The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 February 1936

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    Masthead
    17 1 The Singaprore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,780. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, TEBRUARY 19, 1936. 10 CENTS
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    ZEPPELIN SERVICE TO SINGAPORE NEXT YEAR?
    481 1 tarope lo Java In 5i Days DUTCH SYNDICATE TO BUY GERMAN AIRSHIP Dr. Eckener To Co-operate SAME FARE AS FIRST-CLASS STEAMER PASSAGE ["HE man who is planning the operation of a Zeppelin service from Central Europe to Netherlands India by the end of next
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    Italian Claim Ridiculed
    174 1 NOT IN CONTROL AT TEMBIEN Bombing Of Convent Alleged Addis Ababa, Feb. 18. SEMI-OFFICIAL opinion admits that it is possible the Abyssilost heavily m the battle Makale, but the Italian to have gained control at Is ridicult i. '-hat the beleaguered lisin that com- re cut, made
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    TIN WEAKENS
    89 1 Hitch Unlikely To Favour Cut In Quota London. Feb. 18. rday'a firmness, tin deciable weakness today as m Holland appear Indicate the Dutch producers are favour a cut m the producquota at the coming meeting. r hand British producers prefer curtailment m the m rather than a big
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    NEW DUTCH LINER FOR THE EAST
    83 1 DLAXS for new Dutch mail liner of 20.000 tons for the East were disclosed by Mr. A. F. Bronsing. a managing: director of the Nedcrland Line Royal Dutch Mail, at Singapore yesterday. Mr. Bronsiug sa*d tha* details had as yet not been decided upon,
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL
    76 1 I Planes Due Today And Tomorrow (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 18. London mails despatched on Feb. 8 by the Imperial eastbound plane left Allahabad this morning and are due at Singapore tomorrow evening. An improvement is toreshadowed m the mails of the sam: service irom
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    EARL BEATTY
    43 1 London, Feb. 18. The Admiral of the Fleet Lord B:atty. who is iii at his London home, was siated today to have passed a fair night and to have maintained the improvement m his condition which was reported yesterday. British Radio
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    KING CAROL
    27 1 Paris, Feb. 18. JfING Carol, on his way back from England, is staying here incogr.ito m covipany with Madame Lupescu, before returning to Bucharest. Reuter
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    R. A. F. GOOD WILL FLIGHT TO JAPAN HELD UP
    108 1 Hong: Kong. Feb. 18. TWO of the three Singapore 111 flying- boats, which are engaged on a goodwill flight to Japan, took off from Lere at 12.05 noon today for Amov but returned after two hours' flying m fog. It
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    Submarines At Vladivostok Mobilised
    545 1 "CONFLICT LOOMING IN NEAR OFFING Activity On Frontier lokio, Feb. 18. JJECLARING there will be no outbreak of war between Japan and the '.•Soviet "at .nis time" if Tokio an^i lAfoatoW arc- aole to control trie jtion: that ther; is a genuine 1 fundamental clash m
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    ALARM IN SPAIN
    146 1 RED FLAGS MICH IX EVIDENCE Flight fTliibraltar Madrid. Fcb 18 T d thai not i nu» Ol but ,if alarm." which is extended over the whole of Spain, has b< en p/oi lain The state of alarm" is the first of three degrees oi martial law. of
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    STOP PRESS
    37 1 liuenos Aires, Feb. IS. Following a revolt by the Army, the Paraguay (Government has been overthrown and Pllri> rlent \>;ila ha> lied. The revolutionaries are staled to be m complete command of the situation. Reuter
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      63 1 pi ■▼l|H TONIGHT I rnOlfTAIl n«yoc i CABARET ATTRACTION COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. tVY OC mlt^Ji I niUUCD O niunc song dance parodists UINNbK UANUt EVY armont The (informal) woman with the golden voice*' 9.30 to midnight Holland's well-known radio star. NON-DINERS SI.OO RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I when
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      157 1 pi AfH I P^g _l _^_C_ i i T T 'i *f i SEA VIEW HI HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH rfUVATI BA I H KIJNNINCi HOI AND COM) WATER— I TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING ONr Oh SIN(iAI*OKE'9 I SCENIC BEAUTY si'Oi i I (FORMAL* TOMi.Ill ttMALj I
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    AT THE ALHAMBRA
    167 2 Lee Tracey At His Best In "Two Fisted" Lee Tracey comes back to the local screen after a long absence m Paramount's "Two Fisted/ 1 released at the Alhambra last night. It is Tracey m his old style again, but as a fight man- i ager not
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    MALNUTRITION
    129 2 Not Always Due To Food Shortage London, Feb. 15. Th*' mixed committee appointed by ne League Assembly last year on the initiative of the Australian r Dresentative, Mr Stanley Brure. to study the problem ol nutrition and presided over by Lord Astor. has concluded it? first session and its
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    103 2 Feb. 22. being an American national holiday anniversary of the birth of Storge Washington), the Singapore Consulate-General will be closed to business on that day. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. W. L. Blythe IIC s to officiate as Deputy President of the Municipal Commissioners of
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    SAW GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET SURRENDER.
    1518 2 Singapore Master Attendant's Th rilling Ca reer. CAPT. FREYBERG RETIRES jpAPT. Geoffrey 11. Freyberg, 0.8. E., K.X. (retd.), the man who has controlled the destinies of Struts Settlements ports for the last ten years, as Master Attendant, leaves on retirement under the age limit,
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    37 2 A CLEVER ARTIST named Bruch practising: m a London street one of his more involved feats m which he trick cycles on a "ffiraffe bicycle," Jaggltag with arms, legs and mouth with a large number of rings.
