The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 September 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,968. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 26. 1936. 10 CENTS.
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  • 920 1 No Drastic Steps To Be Taken JAPAN TO NEGOTIATE DIRECTLY WITH GEN. CHIANG KAI SHEK British Troops Help Patrol Streets Shanghai, Sept. 25. MR ARITA, the Foreign Minister, summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the Foreign Office this afternoon and ilf Citci him to communicate to Nanking
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  • 110 1 '"THE recommendation for a new 1 house for the Municipal President came from the Municipal President 'Mr. Bartley) himself. He put up the sketches and plans. —Mr. Lay cock. "The total estimated cost of tne new house is now $*****0 annual cost of maintenance $3250..
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  • 486 1 To Secure Peace Of Europe London, Sept. 25. MR. Winston Churchill, in a speech in Paris yesterday on the inheritance of Western democracies, urged that France and Britain should stand shoulder to shoulder against aggression and faithfully bear their part in building up true
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  • 639 1 FAITH IN THE LEAGUE Geneva. Sept. 15. BRITAIN did not want to see the nations divided into two camps whose alignment was determined by their :orm of government, declared Mr. Eden, the British Foreign Minister. speaking at the Assembly meeting on Britain's European -policy. The
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  • 115 1 Shanghai Sept. 25. Except for the presence of Japanese patrols, the situation In Hongkew and Chapei is almost normal tonight. A very impressive funeral service for Taminato, the murdered bluejacket was held on the Japanese flagship. Id/umo. this afternoon, after which his body was escorted by a cortege
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  • 66 1 Plea For Increase Colombo, bepi. zj>. A memorandum was sent today to the International Rubber Regulation Committee submitting grounds for an increase in Ceylon's basic rubber quota to 100,000 tons. The memorandum says that even with the cut of 30 per cent., the 1937 exportable maximum
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    • 54 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL AN* orTSTAM,.NG CABARET ENTERTAINMENT BV THE MARV L AT7 V 6 F THE MS^BAtLET P\TFNSION TO I- A.M. EXT p -r^nirs BOOK YOUR TABLE Non-diners $100RUSTAFFEt from 12.30 to
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    • 133 1 There is no better Te» than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. SEA VIEW m HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET LAST APPEARANCE IX SINGAPORE OF MONA DE SPRANGER INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS ACROBATIC DANCER II DINNER AND DANC* MWC B* HELLER'S FAMOUS HUNGARIAN BAND I SUNDAY 1 1 a.m. 1 p.m. POPULAR
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  • 110 2 China May Become Member Next Week London. Sept. 25. China may return to membership of the League Council next week. The Assembly of the League of Nations m ytfll .day at Geneva to elect its six vice-presidents and. out of 52 voting, Frar.ce received 49 votes. Great Britain
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  • 156 2 Ginger Rogers Triumphs At Pavilion Satire. burlesque. knockabout comedy, music and dancing have all teen blended in the R.K.0.-Radio film. •'ln Person," now at the Pavilion Cinema. It is pleasant enough entertainment and seemed to be keenly enjoyed by last evening's first-nighters. Ginger Rogers, who has made remarkable
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  • 52 2 It is announced in last night's Government Gazette that the next meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, at 10.30 a.m. The golf course at Bintang, Cameron Highlands, is rapidly nearing completion and may be officially opened for use during the third week
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    67 2 WITH ALMOST the whole civilian population lining the streets, rebel troops marched into Huelva, the town on the Rio Tinto front, which was captured by the insurgents from the loyalists. After the rebels had taken possession of the town, there were processions by nationalist youth movements and a review of
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  • 166 2 Unconfirmed Report FOLLOWING his visit to Canton, r where he held an important conference with Gen. Chiang Kai Shek. Air Commodore Sydney Smith, Air Officer Commanding the K.A.F.. Far East, flew yesterday from Bong Kong to Manila. A report irom Manila stated that the Air Commodore
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  • 101 2 Negotiations To Be Held In Rome London. Sept. 24. In the House of Commons on July 30. the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman, explained the reasons for which negotiations for the resumption of Anglo-Italian tfade following the lifting of sanctions had had to be
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  • 92 2 Geneva, Sept. 25. M. Delbos yesterday informed the bureau of the League Assembly he proposes to request a convocation of the bureau of the Disarmament Conference, which has not met since the death of Mr. Arthur Henderson. It will be recalled that the Bureau, at its last meeting, recommended
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    • 14 2 THE FREE PRESS MALAYA'S LIVELIEST CENTENARIAN STILL THE UNCHALLENGED BEST IN MALAYAN MORNING PAPERS
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    • 21 2 NOTICE. For the Bride to be BEAUTIFUL BRIDAL VEILS ORANGE BLOSSOMS HANDMADE NET GLOVES LOVELY UNDERWEAR Etc. All at:SCHIFFNER'S, MEYER MANSION.
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    • 1483 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 THE RUG G E R SEASON is here. GET YOUR LITESOME BODY BELT FROM MEDICAL HALL LTD. BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA- FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms facing sea «nth own bath room H and C. and mod. san. Phone 5758 Tennis Large Garden. THE MANSION
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    • 136 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 7.35 a.m. 6.6 ft. 5.54 p.m. 7.4 ft. Sports Soccer: S.A.F.A. Cup Final at Anson Road. Races: S.T.C. Skye Meeting. Hockey: Indian Asscn. vs. Sikh Police at LA. ground. Lawn Tennis: S.C.R.C. championship doubles final. Golf: S.G.C. championship Ist round. Rugby: S.C.C. practice match.
