The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 August 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,933. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1936. It CENTS.
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    POWERS AND NON-INTERVENTION
    514 1 Britain's Agreement With France NO REPLY RECEIVED FROM GERMANY OR ITALY Maintenance Of Impartial Attitude Essential I,ondon, Aug. 16. IT is officially announced that full agreement has been reached between the British and French Governments on the text of the French proposals for the prohibition of exports
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    SIAM'S REACTION TO I.T.C. DELEGATES' STATEMENTS
    256 1 SIAM'S REACTION TO I.T.C. DELEGATES' STATEMENTS MAY ASK FOR QUOTA OF 19.000 TONS With 13,500-Ton Minimum (From Our Own Correspondents Bangkok. Aug. 16. THE various statements made by Mr. Lowinger and Mr. an den Broek of the I.T.C. have been read in Siamese circles, but so far they have not
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    BRITISH TRADE RETURNS
    42 1 Exports Up London, Aug. 16. rE Board of Trade returns show that imports for last month total £G8,731,020, being an increase of £6,967,492 on July 1935. Exports amounted to £40,085,922, being advance of £3,642,473 on July 1935.— British Wireless.
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    GEN. CHIANG TO REMAIN IN CANTON
    192 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Kwangsi Planes Desert Hong Kong, Aug. 16. GEN. Chiang Kai Shek's general staff from Lushan, Kiangsi, has been transferred to Canton, indicating that the Premier and Com-mander-in-Chief intends to remain in Canton for a long while. Gen. Huang Shao Hsiung,
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    2,000 Loyalists Shot In Barcelona
    519 1 "MOUNTAINS OF COKPSES" Lisbon, Aug. 16. SCENES of devastation and horror in Badajoz were described tc Reuter by a Portuguese journalist who was the first to enter the town after its capture by the rebels. He said that the insurgent military commander whom he persuaded
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    AIR COMMODORE SYDNEY SMITH FLYING TO AUSTRALIA
    339 1 AIR COMMODORE SYDNEY SMITH FLYING TO AUSTRALIA ACCOMPANYING DR. PAGE To Stay In Batavia En Route THE Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Dr. Earle Pate, is due to leave Singapore for Batavia at 7 a.m. today in a Singapore 111 Flying Boat, accompanied by the Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F.,
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    MR. A. SMITH
    1135 2 Death Of Well-Known Eurasian Resident A well-known and respected member of the Eurasian community in the person of Mr. Arthur Smith, passed away at the General Hospital, Singapore, on Saturday afternoon in his 71st. year. Mr. Smith had only been ill for a short petfiod and his
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    ALL-NOVICE FINAL
    257 2 Women's Badminton Tournaments THE Singapore women's junior singles and doubles championship tournaments were? brought to the final stages Saturday when several inter- esting games were seen in the semifinals of these events. The women's doubles resulted in an all-Novice final. Misses Ng Son Mui and Tan Kim Lui
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    MR. DEVLIN'S VISIT
    97 2 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 15. The Selangor Badminton Association have made the necessary arrangements for Mr. Devlin's visit here and he will play a series of exhibition games at the Victoria Institution Hall on Sunday. Aug. 23. Play will begin at 2 p.m. and
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    21 2 GLADYS SWARTHOUT AND JOHN BOLES in a scene from the Paramount production, "Rose of the Rancho," next change at the Alhambra.
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    FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE
    91 2 German Misgiving Berlin, Aug. 16. PvIFFICULTIES for a Five-Power Conference in the autumn are foreshadowed by the newspapers as a result of the increase in the Russian army, resulting from the lowering of the entrance age of Russian recruits. Russia's step is regarded here as creating an altogether
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    FRENCH AIR FORCE
    94 2 Senate Passes Five-Year Plan Paris, Aug. 16. The Senate has unanimously adopted the bill, already passed by the Chamber, providing for a five-year plan for the renewal and up-keep of the French Air Force, with a yearly expenditure of 550,000,000 francs. The plan is worked out on
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
    110 2 Seasonal Modifications To Service Withdrawn With the end of the monsoon weather conditions in Lower Burma and Northern Siam. the seasonal modifica|tions to the Imperial Airways' schedule, which came into force last May. will be withdrawn. As from the service due in Singapore on Sept. 20. night stops
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    ARAB OUTRAGES
    91 2 Jews Killed In Attack On Car Jerusalem, Aug. 15. Four occupants of a motor-car were killed and a fifth wounded as a result cf an Arab attack outside Haifa during the night. The victims were the chauffeur, a Jewess, two Jewish special constables and the wounded man was
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    SIR HENRY LYTTON
    30 2 Famous Savayard Seriously 111 London, Aug. 16. Sir Henry Lytton. the famous Gilbert and Sullivan actor, is lying seriously ill in a London nursing home British Wireless
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    GOVERNOR'S RETURN
    42 2 In honour of the official landing of H.E. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, on the morning of Sept. 5, the Master Attendant, commander C. Dix, makes the request that vessels in harbour "dress ship" at 8 ajn. on that day.
