The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 January 1936

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,755. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY. JANUARY 20, 1936. 10 CENTS.
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  • 925 1 But Strength Is Maintained MOST HOPEFUL BULLETIN ISSUED SO FAR Empire Wide Prayers Said In Churches And All Synagogues LONDON, JAN. 19. TT WAS OFFICIALLY STATED FROM SANDRINGHAM AT MIDDAY TODAY (G.M.T.) THAT IN SPITE OF A RESTLESS NIGHT THE KING HAD MAINTAINED HIS
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  • 225 1 OF ELLSWORTH AND KENYON Coincidence For Discovery II I niulon. Jan. 18. A thla morning from the Royal research hich effected the the American ex- rth. and the pilot Herbert Hoilick- he is <xpected to meet In Ellsworth's base Wyatt Earp, m the Bay of
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  • Article, Illustration
    99 1 Mac CAWBER AND SON. 'You are no stranger to the fact, Copperfield, that there have been periods of our lives when it has been requisite that we should pause until certain expected events should turn up: when it has been necessary that we should fall back, before making what we
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  • 337 1 TECHNICAL ASPECT TO BE EXPLORED National Defence Loan For Britain? London, Jan. 18. TTHE British delegation at t lie i meeting of the Council of the League of Nations on Monday under the leadership of the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, will! leave London
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  • 23 1 Commissions as Second Lieutenants m the Kedah Volunteer Force have been eranted to Incfce Mohamed Sultan bin Ibramsa, and Mr Harold Walter Rlckeard.
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  • 274 1 Race Between Mechanised Forces And Rains Hi inc. Jan. 18. IT is officially claimed that 5,000 Abyssinlans were killed m the battle of Gonaledoria and pursuit continued yesterday without serious resistance Mechanised units advanced 200 kilometres. Everywhere the Italians are collecting prisoners and war material.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 91 1 (T^Gcdiunrs Scots (Qh\sh> .t Mrlkm arid Friendly SpiriJ 'm m «B^v A \^l lI^B j^^B J^^B O^^h 9 TONIGHT PnOITTAII nAUOC CABARET ATTRACTION uUuMAIL UANlft lirst appearance ot 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. LOUYS DINNER DANCE SILVIA informal THE PO PULAR COMEDY 9.30 to midnight tap dancing team NON -DINERS $1.00
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    • 110 1 (T^Gollums Scots UM&& THIS WEEK SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER BAND -> ADELPHI HOTEL: TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 THURSDAY 23 'CONCERT ONLY) SEA VIEW HOTEL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 FRIDAY 24 SATURDAY 25 FOR A CUP OF REAL GOOD COFFEE OR TEA AND THE BEST FRENCH PASTRY OBTAINABLE
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  • 46 2 Before the Chief Justice at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originatins Summonses. At 11.30 a.m. m the Ist Court: Motion. Before Mr. Justice u'Bcckclt Terrell m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Assizes: No. 5— Rex. vs. Syed Mohamerl bin Abdulkadir Alhabshee.
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  • 163 2 MUNICIPAL ACTION $110,000 New Water Main In Tampenis Koad The following Action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 5 of the Stagapore Municipal Commission held on Jan. 14. Approved laying of a new 12 m. water main m Tampenis Road, between Serangoon Road and the new Criminal Prison
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  • 15 2 Tin- Dutch air mail from Europe is expected to arrive this evening at 6 p.m.
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  • 961 2 "War Will Bring Collapse Of Civilisation London, Jan. 17. DELIVERING his first speech on foreign affairs since he succeeded Sir Samuel Hoare, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, speaking m his constituency of Leamington, warned Europe that if war broke out again on a
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  • 165 2 CHAIRMAN CALLED A COWARD President Wilson Defended Washington, Jan. 17. pPITHETS of "coward" and "in- famous libel" were hurled freely at Senator Nye. the Chairman, by Senator (Carter Glass during his vigorous defence of President Wilson at the session of the Senate Arms Inquiry. Senator Glass, who
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  • 165 2 Governor To Be Present At Annual Function A Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association dinner will be held on Friday. Jan. 14. at 8 p.m., at which HE. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, has 'notified his intention to be present. Admission will be by ticket only and the
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  • 70 2 The following further subscriptions to the Silver Jubilee Fund are acknowledged: Amount previously acknowledged $052,829.42 Mr. Tey Chai Seng. Labis 26.00 Mr. M. T. Pillay 2.00 Mr. P. Govindasamy. 100.00 Mr. B. Govindasamy 150.00 Mr. V. Pakirlsamy 100.00 Per Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce: Mr. Tan Kwee
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  • 445 2 TWO HOURS OF TRICKERY AND ENTERTAINMENT Big Show To Be Staged In Near Future THE recently-formed Malayan Magic Circle of Singapore provided a novel entertainment at a ''house warming" party at their tastefullydecorated club room In the Metropole Hotel on Friday night. Their performance lasted for
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  • 194 2 Chinese New Year, Friday, Jan. 24, 1936. WORK AT THE WHARVES. Notice. Only such vessels as are alongside land working before 11 a.m. on Thursday. Jan. 23. and which will complete jand sail before 6 p.m. on that day. will Ibe worked after 11.15 a.m. Vessels
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 28 2 3f *{ou Satfe*. ftotn, (pirn *SK YOUR CHEMIST w*^ ♦OK A TU3E Of OS* Certain Cure \£&P^* S** Haemorrhoids mnd kindred ailment* runt Toainr keeps the surcecw aw-
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    • 64 2 NOTICES. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. THE SINGAPORE MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. THE FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. MOTOR INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. The Offices of Members of the above Associations will be closed for the transaction of business on the following days: Friday, Jan. 24, 103<i— Bank Holiday. Saturday.
