The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 November 1936

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,023. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 30. 193 G. 10 CENTS
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    NEW SECRET JAPANO-GERMAN PACT
    732 1 Litvinoff Reveals Military Alliance ITALY OFFERS TO MAKE SIMILAR AGREEMENT BRITISH SUSPICIONS Moscow, Nov. 29. lint I MKNTARY proof is alleged to be available here 1/ »t a secret Japano-denuan pact additional to that ainadv published. The alleged existence of this is imsiag increasing indignation m
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    Rebels Prepare New Attack On Madrid
    938 1 MOORISH REINFORCEMENTS Carabanchel. Nov. 29. ANEW element has been introduced into the insurgent ranks with the arrival of Moors culhjd from the hinterland of Morocco who i*ok a tough proposition, but lack the finish of the Moorish regulars. They are a wild lot. picturesquely
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    FRENCH NAVAL PLANS
    182 1 Paris, Nov. 29. rE Government is making an appropriation of 10,500 millions francs for armaments m 1937 constituting the largest defence budget ever presented m France. The Higher Naval Council m France is being summoned to discuss the question of building a bigger French Navy. This decision
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    37 1 JIM MOLLISON arrived at Marseilles at 12.52 p.m. yesterday, with his co-pilot Mr. Molinier, having left Croydon at 9.32 a.m. on an attempt to fly to Cape Town and back m live days, states a Reuter message.
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    "UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS" IN SPANISH CAPITAL
    481 1 M.P.s' Tour Of Investigation London, Nov. 29. MEMBERS of the British House of Commons, including two Conservatives, one Liberal and three Labour Members, who have gone to Spain as a party of investigation, have communicated with His Majesty's Government through the British Embassy m Madrid
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    26 KILLED
    193 1 In Waziristan Clash New Delhi, Nov. 28. rE casualties m the Waziristan fighting are now 26 killed and iS wounded. The clash originated m the alleged kidnapping from Bannu last year of a|, 14-year-old girl whom the High Court subsequently ordered to be restored to her parents. The
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    "GIRLS' DORMITORY"
    205 2 French Actress Makes Brilliant Hollywood Debut Just as she stirred Hollywood, Simone Simon will stir Singapore. She has not been overpraised as a Continental actress of remarkable ability. "The Girls' Dormitory," the 20th Century-Fox film which began to packed houses at the Capitol yesterday, proves this. A dramatic
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    "YOURS FOR THE ASKING"
    180 2 Good Comedy At The Pavilion Calling a waiter in a high class hotel is, as Dolores Costello Barrymore puts it, "a universal problem which has never been solved.'* but George Raft in 'Yours for the Asking" which opened at the Pavilion yesterday, has a very novel
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    SINGAPORE'S Bad Manners
    953 2 SINGAPORE'S Bad Manners Letters To The Editor ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY DINNER AND THE a O. C. WITTY SPEECH AND DISCOURTEOUS DINERS— DISGUSTING EXHIBITION—NO EXCUSE— THE "BEST PEOPLE "—CONSIDERABLE STRAIN OF VULGARIANS SWIMMIMG CL U B OPENING RECALLED— SHOULD ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY APOLOGISE TO G.O.C? To the Editor Sir. -Have the
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    SHOT DEAD
    26 2 Huntington (California), Nov. 2H. Billy Papke, former world middleweight champion, and his divorced wife were both found shot dead in the latter's home.- Reuter
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    PLANE BURNT
    54 2 Passengers Injured In Forced Landing Berlin, Nov. 29. A Luft-Hansa plane flying from London to Berlin made a forced landing at Hanover yesterday, owing to the formation of ice. Seven of the occupants were slighted injured. The plane was burnt and also a sugar refinery to which the
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      157 2 Diary Of The Day High Water. 9.28 am.. 95 ft., 10.56 p m 92 ft. Sports Rugger: Pulau Brani vs. RA. Changi at Changi; St. Andrew's vs. Midds at Farrer Park Soccer: Scotland vs. The Rest at sec Hockey: Combined School vs. S.R.C. at SRC; YMCA vs RE. Changi at
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    RELIEF TO COCONUT AND OIL PALM INDUSTRIES
    222 3 I To Be Continued Next Year I FULL QUIT RENT THEREAFTER IF PRICES HOLD UP? i order to afford a measure of relief to the coconut and oil palm industries, the Federated Malay States Government made certain concessions m 19C4. 1935 and 1936.
