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

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15.0151. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1936 10 CENTS
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  • 1906 1 Govern men t Improving Defences 18TH DAY OF BATTLE FOR CAPITAL Casualties On Both Sides Very Heavy rpHE eighteenth day of the battle for Madrid finds A the insurgents with one important footing in the city but little prospect of a speedy capture of
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  • 188 1 MR. LIN SEN HINTS AT AN EMERGENCY Shanghai, Nov. 24. units of the 29th 1 'hinese army stationed in Charhar are »p or ted to have been ordered to attack the Mongolian ulers in the lUI in ordtr to relieve the pressure in
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  • 50 1 London, Nov. 24. PERM AX Y has agreed to the protoeol for the humanisation of submarine warfare, as provided under the London Naval Treaty. The German Embassy in London handed the Foreign Office a note to this effect yesterday. The Washin^tun Treaty Powers have already acceded.- Reuter
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  • 70 1 From Indian Prince's House At Hampstead London, Nov. 24. A cat burglar entered the Hampstead residence of Ma j. -Gen. Prince Bishnu Shumshere of Nepal last night. He climbed the stackpipe at the back of the hou^e, entered a bedroom window, ransacked the upper rooms and stole
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  • 188 1 London, Nov. 24. r*LAD tidings of great joy were brought to tin producers by today's cheering statistics published by the International Tin Research Development Council. World apparent consumption increased by 14 per cent, in the year ended September, 1936, to 153,751 tons, despite a
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  • 32 1 London, Nov. 24. •THE engagement is announced of one of England's most eligible bachelors, the Duke of Norfolk, to the Honourable* Lavinia Strutt, daughter of Loid Belper.- Reuter
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  • 81 1 Big Oil Field Discovered In Kenya FRENCH ENGINEER'S CLAIM Nairobi, Nov. 24. QPTIMISTIC reports published here suggest an oilfield has been discovered In Kenya large enough to supply all the requirements of British Alrica south of the equator. A number of applications for oil concessions have been lodged with the
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  • 72 1 Tomb Dedicated In St. Paul's Cathedral London, Nov. 24. The tomb of Lord Jellicoe in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral was dedicated yesterday and at the same time a plaque to the memory of Sir Charles Madden, his chief of staff, was unveiled. Tributes to the two
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  • 692 1 CHIANG PRAISED BY SIR F. LEITH-ROSS London, Nov. 24. "QNLY if you can make joutv neys in Europe equal to those easily accomplishable in China without passing districts where there are signs of trouble can you say that China is in a more disorderly state than
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  • 28 1 London, Nov. 24. I OKI> NUt FIELD has donated "another 1:750,000 for medical resoanh at Oxford University, for which he Kave 1 1,250,000 last month.- Reuter
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    • 59 1 Ik TONIGHT I COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight and WORLD FAMOUS ROLLER SKATERS 4 LA SALLES SENSATIONAL SKATING WIZARDS DEFYING SPINS ON A TABLE TOP _^ST 2 DAYS SIX NUMBERS EACH PERFORMANCE. Naw-dinert $1.00 SATURDAY SPECIAL RACE DINNER, BALL NEW CABARET
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    • 75 1 Ik. mm B^nVm ADELPHI WM HOTEL TONIGHT roof-g arden TONIGHT SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE DINNER AND DANCE Ml SI( BY FELLER'S FAMOUS HUNGARIAN BAND NO AFTER DINNER ADMiSSJON CHARGE EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. THE ROTARY CLUB |p OF SINGAPORE MEETS TODAY AT 1 P.M. AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL SPEAKER: Lt.
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  • 129 2 Three of the screen's greatest actors, Fredric March. Warner Baxter and Lionel Barrymore are starred in Twentieth Century Fox's "The Road to Glory," which began at the Capitol last night. It is a war film which holds to a promise made before it was begun
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  • 295 2 RESULT OF SABOTAGE TRIAL I Compromise Solution Anticipated I Berlin, Nov. 24. A PRECIPITATE breaking off of German relations with the Soviet Union is regarded as unlikely in diplomatic circles, provided Herr Stickling, the engineer sentenced to death in the sabotage trial, is not
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  • 128 2 Capital Reorganisation (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 23. In the Chancery division of the High Court today. Mr. Justice Crossman, confirmed the reorganisation of capital scheme submitted by Glenshiel Rubber Estates Co. Ltd. thereby reducing th<.> capital from €175.000 to £70,000 divided into 175,000 shares of
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  • 83 2 Mr. Lim Keah Joo died in his native village of Swatcw. China, on Nov. 19. He was 63. Mr. Keah Joo was a rubber planter and in his earlier days was in partnership with Towkay Lim Lean I Teng. He owned extensive property in I Penang and Kedah. He was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 49 2 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL SUNDAY, NOV. 29th at 9.30 p.m. IN AID OF THE ROTARY FUND FOR FEEDING POOR CHILDREN AT CHRISTMAS. COMBINED ORCHESTRAL CONCERT OF 90 PERFORMERS. Soloists:- MRS. ZWAARDEMAKER VIOUN MRS. BENNETT ORGAN MRS. MACLEOD CONTRALTO conductor:— EDWIN A. BROWN PRICES $2, $1 50 cents. BOOKINGS AT LITTLES.
