The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 January 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,744. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1936 10 ENTS
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    USE OF GAS DRIVES ABYSS INIANS BACK
    263 1 Withdrawing In Region Of Makale PROPOSAL TO EVACUATE HARRAR Cholera Outb reak Reported There and At Jijiga a RDING to a mess-age from Addis Ababa, Abyssinian the Tigre front have withdrawn somewhat region of Makale The withdrawal is stated to to the use
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    FRANCO-SOVIET TRADE AGREEMENT
    19 1 Paris. Jan. 4. Franco-Soviet trtde agreement initialled today renewing the 1934 rmcnt with certain modifications. Reuter
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    28 1 Santiago de Chili, Jan. 4. Holmgren. Chancellor of the Legation, was today shot dead Swede who subsequently comtted suicide. The murderer is al- to have been insane Reuter
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    Students Picket Universities At Peiping
    104 1 Students Picket Universities At Peiping Peiping, Jan. 4. HTHE Universities did not re- sume classes today after the New Year holiday as almost all the students absented themselves and pickets turned away the very few who appeared. The Student Union has decided to send another croup ot pilgrims to Nanking
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    TRIED TO STOP TRAIN
    99 1 Hut They Weren't BanditsJust Wanted To Get Off Peiping. Jan. 5. It is now alleged that the three Chinese bandits who. travelling as passengers, attempted to hold up the Peiping-Mukden express near Luanchow, were merely East Hope! militiamen who wanted the express to disembark them at
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    COAL STRIKE IN BRITAIN VERY NEAR
    249 1 Big Consumers Unwilling 1 Higher Prices NOTICES TO BE HANDED IN ON WEDNESDAY London, Jan. 4. THE turn of the year shows the prospect of a settlement of the coal miners' wage demands no brighter. Efforts to obtain a voluntary increase m coal prices
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    FLOODS STILL SPREADING IN BRITAIN
    184 1 MAIN BATH ROAD CLOSED London. Jan. 4. DELOW Windsor, the floods sr ad yesterday and the greater part of the private grounds of Windsor Castle adjoining the river wpu, under wn'.er last night. St. Peter's Chuich. Old Windsor, was flooded and tomorrow's services are being
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    LORD DALZIEL
    23 1 London., Jan. 4. Lord Dalziel has left the bulk of his fortune of .€400.000 to the NUionat Reuter ueDt Keaemption Fund.—
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    Britain's Trade Concessions To Yugoslavia
    242 1 AS OFFSET TO HARDSHIP IN IMPOSING SANCTIONS London. Jan. 4. •THE Yugoslav Cabinet is reported to have approved the results of the negotiations recently conducted with the British Government during the visit to London m November ol Monsieur Pilja. head of the Foreign Trade Department
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    LINDBERGH "FLIGHT"
    60 1 New York, Dec. 4. ANTAGONISTIC comment on the Lindberghs' flight to England appears m the Daily News and Herald-Tribune. The latter says that had Lindbergh not been so obstinately reticent about his private affairs here, there would have been less curiosity about them. The News says: "We are
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    Egyptian Government's Warning To Students
    273 1 WILL TAKE STRONG I MEASURES Cairo, Jan. 4. XHE Government has issued a warning to rioting students, urging them to obey the injunction of their leaders and return to their studies, otherwise the (Government will be compelled to take very strong measures necessary to preserve
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    43 1 the owners ire unlikely u> be .ibli to Clfer morr Mian one shilling a d.t\ m any case Ifeuiwhlh itvmvow •ffofti arr bom? made to u:\v the minrr.s an HMMi by Jan 8. which would avert the hand- inn m ol notices Reuter
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      92 1 (T) 0 Odiums Scots fiJblsky ,1 Mdlt»w and Friendly SpiriJ i m T^l l^l^l I^M^H H^H F^^H O^l *O^ f TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE CABARET ATTRACTION 6.30 to 8.15 P.m. FIRST APPEARANCE OF DINNER DANCE DUO informal) 9.30 to midnight |?OSSII lANO NON DINERS S l .OO CONTINENTAL DANCE TEAM RAFFLES
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      72 1 O^GoUums Scots UM&? a Mi-llim j f r i.-rif Ilij Spirit il SEA VIEW HOTEL THIS WEEK: WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY I SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I I I DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE I I! RELLER BAND: 1 ADELPHI vß^ HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TUESDAY THURSDAY I SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I i
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    CHINESE WEDDINGS
    182 2 In Presbyterian Church And Cathedral Two Interesting Chinese weddings took place m Singapore on Saturday. Both bride.s wore orthodox Chinese robes and headdress. At St. Andrew's Cathedral. Mr. Felix Choo. of the teaching stall of Rangoon Road School, was married to Miss Madeline Ong. daughter of Mr. and
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    FIXED TRUSTS FOR SMALL INVESTORS
    168 2 Interim Koport Of Stock Exchange Committee London, Jan. 4. The Stock Exchange sub-committee which has been considering for some time the growth of the "Fixed Trust" movement, m which us is estimated tiun more than £40,000.000 i.s now Invested m Great Britain. ha 3 issued
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    59 2 The following have been selected to ria.v the Junior Department of tht V.M c.A. againsi the Senior Department tomorrow 'Tuesday, on the An.son Road rround at 5 p.m.: Crowther Kali Poo I. M. Hope, V. Armstrong Swer Keng. M t. Hope, J. Mana-sseh. w. Ferguson, X Leemoruggen, M. w Armstrong
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    OUT OF BOUNDS
    85 2 Places In Singapore YV here Troops Must Not Go it is notified In Command Orders that the following places are out of bounds to British troops m Singapore: Raffles Hotel. Beach Road Under L S.jt. Sea View Hotel. Grove Road do A d c 1 p h
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    Law Notices For The Day.
