The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 February 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,784 ESTI). 1835. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1936 10 CENTS
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    "MENACE TO PEACE OF FAR EAST"
    196 1 Soviet's Serious View Of Frontier Clashes DISPUTE WITH JAPAN Both Countries Anxious For A Peaceful Settlement THOUGH both Japan and the Soviet are indulging m he diplomatic fireworks of wordy conflict, the litest If* indicate that the tension between the countries er the clashes
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    94 1 Tokio, Feb. 22. THE Cabinet, it is reported, is desirous of a peaceful settlement of the disputes with the Soviet and it Is understood that it has been decided that. "Although the lawless entry of Soviet troops into Manchukuo territory is outrageous." the affair should be settled through diplomatic channels.
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    GOODWILL FLIGHT
    55 1 Planes Leave Hong Kon« For Amoy Huns Kons. Feb. 23. R A.F. planes on the goodwill to Japan hopped off today tor at 9.30 a.m. local time after a I a week owing to inclement thi r Reufc r Amoy. Feb. 23. 1 RAF. flying boats arrived r°
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    FAREWELL DINNER
    50 1  - FA RE WELL DINNER Sin Chew Jit Poh Kplomate Gather In Honour Of Sir Alexander Cadogan Shanghai, Feb. 23. Gen Chans Chun. Chinese Foreign t. held a farewell dinner m of St. Alexander Cadogan. the tish Ambassador m China, last night large number of foreign dlpund Consular officials were pre-
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    "TOPPERS" REPLACED
    99 1 Kin£ Attends His First Public Function London, Feb. 19. The King fulfilled his first public function when he visited the British Industries Fair at Olympia this afternoon, attended by Mr. Walter Runciman. President of the Board of Trade. He received a very cordial welcome m the streets, while
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    42 1 Mr R. Kinsley Bell. C.P.0.. Batu Pahat. leaves for Europe on leave via South America at the end of this month, and his place will be filled by Mr. J. M. N. A. Nicholls. who is at pres?nt O.c.PD.. Kuala Lumpur South.
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    Nanking Too Pro-Japanese For Mr. Hu Han Min
    311 1  - Nanking Too Pro- Japanese For Mr. Hu Han Min Sin Chew Jit Poh THREE-POINT PROPOSAL MEANS SUBJECTION TO JAPAN Salvation Must Come From The People Hong Kong, Feb. 23. STARTLING disclosures on Nank- *J ing's Japan policy was made by Mr. Hu Han Mm. leader of the veteran section of
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    BANGKOK PLAN DROPPED
    42 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 23. "THE Government plan for deepening the bar m Bangkok River, involving huge cost, has been dropped, for the time being, no expenditure for the project appearing m this coming year's budget estimates.
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    FIVE KILLED IN AIR CRASH
    60 1 Sydney, Feb. 19. A X least five persons are be- lieved to have been killed when a passenger plane from Leeton crashed m rough country 40 miles from Sydney tonight and burst into flames. Search parties are trying to locate the plane but it is
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    CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND COMMUNISTS
    129 1 Nazis Say They Arc Plotting In Rhineland Ilerlin, Fch. tZ. An alleged ploL by Catholic priests and Communist leaders m the Rhineland and Westphalia is the subject of an official communique stating that secret police are investigating the cooperation of the Catholic Young Men's Association with
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    "SOMEBODY IS LYING"
    247 1 Has Ras Mulugeta Been Defeated? /Udis Ababa, Feb. 22. 'THE Government is maintaining •I complete silence regarding the position m the north, contenting itself, when referring to Ras Mulugeta's defeat, with stating, "Somebody is lying." Unofficial reports state that the Italians are maintaining the bombard- ment with
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    $30,000,000 FOR NAVAL STATIONS
    110 1 U.S. PROGRAMME $6,000,000 Earmarked For Californian Coast Washington. Feb. 23. PENATOR Park Trammell yes*3 terday submitted to the Senate Naval Affairs Committee a bill providing for a $30,000,000 programme of naval station construction throughout the country. The Bill will aft>rt Navy yards. clr<>m».s. munition depots and
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    SPANISH FASCISTS
    75 1 Bowing To Judgment Of The People Madrid. l>b 22. The Lelt leader. it&Of A/..t:.a. hai formed Cabinet. No reactionary outbreak is tnwrtrt Irom the Fascists. their leader. Sennr Gil Robles. having declared thai he bows to Qm peoples judgment Apart from about 30 s?aLs In the Cortes which
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    DAM MAN PROBLEM
    54 1 Austria And Italy In Agreement Rome. Feb. It. Following conversations between SlgHOr Suvich and the Austrian PYmtgn milliter dealing ehttflf w::h the D.triublan problem, a DIMMMBJQVI itatei that tin* BllnUti rs an' m romplelr agreement. It confirmed the Intention of following the policy outlined m the Italo-Avstro-Hungai
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    GERMAN DEBTS
    55 1 Berlin. Feb The it unlit HI Mfcemeiil m n-n.irds Germany's short-term debts expiring on Fob 29. will b«* prolonged fOff other pear Debts dropped during the peat from 140 000 000 t i 108 000 000 Italy does v.n' par!:«-:pate m ||M Mi agreement ay her .small credits
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    NEW COINAGE
    46 1 London. Feb. IS, The Kin^ yesterday received In audl enee at Buckingham Palace Sir E'obcrt Johnson. Deputy MasTr. of the Mint, and discussed with Mm stops to be taken for the issue of I new coinage and medals bearing HIM Majesty* effigy.— British Radio
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    190 2 Edmund Lowe In "The Great Impersonation" "The Great Impersonation." which opened at the Alhamhra last night is a moderately "amusing" melodrama with a spy theme blended with a love triangle set against the background Dl England just before the declaration of war It is not a particularly outstanding
