The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 March 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,801. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1936 10 CENTS.
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    IF BRITAIN IS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER WAR
    447 1 It Would Be In Support Of Collective Security Policy ARMY COULD NOT BE KEPT AT HOME Navy And Air Force Alone Are Insufficient MIGHT HAVE TO SEND TROOPS AT SHORT NOTICE N the event of Britain being involved m a War ■on the
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    33 1 On Thursday afternoon M. Flandin called on the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, at Downing Street. He also saw Signor Grandi before the opening of the conference at the Foreign Office. British Radio
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    286 1 London, Mar. 13. THE deadlock revealed by Heir Hitler's negative reply to Mr. Eden invests the League Council meeting with exceptional importance. The council wil- be called not merely to pronounce upen the question of the violation of Locarno, but also to sub mil recommendations appropriate to the circumstances. There
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    41 1 BILL PRINTER (AND PAYER) "CAN I HAVE THE NAME OF THE CHIEF ACTOR. SIR? -I WANT TO GET ON WITH THE PRINTING." ACTQR-MANAGIR "STRANGELY ENOUGH, WE WERE ABOUT TO ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION." (SEE TODAY'S STOP PRESS FOR THE ANSWER)
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    Invisible Curtain To Protect Britain Against Air Raids
    301 1 PLANES AND GUNS WILL NOT BE NEEDED PMINENT scientists and engineers are working on a new method of air defence for Britain which, they claim, affects the whole system of modern warfare. But their greatest dread is that they will not be
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    DEATH SENTENCE ON DR. RUXTON
    194 1 DEATH SENTENCE ON DR. RUXTON FOUND GUILTY OF WIFE MURDER Emotional Outbursts In Witness-Box London, Mar. 13. DR. Ruxton hes been sentenced to death for the murder of his wife. Dr. Ruxton completed eight hours m the witness box yesterday emphatically denying he murdered his wife or his nursemaid. Mary
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    BEATTY'S FUNERAL ON RADIO
    35 1 London, Mar. 13. THE funeral of Admiral of the fleet Lord Beatty will be relayed from St. Paul's Cathed ral m the national empire programme on .'Monday at noon. British Radio
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    41 1 M. AvenoV Secretary-GeneraJ of the League of Nations, accompanied by a considerable staff, reached London on Thursday to prepare for the meeting of the League Council which, according to present arrangements, will meet this morning at St. James's Palace.- British Radio
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    STOP PRESS
    18 1 London, Mar. 13. OIR THOMAS INSKIP, »3 the Attorney-General, has been appointed defence co-ordinating Minister. Reuter
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    URGENT APPEAL TO JOIN THE VOLUNTEERS
    204 1 URGENT APPEAL TO JOIN THE VOLUNTEERS YOUNG MEN WANTED IN PARTICULAR In The Event Of Disturbance From Our Own Corresp. I M Ipnli. Mar I I lIEUT.-COL HORNIDGE oHk cm- maadtiig, Peimk Battalion, fms V.F.. has made an Vgenl appeal feo tieSlirop 11 11 Ol Ptnk who arc «*lii4it>l«- t-»
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    FRENCH NAVY
    64 1 Pari*. Mar. 13. The Chamber has voted a bill authorising the laying down ol thr«< rpt boats and t.r k< r <<>: ItltUt tli-' HWf> naval programnv Cr»'dl' 278 million lrancs spn ad over live have been allotted lor th< ir C mtnw* tlon. The building of Ufti
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      58 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 TO 3 P,M. CABARET ATTRACTION SPECIAL RACE evy marny DINNER BALL \MI XX AN TAP DANCER LILY JADE (FORMAL) SPANISH DANCER EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. BOOK YOUR TABLE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
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      173 1 There is no better Te> than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW HOTEL FORMAL TONIGHT FORMAL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ————^M^^M^M^— DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER BAND ST* CABARKT vl BY THE TWO SIMMONS COMIC ACROBATIC DANCERS EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. SUNDAY 1 1 a.m. 1 p.m. I POPULAR
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    MALAYS LOSE
    87 2 Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 11. The Selangor Club opened their soccer season with a friendly match against the Selangor Malays "A" on the padnng today, and won by a goa'i to nil. Dickson netted from a penalty In the first half Sgt. Major Pack ref creed and the teams
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    Bishop's Visit To The Province.
    220 2 GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN CHURCH ATTENDANCE. Butterworth, Mar. 10. MEMBERS of the Province Wellesley and Keaah church Mission gave an "At Home" at the BuKit Tengah Parsonage yesterday evening m honour of the annual visit of the Right Rev. B. C. Roberts, M.A., Bishop of Singapore.
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    MR. C. JINARAJADASA
    119 2 Well-Known Theosophist To Lecture Here Mr. C Jinarajadasa. M.A., the wellknown author and lecturer, will be m Singapore again on Mar. 17 when he will give a public lecture under the auspices of the local Lodge of the Thecsophical Society on "The work ol the Christ m
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      325 2 NOTICE. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. (Incorporated In the S.S.) I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the I Share Transfer Bocks of the Company! will be closed from Mar. 24 to Apr. I, 1936. both days inclusive. By Order of the Board. T. McLACHLAN Acting Secretary j THE TAPAH RUBBER
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      694 2 NOTICES. NOTICE. The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited beg to announce that from Monday Mar. 16 their Office for the reception of tele- I grams to all parts of the world will be moved from its present position to the adjoining room m the same building v:
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      506 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. AMBROSIA Pore-deep Cleanser Dry Skin Cream Skin TighUner Face Powder A complete treatment for each skin type m four convenient products. Price:- $I*so eacli^| j MEDICAL HALL UMITEIfT Battery Road. J BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms facing sea with own bath room.
