The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 August 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,935. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936. 10 CENTS.
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    MADRID CANNOT HOLD OUT FOR LONG
    770 1 Food Supplies Are Threatened ALL IMPORT ANT ARMS FACTORIES NOW IN HANDS OF REBELS Mass Executions Continue In Badajoz Hendaye, Aug. 18. MADRID cannot hold out much longer, m the opinitn of an experienced journalist who has ju>t arrived, after being stranded for three
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    GERMANY'S TERMS
    76 1 Neutrality Pact Berlin, Aug. 18. /GERMANY'S acceptance of the Vl French proposal for a Spanish neutrality pact is qualified by the following three conditions. That Spain releases the German aeroplane detained m Madrid, that all States with industries manufacturing war materials and aeroplanes bind themselves not to export
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    Political Landslide Reported In Canada
    130 1 LIBERALS LOSE QUEBEC Montreal, Aug. 18. A REMARKABLE political landslide has occurred. The Liberal Government, which has been m power for 40 years m Quebec, was i overwhelmed m the provincial electioi by the National Union Party, led by Mr. Maurice Duplessis The National Union
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    29 1 ABOUT TURN Alter chc ra-ora-hreaking faeats of VVhirtoch and Lovelock, and the successes of Broum, Rumpling and Roberts at the Olympic Qames, our reserves have decided to return home.
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    ALTITUDE RECORD
    38 1 Paris, Aug. 18. The French airman, Georges Detre. has established a new world altitude record of 14,836 metres. The previous record of 14,433 metres was held by the Italian airman, Donati. since April 1934. Reuter Wireless
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    MR. EDEN RETURNS
    16 1 Mr. Anthony Eden returned to the Foreign Office from holiday yesterday. British Wireless
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    NEGUS' PRIVATE ESTATES
    122 1 Sequestrated By Italy For Colonists Addis Ababa, Aug. 18. THE private estates of the Negus of Abyssinia have been sequestrated for Italian Colonists. Tt is announced that the first agricultural colonies would be established m October on the Emperor's land. The first colonists will be Blackshirts who
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    SIAM AND I. T. C.
    48 1 Resumed Talks (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug 18. IT is reported here that Mr. B. B. Council, the Adviser to the Department of Mines, is proceeding to Europe by the speediest steamer route possible to resume discussions with the International Tin Committee.
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    AMBASSADOR RESIGNS
    52 1 Shanghai, Aug. 1? The resignation of Mr. Yen Hui Ching. the Chinese Ambassador to Moscow, has been tendered and accepted His successor is not yet announced, but it is believed that it will be Mr. Chiang Ting Fu, the director of the Political Affairs Department of th: Executive
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    49 1 An old well, described by the Newbury Museum Curator as a Roman well of the fourth or fifth century, has been discovered during building operations at Thatchham (Berks*. At the bottom of the well were a number of Roman coins and what is believed to be a Roman milestone.
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    VICTORY FOR DE VALERA
    80 1 At Galway London, Aug. 18. MR. DE VALERA won a victory at a by-election at Galway, caused by the death m a motor accident of Patrick Hogan, who was Minister of Agriculture m the Oosgrave Government. Mr. Neilan. the Fianna Fail or Government candidate polled 39.982
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    AUSTRALIA WILL NOT YIELD ON TRADE ISSUE
    181 1 AUSTRALIA WILL NOT YIELD ON TRADE ISSUE JAPAN'S REQUEST REFUSED Early Conference Expected A USTRALI VS announcement that she is ready to conclude a commercial treaty with Japan, as reported m the Free Press yesterday, is likely to lead to an almost immediate conference between representatives of the two Governments,
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    SIR HENRY LYTTON
    24 1 Death Of Famous Savoyard The death has occurred here of Sir Henry Lytton. the famous Gilbert and Sullivan actor. Reuter Wireless
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    TYPHOON HAVOC
    60 1 Eleven Killed In Philippine Island The typhoon which struck Hong Krng and Canton on Monday hit the Philippines early yesterday. At least eleven were killed when the typhoon struck North Luzon island, says a Manila message. Houses and crops were destroyed and famine may threaten the is'anders. The
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    BOMB OUTRAGE
    48 1 Jewish Girl Killed In Explosion Jerusalem, Aug. 18. A bomb, believed to have been itnrown from a train passing a level crossing, exploded m the main street of Telaviv and a Jewish girl was fatally injured, while a woman and six men were hurt.- Reuter Wireless
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    BANK THEFT CASE
    2020 2 Convicted Clerk Gives Further Evidence HOW a Chinese proverb quoted by a colleague— now an ac-cused-save him the first inkling that his crime had been discovered, was related by Tan Chye Keng, convicted of the theft of 41.085 guilders from the N.V. Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank. when he
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    CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION
    84 2 Changes Of Venue First Round Matches On Monday. Sept. 7, the Royal Innisk:lling Fusiliers I versus Royal InnisKilling Fusiliers 2. will be played at Tanglin Barracks and the Royal Air Force versus H.M S. Terror will be piayed at Anson Road Stadium. LEAGUE COMPETITION SECOND DIVISION S.C.F.A.
