The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 January 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,052. KSTD. 1835 TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1937. 10 CENTS
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    Rubber Export Licences To Run Six Months
    230 1 I.R.R.C "SAVES ITS FACE" Move To Relieve Shortage Of Near Rubber London, Jan. 4. OKtTER is officially enabled to confirm reports that British dependencies have been advised by cable by the Brit^t* members of the I.R.R.C. of the issue of export licencesSfor rubber
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    GOVERNOR WITHHOLDS KS PERMISSION
    546 1 No Reply To Mr. G. L. Ham's Reference Passes Municipal Budget But Not President's House HELD UP BECAUSE OF ULTRA VIRES ISSUE? THE Free Press understands that the Governor-in-Council 1 has approved the Singapore Municipal budget for 1937 with the exception of items concerning the $105,000
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    ROYAL WEDDING
    55 1 The Hague, .fan. 3. Following the release of their pa&sports. the family of the Duke of Mecklenburg and about 40 German princes nmi other nobles are expected here tomorrow for Princess Juliana's wedding. It is possible that Prince Eernhard's mother. Princess Anngard. will be unable to attend the
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    THE POPE
    67 1 Newspaper's Pessimism OESSIMISM regarding the Pope's chance of recovery is expressed in the newspaper Tribuna. which pays tribute to the heroic calm and patience with which the Pope supports his sufferings and adds. "The physical condition of the Pope presents no symptoms ot possibilities of recovery. Tne Pope
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    WESTMINSTER ABBEY
    102 1 Now Closed For Coronation Preparation London, Jan. 4. The public yesterday paid their last v sit to Westminster Abbey for eight months. The doors were closed alter the evening service and the Dean and Chapter resigned their control until September to thp Crown. The keys in the possession
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    BANGKOK SHIVERS
    35 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 4. A N extraordinary cold wave is making Bangkok shiver and this morning's temperature was 52.7 Fahrenheit. [Singapore morning temperature is usually near 80 degrees Fahrenheit.] i
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    Atlantic Air Service
    133 1 TEST FLIGHTS By Two Imperial Airways Boats London, Jan. A NUMBER of experimental longdistance flights by the Imperial Airways flying -boats Caledonia and Cambria are being planned In preparation lor the projected regular Atlantic service. They will make test Mights under Atlantic conditions. Both are of the
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    SIR EDWARD GERMAN'S WILL
    65 1 London, Jan. 4. The famous composer Sir Edward German, who died in November last, left £57.117. Other wills proved include that of Admiral Sir John Kelly, who died in the .same month, and whose estate amounted to e 24.031. and that of Lord Kanworth. Master ol
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    Another British Ship Stopped By Spanish Rebels
    78 1 London, Jan. 4. HTIIE British ship Etrib, sailing from Haifa to Liverpool with a cargo of oranges, was stopped by an insurgent vessel off Europa Point near Gibralter and asked to show her papers. The master refused to do so and the Etrib
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    NAZIS AND CHURCH
    83 1 "New Heathenism** As Policy Favoured Berlin, Jan. 3. Opposition clergymen in Prussia road declarations from pulpits at th rt weekend declaring the past ve.ir showed the pastors cannot any linger pkice i.i ith In the Nazis' assurances that th^ Christian church will continue unhampered and also protesting
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    Young Marshal Pardoned
    38 1 Young Marshal Pardoned QUESTION OF POSTS NOT DECIDED Nanking. Jan. I. yilE State Council today par doned Gen. Chang Hsueh Liang, but it is not yet known whether he is being reinstated to the command at Sianfu Reuter
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    85 1  - Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Jan 4. During his trial by a special tribunal formed by the Central Military AiTalis Council, Gen. LI Lien Chun, a veteran member of the Kuomlntang, act*d at the prosecutor and put scores of auctions to the Young Marshal, who admitted everything except that no
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    BIG STRIKE THREAT IN US.
    64 1 200,000 Ceneral Motors Employees Involved Flint, Michigan. Jan. 4. A general strike of 200.000 employees oi General Motors Corporation, which would halt about half the total production of cars in the United States. 15 threatened in a resolution adopted *t a conference of trad« union
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    MAGNESIUM INDUSTRY
    59 1 London. Jan. 3. The latest bulletin of the Imperial Institute rtives an account of the growth of the British industry producing magnesium which Is in growing demand owing to its lightness for various manufactures The raw material is imported but p!ans have been formulated fcr Home production from
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    NINE DROWN WHEN STEAMER OVERTURNS
    42 1 From Our Own Corresp :ndent Bangkok, Jan. t. Incoming steamers lrom Mngaporc r^p^rt bad passages lroin the P.Miin sula. The ccast town ol Nak ntrtUUMnfl bai reported that I small steamer overturned and nine v»m drown* d.
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    OLD YEAR PROLONGED
    35 1 Pari*. Jan. t. The old year was theoretically prrv lonsed ny tin stvtppinjj of the Parllair.entarv clock if midnixht in order to «er the buduet through by the end of 1936. Renter
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    22 1 Mr J C K Marshall. Assistant Conservator of Forests. Malayan F\jTw»t Service has been appointed to officiate >s District Forest Officer. Kuantan.