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      182 2 Diary Of The Day High Water 1.48 a.m. 8 8 ft.. 2 35 p m. 7 4 ft Sport Racing: Singapore Turf Club Spring Meeting. 3rd. Day Shooting: R.A F. Annual Rifle Meeting at Seletar. 2nd. Day. Cricket: S.C.C. "A" vs. Raffles Institution at S.C.C: SC.C. "A" vs. Nondescripts at
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    SINGAPORE MUTINY HERO'S DAUGHTER MARRIED
    575 3 SINGAPORE MUTINY HERO'S DAUGHTER MARRIED Well-Known Malayan Sporting Couple MISS ENID HOLLAND AND MR. 11. G. G. RICHES COON after her marriage to Mr. 11. G. G. Riches, of Simc •J Darby and Co., Ltd., at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, Miss Enid Holland Wald, one of the prettiest as well
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    OFFER OF 10 PER CENT.
    79 3 c Tck Sian, mana tner of nd Co., stated m the con oi hi blic examination m bankthat his unsecured ."0.000 and his' b d, re- n of sso.ooo. ss wit pf hare v. 000. fthei Lrtners m the om were residing outntion regard; asked
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    SECOND BANKRUPTCY
    74 3 O. G. Stubbs. a bachelor with no defendant!, stated In the course of his public examination m the Bankruptcy irt yesterday that he owed $1,400. This was his second bankruptcy. He H le bankrupt m 1031 with liabilii amotlnted to $2.1 J and his applin for discharge was
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    41 3 The en :agemenl was announced m lington recently of Mr. D. R. Harper, the well-known Singapore and ng Rugby footballer, and Miss Betty M. Ellis, whose father Mr. Rowland H. Ellis was formerly with the tern Extension Telegraph Company m Singapore.
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    Raffles College Scholarships
    264 3 TO BE AWARDED IN MAY THIS YEAR CNTRANCE Scholarships, not exceeding ten m number, will be awarded by the Council of Raffles College m May, 1936. These scholarships will be of the I value of $720 a year and will be j tenable for three years but
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    GERMAN LUXURY LINER
    78 3 The visit of the luxury cruiser Reliance on March 17 will provide an opportunity for members of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to view an exhibition of German products which has been specially arranged to give importers an idea of German
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    Wealthy Timber Merchant's Son Who Went Bankrupt
    215 3 TAN KENG TIN. the son of a wealthy Hokkicn timber merchant, who launched out on his own as a rubber dealer, copra merchant and rice importer m 1921 and ended up m the bankruptcy court m 1928 with liabilities amounting to $172,090 applied
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    MOZART FILM WITH AN AUSTRIAN SETTING
    958 4  -  Joan Littlefield Britain On The Screen By Victoria Hopper's New Role 'THE first periormance of "Whom the Gods Love," the film of Mozart's life, recently completed by Easil Dean, will have its premiere at Manchester. This is something ot an innovation as premieres m
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    DOUBLE ROULETTE
    117 4 Latest Craze At Monte Carlo ]\fONTE CARLO'S new game is W called Double Roulette and the main idea is a combination of two roulettes blended into one; the highest odds are 1,200 to 1 where m an ordinary roulette game they are only 35 to 1. In Double
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    43 4 JACK'S THE BOY FOR THEMr Is Jack Hulbert dazzled by so much beauty or is he just shy? The popular Gaumont-British comedian with the chorines who feature m one of the spectacular dance numbers m the new Gainsborough comedy: "Jack of all Trades."
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    AS It WaS—In The Singapore The Week Ending 17, 1836
    363 4 AS It WaS— In The Singapore The Week Ending 17, 1836 100 Years Ago Free Press. Of March ARMENIAN CHURCH We understand that the Armenian Church, which was commenced on the l first day of the past year, will be con- secrated on the 26th of this month, that bcir.g
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    PARIS PREPARES FOR 1937 EXHIBITION
    296 4 PARIS PREPARES FOR 1937 EXHIBITION WOnderful Display Of French Painting THERE is to be a wonderful display of French painting and sculpture m Paris during the time that the 1937 Exhibition will be attracting visitors to the capital, but independent of the exhibition. This display, ranging from the Primitives to
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    TEMPLE OF VENUS
    123 4 Subject Of Healed Controversy Rome. Mar. 1. *T"HE newly-reconstructed Temple of Venus and of Roma is the subject of much controversy, archaeologists and historians being divided into two camps, one alleging that the main part of the building is out of proportion, the other protesting it is
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    Important Shakespeare Discovery
    293 4 Important Shakespeare Discovery RARE FOLIO IT SEEMS more than probable that the Comtesse Clara Longworth de Chambrun, a distinguished Shakes pearean scholar, has made a very interesting and valuable addition to the few personal relics of the Pard. She has "discovered' a ICth. century copy of the second edition o*
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    COLOUR FOR AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHY
    277 4 COLOUR FOR AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHY A REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT Kodak Demonstration In Singapore A SMALL group of i ewsp.ipcrmer sitting on Thursday afternoon m the projection hall of Messrs Kodak Ltd m Battery Head saw what may be described as a revolution m the art cf amateur cinematography It was a full
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    KARLSBAD MUSEUM
    150 4 the famed Karlsbad china goods, glassware and the work of local goldsmiths and there are many reminiscences of famous guests. such as Schiller. Goetho, Turgenieff. Bismarck and Marshal Blucher. A new museum has been opened m Karlsbad, with relics that bring back the five hundred years' history of
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      21 4 JUST UNPACKED— NEW SHIPMENT OF LATEST SILK UNDERWEAR WASHING SATIN BROCADE SILK PRICES TEMPTING WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL 31-33 HIGH ST., TEL: 7144
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    174 5 ENGLISH is hv far the most popular laefcuafC for study m the special laiiaWaCC classes organised by the workers at factories m Moscow aid other Russian cities. The students also display lively interest m Fr:.!ish life and customs. An Eng;i:;h lesson to progress at the !ansuasc study circle al the
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      51 5 [ints is a vii *kJk\^ j 1 of <t bore, but I its going into I 1 a fresh creamery g j/ a There is purity and perfection m every pat. It is obtainable at all our retail establishments and at all first class provision dealers m Malaya. I TEL.