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    • 109 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. MISCELLANEOUS. FRESH FLORAL WREATHS MADE TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE. Singapore Casket Co. 1 and 3 Penhas Road. Singapore. Phone 6075, After Office 6072. ~Loans upon moderate terms will be granted to private persons, firms and companien for conversion of existing mortgages or for new buildings, developing estates.
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    • 413 2 FOR BABY'S HEALTHY GROWTH FOLLOW Dr. TRUBY-KING'S METHODS AND USE KARILAC SUGARS and KARIOL EMULSIONS MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIPENCeT i— SEA FRONT KATONO GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd Large rooms facing »ea with own bath room H and C ami mod. san. Phone 5758 Tennis Large Garden. THE
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    • 272 2 Gbe Sinoapoie Jfree |pi C ss SMS .:£> Kuala Lumpur riioin I poll nil,,, Brrwster I: Fhon. Penanc Officr. 12. liish,,|. r H I*l, one: it;; London Oflirr ssr%: jpyg SUBSCRIPTION RATES VViU.u, OulMdt H|(h JJj Monthly j;; M S *C»J* Quarterly Half Yearh m .Yearly Note.— Outsta lion he
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 140 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 7.05 a.m.. 8.1 ft.. 7.55 p.m. 8 ft. Sports Races: Second day of Winter Meeting Rugger: S.C.C. "A" vs. RAF. -A" at SC.C. Hockey: Combined Schools trial at R.I. S.R'.C. vs. Y.M.C A> on Padang. MC.U. vs. 7th H.B. (Changt) at M.C.U. SC.C. vs.
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    • 56 2 Law Notice For The Day Before the Chief Justice in the Ist. Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— S. *****3— Stanton Neison and Co. Ltd. vs. Brinkmann and Co. Before Mr. Justice Cussen in the 3rd. Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— S. 359J36— F. A. Bartholomeusz Ltd. vs. Chung
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  • 3467 3 Unofficial Criticism HEALTH EDUCATION BY BROADCASTING "•THERE is a feeling amongst the Unofficial Members that present costs are rather high and that certain proposed types of buildings arc more lavishly planned than is warranted by the circumstances. We should feel more satisfied if Unofficial Members
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  • 292 3 Trade Between Malaya And Australia NEED FOR INCREASE pERTH will become the front door of Australia within a few years and every effort should be made to cultivate trade and tourist traffic between Malaya and West Australia. This is the opinion of Mr. G. H. Long, of Perth, who is
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  • 96 3 i Death Of Sir John Anderson's Daughter Mrs. Wvnfreda Dunbar Hogg, only daughter of the late Sir John Anderson, once head of thr firm of Guthrie and Co.. Ltd.. Singapore, and Lady Anderson, of Eastcote. died at Eastcote on Nov. 15 after an operation Mrs. Hzagg
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  • 260 3 World Conference At Mysore UHPHE Young Men's Christian Association has been appreciated in Japan particularly for its contribution to sport." said Mr. S. Saito, manager of the association in Tokio, who arrived in Singapore by the N.Y.K. vessel, Yasukuni Maru, yesterday on his way
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  • 52 3 Pleading guilty to a charge of having overtaken a motor-car by cutting past its near side, at the junction of Beach Road and Rochore Road on Oct. 19. Mr. P. T. Brown, of Messrs. Duncan Roberts, was fined $20 by Mr. E. E. Colman In the fifth
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  • 196 3 Misadventure Verdict MOW a Chinese boy, named Koh Guan i Chuan. saw his cousin drowning j while swimming in a pond at the Had Guan Brickworks ground, at Paya Lo i bar, on Nov. 11 was related to Mr. W. MeQuarrie. the Singapore Coroner, yesterday. The victim
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  • 117 3 Chinese Member Fined |H In K.L. <From Our Own CorrrspoMdetit Kuala Lumpur, Nov. The case against a Hylam Foo Siu Ping, who was produeed on Saturday before Mr C H Dated in th< Kuala Lumpur Police Court, on a eharue <il bring a member ol an unluwlul son.
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  • 46 3 Confirmation Of Mr. Howell's Appointment An official communique JMtef the Rt Hon. the fcorretarv ol State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve the appointment oi the Hen Mr C. G Howell. Legal Adviser Ffedentad Malay States, to be Attorney Qm Straits Settlements.
