The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 January 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,051. KSTD. 1835 MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1937. 1* CENTS
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    5,000 JAPANESE VOLUNTEERS FOR SPAIN
    915 1 Expected To Arrive This Week NEW BRITISH INITIATIVE TO PREVENT CIVIL WAR SPREADING Tension Between France And Germany AN INFORMANT FROM CADIZ ASSERTS THAT PREPARATIONS \RE BEING MAW. AT JEREZ AND CADIZ FOR THE ARRIVAL THIS WEEK OF 5,000 JAPANESE VOLUNTEERS, STATES A REUTER MESSAGE
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    TWO EX-KINGS MEET
    70 1 Luncheon In Vienna Vienna, Jan. iO. F[E Duke of Windsor was a guest at luncheon of ex-King Alfonso at the Hotel Imperial at which the only other person present was Alfonso's son, Don Jaime. Alter a stay of an hour. ex-King Allonso accompanied the Duke to his
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    LEVELS REDUCED
    81 1 Week-End Profit-Taking On Exchange London, Jan. 8. On the Stock Exchange today, yesterday's Improvement m sentiment was fully maintained though some week-end profit-taking occasionally reduced best levels fractionally. Kaffirs were especially good, while coppers reflected the strength of the commodity which further advanced to the best best levels
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    "National Salvation " Programme For Sianfu
    418 1  - "National Salvation Programme For Sianfu Sin Chew Jit Poh NANKING 9 S BROKEN PROMISES Nanking, Jan. 10. THE radical elements, including Communists, have taken over the control of Sianfu with a "national salvation" programme m which anti-Japanism is featured, according to official announcements. An American Commurtist authoress has been very
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    POPE SLIGHTLY BETTER
    132 1 Lessening Of Pain LATEST Reuter reports from the Vatican City indicate slight signs oi improvement m the condition of the Pope and a lessening of pain His Holiness has been passing more restful nights. He has been moved from his bed to a wheeled chair which is
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    U.S. CURRENCY
    39 1 Washington, Jan. 10. The Governor of the Federal Reserve Board is participating m a conference on monetary legislation m connection with the extension of the Stabilisation Fund and the President's power to devalue the doliar. Reuter Wireless
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    ARAB CASE
    60 1 To Be Presented To Royal Commission Jerusalem, Jan. 10. TT is reliably learned that m compliance with the desire of the Arab rulers the Higher Arab Committee has decided to present the Arab case to the Palestine Royal Commission. Reuter. This decision is of special significance m view
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    FRENCH STRIKES ENDING
    98 1 Paris, Jan. 10. r[E remarkable change m the strike situation m France, mainly due to the Government's new Arbitration Act, was strikingly illustrated today by M. Dormoy, Minister for the Interior, who stated there were now only about 6,500 strikers throughout France, of whom only 2,100 were
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    HITLER RUMOUR DENIED
    35 1 Berlin, Jan. 10. A DENIAL has been issued from semi-official quarters regarding rumours that Hitler intends to lay down the office of Chancellor and merely maintain his post as Leader.- Wireless Reuter
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    REBELS CLAIM BIG GAIN IN TERRITORY
    283 1 REBELS CLAIM BIG GAIN IN TERRITORY MORE DESERTIONS REPORTED Prisoners Shot As Reprisal Avila. Jan. 10. IT is stated that the position of the Government troops around the villages of Laarnsas and Aravacia on the Fscoiial road westward of Madrid has become inti liable and the Insurgents claim to have
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    GOLD FOR U.S.
    21 1 New York. Jan. 10. Gold valued at $3,420,000 from England is the latest engagement to America.- Reuter Wireless
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    EMPIRE GEOLOGIST
    18 1 London, Jan. lt. The death is announced of Thomas Crook, the well-known Empire geologist Reuter Wireless
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      77 1 g m A trt *^^%E^\Jmmmwt •*la^' m y M m\^'*^ m^^ -j h TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight AND POPULAR CABARET ATTRACTION IRENE WEST PRESENTING KAILI'S HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS featuring QUEENIE and her BEAUTIFUL HULA GIRLS accompanied b, DAVID KAILI and GEORGE
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      73 1 j a*aaa» aaaa** 1 aa» «■>».» a» |aa ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS THIS WEEK: SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER AND DANCE MUSIC BY KELLERS FAMOUS HUNGARIAN BANO ADELPHI HOTEL: TUESDAY THURSDAY. SEA VIEW HOTEL: WEDNESDAY SATURDAY THE GAETANO GIRLS WILL BE BACK THIS WEEK WHETHER YOU REQUIRE LIGHT REFRESHMENT OR AN
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    Not An Offence ?