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    28 6 ALLAftD, oi France, taking a steep part of the course m a flurry of snow during the downhill and slalom ski-ing event at the winter Olympic Causer, Carmisch-Partenkirchen.
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    THEY ELOPED—NOW THEY BLAME EACH OTHER
    310 6 THEY ELOPED— NOW THEY BLAME EACH OTHER 15 -Year -Old Girl And Her Uncle OPENING the door of her father's shop m North Bridge Road at 2 a.m. on Jan. 25 last, the eve of the Chinese New Year, 15- year-old Tan Siew Kee found her lover waiting outside by
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    PHOTOGRAPHY
    134 6 I Singapore Chinese Form Society The Oversi i Chli Photographic Society has been exen pted .'rem regis- >n. This society is the outcome ol the Oversea Chir Photographic Exhibition which wai held during March of last year. This exhibition was a th rough success and 2 coo people visited
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    17 PASSES
    96 6 Royal Sanitary Institute Certificate At an examination for Sanitary Inspectors, Malaya, held at Singapore on Oct 2-J to Nov. 4. i 935, thirty-three candidates presented themselves and the following n candidate! having d the examination are awarded the certificate ol th< Royal Sanitary Institute: Joseph Ignatius Vendargon Samuel
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    WOMAN RESCUED FROM SEA
    181 6 ALLEGED TO HAVE JUMPED OVERBOARD But She Was A Good Swimmer Butterworth, Mar. 11. 11/iIAT is alleged to be an attempt to commit suicide by jumping into the sea. was perpetrated by a 28-year-old Indian woman about 6.20 yesterday evening. The woman was on her way
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    SINGAPORE MAN'S APPEAL
    218 6 Sentence Reduced To 12 Months 'From Our Own Correspondent Penan?, Mar. 12. An appeal by a Singapore Jhinese. Tan Cheng Su. who was convicted on three out of four charges at the last Singapore Assizes was heard this morning at the Appeal Court presided over by acting
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    30 6 We have been informed that Mr Chan Lye Hong is cinema manager for jßoon Seng and Co., and not/for the Victoria Theatre as mentioned m court I proceedings on Thursday.
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    TURNED AGAINST SIGNAL
    129 6 German Who Drove Without Licence Pleading guilty to a charge of turning right against the traffic signal m High Street, Albert Stern, a German engineer employed on the new gaol contract stated that he was learning to drive at the time. Inspector Hunt said that High Street
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    PROSPERITY SIGNS ON MALAYAN ESTA TES
    651 6 PROSPERITY SIGNS ON MALAYAN ESTA TES More Shops, Motor Traffic And Cash TV. S. PLANTERS' REPORT "THE Negri Sembilan Planters' Association's ainual report just 1 issued provides a remarkable survey of life m Negri Sembilan. It covers a wider field than only the technical interests of planters, and facts about
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    CLERK SENT TO GAOL
    141 6 STOLE TO BUY JEWELLERY FOR GIRL She Took Property And Left Him <</"|N your own admission you were tempted to take this money by necessity but sp-mt it for bu;/r.g jewellery and for gambling." said Mr. 1.. B. Gibson, Singapore Criminal District Judge yesterday m s?ntencing
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    Chinese Diplomat In Singapore
    65 6 Ch inese Diplomat In Singapore ]\^R. VYtins?. King, Chinese l**ministcr to the Hague, on his way back to Nanking on leave, arrived at Singapore, yesterday m the P. ant! O. liner Naldera. He has been attached to the Chinese legation at the Hague for over two years. He was met
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    HAMD PROGRAMME
    86 6 The band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform on Friday, Mar. 20. at Wai ri to Street at 7 p.m under the direction ol Mr J. C Hitch, L.R A M ARCM R.M.SM. March, With Sword and Lance Hermann Starke Overture, Martha. Flotow Selection, The Geisha, Sidney
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      422 6 Stomach gas condensed m 2 minutes Why continue to suffer unneo— arlly from the pains of Indigestion? Yon can get lid of those stomach pales la two minutes with Chanlox. a superact iv.it ed form of AM J vege t abl ech arcoal Mm j*^ which has the WmW^-^.i&Vm power
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    Winning Contract
    1141 7 Winning Contract HI6H CARD VALUES or THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM TOTAL VALUE O* PACK Z» AVtAAOC HAND b'/t £>^XWfo\u\ Qxuuj David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VANDFRIHLT CUP THE
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    SCHOOLGIRLS COMPLAIN OF "PEEPING TOM"
    623 7 Driven Off With Sticks By Servants Purther evidence was rocordjcd m the caso where John Tan stands charged with criminal t» pass m the pn mises ol the Methodist Girls' School at Sophia Road yesterday before Mr. M. H. Blacker., m the third court, Singapore.Miss
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      89 7 A LH AM BR A 3,15 6,15 9,15 CONTINUED SUCCESS OF UNIVEPSAL'S SENSATIONAL THRILLER Wild animal cargoes shipwrecked on a deserted jungle island, trapping their captors m the most hair-raising, breath-taking drama of the survival of the fittest! CHARLES BICKFORD m "EAST OF JAVA" Imi I safeguard M I TO