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    • 477 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 JUST ARRIVED BATHING CAPS IN MOST ATTRACTIVE COLOURS AND SHAPES. Price:- $l.OO each Also Children's Sizes 1 Price:- 75 cents each. MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. 1 Battery Road. 1 BOARD RESIDENCE. I "AT SUNNYSIDE". 7 Oxley Road. Highly recomm. Feb 1 vacant large J nicely furnished flat Every
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    • 510 2 Zbe Stnoapoic JFvee prese Head Oflkw: CecU Street, Slofftpon Phone 5471 (5 unt% lC rxtrnsion* to all depa/tm*»^i TH: "Times" Mnfaporr KoaJa Lrnnpor Office: 25. Java Btr»et Phon !L 3 1 London Office: Phone: Central SMft— 3Mv Tel: "LeadmaJara Undoa. SUBSCRIPTION RATES l iloeapon I Within Outside witrio-t w AW^
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 284 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, JAN. 20 High water, 6.35 a m. 8.1 ft.. 9 30 p.m. 6.9 ft. Rugby SC.C. seven-a-side tournament stmi-finaLs. Hockey: S.C.C. vs Combined Colleges at S.C.C; Police vs. Wiltshires at Depot; Chinese "A" vs. Medical College "A" at S.C.R.C. Golf: L.G.U. Medal at Singapore G.C.
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  • 1181 3 All Wives Will Have To Be Registered MONOGAMOUS ORDINANCE ALSO PROPOSED BILL oi first-class importance is to be introduced into the ri Legislative Council soon, according to the Straits Government (iazette issued on Friday night Its purpose is To provide for the registration of
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  • 786 3 At Imperial Fruit Show CARDIFF SHOWN NEW WAYS OF COOKING THEM •THE close connection that exists between the South Walts tinplate industry and the canning side ol the fruit and vegetable trade made the choice of Cardiff as the venue of the recent Imperial Fruit shows
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  • Article, Illustration
    87 3 A NUMBER OF BRITISH missionaries, including Mr. and Mrs Cain of Australia and Miss Jean Cable of Scotland, are reported to be m danger following the outbreak of widespread rioting m the Abyssinian province of Gojam. south of the Lake Tsana. Tribesmen of Go am are said to have been
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  • 63 3 Due In Singapore On April 1 Tht bitf troopship California will bring the First Battalion the Mlddlrsex Regiment irom Egypt to Singapore, to occupy the new Oillman bOKMta, arriving n April 1 Families of th< First Inniskillinc Fusiliers, who will replace the WllV.shires. military drafts. RAF. lamiUes and
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  • 84 3 To Visit Singapore And China Mr. Eric Linklater, author of "Juan m America." "Poets' Pub." and "God Likes Them Plain." is now on his way to Singapore and China. As "Juan m America" ends with the heroine leaving for the Far East, it is expected that Mr.
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  • 326 3 "China Seas" Included GUN -PLAY AND MURDER THE MAIN REASONS HECAUSE of gun-play, torture, immorality, racial scenes and *-> other features that he considers objectionable, the Colony Film Censor, Mr. T. M. Hussey. banned fourteen films, including the MOM. success. "Chin? Seas," during the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 82 3 Men Made Young Vigour Increased In 24 Hours Id before your time, and ••to *njoy the pleasures of youth Nixon's Vi-Tabs and restore Mhnhood. Vitality and Energy. ults m 24 hours. Dr. Nixon's are a new discovery and quaT <> build new blood and a <**ly and make a new
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    • 34 3 GOOD WIN QUARRY, ROAD AND CONTRACTORS' PLANT TAR MACADAM PLANTS STONE BREAKERS GRANULATORS ELEVATORS CONVEYORS SCREENS GOODWIN BARSBY Co., Ltd. 1— C« I v^ t- O 1 EL iV UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED SINGAPORE BRANCHES.
