The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 February 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,773. ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1936. 10 CENTS.
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  • 143 1 Surprise Tactics By Abyssinians Dessie, Feb. 7. rror of the war m 1 Tembi* la vividly described by a nei observer recently :he northern front. He .allowing the recent big \oyssinians occupy a domiition and the fall of Makale •t. The Abyssinians had the technique
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  • 346 1 BRITAIN AND U. S. TO SUPPORT RUSSIA? Funds And Supplies In The Event Of War With Japan RUMOURS THAT OUTBREAK IS IMMINENT Japanese Plan To Divide The Pacific With U. S. Rttvi™ti»o Shanghai, Feb. 10. L'MUUKS regarding the imminent outbreak of hostilities between tiVe Soviet and Japan are spreading rapidly
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  • 74 1 Throe Killed In Street But Pilots Escape Berlin, Feb. 10. people In th( street were killed two injured when an aeroplane m the K-.iulingerstras.se, one of important throughfares m thia afternoon. Apparently, owing to bad weather, aeroplanes, believed to bs singleater military machines, collided m mid-air. ;hed m
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  • 68 1 Nankins, Feb. 10. A N official proclamation con- firms the secret execution by shooting: of five out of 654 persons arrested m recent raids on three gambling and dope dens. One of those executed was Gen. Chao Yen Hsu, Vice-Minister of War m the late Chan? Tso
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  • 24 1 Changpei. m Charhar. as a base of operations fcr the Manchukuo and Japanese forces m Suiyuan Province. }:c»s been completed.— Sin Chew JU Ton.
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  • 23 1 Berlin, Feb. 10 The death is announced of the exAmbassador and Colonial Secretary, Herr Wilhem Solf, aged 73. Reuter
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  • 76 1 Seven Dead In Affrays With Students And Rowdies Beirut, Feb. 10. A recrudescence of Nationalist trouble m Syria has resulted m seven deaths at Hama. Thirty-five members of the Government forces were injured when called out to cope with a crowd of students ai d rowdies
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  • 130 1 London, Feb. 10. ONE farthing damages, without costs, were on Saturday awarded to Sir Oswald Mosley, the Fascist leader, who brought an action m the King's Bench Division for slander against Mr. Marchbank, General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen. Sir Oswald complained of a
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    83 1 A CONSIGNMENT of lemons seized the Cwtoau urdcr the Sanctions laws being unpacked at Covert Gar«M. This is bt-lipvcd to b« firs rt t I seizure sin(e «lie application of II I I Sanctions a-ainst Italy. The packing of t j. e >MIM mki6k attU ally came fi.mi Trfeat« was
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  • 193 1 SIX MONTHS FOR U.S. CITIZEN IN CHINA Shanghai, Feb. 10. J^y echo of the i i sattonaJ attempt Imi I y. .ir to aM md abet thf osnir oi a Communist ipy rrom c*i i prison at Hankow was heard m tht United Btatei
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  • 77 1 Canberra, Feb. 10. |VfR. Hughes has rejoined the Cabinet as Minister for Repatriation. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes gave assurances of his unequivocable adherence to the sanctions policy. The Prime Minister asked for his resignation m November following the publication of
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  • 73 1 Conversations Between British And The Dutch London. Feb. 10. The British desire to promote an international sugar agreement has been exhaustively discussed at the Colonial Office at the Hague last week, between British and Dutch Government representatives. The difficult questions requiring consideration before an international conference can
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  • 21 1 Paris. Feb. 10. The drath has taken place here of Charles Lebarpy. tho famous French actor.— Reuter Wireless
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  • 231 1 SIAM PREMIER SAYS HE REALLY IS SICK DEFENCE MINISTER'S DINNER To Promoters Of 1932 Coup 'Fnm Our Own C:>rn sp :.cimt» Bangkok. Feb. 8. THE Minister of DtfCMI pave a ttßMt party to the promoUfl of tbi DOttp d'etat of June 1932. at the Pamskavan Palace on Thursday, to celebrate
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  • 20 1 Colombo, Feb. 10. PLIGHT-LIEUT. 11. IK, Gftktt, attached lo Singapore, h;;s been drowned while bathing at Trincomalee. Reuter
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  • 68 1 IN the House of Commons Mr. Parker drew attention to the fact that the F.M.S. Rubber Controller h:id refused to allow licensed dealers to create liens on export rights. As a consequence small dealers were prevented from obtaining overdrafts. > urged the modification of the Controller's decisions. Mr. J. Thomas,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 81 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. j^^i iJP^ ->^bfaf a^W Jf^*f ia,"J)'Hk m f t-_ ML- ij_ -t| T T J"^ li TONIGHT I ORCHESTRAL COHCERT CABARET ATTRACTS 815 to 915 pm. LOU V S SPECIAL DINNER oil tn> I DANCE
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    • 62 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA ADELPHi HOTEL TONIGHT ROOF -GARDEN TONIGHT SPECIAL^ DINNER DANCE AND CABARET AMY FLORY CELEBRATED HUNGARIAN DANCERS THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE r.IEETS TOMORROW at 1 pm. at the ADELPHI HOTEL. SPEAKER: PROFESSOR G. McOWAN SUBJECT: "THE HISTORY OF SYNTHETIC
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  • 90 2 Man Steals Cushion Covers Goh Way Hong was i.. sslng along Weld Road on Fe'o 8 wh d he sow a ricksha, unai ended by the side of the -ivc-lor;t way. This was no ordinary ricksha because i: was adc:ned with nice cushion < rth about $2. So
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  • 114 2 HU HAN MIN STILL IN CANTON Canton. Feb. 10. |\/IR. Hu Han Mm, leader of the veteran faction of the Kuomintang, has again postponed his departure for Nanking. It is reported that he will not return to active politics m the capital unless his latest proposals will be carried out
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  • 84 2 |fi Ha If -Yearly Sale Of Magazines A sale of magazines and periodicals purchased for the Library between January la June of this y ar will be held at the Liorary on Friday. Feb. 14 at 5 p.m Purchasers at this Sale will receive back numbers of mu^azine.s
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  • 48 2 I London, Feb. 8. Thf first honours of the reign, conilrttag of three c.v.o.v and 16 M.v.o.'.i have been conferred on the seventeen Naval and Army officers and two Naval cunners who helped to draw Kin« Oeorge's body to Westminster Hull and i-vj w uiu.sur Reuter
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    40 2 THE TRADITIONAL CEREMONY <i crowning the Twelve Day Kins: Queen was revived at the juvenile Twelfth Night party given l>y .Mrs. Hope Nicholson and Mrs. George Atkinson at Titc Sti.-«?t, London. s.W. Cheering m the i; gmnttc Twelfth Night Cake.