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    INDIAN WOMEN IN SELANGOR
    171 2 A New Section Of The LA. Inaugurated (From Our Own Corre.spondent.) Kuala. Lumpur, Feb. 17. The women's section of the Selangor j Indian Association was Inaugurated I yesterday, when there were about 50 present. Mrs. Nicholls. who was the first i guest of honour of the
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    MRS. KING FARLOW
    151 2 Daughter Of Mr. Walter Runcinian In Singapore Mrs. Kinit Farlow. i daughter of the Rt. Hon. Walter Runciman. President of the Board of Trade, arrived m Singapore m the liner Marnix van St. Aldego:ide yesterday and is staying at Government House as the guest of Sir Shenton
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    MORE TROOPS ARRIVE AT IPOH
    85 2 From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Feb. 17. A special train on Sunday alternoon brought a complement of the 1 2 Punjabi Regiment to Taiping to ioin the detachment which arrived the week before. Crowds lined the streets through which the soldiers passed Irom th< station
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    CABLE TIMES
    63 2 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the transit time on full rate ielegrams from Singapore to London on Feb. 18 were as follows: Telegrams handed m up to 5 p.m 4 minutes. Telegrams handed m up to 5.30 p.m 2 minutes. Telegrams handed m up to 6
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    28 2 Mr. B. M. Middl-brook. M.C.5.. Assistant Director of Education (Chinese) F.M.S. arrived m Ipoh from Kuala Lumpur last night o:i duty and is staying at the Station Hotel.
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      452 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. NO N IS P I THE NEW MODORANT STOPS ARMPIT PERSPIRATION Pat on NONSPI and allow to dry. This gives full protection from underarm prrspiiat:«Mi and odour. Price:- 70 cents per bottlo MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG ORANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms
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      439 2 I Zbc Stiujapoic Jficc ipicss Head Office: Cecil Slrrrl. Slntmpori rfeaoc .».i u nrt w| rxleiiMons lo dr,. A u,,,^ 1«» I.HH-fc Moc«|'uir Kuala Lumpur OOi.e: 25. Java Street Vhoat: 3«83 London Uflice: »< Meet Slrrrt, 1^ n49% r. C .4 Pho.ie: rnlral V,%% 3Mt Tel: Leadju^uy* Ui.4w SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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      182 2 Diary Of The Day High Water. C 59 i.m. 10 10 p.m. Cinemas ALHAMBRA 'Two Fi.sted": with Orace Bradley and Gail Patrick Gl5 and 915 p.m. CAPITOL "Romanc In Manhattan": with Olligei Rogers. PAVILION Tin. Student's Romance: With Orete Natsler, Patric Knowles and Carol Goodner ROW, KATONG Dark Angel: With
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      799 3 K. P. M. MUIWBI Wcclnr.sday. Fob. 19. P,>t*loe-Kldjang. Sapat. Tembllahan, V nuullan -Estate and Ri-ngat. THRDKNB W dneiday, P»b, 19. Muntok and Palcmbang. TOIM Wcdneadas l-'« ■«> 19. Toengkal. iMoeara-Saba and Djambi. oi lllooKN Wfdn.sday. Feb. 19, Bt-lawan-Dcli KIM I i.: ci\ F« b. 20. Cheribon <no lor passeng.Ts>, Semarang.
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      639 3 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE° -SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. SILVERSANDAL Feb 24 Mar. 2 Apr. 15 M.S. CHINESE PRINCE Mar. 9 Mar 10 Apr. 29 M.S. SILVERYEW Mar. 23 Mar. 30 May
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      488 3 O. S. K. LINE i FOR E. AND S. AFRICA AND S. AMERICA t Rio de Janeiro Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo Feb. 28 29 Italy Maru Cape Town via <Mombasa. Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam. L. Marques. Durban, Algoa Bay and
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      281 4 PP<ftO A I Ov %-b^ and t* |i t|ii 4 Am||_^^Lv** -Ct^ W*^P AJ J fit _^_^_H _^_^_m^ wfiiuu •**»>*>• WL ft B^fc W THEY'LL LOOK AFTER YOU ON THE CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO ANO BOMBAY. From SINGAPORE To :r Ist (lass 2nd Class Honi Konf $*****
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      583 4 (Incorporated hi Straits Settlements.) W wk ELLERMAN BUCK N ALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO lOK MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO r]ZZ S£ Sr^SSLi^. aVro> London Rotterdam Hamburg Feb. 29 Ma/ 2 rJTv o£ UVrt
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      1018 4 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khi«™ c. .>tea m Slup Co, Lv» and llnna Muluul Ihe "u.i^u v hftP^^ 1 U9M) Steam Naviifation Co., Ltd.) i,,e s^uJk^ c r Ltd The StraiLs Steamship Co., Ltd T c Aust ahan Sfc U<L The China Navigation Co Ltd Tte
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE LONDON
    23 5 The Air Mail dispatched from Singapore on Feb 6 was delivered m London on Feb. 17 <11 days).
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    AIR MAIL TO AUSTRALIA
    29 5 Owing to the late arrival of the outward Imperial aeroplane the air mails for Australia. Java &c. will now close I at 7 pm. today.
