The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 September 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. N <> 14,967. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 193G 10 CENTS
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  • 1193 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh. 2,500 More Marines Expected Today TWO FURTHER MURDER SUSPECTS HANDED TO POLICE Situation S till Remains Ex tr emel y Tense THE situation in Shanghai remains extremely tense and the Japanese marines there, ahout 3,000 strong, are being stationed in different parts
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  • 304 1 Loyalists Plan To Check Rebels RIVER BARRAGES OPENED Madrid. Sept. 24. Oo\ernment forces have opened the barrages of the •rthe river, releasing over 10.000,000 cubic metres of t order to check the advance of the insurgents along i .u> valley. water is now rashtef down the valley with tremen- d<
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  • 52 1 Resuming Voyage Sydney, Sept. 24. r THE 14.982 tons Orient liner, Ormonde, sailing from London to Brisbane with 320 passengers aboard, uhich put in at Twofold Bay yesterday icith a fire in the hold has now resumed her voyage, firemen from Sydney having succeeded in extinguishing the
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  • 121 1 Sir Samuel Hoare To Explain London, Sept. 24. QIR Samuel Hoare, First Lord *J- of the Admiralty, is to make an important statement on the British Government's policy at the annual conference of the Conservative Party at Margate next week. The newspapers anticipate that he I will announce
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  • 292 1 Rumours Of Impending Cabinet Changes Paris, Sept. 24. I /CONSIDERABLE surprise tins been |v occasioned by a rise in the bank rate to five per cent. The Bank of France balance sheet, issued today, shows a further de- crease in gold reserves of 840,000,000 francs. The extent
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  • 242 1 DISAPPOINTMENT FELT AT LT.C ANNOUNCEMENT pregnant with the most s.tt:«iactorj possibilities, says the Financial Times. "There can be now be iittl^ doubt." adds the newspaper. that, bar unforseen accidents, the si age is set for the continuation of tin control. By next month's meeting a satisfactory agreement should have been
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    • 43 1 wvftTiJ T d mik^^Y* 1 l IV v SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DENNER DANCE CABARET MONA DE SPRANGER INTERNATIONALLY FAMOTS ACROBATIC DANCER DINNER AND DANCf MISIC BY KELLER'S FAMOUS HUNGARIAN BAND ADELPHI GRILL: THE BEST FOOD AT POPULAR PRICES CONCERT DURING TIFFIN
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  • 489 2 MUNICIPAL Extravagance THE PRESIDENT'S "PALACE" AGAIN— WHERE IS THE NECESSITY FOR IT UNEMPLOYED IN WANT OF FOOD— A BETTER USE FOR THAT $100,000— MUNICIPAL FUNDS SHOULD GO TO COMMON GOOD —KHALSA ASSOCIATION VS. S.C.R. C.—FREE PRESS REPORT CRITICISED To The Editor. Sir.— The proposal for the construction of a new
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  • 170 2 Belfast, Sept. 24. The Irish League beat the English League here yesterday by three goals to two In fine weather before a crowd of 18,000. The English forwards were more skilful in the early stages and Steele scored with a header in the second mnute
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  • 434 2 Double Life Theory CRUCIFIX AND "GUIDE TO PARIS PLEASURES" Paris, Sept. 13. A CRUCIFIX, dripping with blood, and a tattered volume entitled "Guide to the Pleasures of Paris," are the only clues to the murder of Augustine Royer, pretty 25-year-old servant girl, who was
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  • 161 2 Charles Collins Captivats In New Colour Film Beautiful dancing amidst a background of gorgeous colour. "The Dancing Pirate." one of the few technicolour films to come to Singapore, which opened at the Capitol yesterday, leaves that happy impression after one has watched the nimble feet of Charles
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  • 216 2 Old Bailey Drama London, Sept. 24. U¥ HAVE killed my best friend" 1 said Unfold Derrick, a lawn tennis coach, when he walked into Ealing police station at night-time. Subsequently the police found Arthur Earle Wheeler dead in his home in 1 Ealing with terrible
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  • 24 2 Stockholm, Sept. 24. 3 The Social Democrat leader. Mr. Albin Hansson. yesterday accepted the r King's charge to form a Cabinet. Reuter
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 43 2 Due to a large extent to the £2.000.--000 reconstruction and modernisation scheme embarked on four years ago and not yet complete, there has been an increase of nearly 80 per cent, in the staff of the English Steel Corporation during those four years.
