The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 August 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. no. 14-t4& ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1936. lt CENTS.
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    IRISH BRIGADE TO ASSIST SPANISH REBELS
    856 1 5,000 Volunteers In Free State INSURGENTS ADVANCE ON MADRID FROM NORTH-EAST Rio Tinto Mines Taken Dublin, Aug. 29. ETVE THOUSAND have volunteered m connection with Gen. O'Duffy's plan to send an Irish Brigade to assist Ihe Spanish insurgents. Officials are reticent as to how
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    LOST IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER FOUND
    162 1 Overshot Bahrein Aerodrome And Ran Out Of Fuel Baghdad, Aug. 30. THE mi** Imperial Airways liner llorsa. which left Basra with tr;_:ht passengers at 11 p.m. Friday night (Basra time) lor Bahrein en route to India and was long overdue, was locatrd today en R.A.F.
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    SOLVING PALESTINE DEADLOCK
    96 1 Arabs Meet In Mufti's Hovise Jerusalem. Aug. 30. THE settlement of the Palestine deadlock is believed to have been brought nearer, following a meeting of the Arab Higher Committee m the house of the Mufti of Jerusalem at which 50 notables were present. A telegram was sent
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    19 1 Bangkok, Aug. 30. Mr. Barry B. Connell's interview at Penang fs considered here a personal expression of opinion. Reuter
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    ELIMINATION OF A TROCITIES
    104 1 ELIMINA TION OF A TROCITIES Government And Rebel Representatives Meet Hendaye. Aug. 30. Four representatives each of ihe Spanish Government and the insurgents assembled ir;. the same building at St. Jean de Luz today to hear proposals for the elimination of atrocities m the civil war. The diplomatic representatives of
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    STRAIN ON GERMANY'S FINANCES
    105 1 Caused By Enlarged Army Berlin, Aug. 30. TVIDENCE that the cost o! a 1 Germany's enlarged army has put a big strain on the country's financial resources is contained la the announcement by the official German news agency that the company tax is to be increased
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    Mr. Hirota Reports Chengtu Incident To Emperor
    78 1 Mr. Hirota Reports Chengtu Incident To Emperor EXCEPTIONAL PROCEDURE Shanghai, Aug. 30. A MESSAGE from Tokio states *m that Mr. Hirota, the Premier, has reported to the Emperor the Chengtu incident. This exceptional procedure has attracted wide attention and is held Indicative of the serious view of the affair taken
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    AUSTRALIA'S MILITIA
    46 1 Campaign To Obtain Recruits Successful Melbourne, Aug. 30 Australia's campaign to raise the country's voluntary forces to their full peace-time establishment of 35,000 has been successful. Recruits exceeded the 8.000 extra sought by an additional 6,000. making the militia's full present strength 41.000.- Reuter
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    CHINESE AVIATRIX
    39 1 Cleveland, Ohio, Augr. 3d. Katherine Sui Fung Hung, the Chinese aviatrix from Los Angeles, was the first to hop off on the first leg of the Ruth Chatterton Air Derby iin which 33 pilots are participating. Reuter
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    BETTER YEAR FOR BONDHOLDERS
    213 1 Report By League's Loan Committee London, Aug. 30. 'T'HE contrast between good and bad debtors became more marked during the past year says the fourth annual report of the League Loans Committee, adding that League loan bondholders did not suffer so much as the bondholders of
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    "THE LAND OF PROMISE"
    563 2 JEWISH FILM AT THE PAVILION New Colonists Making The Desert Bloom THE Jewish community or Singapore i attended the Pavilion Theatre m large numbers yesterday morning to see the film "Land of Promise" which an official delegate of the Jewish Agency, Mrs. Lola Landau-Wegner, presented. Mrs.
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    Law Notice For The Day
    83 2 Law Notice For The Day The Acting Chief Justice at Penang —Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m! the 2nd Court at 11 am. Judgment m DC. Criminal Appeal No. 29 36— Rex. vs. D. M. Davies. Crown Suit No. 6 36— Re estate of Tan Seng Cheong
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    THE CAPITOL
    51 2 In response to numerous requests for r€turn screening of "Captain January, Shirley Temple's finest pict^ re '«J Ca P itol have decided to run E i or toni 8 h t only at the usual urnes. f "The Country Doctor" featurwin „!l c famous Dionne Quintuplets, wiu open
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    MUNICIPAL EXTRAVAGANCE
    882 2 Letter To The Editor THAT $100,000 HOUSE FOR THE PRESIDENTRATEPAYERS PROTEST— MORE URGENT WORKS DELAYED— BLOT AGAINST GOOD NAME OF SINGAPORE— KA TONG SCANDAL— WHOLE BASIS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IS WRONG— COMMISSIONERS SERVE TOO LONG To The Editor, Sir,— Our local Municipal Councilor should it be Fascist Councilmarches
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    GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL
    54 2 The official landing of H.E. the Gov- I ernor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will take place on the morning of Sept. 4 instead of Sept. 5, and the Master At- 1 tendant requests the shipping com- 1 munity to allow vessels ln harbour to I "dress ship" at 8
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    CHINESE OLYMPIANS
    23 2 The Chinese Olympic football team! arrived m London yesterday, says Sin! Chew Jit Poh, and will play the Corinthians on Monday.
