. I. Woodford, were married yesterday at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd by the Rev. Father F.
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    NAZI REVOLT
    45 3 Seven Years For Ex-Chief Of Austrian C.I.D. Vienna, Dec. 14. Dr. Otto Steinhaual. ex-chiet of the Austrian Criminal Investigation Department, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for complicity m the abortive Nazi revolt of June, 1934, when Dr. Dollfuss was murdtred. Reuter
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    COMMON REMEMBRANCE OF WAR DEAD
    133 3 Anglo-French-German Committee To Be Formed London, Dec. 24. The principle of uniting-former belligerent countries m common remembrance of the war dead is embodied m an agreement signed m Berlin for j the establishment of a joint Anglo-German-French committee of the Imperial War Graves Commission representing
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    16 3 Mr. Ng Kam Phooi. the well-known Penang footballer, is making satisfactory progress at the General Hospital
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    HIS LUMBAGO HAS CONE FOR GOOD.
    169 3 A Sailor Finds That Kruschen Keeps Him Free. Four years ago this sailor had an attack ol lumbago Kruschen put him right again -nnd has kepi him right ever since: Pour years ago." he writes. "I was troubled with lumbago intermittently, and tried several
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      90 3 HEW YEAR UfiS^i^ present! m^Mml^wi Sole Agents For \[W A/ \T/ MALAYA, SIAM BURMA. vL SCHMIDT CO. V 89, BRAS BASAH ROAD, RAFFLES HOTEL BUILDING, V TEL. 7056. "MENNO" GREASE CUP JmBHR M I #Hhwv^ < jmv- R^&. 3-oz. Provides a scientific, economical and simple method of automatic lubrication for
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    WOMEN'S INTERESTS
    3 4 WOMEN 'S INTERESTS
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    I DISCOVER THE REAL MARLENE DIETRICH
    1321 4 A Visit To Her Home By LUIS ALONSO J WAS the guest of Marlene Dietrich 1 m her home That should qualify me to write j»bout the real Marlene Dietrich, with the emphasis on the "real." I talked with the actress for about an
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    Glamour Is Keynote Of New Fashions
    517 4 /^LAMOUR. romance and femininity are to be the keynote features c.i the rtw ia^hion>. according to Bernard Newman, the Famous dress i designer, who states that this trend toward clamorous femininity is evidenced not only m the styles themselves, but m fabrics, colour md
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    BEAUTY COSTS £125,000 A WEEK IN BRITAIN
    276 4 1.300 Tons Of Face Powder THE beauty Of Britain's women is now one of the country's leading industries. More than £6.000.000- or aboui a week— was spent on face creams, face powders, lipstick, scent, shampoos, and other cosmetics mad< IB British factories In
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      53 4 MIGNON Owing to illness Mignon has been unable to contribute her usual feature this week. X3LN exceptionally high £iuae b&2B&LjJ9ffiE± cunfection. made only with finest m- ynV^vAl^ gredients and shipped from Europe \£PrSj2UF**± m tins preserving a freshness \\aeV%^W^ unimpaired by tropical conditions. WJy%kA^f^ On sale at all Hi»h -Class
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      181 4 Healthy, happy Childhood X he Lady Diana DufF Cooper writes.. W^k Sv ondon, W i*. «^^BC!^^^ tHHB^ leaded 'l mUM X r U <lflJ f 1 mhk'ioo,! 11 111 t-ow 4. cati Ej m more than di liuhted v* xl, tluV 4Mt pro B re^ he has made a. 1
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    67 5 THE PRA.A VEKMEUM B^CKS.Rjo ac me -I^^ rebels who were m f^ I and (taie rSlng from the doomed Praia Vermelha Barracks after the bombardment. DELEGATES to the Five-Power Naval Conference leaving the Foreign Office after the Conference had been opened by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, thr Premier. INFANTRY firing at
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      30 5 qG to tke Go€d Jt&kjaqQT' PRIME BEEF CUTS Scotch Sirloin Roast and Ru mp Steak The World's Best Beef! Australian Rolled Boneless Sirloin Argentine Fillet Beef For roasting or Grilling
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      150 5 *ows TD/Jiecu Muetget CHANCE EXISTS TO A So the reason low didn't tysssftSF6RM *lfiW^ PAM&EROUS DECREE- pass lasTyew must Ha« 1 I r 7- been "^7aT teacher i A'a^ VCtnT* >. J I reports an £n^,shComm,m&-f uvn^ a double-headed IfiF^ i^" CRPAT RHVIVA^^OF INDUSTRY Sp^k^oniheyeifendUte •~^^^ommmmmi^~-- Depressed Areas, M r
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    COACHMAN'S SON WHO CREATED A NATION
    507 6 "Papa" Masaryk's Career CZECH PRESIDENT HANDS RESIGNATION TO PREMIER Vienna, Dec. 15. •Thomas MASARYK, maker of Czeeho-Slovakia, resigned to- day from the Presidency which he has held ever since he founded the Republic m 1918. His last act before he relinquished his post was
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    NEW BAILORS