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    CZECHS ACCUSED BY NAZI PAPER
    340 3 BASES FOR SOVIET ROMDERS Only 12 Minutes Flying From Berlin Berlin. |NDIGNATION hai been caused In choslovaki an circles m Berlin by an article on the Iront page of the "Sehwarze Korps," tne official* organ ol the Nazi Guards, undei the heading S bombers over
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    Strike By 2,000 Sewerage Coolies Ended
    142 3 COMPLAINTS TO BE CONSIDERED Misunderstanding On Wages Explained t I SN assurance that their grievances would be considered, on condition that they returned to work, ended the strike on Saturday morning of nearly 2,000 coolies employed on excavation and other work connected with the
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    MR. TAN CHENG LOCK
    161 3 To Represent Colony At Coronation li/IR TAN CHENG LOCK will be one| of the representatives of the t Colony at the Coronation. This is revealed m a communique i issued by the Colonial Secretariat on Friday which was similar to the F.M.S. communique published m the
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    28 3 Mr. F L Shaw, Superintendent of Education. Johore who was m Sega- j mat to examine the local candidates for the Cambridge Examinations m oral English, Las returned.
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    PENANG WEDDING
    69 3 II Own c udent Penan s. Nov. ?8. :>v Bretherton Hadley. Petroleum Co.. «S.S l wa> married m PenGeoruo's Church. Mary Eilei >rie Adyc. of In King officiated. II s. Bretherton gave away While Mrs Bretherton WM hon In The bnd maid D;. M Mnllin. Mr. N. A.
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    ROTARY CLUB
    27 3 I at next Wednesday's y Club, to be held at 1 p.m.. will be will speak on Korinchi." two high ins m Borneo and Sumatra.
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    WHEN POLICEMEN FALL OUT
    84 3 WHEN POLICEMEN FALL OUT This happened at a Singapore street junction. Punjabi Police Constable 404 was to be relieved lrom traffic duty m Bencoolen Street, and his relief, Malay Police Constable 104, was late. They exchanged a few hot words. and P.C. 404 strode towards a police box to telephone
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    MADE LOAN OF $71
    138 3 But Rubber Coupon Card As Security Was False (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Nov. Zfi. Lee Peng Chiang, alias Lee Yak Ting, and Khoo Tai, were produced m the police court, Muar, before Inche Mohamed Noah bin Omar. Assistant Collector of Land Revei ue. who sat
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    TRIPLE MURDER
    138 3 Two Chinese Committed For Trial At Assizes (From Our Own Correspondent* Johore Bahru, Nov. 27. Lim Hai and Bek Kai Tong were committed for trial at the Johcre Bahru Assizes on charges of murder at the end of the preliminary inquiry conducted before Sheikh Abu Baker bin Y\ahya
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    TOWED 160 MILES
    86 3 Disabled Ship Back In Singapore After being towed 160 miles by the Singapore Harbour Board tug Varuna. the 5.000-ton tramp steamer Barrgrove. which lost her propeller because of a broken tailshaft on a voyage lrom Singapore to Saigon, returned to port Jon Saturday afternoon. When the vessel
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    11 3 photo). A SECTION of the strikers debating their irrievaiu-cs.— Free Press
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    Prince Who Spent £200,000 Is Tired Of Pleasure
    401 3 WANTS TO SETTLE DOWN WITH "GIRL OF HIS DREAMS" London. AFTER spending £200.000 m pursuit of pleasure, handsome Prince Said Halim, aged 34, scion of the Egyptian royal house and cousin of the present King Farouk of Egypt, r b WH plans
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    13 3 photo). (.KNKKAI. VIEW of the strikers at the old race course Free Press
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      86 3 DDD Tlrescriptioii fl llf you are a sufferer from fl fl Kozema, Ringworm, Dhobies B_T I tcn S* ll Hheum. Prickly Heat, B^^ Psoriasis, Singapore Foot, ItohB mg Eruptions and Rashes, use fl D.D.D. Prescription. Just a few fl drops of this marvellous lotion and H you have instant relief.
