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

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  • 13 1 AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 11,798 ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1936 10 CENTS
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  • 482 1 MILITARY LEADERS' POLICY Hitler Said To Have Acted Under Pressure Of Internal Difficulties MR. EDEN'S STATEMENT WELCOMED T TITLE ITS denunciation of the Locarno Treaty and of the Rhineland, which has done much to wieck the peace machinery, if not the peace, of
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  • 80 1 Tokio. Mar. 9. Approximately 500 <>fTx- r.-, including I •.1 RoaJO ad --do-camp Emperor. six Lieut (i. ncrals. flv« M..jcr-(i' r. r.ils. ftvt Regimental ('<>m mandiT.s in th«> Tokio ;ir«'a. the rhl.ls ot fchi bWMHK, diwsl ms and s-ctloiw of UM V'ar Ofltoi and (im r.i! I have
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  • 52 1 lei I It ui Budd< her I A communiqu Unvance i ittona m the Er.tr. Ml Iront Mt bttDf con- ly. At thr op thr Spring session of the Chamber, the Pr Admiral l. laid th.it the Mhi b ■m I r ritinu' 1 until Italy had .1 1 her
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  • 180 1 "The Only Possible British Policy" London, Mar. 10. There is general agreement jjnong all parties in the Hcuife of Commons that Mr. Eden's statement that Britain would be in honour bound to assist France and Belgium in tho event of r-.itack by Germany- -represents the cnlv possible
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  • 288 1 Third Bombing Of British Red Cross Unit ly. The Times adds there are gaps and ambiguities in the proposals which inspire misgivings. Britain has a special responsibility, namely, that of attempting to bridge the age-old distrust between Germany and France by endeavouring to achieve a triple friendship "DOOR LFFT WIDE
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    22 1 "YOU ARE MY LUCKY STAR, I SAW YOU FROM AFAR— M 'Popular Song) (The French Chamber has ratified th e Franco-Soviet Pact.)
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  • 12 1 London, Mar. 9. DMIRAL Beatty's condition is extremely grave Reuter
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  • 407 1 manifest duty of statesmanship to rebuild on a new basis the foundations of peace. "NO THREAT OF HOSTILITY" The News-Chronicle: The statement reflects British opinion. We welcome especially the declaration that the reoccupation of the Rhineland implies no threat of hostility. The Morning Post: The breach oi the treaty and
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  • 64 1 ADVANCE TO CONTINUE Rome. Mar. 10. rE Asmara report that Marshal Badoglio has ordered a cease fire is untrue. It is ottirially stated that some planes were ordered back, but this did not signify a pause and Italy is going ahead the same as before.
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  • 102 1 TROOPS CONTROL CADIZ Police Fire On Mob At Granada Madrid. Mar. 10. 'TROOPS have taken control of Cadiz following rioting and arHMI in which churches, convents and schools were destroyed. Two thousand five hundred schoolchildren KlAft been deprived of schools. At Granada Fascists and Socialists
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 74 1 |4| jirßi L* M W» J ~^g g f TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE CABARET ATTRACTION 6.30 to 8.i5 p.m. EVY MARNY SONG DANCE PARODISTS SPECIAL RACE ZELMA WRIGHT m-mmMmm— AMERICAN TAP DANCER DINNER DANCE LILY jade (Informal) 9.30 io Midnight SPANISH DANCER NON -DINERS $1.00 SATURDAY NEXT SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL
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    • 199 1 I i i lit ft*f j 1 SEA VIEW |pi 4 HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BA I!1 KUNNING HOI ANO COM) WATERTENNIS GOLF SWIMMINO SUNBATHING ONr OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC HEAUTY SPOTS Ol I.STS Ol- TIH SIX VIEW HOTEL M\Y T\KI THEIR lIN< II AT TIIE ADELPHI
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  • 45 2 The Acting Chief Justice at Penang Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice a'Reekett Terrell in the 2nd (Cart at 10.30 a.m. Judgment; OS 66 34 Re K. Hadjee Mohamed Yoosuf. At 11 a.m. Assizes— No. 3 Rex vs Chhui Yi.
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  • 151 2 League Reverts To Normal Fixtures London. Mar. 9. After a two-hours' meeting the Football League decided to revert o the normal fixtures and rescind the previous resolution describing football i pools as a menace, the feeling being hat the question of pools was no concern of the League.
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  • 37 2 Mr M. N. Nair. M.A.. LL.B.. after a I short sojourn and a comparative study of the various Droblems affecting Indians in :his country, left Kuala Lumpur on Friday for Rangoon via Penang en route to India.