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    SUNNY AND WARM
    96 2 Fine Weather Comes To England At Last London, Aug. 30. The week ended yesterday was the i sunniest and warmest of the summer! and there is every indication that the! fine spell will continue. The maximum amount of" sunshine j j for this time of the year
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    ANTI-GAMBLING LAW
    69 2 Hong Kong, Aug. 30. The Governor of Kwangtung has issued another circular stating that the anti-gambling law will come into operation on Sept. 1 when all forms of gambling, including fantan, Popiu lottery, tienkow, mahjong and card games will be prohibited. Offenders will be severely punished and those
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    18 2 Photo). THE CHINESE goalie ready for the shot m the match aeainst the Malays on Saturday.- Free Press
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    WOMAN STABS THREE MEN
    196 2 i One Was Husband Coming To Her Aid A fracas between three Indians and an Indian woman led to the latter stabbing the three men. It appears that shortly after ten o'clock last Friday night the woman had an altercation with two Indians m a back
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      208 2 SUICIDE ATTEMPT A 27-year-old Chinese attempted to commit suicide on Saturday afternoon by jumping in:c the sea. He was res- cued by sampan men and was removed to .he General Hospital. SITUATION WANTED. ENGLISH GENTLEMAN Experienced handling men. will take any position whatsoever. Salary no object Thorough accountancy experence. Bex
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      95 2 Diary Of j The Day High Water, 10.23 a.m. 8.2 f t 945 p.m. 9.4 ft. Sports Soccer: Div. 1. R AF. vs. Middlesex at Anson Road Stadium. Cinemas ALHAMBRA Charlie Chan at the Circus with Warner Oland. CAPITOL Captain January with Shirlev Temple. PAVILION Tudor Rose with Cedric Hardwicke.
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    THE REARMAMENT RACE IN EUROPE
    546 3 THE REARMAMENT RACE IN EUROPE The League Let Down GENERAL SMUTS ON THE MORAL OF THE CIVIL WAR Durban, Aug. 20. Uf LOOK upon the revolt of the Spanish Army m Morocco 1 and the civil war m Spain not only as a most dangerous >yrnptom m itself, but also
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    THE SIAMESE NAVY
    176 3 "Made In Japan" (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 29. •yHE royal yacht Maha Chakri, well known m Singapore and Malayan waters is on offer to the Philippine Government for a million ticals, which if the yacht is sold will be a windfall for the Siamese Treasury.
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    LATE MR. W. K. DAVY
    231 3 The death took place at the General Hospital. Johore Bahru. on Friday iUemoon of Mr. W. Kenneth Davy, Manager of Bukit Pulai Rubber Estate. Masai. Johore. Mr. Davy, who succumbed to typhoid fever was 38 years of age. He is survived by his wife and
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    56 3 KING EDWARD, who is on a holiday cruise from Sibenik m Dalmatia aboard the yacht Nahlin ha spent some time fishing with boatmen of the island of Kornat. The King and members of his party went shopping at Barbat on Rab Island. Photo shows King Edward going ashore from the
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    51 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 29. All Britons m Siam have been invited to subscribe towards the King George Memorial Fund through the agency of the British Association of Siam. The lists will remain open during September and it is hoped to send a substantial sum to London m
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    TWIN PRINCIPLES OF HINDU CULTURE
    566 3 Truth And Non- Violence (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 28. rAT the Hindu culture is based on the twin principles of truth and non-violence was suggested b> Mr. R. Ramani, the Indian lawyer, m his talk to the members of the Kuala Lumpur
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    35 3 Yang Mulia Raja Mushahar, Assistant Collector of Land Revenue, Teluk Anson, will be leaving shortly for Kuala Lipis on promction as Assistant Dis trict Officer. He ha.s been m Teluk Anson for about five years.