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    • 93 3 This is the NEW STANDARD SIZE F of England's Highest Class Cigarette Made to a Mead which has pleased and satisfied since 1 534. Packed in AIRTIGHT TINS and sold at (fee) PERSOSTIN J Non tipped F Tfcc same tobacco, blending and ■ial mg .is the llagmmi Size v\huh remains
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    • 69 3 XXXIII EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS AT MANILA FEBR. 2nd TO 7th SPECIAL KaPfllVli CRUISE BY S. S. "OP TEN NOORT" SINGAPORE SAIGON MANILA BALI SOURABAYA BAT AVI A -SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE JANUARY 28th ARRIVE BACK AT SINGAPORE FEBRUARY 17th PASSENGERS MAY LIVE ON BOARD DURING THE STAY AT MANILA, WITHOUT SUPPLEMENT. FARES:
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  • 2449 4 AEROPLANES TURNED OUT BY MASS PRODUCTION Novel Assembly Processes Formidable Heavy Bomber High Performance, Big Load Bombers Vs. Battleships Government Committee Reports Battleships "Not Indestructible' 9 Imperial Airways Meeting Long-Range Refuelling Experiments Malayan Air Transport £2,000,000 Ainvay Fleet Lindbergh's IS civ Aeroplane 200 m.p.h. Finland Buys British Extending Home Air
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    73 4 CLAIMED as the fastest of its <ype in service, the new f*****™* co-operation high-wing monoplane, which has been designed built and flown in 12 months, was demonstrated for the first time at the V/et>tland Aircraft works at YeovU. Somerset. The plane has been designed for vse by the sQvadr-xis ichosc
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  • 181 4 Kniftchcn Made Her Slim, Healthy And More Active Overweight and rheumatism < p n 0 gether. txvause they freque:, Jj" the same cau>e It follows J~* the remedy which cures the on -omdM will also cure th" other. Tha* happened in the case of this
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    • 186 4 f\7/Vhat precautions are U I best against Cbuqfis of the Elderly? 9^ Those who have the care of >1 the aged and feeble can con- Ifc^J^E B^. hdently rely on Angier's Ikl 1l Emulsion to afford adequate Hfcl^^^J^fe^ protection against all weaken- WF**?s--ing effects. Angier's is both I^%l Because it
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    • 70 4 for Roomy Comfortable 4-seater TAXIS at 20 cts. per mile the same rate applies for one or four persons Careful and courteous drivers will take you speedily to your destination Pay only according to the r iJeedometer 20 cents for the first mile or part, 10 cents for every 1/2
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    368 5 I cylinder Mer^d»?.v^* German racing driver, set up two Internationa! Class B records for the Hying kilo metre and flying mile in a new i impbell— wtre t i" C *l n motor-road at Frankfurt. These rec ords— the highest speeds ever attaine with the exception of Sir Malcolm tempt
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    • 39 5 |B|Hi|^^p|BH LISTEN TO A A Fi T C V I have been having CHILLED BEEF since it first arrived here and there is no doubt that it is delicious. All my guests have remarked about it. •p PHONE. 5378
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  • 981 6 A "Vexed Question" B.M.A.'s CORRESPONDENCE WITH COLONIAL OFFICE **TJAS the undertaking not to interfere with Malay religion and custom been abrogated and, if not, is it now the British Government's policy to ignore this provision?" These questions are contained in correspondence between the British Malaya Association
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  • 100 6 Terrorised Negri Sembilan Gardeners (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Nov. 23. The tiger that is believed to have been terrorising vegetable gardeners in the coast district of Negri Sembilan, was shot last night by a T. mil hunter. Sinniah. in the jungle bordering an estate on the Coast
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  • 506 6 DEFERENCES in the House of Commons this week by the Parliamen- tary Under-Secretary for War. Lord Strathcona. to forthcoming measures to remedy the present unfavourable position regarding recruiting have raised hopes ot better pay and conditions in the mhids of thousands of soldiers in Singapore.
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  • 339 6 Young Eurasian Charged With Forgery THE preliminary inquiry was conducted before Mr. A. D. York, in the third magistrate's court, Singapore, yesterday, into the case where a young Eurasian named VV. B. Hardy, formerly of the Rubber Coupon Issuing Department of the Land Settlement Office,
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  • 676 6 From Upper Storey POON after half-past right yesterday morning a well-dressed Chinese fell from an upper storey of the China Bank building in Cecil Street and was killed instantly He was latei identified as Cliia Sen* Ouee. a derk emp'ovd for over vears by the Groat East,
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    55 6 photo). TO STI'DY IN PARIS: Professor T. Suzuki, professor of Commercial Law at the Imperial University in Tokio, who was a passenger by the N.Y.K. vessel Yasukuni Maru, which arrived at Singapore from Japan yesterday. Accompanied by his wife and child he is on his way to Paris to further
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    • 57 6 BEST FOR THE DOG IN HOT CLIMATES i CRISP CRUNCHY M MEATY SMUNCHT g9||l^— 1^— 1~ Tr«We mgainc* Box 291, Bombay. MenMsdeYoung Vigour Increased In 24 Hours unfbi"'i' !S*.4?te ff" »nd unn.d b «IM Dew blood and a .frong n«»w m»n cf vou In £mn£**'£ °iT mon «y ba^k on
