The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 January 1936

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,764. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 4 lf>3« 10 CENTS.
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  • 431 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh rpratamg i o tionan And Shantung REDS DRIVING BACK GOVERNMENT TROOPS TOWARDS KWEIYANG 10,000 Red Mongols Arrive At Manchukuo Frontier JHL Nanking Government, which for months now has been fencing with the Japanese military over North Uuna and has latterly been
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  • 95 1 Only League Non-Member To Enforce Sanctions Cairo, Jan. 30. ITALY addressed a Note to Egyptian Government comining of the application of tions by Egypt, holding the Egyptian Gove rnment responsible the measures adopted and rethe right to demand an 1 indemnity for the moral and mat-' lal
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  • 34 1 London. Jan. 30. Wt nt figures for Great for last week were 105 killed. injured. In the corresponding <>i 1935 the figures were 128 British Radio u-ued, 3.566 injured.-
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  • 138 1 No Startling Coup Being Planned By Germany London, Jan. 30. It is officially stated that Mr. Eden's conversations with M. Flandin and Baron von Neurath. the French and [German Foreign Ministers, on Monday were generally reassuring. M. Flandin did not share the extreme view of the Paris press
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  • 71 1 London. Jan. 30. Parliament reassembles on Tuesday. Yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet dis- cussed a pragramme to reconsider and review the international situation. Th flrst business ol' Parliament will be to receive a message of thanks from j King Edward for the address of condolence and
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  • 155 1 Third Anniversary Of Hitler's Rise To Power Berlin. Jan. 30. THIRTY-FIVE thousand Storm TrooDers marched through the heart of Berlin today m honour of the third anniversary of Hitler's accession to power. Long columns of Brown shirts passed the Chancellor's Palace, where Hitler took the salute. The
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  • 354 1 HINDERING CURRENCY STABILISATION London, Jan. 30. THE United States government's monetary policy was attacked by Mr. Colin Campbell at the annual meeting of the National Provincial Rank, when he mentioned the serious international repercussions of the recent silver developments. He pointed out
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  • 139 1 aNot Suggested In Responsible Quarters NEWSPAPER REPORT "PREMATURE London, Jan. 30. p LITER understands that no suggestion for an Empire tour by the King after his coronation has been made m responsible quarters and the suggestions of the Daily Herald are regarded as entirely premature. The
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  • 167 1 Ki.<KM>.ooo,oo<> FRANCS Determination To Defend Currency Pari*. Jan 30. AS a result oi _h. offensives against •^thc lrane m May and November last year, 16.000.000.000 francs m gold bullion left the bank's fMttfl, says Governor Tannery 1 report to the an r.ual meeting
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 75 1 la^H t. r* --v •Jti^sr^_Plfe^^ ~~W- ™J^r^ j_____hf_____il __*M**" H%^ _____MF~ TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE ,T» 630 to 8.15 p.m. LOU V O Cf DINNER DANCE SILVIA "">"' informal, 9.30 to Midnight COMEDY TAP DANCING TEAM NON-DINERS SI.OO _s-vitki>ay February BTH i RAFFLES CELEBRATEO ORCHESTRA. MALAYAN RUGBY UNION end directed b>
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    • 73 1 IHi A E|B SEAVIEW m HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH RUNNINO HOT AND COI_D WATERTENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHINO ON*. OP SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS TONIGHT mm^^^^ m^ m^^^^mm^^^^^ammm^^m^^^^^^^a^m^^^^^maa^m^^m^^^a^^^^m^mm^^^^ SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE I RELLER BAND THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE MEETS
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  • 255 2 Three Stars In "The Irish In Us" m* With such tough actors as James I Cagney and Pat O'Brien together m a film the audience— from previous experlence of these two expect riproaring verbal and physical cracks shot from mouth to mouth and jaw to j jaw at
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  • 58 2 Entertained By Taiping Chinese (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 29. A tribute t_> the goodwill and friendliness existing between the various communities residing m Taiping was paid by the District Officer, Mr. W. A Ward, when the Chinese community entertained him to a farewell tea
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  • 314 2 MALAY CHARGED WITH 7 MURDERING WIFE Anger At Being Driven Out Suggested As Cause 'From Our Own Correspondent! Penang, Jan. 30. A MIDDLE-AGED Malay named Mat Bin Lebbar Dollah was put m the dock at the Assizes today on a charge oi the murder of a woman. Yah Binti Abbas,
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  • 171 2 Goodwill Dinner To AirCommodore And Officers A goodwill dinner was given on Wednesday night at Tamagawa Gardens by prominent Japanese residents of Singapore to Air-Commodore Sydney Smith and the R.A.F. officers who will accompany him on goodwill flight to Japan next month. The guests were Air-Commodore Srfyth,
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  • 81 2 Malayan Children Off To Australia Half of the 90 passengers who will leave on the Gorgon for Java and Western Australia at 4 p.m. today are children returning to school after spending the Christmas vacation with their parents m Malaya. The children are of all ages and
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  • 114 2 Veerappan was brought before Mr. M. H. Blacker m the third court. Singapore, yesterday, on a charge of being a reputed thief and wandering between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Claiming to be a "business man" Veerappan said that he made "apams'* for a living at his
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  • 413 2 Fight Between Coolie Camps (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 29. A fight between two coolie camps at Klans m September last, m the course of which a Tamil was stabbed to death, was recalled before Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Selangor Assizes today, when
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  • 54 2 Twenty U.S. Firms Under Suspicion Twenty companies m the United States are suspected of dealing m munitions without having registered as required under the Neutrality Act. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, has submitted their names to the At-torney-General, Mr. Homer Cummings, for him to take such action
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  • 100 2 The first meeting of the recentlyformed gramophone society was held on Monday at the recording studio of the Gramophone Company, 147 Killiney Road, when about 25 people thoroughly enjoyed a recital of some of the works of Bach. As a result of that meeting it has been found
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  • 66 2 When Basin Of Petrol Ignited While a Chinese, who was repairing a motor-car m Rochore Canal Road yesterday afternoon, was bending over a basin of petrol, the oil Ignited, and burned him m the face and abdomen. Shortly after the brigade was called to the same street where
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  • 426 2 Lieut-Col. G.D.A. Fletcher And Miss E. E. Rowe (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan 30 ST. GEORGE'S Church was the scene of three fashionable weddings this morning, the first of which was most elaborate, being that of Lieut. -Col. George Douglas Alexander Fletcher, manager of Harnsons
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  • 47 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Acting Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 11 a.m. Motions. Petition and Probate No. 452/35 Re estate of Inche Noriah binte Mohamed Tahir deceased. Followed by Bankruptcy. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrel at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses.