    193 6 .Man Said To Have Cut Throat In Gaol <From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru, Dec. 23. A Chinese, who was charged together with his wife m the first magistrate's court. Johore Bahru. today with an offence against the Excise Enactment, is stated to have cut his i
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    CUT OFF BY FOG
    68 6 London, Dec. 21. The Isle of Wight was cut off from the mainland by fog yesterday and more than hall a dozen liners entering or leaving Southampton waters had to be at anchor, while the departure of thousands of tons of shipping m this and other
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    NEED FOR REGISTRATION OF HINDU MARRIAGES
    457 6 Government Agent's Report "VJOTHING is known further of the move to pass legislation A relating to registration of Hindu marriages m the Straits Settlements/ states Rao Sahib Mukandan, Agent of the Government of India m Malaya, m his report for 1934. "Collection of information
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    36 6 Washington. Dec. 20. An Americo -Dutch trade pact was signed today by Mr. Cordeil Hull and Heer Lamping, the Dutch director of trade agreements, which provides for mutual tariff concessions to become effective from Jan. l.
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    GERMANY APPEALS FOR FULL FAMILIES
    523 6 "At Least Four Children" REICH ASSOCIATION OF THE "RICH IN CHILDREN' Berlin, Dec. 11. AN appeal to German parents to safeguard for the future the achievements of the National-Social-ist State, by having at least four children, is issued today over the signatures of 44 leading
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      195 6 1 1 NONE SO GOOD fAS BRANDS r 1 H IHI are many Hsh and meat pastes on the market X but none are so good as Brand's. U ith Brand's A.I. meat and Hsh pastes you get nothing but the finest and freshest country game and poultry, fish, and
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    Constitution In Siam
    364 7 EREE YEARS OF PROGRESS Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 2i. "pHE Minister of 'Defence, Luang Bipul Songkram, m a national croadcast on Constitution Day drew »ttention to the benefits of the constitutional form df government had conferred upon the nation. Since our country adopted the constitutional method
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    Suit To Force Directors To Pay Dividend
    845 7 REMARKABLE INSURANCE CASE A REMARKABLE case m the U.S. Court for China at Shanghai has just been settled. The case was that of Messrs. S. Nickells, K. A. Persen, and J. H. Underwood, doing business under the name of Associated Life Underwriters, against
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    CREDIT RESTRICTIONS
    103 7 Meeting Of Federal Reserve' Governors Washington, Dec. 24. Credit retrictions may be applied to' operations m securities but not to com- merce of industry. Such is the view taken by Wall Street oi the Federal Reserve chiefs' confer- j once here concerning which a stateUMIlt was issued by
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    NAZI CAMPAIGN
    80 7 Attempt To Crush The Opposition Church Berlin, Dec. I*. The campaign by Herr Kerrl. Minis- i ter for Cnurch AlYairs. to crush the opposition church has now been carried a further step forward. Provincial synods have been appointed with Inuthority to deal with all church affairs of their
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    29 7 Mr. E. W. Hide, Controller, Posts and Telegraphs, Perak, left for Home on leave on Saturday and Mr. J. Green from Kuala Lumpur has taken his place In Ipoh
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      142 7 The Greatest Milestone m the art of the Screen! RADIANT, LIVING COLOUR Brings to Life the Beautiful Siren of W. M. Thackeray's •VANITY FAIR" HOLIDAY MATINEES TODAY I f* A D I T ft I AND TOMORROW AT 3.15 1 V '"L. 1 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 OP^^^l 1 "lT# BEAUTY
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      398 7 I TODAY 3.15 6.15 9.i5 PAVILION Britain s latest Screen Musical Comedy Hit GAY and TUNEFUL! BUBBLING with MIRTH! "HEAT WAVE" GA r s r ouoH I Alr% p wy mg% j-v ■t q j-^ G^^jiSflQHSHHlßHfe' v n LDLK I D U X UUli l^-^^P mi m S-. jtyiH I
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1935. Students And Politics
    930 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1935. Students And Politics TGNORANCE is the mother of credulity and upon that unscrupulous politicians have for long fostered beliefs that might have come straight from the Dark Ages, not the least of which was the theory that the nationals of every country
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    DAY TO DAY
    258 8 Sir Cecil Clementi. whose health has improved, has bought Holmer Court, near Beaconsfleld. Mr. R. P. J. Rycroft, Inspector of the Railway Police. Ipoh. has left for Kuala Lumpur on duty. Mr. J. D. Egan. manager. Kanthan Estate. Chemor. has returned from a holiday m Ireland. The