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  • 315 2 SUBSIM IN 1936 TO COST £2,700,000 Permanent Commission To Be Appointed London, Feb. 8. TN the House of Commons on Monday the Government's bill lo give effect to the proposals for the reorganisation of the sugar industry, announced last summer will come up for second reading. The
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  • 84 2 Going To Paris As Ambassador Shanghai, Feb. 10. Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador ;o Paris, will leave China on F n b. 16 f o take u.p the post. He conferred with Gen Chans Chun. the For ign Minister, this morning m connection with the commercial treaty
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  • 30 2 EX-VICE-PRESIDENT OF U.S.A. DEAD New York, Feb. 8. The death from heart failure has taken place of Mr. Charles Curtis. a iornicr Vi^'j-Prcpid^ nt oi the Unite 1 States. Reuter
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  • 127 2 PRIVATE MEMBERS BILLS IN COMMONS Mr. A. P. Herbert Too Far Down The List Lordon. Feb. 7. At the commencement of public busi- ness In the House of Commons today. 27 memtx ra who were successful m the ballot oi private members foe the right to present bills introduced bills
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  • 63 2 AN tt.A.F. officer was killed Mi Sunday i';;i'^ the flight of a bomber squadron from "alcntta to Singapore. His name ha. not yet been disclosed The officer was Bjrioi Wapiti machiae when it trashed about !.0i)<) miles from Singapore. The bombers, uhich it ere making
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  • 112 2 second reading oi the bill to amend the law r to workmen* compensation. Private members' bills rarely reach the Statute B ;ok unless they are taker. over by the Governm Mr. A. P. Herb it the well-known novelist and humorist, whose return as Independent Conservative member for Oxford University was
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  • 78 2 And At Delhi Five Months Later London, Feb. 10. May. 1937 is likely to be fixed fothe coronation of Kin? Edward VIII. according to Buckingham Palace sources. An early announcement is expected The Imperial Conference will be held immediately before or after the
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  • 43 2 London, Feb. 7. The new Rubber Exchan^o was opened m London today by th-e President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman. Messages of congratulation were received from rubber trade associations m all parts of the world British Radio
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  • 44 2 Shanghai^ Feb. 10. All the foreign Legations m PeiDing will gradually be removed to Nankins within the next few months. Britain. France. Russia. Janan and o:hers have already commenced building new Legation quarters at the new canital Chew Jit Poh
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  • Correspondence
    • 163 2 PIECE-GOODS QUOTAS Mr. Jumabhoy and Mr. Sharma Sir,— ln reply to Mr. H. V. Sharma's letter In the Free Press of Monday concerning my references to the piece- j good! quotas, the opinion I expressed is that of non-interested, members, m- eluding my own. That the entrepot trade of the
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    • 228 2 Makes Perfect Landing In The Darkness Cape Town. Feb. 10. Flt.-Lieut Rose's official time was 3 daws IT hOUTI 38 mimUes. Anxiety early m the day was dlslipa i d i :i It was i aimed he had Salisbury and a steady Itream of
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    • 89 2 PARALYSING BLIZZARD IN MIDDLE WEST Twenty Dead: Hundreds Of People Stranded Chicago, Feb. 10. Twenty are d:ad m the Middle West's most paralysing blizzard of this century. Hundreds of motorists are stranded m sub-zero wea.her and all rail! traffic has been brought to a standstill. S veral trains are snowbound.
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    • 75 2 Revolutionary Issue Of New Small Coins Shanghai, Feb. 10. A revolutionary change m China's currency was effected this morning when new coins of five denominations -hall cent, one cent, five cents. 10 centi and 20 cents— were introduced Many ricksha coolies and others who were unaware of the
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    • 46 2 London, Feb. 10. An inaugural Right of the -new Briair service between England and Sweden was made during the weekend. British Continental Airways will run two services weekly m each direction between London and Malmo, begin nlng tomorrow. British Radio
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 435 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. TATTOO YOUR LIPS. and Select your proper colour by :tctu:il test on your own skin with Tattoo cilour selector. Four i\t itinj; New Shades Never Seen Before. Coral ExrHic Natural Pastel. FROM MEDICAL HALL LTD. BOARD RKSIDENCK. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. Lurge rooms lacing sea
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    • 402 2 free press Head Office: Onl Mr.et, Slngap<u< I'hor.r I 1..,, extensions to all »!rp%« ivieou, Tel: "Tlmw Mn,i,Hf Ruala Lumpur Oflice: ZS. Java Street Fho.ir. .1683. London Office: 40 U Hert 1 k «Jo«. C.4. Pho.ie: Cmdni 3CCBTel: "Utdnuu-* Loi>««a SUBSCRIPTION RA7E3 MppM Wit'r.Jn O it '<* Malaya Main,* Monthly
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 156 2 I Diary Of I The Day High Water. 050a rr 11.50 p.m. Cinemas ALII.VHKRA "Charlie Chan m Shanghai": with Warner Oland. Keye Luke and Irene Hervcy. CAPITOL '•The Perf( ct Gentle] with Cicely Courtaeldge. PAVILION "Stormy Weather": with Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn, Yvcr.ri" Am and and R >b irtson
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    • 78 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Acting Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 10.30 a.m. Judgment:- -Div. 3 35— C. N. Leembruggen vs. Olive Leembruggen, C. R Miles, and J. F. Mac Donald. At 11 a.m.:— l Motion m Probate 426 35 Part heard— S. 116 35 N
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  • 458 3 THEATRE ENTERPRISES MORE PR OSPER O US After Five Bad Years 1 AND JOE LOUIS REVIVES BOXING GAME UrXPERIENCING a revival after a very bad five years" is I- Low Mr. Arlhur Harris, theatrical entrepreneur, of New York, described the state of the legitimate stage m America. Mr. Harris, who
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  • 38 3 Air Raid Precautions. Westminster 1 Council is inviting rmploycrs to I members ol tlirir stairs to lectures ti-gaa precautions and first aid 'i<i casualties/ following the rnment'a requesi to local authorities to make preparations m case of raids.