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  • 506 2 Bong Soo's Fine Volleying THIAN SENG AND H. S. TAN LOSE IN STRAIGHT SETS TEN ties, of which two were unfinished, were played off last evening in the Y.M.C.A. tennis tournament. Lim Bong Soo, the present holder of the
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  • 232 2 Lincolnshire ,And Grand National Louden. Mar. 9. The latest call-overs on the Lincolnshire, to be run at Linciln on Wednesday. Mar 25. over a distance of one mile, and the Grand National to be run at Liverpool on Mar. 27 over a distance ct' four miles. 856 yards
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  • 35 2 The draw tor geldings and fillies, under the Sinsapore Turl Club yearlings scheme, will be held tomorrow. Mar. 12 Owing to a misprint, the date was wrongly stated in our issue of yeslerday
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  • 343 2 (Continued from Page 16) ever the crossbar. A little later Teik Kim and Syed Omar fumbled when well-placed. After about fifteen minutes' play, the Chinese left wing got going and the ball went across to the right from where Khun Onn centred well. Hoi San's shot
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  • 105 2 Inniskillings Make Their First Appearance The Inninlrtllfngl will make their firs' appearance in local football when they p!ay a friendly match against the sec on the Club's ground today. The ground will be enclosed and the usual charge made to non- members. S.CC. XI The S.CC XI will
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  • 469 2 Kay Francis Describes A New Gown For Leisure THE increased leisure that all of us have been enjoying has resulted in a new type of costume for women, according to Kay Francis, glamorous young Warner Brothers star of "I Found Stella Parish," which opens at the Victoria and Globe Theatres
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 199 2 Diary Of The Day High Water. 0.19 am 12.34 p m Sports Racing: Singapore Turl Club Soring Meeting, 2nd. Day. Soccer: Friendlles, sec v.s. InnlsklllIngs at SC.C Y.M.C.A. vs Khalsa at YMCA.: Div. 3. Malaya Publishing House vs Ind. in R.c at SH.B. Lawn Tennis y.m c a Open Tournament.
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  • 440 3 CONCEALED PASSENGERS ON PAN UN G OR TR O USERS Siamese National Costume Under Fire DEBATE IN THE ASSEMBLY (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 8. OHOULD the panting, the Siamese national dress, or trousers be worn by Assembly members This question was debated in the Assembly last week. The
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  • 25 3 Sir John Simon. Home Secretary, stated in Parliament that he did not propose to consider an alteration of the law permitting all-in wrestling on Sundays.
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  • 389 3 Compradore Fined LAM KEE SAN. THE CQINKBI COMPRADORE OF THE S.S CLARA JEBSON STOOD BEFORE MK. T D. HUGHES. IN THE SE- OND MAGISTRATE'S COURT, SINGAPORE, YESTERDAY. ON A CHARGE OF FAILING TO PItOIM < i: ALL THE PASSENGERS OF THE SHIP FOR INSPECTION HY THE PORT HEALTH
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  • 132 3 Celebration Later In The Year? Although the St. Patrick's Society. Singapore, decided at its annual meeting not to hold the usual dinner and ba'» because of the death of King George V. it i.s hoped to have a national celebration later in the year. Mr P A
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    14 3 HORSEB PARADINCi before the seventh race on Saturday at Bukit iiuiali (Tree Press photo).
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  • 341 3 UNEMPLOYED MAN KILLS HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN Another Dying Hemel Hempstead, Mar. 3. 16-YEAR-OLD girl whose mother. 1 father, brother and sister were all found dead in their home in St. Paul's Road, Hemel Hempstead, today, made statement to the police, it is understood, as she lay in a
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    17 3 ANXIOFS CROWDS awaiting the draw of the big sweep at Bukit Timah on Saturday (Free Press photo).
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  • 60 3 Biack streamers were flown from th:? aeroplane which scattered over the sea the ashes of Mr. Hubert Mason, vho was killed when his aeroplane fei into the Mersey near Speke. When a goods train crashed into the beck of another after running awtiy a slope for three miles near Sunderland,
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  • 173 3 MR. PRETTY AMONG VICTIMS PROMINENT European Govern- ment officials were victims of Singapore thieves on Monday. They were Mr. E. E. F. Pretty, secretary to H.E. the Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Capt. John Jeff, Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs, S.S. and F.M.S. Mr. Pretty's house in
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  • 91 3 Mr D. Carmlchael, the Lnwer Perak planter, is going on leave at the end of this month and Mr. A. E. L. Smith will, it is said, manage Consolidated Rubber Estates during his absence. The engagement is announced and the marriage will shortly take place of Mr. Douglas Cook, son
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  • 137 3 Disastrous Fire At Tupai From Our Own Correspondent.) Taipingr, Mar. 8. About 156 persons were rendered homeless by the disastrous fire which raz d to the ground abcut 17 attap houses at Tokong Lane. Tupai. on Saturday. Among the sufierers were five Malays and ten Indians, the resi
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  • 293 3 NA TION SERVICE IS COMING Gordon Highlanders Coming To Singapore THE Free Pres- learns that the 2nd Battalion. Gordon Highlanders, will be coming to Singapore from Gibraltar during the 1936-37 trooping .season. Tfcere will then he, for the first time in the history ot Singapore, three infantry battalions stationed in