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  • 2941 3 Commission's Chance To Reconsider Municipal 'Palace' Decision STRONG SPEECH BY DR. K. K. PATHY Money Should Be Used For "Crying Needs" PROPOSAL FOR NEW HOUSE CAME FROM PRESIDENT S'n Vvr o^ T il u NI AL COMMISSIONERS OHAVE A FINAL OPPORTUNITY OF RFCONSIDERING THEIR DECISION IN RECURD ID THE NEW
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  • 669 3 Replies To Dr. Pathy's Questions $3,950 ANNUAL COST OF MAINTENANCE FOR PALACE President To Be Allowed More For Entertainment rpHE total estimated cost of the new mansion for the Singapore Municipal President is $105,000 and not $100,000. It is expected to last 65 years and the annual recurrent cost for
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  • 115 3 Tribute Paid At Municipal Commission Meeting An expression of regret at the death Of Mr. Gaw Khek Khiam, who was a Commissioner from 1924 to 1929, was made at the Municipal Commissioners meeting yesterday by the deputy president, Mr. G. L. Ham. "His only reason for
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  • 424 3 TIONG BAHRU SITE NOT LIKELY TO BE USED IN view of the fact that Jalan Besar has ol late grown to be more residential in character and that the public has complained of noise due to the existence of sheep and cattl-.* slaughter houses
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    43 3 AFTER THE NINTH ROUND of the Masters' Tournament at the Nottingham Chess Congress, M. Botwinnik led wit}} <>'_, points, !>r. M. Kuwe, the world champion, being second uith six. Phulo shows Kotwinnik in play against T. H. Tylor. Tylor resigned alter the &th innvc.
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  • 138 3 MUNICIPAL ACTION Sequel To Corpses In Catchment Area AN effort to improve control preventing land being used as unauthorised burial grounds is to be made by the Municipality, stated Mr. G. L. Ham, the deputy president, to the Commissioners at their monthly meeting yesterday He referred to
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    • 223 3 QUICK RELIEF no* only j^Wfel^ °?*2 ff ft? d£!*> relieves pain and discom- >"5 j\ of pain and ill- fy/Z^'f/g ton. but tones the whole [fr get relufjCMT^ j mas weU I It nour- f±4 <? 1 fn aj^ f7\^ \'^/l i^hes the nerves and /W» mxnutci ~j^M A/\ punnes
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    • 44 3 J]jl« a i T JL CHRISTMAS TOUR TO INDO-CHINA AND SIAM AN ALL INCLUSIVE TOUR OF 19 DAYS by "T ASM AN" LEAVE SINGAPORE: DEC. 19th RETURN TO SINGAPORE: JAN. 6*h. For detailed information please apply to: K.P.M. LINE. 1, Finlayson Green Tel. 5451.
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  • 667 4 Mr. Baldwin Criticised London, Sept. 10. MR. BALDWIN is today accused of having prevented a member of the Royal Family presumably Prince Arthur of Connaught from becoming Viceroy of India. The accusation is made by Mr. Bechhofer Roberts in a book of lively and damaging criticism.
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  • 205 4 London. AN affair of honour, in which a woman's name was involved, was settled in a short but fierce fight, held under conditions ot great secrecy, in a London gymnasium. The men involved were a wellknown City stockbroker and a former hotel proprietor. Their fight was
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  • 70 4 Berlin. The "Katholisches Kirchenblatt." church magazine of the Berlin Roman Catholic bishopric, has been confiscated it is understood, by the secret police. The reason, was that it published the pastoral letter drawn up by the Catholic Bishop of Fulda. The German daily Press printed the parts of
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  • 71 4 The Royal grape vine at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park, is bearing about a 1.000 bunches this year. The first bunches will be sent to Queen Mary and by command of the King a large quantity of the fruit will be distributed to hospitals and institutions all
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  • 1060 4  -  Joan Littlefield Britain on the Screen By "Man Who Coul Work Miracles" London, Sept. 12. AT last London has seen the second H. G. Wells film. 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles." Actually it was made before "Things to Come," but was held up until
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  • 618 4 London Life Teaching The Blind London, 10. I ONDONERS born, as well as London's visitors, would not doubt^be surprised to learn that the metropolis has sixtytwo museums. But such is the case. Among the lesser known museums that would repay a visit are the Cuming Museum. Walworth
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  • 255 4 As It Was In The Singapore Free Press For The Week Ending September 29, 1836 100 Years Ago In view of the grandiose manr. which our contemporary talks tf exploits of the Commissioners against piracy, it will not be thought liat we intend to detract from the mer: their proceedings
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  • 328 4 'BACK TO NATURE" COLONY In English Village London, Sept. 12. NEAR a village in Lincolnshire, as isolated as anywhere can be in England of 1936, is a community of 20 people who have gone "bark to nature." They are ex-public school men and others who have voluntarily sacrificed good positions
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    • 104 4 AS LIVELY AS A PUPbecause he gets his regular dose of Sherley's Tonic A Condition Powders. And that keeps his blood cool, his appetite keen, his spirits bubbling and makes him the happy, contented pal he should be. Over-heated blood means continual scratching, loss of appetite, depressed spirits and misery
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    • 188 4 REDUCING MADE HER FEEL FITTER Lost 23 lbs. of Fat Gained Health and Vigour you sor^nmef near a >:toui woman <** I should Uke to reduce, but I'm sure oe very weakening Vou net-o na\. ii that if vou reduce the Kruschen *a\ j ycu nave any such doubts, read
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    187 5 lOIIN 1 \KKE. the driver, was fatally injured and another man, Thomas Young, was badly hurt when this lorry belonging to Scott's Air Display crashed ad fell 30 feet into a garden on Lynmouth Hill, North Devon. THE POURQUOI PAS, the famous Polar exploring ship, on which Dr. Jean Baptiste
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  • 265 6 CHILD ACTORS TO RETURN TO CHINA But "The Door Is Not Finally Closed" THE motion of the Solicitor-General for liberty to secure the arrest of certain wards of court, with a view to their repatriation to China on the ground that they had not complied with the provisions of the
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  • 52 6 Pastor tt K Lakt will bpeak on a subjev rltal interest to Cnris:.un> an I ins alike at the r..v M U Ha.. marrow at 8 15 pm. siuouii' reward is offered tor a Biblf text 5... b proves that S.. Ath. Sp< a. music wai i>e reiiderr-,1 Community sinai;.