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      88 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. i jgg^^Tß^^— j^^k- Tn^^ s4* TONIGHT Orchestral Concert 8. 15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner and Dance (formal) 9.45 to midnight and CHANGE OF PROGRAMME IRENE WEST PRESENTING KAILI'S HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS featuring QUEENIE and her BEAUTIFUL
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    MR. R. S. PATHMANATHAN
    219 2 Entertained by Ceylon Tamil Community Mr. R. Sri Pathmanathan MA. <Oxon>. Barrister-at-Law. member of the State Council. Ceylon who is on a holiday in Singapore was entertained at a garden party by the Ceylon Tamil Community ol Singapore at the G. H. Cafe on Saturday. The
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    72 2 Th" Capitol announce a change ot programme today, Warner*! musical "Cain and Mabel" starting tonight. with a special two-reei all-colaur supporting film "Changing of the Guard." A J. Pedley. an elderly Euiasian, who was charged with stealing a motor car. the property of Mr. A. Piedro. in Robinson Road on
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    Municipal Strike
    586 2 Letters To The Editor MR. ST. ALBAN SMITH REPLIES TO L. R. HOPE -NAMES FOR NEXT HONOURS LIST?— COOLIES AND SAMSU— WHY DEPORTATION WAS SUGGESTED— TAMILS MUCH BETTER OFF THAN EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICERS! —IF POLICE STRUCK FOR/ RESTORATION OF SALARIES To The Editor. Sir— l have to thank
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    ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT
    653 2 London Press Comment LEAGUE'S FAILURE BURIED London, Jan. 4. THE text of the declaration concerning assurances with regard to the Mediterranean, which was signed in Rome on Saturday by Count Ciano. the Italian Foreign Minister, and Sir Eric Drummond, British Ambassador, is prominently published, together with the exchanges
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    DEATH OF SIR GRAFTON ELLIOT SMITH
    273 2 AND FAMOUS BIOLOGIST AND EGYPTOLOGIST Greatest Authority On Human Evolution London, Dec. S. SIR Grafton Elliot Smith, the famous anthropologist and greatest modern authority on human evolution and comparative anatomy, died today at the age of 66.— Reuter. Sir Grafton was born at the
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    FRUIT FOR MALAYA
    157 2 Australian Exporters To Ship 50,000 Cases Australian exporters are preparing to ship to Malaya and the Far East a total of 50.000 cases of citrus fruit within the nest two years. Chinese merchant! In Melbourne announce that they will open branches In Shanghai. Hong Kong, and Singa
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    STRIKERS RETURN
    129 2 Boilermakers Hack At United Engineers' Works After being on strike for a month. about 200 boilermakers employed on contract by United Engineers. Ltd.. returned to work yesterday morning. They went nit on Dec. 3. About 250 turners. fitters and moulders who are emp.oved by the sam« Ann on
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    ILLICIT RUBBER
    95 2 Joh ore Bahru. Dec. 29. "I admit that the rubber was found in my place but I did not know that 1 was doing anything against the law," said Goh Ah Chek. when he was charged before Sheikh Abu Baker bin Yahya. Second Magistrate, with havim stored 562
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      507 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. NESTLE ALURA COLOUR WAVE SET. Sets the Wave. Tints the Set. Alum rives your hair a brilliant wavy finish, does not leave any unsirhtly deposit on your hair and is guaranteed harmless. MEDICAL HULL LIMITEDBOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE—?? Meyer Rd. Large rcoms facing sea with own
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      164 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 1.01 p.m. 92 ft,, 12.15 p.m. 10 ft. Sports S.C.C. Cricket Meeting. Rugby: S.C.C. tournament. Merchants vs. Etceteras. St. Andrew's "B" vs. "C" at Farrer Park. Hockey: P.W.D. v.s. S.C.R.C. at McPherson Read. I.A. vs. Clerical Union at I.A. R.A.M.C. vs. D. Co.. Midds
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    19 3 photo). MR. LIM KOON TECK (Reeistrar* inrt ii- i Genera., ph.tosraphed l.ut'ide "t. Andrews cJfcJS^JSSS; A.ssize service Free Press
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    EURASIAN SENTENCED FOR FORGERY
    547 3 Sequel To Debt 117 B. Hardy, a young: Eurasian, pleaded guilty at the Singa- pore Assizes yesterday, before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark, to four charges, comprising tuo ot forgery for the purpose of cheating, one of forgery and out- of using as genuine a forged document,
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    EUROPEAN ON CHARGE OF CAUSING DEATH
    520 3 C^USfI^TJEATH Kash Driving Alleged cftfrfcfeE '^FioLlß^W; OIDNEY Arch^l^ j^yjrtdur MpK)i pi^j^n^-was put on •J his trial yesterday at the Singapore Assizes, before Mr. J us.Uc.c Adrian Clark and a. common jury, on a charge of causing the death of a Chinese bread-seller by driving
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    Pitmari's College To Open In Singapore
    443 3 Pi tmari's College To Open In Singapore COMMERCIAL TRAINING 1 FACILITIES .-.\.W \TEW and up-to-date facilities for the education of Singapore's young men and women who wish to enter the world of commerce, are now available through a new branch of Pitman's College, the world-famed commercial institution which opens at.