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    • 229 3 lii im\ *_\\Wimm MUwUBmUH tn SAICON and return to SINGAPORE via BANGKOK (Saigon to Han:: kok overland); steamer fare Ist el. Singapore/Saigon and Bangkok Sinsapore Sloo.— SINGAPORE— SAIGON— HONG KONG— BANGKOK— SINGAPORE Ist rl round trip fare $140.00. SINGAPORE— HONG KONG— SHANGHAI— MANILA— SAIGON— BANGKOK —SINGAPORE: Ist class round trip
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  • 2401 4 Importance Of Uniform Method An Important Derision nternafional Signs Overseas Membership "Freedom Of The Air 9 African Activities A Neto Serviee Woman Director R ilson Airways 9 Record —No Mishaps Sweeping Statements refuted At Arms Commission Effect Of Central Control Value Of K l|
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    • 13 4 V II v/^ISj GRAND PREMIERE FRIDAY 13th AT THE VICTORIA GLOBE THEATRES r
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    • 141 4 1936 Edition ?f #l »1 §1 h■" just off the Press S^Vlf* C 0^ tRS S DIEECTCEvI *C/<L I nf I Gt*T China, Japan, Korea, Indo-t hina. I X i Z Straits Settlements, Malny States, C^ u KOREA f% *> Siam, Netherlands Indies, Borneo, I Vvt^ H II The Philippines,
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    243 5 [IMPERIAL DIFT building in Tokio sc;r from the Premier*! eft-ciai residency which was seized by troops during the recent Japanese military coop in Tokio la which several leading statesmen were assassinated. MAKING IT IP— For years those two central Usti.ilian ehteffl lit bicn at "boomerangs drawn." This irk-tim. .ji.'l mi\:d.
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    • 31 5 rt *> /v^cT^ Vx %^v\ II s.S^*& (San li Imperial Bee J f 111l V I Qf<% The NEW ZEALAND CO-OPERATIVE HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION. ,Lt2 TEL. 5378 immhm ii^Hi m mm I >
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  • 398 6 HUGE NEW AERODROME FOR SING A PORE Contract Awarded To Fogden, Brisbane TO BE READY IN 1938 THE contract for the construction of the new R.A.F. aerodrome to the west of the twelfth mile, Seletar Road, has just been awarded to Fogden, Brisbane and Co., Ltd., of Singapore. TPHIS is
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  • 210 6 CANADIAN PREMIER'S CRITICISM "111-AdvTsed And Improper" Ottawa. Mj f THE suggestion that Canada request the withdrawal oi Man Consul-General at Ottav. PetruccL because ol an ••impi speech at Montreal made in the Dominion Houa mona tonuiit Mr. Woodsworth. leader oi operative Commonwealth f. who marie tin*
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  • 53 6 •From Cur Own r< respondent Kuala Lumpur. Mai A v rdict of sirclde while of uni mind was returned Che Maarol. sitting as Coroner lntlv Kuala Lumpur Police Court th? inquiry Into the death ll named Nikka Btofh, who died pital M I result of ♦akn l| soda
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  • 120 6 aircraft per: nuance In ipeed rang*. of climb and Me celJ A'.-ernatively. ins:, id range, the Unproved raft may b- ned in the form Gt more military r Tiie fuel consist HO spirit LO which |g add« >t and dt rlvatlve in tilled Until n c< n:ly this 'dopf' had
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  • 176 6 Aeroplane Sales In Australia Although the ban on American planes has been lifted by the Commonwealth, British planes will not be displaced on the Australian market, according to Mrs. F. M. ""Bobby") Terry, a leading Australian airwoman, who arrived at i Singapore on Saturday in the Qantas machine.
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  • 103 6 Said To Have Made A False Charge For intending to cause injury to Dcst Mohamed by falsely charging hJm on Feb. 4 at Sepoy Lines with the thefct ol an alarm clock and some silk shirts from his room at Outram Road. Karam Singh, a young Sikh,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 1031 7 Mr. Eden's Speech In Full London, Mar. 9. THE attitude of the British Government towards the developments which occurred in Germany on Saturday was revealed in the House of Commons by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden. On March A the German Ambassador visited the
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  • 461 7 Winning CONTRACT _&A^WfoU^(XCM) David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Sche~ken world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existena. A BRILLIANT LEAD IJEFENSIVE play and in particular deceptive defensive play constitutes one of the most difficult parts of Bridge. As such
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  • 58 7 JL CHOWAN Chinese woman livtng in a plantation off Telok Mata Ikan, at the 9 12 mile Changi Road. Singapore, was visited by tico robbers early yesterday morning. One. armed with a knife, threatened her but she screamed. The two men. after picking up a pair of ear-rings
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  • 166 7 Gotta Clive In "The Riffht To Live" The Right To Live.'' Warner's picture which opened at the Victoria Theatre last night, is an emotional drama based on the old story of a husband who becomes a cripple with the consequence that his wife falls in iove with somebody
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  • 165 7 Bing Crosby Sings His Way Through Again "Two For Tonight" does not run Qve minutes belore Bing Crosby bur^t > forth into song As America's foremost crooner h can alford to itaf most of the way through lt and the audience that goes to her and see
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  • 79 7 Wealthy English Peer Due Here Lord Beauchamp. a wealthy English peer and former Governor of New South Wales, is coming to Singapore from Sourabaya in the Beloeran He left Australia in the Nieuw Holland, which arrived at Singapore yesterday but disembarked at Sourabaya Lord Beauchamp has made generous
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  • 103 7 From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh. Mar. 10. An unusual accident took place r the Rambun Hydraulic mine a lew days ago resulting in the death of tht Chinese kepala. On the day in question a report v. made to the manager about a leakin the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 9 7 YOU 4^P n U in N Jy t R?