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    SEA BELLE II
    174 3 To Meet Governor At Penang Sir Bhenton Thomas is m a great burry to get back to Singapore from his tour-months' holiday m England where he attended his daughter's wedding. [n order to enable him to reach Singapore a few hours earlier than the Sarpedon m which
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    Women Trapped In Blazing Car
    526 3 Women Trapped In Blazing Car IPOH TRAGEDY (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 28. THE circumstances attending the death of an 11-year-old Chinese girl, Choong Ah Moi who died at i the Ipoh Hospital on Aug. 2 as a result of being burnt when a car m which she was
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    ONLY FOUR DAYS IN SINGAPORE
    68 3 Mme. LAILA World lamous Oriental seer. Proiessor of occult sciences. President of che International Association for st udy of occult science. recently arrived from Europe and America is at your disposal until Thursday evening Character Analysis. Personal guidance, Future advice m all matters, pertaining to
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    SHOOTING PARTY DISASTER
    177 3 SHOOTING PAR TY DISASTER Misadventure Verdict (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 28. DEATH by misadventure was the verdict returned this morning by the Coroner, Mr. J. A. A. Faith, pfter the inquiry into the untimely and tragic death of Chiew Hock Leng, the son of a well-known landed proprietor
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    The Week-End Sport In Pictures
    245 4 Photo) Photo Photo). Photo). Photo; PlllllCM 1'h. 1.. PLAY IHRINC. MIL SINGAPORE m 4 Malacca C.ir!s Sports Clubs net bali mati h at Seranjoon Road yesterday. Free Press Free Press I M\L\l(A PLAYER is seen accentin<r a pass during the net ball match with the
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    SCENES FROM SPANISH CIVIL WAR
    225 5 IN TIIK SHELL-TORN and debris-scattered streets a rifle-armed militiaman directs traffic through Barcelona, scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the civil war. GOVERNMENT ARTILLERY, hidden m a wood, thunder a reply to a rebel bombardment m the fierce battle raging for possession of
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    LONDON MORE CROWDED THAN EVER
    342 6 LONDON MORE CROWDED THAN EVER Exchange Favours Tourists 1930 RECORD OF FOREIGN VISITORS BEATEN London, Aug. 22. LONDON is supposed to be empty m August. Surely that tiresome snob tradition must die this year Not only is she, m this far from clement August, very, very full, but she has
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    DAGGER IN POCKET
    355 6 Inspector Ingham, m Investigating a report of theft at a house m Serangoon Road, entered a room and found a coat hanging on the wall. ln the pocket of this coat w r as disred a dagger. The owner ot th" coat. Mohamed Noor bin Mohamed Fakir
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    Police Search For Missing Girl
    558 6 Police Search For Missing Girl VISIT TO Y. W. C. A. FOR nearly a fortnight police and private inquiry agents have been searching for the 20-year-old daughter of an Anglo-Indian visitor to Singapore, an officer m the service of the Indian Government. •The girl has been missing from her home
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    30 6 Mr. Rueben Ackrill, 0.C.P.D., Seremban. anu Mrs. Ackrill will shortly be proceeding home on leave. Mr. G. Denisor. -Smith, A.C.P., has arrived m Seremban to take up duties as O.C.P.D.
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    31 6 THESE BRA' "HIELANDERS" attracted a tremendous amount of attention outside the Alhambra Theatre as part of an advertising scheme for the return screening of the Laurel and Hardy comedy, "Bonnie Scotland."
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    PHILIP KINSEY IN THE WITNESS BOX
    660 6 Hearing Adjourned r_E defence of Philip Francis Kinsey. advocate and solicitor attached to Messrs. Sisson and Delay, Singapore, began on Saturday befoie Mr. E. E. Colman, the fifth magistrate. Mr. Kinsey is charged with causing hurt to a Chinese coolie by the name of
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    WEEK-END WEDDING
    394 6 Mitchell-Martin rE wedding took place on Saturday at the Presbyterian j Church. Singapore, of Mr. Lewh 'Mackay Mitchell, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.) Ltd.. and Ifiss Gladys Martin. The bride, who was given away by Mr. J. V. West, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Martin
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    18 6 Madame St. Jerome, of the Penang' Convent, was admitted into the General Hospital on Tuesday as a patient.