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    1936 RUBBER SHIPMENTS
    102 3 QCEAN shipments of rujbbcr /rom Malaya, including reexports, for the month of December, totalled 38,749 tons, a decrease 6f 8,593 on the November figure of 47,342 tons. Total shipments for 1936 are 520,117 tons, some 70,000 tons less than in 1935. sonmenl he asked that the sentence
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    DEATH FROM STABS
    51 3 'From Our Own Correspondent). Segamat, Dec. 31. A Chinese who was alleged to be the victim of a robbery in a rubber estate at Bekok, died at the Kluang Hospital this morning. It is understood that the man received seven stab wounds in his fight with the
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    1936 TIN EXPORTS
    102 3 J?OREIGN exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean steamers at all Malayan ports during December, totalled 7,669 tons, being some 2,500 tons below the amount shipped in November. The total exports for 1936 icerc 83,366 tons an increase of 21,118 tons on the figure exported in
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    CHINESE CHARGED WITH REMOVING LIQUOR
    347 3 Officers' Watch On Distillery A CTING on information received, two European officers from the Singapore Excise Department and three other officers, one of whom rode a motor cycle, stationed themselves near the junction of Alexandra and Tanglin Roads on Nov. 14. The time was 11.30
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    SNATCHED BAG FROM WOMAN
    160 3 Malay Gets 4 Months PENTENCE of lour months' rigorous imprisonment was passed, by Mr. J. P. Biddulph in the second court yesterday, on a Malay, named Ali bin Hassan, who was charged with having committed theft of a purse containing $1.04, by snatching it from the
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    INDIAN FOUND HANGING
    76 3 From Our Own Correspf ndent Taiping. Dec. 29. A policeman early this morninK Uncovered a young Indian hanging from a tree in the Lake Gardens. The man was dead. Deceased was well dresstd and on his person was tound s**veial letters and 1.0.U. chits The man's identity
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    MRS. P. M. CHRISTIAN
    67 3 •From Our Own Corre:pondent> Seremban. Jan. i. The death took pteet M the Senrnban General Hospital last night of Mrs. P. M Christian, wilt- oi Mr p M Christian oi Kuala Lumpur The funeral took place at Seremban today alter a service at the Church of
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      63 3 PITMAN'S COLLEGE. Established in England G5 years. Singapore Branch, under European Management at Uniteers Building, River Valley Road entrance Damar Rd.) Expert tuition in ALL COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. Special courses in Shorthand Typewriting. Book-keeping and Commerce. Tuition begins Jan. 18 for individual instructions on strictly moderate fees for DAY and EVENING
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    SLYVIA SIDNEY'S NEW EVENING GOWNS
    710 4  -  Sheiliah Graham Film Fashions By "Honeymoon Pyjamas" Hollywood, Dec. 22. Sylvia Sidney does not oft:-n get a chance to wear decent clothes in her movies. She is usually forced to give glamour to sackcloth and bare feet. But in her next film for Walter Wanger,
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    A Clock Cake
    164 4 Smething out of the ordinary in the decoration of a cake for a birthday present or a children's party is always welcome. A clock cake is unusual imd attractive, and is not too difficult to prepare at home. The cake itself may be either plum or sponge.
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    HOW TO SOLVE THAT WEIGHT PROBLEM
    352 4 Some Useful Hints MOTION picture work la hare! on the figure what with irregular working hours, hot studio lights and really strenuous nerve-rack-ing labour. Motion picture- cameras nave a tendency to make the player look at least 10 lbs. more than *he actually is-
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    THE GLASS CASE
    272 4 THE GLASS CASE Is It Returning? London, Dec. 12. IS the glass case coming in again? Will the drawing-room once again be full of stuffed birds or wax flowers, flanked with lustre candlesticks? For the little glass case is here again. It is no longer literal, no longer designed lor
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    French Meals
    220 4 What is really the difference between French and other methods of cooking food? Admitting French cookery to be superlative, which it is more often perhaps than that ol other nations this does not alone account for the general acceptance of it which causes menus to be written in
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    Milk For The Skin
    45 4 Lucille Ball, young RKO Radio actress, declares that there is no better facial cleanser than raw milk When put on a freshly-cleansed face and left to dry. then rinsed off with cold water, it refines the skin and closes the pores.
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    LATEST FASHIONS AND A MATTER OF LINE
    1122 4 Paris Styles The Backward Trend Paris, Dec. 21. WHEN line moves in dress there is a great stirring. DttfcgJMffi may make a pother with ropi* belts, poppyhead buttons, zipper-fasten-ings, flowers under the chin or on I one eyebrow, but ultimately and with expedition
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      72 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application o the Manager. Price 50 cents each your child 's greatest need supplies that extra energy so essential to growing, vigorous children. Royal Bakery Bread is made of the Knest Australian and •v^ Canadian flour and English yeast,
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    MR. SASTRI: A GREAT SERVANT OF INDIA
    2397 6 Orator, Scholar, Politician And Patriot SACRIFICED CAREER FOR HIS COUNTRY Still A Poor Man In view oj the <r>in>l iti Singapore V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, leader of >he quire into labour conditions, the fiUu Kashava Menon, 8.A., fa of more th i this
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    Malacca Indians Want Sixteen Reforms
    653 6 Malacca Indians Want Sixteen Reforms i I MEMORANDUM TO MR. SASTRI (F:cm Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 3. SIXTEEN reforms affecting the lives of Indians in Malaya w»re outlined in a memorandum .submitted to Mr. V. S Srinivasa Sastri yesterday by Indian residents of Malacca. Mr. Sastri and Mr. G.
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    TEA PARTY
    272 6 "Great Destiny Awaits The Indian People" At a tea party given at the Rest House by the Indian and Ceylonese communities of Malacca. Mr. Sastri's public work was reviewed by Mr. D W Devarajah. chairman of the reception committee, in reply. Mr. Sastri said that he was very
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    KILLED BY THUNDERBOLT
    121 6 Chinese Ciirl's Death On Rubber Kstate A 12-year-old Chinese girl. Tey K fe Koh. eldest dau^i.:< r o\ I squatter on 1 rubnr tIUI In Lun Chu Kang Wntajnrt, vai tilled by i thunderbolt or. Friday a. ihi gtO «<J m the dt>orwuy ji he r h.