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    • 54 6 y^TjW PERMANENT (Q c C 1 fl •7 3>O *?lv to our Chinese (lierr« These offers are being madr in r mmmration of oar opening a ne* dqtartac*. IKAISON JALBAUD 21. Stamford Road. Sintapwr Phone: BUI STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL NOW READY HAVE YOU HAD YOUR COPY? ORDER NOW (The Straits
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  • 203 7 Armed Hold-up (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. IU7AITING on the darkened ver- andah for her husband's return last night, Mrs. E. Varomha, wife of Dr. Varomha. a Kuala Lumpur medical practitioner, was surprised by two armed men who demanded money. "I saw the glint
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    24 7 Photo). ANOTHER ACTION picture of the veterans, hockey match showing T. Holyoak frustrating V. Bracken in a move down the ri?ht wing. Free Press
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  • 113 7 Another Good "Charlie Chan" Film "Charlie Chan at the Race Track," a 20th Century-Fox Films release, now showing at the Alhambra, is an excellent vehicle for Warner Oland's pet characterisation. The born detective, he unravels a conspiracy by a band of race crooks, incidentally solving a complicated
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    • 180 7 M. u M. BRIH6 YOU ASGTHEH GRAND PICTURE 77i/s time with 6 FAMOUS STARS: America's Girl Friend Youi New Heart-Throb— i I'tlVfS'lflHl'JHl'V v r m GGRGEdK HUSSY UONEL 3ARRYMCRE FRANCHOT TONE MELVYN DOUGLAS JAMES STEWART/ Produce J h> Joi33h Mc.iktewiuf CLARENCE BE OWN 1 Production fteUt^ OkJtyti M^a ncTua Dt
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    • 275 7 LONDON ACCLAIMS THIS COMEDY PRODUCTION AS A GRAND SUCCESSOR TO "MY MAN GODFREY" Opening At The PAVILION TONIGHT 6.15—9.15 jr- >^ ggrn^ It's another m-*' v W* Ruqq^esof Rt-d Cap Sif W The fm s r ot rdo jf 3 v W K fred Stone Billie Burle 4B gB L.
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  • 856 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1936. The Suiyuan Campaign IT is generally recognised indeed, Stalin has not left the matter in any doubt— that any encroachment on Outer Mongolia by Japan means B second Russo-Japanese War, but When the Soviet leader gave his famous interview with Roy Howard,
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  • 300 8 Mrs. S. Brown, of Sungei Kapar Estate. Kapar, has returned from home. I A son was born to Captain and Mrs. H. Dane on Sunday morning at Hendon Hall. Ipoh. Lieutenant R. A. L. Hooper, of the 1 2nd Punjab Regiment, returns shortly to Taiping after his
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  • 631 8 The Habit Of Smoking In Church Some Lute Letters Juhili'i ()j A Statue THE speaker at the Congregational 1 Union Conference who rebuked ministers and deacons for smoking in the vestry would have had graver cause for complaint in times when it was customary to smoke
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  • 913 8 "Spanish Ra ggle-Taggle Spanish Raggle-Taggle. Walter Starkie. John Murray 5 •THIS first cheap edition of an Irish j university professor's adventuies with a fiddle in North Spain is lent considerably added interest by virtue of the civil war now raging in that country, though the book is of much 1
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 335 8 How to make a ''Single" Whisky go round How true," said Johnnie Walker, is the saying that Johnnie Walker is the round whisky in the square bottle.' For round has a special meaning when applied to whisky. It describes the result of the harmonious blending of the many single whiskies
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    • 51 8 IN A RECENT BALLOT to judge the popularity of vegetables, potatoes were placed first. But beans were runners-up. The popularity of the "GAFLAC" ALL RISKS WORLD WIDE POLICY amongst travellers is growing daily. GE~NERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. PHONE:
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  • 650 9 WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL HOME OPENED BY MRS. SMALL First Of Its Kind In Malaya RUN BY SALVATION ARMY Gap Closed In Defences Against Social Evils THE fallen woman who wishes to rise; the girl betrayed and forsaken; the criminal type of woman who may be anxious for another chance from Society;
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  • 213 9 ALLEGED OFFER OF sum A MONTH A CONVERSATION which was ald to havr taken place be- C w. Mitche.. Director and o! F A Barthulomeusz and T>e Eng Huang was dfJClUltd bj Mr Mitchell at the reid hearing before Mr Justice n the High Court of the
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  • 76 9 Statement On Currency Reforms In Kwangtung Hong K-»n.-. Nov. 24. f V Soong. head of the NationCouncil, who conducted re >pening of the Bank of K B| yesterday, arrived HUM arternoon B t voting in the reopening I branch of the bank, he important statement on
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  • 64 9 >in^apore Man Taken To Hospital I vhile raking part in deck out a week ago on the RotLi jyd Royal Dutch mail liner which arrived from Europe a passenger for Singapore. Worham. an Englishman, was the General Hospital. Singanbulance after the vessel ed ;ffering
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  • 28 9 Hong Kong, Nov. 24. Bgtf divisions are now conI highway to connect the Ql Laipo with the river port of Ml the Kwangtung-Kwangsi <* f'-ier sin Chew Jit Poh.