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    "CAPTAIN BLOOD"
    87 2 Notable Revival At The Alhambra Captain Blood, gentleman pirate doctor and slave, is back in Singapore, to thrill and entertain audiences at the Alhambra. His sufferings, his adventures and his triumphs make the picture of this name (which opened its second run yesterday* a notable firm in which
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    MR. H. M. HODGES
    111 2 Mr. H. M. Hodges, who had been the Eastern Representative of a number of well-known English manufacturers. Ls sailing on the s.s. Gorgon with Mrs Hodges tc visit Australia. New Zealand, and later the United States, prior to retirement. Mr. Hodges has arranged to make tne
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      120 2 Law Notice For The Day Before the Acting Chief Justice at 2.15 p.m. Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses. Motions and Petition. At 3.15 p.m.: Special Case Rex vs. Verasamy. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark in the 2nd Court at 10.30 a.m. Part heard:—^.96 35— Gopal Konar vs. Narain Singh. At 2.15 p.m.:
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      526 2 j XLbe Sfnoaporr Jfvee lPvcss Uemd Office: Cecil Street, Sinjap^. Kuala Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street Phone: 3683. Penanf Office: 12, Bishop Strm f ttk^ Phone: 1477. London Office: Fleet Street, U*^ Phono: Central 3»;w— jc** Tel: "Leadmalaya" U^JJ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Within Outsid? Malaya Malava pJZ? Monthly 3.M 4t6 Quarterly
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      127 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 11.20 a.m. 8.8. ft.. 11 p.m. 10.1 ft. Sports: Soccer: F. S.C.C. "B" vs. Midds. Div. I Police vs. R.A.. at A.R.S.; Div. 2 Skins vs. Terror, at Tanglin. C.C.C. M.P.H. vs. ST.. at S.H.B. Golf L.G.V. Medal, at Bukit Timah. Cinemas ALHAMBRA Captain
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    HUGE INTERESTS OF THE LOCAL ARAB COMMUNITY
    1315 3 Should Be Represented On Municipality ARAB ADMIRATION FOR THE BRITISH THE essential identity of British and Arab interests wherever the> meet was stressed in a speech by Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff at a tea party held in honour of his recent appointment
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    ASSAULT ON GIRL
    151 3 Fine Of $10 For Rejected Suitor (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 14. An excited Malay girl. Malia blnti Haji Mat Amin was the complainant in a case before Mr. M. J Hayward, the Seremban magistrate, in which a Malay. Idris, was the accused. It was alleged
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    ESTATE STABBING
    146 3 Tamil's Alleged Attack On Brother And Wife Batu Gajah, Aug. 14. The Batu Gajah police were on Wednesday night called out to a neighbouring estate to deal with a Tamil who had run amok and slashed his brother and sister-in-law with a parang, resulting in their being removed
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    WEDDING OF FORMER MALAYA CUP FOOTBALLER
    243 3 MR. NEO BOON HEAN A former Malaya Cup footballer for Selangor, Mr. Neo Boon pean, was married on Saturday morning to Miss Choy Wor Soon, of Penang. at the Consulate General. Dr. P. K. C. Tyau, Chinese Consul-General in Singapore, officiated. The bride is
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    Gypsy Lecturer In Penang
    157 3 Filming The Orient In Colour Penang, Aug. 13. REVEALING the life of the Orient to America that has been for years the work of Capt. Patrick Smith, who arrived in Penang yesterday on the Kinta in the course of one of his numerous trips through the
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    BOYS' HOME
    96 3 To Be Discussed At Next Rotary Club Meeting At the meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club to be held at the Adelnhi Roof Garden on Wednesday the principal item of business will be a statement by Mr. David Frankel. chairman of the Community Service Committee, and a short
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    BIG LALLANG FIRE IN K.L.
    66 3 Blazed For Hour Before Brigade Was Called (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. IS. A BIQ lallang fire blazed in Hose Road tonight for one hour before the Fire Brigade was called. Meanwhile hundreds watched the circle of flames grow rapidly wider with sparks
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    COL. B. J. EATON
    80 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 15. Interviewed before sailing for home on retirement Col. B. J. Eaton, director of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, expressed his appreciation to the newspapers for the propaganda given to advance agricultural and planting progress in Malaya. He wished
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    EUROPEAN VAGRANT
    41 3 A European named Samuel Ross, charged with being a vagrant without any means of subsistence, was ordered to be sent to the house of detention, to await repatriation, by Mr G. W Davis in the fourth court on Saturday.
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    36 3 Malacca, Aug. 15. The wedding takes place next Saturday of Miss Vowler and Mr. Harold George Hammett, District Officer, Jasin. The page boys will be Master Billy Vowler, brother of the bride, and Master Peter Seaton.
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    Trengganu Street Murder
    93 3 THREE MEN ARRESTED IN IPOH Ipoh, Aug. 14. •T^HE arrest of three Chinese, wl"o are alleged to have been involved in a murder at Trengganu Street, Singapore, was «e fleeted by the Perak Detective Brench on Wednesday night and these men were produced by Mr. D. N.
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    33 3 Peckham Police Station has, for the third year in succession, won the cup presented by Lady Byng. wife of the former Commissioner of Police, for the best kept garden in a police station.