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  • 3021 4 AIR MAIL LETTRE FROM LONDON The Newer London And A Finer Looking Embankment Buildings We Shall Miss The Adelphi Coming Down And Waterloo Bridge Nearly Gone Gale Havoc On Britain's Seas Coal Strike Draws Nearer -Our Intelligence Is In Danger Gratitude In Wills Miner's Dogs At £200 Each— News In
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 27 4 JUST IN— NEW SHIPMENT OF DRESS LINENS PRINTED PLAIN FAST COLOURS. MAKE YOUR CHOICE EARLY. PRICES MODERATE. AT Wassiamull Assomull Co. 31-33 HIGH ST. PHONE 7144 SINGAPORE.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 88 4 iF tuh wineowNEies RcsocvtDTo IF The Italians t?e solved tC> 'SS c MINES ON Tfte CKANO€ ARMS WllfU TME j »?ESOLvEO To ATTEND THE kAjmERS' wagfS Arv^^imanj I PISARr4AWENr CONFE^Hr4ce NUMt^ WAGES ABySSINiAtM^ I Il=~t=JU lII OT^ wT^v if The p»?otessional. clusman \F -fne vitNGo pacifist resolv&d if the income
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  • 124 5 w to review the 38th Officers Regiment of the Bulgarian Academy on their twentieth anniversary. The reKING BORIS «f Bulgaria braving the snow to review provides men for the Roya Guard. KING LEOPOLD of the Belgians, amompamed »•> Visiount dv I'arr .tnri Baron Candle, returned U BrtMMi
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 78 5 I I *~^ZjT* J If. ""^TI^-^^mj^ A jf m Bf O MAPY /yAO >* UTtLi iANVfi \rS Fitf Ci WAS WA/\l£ AS SHO>V>4HO tV£RY*Y\£R£ TWA? M4PY Wf >VT iAMfI WA.9 XUUf tO CO/ Many other well behaved lambs of course eventually find their way to the "Cold Storage.'* The lambs
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  • 1712 6 Claim For $17,276 INDEPEiNDENT VERDICTS OF THREE JUDGES UNANIMOUS T'HE appeal ol Mr Ahamad Angu lia, who is well-known m Singapore, against the decision of Mr Justice Burton disallowing his claim for $17,276 plus interest, which represented the money expended by him m ■completing the
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  • 340 6 Maritime Bills Of Health STEPS TO PREVENT TRANSFER OF DISEASE BY AIRCRAFT THAT every possible step should be taken by medical authorities m those parts of Africa where yellow fever was suspected to determine whether it was actually present, was a resolution passed by the
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  • 58 6 Three Chinese theatre singing-girls. sleeping m a house m New Bridge Road. Singapore, were awakened and robbed shortly after five o'clock on Saturday morning. Four Cantonese, one said to have been armed with a knife, threatened them into silence, and ransacked the room They decamped, it is alleged,
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  • 137 6 Air Mail Statistics REDUCED FEES LEAD TO 176 PER CENT. INCREASE MALAYA leads the Empire m air- minded ness so far as in.uK are concerned, according to statistics rrcenth published by the British Post Office. Comparing the first half year of 1934 with the corresponding
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  • 154 6 Fines For Two Japanese THERE have been a number ol cases of aliens tailing to register themselves, of late. On Saturday 'before Mr. M. H. Blacker m the third court. Singapore. Ito and Mat.su two Japanese were charged .with the above offence. It would appear that tin* two
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  • 191 6 Chinese Without Cert ilh.it. Of Competency From Our Own Cor re.spon dent Kuala Lumpur, Jan l Before the acting First ManiMr.. the Hon. Rani Ida. m the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, a Chine.* named Lam Fook Yuen pleaded guilt> j to driving hli car m a rash
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 202 6 I HAVE YOU HEARD 1 g^ 1^ I THE NEWS I k I TOOTH PASTE lA^ I IS SELLING AT A NEW LOW PRICE J| Now everyone can afford this Scientific Film removing Tooth Paste This announcement is vitally important I to everybody who wants clean, lovely teeth and real
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  • 233 7 Practice In Formation Flights During December the P^nang Flying Club spent considerable time m prac- ticlng formation flying, and keen interest was displayed by those pilots taking pan. With the arrival of Mr. E. Newbold's R.A. Swallow, VR-SAL, the Club welcomed its first privately owned air- craft, and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 624 7 Hollywood m Person HKRBERT MARSHALL Sex Appeal BY MOLLIE MERRICK M ow some cf our better screen) ago, m silents, it was the usual thing l^ directors insist that the man lor a man l 0 P la y two parts m one not the woman, carries all the sex-
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    • 729 7 i\lP CONTRACT £*\\Xvvfbu^ Qua* David Burnstine. Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schcnken icorlds leading tca?n-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. A SI ('(KSSFI'L LKAU IIIRM TING IMMBLF ordinary contracts. :he not «*ti >tr. m- to primary purpose oi a double is
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 546 7 RADIO PR( FOR 1 Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength— 49.9 metres p.m. G.OO Recorded music. 6.44 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. Relay of concert artists from the new ZHI studio. Mis. Paula Woods— songs The Jewel Song, from Faust \.Gounod v