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  • 240 3 PARENTS' TRAGIC DISCOVERY j was cooking m the house; the children were playing outside. When I went to call them m for their meal I foun^ one of them missing. So I wen: out and called my husLa»-d who was working: m the jungle behind our
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  • 334 3 Bankrupt, Happy To Be Allowed To Work Sill Arthur Dv Cros, former millionaire, and now undischarged bankrupt, sat at his office desk m the West End with the smile of a happy man. Ho had just received the permission Of the registrar. Mr. Mellor, to act as director
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    23 3 MRS: DWIGHT MORROW, mother-in-law of Col. Charles Lindbergh, who has also been forced to flee from the U.S. as a result of threats.
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  • 187 3 19 CHINESE CHARGED WITH GAMBLING EIGHTEEN Chinese men and onr Chinese woman were charged be fore Mr. M H. Blacker m the third court Singapore yesterday with gamin? m a common gaming house m Prin.sep Street. Inspector C. W. Such giving evidence said that acting on information
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  • 81 3 Brave Rescue By Indian Constable Traffic Constable Rahmat. an Indian, who was on duty at the junction of Beach Road and Connaught Drive. Singapore, on Sunday afternoon, saw a Chinese woman fall into the sea at the point where it enters the Stamford Canal. He jumped
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  • 248 3 FALSE REPRESENTATION APPEAL Judgment Reserved TTIIE appeal of Lim Teck Kow and Seng Yew Chcow against their conviction by the District Judge on a charge of falsely representing to the East Asiatic Company that Ong Swee Hock, the proprietor of Chop Tan Hock Chan, of Beach Road, was a man
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  • 401 3 MOTORING MAGISTRATE'S OWN EXPERIENCE "SlightestlJr^" Is Too Much London, Jan. If). JWR. R. E. Dummett, the magistrate at Bow Street, when he had a motoring case before him yesterday, saiu; "As a motorist I have proved, from my own experience, and nearly every motorist must have
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  • 145 3 First Detachment Arrives At Taiping <From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Kangsar^ Feb. 10. A detachment of the Punjabi Regiment who are relieving the 2 20 Burma Rifles arrived at Taiping last night by special train Long before the arrival of the train the railway station was besieged by
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  • 348 3 D O WN-A ND -O UT NO W RICH Man Of 26 Makes Fortune Out Of Building, London, Jan. 26. A MAN who has made a fortune at 26, though he was down and-out two years ago, is the latest product of the building I m. His name is George
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  • 73 3 Awarded My Singapore Rotary Club The four Shm ipo; Rotary < holnr ships offered annwalh to loral boys who, having p. .-.sed Hrn seventh standard, are pttVOl ltd by DJMPjcIoJ reasons from continu'iiir thill tdl tion, have been awarded thi yeai t.. Sim Serin Choon, <»! Urn Billka
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  • 209 3 Wonderful Result Of Taking Kmsc'lien. Here is another authrntir < »i i woman who is s\nv< sslully reducing by taking Kru/schen Salts, on thr advicr of her doctor Alter taking lour bottles she has lost 40 pounds ol h» i r excess tat As she
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  • 43 3 Coastguard Cutter Gik»s To Rescue Boston. K<*h 10 Coastßuardsmrn report that NVCfI Civilian Cons rvatlon Corps wor' are drifting out to sea on .«n i< il<>< off Brewster. Cape Cod The coastguard cutter lias gjnn 1 to their rescu?. Reuter
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  • 55 3 Members of the Clerical On on .ire r quested to note IJMU the VSI <n tertainment will now br held .it ih<-Haw-Par Hull. Ranßoon Roti OD Bl turday. Feb 15. As this is the lit.st entertainment of its kind it is ItOfMd that members will raliv round and
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
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      40 4 ALL READY for the formal dance is Maureen O'Sullivan, m this gown of turquoise blue rough weave crepe with its unusual draped front skirt with double hem. The only trimming is m the coral coloured beads edging neck and sleeves.
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    • 396 4 Science And The Kitchen CCIENTIFIC analysis is still unable to explain the flavour of pate de fois gra.s or the texture of a perfectly cooked omelette, according to Dr. L. A. Lampitt, who lectured at the Royal Society of Arts. London, on "Food
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    • 227 4 THE NEW NAIL COLOURS THE vivid scarlet finger nails of last season have given place to more opalescent effects, and these are most attractive against the background of dance frocks, and nnder the scintillating light of the ballroom. It is fashionable m our days to pay as
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      31 4 A PICTURE FROCK of white organdie trimmed with four flared frills at the neck and a single frill down the side of the skirt m front, worn with hat to match.
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    • 154 4 Grease a pie-dish and slice lengthways six or eight bananas into it Sprinkle with two table-spoonfuls of water and one of lemon juice. Cover thickly with sugar and put at the top of a very hot oven until the sugar browns slightly. Serve with cream A variation of
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      15 4 AN ATTRACTIVE Mousseline dress, which features ruching on the, sleeve, and neck,, for formal wear.
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    • 74 4 THE younger Frenchwomen are choosing white- walls for their newly decorated rooms, and with them go white lampshades, white vases, rock crystal columns, gloves and iinures. ivory white leather or white lacquered furniture and screens. The lew vivid splashes of colour are Ol the order that
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    • 135 4 What Is Your Floral Type HOLLYWOOD is at the polls again. This time nominations have been made for the ten most distinctive 4 floral types" among screen stars by Omar Kiam. the famous American designer. The nominees arc Miriam Hopkins, honeysuckle. Marion Davies, iris. Jcsephine Hutchinson. forget-me-not. Merle Oheron. wild
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    • 280 4 IJKRE are two savouries, appetising dishes which can by served up any time, as they will not spoil il kopt on the stove for a late comer. They are economical, too. Scotch Broth First, Scotch broth How good it seems after a day out m the cold!
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    • 33 4 £T this time of year there always seem to be lao?e quantities of button onions, and many people wonder what to do with them. Here are three lette and a garnish.
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    • 577 4 LONDON'S DRESS DESIGNERS VISIT THE CHINESE ART EXHIBITION IT WAS easy enough for average Englishwomen to turn into Italian beauties of the Middle Ages when the Italian Exhibition m Paris was reflected m the mirror that current fashion so often plays to current events. Our own
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      15 4 IDEAL FOR SPORT is this mulberry shade knit dress leatunnc pleated skirt, worn by Evans.
