The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 September 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,970. ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1936 10 CENTS.
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  • 905 1 Depreciation Of Guilder Likely MANAGED CURRENCY ON LINES FOLLOWED BY ENGLAND Appeal To Nation To Remain Calm Amsterdam, Sept. 28. rjK. COLUN, the Prime Minister, broadcasting this mornins made no reference to the devaluation of the guilder, though he hinted that a "slight weakening of the guilder
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  • 101 1 Worldwide Expansion Of Trade London, Sept. 28. RUBBER circles are at present rather reserved regarding the Netherlands embargo on gold exports pending further study of the issues. Brokers generally consider, however, that the already favourable outlook for rubber will be materially assisted by a probable worldwide expansion
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  • 261 1 JAPAN DEMANDS CONCESSION IN CHAPEI AS SETTLEMENT FOR -OUTRAGES" Bricks Hurled At Soviet Embassy Shanghai, Sept. 28. rE Japanese Ambassador, Mr. S. Kawagot, is reported to have demanded that 60 per cent, of the total area of the Chinese-controlled districts in Chapei, shanghai, be marked out as a Japanese concession,
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  • 509 1 Relieved Alcazar Rebels "Fight For Joy" FURIOUS STREET BATTLE Telavera dela Reina, Sept. 28 QHOUTING "Viva Espana" and brandishing rifles, the ioiigbesieged cadets of the Alcazar flung themselves furiously into the street-fighting immediately they were liberated by the rebel force. Their imprisonment seerred to hove given them a fund of
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  • 69 1 For Today's £10,000 Air Race London, Sept. 28. NINE machines are ready to start on the PortsmouthJohannesburg £10,000 air race at 6.30 a.m. on Tuesday. Captain Halse, flying a MewGull plane will be scratch, while the greatest handicap allowance of 21 hours 58 minutes and 12 seconds
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  • 58 1 11l In London (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 28. HH. The Sultan of Johore is confined to his bed at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, though his condition is stated not to be serious. No details regarding his ailment are available. It has not yet been
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  • 24 1 Amsterdam, Sept. 28. IN view of the satisfactory reaction to the new monetary measures, the stork exchanges are reopening to morrow. Reuter
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    • 70 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SPECIAL DIMMER OAMCE 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. (formal* 9.45 to midnight AND COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME by the D. FOKIEN -MARVIN RUSSIAN TRIO D. MARVIN-Y. KRAVCHENKO-K. ERMOLAEVA LATE OF THE MOSCOW BALLET
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    • 63 1 There is no belter Te# than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. ADELPHi HOTEL TONIGHT TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE DINNER AM) UANC E Ml SIC BY HELLER'S FAMOI'S HINCiARIAN BAND NO AFTER DINNER ADMISSION CHARGE THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE MEETS TOMORROW AT 1 P.M. AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL SPEAKER: PROFESSOR R.
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  • 208 2 "Most Reprehensible/' Says Counsel •From Our Own Correspondent > Penans. Sept. 26. In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. K. S. Piliai brought forward a motion in connection' with the custody of a child. His Lordship had previously made an order on the father. Mchamed Sherirt.
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  • 65 2 Membership of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association showed a slight decline from 241 to 231 during the year ended June 30. 1936. according to the annual report which will be tabled at the annual meeting at the Roof Garden of the Adelphi Hotel on Friday next, at 5.15
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  • 62 2 From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept 26. The wedding took place at the Pcrak Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday of Mr. Ng Chong Chee. the brother of Mr. Ng Chong Fatt, the local representative of Messrs. J. A Russell and Co.. and Miss Leone Yoot Yong. the eldest daughter of
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  • 31 2 Imports of iran ore for first half of 1936 were up 102.000 tons. South Wales steel production increased more than that oi an y otlH r di strUn in tnp country
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  • 380 2 MUNICIPAL Extravagance Letters To The Editor TIME MR. LAYCOCK REMOVED HIMSELF— HUSH HUSH POLICY— PRESIDENT WHO RECOMMENDED HIMSELF A $100,000 HOUSE— CHECK WANTED ON PUBLIC SPENDING— CIVIC LEECHES— WILL FUTURE DECISIONS BE IN CAMERA? To 4 The Editor. Sir.— lf Mr. J. Laycock can think of no more satisfactory reason
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  • 68 2 To The E;iitor. Sir.— l would war:": the Dublic against certain sharp practices indulged in by certain butchers who clamorously advertise their mutton for sale at 25 cents, a lb. and make their profit by p:7ing underweight. Fortunately, this practice has bet-r cit?tei:ed in certain Lnstaneea, by the
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    23 2 RONALD COLMAN AND CLAUDETTE COLBERT who are i^RurJ*. T. Ml C ntu n-Fox production, IfNI>KR TWO FLAGS, which opens at the Capitol tonig-ht.
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    • 318 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE OF TRADE MARK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above trade mark is the exclusive property of ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION, a corporation organised and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, United States of America. Manufacturers, with principal place of business at 3620 Iron Street,
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    • 411 2 II THE I RUGGER SEASON is here. GET YOUR LITESOME BODY BELT FROM II MEDICAL HALL LTD. BOARD RESIDENCE. I SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms facing sea with own bath room H and C and mod. san. Phone 5758 Tennis Large Garden. ITHE MANSION OXLEY RISE
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    • 459 2 JFrec iprcss Head Office: Cecil Street, Sin^ ap#t^ Kuala Lumpur Office: 23, Java strerf rhone: 36Mi. Penanff Office: 12. Bit hop s/r«.i Phone: 1477 London Office: IMS I leet Str^t. U*^ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Within Outside iMonthl, ?£S f **Jff Quarterly^ M S l2.£ Half Yearly.. $n M 4 oo J,i
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 190 2 Diary Of The Day High Water. 9.40 a.m. 8.2 ft. 9.30 p.m. 9 2 ft. Sports Hockey: YM.C.A. Juniors vs. Colts A at Anson Rd.: Indian Assn. vs. G.H.R.C. at I.A. Rugby: St. Andrew's tournament match at Farrer Park. Cinemas ALII AM BRA Palm Spiin^s with Frances Langlord. CAPITOL Under
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  • 125 3 WHEN POLICE JOINED GAMBLING PARTY IN a cubicle made for three, in a Fish?r Street. 15 men and, women were found apparently fa>t tsleep by A. S. P Barry on Saturday :.t. M- Barry's visit to the house resultrd in 13 women and seven men, ail Chir.'
