The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 January 1936

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. No. 14,754. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 193 b. 10 CENTS.
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  • 141 1 If Siam and Congo Are Unreasonable NEW FORM OF BUFFER POOL PROPOSED London, Jan 17 attempt on the part of M.im and the Belgian Congo increase their tin quotas hound what is reasonable will undoubtedly break down the restriction scheme and lead to .jos. In
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  • 115 1 >\ mton Insult To President] Wilson \\.ivhiu»!<»n. Jan. 17. tea In the Senate followed; adjournment for a week or the munitions inquiry Conalfy attacked Senator President Wood- row Wilson was guilty of falsification 119 that he knew noth- j of th< plans to divide territory I th<
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  • 76 1 ondition Pronounced Very Critical London, Jan. 17. A bulletin this morning .states Mr Rudyard Kip ing lost strength during the night that his condition 111 ritical. He m a state of coma. fc is understood that In addition to dmini.st ration of oxygen and the iion of
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  • 44 1 Paris, Jan 17 "THE jury found Madame Stavi- sky not jruilty and she has returned home to her children. Nine other defendants were found guilty on various charges of swindling. Reuter MADAME STWLSKY with one of her counsel during the trial
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  • 48 1 i! 580 Package Of Diamonds Salvaged From Our Own Correspondent) lpoh, Jan. 17. A package of diamonds consigned toj a Kinta minor. one of the articles' salvaged from the City of Khartoum, has been delivered safely to the consignee. The parcel was valued at £580
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  • 48 1 Internal Defences Being Reviewed Nairobi. Jan. 17. it is announced that us a result of| representations by the Commit ee on Imperial Defence, the question of the internal defence of Kenya is being i reviewed, including the future of the i existing compulsory defences force. Reuter
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  • 67 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 16. Phya Bahol, the Premier, hopes his .health will allow him to return to t Bangkok m order to attend the extraordinary session of the Assembly m February and the British naval visit. Both destroyers have arrived and I
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  • 174 1 POSITION NEARING CLIMAX US. May Resume Purchasing On Large Scale London, Jan. 1? "pHE silver position is rapidly near- ing a climax as tomorrow's very i heavy Bombay settlement ap-; proaches. London, apparcn ly. i>- '.ceding [off aj /uitiK tan today wfttii s IHog pressure becbznTiljp more prtu-cuiiceu: on the
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  • 383 1 ALIVE AND WELL AFTER TWO MONTHS MISSING IN THE ANTARCTIC SIGHTED BY PLANE FROM SEARCHING BRITISH SHIP London, Jan. 17 nrill-' American airman. Lincoln Ellsworth, and his Canadian pilot, Hollick Kenyon, who for two months have be*n missing m the Antarctic, arc both alive
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  • 204 1 SIR ALEXANDER CADOGAN FOR LEAVE To Discuss Protection Of British Investments In North China? IVipnt Jan. IV |T i> ftmtned authoritatively that Sir Alexander Cadogan. British Am- bas.s|A>r to China, is leaving for Eng- lang on six months' leav« m April. It is understood enc ot.thc main obVrcti of Sir
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  • 79 1 CAPTAIN AND THREE OTHERS INTERNED TPHE Sudan authorities hay» internrd a etptain and three other I llian Air Force men and tlioir (hr I'ird bombinu arroplanr. which mad i forced landing SO miles ins*de th« Suxiaii«-.s« Iron* i. rat I^bot.iwatab while returning lrom
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  • 216 1 Sir Eric Teichman Describes 1 New Delhi, Jan. 17 CIR Eric To-ichmjui. interviewed on his arrival here, said he might have proceeded to England from Urumchi, capital of Sinkiang, by the TransSiberian Railway, but was anxious to visit India. He was unable to use
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  • 31 1 Canberra, Jan. 17. Rapid progress is being made m the Japanese-Australian trade negotiations and it Ls anticipated a draft treaty will be submitted to the respective Governments shortly. Reuter
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  • 71 1  - SI AM BUYS IN JAPAN Sin Chew Jit Poh Foreign Minister Returning To Bangkok After Tour Shanghai, Jan. 17. The Foreign Minister of Siam. who has just completed a tour of Japan. c-ft Tokio for Bangkok yesterday. The Siamese Government is reported jto have placed large orders with (Japanese firms
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  • 19 1 London, Jan. 17. Tin' Ktaf kl confine*! to his room .r Bandrtnghafli with a cold r**uut
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 82 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. k w^S A t^l fl^^^l o^l I iT^h i^^l fc TODAY y S ATTRACTIONS RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p.m. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. i SPECIAL DINNER 8c DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight and
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    • 223 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW mL HOTEL I IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH. RUNNING HOT ANI> OOLO WATER TLNNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHINO ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SC HNIC BEAUTY SPOTS r FORMAL TO-NIGHT FORMAL fSPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC
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  • 37 2 Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m the Ist Court at 11.30 a.m. Judgment: Appeal No. 13/35— 0. S. 66/34 Re estates settled by Kavena Hadjee Mohamed Yoosui etc.