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    • 185 4 Battle Of Divided Loyalties BROKEN homes mean broken children. And fifty per cent, of the children treated at the Royal United and Children's Orthopaedic Clinic at Bath come frcm "broken homes," according to Dr. R. G. Gordon, physician of the clinic. He said to a
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    • 91 4 talk about fire, and tin n Mad finite dn at) RbOW Are Vtlftdl her up sen amim; "But thmafttr bet ijwp ■■Mm erased and she Tadunllv nnpi Htd 44 Senten<( Of Dtfltfc" Dr. Maria Moj said bored adult who mid V done enough of th.it i. pronounclnii scnimr hidden lilt-
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    • 44 4 To closo the pon-s ol th<washing HBOOlll m MM ilMMtf <»> l complexion miik. v. ip<> Off, UKN 1 with warm vmter lOflllied will oatmoal and a pMMI pl.nn whit** rirse thoroughly r\rst m w.uin iOd m cold Water, so as to close thi I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 21 4 Ef FMS. 1.50 B FMS. 1 .90 |k "f A SHOk CC > LTD SINGAPORE ■avT of the Bata Shoe Co., Ltd.
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    • 165 4 Kill Kidney Trouble Quick Thouaands of aufferera from Kidney troubta and Bladder wealniena ha*« MopiK-d Oettlnr l'p Nlirht». U» Pain*. Nen-ounrnxK. Btlffneaa, Hheum«tii»m. I•• Blneaa. I^iimt M i k icurnlnic. It. hln«. Smart Inic. Aridity and Loaa «.f vlfor by a I tor'a new dl.no.v.rv ral.- <1 i'\ht> < 8I«--t«x).
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  • 114 5 THEEC ol Soviet Russia's muni famous ports Vladimir Ltiffovskoy (left Il.va Srlvinsky (centre) and AlexanJtr Rezymensky <ri«ht>. m London as the J4UC «cts of honour at a re<<ptimi held at the Royal Soriety c;f Arts. \<l( Iphi. under the auspices the Society for Cultural Relations THE I4TH
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 57 5 iirt(€ MISS \KimTsAT ov aww Ar ESKIMO PIES Vanilla Ice Cream, card with (h >c,latc We can recommend this confection, from personal tin, Utrina some sjncuil friends to tea. v c looked round for 'something different and found it m ESKIMO PIES which proved to be n,>st Umpttng, The children
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    51 6 SIR SAMUEL IIOARF, the former Foreign Minister, has returned to Switzerland for his favourite winter sport, skating:. He is here ■era with lady Hoare. Sir Samuel, it will be remembered, broke his nose m a skating accident shortly before popular indignation over the lloarc- Laval peace terms forced him to
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  • 168 6 MEN REDUCE DEMAND BY TWO PER CENT. Ipoh, Feb. 8. A VIRTUAL deadlock! has been roar-hoi m the Kinta foundry strike and workmen numbering about 500 are still idle. About twelve Chi--1 foundries are affected and no work has been done during the last few days. Following
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  • 128 6 Successful Debut At Swimming Club The band ol the Royal Inniskliling Fusiliers, conducted by Mr. W. C. Windraxn, played tor the first time at the ipor;' Swimming Club on Sunday Thoy v/ere heard by an appreciative audience that was more attentive than many Sunday evening audiences have been
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  • 34 6 Policeman Injured. Children on theil way to school at Fore Street, Edmonton, saw P.C. Sh'lvock. who was holding up the traffic for them to cross the roal, knocked down and injured by a motor-lorry.
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  • 202 6 STOMACH SUFFERER SINCE CHILDHOOD. To be perfectly fit and able to eat anything after over 20 years of acute .stomach trouble is more than most people would dare hope for— yet this ha* actually happened to Mr. A. C. Thf.se are his own words: "I must tell you how thankful
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  • 97 6 Results In Fine Of Two Dollars Tan Chian Hock, a 16-year-old Chinese, and Ibrahim, a U3-year-old Indian Mohamedan, were going at it hammer and tongs when they were arrested and charged before Mr. M H Blacker m the third court, Singapore, yesterday, with disorderly behaviour by
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  • 40 6 Two Customs officers who intercepted a group of smugglers on the Belgian frontier at Wannehain, near Lille recently were bludgeoned into unconsciousness and are now m hospital with serious injuries. The smugglers escaped, leaving behind them tobacco worth nearly £300.
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  • 548 6 'IN COMPANY AND MAKING GOOD SPEED Singapore-Japan Goodwill Flight JAPANESE CONSUL-GENERAL PRESENT TO SAY FAREWELL WITH an escort of nine torpedo bombers of No. 36 Squadron, the three Singapore 111 flying boats took off from Seletar at 7 a.m. yesterday on the first stage of Air-Commodore Sydney Smith's goodwill flight
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  • 232 6 SINGAPORE JUBILEE FUND BILL TO BE PASSED ON MONDAY HPHE Free Press understands that the Singapore Jubilee Fund Bill, will be I introduced and passed at the Legislative Council meeting next Monday. The bill will be gone through a?l Stages, and, it is understood, will be brought into force retrospective
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  • 321 6 GOVERNER ARRIVES IN PENANG Ceylon To Float Local Loan QUESTION OF INCOME TAX Colombo, Feb. 3. A LOCAL loan may be floated m Ceylon when the work on the Hydro-Eli ctric Scheme is begun m the near future. This statement was made to The Times of Ceylon today by Mr.