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    • 81 7 Men Made Young Vigour Increased In 24 Hours If you ffel old before your tltn»\ nnd unable to enjoy the pW'sttturrn of youth, take Dr. Ntxor»'* Vi-Tnl** «*nl t**tore yo'.ir MaiiMnS, V»\.t ity L'"l Knerfty. Bij? re#ult« )n 24 i i: vixona Vi-T.;b- nre .*-w <i"* rj ind i;u«r-afitei-'l l<*
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    • 162 7 VITALITY RESTORED MEN and WOMEN MADE YOUNG AGAIN REMARKABLE GLAND DISCOVERY BY CERMAN SCIENTISTS IBL yS^^^^\mmmm^\*l Diagram Showing ACTION OF OKASA ON HUMAN BODY. WHAT OKASA DOES OKASA .1 Oland Hormon pr. n.M diaci till' r> M.D B am.. Mae and Increa* OKAs luternatioii ■rorld bj MAM IM Cl* MAM
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 446 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres P-m. L I 6.00 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times and stock and share report supplied by Fraser and Co. Till 8.30 p.m. Recorded music. 8.30 Close down.
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    • 136 7 5.05 Woman's Hour 5.20 "My Knapsack is Packed." Humorous adventures on the road. 6.05 News in German. 620 Concert of light music. 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Concert of light music (contd >. 8.20 Close DJB. DJN. 8.25 Call DJA. DJB. DJN. 8.35 News in German. 8.50 In praise of
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  • 989 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1936 Football Pools 'THERE are probably more incon- sistencies and anomalies and downright contradictions in the laws relating to betting and gambling than In connection with any other department of society. Legislators and reformers are in the difficult position of attempting to deal
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  • 226 8 The Raja Bendahara of Perak is on a visit to Kuala Lumpur The KL. Traffic Officer, Mr. L. A. G Morris, is insisting that all motor cai drivers in his area should be thoroughly competent before licences are issued to them. Capt. E. Cameron, Assistant Staff Officer,
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  • 667 8 Manchukuo aAiut Outer Mongolia THERE is unfortunately no sign that the tension between Manchukuo md Outer Mongolia (and consequently between Japan and Soviet Russia, their respective protectors) is slackenng. The fighting on the frontier on Dec. 19 has been followed by further incidents including a small
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  • 825 8 '•EARNEST, could you come just minute and take a look into th,kitchen?" "Why do you want me to take a look into the kitchen?" %"I want you to look at Desiree •'What on earth for? I see her every day." "Yes. but tor.ight she's different "Don't start
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 67 8 A MAN WAS SENT TO PRISON recently for trying to tip a policeman. The sentence was severe as the attempt was made to tip him in a canal. A good tip is to take out a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND ALL SICKNESS POLICY before you get hurt or fall sick. (jtNtRAL
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  • 184 9  - JAPAN TIGHTENING HER GRIP ON HOPEI CH ARHAR Sin Chew Jit Poh To Provide Twelve Military And Political Adviser* GEN. SUNG ENGAGES JAPANESE FINANCIAL EXPERT Shanghai, Mar. 10. piE military and administrative departments of the Provinces of Hopei and Charhar will be run with the assistance of Japanese military and
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  • 365 9 SELANGOR CLUB'S FINANCES C SURPLUS OF $14,767 LAST YEAR $8,000 Deficient at Fraser's Hill From Our Own Correspondent) Kuaal Lumpur. Mar 9 rjAYS of financial stress seem to be U ever for the Selangor Club In 1934 was a surplus of $12,609.52 in the me and expenditure account, and the
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  • 239 9 L» Continued from Page 8> sweet. Desiree had melted the icing nt for the pineapple and served K b ;iing hot in a hollowed-out Dutch ese, with slices of orange-peel floatin top. It was eaten with murmurs Of excitement. So was the Camembert, flavoured with eau de
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  • 651 9 "PEACE FOR EMPIRE AND WORLD" Mr. Baldwin Opens Two-Day Debate London, Mar. 9. \ITR. BALDWIN, opening the de**l bate on the Defence White Paper, said the objective of British foreign policy was to secure peace for the peoples of the Empire and the nations of the world
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  • 32 9 New York, Mar. 10. Hopes for the termination of the York lift strike have been dashed g to the owners rejecting the »r's plans for a settlement. Reuter.