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    As I was Saying
    524 8 IT is probably a sign oi sophistication to be displeased by "happy endings"; simpler souls are in favour of the "happy-ever-after" formula of the fairy tales. At any rate there is an interesting story from Hungary of an audience at a village cinema who contrived a
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    The Bouquet
    1116 8 "IT is perhaps good that those have no scent." Orethe said, laying the still bouquet down on the table "For one is apt to leave them m one's room with the window shut and then they become extremely potent Although on the other hand She paused expectantly. In
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      92 8 Imported by CALDBECK. MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong> 'INCORPORATED IN SHANGHAI) WHOLESALE RETAIL WINE MERCHANTS. 201. Cantonment Road. Tel. 5371. ROYAL C«3 *>RRa,NT HOLDERS EMU ■SSI B V A PPO I XT?; N~I PO A HIS MAJESTY IB rvING GEORGE V M WAS THE PRINCIPAL
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      41 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) ARE YOU INSURED AGAINST THE RISK OF SICKNESS ACCIDENT Write for prospectus of the "GAFLAC" policy lELEPHONF No. 6480 OR CALL AT BRANCH OFFICE— HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS. SINGAPORE.
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    FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    206 9 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS 1 4-i L ai I? n S eitient wlth th Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers r m nd reli ble servi <* <* commercial news from London, New York and other centres.
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES.
    515 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6 p. m Dec. 24 New York prices quoted m U.S. currency. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, broker ige and stamp duty are not included. Share of €1 denomination unless otherwise stated d-«. Conversion Loan. 5 pc. 1944-64 7lT
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    Wall Street Cable
    210 9 Dec 21. 23. 24. American Can. Com» 132 1343 4 136* 8 American Telephone and Telegraph 152 153 152*4 Mcheson Railroad 56' 4 56% 56 7 8 Chesapeak 50 7 8 50* 4 50 J 4 Dupont 137 137 137% rirestone 22» /2 23% 22% General Electric
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    169 9 Small Business Owing To Christmas Atmosphere London, Dec. 23. The Christmas atmosphere kept busiiness on the Stock Exchange down to !the smallest dimensions and Gilt- edged securities sagged on some realiisation. Internationals, after a strong opening, partially relapsed on profittaking. Elsewhere price movements were narrowly irregular. Commodities were
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    56 9 Mr Tan Slew Meng, Chinese Trade Commissioner and President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce m Bangkok, has returned from abroad I after an absence of nearly a year. He visited Singapore, the F.M.S., Java, Hong Kong, Swatow and Shanghai during his absence, and established a branch office m the
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    197 9 From London 5.30 p.m. Dec. 24 RUBBER Steady. Buyers Sellers. Buyers s#»n«»rv London Spot 63 B d. 6 7 16d. Previously: 6 3 8 d 67 1M Apr- June 6 9 16d. 6%d. Previously: 6 9 16d 6%d July-Sept. 6 1116 d. 63 4 d. Previously: 611
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    70 9 From London 5. 30 p.m. Dec. 24 I London Tin: Easy. Cash: £216 7s. 6d. Previously: Easier at £217 10s. Three months: £207 17s. 6ci. Previously: £208 17s. 6d. New York Tin: 48.56. Previously: 49.81 Copper: Settlement: £35. Previously: £34 17s. 6d. Gold: Yesterday: £7 ls. Id
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    81 9 London Closing Quotations Dec. 24 I Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 141.21 74 13 16 74 13 16 New York to 4.88 2 3 4.92 13 16 4.92 13 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7.27 3 4 7.27% Hong
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    NEW DEAL BLOW
    108 9 N.R.A. Ends Independent Existence Washington, Dec. 24. The independent existence of the National Recovery Administration has been terminated by an executive order, signed by President Roosevelt, transferring the N.R.A. to the commerce and labour departments. Kansas City, (Miss.), Dec. 24. Another blow was struck at the New
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    U.S. FARM INCOME
    78 9 Rise Of Nearly $1,000,000,000 Over Last Year Washington. Dec. 24. The gross Income of American iarmers m 1935 (including benefit payments) will be about $8,110,000,000 compared with $7,266,000,000 last year, according to the Departure of Agriculture which estimates income from crops at $3,400,000,000 against $3,043.--000.000. The maize
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    24 9 The following rubber outputs for the month of November, are notified: Perak River Valley Rubber Co., Limited 32,340 lbs. Juru Estates. Limited 31,500 lb.