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  • 823 6 Mr. J. P. Morgan Defends His Financial Policy M Washington, Jan. 7. K. J. P. Morgan, senior partner m J. p. Morgan, and Co bankers, today testified before the Senate Munitions ommiUce on the war-time activities of his firm m financing the
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  • 193 6 Adventurous Youth Arrives In Malaya SIX YEARS ON THE ROAD A man who set out six y. £X tirclr the globe on his bu\ rived lure on Thursday on hU w* horn-. He was Mr. Poon Tu.-k Ming Singapore This 27-year-old Chine.se you?', his father's house
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  • 186 6 LOAN OF £1,000,000 FOR ABYSSINIA WITHIN A MONTH BAYB MR. CHERTOK To Be Raised In The United States A LOAN of €1,000.000 Ls boiim made by a group of New York 0] to the Abyssinian Government. The negotiator is Mr. Leo Y. Chrrtok, who says arrangements will be completed within
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  • 40 6 Child MuMer C barer Whni th hearing Q| charge murd'TM. baby .son. whose bndy was founo m Chichester canal, was resumed Chichestc the magistrates diwh.ir^'d Joh!i William Hardinu tfti l!T committed Ellen Harnnn igtd M trial at the Sussex A.s.«»i/'
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  • 802 7  - SUPER-EPIC Picture Expected From H. G. Wells MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person BY an m a dinner jacket a red wool muffler hat approached where the Academy Arts and Science luet for H. G. Wells lin. The business-like door evidently didn't for photographs. -he Homburg was d Herbert George nous
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  • 492 7 THE following publications were issued cr received by ih Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period Feb. 1 to 7. 1935, inclusive, andare available for public use m the ReFerence Library. Fullerton Building;. Singapore ApDlications may be made by m?mbers of the public resident
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  • 400 7 Winning CONTRACT David Bumstitic, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leadina tcam-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. THE Bridge fame at the Standard Club Kb Chicago la about a fine a on:> as will bo found any- where m the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 141 7 Charlie Chan Record -Packed houses ache lvst of the Chan serlef TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 M A B R H WARNER OLAND it my Fox Film's grim detective mystery "CHARUE CHAN 18 SHANGHAI" ill Hen Biggers famous haractet creation TOMORROW ALLY EILERS and CHESTER MORRIS m is Caus^ Killed m 1
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    • 75 7 Singapore Musical Society Popular Sunday Concert by the Symphony Orchestra of the Singapore Musical Society. Sunday, February, 23rd 1936, at 9.15 p.m. m the Victoria Memorial Hall THE WORKS TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Mozart Balletmusic "Let petits riens* 1 Tchaikowsky Andante from the sth Symphony Rossini
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 526 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Hat a via— NIROM J*J G. 20 —7.05 a.m. YDA 98.68 m.. and J2 ™c BBC Welsh Orchestra. YDB 31 m Cios? down. 10.50 a.m.— 1.50 p.m. YDA 49.67 m. and ydb 25.3 m. Transmission 3 5.50 p.m. to closing YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.2
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  • 874 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1936. Pound Of Flesh /~VNE ol the most important pieces of legislation passed m the Colony of recent years, so far as the man-in-tfc -street is concerned, was the Moneylenders Ordinance, which came into force on Jan. 1 of this year. Never had
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  • 296 8 Mr C. P. Burkt. the Singapore lawyer, has been admitted to practice at .he F.M.S Bar. Mr. A. E. Coope. an officer of Class 18. Malayan Civil Service, has been appoint d to be Examiner m Malay, m the place ct Mr. Forbes. Mr. P. J. Johnson,
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  • 800 8 London 's Airport Problems I CINCE London's aerodrome problem is. I m essentials, much the same as the problem facing all large cities, there should be general interest m the news that the City Corporation's plans for a new airport are well advanced. Apparently 'the more
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  • 1237 8 sent a note to general delivery, "Pkv.se send me Philip Mayi m"s forwarding address Thr note eeJBM back a'most immediately with the subscription, "Mr. IfaytOO did DOt haw us i i awarding address There Ml an office Of the Western (Tnlon Telegraph Company m my hotel and U occurred
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 238 8 JOHN EXSHAW'S VERY FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES m CLUB LIQUEUR OVER 40 YEARS OLD OVER 60 YEARS OLD Imported direct from Cognac by:- CAILDIBIECICS I BY SPECIAL Wf ]B» TO II M. THE j APPOINTMENT KIN(i ul SIAM FINEST SELECTION OF SMART JEWELLERY JIST ARRIVED TSSSPPJ^^SSP PIECE OF JEWEL IS
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    • 61 8 THE BEST THING FOR INSOMNIA says a newspaper article, is to sleep on the edge of the bed. One is then practically certain to drop off. Definitely a case where an GAFLAC ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY should be taken out before bed-time. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION
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    100 9 IMI REV. JULIUB T. LAWSOM, Vicar of All Saints' Church, Clapi, London, has become a composer of dance music. The Church lustra the Rhythm Rovers, play many of his tunes at dances and urcta scxi.ils In the parish hall, and some of his music is to be iadcas4 l>> Jackson.
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  • 274 9 No Punish ment For Attempting Suicide In Siam DEBATE IN ASSEMBLY Why There Is No Provision In Penal Code (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 8. THE Assembly on Thursday dis--1 cussed a ciraft act amending the Penal Code and requiring the imposition of punishment on all those who try
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  • 105 9 TO BE DELIVERED THIS MONTH Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangnr, Feb. 10. T Committee oi the State rised the expendiSv I r the purchase of P rak Flying Club. The .-urn includes $32,000 for the pun new Avro two-seater slightly used Avro threi c plane,
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  • 149 9 Damage Estimated At £450,000 m 'ho big fire at Elstree timated at £450,000 but £750,000 were saved and Into rruption of work is expected to b rief.— Rcuter. A British Radio iressage acids that nous ti:iniage was done to ty of the British and Dominions Film Corporation Studios.
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  • 142 9 '<! l"p For Twelve Hours By Port Said Fog A USE fog held her up for twelve within a lew miles of Port Italian liner Conte Verde is i great cfrort to make up for time during her outward to China. into Singapore harbour
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  • 90 9 Santiago de Chile, Feb. 10. A BIG South American drive against Communists is revealed m the newspaper La Nacion which says that as a result of the recent revolutionary outbreaks, the Governments of Chile, Brazil, Argentine, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador arc conferring with a view
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  • 109 9 Riding Accident In Phoenix Park Dublin, Feb. 9. Brian de Valera. t&i 20 year-old younger son of the President was killed when out. riding today. He was galloping wkh his cousin In Phoenix Park when his head struck the branch of a tree. Brian was
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  • 73 9 London, Feb 10. The strike at Smithfleld Meat Market m London ended yesterday when, at a mass meeting, the strikers decided to resume work and to observe the conciliation agreement. In view of this decision the union have taken charge of the men's interests and are meeting
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  • 204 9 QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS Customs StiU Going To Shanghai London, Feb. 10. TN the House of Commons, Mr. A. C. Moreing (Un., Preston) inquired what steps were being taken on behalf of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway bondholders m view of the railway's profits of over $500,000 a
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    53 9 WANG CHING WEI GOING TO HAWAII Shanghai, Feb. 10. AS advised by his physicians, Mr. Wang Ching Wei, the former Premier, who has been suffering from shot wounds received two months ago m Nanking, and an attack of influenza, will leave Shanghai for Hawaii for a change of air Sin
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  • 35 9 MARSHAL TUKHACHEVSKY London, Feb. 10. Marshal Tukhachevsky. Deputy Commissar for Defence m the Soviet Union, who was one of the Russian representatives at the funeral of King George, left London yesterday for home.— British Radio
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  • 131 9 ATLANTIC RATE WAR MAY BE AVOIDED Paris, Fek 10. •"THE threatened rate war. in Atlantic shipping has probably been averted by a decision which, it is understood lias been practically reached to make 'slight increases m passenger rates on all Atlantic lines. Following objection by other lines as to the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 238 9 AN ADDED LUXURY.... BRAND¥ BALLOONS Jin TO OBTAIN THE FULL r-gf^ AROMA AND BOUQUET OF YOUR BRANDY. PRICE $1.50 EACH OBTA IN A BLE FROM:ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. I **>»* .men,," t° r j| r hd> 1 L natural be- S lO J Photographic copies of Free Press
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  • 91 10 Feb. 10 Buyers Sellers Gambier 6.00 Java Cube 9 00 Hamburg Cube 10.75 White Muntok Pepper 17.75 Black Pepper 9.75 Copra, Sundried 6.30 Copra, mixed 5.75 Small Flake Tapioca 425 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 102 Banja Jelotor.?? 7 50 Sarawak Jelotong 7 00 R.