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    PEPPER TRIAL COSTS
    19 2 London, Feb. 22. The costs of the pepper trial are m the neighbourhood of €3OfW>o Reuter
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    BRIGADIER LORD
    86 2 To Be Honorary Member Of The Rotary Club The directors of the Singapore Rotary Club have decided to nominate Brigadier Lord of the Salvation Army to honorary membership of the Club, as a mark of appreciation of the very valuable services so froely given by him In connection
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    ANTI-GERMAN BOYCOTT BY BOMBAY DOCTORS
    95 2 Reprisal To Insulting Speech By Hitler Bombay, Feb. 22. The Bombay Medical Union has passed a resolution declaring a boycott on German goods, as the reprisal to Herr Hilter's speech on Jan. 27.Reuter. In this speech. Herr Hitler emphasised the right of the European nations
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    NEW COMMANDANT AT CAMBERLEY
    28 2 London, Feb. ZZ, The War office announces that Major-General Viscount Gort, V.C has been appointed commandant of the Staff College at C.i»y»»>pHpv British Radio
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    Letters To The Editor Banging the Door
    1183 2 Letters To The Editor Banging the Door NON-MALAYS IN THE F.M.S.— A "DANGEROUS AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE"— HOW THEY DO IN CEYLON— MORE ABOUT LOCAL CHINESE AND THE OL YMPICS "DO ÜBLE NA TIONALITY"—WHA T ABOUT PRINCE j OBOLENSKY? j I'o The Editor, Sir Sir Shenton Thomas has belied all the
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    $100,000 Cinema For Singapore
    268 2 READY IN EIGHT MONTHS' TIME Within eight months Singapore will have another cinema. The Tiger Theatre, which is the name decided on. is to ne built at the junction oL belegie Road with Short Street, on the plot of land on which the Eton High School
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    SIX SCHOLARSHIPS
    176 2 Awarded By Selanuor Urban Co-operative Union The Belangor Urban Co-roerative Union, as trustees of the Sir W. OeDnje Maxwell Memorial Co-operative Scholarship Fund, are awarding this year six scholarships of $84 each to children of Co-Operators who hay. passed meritoriously In the 1935 Cambridge Junior Ltcal Examination. societies
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    CONTRACTOR SUED
    158 2 Excavation At Majestic Hotel Site From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 21. A claim against Wee Cheng Soon. a well-known Singapore contractor, for $15,695. for excavation work carried cut on the Rote] Majestic site, brought by F. k. s. P. Periakaruppan Chettiar, 0 1 Kuala Lumpur, was
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    SIR FREDERICK LEITH-ROSS
    64 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Cen. Chan Chai Torn? Gives Banquet In His Honour Hong Konir, Feb. 23. Gen Chan Chai Tone;, virtual dictator of Kwangt *****:. and Mr. Lum Wan Koi. Chairman ct the Provincial Government, gave a banquet last night m honour of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross.
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      332 2 Diary Of The Day Cinemas AUIAMBRA "The Great Impersonation: with 1 Edmund Lowe 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL "Thanks a Million": with Dick Pow.ll and Ann Dvorak. PAVILION "Alice Adams": with {Catherine Hepburn 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. ROW, KATONG "Sequoia" 6.15 and 9 15 p.m. 9.15 p.m. ■RANGOON TALKIES "Madame
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    NO MALAYAN SCOUT CONTINGENT FOR HOLLAND
    335 3 1937 Jamboree i WILL BE REPRESENTED BY SCOUTERS ON LEAVE 'rilllM. \s no prospect of a Malayan contingent of scouts attending the world jamboree to be held next '...n In Holland Malaya, however. will be represented by sco liters who be on leave m
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    $11,500 To Be Spent On Penang Jubilee Home.
    385 3 $250,000 INVESTED IN LONDON <From A Correspondent > Penans, Feb. 23. A MEETING of the Penang and Province Wellesley Jubilee Fund general committee was held on Monday. Present at the meeting were Mr. F. H Grummit (chairman), Mr. B. F. Bridge. Mr.
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    ENGINEER CHARGED
    188 3 Alleged To Have Cheated Tamil m Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 21. Sandragasam described as a gen- i Mi' chunical engineer with a German qualification and an ex-pilot °n the ;iir mail service between Berlin Karachi, w:is produced m the police cant at Batu Gajah, charged having cheated
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    THAIPUSAM DAY TRAGEDY
    51 3 THAIPUSAM DAY TRAGED Y fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) I'enanff, Feb. 22. lie Coroner's inquiry into the Thaiam Day tragedy m which a Hindu ch *ld was killed m a ricksha and i! bus collision was opened today. ter recording the evidence of several witnesses the matter was postponed ""til Mar.
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    FAREWELL TO MR. H. A. FORRER
    445 3 DISTRICT JUDGE'S LONG LEAVE In The Courts Since 1910 ASSOCIATIONS of over 25 years were recalled when Mr. U. A. Forrer, Criminal District Judge and First Magistrate, Singapore, bade roodbye to the staffs of the maristiatcs' courts and other officials, prior to his departure
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    ENTERED GIRL'S ROOM
    70 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 22. Chong Mak was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment and ten strokes pi the rotan by the Seremban magistrate for outraging the modesty of a young Chinese girl. Among those who gave evidence were Mr. D. Gray, the acting Protector
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF CAR
    78 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 22. Charges of theft of a motor-car and housebreaklng prefeired against two Malays. Rashidi and Haji Moham«d Noor, who were involved m a motorcar accident at Degong Road m Sept(mber when one of che party was killed, were withdrawn m
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    30 3 Farmers' World Tour.— Twenty-six British fanners, headed by Major-Gen-eral F J Duncan, have left London on :i world tour to study farming methods m various parts ol the British Empire.