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    AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON
    3384 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT Air Ministry Chief Dismissed The Service Conduct "Intrinsically Improper Desired To Succeed Sir Eric Geddes Injudicious Handling Of "High Honour" Matter— Government Contracts Uninfluenced Railways Enjoy Bumper Bank Holiday Beauty Spot Commercialised Radio Warning To Britons In Spain -Fighting To Be
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    TANKS DEFEND MADRID AGAINST REBELS
    196 5 A LOYALIST TANK ready to go into action in Madrid against the rebels. The Government have so far managed to i«etain control of the capital aided by thousands of workers' militia men. Forces are massing around the city for what is expected to be the
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    Tragic End To Drive After Dance
    724 6 Tragic End To Drive After Dance "SWERVE CAUSED OVERLOADED CAR TO SOMERSAULT" A N opinion mat a car. built to carry five passengers, by being over- loaded with eight persons, had lost its stability and that the centre of gravity of the vehicle had shifted to such an extent, that
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    43 6 THE NEW EXHIBITION HALL in Berlin in course of construction which will form part of the vast group of similar buildings on the permanent fair-grounds in the we stern district of ttie German capital. These exhibition grounds are the largest in the world.
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    CRIMINAL BREACH ALLEGED
    108 6 Laurence Arcozoo was on Friday charged before Mr. A. D. York, in the hird court, with the criminal breach or trust of $40.C00, belonging to the •state of Elizabeth Surin. deceased in June. 1930. Lim Chew Kok. chief clerk of Messrs. Zehnder Brothers, was charged with abetment.
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    29 6 Seeing children running towards him when he was landing an aeroplan. owing to engine trouble in. Bransburv Park, Southsea, Mr. A. Ivor Richardson swerved into some trees, but escaped
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    ALLEGED USE OF FORGED DOCUMENT
    223 6 Chemist's Evidence Regarding Writing Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 14. The case in which Haji Moobarak was charged with having fraudulently i used a document which he knew to i be forged—an option on two houses for $10 500 and bearing the signature of Haji Idris —was
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    262 6 The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills up to and for week ending Aug. 23. is as follows: Monday. Aug. 17. 5.15 p.m. Headquarters S.R.A. (v) A. A. Training; 5.30 p.m. Headquarters S.R.E. (v) Knots and Lashings; 5.15 p.m. Clifford Pier S.F.C.R.E. (v) Malay Sec. 3.), 5.45
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    LIFE-SAVING
    88 6 The following were successful in passing the intermediate certificate and Bronze medallion at the Raffles Institution Life-Saving examination held at the Y.M.C.A. on Saturday Noor bin Zeimal, Wong Kim Lock Chan Chat Yan, Yow Chee Seng How Soo Beng, Cheong Jit He*. Wong Fook Tim, Chan Chieu Hwa, Ban
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    RICH INDIAN RULER PRAYS BESIDE THE THAMES
    154 6 Festival Of The Full Moon London. THE Maharajah of Mysore, ££0,000,000 Indian ruler knelt in prayer by the slow -ninninp Thames near Bray, Berks. He was celebrating the Festival of the Full Moon and the Angel of the River. The moon was at
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    43 6 A RISKY JOB. Mr. George Water idge, of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, has one of the most unenviable jobs in England. He is the official snake-catcher for the London Zoo and can only use a pair of tongs and a sack to effect his captures.
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    LACK OF ROADS IN SELANGOR
    247 6 Government Action Urged MEETING OF STATE COUNCIL (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. *TPHE development of Malaya's food supply was being handicapped by luck of roads, said Mr. W. S. ReeveTucker at a meeting of the Selangor I State Council in Kuala Lumpur
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    W. HAMMER AND CO.
    140 6 Profit For Year Of $160,003 At the annual meeting of W. Hammer Company Ltd. to be held in Singapore on Aug. 25. the directors vill propose payment of a final dividend of 75 cents per share. The report snd accounts were issued en Saturday and they
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    PENANG WEDDING
    88 6 Mr. A. Milne And Miss H. M. Cochrane (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 15. The wedding took place yesterday at St. Ardrew's Church of Mr. Andrew Milne, of Forfar, Scotland, manager of Universal Cars Ltd.. Penang. and Miss Helen- Mary Cochrane. of Glasgow Scotland, late of the
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    STABBED IN THROAT
    48 6 A Eurasian named O. Rozario. livto in Sims Avenue, was found in hi house on Friday night with stab wounds in the throat and the left side of his chest. He was taken to the General Hospital by ambulance. His condition is not considered serious
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    MAGISTRATE CLOSES K.L. COURTS
    117 6 Roof's Dangerous Condition (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. DECAUSE of the danger of the collapse of the roof over the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's courts Mr. J. Calder. the first magistrate, has closed tlie building until further notice. This morning the court was held
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    BRITAIN'S ANTI-GAS DEFENCE IS FOOLPROOF
    203 6 Home Office Claim London. DRITAIN'S anti-sas defence preparations are a hundred per cent, foolproof. Such was the claim of Mr. G<»j.ftrey Lloyd. Under-Secretary for the Home Office, who stated in the H use O f iCommons that he had himse!! undergone a test at an
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    JEWELLERY STOLEN
    50 6 On returning from a theatre early on Friday morning. Mr. A. Rodrigues of the Municipal Health Department, found a window open in his house at Kampong Java Road Thieves had broken in durirg the family's absence and stolen $972 worth of jewellery from an almeirah in the bedroom.