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      62 3 BORNEO CO. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 27. The Borneo Company Ltd. is reducing its capital by £360,000 sterling, cutting off eight shillings m the pound on ordinary shares. Preference share arrears are to be cancelled and the shares converted into ordinary shares. Holders of preference shares will receive
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    AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON
    3351 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON London, Nov. 19. T'HIS should be a really happj week. The spirit of Christma. has begun its merry reign throughout the great stores and shops oi London. Christmas shopping anywhere in the world is in itself i thrilling entertainment, but Londor stores pride themselves on
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      191 4 How to Cure PILES Simple Application Stops Pain and Bleeding. Piles Heal Completely. Until Dr. Van Vleck's startling discovery of his Absorptive Pile Plasma, the surgeon's knife was the only cure for bad piles. But the amazing healing effect of I>r. Van Vleck's Absorptive Pile Plasma, m many thousands of
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    308 5 I v mi >I \5 Hi WELCOME, Ink ns the form el a militar> re\iew, was accorded Kins; Carol of Romania when he arrived m PrafUC w tli his son. ii Prime Hiehaei Ihi* vas the fir*t otlicial isit the Crown Prince has madr to a foreign country. It is
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      80 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local picture* can be obtained on application to the manager. Price 50 cents each. tMrnV/mW^'^ jmWKk^ Hlmi m1 ;:>■ **>*^— a—"* m yqy --^^pF .^*t~* *_KVFROM OUR OVEN TO YOUR DOOR Mother knows that the secret of successful sandwiches is fresh bread. Avoid dry, stale
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    Tiger Roaming Singapore
    387 6 Island ELUDES HUNTERS SQUATTERS living m the Seletar, Jurong and Thomson Road areas of Singapore hove been terrified during the past week by a tiger, believed to be eight feet long, which has been teaming along the north of the island. h night near thatched: huts ha*
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    26 6 KINO BOils OF BULGARIA drk moustache) aboard the German cruiser Batten lien it paid a visit of friendship to Varna, the Bol- m i.lack Sea port.
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    HOME FOR DESTITUTE BOYS OPENED
    1272 6 Salvation Army's Move To Rescue Them From Streets THE Salvation Army, with which o -ganisation the name of its energetic leader, Brigadier Lor- is always associated, officially opened on Saturday its second industrial home within few weeks. T!ic Boys' industrial Ucmc is intended to extend
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES
    138 6 Request For Private Railway Extensions (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 28 Malayan Collieries. Ltd.. Malaya's largest coal mine operators, of Batu Arang, Selangor. have asked tor legislative powers from the FMS Government authorising the construction, maintenance and working of private railway extensions for transporting their own
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    Rotary's Contribution To International Friendship
    359 6 Rotary 's Contribution To International Friendship DINNER TO COL. CECIL RAE "THE important part that can be played by the individual in cult: vat1 ing a better understanding between nations was stressed at the Rotary Club dinner held at the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday night in honour of Rotarian the
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    At Seremban
    64 6 'From Our Own Seremhan. Nov. Lieut. CM. w a Outsell pretfird list night's dinner Blffflftt Dl \m\ Seremban Rotary Club, held rrmhan Res: House, when Col and Mrs. Rae were the chief guMr. J. I ITardell toasted the gu« Mr. J Calder responding The President introduced C I
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    MALAY LAD GAOLED
    72 6 Admitted Six Previous Convictions •From Our Own Correspondent! Seremban. Nov. 27 A Malay lad aged M. Hussein bis. hat. admitted ..ix previous convictions when changed before the Seremban magistrate Mr M J Hayward with failing to report Mmaell while being police supervisee and with the theft of
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    ALL-BLUES CUP MATCH
    95 7 Singapore Beat The Negri 16-Nil ,fi,,ni Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Nov 28. SI |*i h'loR backs decided the Asialit rugger match in the .\11Bl:ii» <up competition when Singalo.it Negri Sembilan by 16 point- (two goals, a try and a pegaal) to nil. nred to ;<•' a v
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    SUNGEI BESI STRIKE