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  • 26 9 Batavia, Nov. 24. The ordinance? imposing the extra export duty on rubber and other commodities will come into operation tomorrow Reuter
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  • 314 9 500,000 PEOPLE LINE ROUTE Paris, Nov. 24. A CROWD estimated at hall a million thronged the streets of Lille to witness the funeral of M. Salengro. the Minister of the Interior, who committed suicide as a result of the unfounded and venomous attacks on his war record
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  • 99 9 May Follow Japanese-German Agreement Berlin, Nov. 20. Japanese circles here believe that a Japanese-German cultural agreement, on the lines of that between Austria and Germany, and including an exchange of artists, professors and students, will follow close on the heels of the Japanese-German agreement which is being negotiated
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  • 43 9 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the delay on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday was follows: Telegrams handed in at 5 00 p.m. two minutes; 5.30 p.m. five minutes; 6.00 p.m. five minutes; 6.30 p.m. working clear.
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  • 136 9 BORNEO "PRINCE" WHO WAS EDUCATED HERE Return From Holland To Join N.I. Army A FINE, handsome figure in the unl- form of a second lieutenant of the Dutch Army, Pangeran Sjarif Hamid Alkadri. 23-year-old eldest son of the Sultan of Pontianak. Dutch Borneo, arrived by the Rotterdam Lloyd Royal Dutch
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  • 103 9 Follows Visit By Herr von Ribbentrop To Mr. Baldwin London, Nov. 23. A hastily-summoned meeting of Ministers took place last night following Herr von Ribbentrop. the German Ambassador, visiting Downing Street in the morning when he had a 45 minutes' talk with Mr. Baldwin. Mr. Eden, after a
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  • 53 9 U.S. Abolishes Individual Rights Washington, Nov. 24. Mr. Morgenthau, Secretary to the Treasury, today announced the abolition of the right of private individuals to export gold. Gold exports in future will be made only through the stabilisation fund to i countries adhering to the monetary agreement concluded on
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  • 127 9 Tientsin, Nov. 23. Major Furuta, commander of the Japanese gendarmes at Tongshan, who was one of the two Japanese i taken prisoner by the mutinying East Hopei militiamen, is reported to* have committed hara-kiri, assuming rei sponsibility for the breakdown of I arrangements to transfer the mutineers
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  • 68 9 Rome, Nov. 19. The determination to speed up military preparations was announced following a night long session of the Fascist Grand Council. A communique declares, the Grand Council considers at this speciamoment military preparations must be accelerated, above all in aerial and maritime spheres." The Council
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  • 22 9 Among those who were recently dis- j charged from the Batu Gajah Hospital are Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. I Marshall.
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  • 200 9 More Adherents To Monetary Agreement BELGIUM SWITZERLAND HOLLAND Washington, Nov. 24. MR. MORGENTHAU, the SecreUry to the Treasury, announces that Belgium, Switzerland and Holland have decided to co-operate in the Franco-Anglo-American monetary agreement. All six countries will enjoy the same privileges. The question of whether other nations will be admitted
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  • 74 9 Jerusalem, Nov. 24. HPIIE Palestine Commission is considered by impartial observers to have made a workmanlike beginning in the first week of the enquiry. No Arabs were present at the public session held during the week, but they are preparing evidence to support their case. Lord Peel,
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  • 107 9 Britain's Undertaking Still Operative London. Nov. 24. In a written reply to a Parliamentary Question yesterday, Mr. Eden said the undertaking given by the British Government on Feb. 3. 1935. that they consider themselves to be among the powers which will, as provided in the Rome agreement
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  • 78 9 Services At Croydon Airport Suspended London, Nov. 24. A considerable part of Britain was shrouded in fog yesterday, the belt being particularly dense in the northwestern counties of England and southern Scotland. In many ports shLpping was handicapped and yesterday arrivals and i departures at
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  • 223 9 HOW SCIENCE FIGH' TS MALARIA Instructive Films At Victoria Theatre TTHE wonders of a modern laboratory and the steps taken by science to combat the scourge of malaria were very convincingly brought to the notice of a number of members of the medical profession and laymen, who were present at
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  • 103 9 Official Cinema Record To Be Made? London, Nov. 24. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Lord President of the Council, replying to a 'Commons question ye.'lerday, said the i suggestion to make a cinema record of ithe Coronation and the television of ithe ceremony is under consideration. About 20 shipping companies
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  • 26 9 Cleveland (Ohio), Nov. 24. Mr. O. P. van Swerlngen, the railway magnate, yesterday died in a train en route to New York.- Reuter
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    • 82 9 ROMARY'S BISCUITS THE BISCUITS FOR THE CONNOISSEUR Celery Sticks. Small Tin $0.90 Ginger Nuts. Large Tin $0.90 Ginger Wafers. Small Tin $1.25 Honey Bake Large Tin $1.00 Parmtstiks Small Tin $0.90 Malt Bake Large Tin $1.15 CocktaP Assorted Large Tin $1.25 Wheaten Digestive Large Tin $1.25 Wheaten Waler Large Tin
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  • 207 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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  • 160 10 Nov. 20. 21 23. American Can Com. 122% 124 123% American Telephone and Telegraph 184»/ 2 184 ft 183% Atcheson Railroad 72 3 4 73% 71% Chesapeak Railroad 72% 73% 71 Dupont 184 184% 180% Firestone 32% 33% 32% General Electric 50% 51% 50 l 4 General