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  • Article, Illustration
    25 3 QUEENS OF SONG. Glad\s Suurthout and Lily Puns, operatic singers who achieved fame on the films, photographed at a concert the> rct-ently gave at llollywmd.
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  • 39 3 Pleading guiltv to having had in his Aug. 8. lor use lor trade ale which was unjust. W. Y. Semple. illholder. in Grange Road market, ed S5 by Mr. E. E. Colman in the tilth court yesterday.
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  • 498 3 Ingenious Method Of Importation Klang. LEW YUEN, manager of Chop San i Teng, Kuala Lumpur, was charged I before Mr. Cunnyngham-Brown, the first magistrate. Klang with making a false customs declaration in respect of i 1,800 sarongs, valued $540. declared as 1.800 ecr.ton mosquito nets
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    22 3 EX-KING PRAJADHIPOK of Siam has become a k«en aviator and is seen descending from his plane at Heston aerodrome after a flight.
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  • 195 3 For Deliberate Attempt To Smuggle Rubber ARRESTED off Changi Point, at sea in a motor sampan which was coming into the Straits of Johore on Sept. 26. three Chinese named Gwee Tiam Hock. Lim Teek Seng and Ong Chwee Yue were produced before Mr. E. E. Colman in
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  • 147 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Sept. 27. The annual meeting of the Bangkok Y.M C.A. was held on Friday. The working account for the year ending Aug. 31 shows a total revenue of £654 of which more than half is from contributions. €166 from membership fees
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  • 167 3 Retiring After 42 Years In Siam (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Sept. 27. Dr. Howard Campbell, D.D.. is tearing Slaw this week after 42 years' labour as b member ol the American Presbyterian Mission, practically all served In the northern capital of Siam at Chiengmai. Dr. Campbell
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  • 56 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 28. On their arrival at Ipoh today, alter spending a day at Kuala Lumpur, the Mission will be honoured at a reception held at the Perak Chamber of Commerce They will be the guests of honour at a tiffin at the
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  • 503 3 Squatter's Evidence In Grievous Hurt Case THAT he was ignorant, that he did not know the law and that he was in a hurry to get home were three of the excuses offered by a Chinese squatter for his conduct in leaving
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  • 360 3 Low-lying Areas Swamped; Bridge Declared Dangerous (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Sept. 28. RAIN. rain, rain Penang last week must have ranked as one ctf thq wettest places in the East. Little or no Hooding is reported on the island, a. though low-lying arcs
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  • 232 3 Wrenched Money Out Of Her Hand A CHINESE girl of 11 who was given a packet of 14 one-dollar notes by her mother to take to her father, met with an unpleasant experience on Sept. 5 in a lane in Singapore. On her way to her father's
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  • 160 3 Health Officer's Suggested Measures To Public (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 25. A strong plea for co-operation by the public of Kinta in measures to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes v>as made by Dr. R. S. Johnson, health officer, at the last meeting of the Kinta
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  • 14 3 Dr. I. T. Dickson has been seconded for service under the Government of Johore.
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  • 64 3 Japanese Religious Leader To Speak Here Dr. Kagawa. the famous religious leader and social reformer of Japan. will spend a day in Singapore on Thursday In addition to several addresses to the Japanese community, he w'.H speak at a public meeting in the Victoria Memorial Hall at 8.45
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  • 30 3 Professor R. B. Hawcs. M 8.. F.R.C P will address the Singapore Rotary Club at its next meeting on Wednesday at the Rool Garden of the Adelphi Hotel.
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  • 223 3 KING 'S NEW CHEF ARRIVES FROM PARIS Selected By Ambassador London, Sept. 14. CURIOUS eyes followed a stiffly built, moustached Frenchman who sauntered out of Buckingham Palace yesterday morning. He was King Edward's 'importation," a chef to command the Royal kitchens. Legros is his name. He arrived from Paris on
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 127 3 INDIGESTION...HEARTBURN... ALL STOMACH TROUBLES... call for this immediate relief! n vou dread vour meals Are wise and take it in time Others 53W32 Ufe SCa ?o m et Us^reweU tr6u bl e. HOW -.CLEAN U*£JSg^^£IttTS£Z& (2) Neutralises the acid which n {J™ the body to extract its proper pain. 3
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    • 124 3 Itch Cause Killed In 7 Minutes Tour akin has nearly fcu million tiny Mtmi or bores u here tiny germs ot parasites raa lild<* and cause your skin to Itch, Crack. Heel, Hum, alsu Krzema, Dho»#y Itch. rUbCwurm. I'lmplus. Acne. Crotch-llch, and •ingapore Foot. I>■i. t waate time wltk ordinary
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  • 716 4  -  Film Fashions By Stars In The Fashion Sun Hollywood, Calif.. Sept. 15. lISTENING to Gracie Allen on the air. or seeing her cavort in a film, one is likely to overlook the fact she is one of the better dressed young matrons in Hollywood.
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  • Article, Illustration
    38 4 FOR AFTERNOON OCCASIONS Rosalind Russell. |:lcets th :S attractive dress from her personal wardrobe. Of navy blue silk, the dress feature* pleated trimming. White organdy pleating at neckline and cuffs adds interest. Navy blue accessories complete the outfit.