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    CLEARANCES
    50 5 Feb. 17: Malinl <Siam>; Hong Ho ♦Brit.); Tarakan. Slbigo (Dut.>; Raub, Hong Peng. Gemas. Ru.sa. Rimau <Brit.>. Feb 18: Havre. Katonej, Somali. Esmeralda. Malacca. Hong Lam. Hong Keat. Hong Thong. Honp Kwrmg. Boelongan, Talisse, Mapia, Nieuw Zeeland <Dut>; Hai Hing. Nrow Hock Hafthor <Nor>; G. G. Merlin <Fch.). 1
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      NEW LINERS CALLING AT SOUTHAMPTON
      727 5 Big Fillip To Passenger Traffic Anticipated i SEVERAL new liners will be making their first appearance at Southampton during the early months of this year, and a considerable increase m the volume of passe iip^r traffic is accordingly expected, states The Southampton correspondent of the
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      PASSENGERS
      358 5 i Leaving For Home By The Pairoclus Today The following are homeward passengers by the tss. Patroclus which sails today: Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Krauss, Mrs. A. P. Moss. Mrs. A. Ross, Mrs. A. E. Thornley Jones and child, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Crawley, Mr. H. G.
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      AIR PASSENGERS
      53 5 Aircraft Melbourne. Brisbane to Singapore, arrived Feb. lr» Mr. J. S. Stokes, from Brisbane, Mr. E. Sandberg, Mr. L. David and Mr. D Shouse. from Batavia. Aircraft Arelhusa. Singapore tc Karachi, left Feb. 16: Mr. J. S. Stokes r or Delhi, Mrs Vines, Miss Smith and Miss Fuller
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      MULTIPLE MISHAPS
      291 5 Japan Has An Unfortunate Week Of Wind And Rain Unusually strong winds were responisiole for shipping disasters and lires m various districts m Japan early this mrmth In Kyushu, a 929-ton freighter sank, and the loss of its crew numbering 23 is now feared. The most serious nre
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      DISTILLING WINE
      96 5 Outfit Found On A Sampan Li Fuk. unemployed, appeared before Mr V. the Central Ifagistr; X: charged with posses (licensed still for the purpos tilling Chinese wine Shaukiwan. possession material and possessioi of Chinese wine on v. I tad not been paid. Defendant plea charge* and was wit
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    THE BHUTAN
    22 5 Telegraphic advice has been received ♦•> the etlect that the ss. Bhutan arrived m London at 11 a.m. on Feb. 15.
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      542 5 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In P.MS.) NI I riiuNK: Freight 5433—Passage MSI. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING* AGENTS FOB FKOEftATEI) MALAY STATES ftAILWAYB. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF BIAM. r CANADIAN PACIffIC jWOturitQtATtsr (Incorporated In England > -j THF. "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers IBiM-TACVK SERVICES via HOnmM UJ or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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      187 5 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS 22, PALL MALL, LONDON. 5.W.11 of fast twin-screw Oil Drlvei Mail Passenger Vessels kx I RANGOON, COLOMBO, TOK I SODAN MARSEII,LKS, PLYMOUTH AM) LONDON with through connection Singapore and Penal HOMEWARD SAILINGS L«av<« l^ave Rangoon (Olonsho 1936. CHESHIRE E YORKSHIRE Mir 12 DERBYSHIRE Mai SHROPSHIRi; Apr
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      479 5 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.» 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 Llpls, Port Swettenham. Taiplng and Telok Anson: 'Weekdays* 7pm Kota Bahru,
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      190 5 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ship* alongside the wharves or expected to arrive. Main Wharf (Entrance Ciate Yasukuni Maru 18; Patn Jeypore 11: Sauerlaqd Hem Empire Dock (Entrain e Gate Eurylochus 36. Empire Dock (Entrains i: Karapara 46; Delhi 18 Section 10 (Entrance (iate H) Shunko Maru 50; Islander KEFFEL HABBOUB Main Wharf:
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    FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
    1251 6 RUBBER PAST THE 7d. MARK AT LAST Resumption Of Active American Buying Provides Required Stimulus (From Our London Staff) London. Feb. 11. S,i is rubber is concerned, the most important feature of die p.ist week has been that it closes with the commodity ,>t above thr 7d.
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
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    Sendayan Rubtier Meeting
    995 6 DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER CENT. Heavy Burden Of Taxation THE twenty-sixth annual general meeting of the Sendayan (F.M.S.) Rubber Company. Limited, was held on Jan. 16. 1936. at the registered office, 52-54, Grace Church Street, London, E.C., Mr. Charles Mann, presiding. Mr W. F. Mac Lagan. representing
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    70 6 It is understood that Mr. K. H. Bancroft, Assistant District Officer, Kinta, will go on transfer to Johore some time in June this year. It. is not known who will take his place in Ipoh. The death occurred at West Mailing, Kent, on Jan. 3, of Major Arthur Robert Johnstone
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    DR. W. W. YEN
    27 6 Moscow, Feb. 6. Dr. W. W. Yen, Extraordinary Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Chinese Republic, has returned to Moscow and assumed his duties. Tass
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    £4,800 FINES ON HORSE-DEALER
    349 6 "UNDERVALUED TO MAKE A PROFIT" Animals Imported From Ireland London, Feb. 4. FINES totalling £4,800, with 20 gns. costs, were imposed by Lord Ebbisham at the Mansion House yesterday, on Stanley George Barton, of Williamstrip Farm, Coin St. Aldwyn (Glos.) for Customs offences relating to horses
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      137 6 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In 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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      473 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 eacrf £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 Stmarang Amritsar Iloilo Saigon Bangkok
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    FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    211 7 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS j 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
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES. From London, 6 p. m. Feb. 18
    38 7 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6 p. m. Feb. 18 ♦Ni w York prlet I quoted m US. currency. lln above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duly are not included. UIUIUI
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    MONEY MARKET
    62 7 London, Feb. 15. Tin- MOOty market, together with the discount section, spent a quiet week from the business point of view, but considerable discussion prevails regardIlif the Government's forthcorr|ng policy m connection with the deience programilM and the market ls hoping that t)u> increased expenditure will be financed
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    24 7 Mr Lee Swee Hoe having returned from I holiday m China, has been wolcoined back to the Council of the F.M-S Chamber o[ Mines.