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    • 24 2 IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS AND THE LATEST LOCAL PICTURES EVERY MORNING YOU MUST BUY THE I FREE PRESS MALAYA'S PREMIER MORNING PAPER
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    • 307 2 FOR SALES. One Morris Oxford 5 seater Tourer B in perfect condition. Owner leaving t Colony. Tel. 5656 or view 103 Meyer e Road. For sale— Buick five seater saloon j car Model J932 In excellent running condition— phone 6865 during office a hours. 1934 5 FIAT BALILLA SALOON 7
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    • 813 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. i^Bßs^S^^^^^^"^^^^ i |r Ut*A Office: Cecil Sirret. Singapore hm f-^TT -~f i. extensions u> a\i df^tir..?!* Jftf^~^ Kuala I.umpur Oflicr: 2S. Java Street > Health-O-Meter Stork Baby Scales. WEIOHS UP TO 3C IDS. Penanc Office: 12, Bishop S/r«ri Penan* GRADUATED TO THE P^nc: 1477. colours :-Pink, Blue. White.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 150 2 Diary Of The Day High Water. 5.26 a.m. 6 3 ft, 4.10 p.m. 7.6 ft. Sports Races: ST.C. Autumn Skye Meeting. HOOOIIC: Army ts. RA.F at S.V.C. Hockey: S.C.RC. vs. R.A. (Blakan Mati) at Hong L.m Green. Y.M.C A. vs. Middlesex at Anson Road. Sikh Police vs. Indian Assn. at
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    • 71 2 Law Notice For The Day Before the Acting Chief Justice in the Ist Court at 10 a.m. Criminal Re- vision— Rex vs. Kwek Peng Kim. Magistrate's Appeal— Rex vs. Ang Tian. S. 781 32— Re Ng Choon Guan deed: ror further consideration >. At 11 a.m. —Bankruptcy. Before Mr. Justice
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  • 115 3 Shock To Wife On Arriving From China (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Sept. 24. .When she arrived from China to join her husband. Chai Chok. a pineapple planter living at the 16 2 mile Jalan Gunong Pulai. a woman found him dead on his bed with
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  • 99 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penanff, Sept. 24. The special train conveying the remains of the late Mrs Alan Loke from Kuala Lumpur to Penang on Saturday will stop at Ipoh lor about two hours to enable friends and relatives at that centre to pay their last respects.
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  • 83 3 To Recover Bodies Buried In Landslide < From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 24. The remaining four bodies buried in the landslide were recovered yesterday afternoon. A considerable portion of j hill had to be cut away in order to 'facilitate th? work of the rescuers. When
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  • 56 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 23. Two Malays were seriously injured when a car containing six persons crashed into a drain and turned over. The other four escaped with a few abrasions. The car was badly damaged. The accident occurred early in trv morning at the junction
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  • 293 3 "Life-Prisoner's Suicide Might Have Been Prevented By Closer Inspection Of Cell" RIDER TO VERDICT BY JURY UHTHAT in our opinion this suicide might have been pre- vented had there been closer inspection of the cell" was a rider added by the jury to their verdict of suicide by hanging in
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  • 532 3 APPEAL DISMISSED Rubber Imported In Excess Of Permit I AN important point under the Rubber Regulation Ordinance, j 1934. was dealt with in a judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Whitlcy, Acting Chief Justice, in the Singapore High Court yesterday in connection with the appeal of Ong Aik
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  • 131 3 CHINESE CHEATED Accused Pleads Guilty To Three Charges CENTENCES totalling .six months' imprisonment were passed yesterday by Mr. L B. Gibson, the Criminal District Judge, on Victor Charles Chelliah. who pleaded guilty to three charges. The first of these was that he falsely represented to Ang Kee
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  • 145 3 Judgment Reserved |Ufß'. A. D. York, third magistrate, reserved judgment till Sept. 29, at the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry, when a Tamil Mohammedan named E. M. Abdullah, was charged on two counts, firstly, that he, on or about May 15, 1929, dishonestly received stolen property, namely
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  • 149 3 Man Says He Was Hung From Tree By Toes (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. ZL The third degree method alleged to have been adopted by three Chinese. in order to force a confession from a compatriot regarding a thett, was disclosed this morning in the Ipoh First
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  • 41 3 The Ma'ay Vernacular Schools of Malacca will hold their second annual i show of handwork and garden produce on Saturday. Sept. 26, in the godown lof the St Francis' Institution The show will be opened to the public at 11 a.m.