    537 2 Not An Offence Letters To The Editor DRUNKEN DRIVING RECENT CASE IN SUPREME COURT— JUDGE DISAGREES WITH PROSECUTION— COLONY LA W DIFFERS FROM THA T IN ENGLAND --"DRUNK OR SOBER" NOT THE ISSUE— WITNESS WAS l4ot DRUNK— WHAT IS THE DISTRICT COURT FOR? To The Editor. Sir.— There has just
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    MR. HENRY TONKS
    124 2 Death Of Famous Art Teacher The death has taken place of Mr. Henry Tonks. F R.C.S.. Emeritus Prolessor In the University of London, says Reuter. Mr. Tonks gave up medicine and the teaching o; anatomy at the London Hospital to Unvote himsell entirely to painting and teaching
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    FLU DEATHS
    36 2 t London, Jan. m tn n deaths m the past week totalled 325, compared with 97 the ra 3ff Sn^ W^ngtoiTlS^ mai innuenza cases m th«» tt««*^J.State, have doublad to the SUSS Reuter Wireless
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      91 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY WED. JAN. 13th and THURS. JAN. 14th AT 9.30 P. M. MANUELA del RIO THE WORLD FAMOUS SPANISH DANCER (DIRECT FROM TRE CAMBRIDGE THEATRE. LONDON.) WITH JOAQUIN ROCA (GUITARIST.) JAVIER ALFONSO (PIANIST.) TWO HOURS OF CAPTIVATING, DANCING AND MUSIC BOOKING PLANS AT LITTLE'S WELCOME RETURN
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      569 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Claims for refund of assessment 011 Vacant Houses. Notice is hereby given that claims for refund of assessment on vacant houses within Municipal Limits for the period from July 1. to Dec. 31, 1936, must be sent m on or before Jan. 30, 1937. Applications
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      104 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 9.19 a.m. 9.1 ft.. 11.07 p.m. 8.3 ft. Sports Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Veterans; Police vs. S.R.C. at Depot; R.I. vs. A.P.C. at R.L; P.WD. vs. C.S.C. at P.WD.; Khalsa vs. Colts at Khalsa ground. Cinemas ALHAMBRA Mr. Cinderella with Betty Furness and Jack Healy.
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    SCATHIN G ATTACK ON INDIAN ASSOCIATION
    508 3 "Poor Labourers Unable To Hear Mr. Sastri" ARRANGEMENTS FOR VISIT CRITICISED Association "Not Fully Representative" A SCATHING attack on the Indian Association of Singapore is featured m Forward, one of the two local Tamil newspapers, which accuses the Association of having monopolised arrangements m
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    Chlorinated Water Supply For Seremban To Be Budgeted For Next Year?
    338 3 Chlorinated Water Supply For Serem ba n To Be Budgeted For Next Year? (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 8. << W I,EN funds become available Seremban will have a vl chlorinated water supply." said Mr. Hughes, the British Resident of Negri Scmbilan, m an exclusive interview before his departure
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    CROYDON MAY BE SCRAPPED
    120 3 London. THERE is a plan to scrap Croydon as Britain's premier airport. Heston or an entirely new airport would be adopted instead. Croydon would probably be sold for a housing estate. Residents of Purley. ajoining the airport, have had a mass meeting about the danger to
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    FLYING FARMER
    41 3 The Australian sheep-farmer Mr. Colin Kelman, who is on a leisurely flight with his wife from England to New South Wales m a second-hand cabin monoplane, continued his trip from Seletar on Saturday, after spending three days m Singapore.