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    18 2 Professor Williamson of the Government Health Department has been admitted into the Penang General Hospital as a patient.
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      129 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 12.17 p.m. 9.1 ft. Sports: Soccer: Div. II Midds. vs. RAO C, at Gillman Barracks: G.S. League Immigration vs. G.P.O. Cricket: Garrison League Midds. vs. R.A. (Changi). at Tanglin. I Hockey: Meeting of all clubs at S.C.C. Cinemas ALHAMBRA Rose of the Rancho with
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    "HAWKERS MIGHT BE LESS ACTIVELY PROCEEDED AGAINST"
    877 3 "HAWKERS MIGHT BE LESS ACTIVELY PROCEEDED AGAINST" Report By Malacca Committee LICENCES REDUCED TOO RAPIDLY THE Malacca Municipal Health Officer, Dr. Blakemore, recently took measures to suppress unlicensed hawking and exercise stricter control of licensed hawkers, but they created a serious situation by causing grave discontent among the hawkers, who
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    Back Lane Scheme Leads To High Court Action
    338 3 Back Lane Scheme Leads To High Court Action A SCHEME of the Singapore Im- j provtment Trust Co., to open i back lanes m certain areas m Jalan Besar led to an action m the h Court yesterday as to the re:onary rights of the land. Ai u-ih the <lispuie
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    48 3 CHARLES LAI C.IITON is said to crown a series of excellent characterisations, which have put him m the first flight of film actors, with his portrayal of Rembrandt m a film, dealing with the life of the great painter, which is being produced m Britain by Alexander Korda.
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    S.S. (S.) A. COMMITTEE
    50 3 A meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements Singapore > Association will be held on Monday next loore Exchange room at 5 agenda comprises: Minutes; matters arising therefrom: la) Domination to Municipal Commis«b> committee vacancy. <c> itive Council Bills; mbers; S.S. (Penan?) Associa- Malacca Association
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    ANOTHER PLANE FOR K.L. FLYING CLUB
    258 3 Puss Moth For Long Flights THE report of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club for July states: The flying times for the month were as follows: During the month the Club purchased the Puss Moth machine VRRAF. which was previously the property of the Club's
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    ENGLISH VAGRANT
    90 3 Winchman To Be Repatriated From K.L. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 17. James John Doe. aged 46. an Englishman, who is serving a term ot imprisonment for failing to pay hire--1 car fares, was today brought before Mr J Calder. first magistrate and sentenced to one
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    FATAL ACCIDENT
    82 3 Government Official's Car Knocks Down Cyclist (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 17. A fatal motor accident occurred early this morning at Kampar village 23 miles from Ipoh, when a Malay cyclist was knocked down by a car travelling from the south toward, Xl> The local police confirm
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    FRESH CHARGES AGAINST R.A.S.C. OFFICER
    111 3 FRESH CHARGES AGAINST R.A.S. C. OFFICER fR. W. A. Bartholomew, an officer m the Royal Army Service Corps, Changi, appeared again before Mr. E. E. Colman m the fijth court yesterday. Fresh charges were made against the accused, the charges being on three counts, that he, on June 14, caused
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    DISTRICT OFFICER TO WED
    179 3 Mr. Harold Hammett And Miss D. M. Vowler (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Aug. 17. The engagement has been announced and the wedding will take place at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday at Christ Church, Malacca, where the Rev. E. C. Loader officiating, of Miss Daphne May
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    EUROPEAN WOMAN FINED
    110 3 Charged with having parked her motor car m a prohibited area and during prohibited hours, m Chulia Street, on June 13, a European woman named Mrs. C. A. Poeder-Cieremans, was fined $2 by Mr. E. E. Colman m the fifth court yesterday. The accused, m her defence,
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      103 3 YOUR DOG'MUST HAVE MEAT IN CORRECT FORM He gets it m really /^y^^^£^v wholesome form m fg^SL a/& combination with iii'vi K'' finest wheatmeals ty *\Bs^. Trade ertQutnti t« ?\i t t^\ BOMBAY. SPRATS L OVAIS J Men Made Young Vigour Increased In 24 Hours :.l old before your time,
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      492 3 THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION AT JOHANNESBURG by X.P.M. £i 9 /O REDUCTION FOR INTENDING VISITORS For detailed information please apply to: X.P.M. LINE, 1 Finlayson Green, Tel. 5451 Stabbed Four Times For Demanding Back $5 CHINESE ALSO INJURES PURSUER Segamat, Aug. 17. Witness then asked him for a copy A
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    ATLANTIC AIR SERVICES TO BE RUN BY JOINT COMPANY
    2755 4 Newfoundland Route Favoured Tirice-U eekly Services Across Atlantic Ottawa Plans Approved Sir Philip Sassoon s Statement Britain To Hold 51 Per Cent. Of Shares Four Schemes inder Consideration Air-Mail Service To South America Results Of Air Exercises Success Of Low-Flying Raids
