The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 November 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. iri.ooo ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936. 10 CENTS.
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    BRITISH SAILOR TORTURED TO CONFESS
    300 1 Full Story Of Keelung Incident INTERVIEW WITH NAVAL RATINGS INVOLVED Officer Called "Drunken Sot" And Ordered Out II. withstood a severe beating- from a Japanese 11 while held in a chair, during- which his jawoared, and still refusing to sign a confession we him, a
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    U. S. Seamen's Strike Creeps Inland
    146 1 U. S. Seamen 's Strike Creeps Inland RAILROADS REJECT FREIGHTS New York. Nov. 2. THE Seamen's Defence Committee claims that 57 vessels are now tied up in eastern ports. Meanwhile the strike on the Atlantic coast is creeping inland. The railroads have rejected freights destined for reshipment and the lum-
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    S.S. (S.) A. & Nominees To Municipal Commission
    379 1 S.S. (S.) A. Nominees To Municipal Commission LETTER TO GOVERNMENT Question Of Voting THE anomalous relationship of nominees ol the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association on the Singapore Municipal Commission and the Association has now been brought to a head as a result of the nominees ignoring the referendum of the
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    MR. ROOSEVELT FAVOURITE
    257 1 MR. ROOSEVELT FAVOURITE "Overwhelming" Win Predicted New York. New I AST-MOMENT prophecies by the national chairmen of the Democratic and Republican parties are as follows Mr. Hamilton 'Republican! unhesitatingly forecasts Governor Land in will win with a minimum oi 320 votes. Mr. Farley i Democrat I gives Roosevelt 523 votes,
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    Frenzied Rush For Rubber Shares In London
    161 1 London, Nov. 2. A "MAD Monday" was experienced by the Stock Exchange today when a frenzied rush for rubber shares caused unparalleled scenes of excitement, many as 20 brokers fighting around one jobber in a vain effort to execute the flood of orders.
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    NATIVE RUBBER
    41 1 Export Duty Increased In Netherlands India Batavia, Nov. 2. THE export duty en native rubber in the Netherlands, as from tomorrow, will be 53 guilder* per 100 kilograms. Reuter. The duty was increased to 52 guilders only last Saturday.
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    Plan For Combined Attack On Madrid
    354 1 Plan For Combined Attack On Madrid BOMBING, BARRAGE AND TANKS Lisbon, Nov. 2. MADRID is expected to fall within 48 hours alter the launching oi the combined attack from the southwest. Gen. Franco's orde: lor which is expected momentarily. -ays Hie military correspondent of the Diario de Lisboa with the
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    CINEMA ON RAILS
    112 2 Demonstrating Efficiency To L.M.S. Employees London, Oct. 31. The London Midland and Scottish Railway have built a mobile film ti eatre which is setting out on a tour of the company's system, during which 572 performances will be given to railway staffs of films demonstrating efficiency in
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    BRITISH RECRUITS
    88 2 New System Lowers The Standard London. Nov. 1. Slight dental defects and flat feet will no longer disqualify recruits for the British Army which introduces a new system on Dec. 1, lowering the standard of recruitment. Instead of accepting only men graded Al there will be four eate-
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    DR. SAAVEDRA LAMAS
    83 2 King's Guest Of Honour At Private Dinner Party London. Oct. 31. The Argentine Foreign Minister. Dr. Saavedra Lamas, was the King's guest of honour at a private dinner party last night, which wai the first His Majesty has given at Buckingham Palace. In addition to the Foreign
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    RECORD ORDER
    100 2 Six New Ships To Be Built In Greenock London. Oct. 31. The Clan Line has placed what is bettered to be Um largest ship-! building order ever received in Greenock. The Greenock Dockland Company is to build over the next two and half years six 11.000-ton vessels. The
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    MR. ERNLE CLARK
    398 2 London. Oct. 31. Mr Ernie Clark, a New Zealand sheep farmer, who is Hying nomo from yesterday British Wireless could not be declined without seriously impairing their honour and therefore the Pandavas accepted the proposal. The uncle of the leader of the Kauravas. Sakuni. who was a
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    SIAMESE STATE COUNCIL
    77 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Nov. 1. THE Premier. Phya Bahol, entertained the Assembly to dinner last night following the close of a strenuous session. For the last three days the Assembly sat until midnight each day in order to clear the agenda. The Premier recommended that
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    THE CAPITOL
    110 2 News Reel Features To Be Shown Tonight In addition to the screening of "The Return of Sophie Lang" and the (engagement of the Danae Royal Naval Singers at the Capitol tonight a special Paramount British News will ishow among other things, the start of the great air race
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    RHEUMATISM COUNCIL London, Oct. 31.
    51 2 RHEUMATISM COUNCIL London, Oct. 31. The Empire Rheumatism Council j with the Duke of Gloucester as president, was constituted yesterday to organise research into the causes and means of treatment of rheumatic disease, which, it was stated by Lord Horder. Is one of the most serious afflictions of mankind British
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    FIRE-WALKING AT SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD TEMPLE
    249 2 FIRE- WALKING AT SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD TEMPLE photo). First Ceremony For Five Years \~z HTIIE fire-walking ceremony was held at the South Bridge Road MariamI man temple yesterday evening after a i lapse of five years, owing to the buildin- being under repair. The reDairs i were completed and the
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    BELGIUM'S FOREIGN POLICY
    152 2 BELGIUM'S FOREIGN POLICY Chamber's Vote Of Confidence Brussels. Oct. Sl. THf Chamber, In a debate largely devoted to King Leopold's recent policy speech, passed a vote of confidence in the Government's foreign policy bv 126 votes to 42. The Foreign Minister declared that Belgium's foreign policy was "not a return
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    SIR EDGAR BRITTEN
    167 2 Buried At Sea Following Service London, Nov. 1. j Sir Edgar Britten was buried at sea yesterday, lollowing a memorial service at Southampton. 1 Sir Edgar had only arrived in South- ampton irom his home near Liverpool when he had his fatal stroke: he was iound lying
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    TROLLEY BUSES
    79 2 London Tramway System To Be Converted London, Oct. 31. lhe London Passenger Transport Board, as a result of the success of the conversions already effected of the tramways t n trolley bus system has decided to extend the scheme to cover the whole of the London tramway system.