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  • 602 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6 p. m. Feb. 11 *New York prices quoted m U.S. currency. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless ntberwlse stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-G4 Funding Loan, 4
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  • 98 10 The following crop returns for January are reported: The Ayer Knnins 'F.M.S.* Rubber Estate Ltd. 74 500 1b" The Badrk Rubber Estate Ltd (Staffield Estate) 25,000 lb.; The Bradwall <F.M£. Rubber Estate L d 40.000 lb j The Chersonese (FM.S > Estates Ltd i 68.000 lb Dennistown Rubb.r
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  • 139 10 Practical Difficulties In Way Of Embargo Geneva, Feb. 10. Italy cannot do without oil imports. This, m effect, is the report prepared by the sub-committee of exnerts considering the questions of substitutes ior oil. The reoort is understood to show that Italy has not the necessary
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  • 204 10 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Ffee 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
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  • 72 10 Washington, Feb. 10. That the relative small new tax bill might surprise the country was the conjecture of leaders of the House or Representatives after a conference with resident Roosevelt. The forecast was substantiated In part by Doughton, Chairman of the House Ways
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  • 194 10 COPRA: Straits SD to Rotterdam: €15 12s. Gd Previously: €15 15s. PEPPER: White Muntok. m bond: 5» 4 d. Previously 5d White Muntok: Jan.-Mar. 4%d. Previously 4". b d Lampong black, m bond 3 i 16d. Previously 3 1 I6d Lampcmi black: Jan -Mar. 2* B d.
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  • 67 10 From London 5. 30 p. m. Feb. 11 London Tin: Firm. Cash: £205 5s Previously; Dull at .£203 New y,, rk T ;i^ mUnUIS: C1 Previous*: 4M97. 47 Ri Copper: Previously: 47.75. Gold: St l:lement: 15s. Previously: £34 17s. 6d. Silver: VY S rday: C 5 6d
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  • 70 10 London Closing Quotations Feb. 11 Method of Parity before Rate PrePiS ntrG Uotin 20-9-31 Yesterday viouslv arls Francs to ***** 75 f WY °5 k *"> 488 23 5.019 16 5023 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 12 91 7293. 7 30' ong ?T g P€r dollar ls 37
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  • 209 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Feb. 10 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 24 18 Lcndon. 3 months' s?shr. 243 32 .London. 60 days' sight 2 4 1 16 Lcnion. 30 dajs* tfgfat 2 4 1 32 London, demand 9 4 Lender;. T.T. 2 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 870
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  • 1000 10 Fraser and Co. s List I MONDAY, FEB. 10. I'KIO MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 9d 6s 3d Asam Kumbang 29s 31s Austral Malay (C) 59s 60s Ayer Hitam (5«) 14s 6d 15s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.70 1.80 c.d. Bangrin Tin <i!>
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  • 160 10 Business Fairly Active ]\u\ Movements Irregular I trfon. Feb. 7. Business on the Stock ExcUaivj, day was fairly active though Irregular. Oil;-ed;*cd securities mm quietly linn Industrials and foreign rs prtawtaU the main UaptOfWPcnta, bu: internutionais and oils tended t:i (tactual Rubbers were belt r In symnathy (the
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  • 20 10 The mi > i I t.»t t, IJmiU <i I li.v i amount* d to m ;a» n> I
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  • 48 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association I 'ft. 10. 1 I N., IX R S.S m <•.. rr.oJ 'FOR F hr Nu I X i X R :>.u M.i; April-.I Ju]y-S«';)!rmi) i Tor.r M.nk t i I C ibki i ndon irl pel I!) Ntw Yr;rk 8 V I Ik
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
    • 1713 11 RUBBER SHARES ROCKET IN LONDON "Public Has Taken Bit Between HEAVY COMMODITY BUYING BY U.S. CONSUMERS (From the Free Press Correspondent) London, Jan. 31. IN marked contrast with the slackness of most other markets, 1 there have been heavy dealings m both Rubber and Rubber shares this week. T commodity
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    • 1321 11 Tronoh Chairman's Circular To Shareholders A N extra-ordinary meeting of Tronoh Mines will be held at 73, Cheapside, E.C., on Feb. 11 at noon, to consider a resolution for the purpose of converting the share capital of £300,000 (m ss. shares) into stock. The
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    • 341 11 1935 WAS THE BEST FOR 15 YEARS CROM April to the end of 1935 the number of insured persons m employment In Great Britain was higher than at any date during the whole period of 15 years for which eQBpM able statistics are available. The total
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    • 48 11 IViping. Feb. ft. It is officially announced that Fathrr Joseph OIUVOOf Burns. attached to the Mary Knoll Mission. wa* kidnapped by Six bandit! at Tunhua. East Kirin. on Fob 5 A detachment ol 30 Japanese aoMtttM tuus been sent to pursue the captors Reuter
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 136 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and In the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000 000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve
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    • 459 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 of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London EC 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Ipoh Srmarang Amritsar Hollo Saigon Bangkok Karachi
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 58 12 The United Kingdom Pilots' Association, of which Lord Apsley. D.5.0.. M.C M P., is president, will hold its 1936 conference at Cardiff on June 16 17 and 18 It is hoped to have a round-table conference with the Chamber of Shipping before that date on
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    • 501 12 The New Managing Director's Career •THE new managing director of the Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., Mr. H. C. Van de Velde, has been associated with the Marconi companies for the last 16 years, having joined the aircraft department of Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., when that
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    • 198 12 May Have To Remain For The Winter The Soviet iMbl I th,. Lczovski. |Q vttOM r gone, and ttM Ui'.uki which was dispatched on Dtc M with rappj coal and Othtr pr rrotn V VOMOtk for the Kras.sijv a r< all m danger ol bttH|
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    • 87 12 New Undertakings For .farrow Another kndw iv will be i J H row very shortly a M* Greaves and Thomas <>l 1 will open turniture MMMMj tatMl established m pilmn through the Igencjl n! Sir Jol Imp. whesr Surrey Rebel C mn has del rayed U* large
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    • 49 12 SPARE PROPELLER FOR THE QUEEN MARY A Af> ton prop< l!< r <>'■• QU' en Mary.s tpm been takm by HH Mill Southampton Tin pcopett i In diameter, and to bC srlrc'rd for h )OU despatched by and Brass Oo which also pfopellert Mary These a re t;i by i
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    • 65 12 The llr.st Urn V beiiiK built m thi Clyde dl be lauiK.hrd on J.m ir.»m tl, yard <>! HSMN Hal Md .««n' Thr vrs.si'l |o bf l.umclwd hi two motor-dnv.-n I ink. 9.250 t I lor the Saxon PrtrolciUM mp.ni> Altogether th on order m Br: PVardl n.ivinK
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    • 30 12 TIM P ;>ml t) Chi r.il hius lei: V. Kon* and is rxprrtrd to arrive at 9am tomorrow She will pi > I A.-* I .d OTJ O J V. A.I.J