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      59 4 VISIT CAIRO DURING YOUR HOMEWARD JOURNEY When time permits Cox Kings arrange short trips by car from Suez connecting with the steamer at Port Said. For further particulars apply to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. or at any of the Branches of COX AND KINGS (AGENTS) LTD. Head Office 13. Regent
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      23 4 1 1^^^^^^ I SUBSTANTIAL Singapore to:REDUCTIONS PENANG £9 ($77 apprtx) IM Cflpcc BAUGKOK £22 ($lB9 IN fAKt. CALCUTTA £50 ($429 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS ,=r3
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    B.N.B.'s RUBBER QUOTA "INADEQUATE AND INEQUITABLE"
    508 6 B. N. B.'s RUBBER QUOTA "INADEQUATE AND INEQUITABLE" Efforts By Chamber Of Commerce To Get Wrong Righted SPEECH BY MR. F. W. PINNOCK UTN common parlance, the territory made a bed for itself, a 1 restriction bed, and is now being made to lie on it with a substantial amount
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    A.A.M.
    146 6 A. A.M. Committee Meeting Of Ncgri Branch <From Our Own Correspondent. Seremban, Aug. 16. Mr. J. Wishart presided at a meeting 1* the committee of the Negri Sembilan branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya held at the i Sungei Ujong Club The others present were Messrs. J. W. Jolly.
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    KIDNAPPED GIRL UNDER 16
    426 6 Indian Says She Insisted On Being Taken Away SUGGESTION" OF LAX GUARDIANSHIP From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug:. 16. •yHE Supreme Court was packed to capacity yesterday when the case m which G. Velusamy is charged bel'ore Mr. Justice J. V. G. Mills, at the
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    53 6 Returning home after a holiday Mr. Baldie. Chief Constable of Kirkcaldy. Fife, found that his house had been entered. The intruder had apparently slept m one of the beds and then left m a suit of clothes and a pair of boots belonging to the chief constable, leaving his own
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    41 6 A HAMBURG ENGINEER has just patented a bicycle with three wheels and a side-car. The main feature of the machine is that the side car can be quickly removed and the third wheel raised, then converting it into an ordinary bicycle.
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    BURGLARY OF EUROPEAN'S HOME AT RASA
    372 6 LOSS OF $1,000 Evidence Of A Finger-Print "Kernel Of Prosecution Case" From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 17. IDENTIFICATION of a finger print on a freshly-painted "drawer was described v the "kernel of the case for the prosecution" by Mr. C. H.
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    WIDENING SCOPE OF CHINESE GIRLS'SCHOOL
    662 6 WIDENING SCOPE OF CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL Statement By Sir Ong Siang Song IMPORTANT statements relating to (higher education were made by Sir ng Siang Song at the annual general eetings of the Singapore Chines^ iris' School, held on Friday last. Sir Ong Siang Song presided over le meeting. Others present
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    HER KNEES SWELLED UP LIKE PUDDINGS
    149 6 To Go Upstairs was Agony There is nothing m which m« Eiter handicap uxn m sehold duties?— ki,< flint. and down stairs Her... dicap. and banish rheun is for pood, is the ,v •I have oeen tarm- X three months, and am still t*k
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    CYCLIST DIES AFTER COLLISION
    89 6 "Lorry Driver Not Pta From Illume" From Our Own Correspondent' Malacca, log i: Mr. A. A. Fa::h. m his find livered this morni.g. m i with the inquiry int.. the Bengali, cycMst. Balisah. v collision with a mcior lorr "The evidence suggests coi negligence on the
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    WELL-KNOWN NEGRI CRICKETER DEAD
    71 6 From Our Own Oorresp Seremhan. Aug. 17. The death occurred at the i Hospital today, following an oper Mr V. D. Navaretnam. the m Negri Sembilan cricketer and clerk m the Seremban Pub. Department The deceas d was one of the cricketers to score a century
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      416 7 j COMRTON MACKENZIE'S BRILLIANT p I NCVEL PORTRAYED BY A FAMOUS SYLVIA SCARLETT' X**/ i RKO RADIO'S GREAT HIT. WITH IpjHßk KATHARINE HEPBURN and j EDMUND GWENN, CARY I i GRANT, BRIAN AHERNE j Bltxxl will tingle! Hearts will thrill! to this reckless tale j of :> during girl who
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      170 7 OPENING TODAY ALHAIViBRA 1 315 615 and 915 Something NOVEL m Screen A NEW SCR E N STAR SENSATION IN A GLAMOROUS Entertainment OUTDOOR MUSICAL NOVELTY! GLADYS SV/ARTHOUT... beautiful ami Yotm< co-starred with JOHN BOI.ES In Paramount^ Reireshini^ly new nmsica) photoplay "Thrill-packed Romance m h. a*. Days crammed with 'ROSE
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      255 7 &t^B&fmo |capitol| LAST FEW PERFORMANCES M mwx*v o«c DON'T MISS THE LAUGH OF IWatinee TODAY 3.15 YOIRLIFE! TOttirKT QIC "IT IS EASILY THE FINMEST PIC- 0.15 lUfllwili 7*15 TUBE OF THE Yi:.\K" sajjs Straits Times. A Gay M.-G.-M. comedy. Damon Rmiyon's well-known f comedy romance "THE THREE I WISE GUYS"
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    23 7 It is reported that Dr. Waush Scott ol Sungei Siput, who has been m Malaya for about 30 years, is retiring this year.