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    • 280 7 ODAY i 10.05 Sports talk. 10.20 "Shiver my Timbers!" Another programme of nautical nonsense, with the usual pirates, parrots, maidens, and mermaids. 11.05 "Accident?" A short story. 11.20 Sonata recital. Helen Just <violincello) and Hetty Bolton (pianoforte). 11.50 Greenwich time signal. The news. a.m. 12 10 Orchestral concert. The Halle
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  • 931 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 20. 1936. Germany's Warning AT a moment when the suggestion has actually been put forward lOf offering Ittily, the recognised aggressor m the Italo-Abyssinian dispute, new strips of land to pacify her. it is not Mirprising that Germany should renew her claims to her
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  • 202 8 Mi*, and Mrs. F. O. Rasmussen are staying at Renglet, Cameron Highlands, until Feb. 7. Mr. C. D. Cox sailed on the Cathay to Hong Kong and will return on the Rajputana. arriving back m Singapore on Jan. 29. Miss D. M. Cowan is the new matron
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  • 587 8 WHATEVER might he said by mfftfepondents of the Free Press with regard to our transport services the writer holds that they are as good as may be found m most Eastern cities. At any rate it cannot be said that w? have not moved on with
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  • 1030 8 CTORFORD said "Ol course we want to do the best we can lor our children. My wife and I are just steady going, middle-class people, and the society we're m is good enough for us. But we can't nail them down to it We don't want to. So away
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 153 8 PRODUC€ Of f MIK€ fR_ I Wwwlßv l/ALI/DEvll 9 cco c M C o• o d m •w X ft.fi I I WkM (ROYAL NETHERLANDS .N.LL.IVI. INDIES' AIRWAYS) VISIT BALI, THE WONDERFUL PARADISE ISLAND OF THE EAST. i THE K.N.I.L.M. PLANE LEAVES SINGAPORE FOR BALI EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8 A.M
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    • 59 8 "ONE SHOULD ALWAYS HEAR both sides." says a gossip writer. This should be borne m mind when buying a gramophone record. From whatever point of view you look at "GAFLAC" ALL RISKS POLICY it cannot be beaten as protection for personal property. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1019 9 Proceedings At First Annual Meeting y annual general meeting. 1 Rubber Estates of j x held In the Coun- Rubber Growers' l < 19 Fenchurch Street, r i i. Coghlan (chair- L Ol the secretaries Ltd read th( On meeting and the iditora an. m
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    • 194 9 For Morris Commercial Cars Limited Morris Commercial Cars Ltd. have begun the building of a new £250,000 factory to adjoin their existing works at Adderley Park, Birmingham. This extension, which has been necessitated by the increasing popularity of Morris-Commercial trucks at home and abroad, will be of two
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    • 190 9 Jan. 16 17. 18 American Car.. Com. 131 3 131 LSI American Telephone and Telegraph 160"', 159 7 160 l 4 Atcheson Railroad 69»« 69 1 67 3 Chesapeak 54 3 8 54 3 8 54 Dupont 142 145 144 Firestone 264- 25' j 25 'j General
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    • 45 9 London, Jan. 10. lii the Stuck Exchange, brighter coal outlook contributed a satisfactory undertone, particularly among home rails an.l gilt-edged securities, btit business was small and international issues were active during the afternoon Industrials were rather Irregular but movements were mainly upwards 4
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    • 116 9 London. Jan. 17. KIRRI Buyers Spot 6 13 16d. Apr.-June 6 15 ltfd July-Bept. 7d Oet-Der 7',d Market: Easy. Copra, SD Straits £16 5s i£l6 2a 6d> Pepper. Lampong black. Jar. -Mar 2 3 4 d. »2 7 K d.' Sago flour, afloat Bs. 7'-d. (Unq. >. Cotton
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    • 114 9 London Jan 7. Cotton and yarn exports to British India which fell from over 14 million pounds m 1932 to 9.300.000 lbs. m 1934 have already amounted to 9.700.000 lbs. lor the first eleven months of 1935. according to the annual report ol the Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
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    • 347 9 Beer Cans vs. Bottles GLASSMAKERS' FEARS AROUSED (From the Free Press Correspondent > London, Jan. 7. PROPOSALS for the substitution of tin cans m the place of bottles' for beer are arousing keen interest and bitter controversy. The change-over has already made considerable headway m the United States and <as
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    • 179 9 Three Thousand Tons Of locomotives More than 3.000 tons oi Lancashire- made railway locomotives, comprising 24 engines, will have been shipped 1 from Birkenhead to China m the period of three months terminating at the en i of December. The railway la running 24 special train* irom