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    WINFIELD SCORES ONLY KNOCK-OUT OF EVENING
    600 7 Hard Hitting At Middlesex Boxing Finals *p!!K men and boys of the First Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, jjave a commendable display of < lean and plucky boxing at the p.ils of the Battalion's open individuals' and boys' boxing competitions at Gillman barracks on Saturday. The
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    MEYER INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION
    360 7 Wearne Bros. Sports At Jalan Besar The annual athletic sports of Messrs. Wearne Brothers Ltd., Sports Club was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday in the presence of a large gathering of members of the staff and guests. The course was well marked out with Wearne
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    WICKETS TUMBLE A TIPOH IN ANNUAL MATCH
    461 7 WICKETS TUMBLE A T IPOH IN ANNUAL MATCH Rest Unlucky To Lose Game Against Europeans (From Our Own Correspondent^ 117ICKETS fell sensationally today in the Hennessey Trophy one wicket in hand and almost 80 runs behmd. Suppiah and Jansz opened the Rest's innings to the bowling of JonUlaas and Cochran.
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    24 7 The cricket match fixed for yesterday between the "A" teams of the S.C.R.C. and the Ceylon Sports Club at Hong Lim Green was cancelled.
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    GOOD BOWLING FIGURES
    214 7 Fernandez Scores 54 For Nondescripts THE Nondescripts had to admit defeat at cricket to the Middlesex (Hq. Wing) on their own ground by the narrow margin of 11 runs. The features of the match were the bowling performances of Hatfield and Morrando. and the batting performance of
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    CHINESE WIN 5 NIL
    96 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. After holding the Chinese in the first half of play, the Selangor Club defence were completely demoralised and were beaten by five goals to nil in the first round of the Football Association Selangor Cup soccer competition. The
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      102 7 NEXT CHANGE Three riotous racketeers and a girl in love ROBERT BETTY YOUNG FURNESS RAYMOND THUMTON WALBURN HALL CABOT Based on Damon Runyon'a Story Directed by G«orge B. SdU' Produced by Harry Rapt "the QUINS THEY'RE WORTH EVERY CENT OF THE £10 000 THEY GOT FOR 1T"... SUNDAY GRAPHIC THEY
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      393 7 TONIGHT 6.15—9.15 "IT IS EASILY THE FUNNIEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR." says Straits Times. British and Dominions great laughter success! -fctf f/LWI |N To^/W, AND MICKEY MOUSE IN "Mickey's Grand Opera" ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT DURING THE WEEK END Don't miss these LAST few Screenings Icapitoll 5.45 TONIGHT 9.30 Unprecedented
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    The Singapore Free Prress MONDAY. AUGUST 17, 1936. The New Club Taxes
    946 8 The Singapore Free Prress MONDAY. AUGUST 17, 1936. The New Club Taxes ITT is difficult to find many objecj* tions to the latest action of the [Colony Government in proposing I '5 per cent, tax on sweepstakes rur by clubs and other institution.* because if taxes are necessary thei] let
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    DAY TO DAY
    305 8 Mr. J. S. Addison is acting as State Fores: Officer. Perak South. Mr. A. B S. Boswell is now acting U State Forest Officer, Perak North. Mr. C. S. K. BowelJ has become a Passed Probationary "Assistant Commissioner of Police. F.M.S. Messrs. M. Ll. Wynne and A
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    As I was Saying
    636 8 Coronation Seating Problems 1 Early Days Of The i Saxophone > Phrenology's (jolden Ju bile* e A difficult question is arising about I the arrangements for the Coronation procession next year. Westmins1 ter Abbey would have to be a hundred times larger to satisfy all those
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    Old Berkshire
    1099 8 /*PANNY is pure Berkshire, wiry, am ninety-five years old. Incidentally she is a widow and lives with he daughter— a mere child of seventy h a two-roomed cottage at set snugly in < garden. The distant downs fill the background, but Granny makes th< picture. As she sits
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    TRAITORS TO RUN GOVERNMENT
    254 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Working In Pay Of The Japanese 15,000 ALLIED FORCES NEARING TULIN Shanghai, Aug. 16. ACCORDING to a late report received by Gen. Fu Tso Yi, Governor of Suiyuan, from Gen. Chao Cheng Shao, Commander of the Shansi cavalry division in East Suiyuan,
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    MR. ROOSEVELT ON U. S. FOREIGN POLICY
    347 9 Peace Or Profits? New York, Aug. 14. AMERICA'S determination to isolate herself comp letely from war was emphasised by President RoosevH* in a striking address today. He said he was more concerned and less cheerful about international world conditions than America's immed: domestic
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    29 9 Mr J. H. Harris. Engineer-in-Chief in the East of Messrs. Paterson. Simons and Co.. Ltd.. has arrived b..ck m Kuala Lumpur from home. He is accompanied by Mrs. Harris
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    MR. LOWINGER LEAVES
    270 9 'No Reconciliation' 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Aug. 15. UQO far we have not been able to reconcile the Siamese Government's view with that of the signatory countries and I am returning to England today There will be no official statement until after the next meeting of
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    MOSCOW TRIAL
    49 9 Alleged Terrorist Plots Against State Moscow, Aug. 15. Zinovieff, Kamenev and about a dozen others will be tried in open ccurt on Aug. 19 on a charge of participation in terrorist plots against the State and its leaders at the instiga- tion of Trotsky and Zinovieff Reuter
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    London's Green Belt
    129 9 IMPORTANT NEW ADDITIONS ANNOUNCED London, Aug. 16FURTHER important additions to what is called London's Green Belt are to be considered during the next few months. The proposed additions are in the counties of Essex. Buckinghamshire Kent, Surrey and Middlesex. That in Essex comprises a stretch < land
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    27 9 CAPT. \V. O. PHILLIPS and his bride. Miss E. Lamb, leaving St. Andrew's Cathedral under an archway of swords after their marriage on Saturday. (Free Press Photo).