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  • 147 2 Letter Which Went Twice Round World Among the Sydney letters recovered from the sunken air-liner City of [Khartoum, probably none had travelled Isuch a distance as that received by lE. W. C. Hughes, of Bowaters (Australia) Ltd. I Mr. Hughes left London on Sept. 21 and
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  • 38 2 Two Killed m Coach Crash. -Miss Gertrude Haykin, High Road. South Woodford. Ezsex. and Henry Bartlett. Landsowne Road. South Woodford, were killed on Christmas Day when a motcrcoach. which Bartlett was driving. skidded and overturned near Thornwood, Essex.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 21 2 V 2/ FLORSHEIM SHOES SUNDRIES mm m Men's Outfitting Days Feb. 3, 4 sth Only H. B. Winter 20, Battery Road.
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    • 999 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Brand" BODY BELT for ABDOMINAL SUPPORT Gives support to the back and ligaments of the abdomen. Corrects Obesity. Lightweight Cellular Material Obtainable m all sizes from MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE. THE GROVE. 103 Meyer Road.. Katong. Now vacant, room with verandah facing sea. full board,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 169 2 Diary Of The Day Cinemas ALHAMBRA "The Irish In Us," with Jimmy Cagney and Pat O'Brier;. 6.15 and 8 15 p.m. CAPITOL "Big Broadcast of 193 G." el 5 and 9 15 p.m. PAVILION "Heart's Desire" with Richard Tauber. ROXY, KATONG "Here Comes The B^nd" 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH
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  • 450 3 Coroner Refers To "Certain Suspicious Circumstances" OISPICIOLS circumstances were referred to by the Singapore -J Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, when he returned an open verdict yesterday at the conclusion of the inquest held m connection with the mysterious death of Gunner E.
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  • 65 3 Company To Erect Plant In Australia rection In Australia of a large-scale for the manufacture of motor trolley-bus holies and transport ry is contemplated by the BriA EC. organisation. chairman and managing direcI A.E.C.. Mr. C. W. Reeve, an- the possibility on his arrival ley by mail plane.
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  • 35 3 ol\ Nuffield, whose collar-bone was ■hen the car m which she was driven by Lord Nuffield came into n with an omnibus near GorL gfhames, spent Christmas Day In nursing home to which she was
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  • 243 3 MEETS CIVILISATION FOR FIRST TIME Parents The Only White People Seen 18-year-old girl from Australia's "Never Never" country is now seeing towns, cities, trains, motor-cars, aeroplanes, wireless sets, glass windows 'and many other things— for the first time. She is Ellen Margaret Hobley. who. 'since
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  • 351 3 Persecuted Fisherman Strikes 1 Employer With Axe i From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 27. Sentence of 13 months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr. Justice Pedlow. at the Selangor Assizes today, on a Chinese named Soh Lai Huat. who pleaded guilty to the charge
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  • Article, Illustration
    51 3 MISS MARGUERITE MOORE, who was selected from a lai 4e number Of applicants as stewardess on a biff American airway li;»er. Not only must an air stewardess have the same qualities as for a similar position on land, but. in addition to nursing skill, must not he above a certain
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  • 343 3 PENANG FLYING TRAGEDY INQUEST (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 30. "THE tragedy which occurred on on Jan. 13 when a Penang Flyng Club plane crashed into the ;ea two miles south west of Bayar L-epas aerodro.v.e was recalled yeserday afternoon when Mr. H. A.
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  • 70 3 Wounded Girl Phones Doctor For Help Lifting his telephone receiver, a Sydney doctor was surprised to hear: "Can you come, please, doctor? I've been shot." It was the calm voice of Jean McKenzie. 19. who. alone m her home was badly wounded. She had picked up a
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  • 58 3 To See Singapore On Lottery Prize The New South Wales lotteries hay 'presented Mr. Fred Tarleton, a Sydne butcher, with €500 (Australian), an jhe has come to Singapore to "see th j sights." A week after winning this big pri2 ihe won .£5 m another lottery. Now r.
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  • 251 3 Accused To Produce Money In Court "I did not tell Mr. Koh Choon Hong that I had received the money because I considered it my personal affair," said Lee Song Chua. ex-clerk m Messrs. Aitken and Ong Siang's office, who is alleged to have committed I criminal
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  • 41 3 d i c Mr. O. E. Venables. it is said. Is like •ly to succeed Mr. P. S. Williams a ;e District Officer, Kuala Kcngsar, whe ie the latter proceeds on Home leave i the course of the next few weeks.