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    • 77 12 The Coal Quota Committee of the Midland Amalgamated District, sitting at Sheffield, has fixed th January quotas fos output for inland and export supply at 67' 2 per cent of standard tonnage. The output quota is the same as the revised December quota, but both the inland
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    • 171 12 Result Of Government Of India Act London, Feb. 7. The Hoi\..» of Commons today discussed two inttora, the- nrst of a series lv be mac 1 r.ncier th? Government of India Act. The two orchis taken tOCettMT mark the final Itmgei m the establishment of
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    • 291 12 Plans To Rehabilitate The U.S. Merchant Marine Since the last session of Congress Senator Copelanci has been drafting a Shipping Bill which, he hopes, will prove satisfactory to "all those interested m the building up and maintenance of an adequate United States Merchant Marine" He has announced
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    • 348 12 Important Experiments In Progress Several commonplace but at the same time interesting facts indicate the value of a recently-patented method of protecting ships' plates and other structural steel work from corrosion. Captain John Graham, of Liverpool, who has spent the greater part of his life at sea.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 478 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. t ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIfIC CRMJWTJ (Incorporated m England) IRfflflEL SYCTBti THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers THAN S- PACIFIC SERVICES via RONoM'M! or direct FMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 83 12 AIK PASSENGERS For Paris: Mr. H van Arkel. Arrived from Europe and India by Arrived from N.E.I, by KNILM PK- KLM Lijster on Feb. 6: Mr. Alton Clyde AFK on reb, 4: Mrs. Niewenhuis. de Witt and Mr. Raymond Boulle Lll IorNKI by KNILM PK-AFK on Left tor N.E.I, by
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    • 535 12 Local Arid Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Pri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Lipls, Port Swettenham. Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* f p.m Kota
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    • 140 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ship* alongside thr wharves or expected to arrar Fast Wharf (Kntrancr Ciatr l> Rajula 22; Hohk UM| 1 Main Wharf (Entrance (i.\|,. j Hai Lee 18 Rui.ui 1, j Calrha.s IS; Pi m Bur:, KedS 11; Shyofc n Maru < X „v Zf* I.»npire Dock (Kntrancr <. t<
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    • 479 13 VJf O (I 1] I <^% and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Dm c Tonn,,« S-pOTe. Spo™. iWb. iq fi SOMALI 6.810 Feb. 12 BEHAR 6 000 AorlQ CORFU 15.000 Feb 14 CHITRAL ***** Aor 24 RANCHI 17.000 Feb 28 SOUDAN 6 500 May 6
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    • 634 13 •HERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CABGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. M«- A mer Due Sail* CITY OF HEREFORD Havre. London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Feb. 14 Feb. 16 ITY OF KHIOS Havre. London. Rotterdam
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    • 1165 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE MNNH. LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiotr Steauuhlp Co (lilt) Us) Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Lt4 Steam Navigation Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd The China Navigation Co., Ltd. The Irrawaddy
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  • 295 14 Reprieve For "Man With Glaring Eyes" London. Jan. 22. WITHIN two tlays of his accession Kins Edward has been recommended by Sir John Simon. Home Secretary, to exercise Koyal clemency m favour of Arthur Charles Mortimer, "the man with tearing eyes." Mortimer was sentenced to death at Winchest r Assizes
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    • 622 14 K. P. M. RAMPAK Tuesday. Feb. 11. Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar, Tanjong-Li idong and Asahan. PALOFO Tuesday. Feb 11, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. MAKASSKR Wednesday. Feb. 12, Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Palla,s. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. VAX HEUTSZ- Wednesday. Feb. 12, Penang and Belawan-Deli THBDBN8 Wednesday. Feb. 12. Muntok and Palembang. TOBA
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    • 516 14 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE— SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Hue Singapore Singapore New York. MS JAPANESE PRINCE In Port Feb 17 Apr. 2 M.S. SILVERSANDAL Feb 24 Mar 2 Apr. 15 MS CHINESE PRINCE Mar.' D Mar 16
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    • 413 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR E. AND S AFRICA AND S. AMKRM Tamahuko Maru Capo Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar os Salaam, L. Marques. Durban. East London, Algoa Bay and Mossel Bay I f Rio de Janeiro Maru Kuenos Aires via Colombo. Durban. Capr Town. Rio dc Janeiro, Santos and
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  • 509 15 \y t Fi^ht With Loughran? HUGE CROWD ENJOYS RAPID EXCHANGE OF BLOWS London, Jan. 21 FOOISD, the South African heavy-weight, and Roy iazer lmerican-Hebrew, meeting m a return fight over drew a big crowd to the Granby Halls, Leicester, lasl (disappointed spectator was Larry
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  • 112 15 Indoor Games American Tournament All Senior and Junior members of the V.M.C A. are reminded that the next Indoor Games American Tournament will be held tomorrow. Wednesday, commencing at 7.30 p.m. sharp The following games will be included m the tournament- billiards. Russian pool and ping pong. Entrance
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  • 134 15 FIXTURES FOR MALA YA CUP COMPETITION, 1936 Final In Singapore? m? are the fixtures tor the H.M.S. Malaya Cup 1936, as approved at the annual general <♦» the football Association of Malaya mm! will be played at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, X. unless it is between Selangor and Singapore, m
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  • 231 15 A British Win Garmisch, Feb. 8. HERR HITLER, surrounded by Dr. Goebbels. Herr Himmler, Gen. Blomberg and other Nazi leaders, opened the Winter Olympic Games m a snow storm m the presence of 75,000 people. Bands played the Horstwessel" song and "Deutschland ueber Alles." As the flag
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    22 15 photo). A FIERCE TUSSLE for the ball m Saturday's North vs S.<uth rugger match which North won by B—3.8 3. Free Press
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  • 360 15 Jubilation At Highbury London, Jan. 25. T AST week it was announced that Lord Lonsdale had be- come Chairman of the Arsenal Football Club. They are naturally pleased at Highbury, "honoured," as they told me yesterday, "to have at the head of our Board of
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  • 382 15 Prize-Giving at Swimming Club LIST OF AWARDS AT the Singapore Swimming Club Mr. W. C. Hill 4 the president, gave away the various prizes won during the 11)35 season on Sunday morning:. The full list of awards was as follows: Salter Cvp Club Championship (100 Metres)— J. H. Ketwich. Guillemard
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  • 64 15 London, Feb. 10. The Irish XV to play Scotland at Murrayfleld on Feb. 22 is as follows: A. Malcolmson; J. T. Doyle. H McMahon. A. H. Bailey, arid O'Connor: V. A Hewitt and G. J. Morßan; J. Alexander E. C. E Beamish. S. Dcciii C R Graves. V.