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  • 462 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. Nov. 24 Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Ntw York prices quoted In UJS The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not Included. Conversion Loan. 5 pc
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  • 79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Tone of Market:— Easier. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet B%d per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 18 1 16 per lb. Nov. 24, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X. R.S.S. in cases (FOB Nov.) 30 9J16 30 11|16 Good F.A.Q. in cases
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  • 64 10 SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES Nov. 24 Buyers Sellers Gambler 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 17.25 Black Pepper 8.75 White Pepper 16.75 Copra, sundried 7.80 Copra, mixed 7.40 Small Flake Tapioca 5.25 R. Saigon Al $173 R. Siam, W.C. No. 1 $155 Rice, Siam, W.C. No. 2
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  • 189 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Nov. 24 KIHKFK: Steady London Spot: 8 5 8d. M\d. Previously: 8 5 B d. By:d8 y d Jan -Mar.: Br>sd.8 r >sd. 8 11 16d. Previously: 8 5 «d. 8 3 4 d. Apr.-June: 8 11 16d. 8 3 id. PrevtousJjr:
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  • 74 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Nov. 24 Tin: Firm. Cash: £232 17s. 6d. Previously: Dull at £230 17s. 6d Three months: £232 7s. 6d Previously: £230 7s. 6d. New York Tin: 50.87. Previously: 50.87. Copper: Settlement: £44 ss. Previously: £44 10s. Gold: Yesterday: £7 Is. lOJfed. Previously:
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  • 63 10 Method of Parity before Rate FTeCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 105% 105% New York $to 4.88 213 4.90% 4.89% Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 9.03 9 03% Hong Kong Per dollar ls. 215 16d. ls. 2 15,16d. Shanghai Per dollar ls. 2
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  • 190 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Nov. 24 SELLING London, T.T. 214 I|l6 London, demand 2|4 I[l6 London, 4 months' sight 2|4 1 8 Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 3116 Montreal, demand 57 I|l6 Batavia, demand 104% Samarang, demand 104 1 2 Calcutta, Bombay
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  • 1177 10 Fraser and Co.'s List TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 1936: 6 P X%\ MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 5 s W Asam Kumbang 32s 34s c.d. Austral Malay 56* 60s c.d. Ayer Hitam (ss) 20s 21s 6d c.d. Ayer Weng ($1) 190 2.00 Bangrin Tin
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  • 186 10 Fraser and Cos daily share report, issued at the close yesterday, states that the local price of tin rose one d«»ll*i share market decided to follow London's lead and a number ol shares suffered a slight marking down. However, the undori strong and prices did not fall
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    73 10 Treasury Bills At Slightly Better Terms London, Nov. ?3. On the money market, last week, despite continued easiness ol the monetary position, the discount market obtained Rl I**" Bills at slightly MMff t.-r-Tins I m,)ruu,,; 1 ..t, although nlMi scas(>nal. is as a r;l y oi ..unshm- t^r.
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  • 287 11 Residents' Contributions (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 20. Kuala Lumpur learns with much interest today the first official plans for the celebration of Coronation Day in this State. As it is His Majesty's wish that celebrations should be on a local basis. leach district in
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  • 560 11 Winning CONTRACT fr\^V^OU)\(Xau> David Burvstinc, Mcrwin D. Mater, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading teajn-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence SQUEEZES THE squeeze is undoubtedly the most spectacular play in Bridge and every player, from the worst duffer to the greatest
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  • 144 11 Allowances For Clonal Seed Areas (From Oui Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. The United Planting Association of Malaya has decided to refer to the Controller of Rubber with view to representations being made to the International Committee that the question of allowances for clonal seel areas shall
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  • 102 11 New Dance Hall In Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 23. The Bukit Bintany dance hall Kuala Lumpur, held a tflghi of Frolic," an inaugural gala dance since Mr. Gene Bersin has assumed managership of the dance hall, on Saturday. LarfC numbers of people
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  • 110 11 Ismail bin Mohamed, a young Malay, was charged in Singapore belore Mr. J. P. Biddulph. the second magistrate, on Saturday on five charges oi cheating. The charges concerned the sale of Great World tickets to five soldiers on Nov. 6. It is alleged Ismail falsely represented himself as
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    • 344 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In tne uolony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 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 Liability
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    • 501 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 £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsg:ate, ..nd-.M E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Uoilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 318 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Batavia— NlßOM 6.20 a.m.— 7.05 ajn— VDA 98.68 m. and YDB 25.3 m. 115ft a.m.— l.sft pjn.— YDA 19.67 m. and YDB 25.3 m. 5.50 pjn. to Closing YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.32 m. am. 620 Gymnastics. Recorded music. 650 Time signal. Recorded music 730
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    • 273 11 by an Inspector of Police, Straits Settlements. 10.35 The BBC. Dance Orchestra. 1120 Light studio concert. I 1150 The news and announcements a.m. 12.05 Greenwich time signal. 12.10 Gilbert and Sullivan selection 12.20 Close down. Holland— PCJ Wavelength— l9.7l metres 8.20-11.20 p.m. Special programme. Berlin— DJE, DJB, DJQ and DJA