    76 2 Ceremonial opening of Ist Assizes I *XU} Service at St. Andrew's Cathedral ■I 10.30 am Before the Chief Justice at 11 am Summons'v's-in- Chambers Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m the 2nd Court at 11 am Assizes: No. 3 --Rex vs. Hassan bin Ismail No.
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    GUTHRIE'S TEAM BEATEN
    358 2 GU THRIE'S TEAM BEATEN Selangor Forwards Were Superior i From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 4. Belangor deieated the All Malayan Guthrie's fiiteen at Rugby by six points »two tries 1 to nil. Both the tries were scored by Banham m the first half of the pan. Selangor'a forwards
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    PRUDENTIAL CO.
    66 2 A cable received m Singapore trom the directors of the Prudential Assurance Co.. Ltd. announces that m the ordinary branch of the company then new sums assun d underwritten dur- ing 1935 < excluding group business. I] foreign treaty business and re-assur-jj ances) exceeded €27.800.000. This represents an
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    Letters To The Editor "A SOLDIER'S LOT...."
    767 2 Letters To The Editor "A SOLDIER'S LOT...." NOT A LIFE— AN EXISTENCE— ONLY A NUMBER DESTROYS THE INDIVIDUAL— THOSE FOR ETHE ARMY IS HELL—MONOJS ROUTINE—FROM CANTEEN SERGEANTS' MESS— NO THOUGHT FOR THE MORROW Io the Editor. Sir, Though the sight of soldier.s in uniform is quite a common one m
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    England's Fine Win
    463 2 England's Fine Win NEW ZEALANDERS BEATEN London, Jan. 4. SEVENTY-THOUSAND people, including the Prince of Wales, isaw England defeat New Zealand m a Rugby game at Twickenham today by 13 points (three tries and one dropped goal) to nil. England: H. G. Owen-Smith (St. Mary's 1 Hospital >: A. Obolcnsky
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    123 2 The following will represent today vs. I.A. at I. A Bleha. R. Lyne. J. Sancerson. P O'Dwy^r. Lee Fong Lim iCapt). W. R. Willis. J. Ferguson. W Ferguson. G. Day. K. Leembruggen, M. Armstrong. Reserves: Rishty and Looi Eng San. On Wednesday. Jan. 8. for V.M.C.A. second team
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    KEPPEL G.C.
    47 2 January Ladies Spoon Sixteen cards were taken out for the January Ladies Spoon (Stroke > at the Keppel G.C. and the following were the three best cards returned: Mrs. G. L. Eyre 50—18 32 Mrs. R. McCreath 55— 18 37 Mrs. E R Lubbock 55—18 37
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    SINGAPORE G.C.
    73 2 The Captain's Prize competit'on waa olayed at Bukit Timah on Dec. 21 and 28. 1935. and resulted m a tie between W. Munro and F. V Boardman with a net score of 145. The following cards were returned: W. Munro 145. F. V. Boardman 145, R. D Stewart
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      26 2 PHOSE who buy and those who sell have a common meeting ground m the Classified Co). unins— and they do i biMineas? jftee press WANT ADS
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      318 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. use SKETOLENE 3nd prevent MOSQUITO BITES of all Chemists and Stores GRAFTON LABORATORIES SINGAPORE. BOARD RESIDENCE. KATONG GRANGE Excellent position on Sea front Board Residence. Mod. Sanitation 77 Meyer Road— Phone 5758 THE MANSION Oxley Rise Singapore. RESIDENTIAL HOTEL non -licensed. Phone 3798 3 Minutes from Town. YORK
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      574 2 Zbc Sinoapovc jfrcc iPrcss Head Office: Cecil Street. Smftpw. I'hone S4:i (5 Han rxteoiorvs to all 4^nm^ v TH Time* Mn r »p«^ Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street Phone: 3M3 London Ofßce: 49 4J fleet Streoi. L«» 4«« 1.C.4. Phon< etttral S44R— jat<i Tel: "Le*dmalaya" Und*^ SUBSCRIPTION RATES ftocapon*
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      122 2 Diary Of t The Week MONDAY. JAN. ii. Hockey S.C.C v.s. Ceylon Sports Club; at S.C.C; ?.R.C v.s. Chinese at S.C.R.C; Colts v.s. Wilt- shires at Tanglin: Indian' Association vs. V.M.C.A. at Balestier; Medical College vs. Sikh Police at College; Medi-. cal College II vs. A.P.C at Paya Ltbar. Goit
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    EASTERN HEALTH CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN SINGAPORE THIS MONTH
    492 3 Governor To Open Meeting MAIN TALKS ON SPREAD OF DISEASE BY AEROPLANE MEMBERS of health services and observers of most countries of the IVI East "ill arrive- m Singapore shortly for the annual meeting of the l dv isor> Council
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    AIR MAIL BAN
    102 3 Malayan Association's Protest Association ot British Malaya recently wrote to the General Office. London, m regard to the on the carriage of air mail from idon to Malaya by the Dutch air asking for the removal of this A copy of this letter has been Ived by
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    METHODISTS' ANNUAL CONFERENCE
    582 3 METHODISTS' ANNUAL CONFERENCE New Buildings FRIDAY'S session of the Malaya Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was opened by a devotional service at which Bishop Edwin F. Lee spoke on the subject "Alertness ond Courage." At 9.30 the Lay Conference consisting of one Lay representative from each of the
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    MALAYAN EXPORTS SHOW BIG INCREASE
    387 3 And Imports Decline FOREIGN TRADE'S FAVOURABLE BALANCE OF $13,360,110 MALAYA'S gross foreign trade for the month ended Nov. 30 last totalled 592,327,968, of which 552,804,039 represents exports and $539,433,929 imports, leaving a favourable balance of $13,360,110. I November's exports represent an increase of $4,128,000 over
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    GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF INACTION
    271 3 GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF INACTION Urgent Freight Left Behind i HTHE inaction of the Australian Government is blamed for a number of people being unable to secure passenger accommodation on the existing Qantas aeroplanes. This has been brought about by a failure to duplicate the service with the result that sometimes
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    ASTONISHING POSTAL THEFT
    197 3 Currency Notes Replaced By Book s FORTY-ONE thousand guilders (about $4G,000) sent by post I from Singapore to Batavia has dis- appeared. A parcel containing rux- rency notes was posted on Dec. 31 by N.V. Necferlandsch Indische i 1 i Handelsbank, of 1, Cecil Street, to catch
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    HEROIC BATTLE WITH ALLEGED COMMUNISTS
    841 3 One Hylam Shot Dead MALAY POLICEMAN DESCRIBES FIGHT IN DARK JUNGLE (By Our Special Representative.) Kota Tinggi. Jan 1 JN the small open-air police court m this town, with it* quaint oldfashioned punkah swinging backwards and forwards over the magistrate, Che Ismail bin Abdullah, a
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    CONCERT AT HOSPITAL
    154 3 TO CHEER UP PATIENTS AND STAFF For The Fifteenth \ear In Succession pOR the 15th year m succession Madame Felicia Dietz is arranging a concert to be held at ward No. 1. Singapore General Hospital, for patients :imi staff. This will be hell tonight at I p.m..