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  • 143 2 Mr. H. I). Noone Relates His Experiences (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 17. Mr. H. D. Noone. the -ethnographer of Perak. delivered an instructive lecture at Ipoh Club today under the auspices of tho I.S.P. The lecture was illustrated by cine films showing the
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  • 97 2 Mr. Lav Hun Ling: And Miss Chin Kee Chook tPYom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 17. The Wesley Church was lilled to oversowing today for the marriage oi Lav Hun Ling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lav Ek Ching, prominent residents of Ipoh to Miss Chin Kee ChooK.
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  • 158 2 In Singapore Rubber Market Guthrie and Co., Ltd., m their weekly rubber report dated Singapore, Jan. 16, state: A considerable amount of business has been transacted m our market since our last report, both manufacturers and the trade generally having shown a keen interest. Up to this morning
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  • 152 2 Buying Rubber In All Markets Lewis and Peat Limited m their weekly rubber report dated, Singapore, Jan. 17, state: With consumers buying m all markets and more interest, particularly m London and New York, from outside operators, prices have appreciated further this week. The shortness of supplies of
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  • 231 2 Drop Of Over 5,000 Tons At End Of December Stanton Nelson and Co.'s rubber i market review dated Singapore, Jan. i 17. states: The firmer tone has continued, and the buyers' spot price m London hns very nearly reached seven pence. There I has been comparatively little
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  • 67 2 Export of dry rubber unconnected figures rom Malaya, Brunei and Labuan for the month of December. 1935. were as follows: Mainland 23,809 tons. Straits Settlements Island 543 tons. Brunei 133 tons. Labuan 22 tons. The total for the year is 370.580 tons, an excess of 7.430 over permissible
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  • 55 2 Appointed To Seat On Board Of Rotary International (From Our Own Corresoondent» Ipoh, Jan. 17. At the Rotary dinr-r held last night IMr W. J. D. Kloezman, the president, announced that a telegram had been received from America appointing Col. C?cll Rae to a seat on the
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  • 323 2 THE undernoted newly-added nonflction and Action works will be ready for issue on Saturday at 8.30 a.m. Paraguayan Interlude, illustrated, C. W. Thurlow Craig. Poetry and the Moderns. George Gordon My Part m Germany's Fight, illustrated. Dr. Joseph Goebbels. The Price of Pleasure. Charles Graves. Dollfuss and His
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 197 2 SITUATION WANTED. As Ayah Malacca-Portuguese. Englishspeaking. Good needlewoman. Age 33. Available February. Write 527 care of j Singapore Frre Press. NOTICES. 1 CONSOLIDATED TIN SMELTERS LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of V 2%. less Income Tax at the rate of 4s. 6d. m
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    • 369 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. JUST ARRIVED BATHING CAPS IN MOST ATTRACTIVE COLOURS AND SHAPES. Price:- $l.OO each Also Children's Siz3S Price:- 75 cents each. MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE. KATONG GRANGE Excellent position on Sea front Board Resident*. Mod. Sanitation 77 Meyer Road Phone 5758 THE MANSION Oxley Rise Singapore.
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    • 556 2 Sbc Stnoapoic Ifrec il>ucse> Head OaVf; V*tU Btrr«t. Sincapor, I'how 5471 .5 tinr. wiu T«l: -Timra' Smcaporf Kuala Lumpur Of**: 25. Java Street London Office: 4i/4j Fleet street, l^***,* Phone: Central SM»~3««< SUBSCRIPTION RATE! Within Outbid*- Vx MaUya Mala y a i Monthly 3 00 t 4 M t t
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 307 2 Diary Of The Week SATURDAY, JAN. 18 High water, 4.39 a.m. 8.4 ft., 5.45 p.m. 6.6 ft. Rugby: F.M.S. Police vs. S.S. Police at Kuala Lumpur; S.CC. seven-a-side tournament. Public Services R.FC. vs. Johore at Johore Bahru. Hockey: Colts vs. R.A. <Changi) at McNair Road; V.M.C.A. vs. Old Rafflesians at
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    • 718 2 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL Sunday, Jan. 19, 1936 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8.00 a.m. Choral Eucharist. 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Preacher: The Archdeacon. Weekdays: Saturday, St. Paul's Day and Cathedral Dedication. 7.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. Monday, Wednesday
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  • 750 3 Woman Passenger's Story Of Grange Road Smash NO CHARGE AND NO COMPLAINT MISS KATHLEEN MA "rY GOODfc, of 11, Chatsworth Park, one i» of the passengers involved m a car accident at the junc<i«n of Grange Road and Orchard Road shortly after midnight Dec
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  • 214 3 CAR TURNS TURTLE IN STORM Kampar, Jan. 15. THE main trunk road near Kam- par was the scene yesterday of a fatal motor-car accident m which one person lost his life and several others, including: a number of children, had miraculous escapes. The car was returning from
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  • 97 3 By Aircraft "Arethusa" from Karachi to Singapore arrived on Jan. 15: Mr. Butler, Mr. Donsen, Dr. I. H. Hermant and Capt. J. H. Lock. By Aircraft "Athena" from Singapore to Karachi left on Jan. 16: Mr. D. L. Rothera. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hope, of Ipoh, are
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  • 609 3 TEO HOO LYE ESTATE LITIGATION High Court Judgement AN interesting: point as to whether a grandson born after the death of the testator was entitled to share m the residue of the estate was raised m the matter of the estate of the late Teo Hoo
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  • 1092 3 LARGE NUMBER OF WREATHS Penang. Jan. 16. THE funeral of Mr. R. C. Stiven took place yesterday and was attended by practically the whole European community including the Resident Councillor. Rev. Hamilton Aikin, Minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Ipoh, Perak, officiated both at
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  • Article, Illustration
    40 3 CUT OFF by bad weather for weeks, a boat with supplies and mails manages, after several vain efforts, to approach Wolf's Rock lighthouse, which is situated at one of the most dangerous and least navigable spots on the English coast.