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  • 281 15 Story Of A "Dark Plot" THREAT TO STRIKE SWANSEA OFF RUGBY MAP London. Jan. Mk A FTER the pointless Rugby draw between Hairs and Xn K land, and when the old timers had said (heir pieces on the shortcoming of the players, talk m Swansea
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  • 176 15 Birmingham Secure A Wing Forward From Grimsby London, Jan. 26. niIIMINGHAM have secured the transfer at a substantial fee of Dennis Jennings, a wing forward, from Grimsby Town. J lining, who sained his early football experience with Kidderminster Harriers m the Birmingham and District League, played for
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  • 123 15 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 8. L. Robless. of the Penang Recreation Club, had the distinction of scoring the first century m Malayan cricket this season this evening on the Esplanade when the Recreatior Club wen opposed to the Malay Cricket Ciub Robless was it the wicket
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    44 15 AT THE INVITATION of the l>ukr of M.uibrr.j-h. Urn Oxfordshire Private Coursing Club held a meeting at at Illenhrim l\»rk. the nuke's estate. Hares were plentiful and strong-running. There were lour stakes, attracting entry of 40 dug" some uhith are seen m thl* picture.
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  • 87 15 The following will play m today'.s B.C.C soccer trial match: Colours: F M. Adam; F A. McCaffrey. Cap: N. L. Hammond; J. R. Bryant C. J. Bembroko. F W Dunhill: W. T. Honman. R L. Moir. J. M. Fraser. X C. Gilletl. A. F Johnson. Whites: G
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  • 246 15 Aftfflo-CMteM School lieal V.M.C .A. m the nr.>t cricket match <>: the seaLn 81i re, played on saturthe Ai:v].;-Chii.. X BehOOl Kave yM C a Junioi .t trouncing OH the A it ion ground at Frino Kdw. rd Road Takn:-: fir.st knock the School. thanks chiefly to
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  • 955 16 Some Great Moments Recalled WHEN KING EDWARD FINISHED THIRD AT SANDOWN London, Jan. 25. WE are today a nation grieving for a beloved Monarch one who as King brought to the Throne virtues which won him the respect of the word, and who, as
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  • 46 16 Newhaven (Conn.), Feb. 10. Johnny HigKins. at Providence (R.1.). set un a new world's swimming record for trie 200 yards breas stroke, covering the distance m 2 mm. 24 1 10 sec beating the previous record time by Cartonnet by 1 i;io sec— Reuter
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  • 251 16 ANNUAL MEETING THE annual General Meeting of the Malaya Football Association was held at the M.F.A. Pavilion Ballestiar Road. Singapore, on Sunday. Feb. 9. 1936 at 10 a.m. with Mr. H. A. Alsagoff m the chair. Before the business of the meeting commenced, Mr. A. M. Alsagoff,
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    29 16 MEMBERS of the Southgatc Harriers undergoing tuition m javelin and discus- throwing from sporting experts when their new field events school opened at the Fins bury Park, London, track.
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  • 250 16 Second Day Tomorrow (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 10. THE handicaps for the second day of the Perak Turf Club meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, are as follows Horses, Class 2. Div. 1: Martin Duggan 9. Keutel 8.10. Queen's Course 8.7.
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  • 271 16 Won By Mrs. Kelly And Mrs. Sym THE S.G.C. Ladies Foursomes compe--1 tition was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and result d m a win for Mrs. S. N. Kelly and Mrs H. B. Sym with a net score of 75. The following cards were
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  • 66 16 Results Of February Medal Competition Thirty cards were taken out for the February Medal and the following were the three best scores returned:— F. Bedford 84—16-68 net W. Jones 83—13 =70 J E. Fforde 91—20-71 BALL SWEEPS SATURDAY Ist Nine J. E. Fforde 46—10-36 2nd C.W.Watson 36—4
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  • 116 16 Will Sanoh Come To Singapore? (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Feb. 8. Nai Sanoh. who has played m Singapore tournaments, has come well out it the Lawn Tennis Association of Siam's championship meeting which concluded this week He won the singks, men's doubles, and mixed doubles. Sanoh
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  • 327 16 Preparations For Boat Race OXFORD EIGHT PUT IN HARD PRACTICE ROW London. Jan •THE Cambridge crew made the long journry u> 'la>liitln 1 back yesterday for the third time this urck conditions were very much better. There were a^ain ber of changes during the outing,
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  • 76 16 Win For Rochorc Ail,; Team The Rorlnn» Athletic P Ulngin T nail I. of tennis b\ 5 at tl Laroi W, Otylaai Road The results |ji tloned r.r.st SINCiII s Hassan beat I.miv.. Abdullah H AhflUUl 6- 4. 6- 2 A Sujak bea! I DO! 811 RbMUI and
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    • 121 16 BOOKS JUST RECEIVED A Mummer's Wilt George Moore $2.00 Hail and Farewell Aye George Moore 2.00 Lewis Seymour and Some Women George Moore 2.00 Confe sions of a Young Man George Moore 2.00 Healthy MMm Their Feeding and Management by The Hon. Mrs. Noel Oliver Richards M.D. .60 Motheriraft M.
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