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  • 115 3 Yountf Chinese On "Career OV Crime" "You have evidently embarked on a career of crime," said the third magistrate. Mr. A D. York, yesterday, to a young Chinese named Lee Cheng Huat whom he convicted of housebreaking and theft of $38.65 worth of clothing. He had three
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  • 115 3 On Saturday and Sunday the Singapore Volunteer Armoured Car Section will carry out field firing on the Mandai Road under the conditions of Section 12, Ordinance No 80 (Military Manoeuvres i as amended by the Military Manoeuvres 'Amendment) Ordinance 1933 Firing will take place from
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  • 58 3 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Sept. 12. At the Negri Sembilan Assizes today, Mr. Justice de Buriatte sentenced a Tamil, Kandasamy, an estate labourer, to death for the murder of hi.s wife, Alamelu. The assessors were Messrs. G. V. Thaver md J. Wishart, who returned a verdict of
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    • 344 3 CIYTV RUBBER 6th Oct 6th Oct. SIXTY years atro— on June 14, 187G— Sir Joseph Hooter, Director of Kew Gardens, received Mr. \V. H. Wukham a shipment of 70,000 Hevea souls, gathered in the "rubber forests" ot Brazfl. I per cent, germinated, but by August 2,000 edfoga were on their
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    • 11 3 ©onaJLcis 0000 0*~^ ap lift** 1 •***•*&»<• 1 11 UXrUKU SAUSAGES *on
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    1010 4 Although Bukit Timah did not enjoy exactly "garden party' weather at the races lets: Saturday, many of the racegoers, and even the most hardened of them, arrived on the course In flowing frocks worn, in some cases, with large picture hats, some of which were indeed a revelation
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  • 660 4 iknow, mummies and sarcophagi, high! i priests and the cults associated with the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. It's something to look forward to, anyway. THE GUESTS j The hall was crowded and the many guests who attended the "hausewarming" included the Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
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    • 170 4 ERUPTIONS quickly heal DANDRUFF disappears To eradicate chronic Eczema, tion and itching, its antiseptic and Ringworm, Dandruff and disfigur- healing powers destroy infection ing, hair-destroying eruptions of and clear the disease from the scalp. the scalp there is nothing to equal Cufcura stimulates the languishing Cuticura for quick, complete hair
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    • 156 4 Ok QUADS' ■J||l vwWCrVjAlc/ Oate of Birth 28 ll i3b Premature Birth t* 7 wtda 4 Hoys. 'y'HE mm* Quadruplets were born at St. Neots \<B^H^^^^ r f- n lana or> November 28th, 1935. Never 3 t^ oefore nove Quadruplet* survived when three of j£"7% iernest then' «ere oovs Aiso
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    315 5 .'"m^otWor mmmm.^ Uhi€h crashed and burst into flames near Gatwick Airport shortly after lhe uitinis uere Captain Walter Fraser Ander^n 1^ if J° U Three Women helpcd to pull the men trwn the blazing wrecka^ e ooeritor John j! ft chief pilot of the line of Parley: Flight-engineer Flack of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 88 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. C% BAKERY MgS& SPEC>AUT, E S a^O y^H CD^ t renowned for cakes and jUtf}^ ib confections of quality and j *yt j^vfa^ Tsklt great variety. Come and WWjp, have a
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  • 154 6 COOLIES FOUND DEAD IN PLANTATION Police Anticipate Early Arrest TWO young Hokkien coolies were found on Wtdnc day night brutally murdered In a rubber plantation off Chua Chu Kan; R ud. Singapore. The bodlfl b-,re several stab wounds and it Is believed by the Singapore Detective
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  • 137 6 Tropical Animals For Western Australia Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Sept. 22. A medley of noises greeted t/ose who walked up the s.s. Kangaroo cB arrival in Penang Irom Singapore Ifab moming This row comes from the hold where there are a bab\ elephant, a fe"A
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  • 58 6 From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh. Sept. 23. engaged in unloading htav\ pipts at Kyle Palmer's g- oown. a Tamil coolie was crushed by a falling pipe He was one oi the s:x load^-5. but he changed h.s hoid from the left to Hie right shoulder and
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    32 6 MASTER GREVIIJ.K AN!) MISS CONSTANCE STRUTS as Mickey and Miiiiiit Muu^e, the puti they will take at the Mickey Mouse Birthday Matinee at ftfcc c .tpitol tuinurruw. Free Pres s
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  • 479 6 When your stomach is healthy and well, vou never think of its existence But when it is out of sorts for any reason you know all abjut it Pain sets in-i- sometimes \ery severe, nagging paui. What are you 1 i do? You certainly
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  • 85 6 Thr ippo' n 'm Dt Ol r^e R?v A C Parr MA.. Oxan and Wetta Thee the teaching staiT of ">t Andrew* dch'Hsl S'rrap?rp. iG announced Mr Parr, who has recently been or °av? in England after service it India will arrive by the Ranchi or
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  • 136 6 Mickey Mouse Birthday Matinee MICKEY, the um.t;: dl loved mouse, Photo Store will be at the Capitol to m-W b ei S ,U yeu.s oUI 0,, Sep-.^S. 'f W inf themselves at this very special enable all children to have a port in birthday matineo. his birthday celebrations, which will
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  • 525 6 Nine Years Research Records Lost FIREMEN HELPLESS OWING TO WATER SHORTAGE (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 24. IRREPLACEABLE records containing the result of nine years' research by the Rubber Research Institute scientists were destroyed by a fire which ra^ed for two hours at