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    ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE TURF CLUB
    565 6 ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE TURF CLUB "Very Ingenious" Ruse CHINESE PRINTER WHO MADE "ONE VITAL MISTAKE" (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. "I THINK this is a very ingenious attempt to cheat the Tmf Club," said Mr. J. Calder, the Kuala Lumpur magistral,-, m the police court today when he
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    Middlesex Trounce S. C. R. C. By Three Wickets
    657 7 Low Scoring Cricket Matches On Saturday Fa loss of three wicket* the,' Middlesex scored 70 runs against EC's 62 m a cricket fixture j Hong Urn Green on Saturday, j res: S C.B.C. H L Boon c Stickley b Chapman 11
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    POLICE BAT BRIGHTLY
    379 7 Knight Scores A Quick 63 A lively innings of 63 by Knight enabled the Police to declare with 145 for seven wickets m their cricket fixture with the S.CC. at the Depot, but the match had to be abandoned after the club had faced four overs owing
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    Devlin Beaten By Ipoh Champion
    254 7 Devlin Beaten By Ipoh Champion (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 30. rjEVLIN. the English badmintcn pro- fessional, was defeated on Saturday night 4—15 and 5—15 by Tan Cheng Phor, the Perak champion, m the Id h town hall. In all matches Devlin showed a wide variety and smoothly executed
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    INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS
    127 7 <Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Aug. 28. Thousands of Chinese schoolboys and pirls and well over a hundred teachers invaded Ipoh today, the occasion being the firs: annual Chinese inter-school sports which began today on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground. Kuaia Kangsar Road. The meeting opened with a
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      143 7 Not mere.y a Parade of the famous Quins, .but one of the greatest Dramatic Triumphs of the year SINGAPORE'S BLESSED EVENT! IfPsbtf. TOMORROW at the CAPITOL jk OPENING WITH 3 SHOWS-3.15-6.15-9..5 \fst_*«> "Thanks to the Simplicity with which the scene \-J2frtf treated, "the birth of the Quins is the funniest
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. AIGUST 31, 1936. The New Municipal "Palace "
    1336 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. AIGUST 31, 1936. The New Municipal "Palace IT comes as a great disappointment to read that Mr. L. W. Geddes could only find a seconder, Mi 1 Chua Keh Hai, for his protest at the Municipal Commission meeting: on Friday against the proposed expenditure of
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    As I was Saying
    547 8 NEWS of a clash between Egypt's Wafriist Blueshirts and her AntiiWaldlst Clrccnshirts may suggest that lit is about t:me that someone classined political shirts, furnished a few new colours, and l liminated duplicates. The movement started with Blackshirts. and a p p arently Fmfkkmf Black still
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    Pearl Barley
    1077 8 what you like here an' I'll give piece ji'or piece like." "That's reg'lar hansome o' ye," cried Widder Muttle. "That'll be all right, beintf we're Inybers," said Pearl Barley. "An' I shouldn't wonder I make a sornthin', time I've got a few owd-fashioned folk 'down to mine." She
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    The Queen Of Holland To Abdicate?
    416 9 The Queen Of Holland To Abdicate? DAUGHTER MAY MARRY AND ASCEND THRONE NEXT YEAR Engagement To Prince Charles Of Sweden Is Expected Soon QUEEN Wilhelmina of Holland has decided to abdicate, v c- probably next year, m favour of her 27-year-old daughter, Princess Juliana, states the Daily Herald. THE ENGAGEMENT
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    Ship From Singapore "Arrested" By Japanese
    337 9 Ship From Singapore "Arrested" By Japanese FORTIFIED ZONE ENTERED AKI SSI \N steamer which was m Singapore early this month has. according to a message from Japan, been "arrested" b\ the naval authorities on a ihargr of filtering the fortified tone m thr Pescadores on the jltrrnoon on Aug. lii.