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  • 65 6 rYS a charge of double murder, a Id- year-old Chinese, Ong Kim Lian, appeared in the Singapore Magistrate's Court yesterday before the third magistrate, .Mr. A. D. York The case was Adjourned for mention on Oct. 2. Accused was charged with murdering Ah Poon And
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  • 72 6 Directors Decide To Close Down Mill A circular issued to shareholders ol Pulau Kamiri Ltd states that the directors decided to close down tl.e mill on Sept 20. Lampan work will be started when a licence, now in process ol b; ::iu bsued. is received and it is
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  • 34 6 Proprietors of coffee-shops employing unlicensed waitresses are being prosecuted for the first tiim in Pteaang At tl.e Police Court thi> morning seven proprietors were presented and each was fined $l as a first offender
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  • 176 6 A CHINESE named Ang Tian, aged 22, who knocked out a coffee-shop! i waitress' teeth when she resisted hLsj attempt at extorting $2 from her, appr aled unsuccessfully yesterday before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice ■Whit ley. against the sentence of six uionihs 1 rigorous
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    31 6 MIRY ASTOR, the famous film star, with her little daughter who hi t n the cause of a sensational bramtt in Hollywood between her parents for the custody of the child.
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  • 430 6 EMPLOYEE'S DUTY TO HIS EMPLOYER Should He Tell Of Intended Robbery By Another TF a bank employee, knows that his fellow employee is going to rob the bank, is it his duty to tell his employers and do Uitjr have any right of claim against him for their loss This
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  • 66 6 JAMES AITKEN, a gunner of the Royal Artillery, urns sentenced by Mr. A. D. York, the third magistrate, Singapore, to pay a fine of $150, after being convicted on a charge of permitting a house in MacPherson Road to be used as a brothel. The case
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  • 154 6 Burnt Wing Being Pulled Down "From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 25. Evacuation has taken place at the main block of the Rubber Research Institute following the disastrous lire yesterday morning and the building is deserted today. Ropes and traction engines are being used by the Public
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  • 160 6 Tuesday. Sept. 22. Lieut -Commander and Mrs A. D. S. Murray had luncheon at Government House. Wednesday, Sept. !3. The following were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency at Government Hou.se this evening: Commodore W. P. Mark-Wardlaw. Hon. Brigadier and Mrs. A. T. Shakespear, Mrs
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  • 63 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sept. 24. Soon Thin, alias Sin Suan Tiew. Hainanese. was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment on the first charge and two years rigorous imprisonment on the second charge for possessing seditious documents on an estate in Labu. The sentences imposed by Mr
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  • 72 6 A rise in the death rate o<" Singapore from 21.61 per mille last week to 26 08 per mille this week is disclosed by the official bulletin Issued by the .Municipality. The rate per mille for the corresponding week last year wa> 22.16. There was a rise in
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  • 45 6 A notion lor a warrant of arrest against KMS Karuppan Chettiar was granted by Mr. Justice Whitley. Acting Chiei Justice, in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday It was stated that Karuppan Chettiar had disappeared and that he had probably gone to India.
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  • 55 6 While Col. C. Brown, of the Royai Engineers, and Mrs. Brown were away from their home in Chatswortn Road last night, a thief broke into the house through a bedroom window The rooms were ransacked and over $400 worth of jewellery was stolen The thief climbed up a
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    20 6 THE ARGYLLSHIRE Highland Gathering commenced on i»« Oban, Scotland. Photo shows the procession to the Games headei !> the Clan Chiefs.
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  • 42 6 Fourteen men who were the occupants oi a native prau, Sribinar, were lost when the craft was involved in a collision off St. Nicholas Point, at the north-western extremity of Java, near Sumatra. It is believed they were all drowned.