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  • 44 6 I Nin<-t. cm id it Ej stealing CS from i at a iwMt, be (Uncinji m. "I have ing out late has had a hidii stairs and me d sir.fi ::.ii Miss V. The Mai i toll) Toid serious I out late.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 51 6 treen Watrrpr^! CaWfWB ttn*2. Maker and repairer of rattan and B«nam Cklcka, Can\as anJ Sprbig Blinds, Tarpaulins, Tents. Bags, Blue Screens. Bertam Panels. Wiie Netting Fencing, Wool buntings *nti Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2451. Office: bb, Robinscr Road. (Opposite Telegraph Co.) Workshop: 17- A Joo Chiat Place. Singapore. Orders promptly
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    • 89 6 YOUR LAST CHANGE TO GET A FREE TABLET LUX mr^k^s^ IM TOILET SOAP 1 X s i^ ,^fl H i This offer closes on 1 r Save 8 printed wrappers SEPTEMBER 30th rom SUNL J, GHT SOAP save 10 printed wrappers After this date the printed wrappers from UMBRELLA SOAP
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  • 478 7 TAMBALAK RUBBER ESTATES Reduction Shown In Profit For Year P? KONG the adoption of the increase in costs is manuring, or 1 and accounts for the wnicn $2,659 was spent during tht 30 at the an l eriod representing l.Si cents per lb ■e 9m, 9M tne an- harvested. This
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  • 145 7  -  Alleged Breaches By Portugal London. Sept. 2?>. The morning papers state that the Spanish delegate to Geneva, the Foreign Minister. Senor Delvayo. will todaV hand a note to the Powers protesting against alleged breaches of the Neutrality Pact by Portugal. It is reported that he will give details
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  • 1264 7 Sudden Expansion jchuria been responsible for Japanese expansion of export trade? <3). How has Japanese trade been affected by the American economic crisis and the American recovery programme. <4>. To what extent was the intensified competition in India and the Dutch East Indies due to a
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  • 227 7 What Soviet Press Thinks Of Goebbels Moscow. Sept. 12. Dr. Goebbels, the German Propaganda Minister, is violently attacked in the Soviet Press for his anti-Soviet speech at the Nazi Congress at Nuremberg The Pravda writes: "A new turn in the booth at Nuremberg was the fair heavy-weigh champion
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  • 173 7 Unusual Mail Service For Tristan da Cunha When Adrian Seligman's barquentlne Cap Pilar sails down the Thames for the 30.000-mile voyage round the world she will go not only as an adventurer, jbut as His Majesty's mail ship for the lonely island of Tristan da. Cunha and Capetown.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 17 7 A vorkl-fanious story ies THE YEAR'S fim;st screen TRIUMPH FOtR World-famous STARS! NEXT WEEK at the CAPITOL
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    • 254 7 I l^iNt^fTT^JY^TO STARTSTONIGHT 6.15-9.15 f:^ W*%V^' '£*Z f jiy^^ WITH C All the Beauty of "RIO RITA" "Lionel Barrymore has scarcely All the Thrills of S iven a better performance "tut ri Aru DiRATr M than in the 4Devil Doll." THE BLACK PIRATE Free Press (24,9 36) with the added
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  • 1084 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1936. Second Thoughts ALTHOUGH it only gets into the C agenda by virtue of a series c of questions on the subject from t Dr. K. K. Pathy, chief interest f at today's meeting of the Singa- t pore Municipal Commission will c
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  • 103 8 Visit To Aberdeen With His Brother London. Sept. 23. The King and the Luke of York were both in Aberdeen today. The Duke, accompanied by the Duchess, paid an official visic for the purpose of opening the city's new infirmary buildings, which have been erected and equipped at
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  • 759 8 Statues That Were Reconstructed Russian Bar hers Ov. Parade Buck ing ho tn Pol ace "The Devil's (Hen PARIS, according to a recent report, has decided to destroy a number or statues and other sculptural pieces which have long oilended the eyes of Academicians of taste.
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  • 1097 8 OUCH violent storms as those from I whose temper the Gui: ot Lions takes its name find the:r way into the newspapers now and again as interruptions for a few hours oi the busy traffic of Marseilles. But when I read that kind of paragraph I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 148 8 T) D L O *b;p^k Curacao The latest of Boh fine Liqueurs. a v ¥fc n1? tf** 53 %i» Ak JLs Ar OEI <*^» J^B^K I SOIE AGENTS JOHN LITTLE CO.. LT D. l\< ORMjKA iID IN l.\(.i. SINGAPORE, KUALA LUM PI A PENANG »nd IP Jll Don't risk your
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    • 31 8 TO ALL SPORTSMEN —THE kI CAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY IS A SOUND INVESTMENT. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. TBON1: 6480. l_
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  • 193 9 Last Month's Big Drop In Value EXPORT FIGURES 'THE gross value of Malaya's overseas trade during the month of August dropped by about Sl6 million from that of the month of July but was still approximately $4 millions higher than for the month of June. Imports for
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  • 148 9 WILL ITALY LEAVE THE LEAGUE? Credentials Committee's Report Adopted Geneva, Sept. 24 Tilt \>sembly. by 36 votes to 1 four with six abstentions, adopted the report of the rede ntials Committee entitling Abyssinia to attend the Assembly. Rome. Sept. 24. M are frankly astonished n o? the Creden:ials Comb means
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    48 9 C APTI RED BY REBELS in the fighting near Merida. Spanish Government militiamen await trial under the bullet -scarred wall of the Merida prison. The prisoners show no emotion and seem quite indirterent to their fate. One of them, in foreground, is a boy still in* his teens.