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    Mr. Tsiang Lu Foo To Succeed Dr. Tyau
    186 9 Mr. Tsiang Lu Foo To Succeed Dr. Tyau DISTINGUISHED CAREER IT is reported that the Nanking Foreign Office is appointing Mr. Tsiang Lu Foo as Consul-General in Singapore in succession to Dr. Tyau states a Reuter message. Mr. Tsiang Lu Foo was until recently Director of the Loan Department, Ministry
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    15 9 Mr. Denison-Smith, of the F.M.S. Police, is back from home leave, accompanied by his wife.
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    SEPARATED REGIME NOT EFFECTED
    36 9 Canton, Aug. 16. T^HE formation of a Separatist regime in Kwangsi has not been effected, apparently in consequence of signs of an incipient revolt in the ranks of the provincial forces. Reuter
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    DUKE OF KENT
    70 9 Narrow Escape From Serious Accident Vienna. Aug. 15. The Duke of Kent had a narrow escape from a serious accident while motoring yesterday with his host. Count von Hoffmannsthal, when the CL.r collided with another car in a narrow road at the edge of a lake. The
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    KING APPROVES NEW COINAGE DESIGNS
    67 9 London. The King ha; approved the designs lor his Royal Effigy for coins and metals which have been submitted, by Mr. H. Paget and Mr. P Metcalfe. The King has also approved a series of new designs for the reverses of the silver coinage which
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      247 9 FINDLATER'S FINE SHERRIES Per Bottle 4 Duty 0.75 Extrt. OLD MORENO BROWN. FULL OF FLAVOUR. A DELIGHTFUL APPETISER $2.00 PALE MEDIUM DRY. VERY SUITABLE FOR CLUB SHERRY BITTERS $2.05 FINO. POSSESSES THE EOUQUET OF A TRUE FINO 52.30 DRY CLUB. AN EXCEEDINGLY PLEASANT WINE ON THE DRY SIDE $2.30 MARCH
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      68 9 AIR MAILS DELAYED The Imperial Airways plane iron Europe which was due yesterday even ing was about two hours late in reaching Seletar. Mails were available to boxholders at 10 p.m. instead oi 8 p.m. The K.L.M. plane from Europe, whicb was due to arrive at the same time as
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      HEAVY AUTUMN BUYING OF
      1159 10 RUBBER SHARES High U. S. Consumption Dominates Market RESTRICTION HAS BEEN A "GREAT SUCCESS" (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 7. AS is usual during the August holiday period, V business in the rubber, commodity and share markets has been very small this week. There is
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      154 10 Aug*. 13. 14. 15. American Can. Com. 120% 118% 120 American Telephone and Telegraph 175*8 174*4 173% Atcheson Railroad 86% 84 83 1 4 Chesapeak 67% 67% 67 Dupont 161 159 158 Firestone 27% 273-4 27% General Electric 47 46% 46% General Motors 67 65% 66 Goodrich
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      PINE EXPORTS
      96 10 During the week ending Aug. 8. experts of Tinned Pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 40.717 'cases, of which: 18.380 <45 per cent* cases were to 'the United Kingdom, 1.212 <3 per cent* cases to the Continent of Europe. 17.916 <44 per cent) cases to Canada, and 3,209
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      JULY RUBBER CROPS.
      75 10 The following is a list of outputs for the under-mentioned estates for the month of July, 1936:— Output for Total to date of July, current financial 1936. year for lb. lb. Brunei 29 505 1 mths. 29.595 Bukit Timah 9.450 7 70.927 Changkat 24.811 6 143.387 Haytor
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      82 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Aug. 15, 12 o'clock noon Tone of market: Dull and slightly easier. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7. 5 8d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts I6V4 per lb. Buyers Sellers No. I.X. R.S.S. in cases (F.O.B. August) 26% 26% Good F.A.Q. in
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      PRODUCE PRICES SINGAPORE
      89 10 Aus. 15 Buyers Sellers Gambier 4.75 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 14.25 Black Pepper 7.50 White Pepper 13.75 Copra, sundried 5.35 Copra, mixed 4.75 Small Flake Tapioca 4.80 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1.10 Banja Jelotong 6.25 Sarawak Jelotong 6.00 R.
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
      200 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Aug. 15 Rl'BBER: I Friday Steady. London Spot: 7 10 16d. 7 11 16d. Previously: 7 10 16d. 7 11 16d. Oct.-Dec: 7 11 16d. 7 3 4 d. Previously: 7 11 16d. 7 3 4 d. Jan.-Mar.: 7%d. 7 13 I6d.