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  • 33 3 '"THERE was a big jump m the number of malaria deaths m Singapore during the week ended Jan. 11. Eighteen deaths were reported as against 13 during the previous week.
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  • 306 3 From Fire At Mr. WardJackson's House 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Jsui. 15. As reported yesterday, the residence jol Mr. C. Ward- Jackson < secretary of [the United Planting Association of Malaya) at the sixth mile, Batu Caves. •was destroyed by fire early this morning. The fire
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  • 381 3 Discharge Granted Without Bank rupt's Presence AN application for discharge from bankruptcy was made by Chua Cheng Suan, m thr Bankruptcy Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith. Mr C. O. Lim. Assistant Otticlal Assignee, laid their was one unusual feature. The bankrupt was adjudicated m Singapore when he was working
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  • 103 3 The annual meeting of the Engineering Association ol Mnlaya (Singapore section) was held m the Adelphl Hotel on Wednesday, there being a Kood attendance of members The annual report showed that th. membership had Increased from 75 the end of 1934 to 80 on Dec 31
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 107 3 to SAIGON and return to SINGAPORE via BANGKOK (Saison to Bangkok overland): steamer fare Ist cl. Singapore Saigon and Bangkok Singapore mil SINGAPORE— SAIGON-HONG KONG— BANGKOK— SING \POKK Ist cl round trip fare s 140.00 SINGAPORE-HONG KONG_SHANGHAI-MANILA-SAIGON-BANGKOK SINGAPORE: Ist class round trip fare S?00.00 SPEriAI EXCIRSION FARES FROM SINGAPORr If)
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  • 901 4  -  Joan Little field Britain On The Screen By Peter Lorre In London London, Dec. 28. SIDNEY BERNSTEIN, who controls, a number of super-cinemas m Greater London and the Provinces, has been selecting some two hundred films for his theatres for 1936. Recently, he discussed the
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  • 1003 4  - BEHIND THE SCENES OF FRENCH DIPLOMACY WALTER DURANTY Three Main Factors BY Paris. Dec. 30. TRENCH internal politics are 1 conditioned by and depend upon three factors; the fear of war (that is fear of Germany), the fear c f internal strife, and the fear of inflation (that is loss
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  • 460 4 1 00 Years Ago GAMBLING FARM Our correspondent A will lind his communication upon the re-establishment of the Gambling Farm at Singapore inserted m another column. Numerous are the arguments pro and con which we have heard advanced
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  • 141 4 Burden Quadrupled In 25 Years For Australians Sydney, N.S.W. The average annual taxation paid per head by Australians has quadrupled m the last 25 years. The total taxation collected by the Commonwealth aiu! State Govern- 1 ment.9 m the firancial year 1934-35 1 was more than six
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  • 222 4 LA WRENCE'S HOME To Be Kept Intact. pLOUD6 Hill Cottage. Wareham, Dorset eloce-by Hardy's Egdon Heath where Lawrence oi Arabia spent the last yean of his life, is to be kept as it was In his life time. The cottage is of ycllow-washeci brick, completely hidden by trees and bushes.
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  • 96 4 Learn To Swim More Quickly Than Boys Sydney, N.S.W. GirJs learn mere quickly to swim than boys. This la the conclusion ol Education Department officers of New South Wales, bas^d on years of observation. They have not?d that girls have more fat under their skin than boys. and
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  • 32 4 Fijians With Infant Ifl Gafe-LMhfd Bai i W; eked off tin Lav Oi o: njlana were n tin water, In the baby I |a r v c rryij
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  • 44 4 Whan an i r>o comn NSW.. |MI li friend. It w;us his fatad to pay tiu- While the the body the <! nadngly th.it it h I Betid "i mi Wi ■olet« rifle with itrli the trl^uer t.. th
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 28 4 sdkfjsdkfjkdjfadkfaskdfkdlf JUST IN NEW SHIPMENT OF DRESS LINENS PRINTED PLAIN FAST COLOURS. MAKE YOUR CHOICE EARLY. PRICES MODERATE. AT Wassiamull Assomull Co. 31-33 HIGJI ST. PHONE 7144 SINGAPORE.