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    JUDGMENT POSTPONED
    161 3 Alleged Removal Of Liquor Without Permit Judgment was reserved by Mr. H. A. Forrer, Criminal District Judge, to Jan. 22 m the case m which Ngoh Yew Toh and Lim Toh Loh were accused of removing six jara containing 46 gallons of intoxicating liquor, from a licenced warehouse
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    TWO NEW MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS
    280 3 SEVEN REAPPOINTED IJWO new members will be seen at the half-circle table of the Singa- pore Municipal Commissioners at the first meeting of the year on Jan. 29. They are Mr. E. Gregory-Jones, nominee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore i Association, who is replacing Mr. David
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    SIR RALPH PAGET
    225 3 To Re-Visit Siam Early Next Month (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 3. Sir Ralph Paget, former British Minister to Siam. is to re- visit Siam and is due to arrive early next month on the Jutlandia. He will stay with the present British Minister Sir Josiah
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    American Scientific Expedition
    130 3 TO SPEND 3 MONTHS IN NORTHERN SIAM (From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok. Jan. 3. rE largest scientific expedition to North "Siam is expected to arrive m Singapore en route for Chiengmai, the northern capital, about the middle of February. The expedition is led by Mr. H. J.
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      53 3 BURTOL QUICK CLEANERS FOR SAME DAY SERVICE Goods handed m by 10 a.m. can be collected by 6 p.m. same day. 278, Orchard Rd. Phone 7776. GLADYS SWARTHOUT, Beautiful Golden- voiced Queen of Song and FRED MacMURRAY HER DASHING, HAPPY -GO LUCKY SWEETHEART BRING YOU THE GRANDEST MUSICAL IN YEARS.
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      430 3 Ton Can Cure PILES Physician's discovery positively reduces and heals piles. Dr. Van Week's Absorptive Pile llasrna it a complete cure for tho wont pile*. The first application atop* pain and irritation almost inst intly Alirming \*ma of blood la arrested. InHamm it k>ii a>>.n dies clown. Tlie swollen pile*
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    AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON
    3728 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT Holiday Revels Reach Their Climax— London Welcome* The New Year —Heat Wave Early In 1937— More Words For English Language 250 M. P. H. Speedplane For Transatlantic Service British Railways Boom Year— Bad Roads Blamed For Accidents Cabinet Changes Foreshadowed High
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    190 5 Saturday evening saw the climax to the round of festivities organised by the Dutch community m Singapore m honour of the marriage of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of LippeBiesterfeld, the Dutch Club being the scene of the largest function of its kind ever held there. The large pictures at
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      62 5 BREAIJfv your child 's\ greatest need 4 supplies that extra cncrirv so essential h(^ J"." to growing, vigorous children. m Royal Bakery Bread is made of the finest Australian and Canadian flour and English yeast, under European supervision. Wrapped bymachinery it comes FRESH FROM OUR OVENS TO YOUR BREAKFAST TABLE,
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    MR. SASTRI ENCOURAGES LEARNING OF ENGLISH
    580 6 Visit To Tamil Labourers Night School MR. V. S. SRINIVASA SASTRI, accompanied by Mr. O. S. Bozman. visited the Havelock Road Tamil labourers' night school oi Friday. The labourers had decorated the place m their own way and erected an arch m honour of
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    SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT
    594 6 Two European Women Hurt TN the middle of the junction o Tanglm. Nassim and Orchard Road there stood on Saturday a small gre 1 saloon car and a heavy po'ice lorr locked firmly together. The front of the car was badh wrecked, the lorry showed slight dam
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    CAR LEFT IN MIDDLE ROAD
    647 6 Found Smashed At Kota Tinggi EUROPEAN IN COURT (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Jan. 9. A YOUNG European giving his name m as Frank Vincent, age 24, was this morning charged before the second magistrate, Shaik Abdul Bakar b. Yahaya. with the theft of
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    MALAYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE
    161 6 MALAYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE OISHOP Edwin F. Lee was m charge at Saturday's session of the Malayan Methodist Conference. Dr. Edwin Lewis addressed th" conference on "The Christian Preacher and His Certainties." He said that the preacher was primarily a prophet, and that clear thinking, strong conviction, and deep feeling must
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    SINGAPORE PREPARING FOR THE CORONATION
    152 6 SINGAPORE PREPARING FOR THE CORONATION THE Coronation of King George VI will be celebrated In Singapore on a scale befitting the Importance of the occasion. Preparations for the decoration of public buildings are well m hand and Singapore will be gay with bunting and illuminations for the great event. Tenders
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    FAILURE OF DANCE HALL
    316 6 Proprietor Made Bankrupt Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 9. AN echo of the recent failure of a popular but short-lived dance hall, the Prince's Cabaret, was heard m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, when its proprietor. Lim Hee Kung, was adjudicated bankrupt by the Chief Justice. Sir Samuel Joyce
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    FRENCH WRITER TO VISIT SINGAPORE
    484 6 Singapore will receive a visit this week from one cf the best known of modern French writers. He is Mr Francis de Crolsaet. who is on his way to Saigon m the French liner Ararms. due m Singapore tomorrow. M de Crolsaet is a novelist,
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      47 6 /OJ&, PERMANENT |I§§FA -WAVE-. $8&$10 to our Chinese Clients. These offers are hemp made m commemoration of our opening a new department. IV2AISON JAIBAUD 21. Stamford Road. Singapore. I'hone: 2320. Haunting Viennese Waltzes THE CHAMPAGNE WALTZ" GLADYS tWARTHOUY FRED M.cMUßnv OPENS AT THE C4 P ,7Y,T £2££?