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    POLICE IN BANGKOK CINEMA
    75 9 POLICE IN BANGKOK CINEMA Immediate Suspension Of Film Ordered ram Our Own Correspondent) Th* m Bangkok. Aug. 30. «J film "Under Two Flags," before 1 to the Bangkok film cen- being exhibited before a select tr- 22 lnclu di-'g women at the lead- n ema prhately when police enj./ 4
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    NEW PURGE OF TROTSKYITES
    185 9 NEW PURGE OF TROTSKYITES "ONLY LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN DESTROYED" Trotsky To Be Interned In Norway Moscow. Aug. 30. A COUNTRY-WIDE purge of all Trotskyites is expected, following the execution of Zinovieff and other leaders. The entire Soviet press demands an investigation into all people m leading Soviet institutions to "expose
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    SIR MILES LAMPSON
    111 9 m n Guest Of Honour At Dinner Given By Nahas Pasha London, Aug. 30. The British High Commissioner m Egypt. Sir Miles Lampson, was the guest of honour at a dinner given last night by Nahas Pasha, the Egyptian Frime Minister and head of the delegation who
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    KOREAN DISASTER
    65 9 Seoul, Aug. 29. The second great disaster within a I I fortnight swept over Korea yesterday It is officially announced that 6tJ people were killed. 45 injured and 88 are missing after a typhoon had swent over Sout.i Korea. Very heavy damage is reported, says Re Mo e
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    FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA
    96 9 Japan Insists On Zones For Experiment! Shanghai, Aug. 30. The latest demands of Mr. Kawagoe, the Japar.ese Ambassador m China, indicate that the Japanese military insist that a part of Tientsin, an area !in Peiping and the city of Tsingtao should be made special experimental zones for
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    ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST SPAIN
    332 9 France Speeds Up Work On Plan Paris, Aug. 29. A PERMANENT Committee, com- posed of representatives of the countries adhering to the Spanish non-intervention agreement, with headquarters possibly m London, it is learned has been suggested by the French Government. The object of the Committee will
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    THE KING DINES IN GREEK TAVERN
    182 9 Afterwards Visits Open-Air Cabaret Athens, Aug. 29. King Edward dined last night m a Greek tavern with the British Minister. Sir Sydney Waterlow. His guests sampled native dishes and resinated wine, which they found delicious. They then visited an onen-air cabaret. While on the
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    CHIANG PLANS BLOCKADE OF KWANGSI
    244 9 Acting Premier Considers Hostilities Inevitable Hong Kong, Aug. 30. THE situation m the South has very much worsened, following the occupation of two MM districts by the Kwangsi troops led by Gen. Wang Chan Pan and Gen. Yung Chao Yun. The Lingshan and Yamhsien Districts,
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    WORST HORROR OF CIVIL WAR
    331 9 MERCILESSNESS Measures To Mitigate Suffering Urged London. Aug. 29. T^HE meeting of diplomatic repre- sentatives to Spain who are at present- m Hendaye. on the French side of the frontier, has been considering the steps which might have been taken to urge upon the contending
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    CENTRAL EUROPEAN BLOC
    104 9 To Be Formed Against Bolshevism? Paris. Au*. 30. It is reported from B< rlin that Signer Mussolini may visit Herr Hitler at Berchtesgaden m Bavaria during the second fortnight ol September. II Duce will thus return ttv> visit made by Herr Hitler to Venice m 1933 and
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    LORD RENNEL
    39 9 London. Aug. 20. Lord Rennel. the former British Ambassador to Italy, who has been suffering from congestion of the lungs, which he contracted while staying at Aix-les-Bains, is recovering and now reported out of danger.- British Wireless
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    NEW SPEED RECORD
    106 9 British Streamlined Train Does 113 m.p.h. London. Aug. 28. The streamlined Silver Jubilee train on its run Irom Newc istle-on-Tyne tc London yesterday broke the speed record for British trains by reaching a maximum of 113 miles per hour between Essendino < Rutlandshire* and Tallington I Lincolnshire*
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      RUBBER TRADE LIVING FROM HAND TO MOUTH
      1502 10 RUBBER TRADE LIVING FROM HAND TO MOUTH Heavy Dutch Native Shipments PROGRESS OF SYNTHETIC IN GERMANY (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 21. DULL conditions have ruled m the rubber commodity market throughout the week. The fractional rise recorded at the close of business last week has been lost. Publication
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
      233 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Aug. 29 RIBBER (Friday*: Dull. London Spot. 7"> B d. 7 11 16d. Previously: 7 11T6d. 7 3 4 d. Oct.-Dec: 711 16d. 7 3 4 d. Previously: 7 11|16d. 713 16d. Jan-Mar.: 7 3 4 d. 7 7 H d. Previously:
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      Foreign Exchange Rates.