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    Wall Street Cable
    221 7 I« h U 17 Am. ii. mm Cm r .11 11'j-Sj 120' L ISO! i An. i k in i clephonc Ml I«l. .ph 177 177' i 174 Airiics n K uli l( 7« 75:1, 75 M 1 r )9' H Dtl| 148 148 146' 2 m
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    92 7 Feb. 18 Buyers Sellers Gambler 600 Java Cube 9.25 Hamburg Cube 1075 White Muntok Pepper 17.25 Black Pepper 9. n0 Copra, Bu-odiied 5. 40 C .;>i\i mixed 4.90 Small Flake Tapioca 4.40 H R Siam No. 1 per koyan 105 Banja Jeloton? 7.50 Sarawak Jelolong 7.00 R
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    THE METAL MARKETS From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 18
    63 7 THE METAL MARKETS From London 5. 30 p. m. Feb. 18 London I m: Dull Cash: e207 15s. Three months: 8200 ISa New York Tin: 47 87 Copper: Settlem nt: <;:;.i 17s (id Ciold: Yesterday: s:i is 2d Silver: Spot: 10 15 I6d. Two months \u i:\ I6d Previously: Dull
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    Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Feb. 18
    72 7 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Feb. 18 I Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to C 141.:n 74 11 1G 74 1116 New York $to 4 2 3 4.98 4.99 116 Amsterdam Guilders ta 12.91 7.26' '■> 727 Hong Kon« Per dollar Is.
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations
    224 7 LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations F'jb. 18 BSLUNG London, 4 months' sight 2 4 18 London. 3 months' sighr 2 4 332 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 1 IH London. 30 days' flight 2 4 1 32 London, demand 2 4 London. T.T. 2 4 Lyon and Paris,
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser and Co.'s List
    11 7 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser and Co.'s List YUYUY YUYU
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    121 7 i merest Centred In Issues Connected With Armaments London, Feb. 17. Interest on the stock Exchange today was mainly confined to issue* closely allied with armaments and several .substantial rises have been reg stered. especially m aviation and motor shares. Otherwise the markets have been quiet. Copper experienced
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER
    56 7 Five Times More Expensive Than Real Article Berlin, Feb. 17 The verdict Of experts on synthetic rubber, to which Herr Hitl r referred enthusiastically at th e opening of the motor exhibition on Feb. 15 is thai 'he product is good bu n v times more expensive than
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    83 7 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Feb. 18, 12 o'clock noon Bayers Sullen No. i.x. r.s.s m cas s (FOB, February > 26 116 Good F.A.Q. m en F. 0.8. February) 25 15 16 26 No. IX. R.S.S. (Spol loose) (award ibl< Singapore) >% No IX RJBM. March 26 8 April-Juno
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    £2,000,000 IN FIVE MINUTES
    39 7 London. r«'n "»< Lists m connection wit h the Issue of £2.000.000 Lanarkshire County CouncH three per rent, redeemable stock at £100 p?r cent, were closed within live minutes of opening ihi i morning British Radio.
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    NANKING HASTENS SINO – JAPANESE CONFERENCE
    91 8 NANKING HASTENS SINO JAPANESE CONFERENCE tfew Ambassador To Tokio Europe Wrapt In Fog PLANES UNABLE TO USD 1/ CROYDON mtinemtai Machines Return Starting Points London. Feb. 17. Europe I m the I cmli (i i la lecordi v borlitea ■i -:i. m En-land bio. The I i thai conditions Amsterdam
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    Leaving Soon
    98 8 GRAPPLING WITH NORTH CHINA PROBLEM Shanghai, Feb. 18. |VIK. CUM KAI. of the NanA king Fon ign oniee, called at the Japanese ConsulateGeneral m Shanghai yesterday and informed the Japanese representative that Mr. Hsu Shi Ying, the new Chinese Ambassador to Tokio. will leave China for Toklo on
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    ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE
    35 8 QMstsW In The House Of Commons I "Mif »n. I vU. IS. ii >• C mimnns mmerol hi« temporary with the Un B 'Viet :v--t mla Ml b en any undue ■outing imsnmnnflni nsg
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    LAUNCH OF THE QUEEN MARY
    58 8 f! otidon, Feb. 17. tMUMGI MBNTI Uaw bmm (ompletcd for a world-wide broadcast ol the departure of lh|l Ql ii Mat] from the H\dr sMip\.it (I u»u-rr she is i -it. on >lar. M or It is i \|i« -ted that a quarter million people
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    13 8 II rod oi Anglo-Bovlet •Tiproving ration >n Brr linis m mind British Radio
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    GERMANY SEEKING SOVIET ORDERS
    45 8 GERMANY SEEKING SOVIET ORDERS Berlin. Krb. 17 king to irani nibIn ::i. Horn the MQJM -rantrd 1 I purci. 100 Mar i and n»w r >.m (1 i at ;>art ticwul N '-.aily m I RussUjj tnd the Rood rt- the Unit.-d Bill on Reuter
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR
    39 8 I oi.don |>h. IS. Fair opened In London and n 10.000 buytn lrom .I'd Ot this iiniiUH-rlng and Birmingham, pco- r the open--1 this lecUon ►reign umatiim, from the i>jmiiii«»n.s d exhibit! ai Nntti British Radio
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    WINCHESTER CASTLE
    229 8 Arrives At Southampton Only 8'/ 2 Hours Late London. Feb. 18. The Union Castle liner. Winchester Castle, which, with 338 passengers on board, went ashore rear Portland Bill last night on her homeward journey from South Africa docked at Southampton this afternoon only 8' > hours late, having
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    CHINESE LOANS
    131 8 Service Maintained On Maruhurian Issues London. Feb. 17. Repljllll to Sir Altr^d Knox m the HOUM ol Commons. Mr Eden said he UDdtfltOOd that the translcr of pirt (.1 thi customs and salt revenues coll:ct«d m Manchuria to the Chinese Government was contingent upon tile settlement of dilTerences
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    18 8 New York, Feb. 17. The death Ifl miMTBUBttI Ol Alexander Pontages. :h? American millionaire and theatre magnate.- Reuter
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    LETHAL CHAMBER DEATH FOR "KILLERS"
    115 8 Cyanide Gas Execution In Colorado Canon City, Colorado. Feb. 15. FIVE "kllkrs" were iwritli by cyanide gas Id the lethal chamber btn last nUht They went into the chamber jesting and demanding a good rtlfi drink of whisky, though this was reused them as it
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    BUTTERFLY WU FORCED TO LEAVE FOOCHOW
    105 8 KEFUSED TO APPEAR IN "NEW LIFE" PERFORMANCE Campaign Against Her By Public Bodies Foochow. Feb. 18. DUTTERFLY *XV, the well-known Chinese film actress, and her husband. Mr. Pan Yiu Sing, were forced to leave the city suddenly yesterday when a number of public bodies