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    DANZIG CONSTITUTION
    86 2 London, Oct. 31. Questioned in the House of Commons on Danzig, the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Eden, said the Polish Government had accepted the task of rendering fully effective the League guarantee of the constitution of the Free City and would report to the League Council at its next
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      192 2 SITUATION VACANT. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Sewerage Extension Scheme. Applications are invited for the Temporary Appointment of Foreman in connection with the construction of sewers in the above Scheme. Applicants must have had experience in the excavation and timbering of deep trenches in waterlogged ground, the laying and jointing of, concrete and
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      163 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 112 am. I it 12 27 lin 9 9 ft Sports Hockey: McNair fs GS (7 at McNair ground R.C.U. vs S.C FA. on Raffles College ground. R.i vs. S.C.C at R I ground IA Combined Services I A R.AM.C. vs. Y.M.C.A. Junior at
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      65 2 For The Day Law Notice Before the Chief Justice in the Ist Court at 11 a.m. S. 53 36— K. K. N K. Kannappa Chettyar vs Pakkiri and ors. Before .Mr. Justice Adrian Clark at 10.30 a.m. 3 Summonses-in-Chambers in Probate 426 35. At 11 a.m. in tlie 2nd Court:—
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    FIRE AT SEA DURING RAGING GALE
    389 3 Excitement On Marnix PASSENGERS TELL FULL STORY IN SINGAPORE \FIKE on a liner at sea in a raging gale at night an OS. which sent a British warship racing to her aid tmyuished passengers, including English social celebrities m their way to the Riviera,
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    DECREE NISI GRANTED
    272 3 New Marriage Offer A DECREE nisi granted to Hilda Andree on July 4, 1931. on her petition lor dissolution of her marriage with Carl Lawrence Andree. was made absolute yesterday, in the High Court. Singapore, by Mr. Justice Adrian Clark. Mr. Claude da Silva. appearing for the
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    WRECK OF THE MAHIDOL
    104 3 PLANS are being made for salvaging the Straits Steamship Co.'s coastal vessel Mahidol, which went aground on the bar of thc Kemaman River, on the East Coast about 200 miles north of Singapoie on Saturday. Deck cargo has already been salvaged. At present the weather is
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    AMBULANCE SERVICE
    130 3 The number of calls attended during the month of October by the accident ambulance service of the Singapore Fire Brigade was 212, and of these 24 were to cases outside Municipal limits. The cases are classified as follows: Motor Car Accidents 27 Motor Lorry 10 Motor Bus Trolley
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    THE EMDEN'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE
    295 3 To Stay Eight Days THE Free Press has now received official confirmation from the German Consulate that the German training ship Emden will call at Singapore on Dec. 11 and stay here until Dec. 19. The Emden left Wilhelmshaven on > Oct. 10 on a
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    COLONY RUBBER DEALERS
    92 3 Racial Classification A racial classification of rubber dealers in the Colony is given in th" Rubber Controller's report which was recently tabled before the Legislative Council. The total number of dealers at the end of 1935 was 240 in Singapore and 86 in Penang. a decrease of
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    MISSIONARY WORK
    86 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Nov. 1. A talk on missionary work among the Sakais of Malaya was given by Mr. S. M. Siantoeri. a Batak missionary, to a crowded audience at the Seremban Anglo-Chinese School hall on Saturday. Lantern slides dealing with the lives of the Sakais
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    MUNICIPAL BUDGET
    90 3 To consider the Municipal Budget for 1937, a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Friday. "It shall be in the discretion of the Commissioners to pass or modify all or any of the items entered in such Budget or to refer
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    LOCAL SQUADRON FLIES TO INDIA
    106 3 Will Visit Bangkok a^o. 36 Torpedo Bomber Squadron will leave Seletar at 7 a.m. today on an inter-Command flight to India. The squadron is flying in formation under command ot Squadron-Leader E D. Davis. The planes are due to reach Alor Star thi. evening and
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    INCOME TAX FREE
    177 3 For Visitors To Australia Visitors to Australia -will be interested to know that complete freedom from income taxation has been granted by recent legislation to the remu Iteration received as directors or administrative officers of manufacturing mercantile, mining or primary producing businesses "though not remuneration received in
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    CRIMINAL SESSIONS CALENDAR
    95 3 The last criminal sessions of the High Court, Singapore for this year began yesterday morning before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark. The calendar is a short one, comprising eight cases. It includes a case of murder, two of attempted murder, one each of armed gang robbery, armed robbery,
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    ALLEGED FORGERY
    92 3 Charges Against Young Eurasian Two charges of forgery were preferred against a young Eurasian, W. B. Hardy, yesterday morning, in the third Singapore magistrate's court before Mr. A. D. York. The first charge related to a rubber licence, on which it is alleged the accused changed the number
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    ARMED ROBBERY AT HOUSE OF ELDERLY MAN
    812 3 Chinese Found Guilty WIFE GAGGED AND THREATENED WITH KNIFE THE story of an armed robbery at the attap- roofed hut of an elderly and sick man was related in the Assize Court terday, before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark and a common jury, when
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    INFANT BURIED AT RESERVOIR
    249 3 Court Sequel THE discovery ol the burial oi an in rant m the catchment ol Meßit date Reaervoir on Sept 1. ttaa i sequel belore Mr L B Gibson, the Criminal District Jud_,e. ■eaterdai'. vtien a burial contractor, named Lau Haling was charged wilh abetting the
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    HUNGARIANS CHARGED
    128 3 "Living On Ka minus Of Prostitution" George Kratt and Jules Kutron. tw 1 Hungarians, were chai d beiore Mr *A D York, in the third magisti atea Court. Singapore with living on the earnings ol prostitution. The woman on whose immoral earnings the men ar. alleged to have
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      174 3 BEWARE OF PAIN AFTER EATING. i dread your meals? Are you I :idering what you can- eat and freedom from pain? fact living in lear and stomach trouble? yone escapes this scourge Some are wise and time. Others endure terri'ure but even they can do the 'he wise ones and
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    19th CENTURY FASHIONS RETURN TO FAVOUR
    700 4  -  Sheilah Graham Film Fashions By Influence Of Screen Styles Hollywood, Oct. 21. 'THE time is fast arriving when women will be forced to visit their favourite movie theatre before making a dress purchase. More and more do the movies show the trend of forthcoming
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    WOMEN'S DRESS MUSEUM
    233 4 Some Victorian Relics IN a small eighteenth century house near Portman Square is the nucleus ot what may become Britain's first National Museum of Women's Dress. It is owned by a theatrical producer, Roy Langford, and began as the result of a legacy of nineteenth century dresses.