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  • 143 9 Programme Of Official Calls The following programme of official calis has been arranged for the visit Of the Siamese Flotilla to Singapore. Thursday. 9.20—9.30 a.m.:— Siamese Officers call on the Commodore. Singapcre, Commodore W. P. Mark-Wardlaw. at H.M. Naval Office. Union Building. 9.45 9.55: Siamese officers call
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  • 86 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Communications With Peiping Cut Off Shanghai, Mar. 10. Cable and telegraphic communications between Peilingmiau. former s^at of the Government of Inner Mongolia, and Peiping have been interrupted. The forces of Prince Teh. a proJapanese Mongolian leader, which were recently station on the outskirts
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  • 82 9 Sentenced To Four Years Penal Servitude London, Mar. 10. Dr. Hermann Gortz. the for ner Oer man aii force officer, was found guilty ot espionage at the Old Bailey yester day. He was sentenced to foi?7 years penal servitude. Reuter. Dr. Gortz was charged on an indict
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  • 198 9 Principal Witness Gives Evidence THE trial was continued at the Sin- gapore Assizes yesterday, before Mr. Justice A. K. a'Beckett and a special jury, of Chhui Yi. the Cantonese who! is charged with the murder of a compatriot. Chong Heow Chow, who was shot down at Jalan Besar
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  • 45 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Tokio Orders Mr. Arita To Cease Parleying Shanghai, Mar. 10. 1\ /JR. Arita, the Japanese Am- bassador in China, is reported to have received instructions from Tokio to cease parleying with the Chinese Central Government until further in- structions.-
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  • 75 9 the accused's face and he had no diffii culty in identifying the accused after his arrest in Johore on Dec. 4. Cross-examined by Mr. Richard Tay- lour, counsel for the defence. Shua; j dented that he had seized the present i opnortunity of coming forward as an i eye witness
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  • 50 9 Nearly 100 Witnesses Already Called London, Mar. 10. Nearly 100 witnesses have already been called for the prosecution in the Ruxton murder trial. The remainder laigely consist of medical experts who examined parts oi the dismembered bodies. It is expected ttia trial will run into next week. Reuter
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  • 127 9 London, Mar. 9. IT is impossible to resist the conclusion that the price oi rubber is destined to rise to a much higher level than that now ruling, remarks the Financial News in a leader today on the rubber outlook
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  • 49 9 Tokio, Mar. 10. After twelve days suspension, the Stock Exchange reopened depressed on apprehensions of Mr. Takahashi's conservative financial policy being supplanted by commitments which will necessitate new tariff revisions and taxation due to Mr. Hirota's acceptance of the army's demands. I Reuter.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 255 9 BEST E. P. N. S. TANKARD SPECIAL PRICES il Mj 1 CAPACITY Price $6.50 Each. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. COURTAULDS FABRIC The MARK OF PERFECTION JUST UNPACKED. IN SAN TOY PRINTED SATIN DULL CREPE ALSO PLAIN DULL -SATIN EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS AND LATEST COLOURS FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEAR
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 558 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. March 10 Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64 120 3 4 120 7 Funding Loan, 4 p,c, 1960-90 118 5 8 118 5 8 War Loan, 3»/2 P
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    • 191 10 Mar 6 7. 9. American Can. Com. 127 125> 8 122 American Telephone and Telegraph 11V 2 173 \1V 4 Atcheaoq Railroad 79V 2 78 75V 4 Chtsapeak 59 58 3 4 57 Vs Dupont 150 148% 146% Firestone 32 3Ms 29% General Electric 40 3 4
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    • 271 10 Another Big Decrease Recorded i Lewis and Peat, Ltd. in their weeky rubber market report dated London, reb. 25. state: Plantation. The market has been fairly active during the week and a j considerable day to day business has 3een done. Values, however, show very little change.