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    MALAYA-INDOCHINA RADIO TELEPHONE
    142 7 As has been already announced, radio lelephnic communication between Malaya and Indo-China has now been established. The Post Office notification states: The exchanges m Indo-China to which communication will be available ar> Saigon. Choion. Giadinh and Pnom-penh. The question of the extension ol this range is under
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    ILL-TREATED CHILD
    134 7 < From Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. "I plead guilty. I did not Know it hurts the child so much; this is what we used to do m China" said Loew San, a Cantonese woman, when i,he appeared before Mr. C. H. Dakers m the
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING
    83 7 Mr. Edouard Henry Schirmer, a Singapore European commission agent, was married to Miss Florence Chea, youngest daughter of Madam Tay Beng Hoon. of Singapore, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, en Saturday. Mr. Schirmer is the only son of Mr and Mrs. C. J. Schirmer. of Buenos Aires. Argentina.
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    MINERS BURIED ALIVE
    74 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7. When about ten thousand tons of earth crashed into a mine at Kepong yesterday, three Chinese miners were buried alive and several others had a narrow escape. The three bodies are still buried. It appears that the accident was
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    MR. W.D. HARDING
    330 7 Death Of Well-Known Local Engineer MR. William Deacon Harding, an engineer surveyor wlfh" Messrs. Engineers and Contractors Ltd.. died m the General Hospital Singapore, on Saturday at trie age of 68. Mr. Harding arrived m the East m 1901 for the Shell Transport ami Trading Co. and
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    387 7 Tuesday. Jan. 5. The following were the guests at a dinner given oy His Excellency at Government House this evening: Rt. Hon. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri. Rt. Rev. The Bishop of Singapore. Mr. G S. Bozman. Hon. Mr. A. S. Small, Rao Sahib K. A. Mukundan. Hon. Mr.
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    51 7 Following are the numbers of arrivals from and departures to Madras Presidency for the month of December. Arrivals t State-aided) (figures supplied by travelling inspectors) 399 adults; 81 minors; 66 infants. Arrivals (ordinary deck passengers) figures supplied by travelling Inspectors) 2,863; 193; 129. Departures (figures supplied by steamer agents) 2,286;
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    MR. HUGH FRASER
    73 7 (From Our Gwn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. It is understood that Mr. Hugh Fraser, who is n^w acting secretary to the High Commissioner, will be appointsd Under-Secretary to the Government of the F.M.S. when Mr. S. W. Jones assumes office m the near uture as acting
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    NEW MALAY SCHOOL
    69 7 Tenders for the erection of Malay School and quarters for headmaster and two assistant teachers at Monks Hill. Bukit Timah. ware received from the following: Woh Hup $26,600. Poh Ghee $28,000 Engineers and Contractors. Ltd. $29,750. Poh Hoe Swee $32 500. Tiong Guan Co. $32,600. Woo Mon
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      57 7 Here's MAURICE back to cheer you up m a Rollicking New BRITISH Tr?uisiph s^Qjl OPENING AT THE CAPITOL WEDNESDAY 3.15— 6.15— 9.15 I An Empire m her grasp! but she threw away a throne for one hour of Romance RKO Radio Pictures proudly present their great portrayal of one of
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1937. "Old Gang"& "Yes-Men"
    1241 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1937. "Old Gang"& "Yes-Men" rE call for "new blood" on the Municipal Commission seems to be like getting blood out of a stone the stone m this case being His Excellency the Governor— if we 'are to judge from the latest ap pointments
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    Os I was Saying
    917 8 History Repeats Itself rtE grave misgivings that were recently expressed about the possible revival of a "King's Party" send the mind back to the last time a phrase of the kind was used m our history. The parallel is an ugly one. for the "King's Friends,"
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    Six-Thirty