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    AIRMEN'S LUCKY ESCAPE
    197 3 Picked Up After Half An Hour In The Water Mr. James Lewis, a Singapore merchant, and Flight-Lieut. W. F. Murray, of the Hong Kong branch of the Far East Aviation Company, had to swim for half an hour m a stormy sea when the plane m which
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    K.L. WEDDING
    315 3 Mr. Paxton Harding And Miss Joy Ferguson From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Feb. i:\. At St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Philip Paxton Harding, the popular Qelangor Rugby player, at present ot Sunjcel Buloh estate, Kuala Selangor. .on of Mr and Mrs. II Paxton Harding, was married
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    K.L. FLYING CLUB
    206 3 Activities During .Alonth Of January (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala 1 timpiir. Teb. If. Tht^ chief event of ths month, lays the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club p'p.ir for January, was the arrival of the Club's new aircraft, a De Havillaml Hornet Moth. This aircraft is a two-seater
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    FORTIFYING HONG KONG WILL AGGRAVATE PACIFIC SITUATION, SAYS ADMIRAL NAGANO
    427 3 FORTIFYING HONG KONG WILL AGGRAVATE PACIFIC SITUATION, SAYS ADMIRAL NAGANO Japan Not Likely To Attempt To Reach Parity REFERRING the possibility of further British fortifications .il BtJßg KMf, Admiral NaKano. who w:is < Inel lapSjßJlil drlcjiate to th«. I iv« -Power Naval OgfjfgfwMt m I.«,ih!«m». laM tin- Free Prrss that
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    48 3 New i. m i ,i Pavenham ttai i n i 1.1 Lieutenant ol tti> „,l Film ol Quei n V I it* A dim ol U oi Qu i being made In c;■rn v i i mloin Jennj Im i the Otto TmtUt M I M Ui i
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    KIPLING'S FORTUNE FROM HIS WORKS
    461 4 Four Million Copies ESTIMATES of the sales of English authors have always for a j variety of reasons been Impossible to obtain, the main objection being: connected with income tax returns, i Secondly, there is the extremely complicated method of computation. Authors seldom have one
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    OLD PLAY BILLS EXHIBITION
    138 4 Opened In London TTHERE has recently been an exhibition m London of old play bills. Including a number giving details of plays produced under Irving's man- agement of the Lyceum Theatre between 1879 and 1890 -there is a bill for every one of the 530 performances
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    NEW NAPOLEON PLAY
    118 4 "St. Helena* ■"PHE Old Vie. is breaking new ground shortly when it is to present for the first time on any stage "St. Helena." a play about the last days of Napoleon written by R. C. Sherrirt" and Jean de Casalis. The leading part will be taken
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    WHY THE NAVAL CONFERENCE HAS FAILED
    1079 4  - WHY THE NA VAL CONFERENCE HAS FAILED HECTOR BYWATER BY "Equality Of Armaments Cannot Give Equality Of Security' 9 London, Feb. 10. A S an effective medium for arrest- ing competition m naval armaments, the London Conference ceased to function on Jan. 15. when the Japanese delegation withdrew. The Conference,
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    French Minister Who lias A New Idea Every Day
    226 4 POSTAL MUSEUM FOX PARIS THE French Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. M. Georges Mandel, has a reputation for refreshing Paris with a new idea every day. He has introduced scores of innovations m his department and has now decided to create
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    "OLD SCHOOL TIE" ACT PASSED
    304 4 C loan -up Of Cads < |>« I nut) THE 'Old School Tit Act pasted m South A: res Met the i; U nd unifOtmi to those Who arc entitled to them bai <■ l.ir pr..\. nthtf a iiasco. aii 'caci.s 1 caught w< tend
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    218 5 SK;NOR GRANDI, the Itiliin \mhiw i KS m black and white, trimmed with mauve, being fitted to the route of Kins Gcorge'a funeral procession at Hyde Park Corner, London. THE GROUNDS OF WINDSOR CASTLE were thrown open to the publir to enable them to view the wreaths sent to the
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    NEW ZEPPELIN CHALLENGE TO WORLD
    851 6 NEW ZEPPELIN CHALLENGE TO WORLD Latest Giant Will Cross Atlantic In 40 Hours LAUNCHING TO COINCIDE WITH FIRST PASSAGE OF QUEEN MARY Friedrichshafen, Feb. 13. r\\ May I Britain's giant liner Queen Mary sets out into the Atlantic on her maiden voyage. On the same day, almost at the same
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    LEAVE MARRIED WOMEN ALONE
    118 6 Gaol For Tamil Who Annoyed One (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 21. "This will teach you to leave married women alone," remarked Mr. J. Calder, the Kuala Lumpur magistrate, m sentencing a Telegu named Kottajah to three months' rigorous imprisonment for trespassing m the
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    MALACCA'S SLUMS
    59 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Dr. W. L. Blakemore's energy m tackling Malacca's bad and insanitary houses is producing good results. With the demolition of many houses unnt for human habitation, a demand has arisen for new houses with the result that several houses will soon be put
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    65 6 Che Mohamed Salleh. the Taiping magistrate, is going on transfer to Selangor next month as District Officer at Kajang. Che Salleh. during his short stay m Talping*. showed a great interest m local scouting, being the District Assistant Commissioner lor Malay Scouts. He was a member of the Malayan contingent
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    SKYSCRAPERS WON'T COME TO MALAYA
    866 6 Mr. F. G. Coales Outlines Building Developments GREAT SCOPE FOR STEEL FRAMED BUILDING Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 23. A interesting review of structural engineering developments m Malaya during the last fifteen years was given by Mr. F. G. Coales, chairman of the Selangor, Negri Sembilan and
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    DEATH OF MR. W. WADDELL
    450 6 DEATH OF MR. W. WADDELL FORMER LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR Retired From Singapore In 1909 'THE cremation took place on Thurs- day, Feb. G. at Golders Green, London, Eng.. of Mr. William Paterson Waddell, a former partner for nearly 30 years m Edward Boustead and Co., East India Merchants, etc., and a
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    MALACCA VOLUNTEERS
    288 6 Annual Meeting Of Rifle Association (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 22. The annual general meeting or the Malacca Volunteer Corps Battalion Rifle Association was held at the M.V.C. headquarters with Lieut.-Col. A. A ;Lermit. 0.8. E., V.D., m the chah The following were also present: Captains R.