    400 7 "Complete Deadlock" (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 28. CTRIKE events have been moving very fast m Selangor. Though the Sungei Besi miners, after being defeated by the police m their attempt last night to march on Kuala Lumpur, made a promise at midnight that they
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    237 7 Flt.-Lt. And Mrs. Jackman Win Yesterday's Event The second bi-monthly Mixed Four somes competition for November was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and resulted m a win for Flt.Lt. and Mrs. K. A. Jackman with a net score of 32' ■>■ 45 cards were taken
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    16 7 photo). SPEAR OF SARAWAK (Spencer) winning the first race at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Free Press
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    IPOH Y.W.C.A. BEATEN AT PENANG
    67 7 From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang. Nov. 28. The Penang women defeated the Ipoh V W C A at hockey on the Hutch- i ings School ground this evening by one goal to nil. Penang started badly but improved as the progressed and were definitely the
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    ITAM BIN MAWI WINS CHALLENGE CUP
    398 7 ITAM BIN MAWI WINS CHALLENGE CUP Yesterday's Cycling Race Results CYCLING champions from Singapore, Johore and Kuala Lumpur were among the 42 competitors who lined up yesterday morning at Finlayson Green for the 32-mile cycle race from Singapore to Johore and back. The riders were unfortunately hindered by rain, which
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    SELANGOR IN CUP FINAL
    348 7 SELANGOR IN CUP FINAL Perak Unlucky To Be Beaten (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Nov. 28 BY beating Perak here toda> by 13 points (two goals and a penalty goal) to a try, Selangor qualified for the Malayn Cup Rugby final. Against the run of play. Selangor m the first
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      84 7 PAVILION NEXT CHANCE IT S ALL A LOT OF BALLY HOISENSE BUT IT WILL SIMPLY SLAY YOU! Jeeves is on the screen at last! —r^o' -._r Hv K_? ""^K w^A^r t*-__, _i^___i___ __w____r^T c __i THE SCREEN'S No. 1 LOVE TEAM JS&& _J0IR9B^ in a romantio triumph more thrill* 0
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      128 7 SEVENTH and LAST NIGHT of gJ^QNE SIMON YOU lIUST SEE TH,S 6RAHD SHOW I— Captivates Singapore Last Night's f*\ _fVj_V^/"nT_ __r^^V^ ALnftlWDltM __g__ TOWCHT _t 6.1, 9.,5 j, AKI■ U L p AHAM 3US_TTREEZY Aceian^b^BwtlwthrtMjit^ TONIGHT 9.15 COMEDY- ROMANCE! and ehillingest ol all the Chan c*3 _w-n\»*m- v. 3 series
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    Us Sing^ore$rxc|)rejB0 MONDAY, NOVEMBER. 30, 1M.J6. Can Strikes Be Avoided In Malaya ?
    1030 8 Us Sing^ore$rxc|)rejB0 MONDAY, NOVEMBER. 30, 1M.J6. Can Strikes Be Avoided In Malaya THE strike at the Sungei Besi mines is a most disturbing affair not only m itself but because of the fact that it is the fourth serious strike m this country within the space of a few months,
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    MR. P. H. BATTISHILL
    47 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 28. Mr. Phillip H^nry Battlshill. of Messrs Sisson and Delay, Singapore, was admitted to the F.M.S. Bar by the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley, m the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court yesterday. I
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    UNKNOWN
    710 8 AN account m the "British Medical Journal" by Dr. John Hill, surgeon; of the Aquitania, of how a company of sea-sick folk during a terrific storm found relief m "an ecstasy of hymnsinging" would have interested Henry Sidgwick who claimed to have discovered a very similar method of warding
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    The Hermit Of Grub Street
    1193 8 THREE hundred years ago much m--1 i rest was aroused by a man whose name was Henry Welbv and who died on Oct. 26. 1636. after living unseen for forty- lour years Poets immortalised him and "a book was written about him which went into
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    MAJOR CLASH IN NORTH CHINA
    206 9 Predicted By Foreign Observers "OMINOUS MOVEMENTS" Shanghai, Nov. 29. OMINOUS Japanese troop movements are taking place between Shanhaikwan and Tientsin and between Jehol and North Charhar. A report from North China states that the Japanese North China and Kwantung Commands are making preparations to take
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    "BELGIUM CAN COUNT ON BRITAIN'S HELP"
    803 9 If Victim Of Aggression London, Nov. 28. \I7HFN the International Chamber of Commerce entertained "the Belgian Premier, M. Van Zeeland, at luncheon m London today, several British Ministers, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, the