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    STOMACH PAINS THAT "CUT LIKE A KNIFE"
    234 6 Mr J f s a heerlullv about his daily work when he was suddenly itrieken with it «udl trouble that requinJ weeks medical attention. How he w.i eventually cured us best told by himsell "Ju*t a l.w Hnt.s |o -viy what great bmeflt
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    'APPALLING PLIGHT" OF SELANGOR UNEMPLOYED
    546 6 Mr. John Hands' New Attack (From Our Own Correspond-* it) Kuala Lumpur, !><•«-. 31. FFFORTS to find employment in Sclangor are almost nullified by the unrestricted immigration of unemployed middleclass persons, declares Mr. John Hands, M C 11., hon. senttary and treasurer to the Selanfor
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    SAFETY FIRST
    195 7 New Hill For Federal Council Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 3. To increase safety on F.M.S. roads, wider scope is to be given to legislation over the maximum weight carried by motor lorries by a Bill which ii to be introduced at the next meeting
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    FIRST ASSIZES OF THE YEAR
    330 7 Ceremonial Opening The first Assizes of the S.S. High Couri for the year opened in Singapore yesterday morning with the usual pomp and ceremony. The Assize Service was held at St. Andrew's Cathedral where the Chiei Justice. Mr. Justice P. A. McEiwaine and Mr Justice
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    HEAD-ON COLLISION
    158 7 Eight People Injured In Singapore A blow out in the front tyre of a car caused a head-on collision with a lorry and injury to eight persons on Woodlands Road. Singapore on Sunday morning. The car. driven by a Chinese, and containing a towkay. Mr. Tan Yang Keng.
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    Volunteer Pilots Receive Their "Wings"
    325 7 Volunteer Pilots Receive Their "Wings" UNIQUE CEREMONY A CEREMONY unique in the hlsi* tory of the Royal Air Force was :arried out at Seletar on Sunday, vhen two Pilo*. Officers of the S.S. Volunteer Air Force received their wings" from the Officer Commanding the R.A.F.. Far East. Air Commodore A.
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1937. The New Tin Scheme
    1078 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1937. The New Tin Scheme THE terms of the new tin agree- ment are very much as expected. There are no surprises of a sensational nature and only one or two welcome alterations in the administration of the scheme itself,, such as the
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    When Lascars Were ENLISTED FOR Singapore
    1360 8 When Lascars Were ENLISTED FOR Singapore Services Notes FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT London, Dec. 28. IT is going on towards 45 years since Indian troops were first quartered permanently in Hong Kong. That was in 1891. The experiment was a new one and the result was watched with much interest.
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    QUEEN MARY BETTER
    39 9 London. Jan. 4. Her Majesty Queen Mary, who is still a 1 Sandringham with the King and Queen, is stated to have quite recovered from the cold which kept her indoors at Christmas time.— British Wireless
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    THREE MANCHUKUO REGIMENTS GO OVER TO CHINESE
    240 9  - THREE MANCHUKUO REGIMENTS GO OVER TO CHINESE Sin Chew Jit Poh Heavily Bombarded ByJapanese Planes MAJOR BATTLE EXPECTED NEAR SHANGTU SOON Both Sides Rushing Up Reinforce men is Shanghai, Jan. 4. THREE regiments of Manchukuo troops under the com--1 mand of Gen. Li Shau Shen went over to the Chinese
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    SPANISH GOVERNMENT FEARS CLASH
    694 9 Britain Protests To Rebels ITALY DENIES NEGOTIATING WITH FRANCO Valencia, Jan. 4. IV face of the "extraordinary gravity" of the situation caused by German warships seizing Spanish vesels. the Spanish Government has decided to "take the necessary dip^matic steps. says an official communique Affcr referring to
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    ROAD DEATHS IN BRITAIN
    159 9 Slight Decline In 1936 BUT INJURIES SHOW INCREASE London. Jan. 3. /CASUALTIES on British roads in 1936 were* heavier than in the previous year according to figures issued by the Ministry ol Transport. In 193G 6.489 persons were killed and 225.689 injured compared with 6 522
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    WORLD'S NAVAL RACE IS ON
    158 9 London. Dec-. 3. AFTER midnight tonight there will be theoretically no check upon increase* in wor'd navies. Britain will herald th New Year tomorrow belaying down *1 Birkenhead and on tho Tyne two new battleships, the Prince Of Wales and Kins George V No ceremony
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    48 9 photo i. THE CHIEF JUSTICE (Mr. lustu e P. A. McElwaine). Mr. Justice Adrian Clark and Mr. C. F. J. Ess (Deputy Registrar) arriving at St. Andrew's Cathedral for yesterday's service on the opening of the first Assizes of the S.S. High court for the year. Free Press
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    53 9 ed by the Ambassador, reads. f have conseqm ntly no difficulty on behalf of the Royal Italian Government in confirming the accuracy of His Majesty's Government's assumption, namely that so far as Italy is concerned the Integrity ol the present territories of Spain shal". in all circumstances remain intact and
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    REYNOLDSTOWN NOT ENTERED FOR GRAND NATIONAL
    92 9 REYNOLDSTOWN NOT ENTERED FOR GRAND NATIONAL London. Jan. 4. MAJOR HKLOMi the owner of Reynoldstown is not entering him for the Grand National this year. His reason is in the first place that there is such a thing as taking the pitcher to the well too often. Secondly, the altered
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    Anglo-Italian Mediterranean Agreement