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    ORIENTAL RUGS
    166 4 ORIENTAL rugs require special treatment if their velvety pile and rich colourings are to be retained. To begin with, they look better and *ear better if they are backed with a t otton lining. Unbleached calico is suitable for this purpose, and possesses the merit of being washable.
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    Make-up That Matches Your Jewels
    121 4 Make-up That Matches Your Jewels LITTLE SEASON CHIC London, Oct. 25. T'HE latest idea in Little Season chic is for your make-up to match your jewels. Women who wear diamonds with white or peach colour at night are advised to keep lhe copper and light bronze ensemble they have used
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    "Hair Worship"At Olympia
    484 4 "Hair Worship" At Olympia THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY Paris, Oct. 20. IF there is a woman among the crowds still flocking to the Hair and Beauty Fair at Olympia who has not had her hair permanently waved, she must go away feeling that she had failed to be initiated into*
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    ARE COCKTAILS DOOMED?
    126 4 London, Oct 25. T'HE Duchess of Kent favours the 1 Continental custom of offering quests a glass of wine and biscuits^ rather than cocktails. Crystallised fruits are also often to be found in her home. This preference of hers j has set a fashion. Big baskets with
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    FASHION FOLLOWS THE NEWS IN PARIS
    865 4 FASHION FOLLOWS THE NEWS IN PARIS Some Topical Mod Paris, Oct. 2_. DRESS tends more and more to be topical. An Italian exhibition produces a crop of Lucrezia Borigias. a Coronation some square I miles of red velvet. Paris dressi makers, moved by French politics, have produced much tricolour as
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    A LA VILLE OE ROUEN
    281 5 LADY COCHRANE, wife of Commander the Hon. Sir Archibald Douglas Cod-fane, Governor tri Burma, left Mai inc Stati n Do< er. BB join her husband. She is Kent Commissioner of Girl Guides and a guard ot honour was provided bv the Guides. Lady Cochrane is
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    SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MAJOR
    805 6 Amazing Quarry Lottery COOLIE FORCED TO "TAKE TICKETS OR LOSE JOB" AN allegation that a prize in a lottery had been changed after the draw had taken place, was made yesterday in the third Court Singapore by the complainant in a case where Wyrawedel. a clerk
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    Carrier Pigeons On Yacht Cruise
    111 6 pARRIER pigeons will bring swift news of the progress of a cruise in a 22-ft. yacht up the coast from Seletar to Malacca which is planned for the end of November by three members of the Royal Air Force at Singapore. Winged messengers will take
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    MR. ANDREW LIM
    139 6 Death At General Hospital After a four weeks illness, Mr. Andrew Lim. a 24-year-old clerk employed in the Town Cleansing Depart- ment of the Singapore Municipality, died yesterday morning at the General Hospital. Andrew Lim when an orphan was brought up by St. Andrew's Mission at Romanis
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    JUDGE CENSURES D.P.P. AT ASSIZES TRIAL
    455 6 JUDGE CENSURES D.P.P. A T ASSIZES TRIAL "Should Have Come Prepared" CHING YEW HING alias Ting Lee Hoe pleaded guilty yesterday, at the Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark, to a charge of residing in the Colony after he was lawfully banished for the period of his life from
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    IRAN'S RISE TO POWER
    368 6 Under New Emperor THE rise of Iran, under her present Emperor, from the comparative obscurity which was the result of a series of incompetent rulers was outlined to a Free Press reporter by M. Key Ostovan who, after establishing an Imperial Consulate-General of Iran is China,
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    63 6 <From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Nov. 1. Mr J. I. Lawrence of the Electrihfi Mr Pa me T nt Sere^ban. is reliev ing Mr. R. Jansz at Port Dickson Mr. Jansz is on a short holiday Chief Inspector D. R. l. P. Matheson, of the Seremban Police, has beer promoted
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    GOT NO BENEFIT FROM INCREASED WAGES
    793 6 Estate Labourers' Plight PRICE OF FOODSTUFFS T UP SIMULTANEOUSLY (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh o, TTHAT estate labourers got hardly any benefit from i to their wages because the price of foodstuffs Uf nt simultaneously was disclosed at the half-yearly gen, a r ing
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    ON TRAIL OF JUNGLE BEAST
    302 6 Lurking Near K.L. 5 (From Our Own Done >.:■_■ Kuala Lumpur. Nov. A EUROPEAN Ba#_tt_B__aa and Kuala Lumpur police are on the trail of a jungle aaaat vhich is known to be lurking four miles j north east of the town On Saturday night It
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS
    125 6 The following app arf notified in Gazett' Mr N. A. Woi icy. M< I _B art _s Attorney-General. SS Captain I. L. CRN Superint nd- nt ol Prisons The :iprwcd the fof'oarif-g appomtn Mr. .1 11 to i>. Master. Malayan Bdvc Mr. R. Lilley to b< Auditor. Audi!