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    CEYLON & B.N.B. DEMAND BIGGER RUBBER QUOTAS
    1346 9 CEYLON B.N.B. DEMAND BIGGER RUBBER QUOTAS International Committee's Refusal Inevitable "CONCESSIONS UNJUSTIFIED BY EQUITY OR POLICY" (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 12. •THE LONDON rubber market seems doomed to a life of per--1 petual shocks, setbacks and misgivings, brightened on rare occasions by a variety of optimism usually suspiciously
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    Martial Law In Shanghai, Nanking And Hankow
    147 10 RAILWAY TRAIN SEIZED BY STUDENTS Authorities Tear Up Track At Soochow Shanghai, Dec. 26. JV/JARTIAL LAW has been declared m Nanking, m Shap.ffhai and Hankow to cope with the student trouble. HAILWAY traffic between Nanking and Shanghai was resumed this morning after the
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    SWATOW SITUATION STILL TENSE
    49 10  -  Sin Chew jit Poh Hong Kong, Dec. 26. THE situation at Swatow re- mains as tense as before and Gen. Li Hon Wan, Commander of the garrison troops m East Kwangtung, has cabled to Gen. Chan Chai Tong, of the Canton general headquarters, for reinforcements.
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    19 10 20 miles from Shanghai as the result of the desertion of the engine-driver. They were led by the authorities
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    Japanese Warning
    99 10 Shanghai. Dec. 24. Three foreign police officers were injured, one seriously, m a clash witn student demonstrators on Nanking Road m the International Settlement on Tuesday. Five students wenarrested Mr. I. Ishii. Japanese ConsulGeneral, has made representations to the Mayor oi Greater Shanghai. Mr Wu Tehchen. demanding the
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    Red Agents At Work
    61 10 The student trouble m Peipihg has enabled "traitors" to create disturban ces, states a Government mandate authorising the Central Military Council to declare martial law wherever necessary to maintain order. The order is mainly directed at the students. Independent observers declare that Communist agents are using
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    Officials Arrested
    82 10 Shanghai. Dec. 26. Scores of Chinese high officials and well known Chinese writers have )een arrested by the Japanese Legation troops m Peiping. One Chinese police officer, a high official m the Municipality of Peiping. a professor In the Nankai University, an official of the Republican Library m
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    NEW INVENTIONS
    57 10 Many Considered Valuable To The Services London, Dec. 24. An outstanding feature m patent registration during the year is the large increase relating to aircraft and armaments but since the majority of these are considered valuable to the Services, details are not published Thl patent authority states a£
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    CAN M. LAVAL WIN THROUGH?