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    SINGAPORE'S COMBINED ORCHESTRAS
    412 9 Notable Part Played By Children FEATURES OF LAST NIGHTS CONCERT rE platform of the Victoria Memorial Hall packed with nearly one hundred musicians was the inspiring sight that greeted the audience at last night's concert of combined orchestras in aid of the Rotary Club fund to provide
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    GORE CAPTURED
    54 9 Rome, Nov. 29. The Italians have occupied Gore, the headquarters of the Abyssinian Government in West Abyssinia, without resistance. From the official statement it appears there was no trace of the independent Government to be found and it is deduced that Ras Imru's armies have retreated towards the,
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    65 9 IMF Kl\<; on his two-day visit of investigation m the depressed areas ith Wales to see for himseh conditions among the unemployed, mmym ted the co-operative farm of the Welsh Land Settlement Society at ieverton. Glamorgan, when he commenced his tour. Children and w ,>rkcr* lining the Kin-j's route is
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    BLUM'S REPLY TO STRIKE THREAT
    92 9 Compulsory Arbitration Bill Paris, Nov. 29. JUt. Blum, the Prime Minister, re- plied to the threat of a general strike of the French heavy industries on Dec. 6 by introducing a bill m the Chamber providing for the compulsory arbitration of all labour disputes before
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    Cabinet Meeting
    55 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Heavy snow-fall has prevented heavy fighting m North Charhar during the last two days. The Japanese cabinet held an urgent meeting on Friday when the problems m North China were reviewed. The meeting ended after two hours discussion, and it was decided to maintain
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    WARNING TO CRITICS
    95 9 Germany Issues New Decree Berlin, Nov. 29. A decree regulating criticisms of works of art and literature was announced by Dr. Goebbels at a joint meeting of the Cultural Chamber of the Reich and the organisation •'Strength through Joy" at which Hitler was present. Dr. Goebbels said
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    Lacked Sparkle
    291 9 The B!ue Danube Waltz (Strauss) was played competently but it lacked that sparkle which a first-class orchestra can give and so just failed to be a complete success. The Berenice Minuet (Handel) and the Schlummerlied (Schumann) were much lighter material, though the first was inclined to be a
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    'ENGLAND SHOULD JOIN ANTI-SOVIET PACT"
    426 9 And Give Away Colonies! ENGLAND must join Germany and Japan m their pact against Communism. but Japan itseli will never be Fascist. China is so big that one man cannot control it; therefore Japan should have part of it. Those are the opinions expressed by
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    LORD BURGHLEY'S ESCAPE
    77 9 In Plane Crash London, Nov. 29. T'//£ former Olympic athlete. Lord Burghley, revea's that he narrowly escaped death returning from Sioeden in a plane which lost part of one propeller near Hamburg. The pilot managed to land on a hillside, tearing through the trees, losing a wing
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    PAN-AMERICAN PEACE CONFERENCE
    90 9 Roosevelt Acclaimed Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 28. As President Roosevelt sailed to Buenos Aires, to attend the PanAmerican Peace Conference, tremendous crowds gathered here to bid the President farewell and. as the Indianapolis steamed across the Bay. firework displays were started on the surrounding hills. An earlier
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    Latin American League
    77 9 The speech is regarded as a forecast of the programme th j President will announce at the Buenos Aires conference at which it is expected the United States will work m favour of a Latin American league as a countemart of the League of Nations. President Roosevelt
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    DISASTROUS FIRE
    34 9 Hong Kong, Nov. 29. A disastrous 'fire broke out m the city of Kweilin. new capital ol Kwangsi, yesterday when over seventy shophouses were razed to the ground Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    PARIS-TOKIO FLIGHT
    23 9 Anjjouleme, Nov. 29. The airmen, Jean Peraud and Gilbert Denis, plan to start on a Paris-Tokio flight tomorro_jf_the_weatheris favourable. I Reuter
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      WHAT IS AN ECONOMIC PIVOTAL PRICE FOR RUBBER?