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    RAHMAN HYDRAULIC TIN'S SOUND YEAR
    622 7 Profit Of $150,983 Tdli i ii Bytlr. iln Ltd fttatei ror I o year ended tei writing-oil $130,415 u< $150,988. To this haa been added $51,354 making $202 342. 7:\ 'ends of 1% per \v:.irh abnirhe.l to :2 which, if approved, will require $50,000. leaving
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    BIGGER AIR FORCE FOR FRANCE
    51 7 Paris, Nov. 1. number of French fighting planes will be increased by 50 per cent, and the Air Force effective will be increased by 10,000 and there will be 1,000 new officers, according to a decision taken by the irecrntj Council of Ministers. I Reuter
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    COLOSSUS OF "ROADS"
    36 7 London. Oct. 31. The centenary of tho death of John Lounon Macadam, the great road engineer, Ifl being celebrated and yesterday the Minister of Transport \n veiled a mcmorialinMacadan^s town Ayr.fl British Wireless
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH.
    58 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH. ARMSTRONG: On Nov. 2. 1936. at No. 210-4 Queen Street, Singapore,! Mary Lourdes Armstrong, 25 years. dearly beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Armstrong of Singapore. Ihe funeral cortege will leave her late residence at 5 p.m. today for the Church of St. Joseph and
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936. The Prodigal Fathers,-—2
    1180 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936. The Prodigal Fathers 2 I FRIDAY'S debate on the new house for the Municipal President revealed a curious lack of sense of proportion among a number of the Commissioners who took part. There was Mr. S. B. Tan, for instance. His comparison
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    Mr. George Parbury
    100 8 TN yesterday's Free Press we made some comments on Mr. George Parbury, based on the following I passage from his speech at Friday's meeting of the Municipal Commission: "We are British bulldogs and we are going to show them our fangs." We now learn that Mr. Parbury
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    as I was Saying
    525 8 A CLAIM that billiards is now the most popular indoor game in the world might have pleased Herbert Spencer, who handled a cue with some [skill and found it "a very desirable way of passing time" because it prevented thinking and excluded the temptation to read.
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    Patriots
    991 8 reached the last, cn the outskirts 01 Lloret, that I heard a deep-lunged snout from across ttie road: "Saiud!" It was Comorera. hatless, in sandshoes, standing with his hands in his pockets, talking to one of the men on guard. He hurried across the road and greeted me, his
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    JAPAN TO PRESENT ULTIMATUM TO CHINA?
    237 9 JAPAN TO PRESENT ULTIMATUM TO CHINA? Momentous Meeting This Week JAPANESE IMG TRENCHES IN PEIPING SUBURBS Hundreds Of Chinese Houses Occupied < Shanghai, Nov. 2. ACTING on the latest instructions conveyed to him by Mr. Suma, the Japanese Consul-General in Nanking, Mr. Kawagoe, the Ambassador, interviewed Gen. Chang Chun, the
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    MUSSOLINI'S "DANGEROUS & CHALLENGING" SPEECH
    614 9 MUSSOLINI'S "DANGEROUS CHALLENGING" SPEECH Varied Reception In Capitals Of Europe L------------------H London. Nov. peech met with a In the capitals al circles »o ••>-:•. imrhich is bound I > thf ov I a bullying s not the best 11 th Britain in s described at Geneva tart rs 7. v
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    FASCIST RIOT SEQUEL
    75 9 FASCIST RIOT SEQUEL London. Nov. 1. A N important decision was taken by the Cabinet on the report of the sub-committee examining the question of the recent disorders at public meetings. lt is understood legislation will be introduced to strengthen the powers of the police regarding political demonstrations calculated to
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    ANOTHER AIR LINK
    45 9 Shanghai, Oct. 31. Shanghai will be connected by air with the Philippines. England and the United States on Nov 5. when planes of the China National Aviation Corporation, having secured the necessary oormit from the Hong Kong Government. besmaSh^nghai-HongK^ service I Reuter
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    HARRY GRAHAM DEAD
    14 9 London. Nov. 1. The death is announce^ofHarry the author. Reuter Wireless
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    CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY
    49 9 To Stay For Three Days In Singapore London, Nov. 1. Mr. Kenneth M. Lindsay. Civil Lord of the -Admiralty and National Labour. MP. for Kilmarnock, is leaving for Australia on Wednesday by air to attend the South Australia Centenary celebrations. H^wil^ta^threeclays Singapore I Reuter
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    COASTAL SHIPPING
    103 9 Exchange Of Privileges Suggested In L\S. Washington, Nov. 1. A mutual exchange of coastal privileges for vessels of the United States and other nations as a means of heading-orT the imposition of restric- tions on non-British shipping by the Australian and New Zealand Governments is reported to have
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    THE KING
    71 9 To Open New Session Of. Parliament Today London, Nov. 2. The King will drive in state from Buckingham Palace to Westminster tomorrow to open the new se.Jion of Parliament with the speech from the throne in the House of Lords. He will ride in the State Coach which
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    SIAMESE PRINCESSES IN SINGAPORE
    55 9 Two Siamese princesses nieces of Prajadhipok, ex-King of Siam. are passing through Singapore by the .Netherland Line Royal Dutch Mail liner Marnix van St. Aldegonde. which arrived from Europe yesterday. They are Princess Pisitha Paribatra and Princess Suddhawong Paribatra and they are on their way to
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    DEATH OF MOTHER OF SIR JOHN SIMON
    187 9 London. Nov. 2. The Home Secretary. Sir John Simon, was at the bedside of his mother Mrs Edwin Simon, who died on Saturday in Pembrokeshire^Vales. her I British Wireless Hong Kong, Oct. 31. Dr. Sun Fo. President of the Legislative Yuan, accompanied bv
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    Death Of Famous Chinese Marshal