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    • 50 4 I XTO matter how severe I x your stomach trouble. I Bisurated v Magnesia 3 quick relief by removing M the cause. Try it now I Don't suffer another day BBi u^__ litstiratrd' Mjgnesiit c 'r/ ch.n.t I d' i tyi srr the mmt i: ISMAG the pacha .v |HH)lif!|ljjj
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  • Article, Illustration
    181 5 VI \>. l\^ > MAIDENHEAD! Punt* added to the more usual traffic m the streets of .Maidenhead early this mon li trhen boats became more conVCnienl for trnveDtaff through the Hooded streets than motor-cars. SMITH, thfl young Southend airman and parachutist, breaking the t ipe with a Flying Flea when
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 82 5 ,*vjj7^*A if I^*^^^ Cffr^^*~ I\\ It^ 4»rtit*/ACK MOUUfR, SAT IN TUt. COPWtft tA-V/VG MOrMCR'^ Pf£, A PCUAI, 4Wfl SAR> fIY JOVt t«ls MUSr WIVt COMt wt COLO STO/?AG€T The Fresh Fruit and Bottled Fruit we sell have stood the test of many comparisons and thus won their way to the
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  • 623 6 DEA TH SENTENCES IN BANDIT MURDER CASE Jury's Unanimous Verdict PRISONER'S MOTHER COLLAPSES AT five minutes past one o'clock yesterday afternoon m the Singapore Assize court, the three Hengwha Chinese. Ong Choon Kheng, Tay Ah Tung and Goh Ah Pey, were found guilty of the murder of the bandit, Wai
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  • 316 6 REDUCED AIR FARE TO PANANG Imperial's 30 -Day Scheme IMPERIAL Airways announce the immediate introduction of a 'thirty- day return 1 fare of $180 from Singapore to Penang and vice versa, which will remain m force until further notice. This special tare shows a very appreciable reduction on the ordinary
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  • 252 6 MAN WHO WAS ALWAYS IN COURT Ipoh. Jan. I.V MR. George Livett. A.C.P.. O.C. Traffic Branch, charged a man named Van Hoe m the Ipoh First Magistrate's Court this morning with using an unlicenced ear. Accused pleaded guilty and was fined $50. or three months' hard
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  • 157 6 Malay Woman Accuses Her Cousin •From Our Own Correspondents Malacca, Jan. 15. Before the District Judge. Mr. A Williams, an English speaking Malay woman was the complainant when her first cousin. Din-kill bin Rahmat and a Hylam Chinese, Ban Ah Chai. were rharsrd with housebivaking and theft
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  • 40 6 I From Our Own Correspondent. I Johore Bahru. Jan. 15 Lam Slew Kee was fined $50 and Oil licence cancelled by Mr J B Weiss for rash driving. Slew Kee knocked down two Indian boys on the Kota Tinggi road.
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  • 81 6 Mr. Poni.iah ef the stall of the Anglo-Chinese School. KUng, will be goinii on transfer to the Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur, and Mr S. B. Ponniah from the Anglo-Chinese School, Malacca, will come to reliev" him at the <>nd of this week. The Rev. Supramaniam of the AngloChinese School,
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  • 158 6 Illicit Tobacco Captured CHINESE WHO ATTEMPTED TO SMUGGLE TJEARING the splash of oars on the seafront at the sixth mile. Pasir Panjang, at 12.45 a.m. yesterday, officers oi the Preventive Service noticed a sampan about to put to shore. On going up. they saw two Chinese Jump out of the
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  • 173 6 Trouble Over Goods Worth Of •>•> The third court Singapore, was packed y sterduy when a Bengali named Raj Kishore Rai appeared before Mr. I M H Blacker on a charge of dis- i honestly Inducing Amar Jit Singh an < empoyee ol Bachoor Singh to part with
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  • 58 6 From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 17. Mr. E. D. Butler, who with Mrs. Butler recently returned from, leave, was the speaker at yesterday's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club, describing "A Holiday m Austria." This holiday comprised five weeks at Innsbruck, m the Tyrol, and
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  • 20 6 Mr. E. M. W. Wood attached to the Teluk Alison Customs Offic- left on transfer for Tamptn on Saturday I)
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  • 84 6 From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Jan. 15. Wong Pang Joon was this morning charged before Inche Abdul Raot. Third Magistrate, Johore Bahru, with the theft of a car. He was addition ally charged with driving the car without a licence. He was convicted on the second
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  • 395 6 PROGRAMME WM STAI IN SINGAPORE THE party ot 36 boys and four teachers, which, under the auspices of the Young Australia League is making a Malayan visit will arrive m Singapore from Port Swettenham early this morning. The party is on the Koolinda which is making its
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 253 6 JL minutes stomach pains are gone Hraril.uu:. a« i iit v. <tJ^ all disappear wjn of taking a <i< Chonlox m tiMt hlKhlv-i.-iin- l lomi <>t li.trco.il. lii imes moTv act! mcdiciTi.il ehan (Ml, tillH'S It •< |K)\\ T Ol i minutely I Thanlux 1 hat w li»»n or three
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  • 775 7 kjdfkldjfkadsklfjdsakfdslf David Burmtme, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken worlds tcam-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. DUPLICATE BRIDGE T frequent playing ot duplicate Bridge is one of the best methods Improve one's game. Every player mistaken which are unnoticed
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  • 128 7 SEVERAL TRUNK ROADS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC (From Our Own Carrespondent Hlpoh, Jan. 17. EAVY rain throughout Perak haa resulted m many rivers being ln spate and the noodiim of roads In various parts of \hc country Several sectiors of the main trunk road between SuiiKkai and
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  • 165 7 Ran Over Pedestrian On Now Year's Day mm From Our Oun Correspondent Ipoh, Jan. 17. Krishnan. a motor car driver, today received a sentence of ten months' rigorous imprisonment lor causing HM death of Kalimuthu. a gardener employed by Mr. H Q NeLson The accident took
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 2 7 HEAD HUNTER?
