The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 May 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,8«6. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 15)3«. 10 CENTS.
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  • 223 1 Protest By British Foreign Secretary INCITING MANIFESTOES ISSUED BY ARABS Congress Appeals For Civil Disobedience LONDON, MAY 29. 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS IN A STATEMENT ON PALESriNE, MR. MALCOLM MAC DONALD SAID AN APPEAL FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE WAS PUBLISHED AS A RESOLUTION 15V Till: ARAB
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  • 323 1 MUST BE RUN IN LIKE A NEW CAR London, May 29. WIRELESS messages from the Qurrn Mary state that the great vessel is continuing her maiden voyage m completely satisfactory conditions. Her speed is entirely satisfactory but Sir Percy Bates, chairman
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  • 24 1 FHK Queen Mary has covered 717. miles m Hie last 21 hours ending noon, beating the Normandie's record of 714 miles. Reuter
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  • 172 1 WHY CORONATION WAS FIXED FOR MAY 12 TO FIT IN WITH THE LONDON SEASON Scenes At Yesterday's Proclamation London. May 29. "THE proclamation ceremonial oi King Edwards coronation was hold at four places m London this morning— St. James' Palace, Charing Cross. Temp'e Bar and the Royal Exchange. Bright sunshine
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  • 81 1 China Anxious To Stamp Out Abuses Geneva. May 28. At the meeting Of the Opium Committee, Mr Victor Hoo. replying to Mr. Fuller, said bs wished. If the U.S. Government had such information as Mr. Fuller had divulged, it would communicate it to th? Chinese Government Mr. Hoo
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  • 53 1 Hamburg, May 2!). A sports aeroplane collided with a commercial plane and crashed through the root a mental home into the dining room, which was s?t on fire. The pilot was killed two inmates being killed and another four injured. The commercial plan? was damaged but
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  • 211 1 THE KING'S COLOUR was turned over to H M S Excellent from II M S Victory at Portsmouth for the opening of the Royal Tournament at OJympia, London, on Thursday. May 7. H MS Excellent is the naval eunn .> retraining school familiarly known as
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  • 138 1 FRUITLESS EFFORTS TO *E)A. THEM Vessel Now En Route For Shanghai London. May ZB BETWEEN ei5.COO and P 90,000 worth of arms and high e.\p'osiv?s arc stated to be aboard the earner La Santa Maria, originally bo-.md for Abyssinia, whicb has iiow divorced her course to Shanghai.
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  • 58 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 29. SIX WALTER CiRKAVES-LORI) r ranted a decree nisi today to Mrs. Elizabeth Marie Williams, of Stanhope (iardens, London, with custody of the child, on the ground of the misconduct of her hushand, Mr. Cyril Williams, Superintendent of Customs, I-. M.5.,
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  • 157 1 London. May 20 JJIR Lloyd George has given a splen- did opportunity for cartoonists as the statesman is shortly opening a roomy greengrocer's shop opposite the Pride of the Valley Inn at Churt. where he resides, recalling the "rare and refreshing fruit" remark of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 75 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 pm. SPECIAL RACE D INKER DANCE AM) FAREWELL PFRI ORMANCE OF I HE POPILAR CABARET ARTISTES KIRA and BORIS World I amous Danrers from Diaghliew Russian Ballet EXTENSION TO
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    • 203 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. SEA VIEW wk HOTEL FORMAL TO-NTGHT FORMAL SPECIAL HACK DINNER BALL WFATHKR I»KKMITTIN<; DINNK.K WILL M SKKVKI> ON IHK LAWN CX>NCEBT DYEING DINNOI Dancing m the ball-n.om from 10 p.m. CABARET JP^JTSj oiu inn oi mi n\Mi |X OKIFNTAI
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  • 37 2 Before Mr. Justice Clark m the 2nd. Court at 11 a.m. Judgments: 1. OS. 66 34 Re Kavena Hadjee Mohamed Yoosuf etc 2 OS 174 35— Re Will of Tan Tye deceased.
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  • 160 2 Day Of Battleship Is Not Yet Over London. May ZS. A DEBATE on the supplementary estimate of £10.300.000 for the Lew programme of naval const ruction took place In the House Of Commons tonight. Lord Stanley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, said that he shared the Opposition's
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  • 172 2 "98 Per Cent. Temper And 2 Per Cent. Mental" The frequent emotional tempest undergone by the principal characters m "The Bride Comes Home" recall to mind the comedian's definition of the word temperamental: 98 per cent. temper and 2 per cent, mental. There really is not a
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  • 32 2 London, May 29. The Cabinet met m the Prime Minister's room at the House of Commons this morning to complete the business which remained unfinished at Wednesday's sitting.— British Radio.