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  • 522 3 GUN THREAT LEADS CHINESE TO PRISON Intimidated Lorry Dm er af A CHINESE named Tan Cheng Su was sent to gaol yesterday rt by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, on chaises of criminal intimidation and possession of a pistol and ammunition. •THE prosecution charged two men. j Siah Goan Xi and
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  • 283 3 MAN WHO TALKS THEIR LANGUAGE Mastered It In The j Jungles Sydney. Jan. !0. fS is possible to chat to a chimpanzee.' Mr. Cherry Kearton. globe-trotting big game photographer who l.s on a visit here, claims that he can do just this. He has demonstrated it m
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  • 87 3 Young Mechanic Leaps Through Flames To Fix Cap Braving what seemed almost certain death, a 19-year-old Sydney motormechanic saved 20 other workers and escaped with his own life. The youth. Ernest McKenzie. leaped through the flames m a petrol tire and calmly screwed on the cap ol
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  • 71 3 Riddles Water Supply Tanks With Rullets Thousands of gallons of precious water have been lost. 20.000 sheep are m peril, and farmers m great difficulty m West Australia all over the action of a traveller probably crazed by the sv.n. Two larg catchment tanks m the [OaaCOyne district
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  • 199 3 Woman's Delight At Slimming Success. How w mM you like lo loos M lbs of m 20 -weeks, and at ths MUM HM increase sow energy and improve your health.' Get weighed I rt.iv SO i Mil your weight, then buy .1
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  • 377 3 The bealtt) bulletin ol the I of Nation* astern bureau for th. week ended Jan 25 state-, PtO gUS. Three ports m th Eastern Arena, ria, Colombo m Ceylon sad Pnompenh and Saigon m French Imlo China, reported the presence of human plague during the week Cholera has
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  • 67 3 To Re Ised On SydneyBrisbane Service Three American airliners tri-motor-i cl Stinsons which carry eight passenn st 100 m.p.h cruising speed— hav»* been ordered by Airlines of Australia Ltd. for us* m the Sydney-Brisbane Service British-built Mono-spur airliners were orlgtaally otaarod bai ll is stated. development work on
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 26 3 WAt Al THE NEW DISINFECTANT W|£lm M I I WITH THE FRAGRANT UtllUb P ,NE ODOUR ATeeps Germs, Insects and Mosquitoes from your home. APR 2
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    • 36 3 THERE IS ONE LEICA! ALL PHOTOGRA E|^^^^^^ >C- M PHIC PROBLEMS W /^\^f^^ V^^B Sofa 4tfMfc For J}V/ A/ V)/ MALAYA, SIAM BURMA. Vifc SCHMIDT CO. V 89, BRAS BASAH ROAD, RAFFLES HOTEL BUILDING, TEL. 7056.
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  • WOMEN'S INTERERSTS
    • 914 4 A QUIET WEEK Although the Royal Funeral Is over, i -Singapore is still m a state of mourning and any entertainment or public function which may be taking place at this time Is on a very subdued scale so that it will be some
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    • 113 4 IUIANY people comnlain that their wa- ter icing becomes "crusty" almost before their cake is iced, and consequently, if left for a few minutes In an emergency, is useless. This can be tvoid^d by covering the bowl containing the icing with a d.nn cloth. As Tar as possible the
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    • 317 4 The Surest Key To Character HTHAT woman's most neglected I charm is her voice is the opinion of Claudette Colbert whose speaking voice is considered as intriguing as her personality. "The modern woman is too interested m clothes to pay much attention to
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    • 119 4 OLOOMERS. which acquired their name from a Mrs. Bloom, r. midVictorian pioneer ot rational dress have reappeared m a dress salon as essential to the latest skating ensembles. Scarlet bloomers tor example just tip the kn.es beneath the short hemline of a frock m save green, which also
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    • 344 4 Leading Artists Challenge Lord Hareicood's Views London. Jan. 17. FAMOUS people yesterday rushed to the defence of Beauty, taking up the challenge thrown out by L~>rd Harewood when, opening an art exhibition Ol Leeds on Saturday, he declared: "The most beautiful fac- m the world is one
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Article, Illustration
    252 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the manager. Price 50 cents each. PRINCESS TATIAXA WIASKMSKY of Russia, a n r inddaushicr „f Mr Gordon Selfridge. played m the junior tennis championship-* .it lhe Covered Courts Club. Dulwich. Picture shou a Princess Tatian.i centre)
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 765 6 OPAL KING ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE Gems Worth £50,000 In His Pockets £50 000 worth of opals is the precious property which Mr. Prosper Ralston, the Opal King of Australia who arrived m Singapore by the Marella on Wednesday, carries m his pockets. The opals are not insured and Mr. Ralston
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  • 296 6 SINGAPORE CHINESE ROBBED AFTER picking out from an identification parade a Chinese who. he alleged, had robbed him of a gold watch chain, ring, and three gold buttons. Leek Pia Chin hesitated and .said that he was not positive if that, was tiu- man
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  • 96 6 ITo He Opened By Mr. Aw Boon Haw •From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 2_>. Mr Aw Boon Haw will on Sunday morning formally declare open the new building given by himself and Mr. Aw Boon Par to the Tung Shun Hospital m Pudn Road. Kuala
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  • 48 6 Sir Seymour llicks.s •'Scrooge" Sir Seymour Hi ks. who lias playeil the part of Scrooge on the stage mor" than 2.000 times, on Christ mus Eve broadcast irom London to the United States on the message for the world contained m Dickens a -famous .story. "A Christmas Carol."
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  • 46 6 t •From Our Own Correspondent.) t Ipoh, Jan. 29. I The death occurred last night at the c Batu Gajah hospital of Mrs. I. W. f Blelloch. wife of the Deputy Public r I Prosecutor. Ipoh. following a short ill-'c I ness.
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  • 222 6 Mr. Laycock's Questions A T the meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners today Mr. John Laycock will ask the following questions 1. Are the professional qualifications of Dr. Mary Tan m any way inferior < and if so m what way to the professional qualifications of (a)
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  • 664 6 Judgment For Italian Gunboat Judgment m the action brought by the Royal Italian Government, as the owner of the gunboat Lepanto. against the British steamship Hopecrag. to recover damage caused by a collision between the two ships at about 10.25 p.m. on Oct. 9, 1934, m the Lower
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  • 158 6 Woman Fined For Cruelty To Child HUSBAND TELLS OF HER BAD TEMPER "•THIS woman has very bad temper and I reported her to the Protector ol Chinese for beating my daughter by my first wife." said the father of a 12-year-old girl produced before Mr. H. A. Forrer. m the
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  • 90 6 Expected To Arrive Here At Daylight Tiie turbine steamer Gneisenau. third and last of the ships built for the Norddeutscher Lloyd's new Far Eastern express service, is expected to i arrive at Singapore on her maiden voyage at daylight today. The Gneisenau is 18 000 tons and has
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  • 69 6 (From Oui Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 29. The death has taken place at her reidence m Imbi Road. Kuala Lumpur. of Mrs. Lee Siew Hong, second sister of 'the late D_. Loke Yew C.M.G., and the mother of Mr. Lee Nam. the Kuala j Lumpur
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  • 134 6 TO HAVE BIGGER AIR FORCE Dublin. •THE Irish Free State will spend more on her defence forces this year. A big increase m her defence vote [m the next Budget is anticipated by authorities m Dublin. Part of the extra money will pay for new
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  • Article, Illustration
    20 6 A RADIO TELEPHONE invention was recently successfully demonstrated m last whereby it is possible to telephone while driving m cars.