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    NO SPEECHES
    123 3 At Students' Reunion Dinner The Kedah Returned Students held a Reunion Dinner at the Runnymede Hotel. Penang, on New Year's Eve. No speeches were made and no chairman was appointed The students and guests gathered round a long t-^ble and exchanged toasts and greetings reminiscent of gatherings m
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    FILM COMMITTEE
    120 3 The following have been nominated tG be members of the Committee of Appeal. under the Cinematograph iFi'ms Ordinance for 1936: Government Officials the Inspec-tor-General of Police, the Secretary for Chinese Allairs. the Principal. Raffles Girls' School, the Inspector of I Schools. Singapore and Labuan. Members who are not
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      70 3 AGONISING PILES. .A need t0 Btt r Ai distreed.! Pi acS: tub# DR VA N VLECK'B will relier. yon of all palatal e llB and .nflammation. Results am 7™* Ij n II ««cceed« m moat obstinate casea. ymple to urn and certain m its curative actioa. IS Jl St ocked
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    INTENSIVE MIMIC AIR WARFARE OVER LONDON
    1505 4 Big Aerial "Combat" At 21,000 Feet 21 MILLION MILES WITHOUT SERIOUS ACCIDENT London, Dec. 10. IIfIORE hours were flown by the Air Force aeroplanes engaged m, this year's air defence Exercise than m that of any previous ye^r. Official .statistics supplied to me j
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    The Path Of Justice In Ethiopia.
    1378 4  - The Path Of Justice In Ethiopia. LAURENCE STALUNGS »>• ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR Hid If I BORN EVIL-DOERS Addi> Ababa. HE was just another prisoner -his hands chained behind his back and a crowd of weeping, yelling, jeering Ethiopians following behind nnd running ahead. I pulled my mule over to the
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      51 4 '-< > j^^HHsiA 1 i Wool Buntings Flags. Maker repairer of rat tan and Bertam Chicks, Canvas Spring Bli.^ds. Tarpaulins, Tents, Bap.lilue Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire Netting Fencing, Wool bantings and Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN. Telephone £454. OllUe :—(,<;, Kobinson Road. (opposite Telegraph Co.) Workshop— n-.\ j oo hiut pj ace<
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    292 5 k till "CHELTENHAM FLYER," Britain** fastest steam train, which made the thousandth run of its record- break i m schedule, ran into I'addiiiKton Station half i minute ahead of time. Driver <\ Hopkins received a bouquet from his grand-daughter and with his fireman, Bridger. received the congratulations <»t G.W.R. officials.
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      78 5 £irtt£ MlSS HlfinrsArwA iumr U^Tf/We C4V^€" A Gtf€4-C 59/O^R UV4f/O S4t OOKN BZSXOZ HZ* -JS4/0, j J 7M4T CW^S f AOM 0Q(\) STO Wfi£l J ESKIMO PIES Vanilla Ice Cream, coated with Chocolate We can recommend this delicious confection, from personal trial. Having some special friends to tea, we looked
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    BANISHMENT WARRANTS ISSUED AGAINST 19 COMMUNIST AGITATORS
    388 6 Johore Wages Dispute STRIKE MARCHERS LURED INSIDE PRISON GATES [FOLLOWING a march on Muar, Johore. by nearly 200 estate strikers, r and the dramatic capture oi 97 of the marchers by enticing them inside the prison gates, banishment warrants have been issued against
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    TOKIO-YOKOHAMA
    155 6 TOKIO- YOKOHAMA Construction Of Canal To Begin Next Year Tokio, Dec. 20. Thirty-eight years after the project was first advanced, construction of a canal linking Tokio with Yokohama will begin early next year, under the joint auspices of Tokio and Kanagawa Prefectures. The Tokio Prefectural Assembly met yesterday to discuss
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    45 6 London. Jan. 3. Net tonnage of vessels engaged m foreign trade which departed from United Kingdom ports with cargo during November. 1935. was 3.6 per cent, more than m November. 1934. Net tonnage of vessels arriving with cargo was .07 per cent, less.— British Radio.