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  • 851 4 ESSAYS BY CHILDREN SOME years ago there fell into my hands by chance a set of composition exercises written by little «irls of nine years in a poor area of iiOncion. They described the children's homes. and might have formed a fund of information for the social
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  • 470 4 Parisian Faskion Novelties Paris. Sept. 14. NOT every Frenchwoman, by a long way, knows about the fabric market up by the Sacre i Coeur, in the rue Charles Nodier. Young dress designers, without lame or capital as yet. are beginning to discover it though,
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    • 47 4 fl STYL E"p IN COMFORT" I In Finest Softest Brown 1 **?T3+-y N Calf Walking Heel. r '^L )Vs s s sa- 90 f -m.s. $430 Beige Brown Combinated arli Brown Glazed Kid Uppers. Perforated Uppe^l S S 190 P M S $*•*<> SHOE CO.. LTD. >^»W>W» SINGAPORE.
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    • 20 4 What a m jJo^^^^^^^^^^. .^T M m b m J^Sbv RARC* A M maste^ est. 1870 WAKIAMULL ASSOMULL tTs^HiGH $t.
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  • Article, Illustration
    295 5 R.M.S. iki (I€4M gross tunnase), the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner, is being painted and overhauled in the King: George V di>dcck, London. Photo shows:— Painters shaded by the vast hull of the Kan^itiki as they wield their brushes on the end oi long p >les. BOKC.T a sha.effy Austrian
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    • 57 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the manager. Price 50 cents each. "First catch your hare then cook hiirf.' We catch 'em We sell em You buy em You cook em Everybody eats 'era Not only Hares, but Partridges. Pheasants. Teal; Wild Duck.
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  • 214 6 Servant With Five Months' Salary In Pocket From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Sept. ?A). A theft of a gold brooch on Sept. 10 had a sequel before Enche Ibrahim bin Ismail in the Ifuar Polkv I Court when a Chinese servant named 300 Kek Soon was called upon
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    16 6 JACK ***** with his >7-yeir-od s:in, Mr. Leonard Hobbs, at his marriage to Miss Julia Howes.
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  • 113 6 To Present Concert Version Of "Carmen" Following the excellent orchestral concert given a few months ago by the Singapore Musical Society, a new departure is being made in the Society's next public offering. They will present the concert version of Bizet's well-known opera, "Carmen." on Friday, October 16,
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  • 85 6 Cashed Money Order By Cheating A soldier. Geonze Frederick Gill, of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, yesterday admitted a charge of cheating, by falsely representing that he was G Milford and inducing Geonß Chye Chin to cash a money order for £5 at the General Post Office on
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  • 507 6 Prang Besar Holding Written Down By 50 Per Cent PROPOSING the adoptic ol the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Sungei Bagan Rubber Co., Ltd. in Singapore yesterday, Mr. H. L. Egmont Hake, the chairman, said The results are not sj good
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  • 152 6 LIQUID ASSETS LIABILITIES I; First Time For I: r Six fan <r>om Our Ow Kuala i ORESIDING at ing of the B the Hon. Mr T B Resident, briefly i collopse oi the h club He said ihat 'boys" who hari ihad been tak-.
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  • 57 6 iius Passengers With Tubes Tied Round L< <From On: VlfJUnce i officers at Hie KMuar. lei to I H Chlftfte trmveUinj su Mala about a cleverly tiod r- Gan Guan when produce, bin Ismail In I this morniru smuggling pli idi claim for trlaL Mr WUlUmi ment prcsccut^d
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  • 192 6 Public Urged To Be Examined <From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Sept. 27. •T^HE Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Shim has Issued its first report, giving details of the work done from its inception in September, 1935, to the end of Mar. 31. 1936. In that period over 600 persons
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  • 191 6 Creat Success At Selangor Club <From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 27. Postponed six months owing to the death of King George, the annual Ball CM the Selangor Branch of the Royal Soiiety ol St. George was nevertheless attended with great success when It was held
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  • 160 6 Appeal For Leniency By D.P.P. From Our Own Correspondent) Sereinban. Sept. 25. The Deputy Public Prosecutor. Selansor. Negri Sembilan, and Pahang. appealed for leniency before Mr. Justice de Buriatte in the Seremban Supreme Court in the case In which a Tamil Singaram. was charged with kidnap Ping a
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  • 61 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 24. The nfth and the last session ol the Perak Criminal Assizes for th< year will open at the Ipoh Suprerm Court on Sept. 28. The calendar comprises seven cases of which three are murder cases. Th« others include one of robbery,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 352 6 Help Kidneys Don't Take Drastic Drugs Tour kidneys have nine millions Unf tubes or filters which are endangered by neglect or drastic. Irritating drugs. Beware If Kidney trouble or Hladder weakness makes you suffer from <Jetting Up Nights. Lieg rains. Nervousness, Ditzln«M, Stiffness. Rheumatism, l*unn>ag>it Nriiralgia. Burning. Itching, Smarting. Acidity
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    • 105 6 f the insecticide IVhy risk the danger and annoyance of insects T haven't a clianre atain«« dati- gerous insert* if »«»u u*»- »»»*ak substitutes for HI! I and mo»quitoe« all Mimw sprays and return later l« lorment you and leave the germ* of ill"" FLIT positively kill- all mMTIv It
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  • 144 7 "Wonderful Hospitality" Says Captain London, Sept. 17. A large crowd, including Mr Leve-MB-OOTU, Mr P. F. Warner, Mr D R jardine. Mr. E. R\ T. Holmes. Mr' J B Hobbs. Mr. C. B. Fry. and the M C C representative. Colonel Rait-Kerr ac corded a farewell to
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  • 92 7 'From Our Own Correspondent) T Ipoh, Sep/. 28. In a friendly hockey on the Padang this evening the Old Michaelians Association defeated the Ipoh Club by two goals to one. Despite the fact that the Ipoh Club played a man short in the first half the exchanges
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  • 63 7 MUshtaq AH said that he had learnt a lot about the slower English wick^t.s and he was sure he would profit Sy the lesson. He considered Verity and Wellard. the best British bowlers he had met. The Treasurer, Mr S. M. Hadi said that the financial loss on the tour
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  • 286 7 Mr. W. A. Pennell Honoured By His Friends Shanghai, Sept. 2). On Friday night at the Cercle Sportif Francais a reception in honour o/ Mr. W. A. Pennell, was given by the General Committee of the Club, at v/hich the opportunity was taken of presenting him with a
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  • 99 7 The Kwanto Rugby Union of Japan will shortly introduce an accident insurance aiming at the protection of those injured in rugby games. Unlike the ordinary "sports accident insurance," the new insurance will have no stipulation as to insurance value, the only provisions being the maximum charge for medical operations or