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  • 135 6 Crowd Of Chinese Attack Kepala (From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur. Jan. In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, before Mr. C. H Dakers. acting First Magistrate. 2G Kwangsis were charged with unlawfully assembling at the Hong Fatt Mines. Sungei Besi. yesterday, armed with stones and sticks Mr.
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  • 19 6 The Penang-Bangkok international express service, which was suspended owing to floods m Siamese territory, resumed normal working on Sunday
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  • 408 6 MYSTERY FATE OF AGED EVANGELIST Dead With Hands Above His Head FIREMAN'S DISCOVERY IN BURNING ROOM London. Jan \u 11/ITH his hands held head, an 87-y«\u -old Mr. Walter Webb, was ye found dead m I chair at hi at Enfield The discovery was mad* i* men who were called
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 51 6 White Canvas Tents. Maker and repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks. Canvas and Spring Blinds, Tarpaulins. Tents, Bags, Blue Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire Netting Fencing, Wool buntings and Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. Office:— 66, Ko bin son Road. •'Opposite Telegraph Co.> Workshop:— 17-A, Joo Chiat Place, Singapore. Orders Promptly
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    • 179 6 Look at tour Skin lepf^ a B >__ v s*l m S V>_ *P*m _a _____B _B__l a__W**__V v **^v B m m Am^A\y AW W± m^^^^^*^*^*^ m W vW Pimples, Spots, Coarse Blotched Shin now Easy to Avoid—say specialists. Thousands of women are now I purifies, washes away pore-deer
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  • 937 7 ANTI- MALARIA ACTION Throws 2,000 People Out Of Work Chinese Topics BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT THE anti-Ludlowi campaign launched by the Health Department of the Singapore Municipality has thrown 2.000 people out of employment. the majority being vegetable planters In tin Kallang area and the employees fish ponds m the
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  • 88 7 Test To Be Imposed On "Aussie" Airmen A most exacting test m blind flying .vlil be imposed before the end of the year on every commercial airman m Australia. The announcement is creating some 'consternation among pilots. Many (claim that the test is so difficult that a large
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  • 163 7 Two Ex-Wives May Fight For £250,000 Two of the lour wives tne late 1 John Gilbert loved and lo.s. may fight a court case for €250.000 m Hollywood enOD. Leatrice Joy, ex-film s.ar of the silent screen, who was the second of the four,
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  • 98 7 Child Found Playing With Deadly Snake 'Come out and s_e the big worm Jumping, dad." Th? father answered the call ana hoi-rifled, saw his 10-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter m the garden using pieces of straw to tickle a short diamond snake, cne of the most
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  • 366 7 Winning CONTRACT 3^X\vji^ou^ Qjj^ David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken. world's leadino team-01-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. IMH'BLED— AND FOR Bl SINFSS HI&H C ARD VALUES or tmc FOUR-ACES SYSTEM TOTAL VALU! ow PACK X* AVCAAfrf HAND a'/t.
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  • 123 7 Miss Ida I.v pi no's Evidence At Inquest Miss Ida Lupino, daughter of Mr. Stanley Lupino, was among the witnesses before the grand jury which is inquiring into the death of Miss Thelma Todd, the film actress, m Los Angeles. Miss Todd was found dead m her
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  • 118 7 Due To Purchases Of Food From Abroad The Reichsbank return.* lor the second week m January, -how a loot of gold amounting to about £500.000. This, it is explained, was required lor the purchase of foodstuff.*, abroad. The reserves of gold and torcign exchange now total only
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 104 7 A TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 A lhambrA mat; _$*>?3#_ v_a_-Mi-hJ with OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND garner Bros. QrtmA Comedy Sensation! pn Ilrescription I WM 'f you are a sufferer from fl m Eczema. Ringworm, Dhobics m\kW Itch SaH Rheum. Prickly Heat, Psoriasis, .Singapore Foot, Itch- ing Eruptions and Ranhca, use D.D.D. Prescription.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 506 7 RADIO PR< FOR 1 Penang— ZHJ Penang Wireless Society) Wavelength 19.3 metres p.m. 7.00 Time signal. 7.03 Day's programme. 7.05 Recorded dance music. 7.30 "Children's Hour." 7.55 News bulletin. 8 00 Talk 8.20 Programme of selected gramophone records. 9 00 Close down. Batavia-NIROM 6.20—7.05 a.m. YDA 98.68 ni., and YDB
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    • 289 7 OGRAMMES rODAY 1 11 JO Greenwich time signal The news and announcements a.m. 12.10 The Hotel Metropole Orchestra. relayed from the Hotel Metro- pole, London. 12.20 Close down. Holland— PHl and PCJ Wavelength— 25.57 metres I P.m. 8.20 Opening announcement 8.25 Music. 8.50 News. 9.05 Music. 910 Song recital. 9.25
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  • The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,1936.