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936. A New Tin Scheme
    1063 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936. A New Tin Scheme A LEADING article on tin m the London Times is a sufficiently unusual event to warrant attention m this country. Normally, such comments are confined to the City pages but m recent weeks the centre of gravity has
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    DAY TO DAY
    119 8 Mrs. Skae, wife of Dr. H T. Skae. of Salak North, leaves for home early next month. Mr. D. P. Stokes, Superintendent ol Customs, has returned from leave and is stationed at Ipoh. H.E the Hteh Commissioner and Mrs. Small arrived m Kuala Lumpur on Monday from
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    As I was Saying
    543 8 I I Bridge-Builder And Burner Of Heretic* Edvsmrd L&ur And Qucch ict'tria XHEY manage some tmngs oetier in Scotland, and when they want a new brdge to do the work of an old i one they, unlike the people who have 'demolished "Rennie's masterpiece,'" 1 leave
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    It Never Rains
    1290 8 WE were short of gas. so we pulk-M up at the first filling station we saw. Moreover, a Florida thunder »torm was slashing its heavy-calibre^; rain at the car with such viciousness that i: was difficult to see through the weeping windshield. If it had only been
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    FIGHTING STARTS IN SUIYUAN
    331 9 Rejection Of Demands By Japanese GEN. CHIANG'S CABLE Shanghai, Aug. 18. FIGHTING between the allied Mongolian and Manchukuo forces and the Chinese troops m Suiyuan broke out last night, following the rejection of the Japanese demand to mark out the five districts m East Suiyuan as
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    91 9 UHFN THK MTUU PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, Dr. Earle Pagr. visited Singapore last week he was conducted over the Seletar \ir Ba>e by the Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F.. Far East, Air Commodore Sydney Smith. Air Commodore Smith (left centre) is shown here accompanied by Dr. Earle Pa?e (right centre),
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    MILITARY TATTOO IN SINGAPORE
    297 9 To Be Held Next Year A SMALL Military Tattoo is to be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium about the end of July, 1937. and for this purpose Committee No. 6 of the Singapore Municipal Commission, at a meeting held on Aug. 10. approved the use
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    "THREE WISE GUYS"
    165 9 Attractive Picture At The Capitol In spite of its title. "The Three Wise Guys" at the Capitol, is not a "wisefctac" picture but appeals through of character and deft handling The principals are Robert Young, as the philandering son of a rich man, and Betty Furness. as
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    HOLMES UNAVAILABLE
    27 9 London, Aug. 17. E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey) has not t^en able to accept the M.CC.'s invitation to tour Australia owini to business reasons. Reuter
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    SULTAN OF SELANGOR
    58 9 Going To England (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 18. THE Sultan of Selangor is expected to Vave for England soon on medical advice. He will receive attention for a long-standing complaint and his stay is expected to be short. No arrangements have yet been completed
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    PETERSEN LOSES TWO TITLES
    109 9 South African Wins In Third Round Leicester, Aug. 18. Ben Foord 'South Africa technically knocked out Jack Petersen here last night m the third round before a crowd of 24.000. Foord made terrific two-handed at- tacks :ir,d was obvimsly superior at the beginning of the second
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    CROWD ATTACKS SPEED STAR AND WIFE
    152 9 London. There were scenes unparalleled m the history of speedway racing at the conclusion of a meeting at Harringay when the home team lost to Hackney Wick. Dick Case, the Australian international and Hackney Wick captain, accompanied by his wife, other visiting riders and
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    62 9  - Sin Chew Jit Poh According to the experts of the Legislative Yuan the National debt of China II approximately $840,000,000. and the responsibility of every Chinese is. therefore, less than $2— Sin Chew Jit Poh. The Japanese military have opposed the participation of the Nanking Foreign Office m the coming
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    CORONATION ROUTE
    110 9 Longest On Record London, Aug. 18. THE route for the Coronation pro- cession is now officially announced and shows that the drive from Westminster Abbey after the ceremony will be the longest on record, covering twice the distance taken by King George, thus giving the enormous crowds expected
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    TREATY WITH EGYPT
    79 9 Delegates To Be Guests Of British Government London. Aug. 18. The Egyptian Prime Minister. Nahas Pasha, arid Dart of the Egyptian delegation to London for the signature of i the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty sailed from Alexandria yesterday morning. The entire delegation is expected to reach London on Sunday.