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    • 213 9 Saturday's Singapore Quotations Jan. 18 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 1.8 London, 3 months' sight 24 3 32 London. 60 days' sight 24 116 London, 30 days' sight ?4 132 London, demarld 2,4 London, T.T. 24 Lyons and Paris, demand 866 Hamburg, demand 14L New
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    • 1178 9 Fraser and Co.'s List SATURDAY, JAN. 18. 1936 MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4o) 5s 6d 6s 14d Asam Kumbang e£> 33s 34s Austral Malay (£> 59s 60s Ayer Hitam Tin (55.) 15s 6d 16s 6d Ayer Weng ($1 > 1.82'- 1.92' Bangrin Tin 20s
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    • 90 9 Jan. 18 Buyer* Sellers Gam^ier 6.25 Java Cub« 9.2.) Hamburg Cube 10.25 Whiv Muntok Pepper 17.75 Black Pepper 9.50 Copra. Sundried Q.OO Copra, mixed 5.40 Small Flake TfeptOCS 425 R. B. Siam No 1 per koyan 101 Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Jelotong 8.75 R. <Siam> W.C. No
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    • 31 9 The second oldest tinplate works ol its kind m the United Kingdom is r:opening at Kidwelly, West Wales, after a 14 months' stoppage. Some 300 to 400 men will be re-employed
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    • 80 9 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Jan. IK. I o'clock iuhhi Buyrrs SHler* N.-- IX R.SS. id ra* FOB Jnni.iry 24 Good F.AQ. m cases <F. 0.8. January 23Uli 2.r, No. I.X. R.S.S. 'spot loose* tawardablt Singapore* 23*, »!i No. I.X. R.S.S February-March HU]lt 2:i 7 April- June 24 24^ H
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    • 39 9 The English Steel Corporation Lta has supplied six solid lor^« d boUei drums for two boilers bein* install. <i the Ford Plant at Walkervllle. Ontario These boilers are the first <>f th< ir typ. to be erected In Canada
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  • 754 10 Independent Mongolian Regime Established At Changpei JAPAN ACCEEDS TO CHIANG'S DEMAND FOR ABOLITION OF TUNGCHOW REBEL GOVERNMEN f Peiping, Jan. 19. nELIABLL sources state that Prince Teh, head of the Inner Mongolian Autonomy Council, and General Tso Shih Hai. commander of the Mongol militia,
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  • 252 10 GERMANY'S PRECARIOUS SITUATION Dr. Goebbels Prefers Guns To Butter Berlin, Jan. 18. CPEAKING on the unexpected 500.000 In unemployment Dr. Goebbels, Minister for Propaganda, addressing 20,000 Nazis, said this was due to PW3 SIBUT4BUI MBJ JO jatJH39A\ 31J1 foreign exchange difficulties. "We are at present m a
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  • 132 10 Proposed By Premier And The Primate London, Jan. 18. A three- fold memorial to Lord Grey of Fallodon, who was Foreign Secretary at the outbreak of the war, Js proposed m a letter issued under signatures of Mr. Baldwin, the Archbishop of Canterbury and
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  • 202 10 Death Of 'The Best English Imperial Poet" London, Jan. 17. The death occurred early this morning of Mr. Rudyard Kipling, the "poet of the empire" and a great master of the art of* story writing at the age of 70. He had been operated on earlier m
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  • 68 10 Proposal To Aid Them With Fund Of £3,000,000 London, Jan. 18. An influential mission, consisting of Sir Herbert Samuel, Viscount Bearsted and Mr. Simon Marks, chairman of Marks and Spencer, has left for New York to discuss with Jewish leaders and other prominent Americans a scheme to raise
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  • 146 10 GOVERNOR ATTACKS PROSECUTION Questions Competence Of Chief Witnesses Trenton. Jan. 18. /GOVERNOR Hoffman staunchly defended the respite granted to Bruno Hauptmann m a long statement irv which he directly attacked the prosecution. "I question the truthfulness and mental competence of some oj the chief witnesses. I doubt if
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  • 78 10 Tokio. Jan. 18 The Japanese Consul-General m Canton officially reports that m reply to his warnings the Kwangtung and Kwangsi provincial governments hay» expressed their inability to exercise control over the Chinese students' antiJapanese movements unless Japan gives up her present measures In North China, declaring
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  • 58 10 "PEPPER TRIAL PLEA NO CASE TO BAYB COUNSI Defendants' "Honoured Names In The City" TT 111 v, caae f< IWtT Hi rrl«:i j which was miiul,,, nd utiun ba n< menu In t >i pr falM bf Urn Mr B business, wli, j y.'.;rly i did a but n H
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  • 80 10  -  Adraacc Tm Par \n ih« n Forced To FVc Shu li I |o The Bbansl divlsft* n .r the dtj .ii Tmtun :))<• PeipiH| Su;\u.i:, ■flOthW 11::- bttl Ft ngchm. m Fast b The ..Hi. (i liaaci ukt Inn lore, s which h n serious sc!(;.«ck i:. reported
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  • 79 10  -  Japan Hans Chinese T<\! Books In Kast Hop. Shanghai. J.i The Japane.se have o»mm« i cultural invasion ot Ej.st !l read^fs. history books .nui books approved by the Chinese Minktry ot Education have been the authorities of rh.regime m East Hopel These books are regard- Japanese as being