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  • 105 9 Plane Not To Compete In Johannesburg Air Race London. Sept. 22. rimeral cf Capt. Campb?!l Black. vho was killed in an aerodrome accidifl Liverpool on Saturiay. took place in London. I: wjtt attended by many distinguished representatives of civil aviation and theatrical profession *o which his widow. Florence
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  • 105 9 British Delegation Leaves For Rome London S*nt. 23. In the House of Commons on July 30 the president of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman. exp.ained the reasons for which the negotiations for the resumption of Anglo-Italian trade following the lifting of sanctions had i>ad to
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  • 87 9 London. Sept. 23. most favoured nation clause in mmercial treaties was strongly ap- I today in the report* by the LeaI Nations Economic Com.nittee. The report declares that the most favoured nation clause and "ie system J equality it is designed to establish constitute an essential gua r
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  • 84 9 For British Legion (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Bangkok, Sept. 24. IT ioas announced at a social function of the British Legion of Siam held here last evening that the boy King of Siam. Ayianda Mahidol, teas continuing his gift of £50 annually to the Earl Ha'g
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  • 154 9 24-Hour Delay OECAUSE thsy were anxious to return to their homeland the S3 Chinese comprising the crew of j the 3193-ton cargo steamer Hai Shang refused to sail when the vessel was due to leave Singapore for Manila via Bangkok. Hcwever. the dispute was settled and.
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  • 63 9 Not To Be Paid By US. Nationals In China Washington, Sept. 24. The US Government has refused to submit to the proposed application of income tax on foreigners residen: in China and informed Nanking Government through the embassy that he proposal, as far a* the United State, nationals are
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  • 63 9 London, Sfpt. 23. HM the King has approved the following appointments to Governorships ln B rr-M P r r °M n a Ha..ett to succeed Sir A^m-Tr°R. N. Reid to succeed Sir N o^h h wLt Ke Sontler Pj-^gj George Cunningham to sucked Sir Ra ie h s
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  • 37 9 ot Abercarn (Mon.) idle TWO Fe£uary re opened employing "is restarted 400 miners. Over 400 invitations have b- en issued Zr y ra or O A.Hance h a.,d S^end ?h i D between Great Britain and Egypt.
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  • 37 9 London. Sept. 23. His Majesty's Government tonigh entertained at dinner Field Marsha Baron Mannerlieim. chief of Lie Finish General Staff, who is at resent ir England. The War Minister Mr. Duf Cooper, presided.— British W'veless.
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  • 128 9 18 Nations Sign Convention London. Sept. 24. T*HE signatures of 18 countries were appended to the international convention for the use of broadcasting in the cause of peace at Geneva yesterday. The conversion deals, among other things, with the prevention of un- truthful broadcasting
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  • 57 9 Test Flights London. Sept. 24. SPECIAL facilities are being afforded for test flights at Portsmouth airport from today until Tuesday next by pilots of aircraft competing in the Schlesinger England-South Africa air race which is due to start at 6.15 on Tuesday morning, or as soon
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  • 41 9 London, Sept. 23. A Melbourne message states that Lord Sempill's Monospar aeroplane which arrived this morning, proposes to leave again for England on Sept. 30 and will try to complete the journey to London in six days.— British Wireless
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  • 72 9 The christening of lan Robin Douglas Watson, (son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Watson took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral at 8 a.m. yesterday, Ven. Archdeacon Graham White officiating. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. M. Renne, Miss Vivienne Rennie,
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  • 50 9 Stabbed with a knife which opened i deep wound over the right side of iia abdomen, a Chinese was taken to he Tan Tock Seng Hospital last light by ambulance having been atacked by a compatriot at 4, Hylam Street. Although the Injury appeared jerious he was conscious.
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  • 30 9  -  -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Honr Konc. Sfpt 24. The Finance Minis! ry is miking arrangements to open branch officer of the Central Bank at SwatfW and In Kwangsi.
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  • 487 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From London 6 p. m. Sept. 24 Share of 1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c. 1944-64.... 119% 120 A Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 119% lit* "HI War Loan. 3% p.c 107% 107% Straits 6 pc.
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  • 154 10 Sept. IL 22. 23. American Can. Com. 125 125% 124% American Telephone and Telegraph 175% 1"5% 174% Atchison Railroad 83% 81 81% Chesapeak 68 68 67-^ Dupont 161% 162% 162% Firestone 29 29 29 General Electric 46% 46% 46% General Motors 68 3 69% 68% drich 23
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  • 92 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Associate Sept. 24, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. September) 26 13 16 26 15 16 Good F.A.Q. in cases I F.0.8. September) 26% 26 13 16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 26% 26% October 26 13,16 26 15U6 ct De c
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  • 92 10 Demonstrated By Rise In Post Office Receipts London, Sept. 23. The average daily receipts of the Fost Office in the United Kingdom irom postal traffic per working day in August showed an increase cf 5.2 per cent, compared with the corresponding month of 1935. With three exceptions postM
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  • 202 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegrajvh Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer Ito 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 in Malaya, has
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  • 175 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 24 RUBBER: Steady. London Spot: 711 16d. 7%d. Previously: 711 16d. 7%d. Nov.: 7 3 4 d. 7 13 16d. Previously: 7%d. 7 13 IGd. Jan.-Marsh: 7 13 16d. 7%d. Previously: 7 13 16d. 7%d. Apr.-June: 7%d. 7 15 16d. Previously:
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  • 67 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 24 Tin: Firm Cash: £195 15s. Previously: Easy at £193. Three months: £193 10s. Previously: £191 7s. 6d. New York Tin: 45 37. Previously: 44.50. Copper: Settlement: £39. Previously: £38 15s. Gold: Yesterday: £6 17s. 3d. Previously: £6 17s. 2%d Silver:
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  • 67 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Sept. 24 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 76 15 16 77 New York $to 4.86 2 3 5.06% 5.06% Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 7.48% 7.49% Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 2%d. Is. 2 15 16d.