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    HEALTH MUSEUM FOR SINGAPORE
    201 6 AT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Modern Education Methods A PIBLIC Health Museum. modelled on the famous Wellcome Museum m Londim is bein& started at the Kir^ Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore. London and Nanking .v the establishment of th< M isnim which will lake some jrean
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    39 6 Vice-Admiral Sir Humphiw Thomat Walwyn. the new Govern.. r ■>* Newfoundland m succession U) Adrriral Sir David Murray Anderson rifCd m St John's with two ot the Commissimiors of the Governmerr Sir John Hope Simpson and Mr W R H •*>>•
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    MALACCA'S NEW CABARET
    84 6 <From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. With the closing down at the end ol February of the City Park Malacca will have to wait for some months before they can have another dance hall. Work 'has already begun on a new cabaret on the land next to the
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    SPLIT HINTED Between Lady Ashley & Doug. Fairbanks
    663 7  - SPLIT HINTED Between Lady Ashley Doug. Fairbanks SHEILAH GRAHAM Hollywood Today BY rvOUGLAS Fairbanks Senior has V arrived here by air and will start work on the film production of "Marco Polo." To* date, Fairbanks has not yet decided whether he will play the lead m the movie or whether
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    KING'S BROADCAST TO THE EMPIRE
    292 7 FIRST TIME SINCE ACCESSION When It WilTße Heard In Malaya London, Feb. 22. GREAT interest has been aroused not only throughout the British Empire, but the rest of the world by the announcement that King Edward will broadcast for the first time since his accession
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    OIL SANCTIONS ON MAR. 2?
    163 7 COMMITTEE OF EIGHTEEN' TO MEET Other Sanctions May Be AppliedLondon, Feb. 2'!. IT is announced from Oeneva that the Committee of Eighteen will meet on Mar. 2 to discuss, m the light of the recent report of the experts' committee, the question of applying an
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    Winning CONTRACT
    444 7 Winning CONTRACT HIGH CARD VALUES or the FOUR-ACES SYSTEM TOTAL VALUE o» PACK 2* AVCAAO! HAND t'/t David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schmken, world's leadina tcam-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. A FINF SAFF.TY PUI yODAY we have another
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    Statistics Office Library Notice
    418 7 The following publication! vm issued or received by the Department of Statistics SS and FMS. during the period Feb. 15 to 21. 1936. Inclusive, and are available lor publu- use m the Reference Library. Fullerton Building. Singapore Applications may be made by members ol the public
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      42 7 A TONIGHT 6.15 915 m lhambrA EDMUND LOWE i" the most fascinating, most baffling dual role ever portrayed as the astounding MASTER S »'V K. PHILLIPS OPPENHIEMi greatest mystery story "THE GREAT IMPERSONATION" «th VALERIE HOBSON KRANK HICK'S "FANG CI.AW" opens Wednesday.
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      624 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY i Singapore— ZHl Transmission 2 < Owned and operated by Radio Service Two of the following frequencies Co. of Malaya Ltd.) will be used: GSJ 13.93 m., GSG 1G.86m., or GSF 19.82 m. Wavelength— 49.9 metres P-™- pm 6.20 Big Ben Scotland vs Ireland. I Interval
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    DOMESTIC OCCURENCES MARRIAGE
    35 8 DOMESTIC OCCU RENCES MARRIAGE ELPHICK-OWEN At Singapore on Peb. 22. 1936, Harry Elphick, son ol the late James Edward and Mrs. Elphick to Isabel Owen, daughter of the lat? Col. and Mrs. T. A. Barstow.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY FEBRUARY, 24, 1936. Father's Footsteps
    971 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY FEBRUARY, 24, 1936. Father's Footsteps U7E who live In Malaya have long grown accustomed to being told how to manage our own affairs by the casual traveller, who passes through on one of those brisk, grand tours of the East which, one suspects, can be
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    as I was Saying –
    659 8 as I was Saying Will Oxford "Viva" lie A bo li shed IN the coming term Oxford University is once more going to discuss that question of questions the "viva voce" m final honour school, states a leading article m the Manchester Guardian. At present candidates for an honours degree
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    Wednesday's Child
    798 8 I7VERY Wednesday morning at nine O'clock Miss Milly Craggs pushed the pram to the Infant Welfare Centre Inside the Dram lurked Myrna Shirley Gibbs. agei roughly eighteen months No. 1.924 m the filing cabinet. The baby had derived her two first names iron the films her mother had
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      106 8 A GIRL AT HOME HAS TWICE BEEN AWARDED damages for breach of promise. She can now live on jilt-edged securities. Promise yourself a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY; it's the best security obtainable against financial disaster caused by illness or injury. tNtKAL ACCIDENT FIRE b LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD.