    189 9 STATUS QUO TO HE MAINTAINED London. Jan. 4. THE following is the text of the declaration signed in Ron e on Saturday by Count Ciano. the Itchan Foreign Minister, and Sir Eric Drummond, the British Amha^ador. His Majesty's Ginernmen* in the United Kingdom and the Italian Government,
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    NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO CHINESE NATION
    94 9 Pardons For Hundreds Of Prisoners Shanghai. Jan. 4. THE Central Publicity Department has issued a New Year message to the nation. Beside* recalling jchievemi nts and iailures during 19:^6. it Mfcl the people in all parts o' the country to cooperate with the Central
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    122 9 tu impair the u>d rtUU3ttl which i\ is the object of the preheat d< claratnn to consolidate "This declaration is detuned to further the end* ol peace -*nd Is not directed against any other Power" Welcomed In Europe London. Jan. 4. According to news reports reaching Lcndon, the announcement ol
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      90 9 "HENRY HEATH'S" C_^3lH^ CELEBRATED <^^f9t? PURE FUR FELT HATS !L^JLt THE POPULAR SNAP BRIM MODEL /u '^/j^K^A COLOURS:— DARK BROWN MID GREY NAVY SIZES Si 7] PRICE $9.75 EACH. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. LEAVE IT TO COOKIE! HE will know how to prepare the most delicious dishes: Soups.
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      43 9 CABLE TIMES The Eastern ExtensiDn Telegraph Company announces that the delay on full rate telegrams from SingapDre to London yesterday was as follows: Telegrams handed in at 5.00 p.m. five minutes: 5.30 p.m. four minutes: 6.00 p.m. eight minutes; 6.30 p.m. three minutes
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      540 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From London 6 p. m. Jan. 4 Share of 4M denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64 117 3 8 H7 3 8 funding Loan. 4 p.c. 1960-90 116'i H6V4 War Loan. 3' 2 pc 105» 2
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      LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS
      203 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore free Press is able to offer to it? trader* this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other eentres. This If the first occasion on which a newspaper published In Malaya has
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      73 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Jan. 4, 11 o'clock noon N IX R S.S. incases fob i January) 37 37*4 Oood F A Q. in cases (P.O B. January) 36 L5 16 37 116 No. T.X.R.S.S. (Spotto (awardable Singapore) 3(i 7 y| January 37 37' Jan-Mar 37 37' 8 Apr.-June
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      71 10 J Jan. 4 Buyers Sellers Oambier T.T. $650 Java Cube g 50 Hamburg Cube n'oo White Muntok Pepper 19.50 Black. Pepper U 50 White. Pepper 1900 Copra, mixed 9 25 Copra, sundried 950 R Saigon Al lftft Small Fiake Tapioca 525 R. Siam. W.C. No. 1 $171
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      B.A.T. CO. REPORT
      161 10 Net Earnings Show Rise Of £72,585 The lull report of the British-Am-erican Tobacco Co.. has just been issued. Net earnings for the year showed a rise of £72.585. to £5,541.756. and the total dividend for the year has been maintained at 20 per cent tax free The
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      186 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 4 RUBBER: Wcax. London Spot: 9? 4 d. 9 7 B d. Previously: 10 3 16d. 10 5 16d. April-June: 9 3 ,d. 9; B d. Prevjusly: 10 3 16d. 10 5 16d. July-Sept.: 9 11 16d. 9 13 16d. Previously:
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      TREASURY BILLS
      39 10 London, Jan 2. The total amount applied for in tenders for £40,000,000 Treasury Bills was £75,450,000. The average rate per cent, for bills at three months was 12s. 5.63d. against 12s. 11.77d. a week ago.- British Wireless
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      28 10 The s.s. Somali has left Hong Kong and la expected to arrive at this port M G a.m. tomorrow. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharl on arrival
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      65 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 4 I I Tin: Easy. Cash: e231 ss. Previously: Firmer at £233 17s. 6d Three months. £231 17s. 6d. Previously: £234 7s. 6d New York Tin: Settlement: Btt 10s Previously: C49 7s. 6d. Yesterday: $-7 Is. Hii Previously: £7 Is. 7d
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      80 10 London Closing Quotations Jan. 4 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 105 1 105 1 U New York $to 488 2 3 4 90 7 4 90 7 H Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 8 96 8.96'. Hong Kong Per
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      199 10 Jan. 4 SELLING London. T.T. 2|4 116 London, demand 2|4 I|l6 London, 4 months' sight 2 4V C Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 5714 Montreal, demand 57i/ 8 Batavia. demand 104 Samarang. demand 103 3 4 I Calcutta. Bombay, and Rangoon, demand 154%
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1294 10 Fraser and Co.'s List MONDAY, JAN. 4, 1937:— 6 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 44d 5s 9d Asam Kumbang 32s 34s Austral Malay 55s 56.- x.d. .Ayer Hitam (ss) 23s 6d 25s Ayer Weng (3D 190 2.00 Bangrln Tin 25s 20s Batu
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      Daily Share Report
      147 10 ISSUED BY PHASER AND CO AT Till (I OSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY wmJSLmfTZ '"V middav Thr Tln shi m rk hmiJl t rW turnov P«^r. The rentre of attraction. louever. was in the Australian section and in mines situated in, Siam Lanjuts. Rawang Tinttelds and Takuapas. ;l
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      FELL FROM TREE
      46 10 An Indian fell from a coconut tree, a height of about 20 feet, yesterd.u jaiternoon at Hillside Drive. A fracture of both wrists and the spine is suspected and he was removed hi a itrtoua condition u» Um Tan Tuck I Seng Hospital.