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  • 67 10  -  Tsod For Railways \nd Study Of Ciiltun Hunt: Kimu. J < The southern portion of oflHankow Railway, betw» m Hunan Provim North Kwangtung. will b< <■'<■■ Juno this year. iCCOfdlni report from Cant an The British shar. demnlty Ftaadi vhk tbt Hnt.sh (i pose oi eoanpk prom Bi
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  • 20 10  -  Sh;ini:h.ii I Mr Ban I Flood and C itporttd lo h<> nt-xt Chinese Arr.b.i Sin Chew Jit Poh
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 137 10 Watch Your Weight On The I "DETECTO" BATHROOM SCALE. ROTARY DIAL DE- _S!GN EXTRA LARGE jS PLATFORM REA^S^fl^^^^^^. GISTERS UP TO 21 ATONES. AVAILABLE IN GREEN, IVORY AND WHITE. NO BATHROOM IS COMPLETE WITHOUT ONE! I PRICES $9.00 EACH. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR OUR PREMISES WILL BE CLOSED
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    • 40 10 Bm t* ft kAf n n r The most charmingly situated Hotel m the Island. Ideal for prrm.innil rrsidrnts RESTAURANT Table d'hote and a la carte COCKTAIL BAR I OUNGE TENNIS DINNER DANCES KSjtft! RESTAURANT DINERS $1.50 NO Anmsstnx en >«'
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
    • 2315 11 "Big Six" Banks Profits Up GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF FIXED TRUSTS (From tne Free Press Correspondent) London, Jan 10 mr n vu rear has begun really well m the City of London Confidence m the trading and industrial outlook is running highest level for
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  • 142 11 'Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability Oi members is limited to the extent and m the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of i the Colony. ■BAD OFFIC X: HONG KO.Mi Authorised Capital $50.000U0t Issued and fully paid up 520.000.000
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  • 280 11 CNOBBERY. as matter 01 fact, is usually an expensive thing anyway. For instance, someone at the top oi May fair society, bought as pet a Bedlington terrier Others noticed, decided to be m the fashion, and started buying Bedlington terriers as well. Now If you live
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  • 301 11 DOST Office deuetiws arc to under take an extensive search for radio "pirates" who use a wireless set [Without paying tor the licence, m the < London area In serious cases, sets may be confiscated. jl That hall a million slum pe;>pl. had already been re-housed. or
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  • 45 11 A coal distillation plant has Just bttß erected at Tipton. near Birmingham, capable of producing 120 tons of smokeless luel. 2.240 gallons of motor spirit and 2 000 gallons of Diesel oil daily The plant's coal consumption will m»>:m j permanent work for 150 miners
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  • 125 11 09 INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated tr. England by Royal Charter* Paid up capital m 600 000 shares of .€5 ea<l. <:;i UOO.OOO Reserve Fund *::vOOO.OOO Reserve Liability ot Proprietors 3 000 000 m An ovnci 38 Bi-.hopsgaU- LOfMtOO EC I UfiKirN and Itrumhe* Alor Star Ipoh Scmur,
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  • 205 11 Capita! £3.000.00# Subscribed 1,800.000 Paid-up 1.050.00* Reserve Fund and Re** 1.247.830 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir Thomas Catto. Bart. Chairman Sir Charles Alexander Innes. KCIU. C I E Sir Thomas Smith. Xt J. M. Ryrle Esq.. P. R. Chalmers Esq Charles J. Hambro Esq W H
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  • 158 11 (Established m 183 c Capital Subscribed < Fully paid up> V 100.00u.00u Reserve Fund V 127.450 0(K President X Kodama. Esq Vice-Pre.sidtnt T Okubo. B*q Head Oilier: YOKOHAMA Singapore Branches: MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE. LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Bank. LUi Th» National Provincial Bank I Lloyd's
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  • 64 11 From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. Jan. 18 The Hon Mr C I Cator. Brltl.il. Resident, presided at a public- meet Ing at the Town Hull when on behali of the public he accepted tin Rotar> Club's oiler ot 1.500 books to lorm tin nucleus of a public library
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  • 161 12 Tho recently completed motor tanker ThorhiM is not only the largest vessel ever built m Sweden but also the largest motor tanker operating under the Norwegian flag. Built by Messrs iGotaverkcn. Goteberg. for the Norwegian owners Tonnevolds Rederi AS. Grimstad. the Thorhild is thoroughly modern m all
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 415 12 GERMANY'S GROWING FLEET 3rd "Pocket" Ship m Commission Berlin. Jan. 5. THE third, and presumably last, of Germany's 10.000 tons "pocket battleships." the Admiral Graf Spec. will be commissioned at Wilhelmshaven tomorrow. The two already m service are the Deutschland and Admiral Scheer. Since autumn the crew of the Ad-
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      14 12 A BEAUTIFUL picture of the giant French liner Normandir leaving for an Atlantic crossing.