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      Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Aug. 15
      66 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Aug. 15 Method of Parity before Rate Prepares U ting 20 9 31 Y^terd.y yiously New Y ork Pto iV?,i 76% 76^ _1. to 8.8 2 3 5.02 13 16 5 02*a Amsterdam Guilders t0£.... i 2 .91 7 44vJ 7401/ Hong Kong Per
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1164 10 Fraser and Co.'s List SATURDAY, AUG. 15, 1 P.M. I MINING Bayers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 9d 4s 3d Asam Kumbang 27s 29s Austral Malay 53s 55s Ayer Hitam (5s> 14s 9d 15s 9d Ayer Weng (ft) 1 35 1.45 Bangrin Tin 16s 17s
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      218 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Aug. 15 London, 4 months' sight 2 4's London, 3 months' sight 2 4' 8 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 3.32 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 3.32 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London. T.T. 2 4 1 10 Lyons and
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      RUBBER FAPORTS
      34 10 Exports of dry rubber, uncom figures from IfmUya. Brunei labuan for the month ol J" lv n were as follows (all tons- Mainland 33.745, Straits Settlements Inlands 171, Brunei 138. Labuan 20.
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      45 10 Mr. A. R. Milne Moore ol Kd Estate. Teluk Anson. has been tru lerred to Krian Estate, Nebung leD^*Province Wellesley. Mrs. M L Bulow and Mr E_ F of Alor Pongsu Amalgam.*: ,'d hst Ltd., Ulu Sapetang. Perak. are mutes of the Penan* General Hoapu*
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    405 11 Winning CONTRACT 3klWfoUA Qu__Lb David Burnstine. Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenkcn, world's leading team -of -four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence. MOWING IWRINrIR NO >reiU Y BIHAT is HMKC for the goose is not always sauce for the gander at
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    36 11 M D j Mrs. Robert Donat wife of he British film star, formerly Miss Ella Voysey, daughter of the Rev. E. A. Voysey. of JAlderley Edge. Cheshire, gave birth to a son at her Hampstead home.
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    WIDE VARIETY
    179 11 There has always been a great deal of fictional conjecture as to what seafaring men do when they go ashore, but Shanghai boats at least one captain who spends his time profitably. This is Captain F. Utne of the Hsing Ping An who has spent the last 25
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    MORE SHIPS HIT DECLINE IN RECEIPTS
    201 11 Half-Year's Suez (anal Traffic During the first hall of this year, the number of ships which passed through the Suez Canal was 2.952 an increase of 126 compared w:*h the corresponding period of 1935. According to the "Bulletin Decadaire," issued by the Suez Canal
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    33 11 The London committee of the Compantiia de Mocambique states that the Customs receipts of the port of Beira during May amounted to £2ft*3o. as compared with £27,901 for the corresponding period of 1935.
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      359 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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      498 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London EC. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hloilo Saigon Amrilsar |Ipoh Srmarang i Bangkok
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      893 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY i i Singapore— ZHI Holland— PHI (Owned and operated by Radio Wavelength— 31.28 metres Service Co. oi Malaya Ltd.) a.m. 7.20 Special transmission for Centra Wavelength— 49.9 metres and South America by the Ro man Catholic Broadcasting As 6 to 6.30 pm.— Malay Krongcho/igs sociation. and
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    JUNK WRECKED
    118 12 Survivors Tell Of Tragedy Off Chekiang Coast Tliree survivors of a wreck of a junk ofT the Chekiang coast reached Amoy last week and told of the tragedy that claimed 15 l!ves The junk was bound from Amoy to Nmgpo with a cargo of sugar valued *t $30,000
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    CHINA MERCHANTS
    72 12 Hopei Council Orders Use Of Their Ships Peipinff, Aug. 7. The Hopei-Charhar Political Council issued a circular order to all Government organisations in Peiping, Tientsin, Hopei and Charhar instructing them that in future any construction majtisrials purchased by the Government from the south must be transportfd by steamers
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    15 12 Mails from China and Japan by Ginyo Maru are expected in Singapore tomorrow.
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    TURKISH NAVY
    70 12 Holland And Germany Given Orders For Submarines Ankara, July 30. Following Immediately -.upon authorisation for remilitarisation of the Dardanelles granted Turkey at the just completed Montreux Straits Conference, it is learned that Turkey has ordered eight new submarines from Germany and Holland. The German shipbuilders are completing the
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    WARNING TO SHIPPING
    93 12 Owners and masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the gun practice which will take place from Blakang Mati on Aug. 18 and 25, starting at 9 a.m. A large red flag will be flown from Mount
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    PEPPER FREIGHT RATES
    64 12 It is learned that the decision of the Batavla Freight Conference to lower the. freight rate for pepper to United States harbours applies only to black pepper. The Conference announced that the rate had been reduced from 62 to 35 guilders per 1,500 kilograms from July 11
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      HYGIENE IN QUARTERS OF SHIP'S CREW
      896 12 Medical Officer Remarks On Improvement REFERENCE to hygiene of crews' spaces is made by Dr. Charles F. White, Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London, in his report for 1935. Dr. White observes that there are three governing factors—the type of accommodation
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      Three Names In Seven Years
      385 12 Three Names In Seven Years SHANGHAI RIVER BOAT jpOR the third time in Hi ea 1 history the Min? C nerl the I'an before that the I •the Yangtsze River Serv.. first two names she was mfim Yangtsze Ra;:ids SS Co. At present she is owned Sun Industrial Co. Last
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      HENDERSON LINE
      74 12 SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Steamer Between Rangoon, Port Sudan. Marseilles. Palma and England HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plymouth Leave Rangoon CHINTTVIN BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING 0 BURMA YOMA PEGU KEMMENDINE I" CHINDWIN BHAMO AMARAF'OORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU Calls London. Through Passage Rr fares to Straits
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      PASSENGERS BY THE P. AND O. CHITRAL
      382 12 The passenger list of the P. and O. Chitral which arrived in Singapore from London on Friday is as follows: Penang to Singapore: J. Watson, Mrs. S. Quays, P. H. Roberts. Mrs. Tan Chiu, Mrs. Tan Guay, Miss Y Chill. Mrs Chew Shing.