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      401 7 My NERVES .^sp^ Were Terrible y^PKjli Life Was a Burden/ |\^W^ NOTHING wouTd give tA me back my VITALITY L- Uja A except YEAST-VlTEr^^S^^ uf Dear Sire, I found your Yeast -Vite" Tablets excellent indeed and would not be without them. I tried everything, and nothing would give me back
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      202 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES Saturday Penang— ZHJ (Penang Wireless Society) Wavelength— 49.3 metres p.m. 700 Time signal. 703 Day's programme. 705 Recorded dance music. 7.55 Share report 800 Asiatic music 830 News bulletin. 835 Asiatic music. 900 Close down Batavia— NlßOM 6.20—7.05 a.m. YDA 98.68 m., and YDB 31.2 m. 10.50 a.m.—
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      555 7 8.8.C. Transmission 5 Three of the following frequencies will be used: GSI) 25.53 m., GSC 31.32 m., GSB 31.55 m., GSA 49.59 m. am 620 Big Ben. Chamber music The Norbert Wethmar Pianoforte Quintet. 7.05 Prose reading. 720 Greenwich time signal. Excerpts from opera. The 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra. 8.05 The
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      220 7 19.82 m. or GSE 25.29 m. p.m. 9.20 Big Ben. Recital of music by Rheinberger. David Wise (violin). Maurice Vinden (organ). 10.15 Prose reading. 10.30 Bells, and an Empire Service, relayed from St. Paul's Cathedral, London. 11.20 The Celebrity Trio. 11.50 Greenwich time signal Weekly newsletter and sports summary, a.m.
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1936 Where Stands Malaya ?
    1006 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1936 Where Stands Malaya TTHE many who have complained that Malaya was backward m the development of communications have been considerably silenced m the past week. The radio-tele-phone link with London cannot be far off according to Mr. Thomas' statement In the House
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    22 8 M *aa£^JK£ Sa^LSS WHEN YOU SAW THE B,G WILD ELEPHANT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU?" MAN. I RANG MY BELL."
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    Topics Of The Week
    1371 8 rrjHE Topicist notes that that long- 1 a\ awaited radio-phone service between Singapore and London will be put into operation as soon as th? necessary equipment is ready. The Topicist assumes that toe inauguration will take the usual f orm of an exchange of greetings between
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      60 8 "THOSE JOKES OF MINE must have been really funny." said the pseudo-humorist "When the editor threw them on the fire it roared." And don't forget that the "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT an-1 ALL SICKNESS POLICY is a scream— Is dernier cri so to speak GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE b LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD.
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    SIAM WANTS TO SAFEGUARD HER INDEPENDENCE
    1037 9 SIAM WANTS TO SAFEGUARD HER INDEPENDENCE Luang Pradit Denies Being A Protagonist Of The Asiatic League 'BRITISH COLONIES ARE OUR VERY GOOD CUSTOMERS" AN emphatic denial that he is a protagonist of an Asiatic League, headed by Japan, is given m the following interview with the Luang Pradit. the "mystery
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    42 9 photo). <il«U'l> TAKEN AFTER TUB nnnnir rdav.„nir II fV "''V,' a i S Cathedral Pal Coleman, i>rid«m»£ and Mr v Mil E*"" a, J d brlde Miss 8 ,lfl Mr >• Miles. VVIIO iravp tllP hfiH« o..„„ M<»r> on page 3. Free Press
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    No Decision Yet By The Locarno Powers
    590 9 BRITISH CABINET REVIEWS THE SITUATION i LONDON, MAR. 13. lIU HEADS OF THE LOCARNO DELEGATIONS HELD q 0 MINUTE MEETING AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE BIT DID NOT Rl H DECISIONS AND \DIGURNED UNTIL TOMORROW. ■THE Cabinet having reviewed the inlatlon at two meetsi
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    24 KILLED AND 70 INJURED
    38 9 Hon? Kong, Mar. 13. A MOST disastrous explosion took place at the Kwong Yuen Fire-Cracker factory, Macao. yesterday when 24 workmen were killed instantly and 70 were seriously wounded. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    CHANGIS NEW BARRACKS
    120 9 TO BE READY BY APRIL, 1937 Swimming Pool And Gym. Under Consideration CONTRACTS for the new infantry v barracks at Changi will be let at intervals during the next six months. There will be no general contract for the whole barracks. The contract :or barrack blocks will
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    DR. W. H. WILMER DEAD
    24 9 Washington. Mar. 12. The death has occurred of Dr. W. H. Wilmer. the noted eye and heart specialist. Reuter
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    HITLER WILL NOT ATTACK FRANCE OR POLAND
    199 9 But Russia Is A Different Matter Karlsrueh, Mar. 12. CEVENTY special trains conveyed the i inhabitants of Baden and other parts of the remilitarised Rhineland zone into Karlsruhe to hear Herr Hitler "plead for his peace plans." Hitler received a rousing reception from
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    SOVIET PACT RATIFIED
    20 9 Paris, Mar. 12. The Franco-Soviet pact was ratified by the Senate by 233 votes to 52 Reuter.