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    • 157 7 TODAY TOMORROW 3.15-6.159 15 IALHAMBRAI If >« i crave xcitement and like your hair to stand on end— > on uill love (his horrific srnsatioo! "Frankenstein" KARLOFF and "Dracula" LUGOSI m EDGAR ALIEN POE'S utirdost shudder stor> "THE RAVEN" It will Mffhten you into the time of your life "SHE"
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 471 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK-END Today Penang— ZHJ (Penan? Wireless Society) Wavelength 19.3 metres p.m. 7.00 Time signal. 7.03 Day's programme. 7.05 Recorded dance music. 7.55 Share report. 8.00 Asiatic music 8.30 N-ews bulletin. 8.35 Asiatic music. 9.00 Close dov/n. Batavia-NIROM 6.20—7.05 a.m. YDA 98.68 m., and YDB 31.2 m.
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    • 475 7 9.20 A merry show symphony 10.20 Freedom and obedience— leadership and following 10 DJN S German on mA an <* 10.50 Today m Germany. Sound pictures. 11.05 Dance music. 11.35 News m English on DJA and m Dutch on DJN a 11.50 Close DJA. DJN. Paris— -Radio-Coloniale 25.60 metres a.m.
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    • 297 7 p.m. 9.20 Big B:n. Mantovani and his Tical Orchestra. 1Q.05 "Face to de Risin' Sun. A programme of negro spirituals v.rse and prose. 10.35 A recital of new gramophone records. 11.05 Bells, and an Empire Service, relayed from St. Paul's Cathedral, London. 11.50 Greenwich time signal. 11.55 Weekly newsletter and
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  • 35 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mrs. Gilbert Brooke anci family wish I j to thank all their friends who attended I the funeral and who have sent wreaths M\d messages oi sympathy m their bereavement. r' i
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  • 401 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1936. Is He Guilty? 'THOUGH Bruno Hauptmann may be guilty ot the murder ot the Lindbergh baby and the prosecui tion certainly built up a most damning case against him the German carpenter is now receiving more public sympathy than at any time
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  • 520 8 QNCE again there has been an angry exchange of Notes between i Outer Mongolia and ManchuKiro— which is another way of saying between Moscow and Tokio— over the vexed question of 'frontier "incidents." This latest exchange is not the first, just as it will not be the
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  • 296 8 Monday. .lan. 13. Hon. Mr. Rex arrived to stay at Governmeni House. Tuesday, Jan. 14. Hon. Mr. D. H. Elias. Hon. Mr. H. B Vrmoni Hake. Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer. |Mr J. G. Hay. Mr. F. D Ascoli and Mr jChoo Kia Fenf had luncheon at Gov-
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  • 1612 8 THE Topicist regrets that the Abysslnians are not conducting their war with Italy m a gentlemanly manner, since thy have started to fire on Mussolini's sons and they nearly hit his son-in-law the other week. If this sort of thing continues, the war Ls goini? to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 145 8 BY SPECIAL Wf A± TO H.M. THE APPOINTMENI KING OF SI \M AShAH 1K7 0 NEW YEAR GIFTS GIFTS FROM DE SILVA'S ARE ALWAYS EXCITING DISTLNCTIVE. BUT NEVER HAVE THEY BEEN SO EXQUISITE AND UNUSUAL, NOR SO VERY, VERY REASONABLE AS THEY ARE THIS YEAR. LOOK AT THE NEW STOCKS
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    • 71 8 ON THE SUBJECT OF PLEASURE CRUISES a gossip writer says. "The very fat prosperous-looking man should be avoided." He should certainly be given a wide berth by the Shipping Company. Whether you and/or your purse are slertder or not. do not travel without the protection of a GAFLAC ALL RISKS
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 32 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6p. m. Jan. 17 I The above are dealers' middle prices: jobbers' margins, brokeris< and stamp duty are not included. sdfg sdf gfsdg dfgf
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    • 112 9 London, .lan'. 14. On the Stock Exchange today the considerable activity m oils, due to an increase m American crude prices, coupled with reports of possibly dearer petrol m Britain, eclipsed all other sections. Industrials presented some bright features but were mostly rather irregu'ar. International issues were quiet.