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    PREMIER DENIES LEAKAGE TO PRESS ON DEFENCES
    232 9 ARTICLES BASED ON KNOWN FACTS If He Had Intelligence Of Journalist! London, Feb. 22. m the House of Commons Mr. Baldwin was closely questioned as regards press statements outlining the Government's defence plans. He dented there had been leakages and said the articles
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    PORTUGAL TO KEEP HER COLONIES
    93 9 PORTUGAL TO KEEP HER COLONIES More Of Prestige m Economics London^ Feb. 22. sal i i consider a recolonies was affirmed by ihor Salazar. at a meetibers oi Parliament. He Portuguese colonies discussed, as the matter of prestige than of eco- d Portugal had no mandated ■lies. if it was
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    CHINA'S TRADE
    51 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Favo ura ble Ra la nee In January Shanghai, Feb. 23. COft the first time for mttny years the figures issued by the Chinese Maritime Customs Department showed that, exports from China during January exceeded imports by nearly $2,000,000. Exports totalled 537.344.341 and imports
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    GERMAN PROTEST TO SWITZERLAND
    70 9 s <<iuel To Banning Of All Nazi Activities Berlin, Feb. 22. The German Minister has been inted to hand a note to the Swiss Government energetically protesting the derision ot the Swiss Fede--1 Council prohibiting all Nazi activi"ea m Switzerland li is stated the note stresses
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    PEIPING-SHANHAIKWAN RAILWAY
    49 9  - PEIPING-SHANHAIKWAN RAILWAY Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Feb. 23. imoura m North China persist that Chinese authorities m HoDei arc negotiating with the Japanese for Bale of the Peiping-ShanhaiKwan way to Ifenchukuo, v.'hich v/culd i that the main iiilway'in North >Uli; i would be controlled by lie Ja Pat.
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    MOVE TO SMASH SOCCER POOLS
    213 9 MOVE TO SMASH SOCCER POOLS DRASTIC ACTION BY FOOTBALL LEAGUE Industry Evil To The Game" London, Feb. 22. ORACTICALLY all British news-; papers express approval of the decision by the Football League to wage drastic war on the football pools form of credit betting which has grown to tremendous proportions
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    AMAZING COMPLICATIONS
    207 9 Amazing complications are likely to follow the Football League's decision to smash the football pools a ,€20,000,000 Industry as "an evil to the game." It is estimated that 10.000.000 people participate m the pools each week. A great secondary industry has developed involving large extra staffs at p
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    LEGISLATION WANTED
    109 9 At a meeting m Manchester of the directors of Footbali League clubs, called to consider the attitude of tho League to "Pool Betting" on League matches, it was decided to ask the Government to introduce legislation to JrtOp pOOIS. Meanwhile, m order to prevent Dromoters from using pool
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    Concert Debut Of The Regimental Band
    1001 9 FINE CO-OPERATION WITH MUSICAL SOCIETY THE arrival of a new regiment m Singapore is always eagerly awaited for a number of reasons, but not the least interest is displayed m musical circles for on their band depends the quality of our orchestral concerts for
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    BRITISH POLICY IN ABYSSINIA
    298 9 ITALY HAS PROVED TOO MUCH Maffey Report Shows It Is Disinterested London, Feb. 22. TT is expected that during Monday's debate m the House of Commons Mr. Anthony Eden will deliver the first considerable parliamentary speech he has made since becoming Foreign Secretary. It is understood
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    BEWILDERMENT IN ROME
    61 9 Rome, Feb. 22. The publication ol the MalTey report m the Giornale d'ltalia has caused surprise and bewilderment as most Italians do not understand the reason I for publication ot this particular secition of the report as it clearly favours the British standpoint and shows that. ,m
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      IMPERIAL TOBACCO'S PROFIT OF £10,268,210
      930 10 Gain Of Over <X>79,000 To Record Level ItESEIIVE FUND RAISED TO SIX AND A HALF MILLION POUNDS London, Feb. 8. PROFITS of the Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) reached a record level m the year to Oct. 31, 1935, at £10,268,210. It
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      THE SIGN OF PROSPERITY
      140 10 Record Increase In Savings Reported strikes evidence ol the trade improvement m East Lancashire, where effects Ol the cotton trade slump have bee- -rvere. was produced at the annual meeting of the Blackburn SiVings Bank. The Chairman, Sir William Forrest. reported that the total funds possessed
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      91 10 Tin Shares Not Affected By Quota Announcement I.opdrn, Feb. 20. With cautiousness replacing the r rent hectic buying, .1 quieter disp tien prevailed on th 3 Stock Exchange Furthermore the Blackening of speculative buying m New York caused som hesitation and the majority of movements were downward, although
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      BANKS' BEST FIGURES FOR 5 YEARS
      63 10 Official evidence of the Improvement In trade m the Manchester district during 1935 la provided. Figures m the Manchester Backers*' Clearing House return for the year show that the total feali with was a, jOI. 555.174. an Increase ol 83.224.95f) compared with the previous
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      37 10 Thrice Bereaved.- Mrs. Richard Hycdes, of Castle Street, Paisley of whoso children were burned to death at their .home on Christmas Eve has lost a third chitt aged 10 months! who died m hospital after an illness
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      95 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Feb. 22, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Nc. I.X. R.S.S. incases FOB. February) 25 15 16 26 116 Good FAQ m cases (FOB February > 25 13 16 25 15.16 No. I.X. R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore* 25 *.j 25 7 8 Nr. I.X. R.S.S. March
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      88 10 Feb. 82 Buyers Sellers Gambler 6.00 Jam Cube 925 Hamburg Cube 10.75 Whit- 1 Ifuntok Pepper 17 25 Black Pepper 9.00 Copra, Sundriod 5.50 Copra, mixed 5.00 Small Flake Tapioca 4.40 R. B Siam No. 1 per kovan 103 Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Jelotong 7.00 «Siam> W.C.