    205 10 CAN M. LAVAL WIN THROUGH? MAY GET A SMALL MAJORITY Political Leagues To Be Disarmed Paris, Dec. 24. PEVERAL papers are of the opinion *J that M. Laval can still win through with a small majority m the foreign affairs cTebate m the Chamber on Friday. The Echo de Paris
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    PRISONERS RELEASED
    114 10 Christmas Spirit In Free State And Poland Dublin. Dec. 24. It is officially announced m view of tho general peaceful conditions m the Free State the Executive Council has decided to release certain prisoners detained at Arbor Hill. Thirty-five prisoners were released today. About 27,000 prisoners or 60
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    30 KILLED IN CHRISTMAS RAIL SMASH
    230 10 Berlin, Dec. 25. rHIRTY people were killed and 22 seriously injured m a railway collision near Grossheringen, m Thuringia, when an express from Berlin crashed into a stationary local train. Fifty people are slightly injured and for fuHhfr seJ V; chir 'S th R^er
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    CHRISTMAS EVE TRAGEDY
    35 10 Berlin, Dec. 24. A NEW high speed Heinkel rk machine belonging to the Lufthansa crashed on landing at Breslau airport. All the occupants, the pilot, mechanic and one passenger, were killed Reuter
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    Assassination Of Chinese Minister In Shanghai
    202 10 SHOT BY THREE MEN AT GATE OF RESIDENCE Shanghai, Dec. 26. MR. Tang Yu-jen. Administrative Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, was assassinated yesterday. Mr. Tang had just alighted from his I motor-car at the gate of his residence m the French Concession m Shanghai when
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    U.S. RECOVERY
    108 10 National Income Increased By 5 to 10 Per Cent. Washington. l>*c 24. Hailing 1935 as the second year of sustained recovery. Mr Daniel Roper. .Secretary for Commerce m his annual report estimates the national income at five to ten per cent, over last yt-ar. while net business losses,
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    36 10 London. l>ec. 24. The Stock Exchange is finishing up with a cheerful undertone but business has dwindled to a standstill. Commodities ruled featureless. Wall Street J opened steady and fractionally higher i Reuter Wireless
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    TOWN CAPTURED FROM ITALIANS
    89 10 ONLY TEN MILES FROM ERITREA Mussolini's Christinas Gifts To Troops Addis Ababa, Dec. Zb A STRONG local push is report' as the result ol which Mi» Abyssinians have captured th« town of Acliquala. ten miles insid* of the Eritrean frontier and 50 miles north of Adowa.
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    PLANES TO BOMB A VOLCANO
    57 10 Honolulu. Dec. 26. IT is planned that array bombing planes shall drop 30 tons of bombs on the volcano to try and divert the flow of molten lava, which has already forced a sheep farm to m/>\ to a safer area and is now reaching
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    39 10 air. was infested with flies. The Duke of Spoleto has arm. here to take over the command of th» Red Be a fleet He is the third member of the Itaii royal family to be on active ser\ Reuter
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    190 11  -  MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person FORMER Pickford Role For BY OHIRLEY TEMPLE will bring "The Poor Little Rich Girl" to the tfOking screen. This is scheduled for her after she finishes "Captair January" and "The Littlest Rebel." m which she is now working. If you remember 'way back
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    183 11 This feature has been held over until tomorrow. 'Professional Soldier." with Victor MacLaglen co-starred with Freddie Bartholomew, is under way. This story deals with a present-day revolution somewhere m Europe. After the excellent work MacLaglen did m "The Informer." a story with the Irish rebellion as a background,
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    357 11 Viennese Operetta For Grace Moore -THE smarted girl m pictures at the moment i i Grace Moore. She im- )roved the shining hour of her recent European trip by buying a very snappy lttle Viennese operetta, named "Cissy." vhich will be her next vehicle at Columbia. Neither her London furore,
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    CHINA'S "WHITE HOUSE"
    105 11 \n Antiquated Gramophone Will Adorn It Shanghai. An antiquated gramophone will be one of the adornments of China's "White House" now nearing completion m Nanking if Mr. Lin Sen, President of China, is re-elected for a third term as the nations nominal head. Unaccompanied by bodyguards or
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    Winning CONTRACT
    406 11 Winning CONTRACT ..._~'_iil David Burnstine, Michael Gottieb. O swald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, icorld's leading team-of-four, inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. THE TEADY FREE BIDDER I IN life insurance circles, the steady free drinker is considered a worse risk than the individual who
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    GEN. SUNG LEAVES
    66 11 Sudden Departure From Peiping Peiping. Dec. 5 General Sung Cheh-yuan, Garrison Commander of Peiping and Tientsin Uft Peipir.g 'suddenly today lor the Western Hills after inspecting trcops barracked near the Summer Palare. Immediately after his departure. General Ho Ying-chin. the Chinese War Minister, summoned a conference ol
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    £5,000 REWARD
    191 11 Offered By Nanking Government For Notorious Communist Shanghai. A reward of £5,000 lor the capture, dead or alive, of Peng Teh-huai. notorious Red bandit leader, has been offered by the Nanking Government. One of the craftiest and most elusive of Red chieftains m China. Peng has been playing
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    MLITARY CHIEF ARRESTED
    89 11 Peiping, Dec. 3. Captain Feng Cheng Kuan, Instructor of military training attached to the j College of Engineering of the National University of Peiping. was arresrted by, detectives at his home on Sunday eve- I ning and handed over to the Bureau j of Public Safety yesterday.