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  • 34 6 Penang, Sept. 24. The wedding took place at St George's Church today of Mr. Charles Burton, a planter of Teluk Anson and well-known Malaya Cup soccer player and Miss Margaret Marion Harper.
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  • 31 6 A fleet of new Douglas "flying sleepers" which has been purchased by K.L.M. will be placed on the Far East route next April, It was officially announced today.
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  • 151 6 KNIFED IX THROAT HEAD INJURED Motive For Crime Still A Mystery ANXIETY tat gone out hopping afternoon led a T< in a rubber plant Road, to make I n She walked ilo track leading thiouuh tl and about a mlk found her husband wound in his tfcraa
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  • 123 6 riaim Fur Dama::^ nnst F.M.S. Government 'From Our O.» Kuala Lumpui s.pt 'A Exactly one j film "In Calier.tr being inspected bf I Ong Ee Lim. nmna i o: the Prince'* Cim %> Thealre, Kuala Lumpur. I beginning of the tM u against the F.M^ 51, 229 damages.
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  • 35 6 The strike in Sii over. About 1,000 c smafler Chinese fuse to start work unt;! I for improved vocfcl granted. The coolies oii th< notably military however, have nearly I
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    • 202 6 i nov. I ©if Straits iEiims no V." i i 1936 1936 will be Pu blished in NOVEMBER TO OUR READERS You will find the Annual something new in Malayan ,ournalism. It will be an interesting magaz.ne mformatwe and authoritative, and completely Malayan. tnterestmg L h a lb A H
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    • 68 6 UPSET STOMU'II QUICKLY PIT U|(, in Stomach disturb;;: v tive pain, gastritis, u and feeling of rev result of "acid for.. rule, gets worse and wi ultimately lead to asrioui counteracting exce.v ing its formation. BIBMAG Magnesia > quickly put stomach; pain dUuu fermentation and wu and soothing relief sup*
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  • 1470 7 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. Profit For Year Shows $56,755 Increase PROPOSING the adoption of the report and accounts for the year ended June 30. last. at the annual meeting of the Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. yesterday. Mr. C. R. Cherry the chairman, said ?i In accordance with the
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  • 96 7 The death took place at Khota Bahru, Kelantan, recently, of Mr. L. M. Berenger who had a long planting career in Malaya, most of which was spent in Perak. The late Mr. Berenger came to Malaya over a quarter of a century ago from the West Indies, where he had
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  • 140 7 Against German Press Allegations Berlin. Sept. 25. Czechoslovakia and Rumania yesterciav protested to Germany against itions made in Germany. The Czechslovakian Note mentions l statement by Dr. Goebbels that landing grounds for Soviet aeroplanes are being built in Czechoslovakia close to the German frontier and that Soviet officers
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  • 671 7 Enjoyable Evening (By a special correspondenet) GIVE yourself a sharp appetite and a keen wit with your old razor blades Dip them in water and swallow them. add a bit of thread. draught back some water and let th*± whole mix. Sounds silly, doesn't it?
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 266 7 TODAY 3.15—6.15—9.15 thru SHOWS TODAY Lionel Barrymore is given full THREL SHOWS iwai s ope f<>r his gen us fof chanic f^V #V fSMfMTv I*l^^^^%' 315 6 l l#> terisation in this uncommonly iZ)i£\?/l /IVil I •7J/ < film Struts Times 24.9.36. WT^^UW NFED W E SAY MORE? THE FASCINATING
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 931 7 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL ST. PETER'S CHURCH Stamford Road TRINITY XVI ~c- 7.00 a.m. Holy Communion in Tamil o.ou a.m. Holy Communion. (Plain) 7. 30 a.m. Matins. 7.30 a.m.' Choral Mattins and Sermon, in u am Choral Eucharist. Sermon: The Christian Day of Worship. 10.15 a.m. Sunday School. 5.30
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  • 1037 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1936. Singapore Tea Party A N invitation received by the Singapore Free Press from a well-known member of the Arab Community to attend a tea party is of more significance than might appear at first glance and invests a simple and pleasant social
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  • 161 8 Mrs. J. W. S. Anderson, wife of the Executive Engineer, Cameron High- lands, is an inmate of the European Hospital. Batu Gajah. His Excellency, Major-General W G S. Dobbie. the G.O.C. Malaya, is attending the Japanese Army manoeuvres which begin this week end in Japan. Mr. R.
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  • 1014 8 THE headline of the week— if only some sub-editor had had the nerve to use it: "Municipal Palace: Commissioner on the War Path-y." t« *r *p TPHE Topicist extends his congratula- tions to Sir John Bagnall on entering the ranks of the noble company cf inventors.
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    15 8 THE HON. MR. F. J. MORTEN Director Of Education. S. S. And F. M. S.
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    • 176 8 ALLSOPFS I eyety time |Caldb e c k's BY SPECIAL M^ A jhg TO H M THE APPOINTMENT KIS(l OF SIAM QI'ALITY IS OIR SLOG IN I Fli: PRKE OF QUJUJTI IS YOIK SATISFACTION FOR SATISFACTION PATBONISE (Incorporated in Ceylon). Jewellers. Diamond Mcrv!am!l Watch Makers. 19 21 High Street, No.