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    F.M.S. MYSTERY SURPLUS
    355 6 Still Growing (From Our- Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 4. STILL that ";:urplus" grows. And the quotation marks seem necessary because it is not officially agreed that it is a surplus at all. though it is thus officially described. The F.M.S. General Balance Sheet lor the ten
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    SINGAPORE'S DRY YEAR
    147 6 Official Figures OINGAPORE experienced an exceptionally dry year during 1935. The official rainfall figures the Kallang Aerodrome Meteorological Station are given by the Government Meteorological Office, Singapore, as 72.76 inches— 22.07 inches below the normal of 94.83. Though the rainfall for December was about normal, that of
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    WORLD WINNING BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION
    206 6 League Statistics 9 Proof GREECE STAGES BIGGEST RECOVERY OF ALL THE world is getting busier. Some nations are out of step with mines, mills and factories less active than a year ago but the picture drawn m world statistics by League of Nations experts is,
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    JUBILEE FUND
    75 6 Municipality's $500,000 Gift Now Included The Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund has taken a sudden jump to $652,829.42 as a result of the $500,000 contribution of the Municipal Commission. Among the contributors are Sir Song Ong Siang and Lady Song Ong Siang. Amount previously acknowledged $152,604.42 Sikh Money Lenders
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    MALARIA SITUATION
    130 6 S.S.A. To Take No Further Action ■"PHE present situation m regard to malaria m Singapore was the sub ject of discussion at the last meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, and it was pointed out that the Association drew attention to the matter m June last. At
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    105 6 It is estimated that about half of the Malayan and half the Australian air mails due yesterday will arrive I on the Imperial plane which has' been delayed and is now not expected to arrive till today. The other halves were on the ill-fated City of Khartoum which crashed m
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    Ipoh Landing Ground Completed
    162 6 Ipoh Landing Ground Completed INSPECTED BY MAJOR NUNN j (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 4. lI7ORK on the Ipoh aeroplane landing ground is completed and the aerodrome was inspected this morning by Major Nunn, Direclor of Civil Aviation m Malaya. He was shown round by Mr. P. A. Molloy.
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    ROSICRUCIAN BOOK
    180 6 Now Available At Raffles Library Singapore students now have access to the Rosicrucian Book at Raffles Library. Mr. G. H. G. Barber of Command Headquarters. Fort Canning, a member of the International Rosicrucian Order <A.M 0.R.C.). has just received notification from the headquarters, of the North American Jurisdiction
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    "I REQUIRE POLICE"
    174 6 Ship's Dramatic Signal STOLEN MONEY IN CAPTAIN'S CABIN FNTERING the harbour of Singa- pore early on Friday morning, the X.P.M. motor ship Singliara (622 tons) flew the sign "I require police." Soon afterwards a Marine Police officer boarded the vessel. The captain reported that he had put
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    CHITRAL'S TROUBLES
    196 6 Stevedores Refuse To Handle Mail I i Passengers and officers of the P. and J O. liner Chitral are talking about an eventful passage which the vessel had from London to Singapore. A fortnight out at sea. the Chitral put into Marseilles to find the stevedores' strike m
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    AIR MAIL
    28 6 II 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 4. The Imperial Eastbound mail piano which is flying 24 hours late, is due m Singapore on Monday afternoon.
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    COMMISSIONERS
    37 6 The following have been appointed Municipal Commissioners for Singapore Messrs H. W. Raper S Q Wong, T. Naraindas. C. C. Dunman A Dobson. Dr. H. S Moonshi Dr H T. Wee and Dr. K. K. Pathy
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    ROTARY CLUB
    281 6 Congratulations For Sir Sonu OnK Siang Tbi next meeting ol the Si: Rotary Club will be hold m thGarden of the Adelphi Hotel at 1 p i on Wednesday when Mr H R man. Inspector o! Schools, will His subject will be "In Lighter Win The club extends
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    LT. COL. FLETCHER
    59 6 Lieutenant -Colonel George I> Alexander Fletcher. M.C has b> elected an Unofficial Member Legislative Council ol the Str.ni tlcments for three years from L> 11 19:55. m place of Mr H S Ruswll W\ resigned on his transfer to Sin«ap<>r Lt.-Col. Fletcher Is with M. Harrisons Barker
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    Wealthy Men Flee From United States
    238 6 FEAR OF KIDNAPPERS London, Dec. 27. •TWELVE American millionaires. threatened by the kidnapping racketeers, are planning to come to England for safety. It is their intention to make their permanent homes here, writes a Dally Mirror correspondent. Several inquiries have already been sent out
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      180 6 MADE WALKING A TORTU R E For 10 years the writer «.j r|. below was "pestered" by them. But she has finished wit I now Read how ilm did it i "Radox Bath Salts have dour manmy feet. At one time m§ feet i. en uitn anus and haui skin,
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    Star's Eclipse
    687 7  -  MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person "BOX OFFICE I POISON Means BY QTRANGE terms are used by th. inner circle of movie authority '■o designate values m motion picture ways. Strangest, and most dreaded, is the term "box office poison," which frequently heralds the demise of a player or
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    METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S MEETING
    132 7 The Methodist /oung People's Meeting to be held today at the Victoria Memorial Hall, f -om 8 to 9.30 p.m. promises to be a musical and intellectual treat. Lida Langerveld will play several violin solos. She will be accompanied by Dr. L. Proebstel of Penang. Mr.
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    HEIL HAMLET!