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    24 9 Their Highnesses the Sultan and Sultanah of Johore was present at the 6.15 show of "I Found Stella Parish" at Hit Victoria Theatre yesterday.
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      535 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. March 13 Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated I Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 Funding Loan, 4 p.c, 1960-90 War Loan, 3*/2 P c Straits 6 p.c. 1936-51 Com. Union AsSce. (Units) Prudential Assce. "A" Royal Assce. 1
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      186 10 Mar 10. 11 12. American Can Com. 125 124 123 j American Telephone and Telegraph i7o'/ 2 173 169 1 Atcheson Railroad 16 x 2 18V 2 75 < Chespeak 57% WB% 55 3 4 < 147^1 147>/ 4 145 Fin stone 30 1 31 4 30
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      BRITAIN'S CHIEF INDUSTRY
      156 10 Three Million Building Employees London, Feb. 27. Building now employs more workers than any other industry m the country. That is one of the interesting statements contained m the first Year Book, just published, of the Building Industries National Council. Every branch of that industry, from the
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      AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL
      80 10 The Qantas mail plane from Australia which is scheduled to arrive at Seletar this afternoon has been delayed by stormy weather m Queensland The machine is not expected before tomorrow, at the earliest. This will be one of the very rare occasions when I the Qantas service
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      LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS
      205 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 n<;ws from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Malaya ha
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
      184 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 13 Rubber: Steady. Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers London Snot: 7-'« d. 7« L .d Previously: 7 7 16d 7i.,d April-June: 7 7 16 d. 7 9 lGd Previously: 7 7 lGd 7 YiGd July-Sept: 7 9 Kid 7 Previously: 7 9
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      73 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 13 London Tin: SU ady. Cash: €215 15s Previously: Firm at C 216 10s Three month-: £206 12s 6d. Previously: 6206 5s New York Tin: 48.25. Previously: 48 25 Copper: Settlement: £36 2s Gd Previously: €30 2s 6d Gold: Yesterday: £7
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      Foreign Exchange Rates.
      77 10 London Closing Quotation March 13 Method of Parity before Rate PreCer.tre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viou^lv Paris Francs to ***** i^ H y 74% New York $to 488 2 M 4 9C>7 fi 4 97.^ Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7 2(P 7 2G :J Hong Kong Per dollar
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      201 10 Mar. 13 London, 4 months' sight 2A 118 London. 3 months' sight 2|4 332 London, GO days' sight 2 4 I|l6 London, 30 days' sight 2|4 1 132 London, demand 2 4 London, T.T. 24 Lyons and Paris, demand 868 Hamburg, demand 140 New York, demand 573^
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1137 10 Fraser and Co.'s List FRIDAY, MARCH 13, MM MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (As) ba 3d 5s 9d Asam Kumbarn-, (1) 2& 9d 30s c.d. An tral Malay 58s Gd 59s 6d \.d. Aycr Hitam tvs) 14s 9d 15s 6d c.d. Aych Wen« ($1) 1.70
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      88 10 Mar. 13 Buyers Srllrrs Gambler f> 25 Java Cube 9.25 Hamburg Cube 10.75 White Muntok Peppoi it.oo Black Pepper 9.00 Copra, Sundried 5.15 Copra, mixed 4.65 Small Flake Tapioca 4 40 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 105 Banja JelotOQf 7 50 Sarawak. Jflotong 7.00 R.
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      DELEGATES DINE
      60 10 London. Mar 13 On Thursday evening, following the meetings at the Foreign Office, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, entertained the principal Frencn, Belgian and Italian delegates at dinner. The Lord President of the Council, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, the Home Secretary. Sir John Simon, and th n
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      66 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Mar 13, 12 o'clock n< Buyer* Sellers No. IX R SS incases (FOB. March* 2C' Good F A.Q In cv.scs iF.OB. March* J No. I.X. R.S.S. (Spotloose) (Awardable Singapore* 26'" March April-June July-September October December M L' 7 Tone of Market: Inactive Latest Cable: London
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      71 10 Mr a HUttoa oi tin sun^< i Pvntar Rubber Kstate. Ltd Bed Of K-dih Admitted into tbe Oeneral Hoepli il Penang. on Tuesday as a i According to oabk edvlee received to 'Messrs Osborne and ChappH lih»!i tbe Directors ol Idri.s Hvdtaulie Tin I have declared an interim dividend "t
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    FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
    854 11 TIN A SHORTAGE DESCRIBED AS NATIONAL DANGER London Metal Exchange Will Urge Remedial Measures LOW STOCKS COINCIDE WITH LAUNCHING OF VAST RE -ARMAMENT PROGRAMME Ever-Increasing Consumption May Necessitate Large Quota (From Otir London Correspondent) London, Mar. 3. THE serious shortage of tin m this 1 country has
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    Malayan Breweries' Profit Of $139,000
    243 11 Malayan Breweries Profit Of $139,000 5 PER CENT FINAL DIVIDEND RECOMMENDED A NET profit of $139,041.62 is reported by Malayan Breweries, Ltd., m their annual report for the year ended Dec. tL 1935, to be presented to the shareholders at the general meeting on Saturday, Mar. 28. An interim dividend
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    CURRENCY REFORM IN NORTH CHINA
    74 11 Japan Wants Restoration Of Silver System Shanghai, Mar. 11. Mr Nagai. the newly appointed fl uncial adviser to the North China Government, has proposed to Gen. Bunf Che Yuan that immediate steps should be taken for the reform of the currency system In North China.