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    • 53 8 AN EXILED ROYAL HOUSE is said to have renounced all intention of regaining the throne. It ain't going to reign no more. But the popularity of the ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY is steadily progressing. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS
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  • 863 9 IMPROVEMENT TRUSTS NEED FOR NEW BLOOD Reappointment Of Messrs. Wong And Elias UNAVAILING PROTEST BY MR. SEOW POH LENG OTRONG disapproval of the principle of reappointing Com*J missioners on the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Improvement Trust for the sake of "continuity" was exprets-cl yesterday by Mr. Seow Poh
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    35 9 LEI) BY THE WAFDIST (Nationalist) Premie th, Esyptian delegation of 13 whteh ILi ha el Nahas Pashane» Anslo-Egjptian Treaty art here s~n the si S nin K 'he Pasha is in centre. SVSJ -JJ- Nahas
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  • 211 9 Exchanges Dislocated London, Sept. 25. FOREIGN exchange circle* are unanimous in giving the Poincarc franc a maximum span of life of ten days. Yesterday's raising of the French bank rate is interpreted as a gesture to convince the French electorate that everything is being done to
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  • 76 9 London, Sept. 25. The Postmaster- Genera! announces that after Oct. 1 a telephone service •tt be available from all parts of Great Britain to all parts of the island of Porto Rico. Substantia. reductions will be made in the charges for calls to the Bahamas. Colombia. Costa Rica.
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  • 84 9 London. Sept. 24. The most favoured nation clause Hi ommercial treaties was strongly approved today in a report by the Leagu" N tt:or.s Economic Committee. TMe report declares that in the most favoured nation clause and system of equality it is designed to establish and '•institute an essential
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  • 422 9 Ports Ordinance Amendment A BILL to amend, among other things, the clauses in the Ports Ordinance dealing with the money which the Harbour Boards pay to Municipalities in lieu of rates, is to be introduced at the next meeting of the Legislative Council. The existing method of
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  • 145 9 Interview Declined ]\^R. Chou Lu. one of the veteran leaders of the Kuomintang and the most ardent advocate of a strong anti-Japanese policy, arrived In Singapore from Europe last night in the P. and O. liner Corfu. Mr. Lu, who is principal of the Chung i
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  • 49 9 Jerusalem, Sept. 25. Forty-one Arabs are reported to have been killed and injured by bombs from British aircraft during stiff fighting between British troops and armed Arabs near Jenin yesterday while three Arabs were killed bv land forces The engagement lasted during the afternoon until nightfall. Reuter.
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    48 9 SCORES OF TANKS and other mechanised units of the Italian Army Soared petit King Victor Emmanuel, Crown Prince Umberto and Signer IVlussolini at a review whi h ended the big manoeuvres in Irpina, south of Naples. Photo sh iws the tanks moving in formation over the parade ground.
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  • 174 9 PUBLICITY DEPAR IMENT "FIZZLES OUT" Lack Of Committee's Support A REGRET that the Publicity Department formed in the Singapore Municipality in 1932 had 'fizzled out" owing to lack of support by the committee controlling it. was expreessed by Mr. G. Parbury at the monthly meeting of the Commissioners yesterday. He
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  • 115 9 NEUTRALITY ATTACKED PACT Aid For Rebels Geneva, Sept. 25 rh policy of non-interven-tion in Spain came under heavy fire from Senor Delvayo, the Spanish Foreign Minister, mlki told the Assembly that the policy of non-intervention amounted to a "policy of intervention against the Spanish Government.* 1 He reserved the right
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  • 107 9 At Success Of Flooding Operations Madrid. Sept. 25. The capital is exultant at the reported success of flooding operations. It i.s stated many insurgents were caught by surprise and drowned when a wall nt water swept down the dry river bed of the Alberche Ricer on which the
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 541 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. Sept. 25 New York prices quote i in U.S The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage •nd stamp duty are not included. Share of 1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5
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    • 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 in Malaya has
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    • 199 10 -From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 25 RUBBER Firmer. London Spot: 7 3 4 d- 7 13 16d. Previously: 711 16d. 7 3 4 d. Nov 73 4 d. 7 1316d. Previously: 7 3 4 d. 713 lGd Jan-Marsh: 7 13 16d. 7%d. Previously: 7 13 16d.
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    • 1204 10 Fraser and Co.'s List FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1936, 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 3d 4s 6d Asam Kumbang 26s 6d 28s 6d x.d Austral Malay 52s 6d 54s 6d Ayer Hitam (ss) 15s 6d 16s c.d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.70 1.75
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    • 36 10 The Controller under the Tin and Tin Ore Restriction Enactment announces that the domestic export quota for Malaya for the period October to December c! this year will remain unchanged at 65 per cent.