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    • 197 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London. New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a newspaper published in Malaya has
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    • 195 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 10 RI'BBKR Firm t o y rs Se,lers Buyers Sellers London Spot: 7> :> d. 7 9 16d. Previouslv: 7 7 16d 7fcd April-June: 7» 2 d. 7 9 Kid Previously: 7Ud 7 Yl6d July-Sept.: 7%d. 7 1116.1. Previously: 7~9 16d
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    • 67 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 10 London Tin: Steady. Cash: €214. 15s. Previouslv: Steadv at €214 15s Three months: €205 7s. 6d. Previously: €204 17i 6d New York Tin: 4838 Previously: 48.37. C opper: Settlement: €36. 5s Previously: €36 5s Gold: Yesterday: €7. ls. Previously: €7
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    • 74 10 London Closing Quotation March 10 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to Ml 21 74% 74 15 10 New York $to 488 2 3 4.96' 4 97 7 Amsterdam Guilders to 12 01 7.2G 1 727 Hong Kong Per dollar i
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    • 203 10 Mar. 10 London, 4 months' sight 2'4 18 London. 3 months' sight 2,4 332 London. 60 days' sight 24 11 16 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 L32 London, demand 2 4 London. T.T. 2 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 868 Hamburg, demand 140 New York, demand
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    • 1115 10 Fraser and Co.'s List TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1936 New Serendah ($2) 2.35 ■■■■Mil NyalAs ($1) .93 m MINING pajam cfl) ,8Q Buyers Sellers. Parit Perak isl» Ampat Tin 5s 3d 5s 9d Perak R. Vaile\ .s!> A^ra Kumbang <£> 29s 30s c.d. Pungnor ($1) Austral
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    • 90 10 Mar. 10 Buyers Sellers Gambler 6.25 Java Cube 9.25 Hamburg Cube 10 75 White Muntok Pepper 17 00 Black Popper 9.00 Copra, Sundried 4 85 Ccpra, mixed 4.35 Small Flake Tapioca 4 80 R B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 105 Banja Jelotor.g 7 50 Sarawak. Jelotong
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    • 66 10 The following outputs for February are notified:— Tin: Pahang Consolidated Co Ltd 3.427 pickuls; Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd «A. Etam> 1.425; 139,400 yardage treated; 543 hours run; Sungei Kinta Tin Dredging Ltd 397: 108.500; 549: Temoh Tin Dredging Ltd 227: 107.800; 618 Rubber: Kuai t Reman
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    • 84 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Mar 10. 12 O'clock n«> n Buyers Srllm NQ IX R.S.S. in cases (F.OB. Marrhi 26',, G (i F.AQ \n r:\scs (FOB March' 26 15 16 2% No. IX RSS <Spot100m 1^ (aw.irciablo SinKapoi:> H Nf IX HS.S. March M April- June 2<P July-Sept<'inb< r
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    • 40 10 Washington. Mu l (l Sub.scrintions totalling $8,459,000,000 have n received for the Oow nui-.t's M.irch Bl anclllf oiler <>t $1 2 000.000 oi leeurlUai Practically an the $?>r>9 noo nun »>: notes naUuini Am Ifl bai p«fttd lalf >v Mcurtttea, Ffutcr
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    • 16 10 Nc* York. Mar \9. American Import! <»i -mvt \mat wrtk were valued .«t $1 458.000 Reutei
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  • 845 11 LITTLE VARIATION ON RUBBER MARKET Strike In U. S. Factory SYMINGTON AND WILSON i n *v, dated London. Fe r 23 late r bber rCP rt marSfwrnch _T. Variation in the ".bber to yes te^ra te^l e n n ""J* althoUgh *Pt fall, steady up smoked sheet
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  • 460 11 Acute Shortage Of Tin U7ILLIAM JACKS and Co., in their metal market report dated London, Feb. 12, state There is nothing fresh to report this week as to the general outlook. TIN The market is nervous as to what may happen at the International Pool meeting which
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  • 240 11 PRICE THE DECIDING FACTOR TN A lecture gWen recently at the University of Leeds, Dr. W. J. S. Naunton dealt with the comparative values of synthetic and natural rubber; and showed how, owing to great developments in the art and science of rubber growing, it was
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  • 266 11 available up to October from the West Coast of Africa, while consumption continues to increase and stocks to decrease. The demand for spot Cocoa is therefore keen, and with the leading consumers stating that by packing Chocolate in plain boxes they can sell at 2 1 10d a lb.. 2
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    • 330 11 MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS TABLE 111 SUMMARY (In thousands of dollars) Foreign trade of Malaya by countries of origin and destination during the month of January. 1936, (in thousands of dollars). Month GROSS IMPORTS GROSS EXPORTS GROSS TRADE Monthly Cumulative Total Monthly Cumulative Total Monthly Cumulative Total 1936 1935 1936 1935
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    • 194 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling 6.500.000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve
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    • 501 11 I CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital ln 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 snd Brsnches. Alor Star Ipoh S< marang Amritsar Iloilo Saigon
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  • 52 12 To Hcgin In April I The shipyard trad" unions yesterday iccepted the oiler ol the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation lor a genetral rage advance of 2s per week bonus for imc workers ana 4 per cent, for pteoe workers, to start in the ilrst lull pay week