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  • 78 7 The Singapore 111 flying-boat, under command of Flt.-Lieut. W. G. Abrams, which was held up on the recent cruise to Hong Kong undertaken by Air Commodore Sydney Smith. Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East, returned to Seletar on Sunday after spending the previous night at Saigon. Air
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  • 148 7 Hungarian Dwarf's Novel Proposal Budapest, Sept. 16. Julius Gont, 40 inches high. 45-year-old, proprietor of the prosperous department store in Budapest that supplies nearly all the world's midget troups with their clothes, tiny furniture and stage equipment, plans to found a new Lilliput. He estimates that there are
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  • 124 7 One Based On Famous Greek Legend Vienna, Sept. 18. Richard Strauss, whose last big work was "The Silent Woman," based on Ben Jcnson's play, is busy upon two oneact operas designed for the same evening's performance. One is about the Greek legend of Daphne, the river god's
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  • 37 7 The majority of the provinces in the Yangtze valley are reported to be making preparations to celebrate the victory of Gen. Chiang Kai Shek who has successfully brought about the unification of China.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    • 25 7 Take a dose of laughing gas from these painless dentists! WHEELED LEE An R. K. O. Radio Comedy IALHA M B R A Coming Soon
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    • 283 7 ONLY A DIRECTOR LIKE FRANK LLOYD, FAMOUS FOR SUCH WORLD -CELEBRATED PICTURES AS "MUTINY ON the BOUNTY" AND "CAVALCADE" COULD DO JUSTICE TO THIS GREAT STORY BY OUIDA! rADITAI I OPENING "r^T world wiu™' WMTI I UL tonight:| ££,™£S SO GREAT! N^H jforrmj featuring 'T" s :|\A PnTMAMPniRrRT wqiictw \V
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  • 785 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1936. The Gold Standard WHILE a decision to the contrary may be made at any time, at the moment of writing Holland is still officially on the gold standard, though it is most improbable she can maintain such a position for any length
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  • 225 8 Mr. Doughty sailed for Malaya last week to join Bertam Estate. Province Weliesiey. Dr. Mustapha bin Osman, Go\ernmen: Pathologist. Kedan, has returned lituii »v.^.c kuia renamed duty Mr. J. C. Parsons, of the Nestle and Ang4O-&wua Condensed Milk Company, mho is due back irom leave ihortiy, wiii
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    38 8 THE LATEST TYPE "STEEL FORTRESSES" and li*ht tanks of Britain's mechanised army takin* V* the tank manoeuvres in the Tilshead area of Salisbury Plain. Land owes had m p*>» in the MM** which were devoted exclusively to tanks.
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  • 1377 8 The New FLAGSHIP OF THE China Station Services Notes FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT London, Sept. 12. \7ESTERDAY the troopship Lanca- shire left Southampton with naval reliefs, military drafts, including Royal Air Force drafts, and details for Far Eastern garrisons. The Lancashire, which will make several trooping voyages in the season
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    • 135 8 JOHN EXSHAW'S VERY FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES CLUB LIQUEUR OVER 40 YEARS OLD OVER 60 YEARS OLD Imported direct from Cognac by CALPBECJCS BY SPECIAL A TO H M THE APPOINTMENT >R^^^^ RING OF SI AM Ql ALITY IS OIR SLOGAN THE PRICE OF QIMLITI IS YOIK SATISFACTION FOR SATISFACTION
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    • 51 8 'MOST FOOTBALL REFEREES are teetotallers," says one of them. Still, they set their share of the boos. Teetotallers get a discount of 10 per cent under the "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND ALL SICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE b LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 'PHONE:
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  • 253 9 Japan Suspicious At Delayed Return ARMED RESISTANCE? Hong Kong, Sept. 28. TEN. Chiang Kai Shek, Premier and Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by three escorting planes, left Canton this morning for Nanking in his private plane. QCORES of high Chinese officials •3 including Gen. Yu Hon Mau, Commander of
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  • Article, Illustration
    82 9 GENERAL RYDZ-SMIGLY, the Polish Generalissimo and successor to Marshal Pilsudski. arrived in Paris for a visit following that of (.tneral Gamelin. French Chie! of Staff, to Poland. The visit amounts to a reassertion of the Franco-Polish alliance and is expected to result in an all-round improvement in the political and
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  • 94 9 DROWNING FATALITY Search For Chinese Boy's Body (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 28. A DROWNING fataltiy has been reported from Parit, the victim being a 6-year-old Chinese boy. According to information to hand, the boy was playing in a sampan when he slipped into the river. An old Chinese,
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  • 351 9 Foreign Exchange Market Busy London, Sept 28.' T*HE huge quantity of gold which 1 came on the market today emanated from private hordes British control is understood to have absorbed the bulk of it in an effort to prevent an undue rise in sterling in terms
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  • 60 9 Given One Month To Register Hong Kong. Sept. 28. THE Provincial Government of Kwangtung has given the opium addicts in the territory one month to have themselves registered voluntarily. After that period registration by force shall be carried out by the Kwangtung police. The opium sjnokers are given
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  • 30 9 Stockholm, Sept. 28. A Coalition Government has been formed, consisting of Social -Democrats and four Agrarians. The premier is Nt Hansson and the Foreign Minister M. Sandier. Reuter
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  • 135 9 To Be Constructed In Kwangtung Hong Kong, Sept. 25. Mr. Liu Wei Chi, the new Director of Reconstruction in Kwangtung. interviewed pressmen yesterday and confirmed that the provincial authorities are contemplating the construction of a number of motor highways and a net-work of telephone lines in the territory
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  • 116 9 Demand For Increased Wages Rejected From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 24. Their demand for increased wages having been refused by the proprietors, about 50 Tamil workers of cigar manufacturers in Telok Anson are understood to have downed tools on Sunday. The rates of the present wages
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  • 66 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Sept. 28. A Chinese cake hawker was killed instantly in a motor accident yester day morning at Chemor. about ten m A e c co f rd O m g lP to h information received here the man was knocked down by a
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  • 41 9 A male Chinese was found lying on Jantonment Road opposite the Singapore Harbour board ground yesterday n a dying condition There were blood :tains over his -mouth and he died vhile being removed to Hospital in the ambulance.