    139 7 THE Hamlet ol Gerhart Hauptmann's new play. "Hamlet at Wittenberg," 'is a nineteen-year-old student, sowing his wild oats m Wittenberg taverns and I'alfing m love with a gypsy girl. Hamida. The plot of the play is built around the adventures of Hamlet and Hamida The Prince wears the
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    NEW LAWS IN FORCE
    141 7 Changes In Legal Status Of Married Women London, Jan. 4. A number ol new laws came into force on the first day of the New Year. The Counterfeit Currency Act. which came into operation, gives effect to the 1929 international convention lor the suppression of counterfeiting
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    KING AND QUEEN
    79 7 Expected To Pay Return Visit To Eastbourne London, Jan. 4. It is expected that the King and 'Queen will again visir. Eastbourne this year, probably arriving m the latter half of February. The King went to Eastbourne last spring on medical advice and was stated to have
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    TREASURY BILLS
    46 7 I London, Jan. 1. t The total amount applied for m ten- ders for £35,000,000 Treasury bills was £68.075,000. The average rate per i cent, for bills at three months was 10s i 10 72d.. against 11s. 3.60 d a week ago British Radio
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    WONDER CLOCK
    99 7 THE remarkable clock that has just been finished m Moscow, contain ing more than 5.000 pieces of nv*ch- nism. has taken three years to m;U At six o'clock m the looming, an hour by which it is considered all good comrades should rise. Voroshilov com mander oi the
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    Winning Contract
    454 7 Winning Contract 2\ 3 Qtosauj\ Gjyfy David Bunmtine. Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken world's Vcadinq tcajn-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence FXIMINATINC; A FINESSE QNE of the points that distinguishes the expert Bridge player is the frequency with which h
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      43 7 LAST TWO SHOWS 6.15 and 9.15 lALHAMBRAI BELA LUGOS! ii the thrill of thrills "THE RETURN OF CHANDU THE MAGICIAN" with MARIA ALBA TOMORROW W. C. FIELDS the lovable star of "David Copperfield" m Paramount's Hilarious Comedy THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE
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      48 7 COSTS MONEYSAVE IT/ INEFFICIENT POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS LOWER PRODUCTION AND profits RENOLD CHAIN DRIVES AVAILABLE FROM STOCK. 1 H. P TO 100 M. P ARE CERTIFIED BY N.P.L. TEST ACTUALLY TO DELIVER 98 9o o OF THE POWER YOU PAY FOR SOLE AGENTS: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED, SINGAPORE BRANCHES.
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      377 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Batavia— NlßOM ti.20 7.05 a.m. YDA 98.68 m and YDB 31 2 m 10.50 a.m.— 1.50 p.m. YDA 49.67 m. and YDB 25.3 m. 5.50 p.m. to closing YDA 98.63 m. and YDB 31.2 m. 6.20 Gymnastics. 6.35 Light gramophone music. 6.50 Time signal and close
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      150 7 Dutch on DJN. 1 0.20 Orchestral concert continued* 9.50 Musical Parities. 10.35 News m German. 10.50 Today m Germany. Sound pictures. 11.05 Dance music. 11.35 News m English on DJA and m Dutch on DJN. 1150 Close down. Paris— Radio Coloniale 25.60 metres a.m. 0.35 Concert relayed from RadioParis. 7.35
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ENGAGEMENT
    42 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of J "York" L. Laidtnan of Benoni Trans- vaal S.A. to Mollie Bawn. eldest daughlet of Mrs. A. Paton of S'porc and County Carlow Ireland. Mr. Laidm-an was formerly with United Engineers i Ltd.. Singapore.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. JANUARY 6, 1936 What Singapore Lacks
    807 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. JANUARY 6, 1936 What Singapore Lacks THE New Year still being lessj than a week old, we believe that the accompanying impetus for carrying out good resolutions may' not yet be wholly defunct. Accord- ingly, we wish to draw the attention jof our City Fathers
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    DAY TO DAY
    288 8 Madame Felicia Dietz returned to Singapore on Saturday after a short holiday m Ipoh. Mr. P. W. Hatfield. manager. Banir Estate, Tapah. and Mrs. Hatfleld spent the New Year holiday m Ipoh. Mr. J. J. Fleury, State Veterinary Surgeon, Kedah, will return from leave at the end
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    PROF. GILBERT MURRAY
    51 8 London, Jan. 5. Professor Gilbert Murray. Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University. and widely known abroad as an advocate and supporter of peace and the League of Nations movement, is resigning his chair at the end of the academic year under the university age limit. British
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    As I Was Say
    879 8 THERE are sorxc 230 packs M hounds ,tin in the British Isles- nearly twenty < more than before the war. writes a 5 >pecial correspondent m the Manchester! a 3uardian. During the worst of the 1 depression many 1 masters of fox- 1 Is Fox hounds
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    The Wooden Doll
    711 8 ANNA KWARLEY squatted m thf market-place under a hat a \ard wide Her comely black face shone All round her there was chatter<ng. laughing, and running to and fro much gesticulation and good-natured' beating down of price Food was being cooked oq small, smoky fires Important persons
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      119 8 JOHN EXSHAW'S VERY FINE OLD LIQUEUR j BRANDIES CLUB LIQUEUR OVER 40 YEARS OLD OVER 60 YEARS OLD Imported direct from Cognac by: CALDBECICS ROYAL NETHERLANDS INDIES' AIRWAYS. VISIT BANDOENG BY AIR. t Bandoeng m the Preanger Mountains 2,300 feet above sea level Leaving Singapore by the Wednesday morning plane,
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      28 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE a i ASSURANCE CORPORATION J LTD. f < Incorporated m Great Britain* s r II O N GKONC BANK f CHAMBERS. SINGAPORE. f r
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      A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR RUBBER SHAREHOLDERS
      1062 9 Big Stock Fall Certain 'RESTRICTION WILL FUNCTION SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY" (Prom the Free Press Correspondent) London, Dec. 20. JIBBER prices on the Mincing Lane Exchange have moved IV within the narrowest limits this week, the rumour-mongers have apparently left Town for their Christmas
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      203 9 Dec. 31. Jan. 2 3 American Can. Com 135 133 2 132% American Telephone and Telegraph 155» 2 158 3 4 159 3 4 Atcheson Railroad 59 3 i 60 63 Chesapeak 51 51% 53*3 Dupont 139^ 140*2 140 V 2 Firestone 25 25 3 8 26»
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      95 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Jan. 4, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X. R.S.S. incases (FOB. January) 22 3 4 22 7 /s Good F.A.Q. m cases <F. 0.8. January! 22 9.16 22% No. I.X. R.S.S. (spotloose > awardable Singapore) 22 916 22 S 8 No. I.X. R.S.S. January
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      91 9 Jan. 4 Buyers Sellers Gambier 6.50 Java Cube 9.25 Hamburg Cube 10.00 White Muntok Pepper 17.00 Black Pepper 9.00 Copra. Sundried 5.80 Copra, mixed 5.20 Small Flake Tapioca 4.25 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 101 Banja Jelotong 9.25 Sarawak Jelotong 900 R. (Siam» W.C. No.