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  • 214 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Sept. 24 SELLING London T.T. 2 4 I|l6 London, demand 2,4 I|l6 London 4 months' sight 2!4V 8 Lyons, demand 897 Hamburg, demand 145 New York, demand 59% Montreal, demand 59 Batavia. demand 86% Samarang, demand 86% Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon, demand 154%
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  • 1209 10 Fraser and Co.'s List i THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1936, 5 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 44d 4s 9d Asam Kumbang 27s 29s c.d Austral Malay 52s 6d 54s 6d x.d Ayer Hitam (ss) 15s 6d 16s c.d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.70 1.75
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  • 98 10 IN their daily report on the share market issued at the close of business yesterday. Messrs. Fraser Co. state that the focal market took the I.T.C. announcement calmly. Prices of tin shares remained practically unchanged, although bids were, perhaps, a shade lower but without attracting sellers. Business
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  • 77 10 SejtC'24 Buyers Sellers Gambier 5.25 Java Cube 900 Hamburg Cube 10 25 White Muntok Pepper 14.00 Black Pepper 7.50 White Pepper 13.50 Copra, sundried 5.50 Copra, mixed 4.90 Small Flake Tapioca 4 80 R. B. Siam No. 1 per yokan 1 10 Banja Jelotong 6.25 Sarawak Jelotong
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  • 84 10 Firm And Active With Good Inquiry London. Sept 1* The Stock Exchange ruled firm ar.d active in nearly all sections today with good new-time inquiry well distribut eri trf-oughout the markets, first gra< investment stocks receiving iheir full share of business The advance of giltedged securities giving talk
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  • 583 11 Local Chinese Topics OVER $2OO,OOO Has Been Spent On MOON CAKES BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT 1 1 is estimated that over $200,000 worth of moon-cakes have been sold to the Chinese households of Singapore which are nakin? preparations for the celebration of the Chung Chin ,Middle Autumn) Festival. •akes are
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  • 26 11 Dr B. A. Taylor. Health Officer. Malayan Medical Service, baa been appointed to ofliciate as Health Officer Seremban Jeleou and Cjast. with errec; from Sept 12.
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  • 378 11 Winning CONTRACT £>^Wfou^Qau> David Burnstine. Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, ivorld's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence. A BETTER PERCENTAGE PLAY •"THE other day we kibitzed a hand In which Nonh and South by very fine bidding eventually arrived
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    • 439 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in tne 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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    • 493 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINI (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 £3.000.006 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London EC. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amrit&ar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok Karachi
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    • 161 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Penang— ZHJ <Penang Wireless Society) Wavelength 49.3 metres p.m. 7.00 Time signal and day's programme. 7.05 Recorded Italian operatic selections. 7.30 Children's Hour. 7.55 Share report. K.OO Talk— "Plants and Flowers." No. 7 by Mr. F. Flippance. 8.20 News. 8.25 What's on in Penang. 8.30 Light
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    • 390 11 8.00 Talk on Rotary. 8.20 Dance music. 8.50 Radio play "Shanghai." 9.20 Popular programme. 10.20 Close down. Hong Kong— ZßW l Wavelength 34.29 metres 11.50 a.m.— 1.35 p.m. European programme. 3.20 p.m. -6.20 p.m. Chinese programme. 6.20 p.m.— 10.20 p.m. European programme. Transmission 5 i The following frequencies will be
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  • 135 12 Filipinos Cause Trouble At Shanghai Shanghai, Sept. 13. Three Filipinos are in custody as the result of a riot on the President Taft, of which the accounts differ. One version states that the trio obtained liquor, and smashed down a door which led to the steerage
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  • 811 12 "QUEEN MAR Y" NOT FULL Y EXTENDED Great Welcome After RecordBreaking Trip Birmingham. /COMMENTS by Sir Edgar Britten, commander of the Queen Mary, and by Mr. Llewellyn Roberts, chief engineer, indicate that the Cunard liner had power in reserve during her record-breaking Atlantic crossing, says the Birmingham
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  • 125 12 Ships alongside the Whan. expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate l Op ten Noort 22; Hong I Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Chitral, Corfu 18; Soudan 14 12; Malacca 10; Kola Tjanc Empire Dock (Entrance Gate Neleus 30; Tuscaloosa Cit\ cy press 34. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 4.