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    SITUATION IN KWANGSI
    95 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Last-Minute Efforts To Avert Hostilities Hong Kong, Aug. 18. GEN. HUANG SHAO HSIUNG, the newly-appointed commander of the pacification forces m Kwangsi. left the British colony this morning for Kwangsi, m a last-minute effort to avert an outbreak of hostilities between the province
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    ANGLO-GERMAN AMITY
    102 9 Interesting Function At Kiel Berlin. Aug. 18. I am confident this bell will ring lin a period of still closer friendship between our two countries." affirmed Captain Bedford, of the British cruiser Neptune, at an interesting function at Kiel m handing over the shiD's bell of the former
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TIES
    303 9 The following ties have been draw for play In the S.C.C. tennis tournam ent: Tomorrow "B" Class Doubles D. W. Tver and W. T. Herman <— 4> vs. D. K. Evans and C. G. F. J. Drabbe <— 1). A. D. Cooper and F. L. Middleton -2>
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    BANDITS SHOT
    52 9 At "Bridge Of Heaven Peiping, Aug. 18. •THREE Chinese involved m A the kidnapping of Mrs. Chu Shao Yang, wife of the exMinister to Finland, who was rescued after a terrifying day m the hands of the bandits, were executed by shooting at the Bridge of Heaven this
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    QUEEN'S MODEL FARM
    146 9 Interesting Experiment In Holland Het Loo. honoured by the Duice of Kent's visit this year, is the Queen of Holland's country seat near Appledoorn. The Castle lies m the Veluwe "bad ljnds"» west of the River Ysel and the name suggests the poor condition of the soil.
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    TROTSKY'S DENIAL
    105 9 Did Not Instigate Terrorist Plots Oslo. Auk. 15. An ind.Rnant denial of the charge that he was instigating terrorist plots against the Soviet was issu d by M Trotsky, who is living m exile m Norway He states that he has had no connecticn with Soviet affairs, apart
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    54 9 Capt. S. B. McConnell To Advise Local Command Command orders announce the appointment ol Capt S B. McConnell. the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, as Command Anti-Gas Officer «temporary! with effect from Aug 19. His duties will be to advise and assist the General Staff m the organisation of anti-gas
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      112 9 FINDLATER'S FINE SHERRIES Per Bottlo 1 31 Dity 0.75 Extra. igH OLD MORENO BROWN. FULL OF FLAVr\%\ OUR A DELIGHTFUL APPETISER $2.00 I Ml PALE MEDIUM DRY. VERY SUITABLE FOR fLfli CLUB SHERRY BITTERS $205 iflHl FINO. POSSESSES THE EOUQUET OF A E^^ TRUE FINO $230 /jf% Bj\ dry club,
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES.
      536 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. Aug. 18 York prices quoted m U.S. The above arc dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage ana stamp duty are not included. Conversion Loan, 5 p.c. 1944-64.... H» 119> 8 Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 118% 118% +Va War
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      LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS
      202 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Malaya has
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      213 10 Aug. 14. 15. 17. UnWfffclß Can. Com. 118 5 8 120 119 r >4 American Telepnone and Telegraph 174 1 173> 8 173 1 t Atcheson Railroad 84 83» 4 88 I dWHtpf fc 67 8 67 67 3 8 Dupcn: 159 158 157 >tor.c 27 3
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      90 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Auff. 18, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers No. I.X. R.S.S. m cases FOB. August) 26 916 26 1116 Good F.A.Q. m cases < F. 0.8. August) 26 716 26 916 No. I.X.R.S.S. (spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 26»/ 2 265 8 August r 26 1/ 2 26%
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      SHIP MISSING
      106 10 Shanghai, Aug. 3 Anxiety is felt m local shipping circles concerning the safety of the s.s. Changteh, which has not been heard off since Saturday while on the way from here to Canton. It is pointed out that the Changteh left on the same day as five other
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
      201 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Aug. 18 RUBBER: Quiet. London Spot: 7 9 16 d. 7 3 B d. Previously: 7 9 lSd. 7 5 B d. Oct. -Dec: 7 5 B d. 7 11 16 d. Previously: 7 5 B d. 7 3 4 d. Jan-Mar.:
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      69 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Aug. 18 Tin: Dull. Cash: £181 10s. Previously Firm at £181 12s 6d Three months: £178 ss. Previously: £178 7s 6d New York Tin: 42.00. Previously: 42.12 Copper: Settlement: £38 2s 6d. Previously: £38 7s 6d Gold: Yesterday: £6 18s. 4d. Previously:
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      Foreign Exchange Rates.