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    • 41 10 One Sheffield cutlery nrm --suppliers to the trade o! cutlery in the ronfn blank < semi-finished form >— is at present turning out on an average 100,000 sross oi table knives per week in the rough blank, ground blanks or as finished cutlery
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    • 215 10 Sept. 11. 23. 24. American Can. Com. 125 l 4 124 2 4 125 American Telephone and Telegraph 1754 174^ 174 U Atchcson Railroad 81 3 4 81 5 8 81 2 Chesapeak 68 67 5 8 67 2 Dup 162» 4 IG2» 162-* Fircsto: 29 29
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    • 86 10 New Account Opens Firm In All Sections London, Sept. 21. On the Stock Exchange today the new account opened firm in nearly all sections. Gilt-edged Securities, including Indian Loans, being especially prominent. Subsequently the market quietened down with the filling cf accumulated week-end orders, but the underlying strength
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    • 84 10 London Closing Quotations Sept. 25 Method of Parity before Rate PrePar? ting a 2 9 31 Yesterday viously f aris Francs to 124 21 76 14 76 15 ifl ew f Y rk to 4.86 2 3 5.03% 5 06'? Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 7.46' 4 7
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    • 153 10 JN their daily report on the share market issued at the <l—e of business yesterday. Mrssrs. Fraser and Co. state that the local tin market rose by 51.12i 2 Tin shares were very firm with an all-iound inquiry, sellers, however, were very reluctant to part and this
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    • 90 10 Sept. 25 Buyers Sellers Gambier 525 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
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    • 70 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 25 Tin: Firm. Cash: €198 7s. 6d. Previously: Firm at £195 is s New York SSP £196 6d Previously: £193 10s m 4575 Previously: 43.37. Copper: Settlement: £39 7s. 6d. Previously: £39 Gold: Yesterday: £6 17s. 9> 2 d. Previously: £6
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    • 218 10 Yesterday 's Singa po re Quotations Sept. 25 SELLING London T.T. 2|4 116 London, demand 2;4 IJI6 London 4 months' sight 2i4 1 8 Lyons, demand 897 Hamburg, demand 145 New York, demand 58 15,16 Montreal, demand 58 13 16 Batavia, demand 86 3 4 Samarang,
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    • 94 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association New York Spot Sheet U.S cts 16 7 16 per lb. Sept. 25, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. September) 26 7 8 26 15 16 Good F.A.Q. in cases (FOB. September) 26 3 4 26 7 8 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose)
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  • 415 11 Winning CONTRACT S^^^ou^CXauj David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence. WATCHFUL WAITING WHEN an opponent opens the bidding, it is usually unsound policy to step in with a doubtful hand until the
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  • 257 11 r THE undernoted newly-added non- fiction and fiction works will be ready for issue today. My Sixty Years in the Law, illustrated. F. W. Ashley; The World Breath. L C. Beckett; World without Faith, John Beevers; Wagon Wheels: iThe Romance of the Circus, illustrated, Willan G. Bosworth; I
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  • 120 11 Tarred Himself To "Appear Heroic" London, Sept. 14. William Murday, 30, a night watchman, of Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, was bound over for two years at the Old Bailey yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to causing a public mischief. He was said to have covered himself with tar
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  • 173 11 Ten Fishermen Believed To Be Drowned Hong Kong, Sept. 19. Ten members of a crew of twelve are believed to have been drowned when their junk capsized and sank during a sudden squall somewhere between Cheung Chau and Aberdeen on Friday last. A belated report of the tragedy
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  • 53 11 The Rev. G. B. Thompson of Kuala Lumpur, will go to Java next year when the Rev. R. C. Moore, the English chaplain in Batavia, goes on leave. It is expected that the Rev. Nigel Williams will go to Singapore to act for Archdeacon Graham White, who is also due
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 304 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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    • 488 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AISTRALM AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.008 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London EC. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semaranfc Bangkok Karachi
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 788 11 week-end ■radio" PROGRAMMES fODA Y 620 Light music. Penan? 7HI 820 muslc continued). I enang AHJ 8.20 News and economic review in SMiety> CaSo on the departure of m m 50 ST- B ro K wn c °al- Radio reports Time signal and day's pro- 9.20 News a^p C al
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    • 284 11 announcements. 8.40 Musical interlude. 8.45 A short religious service, frorr the studio. 900 Envoi. 9.05 Close down. Transmission 3 i The following frequencies will he used: GSH 13.97 m., GSG 16.8G m. and GSF 19.82 m. p.m. 9.20 Big Ben. Operatic excerpts. 9.50 Talk. 10.05 Mario de Pietro and his
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    • 28 11 8.40 Colonial market prices; ratos of exchange. 8.50 Relay. 10.20 Close down. Wavelength— 2s.24 metres 11.35 News in French; Market prices, a.m. 12.05 News in Arabic. 12.20 Concert.