      90 10 London Closing Quotations Aug. 29 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 141.21 76 3 8 76 3 8 New York to 8.8 2 3 5.03*8 5.02 7 8 Amsterdam Guilders to 12 91 7 40 3 4 7.40 x 4
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      208 10 I Saturday's Singapore Quotations 1 Aug. 29 SELLING London, T.T. 2 4 1 16 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London. 4 months' sight 2 4 g Lyons, demand 892 Hamourg. demand 140 New York, demand 58 11 16 Montreal, demand 58 11 16 Batavia. demand 85
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      212 10 Au*. 27. 28. 29. American Can. Com. 122 121 121 American Telephone and Telegraph 174 174 2 174^ Atcheson Railroad 80 81 3 8 82 7 8 C.iespeak 66' 4 66 66U Dupont 157 5 8 157 5 8 156 Firestone 27 7 8 21% 27% General
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      TREASURY BILLS
      42 10 Loudon. Aug. 30. The total amount applied for m tenders for £45.000,000 treasury bills was .€73,960,000. The average rate per cent, for bills at three months was 10s. 7.31 d. against 10s. 5.95 d. a week ago.— British Wireless. 1
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      PRODUCE PRICES SINGAPORE
      123 10 Aug. 29 Buyers Sellers Gambler 5.00 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 14.00 Black Pepper 7.37*/ 2 White Pepper 13.75 Copra, sundried 5.55 Copra, mixed 5.05 Small Flake Tapioca 4.80 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1.10 Banja Jelotong 6.25 Sarawak Jetolong 6.00
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1187 10 Fraser and Co.'s List 1 SATURDAY, AUG. 29, 1936, 1 P.M. Buyers Sellers. lAmpat Tin (4s) 4s 6d 4s 10 4 d Asam Kumbang 28s 30s Austral Malay 53s 55s Ajer Hitam (ss) 15s 6d 16s 3d A\er Weng ($1) 1.55 1.60 Bangrin Tin 17s
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Aug. 29, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases •FOB August* 13 16 Good FAQ. m cases <FOB. Acgßßt) 26 5 8 26 IM6 No. I.X.R.S.S. < spotloose i awardable Singapore > September 26'^ 26" b Oct. -Dec. 26 T h Ti Jan.
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      TINNED PINES
      85 10 During the week ending Aug 1936, exports ol tinned pm- apples Irom Malayan ports am :>0.844 cas.s. ol which: 22.420 173 P« Dent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 1.792 <6 per cen* Continent of Europe. 4.050 Dent.) cases to Canada, and -B 8 per cent» eaaefl elsewhere.
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      27 10 Mr. K. V Thy 01 the V.M.C.A. School ol Conw* passed the Stage 3 < Fellow ci Lion ol the Institute ol IfQk keep!" r.eld m June last.
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    ADVANCE IN P. AND O. DEFERREDS
    318 11 Feature Of The Home Share Market MOVE TO PROTECT INVESTORS IN FIXED TRUSTS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 21. UIH! J "boomlet" business of recent weeks, the industrial A market has been less active during the past two or three i b probable
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    R.A. SOCIAL
    133 11 Lively Entertainment Fn Sergeants' Mess The Royal Artillery (Chang!) Scr geant's Mess introduced an Interesting and enjoyable programme Into their social an Wednesday There was a large attendance and the programme opened up at 8.45 p.m. with the ever popular tombola followed by a concert and midnight medley
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    MR ARTHUR NEWARK
    152 11 Hearmg Of Case Fixed For Sept. 8 (From Our Own C flrrespondeni > Kuala Lumpur. Aug. The case m which Mr Arthur Newark, the Kuala Lumpur thing c.ub instructor, is charged with causing death by a rash act not amount ir.g to culpable homicide, was mentioned today
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    Winning CONTRACT
    472 11 Winning CONTRACT &<\^tfauj\GjLv* David Burnstinc, Michael Gottlieb Osivald Jacoby and Howard Schcnkcn, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. LEARN BY YOl R MISTAKES THE winning Bridge player spends considerable time studying unsuccessful hands. If they arc his own, he docs
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      536 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and m 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 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 £3.000.00* HEAD OFFICE 38, Blshopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon AmriUsar Ipoh Semarane Bangkok Karachi
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      276 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd). Wavelength 49.!) metres p m. I Recorded music. o" 45 News. 7 Relay of concert art.i_.tes from the Z.HI, studio:— Mrs. Paula Wo^ds -Songs: "Elsa's Dream" (Lohengrin) R. Wagner; "Too late tomorrow" Langenbure; "Black
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      459 11 used: GSP 19.60 m., GSF 19.82 m.. and GSC 31.32 m. a.m. 6.20 Big Ben. Beethoven's Sonatas for violin and pianoforte— No. 3. Antoinette Rubbra (violin). Edmund Rubbra (pianoforte). 6.50 A short religious service, from the studio. 7.05 The Band of His Majesty's Irish Guards. P.edvers Llewellyn (baritone). 8 Weekly