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      88 10 Dur week ending Fob 15. •}•>'■■ tinned pineapples irom Malayan ports amounted to 50.215 cases ci which: C nt.) cases were to the m, 175 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 21.351 «42 p cent.) casej to Canada, and 2.310 (5 pef cen j
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      PASSENGERS FROM AUSTRALIA
      241 10 I More than 40 passengers were on J board the Blue Funnel line Centaur i M D Bhe arrived Iron Western Aus- ralia oil Friday. O: these 27 landed < it Singapore, two will dlsembmn When the boat returns from Penan-. >nr will leave at P< nan-
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      COMMODITY MARKET
      113 10 RUBBM: Stead}. Buyers Sellers L- ndon Spot 7 3 B d. 7 7 tad April- June 7 7 16d. 7 9 16d' July-Sept J 7 9 16d ?5 d Oct.-Dec 7-\< d. 7^,d" I'BPPRR: White Muntok. m bond: 5d White Muntok: Mar.-May 43/, d Lampong black, m bond
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser and Co.'s List
      11 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser and Co.'s List rh3h34 ftjzae4
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      21 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Saturday's Singapore Quotations drtjwerm35r j i Boml Sydiu-v M< II ft New I Ban] I i N
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      WYTHENSHAWE'S LIGHT INDUSTRIES
      18 10 WYTHENSHAWE'S LI GHT INDUSTRIES M light Industrie! rhc Ml li I The icton I i i already tx
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      BIG RISES IN INDUSTRIAL SHARES
      461 11 Chinese And Peruvian Bonds Strong TRANS-ATLANTICS ADVANCE Exchange Telegraph Company's Weekly Review London, Feb. 12. rYESPITE the fact that there has been some profit-taking m evidence the tone of the security markets m the past week has remained generally cheerful. Though hesitant at times the
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      STOCK EXCHANGE AND NEW ISSUES
      474 11 VIEW ON PRIVATE PLACINGS Prospectus Or Offer For Sale Preferred London, Feb. 12. r T IHEl HE Committee for General Purposes of the Stock Exchange yesterday issued a notice dealing with the question of the distribution of securities by means of a private Placing, as
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      FIXED TRUSTS
      299 11 Hoard Of Trade Committee To Be Appointed Mr. Runciman (President of the Board of Trade), m the House of Commons yesterday, stated that he had decided to appoint a Departmental Committee to inquire into the subject of fixed trusts m all its aspects. The composition of the Committee
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      Mining Share Market Irregular
      345 11 An irregular tendency has prevailed m the Mining Shnre Market during the past week. There has been little doing on Home Account, while the Cape has alternated between selling and buying. Paris has supported some of her specialities. Fast Rand Props have been a prominent figure
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      GREAT INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL
      137 11 GREAT INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL £21,000,000 ADVANCE IN* REVENUE Best Steel Output I For 9 Years London, Feb. 12. HEMARKABLE evidence of Bri- tain's continued industrial revival is provided today. National revenue to date totals £590.681,852— £2!, 204,493 more than at the same date last year. With the single exception of surtax,
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      MORE FACTORIES FOR LONDON
      192 11 Active Building Reports from London's many trades and industries yesterday all told a j similar story of rising activity and prosperity. They included: Building Trades. National Federation of Building Trades Employers: There is active construction of factories and new business premises. Furniture.— London Furniture Trades {Association:
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      IRON AND STEEL BOOM
      174 11 Output Sold For Months Ahead Sheffield is producing more steel I than ever before m its history. Since 1 1931— when other industries began to I experience the slump its production has increased by 110 per cent. In the past three years unemployment has fallen from
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      RECORDS BROKEN AT BIRMINGHAM
      25 11 Big Motor Car Orders In Birmingham and district trade prospects are brighter than at any time since the war. Many factories
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      UNSHRINKABLE COTTON CLOTHS
      262 11 Shrinkage m laundering has been cenquered m the cotton industry. The Bleachers' Association. Ltd.. have installed sanforizing machines which can give guaranteed thoroughly-shrunk cloths and thereby eliminate shrinkage of made-up articles and garments when laundered. The new process is described by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce as
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      WORKING DAY AND NIGHT
      80 11 Manchester Activity In Manchester mills producing coarse yarn and cloth are working at full pressure, and are booked up for months ahead. Cotton production, which has hitherto lagged behind, has now reached 80 per cent, of capacity. Machine tool makers are. working i night and day.
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      350 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and m the manner pres- j cribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of j the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50.000 000 Issued and fully paid
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      497 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600 000 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Blshopsgate. London EC. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Ipoh s» marang Amritsar Hollo Bsifjosj
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    CANTON-HONG KONG
    185 12 Increase Of Steamers And Train Fares Canton, Feb. 3. Cut -throat competition between steamen and trains is to be eliminThrove!] an understanding arrive 1 at between the carriers Of patsemen between Hong Kong and Canton there is to be no more inducements m hi out to the public
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    BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES
    117 12 More Efficient Deck-Hands Recommended London, fr>b. 21. The Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee, inquiring into the recent losses of British ships, on behalf of the Board of Trade, recommends an allround increase of efficient deck-hands, which it defines as a man over 19 with three years' deck service
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    THIRD LINER ORDER IN A YEAR
    90 12 The famous Birkenhead shipbuilding firm of Cammell, Laird Co., Ltd.. has received an order from the Blue Star Line for another 12,000-ton vessel. This is the third order that the firm has received from the Blue Star Line m the past twelve months Another
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    ATLANTIC FARE DECISION
    261 12 Proposed Increase By All C ompanies Paris, Feb. 8. An Pfreement In principle to increase passenger rates on all Atlantic lines has b-.en taken by the North Atlantic Conference In Paris. mil decision, which will affect all travellers on Atlantic lines, and especially British passengers, has saved
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    A DRIATIC SHIPYARDS' CAPITAL INCREASE
    141 12 A DRI ATIC SHIPYARDS' CAPITAL INCREASE According to a Belgrade message, th joint eanital of the? two Adriatic shipyards, with which the Yugoslav Government recently placed a large shipbuilding order, is to be increased to 8.000.000 dinars. The result, it to stated, will be that the building programme will be
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    19 12 Mr. Clifford, of the Teluk Anson Post Office, proceeds to Taiping on traosfer at the end of the month.