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      SIAMESE RICE
      37 10 We have received from the Siamese Consulate-General Singapore, a copy of a telegram from the Department afl Commerce. Bangkok, stating that the first forecast of exportable surplus o' rice lor Slam is 1,300.000 metric tons.
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    Raffles Library
    214 11 The undernoted newly-added nonfiction and fiction works were ready lor issue on Saturday. Thomas Lord Lyttleton. Illustrated, Reginald Blunt: William Hogarth. Illustrated. Marjoiie Bowen; Oambetta and the National Defence, Illustrated. J. P. T. Bury; The coming American Fascism, Lawrence Dennis; Arctic Adventure. Illustrated, Petei Freuchen; The next Hundred
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    SUICIDE VERDICT
    118 11 Young Woman's Body Found In Well From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 30. A verdict oi suicide was returned by 'Che Maarof. sitting as Coroner in the Kuala Lumpur police court today, at an inquiry into the death oi a young Hakka woman. Hong Yong Chin. 1
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    HAKKA ARRESTED
    70 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 31. The discovery jf a Hakka woman with wounds in the throat and lying at the edge of a stream near Kuang vesterday led officers of the Selangor Criminal Investigation Department ;o visit a lodging house in Kuala Lumpur last night.
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    WATCHMAN ATTACKED
    44 11 A Bengali watchman lying on his charpoy outside a house in Coroi nation Road was suddenly attacked, it Is alleged, by another Bengali armed with a knife. He was slashed across the face and his nose was badly cut at the base.
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    Winning CONTRACT
    312 11  - Winning CONTRACT the Four Aces »N CAM Fry. Jr.. is a very resourceful card player and in a recent rubber Bridge same MiarM S?VHc AUUCS ne fu i fllled a four aces system small slam con4^^^^^^^^^K^ tract which we <^^^PJ^ ventr.ro to say "V^nnflM V( rv lvW players -wMvnJ^kl would
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    CYCLIST KILLED
    163 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 30. An accident at the 10 l 2 mile Kanching Road in which an unknown Malay cyclist was killed following injuries sustained in a collision with a car. formed the subject of an inquest in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today,
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    SMALLHOLDERS FINED
    164 11 For Illegal Planting Of Rubber 'From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Dec. ML Several smallholder.^ have be>en convicted by Mr. J A. Fai:h. Malacca magistrate. for various offences. Forty-two Javanese smallholders mm prosecuted by Mr. T A. Kendall. Rubber Restriction Officer of Malacca, and convicted of illegally planting rubber.
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      357 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In tne v/olony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to th« extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up 520.000.000 Reserve Fund: Sterling 6.500.000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve Liability
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      503 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, ArSTRAI.IA AND C lIINA (Incorporated in England byRoyal 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, Bish operate. London. E.C. I. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Loilo Saigon Amrisar Ipch
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      476 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Batavia— NlßOM I i C.20 a.m.— 7.G5 ajn.— YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.2 m. 10.50 a.m.— 1.50 p.m.— YDA 49.67 m. and YDB 25.3 m. 5.50 p.m. to closing YDA 98.68 ra. and YDB 31.2 m. am. 620 Gymnastics. 035 Recorded music. 6.50 Time signal.
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      130 11 11.05 Hitler Youth programme. 11.20 Close down. Paris Radio-Coloniale Wavelength— 2s.6o metres a.m. 6.35 Concert. 7.35 News in French. Market prices. 810 News in Spanish. 8.20 News in English. 8.35 Records or theatrical broadcast, i 10.35 Close down. Wavelength 19.68 metres p.m 6.15 Day's programme. 6.20 Concert. 7.20 News in
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    BRITISH EQUIPMENT FOR DITCH LINER
    99 12 The now 36,000-ton passenger liner Niouw Amsterdam, building by the Rotterdam ly.y Dock Co. and the New Wat«rw*y Shipbuilding Co.. of Rotterdam, for the Holland Amerika Line, i.s rep "ted to be a." using as much interest in Holland as th» building of the Queen
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    RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYED SHIPMASTERS
    97 12 The More an tile Marino Service Association, which, in addition to protecting the professional interests ol British certificated shipmasters and navigating officers, administers several charitable trusts and homes for the benefit of the seafaring community. nai received through the chairman ol Lloyd's a sum of €2
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    PASSENGER LIST
    300 12 The following passengers arrived in Singapore on the Rawalpindi on Friday. Mr. G. S. Hallas. Mr. J. MacPherson Mr. E. L Meynell. Mr C. H. B. Curtoys Mr. J. H. Vose. Mr. and Mrs. J H McNiven. Miss B. Soheiss. MLss E Norr«s. Mr. Goh Kok Chuan. Miss
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    LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    31 12 THE NORWEGIAN STEAMER BEMMRFIL listing dangerously as she uas held by the mud on the Gravesend shore, where she was recently blown from Tilbury by the terrific sales.