    • 831 8 IT is a peculiarly ironical coincidence that at the very moment when we received reports of the latest German glorification of war as the ultimate achievement of man. there should also have come the news that the Glasgow Corporation has withdrawn all financial support from the Officers' Training
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  • 314 8 Mr. T. P. Cowe, M.C.. has been appointed Director-General. Posts and Telegraphs, Malaya. A commission as Lieutenant m the Kedah Volunteer Force has been granted to Mi. H. A. Campbell The Hon. Mr. Justice Aitken, the Seremban judge, has arrived m Ipoh to assist the overworked Perak
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  • 781 8 FOR the convenience of residents of the Pasir Panjang district the Rural Board has very kindly provided an excellent space of ground at the fifth mile which somebody with a sense ot humour designated 'The Pasir Panj a n ti Park." At present this "Park," whose
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  • 969 8 come time aiio. returning irom rial! to Cornish friends I travelled -teck With a gamekeeper who was leaving his Cornish oosition to take uo one m the Midlands Ht- liked tho Cornish estate because it was not one ol those .so devoted to preserving game birds that every other
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 130 8 t* amW ________lil^^^tiilt H 's*» u^Lmwwm-^m^^^ ■i_^^^^ thToriusal KIIIS Tiw Dsquitoes that ruin Ni. VOOf fiIPCR __r W^M Amam, flea ate. Mm a* -to AM- J^X JUM^?^ ~LMM ammmr mi fammmm I ?_-7^______F_p^?^________________________ 1 I ,y a*^mmmk^^mmmmmmmmmWm^mm\\ I NEW SPRING I SUITINGS AND I OVERCOATINGS FOR I HOME WEAR H
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    • 74 8 SAID THE BANK MANAGER. 'I'm sorry, dear lady, but it is quite impossible to allow any further overdraft on your account." "Well, you might just pop out and tell that to my taxi-driver." Overdrafts are none the more difficult to deal with if one's home is protected I under a
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  • 87 9 France Anvious At Germany's Intentions Paris, Jan. _.t. I the French Governd at the question oi th* demilitarised zone. anxious to ob-■-point on tha* 1 M Laval, before reEl what would be hei >r >k her engagethe zone and rc•urable reply to the effect would maintain her Locarno
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  • 51 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Canton Dictator (Jives Dinner In His Honour Hong Komr, Jan. '_!>. Chai Tong. virtual dieGovernment of Kwang- banquet m honour of Mr Mm, hte leader ol the veteran Kuomintang, m his pri>idence m Canton on Sunday hen many officials oi the :tung
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  • 34 9 Troops Murder Japanese Officers Moscow. Jan. 30. I -ally reported from that a Manchukuo force men which mutinied Japanese, killed four officers, and entered Soviet at Grodekovo. ■'•y were disarmed and interned.
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  • 88 9 •WO,OOO Passengers Travelled Bj Road Or Rail London. Jan. 30. 'ially announced that the of passengers carried on road or railway services during the hv King's funeral was 2.000.000. same number as on Jubilee Day. bilee Day. iraffic. however, was 'rt over 19 hours, but on Tuesday
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  • 15 9 ;■•> Blelloch, wife of Mr. I. W. is an inmate of the General M, Batu Gajah
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  • 160 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Thousands Of Miles To Be Built This Year Shanghai, Jan. :jo. M Chu Kang, the Director of i üblic Highways, declared yesterit there ;ir. 90.000 miles of roads throughout tiie country National Economic Counting to build many thousands year m order to
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  • 316 9 "WONDERFUL LOVE AND SYMPATHY" London, Jan. 30. QUEEN Mary m a message irom BuckX ingham Palace says: "I must send you. the people of this nation and Empire, my deepest gratitude tor all the sympathy with which, at this time ol sorrow, you have surrounded
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  • 78 9 To Come Before House Of Representatives This Week Washington, Jan. 30. Tlu- Foivi'-in Affairs Committee ot tne House of Representatives has approved the Neutrality Bill Mr. Mcßeynolds. the chairman, said the Bill would De brought before the House late this week or early next week. The Foreign Affairs
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  • 73 9 Forward Dealings To Be Resumed Soon London, Jan. 30. The more normal conditions prevailing m the London silver market cc-ipled with the fact that the enormous open position is now almost entirely liquidated has led to confident expectations that forward dealings will be recommenced within the next lew
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    34 9 WAR has brougl.t many modernisations to backward Abyssinia. The native shown above is irom Dessie and the sun-helmet and leather portfolio he cai lies were, until recently, almost unknown possessions among the ordinary people.
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  • 106 9 Basis Of Discussion Agreed London. Jan. 30. THE Naval Conference first committee adopted as a basis of discussion the definite plan of qualitative limitation submitted by Lord Ifonsell, the British delegate. This prescribes, among other things: BATTLESHIPS limited to 35.000 tons, mm possibly *>.:*OO or 3.000 tons lower,
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  • 112 9 Bigger Yield From Income Tax London. Jan. 30. Last week's revenue collections compare very favourably with those of the corresponding week of last year. Since the beginning ot the year re eeipts from Incom. tax and surtax have been equal to a daily average of €2.335.000 compared with
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  • 65 9 London. Jan. 20. The iate of the North Atlantic shipping conference will be m the balance at today's meeting which opened under a cloud with the Cunard-White Star's threatened withdrawal. It is understood a solution has not yet been found for the thorny problem whether the liner
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  • 162 9 ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ITALIANS Counter-Charge Of Munitions On Red Cross Lorries Dessie, Jan. 30. A COMMUNIQUE issued by the Abyssinian Northern Army headquarters says n squadron of Italian aeroplanes while bombing Abbi Aridi m the Tembien district, burned down two churches. The men opened fire with rifles
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  • 52 9 Koine, Jan. 30. Marshal Badoglio reports t.iat the entire Swedish camp hospital, formerly nt Malcamurri. was captured during a reconnaissance on the Somali front. The hospital was loadec on five lorries with Red Cross flags and Signals, but Marshal Badoglio declares that it contained 27 eases of
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  • 104 9 Richard Loeb Dies After Prison Fitfht Jolh t. Illinois, Jan. .9. Richard Loeb, who, together with Nathan Leopold, wis convicted m the famous "thrill murder** ease m 1924 and sentenced to life imprisonment. died m the pria *n hospital here yesterday after a fight with a fellow convie..
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  • 59 9 To Maintain Communications Durin.u Summer Rains Rome. Jan 30 Mussolini has informed the Cabinet that 50.000 workmen are being dispatched o the war zone to ensure the Liiacttoning oJ the lines of communication during thi summer rains II Duce pointed cut 100.000 soldiers m East
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  • 74 9 Action By Catholic Church In Germany Berlin, Jan. 20. A pastoral letter read from the pulpits of all Catholic churches m Germany forbids Catholics to read newspapers, periodicals and books advocating the neo-pagan movement. The letter, which was adopted by the bishops at the recent conference at Fulda.