    145 9 Shanghai, Nov. THE death was announced here today of Marshal Tuan Chi Jui. Reuter. Tuan Chi Jui was born at Hofei in Anhui Province in 1864 and graduated from the Peiyang Military Academy at Tientsin in 1885. Some years later he studied artillery science in
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    HUGE CAPITAL REDUCTION
    68 9 London. Oct. 31. 'PHE capital reconstruction scheme announced for the Lancashire Cotton Coiporation formed in 1930 with a view to rationalisation of *he cotton industry in Lancashire by the acquisition of 10,000,000 spindles, of which uneconomic units were to be scrapped provides for a reduction from 1
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    NEW MINISTER
    79 9 London. Oct. 31. Mr. W. S. Morrison, who takes up his c'uties as Minister of Agriculture on Wednesday, speaking in Gloucestershire last night, declared that there would be no break in the continuity of the Government's agricultural policy. British Wireless The Hon. Mr. J. Robertson has been. PDpointed
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    Serious Developments In East
    99 9 Serious Developments In East Shanghai. Nov. 2. PER lOUS developments are re- **-> ported to be taking place in East Suiyuan. where the Manehukuo and Outer Mongolian leaders are massing a large force preparatory to launching an attack on UN Chinese-controlled areas there. About 800 ot the Hretvlati lataaerlf under
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    MR. C. HUISKEN FETED
    413 9 MR. C. HUISKEN FETED 25 Years' Service PRESENTA TION FROM STAFF I NINE Asiatics, employed for over 20 years in various spheres in a Singapore manufacturing company, shared with their European managing director, who was being feted on concluding 25 years service, the plaudit* of their fellow-workers, and in addition,
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    FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    208 10 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS 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
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES.
    538 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. I From London 6 P- Nov. 2 Bhare of HI denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated C n version Loan. 5 pc, 1944-84 117% 117 7 8 Funding Loan. 4 pe., 1960-90 117% 117% War Lata, 3^ pc 10''^ 106% I
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    145 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Nav. 1. o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No IX. R.S.S. in cases •FOB November) 29 716 29". 2 Goad FAQ. in cases -FOB. November) 29% 29 7 16 No. IX RSS. (Spotlouse I tawardable Singapore* 29 316 29»/ 4 November 29 516 29 3 8 Nov.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    68 10 Nov. 2 Buyers Sellers Gambier 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 10.75 White MUntok Pepper 15.00 Black Pepper 8.50 White Pepper 14 50 Copra, sundried 6.20 Copra, mixed 5.95 Small Flake Tapioca 5.25 R. Saigon Al $152 R. Siam, W. C. No. 1 $140 Rice. Siam W.C.
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    THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
    203 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Nov. 2 RUBBER: Steady London Spot: 8' 4 d. 8 5 16d. Previously: B^. 8 5 16d. Jan-Mar.: 8' 4 d. 8 3 B d. Previously: 8 5 16d. 8 3 «d Apr-Sept.: 8 5 16d. 8 7 16d. Previously: 8 5
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    THE METAL MARKETS
    65 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Nov. 2 Tin: Dull. Cash: £206 15s. Previously: Easier at £208 10s. Three months: £205 12s. Gd. Previously: £206 15s. New York Tin: 46.12. Previously: 46.50. Copper: Settlement: £43 7s 6d. Previously: £42 15s. Gold: Yesterday: £7 2s. 2» /2 d. Previously:
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    Foreign Exchange Rates.
    74 10 London Closing Quotations Nov. 2 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 105 3 16 105 3 16 New York $to 4.88 23 4.88 7 8 4.88 13 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 9.05 9.03 Hong Kong Per dollar Is.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    94 10 Industrials Lead Further Advance London, Oct. 28. Encouraged by Wall Street, the markets resumed the repent advance under the lead of industrial specialities. Rubbers continued tp harden. Coppers and tins responded to the strength of the two metals. Tin ruled strong on rumours of Siamese adhesion to the
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
    183 10 Nov. 2 SELLING London, T.T. 2 4 t|l6 London, demand 2!4 i'l6 London, 4 months' sight 24V 8 Lyons, demand 1225 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 Montreal, demand 56 1516 Batavia. demand 104% Samarang, demand 104% Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon, demand 154% Madras. Colombo, demand
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1114 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES I Fraser and Co.'s List MONDAY, NOV. 2. 1936: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 4.s Gd A.sam Kumbang <£) 27s Od 28s Gd Austral Malay 52s Gd 54s 6d Ayer Hitam (ss) lGs 17s Ayer Weng ($1) I.CO 175 Bangrin Tin
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    Daily Share Report
    138 10 In their daily report issued at the close of business \estri_a 1 Messrs. Fraser and Co state that tin shares were dull and n< and the dollar issues had a tendency to sag. largelt as result n interest being transferred to rubber shares coupled with < nsr
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    OCTOBER RUBBER SHIPMENTS
    73 10 Ocean shipments of rubber, 'including re-exports,) rubber latex, revertex and concentrated latex during October from Malayan ports totalled 46,543 tons. This is a slight rise on thc September total which was 44,110 tons. The cumulative total for the ten months ending October was 434.230 tons compared with
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    TIN OUTPUT
    27 10 lift Taku..)).. V NL announces tl. inr October: Dredfe Taku, N 130.000 cub! Dread I it.) OM eabi ■a____aati Min,- ajforkl.l Baa Pm eap* ndil
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    FRENCH GOLD
    17 10 Faa* v Gold hold; increased bv mil! week endii I age (i^ik^^^^^^^^^^ 64.95.1 Reuter Wireless
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      46 10 CABLE TIMES The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the delay on lull rata telegrams from Singapore toj I.>ndon yesterday was as follows: Tele -rains handed in at 5 p.m. four! minutes; f» :.o pm. five minutes; 6 P m five minutes; 6.30 p.m. five minutes.