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  • 86 9 Wife Runs Two Miles For Help Hong Kong, Sept. 28. Mr. A. V. Peacock, a Briton employed at the Kowloon Naval Yard, was shot twice by bandits in th? New Territory yesterday afternoon while hiking with his wife and two children. The gunmen left Mr. Peacock for dead
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  • 88 9 There is still no further news of the Imperial Airways liner. Boadicea. which was reported missing between Croydon and Le Bourget on Friday. The pilot of the missing plane. Mr. Alfred Cecil Thomas, joined Imperial Airways about two years ago. He was first officer on the Karachi-Singapore
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  • 423 9 Lecture To Teachers' Association UHTHERE was a time when Adam and Eve, or some kindred story was almost universally believed in as the explanation of the origin oi man. But a little calculation and thought easily shew? that it is mathematically and biologically impossible for all the
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  • 113 9 Alleged Attack On Mother, Wife And Children (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 28. A BRUTAL attack, alleged to have been made by an aged Malay on his wife, his mother and four children, inflicting no lesr' than 22 injuries with a parang, was related in the
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  • 73 9 To Assume New Duties In Nanking Shanghai. Sept. I*. Gen Pei Chung Hsi. vice-Com-mander-in-chief of the Kwangsi Army, who is in charge of demobilising the emergency forces, will complete htf cuties within a week when he will proceed immediately to Canton to meet Gen Chiang Kai
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  • 34 9 Italian Seaplane Burned And Sunk London, Sept. 28. Llcyds' agents at Benghazi in Tripoli report that an Italian seaplane has hppn burned und sunk with trie joss of nine lives. Reuter
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  • 44 9 Hone Kong, Sept. Ti. Uen Ho Ying Chin- the War Minister, has been appatnted to Ultt charge of the General Headquarter* Canton In place of Gen. Chiang it a! Shek who will return to Nanking .shortly. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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  • 54 9 New French Ambassador To Japan Paris. Sept. 2t. Diplomatic changes officially announced include. M Henry. Minister tt Copenhagen, who becomes Ambassador at Tokio. replacing M. Kammerer, who is retiring. M Coulondre. Assistant Director of Cmmerce at the Foreign Office, becomes Ambassador at Moscow, replacing M. Alphand. who become*
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 559 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 P- m. Sept. 28 Share ofl B1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Tne above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64.... 120 117» B x.d. —2%
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    • 79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Sept. *8. 1 o'clock noon Tone of Market: -Uncertain. Latest Cable: London closed. New York closed. Buyers Sellers No. I X.R.S.S. in cases •FOB. September) 26 3 4 26 7 Good FAQ. in cases "FOB. September* 26* 8 26 3 4 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable
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    • 37 10 New York, Sept. 25. The huge sum of nearly 525.0G0.000 In gold has been engaged from France for New York bringing the total French shipments to America of over $154,000.OC'J since Aug. 7. Reuter Wireless
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    • 47 10 The Eastern Extension Telegraph C mpany announces that the delay on full rate Telegrams from Singapore to London on the 28th instant was as follows: T( e^rams Hnndrd in at 5 p.m. throe ::i I' HI .ix iimi.; G p.m. four nun ts.3U four mln.
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    • 87 10 Sept. 28: Singapore tin price (per picul) $98%. Buyers Sellers Gambier 5.25 Java Cube 9.00 Hamburg Cube 10.25 White Muntok Pepper 14.25 Black Pepper 7.50 White Pepper 13.75 Copra, sundried 5.50 Copra, mixed 4.90 Small Flake Tapioca 4.80 R. B. Siam No. 1 per yokan 1.10 Banja
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    • 101 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) ipoh, Sept. 24. At the tenth annual general meeting of the Perak St. Patrick's Society held at the Ipoh Club it was decided to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a ball to be held at Ipoh, on Mar. 17. The election of
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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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    • 204 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 28 RUBBER: Dull. London Spot: 7 5 B d. 7%d. Previously: 7 3 4 d. 713 lGd. Nov.: 7 11 16d. 7 3 4 d. Previously 7 3 4 d. 7 13 16d. Jan-March: 7 3 4 d. 7 13 16d.