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 211 12 New Steamer Mui Hock Built By Norwegian Firm The steamer Mui Hock, which has been built by the Nylands Verksted to the order of A. S. Arne Sveers Rederi. Hvalstad. near Oslo, ran successful trials in June, prior to her departure ior the Far East via
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    • 183 12 Maros. Dut., 363 tons, from P. Radja 24. to Indragiri 27. G. G. Merlin, Fr., 953 tons, from; Saigon 24. to Bangkok 26 Perak. Brit.. 519 tons, from T. Anson j 24. to T. Anson 28. Kota Tjandi Dut., 4,581 tons, from j New York 24 to Batavia
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    • 78 12 The N.V. Boele's Scheepswerven and Machinefabriek, Bolnes. have received an order tor a twin-screw stearr tug from the Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Maatschappij The Hague She will be 101ft. 9ins. in' length. 22ft 2ins. in breadth, and lift, in depth, and will have a displacement of about 274 tons on a
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    • 278 12 Smallpox Increase In Bombay •T'HE health bulletin of the League of Nations eastern bureau for the j week ended Sept. 19 is as follows: Plague. No cases of human plague I were notified again this week from any of the ports in the eastern arena Rangoon notified rodent plague. Cholera
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    • 247 12 The passenger and cargo steamer building for Manchester Liners, Ltd.. by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Co.. Ltd.. for the company's North Atlantic trade, is designed to carry a deadweight of 8.650 tons, with special facilities for rapid and easy handling. These include large open holds clear
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    • 247 12 WORLD'S SHIPPING LOSSES FOR 1935 Nearly 800 Vessels Lost Or Scrapped DURING last year the mercantile marine of the world was reduced by 796 vessels of 1,502,813 tons, of this total 700, of 1,421,006 tons, were steamers and motor ships, and 96, of 81,807 tons were sailing: ships. These totals,
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    • 79 12 For Developtnonl Oi The Interior Tientsin s pl An elaborate pr Rramm< he building of an ;ystem in Hopei wit] leveloping the intf jrovince. has been i 4orth China Conser Besides the eoiutruct c link Tientsin with SI he programme ill pr ligging oi water ch he
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 497 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) CC TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage MSI. ■-J i*, LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIFIC •.WORLD'S CRtiTtn (Incorporated In Fngi^nfl) TVAVEI SYSTHi THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES HONOLILT or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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    • 222 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS: 22, PALL MALL. lo\hu\ >\v 1] of fast twin-screw Oil Dr Mail Passenger VRANGOON. COLOMBO I'OK I 6CMI MARSEILLES. PLVMoI Hi \M\ LONDON with through i :on from Singapore and Pe: HOMEWARD SAIUNGfi Itave leave Rangoon olombo DERBYSHIRE Oct. 8 Oct. 14 SHROPSHIRE Oc: 22 Oct
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 72 12 PASSENGERS. The following passengers from Ma! va left yesterday tor Europe in thr Chitral: Mr. and Mrs. Botterill, Mr. G.Blum Mr. C. Chambers, Miss M. Cassy Lt Croker, Mr. H. S. Duncan. Mr H Dietzmann, Mr. J. G. Evans. Mrs L. I. Ephraums. Mr. J. N. Gardner Mr. and Mrs.
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    • 95 12 R. H. Jones and child. F/O. D. Michell, F/Lt. J. G. G. Moore, Mr. C. D. Miller, Captain W. P. Mark-Wardlaw, D.5.0., R.N., Mr. H. L. Mitchell, Mr. P. Morey, Mr. C. C. Meredith, Mr. F. S. J. Norris, E.S.M., Miss T. A. M. Oehlers, Miss I G. J. Parfltt,
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    • 602 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals 1 ii 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 pjn. Klang, Kuala Liris, Port Swettenham, Taioing and Telok Anson: A'rekdays* 7 p.m. Kota
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    • 121 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Uhan.v expected to arrntEast Wharf (Entrain e lf j La Plata Maru 22; H.< i, Main Wharf (Entrance Corfu 18: Larut 11; Empire Dock l.ntr... (l Neleus 30; Tuscal cypress 34; Kinta 38. Empire Dock (Entrance ljt Taijin Maru 46 West Wharf (Entrance („,h Kistna
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    • 420 13 j '"'Ki I I |i^ BY P^andBRIfiSHTNDIATINES P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWAROS Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. In Port RAJPUTANA 17 000 Dec 's 17.000 Oct. 9 RANPURA 17 000 Dec 18 6.070 Oct 22 icjo 7 15 000 Oct. 23 RAWALPINDI 17 000 Jan 1 .16.000
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    • 457 13 McALISTERsC?! 1 (Incorporated in England.) y^^^^SL ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA FORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Stumer Sa XCITY OF FLORENCE Havre, London. RTdam, H'burg. Glasgow Soot. 30 Oct. i CITY
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    • 995 13 REPRESENTING SHIPPING up mri? FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Ilua Khiow Steamship Co., (1932) Ltd.. Sun "hip Co, Ltd.*, and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd Steam Navigation Co Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co, Ltd. he «»U StSniship Co!, Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ud. he China Navigation Co., Ltd.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 757 14 K. P. M. TOBELO— Saturday. Sept 26. Pontianak. TOGIAN Saturday, Sept. 26. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. PATRAS— Saturday. Sept. 26, Rhio and mails only >, PadangBay. Ampenan. Boelelen^ and Sourabaia. TOBOALI -Saturday. Sept. 26 Selat-Pandjang. Kuedap, Tampoetih, Tam-pat-Tii-»ggi, Eengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api. MAROS—^Sunday. Sept. 27. Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan. PoeloePallas. Pengalian-Estate and
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    • 619 14 PRESIDENT T.TNfc^— TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIAOOLO^O BOMBAY SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. ■g Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives pw S'pore. S'pore. Penan*. New York. Pres Garfield Oct 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Nov. 17 PrS" Polk Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Dec.