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    GAMBLING DEBTS DISPUTE
    181 11 Leads To Murder Charge (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. A DISPUTE over gambling debts in a mine at Sungei Besi had a sequel in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, when Mr. C. H. Dakers heard the preliminary inquiry into a charge of murder
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    PRINCE PURACHATRA
    156 11 Daily Services In His Memory (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Oct. :_<i. Since the body of the late Prince Purachatra was set up in state. daily services have been held at the Temple of the Five Kings in his memory. These services are conducted by a Chapter of
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    OFFICERS ON LEAVE
    59 11 The following Government Officers have been granted leave: Messrs. R P. Clegg. A. E. Fallows. J. Lyons, and Dr. B. F. Home. Mr C N. Godwin. A. C. P.. lately, stationed at Ipoh temporarily, has left cn transfer to Tapah in place of Mr. W Elphinstone. 0.C.P.D..
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    Winning CONTRACT
    309 11 Winning CONTRACT &<\ i Q**Xaw\(\jw> David Bumslinc, Mcririn D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence PLAY FOR YOUR CONTRACT rVEN the finest players will occa- sionally find themselves playing a band at a notrump
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    Market Price List
    439 11 Singapore, Oct. 30. MEAT Beet steak Kati 32 Beef stew or curry do 25 PUiet Steak lb. 48 Mutton. Australian do 35 Pork, lean Kati 42 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) do 34 POULTRY Capons (locally reared) Kati 50 Ducks each 45 Fowls Kati 30 Hens
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    SIAMESE CENSUS
    283 11 To Facilitate Electoral Act (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Oct. 26. In the Assembly this week the State Councillor in charge of the Ministry of Interior, submitted an Act for the taking of a census. Supporting the draft, the State Councillor said it was necessary to have a
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    COUNCIL OF RAFFLES COLLEGE
    33 11 His Excellency The Governor has appointed Mr Seow Poh Leng. JP.. to be a member of the Council of Raffles Col'ege for 1936 vice Mr. Gaw Khek Khiam, resigned.
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    "A LITTLE FUN"
    84 11 "A LITTLE FUN" Costs Chinese $50 Fine (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. A QUARREL over hire car trips to carry passengers to an amusement park had a sequel in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, when Tan Pek, a hire car driver, was fined $50. in default
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      342 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In tne polony 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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      506 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AMI (HINA (Incorporated :n England by Royal Char Paid up capital in 600,000 ■halt* Ofl .i.. r > each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund J. 3.000 .000 Reserve Liability of Propcietota j_ 3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishops*: ate, London. E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star lloilo
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      340 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Hatavia— NlßOM Paris— Radio-Coloniale a.m— YDA 98.68 m. Wavelength— 25.(0 metres and YDB 25.3 m. m -1.50 pm.-YDA 19.67 m. m and YDB 2a.3 m. 635 Concert 55*P™ to cinsin YDA 98 68 m 7.35 News in French. uid YDB 31.2 m. 7.50 News in Spanish.
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    KENTBROOK LOSS INQUIRY
    128 12 Questions On Seaworthiness Questions on the seaworthiness of small coasters are likely to be raised at the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the Kentbrook in December last, while on a voyage from Plymouth to Portsmouth. The ship disappeared,! with her cargo of stone, and
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    LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    85 12 A DIVING BELL in which two men operate electric drills, is being used for excavation work 25 feet below the surface during the deepening of thc Connaugh Cutting connecting the Albert and Victoria docks in the Port of London. Thc bell, which is equipped with telephone, air
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    FIRST MOTOR COLLIER IN FLEET
    664 12 Interesting Leith Launch For London Company TIIE additional shipyard which was acquired by Messrs. Henry I.nbb, of Leith, when they took over thc business of Messrs. Kumugc and Ferguson a year ago, was formally opened recently, when thc Lady Provost of Edinburgh, Mrs. Louis Guni.cy.
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    STORM HANOC
    44 12 Strainer HTf«W off The llcoride* Mini"" ajgajl Four vi in the tertamed for overdue Four .ner H Fa clashed broadsidi an uninhabitat rides, i The bodies have been i m it is feared tl crew ol ll Details in Or Reuter Wireless
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    PLEASURE STEAMER SOLD FOR SCRAP
    112 12 In Liverpool, recently the ste^el twin-screw passenger steamer Ramsey Town was otlered for sale, for demoli- tion only, by Messrs. C. W. Kellock and Co., Ltd.. brokers, valuers and auc- tioneers. under instructions from the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co.. Ltd the vessel being
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    CONTE VERDE
    44 12 The Conte Verde is due here tomorrow evening, from Shanghai and Hong Kong She will berth alongside the S.H.B. wharves and is expected to sail again on Thursday morning at I a.m.. ior Colombo. Bombay. Massaua, Port Said, Brindisi. Venice and Trieste
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    S.S. CORFU
    30 12 The ss. Corfu has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at this port at 9 a.m. tomorrow She will proceed alongside the S.H.B Whari on arrival.