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    M. BLUM RESCUED BY WORKMEN
    174 8 All Parties Indignant At Attack Paris. Feb. 13. Strong Indignation Wli manifested m the Chamber In connection with .he attack by memben of the Royalist League, the Camelota dv Rot on the Socialist leader. If. Leon. The Pr.sldent and leaders of all parties joined In
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    HANK OF CHINA
    64 8 Branch To He Opened In Singapore Shanghai, Feb. 18. It was announced today that the Bank of China has decided to open a branch at Singapore under the managership of Mr. Huang Pei Chuan. at present the Amoy manager. The sub-manager of the Foreign Department at Shanghai
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    19 8 BIUWO HAll" MAN'S wife (left) plintngfajlui aftir visit ing her husband m the death cell at the Trenton prison.
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    M. MACDONALD TAKES HIS SEAT IN THE COMMONS
    254 8 Improving Relations And Trade With Irish Free State London, Feb. 18. THE Dominions Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, who was elected last Tuesday as member for Ross and Cromarty m the by-elec-tion due to the retirement of the sitting National Liberal member,
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    CHAPLIN BANNED IN GERMANY
    85 8 Doubts Concerning Aryan Ancestors Berlin. Feb. 18. QHARLIE Chaplin s new film '•Modern Times." which is a upon the mechanisation of industry, has been banned m Gertnany. A Nazi spokesman has attributed the banning to the Communistic tendency of the picture. This is the :ctcst move
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    138 8 horses, sheep and lambs, and mutton and lamb. Miner adjustments will also be made m reduced cattle duties. Arrangements for the regulation oi imports of bacon and hams into the United Kingdom m 1936 will provide lor an increase of ten per cent In .supplies from the Irisn Free State
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    CREDIT TO FRANCE
    179 8 No Disturbance To Foreign Exchanges London, Feb. 18. The announcement oi the granting of a £40,000,000 credit to the French Treasury marks the completion of the largest international financial transaction involving Britain since 1931. While lenders comprise a group of British banks, neither the British Government nor
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1936. "Rich Uncles"
    1081 9 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1936. "Rich Uncles" I'HE gift oi $500.U00 towards Imperial defences which was approved at Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council has given rise to an interesting line of thought. Briefly, it is that we m Malaya are fortunate In not possesing income and
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    738 9 VV'ti/ Theory About The Flood Tit For Tat For Churchill "A Glorious Hobby-Horse" ANEW theory of the cause of Noah's flood, substantially m accord with the Biblical and other records, baa been worked out by Lieut-Col. F. A. Molony, who lectured to the Victoria Institute m
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    982 9 PUSHING their handcart from Wapping to Westminster. Mick and Emma Shreeve planned to buy bales of blankets to be retailed lat-.r m a Shadwell street market. There were bargains to be had fifteen y.ars ago; thpre was money to be made by enterprising "fiddlers." But m the
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    ANIMALS PROVIDE Films'
    1544 10  - A NIMALS PR O VIDE Films' MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person Chief Problems BY M>ll<>\ picture directors have many problems on their hands. uinu from ♦'mperamental actors mxious supervisors and :-s who win! their stories to •»i on the screen than they on paper, but such problems nothing compared with
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    Winning CONTRACT
    417 10 Winning CONTRACT JJJKJK David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken worlds leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. A PRE-EMPTIVE BID QNE oi the points, of bidding stressed m the Four Aces system is the use Of opening suit bids
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    Statistics Office Library Notice
    456 10 THE following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S S. and F.M.S.. during the period Feb. 8 to 14. 1936, inclusive, and ar^. available lor public use m the Reference Library. Fullerton Building. Singapore. Applications may be made by members of the
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    A LIFE FILLED WITH ADVENTURES
    139 10 Death Of Ex-President Of Russian Duma Paris. Feb. 14. A long and adventurous life has ended by the death hen today, alter a Ions; illness, of Alexandra Goutchkoii. ex-president of the Russian Duma, aged 74 GcutrhkofT fought for the Boers and was taken prisoner by
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    BILL REJECTED BY ASSEMBLY
    94 10 By Deciding Vote Of The President New Delhi, Veh. 17. By his casting vote ti!e president ot the Assembly rejected the bill sponsored by a Congress member, proposing the repeat of the Criminal Law Act ot 1908 authorising the Government to declare any association unlawful. Congress
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    B.B.C. INCOME
    50 10 London, Feb. 17. The income of the BBC. In I<}>s increased to approximately £2,500.0 JO nnd expenditure to £2.148,000. accordIng to the ninth annual report Licenses increased by a quarter of a million to 7.400,000. Weekly appeals for good CAIMM realised the record (Igure of £111.000.- Reuter Wireless
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      624 10 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore-ZHI Transmission 2 (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Two of the following frequencies Wavelen^Z^o metres S3l m.. Tg^Hs^ GSG p.m. 6.00 Recorded music. P m 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits 620 Bi S Ben Cecil Chadwick, at the Times and
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    PRINCE DON JUAN INFORMED OF REVOLUTION SWEEPING MADRID
    282 11 "Very Sad At Left Victory" DIMINISHED CHANCES OF MONARCHY'S RESTORATION \A/ IUI PrtnOl Don IIUUI, the young heir-presumptive to the Spanish thIOIM Vt leepAni m a Singapore hotel, a revolution was sweepliik through Matin I The "Left Front gained a clear victory
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    26 11 KING BORIS of Bulgaria at Victoria Station, London, on his return home after attending the funeral of King George He was seen off by Legation officials.