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      100 9 During the week ending Dec. 28. 1935. exports ot tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 45.552 cases, of which: 33.137 78 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 6.076 <14 per cent.) cases to the Continent ol Europe. 552 (1 per cent cases to
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      COMMODITY MARKET
      139 9 RUBBER London. Jan. 4. Buyers Spot 6 9 16d. Apr -Sept. 6 1116 d. July-Sept. 6 13 16d Oct..-Dec 6 15 16d Market: Firm. God €7 Is. 2» 2 d (£1 Is. 2 l 2d> The silver market is now closed on Saturdays until further notice. Cotton 6.35
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      Nalla Estates Meeting
      903 9 10 PER CENT. DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR THE fifteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Nalla Estates, Limited, (Incorporated m the F.M.S.) was held at the registered office of the company m Ipoh, on Tuesday, Dec. 24. Mr. J. C. Osborne presided and tho others
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1189 9 I Fraser and Co.'s List I SATURDAY, JAN. 4, 1936 MINING Buyer* Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 9d 6s Asam Kumbang (£> 33s 6d 34s 9d Austral Malay (£> 59s 60s Ayer Hitam Tin <5r> 15s 6d 16s 6d xd. xb Ayer Weng ($1) 1.82^
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      233 9 I Saturday's Singapore Quotations I Jan. 4 London. 4 months' sight 2 4 18 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 1 16 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 1 32 London, demand I 4 London. T.T. 2 4 Lyons
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      BRITISH RAIL TRAFFIC
      47 9 London. Jan. 4. The railway traffic mums tor the British railway groups for 1935 aggre- gated £151.000.000. an increase <>i t*tf £1,500.000 compared with 1934 All four 'groups showed Increases, the largest being the London. Midland and Scottish with nearly £900 000 Reuter Wireless
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    ANOTHER AMBULANCE BOMBED BY ITALIAN PLANES
    968 10 Egyptian Unit At Daggahbur Suffers Severe Damage ROME SAYS BOMBING AT DOLO WAS FULLY JUSTIFIED j Addis Ababa, Jan. 5. AN official communique issued today states that the Egyptian ambulance unit outside Daggahbur, a fortified Abyssinian outpost on the southern front, has been bombed
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    MR. ROOSEVELT GIVES LEAD TO LEAGUE
    448 10 Oil Embargo Much Nearer Geneva, Jan. 4. fkIPLOMATS and League officials sat up until four m the morning m order to hear Mr. Roosevelt's speech .n view of the possible vital elTect on the future of sanctions. Theoretically what the League has to do
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    CITY OF KHARTOUM
    147 10 Five More Bodies And Half Mail Recovered Alexandria, Jan. 4. Five more bodies, including two women passengers, have been recovered from the City of Khartoum. It is thought it will probably prove impossible to raise the wreck. Half of the mail bags and a considerable quantity of
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    DUCHESS OF YORK
    27 10 London, Jan. 4. The Duchess of York continues to make progress towards recovery from the influenzal pneumonia from which she is suffering. British Radio
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    AGREEMENT WITH IRISH FREE STATE
    136 10 More Coal In Exchange For More Cattle London. Jan. 4. The Irish Free State Government lhas announced that the coal import quota for the year beginning Feb. 1 Will be 3.114.000 tons. Of this. 3.113.000 tons will be imported from Britain. Under the coal-cattle pact
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    DODECANESE HEAVILY FORTIFIED
    150 10 DODECANESE HEA VI LY FORTIFIED Military Stores For A Vet i Athens. Jan i PXTLNiSIVE military pr eluding new lort ifir.i strurtion Oi military Mail I provision ol IftTgt .suppli.s <»i military stores, art* reported ceeding m the Dodeean. 1. Nine thousand troops ar<be concentrated at Leros Isl., are described
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    EXAMS. GAMBLE
    122 10 Chance Plays Too Large Part In Award Of Marks London. Jan. 4 Speaking at the 24th anr.u.J i IfervOOe of educational which has been opt- nod m Loodi ft, 81l Michael Sadler WtM is chainr--.: the commit toe ol educationists v iM conductinu m inquiry into th« amination
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE
    65 10 London. Jam. 1 The naval conference, which *.is id Journed over the Christmas I trill bo resumed on Monday when tbi flection ol i WMkh H1 ir. succession to Sir Simu.l H< considered The lirs* ll—lll I M will examination of the various pr<j» n advanced by TJie
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      176 10 Bally 's /V Fashion v/Yf Footwear l]j y^i* BLACK CREPE-DE-CHINE ONE BAR. MEDIUM HEEL PRICE $8.25 i WHITE COURT CREPE- BLACK SUEDE COURT I DE-CHINE. HIGH HEELS FANCY VAMP PRICE $8.25 PRICE $10.95 ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE I H HIB^HHHH^Hi rot Ip >> M- /m SISSONS 1 I^J &FW) D
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      47 10 TIFFINS DAILY -$1.00WATCH DAILY MENU •PHONE 4906. yjh^ Trlejrraphic Aodrr u: PHONE ty^m VL GOODWOOD The most charmingly situated Hotel m the Island. Ideal for permanent residents. RESTAURANT Table d'hote and a la carte. COCKTAIL BAR LOUNGE TENNIS. DINNER DANCES tSLSTS RESTAURANT. DINERS $1.50 NO ADMISSION GK4MB
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    LITTLE BUSINESS DONE ON RUBBER MARKET
    831 11 Political U ncertainty PYMINGTON AND WILSONS weekly market report dated *J London. Dec. 18, states: Mainly owing to a marked reserve on the part of sellers, business during the past seven days has been on a small scale The price of ribbed smoked sheet