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  • 67 9 Revolutionary Changes In New Zealand Wellington. Jan. 30. Revolutionary changes m the employment policy are announced by the Public Works Minister. Mr. Semple. who declared the intention to abolish all relief work on public works and institute a 40-hour week with improved working conditions and equal pay for
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  • 43 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Hong Kong, Jan. 29. An official announcement by the Department of Civil Affairs, Kwangtung, states that 1,578,482 people m the Province of Kwangtung are out of employment. The majority is from the silk farms m South Kwangtung.
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  • 145 9 What British Income-Tax Gatherers Aim At Orders have gone out to the income tax collectors at Home that between now and Mar. 31, when the financial year ends, they are to collect an average of £2,000,000 every day. The final notice will not be so frightening this
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  • 24 9 Mr. A. S. Bryce. office manager of Jugra Land and Carey. Ltd.. Port Swettenham, who has been 111 is recuperating on the Cameron Highlands.
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  • 67 9 Memorial Unveiled In St. Paul's London, Jan. 30. A MEMORIAL to Lawrence of Arabia was unveiled m the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday by the Lord Chancellor of Oxford University. The congregation included many who served with Lawrence m Arabia as well as friends from Oxford
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    • 245 9 To help your skin to cope with Tropical Heat V^HBSE powder bases arc specially prepared by Cyclax to help your skin to cope with the problem of excessive heat. They are I very fine, almost invisible, free of grease. They cheek perspiration, and prevent your make-up from becoming thick or
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 555 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6 p.m. Jan. 30 Share ol £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64 120 3 4 120^ mndlttf Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 118 l^s /s V. ar Loan, 3\ 2 PC 106 3 8
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    • 202 10 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 has
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    • 205 10 From London 5. 30 p. m. Jan. 30 RUBBER: Steady. Buyers Sellers. Buyers Sellers. London Spot 615 16d. 7d. Previously: 615 16d. 7d. I April-June: 7 1 16 d. 7 3 16 d Previously: 7 1 16 d. 7 3 16 d. July-Sept: 7 3 16 d.
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    • 66 10 From London 5.30 p.m. Jan. 30 London Tin: Dull. Cash: £205 15s. Previously: Strong at €207 15s Three months: £197 12s. 6d Previously: €197 17s 6d New York Tin: 48.12 Previously. 47 75. Copper: Settlement: £34 17s. 6d. Previously: €34 17s 6d Gold: Yesterday: €7 Os. Bd.
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    • 67 10 London Closing Quotations Jan. 30 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 141.21 75 75 New York $to 488 2 3 5.00 516 4.99 116 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7.29 3 4 7.28% Hong Kong. Per dollar Is. 3%d. Is. 3*.,
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    • 1119 10 Fraser and Co. s List THURSDAY. JAN. 30. 1936 MINING Buyers Seller*. Ampat Tin (4s> 5s 6d 6s Asam Kumbang 33s 34s Austral Malay (t) 59s 60s Ayer Hitam (5s) 15j 6d 16s 6d Ayer Weng t$l 1 75 1 85 Bangrin Tin 20s 21s
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    • 62 10 At the last session of tb I Executive Committee tht -SUU B for 1936 was unanimoush The 1936 Budget •tttanafc for 14.300.000.000 roubles for defence (practically doubh 1935 out of a total <>t II roubles. After adoption of the 1936 ll M. Mikoyan. Commissar (or t! l
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    • 178 10 The output of Raub Australian (icld for the four weeks ended Jan. 25, amounted to 2,107.33 ozs. Yesterday's Rubber Auction The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1262 nd auction, yesterday when there -were Catalogued 740,815 lbs.; 330,72 tons. OtTered 711.115 lbs.; 317.46 tons Sold 662,351
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    • 91 10 Jan. 30 Buyers Sellers Gambier 6.00 Java Cube 9.00 Hamburg Cube 10.75 White Muntok Pepper 17 75 Black Pepper 975 Copra. Sundried 660 Copra, mixed 600 Small Flake Tapioca 4.25 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 108 Banja Jelotong 7 50 Sarawak Jelotong 375 R Sum
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    • 57 10 Messrs Boustead and Co. Ltd Penang. have received a telegram from the Secretaries. Messrs. Ed. Boustead and Co., London, advising that the annual accounts of Taiping rubber plantations Limited have been Issued showing a profit of £9.327- A dividend of 3 per cent. Is recommendc*. The sum of £20.377- is
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    • 56 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Ku>crs Srllrr* No IX RSS m cases FOB Janj.;rv Oood FAQ m rases •FOB .January. No. IX RSS <Spot loose* < av, ardablo Singapore No IX RSS February M;irrh April-June H July-Sept Tone of Marktt Quu I Latest Cabh Lundoii G 15 16d per 1b
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    • 210 10 Jan. 27 28 2». American Can. Com. 126*2 125» 2 124 American Telephone ?nd Telegraph 160 3 /4 161 16i 3 Atchcson Rai road (0» 2 72»j 72 v» Chesapeak 56 V 8 57 l 8 58» 4 Dupont 1443 /8 i 4 47, 8 i 4
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    • 198 10 Jan. 30 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2;4 1 8 London. 3 months' sight 2|4 332 London, 60 days' sight 2j4 1(16 London, 30 days' sight 214 132 London, demand 24 London, T.T. 214 Lyons and Paris, demand 870 Hamburg, demand 14L New York, demand 58% Batavia,
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    • 676 11 f Stock Exchange Features STRONG TONE IN TEA AND RUBBER SHARES London, Jan. 3 is the past week the tone of the markets has been distinctly Cheerful. Rises have been registered m practically every department. Markets m general have been simulated by the xceUent revenue
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    • 895 11 j N. I. Shipment Figures QYMINGTON and Wilson's weekly a market report elated London, Jan. 15. states: t The firm tone in the rubber F market to which we referred in our last report has continued and prices u have shown a gradually
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    • 916 11 3,500 Men Will Be Employed For Fifteen Years MAKING BRITAIN'S RIVERS SAFE London, Jan. 14. WHILE floods all over Britain are abating, a £30,000,000 Government plan to stop them is going forward. Floods are frequent because the rivers of Britain have been neglected for a century. Their
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    • 627 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI I 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
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    • 530 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA 'Incorporated m England by Royal Charter' Paid up capital m 600 000 shares of £5 each 3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3 000 000 Reserve Liability o: Proprietors 4.3.000 000 HEAD OMK 38. Blshopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches i Alor star ipoh s.