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  • 184 12 Frenchmen's Design To Sail The Southern Pacific Hawaiian beach experts and sailors are dubiously wagging their heads over the strange boat that has been built i by two French scientists for a cruise of two or three years in Southern Pacific waters. The craft as it appears
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  • 54 12 A ship's bell, which formerly belonged to the Mauretania, is in use at the new £2,200 farmers' mission church at Storeton, Wirral. It has been presented to the authorities by Sir Percy Bates. Bart.. Chairman of Cunard White Star Ltd., whose wife laid the
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 524 12 Gallant Rescue By Danish Seamen TN the teeth of a seething gale in the Yellow Sea the crew of 1 the Danish steamship Johannc Justesen, of Shanghai, rescued ten Japanese castaways clinging to a drifting deckhouse, according to official information received in Shanghai, says the
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    • 96 12 Ships alongside the \\h. t VCv expected t<t »m u Main Wharf (Entrance l{ Patroclus 13; G Hari 9. Empire Dock (Entrance <.at* 3 Luncbur^ P: Maru 34; Karapai Empire Dock (Entrance („,t r y, Penang Maru 4G West Wharf (Fntraixe c,. t tr U. Rimau 4; fj
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    • 65 12 Tlir Followii Malaya arc In which hit Itam II is due in Si?. Mr and afti I r an!l Mrs H P. Bl Mcßae Chal M tet I w Cha Clark, Ifr H n- J Mr and Mrs. M Edg Huntbin.in Mr J B 1 Mr and Mrs
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    • 64 12 Aircran Bydi i Brisbane. Darwin and U\ I arrived Now It. Mr F M Tvl» I I Aircraft Arrthus i Pcnailfc Siam B u led Nov 22 Mr. E M Ty]. AJ Krlnian for P I Aircraft Altemfi Karachi. Burma, fc arrived Nov. 22. Sir Kefth Smith Squadron
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    • 53 12 From Our Of I j nt .srirmh.in N<»\. II The Hon Mi Ji British I and Right B C R berU Blrtwp of Singat thennp it I "French I by Talpln* Amateurs at the S \m Club at last nip. stased in aid ol Poppy I Mr J
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    • 168 12 Agreement Made Between Shanghai Parties A dispute over the Chun Hwa Tai Doong Wharf property in Pootung, Shanghai has been settled, at least i temporarily, with Mr. Fred R Palmer agreeing voluntarily to withdraw an r injunction and the China Finance Corporation agreeing to do everything In
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    • 41 12 Tlie Polish Government have award I the Golden Service Cross to Captain R H. Whalley. R.D.. R.N.R 1 master of the steamer Baltrover, in recognition of his services to merchant shipping between Poland and Great Britain.
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    • 45 12 Nov. 23: Hydra II <Nor.>: Joseflna. Plitar, Tabian, Meerkerk. Chr. Huygens <Dut.>; Pangkor. Hong Kheng. Kum Sang. Klias. Gemas <Brit.». Nov. 24: Barrgrove. Lycaon. Hong Lam. Hong Kwong. Hong Thong, Rahman. Esmeralda. Meran, Tandjong Balei, Jerantut, Tung Song < Brit > Boelongan. Rokan (Dut.»; Marosa (Nor.).
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    • 21 12 The m v. Victoria will now arrive at noon tomorrow and will sail at 6 p.m. the same day.
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    • 279 12 Lowis Peat's Report In their weekly rubber marke j report, Lewis and Peat Ltd., London i under date of Nov. 3. write: We have had a very active market during the week and prices have j advanced about a farthing per Ib. all round. A large business
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    • 26 12 Inche Ismail bin Matsah, the Assis- i tant District Officer, Batang Padan^ Tapah. has left on transfer to Klang i and Inche Abdullah, of Bentong, who]
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    • 505 12 U ;f EMPRESS lid iif J* /A To \orfh America ■K^HB^- N i At FortnißhHy sailings to Victoria ■j^^^f L_-^^Wl £r and Vancouver Direct or via WT i=i^tii^aLiil^' ><?£ Honolulu ship's-side rail conH9f -^'^••Jt^V nections at Vancouver. This time go via Canada book V^BkM w? vour P assa BL- on
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    • 140 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON AhIMUSS: 22, PAH M\!l |O\|m>\ II of fast twi Mil) Passengei V RANGOON COMIMHO PtHH MARSEILLES PIYMOI 111 I M\l>O\ with throw i l in rrom HOMIW IKII SMUWCii Kan^Mtn Wo: rKKSMHfc M CHESHIRE fOSKBHD I DERBYSHI3 SHROP6II] BTACTOROGHIRE OXPORDSHIi WORCBSTEW El] CHESHIR* YORKSH! DBRBVSHIRI Through P
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    • 390 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals V fb BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 pjn. Klang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham. Tairung and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota
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    • 191 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Rcael. Dut.. 1.496 tons, from Cheribon I 23, to Cheribon 26. Malini, Siamese. 788 tons, from Bangkok 23. to Bangkok 25. Thedens, Dut., 1,711 tons, from Muntok 23, to Muntok 25. Anshun. Brit. 1.869 tons, from Amoy 23, to Penang 26. Kangaroo. Aust!.. 2,706 tons, from I Fremantle
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    • 307 13 P Q DON'T MISS THE BOAT GO BY P&O IT f S MORE COMFORTABLE CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY. Available for two months. From SINGAPORE. TO:— Ist. Class 2nd. Class Hons Konff 5137.14 $102.86 Shanghai $188.57 5137.14 Kobe or Yokohama $222.86 $154.29 Colombo $205.71 $137.14 Bombay
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    • 517 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Strait* Settlement*.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCFPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Due Sail* CITY OF LYONS Havre, London, FJdam, H'burg Nov. 29 Dec. 2 CITY OP PITTSBURG Havre, London, Rfdam, H'burg
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    • 675 14 K. P. M. MAKASSER— Wcdiu-sday, Nov. 25. P. Samboe, Toenskal. Poeloe-Kidjang, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Pengaliaii-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS Wednesday. Nov. 25. Muntok and Palembang. TOCi I AN— Wednesday. Nov. 25. P. Samboe. Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. VAN OlTllOORN— Wednesday, Nov. 25. Belawan-Deli KKAEL— Thursday, Nov. 26. Cheribon uiot for passengers).