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  • 32 2 The engagement is announced of Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs! J. A Danker, of Johore Bahru, with Frederick, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Smith, of Lancashire, England.
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  • 932 2 All Cycles To B e In Singapore BYLAW PASSED BY THE MUNICIPALITY i. I "Open To Considerable Criticism**— Mr. Ham ALL bicycles m Singapore will have to be registered m future according to a resolution hich was passed at a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday. In proposing the
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  • 156 2 The following have been selected to play for the* V.M.C.A. vs. S.T.A, (Home) today on the Anson Road ground at 2 p.m Lee Pong Lun tcapt.). W R Willis, G. Day. P. Swy ny. J. Ferguson. Chin Hee Hin. J. Duclos. B. R. O. Willis. H. Gibson. N.
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  • 146 2 FRANK DEVLIN'S VISIT 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 29. The Prrak Badminton Association have agreed to guarantee $100 towards the expenses ol Frank Devlin's visit m the event ol the grea; British Badminton player touring Malaya. The Association also expressed itself m favour o£ holding the competition for the
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  • 115 2 Amarnath And Fishlock Centuries In Both Innings At Brcntwood Essex defeated AllIndia by seven wickets. India 184 and 227 lAmarnath 130 and 10"), Frsex 351 and 21 for 3 wickets. (Cutmore 137, P. Smith 105 i. At the Oval Surrey defeated Sussex by 6 wickets. Sussex 97 and
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  • 36 2 In the Government Service League the football match between the Police Depot and the Treasury Audit, which was to have been played on the J.C.S.A ground yesterday was postponed owing to the Singapore-Johore Malaya Cup match.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 616 2 Registered I t 1 FALSE EVIDENCE CHARGE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES FOR POSTPONEMENT Surprise Production Of Missing Document j THE case m which Raj Kishori Rai, who is charged with having given false evidence m the Civil District Court on Jan. 2. and which wis fixed for trial yesterday before Mr. L.
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    • 400 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. TREAT YOURSELF TO A NEW SHAVING BRUSH WE HAVE THE LATEST STOCK IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. Badger Hair. Pure Baduer, Ucr>t Badger. Sterilized and Lonion Made. Prices from 51.50 to 517..">0 Medical Hall Limited, BATTF.KY RO \I) BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Kd. Large
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    • 336 2 £be Singapore Htcc Press Head Office: c>r.i s(,.m I'hi.n. Kuala Lumpur OOice: 2S. J.ra 5t Hhonj^ J«3. Penant OlRcr: U B London Ofticr: K4« 4.i nm m,.c, Phoi.r I lei: "In,' SUBSCRIPTION RATES W«h,n Monthly 3 Quarterly 5* j, llalf Yearly. si: M) ■•aHp 131.H Note —OuUlat lon flie MU
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 118 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 5.38 a.m. 6.9 ft, 6.31 p.m. 7.4 ft. Sports: See Page 15 Cinemas VICTORIA Charing Cross Rd. with Derek Oldham, Jean Calm and Belle Baker. ALHAMBRA The Rainmakers with Wheeler and Woolsey CAPITOL The Gaetano Girls and King of Burlesque. PAVILION The Bride Comes
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  • 2462 3 DECISION BY MUNICIPAL COMMISSION Four Members Disagree MORE CONSIDERATION FOR LOCAL AMATEUR SHOWS PROPOSED ting of the Victoria Theatre for the exhibition und films again loomed large at the meeting of cipal Commissioners yesterday, when a decision licipal Committee No. 1 came up for confirmation.
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  • 574 3 desirable that these developments should not be held up for want of water. With regard to the vot? m connection with Kranji Village, the Deputy P'.esidcnt said that there were two pineapples factories there which would need supply and they were also installing two fire hydrants
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  • 104 3 King To Present Now Colours Next Month London, May 2R. There will bo a lurth.r addition to this season's pay<antrit s in London on July 16 when the King will present luw colours to s x ot the battalions ol the Brigade ol Ciuarcis. The ceremony will
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  • 93 3 Sequel To -Wault \\y British Consul Nanking, May !7. It Is announced that the rtiinr.se Government c mMmi the Incident m which Mr. H. I. Harding, British ConriUi at Yunnanfi Is Blitzed |Q have :issaulted one American and two Chinese scout masters, hat ben, closed following thfl receipt
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 29 3 on SHORT/ TO /JAVA X^KPM X 50% REDUCTION (Tor permanent residents of Malay i only) £j For details please apply to: K.P >1. LINK, 1 Unlayson Cireen. Tel. 5451.