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    • 110 9 Washington, Jan. 17. Despite the testimony oi Mr. Morgenthau that the Government would have to raise a minimum of $11,000. 300.000 m the next 17% months, the 3e"hate Finance Committee, by 15 votes :o 2. has approved of the Harrison Bonus Bill. Senator Couzens. voting against approval, stated
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    • 211 9 QUOTATIONS By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Malaya
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    • 110 9 I From London 5.30 p.m. Jan. 17 i RIBBER: Steady Buyers Sellers. London 8po« S%d 7d. Previously ""'d E2X April-June: 7d. 7%A Previously; 7d i July-Sept.: 7»«d. 7 3 16 d Previously: 7 7 yd I .V^" Oct. -Dec 71jd 7516 d Previously: JgJ ?£"£j. Now York
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    • 72 9 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 17 1 London Tin: Easy. Cash: €211 7s 6d. Previously: Steady at £212 Ilk. 6d. Three months. €203 7s 6d Previously: €204 2s Sd New York Tin: 47.37 Previously: v 7.30 Copper: Settlement: €34 12s 6d. Pievioudy: £34 Its. Gold: I
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    • 12 9 Ixmdon Closing Quotations Jan. 17 I dsfg dfgfg dfg
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    • 203 9 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Jan. 17. SELLING 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 ?4 1;32 London, demand 24 London, T.T. 2i4 Lyons and Paris, demand 866 Hamburg, demand
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    • 19 9 I Fraser and Co.'s List I dfg dfgdf f g dfg fdgf g g
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    • 18 9 SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES THE TIN MCI Jan. 17: Singapore tin prior pi r picul $103.50. gdfg dfggf f
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    • 36 9 The output of rubber oi Indrugiri Rubber Ltd. for the month oi December, 1935, amounted to 28.256 lb. making a total for the 3 months of t lie* current financial year of 187.2321 b
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    • 29 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Tone M M.irk.i Inactive. Latest C.-iblc: London Bp"' si.. l%d. per lb New York Spot She. U l-» :j POT lb g dfgfg g
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    • 48 9 The folio* inß is a list of outputs loi the undrr-inrntlonrd e.statv. for tin month of December, II Brunei 33.609 lb Buklt Tiniah 8 745 lb., Changkat 25,652 lb.. Havtoi ISJIi lb.. Lunas 37,950 lb Ny.il.i, BJM lb Tapnh 54.007 lb V\\\ Pai d <i lb
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  • 810 10 Unanimous Approval Of Two Important Propositions GOOD AUGURY FOR FUTURE London Jan. 17. THE first committee of the Naval Conference yesterday resumed discussion of quantitative limitation and adopted unanimously the following propositions: That the exchange of information is an essential feature of any agreement
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  • 357 10 TO RETAIN REVENUES IN HOPEI Price For Reprieve For Present Regime Peiping, Jan. 17. AS the price of the Japanese reprieve for the present regime m North China, it is understood Gen. Sung Chen Yuan has agreed to retain all the railway and salt revenue m
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  • 153 10 Italy Disclaims Any Responsibility Rome, Jan 17 With regard to the alleged bombing Di the British ambulance near Dessie. it is authoritatively stated that Italian planes bombed two camps, one containing 200 terns and many troops, and the other 500 tents. II an ambulance was hit it
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  • 35 10 London, Jan. 17. Road accident figures for Britain for the week ending Jan. 11 were 112 killed. 3,401 injured. The figures for the corresponding week of last year were 125 killed. 3.153 injured. British Radio
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  • 1026 10 USE OF MONIES BELONGING TO SISTER AND BROTHERS ALLEGED A LLEGATIONS that he had appro- priated to his own use monies belonging to his younger .sister and two brothers, which monies came into his hands as an executor of the will of his father, were made against Syed
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  • 171 10 HAS AT I. KAST THREI MONTHS TO LIVE "An Act Of Executive GT RN T ZFSJTSSnA has at least three D rnuseon expiry ri ttk bo re-.sin:enct'd. The Governor UUMM alter i conference betw< i and thr- Attorney General He added -We hay, this wont be rhalle—
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  • 34 10 M. Lu\;»l ThrwteM To J 111 II It thmf M :r M Lava ii other Radlcal-S low mil BU U M\U whatever h be win < i cm Sunday cvi Re uter
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  • 22 10 Uardli.l. I m l. Mahatm i OandhJ who li s.itisj.u-t: riiv la leavtai route to Ahmedabad. wh< I cuDerate Reuter
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    • 300 10 FURNITURE FOR THE MODERN HOME i FURNITURE WITH A HAPPY AIR I OF MODERNITY YET RETAINING THE SENSE OF COMFORT SO NECESSARY TO A HOME. SUGGESTIONS AND ESTIMATES ON APPLICATION REVISKD HOURS OF BUSINESS 8.30 A.M. TO 5.15 I f M. SATUKDAYS 8 P.O AM TO 1.15 P.M. ROBINSON CO.,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
    • 1256 11 But The Future Is Full Of Promise ii (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 2. II7HAT prospects does the New Near hold out for rubber v rowers In the absence of any unioresecn setback they can coni ntly expect a substantial decline
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    • 1454 11 World Stocks Now Declining MESSRS. Symington and Wilson m their market report dated London, Dec. 31, state Since our last report which was issued on Dec. 18, the market has been largely taken up with holidays and business has been somewhat inactive though a steady
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    • 67 11 London. Jan. 17. At a meeting of the Houlder Steamship Line Limited. Lord Essendon, chairman, described the beneficial results of the trade agreement between Britain and Argentina and expressed the hope that a fresh agreement of mutually beneficial character would be concluded for a long period of years
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    • 173 11 New Year Inflow Of Income-Tax London, Jan. lti. Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue excluding self-balanc-ing items amount to £479,607.050 compared with £459,076.406 at the corresponding date of last year. Receipts from income-tax are £97.713,000 compared with £94.482.000 for the same period of the last financial year.