    1204 8 THE creeping of the long hand of the nursery clock all around the righthand side of the face until it nearly touched the short hand at the bottom was the occurrence above all others which the child most dreaded m his day. At the precise moment of the hands
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      74 8 "THE AVERAGE SOLDIER of today is not a quarrelsome fellow by any means." says a military writer. He's more used to falling m than out. The civilian prcbabiy runs more risk of illness or injury than the soldier m times of peace, but he can always fall back on his
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    FRANCO-TURKISH DISSENSION
    229 9 Situation Slightly Ameliorated DRAMATIC CONFERENCE F Istanbul, Jan. 8. RANCO-TURKISH tension appears to have lessened owing to the resumption of direct FrancoTurkish negotiations, while the French suggestion for the postponement of the League session, scheduled for Jan. 18, has also contributed to the amelioration of the situation. Kemal
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    "MOST FIENDISH CRIME" SUSPECTED
    278 9 "MOST FIENDISH CRIME" SUSPECTED British Girl Found Dead Peiping, Jan. 10. IT is learned reliably that when the autopsy evidence on Pamela Werner, who was found dead zud mutilated outside the City wall on Friday, is available it will show that not all the mutilations, if any. were due to
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    GAOLBREAKERS SHOT
    95 9 103 Prisoners Escape With Help Of W r arders A message received m Tokio from Tsitsihar says the press ban has been lifted on a sensational gaolbreak on Dec. 31 m which, with the connivance of certain Mancnukuoan gaolers 103 prisoners m the military gaol suddenly rose and
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    GRASS FIRE
    86 9 Breaks Out Behind Government House The action of the fire brigade averted destruction yesterday when a grass fire broke out behind Government House at Clemenceau Avenue. Among the numerous calls the ambulance had yesterday there were three cases where Chinese were knocked down by motor-cars. A ricksha-puller was
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    FERGUSON'S GANG
    177 9 Anonymous Body Of Philanthropists London, June 8. The body of anonymous well-wishers of the work of the national trust for the preservation of beauty spots who call themselves Ferguson'.* Gang have given to the trust money for the purchase of a further 15", acres of cliff land near
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    MR. WALTER RUNCIMAN
    65 9 Private Visit To United States London, Jan. 8. The President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman. is sailing today from Glasgow for New York. His visit to the United States is of a private character, but during his stay there he intends to visit Washington
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    KEEP-FIT CAMPAIGN
    101 9 London, June 8. The Minister of Education announced m a speech at Glasgow today that the Government's scheme of national physical training would be ready for publication shortly after the reassembly of Parliament on Jan 19 He declared that the scheme would be quite voluntary. Its object was
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    Temporary Compromise
    46 9 A temporary compromise reached by the League Council m December provides for the dispatch of League observers and the withdrawal of recent French reinforcements and postponement of the French ratification of the Franco-Syrian convention until after the January meeting of the League Council. Reuter
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    £80,000 CONTRACT
    65 9 For Siam's Sugar Factory Machinery 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 9. The contract for Siam's sugar factory machinery has been awarded to the Continental firm of Skoda. Its value is over £80.000 sterling. A condition of the contract is that the mill shall be working within ten
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    MEXICAN DEBT
    48 9 New York, Jan. 10. A reliable source states that an agreement for a settlement of the Mexican foreign debt will be signed shortly. The terms of the agreement, it Is understood, provide for reduction of the debt at current exchange rates to about one quarter. Reuter
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    POLAND EXCITES GERMANY
    112 9 Franco-Polish Pact Renewed Berlin, Jan. 2. AN order has been gazetted declar- ing a region of about 2,000 square miles bordering on the east of Poland and running along this frientier for about 50 miles between the Rivers Warthe and Oder will be forbidden area for aircraft