      84 10 London Closing Quotations Aug. 18 Method of Pnrity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viouslv Paris Francs to 141.21 76 5 16 76 5 i« New York to 8 8 2 3 5.023 4 s(m Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7 40 1/ 2 '7 4 n Hong
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      186 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Aug. 18 SELLING London, T.T. 24 116 London, demand 24 1 18 London. 4 months' sight 214% Lyons, demand 892 Hamburg, demand 140 New York, demand 58% Montreal, demand 58% Batavia, demand 85^ Samarang. demand 85 1^ Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon, demand 154
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1157 10 Fraser and Co.'s List TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 1936, 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 9d 4s 3d Asam Kumbang 27s 29s Austral Malay 53s 55s Ayer Hitam (ss) 14s 9d 15s 9d Ayer Weng ($1) 135 1.45 Bangrin Tin Ids 17s Batu
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      Daily Share Report
      128 10 J^|ESSRS. FRASER ft CO., m their daily sharr rrooit. issued \rstrr day evening, state that the tin share market, alter opening dull developed a very firm undertone. There uas a y«M»d all-round huying inquiry at higher prices. This was further encouraged by the Imal tin price remaining
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      PRODUCE PRICES SINGAPORE
      80 10 Aug. 18 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 480 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1 10 Banja Jelotong 6 25
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      TONE'S DECREASED COAL SHIPMENTS
      50 10 TONE'S DECREASED COAL SHIPMENTS The Tyne Improvement Comnu reported yesterday that coal shipn lor the half-year were down by n 200.000 tons. Mr R. S. Dalgl: the stoppage ol the trade with Ita!' the chiel cause ol the dec* six months shipments were 1.445.< tons, as agaiiui Mtfjff tons i.
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      59 10 A large gathenir- at Ind U n< Ceylonese met ai dinner at the Simp. Kee restaurant. Malacca, on M< Qlght, m honour ol the depa: Mr Kaaaearatnaai who was un::: I Principal til thj Chinese School. Ma I I his 0115 school, the Methjd School. Kuala Lumpur. R Rangoon. SQ"
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    Winning CONTRACT
    872 11 Winning CONTRACT 2*\\Xvs^fo\jJ^ (X&fy id Burnstine. Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, I IfCflHaf team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. ONSTKI'C TING A BRIDGE PROBLEM HI6H CARD VALUES or TH| roti« ACES SYSTEM CAL VALUC *»CX i* A V lAAbt n>
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    GAOL FOR CHINESE
    198 11 Dishonestly Retained Stolen Property (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 15. Ng Wong was this morning sentenced to one year's rigorous in.pnson ment by Mr Justice J. V G Mills, at the Johore Assizes, on conviction on the alternative charge of having dishonestly retained stolen property
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    44 11 A tragedy was reported on Saturday near the Alor Star aerodrome when a I Malay padi planter, aged 40. was struck |by lightning and killed on the spot. This is the third accident of this nature m Kedah during the last two I months.
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    HARDSHIP OF CYCLE TAX
    248 11 Action By S.S.(M.) Association (From Our Own Corespondent.) Malacca, Aug. 17. AT the last meeting of the committee ol the Straits Settlements (Malacca* Association, the president (Mr. C. F. Smith) welcomed the new committee members, Mr. G. P. Noakes and Mr. E. Yew Kirn. and it
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    SMALLER CONSUMPTION OF RUBBER IN U.S.
    178 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 17. Consumption of rubber m America during the month of July dropped 4,500 tons from the amount consumed during the previous month. The questionnaire figures were issued today and are as follows: Arrivals were 35,847 tons compared with
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    SERIOUS CHARGE
    66 11 Before Mr. L. B. Gibson, Criminal District Judge, Masnot bin Mas'od was charged yesterday with having kidnapped Site Petan, a female aged 15 years, from her lawful guardian, Syed Mohd. bin Ahmln on July 24. The charge was explained to the accused and the case was postponed to
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    20 11 ber of small children ride bicycles which are much to:> larrce for them and which they find difficulty m controlling.
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    35 11 A Jaffna Tamil, believed to be the driver of an Asiatic Petroleum oil van, was killed on the line at Sungei Patani station on Saturday by the 1 15 p m. passenger train from Penang.