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    • 77 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 28 Tin: Strong. Cash: £101 15s. Previously: Firm at, £198 7s. 6d. Three months: £199 7s. 6d. Previously: £196 7s. 6d. New York Tin: 44 75. Previously: 45.75. Copper Settlement: £39 7s. 6d. Previously: £39 7s. 6d. Gold: Yesterday: £7 0s
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    • 76 10 London Closing Quotations Sept. 28 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 unquoted 76 1 2 New York $to 4.86 2 3 4.94» 4 5.02 3 4 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 unquoted 7.46^ Hong Kong Per dollar ls. 2 7
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    • 207 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Sept. 28 SELLING London T.T. 214 1j 16 London, demand 2]4 1116 London 4 months' sight 2;4 1 /fe Lyons, demand 900 nom. Hamburg, demand 145 nom. New York, demand 57 716 Montreal, demand 57 316 Batavia. demand 86 3 4 nom. Samarang, demand 86V 2
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    • 1188 10 Fra&er and Co.'s List MONDAY, SEPT. 28, 1936, 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 3d 4s 6d Asam Kumbang 26s 6d 28s fid x.d. Austral Malay 52s 6d 54s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.724 1- 77 Bangrin Tin 17s 18s Batu Selangor
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    • 133 10 In their daily report on the local share market issued at t»«« close of business yesterday, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state that th<* frant and guilder situation has resulted in uncertaint) with the consequence that very little business was reported. Tin shares were very firm in price
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    • 81 10 Increased Dividend For Malayalam Rubber London, Sept. :!4. On the Stock Exchange franc uncertainties and political factors in various spheres caused a further contraction in business, prices fluctuating narrowly and irregularly. Rubbers were firm under the stimulus of the increased Malayalam dividend. Wheat went firmer on unsettled political
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    • 84 10 Commodity Purchase In Case Of Devaluation London. Sept. The Stock Exchange was remarkably steady today despite disturbing ioreißi' exchange factors and some nrm s tlons were noticeable though busmen was reduced to absolute essential. Copper ruled firm on large buying hedging against devaluation Rubber nears improved on Fre?
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  • 105 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 28. The seventh All-Malayan Urban Cooperative conference will be held on Oct. 17 and 18 in Mortimer Hall, Hutchings School, Penang. when the Resident Councillor the Hon. Mr. A. M. Goodman will open the conference lat 2.30 p.m. on the
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  • 65 11 The band of the S.S. Police will per- form the following programme today iat Telok Ayer at 5.30 p.m.: March, Guards March Out <R. Eilenberg); Concert overture. Boccaccio (Suppe); Selection. New Sullivan (selected and arr. by Dan Godfrey): Cornet solo, II Bacio <Arditi>; Four Indian Love Lyrics <Amy
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  • 69 11 To Spend Ten Days At Penang The Chinese Trade Mission left Singapore at the week-end for Penang. where the members will spend ten days Five days will be spent in the Chin ese Trade Fair and the remainder oi the time will be devoted to a study
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  • 75 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Sept. 28. Tragic circumstances surrounded the death of a 25-year-old woman at the attendants' quarters of the General Hospital at 7 o'clock this morning. It is alleged that the woman was stabbed in the chest by her husband, who immediately surrendered
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    36 11 INK Ml MCIPAL THEATRE of Badajoz in ruins after the most Urrible n-htin- of the Spanish civil war, in which Badajoz the key iirr This was followed by desperate hand-to-hand fighting m which hundreds were killed.
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  • 368 11 Winning CONTRACT fr\Wfou>\(Xatfc David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that )ias beaten every other system in existence. CARELESSNESS \yE were watching a Rubber Bridge game in which both sides were vulnerable and North and South had a part score
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    • 362 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in tne wlony 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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    • 502 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,00* HEAD OFFICE 38. Blshopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semaranj Bangkok Karachi
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    • 316 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Batavia— NlßOM a m 7.05 a.m.— YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 25.3 m. U».:»0 a.m.— 159 p.m. YDA 19.67 m. and YDB 25.3 m. „0 p.m. t o closing YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.2 m. Gymnastics. Rrcorded music. M signal. Recorded music. Close down. Opening
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    • 217 11 Berlin— DJR, DJB and DJQ Wavelengths 16.89 19.74 and 19.63 metres p.m. 6.15 Opening announcement. 620 Light music. 7.20 News in English. 740 Little German Broadcasting ABC 7.55 Light music 'continued). 8.20 News and economic review in German. 8.35 Sonata in F minor by Brahms 90S Talk. 9.20 News and
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  • 115 12 Tenders Invited By Swedish American Line Alter a technical investigation of the machinery, equipment, etc.. of various foreign liners, the Svenska Amerika Line has invited a number of shipyards to submit tenders for the construction p! a ship of a larger size than the Kungsholm. which
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 868 12 Question Of Shipowners' Liability London. STRONG exception to the majority report of the Committee on Admiralty of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York is taken in a minority report signed by Mr. J. W. Ryan, which was filed with
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    • 82 12 Ships alongside th< R am> petted to arrive: s *x. Main Wharf (Ent.-uu, <„, Aeneas 14; Uu Chenonceaux 7 Empire Dock (I.ntra,,., Siberoet 36; D^i Empire ftccfc (Entrance <..!,. Kedah 47 West Wharf iKut,.,.,,, Agapenur 4. KEPPKI. ÜBaom Main Wharl I Lch. KltUwafa P.WD Gra.) D i H.