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    ROYAL HONEYMOON
    39 9 The Hague. Jan. 9. It is understood that Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard are spending their honeymoon at Igls. the Tyrolean winter sports resort near Innsbruck, travelling thither by special car attached to the Express Reuter Wireless
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    SOVIET BUDGET
    63 9 Increase In Expenditure On Army Moscow, Jan. 10. TT is estimated the Soviet 1 budget for 1937 will provide for expenditure of 93,000 million roubles, an increase of 18 per cent, compared with last year. The increase will be devoted to army expenditure and capital construction. Military expenditure
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    Japan Likes To Read "Heavy Stuff"
    187 9 AN extremely quietspoken, Intel- lectual little man wearing a straw boater and flannels was among the passengers who arrived from Europe on the N.Y.K. liner Haruna Maru yesterday afternoon. He was Mr. H. Shimazaki. one of! Japan's foremost novelists and president of the Japanese
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    EXHIBITION OF EMPIRE ART
    96 9 London, Jan. 10. A REPRESENTATIVE exhibition of contemporary Empire art is being held m London during the Coronation period and an invitation has been sent out from the British Colonial Society to artists through the High Commissioners for the Dominions and Inc'ia to each send from
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    ITALY'S DEFICIT
    47 9 Does Not Include Cost Of Abyssinian War Rome, Jan. 10. It is officially announced the 1935-36 budget has closed with a deficit of 1.550,000.000 lire compared with an estimated deficit of 1.657,000,000 lire. This does not include the cost of the Abyssinian war. Reuter Wireless
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    BRITISH SHIPOWNERS NEED NOT WORRY
    350 9 Japanese Competition Bogey NEW CHIEF GAME WARDEN Capt. Ritchie Arrives CAPT. A. T. A. Ritchie, 0.8. E., M.C. Malaya's first stipendiary chief game warden, arrived at Singapore by the N.Y.K. liner Haruna Maru yesterday afternoon. He will assume duties hitherto performed m an honorary capacity
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    15 9 The annual convention of Rotary Clubs m Malaya will be held during the Easter holidays.
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      I.R.R.C. LOSES CONTROL OF THE RUBBER MARKET
      1895 10 No Real Stability Until May DO SHARES REPRESENT TRUE VALUE? (From The Free Press Correspondent) London, Dec. 31. S this article is being written, raw rubber is changing hands m London at prices m excess of lid. per pound, and it is abundantly
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      163 10 Jan. 7. 8. 9. American Can. Com. 119% 120% 119% American Telephone and Telegraph 186% 1863/4 185% Atcheson Railroad 73% 74% 74% Chesapeak 67 68% 68% Dupont 174»/ 2 179% 179% Firestone 34% 34 33*% General Electric 55% 55% 55% General Motors 66 3 4 65% 66%
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      84 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Jan. 9, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.RJSJS. In case* <F.O-B. January) 37y 2 37% Good F.A.Q. m cases (F. 0.8. January* 37 2 37 9 16 N0. 1.X.R.5.5. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 37% 37 l i» January 37% 37 2 February -March 37 v
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      69 10 Jan. 9 Buyers Sellers Gambier T.T. $6.50 Java Cube 9 50 Hamburg Cube 1100 White Muntok Pepper 22.00 Black, Pepper 12.50 White. Pepper 21.50 Copra. mixed 9 50 Copra, sundried 975 Small Flake Tapioca 5.25 R. Saigon AI $180 R. Siam, W.C. No. 1 $168 Rice, Siam.
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      225 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 9 RUBBER: Firmer. London Spot: 10 9 16d. 10 11 16 d. Previously: lO'^d. 10 9 16d. April-June: 10 9 16d. 10 B d. Previously: 10 7 16d. 10> 2 d July-Sept.: 10" d. 10 9 16d. Previously 11 3 8
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      69 10 London Closing Quotations Jan. 9 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 105% 106% New York to 4.88 2 3 4.91% 4.91% Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 8.96% 8.96% Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 2 15 16d. Is. 2 15 16d.