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      496 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.MS.) TELEPIIONK: Frrirht R4.l.l— Passage MSI. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR I KOKRATI l> MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. J KOYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. wawmmmawwmmmwaaaaaaaaaaam CANADIAN PACINC sWOB-Dl CQIATt-T i incorporated In -England) fjIAVEL SYSTfM ■__»«_->__...►.->--* THE LA.PIUSS KDI IE offers TRANS-PAC II IC SERVICES *a
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      35 12 JAVA NEW YORK LINE Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Cape of Good Hopci *a.H"I Arriving TALISSE Nov 26 also loading lor New Orleans ROTTERDAM LLOYD NEDERLAND LINE Agents: I.C.H.V. "Rott ?r_U_rc Phone 5071
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      621 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 1 p.m. Klang, Kuala Liris, Port Swettenham, Taining and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m Kota Bahru, Kuala
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      267 12 SINGAPORE HAR b(H i Ships alongside thr m i mm M East Wharf (Enl. l Rohna 22: Main Whail (Entrain. Madoera 18. R Pres: Adam.- Ked Kudat 6. Empire Do<k d ohm,. Malayan Pr.: siebank 34. Empire Dock dul ian, Merkur 4G. K..,.\ West Wharf < Entrain* <, Baloeran E>;
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      514 13 a, v m B v P&OandßßltlSH INDIA LINES P. &O.S. N. CO f S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS c Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. I 16.000 Nov. 6 BHUTAN 6 100 Jan '14 6.810 Nov. 18 CORFU 15.000 Jun 15 COMORIN 15,000 Nov. 20 BEHAR 6 000 Jan 24 17.000 Dec.
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      424 13 yi___r« p__<_«MS^ Tm a___H__ a^inlitPiflP A (Incorporated in Eng. and.) W^TlWp 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 Doe Sail* CITY OF LYONS Havre, London. F*dam, H'burg
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      1060 13 _V x I ______w"^_____^Ti**^__f ___l SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and China Mutual lhc Cunaid White Star Ltd* Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) The Sarawak steamship Co., Ltd. Tlie Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line' Ltd. lhe
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      793 14 111 I_u maammm-mmmmmwWmvmaaraammaaißmmanmmmmmW K. P. M. ROKAN Tuesday Nov. 3. Bangtails, Paneh. Beronibans. TanjongMengeidar, Tanjonx-Leid >n_. and Asahan MAKASSER Wednesday, Nov 4, P. Sarnboe. Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Pocloc-Palkis, Pengalian-Esiatc and Rengat. lIIEDENS Wedneaday, Nov 4. Muntok and Palembang. TOBELO Wednesday. Nov. 4. P. Samboe, Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. CREMER Wednesday.
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      593 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE o^/AMERI^jMAIL LINE PRESIDENT IJNi-JIiS FOR SPEED. FROM SINGAPORE: 23 DAYS TO SEATTLE 33 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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      464 14 Q. S. K. LINE Brawl Maru Buenos Aires via L Marque, h and Cape Town I Arabia Maru Santos and Buenos Aires via Colon 1 Mombasa. Tanga, Bansibar D Salaam. Beira. L. Marque; i.. P. Elizabeth and Cape Tosrn t ARIZONA MARU Cape Town via Colombo M Zanzibar. Dar es
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    LATEST TRANSFERS
    95 15 Bu- I signed on the Millet and Stem. rton from Partiek oi- reputation. r Stein, who came rmline Athletic in 1928. has I a place in the First ison. Stein was in snd League champion- r can play in either of positions. United have secured the r<>m Buxton
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      231 15 Sydney. "QNLY Great Britain and the Domiv nions still retain the true Olympic spirit oi amateurism." This was one of the startling allegations made by Mr. H. G. Alderson, manager of the Australian Olympic team. "Our ideas of amateurism were a joke when compared with those of some other countries,"
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    RICHARDS' 2,000 WINNERS
    150 15 Whether there has ever been or ever will oe another rider like Gordon Richards no one can say. He gets more good -horses to ride than most jockeys, but he also wins on bad ani- j mais. He has now completed his 2,000 winner* He still has
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    Y.M.C.A. WATER-POLO
    75 15 The following have been selected to i play water-polo for the Y.M.C.A. vs. the j Singapore Swimming Club "A" team tomorrow at 5.2G p.m. at the S.S.C. pool Players are requested to meet at the Y M CA. Orchard Road at 5 p.m. Sharp: Choo Seng Kay <capt.),
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    STATE TEAM
    95 15 i Seremban, Oct. 31. Following the match at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, the following were selected to represent Negri Sem- I bilan in major hockey matches against Singapore and the Malaya Command 1 at Singapore on Nov. 7 and 8: Siow: Sgt. Rich and O. van Geyzel: Mohamed
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    AMERICA'S CUP SURPRISE
    206 15 No Funds To Build Defender The construction of the America's j Cup defender, for which plans have J been completed, is being held up by lack of funds. Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt and the members of his family have ollered to pay about £50,000 which would maintain
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    REAL TENNIS
    118 15 Increasing Popularity Of Game The increasing popularity of real tennis is emphasized by the 72 entries received by the Queen's Club for the j new Open Amateur handicap. These include almost every amateur tennis player of note, except Lowther Less, the champion, who cannot leave the North to
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    FOUR CENTURIES
    74 15 Four centuries by South African Test match players were scored during the j Johannesburg Jubilee cricket match between Johannesburg and the Rest of South Africa which ended at Johan- j nesburg in a draw. E. A. B. Rowan scored 102 in Johannesburg's first innings, and Bruce Mitchell 116
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    Raffles College Beat S.C.C. XI By Three Goals To Nil
    584 15 Raffles College Beat S.C.C. XI By Three Goals To Nil R.I. 3; S.C.C. XI. o. PVISPLAYING better combination the Rallies Institution beat an S.C.C. XI at hockey, by three clear goals on the Institution ground yesterday. The sehool boys set the pace from I the start and it was obvious
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    A.C.S. BEAT CHINESE
    24 15 The Anglo-Chinese School defeated the S.C. RC. yesterday at Hong Lim Green by three goals to one. in a hockey fixture.