      1287 10 WHAT IS AN ECONOMIC PIVOTAL PRICE FOR RUBBER? "Should Be Well Over One Shilling" SHORTAGE POSSIBILITY IN THE FUTURE (From Our London Correspondent) London, Nov. 12. niE rubber market closed firm. There was a certain amount of professional profit-taking, as anticipated, but this was more than offset by public buying
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      246 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Nov. 28, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Seller No. I.X. R.S.S. m cases (F.OB. Nov.* 3P 8 3ii/ 2 Good F.A.Q. m cases FO.B. Nov.! 31% 3!V» No. I.X. R.S.S. (Spotloose) <awardable Singapore) 31 a 8 31^ December 31 7 16 31 L Jan-Mar. 31 >
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      210 10 Nov. >5. 27. 28. American Can. Com. 121> 4 122 122 American Telephone and Telegraph 185 1 189' 3 187% Atcheson Railroad 72 1 4 73 :< 4 74 7 8 Chesapeak 71 72 l 72 Dupont 180 182 182 Firestone 32 7 8 33' 4 34»
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      67 10 Nov. 28 Buyers Sellers Gambier 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 17.75 Black Pepper .9.25 White Pepper 17.25 Copra, sundried 8.30 Copra, mixed 8.00 Small Flake Tapioca 5.25 R. Saigon Al $165 R. Stem, W.C. No. 1 $148 Rice, Siam. W.C. No. 2
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      193 10 Saturday's Singapore Quotations M^ SELLING London, T.T. 24 1!16 London, demand 2|4 1-16 London. 4 months' sight 2\4y s Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 1 16 Montreal, demand 56 1516 Batavia, demand 104«/ 2 Samarang, demand iO4»/ 4 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon,
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      62 10 London Closing Quotations Nov. 28 Method of Pantv before Rate Centre Quoting 20 9-31 Yosterday Paris Francs to 124 21 M§!4 New York to 4.8H 1 1 4 «<* Hi Amsterdam Guilders to 12.101 IjBS Hong Kong Per dollar |j 15 liiu Shanghai Per dollar Is 2
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1162 10 Fraser and Co. 's List SATURDAY, NOV. 28, 1936: 1 P.M MINING tj Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 5s Gd Asam Kumbang 32s 34s cd. Austral Malay 56s 60s cd. iAyer Hitam (5s) 20s 21s 6d cd. Ayer Weng ($1) 1 85 1 95
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      Daily Share Report
      100 10 In their daily report on the share-market issued at the < lo* business on Saturday. Messrs. Fraser and to state that the tin slure market was again firmer on Rood demand from London. Ihillar shares firmed up and there was a fair turnover, hut the market was
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      200 10 THE COMMODITY MARKETS From London 5.30 p. m. Nov. 28 RCBBER: Steady London Spot: 813 16d. 815 16d. Previously: 813 16d 815 16d Jan-Mar: 813 16d. 8 15 16d. Pre\iouslv: 813 16d 815 16d April-June: B<„d. 815 16d. Previously: 8~„d 815 16d July-Sept: 815 16d. 9d. Previously: 8- B d.
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    ON THE NATIONAL WAVE LENGTH
    137 11 "HULLO EVERYBODY! This It make you whistle! The fastest game m the world! Ice hockey! Here's the National team, all fit and lined up before the big match! These are the boys we've been expecting so much fr*om and waiting so long for—trained at the
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    Winning CONTRACT
    418 11 Winning CONTRACT &\VtoXcw\(\£v> David Bumstinc, Merwin D. Maicr, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading leam-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every o'her system m existence THE FINEST HANI) OF THE YEAR P*RED Kaplan, prominent New York attorney and one of the leading tournament stars, played the
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    ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
    146 11 Annual Commemoration Services At Malacca <From Our Own Correspondent > Malacca, Nov. 28. On Dec 3 Roman Catholics will congregate at the ruins of the Church of St. Paul at the flagstaff, to participate m the annual religious services m commemoration of the death of their Patron
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      337 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m to* colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and m 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 8.500,000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve
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      505 11 CHARTERED BANK Off INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter' Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok Karachi
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      377 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Batavia NIROM 7.35 Light music continued 8.20 News and economic review m vr** oofo German. "l m "I m 835 Homeland programme. D 't m 92 News and economic review m 11.51 m v t!?-~; DA 19 67 m English on DJE. DJQ. and m and