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT
    129 11 Ptttcc Request To Car Driver i> >llc !i to I W rnMori ;t yen o'clock on the night <.r y> 1 1 ii. ,i ihr i i ..i ,t R Ad .is A DVK < mtn by taking ler Btreet In his HI Chan Ah Lin- who Is
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    QUEST FOR OIL
    56 11 maicii i<»r oil la betaf carried on throughout British North British HUfejruta, becauM H t- ii that r' 1 il the Sarawak i will not h.iw very knt life. -"I <iv; has already i at Diuuei and depo ing worked A- i to report! rrom Sarawak Urn
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    31 11 Grnrr.i! Cham' m Kiant». director of th«- National In. .hint.- of Physical Ti lining, VbO ha I OOnt 10 Malaya with a party ni chlneae athlete*, is now m Ku.ila Lumpur.
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    29 11 TIIH Sf EN I. ut the memorial service for Kin* George V held at I ruijtHcil House, Bognor. nhere the late Km: recuperated after his severe illness m Hrn.
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    SIAMESE STATE COUNCIL
    213 11 Col. Phya Bahol Remains Prime Minister (From Our own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 15. A GENERAL r» organisation of the *V Siamese State Council, with Colonel Phya Bahol Bolabayuha Sena retaining his position as Premier has been effected commencing Wednesday, Feb. 12. following the resignation of certain members
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    WOMAN TRESPASSER
    106 11 In Naval Base Without "Did she get m through a hole m the ask.d T'r M. H. Blacker when Koh Kirn. 50 year-old Chinese woman, appeare i m the third Court. Singapore, yesterday on a charge of tretpaJi m the Naval Base on Monday without a penult Koh
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    AUSTRALIA BUYING MORE RUBBER FROM MALAYA
    362 11 Great Prospects Of Expansion Trade Commissioner Studies Singapore Market j\/IK. C. E. CRITCHLEY, the Australian Trade Commissioner m Batavia, who has been vfcMng Singapore to study market prospects, sees great possibilities lor increased trade between Malaya and Australia. Mr. Critchley told the Free Press
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    BLUE FUNNEL LINER ICE-BOUND
    273 11 BLUE FUNNEL LINER ICE-BOUND Three Inches Of Ice On Decks THE Blue Funnel liner Patrocius has come Co sunny Singapore out of one of the worst winters of the North China coast. Officers of the ship on arrival m part said that s v :e was snow and Ice-bound In
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    PERAK RESIDENCY
    73 11 Mr. E. T. Williams, appointed to act temporarily as British Resident, Perak, m addition to his own duties as Sec- 1 retary to Resident, Perak, with effect^ from Saturday last, following the departure on leave cf the Hon. Mr G. E Cator. It is understood that the Hon.*
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    74 11 A Chinese allegedly threw himseU into the sea on Sunday night near ClifTord Pier. Singapore, but was taken out by two countrymen. He recovered alter artificial respiration had been applied. The death of Mr. A. D. Pestonji occurred m Bangkok on Feb. 2. Deceased who was 30 years of age.