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    TWO WINNING JOCKEYS TO PAY
    156 15 Cesarewitch Winner H. Sprague. the boy who would have ridden Fet in the Cesarewitch had Richardson been required lor Queen's Shilling, did not see the big race. The lad accepted his bad luck ln philosophical fashion. "I'm delighted that Fet won. and although disappointed that
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    Rifle Meeting At Seletar Range
    414 15 Rifle Meeting At Seletar Range AVERY successful Rifle Meeting was held at Seletar Range on Sunday by 4t ß" Coy. Ist Batt. S.S.V.F. The first event was for the St. George's Bowl, a competition run on the same lines as the Warren Shield but without the march. The rough nature
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    COULD NOT PULL TOGETHER
    300 15 HOBKS ON INDIAN CRICKET TOUE Tribute To Merchant And Amarsingh Bombay. Oct. 9 JACK HOBBS. the lamous English cricketer, who passed through Bombay en route tn Australia by thc mail steamer Maloja. in an interview to the ("Times of India" said: "Unless you support your Captain
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    NARA DISQUALIFIED AT IPOH
    204 15 Hemehit Gets Decision In Poor Fight 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 30 In a colourless fight in which Unboxing was very poor Boy Nara clfl,4>. of Penang. was disqualified lor holding in the seventh round of a twelve round contest with Neil Hemehit <10 0i
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    SELANGOR CHINESE WIN K.L. HOCKEY
    163 15 Klantf (lub Inlucky To I_ose (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27. After holding their own against a fast set of lorwards in the first hall Ln which no goals were scored, the Klang Club were unlucky to lose the hockey match to the
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    HOCKEY TRIAL REVEALS PLENTY OF TALENT
    1072 16 Jit tack Against Defence In Yesterday's Match THE second of the hockey trials to select the team to represent Singapore against Negri Sembiian on Saturday, was held on the Padang yesterday and this time it revealed that the Probable Singapore team has a very
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    Weights For Second & Thin Days' Racing At Ipoh
    380 16 Weights For Second Thin Days' Racing At Ipoh From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Nov. 1. •J*HE roUowtni are the weights for the remaining three races for Wednesday the second day of Ipoh races. The ,;hcr five races wore published on Oct 26) Horses. Class .1. Div. 1. furs: M antam
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    BANGKOK RACING
    196 16 State Takes Too Big A Share Of Profits 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Nov. >. The tw 0 Bangkok racing Clubs are both doubtful about the future of racing, because the State takes whit is regarded as too big a share of 'he profits cn the totalisator, not
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    GAMMANS CUP
    114 16 'From Our Own Correspond »i I I Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1. Playing on the Pudu Road ground yesterday the Mercantile Co-operative Society defeated th? Government Servant Co-operators 3—o in th-ir Ural round tie In the knock-out soccer competition for the Gammans Cup. Yoke Lin opened accounts with a
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    61 16 The following have been invited tn Play Hockey for S.C.C. vs. Excise' BCC Tw Z M ndav Nov 9 3 2___T_F Morra y- R- H. Cain C E Brooke. C. ttttoc* F. E. Hutch-' tason O. R. t. Henman. L. D S Gardner. R. J. Forbes. F. L
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF
    170 16 I The following are the starting times _r°L t o he^ 2nd round of the RAF. and HMS Cornwall Challenge Cups tn h P played oil on Saturday:— 300 p.m.. A. L. B. Lim and S. Miura vs. w. H. M. Haxworth and H H Hoeaen. 3J30
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    R.E.'S BEATEN AT JOHORE
    55 16 I South Johore beat the Royal Engineers by 13 points .two goals, one try. to nil at rugger on Saturday at Johore. Mr. W. E. Pepys. General adviser, Johore was among those present Manfleld. Dean and Robb scored for Jchore. while Calvert. Hall. Evans and Cowling
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER
    129 16 Ties Drawn For Plav This Week There are 32 entries for the straight snooker championship at the SCC Play in which begins today. The total score of two frames will decide a tie except will be the semifinals and final, which will be decided on the total score
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    73 16 I Women's Meeting On Friday Th. October Women's Foursome competition at the Keppel Golf Club resulted in a win for Mrs. E F ,0 Sullivan and Mrs. E. R. Lubbock NOVEMBER SPOON The November Women's Spoon < Stroke) will be played on Friday The Annual General Meeting'
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    MALCOLM CUP
    108 16 I The draw for the Malcolm Cud comc.xTn, 1° be played at thp <&££, Golf Club, the first round ties and fa??* ot which have t, be com i Pleted by Nov. 21. is as follows icom^cfranilen^ 'CamT^ST, 81 Hooleyanrtj s. Kelleher vs. Capt C K Hamilton and
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    SELANGOR CLUB FINAL
    33 16 The final of the Selangor Club 1 snooker handicap, between Hughes <scr.> and E. M. Stewart <30> resuit for r^, eXCiUng match in' a wm for tne latter by 107-91
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    M.C.C. TEAM IN STRONG POSITION
    264 16 M. C. C. TEAM IN STRONG POSITION Hammond Equals Brad man's Record Adelaide. \o\ ANOTHER oentury by Hammond was the highlight <•} ih, M.C.C. second innings in the game uith South Australia here today. He has now scored his fourth consecutive „n tury in first class cricket and so equals
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    RAFFLES OOLLEGE LOSE TWO-NIL
    14 16 RAFFLES OOLLEGE LOSE TWO-NIL The Y.M.C.A Hm Rafflß College at hockey b\ r-ollege ground
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