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  • 960 4 Britain On The Screen: By Joan Littlefield Helping To Plan The Story London, May 17. I OTHAR MENDES, who, since he has been m England has made "Jew Suss" and the yet-to-be-shown "Man Who Could Work Miracles" of H. G. Wells, has persuaded Paderewski
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  • 390 4 Eggs Can Be Hatched By Radio London, May 20. TTOE world's only professor of electro-pathology is one of the overseas visitors to the International Congress of Physical Medicine being held at the WharnclifTe Rooms, London. He is Professor Stefan Jellonek, of Vienna. He is also an electrophysiographist. For 35 years
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  • 549 4 A Victorian Memory TS there such a thing m a modern house as a study One never seems to hear the word now except m relation tc schools, but there was a time when the study was an essential part of a well-found house. It
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  • 25 4 One of the most difficult tasks m a lUetime was how a steeplejack described the felling of the 160 ft. steeple of an Islington church.
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  • 186 4 823 Nifcht Clubs Vienna, May 21. •THE riot of gaiety m Vienna is really an artificial growth m the amusement business, the only profession where no special licence is necessary nowadays. Two years ago this city had 265 night clubs and other places with music. Today
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  • 160 4 Title Dormant FOR the first time for 95 years 1 there is no Duke of Cornwall. That is the effect of the ruling, given under the authority of the secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall, that 'his Majesty, while owner of the Duchy of Cornwal. is
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  • 379 4 100 Yours Atfo AS It WaS I" The Singapore Free Press, Of The Week Ending June 2. 1836 The Dauntless yacht arrived home on her last voyage, having on b surrj trial at sea. an SpparatUS Int nd ri by the Sea Wat -r Purifying C >mpany
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  • 72 4 <XI». May H Norwegian cularly k< d work In i i I le di especially In th mcd I have n>w tv ceedcd m herr a :...:>i:: ng children It has ijo. ti m i:.L-f;i t i m t.ie ron.v Uit >•■ nen N *c m v. i
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  • 43 4 Owinc to Rheumatism m Her Knees »t Lvi 11. Mill X I ft 1 I; could 1 i I i liJ' :t i lid I rift I n 1 ill I In th t X <!,riii I Hn
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    • 104 4 Tim MUST/ keeps tie bowl ipotleit ir< cleans the bend where t i cannot reach. needs I lu r#k***HAßPlC kills the ferms and leaves the pea spotlessly clean and \a<e SEPTIC TANKS H^rpic can bt used with safety In septic unks. to which the domestic waste wit* (from baths, iinkj.
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  • 209 5 Abyssinia's Tallest Soldier Reported Shot THE ITALIAN iroops cnmmanded by Marshal Graziani m the south of Abyssinia pushing forward. Though the northern arm> had reached its objective Addis Ababa the southern force iM considerably sir, wed d«un hy natural difTiculties. Soldiers are here seen shuffling over tree trunks Hint bridged
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 41 5 I II 1 I 111 |J^ ronpcDV new UnUuCni DEPARTMENT ATOURKEPPELRD. BRANCH IS NOW OPEN, good things A full range Waters, Groceries and r Provisions. Our three big points are Quality Price Service including delivery. TEL. 3380 iii i w.s i
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  • 311 6 $473,556 On Rice Cultivation DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION EXPENSES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 28. •THE Drainage and Irrigation De- partment, F.M.S.. last year spent $473,556 on the development of rice cultivation. The total expenditure for special services was $763,560, as compared with $495,461 m 1934 and an estimate
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  • 60 6 London. May 28. The missing non-confidental postal packet addressed Irom the British Legation at Addis Ababa to the British Consul a: Djibouti, which was at first described m press messages irom AbysMnia as a diplomatic bag. has now arrived at Djibouti according to a statement at Commons question
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  • 161 6 Reason To Be Proud With Its -Working "We have good reason to be satisfied with the working of the rubber regulation scheme," said Mr. F. H. Grumitt m hi s add: ess to shareholders at the annual meeting of Sungei Tukang Rubber Co., Ltd., at Penang on Wednesday.
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  • 146 6 Seremban Sanitary Board Complaint (From Our Own C< rrespond^nt.) Seremban, May 27. "Seiemban is the only town of its size and population m Malaya and perhaps m the whole of the British Empire that is having an unfiltered water supply," said Tuan Sheikh Ahmad bin Sheikh Mustaph? J.P..