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      CLEARANCES
      41 12 Aug. 15: Benmohr, Ipoh. Ho Sang. Pangkor. Marudu, MlrzapoTe, Kistna. Glenapp. Ban Hong Liong, Malacca (Brit); Tsushima Maru (Jap.); O. B. Sorensen, Skotaas. Hermod (Nor.); Tanimbar, Senang, Slberoet. Tohiti. Togian. Toboali, Van Outhoorn Dut). Aug. 16: Maros (Dut); Mahidol Brit.).
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      468 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. \-r i <;<#T. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIMC jSwt WriTin^ (Izieorporated In England) |J THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES «i HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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      78 12 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BENGAL LINE and SILVER LINE, LTD. SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND NORTH PACIFIC PORTS Arrivrs < th m.s. SAPAROEA (via Manila) Au* II m s TOSARI (via Java ports and Manila) Auk B VESSELS FROM PACIFIC COAST m m.v. SILVER AY
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      339 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. Kota
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      479 13 BY P&O and BRITISH I N D I A L I N ES P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1936. IQ'ifi pn'p T iS'JS AUS 2? RANCHI ".000 Oct 9 RANPLRA 17.000 Aug. 23 BURDWAN 6 070 Oct 22 P^TPTvry ,5-9?? Se^- 6
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      528 13 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Stp&mer Due Sails CITY OF BATAVIA Havre, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow Sept. 14 Sept. 16 CITY OF FLORENCE
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      1067 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Jhe Hua Khiow Steamship Co (1932) LML Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd' Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co n Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd.
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      715 14 K. P. M. PLANCH'S- Monday. Aug. 17, Belawan-Deli. ROKAN— Tuesday. Aug. 18, Bengkalis, Paneh. Berombang, TanjongMenseidar. Tanjong Leidong and Asahan. TOMOHON— Tuesday, Aug. 18. Singkawang, Pemangkat and Sambas. PARlGl— Tuesday. Aug. 18. Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. MAKASSFR— Wednesday. Aug. 19. Poeloe-Kidjang, Sapat, Tembllahan, Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS— Wednesday. Aug.
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      483 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. S'pore! Penan*. New York. Pres. Wilson Aug. 22 Aug. 25 Aug. 27 Oct. 6 Pres. Monroe Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept 10 Oct. 20 Pres. Van
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      574 14 o. s. k. line FOR EAST, SOUTH AND WEST AFRICA AND SOI TH AMERH Melbourne Maru Cape Town via Momba-sa, Zanzibar. 24 Dar es Salaam. L. Marques and Durban Atlantic Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar Dar es Salaam. L. Marques, Durban. East London, Algoa Bay and Mossel Bay t
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    CHE HAMID INJURED AT TAIPING
    623 15 CHE HAMID INJURED AT TAIPING Poor Dividends At Second Day Of Skye Meeting A v Taiping, Aug. 15. N accident marred the second day of the Taiping races, Che Hannd. coming off Lumut and injuring a leg. is good and there was attendance than yesterday Is were small, however, the
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    26 15 IN IM IDKNT during the first div sion ma t f h between the Chinese and R.E. S at Anson Road on Saturday. (Free Press photo)
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    ENGLISH BOAT FIRST
    506 15 International Fours Rowing Regatta "THE international fours rowing regatta of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club over the mile course along the breakwater on Saturday afternoon ended in a victory for the English boat over the Scottish and the Irish. The winners came in with a lead of
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    HAMMOND PLAYS BRILLIANTLY FOR 217
    625 15 Worthington's Initial Test Century RECORD FOURTH WICKET STAND— ENGLAND'S SOUND POSITION London, Aug. 15. FEATURES of the third test at The Oval were the brilliant batting of Hammond who was ultimately out for 217 runs, and a meritorious century by Worthington, who scored 128. Between
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE
    69 15 The following matches in the Scottish League (Div. I) were played on Saturday and resulted as follows: Aberdeen 4 Abroath 0 Albion R 4 Hibernian 0 Clyde 1 Celtic 1 Hamilton A. 4 Dunfermline A. 2 Hearts 3 Mofherwell 4 Kilmarnock 1 Dundee 1 Queen of S. 1
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    RUGBY PRACTICE
    34 15 Members of St. Andrew's Rugby Team are reminded that the tournament practice matches, among the four teams, fixed for every Tuesday, will in future be held at Farrer Park (the old race-course)
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    FEEBLE SOCCER
    392 15 Chinese Beat R. E. Four-Nil Chinese 4: R.E 0. Jk DULL and scrappy game at Anson <r^ > Road Stadium on Saturday resulted in the Chinese defeating the Royal Engineers by four goals to nil. The Chinese now have 18 points out of 13 games and, therefore, are
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    FIVE WICKETS FOR 16
    137 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. An accident marred the two-da/ cricket fixture between the F.M.S. Police and the United Services, which commenced on the T.P.C.A. ground this afternoon. Three minutes after the Services opened their innings, Mills, a Police substitute player who kept
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    COMBINED SCHOOLS LOSE TO CRICKET CLUB
    328 15 Jenner Bats Brightly For Sixty-Five A FTER losing five wickets for 46 runs on Friday, the Club totalled 153 runs, Jenner top scoring with 65, in the match against the Combined Schools concluded on Saturday. The Combined Schools fared poorly against the bowling of
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    21 15 H. L. GIBSON batting for the S.C.C. during the match between the Club and Combined Schools on Saturday. (Free Press photo).