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      132 10 Jan. 9 SELLING London. T.T. 2 4 116 London, demand 2|4 I|l6 London, 4 months' sight 2 4'/r. Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 s|i6 Montreal, demand 57 S[l6 Batavia, demand 103-;, Samarang, demand 103 s a Calcutta, Bombay, and Rangoon, demand 1543^
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1268 10 Fraser and Co.'s List 1 l'.:jam (61) 260 1.50 MM Peiak (61) 2.60 9.75 Perak R. Valley (61) 160 166 Punggor (61) ."85 .39 Raaella <65> 590 9.70 Sundycroft (12) 1.60 1.90 Sungei Bugan (62) 3.60 3.70 Sungei Ramal (61) 1.90 2.90 S Tukang (91)
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      158 10 ISSU&D Bl FRASER AND CO. AT THE PLOW OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY price of tin fell M 'Vnh a <0 Ute thmt th and Rahmans AitstralUnJ V»^? th the Uon of K««*haU Rubber shared hi hi stfrluus vt rr uirt >ut no comment mai Were *"<« caU for
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      IPOH TIN
      55 10 Cabled advir<» has been received that he directors of Ipon Tin Dredging. Ltd have declarid an Interim dividend of Is. per share, less tax. payable m London on Jan. 29 to shareholders on the rrglster at Jan. 6 The output for the month of December, of the Hltam
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    459 11 2HXVvjofou)\ Gxaa David Burnstine, Merwin D. Mater, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of -four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence y\ TRAP PASS IN the early days ol Contract, a srea many partnerships sullerej from their inability to stop
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    REV. POON TEONG
    48 11 Penang, Jan. 9. The funeral took place today of the Rev. Poon Teong, high priest of the Ayer Itam Chinese temple. Local and out-station priests and nuns attended. Mr. Goodman, the Resident Councillor, was present at the cremation at the temple and lighted the pyre,
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    EVENING CLASSES
    41 11 Raffles Institution Evening Classes will be resumed during the week beginning Jan. 18. Day and hours of instruction will. as nearly as possible, be as for 193e! and students wishing to enrol should attend at the first class session.
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      409 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m tne colony of Hong Kong) The RahUlty of members la limited to tho extent and In manner eerasilbeq by Ordinance No. of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund: Sterling 0.500.000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve Liability
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      492 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) t Paid up capital m 800,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London, EC. Z. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amri'.sar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok
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      447 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore— ZHL Wavelength— 225 metres 7 to 8 p.m. Speech and recorded I music. Batavia— NlßOM 6.20 a.m.— 7.05 a.m 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 m. and
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      219 11 10.00 "Bal Musette" a selection of I gramophone records. 10.30 Talk. 10.50 Close down. f Berlin— DJE, DJB, DJQ and DJA Wavelengths 16.89, 19.74, 19.63 and 31.38 metres p.m. 6.15 Opening announcement 6.20 Light music. 7.20 News m English. 7.35 Light music (contd.). 8.20 News and economic review m German.
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    NEW UNION-CASTLE LINER LEAVES BELFAST
    120 12 Seventh Unit Of Extensive Programme The new single-screw motor cargo ship Walmer Castle, built by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Ltd.. for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co.. Ltd.. left Belfast recently. She is the seventh unit of the extensive building programme undertaken by the UnionCastle Co.
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    FREE STATE PARTICIPATION IN B. I. S.P. CO.'s CAPITAL
    101 12 FREE STATE PARTICIPATION IN B. I. S.P. CO.'s CAPITAL The directcxs of the British and Irish Steam Packet Co., it is stated have made arrangements for the formation of a new company, under the laws of the Irish Free State, which will take °f Ve Ju -"5L assets to K
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    IMPROVEMENT IN MERSEY TRADE
    888 12 IMPROVEMENT IN MERSEY TRADE Increased Revenue From Rates And Dues A SURPLUS on the year's working of £118,000 more than m the preceding year, revenue from rales and dues better by almost £73,000, an increase m tonnage of ships paying; dock tonnage rates by some 284,000 tons, and heavier coasting
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    SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPMENTS THROUGH GLASGOW
    278 12 SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPMENTS THROUGH GLASGOW Direct Contact Between Two Interests The Clyde Navigation Trustees, at a meeting m Olasgow recently approved a recommendation by the Worksh pv Committee accepting a tender of £55,500 by Messrs Ferguson Brother* Port-Glasgow >. Ltd. lor the construction of a new vehicular ferry-boat Jar s#vice
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    CONTE VERDE
    44 12 The Uoyd Irtostirio Conte Verde is due here today at daylight, from Shanghai and Hong Kong She will berth alongside the SHB whsrvfi and is SSjpsctSd to sail again it 2 pm for Colombo, Bombay. Massaua. Port Said. Brlndlsl. Venice and Tri*ste
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    HEALTH BULLETIN
    380 12 The health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau lor the week ended Jan. 2 Is as follows. Plague: Rangoon was the only port m the Eastern Area to report the presence of human plague during the week. 1 case having been notified. Cholera has been notified
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    THE INDRAPOERA
    98 12 The Rotterdam Lloyd mail vessel Indrapoera will call at Singapore on Jan 27 instead of Jan. 26 as she will sail one day later from Marseilles, le on Jan. 9 Instead of Jan. 8. This again is due to the fact that the special boat train which Is
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    ARAMIS
    33 12 The MM. mail and passenger vessel Aramis lrom Colombo is expected to arrive tomorrow at 6 a.m. and sail at 3 p.m. lor Saigon, Hong Kong Sanghai and Kobe. Berth SHB Wharves.