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    • 52 12 I ok.. COLLOWINCi an .with Japanese iklppiai hi Singapore th. spoir oriel NaiiM, today mmmmmi :i. tion of triangular mtvu ing Japan. Java and >„,, The Nanyo Kaiu.. K. formed last Sepii mh, meruer of South s. four major iMpplm i, ln compete efTrctiveh M i? Netherlands*
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    • 108 12 (onto Kosso Now \«im N As Troopship Although thr Ml) the Lloyd TtletUlV informed that the C withdrawn lrom months ago to h the Dally Expr rrcently sailed Bad crecy lrom Italy 2.500 troops on board The 18.000-ton 1.: regular Italian expr at Singapore befor withdrawal It was
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    • 108 12 DuririK October U .s« i ls arriving and i ot Hani. i\ a is 589 m October, ItH mu\ mi 1933 The !i.! rt'Risn r< d I r<\sp ctiv.lv 4.Srt«)R»> 511 769.083 Vessels engaged m th. vict' arriving anJ dtopwUtti 1 134 m October last. 141 200
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    • 23 12 Th P and O Barm London at n pm on CLEARANCES Jan 19: Maros. B! macdhut. Bulan 'Brr Jan 20 Centaur
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    • 25 12 THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBRER ASSOCIATION NOTICE U Rubber Mattel will i> on tin- taOovtiif (iFriday. Jan M. |H I Saturday. Jan. K.nl ll»HiBf
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    • 85 12 SCHEDULE OF SAII.IM'> By Fortnlfhtly Passenffr Mfim« Between Ranroon. Porl M»dm. Marseilles. Palma and EnflaW HOMEWARD BAIUNCS Port of Disembarkation n>m««»" Leave* K»n«ooi KEMMENDINE BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAOAINO BURMA YOMA PEOU CHINDWIN KEMMENDINE BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAOAINO BURMA YOMA Auu Call* )/ond<»u Through Passage Rat*« lnc fares to Strait* Port
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    • 239 12 The following were passengers by the P. and O. Cathay: From London: Miss R Harvey, B. W. Hallett. J. A. Laing, K. Mathieson. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Macquiston. Mr. and ;Mrs. G. Scott-Eames. A. J. Eddin. A. R. Black. T. P. Brown, J. V. Donnelly. Miss jS.
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    • 339 12 Two Workers Seriously Burned In Balaklava An explosion of gases occurred m the hold of the Swedish motor tanker Balaklava. m dry-dock at Yangtszepoo. Shanghai, early this month causing injury to fifteen riveters and others working there. All the men were burned and two fo them
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    • 338 12 The following are passengers by the T.S.S. Antenor which W due irom United Kingdom on Jan. 26: Mr and Mrs. A. C G Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Milsum. Miss E. M. Youn« Lt S. J. IflUllMMflJ. R.N.. Lt. J Spencer. R.N. Mr. and Mrs. N. S.
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    • 546 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING; AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN MCIMC WC ill)* Gfiriainf (Incorporated m England) 1 IT AVEL SYSTEM*; f!IK EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via BONOTTM or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—
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    • 471 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Tonnage Spore. Tnnn c Dne 193 6 lonnage Spore. •BURDWAN 6.070 Jan. 22 RAJPUTANA I7nnn a 193 n RAWALPINI 17.000 Jan. 31 BEHAR "^J 1Q SOMALI 6.810 Feb. 12 CHITRAL igoOO An II CORFU 15.000 Feb. 14 SOUDAN q 500
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    • 573 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements I 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 u ue Sail* CITY OF PERTH Havre. London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Jan. 30 Feb 2 xCITY
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    • 1034 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The llu* kki St«am Ship Co.. Ltd., and China Mutual The c un\ird ?h l ce mshlp Co (I M > Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) Th L" n a rd hlt *Ur Ltd The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The An.t n St n h
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    • 703 14 K. P. M. PLANCIUS— Monday, Jan. 20. Belawan-Deli. TASMAN- Monday. Jan. 20, Saigon and Hong Kong. KAMPAR— Tuesday, Jan. 21, Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang. Tanjong Mengeldar, Tanjong-Lcidong and Asahan. PALOPO— Tuesday, Jan. 21, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. BOELONGAN— Tuesday, Jan. 21. Rhio. Tambelan. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Selakau. MAKASSER— Wednesday. Jan. 22,
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    • 558 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.B. JAPANESE PRINCE Feb. 10 Feb. 17
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    • 577 14 O. S. K. LINE t Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban. Cap* Town. Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo j Mi h n India Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar, Dar sj Salaam, Beira, L. Marques, Durban East London and Algoa Bay j %t Tamahoko Maru Tape Town via
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  • 2232 15 7 Months Old 60 Lb. Alsatian OVER 100 THOROUGHBREDS AT SINGAPORE SHOW FULL LIST OF YESTERDAY'S AWARDS EVERY <U»;- r has his day. So it was that yesterday, over a hundred thoroughbreds, many of them born and bred m Mala n.i. weie
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    73 15 GKRTRI'DF. Lady Decies. who is a specialist m the treatment of nervcus eases, is going to Abyssinia with three trained nurses to help tend the mounded. Lady Decies volunt-tred some time ago, and though she was told that women were not allowed to help the Abyssinian Red Cross she cabled
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  • 83 15 Today's Boxing Tournament At The New World The Navy and Army Boxing Contest takes place today at the New World, m case of rain, so the contest will take i place wet or fine. Ther will be 10 bouts, consisting, of one flyweight, one fatherw:ight, two lightweight,
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  • 21 15 Selangor gained a hard earned twoone victory m their return hockey match against Malacca on the Kuala Lumpur Padang on Saturday.