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    R.A. (Changi) Win Easily At Balestier
    244 15 Playing only nine men the Y.M.C.A. were easily beaten by the R.A. (Changi) i in their cricket fixture on the Association grounds Saturday. Batting first the Y.M.C.A. could only muster a meagre 38. G. Day top scoring with 11 runs. The R.A. passed their
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    HEAVY SCORING
    266 15 I. A. Beat S. C. C. Team !-Vn S.C.C. XI were well beaten by e Indian Association at Balestier But for two good inninpc by Bartm and Poyntz-Roberts, the Club red ulsastrously against the bowl l of Sithambaram who captured iht wickets for 54 runs, rhe S.C.C. totalled
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    HOME CRICKET
    98 15 Close of play scores in county cricket games which began yesterday are, rays Reuter: At Birmingham Middlesex 278 (Hendren 156»: Warwick 10 lor 4. At Dover Kent 230; Worcester 114 for 0 At Sheffield Somerset 130 (Bowes 6 for 37) Yorks 50 for 3. At Manchester Lanes. 345
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    17 15 Troopjr George McGilvay. aged 28. of the Royal Dragoons, was found shot dead at Somerset Barracks. ShornclifTe.
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    SOM PONG TOO GOOD FOR NEW-COMER
    681 16 Last Night's Thrilling Fight At New World SOM PONG battled with magnificent courage in the New World arena last night to beat the new-comer from the Philippines, Clever Henry, on points over 12 rounds. Henry's debut before the Singapore public was a thrilling one.
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    KATHLEEN III FIRST
    534 16 Yacht Racing For Challenge Bowl LfESTERDAY the International six- metre class sailed the final race for he Somerville Challenge Bowl during chich a very light breeze from the I.E. to E. prevailed. The sea was slight ,*ith a swell and the tide flooding. Kathleen HI skippered by
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    S.R.C. BEATEN BY NINE WICKETS
    545 16 Non-Benders In Form Leijssius 69 Not Out CRICKET CLUB WELL DOWN IN HONG LIM GREEN MATCH JIIE Singapore Non-Benders had no difficulty in beating an 1 S.R.C. XI on the S.C.C. ground yesterday. Batting first the Recs. could only total 67 runs, Sullivan being the
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    OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS
    208 16 Japanese Swimmers Prominent Berlin. Aug 15 The following results irom h have been advised by Reuter: Rowing: Schaeffer < Germany won the single sculls and Germany al« won the Coxswainless pairs Coxswaii ed pairs, Coxswainless lours, and Coxswained fours. Trie Britishers. Beresford and 8011thwood, won the double
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    SELANGOR SPORTS
    64 16 tFrom Our Own Correspondent. > Kuala Lumpur, Auf. 15. By a margin ol six points Selangor won the State championship in the F M.S. Customs and Excise Department annual athletic sports held at the Victoria Institution ground this aIU-rnoon Perak were the runners-up Foo Len 6 Siew. ol
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    CHINESE BEAT S.C.C.
    295 16 CHINESE BEAT S.C.C. Kah Foo Takes Five Wickets For 22 S.C.R.C. cricketers had a day out at the expense of the Singapore Cricket Club at Hong Lim Green yesterday, and had no trouble in running out winners by five wickets. O'Neil Dunne was the only S.C.C. player to offer any
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    DAVIS CUP PLAYER
    62 16 Gordon Lum. captain of the China Davis Cup team, is due in Singapore on Tuesday by the Conte Rosso and will play in exhibition matches at the S.C.R.C. starting at 4.30 p.m. N. S. Wise. Yong Loon Chong and Tan Huck Toe have been invited by the
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    20 16 photo). ONE OF THE CREWS competing at the Fourth Rowing Regatta of Singapore Yacht Club on Satu rday. (Free Press
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    18 16 Maurice Holtzer. French and European featherweight champion, recently outpointed Stanislav Basta (Czechoslovakia) in their title fight at Brno.
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