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  • 63 12 Jan. 29: Lipis, Phemius. Sui Sang. Olenbeg, Kamunlng. Mahldol, Hua Tong. Ipoh, Sin Aik Lee. Rahman (Brit); Hal Lee, Hero. Solviken, Halvdan (Nor); Suddhadlb (Slam); Vyner Brooke (Sar.); Preussen, R. C. Rickmers (Ger.); Tsuruga Maru, Santos Maru. Hamburg Maru (Jap); B. de St. Pierre <Fch.); Singkel, Thedens, Toba. Khoen
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  • 38 12 The Mall Vessel s_s. Chenonceaux from Colombo Is expected to arrive on Saturday Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. and sail on the same day at 3 p.m. for Saigon, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kobe Berth: S.H.B. Wharves.
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  • 18 12 The Shipping Office and offljces of the Statistics Department will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 6
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  • 135 12 Arrangements For Departure Of Wiltshires The troopship Dorsetshire is expected to arrive from Hong Kong at 7 a.m. on Saturday. Feb. 1. She will berth at Section X. Singapore Harbour Board. The Ist Bn. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers disembark and proceed to Tanglin Barracks by motor transport at
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  • 116 12 The following were passengers by the m.s. Meonia which left Southampton on Jan. 7 and is expected to arrive m Singapore on Feb. 7: Mrs. F. Case, Miss L. B. Case. Mr. W. M. Iversen, Mrs. M. Paneth, Master Paneth, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Woods, Mr. A. H. Mortimer,
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  • 811 12 THE INCHCAPE ROCK Famous Lighthouse To Be Installed With Radio TO promote eiTiciency and accelerate rescue work the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses have for some time been engaged on a scheme for the installation of wireless telephones m the remote and more exposed lighthouses around the coasts
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  • 498 12 STRAITS/ PACIFIC CONFERENCE FREIGHT TARIFF No. 4. APPLICATION OF RATES. It is notified for information that with effect as from Feb. 1, 1936. Addendum No. 1 to this Tariff has been cancelled and the following will be substituted m the place: "All rates quoted m this Tariil are m U.S.
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  • 125 12 STRAITS/NEW YORK LINES FREIGHT TARIFF No. 12. OPTIONAL ARGO BILL OF LADING CLAUSE. It ls notified lor information that Addendum No 6 to this Freight Tariff has been cancelled and that with immediate effect the following clause has been substituted: "Destination must be declared for the entire shipment covered by
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    • 428 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m FJ-LS.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5438— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOILING. AGENTS VOW FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. *ammmm*mi' i CANADIAN PACK IC (Incorporated m England) XHE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TUiNS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to V XNCOUVER-ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTINENTAL
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    • 419 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN angkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7 45 am lor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a. m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. jo: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. \r, and 7 P* m Jang. Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham. Taiping and s Telok
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    • 727 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the uharvr spec ted to arrive East hat l (Entrance (..nc 1 Damp Klttna Main Wharf HMfllW Maru 16; A* i Main 14 Oneti nan 11 Oh na-fl n 6. I.n.pire Dock (Entrance (..lie :•*>■ I I 1 ICi ntor 34. Clni H Empire Dock (Entrance
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    • 467 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due D TODna c f^g^ Tonnage Spore. LPINDI 17.000 Jan. *31 RAJPUTANA 17 000 AoT^LQ >MAU 6.810 Feb 12 BEHAR 6000 Anr 1Q 15.000 Feb 14 CHITRAL IsioOO Apr 24 17.000 Feb. 28 SOUDAN 6.500 May BANGALORE 6.000 Mar. 12 RANPURA
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    • 562 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements > jL\ 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 PERTH Havre; London. Rotterdam. Hamburg In Port Feb 2 x
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    • 1173 13 \aA-S^ ■^■■^i-JJ>*atl _n < l W^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua K_____ Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard I I?l_i. *J_** h ,I,M) U4 Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The S^a«?ic I?"* S Ur L%4 The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd The Austr,n.« o*_ n
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    • 721 14 K. P. MJ OPHIR Friday. Jan. 31, Muntok (passengers and mails only*. Batavl.i Semarang and Sourabaya. TIDORE -Friday. Jan. 31. Belawan-Deli and Penang. MlJER— Friday. Jan. 31. Rhio. Blinjoe. Djeboes. Pangkal-Pinang, Koba. Tandjong-Pandan and Batavia. DE WEERT— Saturday. Feb. 1. Penang. Oelee-Lheue I not for passengers). Sabang. Tjalang. Meulaboh. Tapa-Toean.