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  • 104 12 Tusoaloosa City, A irom Baltimore 23, I 27. Banka. Brit.. HI 23. to Kengat 25. Togian. Dut (iT: 24. to Djambi 26 Barentsz, Dut., 2.!»«.)i Cape Town 24, to Bail Toboali. Dut.. M 24, to Bagan 26. Ipoh. Brit 528 torn 24. to Penally 2G. Soudan. Br;:, 3.477
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  • 228 12 Last Of The P. and 0. Branch Liner Harral>ool The P. and O. Branch Una B bool. the last of the lour I been recently sold for made a spectacular end I passage literally •"on the tea and W. M'Lellan: ship---Bo'ness. Scotland. The >h.; elusion of her passage
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  • 528 12 SILVER JUBILEE YEAR OF SWEDISH LINE •yHE well-known Svenska Orient Linien (Swedish Orient Line), Sweden's and Scandinavia's principal maritime link with the Levants, can celebrate the 25th anniversary of the beginning of its activity. The Line, originally named the Swedish Levant Line, which started in 1911. was taken over by
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    • 474 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated to P.M.S.) L TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage Mil. P» LLOYDS AGENTS. r BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIFIC £wQturf<*l*ftJT (Incorporated in Bostand) TSAVEL SYSTHfc THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA
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    • 95 12 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BENGAL LINE and SILVER LINE, LTD. SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND NORTH PACIFIC PORTS Arrives > m.v. SILVERAY (S.) < via Java a«d Manila) In Port Sept m.v. SILVERPALM (S.) (via Java A Manila: Calls at Gulf Porte) O« m.v. BENGALEN
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    • 574 12 Local And m 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 Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham. Taining and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru,
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    • 395 13 BY P& 0 and mTI SHINDIAI. INES P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Tonnage S'oore c 193g" Tonnage Spore. s «£s mr mil HOMEWARDS Leaves nM Leaves Tonnage 8 pore. Tonnage s>pore i»ib. 1936 17.000 Oct. 9 CARTHAGE 15 000 Dec 4 6.100 Oct. 15 NALDERA 6000 Dec'
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    • 387 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Dn* Sail* XCITY OP FLORENCE Havre, London, KMam, H'burg, Glasgow Sept. 30 Oct. 2 CITY OP CARDIFF. Havre, London. R
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    • 1071 13 SHIPPLNG THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co., (1932) Ltd Steam Ship Co Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard White SUr Ltd. Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship 0.. Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd. The
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    • 727 14 K. P. M. VAN OUTHOORN—^Friday. Sept. 25. Penang. Oelee-Lheue (not lor passengers Sabang. Tjalang, Meulaboh. Tapa-Trean. Sinabang, Singkel, Baros Sibolga. Natal. Sasak and Padang. OP TEN NOORT— Friday, Sept. 25. Muntok < passengers and mails only), Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya. MlJER— Friday. Sept. 25. Rhio. Blinjoe, Djeboes. Soengei-Liat, PangkalPinans, Koba,
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    • 522 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrive* S'pore. S'pore. Penan*. New York. Pres. Garfield Oct 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Nov. 17 Pres. Polk Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Dec. 1 Pres. Adams
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    • 697 14 O. S. K. LINE iLa Plata Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban. Sept 26 27 Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo Ryuyo Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Sept. 30 30 Dar-es-Salaam, L. Marques. Durban, East London, Algoa Bay and Mossel Bay. Aden Mara Cape Town via Mombasa,
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  • 393 15 TIME INTERVENES IN S. C.R.C. FINAL Foo Woo Wan Leading In Final Set t ened in the final of the 1 C tennis singles yesterday I Woo Wan and Chua leaving the termer leady 6 4. 4 6. 4 l unfinished >. .1 be concluded this m. •tball. S.C.R.C. tennis
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    22 15 photo) X \Jn h *2*ll Tx e /r l t€am Wh WCrC b^te" M< team, at the Y.M.C.A. pool yesterday. Free Press
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  • 272 15 Six-Floor Building At Highbury London. ARSENAL supporters will find a great change when they pour into the famous stadium at Highbury for the opening match of the season. The oldfashioned east grandstand has disappeared and in its place there has arisen a new building of the double-tier variety.