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    FOR EUROPE
    194 12 The following passengers for Colombo. Bombay and Europe, left m the Kaisar-I-Hind on Friday: Mr. Mrs. C. F. Armstrong, and child. F. Astbury. A.C.I Stoker R Archman. L Sgt J Britton. J A Bullard. LAC, Mr. J. C Chambers. Mr. Mrs. G. W. Crawford. Miss I W. Crawford,
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    SHIPPING WARNING
    291 12 Owners and masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the Sub-Calibre practice, which will take place from the undermentioned places on the dates stated below commencing, at times stated below. A red flag will be flown from the
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    LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    714 12 TALMA'S THRILLING ENTRY INTO HONG KONG Two Anchors Lost Daring Typhoon A FULL account of the unfortunate experiences of the British India liner Talma m the recent typhoon at Hong Kong has reached Singapore. Five European passengers Mrs. George Lindsay, her daughter Joan, Mrs. Veerehodge (all of
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    SINGAPORE HARBOR
    129 12 Ships alongside the Whan* expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance <, a te 1, Hague Maru 22. H g Main Wharf (Enframe Gate a, Plancius 18: Yuensar.g 16 'm 14: Gaasterkerk 11; p\ Empire Dock (Entrance u e 3) City of Canton 32: Laganbank Benvorlich 36; Marudu 38
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      672 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated ln F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 54SL BF j RCFJ* E LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN FACIf IC |W0«-tff«-ATtn (Incorporated ln Rutland) fitAVEL SYSTEM* laßiMifci.^** w THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES *«a HONOLULU or direct
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      125 12 It was announced that the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., Glasgow, had been instructed by the Greek Government to build tour destroyers. SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BENGAL LINE and SILVER LINE, LTD. SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELeI AND NORTH PACIFIC PORTS Arrives I m.V. SI
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      86 12 HENDERSON LIRE SCHEDILE Ol SAILINGS By Fortnight |> Passenger Steamer Between Rangoon, Port >udan Marseilles. Palma and rngland HOMEWARI) SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plymouth Leave Ranf** I<W CHINDWIN Sep* 19 BHAMO Oct 3 AMARAPOORA SAGAING 3 J BURMA YOMA PEGU l* r KEMMENDINE 193 T. CHINDWIN BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA
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      617 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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      191 12 PASSENGERS. The following passengers for Milan are m the Sarpedon which is due to arrive m Penang irom Europe net Saturday: HE Sir Shenton Thomas. KCIIG 0.8. E., Mr. R F \V Ltonanf Mr p R. Jones, Dr. D M ICcSwan, Mr Elt Osborne. Mr. and Mrs \V d. Cote
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      682 14 K. P. M. PLANCIUS— Monday. Aug 31. Belawan-Deli. ROKAN— Tuesday. Sept. 1. Bengkali Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. TOBELO— Tuesday. Sept. 1, Rhio, Tsmb.lan, Singkawang, Pemangkat and Selakau MAKASSER— Wednesday, Sept. 2, Toengkal. Poeloe-Kidjang, Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS Wednesday. Sept. 2. Muntok and Palembang. TOBA— Wednesday
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      493 14 P^SIDeENT LINE^TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. Spore. Penang. New York. Pres. Monroe Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Oct. 20 Pre?. Van Burren Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Nov. 3
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    FINE PERFORMANCE BY SINGAPORE SWIMMER
    305 15 Malayan Record Broken By Miss Annie Yeo ,n>> mifll YEO the Singapore Swimmer, smashed the Malayan reMi. ul or tne women's 40 yards free style at the V.M.C.A. swimming m Saturday. is 26 seconds, com- j Id record of 27 3 5 .ia. the previous
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    WEIGHT-LIFTING ENTRIES
    154 15 WEIGHT-LIFTING ENTRIES I entries have been ree :rd annual Singapore championships (under fcrosl which will take Dkce m the N i World Arena on hffeotfckl Hoe Kirn Chye. Khoo Yap Cheng Chee. Rimfchi; B «j Chee Choon (nold- Teck. Bantam* eight Goh Ah Cheng der J ban bin Abdullah and
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    AUTUMN RACE MEETLNG
    661 15 Weights For First Two Days TTHE following are the handicaps 1 for Saturday, Sept. 5, and Wednesday, Sept. 9, the first days of the Singapore Turf Club Autumn meeting: Horses Class I—Div.1 Div. I—61 6 furs^ Vedas 90. Sunsnine Sue 8.13. Strathpeffei 8.11. Knight's Eye 8.10. Eastern
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    17 15 SOLAR STAR (centre) with Donogfoue up, coming through to win the Round Course Plate at Kempton Park.