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    • 572 14 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE— SILVER UNE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Doe Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. CINGALESE PRINCE In Port Feb. 3 Mar. 19 M.S JAPANESE PRINCE Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Apr. 2 M.S. SILVERSANDAL Feb. 24 Mar. 2
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    • 627 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR E. S. AFRICA AND S A MIRK India Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar es Salaam, Beira. L. Marques, Durban. East London and Algoa Bay t Manila Maru Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo. Mombasa, Zanzibar. Dar es Salaam. Beira. L. Marques, Durban, P Ellzabth
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  • 686 15 Omaha In Fine Condition MAY BE FIRST AMERICAN ASCOT CUP WINNER American champion, is on English soil. Exactly on her Jed time, the great White Star-Cunard liner Aquitania was he new dock at Southampton. •lie many travellers ;hip preparations were for the sate disemher
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  • 151 15 Kamis Wins All-Malay Championship (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 27. H. Kamis defeated I A Alsagoff tn the final of the Mens Open Singles 6 2. 6 3. m the all -Malay tennis championships here today. Kamis proved himself the better player, driving with remarkable
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  • 197 15 Cricket Meeting Held Last Week (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. The Malacca Club held their cricket meeting last week. Mr. R. G. Heath was m the chair and others present included Messrs. A Williams, C. F. Jennings. R. A. Ward, A. F. Thome and G. G. Waller. The
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  • 226 15 M. C. Cs 1936/37 AUSTRALIAN TOUR ALTHOUGH the MjCjC. tour oi \us- tralia for ItM .7 is Mill a lone way ahead the itinerary has already been arranged. Th;- English team will ..rnw at I mantle on Tuesday, Oel n. Tht offipi n mime has now been rrlrmd by the
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  • 290 15 JACK McAVOY'S NEXT OPPONENT Never Been Floored New York, Jan. 13. U/HEN Jock AlcAvoy. the British! middle-weight champion, meets John Henry Lewis, at a date yet to be fixed, for the worlds light heavy-weight championship, he will face a boxer of his own mental and physical calibre. Lewis began his
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  • 611 15 100 Free Seats For Miners TOMMY LOUGHRAN WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN IN LONDON i London. Jan. 15. VTOT since the greatest days of Jimmy Wilde has South Wales been t^ so completely m the grip of fight fever as at the present time, writes Straight
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  • 234 15 Singapore's Tennis Win DATO KOIZUMI CUP (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Jan. 29. CINGAPORE, Johore and Negri Sembilan Japanese met at lawn tennis at Seremban last week-end for the Dato Koizumi Cup. and the Singapore team won defeating Johore 4 l and Negri Sembilan 4 l. Johore vs. Singapore. Singapore
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  • 633 15 Sound Credit Balance NO WINS IN MALAYA CUP RUGGER TOURNAMENT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Jan. 29, Negri Sembilan did not have a very successful season m the Malaya C up competition— they lost three and drew one of their four matches— the past
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  • 140 15 Tarrant's Team (lets A Laugh From Indian Umpiring Perth, West Aust., Jan. 15. An Australian chortle over some Indian cricket umpires is contained m a letter from Frank Bryant, one of Tarrant's team m India. Writing m humorous vein of a match at Poona. m which
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  • 262 16 Professional Meeting Entries Total 127 RACING STARTS ON FEB. 8. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 30. THE entries for the Perak Turf Club's professional meeting beginning on Feb. 8 are as follows Horses, Class 2 In-Vtr-Fogg, Buccaneering. Dangerous Lover. Alum Rock. Verkara. Gee Up, Celestial. Aurora.
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  • 87 16 The usual monthly mixed foursomes competition of the Singapore GoH Club will be played or, Sunday afternoon Feb. 9 Albion Rovers vs Rangers Falkirk vs Kilmarnock. Dundee vs. Air d rle or Boness. Elgin City or Chirnside vs. Queen Cr South. Cowdenbeath vs Dundee United or Alloa Blairgowrie
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  • 256 16 I Home Football Results London, Jan. 29. rIE main feature of today's English F.A. Cup matches was the defeat of the present cup holders, Sheffield Wednesday, who lost m the fourth round (replay) to Newcastle United. Leeds United, who arc regarded m many quarters as likely cup
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  • 215 16 Harvey Floored In First Round London, Jan. 29. JACK PETERSEN retained the British and Empire heavyweight championship by beating Len Harvey on points m a 15-round contest. It was a stirring fight and opened thrillingly. Petersen flooring Harvey for a count of four with a stinging right
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  • 92 16 Next Week's Championship And Handicap Ties The following ties m the S.C.C. handicap and championship billiards i tournaments will be played off next' week: HANDICAP Monday, Feb 3 K. C. Gillett owe 20 vs. E. J. Riches owe 70. R. Johnson owe 10 vs. C. J. Bern-! broke
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  • 33 16 London, Jan. 30. In a Rugby Union match toda Leicester beat the Royal Air Fore 5 3. Warwickshire beat East Mid lands 11 4. m the replay for the count championship
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  • 63 16 F. A. Cup London, Jan. 30. •TOE draw for the fifth round c the Association Cup to to played on Feb. 15 is as follows Barnsley vs. Stoke. Preston or Sheffield U. vs. Leeds. Grimsby vs. Manchester C. Newcastle vs. Arsenal. Bradford City or Blackburn vs. Derb?
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  • 1087 16 Noted French Horse Amongst Entries More Views On Golden Miller's Chances THE Grand National entries are out totalling 54, against t>o last year, 74 m 1934, and 121 m 1929. In the last-men-tioned year the success of Gregelach brought Mrs. Gemmell £13,000, the biggest stake that has ever
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  • 41 16 For Soccer Match Against Wales London. Jan. 30. The English soccer XI to play a«ainsl Wales at Wolverhampton on Feb. 5 will be as follows: Hibbs. Male. Hapgood, Crayston Barker. Bray. Crooks. Bowden. Drake Bast m and Brook.- Reuter
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  • 55 16 Reduction Plea Refused (From Our Own C'orrcspoud« i.t Bangkok, Jan. 30 rE Ministry of the Interior has turned down the appli cation of tht racing cluks o< Bangkok for a reduction of tintax on racing, on the grounti that sufficient reasons were not advanced to move the MmMi
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    20 16 PRINCESS Tatiana Wizst Itussia. a ur.tndda tic birr <»t Mr (iordon WBBBmmtWB |>la\iiig n< >hr junior tennis rhampiouvli i IMiluieh
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  • 48 16 To Play Kngland On Feb. I I "ml >;\. Jan Thi- lollowim: team will repress Ireland m a rugger match against 'England to be played at Dublin or Feb 8 Morris. Boyl*. IfetCahMl Ballr> eulmson .Hewitt. Morgan. Alexanrt* Beamish. EVcring Gravis Rus: ill gins. Sayers. Walker Reuter
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  • 34 16 London, Jan In the Irish runto r trial today v. beat Blues 24—14. The match between Guy's H 1 and Cambridge resulted m a the latter the score being 3 11 Reuter
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  • 460 16 UNIQUE PHYSICAL CULTURE DEMONSTRA TIONS By China's Leading Athletes ABAKY athletic teams m the past have visited Singapore and •BM left, triumphantly or otherwise, without any perceptible notice on the part of the general public, but the Chinese has ket ball team of six and group of eleven other athletes
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