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  • 58 15 Just after the start of the match at ■rtield, between Chesterfield and itey, Ponting. the home centrerd. shot hard for goal and seem::.nn scorer, when the ball bedettated and did not reach the Fortunately for Chesterfield, the •ii did nut ftflfed thf rrsuli Kuriiie> by 4 goalb
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  • 255 15 European Team Lose 10 Goals To One Girls' Sports Club. 10 Europeans 1 DOSSESSING a far better defence and playing superior hockey the Girls' Sports Club had, an easy win of ten goals to one. against the European team in their hockey fixture yesterday. For the
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  • 449 15 KEEN BOXING IN SECOND ROUND OF AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS Whirlwind Flyweight Bout Welters In Form IT'EEN competition in the welterweight bouts enlivened the contests in the second round qf the championship meeting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association held at the Drill Hall last night. The junior flyweight division was notable
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  • 346 15 R.A. (Changi) Beaten 4 Goals To 1 yESTERDAY'S water polo match at the Y.M.C.A. pool resulted in a win for the home side over the R.A. (Changi) by four goals to one. The gunners entered a comparatively weak team, and they could o*Ter
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  • 169 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sept. 13. Mr. R. E. Wilson. M.C.S., presided at the annual general meeting of the Negri Sembilan Hockey Association held at the Negri Sembilan Club. The accounts showed an increase •>! nearly $133 in the funds of the Association since the previous
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  • 184 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. SL In the semi-final of the Thomson Cup competition on the padang today St John's Institution beat Victoria Institution 2-1. They deserved their victory. Thtir forwards combined well, and were always dangerous near goal. The V.I. pressed at the
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  • 61 15 Minor Counties Cricket Championship Hertfordshire, for the first time since the Minor Counties Competition was inaugurated in 1895, are the champion county for the season just (dosed. In the 12 matches played, Hertfordshire won eight, lost one. won owe on iirst innings, lost on6 on liiwt innings,
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  • 313 15 MATCHES in Home League tomor- row are as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE. Division I. Arsenal vs. Derby Co. Birmingham vs. Grimsby T. Bolton W. vs. Sunderland. Brentford vs. Wolverhampton. Everton vs. Huddersfield. Leeds U. vs. Liverpool. Manchester C. vs. Chelsea. Middlesbro vs. Charlton A. Preston N. E. vs.
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    29 15 photo). Ci.SC. player is seen gelling (lie hull ;i«.t> in the match against tlie Kuropean's at Sermgoon Koail \esteitl.tv. Hie Soorts iuli won ten guals tu une. Free Press
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    20 15 photo). N. S. WISE in action during play in the Profession pairs tennis final at the S.C.C. yesterday. Free Press
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  • 196 15 Home Team Defeat R. A. (Blakan Mati) P. Brani. 11: K.A. (R. Mali) nil. PLAY in the rusher match between the R.A. <Balakan Mali) and a Pulau Bran; side yesterday, was very even in the first half, but the Pulau Brani mm scored well in
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  • 239 15 Goalkeepers Give Good Display Siglap School. 2: Teluk Saga. .1. A word of praise should be given to both the goalkeepers of the Siglap and Teluk Saga School teams tor their fine display, in the Malay Schools Soccer Final, which was played on the Vic- toria Bridge
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  • 100 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 22. Further results in the Selangor Goll Club lawn tennis tournament are: Mixed Open Doubles (semi-final). J. S. Anderson md Miss Moir beat A. Graham and Mrs. McLeod 9 —7. I—6,1 —6, 6—3. Mixed Handicap Doubles (semifinals).- E M MaoDonald
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  • 549 16  -  -Bookie") Green Mark Should Be A Great Chance SOME BIG FIELDS— ONLY THREE SCRATCHINGS (By r THE Singapore Skye race meeting begins today and there is every promise of an interesting afternoon's sport. A card of eight events will be gone through and the
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  • 79 16 BY BOOKIE" Race 1: 1. GREEN MARK 2. Lovers Idol 3. M.G.M. Race 2: 1. KISSING TIME 2. Fancan 3. Maggie Girton. Race 3: 1. COSMETIC 2. Happy Boy 3. Silver Buckle. Race 4: 1. LA REYNARDE 2. Stormy Night. 3. Wampum. Race 5: 1. TRANSYNYDD 2. Chips 3.
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  • 464 16 BY "BYSTANDER" Race 1: Green Mark, Sea Aerial. 2: Bay Laddie, Maggie Girton. 3: Allegiance, Miss Singapore. 4: Stormy Night, Little Mother. 5: Fizz, Slump. 6: Prince Caraval, Gallant Maggie. 7: Friendship, M'Ue d'Armentieres. 8: Leonie, Royal Regret. Stormy Night and Wampum next In crder. Hokey Pokey, though carrying
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  • 356 16 WISE DROOGLEEVER WIN PROFESSION PAIRS Completion Of S.C.C. Autumn Tennis Tournament 'THE S.C.C. Autumn Lawn Tennis Tournament was brought A to a successful conclusion yesterday with the playing o f the final of the profession pairs and with the distribution of prizes by Mrs. O. P. Griffith -Jones. The match
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    16 16 photo) DROOGLEEVER and Wise, winners of the Profession pairs final at the S.C.C. yesterday. Free Press
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  • 12 16 Race 4:— First Bid. Race 6: Rawang. Race 8: Irish Lady.
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  • 67 16 Salt Lake City. Sept. 24. Further world records set up by A. B. Jenkins, and recorded today, are as follows: 48-hour-run. average 148.626 m.p.h., compared with Eyston's 136.34. 5.000 miles, average 149.41 m.p.h. 10.000 kilometres, average 148.97. As reported yesterday, Jenkins has also established the following records: 5.000
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  • 177 16 The following will play in the fim rugger practice game at the Sc c Saturday at 5 p.m.: Whites: P JL Bugess. F p u iPearse, E. M. Watt, R. a Ward E t jHenton: G. T. Gillespie. O R man; Lt. Beadnell. K C > JV
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