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  • 359 6 ROAD-RA IL CONTROVERSY COMPROMISE Co- Ordination Of Transport Facilities AIM OF NEW F.M.S. APPOINTMENT (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 28. CO-ORDINATION and control of transport facilities m the Federated Malay States m order to ensure a working compromise m the i rivalry of road and rail is intended
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  • 123 6 Malaya Finding New Sources Of Supply (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, May 23. rE Veterinary service of Siam's Ministry of Agriculture has eradicated rinderpest from the Siamese peninsula from Koh Lak down to both the Pattani and Kedah frontiers, and is now trying to get the
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  • 186 6 Girl's Recovery After Use Of Drug London. May 22. A girl of 20 has been brought back to iile after being "dead" for seven mlnutej during a dental operation. The girl was being given chloroform when, according to Dr. A. A. Massen. of Sheffield, m thp
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  • 265 6 Son Who Persisted In Leaving Home London. May 22. A youth's suicide after his father's vain attempt to persuade him not to leave home was the subject of an inquest at Paddington yesterday. The verdict on Thomas Peter Jones. 20. of Fontley. Halls Green. Weston. near Hitchin. who
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  • 36 6 R. Halls, of Grove Green Road, Leytonstone, the guard of a London ait*. North Eastern Railway goods train, was killed at Tottenham when the train was run into from the rea* by an empty coach train.
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  • 189 6 SALE AND PURCHASE OF RUBBER Boustead Manager's Technical Offence lpuh. May >7. •yHE manager of a local firm was this morning fined $15 by Clie Osman. the Ipoh second magistrate, for falling tv make entries regarding th sale and purchase of rubber. The fallowing charge
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  • Article, Illustration
    240 6 DIKE HU RT But Goes To Hospital Lau£hin*r Li.nicn. May 22. The Duke of Oloucesi r badly bruised an arm when he was struck by polo ball while playing at Fleet. Hampshire, yesterday. He was tak?n to Flee* Hospital for an X-ray examination, but the operatjr had to be summoned
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  • 336 6 Murder Charge Against Chinese Ipoh. May 28. TME preliminary inquiry into the death o! Chong Yoor.x. who died on Apr. 23 at Kramat Pula! as a result of injuries alleged tj have been inflicted j by Lee Fah. wa^ continued yesterday before Dr V W W.
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  • 6 6 Oxford Undergraduate And Girl
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  • 205 6 London. May 22. An Oxford undergraduate and L :ndon girl wer.' at Henley flrvd t5 and 6s. 8d cos's for bathing m the met without any ctofchM on Tl?ey were J D M. Denny, of New College, and Miss Margaret Taylor, of The Crescent. Barnes. S W. Mrs Wheeler, of
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  • 237 6 PRISON FOR TAMIL DRIVER "Not Fit To Hold Licence From Our Ov. i Kuala l.umpui M I THINK It *ft some oth *r t&avt Anil r< marked Mr J C Lumpur Police Court I «*>• t nclng a Tamil dr; throe m ni hs r on Charges
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  • 41 6 ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE A eh.i: Ch*ni Boon C i m and km pr 1.-rr d ftfata magistrate'! court The aceni a Troh Ah BOH C. 6-ng an d Sm, A R J M 8l?o charged hurl to Ng Hun V,: i
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 145 6 QUININE. as a prophylactic against MALARIA. use every day 2 sugat-coated tablets 3 grains Quinine Hydrochloride. Re sure to take quickly disintegrating (soluble) tablet, such as made by BANDOENG QUININE FACTORY. P V trade ffDl/f mark. Prirt of a bottle of 50 tablets $0.90. Price of a tube of 10
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    • 72 6 -UUSt Of PlGimvijag Relief m a tew seconds with BISURATKj) NAGNFSH It isexcrssa< i>l n, causes mdii. 1 pain vmrs t!i. bo ftfl and ttrartliurn It stoma* h Immj ,vi cause danger- »n M-ATi.ii and 1 Hisui.it. I attmK Mom. i doctor^ ur- it N t-»r pajn hut .i treatimiit
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  • 337 7 S.C.C. FINAL TO MR. AND MRS. R. F. SMITH I»|K and Mrs. R. F. Smith I established themselves S.C.C. n ,,v.(i doubles champions by heating I. B. Nathan and Miss l> oh man 6 l; 6 3; m the match of the Club tournament yesterday. s took
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 225 7 BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY'S "ft U. MARCH OF TRIUMPH! DISPELUNG All. IX.I BTS-SILKNCING All, MISOIVIXOS j^ BRITISH LION HOLDS ALOFT THE ENSIGN OF QUALITY AND INDEPENDENCE T* ist m the field to bring to the screen CHARING CROSS ROAD* )f OEREK OLDHAM In i to Co-Star JOHN MILLS JUNE CLYDE— P
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    • 316 7 A SHOW TO PLEASE EVERYBODY! Beautiful Talented Girls m a Gay Whirlwind STAGE Attraction— AND one of the BEST MUSICAL Comedies yet offered on the Screen! t* A DITAI I WATINEE TODAY xr I I I UL 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 First Appearance m Malaya Direct from New York Hollywood The
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1038 7 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND INDIAN WHITSUNDAY MISSION M s Peter's Church, Stamford Road G.OO a.m. Holy Communion. G. 50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7 -30 a.m. Holy Communion (Plain). 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8.00 a.m. Children's Service. 8.00 a.m. Choral Eucharist. Sermon on "Tongues of Fire." 9.15