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS
    24 11 The following rubber outputs for the month of February are notified: Jimah Rubber Estate 21.400 lb ana Punggor Rubber Estate 13,540 lb.
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    FRENCH TRADE WITH RUSSIA
    121 11 £13,350,000 Credit Plan Paris, Feb. 21. France is taking steps to help her export trade to Russia by guaranteeing a credit to be granted by manufacturers. It is revealed today that M. Georges Bonnet, the Minister of Commerce, told the Finance Committee of the Chamber of
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    ULU BENUT RUBBER
    273 11 Nearly $10,000 Profit For The Year The directors of Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubber Company. Ltd. m their report to the shareholders for the year !en:;ed Uqc. 31. to be presented at the 16th annual general meeting at Hongkong Bank Chambers. Singapore, on Friday. Mar. 20. state: Your
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    COLONY RUBBER STOCKS
    138 11 Rise Over Six Thousand Tons During February Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Limited m their rubber report dated Singapore, Mar. 13, state: Values have remained at much the same level throughout the week and although little business has been passing, the undertone has been very steady. Colony stocks
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    DOMESTIC QUOTA
    22 11 THE domestic tin quota for the period April 1 to June 30, 1936, has been determined at 61 per cent.
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    RUBBER'S STRENGTH
    311 11 German Bombshell Has Little Adverse Effect j Stanton Nelson Co.. Ltd m their (Rubber Market Review dated. Singa I pore. Mar. 13, states: The action by Germany m defiance jef the Locarno Treaty, took place over the week after the London and New York markets had closed. This
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    RUBBER QUIET
    126 11 Local Sellers Main Reserved Guthrie Co.. Ltd. m their weekly j rubber report dated Singapore, Mar. i 12. state: With political troubles m Europe and the Strike m America, there has been little incentive to trade. The local market has resisted any easier tendency and the present position
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    DEALER MONEY IN AUSTRALIA
    93 11 Bank Raises Interest Adelaide, Mar. 3. The Bank of New South Wales hus. taken the initiative m raising its interest rates on deposits for six to 24 months by 10s per cent. Interest on overdrafts will be raised similarly. All trading banks are expected to follow
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    PORT HEALTH
    523 11 The health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended Mar. 7. states. P'ague. Bassein and Colombo were again the only two ports m the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague, each notifying one case during the week. Colombo m addition
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      470 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In *****0 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 Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amrltsar Ipoh s» rnarant Bangkok
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      DUTCH CONSCRIPTS
      83 12 To Be Kept In Service Until Further Notice The Hague, Mar. 11. In a broadcast speech the Premier. Dr. Colijn. announced that the Government had decided to keep m service until further notice conscriDts of the infantry and cyclist regiments who would shortly have been due fcr leave.
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      FEWER UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN
      76 12 London, Mar. 10. The number of unemployed persons registered at Feb 24 totalled 2.025.021— 134.701 less than at Jan. 20 and 260.442 less than at the corresponding date last year. At Feb. 24 there were approximately 10.475.000 persons m employment m Britain This was 126.000 more
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      FRENCH AIR FORCE
      52 12 Paris, Mar. 11. It is reported that the Government intends to ask the chamber for supplementary credits of 2.500 million francs spread over four years lor the aviation extension programme. Credits of 650 million francs are asked for this year for construction and improvements of the air
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      66 12 THE NEW SUBMARINE Grampus was launched at Chatham Dockyard by I«ady Evans, wife of Vice- Admiral Sir Edward Evans ("Evans of the Broke"). Commander in-Chief at the Norc. The Grampus is third and last of the submarines m the WW programme. She is of 1,520 Imtta with a speed of
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      DECLINE IN IDLE BRITISH TONNAGE
      803 12 DECLINE IN IDLE BRITISH TONNAGE Shipping Laid Up At The Principal Ports. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO SIZE AND AGE A DECREASE of 452.K54 net tons, or 51.5 per cent., m the amount of tonnage laid up m British ports, as compared with a year ago. is recorded m the quarterly return
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      BRITONS CAPTURED IN CHINA
      122 12 BRITONS CAPTURED IN CHINA Nanking's Control "As Effective As IWihlc" London, Mar ft In the Hotti !> rt pi to Mr. Day VISCOUnt Cl three ol the ft .nd held mi during h m Chin i i I The ran were c The I that of cci l the i
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      466 12 BOUSTEAD&Co.,LtcF. (Incorporav»d In P.M.S.) TELEPHONE: hr tight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING. AGENT* FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. +mmm»*mmman*mm»o*M9mms* CANADIAN PACIffIC -WOQID'S CPIATtn (Incorporated m England) DTRAVEL SYSTH* TIIK "EMPRESS" BOOTS offers 1 KANS-PACII IC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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      206 12 BIBBY LINE LONDON ADDRESS: 22. PALL MALL, LONDON, SWII of last twin-screw Oil Drift Mali Passenger VesseU betwi r RAM.OON. COLOMBO, PORT SUDAN. MARSEILLES. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON with through OCtinectl >n from Singapore and Penang HOMEWARD SAILINGS I>eave Usrs Rangoon < olnmks v.m DERBYSHIRE Mar 2* Apr SHROPSHIRE Apt I