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    SAMSU CASES AT BATU PAHAT
    173 11 Three Chinese Go To Gaol (From Our Own Correspondent > Batu Pahat, Aug. 15. Before Mr. Dohoo, magistrate. Bat': Pahat, Keng Ah Jin was charged with being m possession ol seven bottles ot samsu for which duty had not been paid. He was fined $31
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      506 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA ANU CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OI Il( F 38, Blshopsgate, London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amriisar Ipoh Semarang
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      298 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Batavia— NlßOM ti.2o a.m.— 7.05 a.m.— YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.2 m. 10.50 a.m.— 1.50 p.m. YDA 19.67 m. and YDB 25.3 m. 5.50 p.m. to elusing YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.2 m. a.m. 6.20 Gymnastics. 6.35 recorded music. 6.50 Close down. 10.50 Opening
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      279 11 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea). 9.05 Close down. Transmission 3 The following frequencies will be used: GSH 13.97 m., GSG 16.86 m. and GSF 19.82 m. 9.20 Big Ben. England vs. All-India: a commentary on the third Test Match, from the Oval, London. 9.35 The Bournemouth Municipal
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      RECKLESS CONDUCT BY MASTER ALLEGED
      841 12 Inquiry Into Stranding Of The Birtley London, July 18. THE Board of Trade inquiry into the stranding of the steamer Birtley, which went ashore at Whitburn Steel, near Sunderland, on May 5, was opened at Newcastle on Tuesday, before Mr. E. L. Beckingham and Mr.
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      ANGLO-FRENCH BARTER PACT RENEWED
      154 12 Price Of Pitwood Agreed Upon The Anglo-French barter pact, which grants South Wales coal exporters a special quota of 120.000 tons of coal iti return for taking .80,000 tons o; I pit wood, after being suspended, folI lowing a deadlock over prices, has now been renewed,
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      82 12 A further grant of probate, m respect of settled land m England valued at £5.000, has been issued m the estate of the late Sir Erik Olof Ohlson. Bart., the Hull shipowner, coal exporter, and timber importer, who died on Mar. 20. 1934. leaving unsettled estate then valued at £100.468,
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      NEW SHIP FOR WELSH OWNERS
      61 12 Launch At Havortun-On-Tcos Messrs. Sir WUliam and Sons idded their fleet at i; recently. Th-> ship I Mrs. Lamar Fleminf, U.S.A.. and was name,. Fleming's home town. The Dalias C:ly if her dimensions beta i s6ft. breadth, anc lof 12 knots fully loaded iter ship
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      STRAITS/NEW YORK LINES FREIGHT TARIFF No. 13.
      186 12 STRAITS/ NEW YORK LINES FREIGHT TARIFF No. 13. OPTIONAL BILLS OF LADING. j It is notified for information that the initial paragraph under this cap t*on appearing on page 12 of the Tariff has been cancelled and the following substituted m its place:— "An extra charge of 60 cent?? per
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      557 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated tn P.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOJI FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIFIC gWOfUf WEJTHT (Incorporated In Bn gland) THE 'EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTINENTAL TRAIN
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      145 12 Arrived Aug. 14, 1936. Consignees of cargo per the above motorship from Europe are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 13 at 9 a.m.. Bonded "D" at 2 p.m. and' Matches Store at 3 p.m. on
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      188 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS 22, PALL MALL, LOM>ON. s\\ lj of fast twin-screw Oil Dl Mail Passenger Vesst en RANGOON, COLOMBO. POftl UMMM, MARSEILLES, PLTMOI IH AMI LONDON with througn t nnectlon from Singapore and P< HOMEWARD SAILINGS Leave Leave Rangoon oiorabo H WORCESTERSHIRE 2 CHESHIRE 16 DERBYSHIRE SHROPSHIRE O
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      594 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals m 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 Lipls, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m.
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      137 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wharves w expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate V Ginyo Maru 22; a 2u Mmm Wharf (Entrance Gat* 3). Somali 18: Bulan 16; Aux a k les 11: Kampar 10: Con shimi Maru 8; Gorgon G. Empire Dock (Entrance a t P Karoa 30;
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      267 13 P O "V".". iiiiE -y^^sf DON'T MISS THE BOAT GO BY P&O IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY. From SINGAPORE. 1 Ist. Class 2nd. Class Hunt Ron* 5137.14 5102.8G Shaackal MMI $137.14 Knt.«- or Yokohama 5222.8G 51 54 29 5205.71 $137 14 >. '74.29
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      520 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOB MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Stumer «>«< Sai CITY OF CANTON H.'vrc. l»ndon. R'dani. H'burg, Glasgow Auy. 30 Sept. 2 CITY OP BATAVIA
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      1074 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co (1932) Ltd. 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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      728 14 K. P. M. MAKASSER Wednesday. Aug 19. Poeloe-Kidjang, Sapat, Tembllanan, Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS -Wednesday. Aug. 19. Murtok and Palembang. TOBA— Wednesday. Aug. 19. Samboe. Toehgkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. BOTH— Wednesday, Aug. 19. Belawan-Deli. CREMER— Thursday. Aug. 20. Hong Kong. Swatow and Amoy. GEN. VAN DER HEYDEN— Thursday. Aug.