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    WOMAN'S LOVE FOR BURGLAR
    226 11 Another Joins His Gang Paris, Dec. 15. A HANDSOME young burglar, with whom three women—including one of his victims— have become infatuated, was arrested last night near Bordeaux, where he and his gang have been reaping a rich harvest. He is Paul Luberie. who was acquitted
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    RELOCATING ISLES
    266 11 Testing Accuracy Of Two Dots On The Map Two lonely little islands m the South Atlantic are awaiting a change of address. The accuracy <>l their location on the map. which they have occupied for about 100 years, is challenged. So the British Admiralty has asked ships passing
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    28 11 Capt. W. A Ward. M.C.. M.CS. Dis trict Officer. Larut. is going on Horn* leave early next year It is understoo< Mr. A. L. Birse will succeed him
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    POSTAL AGREEMENT
    35 12 Shanghai, Dec. 20. The Japanese Manchukuo Governments have arrived at a postal agreement which will be formally signed m Changchun, capital of Manchukuo by the delegates of both countries —Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    17 12 Mrs. Dunn, widow of the late manager of Sungei Matang Estate, Taiping, I has sailed for home
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      474 12 FASTEST CARGO SHIP IN THE TRADE Features Of The Clan Line's New Vessel WHEN Lieut-Commander Sir August Cayzer, Bart R N. (Ret), chairman of the Clan Line Steamers, Ltd., was asked by a Press representative about the special features of the company's new vessel the Clan Macarthur, recently launched, he
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      HONG KONG-MANILA
      267 12 Possibility Of A Further Reduction In Rates Hong Kong, Dec. 8. The enormous increase m the popularity of "cruising" m England and America has its counterpart m Hong Kong, and this year the Dollar Line j and the C. P. S. Line are confident that their Christmas excursions
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      23 12 It is now suggested that Taiping's Jubilee Memorial should take the form of a playground for children or a small! public swimming pool.
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      YARROW & CO.'S REPORT
      371 12 YARROW CO.'S REPORT Profits Lower But Dividend Maintained THE annual report of Yarrow and Co., Ltd for the year to June 30, states that the profit for the period. a«ter deduction of depreciation, is £30 080 I £37.032 m 1934 >. which with £24.004 I £21.972 > brought forward from
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      75 12 The new ship of the P and O. Line, j the Strathmore. reached Bombay m the record time of 10 days from Marseilles. The previous record was held by the Italian liner Victoria, which completed the passage from Genoa (about 102 miles less) m 11 days. The
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    ASTON VILLA WIN AT LAST
    483 15 Leicester's Smashing Victory Over Bradford MANY LEAGUE MATCHES POSTPONED OWING TO SEVERE WEATHER _rtirv-_i> London, Dec. 25. £h\t.Ki: Christmas weather combined with thick fog prevented live league matches being played today, while the majority of grounds were m a bad condition. Arsenal won away at
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    STOMACH SUFFERER SINCE CHILDHOOD.