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    • 108 12 Proposed Re-Establishment On Ken Basis Reports are eil which credit the V with the inte:. the service to the U. is that a prop United States with the company lor tin of the Icandii Another report li company If inure plan lor the carry.. Arru rtcafl
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    • 409 12 Channels To Be Deepened SHIPPING officials in New York welcome the announcement of the United States Army Engineers regarding the deepening of the Ambrose Anchorage and Hudson and East River cnannels. and express warm approval Of the 45ft. channel improvement proposed, says the Journal of
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    • 484 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) fi£ TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5411. »r > LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN MClffM .so bid's GQElftn (Incorporated In «nyWrwt> ,trav£l syyrai THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES *ft BONOLILU or direct EMPRESS to
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    • 35 12 JAVA NEW YORK LINE Boston, N*w York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Cape of Good Hope) Arrivinc Sallif MADOEPA Nov. 2 also loading for Halifax ROTTERDAM LLOYD NEDERLAND LINE Agents: IC.H.V "Rotterdam" Phone 5«71 VtH w
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    • 600 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Llpis, Port Swettenham. Tainmg and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru, Kuala
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    • 167 12 VESSELS AKUVEU Vyner Br^ Kuching 2G to K Aenea.s. Brti 27, to QIM§OW Brnm^coiml, B\ Hankow 27, to P. 6 SiberoK, Dir marinda 27. to Makusser, Da gin 27, to Inar.. Suddhadib. Bi Sapli 27. to Chump Hanan, Ger., 3,590 burg 27. to Col mbo 0 l Milan Ifaru. Jaj]
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    • 417 13 I V,^^^^^; ~**s_L i] ii CWgCI "V^; '11l- BY P&Oandßß]tlSH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due r. Tonnage Spore. Tonnage •HI 17 000 O Q P&TDTTTAMA JSb s, £g KSBS" a sti JA 16.000 Nov. 6 RAWALPINDI 17 000 J-m 1 6.810 Nov. 18 CORFU isS
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    • 423 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporatea in Straits Settlements.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Due Sail* XCITY OF FLORENCE Havre. London. RTdam. H'burg. Glasgow Sept 30 Oct. 2 CITY OF CARDIFF Havre, London. R'dam.
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    • 1089 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Rhiow Steamship Co., (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co, Ltd., and China Mutual The C unard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd.
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    • 755 14 K. P. M. ROKAN— Tuesday. Sept. 29. Bengkalis. Paneh. Rerombang, TanjongMenseidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. BOELONGAN— Tuesday. Sept. 29, Rhio. Tambelan. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Selakau. PASlR— Tuesday. Sept. 29. Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. MAKASSER Wednesday. Sept. 30, Toengkal, Poeloe-Kidjang. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS— Wednesday. Sept 30. Muntok and
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    • 597 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE o^m/ AMERICAN MAIL LINE PRESIDENT LtNERS FOR SPEED. 23 DAYS TO SEATTLE 36 DAYS TO EUROPE American Mail Line famous President Liners sail fortnightly from Hong Kong to Seattle. Through fares include first class rail by any direct route across America or Canada (Pullman and Meals Extra*.
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    • 450 14 O. S. K. LINT Ryuyo Marn Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, L. Marques. Durbar." l H East London, Algoa Bay and M. Bay. Aden Marn Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar-es-Salaam. Beira, L Marques, Durban and Algoa Bay Atlas Maru Santos and Buenos Aires via Colomb Mombasa. Zanzibar, Dar-es-SaL
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  • 476 15 Two Professionals Beat Cricket XI II7ITTERSIIAM. the village in the Isle of Oxney, was en fete on Sept. 5 for the cricket match between the Island's XI. and \V. 11. Ashdown and A. Wensley, the Kent and Sussex professionals, who won the unique match by 186 runs
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  • Article, Illustration
    18 15 ■*Msi.t:i (Arsenal) .s seen scortn* Arteiutl's second «ual gainst MMuterland in thr third round of Home football League.
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  • 409 15 GIRLS' SPORTS CLUB ATHLETICS Tennis Trophies Distributed OVn >OO members and their friends witnessed the first AthUtic Meeting of the Club held on their ground on Saturday .:.er prevailed though unrain tell ior about 10 a,, through the provhteh wai continued in i tent, Dr. G. da Silva before Dr
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    26 15 photo) KAM.S and Mrs. W. Hill and Mis, Govindan and E M tiken at the *.H C yesterda> before play in their tournament match. Free Press
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  • 40 15 Twenty-four cards were taken out for the September Mixed Foursome which was played on Sunday afternoon ai the Keppel Golf Clun and remitted In a win tor Miss G. Farnell and J. B Devitt 44— 10 3 4=33V4.
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  • 712 15 HARVEY-LEWIS FIGHT PROBLEM American Demands On Cash Down Principle London, Sept. 16. FJIFFICULTIES arose yesterday which appeared likely to jeopardise the prospects of the world cruiser-weight championship contest between John Henry Lewis, the American negro, and Len Harvey taking place at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on Nov. 3. writes Joe
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  • 204 15 BETTER FORM IN S. C. C. TRIAL MATCH Rugger. Minns' Good Showing at Full-back A CONSIDERABLE improvement in the standard of play was apparent at the practice rugger games held by the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday. On Saturday rain had militated against concerted movements. Good dribbling rushes by the forwards
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  • 312 15 Comments By U. S. Press Great Britain's frantic effort to snap long string of Walker Cup defeats with a team of young golfers failed very dismally," is the New York Herald-Tribune's comment on Britain's Walker Cup debacle "The British team." adds the paper. "was little different from
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  • 46 15 Surprise Defeat Of Fred Perry Los Angeles. Sept. 28. In the final of the Pacific Southwest lawn tennis tournament. Budge beat Perry 6—2. 4—6. 6—2. 6—3. Buflfp and Ifako bo:it Perry and Shields in the doubles final 14—12, 6—3, 6— U. Reuter
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  • 310 15 Clarke Cup To Old Boys In College Match VICTORY BY 5 GOALS TO 2 Old Kafflesians 5: Present Boys IN the Clarke Cup soccer match yesterday between Past and Present Boys of Raffles, the Old Boys had no trouble in scoring an easy victory of five goals to two. Play