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    • 636 11 Profits Halved THE seventeenth ordinary general 1 meeting of the Bukit Palong Syndicate Limited was held on Jan 7. at Seremban. The chairman, Mr. W. H. W Oubbins. said: The profit for the year to Sept. i 30, 1935, the period now under con- sideration. amounted to
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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 c of 1929 of •the Colony HEAD OmCli HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50.000 000 'Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve
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    • 479 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRAI.IA AND CHINA 'Incorporated In England by Royal Charter Paid up capital In 600 000 shares of G5 each *:.>ouo,ooo Reserve Fund i: 3 000 000 Reserve Liability oi Proprietors C 000 000 iiK\i» on m i 38. Bishopsgate. L(>r,flon EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 171 12 SHIPPING COMPANIES' STOCK REDEMPTION Union-Castle And Tyne-Tees. London, Dec. 15. The Union-Castle Mail Steamship I Co., Ltd., announce that m accordance 1 with the terms of the trust deed i £10,000 of the £2,000,000 5 per cent, i Debenture atock, 1953-1973. will be re- deemed m cash at par on
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    • 79 12 London, Jan. 15. Fourteen ships will make the Spring cruise of the Home Fleet and will include two battleships one aircraft carrier one cruiser and ten destroyers. They left Home waters yesterday. The programme follows much the same lines as those of the Spring cruises m i the
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    • 411 12 THE BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO. A LTHOUGH the profit, after deben- turo interest shown by the accounts cf the British India Steam Navigation Company < which is controlled by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) for the year ended Sept. 30 at £144.855 is almost
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    • 183 12 Results Of Some Of The Big Companies In the course of his address at the general meeting of the Cie. General Transatlantique. the chairman. M. Marcel Olivier, stated that a comparison of total receipts, excluding subventions, showed the following results: —1930. 920.000.000fr5. 1931. 701.000,OOOfrs.; 1932. 483.000.000f rs.
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    • 194 12 Judgment Reserved In Amsterdam Inquiry Judgment was reserve 1 by the Netherlands Court of Navigation, circumstances attending a collision Amsterdam, In an inquiry into the between the Glasgow steamer Corundum and the Dutch auxiliary training ship Bestevaer on Aug. 8 last m the Wielingi
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    • 313 12 Rough And Eventful Trip From America Hong Kong, Jan. 5. The last trip of the Empress of Asia before she is laid up m Hong Kong for her annual overhaul proved to be quite an eventful one. Besides having particularly rough weather almost continuously, there were a
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    • 99 12 London, Jan. 17. The quarterly returns of Lloyds Register show that on Dec. 31 there were under construction m Great Britain and Ireland 165 merchant vessels [of 743,086 tons gross including six steamers of 14,288 tons on which work was suspended. The present total Is larger by 212,532
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    • 475 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.i TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING. AGENTS FOB FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN MCIMC (Incorporated In England) fill EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via BOHOrrUJ or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN without change—
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    • 225 12 BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDRKSS: 22. PALL MM I. LONDON. S.WII of fast twin-screw OH Drlvtn Mall Passenger Vessels b«'twe«-r RANGOON, COLOMBO. POKI SI D%> MARSEILLES, PLYMOMH AM) LONDON with through connection from Singapore and Penang HOMEWARD SAILINGS Leave Lra«e Rangoon olombo 19:t<; OXFORDSHIRE Jan 30 Ft b 5 WORCESTERSHIRE Feb
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 517 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. j Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* f p.m
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    • 383 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ship* alu:ieside the \r»Mr\rt or exoected to arrixe East Wharf (Entrance Cat r 1 Aashun 20 Main Wharf < Entrant r <..it»- Cathay 18: Kistna M 1 Gorgon 13; Gemas 11. Jutl Empire Hock (Entrance Cialr Sphinx 7. Koolinda 30; Silvert«\ik H 34; Kinta 36. I'mpire Dork (Entrance
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    • 483 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due n Tonnage Spore. t™«<™ c 1936. Tonnage S pore. 15,000 In Port BHUTAN 6 100 Am a BURDWAN 6.070 Jan. 22 RAJPUTANA 17 000 Anr *o RAWALPINDI 17.000 Jan. 31 BEHAR G 000 Anr to SO^• 6.810 Feb. 12 CHITRAL
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    • 569 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 Doe Sail* CITY OF PERTH Havre, London. Rotterdam, Hamburg Jan 30 Feb 2 x CITY OF DUNKIRK Havre, London, Rotterdam,
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    • 904 13 SHIPPING 225 SFK fIJNN^ *-^E (Ocean The H Ua Kh, SU»m Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual Th^ "uS«d tvK S r m%ll| > C <»»»t) LM Steam Nxvtfation O©^ Ltd.) Th Z?™** *i hl1 SUr Ltd. The Straits Steamahip Co., Ltd ih! if^ S^am*hip Co.. Ltd The China NaviSSS
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 759 14 K. P. M. ROK AN— Saturday, Jan. 18. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. TOBOALI- Saturday, Jan. 18, Selat-Pandjang. Koedap. Tampoetih, Tam-pat-Tinggi, Bengkalis. Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Api <Telok Beli toeng will be called at on homeward voyage) VALENTIJN— Saturday, Jan. 18, Rhio 'passengers and mails only». Pa-dang-Bay, Ampenan, Boeleleng and Sourabaia. TOHlTl— Saturday,