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    PHONED TO MANILA
    73 11 Mrs. Quezon Opens New Service The radio telephone sf.rvice from 'Malaya to the Philippines was specially opened last night to enable Mrs. Quezon to sneak to her husband. President Quezon. Speech came through I very clearly. Earlier m the day efforts to get through to Manila from
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    SINGAPORE Y.M.C.A. HAS SATISFACTORY YEAR
    1090 11 Three Hundred New Members "VITAL FORCE IN LIVES OF YOUNG MEN AND BOYS" UTT is with a feeling of profound thankfulness" states the S2nd. annual report of the Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore "that we are able to report progress." The nature of this
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    244 12 HMtrt: BATTLES m which several rioters uere reported killed and injured again broke out m Cairo between students of the University and poli« Hu announced that the I nivc rsity would be closed indefinite^. The students used hoses and stones against the polite, who replied uitli hosts ;md sticks until
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    THE MODERN AERODROME
    2726 13 Automatic Radio Beacons To Facilitate Fog Landings First Annual itanlnmus (limfervnee And Exhibition Over 200 Delegates itttml Im/nntunl Onlers Plareil Sir Philip Suss4n>n\s Speech !\ee<l For More Aennlromes Air Ministry's Researches Airway To W est Africa Fever-(.aii\inii Mitsquilocs />.//. H6 Biplanes More Passengers* Mails Ami Freight Tiro
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    JUBILEE MEMORIAL
    45 13 Thr Council of the F.M.S. Chamber f Minos is considering the matter of awarding scholarship! m England. and perhaps m Australia, to children I m.-mbers of the Chamber. In Engand, scholarships would probably be pven at Cambcrne and the Royal SchOO] of Mines
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    JUBILEE FUND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FORMED
    267 14 I Nearly Ready E DISTRIBUTING CENTRE LOCATED •ym Committee of Managemenl of The Singapore Silver I, hil««- I mid. as appointed, are ||M Itllowinu gentlemen Ar I Ciraham White Mi ftdtl i Herbert A. Lord. Mr R H OHM t. Boa Or Hod !I Pr
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    UNCOUPONED RUBBER
    52 14 Chinese Convicted On Two Charßes Ti'>r.fc was conviftrri Mr M. H Blaiker m th»* 08 two rhar Having rtettvtd IJI pAekuli n rubb»T not covt-rcd oy cv; ftf etfttlleatM and Di p^vm'-nt ol cess on ol rubber c Boon Tloni was I .n detault two mcinths' The rubber
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    "ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE"
    1363 14 Passenger's Evidence In Grievous Hurt Case PEDESTRIAN WHO CROSSED ROAD AT (hi' revumed hearing yesterday of the charges of causing hurt h\ rash and negligent driving, preferred against Mr. L. M. Wylie of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Singapore, Mrs. I). O. Moseley, one of the passengers m
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    RUBBER ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN INFERIOR
    553 14 RUBBER ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN INFERIOR Weight Lost In Milling "THE probable loss m weight when inferior rubber is milled and converted was an issue raised m the High Court, Singapore, yesterday, before Mr. Justice a'Becket Terrell m a case launched by Lee Kuan Woo, trading as Chop Lee Hock
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    MAN KNOCKED DOWN
    50 14 Sjrec Ordered To Pay Compensation AH x inn l>in Azar. .r, SHS eonpl nsation I' .1 Cruz who was knockVtM D rtdlßi I mo or cycle Qfeylmilf X uid and i R id OH DM s:. Lust, by a t» i. ci i i H m .uklitioii
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    THEFT CHARGE
    48 14 R d bin H.»kar was thfcffd Ml M H Mia. k«r m UM thirc! Blngaport, v«-.shiv:av. with the 1 l IW ..im twenty Kupffs from Hi- i Road on Jan «i i l.niihd trial and Urn ca»f BMBtlon OB F»-b 2. r bail 'llow.-d m am
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    SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MALAYS IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS
    87 14 Teachers 9 Assn. Decision A .il rijT.il meeting of the M 'lay Union, hold at the ht hf Association m Palem- aurday and presided n M.in Ambok Sooloo. followlm resolutions were Mi At \i»luntary subscriptions shall be collected for the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund
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    40 14 The engagement is announced of Cyril Hackworth Young, Of Ipoh, eldest son of the late Rcvd. G. Bdward Young, of Brockley, S.E.. and Mrs. Voting to Margaret McAfTer, only daughter ut Mr and Mrs. Alexander Cameron, or AHoway, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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    36 14 TIIK OLD Chinese Protectorate m Havelock Road, part of which will be used by the Committee of Management of the Singapore Silver Jubilee lund as an investigating and distributing centre. d-'rec Press photo). i KIIIU i
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    ANTHRAX AND CHOLERA REPORTED IN BANGKOK
    557 14  -  Heavy Blow To Export Trade RECKLESS DRIVING Chinese Fined j\|R. S. FUNG, the Singapore lawyer, was complainant m a case before the fifth magistrate, yesterday, m which a Johore Chinese lorry driver was charged with driving recklessly on Bukit Timah Road on Feb. 4.
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    76 14 Mr. Justice MiPs, the Johore Judge to now hearing civil cases m the Bati Pa hat Court. He then goes on to Mua lor the Assizes there. i Mrs. H. T. W. Oswell, wife of Mj H. T. W. Oswell. Protector of Laboui Kedah. accompanied by her two chil dr?n,
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    Trophy For Padang Soccer Match
    1513 15 Argus Weekly Sports Notes By ALWAYS regarded as a game i\ which provides plenty of thrills, aal soccer meeting between the S.C.C and S.R.C. promises" to be ted with even greater interest m ascn will see the Inauguration 01 I Iriendly encounter .vill involve a
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    ICE HOCKEY
    178 15 Game's Popularity Extending Ottawa. Hockey, the national winter yamo ol Canada, is beginning to take a hold m the sporting circles of countries .ill round the globe. With, the advanc: made m refrigeration englneeritlg, tM; sport is rapidly extending its boundaries irrespective ol climate. It is already well
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    50 15 The i'oiiowing will represent the 8 C FA. 11l m a friendly match with Clerical Union today on the C.U Buck Chuan Ping Kiong, Ah Lye. Ah Chew. Mok Guan. Choor Fong, Ah Kow. Chiang Rwang, KinBwee. Ham Chwee. Kok Choy, Yon*? Bring, tohtxy Teo, Ban Sen- and •Ji!\vee Eng.