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    WALKER CUP PLAYER
    29 15 Pine Valley (New Jersey), Aug. 30. Th" young British Walker Cup player £ucar~as been ordered to bed with i a MJSSI. captain ot the British Reuter
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    Depleted First Division Teams Give Poor Display
    694 15 Malays Score Only Goal In Match With Chinese WITH both teams fielding weak sides, a poor display of soccer was given m the first division match between the Malays and Chinese at Anson Road on Saturday. Only one goal was scored during the
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    JAPANESE IN FORM
    392 15 Swimming Contest At Wembley London, Aug. 28. JAPANESE Olympic swimmers almost swept the board at an International contest held at Wem- b!ey today against the Empire I Swimming Club Several of the Japanese were out to beat European records and threatened to withdraw if they were not
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    BADMINTON
    136 15 A meeting of the committee of the Singapore Badminton Association was held on Saturday when the question of the invitation from the Hong Kong Badminton Association for an interport match to be played m Hong Kong was favourably considered. A sub-committee consisting of the I following has been appointed
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    TRACK WORK
    338 15 Saturday Morning's < Gallops ONE of the best spins on Saturday morning, was seen when Vapour <Whalan> and Herbe Tolle were sent ?.t a good three-quarter pace gallop and were given a full stretch from the third furlong mark. The fir.t named looks: very fit. Another to impress
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    HOME CRICKET
    90 15 London, Aug. 29. CLOSE of play scores m county cricket matches which began today are, says Reuter. At Lords: Middlesex 260 (Hendren 104); Surrey 98 for 7. At Hove: All-India 309 (Dilawara Hussein 122); vs. Sussex. At Oakham: Leicester 151; Derby 103 for 1. At Worcester: Worcester 319;
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    Low Poh Hye Champion
    671 15 Junior Badminton ■THE men's juniof singles and 1 doubles badminton finals were played at the Clerical Union hall Saturday. The A.A.U. representatives were m both finals but had to be satisfied with being runnersup m both events. The men's doubles was undoubtedly the more interesting of
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    JESSE OWENS
    47 15 Columbus (Ohio), Aug. 30. According to his trainer Jesse Owens, the triple Olympic champion, intends to become a professional entertainer after completing his university education and hopes to remain an amateur athlete. The decision regarding his status then rests with the American Athlete Union.— Reuter.
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    P. S. AND B. B. AND I. WIN CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENT
    396 16 United Services Beaten After Good Fight BROOKE AND BEADNELL BAT WELL BY defeating the Services yesterday on the Padang, the P.S. and 8.8. and I. established themselves as champions of the S.CC. tournament. The winners have an undefeated record
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    30 16 Photo). AN INCIDENT during play m the first division match at Anson Road on Saturday, and m which the Malays beat the Chinese by one goal to Nil, Free Press
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    HUGE CROWDS SEE SOCCER SEASON OPEN
    681 16 Sheffield Wed.'s Surprise Win Against Sunderland i From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 30. THE football season was ushered m m England by one of the hottest of summer days. In all crowds estimated at 820.000 witnessed matches m various parts of the country,
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    RAMONA AGAIN
    256 16 Van Schreven Challenge Cup Yachting Yesterday the International Sixmetre Class sailed the second race lor the Van Schreven Challenge Cup during which a very light variable breeze trom the S.W. prevailed. The sea was smooth and the tide was slack at the top of high water. Ramona skippered
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    £1,000 TOURNAMENT
    53 16 Brighton, Aug. 30. The News Chronicle £1,000 Golf tourrament was won by Don Curtis of) Bournemouth with score of 71, 70, 71,! 71. (283). Rees R. Burton was second with 284 and Lacey with 285 was third. I Padgham. the open champion, was i grouped with four others
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    281 16 The following are fixtures for this week m the Y.M.CA. Autumn Tournament. TODAY Men's Doubles Handicap: E. M. T. Philips and K. Koguti (—l5) vs. A. I. Pereira and I. A. Alsagoff (—4O) C. Simon and R. E. Meyer (scr.) vs. Dr. Haridas and Lim Kirn Wee 3O).
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    MALACCA LOSE
    282 16 same clubs followed, and again the Singapore girls triumphed, quite clearly on this occasion, win^hr; 23 3. This match was one-sided, with the Singapore defence playing up strongly and Miss Pestana shooting goals accurately. The score was 15—2 at half-time. Miss D. Fones and L. Alvis umpired, the
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    67 16 The August Ladies Foursome which was played on Friday at the Keppel Golf Club resulted m a win for Mrs. W. P. Douglas and Mrs. E. Litchfield 40—814=31 3 /4SEPTEMBER SPOON The September Women's Spoon (Stroke) will be played for on Friday next. WOMEN'S "KEPPEL CUP" The
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    MONTHLY MIXED FOURSOMES
    434 16 Competitions At Singapore G. C. fpHE monthly mixed foursomes com petition was played at Bukit Tim. yesterday and resulted m v win Mrs. C. W. Bloomfield ard Dr jV* cur with a net score o: Q Fun three cards were taken out and lollowing returned: Mrs. C.
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