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    • 520 14 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE— SILVER UNE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. SILVERTEAK In Port Jan. 20 Mar. 4 M.S. CINGALESE PRINCE Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Mar. 19 M.S JAPANESE PRINCE Feb. 10 Feb. 17
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    • 603 14 O. S. K. LINE t Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban. Cap* Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo India Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam. Beira. L. Marques, Durbai: East London and Algoa Bay j Tamahoko Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar es Salaam,
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  • 1427 15 NEW YEAR OFFERS GOOD RACING PROSPECTS No Outstanding Candidate CAN BALA HISSAR REPEAT BAHRAM'S SUCCESSES London, Dec. 29. A most other spheres, the New Year usually brings much keener interest m all directions of the Turf. The responsibility of introducing 1936 rests with the Manchester Executive, who provide a suitable
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  • 872 15 EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG POLO PLAYERS Roehampton's Programme ANNUAL MATCH WITH TEAM FROM OVERSEAS rpiip London, l*< |Hfc provisional polo programme for next season at Rochampton has had to be altered fairly considerably as regards dates on account of the requirements of the English and American international teams Matches have
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  • 174 15 Rough Diamond's Plucky Fight i From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 17. L "T^HE chief attraction of the boxing at the Jubilee Park last night was the fight between Tara Singh <9.7> of Ipoh and Rough Diamond <9.9> of Penang. Tara gained a
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  • 47 15 i Sydney, Dec. 31. GEVEN wins from seven mounts m kJ succession m a nine-event programme at Wyong was the remarkable performance of a jockey^ L. Sharpe. He competed against good fields. He rode three winners for one trainer and two for another.
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  • 112 15 Competitions For Chinese New Year The following competitions hatbeen arranged for th? Chines-- New Year holidays: FRIDAY, JAN. 21 Morning) One Club Competition. Stroke play over 18 holes Entrance Fee 50 cents. A Ball Sweep will tM held on each 9 holes. SATURDAY, JAN. 25 Ball Sweep.
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  • 356 15 Some Hard Fights Expected Today ALL the thrills and excitement of the third round of the F.A. Cup competition have now passed md this week-end will see a full league programme carried out. Sunderland -m now sit back and concentrate on retaining their teven points lead at the
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  • 951 16 Ventura Marquez Outpointed LITTLE ABAYAN ADDS NEW WIN TO HIS LIST TOE DIAMOND, the Batu Pahat Negro, scored the greatest J victory of his ring career when he gained the decision on points over Ventura Marquez after twelve gruelling rounds m
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  • 82 16 LOUGHRAN DEFEATED London. Jan. 17. AT the Royal Albert Hall yesterday Tommy Farr. the Welsh cruiserweight, was given the verdict on points against Tommy Loughran, the United States undefeated world cruiser-weight champion, m a tenround contest. The critics of both the morning and j evening papers deplore the verdict andi
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  • 515 16 Sturdy In Good Form CORNWALL SCORE WINNING TRY IN EXTRA TIME I TMBKELLAS and raincoats dominated the landscape m the immediate vicinity of the Padang rugger pitch yesterday when two more matches m the S.C.C. seven-a-aside tourney drew numerous spectators. They were not rewarded
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  • 57 16 The following will represent the Singapore Recreation Club at hockey against H.M.S. Hermes on the S.R.C. ground at 5.10 p.m. on Thursday Jan 23: F. L. Wilson, C. B. Webb, C J. Meyer C. Maddox, G. M. B. Westerhout, P. r' Lewis, W. E. Meyer, R. B. Milne
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  • 134 16 L|£i2O of his side m a N.S.W. eric- ket carnival was stoical G. McCoy, captain of the Muswellbrook eleven. He was hit on the face by a fast ball and had to be taken to hospital. After four stitches had becri put m a wound over the right
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  • 72 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 17. At the Gopeng Gymkhana Club half yearly meeting, Mr. W. S. Scrievenor who presided, reported that the Club had made satisfactory progress. The presentation of prizes followed. The winners were: Clay pigeon shoot: A. Rollin. Osborne Chappel Cup, {for the
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  • 70 16 The following have accepted to play rugby football for S.C.C. vs. Wiltshire Regiment on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at. S.C.C: W. N. Rothery; A. P. Craigie I J C. Cooke. W. H. McNe'll, J. J C Wilson; C. W. Lyle. C. T. Owen; G. E M. Jones, ML C.
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  • 780 16 GAY HOCKEY G YMKHA NA "Convicts and "Policemen Play Hockey On Padang With Rugger Ball WOMEN TIE WITH VETERANS IN COMMEMORATION of the golden jubilee of the Knulisi, Hockey Association, a hockey gymkhana, organised by t»>. Singapore Hockey Association, was held on the S.R.C. ground yesterday and proved thoroughly enjoyable.
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    • 52 16 ANNUALS JUST RECEIVED Jane's Fighting Ships 1935 $21.00 Kempe's Engineer's Year-Book 1936 19 50 Who's Who 1936 3o!oo Whitaker's Almanack 1936 3.50 The Practical Engineer Mechanical Pocket Book and Diary 1936 1.50 The Daily Mail Year Book 1936 .70 Photograms of the Year 1936 3.00 (postage extra) KELLY WALSH, LTD.
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