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  • 333 15 Negotiations For Cardiff Match MEGOTIATIONS have been opened tor a match between Jack Petersen, former British and Empire heavyweight champion, and Tommy Farr. new holder ot the Welsh title, says the Sporting Life. Matters were put in hand directly Farr had beaten Jim Wilde in Swansea recently,
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  • 129 15 Bristol, Sept. 20. Stones thrown by spectators at the Bristol City match with Notts County at Ashton Gate yesterday had to be cleared from the pitch by the players before the game could proceed. They were thrown after a penalty had been given against the
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  • 67 15 A Rugby football autographed by players, including South Africans and New Zealanders. who used it in a charity match in which they took part al Northampton during the war. has been found in a safe at the Peacock Hotel, Northampton The players were entertained at the
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 15 phot, i A SCRAMBLE for the ball, during play in the S.C.C. rugger practice game on the padang yesterday. Free Press
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  • 132 15 The St. Andrew's "A" rugger team deloated the Inniskilling Fusiliers at Tanglin on Saturday at Rugby by eight points to six, in a keenly iought out game. In t tie first half the St. Andrew's team was distinctly superior and led by eight points Douglas Ross
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  • 80 15 Results ol Rugby games played at home on Saturday arc says Reuter: Bedlord 8 Richmond 16 Blaekheath 15 Birk< nhead 12. Bridgend 23 London Welsh 12 Bristol 0 Gloucester 11 Devon Services 18 Bath 29 Leicester 22 Northampton London Scottish 24 OM T \s 8 Rosslyn Park 0
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  • 535 16 GOOD DISPLA Y AT S. C. C. HOCKEY PRACTICE Hewan And Marshall Show Improved Form AFTER seeing: the hockey practice match of the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday, one can presage rather confidently a bright season tor them. The Club wer? not very successful last year although, like their too: ball
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  • Article, Illustration
    23 16 photo) AN INCIDENT during play in the Clarke (up match between O!ri RafHesians :ind Present Boys, at (Sanies Institution ground yesterday. Free Press
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  • 194 16 Very Successful Season The Bata Football Team e:ive an "At Home" on Sunday evening and among those present were Mr. and Mrs. K. Vytopil. Mr. and Mrs. K. Dittrich, Mr. and IDs. A Jr.^.i^. Messrs. Ellison and Ezekiel. A Zezula. J. Bleha. K. Obrucha. R. Kozusnicek. R\
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  • 76 16 No Inter- Port Series The Hong Kong Badminton Association have advised that they are unable to entertain the Singapore team in an Inter-port series this year. The time proposed by the Singapore Association is not suitable in the Northern centre, as their season closes in October, the month suggested.
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  • 58 16 Arrangements have been completed fcr the Japanese Olympic men swimmers, who will be arriving in Singapore on the Yasukuni Maru on Thursday, to give an exhibition at the Y.M.C.A. pool the same afternoon at 4 45 p.m Admission charges will be $2 and $1. Tickets may be obtained
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  • 512 16 C. S. C Beaten In Fast But Poor Hockey Display R.A F 2; CAC 0. •TOWARDS the close of yesterday's hockey match between 1 the R.A.F. and the C.S.C. at Balestier Road, the superior stamina of the airmen told and they scored
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  • 95 16 The Royal Johore International Club September Medal was won by Major Musa with a net score of 66. The Ball Sweep held over the first nine holes was won by G. Lowe with a nett score of 34. The following were the best cards returned.
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  • 53 16 The following are results of ties played yesterday iri the Y.M.C.A. tennis tournament. Handicap Doubles: V. N Pillav and Yadi —20) beat Y. P. Wee and Kobayashi <— 30) 6—l. 6 2. Mixed Doubles: Kamis and Mrs. Hill <— 30) beat E. M. T. Philips and Miss Govinden
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  • 32 16 Bombay, Sept.. 19. In a ten round contest for the light-heavy-weight Championship of Southern India, Arthur Suares beat Kid James in the eighth round, the referee shopping the fight.
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  • 387 16 Hockey Teams For This Week' s Fixtures rE following teams will play for i the S.C.R.C. in their hockey fixtures, as set out below, this week. (Home trial match at the S.C.R.C. tomorrow). Whites:— Yee Cheok Wah, V. I. Evan Wong, H. L. Boon, Ong Swee Keng, Shim Kah Foo,
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  • 221 16 The following are the results of the ties played in Singapore Malays' Lawn Tennis Championship on Sunday at the Goodwood Park Hotel. Singapore Open Singles Quarter- finals: H. Kamis beat A. Nomanbhoy w.o. Yadi beat Ahmad Ra.iie 6—o, 6—l. Open Doubles: H. M. Sujak
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  • 19 16 The Chinese II beat the Y.M.C.A. by 3—o at hockey at Hong Lim Green yesterday.
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    15 16 photo). T. A. D. HEWAN showed gcod form in yesterday's SX.C. hockey trial. Free Press
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  • 83 16 Heisingfors, Sept. 28. •"THE Olympic steeplechase cham- pion. Isohollo. established world records for seven, eight and nine miles and fifteen kilometres respectively today in the time of 34 min. 46 4 5 sec, 40 min. 1/5 sec. 45 min. 13 sec. and 46 min. 45 2/5
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  • 93 16 Play This Week-end At Hukit Timah The October Medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club will be played en Saturday and Sunday. The Qualifying Round tor the "Vade Cup"" vffl be played in conjunction with the medal, irrespective ol division the 16 best* scores will qualify.
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  • 167 16 September Medal At Island C. C. 'THE following cards returned September Meda! held i end. The "A" Dlvi tie between L U Ikeda. Chua Chen* L Kim who retun.eri i each respectively. T! u was won by H M I< nett score of 73 The Ball
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  • 58 16 Singapore Colts 2: i 1 ■irliiln In i Khalsa Association ground the Singapore C Astociatl m oy the ode The C .j.'.i bfl time, scoring through I netted five mi: and J. Reu:< minutes b.iore the ID the second ha. put on the defensive and Pus
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    • 122 16 JUST RECEIVED GIBBONS' CATALOGUE 1937 EDITION Why You Should Buy Contains 1.816 pages, every one of them carefully revised. Much new information and many ntw. helpful illustrations (mostly enlargements to aid identification > havo been added. In Part 1 the Printers' Names and Printing Processes are now included everywhere. The
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