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    COMMAND OF THE QUEEN MARY
    137 12 Captain R. B. Irving, commander of the Cunard White Star liner Acquitania, will take command of the Queen Mary on her next voyage from Southampton. No official statement has been issued, but it is understood that Captain Irving will command the Queen Mary for the
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      THE MAJESTIC AS NAVAL TRAINING SHIP
      403 12 Accommodation For 2,500 Persons London. TN the new dock at Millbrook, Southampton, an interesting conversion contract is in progress, Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., being now engaged on refitting the former White Star liner Majestic into a training ship for the Royal
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    NEW YORK HARBOUR
    330 12 Existing Project Inadequate PROPOSED by Mr. Eugene F. Moran. chairman oi the River, Harbour and Piers Committee of the Maritime Exchange. New York, two resolutions were adopted at the annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Covention in Trenton. The first referred to the proposed dredging of
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    MERSEY YARDS
    229 12 Kcpair Work In the District Active After the completion of very satisfactory trials on the Clyde, the Melbourne Star, built by Messrs. Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., has been handed over to her owners the Blue Star Line H.M. flotilla leader Hardy is a 'so carrying out trials
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    ACCOMMODATING LARGE ATLANTIC LINERS
    81 12 Sir Alexander Gibb. in his presidential address to the Institution of Civil Engineers in London recently, urged that an attempt should be made to unite and co-ordinate engineering activities. The demands of shipping, he said, threatened to impose on ports burdens which, while not beyond the
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    I TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN CANADA ANI LIVERPOOL
    242 12 Port's Importance As A Distributing: Centre Reference to the Ottawa Agreement I Vas made at a luncheon held at Liverpool recently, at which the principal ?uiest was the Lord Mayor (Councillor |R. J. Hallt. The luncheon, which was .given by the Canadian Government
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      497 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: freight 54_3— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING NTS FOR FEDERATE D MALAY STATES RAILWAYS, KUV.U, STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. j i\iko^^ SEE CANADA f m jjm\ m\Smmmm^mmT y^x G via Canada to North America— ■F___r^^^^^^^^^f_^F Europe. Fast, through trains direct ____Etf lik^ M_i
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      92 12 STRAITS HOMEWARD 0ONFEREN4 UUffU lormod that the I) on CoMoe tram W ports in Europ eileetive in mi 28 I •<•. Prepared <>r Peeled In B;u CWt H Collec In BbtHi In B.. 12 CWt STRAITS NBW ITOWJ LINKS REBHT FAR NO. 11 STRAITS l'\ CONFERENCE FREIT-HT TARIFF NO. '>
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      449 12 b Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm Thursday 7 45 am Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.» 7.45 am Saturday 7.45 a.m. and Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 'i pjn Klang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taiomg and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 pm Kota
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      182 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR Ships aloncsidr the u expected to East Wharf (Knlrancr <.,.. i Rohna 22 Main Wharf (Entrance Hakozaki Maru 18 Qtoo»ei 14; Koa Hani 8; Sector, k Empire Dock <Kntran<, i Kola A| M; o! Lyons M; Faylebank c Jff Empire Dock (Fntr;.,,,. Marella M Eur l ii: West
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      489 13 •^BT .!*fcti«§_Sa_!> m _*t__»_^ srs. _l BHMHH__^HIHi^B BY. P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tonnage Spore, Tonnaf© Spore. 1936. 1937 RAJFOTANA 17.000 Dec. 4 CARTHAGE 17.000 Jan 29 BANOALORE 6,000 Dec. 17 SOUDAN 6 500 Pet 12 RANPURA 17,000 Dec. 18 NALDERA 16.000 Feb 12
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      521 13 (Incorporated m tngUxnd.) tftWrog ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporatea m Strait* SettlemenU.t "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Due Sail? CITY OF LYONS Havre, London, F?dam, H'burg m Port Dec. 2 CITY OP PITTSBURG
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      982 13 REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hna Khiow Steamship Co (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd! Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line' Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd.