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  • 54 12 San Pedro, Mar. 2._ Officers a^d men the entirs crew, except the captain have struck and refused to take tbe Panama-Pacific liner California from dock until granted higher wages, thus tying up 441 passengers. The strike does not affect local shipping, since all the strikers are members
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  • 247 12 WAGES ADVANCED Mr M. E. Deony, President ol I Shipbuilding Employers' federation, stated at dm :i. of the la Ccmmitttje and Cr^n^ ,1 th.> Shipbuilding Trade (JnJonj In e<i;m burgh recently, thai the i \va.« prepared I > grant a i<i vance of wagr. iithc Union's nembtn
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  • 587 12 Now Industry Was Savod Prom Ruin IDLE VESSELS REDUCED BY HALE: HRITISU CREWS HARD IO GET London, Feb. 21. WHAT the shipping subsidy lias done To keep the British flag flying on the world's trade routes; To hearten shipbuilders; and To make work for
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  • 93 12 Slrandoil Ship Arrives In llonj* Konjf For Bunken Hum Ki»n«, Mar. The Chine.Sf It—mtl Hwa Hj.m uilv on Lit ie i .uid "iv fffalnan Head, arrtaad In II K> .ut.T h.ivnm 1. it« d an et act onm power she wai ifrnipg nttd Enun Hain-rn ii-. l(
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  • 140 12 C ipt. N Noilson. th I). .n.> V ic Clara b on, w iim Mi T D. HWftMl n the sec »'>cl C apoic day with giving .1 list of pa.v- ;.i the Pft Health Oflftetr. Mr D K Waited ipi II (1 '.we. uid addressing the Court
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  • 413 12 O.S.K. Pier To Be Used For The First Time Hong Kong. Mar. 3. Though not quite completed in every detail, the new pier of the O.S.K. Lin'* is to be used lor the flrs time tod if Two ships will berth at the
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    • 467 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. < Incorporated ln F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING! AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. m*mmmmono*o*onm*m CANADIAN FACSf «C NO&Uft C&EAJtn (Incorporated in England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via ONOLI LIT or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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    • 215 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS: 22, PALL MALL, LONDON, S.W.I 1 of fast iwln-screw on Driven Mail Passenger Vessels betw« er. RANGOON, COLOMBO, POM Sl DAN, MARSEILLES, PLYMOI 1 11 AND LONDON with through connection fr>m Sinsapore and Penang HOMI WARD RAILING* Leave Leave Rangoon Colombo 1936 YORKBHH M 18 Dl
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    • 592 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN tangkok every Saturday 7 pm. Thursday 7.45 a.m. ilor Sar: Mon. to Frl. 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 am. and 7 p.m. po: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. [lang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham. Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. lota
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    • 42 12 CLEARANCES Mar. 9: Ursula Rirkciors <Geri. Hero. Thalatta <Nor.»; Alrika (Dan Kum Sar.s. Raub, Qremas. Rahman. Ri'sa <Brit Mar. 10: Honp; Thong. Hohr Kwong, Honj; Lam, Esmeralda, Malacca. Kuda <Brit.>; President Polk (Am N^ow Hock (NOT.); Hong Ho (CM.); Havana Maru (Jap
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    • 317 13 P o tmmmWmm ***mmmn mt I MM tmmm. (MM I Wr Ai LxW^*^ r a _—_m\ B'' __mmtlt_^___fl\**fi_W Y* -SS "-'^n ""w I .V^^^* 9 dW 9B WB '^^mJZ^ 'i- I ?C*** [\r mTmT*. S >ii» I V <e~* jit* B jjj IH?W* I^^. ALWAYS GO BY i S MORE
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    • 595 13 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) 9 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Eng and.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CAKGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. S tta nit r Ue jj al CITY OF FLORENCE Havre. London, Rotterdam. Hamburg Mar. 14
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    • 1127 13 P^^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLLE *CNNEL LINK jOeeafl The Ilu, Khiow Steamship Co (ItU)LU Steam snip Co.. Lld and UMM MmUml 1 i:r unura White sl* f Ltd Steam \avi S aiion u., Lld.» li.e >4i^ak Sl^auiMhip Ud The StriHa Steamship Co.. Ltd j The Australian O. .rulal Line ltd
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  • 165 14 Idea For London Schools Proceeds Rapidly A now organisation- the British Ship Adoption Society— wa> launched durli February to place on a national basis the acheme by which tcnoola tramp steamers as an aid to learning commercial geography, reports the News Chronicle. Pupils of two London elementary schools
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  • 27 14 Mr O. T. Dussek. Principal. Idris Training Collese, Tanj::iiß M:ilim, fias let for Home qq iioiiduy tnd Mr I. Pearce Ls, it Ls roportod, now Aciini Principal.
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  • 164 14 SUN-RAY TREATMENT FOR FACTORY WORKERS Ultra-violet ray Mtd wt!^ beneficial retolte u:> >:• worken tie IS mi .vill v i)! Cjdbiuv Brothaia during the winter moi condlttoni ti. pond n !:'\«:nr ibly tu thlfl ;r t .iTmcnt art' r«current coles. ral debility foil Inf iiiiii-.^^. rhenmatlnn r^d sciati.i mlgrmllM and
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  • 37 14 Mr. If, B Holland ml Superpro 1 din n r.in Bui rtly, y, in re he will mmhn <iutirs tendeni of Cwtoat, Krtan* Mr Blakttad, from Blniapon s if rived in Taiplng i<> tak< Mr Holland*! plact.