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  • 52 8 The family of the late Madam Cheng Quee N2O. wife of th? late Mr. Tan Jee lch. beg to express their sincere thanks :o all r3lativ?s and kind friends for their attendance at the night prayers And funeral and also those who sent irreatht, candles and telegrams
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  • 1184 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1936. The Age Of Quotas WE live m an age of quotas and I restrictions and scarcely a day passes withou: the announcement lof some new form of control being placed upon the output of one or 'other of the natural products of
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  • 395 8 I OOKING at the aard-vark, one ol the recent arrivals at the Zoo. writes a correspondent, one wond- i ers whether LewLs Carroll or John I Tenniel had ever met one. for If Ten- I nlel's "slithy tove" had the ears ol his "momc rath" it would
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  • 726 8 IT must be nice to have three hundred elks. I know so many people who d > not possess a single on 3 I was informed as I was being driven ♦mm a wayside station m the BMC of Poland that th^ gentleman with whom I Wli
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  • 310 8 OWING to indisposition the Topicist is unable to contribute his usual feature. al-ng as if no hat.s w re being raised It might be that those c )urte >u.s country people w n not greeting us qua m out as the representatives of him who was the owner
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 185 8 ill WBMHM^BM^MHi^J L^^^pm^m *^^m— w«Ja A "1 lift 2 J7*v**^ -4*** 'j BY SPECIAL T M THE APPOINTMENT KIKCi <>l SI AM tBE WISE TO SELECT A GUT THAT "PLEASETII HIM THAT GIVES AND HIM THAT TAKES AND FOR A TRULY FINI AND WORTHY CUT. A GIFT OF BF.U TV
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    • 25 8 FOR ALL RISKS INSURANCE. Apply to the GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 'PHONE 6480.
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  • 222 9 JA PANESE TROOPS POURING INTO NORTH CHINA Precautions To Prevent Demons trations PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND DE VEL OP ME NT Tientsin, May 2J). *V/lIILr. Japanese troops continue to pour into North China v N the Ch.nese authorities are taking the utmost precautions to prevent fresh anti-Japanese demonstrations by the
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  • 420 9 Mr. G.E.N. Oehlers As Commissioner "ONE OF THE COMING YOUNG MEN" MR G. E. N. Oehlers, the young ad- vocate and solicitor who recciv?d <rly education at Raffles Institution was nominated as the representative of the Eurasian Association on the Municipal Commission, at an extraordinary general meeting
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  • 59 9 Hong Kong, May 29. T HE Filipino airmen, Antonio Arnaiz and Juan Calvo arrived t Hong Kong from Laoag, Luzon, nt 4.30 p.m., completing the first nop of their flight to Madrid m *v hours m their machine "The Commonwealth of the Philippines." The airmen
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  • 56 9 Peiping, May 29. HTIIE Chinese authorities arc concerned at the possibility of political repercussions following the murder ,of a Japanese army officer found fatally wounded at midnight on Tuesday outside a cabaret. However, it is understood that the circumstances point to a private vendetta. The nature of
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  • 60 9 Report Of Tribunal On Tuesday London, May 28. The Home Secretary. Sir John Simon at question time m the House of Commons, today, announced that he had received the report of the judicial tribunal appointed to inquire into the alleged leakage of Budget information. Sir John added the
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  • 192 9 fl/| f W. G. A Ormsby-Gore, who has! wn appointed Secretary of State; the Colonies m succession to Mr. H. Thomas, who resigned last Friy w exchanging one Cabinet post for "other, for he has been First Commoner of Works since the last election. The most
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  • 897 9 LORD DARLINGS LIFE AND CAREER London, May 29. THE death took place today of Lord Darling, the famous judge, at the age of 87— Keuter. Charles John Darling was born at Langham Hall, Essex, on Dec. 6, 1849, and became one of the greatest criminal
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 223 9 I I 1 V. LATEST MODELS! I SHOES >^ BETTERI L^nHHHv VALUE! I SHOES EVENING, mmmm AND SPORTS WEAR. FOR LADIES, GENTLEMEN «c CHILDREN. SPECIAL DISPLAY FOR ONE WEEK ROBINSON <c CO'*_jg p _j'j'_^« A—y/ I M'\ h Ik WilduFflwKftm l/T/i l< yy \1 v/A /^iH|i)BHppHv EM J^uii kl I
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  • 13 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. May 29
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  • 200 10 May 26. 27. 28. American Can. Com. 129*4 129V 2 129 American Telephone and Telegraph 165V 2 165 165 At rheson Railroad 72 3 4 71 3 /4 71V4 Ovsapeak 57% 57 x 4 57 l 2 Duppnt 143 V 2 144 143 Firestone 28» 4 28
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  • 105 10 Little Business Passing In Singapore Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Limited m their weekly rubber report dated May 29, state: With little buying interest being shown from the consuming markets, values have again shown a sagging tendency and little business has been passing. There has been no selling
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  • 78 10 Substantial Reductions In Britain London, May 27. Substantial reductions In radio-tele-phone charges between Britain and overseas are announced by the Post-master-General. Charges for calls ior the- United States and Canada, including New York an-i Montreal, will be 28s. instead of £2 per minute and at night £1 per minute
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  • 16 10 Shaikh Mansur. of the Education Department, Johore Bahru, has returned after a holiday m the F.M.3.