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    PASSENGER MOVEMENT BY SEA
    812 12 PASSENGER MOVEMENT BY SEA Traffic From And To United Kingdom Ports Till; number ol' passengers travelling in the* first nine months of last year iron* the I'nited Kingdom to non-European countries increased from 190,699 to 216,405, and in the movement in the opposite direction from 218,45t> to 240,775. The aggregate
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    NEW LINERS FOR THE PACIFIC BERVKBT
    175 12 Importance To Shipping And Public Commenting upon the Im, Shipping Committee'* report on the Pacific shipping problem, cently. Mr H M Clcmins.m. DUUMtftr Of the Chamber ol Ship; advocate* early action by the Government "There is gratification thr. u- 1. the shipping industry h>
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    NEW BERSEY PILOT BOAT
    65 12 At a meeting m! t»j m,- m t ks IM(i Harbour Board recently, Mr IfSUTice H HttlflM ntßtloned thai \)w new .steam pilot b>at William M Clarke, hu.lt for the Board by Messrs Sniilh's I) >« k Ltd.. Sjuth Bank-on lavs, h.ut been •i,-co>s!uiiv Utvnched. it
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    REFLOATED AFTER SEVEN MONTHS
    39 12 Alter b»'inK aground at Whttburn. noar Bunderland. ..nee May G, the collier Birtley. belonging to the Burnett Steamship Co. ol Newcastle, was Moated on Wednesday nish! and towed to QtMnweiTi dock in the w. u
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      448 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.8.) TELEPHONE: Freight r,4:«— Paasape SUI. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY *TATEB RAILWAY* ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. WORLD'S CRliftit 'Incorporate In rn^lcnd) I* TRAVEL SY^JIM THK •TVr'KKSs ROUTE offers TRANS -PACIFIC SERVICES ■ONOLUtt or direct EMIUN to VANOOUVKR— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTINENTAL
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      615 12 Local And Foreign Mail 'Dispatches And j Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m IAJor 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, Taimng and Telok Anson: Mekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Batiru,
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      373 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside tlu wharven ur expeeled to arrive: East Wharf (Entrance <iatr 1): Anhui, Jarak 20. Main Wharf (Entrant e (iatr .1) Slamat 18; Ajax 11. A:ni:.» in Km!, 1 8; Diorrw-d 6 Empire l»o«-k (Entrance (iate 3): Mirzapore :*O. K.i ib V2. BI el B Ist 34;
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      485 13 El^ El fflßßßßfl BY, P&O^nd BRITISH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. GO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Dae Tonnage S'por. Tonnage S'porc. 1937 1 H37 CORFU 15.000 Jan. 15 CATHAY 15 000 Mar'l* BHUTAN 6.100 Jan. 16 BURDWAN G 070 Mar 13 BEHAR 6.C00 Jan. 25 BEHAR 6000 Mar' 18 CARTHAGE
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      416 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. j (Incorporatea in Straits Settlements.; "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AM) HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Stcmier Due Sai»« CITY OP SALISBURY Havre, Lr.ndon, Rfdam. Ilburgr Jan. 29 Feb 2 CITY OF KIMBERLEY Havre. London. Rfd^m.
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      999 13 Miiirrivn THE HI I I FUNNEL LINK (Ovraii i, r llua KLiow KUamtthlp (l»X2l LU. Steam Ship Co, l.ul. ami OMM Mutual lUr uiurd V\liltr ««ui lid Strain Navigation to, Ltd.) I »ir Sarawak Stramship -t |.t4. The Straits Stt-ainHhip to.. Ltd. I lit- Australian Oriental I iu< lid lh«
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      608 14 K. P. M. ROKAN— Tuesday. Jan. 5, Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. TOBELO Tuesday, Jan. 5, Singkawang, Pemangkat and Sambas. MAKASSER— Wednesday, Jan. 6, P. Samboe, Poeloe-Kidjang, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS— Wednesday. Jan. 6. Muntok and Palembang. TASMAN— Wednesday. Jan. 6, Batavia. Rodriguez, Mauritius, Reunion,
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      543 14 JOINT 9EPMCE PRINCE LINE-SILVER UNE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF €OOD HOPE Due Sails Du* Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. SILVERYEW Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Mar. 3 M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Mar. 25 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Apr. 9
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      523 14 IP. S. K. LINE Atlantic Afaru rape Towb via Mombasa. Tanf*. Zan- Jan ft g zibar, D Salaam. Beira. L Marques, Dueban and P. Elizabeth t Africa Maru Santos and Buenos Aires via Colombo, Jan. 7 g Mombasa, Zanzibar. D Salaam. Belra, L. Marques. Durban, P. Elizabeth and Cape Town.
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    COLTS LOSE THEIR FIRST HOCKEY MATCH OF SEASON
    931 15 Airmen Win By Three Goals. To Two SCIENTIFIC DISPLAY BY BOTH TEAMS R A -F 3; Colts f. T*HE Colts, who can lay claim to have had unbeaten record this season, met their Waterloo on the Indian ground at Balestier Road yesterday
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    25 15 INSPECTOR YORK and a C.S.C. player dispute possession in the hockey match between the Polite and the C.S.C. at Balesiier Road yesterday— (Free Press photo).