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  • 773 15 Singapore's Woman Champion Defeated All. the best badminton player* m Singapore, Imth men and mates, wcrr seen m action on Naturae at the Clerical Inion Hull when the first annual "Married \> Singles match for the Tan R m Teck Trophy uas played, and i
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  • 15 15 Men 1 r V" r A Ju elm m pmrtic.' ip.m has b > »-UanK''i I
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  • 428 15 End Of The Season Stateness V.M.C.A 4; O.R.A 0. THE V.M.C.A. beat the Old Raffles- ians on Saturday at hockey by tour goals to nil. Both teams, specially fee losers, seemed to be suffering from end of the season staleness. The V.M.C.A. were worthy
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  • 146 15 Sultan Of Perak And Kegcnt Of Kedah Present (From Our Own Correspondent. Pcnang. Jan. 18. The Penang Polo Club ra:; Gym khana was held yesterday afternoon under the patronage of the Suir.m 'l Perak. the Regent of Kedah and the Resident Councillor There were sixevents which were run
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  • 27 15 The an: 'ial general ~s of the Johore Football Association and the J->hore Bahni District Football Asso elation will be held on Wednesday Jan. 22.
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  • 25 15 In an lntor-Rtato hockey match at i Kuala Lumpur on Saturday tht Ne^rl iScmbilan Malays boat the Selangor I Malays by three goals to one.
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  • 360 16 Arsenal Dramatically Defeated SUNDERLAND'S LUCK PRESTON N.E. TOO GOOD FOR VILLA (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 18. ALL grounds were frozen and resembled skating rinks "today with the result that scoring was low. The forwards had difficulty m controlling the icy ball
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  • 55 16 The following will represent the Combined Schools at hockey against the SRC. on the SRC. ground today: Mahendra <A.CS.). S Singh (A.CS.). Teck Bee (R.1.), R. Cordeiro (5.J.1.). M. Kchloff (R.1.), Kah Foo (A.CS). Sundram (R.I G. Clarke (5.J.1.). A. Watte <RI), R. Ebert (A.C.S.). and
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  • 1242 16 DIVISION I Birmingham 0 Manchester C. 1 Brentford 1 Middlesbrough 0 Derby C 2 Huddersfleld T. C Everton vs. Bolton W. postponed. Grimsby T. .0 Liverpool 0 Leeds U 2 Chelsea 0 Portsmouth 1 Wolves. 0 Preston N.E. 3 Aston Villa 0 Sheffield W. 3 Arsenal 2 Sunderland 1 Stoke
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  • 402 16 Blakan Mati Gunners Old Salts And Hermes Win OEFORE a large crowd an the Pa dang on Saturday three ties of the open seven-a-side Rugby tournament were played. Victory went to the Blakai. Mati R A the Old Salts, and the Hermes. The defeated teams were, respectively, thej R.A.F. "A,"
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  • 346 16 S.S. Police Lose Four One To F.M.S. Police (From Oar Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 'THE F.M.S. Police gained a clear cut victory over thr n Police by four goals to one m the annual hockey enronn ter on the Fadang today.
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  • 542 16 Mrs. HUG GINS AND LAING WIN S. G- C. Mixed Foursomes scored again when the Air Force full back again kicked dangerously to tmopen side. Nicholls gained possession on the| Club wing and went over m tlv corner but could not add the extra points. "No-side* was whistled wltn the
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  • 82 16 The brilliant opportunism of F. G. Minns won the annual rugby trophy match for the S.S. Police against the F.M.s. Police by nine points (three tries) to three points (a try), at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Minns, who had been, crocked at Singapore earlier m the season, showed that he
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  • 112 16 Charlie Retzlaff Knock-Out In 85 Seconds Chicago, Jan. 18. Joe Louis, the Detroit Negro, knock-ed-out Charlie RetzlafT, the Lanternjawed German American, m 85 seconds m what was to be a 15-round contest here today. Retzlaff delighted the crowd by attacking Louis fearlessly from the opening bell. They
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  • 126 16 WViiinKton. Jan. 18. At the close of play today m the second unofficial Test match between New Zealand and the M.C.C., New Zealand were all out for 242. Roberts was their top scorer with 75 not out. In a steady innings he reached the boundary 12
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  • 23 16 The Novice Competition of the Johm. A.aateur Weight Lifters' i« '-n which was to be held on Jr\n 24. has been postponed.
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  • 342 16 DKFORK :>O.OOO proplr at yesterday England and U conquerors of the All Blacks v by season, fought out a ding dune which resulted In a draw, n.iit 1 scoring. The wrathtr was cold Ideal The erou,id v. nude a last-ininiit. i Jones ni Oxi'-rd rtplai I
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  • S.C.C. TENNIS
    • 95 16 Th. foUowlDf tv.v May kIM SC.C Ctatettt KM Year tournament TIIIRSDW, Jan Open Mm's Sin*le»: N S V. jLt Ch .stnutt. G CUfl >rd I Warden; E C Ch lcn. Open ladies' Sinews; Mrs I v.s. Miss Coleman Mr-* Mi.ss A T'>b\ M, v A'"
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    • 72 16 Today's Ur hi thftSC.C billi.tr I nament will b between A D Bak P Carmlchael Hilliards Handicap The following t:i*s IMMN I TODAY E B Ivans row? 30i vs H I- M.ir owe 50) J. lac <owe 2U' vs E H R H man "owe 10 >
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