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    MR. RICKETT AND HIS OIL CONCESSION
    393 11 Foreign Office Official Pleads Privilege TPHE question of Mr. F. W. Rickett's j concession m Abyssinia was referred to m an application to the Court Appeal on Dec. 18. It arose m an action of "Rickett v. •liphant" and the court gave leave to
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    DISMAL FATE OF CEYLON'S CONVERSION LOAN
    1347 11 Underwriters Left With 45 Per Cent. PEACE PLAN COLLAPSE DEPRESSES CITY (From the Free Press Correspondent) 'T'HE political crisis arising from peace plan has made this a sor better tone is developing as this art DRICES have fallen m most share markets, and British
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    Statistics Office Library Notice
    411 11 THHE following publications were issued or rec eived by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period Dec 28. 1935, to Jan. 3. 1936, inclusive, and are available for public use ii! the Reference Library, Fullerton Building. Singapore. Applications may be made by members
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    40-HOUR WEEK MOVEMENT
    185 11 Controversy Raging In Australia Sydney, Dec. 2. When Sir Frederick Stewart. Australian delegate at the International Labour Conference at Geneva, advocated the 40-hour week and then returned to put it into operation m his own factory as an example to others, he started a first-class controversy In
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      136 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong> The liability of members is limited to the extent and m the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50.000 000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve
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      483 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, \1 STRALIA AND CHINA < Incorporated m England by Royal Charten Paid up capital m 600 000 shares ot £5 each 3 000.000 Reserve Fund t::i.OO0.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors c a. 000 00d head ovrm 38. Bishopsgat*-. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor star
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      PROGRESS OF THE PORT OF
      915 12 Record Shipping Tonnage "yili; annual report of the Port of London Authority tor the year e;idcd Mar 31 last, shows that the tonnage of shipping using the port m 1934 constituted I record, and was 21,. million tons higher than m the preceding year. Imports
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      526 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m P.M.S.) TKLLPIIONE: Fright 5433 Paasage M3l. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKINGS AIiENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN MCIMC WORIDS GRUJin 'Incorporated m England) fill EMPRESS ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTINENTAL TRAIN
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      576 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals j BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 am Alor Star: Mon. to Fri* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 am and 7 P- m Klang. Kuala Lipis. Port Swettenham. Taiping and Telok Anson. Weekdays* fpm
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      564 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alonf&id? the whar-.M or exoected to arrive ■:».st Wharf (Kntr.uur <ti! r I KagatO Maru 2"J )l klain Wharf (Fiitr.»n«<- «..it«« PlanciiLs 1H Au.unemnon 1'• I'hil<.« tiea 11 Pembr-tk- h\r I M Prince 1 empire Deeß (F.ntramr <ialr Nankoh Maru 18 Wrs( Wharl <hntraru«- l..nr Alrika 4
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      485 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due iiiMk Tonnage Spore Tonnage S X 1930. SiraAY N .sn™ r an S CARTHAGE 15.000 Mar. 27 CATHAY 15.000 Jan. 17 BHUTAN 6 100 Anr Q ail 31 «AJPUTANA nioSS Ap .10 'S 1 52" CHITRA L 15.000 Apr. 24
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      513 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR CANADIAN AND AMERICAN PORTS VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Due Sail* CITY OF EASTBOURNE Havre. London. Rotterdam. Hamburg Jan. 14 Jan 16 CITY OF PERTH Havre. London. Rotterdam. Hamburg
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      1080 13 SHIPPING THE BLlt M Wl.l. LINE (Occma The Hua Khm. w Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. *nd China Mutoal ThJ ZZL?± F'whl,! sw'li" U Steam Narration Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak SteiL^kfJ >M^ The StraiU Steamship Co.. Ltd The wTalUn ii* 2 The China Navigation Co Ltd Thr Irraw^Jy rM 1 d
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      683 14 K. P. M. PLANCIUS— Monday. Jan. 6. Belawan-Deli. ROGGEVEEN— Tuesday. Jan. 7. Batavia. Rodriguez, Mauritius. Reunion, Durban. Lourenco-Marques, Beira. Zanzibar. Mombasa and Mane Ino cargo will be accepted for East and South-African ports). KAMPAK Tuesday, Jan. 7. Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. TOMOHON -Tuesday. Jan. 7. Singkawang. Pemangkat
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      649 14 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE— SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. MALAYAN PRINCE In. Port Jan. 6 Feb. 20 M.S. SILVERTEAK Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Mar. 4 M.S. CINGALESE PRINCE Jan. 27 Feb. 3
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      651 14 O. S. K. LINE Ryufuku Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marques. Durban East London and Port Elizabeth. Jan ♦> c London Maru Buenos Aires via L. Marques. Durban. Cape Town. Rio dc Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo. Jan 5 6 t Arabia Maru Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo.