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  • 204 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 's the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Mak/a has
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  • 196 10 From London 5.30 p. m. May 29 RUBBER: Quiet. London Spot: 7%.d T^d. Previously: 7 5 lid 73*d Ju.y-Septfl: 7 5 16d. 7 7 lGd Previously: 7^ 8 d 7 7 16d Oct -Dec.: 7 7 !6d. 7» 2 d. Previously: 7 7 16d. 7 9 IM
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  • 70 10 From London 5.30 p. m. May 29 London: Weak. Cash: £195 12s. 6d. Previously: Weak at £198 10s Three months: £191 las. Previously: £193 17s 6d New York Tin: 44 87 Previously: 45.37. Copper: Settlement: £36 12s. 6d. Previously: £36 10s Gold: Yesterday: £6 19s. 3*>d. Previously:
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  • 8 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations May 29
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  • 220 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Melbourne and Sydney, demand 2 10% New Zealand, demand 210 9 16 Amoy. demand $100-Strs. $52 7 16 Foochow. demand $100-Strs. $52 7 16 BUYING London. TT. 2 4 7^2 London, D.D. 2 4» 4 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 9'32 London,
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  • 9 10 Fraser and Co.'s List
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  • 89 10 May 29 Buyers Sellers Oambi t 5 25 Java Cube 850 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 16.50 Black Pepper 8 25 Copra, Sundried 485 Copra, mixed 460 Small Flake Tapioca 4.25 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan l 10 Banja Jelotong 6.50 Sarawak Jelotong 6.00
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  • 65 10 London, May 27. The value of retail trade m April was 5 per cent, greater than a year ago. For the (tuarter from February to April the value was 6 7 per cent, great r than m the corresponding period of lasl year The value of slocks at
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  • 53 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association May 2U. 12 oVi.KK N< IXRSS IB caae* (FOB May Cioua F A W in (fob Mayi !Nl. i X loose) i award! Tonr of M.-rk t Ml (1 t Latest CabU 1 7 516 d per Ib Now York Bp stl tl lj 9!
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  • 20 10 1,...i1.»' BBebeoet wtun '.rrcltn.iry p\mk balancing Itprtu compared *ltti < raapcmiun diitr Tnui ordinal balp^ctof Item: A: i05.280.2G1 ftt
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  • 1052 11 David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenksm. world'n leadinn team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence THE four leading citizens of Blanktown were John Smith, presid?nt of the bank; Frank Jones, lawyer and' personial mayor; Dr. Gray and Bill
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  • 109 11 Interests Being Watched By Commissioners The interests of Singapore taxis are being watched by the Commissioners. Referring to the appointment of a public stand for second-class hackney carriages m Jalan Kubor, near its junction with Victoria Street, the Deputy President explained that the reason was to discourage the
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  • 352 11 The health bulletin of the Latgßje of Nations Eastern Bureau foe L!.» week ended May 23. states: Plague. Bassein and Ran«'.r. n were the only ports m the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague during the week, while Rangoon also reported rodent plague. Cholera was
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  • 173 11 Drop Of 1,407 Tons Reported Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd m their rubber market review dated Singapore, May 29, state: The markets of the world hnv. shown little inclination to trade thi.s week and prices m consequence have tended to sag. Sellers at the luwci levels have
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 192 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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    • 512 11 CHARTERKI) BANK Of INDIA. AISTRALIA AND (lIIN/I (Incorporated In Errand by Royal Cbartar) 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 HFAD OFFICE: 38. Bishopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies arid Kranche*. Alor Star Hollo MfM Amritsar Ipoh riiirang Bangkok
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 966 11 WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES TndrtV English on DJN. DJE and m 1 < Hiil J Dutch on DJA. DJB 935 Today m Germany. Sound Penang ZHJ pictures. P. 50 "Smirking Olympus." Penang Wireless Society) 10.50 Woman's Hour: 11.20 Close down. UavHen«jth 49.3 metres Paris— Radio-Coloniale n s;gnal Wavelength— 25.G0 metres Days
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    • 182 11 11.15 Weekly newsletter, sports summary, and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 11.20 p.m. 11.35 The 8.8.C. Military Band. 12.20 Close down. Holland— PCJ j Wavelength 19.71 metres p.m. 6.50 Special transmission for China, Japan, and India given by the Roman Catholic Broadcasting Association. PHI— I6.BB metres 750 Opening announcement. 755