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      103 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED The tollowir.g passengers disembarki < d trom the Naldera: For Singapore Mr. L. A. Allen OB E Mrs Allen. Miss M. Allen. Mr. K. W H Austin. Mrs. Austin. Mr. E. Broughton Mrs. A. F. Caldwell, and infant. Mr. P. T Carey. Miss Chapman, Mrs. R S Clemens
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      122 12 Mrs M. E. Humble. Mr D. F. Irnmelman. Mrs. Irnmelman. Miss Irnmelman. Mr. K. G. King Mr. W. Langhorn Mr. J D. Larder. Mr. C. E. T. Mann. Mr. C. H Mann. Mrs G W March, and infant, Mr. W. Milroy. Mr. P J. Monaghan, Mr G. Morgan. Mrs. 12
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      462 12 j Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm Thursday 7.45 a.m Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a m. and 7 p.m. Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang. Kuala Llpls, Port Swettenham, Talping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7
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      158 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside thr Wharves or ISP < t-.«cl t<i Arrm East Wharf (KntfßSttN C.ifr Biparoea 22; Kutsan* 20 Main Wharf nlrarur date Nalder.i 18. X M don 13; Phr«>ntis 11: T Empire Dock (Ertranrr G.»tc BanuaKire :u). Muncs it r Gemas 35; West Wharl ißatfSttMt I. .itr City
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      459 13 I *J I \as/ and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Tonnage S'pote. 19 j„ Tonnage Spore. ESSEoRE X tZ SSS ft™** "000 Waft CARTHAGE it°Z Mar 27 TOrto™ 01 ££2 May 22 BHUTAN B inn a™ i RTO ***** June 5 RAJPUTANA nooo Apr 0
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      632 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) B B ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGCOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMHO. Mvix/m r |j Sail* C I,T Y FLORENCE Havre. London. Rotterdam. Hamburg Mar. 14 Mar 16
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      1090 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE MNNEL LINE (Ocean Ihe Hux Kbiow Si^vhm r* naMi tan Steam Ship Co Ltd and China BMaal tuna" Uh.i lvi Steam Navigation i Lld.i li,e lJMitk M< amshio |Jd Ihe Strailh Steamship to Ltd Ihe Auslialian l!rk£3 Lin*' vi The China N,v.cat.«n to. Ltd. The Irran.dd? rl„u?U(l
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    MALAYA'S ROLE IN NAVAL WARFARE
    376 14 Use Of Ilmenite (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. MALAYA will play its role In the W* naval warfare of the future. It provides the material with which smoke-screens are made. This material is ilmenite, a mineral of which large quantities are available
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      688 14 K. P. M. TQGIAN Saturday, Mar. 14, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. TOBOAU -Saturday, Mar. 14. Belat-Pandjang, Koedap, Tampoetih, Tampat'Tinggl, Bci)?,kali.s. Seneboci and Bagan Si-Api-Api. (Telok Belitoeng will be called at on the homeward voyage). VALENTUN Saturday, Mar. 14. Rhio (paaaangen and mails only), Padang-Bay, Ampenan, Boeleleng and Sourabala. TOHITI Saturday, Mar
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      609 14 JOINT SERVICE OF 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. 10 Apr. 2«J MS. SILVERYEW M ar. 23 Mai 30 May 10 M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE Apr 8
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      475 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR E. AND S. AFRICA AND S. AMERK Kifuku Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar es Balaam L Marques. Durban. East London and Algoa Bay Mar 28 2ft t Montevideo Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban. Capr Town. Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo. Mar
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    S. R. C. VICTORY
    55 15 Exciting Match With Monopolies 4 GOAL scored m the last five minu'es of play gave the S.R. C. victory over the Monopolies m a friendly soccer match on the Padang yesterday. Both teams zvere well balanced nnd the issue was m doubt home side netted the
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    NOVEL GOLF TOURNEY
    163 15 ■From Our Own Correspondent; Ipoh, Mar. 10. An innovation m golf competitions. far as the Ipoh Golf Club is conrned, and believed to be the first of kind m Mslaya. was played on Sunday for the Presidents driver competitlon, being run on the same lines as the
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    UPCOUNTRY BOXING
    87 15 Kid Ahmat To Fight i Young Suki (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Mar. 13. THE main boxing event at the Grand Amusement Park at 9 30 p.m. on I Sunday will be a contest of ten rounds. |of two minutes, between Kid Ahmat land Young Suki. The
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    CEYLON SPORTS CLUB
    88 15 The following will represent the Ceyilon Sports Club against the V.M.C.A. today on C.&C ground: K. Kanagaratjnam. T. E. K. Retnam (Capt), A. S. A. Jansen. V. Sabapathy. Thillainathan. X Muthucumaru, V. Chelliah. C. Alwls, M. A. K. Hamid, B; Dudley, P. Ratnasabapathy. The C.S.C. team against
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    S.C.C. BOWLS
    58 15 The following ties m the S.C.C. lawn bowls doubles handicap will be played next week: Monday, Mar. 16 H. B. Knox and W. Williams scr. vs. Dr. E. A. Elder and C. R. Wardle plus 2. Tuesday, Mar. 17 C. Hewetson and A. S. Mitchell —3 vs. H.