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      409 14 REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES— GENOA— MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Fort Said, Alexandria on the Famous PRESIDENT LINERS All outside staterooms— Excellent cuisine— Swimming bath— talking motion pictures. Three days stopover m Egypt. Arrive Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. New York. PRESIDENT WILSON Aug. 22 Aug. 25 Oct. 6
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    4323 15  - DEVLIN AND BADMINTON LOCAL HOCKEY PROSPECTS Nimrod Spotlight On Sport By Innumerable Players In Malaya How Devlin Trained Him self Game 's Origin Skins Hockey A bilities Veterans Team Wanted Amateur Boxers Ready For Championships And New Trophy Services "Private Cr icket League Records Of Singapore Cup Badminton THE v.sit
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    England Win By 9 Wickets
    404 16 ALL-INDIA COLLAPSE AFTER LUNCH Allen's Good Form Nayudu Averts Innings Defeat DISASTER befell All-India jiM after the start of play today, Jilani being: out without addition to his score. He was brilliantly caught, low down at third slip, by Fagg off Allen. Play was resumed
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    How To Play Badminton
    915 16 WHY SMASHING CAN BE OVERDONE J. F. Devlin Anxious To Meet Penang Champion F. DEVLIN former all-England Singles Champion for six s U < years, who arrived m Singapore by air yesterday for his Malaya tour, is eager to meet the Penang champion, Tan Boon Pi»u.
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    NEW JOCKEY FOR MALAYA
    242 16 S. J. Dodd Arrives In Singapore AN addition to the ranks of jockeys m Malaya was made yesterday with the arrival of the West Australian lightweight, S. J. Dodd on the s.s. Gorgon. Dodd, who goes to scale at about 7st. 21bs.. will ride for trainer
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    G. LIM UNLIKELY TO PLAY IN SINGAPORE
    105 16 Owing to the late arrival of the Conte Verde on which he is travelling. Gordon Lum. the Chinese Davis Cup player, was not able to appear m the proposed 1 exhibition matches at the S.C.R.C. yesterday. It appears unlikely that he will appear
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    CHALLENGE CUP SURPRISE
    645 16 Indian Association Hold M.P.H. To A Draw (By Nimrod) M.P.H. 1; LA. 1. Tilt first surprise of the Singapore Challenge Cup qualifying round came yest. rcay. Tlie tie between the Malaya Publishing House and the Indian Assocv.tion ended m a draw of 1 1 a last minute
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    R. A. F. TROUNCE MONOPOLIES
    379 16 Five Goals Margin In Second Division THOUGH players, m the second division match at the Harbour Board ground yesterday, were handicapped by the wet conditions, the R.A.F. margin of five goals over the Monopolies was m accordance with the play. The Airmen's goal at the
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    HOME CRICKET
    92 16 London. Auc 18. At Sheffield: Yorkshire bea' Somerset by ar. innings and 155 runs Somerset 1 30 I Bcwes six I Bowes five for 20' Yorkshire 350 "Turner 130. Wood 97'.— Reuter At Manchester Lancashire Northamptonshire by eight Lane? 345 'Payntrr 110' and fifty (or two Northants 154
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    M.C.C. SECRETARY
    66 16 London. Auk A presentation was madp I nington Oval today to Mr W I on behalf ot the Cricket Board* 01 Control of Australia and South A' India and the W st Indies of appreciation of his couries: retary of Maryiebone Cricket Club :ror 1925 to 1936. and
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    S.C.R.C. SOCCER
    42 16 The following will represent tbj S.CR.C at .soccer against the tomorrow, on the S.C.C. pftdtflf Patrick Yer. X T Oo: C Lim. Ong Swee Low. Urn Onv<Tan Yong Poh. Gim Look. Jimmie Chia Keng Hock. Yap Choor. Lin: Evai Wong.
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    HOCKEY MEETING
    32 16 To assist match secret*::* ranging fixtures lor the lorthr. season, a meeting, open to Am Clubs, will be held at the MM Cricket Club today at 5 15 1 1
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    MARINES WIN
    29 16 Marines 4: Fort C.nn.n* In the second division nxtu Pulau Brani yesterday between v Marines and Fort Canning, the so went down by four goals to two
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