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 1121 12 THE AMERICAN STEAMER CITY OF ALMA <5,4«<i Urns) was badly damaged m a collision with the British steaiter .Main vi and wilh the French motor vessel Nivcrnais m Gravesend Reach, Kent. The City of Alma, which was proceeding to Lon ii.n irtm Calcu tta. received serious
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 430 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. < Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage MSI. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING! AGENTS FOB FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF BIAM. CANADIAN MCIfM iWOßlff* G&lltikil'- (Incorporated In England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via lIONOI.rMJ or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TKANS-CONTINKNTAL
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    • 143 12 BIBBY LINE ILONDON ADDRESS PALL MALU LONDON. SHU of fast twln-srr«'w Oil I Mall Fa&seiiK* r V«'.s.s»'l> t RANGOON COLOMBO, POM iWMi MARSEILLES. PLYMtH 111 IMP LONDON With tiirouKh BMUM Singapore anrt I 1 HOMEWARD RAH INGS Uavr CHESHIRE YORKSHIi:? JutDERBYSHIRE BHROPBHIRI STAFI-'ORI) fURI OXFORO6HII WORCESTER: HUM CHESHIRE DERBYSHIRK SHROPSHIRK
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 98 12 VEBSELB ARRIVED THE VICTORIA Proper, N« rw 1.377 tons from Hon« 7 Konf 28. for Bangkok 29 c m V Vlctona is due nere at dayTool:, nut.. tons from Pontta- f ht r Tue&day< June 2 ivom Shang nak 28 lor Poniirak 30 g ng and Manl]a Sile will ,-N,ow
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    • 574 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And "Arrivals T i 4 BY TRAIN Bangkok every Baturday 7 pm Thursday 7.45 am Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 745 ajn Saturday 7.45 a.m. and y Dhl Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 »jn. and. 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala UpU, Port Swettenham. Talplng and Telok Alison: Weekdays*
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    • 260 12 SING A H)/a; HARIUH If Ships alongMde ihr expected to \ir/v, Ka.st Wharf (Kulrin,, <. Rajuia 22 Main Wharf (Entr;»n,r «.,i. Buenos Atom M i 16; Ocw.il! Buren II; Q j; Kmpire l)o<k (Kntram* Bomenrtlta X); i o! WelUngl i!i 14 m Umpire !><>< k (K.ntr u». r. Marelln 4r,.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 460 13 yHsr^SnF"^ a^*^**"fgWM»Tmiw^ r i i"".^tt C l BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due D Tonnare vSsr Toanw sp -6.070 June 4 CHITRAL 15 000 Auk^M 15.(100 June 5 BHUTAN G 100 Air- 27 17.000 June 19 RANPUKA 17 000 Ami 28 6810 July 1 BEHAR 6
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    • 561 13 McALISTER CO., LTD. AND REDUCED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CAIKH) FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Hue Sail* CITY OP WFTUJNGTON Havre, London. R'dam. H'burg In Port June
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    • 1167 13 P^*^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hu a Khlow Steamship Co (1t32) lid Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard While Star Lid Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship C« Ltd The Straits Steamship (0.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental line Ltd' The China Navigation
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  • 58 14 London, May 27. The Foreign Secretary. Mr Eden, was asked m the House of Commons it question time what was the Government's policy towards the maintenanrr of the Independence of Czechoslovakia j Mr. Eden relpied that the policy was j that which resulted from loyal adherence to the
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  • 75 14 Nol To Come lm» Tntil lIH Imi i v| The Hou.sc ol C'oi passed tin- Educatl* B on the (hud n |q 128 The Muustrr ol Id Stanley, estimated I school fearing .1 14 years and nn mtns that local ;dc (uraced to pn ld< on the basLs
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  • 81 14 The BBC. announces that the proclamation ol King Edward's coronation next year will be broadcast from the Empire station at Daventry on Friday. May 29. Iron- apnroximately 4.10 p.m. to 4.50 p.m. t Malayan tin e> on 0.5.H.. O.S.G. and G.S.F. Subsequent electrical record inns will be broadcast at. 9
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 695 14 K. P. M. —V.- ~v TOGIAN -^Saturday, May 30. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. PATR AS -Saturday. May 30. Rhio (passengers and mails only), Bawean, Padang*Bay, Boeleltng and Sourabaia. TOBOALl— Saturday, May 30. Selat-Pandjang. Koedap. Tampoetih, Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis, Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Api. (Telok Bolitoeng will be called at on the homeward voyage).