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    $132 DIVIDEND AT PENANG RACES
    1144 15 ALAN LOKE'S VERACITY'S THRILLING WIN Marland and Irvine Have I Two Winners Each (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan*, Jan. 4. rXCKLLENT sport with some good dividends marked today's races which were again well supported by punters. The best dividend of the day was paid by
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    THRILLING BATTLE FOR ALL BLUES CUP
    310 15 S i nga ore *s Seco n d Ha If Superiority Decides Issue DARUS'S BRILLIANCE A FEATURE (From Our Own Correspondnt) Seretnban. Jan. 4. OIXGAPOKK Asiatics won the "All Blues" (up, presented by the "All Blues'* club of Seremban for competition among Asiatic teams,
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    RUGBY UNION
    80 15 London, Jan. 4. The following are the results cf today's Rugby Union matches: Rugby games played today resulted, i says Reuter. as follow: Bath 9: Richmond 8. Birkenhead P. 36: Bradiord 7. Bristol 14: R.A.F. 8. Exeter 3: Devon. Services 1!) Leicester 6; Swansea 5. Newport 14; Plymouth
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    Kedah Hockey Team Overwhelmed
    189 15 Kedah Hockey Team Overwhelmed (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, Jan. 4. pi-'.KAK beat Kedah at hockey today by six goals to one. Rain m the afternoon and a drizzle during play made ball control difficult and the ground slippery. The Perak backs were very steady and halves were sound.
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    BROWN'S EASY WIN
    68 15 London. Dec. 22. Jackie Brown 'Manchester), the former world's fly-weight champion, knocked out Ellis Ashurst <Connisborough) m the second round of a 12--round contest at Leeds. He floored Ashurst for counts of seven and threo m the first round. In the second Ashurst was down for seven,
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS
    158 15 The following ties have been arrang ed m the S.C.C. billiards tournaments. Each tie will commence at 6.30 p.m. unless otherwise agreed to by oppo nents. Championship Monday. Jan. fi: E. J. Riches vs. P Carmichael. Tuesday. Jan. 7: C. E. Winter vs. v. P. F. Walsh. Wednesday.
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    HOCKEY TOURNEY SUGGESTED
    410 15 Game's Popularity In Segamat Segamat, Jan. 4. 117 1 TH the ending of the fasting month for the Malays and the Hari Haya, local sportsmen are again seen m action m the several departments of sport, after a long spell of inactivity. But the weather has been
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    BETTER THREES GIVE SERVICES VICTORY
    618 15 S.C.C Beaten After Gallant Struggle I ni ted Services 8; S.C.C. a TIIK United Services gained an B— nil victor over the B.C.< on the Parianq on Saturday. The Clubs defeat was due chiefly to weak three-quarters. The game was full of interest and as
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    COLTS' NARROW WIN
    490 15 COLTS' NARROW WIN Over Weak Old Rafflesians' Team Spore Colt- I; Old Kafllesians i> TIIK Singapore Colts beat thr Old Rafflesians by a goal to nil on Saturday at hockey on the Kafries School ground. Thr Old Itafllesians were a ver> depleted side and the result reflected much credit on
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    188 15 <From Our Own Correspondent. Serembun. Jan. 4. Sembilun sustained tin If sixth hockey deleat tor the sca.vv when they were beaten by Malacca here today by five goals to two. The game was very dul! and the superiority of the visitors was never m doubt.
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    339 16 Staleness After Strenuous Holiday P rogrammes BRENTFORD AND ASTON VILLA LUCKY (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 5. ALL league footballers were suffering from staleness after the strenuous holiday programme and the majority of yesterday's matches bored spectators and players were booed impartially. Arsenal
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    669 16 MARQUEZ OUTPOINTS JOE EAGLE LAST night's fights at the New World arena provided a large crowd with plenty of thrills. In the main bout of the evening Ventura Marquez gained a well- j earned points' victory over Joe Eagle. The semi-final beiween David Dharmaraj and
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    53 16 The Navy vs. Army boxing for the Lowther Grand Cup will take place at the Boxing Stadium, New World, on Monday. Jan. 20. at 9.15 p.m. The teams this year will consist of the pick of the Navy at present m Singapore, against the pick of the
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    WEBER VS. SANADA
    130 16 Return Fight On Friday Tile Boxmg Board oi Control have approved Mr. Sng Chwee Seng's card for the Olympic Stadium on Jan 10. The main event will be a return fight over 12 rounds between Sannda and Frankie Weber. The Penang boy won last time on points,
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    58 16 Cape Town, Jan. 4. A USTRALIA won the third test against South Africa by an innings and 78 runs. Australia made 362 for eight declared and South Africa replied with 102. Following on they were all out for 182. Siedle made 59. Grimmett took five wickets
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    M.C.C. HIT OUT
    105 16 Parks Plays Chanceless Innings Of 201 Invercargill. Jan. 4. Magnificent batting including a j double century and two individual centuries marked the M.C.C. innings m the match between the tourists and South Island. The M.C.C. knocked up 489 runs. Parks made 201 runs m 284 minutes. playing
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    447 16 YACHTING Excellent Weather Favours Yesterday's Races rE six-metre race at the R.S.Y.C yesterday was sailed m excellent racing weather. The wind was fresh and fairly steady from the N.N.E. though veering at times to N.E., the sea moderate from the east and the
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    SELANGOR FOOTBALL
    117 16 League And S.F.A. May Be Amalgamated 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 3. A meeting of those interested m soccer m Selangor will be held on Friday next week at the S.C.R.C. Kuala Lumpur, to discuss the question of the amalgamation of the Selangor Football Association and
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    Tie For January Bogey "A" Division
    348 16 Tie For January Bogey "A" Division SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB RESULTS THE January Bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Satui day and Sunday and resulted m a tie m 'A" division between M M Paterson, T. Black, R. H. Allen and O. O. Cruickshank
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    1289 16 ENGLISH LEAGUE TABLES UP TO DA TE DIVISION I Arsenal 1 Birmingham 1 Aston Villc 4 Portsmouth 2 Blackburn R 0 Leeds U 3 Bolton W 0 Derby County 2 Chelsea 0 Grimsby Town 2 Everton 0 Liverpool 0 Huddersfleld T. 2 Brentford 2 Manchester C. 0 Sunderland 1 Middlesbro'
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