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      728 14 K. P. M. OP TEN IfjWT Mnnflll Nov. 30, Belawan-Deli. VAN OITTHOORN— Monday, Nov. 30, Muntok and thence per s.s. "Both" to Cheribon. PASIK Tuesday. Dec. 1, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. ROKAN- Tuesday. Dec. 1. Bengkalis. Paneh. Bprombang. TanjongMermeidar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. THEDENS— Wednesdav. Dec. 2. Muntok una Palembang. TOOI
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      492 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE -SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX. BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Dv« Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. CINGALESE PRINCE In Port Dec. 7 Jan. 21 MS. SILVERSANDAL Dec. 14 Dec. 21 ~~>- MS. CHINESE PRINCE Dec. 28 Jan. 4
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      678 14 Q. S. K. LINE London Maru Buenos Aires via L Marques Durb Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro and Santos I China Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar, I) Salaam. Beira, L. Marques, Durban and P. Elizabeth t Manila Maru Santos and Buenos Aires via Colon. Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar es Salaam,
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    THRILLING FINISHES AT FINAL DAY OF WINTER RACING
    2270 15 Spencer And Dodd In Great Form CON CON BACKERS HAD BAD LUCK riIKIMINC; racing was witnessed, on Saturday the final day I of the Singapore Turf Club's Winter Meeting, but unfortunately as far as the punters were concerned only one favourite v.is
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    15 15 photo). WAIT-A-BIT (Spencer) winner of the second race at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Free Press
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    RESULTS & DIVIDENDS
    145 15 RESULTS DIVIDENDS Dividend Place. Horse. Jockey. Win. Place. Race 1: 1 Spear of Sarawak Spencer $58 $1G 2 Master Bobby Egli $15 3 Beth Whalan $10 Race 2: 1 Wait-A-Bit Spencer $33 7 2 Dare-Devill E. Donnelly 7 3 Last Crusader Davies 7 Race 3: 1 Ray Welkin Garrard $50
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    VERITY STRIKES FORM
    246 15 Five For 50 Off 30 Overs Brisbane, Nov. 28 EXCELLENT bowling by Verity was responsible for a big change m the position of the match against Queensland here today. After a good partnership by the openers Brown, the Test Match batsman, and Rogers a youthful lefthander, the
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    JOHORE BEAT R.N & R.A.F.
    521 15 JOHORE BEAT R.N R.A.F. Nine Points To Nil In Cup Game (From Our Own Correspondent) Rengam. Nov 28 (COOKING txvo tries and a penalty goal and keeping their lines intact, Johore beat the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force m a Malaya Cup match at Rengam today by nine points
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    ST. ANDREW'S RUGBY
    84 15 St Andrew's Rugby IMUHI for fixtures this week tie Monday St Andrew's vs. Middlesex "A'" Co. at Farrer Park at I p.m The following will play J Baker; P Smith. M. Hartley. J Duelos. I. Ross: J. Lovick 'captain*. G. Loh: Eze EzekiH. P Hill. V. Harris.
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    WEARNE'S SPORTS CLUB
    57 15 The following have been elected to represent Wearne's Sports Club at football against the Clerical Union on Tuesday on their ground at 5.15 p m. Teo Chee Tang. Samadi. Sow W.di. R Milne. Galistan. Sidi. Kwai Oon. E Yetts. G Nagua. J Mi.ssun and G Michael (captain
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    33 15 The women's Foursome Compel" ;at the Keppel Goll Club, played on Friday, resulted m a win for Mrs W P. Douglas and Mrs M G. Haivy 55- 12^» 4 42U
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    24 16 photo) AN INCIDENT during play in Saturday's Malaya Cup match, in which Siniram.re heat the (omhinpri Stiffs hv 25 Doints to eight. Free Press
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    PORTSMOUTH AGAIN LEAD FIRST DIVISION
    1645 16 Sunderland Well Beaten ByChar 1 ton Athletic (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 29. A LAST minute goal by Stockhill for Derby, gave them a well deserved draw with Liverpool m the match played on the Liverpool ground. Derby's other two goals came from Drew
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    FLT.-LT. MORSE SCORES FIVE IN A ROW
    344 16 FLT.-LT. MORSE SCORES FIVE IN A ROW S. C. C. Lose 8-1 At Seletar FLT. Lt. Morse was m great form at Seletar yesterday and was responsible for five of the eight goals scored by the Airmen m the hockey match against the S.C.C. The Club scored only one m
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    HOME TEAM WINS CUP RUGGER 25-8
    922 16 Combined States No Match For Singapore Singapore 25 pts.; Negri- Ma lac a g AROUSING game of thrills, short fierce forward dribbles, three quarter moves spoilt frequently by mishandling. Singapore win their third successive Malaya Cup rugger fixtur« on Saturday, at the expense of
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    F. A. CUP FIRST ROUND
    213 16 <From Our Owr: C r-spundent) Pen am. Nov. !H The Rest defeatpoints to 3 m their annual rugby here today. Scotland I taint d by J F Ke«j wen by a very strong side London. Nov ;jg QAMES m the Football Association Cup first round
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      122 16 #of course, I am Thinking of GIAN SINGH'S GRAND X'MAS WHICH COMMENCES From TODAY till DEC. 25th. ITS UNDOUBTEDLY A SALE THAT BRINGS GREAT SAVINGS MAKES SHOPPING MOST ECONOMICAL AND EASIER. Just take a glance around our store. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES of the STRIKING OFFERS. Leather Suitcases Cotton
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