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    • 457 14 O. S. K. LINE La Plata Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban. Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo Ryuyo Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marques. Durban. East London, Algoa Bay and Mossel Bay. Aden Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Or Dar-es-Salaam Beira, L Marques,
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  • Article, Illustration
    18 15 photo). COSMETIC (L. Whitaker) being led in after winning the third race at Bukit Timah yesterday. Free Press
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  • 552 15 Y.M.C.A. Play One Man Short PLAYING with only ten men in the first half, the Y.M.C.A. were beaten by two goals to one by the Middlesex I at hockey at the Anson Road ground yesterday. The Midds. scored a goal in each" :ialf. In the second
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  • 426 15 R.A.F. AND S.R.C. GIVE GREA T HOCKEY DISPLA Y Recreation Club Win Fast Game 2 Goals To 1 •yEAMS representing the SRC. and the RAF provided tho tit-bit of the Singapore hockey season so far. in their match on the Club padanp yesterday. The game was played at a terrific
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  • 145 15 Recovery Choon Leong turned the tables on Foo Woo Wan yesterday at the final of the S.C.R.C. lawn tennis singles championship by beating his opponent 4 6. 6 4. 7 5. When they left off playing in the middle of the rubber set on Thursday. Woo Wan
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  • 194 15 The following is tonight's programme for the amateur boxing championships at the S.V.C. Drill Hall. FLYWEIGHTS Othman b. Mohd. vs. P.C. Ad. Rahman (holder*. M. Bruyns vs. Pte. Haynes. Pte. G Smith vs. PC. Muthu. H. Jerris vs. P.C. Mohana. FEATHERWEIGHTS PC. Yusop vs. P.C. Wageh (holder). Pte.
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  • 224 15 Gordon Richards. England's champion jockey, rode the first five winner^ at the meeting at Bath recently. He would have nad the mount on the sixth winner, and completed the card, only for an erroneous report that Confession Boy would not run in the Somerset Handicap the
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  • 155 15 <From Our Own Correspond mt > lpoh. Sept. 25. Clever Henry. 10.3, proved hims^l far too clever for Joe Eagle. 9.8. whom he easily outpointed in the main bout over twelve rounds at Jub'lee Park last evening. Eagle looked a pathetic figure when he lelt the
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  • 55 15 Stockholm. Sept M Gunnar Hoeckert set a world WVI for the two miles, doing the distance in 8 mins. 57 4 10 sees. T.<e old record was 8 mlns. 58 4-10 sees, by Donald Lash. Reuter (On Sept. 16 Hoeckert established a world record for the 3,000 metres
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  • 57 15 The CSC who suilered a severe defeat at th»» hands of the SRC a low days a«o. beat the General Hospital Recreation Club at hockey yesterday by three goals to one Sundrum contributed two oi the three goals lor the CSC while Arumugam Mttfli one Dr Sin Ha
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  • 1267 16 Punters In Great Form At Skye Meeting "BOOKIE'S" NAP WINS WELL IN FIRST EVENT PINE weather prevailed on the first day of the Autumn Skye meeting yesterday at Bukit Timah and an enjoyable day's racing was witnessed H.H. the Sultan of Perak was the
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    22 16 photo). AN RA matoh I,'! H^n R( Pli T r diSPU in th ho*k« match at Hong Lim Green yesterday. Free Press
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  • 357 16 Han dicaps Fo r Today 's Racing Selections By "Bookie ■THE following are weights for to- day's racing: at Bukit Timah. Bookie's selections follow each event. Race I— Horses s—Div.5 Div. 35 -2 furs. M.G.M 10.7, Brown Lady 10.6, Gunga Din 10.5, Lover Idol 10.4, Bonny Breaker 9.13, Torridour 9.13,
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  • 786 16 BY 'BYSTANDER' Race 1. Brown Lady, Lovers Idol. Race 2. Bay Laddie, Personality. Race 3. Maggie Girton, La Key narde. Race 4. Excuse Me, Rauang. Race 5. Kim, More Gold. Race 6. Mtfe d'Armentieres, Friend ship. Race 7 Silver Buckle, Miss Singa pore. Race 8. Leonie, Phax Phar. under
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  • 43 16 The athletic sports meo-.-.g bc v Singapore and ti.e Japan*.- oiymni athletic team, which was en n P i aCe^ hIS week end has celled. The Conte Verde. 01 the Japanese athletes are ti staying in port for only two i
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  • 30 16 The Hon Secretary of :h Badminton Association the Doubles tie beti Eng Hee and Tan C Micheal Tan and S A Dm I withdrawn, from the ftxi day afternoon
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  • 36 16 The 7th Heavy Brigade of th 'Blakan Mati > defeated the SCRC at hockey by two goals to Lim green yesterday Shah i hamed scored the |Wllii|| while Kee Pow was res; Chinese solitary goal
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  • 364 16 Police Will Miss Dr. Oehlc* But Will Be In Finish PINGAPORE soccer season will close with th< < match between the Police and the RA at n stadium this afternoon, and supporters of the witness very interesting soccers. Both teams will field depeted sides
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 127 16 JUST RECEIVED GIBBONS 9 CATALOGUE 1937 EDITION Why You Should Buy Contains 1.816 pages, every one of them carefully revised. Much new information and many new. helpful illustrations 'mostly enlargements to aid identification) have been added. In Part 1 th« Printers' Names and Printing Processes are now included everywhere. The
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