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    • 696 14 K. P. M. VAN HEUTSZ Wednesday, Mar. 11, Penang and Belawan-Deli. THEDENS Wednesday. Mar. 11. Muntok and Palembang. TOBA Wednesday, Mar 11. Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. MAKASSEK Wednesday, Mar 11, Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poe-loe-Pallas, PengaUan-EState and Rengat. TOMOHON— Thursday, Mar. 12. Singkawang. Pemangka and Sambas. TINOMBO Thur.sday, Mar. 12. Selat-Fandjang,
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    • 668 14 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. CHINESE PRINCE Mar. 12 Mar. 16 Apr. 29 M.S. SILVERYEW M ar. 23 Mar 30 May 13 M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE Apr. 6 Apr.
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    • 473 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR E. AND S. AFRICA AND S. AMERICA j Africa Maru Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar-er,-Sala am. Beira. L. Marques, Durban, Algol Bay and Cape Town M, r 1( u Italy Maru Gape Town via 'Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar ts Salaam. L. Marques. Durban,
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  • 2593 15 Weekly Sports Notes C ompiled By A rgus Saturday's Great Gallops— Meeting Concludes This Week— The Cricket Season —Brighter Batting Is Keynote— Two Outstanding School Players— Time Limit Rule Should Be Extended —Dates Of Big Games— Soccer Prospects Hopes Centred On Chinese Boxing Topics p.WOURABLE conditions
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  • 174 15 BATTING L. Alvis (S.R.C. tournament) 103 (ret.). F. P. H. Pearse (S.C.C. tournament) 89 (n.0.). M. Valberg (S.R.C. tournament) 74 J. Weber (St. Andrew's vs. Terror) 52 (n.0.). A. Watts (R.I. vs. S.C.R.C.) 50 BOWLING Varma (R.I. vs. S.C.R.C.) seven for 21 Hoosainsah (St. Andrew's vs. Terror)
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    • 56 15 THE FREE PRESS r Provides A FULL Service Of Sports News And Pictures EVERY MORNING Yesterday's issue contained exclusive accounts of I—Annual1 Annual meeting of the Singapore Boxing Association. 2— Hong Kong Bank vs. S.C.C. Municipal Services vs. Sts. Times. I—Nestang-lo1 Nestang-lo vs. Municipal Services. •*>•— St. Andrew's School vs.
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    • 19 15 flu s*'< mWu *^X m. UJAVeRLeY/ STRAIGHT CUT i>/K. -jm*' I VIRGINIA CIGARETTES \Slu^^^' I LAMbtwr S. ttIOLEH tNoLANO
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  • 580 16 Interesting Card Of Eight Events Large Fields Expected (By "Bookie') TIME was when a midweek race day was observed as a public holiday, unofficially at least, but this practice was stopped by Sir Cecil dementi during hi s regime as Governor. Notwithstanding this, a race day alway s
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  • 79 16 Race 1. 1. BAY CHIEF 1. Greek Fire 3. Benedict. Race 1. 1. BAY LADDIE 2. Cheerful Eyes 3. Little Mother. Race 3. 1. KOMOLIX 2. George Robey 3. Malainey. Race 4. 1. WONDER BAR 2. Maggie Girton 3. Tueedledee. Race 5. 1. LA GAI 2. Absinthe 1 Tiny
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  • 1024 16 My Old Sweetie 8.10 Young Ginger 8.10 Payang 8.9 Malainey 8.8 Kalaw 8.6 Komolux 8.6 Jonathan 8.5 Walau 8.2 George Robey 8.2 Merely 8.1 Great Fun 8.1 A field of thirteen horses will face the starter in the third race, and the issue here is
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  • 115 16 The order of running, times and scratchings in the Singapore Turf Club's Spring Meeting, (second day) tr,day are as follows: Race I—Horses1 Horses 4 Div. 4 2.30 p.m. —Nil. Race 2 Horses 4 Div. 3 3 p.m. Double Speed. Race 3— Horses 4 Div. 2—3.30 p.m.
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  • 410 16 Said's Fine Goalkeeping CUP-HOLDERS EXPECTED TO WIN BY WIDER MARGIN Chinese 2; Police 0. INLAYING their first League game in senior company yesterday, tht Police, last season's Second Division League champions. good account of themselves against the Chinese and did well tm. only two goals to
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  • 54 16 Said had to kick away li oi Hoi Sun Kvi.u II I k but Hussein k. rtilncm etntrt-forwiott'a b I Yusof ntMtd a chance wl Police WHM up MXt I < mese had carrit d mil f i ulltaM ralda, tiu> E^olict mOTtd up and O«*hl« I frith I h
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