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    BILLIARDS ASSOCIATION'S ENTERPRISING YEAR
    477 15 Four Championships Held 'THE Annual General Meeting of The Singapore Billiards Association will be held at the Metropole Hotel. Bras Basah Road, on Saturday. Mar. 21, at 3 p.m. for the following purposes 1. To receive the minutes of the last General Meetine. 2. To receive
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    S. T. C. YEARLINGS SCHEME
    256 15 Results Of The Draw 'THE results of the draw under the Singapore Turf Club Yearlings scheme, which took place on Thursday, are as follows No. Description Pedigr ee Drawn By 1. Bay Filly 2. Brown Filly 3. Bay Filly 4 Brown Filly 5. Brown Filly
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    WEEK-END CRICKET TEAMS
    113 15 The following have accepted to play I cricket for S.C.C. vs. Raffles Institution today 2 p.m. at S.C.C: P. O.Neil Dunne, K. C. Gillett, G. T. Gillespie, I C. W. Auchmuty, W. H. Beaton, Alan Colville\ J. H. Willmott, E. MacCreanor, P. Hatcher, R. M. Wheatcroft. J.
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    S.R.C. CRICKET
    144 15 The following will play cricket for the S.R.C. today at 2 p.m., S.R.C. ground, vs. 1. A.: PR. Lewis. N. Sullivan. H. R. Bartels <Capt.>, J. Loveday. P. M. d'Almeida. D. Ross. A. Chapman, G. M. B. Westerhout, G. Fernandez. D. C. D'Cctta. C. Mosbergen. A. Collick, O.
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    I.A. TEAMS
    99 15 The Indian Association week-end cricket teams are as follow: On Saturday against S.R.C. I on S.R.C. ground: P. K. Bhaskaran (captain), A. Nomanbhoy, Tharam Singh, D. Dharmaraj, Raman Piara, H. C. Sandosham, J. Hargovind, D. S. Fernandez, D. K. Samy, A. N. Chaterji, Wazir Singh. Reserves: M. J.
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    WIN FOR R.I.
    21 15 The Raffles Institution beat the August BP. by the odd goal m seven yesterday on the R.I. ground.
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    29 15 (Photo by A FULHAM BACK clearing- from Ihe goal-line watched by Toothill. the Fulham goalkeeper (on ground). On rigriit are Gibbons of Fulharri and Rambrick of Chelsea.- Air Mail
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    LATEST CALL-OVERS
    154 15 On Lincolnshire And Grand National London, Mar. 13. THE latest call-overs on the Grand National, to be run at Liverpool on Mar. 27. and the Lincolnshire, to be run at Lincoln on Mar. 25, are as follows: GRAND NATIONAL 6 to 1 Golden Miller oiTered. 13 to 2
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    186 15 Tournament Ties For Tuesday, Mar. 17 The following ties m the S.C C. Spring Tennis Tournament will be played on Tuesday, Mar. 17: Championship Singles W. Rodger vs. H E. Orr. Championship Doubles C. P Burke and A. P. Goldman vs. R. B. B. Donnell and W. H.
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    SWIMMER BEATS HIS OWN WORLD RECORDS
    48 15 SWIMMER BEATS HIS OWN WORLD RECORDS Amherst, (Mass) Mar. 13. JOHNNY HIGGINS, swam 109 yards breast-stroke m one minute, four seconds, and 100 metres breast-stroke m one minute, ten seconds, thus beating his own world records of one minute, Aye seconds and one mindte, 10.8 seconds respectively.- Reuter
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      427 15 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL .SKIL SUNDAY IN LENT a m. Holy Communion, a m. Matins. m Choral Eucharist a m. Holy Communion, p.m. Evensong and Sermon r The Rev. John A. Jagoe, (R AF -HOLY COMMUNION on MonI Wednesday and Friday at 8a m day, Thursday and Saturday at
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      477 15 under present conditions, compulsory military service shdUfti be enforced on all British subjects m the Colony.' Friday. 4.15 p.m. Girls' Friesdly Band, Literary 815 p.m. Young Men's Fnandly Band, Games TAMIL METHQDIST CHURCH 1. Short Street 8.15 a.m. Sunday School. 9.30 a.m. Public Worship Service (Tamil) Preacher. Rev. J. J.
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    LAST DAY OF S. T. C. SPRING MEETING
    1831 16 Selections Race 1. 1. KATHRYN 2. Tiny Belle 3. Isle of Bonny Race 2. 1. SKY-RAIDER Z, Gone Ip 3. Salmon Par Race 1 1. FINANCIER 2. Smiling 3. Master Bobby Race I 1. DRIFTING HOME 2. Queen of Hearts 3. The
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    23 16 THE R.E. GOALKEEPER saving a high shot durin? yesterdays match between the Gunners and Sappers. The Sappers won I o. (Free Press photo).
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    Order Of Running And Scratchings
    132 16 THE order of running and scratching* lor today, the thii J and last day af the Singapore Turf Club Spring Mcetiiu', were published at neea raetersla] m fellows: Race 1: Ponies (lass 1. Div. 2 Enciskilit n. Shrewd Fox and Snuff Box Hate 2: Horses
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    SAPPERS' DECISIVE WIN OVER GUNNERS
    549 16 Promising Newcomers ENGINEERS HAVE BETTER OF EXCHANGES ALL THROUGH XX. 2; R.A. o. SCORING a goal m each half of the game the Koyal Engineers took both League points m thei** First Division match with the Koyal Artillery at the Anson Road Stadium, yesterday. It
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