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    • 459 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE -SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. CINGALESE PRINCE Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Jan. 21 M.S. SILVERSANDAL Dec. 14 Dec. 21 Feb. 4 MS. CHINFSE PRINCE Dec. 28 Jan. 4
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    • 656 14 Q. S. K. LINE t Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo^ Durban. Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Monte video London Maru Buenos Aires via L. Marques. Durban. Cape Town. Kio de Janeiro and Santos China Maru Cap* Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. I) Salaam, Beira, L. Marques, Durban and
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  • 514 16 At Bukit Timah Toda: SECOND DAY OF WINTEF RACE MEETING (By "Bookie") THE second day's races of the Singapore Turf Club Winter Meeting will be held this afternoon. As usual a card of eight events will be gone through and should provide punters with
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  • 143 16  -  "BYSTANDER" (BY Race 1. I'pright. Metro. Race 2. Explode. Kathryn. Race 3. Canute. Kit. Race 4. Hokey Pokey. Last Crusader. Race 5. Mountain Stream, Numero Treize. Race G. Lambden. Hard I p Race 7. Equetta. Fighting Finish. Race 8. Never Mind, The Warrior. should finish third, Jacatra being second.
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  • 506 16 (BY "BOOKIE") Rate I.— l. TETE d'OR 2. Jacatra 3. See You Later Race 2—l. LITTLE MISS X 2. Explode 3. Kathryn Race 3.— 1. LISHEEN 2. Twinkling Eyes 3. Kit Race 4.— 1. LAST CRUSADER 2. Headford 3. Wait-A-Bit Race 5.— 1. SUNNY CROW 2. Mountain Stream
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    37 16 Photo). AGILE VETERANS: L. M. Pennefather (S.R.C.) racing O. R -f'. Ba ff" man, the S.C.C. right back, to the goal. Somebody else, no* in tne picture, who was running across at the time won Free Press
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  • 193 16 Exciting Finish Ends I n Drawn G^jpe At Sydney Sydney, Nov. 24A sound knock by Leyland. who icored 118 not out, forctfl a draw to h€ match with the Australian XI here today. At close of play the M,CC. had lost eight wickets
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  • 145 16 Teams For Sunday's Golf Match THE following are the teams and starting times for the match between Ist. Battalion S.S.V.F. versus The Army, to be played at the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday morning. Nov. 29. Army players are mentioned first: 9.15 a.m. Suvenson and Hamilton vs.
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  • 69 16 The following have been invited to play rugby for S.C.C. "B" XV vs. Inniskilling Fusiliers on Friday at S.C.C: J. H. J. Dredge. E. I. Henton, H. J. M. Hesketh. I A. McDonald, R. V. Welch, A. H. Marshall. F. W. Dunhill, J. K. Hobday. R. H. Green.
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  • 133 16 SINGAPODRE XV CHOSEN Sym and Bingham as Halves ITNAVAILABLE last Saturday because" of a strained thigh muscle. H. B. Bym will play his first rugger game this season for Singapore in the match against Negri Sembilan-Malacca on the Singapore padang on Saturday. He will be scrum half. R. P. Bingham.
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  • 563 16  -  "BREAKAWAY" PUBLIC SERVICE AND BANKS BEAT FORT CANNING (BY P.S. and Banks 13; Fort Canning 0. QECAUSE of rough play, the rugger match between Public Service and Banks and Fort Canning on the Singapore padang yesterday afternoon, was stopped by the referee, Mr. M.
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  • 624 16 One-All In Hockey Match (B.C.C. Veterans 1: s.R.C. VeieriMs rpWENTY-two "youngsters aggregate ages must be total 'veil over 800 y?ar.s s< u w l l S C c ,-/S da n8 yesterda >' reliving old hockey days and trump They were the S.CC and sf hockey
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  • 22 16 The finals of the dent's Prize played over the wee* resulted in F. Sußanuma beating Oakeley by 4 and 2.
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