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    • 544 14 PRINCE LINE -SILVER UNE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE m* Doe Sails Doe Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. MALAYAN PRINCE mi n Port June 8 July 23 MS. SILVBRTEAK June 15 June 22 Aug. 5 MS. CINGALESE PRINCE July 6 July 13
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    • 470 14 O. S. K. LINE] "foiTTast, south and west \iki<\ AND SOUTH AMERICA t Buenos Aire» Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos arid Montevideo Holland Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar-es-Salaam. Beira, L. Man, Durban, Algoa Bay and Mossel Ba.v t Arabia Maru Santos,
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  • 363 15 WHITSUN SPORT FESTIVITIES \Vt \ek End Fixtures For Malaya I/iMI\ playing fields of gapore, Kuala Lumpur, md Pcrak will be fully .1 this week-end Whitoliday, representing an\ous and carefree escape rk and worry. ol sport was siven a fl m Singapore yesterday ltlem< :it
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  • 256 15 TANGLIN CLUB LAWN TENNIS European Team L.A.C. Evans. A. C. Growder. U f R. M. Haxworth. T. A. D. Hewan. C. G. Jenner (Capt.). Pilot-Officer Longmore. Lieut. C. H. A. Olivier. F. P. H. Pearse. H. L. Ward. Lieut. Weedon. Gnr. Weston. Umpire:— Cpl. Jarrett. The following matches will be
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  • 186 15 St. Andrew's Amateur Championship London. May 29. At St. Andrew's the last eight m the amateur gclf championship m order of the draw is as follows: Cecil Ewing. ihc Irish International, D. H. R. Martin an ex-Oxford Bin?. Hector Thomson. the Walker Cup player. Gordon-Peters, From Glasgow. Cyril
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  • 983 15 PEARSE AND OLIVIER LIKELY RUN GETTERS REST'S BOWLING LACKS VARIETY Baskaran's Good Form AS the teams are at present it looks as if victory m the Clarke Cup match, which starts today will go to the Europeans. It may be that a drawn game will again
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  • 275 15 Amateur Events To Start Next Week At the committee meeting ot the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association held on Friday last, it was derided that ♦he BicgajM n- Open TOurnam ni must slarr en June 2. t > avoid clashing with the many "unit Sports" which will b b
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  • 381 15 Selangor Golf Club Agreement (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 28 AN agreement with Government not to hold regular dances or cabarets at the Selangor Golf Club swimming pool when it Mix finished was referred to by the president of the club. Mr. C. It
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  • 109 15 PfeMQg And Selangor The followine are the trams for the Pen?.ng vs. Selangor Malaya Cup game to be played at Penanß on Saturday: Solapi;or: Kum Pak: Se^ Hu and K;»i Ban: T Mori Talb and .Tahn Mohamed; Govindasamy, Ismail. Henry. Soon Teck and Ah Chee Pe.;erves Dinah, Kirn
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  • 52 15 Kuila Lumpur. May 2K. Boxing enthusiasts m Kuala Lumpur will be interested to learn that m addition to the m*in attraction between Aime Raphael and Frank Malinao at the Olympic Stadium. Campbell Road, on Saturday, the AbysBRiUtn, P ter G?org<\ will meet M:>rimuttu. the Kuala Lumpur lad In
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  • 98 15 London. May It was revealed to day that the poor Bin wing ol L^rd hMtattM Mil ihr D*rby l.vourite which astonished )iis connections was cine to lameness. Last fright Pay Up OOUM hardly move arrays l>\> br>x. his oil fon 'on? oetnn v rv hot and suffering
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  • 1344 16 Today's Racing Promises Keen Sport ONLY ONE SCRATCHING Winners Will Be Difficult 1 O i ICK (By "BOOKIE") NIK amateur races begin today and with the weather conditions much better than they were during the professional making of the Singapore Turf Club, an enjoyable
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  • 795 16  -  NIMROD (BY Johore Team Lacks Finish FINE DISPLAY BY KENG HOCK AND TAIB Singapore 6; Johore 0. SINGAPORE opened its Malaya Cup programme yesterday with an kj auspicious victory over Johore by 6 o. r First of all. congratulations to Singapore. They were
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  • 39 16 London. rpm: Mv, wMok Kpsom tod;i>, r, follows: lovely K»s., VN Barrowhy (icm it, IVola (To\) ItVWigga ran. Won x UirM quarters of a length. lu M I. utlls between second ami hm| Reuter
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  • 20 16 Th Artillery C il Air 1 ns i/i Inter Unit I a Chan*] on Th M 28 Mid II
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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