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    OWEN REGISTERS WELCOME WIN ON LORD ARCHIE
    729 15 Ciistlr Irwrll Is Lu< k\ Course l<or H. Whilniiun London, Feb. I ORD AIM HIE, winner of the Mindcn Rose Handicap Strep- lechase at Castle Irwell on Saturday, is owned b\ Major Newland Hillas. a good sportsman and one of the best support
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    R.S.Y.C.
    62 15 On Friday i noon races will at 520 n m On Bundaj 6-mctr class f i <i! the serial for t starting; n It an i < sail th( t Mo TUlings Chall C 10 10 a m Tli < second Df f < >rice Challenge Cap Courses will
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      48 15 Oh I™ i. -».jg Ml After 29th February, 1936, S_-*l C^A no further issues of full- -*»wv^ sized packs of playing cjjj IFL^KE^if. cards m exchange for <j^^^ s 6$ complete sets of miniature I cards will be made. >B?fcLy AAADE IN ENGLAND g. ?f# i; h •jjjjjJ
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    GOVERNMENT'S SHARE IN GAMBLING PROFITS
    323 16 F. M. S. Treasury Pockets Over $75,000 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 17. THE F.M.S. Government collected $75,813.55 from the Selangor Turf Club last year as tax on totalisator and sweep turnover, states the annual report to be presented at the annual general
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    Septuagenarian Peer As Boxing Enthusiast
    142 16 London, Feb. 10. T: HE latest to show an active interest m the fight game is Lord Decies, veteran Irish peer. .He has left for a holiday m South Africa, but before sailing he decided to join the National Union of Boxers, of which Jimmy
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    KEEN PLAY IN PADANG SOCCER MATCH
    425 16 KEEN PLAY IN PADANG SOCCER MA TCH Another S. C. C. Trial STOUT GOALKEEPING THE FEATURE Whites 2; Colours A 'THE S.C.C. held another soccer trial on the Padang yesterday, the 1 Whites emerging winners by the odd goal m "hree. The standard of play was mediocre, none of the
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    Round India Race Result
    67 16 New Delhi. Feb. 15. Lieut. Misrieliand won the twoday round India handicap 1..V20--mile air race for the Viceroy's Cup corrcspmidirq; to the King's Cup m a 1)11. Moth. Chand's speed WBM IK) I.'1 miles per hour and he flrw fart of the journey without map which
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    27 16 CRICKET PRACTICE opened at the S.C C yesterday wlieu there was a «:ood turn-out of members A batsman is here setn at the nets. (Free Press photo).
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    SQUASH RACKETS
    146 16 The following are the results of yesterday's ties m the Tanglln Club squash rackets tournament: Bateman Cup Capt. Markillop bent Col. Hammond Smith 9—3. 9-1. 9—7. Sq Leader Davies beat Bateman 5 7 9-7. 10—8. 9 3. Flt.Lt. Waring beat A D Anderson 9—3. 9—l. 9—4. Swinchatt beat
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    GRIMMETT DEADLY
    29 16 In the Test match m which Australia beat South Africa by an innings on Monday. Orimmett took seven wickets for 40 m the South Africans' second innnings.
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    33 16 Matamata. Feb. 18. In the two-day match between the M.C.C. and Piako. the latter batting first made 106 for seven wickets There was no play after lunch owinp, to rain.
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    SELANGOR GOLF
    165 16 Gardens Club Qualifying Round (From Our Own Correspondent* Ku.il. i Lumpur, Feb. 17. The qualifying round of trie Gar dens Goli Club Championship was played yesterday and the tollowim-. qualified: Khoo Hong Chew 78 W.C Gee 82 Got) Kens Kwee 86 A. R. Mahmood 87 Moll a mod
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    GARRISON G.C.
    35 16 The Ladies' Monthly Medal <BTgev> Of the Singapore Garrison Golf Club. was played yesterday and the iollowing returned the best scores: .Mrs A. M. Cantrell 2 un Mrs H. C. Reilly l down
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    23 16 London, Feb. 18. In the fifth round replay of thi F.A. Ci.p Tottenham beat oradford by two goals to one.— Reuter.
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    48 16 The following Railway Institute players are selected to play against HM.S. Hermes (Stolcers) today on the Railway ground. Kick off at 515 pm Chelliah: Thuray Singam and Y^p Ah Han: Rajuloo. Ra\iam an<l Wee Hock: Sany Bin Kechee Sulong Bt?rg Tay Antong and Raja. Reserves: Sammy and Pakirisamy.
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    JOCKEY MAYO WINS DUVAL GOLF CUP
    168 16 THE goli repetition for tho 'Duval" Cup open to Trainers and Jockt^ys attending the race meeting m IpOb provided interestipoit and resulted m n win tor Jockey Joe M ■v Albori r H Sli'iuh sur- :iv lacilrtl third i pla v n a!l I
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    ANDY NORMAN
    73 16 Death Well-Known Malayan Trainer From Our Oun rnrnsp mdent > I'cnang. Feb. 18. The death to.)k pUOf at the General Hospital at today of E. 'Andy» Norman racehorse trainer, well-known In Malayan racing drclOß. Norman had been seriously ill foe several weeks past R] d w.i, admitted into
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    SELANGOR LEAGUE
    84 16 Resolution To Wind I |> AmoriaHoM Approi <Fr->m Our own < Ku.il.i I uiniMii i The annual Belangor Associ l1 I was ht'ld thi n I lac room of t C Q Hand 'id After the nlnuU i ol tl mri<r.:r^. and tIM had been conflrn rcl ttM
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