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    CLEARANCES
    13 12 Jan. 10:— Toboall, Boelongan. Maros. Belawan <Dut>; Kola. Agamemnon. Mata Hari (Brit.)
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      423 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passace 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbblf /S^^ H SEE CANADA f Europe. Fast, through trains direct from ship's side at Vancouver tn Canada's Evergreen Playground See the majestic Canadian Rockies
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      102 12 HENDERSON LINE SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Steamer Between Rangoon. Port Sudan. Marseilles. Palma and England HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plymouth Leave RangosS BHAMO Ja^W AMARAPOORA Feb oT A r2 A INQ *>*• SK? ft 2 KEMMENDINE Apr 17 •CHINDWIN Eg AMARAPOORA May 29 SAOAING Jurw 12 BURMA
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      359 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru, Kuala
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      132 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the wharves or ts> pected to arrive: East Wharf (Entrance (.ate 1): Rajula 22; Ophir 20 Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3): Conte Verde 18; Oewang 1G Cakhai 14; Haruna Maru 11: Oienaft anr g Benvorllch 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3): Bllverbeech 30; Nagara 32. Munca.ster
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      477 13 i •y*BBBBr-f~-BBBr--BBt -aa» mAm aBBBJ ar aBBM I g^Laf^Bßaa^l Bbb^bbbb^ aaaTli kssiimßßa^' mm v**"*tu, BY.P&OandBRITISH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWAROS Dne Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1937 1937 CORFU 15.000 Jan. 15 CATHAY 15.000 Mar. 12 BHUTAN 6.100 Jan. 16 BURDWAN 6.070 Mar. 13 BEHAR 6.000
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      467 13 ELLERMM BUCKNALL S.S. Co.. Ltd. flncorporatea m Straits Settlements.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Du K Sal CITY OP SALISBURY Havre. London, R"dam. H'burg Jan. 29 Feo a CITY OP KIMBERLEY Havre. London, Hfdam,
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      642 14 K. P. M. OPHlR— Monday. Jan. 11. Belawan-Deli. BOTH— Monday, Jan. 11. Muntok. Batavia and Cheribon. PASlR— Tuesday, Jan. 12, Penang and Ba S an Sl Apl nor Tanlnn ROKAN-Tuesday. Jan. 12, Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang. TanjongMengeidar, Tandjong-Leidong and Asahan. VAN HEUTSZ— Wednesday. Jan. 13. Penang and Belawan-ueii. THEDENS-Wednesday. Jan. 13,
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      619 14 JOINT SERVICE OP PRINCE LINE-SILVER UNE FOR HJUJFJIX, BOSTON, HEW YORK, BM-TliiORE AND W«LADELPHIA t VIA CAPE OF GOOD MOPE Doe Sails Dn Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. SILVERYEW In Port Jan.iB Mar. 3 M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Mar. zo M.S. SILVBRCYPRESS Feb. 17 Feb 24 Apr.
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      655 14 O. S, K. LINE Tamahoko Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar, Jan. 19 20 Dar os Salaam. L. Marques. Durban, E. London. P. Elizabeth and Moesel Bay. Panama Maru Cape Toun via Mombasa. Zanzibar. D. Jan. 22 23 Salaam. Brlra, L. Marques. Durban and P. Elizabeth t Montevideo Maru Buenos
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    ARMY PLAY BRILLIANT RUGGER TO BEAT SINGAPORE
    557 15 Saturday's Match Won By 16 Points To n¥°" 4 ammm DARLING SCORES THREE TRIES FOR WINNERS. v K tN tnou Sh they were not at full strength* the Army gave a fine display against Singapore, m the rugger match on the Padang, on
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    ANOTHER WIN FOR PERRY
    132 15 Terrific Struggle In First Set Cleveland Ohio, