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Title Section17 1936-07-23 1 The Singapore Free press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,912. ESTD. 1835. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1936. If CENTS.17 words
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Article494 1936-07-23 1 But Madrid Reported To Be Quiet REBEL FORCES ARE CONVERGING ON TH E CAPITAL Spanish Ambassador Sees Mr. Eden London, July 22. THE situation in Spain continues to be extremely tense. Although conflicting reports leave the actual position still very obscure, the insurgents are evidently inReuter; British Wireless - 494 words
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Article75 1936-07-23 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 22. While returning home from school ihree Chinese girls stopped beside a pool to play and. finding the water near the edge shallow, the girls waded in. One. going a bit farther than the rest disappeared and her companions became alarmed and75 words
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280 1936-07-23 1 Sin Chew Jit Poh - Sin Chew Jit Poh Kvnrim; Shanghai, July 22. pEN Wong Yok Cho, Chairman of the Kwangsi Government, accompanied by Col. Chang Yam Man, chief of the general staff in Nanking, passed through Changsha, capital of Hunan, i by plane this morning on thtir280 words
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Article109 1936-07-23 1 Mr. Lowin&er Coming Here On Sunday Bangkok, July 22. MR. Lowinger and Mr. Van den Broek, the British and Dutch delegates to the tin conference in Eangkok are leaving for Singapore and Batavia respectively on Sunday in order to consult their resi pective Governments. This is in accordance109 words
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Article60 1936-07-23 1 Cairo, July 22. According to telegraphic advice from the Egyptian Consulate at Addis Ababa to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 'forces previously led by Ras Kassa are i approaching Addis Ababa from the South, while Ras Seyoum is advancing jfrom another direction. Severe fightling is reported withReuter; British Wireless - 60 words
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Article207 1936-07-23 1 Three-Dav Debate In Parliament London, July 22. AN important three-day debate in the House of Commons on the draft unemployment assistance (regulations was opened yesterday Iby the Minister of Labour, Mr. Brown who moved for their approval. The draft regulations are the second to be issued underBritish Wireless - 207 words
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Article65 1936-07-23 1 London, 3uly 22. THE King's Bench has granted rules nisi for contempt of court against the .Evening News and the Daily Express, regarding comments upon the proceedings against McMahon, the Scottish journalist who is charged with illegal possession of firearms following his alleged attempt upon the lifeReuter - 65 words
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Article14 1936-07-23 1 Sir Eric Mieville has been appointed private secretary to the Duke of York. ReuterReuter - 14 words
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171 1936-07-23 1 DEPRESSING STATE OF BRITISH SHIPPING "STILL ON THE DOWNGRADE" Lloyd's Register Book London, July 22. rAT the relative position of British -hipping is still on the downgrade is one of the main facts shown in the latest edition of Lloyd's register book. The present British mercantile marine represents 26 8Reuter - 171 words
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Article36 1936-07-23 1 The Royal Defence Corps in England is to be replaced by national defence companies in the Territorial Army. The companies will protect important points in Great Britain on threat of, and during war onlyß British WirelessBritish Wireless - 36 words
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Advertisement86 1936-07-23 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT I special dinner dance 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. j (formal) 9.30 to midnight IND THE MOST SENSATIONAL CHARACTER AND ACROBATIC DANCERS EVER SEEN IN SINGAPORE. RENEE RAME I \MOUS CONTINENTAL ARTISTES IN86 words
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Advertisement168 1936-07-23 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. SEA VIEW a HOTEL TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL PINNER PANCR AND CABARET (DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE I RELLER BAND I SPECIAL ATTRACTION FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY ____T m\ *^"'r' ''im ________WtO *____m_wß* 1 _?l Mb Hi*'^ B^KV_HlH__>168 words
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Article205 1936-07-23 2 Signing Causes Rejoicing Throughout Turkey Istanbul. July 20. The signing of the Dardanelles Treaty today caused great rejoicing throughout Turk y and the whole country is beflagged in honour of the event. Two hours after the treaty was signed, troops moved into the demilitarised zones and the Bosphorus.Reuter - 205 words
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Article48 1936-07-23 2 Akronohio. July 20. Members of the local Rubber Workers' Union have agreed to refrain from sit-down strikes for six weeks. The Union officials hope to put a permanent end to this action as they have been much criticised for their tailure to prevent unofficial strikes. ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article20 1936-07-23 2 Mr. E. A. Collymore. AttorneyGeneral, Barbados, will be the new Chief Justice Barbados, succeeding S:r R. H. Furness.- British WirelessBritish Wireless - 20 words
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Article371 1936-07-23 2 Progress Of British Rearmament SIR T. INSKIP'S SPEECH 1 London, July 20. rE Minister for the Co-ordina-tion of Defence. Sir Thomas Inskip, initiating a debate in the House of Commons tonight gave a review of his department's efforts to accelerate the programme of rearmament. Referring to the naval programme, he371 words
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Article, Illustration181 1936-07-23 2 Scottish Wedding At Presbvterian Church The wedding took place yesterday at the Presbyterian Church of Mr. Sidney Wardlaw Duguid. younger son of Mr Robert W. Duguid. of Aberdeen, and ihe late Mrs. Duguid. to Miss Barbara Davidson, second daughter of Mr. and lira. James Davidson,181 words
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Article464 1936-07-23 2 Buried Under London London, July 5. BRITAIN is holding today more gold than she has ever held in her history. The Bank of England now has in its vaults £224,000,000 of gold. A year ago its holding was only £192.000,000. In June 1914 the total amount oi464 words
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Article104 1936-07-23 2 Before the Acting Chief Justice in the Ist. at 10.30 a.m. .Magistrate's Appeals: 1. Rex vs. Ong Aik Phow. 2. Rex vs. Somu Odayar 3. Rex vs. John McCloskey, John Elliot and William Graham Sundaram. Special Appeal: The Extra Asst. Controller of Labour Singapore etc.104 words
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Article94 1936-07-23 2 Sin Chew Jit Poh - Anti Japanese Movement Fails Sin Chew Jit Poh CHINESE MURDERS Shanghai, July 21. 'THE Japanese mission sent by the Tokio general headquarters which has just concluded an extensive tour in China, reports that although the so-called "antiJapanese movement" started by the leaders of the South has failed, the slogans used94 words
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Article353 1936-07-23 2 Very Large Gathering At Funeral There was a very large gathering at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday afternoon for the funeral of Mr. James McConneU Kerr, the well-known European resident, who died at the General Hospital In tlie morning. The Rev. Father N. Maury officiated and the chiel353 words
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Article127 1936-07-23 2 £800,000,000 On Military Preparations London, June 20. Mr. Winston Churchill asked the Chancellor of tly Exchequer in the House of Commons if he was aware that expenditure by Germany on purposes directly and indirectly concerned with military preparations, including strategic roads. might have amounted to £800 millions sterlingBritish Wireless - 127 words
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Article59 1936-07-23 2 Rcduction Of Capital Confirmed (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 21. In the Chancery Division Mr. Justice Bennett confirmed the scheme for the reduction of capital by Sungei Besi Mines Limited from £180,000 to £144,000, such reduction to 'dm effected by returning to shareholders capital which isFree Press - 59 words
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Article49 1936-07-23 2 The King will cross to France on the Admiralty yacht. Enchantress on his way to unveil the Canadian wrr memorial at Vimy Ridge. He will embark at Portsmouth on Saturday and will proceed by special train from Calais to Anas on Sunday morning TIT. 1 British WirelessBritish Wireless - 49 words
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Advertisement23 1936-07-23 2 IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS AND THE LATEST LOCAL PICTURES EVERY MORNING YOU MUST BUY THE FREE PRESS MALAYAS PREMIER MORNING PAPER23 words
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Advertisement430 1936-07-23 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. 5 NEW MEN'S PRODUCTS by LENTHERIC Shaving Cream After Shave Powder After Shave Lotion Eau De Cologne for men Scalp Stimulant Lentheric Products for Men give you that refreshing well groomed appearance. From MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. BATTERY ROAD. HOARD AND RESIDENCE. "LOXTON" First Class Private Hotel. Bedrooms with430 words
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Advertisement449 1936-07-23 2 I tlbe Singapore j Jfrcc ll>icss Head Office: Cecil Street Singapore. Phone 5411 extensions to all d< |M.t mf n It\. "Times" !Miij;.ip©re. Kuala Lumpur Ofliee: 25. Java Street. Pbone: 3683. Penang Office: 12, Bishop Street. Penanf Phone: 147;. (London Office: 40 4.. Fleet Street I nndon B.C.*. Phon*: Central449 words
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Miscellaneous118 1936-07-23 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 1.03 a.m. 9.7 ft. 1.48 pm. 8.8 ft. Sports Soccer: Div 2: Middlesex vs. Terror at ARS G. League: Police vs. Monopolies at Depot. Lawn Tennis. Championships at sec Cinemas ALHAMBRA The Crouching Beast with Fritz Kortner. CAPITOL The Amateur Gentleman with Douglas Fairbanks118 words
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882 1936-07-23 3 Hopeless Spiral Of More And Bigger Promissory Notes $300 SIGNED FOR TO OBTAIN $30 Good Work Of Co-operative Societies „T r HE case of a man who has borrowed from people and who has 1 several pro-notes outstanding is very pathetic, inasmuch as the pressure882 words
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Article61 1936-07-23 3 At a dinner party on Tuesday evening, on the occasion of Belgium's Independence Day. Count. C. de Saint Ceran proposed a toast in honour of H.M. King Leopold and the Belgian nation. Those present were the Hon. Mr. J. A. Hunter and Mrs. Hunter, Mr. I and Mrs. H. Sarton,61 words
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Article290 1936-07-23 3 IRON BAR ATTACK ALLEGED Court Packed For Trial Of Boyanese rE Criminal District Court was again packed to capacity yesterday by Boyanese, for the case in which three Boyanese were charged with having caused grievous hurt to Abu Nassan bin Taoah by means of pieces o_ iron bars, which, used290 words
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Article289 1936-07-23 3 Big Advances Shown Over Last Year (From Our Own Correspondent! Bangkok, July 19. The value of the exports from Bangkok in the first quarter of the present Siamese year f April-June has tone up by €386.356. as compared with the same quarter in 1935: a year ago289 words
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Article115 1936-07-23 3 ("From Our Ov/n Correspondent. Bangkok, July 18. Two brothers. Siamese, who are alleged to have prospered exceedingly at the illicit opium trade for years met their Waterloo on Friday, when tney were each fined by the Criminal Court £2.390 and sentenced to two years imprisonment each. If115 words
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Article237 1936-07-23 3 Magistrates u Corrective Punishment JUSTICE dispensed with the human touch is becoming the rule rather than the exception in the Singapore police courts today. As the 'Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Whitley, once said, the courts in England are against sending a man to prison237 words
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Article66 1936-07-23 3 And $1360 Fine In Chandu Case J)LEADING guilty to a charge of having been in possession of 17 tahils of Red Lion Chandu at Jar dine Steps on July 16, Ching Yeic Hing was sentenced to one day's simple imprisonment and a fine of $1,360, or66 words
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Article121 1936-07-23 3 Sixth Accident At Same Junction This Year (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. Mr. K. K. Benjamin, the Kuala Lumpur lawyer, his wife and two friends were involved in a motor car collision at the junction of Perak Road and Treacher Road on Saturdav121 words
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Article42 1936-07-23 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. A Malay woman living af Lubok Kelubu, 19V2 miles from Ulu Yam, was fatally injured, allegedly with a parang, on Saturday afternoon She died the same day. Her husband has been arrested.42 words
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Article, Illustration19 1936-07-23 3 SENORITA LIZANA after beating Mrs. C. J. C. Ennals in the Kent Championships, is seen signing autugraphs for enthusiasts.19 words
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Article172 1936-07-23 3 TRAGEDY AT PULAU ÜBIN QUARRY Man Dead When Stone Removed TINNED to the ground by a large piece of rock which he was trying ;o dislodge and which came off and rolled on top of him. Lee Tai. a Chinese .colie working at the Chia Eng S3y172 words
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Article136 1936-07-23 3 Search Parties For "Tired" European Police Officers Anxiety was felt in Kuala Lumpur on Monday morning when it was reported that two European officers. Mr. Davis, Asst. 0.C.P.D.. Kuala Lumpur North > and Mr. G. C. Madoc, 0.C.P.D., Klang. who went on a jungle trek on136 words
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Article34 1936-07-23 3 Invitations have been issued by the KuaU Lumpur Flying Club to an "At Home" on Aug. 8 when members of the R.A.F., Singapore, and other clubs in the country will give a flying display.34 words
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Article330 1936-07-23 3 Poses As Relative Of Royal Family Oxford, AN immaculately dressed and wellspoken young man, who posed as Lord Frederick Cambridge, a relative of the Royal family, and borrowed money from a number of American undergraduates here, is being sought hy the police. More than six l»et in height,330 words
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Article135 1936-07-23 3 Penang. The inquiry into the d<ath of a small Chinese girl. Sim Ah Lim. lollowing an accident at the junction of Ceylon Lane and Hutton Lane. Penang on Jum j 26, wis concluded on Saturday. The Coroner. Mr. H A. L. Luckham. eturned a verdict dI135 words
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Article28 1936-07-23 3 H.M. ships Decoy. Dainty, Diana and Defender are expected to arrh.e at Singapore on Friday. July 31, from Colombo and sail on Monday, Aug. 3, lor Hong Kong.28 words
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Advertisement28 1936-07-23 3 S. SHIMURA As, CO. ••SHIRT ©t PYJAMA MAKERS now in more commodious and ideal premises. Your visit cordially invited. 70 BRAS BASAH ROAD SINGAPORE. *+J Tel. No. 438228 words
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Advertisement227 1936-07-23 3 HAVE QUITE GONE Are you one of those unfortunate women who are forced by painful corns to wear uglv. unfashionam*Why not gel rid of your corns this simple, safe wav and you will then J>e able to wear smaller and smarter shoes. Read how tins lady found footcomfort through u.niu227 words
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Article1393 1936-07-23 4 Collective Security WE are living in a dangerous age II The late Commander-in-Chief 1 Sir Henry Wilson said in 1918 that he saw 13 separate wars which were bound to break out in the following ten years. None of ihem did break out. The1,393 words
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Article123 1936-07-23 4 Everything Left To His Wife New York, July 5. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who was electrocuted on Apr. 4 for murdering the Lindbergh baby, has left ali his property and belongings to his "beloved wife, Anna." The will, which has just been field, was made on Jan. 13. 1933123 words
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Article1367 1936-07-23 4 Parliament's Power THE observer who compares the draft of the new Russian Constitution with the documents of 1918 and 1923-4 will find signs of a fundamental change. Economic I success has brought a new sense of internal security; trse government of a class is being transformed1,367 words
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Article617 1936-07-23 4 {Masculine Fads And Fancies F WHO are the much publicised "slaves of fashion?" Men would have us believe that it ll the women of the world who bow In solemn obeisance before the latest, j styles. Women nod their heads slyly, and make a617 words
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Article, Illustration44 1936-07-23 4 THE CHIMPANZEES' tea party is again London Zoo now that the summer season has arrived. U**e- crouds of visitors gather outside the cage to admire the chimps table manners. Photo shows the well-behaved chimpanzees at their tea party in the L on don Zoo.44 words
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Article163 1936-07-23 4 Continental Diet Condemned BY FAMOUS DOCTOR Madrid, July 12. A TERRIFIC attack on Spanish diet and hours of eating is i being made by Dr. Gregorio Maranon, the most famous medical figure of contemporary Spain. He condemns the light Continental breakfast, the light midday meal and the heavy meal at163 words
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Article44 1936-07-23 4 The choir of the Straits Chinese Methodist Church will be presenting the well known play. Jerome K. Jerome's "Passing of the Third Floor Back." under the direction of M ss Laura belle Minter in Wesley Church Hall on Friday. July 31. a: 9.15 p.m.44 words
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Advertisement49 1936-07-23 4 v S_4_V/T,4tfr FITTINGS OF' N. FINEST QUALITY AT COMPETITIVE SINKS PRICES BATkfS W. C. PANS N. -IRTISH- S^ LAVAro f,s SQUAT PANS X #4 77/ 7W" CISTERNS £T BEQUtSITSS TW If FORDS PURE r^___§L i-^A NON WHITE i^^^^^^^|] CRAZING LARGE STOCKS ALWAYS AVAILABLE UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED SINGAPORE BRANCHES. •"■■■■■■■■■■H_____B____M_--a______H___BM---_-______^^49 words
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Article, Illustration369 1936-07-23 5 HUNDREDS of Londoners, young and old, taking with them their house hold chattels left Liverpool Street Station on the first Fruit-pickers' Special of the season for the Lincolnshire Fenlands. to gather in strawberries. The youngest passenger was Kathleen Powell, aged three months. The fruit pickers cheering as they left Liverpool369 words
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Advertisement51 1936-07-23 5 Sausage sales are up again hence the jubilation. No need for sampling here, for none will ever equal our freshly made PORK AND BEEF S A USAGES We've been selling these for years; always praised, never a complaint. If you would know real sausage goodness, try some today. ty _*_._>51 words
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528 1936-07-23 6 CLEVER PLOT DEVISED BY WOMAN (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July IJ. IN May one of the important goldsmiths establishments in Chinatown was cleaned out in a night. Safes where the manufactured articles were put every night were ernpty in the528 words
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Article128 1936-07-23 6 MAX'S (.Rl/KSOME DISCOVERY Finds Wife And Children Horribly Mutilated Ipoh. A TRIPLE murder was committed on Sunday afternoon in a lonely hut on a coconut plantation about ten miles from Bagan Datoh. when a mother and two children were found horribly mutilated The husband o!128 words
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Article, Illustration37 1936-07-23 6 GOVBBNOK LANDON, the Republican candidate, has thrown himself vigorously into the Presidential campaign in the United States and is here seen using an ox-drawn •pi airi* schooner" to reach the less access! be parts of the country.37 words
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Article102 1936-07-23 6 Cook's Serious Burns After Dispute Ipoh. A cas° oi ae:d throwlni is reported t have occurred on Monday at about 530 i Rapal Kiri Estate, near third mile G >p n| Road. It w ;u_d appear that following a disp.. Om. who is a cook, one Ton. ..legedly struck102 words
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Article91 1936-07-23 6 From Our Own Correspondent" Seremban. July 21. Mr. R. M de Castr... ol the Singapore Harbour Board, was married to M-M Theresa L Ortega, daughter of Mr. Daniel Ortega, retired bandmaster of the Selangor State Band, and of Mrs Ortega, at the Church of the91 words
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Article263 1936-07-23 6 When He Met "Jack The Ripper" During a dense fog in the East End of London a tall, sinister-looking man asked in nervous tones to be directed to Stepney. An hour or two later the mutilated body of a woman was found in an alley-way nearby. Her263 words
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187 1936-07-23 6 SUCCESS OF BANGKOK'S WOMEN'S CLUB Nine Nationalities Among Members (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 19. ONE of Bangkok's most active organisations at present is the Bangkok Women's Club. It runs beauty culture classes, gardening classes, language 'Siamese. French and English* classes, and perhaps most important of all cooking classes187 words
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Article233 1936-07-23 6 Ten-Ton Crates Said To Contain Aeroplanes Five large and mysterious boxes were loaded on to junks at the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's wharf recently and shipped to Canton. The boxes were said to contain five aeroplanes, but verification of the contents could not be obtained.233 words
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Article89 1936-07-23 6 Manager And Treasurer Acquitted The lengthy trial of Ang Huat Swee and Ang Ah Lek. manager and treasurer respectively of the Keppel Bus I Co., ended in the second court yesterjday with their acquittal. The charge against Huat Swee was I that he permitted the membership of89 words
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Article, Illustration33 1936-07-23 6 KEEPING FIREMEN COOL. By means of this 'water-helmet," which was recently demonstrated at Berlin, a fireman receives a constant shower of water and is thus enabled to approach very close to the fire.33 words
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296 1936-07-23 6 PRESSURE OF PUBLIC OPINION (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. July l\ rE Federal Secretary's guarded announcement in Council indicating that Government were negotiating to remove wholly partially the important duties called food taxes, has pleased the F Ifl Nearly two months296 words
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Article69 1936-07-23 6 A. A. M. Move At Penang Penang. TWITH a view to discouraging the use of glaring headlights in the town area in Penang, the Penang and Kedah branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya appeals to its members to use dipping devices. Members are also asked to69 words
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Article207 1936-07-23 6 Cases Of Sardines Were "High" Unlike wine sardines do not mellow with age and the cases of tinned fish which were exhibited in the third court, Singapore, last week, in a case where two Sikhs. Ujagar Singh and Mohar Singh, stood charged with the theft of207 words
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Article186 1936-07-23 6 Two-Hours' Flow Of Water Through Gap Manchester. Water swept 200 ft. down a hillside when the Bolton-Bury-Manchester Canal burst its banks at Little Lever, near Bolton. Iron and brick reinforcements to the side of the canal were torn away. Past the foot of the hill flows the186 words
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Article48 1936-07-23 6 The Lotus Club are holding a party at "B," Raffles Quay, on Saturday at 5 p.m. to bid farewell to Miss F. Pierce, who is shortly leaving for America. After the party Miss Pierce will give the members a short message, followed by a musical programme.48 words
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Article143 1936-07-23 6 Three Charges Against Tamil Before Mr. L. B. Gibson, criminal district Judge. Tamil named Veerasamy was produced yesterday and charged on three counts. One of having dishonestly induced one Abdul Karim to deliver to him $7.50 in cash, stating that he would j obtain employment for him.143 words
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Article107 1936-07-23 6 LET DOWN IN TIME BY COOLIES Will Face Attempted Suicide Charge On Leaving Hospital Ipoh. PARLY on Sunday morning, when two Tamil ccolies were going round a rubber estate at Jelapang, they werr surprised to find a Chinese hanging !by his neck from a rubber tree. As107 words
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Article123 1936-07-23 6 Nftlays Who Gave Money To Get Jobs Unemployed people in search oi work sometimes become desperate and are willing to part with money U th re is any possibility of obtaining en. ment. This seems to be suggested by the 'arraignment in the second cour* terday of an123 words
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Advertisement49 1936-07-23 6 ___pV ____P^__l mi aLAKfts fe ~J_KjJ.li— UkffflHSPlUS tmmmmrmtr There is no better pill I mmmM than MARTIN S. You can I WWWT T y upon MARTIN'S PILLS. I mi r S->.d by „i Ckemuu S'orea and I M bv I Mb. FkOEKAL DISPKNSARY. I itatfle* Souar*. c incaport. M49 words
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Advertisement33 1936-07-23 6 AEROPLANE BRAND MILK SWEETENED FULL CREAM A^^" INVIGORATING AEr oplane bra*" Tp A0 E M AR K j**" *> a j r**«s^~ M I SOLE IMPORTERS: MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA LTDUNION BUILDING SINGAPORE TEL 5977"33 words
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2093 1936-07-23 7 Consumers Realise Producers* Strong Position COSTS STILL TOO HIGH: WARNING FOR THE WISE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 10. nUBBER has been sold in London this week at 734a. per pound— its highest price for six years— and a steady2,093 words
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Advertisement80 1936-07-23 7 ANNOUNCEMENT I 3 SOLID HOURS of Glorious Entertainment GALA SCREENING AT THE~ CAPITOL NEXT MONTH THE WORLD'S GREATEST AND LONGEST MOTION PICTURE. "THE GREAT ZIEGFELD" I METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER MASTERPIECE OF SCREEN CRAFT with WILLIAM POWELL. MYRNA LOY, LITSE RAINER and ..000 others VICTORIA THEATRE THURSDAY, JULY 23rd., 9.15 p.m. A Three80 words
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Advertisement288 1936-07-23 7 "THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN' is just what the cinema needs and just what the public needs. It has everything. Mr. Fairbanks is excellent" EVENING NEWS. OPENING TONIGHT at the CAPITOL Wl_____^____________lLw 9 %mmt I^^H__P* \m*_\\\_\ \\\W HI 3K i vim SHH :.':.ii--r_i_f^_H j-H a |H vi j3WH IP JJ H^Tj *fl288 words
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1029 1936-07-23 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JULY .3, 1936. "This Year, Next Year... WE are almost ashamed of repeating so often the famous gibe of Sir Laurence Guillemard J that Malaya is a "land of arrears" j but much of the sting of that remark remains and there is still more1,029 words
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Article197 1936-07-23 8 Mr. N. Bridges, Deputy Surveyor General. F.M.S.. will be visiting Guernsey next month. Mr. H H. Louch. a home merchant, is visiting Ipoh in the course oi a business tour of Malaya. Mr. H. W. Chattaway, of the Depart- ment of Civil Aviation, Singapore, has arrived in197 words
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Article743 1936-07-23 8 Rs was saying I enclose two photographs of the Al- h dershot Tatoo recently published in p press in this country (writes Mr A p Kalff Clerk of the Netherlands Yearly b Meeting of the Society of Friends, feo Jj the editor oi the Manchester Guardian). The one tl shows743 words
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Article1036 1936-07-23 8 (XF all things made by man a gateway is most disturbing and enchanting. It might be thought that by its very nature a gate would compel tranquillity. It bars out. It encloses. Yet it is a perpetual and r.stless challenge: a symbol so ancient that a primitive self1,036 words
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Advertisement212 1936-07-23 8 ALL OVER THE WORLD «JOMNNIE WAhKER CX IS A MARK OF 7P*¥ GOOD FELLOWSHIP! S'f9l^ *>**?[}"? BORN 1 820 %^M~J^ STILL GOING STRONG CALPBECK^S BY SPECIAL K^ Ak IjA T M THE APPOINTMENT KINO OF SIAM RE WISE TO SELECT A GIFT THAT "PLEASETH HIM THAT GIVES AND HIM THAT212 words
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Advertisement27 1936-07-23 8 For INSURANCE AGAINST SICKNESS 6c DISEASE Apply to the GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. PHONE 6480.27 words
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Article262 1936-07-23 9 Professional Violinist To Pay Costs DAMAGES CLAIM FAILS (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 22. THE claim of Mrs. F. O. Rasmussen, the professional violinist and wife of a prominent planter, for $500 damages for alleged slander by Mrs. F. E. Byron, wife of Dr. Byron262 words
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Article, Illustration405 1936-07-23 9 Talented Players AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME MR. E. A. BROWN returned to the Children's Concerts at the Victoria Memorial Hall la>t night after an absence of se.eral months on leave and incidentally remarked that the occasion had a double significance since it was his birthday. He refrained from saying405 words
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Article97 1936-07-23 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. July 22. A serious outbreak of fire has oc- curred at Pasir Puteh, resulting in six shophouses being gutted 1 n fortunate no alaivn was given until the Are had good control and when the fire brigade arrived the roofs were already97 words
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Article113 1936-07-23 9 (Questions In Commons London, July 22. POUR questions were asked in the House of Commons today concerning the heavy proportion of foreign films exhibited in Hong Kong. Mr. Herbert Williams urging a special registration tax for foreign films analagous to the tax on motor cars.Reuter - 113 words
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Article109 1936-07-23 9 Conference Of Ministers In Tokio Tokio. July 22. After a conference between the Foreign. VOir and NOvy Ministers, which carefully examined the fundamentals ot" the progress of the unification of China and the re-growth of anti-Japanism. serr.i-offiOally declared Japanese policy in North China will inevitably become stronger it theReuter - 109 words
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Article62 1936-07-23 9 Fusilier Armstrong, of the Royal Inniskil-ing Regiment, was injured last evening when the motor cycle he was riding collided, with a motor car at the junction of Grange Road and Rochalie Driv-. He sustained severe abrasions on his knee, contusions on both thighs and was bleeding from his62 words
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Article126 1936-07-23 9 China Kept Her Head London, July 22. TN a leader on the Cantonese collapse, The Times says that an anti-climax is seldom an occasion for congratulations, but this one. however, reflects favourably not only on Marshal Chiang Kai Shek but on China as a whole. With JapanBritish Wireless - 126 words
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Article102 1936-07-23 9 Sin Chew jit Poh - Meeting In Shanghai Sin Chew jit Poh Shanghai. July 21. THE representatives of nineteen Chambers of Commerce in nineteen provinces in China met in Shanghai yesterday to discuss measures for popularising Chinese goods and merchandise with the country and abroad. Mr Wang Hsiau Lai, President of the Shanghai Chinese Chamber102 words
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Article94 1936-07-23 9 Full Court Moaning Ends London. July 21. The King held an afternoon reception In the grounds at Buckingham Palace today at which 500 debutantes were presented. Full court mourning ended yesterday, and this was the first social function to be held by the King at Buckingham PalaceBritish Wireless - 94 words
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Article21 1936-07-23 9 London. July 22. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was absent from today's weekly meeting of cabinet owing indisposition— British Wireless.21 words
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Article222 1936-07-23 9 Fritz Kortner Gives Masterly Performance Hobbling painfully on his club foot, Fritz Kortner gives a masterly characterisation of the evil genius, in "The Crouching Beast" which op.ned at the Alhambra last night. Ruthless and inhuman though he is, one cannot but admire the thorough efficiency of his222 words
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Article111 1936-07-23 9 Britain Suffers £5,000,000 Drop In Trade London, July 21. The effect of sanctions on British trade was the subject of a House oi Commons statement today. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. W. Runciman, stated that in the seven months December 1935 to June 1936British Wireless - 111 words
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Article71 1936-07-23 9 Flying Officer Horsey Gives Evidence London. July 22. The court martial of Flying-Officer Horsey. R.N.. whose plane crashed on to the French liner. Normandie. last month, was concluded today. The findings ot" the court will be promulgated. Flying-Officer Horsey gave evidence that he felt himself being movedReuter - 71 words
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Advertisement1039 1936-07-23 9 BALLY'S EXCLUSIVE FOOTWEAR. DAINTY BRONZE KID COURT SHOE WITH \M X HIGH HEELS. iSSSii ***__J Sizes 4—6 1/2 mmmmmk ATTRACTIVE WHITE Price $15.00 per pair UNEN COURT SHOE Sizes 2 1/2—7 ROBINSON CO., LTD. Price $7 50 P er P° ir SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. iwi^mmmmmim^^mmmm^mmmmm^^^mm^mmamwmi^^mmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^wmmmmwmwmmmwmmmmmmmmmm mm f^l FLY HOME AMBr1,039 words
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Article211 1936-07-23 10 July 18. 20. 21. American Can. cum. 1354 135' 8 136' 2 American Telephone T.l.aaoh 171' i 171' 170 1 AtdMOT Railroad 82 r 83 84' 8 Cboapeak 68 1 68> 2 67 5 8 Dupont 164» 4 164 166 I niWlumi 29> 4 29 29 7211 words
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514 1936-07-23 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. July 22 The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage •nd stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Else or Pall otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c 1944-64 UB'.» 118% J* KTSSS'.r:.:^:::::::: X514 words
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Article150 1936-07-23 10 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,287th auction "yesterday, when there were catalogued 204,847 lbs.. 537.88 tons; offered 1,192,327 lbs., 532.29 tons; sold 1.181.903 lbs.. 527.64 tons. Spot London 7.11 16d. New York 16.7 16 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed smoked sheet cents per lb.150 words
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Article42 1936-07-23 10 The following telegram has been rej ceived from the Takuapa Valley tin mine: —First half of July, Dredee j Takuapa No. 1. 332 hours, 85.000 cubic yards. 159 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No. 2. d.,\ honrt, 100.000 cubic yards, 437 piculs.42 words
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Article203 1936-07-23 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. Thi? 'a the first occasion on which a newspaper published in Mak/a has203 words
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Article195 1936-07-23 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 22 RUBBER: Steady. London Spot: 7 1i;i6d. 1%6. Previously: 7 11 16d. 73-d. August: 7 3 4 d. 7 13 16d. Previously: 7 3 4 d. 7 7 8 d. Oct. -Dee. 7 13 16d. 7 7 8 d. Previously: 7195 words
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Article65 1936-07-23 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 22 Tin: Firm. Cash: €191. Previously: Dull at €189 15s. Three months: €187 10s. Previously: €186 2s. 6d. New York Tin: 43.87. Previously: 43.87. Copper: Settlement: €37 15s. 6d. Previously: €37 15s. 6d. Gold: Yesterday: €6 18s. lOd. Previously: £6 18s.65 words
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Article75 1936-07-23 10 London Closing Quotations July 22 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterd ,y viously Paris Francs to 141.21 75 15 16 76 New York to 888 23 5.02? 8 5.03> 4 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7.38-T, 7.38' 2 Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 3 375 words
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Article216 1936-07-23 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES July 22 London. 4 months' sight 2!4V 8 London, 3 months' sight 2 4% London, 60 days' sight 2 4 3 32 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 3 32 London, demand 2 4 116 London. T.T. 2)4 116 Lyons and Paris, demand 885 Hamburg, demand216 words
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Article1134 1936-07-23 10 Fraser and Co.'s List WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1936, 5 P.M. Pajam ($1) 1 82'. 1.90 Pant Perak ($1) 2.40 2.60 Pcrak R. Valley <$1) 1.0(1 Puaggor ($1) Radella »S5) 3.8;) l«f Sandy prof t ($2) .90 1t hi Sungei Ba^an <$2> 290 3.0U Bungei Ramal1,134 words
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Article91 1936-07-23 10 July 22 Buyer* Sellers Gambler 4 75 Java Cube 8 .00 Hamburg Cube 10 50 White Muntok Pepper 14.75 Black Pepper 7.50 White Pepper 14.25 Copra, Sundried 5.35 Copra, mixed 485 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1.10 Banja Jelotong 6.50 Sarawak91 words
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Article89 1936-07-23 10 Exports of rubber from controlled areas excluding Netherlands India during the month of June totalled 39,952 tons. Ceylon exported 3.780 tons Malaya and Brunei 25.115 tons and other countries 11,057 tons. Consumption in America for Ju. was 52,636 tons and in the United Kingdom 6.812 tons .189 words
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46 1936-07-23 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July 11. M oVhxi iuhmi Bnftn mmm* No. Ixl s s hi -fob Jnlyi T Good F A FOB July No. I.X.R.S.S <spotloosc awardable Sini Au O. I -D v. jai: liar April-.! I ible I. Till! lb p r lb.46 words
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673 1936-07-23 11 Steady Turnover In Local Industrials HOPEFUL FAILURE FOR RAUB GOLD COMPANY pM MM in a way the local market has enjoyed a week ir»e from shocks and disturbing influences from outside ■■WM, and has been permitteed to follow the even tenor of .is vmjs,673 words
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Letter86 1936-07-23 11 Kuala Lumpur, July 19. Glowing references to the work of Lieut.-Col. B. J. Eaton, 0.8.E., for the Tamil community in Selangor. his ungrudging s?rvice to Volunteering and his interest in the Rotary movement, were made at a farewell tea-party given in his honour by the Tamilians' Physical Culture Association, the86 words
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Article183 1936-07-23 11 For Ear-splitting Pneumatic Drills London, July 14. A remarkable contest is to be staged at Richmond next Tuesday, when the competitors will be a dozen pneumatic drills, and the prize will go to the one mak.s the least noise about drilling a slab of concrete. The adjudicators will183 words
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Article452 1936-07-23 11 the Four aces - Wining CONTRACT the Four aces by the fr David Bnrnstine, Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence. DEFENSIVE INFERENCES NATE SPINGOLD of New York, vicepresident of Columbia Pictures, is a very enthuhi6h card values452 words
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Article266 1936-07-23 11 Former Chief Engineer Of B. And S. Fleet Dies When word was received in Hong Kong by cable of the death in England of Mr. Mark Hull, the flags of all Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's ships in port were lowered to half mast as a token of respect for266 words
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Advertisement363 1936-07-23 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 Reserve363 words
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Advertisement513 1936-07-23 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capi f al in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang513 words
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Miscellaneous671 1936-07-23 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Penang ZHJ Transmission 2 Penang Wireless Society) The following frequencies will be Wavelength— 49.3 metres used: GSH 13.97 m., GSG 16.86 m. p.m. p.m. 7.00 Time signal and day's pre- 6.20 Big Ben. "Holidays: Some Ungramme. usual Angles on Holidays in 7.05 Chamber music concert. England."671 words
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96 1936-07-23 12 LAUNCH OF TWO NEW TYPE VESSELS FOR ARCTIC WORK Leningrad. Two new-type hydrographic vessels for the Hydrographic Administration of the Northern Sea Route have been launched at the Onega Wharves in Karelia. The hulls are convex in form so that when pressed by the ice while plying in Arctic waters,96 words
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Article270 1936-07-23 12 FOREIGN SHIPS TAKING SOVIET COAL Testimonials From Owners Of Steamers As To Quality Moscow, June 12. WHEREAS Tsarist Russia imported about five million tons of coal annually, the Soviet Union, in achieving economic independence, has not only put an end to this import but has begun to270 words
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372 1936-07-23 12 REVENUE OFFICERS' CATCH Men With Drug Heavily Fined Hong Kong, July 11. •THE story of a chase by Revenue Officers after an opium-carrying sampan on Thursday, was told in the Central Magistracy yesterday by Chief Revenue Officer Grimmitt. Mr. Grimmitt prosecuted Ma Pau. 32. beat master. Ho Chin, 30, Chan372 words
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Article100 1936-07-23 12 Munitions Ship Reported Still At Cadiz The mysterious i which earlier :his me* to have approached H unloaded her cargo the Canton Governm< i ported to be at Ca As was suggested In of which came from a Chin Hih it the munition recently were toon thi100 words
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Article377 1936-07-23 12 Five Men Committed For Raid On A Junk f\N a charge of armed robbery on an V unlicensed junk off Tung Lung Island on May 31 last, five men. Tsarg Yau. aged 30, Li Choi. 29. Chang Fat, SO. Lai Ping, alias Wong Kam, 31, and Chan Chuen,377 words
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Article40 1936-07-23 12 Paris, July 10. Statistics published today show that during the first three months of this year, deaths in France exceeded births by 64,488. This figure compares with an excess- of 33,456 over birihs for the hist three months of 1935.40 words
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Advertisement642 1936-07-23 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.8.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 54SL I V it. -J LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOB FEDEBATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. m-HM»"-i—>-*i CANADIAN PACIIIC WOftHrt GBfJfcftn (Incorporated In England) |tf THE^EHB S ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES mm HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to642 words
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Advertisement117 1936-07-23 12 HENDERSON UNE SCHEDILE OF SAI LI > By Fortnightly Passenger Steamer Between Rangoon, Port Sudan. Marseilles. Palma and In land HOMEWARD SAILING.. Port of Disembarkation Plv mouth l.eavr Mm YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU KEMMENDINE CHINDWIN BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING Calls London. Through I fares to Strain117 words
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Miscellaneous520 1936-07-23 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota520 words
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Miscellaneous160 1936-07-23 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Odendale. Brit., 1.001 tons from Batavia 21, to Batavia via ports 25. Kedah. Brit., 1.033 tons from Belawan 21, to Belawan via Penang 23. Hero. Norw., 823 tons from Bangkok 21, to Bangkok 23. Cremer, Dut.. 2,784 tons from Bel-Deli 121 to Hong Kong 23. Banka, Brit.. 318160 words
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Miscellaneous157 1936-07-23 12 SINGAPORE HARBOiR Ships alongside the Wharves <_, expected to arrive Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Z)Terukuni Maru 18: B Cremer 11; Tilawa 9; Hak Empire Dock (Entrance Cape St Andrew SQ 32; Ipoh 35: City ol K Perak 39. Empire Dock (Entrance („,i, Karpa 46; Bintang 48 West Wharf (Entrance Gale157 words
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Advertisement481 1936-07-23 13 sS^to___________ ss^l!li|ii 2Mt. H _m\ BY P&OTndBRJTISH INDIA LINESI P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, I OUTWARDS I !>ue Due I Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. H 1936. 1936. I >RE 6.000 July 30 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Sept 11 17 0 July 31 SOUDAN 6.500 6ept. 23 Aug 14 CORFU 15.000 Sept.481 words
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Advertisement569 1936-07-23 13 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) H ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" I FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT I VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL H ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. I Steamer Due Sail? CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH Havre, London. R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow July569 words
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Advertisement1098 1936-07-23 13 Iwm^wJ W A j mamm\mml I^ww m **i~J SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean ihe Hua Khiow Steamship Co., (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co, Ltd., and China Mutual The (unard White SUr Ltd Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental1,098 words
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Advertisement734 1936-07-23 14 K. P. M. I CREMER— Thursday, July 23, Hong Kong. Swatow and Amoy. I TIDORE-Thursday, July 23. Selat-Pindjang. Bengkalis, Soengei-Pak-ning. Siak and Pakan-Baroe. REAEL— Thursday, July 23. Cheribon <not for passengers), Semarang, Sourabaya. Boeleleng. Ampenan. Padang-Bay, Laboean-Hadji, Benoa and Banjoewangi. BONTEKOE— Thursday. July 23. Sligon and Hong Kong. GEN. VAN734 words
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Advertisement552 1936-07-23 14 REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES— GENOA— MARSEILLES Via Penan* Colombo, Bombay, Sum, Port SaW, Alexandria on Ibe Famou PRESIDENT LINERS All outside staterooms— Excellent cuisine- .wimming bath— talking motion pictures. Three days stopover in Egypt. Arrive Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. New York. PRESIDENT HARRISON July 26 July 28 Sept. 8552 words
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Advertisement582 1936-07-23 14 Q. S. K. LINE FOR EAST, SOUTH AN D WEST AFHH A AND SOUTH AMERICA win de Janeiro Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban, j uiy 2e Maru Cape Town Ri dC ,aneiro Santos and Montevideo rhinaMaru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar, July iniDi Dar es Salaam. Beira. L Marques, Durban.582 words
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Article525 1936-07-23 15 ILLEGAL BOOKMAKING IN PENANG Autumn Racing Reduced From Seven Days To Four IYiu.nu. July lti. IP a imn m< P of Satuitfc i reputatl oi id at on mi neir be:s on tl theii be is wtl td thus der s Ttc-Tac ible critie- tab, whi run a five -d.iy525 words
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Article, Illustration70 1936-07-23 15 Ml>n JESSU WIUKSON mi Perth nuinatjed to defeat Miss Pam i. Ihc IS-J M li Met of tiie British championship, at the i h> lc when the> met in the iin.il of the French open golf cham»hip i r women at the la Boulie course near Versailles. The pair ll)70 words
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Article240 1936-07-23 15 At The Oval: Surrey defeated Lancashire by eight wickets. Lanes: 272 and 110 (Gover 7-39) Surrey: 269 (Fishlock 129) and 114, for 2 wkts. At Trent Bridge: Yorkshire took first innings points from Nottinghamshire. Tories: 224 I Barber 77, Butler 5-33) and 197 for 5 wkts. dec. Notts:Reuter - 240 words
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Article100 1936-07-23 15 The usual afternoon races fc*r t£e •B- and "C" Classes will be held on Friday, starting at 5.20 p.m. On Sunday the International sixmetre class will sail the first Race ot fc series for the Somerville Bowl, starting at 10.00 am "B" Class will sail the final race of100 words
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Article85 1936-07-23 15 In Motor-boat Classic London, July 12. Kaye Don. the racing motorist, told the Sunday Dispatch last night that he would probably accept an invitation 1 to drive in the 90-miles Gold Cup race —America's motor-boat classic— on Lake George. New York, on July85 words
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Article160 1936-07-23 15 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. A period of exciting play marked the closing stages of the First Division soccer match between the Police Depot and the Customs on the padang today, which ended in a draw, each side scoring once. The Police were without the160 words
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Article71 1936-07-23 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July 19. In the first match in the annual junior inter-school competition the Bukit Zarah English School scored a runaway victory over the Mersing Malay School at Mersing when the English School won by seven goals to one. Bukit Zarah71 words
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Article113 1936-07-23 15 In a Second Division match at Seletar on Monday the R.A.F. II were outplayed by the Inniskilling Fusiliers II and were beaten by three goals to nil. The football was of rather a robust type with very little skill shown. Tt was only Maddley's good goalkeeping which kept113 words
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Article547 1936-07-23 15 Large Entries For Malayan A. A. Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. July 21. ONE hundred and forty-two competitors will participate in thc Malayan Amateur Athletic championships which will take place at Kuala Lumpur on Friday and Saturday. A notable absentee is Tai Swee Kee547 words
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Article40 1936-07-23 15 A meeting of all members interested in sports will be held on Saturday at the Clerical Union club house, Rangoon Road, at 3 p.m. The business of the day will be the election >>i oflttce bearers etc40 words
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Article288 1936-07-23 15 Kota Tinggi l.eaien (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Juiy 21. ■"pHE Customs entered the semi-final ■1 of the Hull Cup by defeating Kota Tinggi by six goals to one this evening at the Istarid padang. There was much rough play by both sides. Kota Tinggi288 words
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Article317 1936-07-23 15 Feat By Selangor Cricketer (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 19. I OH Ah Lum. the former Selangor State cricketer, completed his 100 wickets for the season toda\ when he took four for 71 against the Selangor Indians. In the same match E. Yong made 60 not317 words
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Article, Illustration14 1936-07-23 15 photo) A WINNING DRIVE in yesterdays mixed doubles final at the S.C.C. Free PressFree Press - 14 words
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Article160 1936-07-23 15 Malays Win At Seremban (From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban, July M. By drawing with the Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club 3—3 today the N.S. Police enabled the P.rsidangan Belia Club I Malays* to win the Negri Sembilan Football Association league shield. The Malays were two points ahead160 words
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Article495 1936-07-23 15 Championships At Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 20. THE draw f_tf the Malayan lawn tennis championships took place this evening in the presence ot Mr. Chun^j Ah Ming. President ol the Perak Lawn Tennis Association. Mr. H. Scully. Mr P. F Gurr. Mr J L. Woods495 words
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Article378 1936-07-23 15 Malacca. July 2t. Malacca scored a very creditable victory over Negri S mbilan in a lawn tennis in. r-Statc match yesterday by 12 matches to eight. The finest match of the day was the doubles in which C. F. Gomes and H M. de Souza beat378 words
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Article916 1936-07-23 16 Wise And Mrs. Baughan Win Doubles WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE TO MRS. PENNEFATHER Miss Coleman Beaten After Good Fight SOME exciting tennis was witnessed on the S.C.C. courts yesterday when two finals in the Singapore Lawn Tennis Championship tournament were played, Mrs. Baughan and N. S.916 words
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Article367 1936-07-23 16 R. A. Changi And Panthers In Sussex Cup Final BY defeating the R.A. Blakan Mati in the semi-final match yesterday, the R.A. Changi team earned the right to meet the Panthers in the final of the Sussex Cup tournament on the Singapore Polo Club ground on367 words
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Article, Illustration22 1936-07-23 16 AN INCIDENT during play in the soccer match between the S.C.C. ind Social Athletic party at the S.C.C. yesterday. (Free Press photo).22 words
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Article53 1936-07-23 16 The following have been selected to play for the Y.M.C.A. vs. T.J. and R AFC today, on the Y.M.C.A. ground at Balestier Road at 5.20 p.m. A. Blazek. Thong Sing Ching. Henry Crocker. Chan Joo Tiang. A. Zazula. W. Mitchell. P. Swyny. Baguley. Lim Kim Wee. C Crocker and Bleha;53 words
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Article413 1936-07-23 16 HAT TRICK BY SCULLY Mercantile Inst. Beat Clerical Union Mercantile Inst. 5: Clerical Union 1. A fast and sturdy game of soccer was played yes.erday when the Mercantile Institute and the Clerical Union met at the CU. ground. The Clerical Union attacked; first and Salleh and J. Nonis sent a413 words
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Article56 1936-07-23 16 In a very last and clean soccer game at Gillman Barracks yesterday, the Miri- dlesex Regiment beat the Inniskillings by one goal to nil. The goal was scored by L,c. Freshwater towards the end of the game, and the match, which the first played on the Gillman Barracks56 words
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Article75 1936-07-23 16 Seven yachts came to the gun for the Morgan Challenge Cup race, from Ryde to Cherbourg and back today, a course of 154 sea miles, under the burgee of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. The yachts were sent up to the west in a stiff westerly75 words
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Article142 1936-07-23 16 The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announce that the first race ior the Jubilee Trophy for Merchant Ships' life-boats, presented in commemoration of the Silver Jubilee of His late Majesty King George V and with the object of fostering an interest amongst the mercantile marine in the hand ing142 words
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Article68 1936-07-23 16 (From Our own Correspondent. i Penang. July 10 The following have been chosen to represent Penang In the Ma 1 aya Cup match against Perak on tetania] Ipoh Sockiman; Yeang Kali Cheng ann Cheng Sek Nam; Danker. Kam Tuck Fee, and Yeang Kah Chong; Boey Guan Wah.68 words
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Article65 1936-07-23 16 The following have been selected tc represent the Junior Department ol the Y.MC.A. against "C" C.v Middlesex Regt. today on the Anson Road ground: Tar. Kwang Seng. J. F. Lew. \V-e Aik Chan. Lim Eng Huat. Or.-> Bvee K captain*. Chan Sum Wing. Lim Huat, M. W. Armstrong. Choo Seng65 words
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Article, Illustration12 1936-07-23 16 MRS. PENNEFATHER who yesterday won the women's singles championship. (Free Press photo).12 words
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Article178 1936-07-23 16 Club Play Well B ut Were Beaten Social Athletic Partv s( rxPLomv, th,, r w^ hi U iudUiousU the (ri(M Club gave one of their f lnest displays of soccer this sf. ason when they met a strong t,. aril of the Social Athletic l\,r lv the padang yesterda I-178 words
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Article74 1936-07-23 16 e follow Oirday Iffercani D Che: M tigoldl. Sundav a* 230 p.m I B l ond Dou Miss Ng Soh Mcui are k Lu: 'Novice i vs. Miss Y H Y C Wong. ioj Siew ChOOg UM LU] L^rw S vtt*) vs. Miss Lee 0. Miss Lee Hong Sze74 words
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Article22 1936-07-23 16 The Straits Times P: ro C._. :i will pi C Company, Ist Bn sex I md. todav K22 words
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Advertisement76 1936-07-23 16 JUST RECEIVED THE BIRDS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA By The late 11. C. Robinson, M.Z.S.. M 801.. M. Amer. OF. and Frederick N. Chasen. C.M.S.Z. M.8.0.r.. F. Amer, O.U. Volume 111 Sporting Birds; Birds of the Shore Estuaries. With fl Full-page Plates. Price 5517.50 Also available Volumes I and II76 words
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