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    LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    248 12 Claims The Subsidy Saved Tramp Shipping London, Feb. 12. 'THAT the British tramp shipping: industry had been savrd from collapse by the Government subsidy scheme is the opinion of the Tramp Shipping Committee, whose second report was, issued yesterday. Co-operation m fixing minimum freight rates for various
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    CONTE VERDE
    21 12 The C«)l)!r Thursday Bhanchal and berth bloo B H li rt n< i Colon H s (i. Brlmtl v
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    SEAMEN'S CUT REDUCED
    169 12 Fresh Offer To Shipyard Men London, Feb. 12. TWO cheering announcements to seamen and shipbuilding workers were made yesterday. The National Maritime Board decided to restore a second quarter of the 10 per cent. 1932 cut m seamen's wage.* on F«'b. 24 and third Walter on July
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    WHAT SAILORS READ
    403 12 Sea Library Shows A Very Catholic Taste The most curious library m the world has just established its 700 th branch It Is the library of the seafaring books, the volumes that spend their whole lives m British merchant vessels. They arc read m leisure moments u:.der
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    NEW COMPANY
    62 12 A now company styled Roy Buckley, Ltd.. has been registered m London with a capital of €2.000 m €1 shares to carry on the business of shipping and forwarding agents, motor haulage arri cartage contractors, insurant** agents and/or brokers, etc The dir ectors are: Roy Buckley (permanent managing
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      69 12 HENDERSON LINE SrHFDM X or s\IIIN« s By Fortnifhtly I'as.srnKel Strain Between Kancoon. l'»rt Marneilles. Palma ami HOMKWAKD SAIIIN« S Port of Disembarkation >' |v> \tA\r X AMAKAPOORA KXIffIfENDINE AMAHAIHHXtA OHINDWIN rails London n Through mmm fares to Straits Port «»f KmbarwJJJ^ KiMHi.N Single vM 4« Hrturn Z yr.m M#ff
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      398 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. 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, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7pm Kota Bahru,
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      285 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the w ur expettr-d to arru, East Wharf (Kntrame i..t\, Rohna 22. Crr m. r Main Wharf (Knlranrr CiaU D'Artagnan 18. V k pus 14; Pro < Kudat 9; Flintshire 7 Empire Hack Entrain r ,i, Ohokoh Mam M; s BelKlum Maru 36; X i Empire
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      402 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due fj^J! 1 Tonnage Spore. KANCHI 17.000 l<\ b2B QnimjM 1936 set I(? IP*— s I CHITRAL 15.000 Apr. 24 KAJWJTANA 17,000 July 31 Carco only. r HOMEWARDS T nnaKe SF Tonna W K 1 'SSSSSk IKS ffiH f HAWALPINDI 17.000
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      1015 13 siiipiYng THE BLUE FUNNEL LIM (Ocran Hie llua Khiuw Steanuhlp Co (ItM)LI4 steam Ship Co., Lid., and China Mutual 1 IC t unard While suLU Steam Nayi K alion to., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship to u« The StraitH St«a nship 0 Ltd The Au^.aliau u,,ei,ili 1' Lid The China Navigation
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    SMALLER GUNS IN BATTLESHIP
    316 14 14-INCH CALIBRE LIMIT London. Feb. 11. tthe Informal eootacti between the head! ol delegation! to the i,<>ii<i.im Naval Conference haft ted to .i sun itintiil rapprocnement ol vltfwi regardinf the limitation <»t b.it tlcships. writes the Naval eoßeapondeni oi the Morning Post It is now virtually
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    IRELAND'S DECISIVE WIN OVER SCOTLAND
    198 15 Fifty Thousand Spectators SPIRITED TACKLING KEEPS SCOTS XV AT BAY MurrayfH Id. Feb. 22. ;!l TV TIIOISAND people here today saw Ireland, conquerors oi Finland by six points to three, beat Scotland at Rugby by ten points to four. The weather VM threatening and the
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    NEW SECRETARY
    69 15 Tor n ianu:or Golf Club Correspondent la Lumpw, Feb. Tl. :< r Ct tl] Club have apLongbottom of Ser final or the Club played here today win for Mayor over up. >r >duced some excellen rs were all square at >r won by two holes c ml -final
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    COWAP CUP
    78 15 for the first round of the ip and women':- club chamSepoy Lines G. C. is 3 Evans vs. Miss Eggs. Mrs. Young. Miss Mi Lucy, Mis. English vs. The following have drawn Allen vs. Miss Jones. Mrs. If] Pallester. The first be played on or before Mar md
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    SANDERSON'S FINE INNINGS
    310 15 SANDERSON'S FINE INNINGS An Exciting Cricket Match INSTEAD of the original cricket fixture between the V.M.C.A. Seniors and the Juniors on Saturday on the V.M.C.A. ground ai Alison Road, two teams representing Mr. Fong im's and Mr. Willis' elevens met m an exciting match. Taking first knock Mr Fong Lim's
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    S.C.R.C. VS. S.R.C
    49 15 The* S.CRC. will field the following scccer team against the S.R.C. on the; S X C. ground on Mar. 2:— Henry Boon: Chee Lim and Cheok Wah; Swee Keng. John Then and Choo Beng: Kee Siang. Kee Pow. Choon Lin. Chong Peng and T. W. Ong.