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    CONDITIONS GOVERNING GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    1329 15 Better Chance For More Promising Players THE new conditions governing the British Amateur and Open championships which come into force at Royal St. George's Sandwich, and Carnoustie, respectively, next year, are not only of general interest, but indicate a desire on the part of the ruling
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    R.A.M.C. WIN AT TANGLIN
    136 15 Skins Team Beaten 11 Points To Nil K.A.M.C. 11; "S" Co.. Inniskillings 0 The R.A.M.C. beat the "S" Company! of the Inniskilling Fusiliers at rugger! ;at Tanglin yesterday by 1 1 points a goal and two tries) to nil. The Skins' pack was heavier but their
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    S.C.R.C. AT HOME
    54 15 An "At Home" will be neld at the Straits Chinese Recreation Club house on Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. There will be an open tennis tournament doubles final to be followed by distribution of prizes by Lady Song. Tea dance will commence at 6 p.m. Members and their
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    S.C.R.C. AND MINDS DRAW
    29 15 i The S.C.R.C. and the second string jof the Middlesex Regiment shared two 1 goals in their hockey match on the Hong Lim Green yesterday.
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    NARROW WIN
    27 15 I The second eleven of the S.R.C. beat the General Hospital Recreation Club by I—o1 0 in a hockey match on thr i esplanade yesterday.
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    RING CROWD DID NOT LIKE CHOCOLATE
    945 15 RING CROWD DID NOT LIKE CHOCOLATE Jamaican Reprimanded By Referee London. T EN BEYNON, bantam and feather-weight ch impion of Wales. gave Young Chocolate, holder of the same titles in Jamaica, one of the severest batterings oi his career before the referee intervened in the sixth of a scheduled 12
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    ARMY XV FOR SATURDAY
    89 15 The following will icpirscnt the \rni\ against Mnganorr on the |i<tda:;i; on Saturday: l Uoniilr (.rihhle. 11. RA; Lieut. S V (r.iuford. RK Lieut. II N dudgeon. Ist Midd Bnmdr. Kj-ittht. ir\. Lieut. W. H. H. Wil!»<rf,rrr. RA.; Lieut. J. M A. hestnutt, RA., (inr. Jones.
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    AUSTRALIA STRENGTHENS TEST POSITION
    686 16 318 Runs Ahead And Five Wickets Still In Hand Bradman Displays His Best Form Of Tour POSSIBILITY OF WET WICKET TODAY Melbourne, Jan. 4. STEADY batting, today, on a wicket that was inclined to play tricks at the start saw the Australians consolidate the advantage gained
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    THREE GOALS TO ONE IN YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY
    475 16 Police Beaten By Ceylon Sports Club C.S.C 3; Police 1. rE Ceylon Sports Club added a creditable hockey victory to their list when they defeated the Police on their own ground at Balestier yesterday by 3 goals to I. The Ceylonese owe their
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    GUNNERS BEAT S.C.C.
    275 16 GUNNERS BEAT S.C.C. Poor Hockey Match On Padang S.C.C. .1; R.A. (Blakan Mati) .5. A VERY poor hockey match was played on the padang yesterday between a Singapore Cricket Club eleven and the Royal Artillery of Blakan Mati, who won easily by s—l. They could have knocked up a larger
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE
    67 16 First Division Matches The following are results of yesterday's play in the Scottish league says Reuter: Aberdeen vs. Queen's Park not played. Albion R. 4 Queen o'South 0 CrJtir vs. Falkirk postponed. Duntermline 2 Motherwell 2 Hamilton vs. Kilmarnock and Hibernian vs. Dundee postponed hangers 0 Hearts 1
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    AMATEUR BOXING TOURNEY
    81 16 Thert is t'very probability that an i Open Amateur Boxing Tournament will be held early in February. After the great success of the last Cham- pionship Tournament held at the end of September, it is to be hoped that the Sinqjpore Amateur Boxing Association will receive as
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    JAPANESE NOT COMING
    160 16 (By Nimrod) I UNDERSTAND that the contemplated visit of the Waseda University team of Japanese hockey players to Malaya scheduled for the middle of this month is off. The tourists who are now sailing down the coast of China, are going as far as Hong Kong and
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    WOMEN'S BOGEY AT SINGAPORE G.C.
    179 16 "A" Division Results In Tie The Women's January Bogey comr>etltion was played at Bukit Tlmah yesterday and resulted in a tie in "A" division between Mrs S N. Kellv and Mrs J. Huggins with a score of two down, In a tie in "B division
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    Y.M.C.A. WIN AT ANSON ROAD
    30 16 In a game ol hockey on the Y.MC.A. ground at Anson Road yesterday, the Y.M.C.A. beat the S.J.C B eleven by wo goals to one.
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    R. A. BEATEN AT PENANG
    114 16 Grand Display By Gribble <From Our Own Correspondent i Peaacr. Jan. 4. DLAYING their fastest game this season the Penang team gained a well deserved victory over the Royal Artillery at the esplanade thU evening by 18 paints 'three goals one try* to ten points
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    GUNNERS WIN AT CHANGI
    178 16 Engineers Lose By Odd Goal In Three The hockey match between the I? A. and the RE plased at Changl yesterday resulted In a win for the h A. by two goals to one. The play In the first half favoured the Sappers and only the
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      28 16 ESCO i INDEXED DIARY for 1937 Price $2.50 «m,. Wund I. d^'biS cEf tXS%XS"S side in Gold. KELLY WALSH, LTD. Raffles Pi^ Orporated in Hong Kon e> Singapore.
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      21 16 The ?«oT©«}Awie« wii)— 'smim TU/wel. m m 81/T TMS TROfHy *E*iN»6J> THE I > <?> "I£> FRASER REAVE LTB. DISTRIIUTORS FOR Tlftcn dccd
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