    197 15 STOMACH SUFFERER SINCE CHILDHOOD. To be perfectly fit and able to eat anything after over 20 years of acute stomach trouble is more than most people would dare hope for— yet this has actually happened to Mr. A. c. D These are his own words: "I must tell you how
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    Weights For Second Day Of Penang Races
    292 15 Weights For Second Day Of Penang Races The following handicaps have been issued for th c second day (Thursday Jan. 2) of thc Penang Turf Club Gold Cup meeting. Ponies, Class 1. Division 1, six fur.: Athlacca 9.10, Applewood 8.10. Bon Raplde 8.10, Bill Grim 8.8. No Limit 8.7, Miss
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    259 15 PICTURESQUE INDIAN CRICKETER A GIANT Sikh m a silk turban and jewelled ear-rings batting at Lord's that is the engaging prospect conjured up by the selection of the Yuvraj of Patiala as captain of the Indian cricket team against the Australians. The match is scheduled for Dec. 5 at Bombay,
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    27 15 f London, Dec. 25. following are the results of tougby Union matches: a 11 Watsonians 6 ld 9 Masteg 5. 6 London Welsh 10 Reuter
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    1010 15 How Football Has Taken On In The Fatherland London. Dec. (i. /">AN any one imagine 10.000 Britons travelling to Berlin to see a Soccer j match? It still strikes this department that; one of the most remarkable facts about the international game at
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    104 15 Perak XV For Replay Against Selangor Ipoh. Dec. 24. The All Blues cup replay between Perak and Selangor the winners to meet Singapore in the final at Seremban on Jan. 4 will take place at Ipoh on Saturday. The Perak XV has been chosen as follows: Lee
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    25 15 Major G. Johnson will allot the weights for next year's Lincolnshire Handicap, having been appointed handicapper at Lincoln in succession to Mr. C. L. Penrhyn-Hornby
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    1111 15 Many Fine Points Revealed I At Addington J LOSS OF THIRTY TO FORTY YARDS A MATCH was played yesterday at Addington with the experimental golf ball of which a good deal has lately been heard. Stress should be laid on the epithet, because I imagine
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    50 15 Kmrie.s lor the All Malayan Indo Ceylonese Tennis Championship Meetting, Men's Open Singles. Men's Open Doublet and Mixed Doubles to be held during the Chinese New Y. .ir holidays Jan 24-26. 1936. close with the hon secretary PO Box No .'179 Ku;il.. Lumpur, on Friday Jan 10
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    1065 16 American Asked To Retire Owing To Injured Eye FERNANDEZ KNOCKS OUT TAKAYAMA Decisive Win For Sauda "TWO of the four fights at the Olympic Stadium last night ended abruptly, Frank Malinao being awarded the decision at the end of the sixth round of his
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    63 16 THE following are 'Windsor Lad's" selections for the first day (Saturday) of the Penang Turf Club Christmas and New Year meeting. (Subject to scratchngs.) 1. MILTONDALE, Kuala Queen 2. SHORT SUIT. Fourth Battery 3. REDOUBLE, Oolong 4. BORDIGHERA, Carmtop. 5. HEAT'S CONTENT. Squeeze 6. HENRIETTE, Mountain Stream
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    Centuries By Barber & Kerr
    109 16 Centuries By Barber Kerr M. C. C. TOUR South Africans Cheaply Dismissed Johannesburg, Dec. 54, s. Africa 157; Australia KiB for 3 ukts J"HE second Test between South Africa and Austialia was started today on a fiery turf wicket before B.OCO spectators. Aa m the first Test, which they lost
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    M.C.C. WIN
    78 16 Christervirch. I>r<- The MC C won by ten wlcfceU Canterbury 172 Kerr 71. P«ad 6 for 61 M r c M for 0 Heutor Christoharch, X.z Dee. VI. Thanks to a splendid innings of 146 not out by Kerr Christchurch were able to put up a total of
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    92 16 Christchurch. Dec. 24. The M.C.C. carried their total to 364, Barber making 116 and Lyttelton 8o! These two added 156 for the fifth wicket. They played rather restrained cricket at the start but later gave a sparkling display, especially Lyttleton. Mitchell-Innes made 50 and Read 24 not out.
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    29 16 London, Dec. 26. DELL, the Tranmere Rovers' centre forward scored nine goals against Oldham today breaking the league record which was recently equalled by Drake. Reuter
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    417 16 Team Mostly Composed Of Unemployed Miners London. KTOTHING m the F.A. Cup com- petition appeals more than the struggle of little-known clubs to earn footbal! game and also the cash needed to keep the wolf from the door. There is one such club m the
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    65 16 (From Our Own Correspondent > Sydney. Dec. 26. "THE following is the result of the Summer Cup Vice Royal 7.9 m Mister Gerry 8.3 Spear Prince 7.1 3 Won by a head; a length between second and third. Time 2 mins. 47 sees. Thirteen ran. Th betting was
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