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    HOME RUGBY
    105 15 Royal Air Force Heal The Navy Rup.by games played on Saturday resulted, says Renter, as follows: Army 0. Territorial Army 0. Bristol 3, own is. a li. Cambridge Un. 6, Lond Scottish 6. Coventry 3. Sale 3 abandjned m se cond half. Devonport Services 3, Rcdruth 11. Headlngley
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    SELANGOR BADMINTON ACTIVITIES
    469 15 SELANGOR BADMINTON ACTIVITIES Review Of Year's Play DOUBLES CHAMPIONS STILL REMAiN UNDEFEATED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 22. TIIF annii.il distribution of prizes to the winners of the 1935 Selan^or badminton championships will take place at the Victoria Institution Hall tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon and not on Feb. 29
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    New Cricket XI Defeated
    125 15 SELANGOR CROCKS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 22. THE Selnngor Crocks, a new cricket team organised among cricketers over 40 years of age. met defeat from the V.M.C.A. by six wickets m their first match on the Association ground today. Against the excellent bowling
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    C.R.C. CRICKET
    150 15 Eii Cheow -Hiii Makes 72 Not Out From A Correspondent.) PcnanK. Feb. 22. The Chinese Recreation Club hav< held a practice cricket «ame between "A" and "B" teams. The fame resulted m a win lor the l'ormer team by 40 runs. En Cheow Hin playing for the Winners
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    SIKH UNION LOSE
    94 15 Sclan-or C\uh Win I*y 19 Runs Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2:1. (From Our Own Ccr respondent* The Selangor Club defeated the Sikh J Union on the Padang by 19 runs today. The Club scored 128 runs of which ;J. G. Wyide scored 67. comprising nine boundaries. Shamsher Singh
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL HOLDS REUNION
    248 15 Golden Jubilee Celebrations OLD BOYS WIN CRICKET MATCH BY 61 RUNS THIS is the Golden Jubilee year of the Anglo-Chinese S< liool m Singapore and m celebration of this event the annual re-union of past and present students on the sports field took place on Saturday
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    PLAYING THREE STROKES AHEAD
    616 15 Lindrum's Tactics (From Our Billiards Correspondent) i^REAT billiards players seem for ever to be playing easy strokes at billiards. In fact their strokes are easy but the skill and the art that go into the professionals 1 easy strokes makes the difference between the bi^ achievements
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    S.C.R.C. MEETING
    82 15 S.C .R.C. MEETING Thr Annual the Straits ChlM < vi» vull be hi- Id on I !.<. I 5 p.m. at the Club hou .v i 1. To confirm (ft) I!.- n Inutet «>i tinlast Gonoral M<< i Ihe ot mi Extraordii. ry O *lm 2. To receive thi C
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    PERAK INDIANS
    35 15 (From Our Own I I'm »i» IH» The P«M.tk Indlai paid visit to Ft fettled bf 1 1 i k ang ICusUn Recn iti I i ton v ill be pijvi!.-.: ti -noriow.
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    CHINESE FOOTBALLER'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN LEAGUE MATCH
    264 16 Weather Spoils Play BRENTFORD'S CLOSE GAME WITH STOKE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 23. WEATHER again interferred with the normal League programme and some of the results would have been more surprising under ordinary conditions. Wolverhampton (Martin) were better than Sunderland (Carter
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    ALL OUT FOR 78
    155 16 Ceylonese Play Ipoh Club (Fnm Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 22. The cricket season m Perak opened today with the usual match between the Ceylonese and the Ipoh Club. The Ipoh Club batting first started very well the score at one time readin;-. 60 for two
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    NEW L.B.W. RULE
    72 16 Adopted By Penang Cricket Club (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penans;, Feb. 22. At a meeting neld at the Penang Cricket Club this evening which representatives of all cricket playing cluos were present it was unanimously decided to adopt the new l.b.w. rul^ for the comint? season, starting
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    A.A.A. ELECTIONS
    79 16 At the special g-eneral meeting of the Amicable Athletic Association he l^ on Feb. 16, Mr. Chung Kun Yau, Mr. Tan Chiang Chua were elected President and Secretary respectively m place of Messrs. Soh Ghee Soon and Koh Swet? Chiang resigned and Messrs. Tan Heng Chua and Lim
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    RAMONA WINS AGAIN
    38 16 Dodo Cup yESTERDAY the International Six-metre Class sailed the 2nd race of the series for the Dodo Challenge Cup. The wind was very light from the N.N.E. Ramona finished first. The finishing times being gfkekme5
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    WOMEN'S GOLF
    91 16 First Round Of S.G.C. Championship The following are the results of the Oral round of the women's Club Championshin: Mrs .S. N. Kellv beat Mrs. J. Bagnall. Mrs. J. Mcncur beat Mrs. W. A. Phinos 5 4. Mrs. C. R. Cherry beat Mrs. E. A. Elder 2 uo.
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    M.C.C. TOUR
    56 16 Auckland. Feb. 22. In the match between Aurklani and the M.C.C tourists. Auckland batting first made 306 for six wickets and declare The chiof contributors were Wallace US. Whitolaw 73 and Townsend of Derby. 53 not out The mC C had compiled 98 with O»« Ms* it the
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    50 16 The following have accented to olav jwdmtlon football for S.C.C. vs Terror today at the S.C.C: R. Mel. WhvteN. L. Hammond, P. O'Neil S U w e; x. R V Welch C J Bembroke. ZIF: Dunhi W. T. Henman. M. G Mill, E. MacCreanor, W. A. Ball A P Varekamp.
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    FRIENDLY MATCH
    53 16 Between ELG.C And A friendly mate rison Golf Club md Club was played j formers com so with ■kini and Mum-! 0 I Smith and Reilly I 1 Green and Sharp I I McCullagh and T and Macdonnell I 1 Edwards and OhMf I Kelleher I 1 Grlce
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    AIME RAPHAEL BEATS JAPANESE CHAMPION
    981 16 An Exciting Bout VENTURA MARQUEZ SCORES WIN OVER JOE EAGLE lI7HAT the fights lacked m science was made up for m ex- citement at last night's boxing at the New World arena, when Aime Raphael beat Y. Natori, national welterweight champion of Japan on points
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    SIONG BOO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DINNER
    263 16 Distribution Of Prizes CONCLUSION OF A "VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR" TilK tenth anniversary of the Siong 800 Athlttu IflMtelflM was celebrated last night by a dinner and dance. Mr. Ta»i Siak Kew, the newly elected president, ueltoimd guests and members. He regretted that those present w.r.
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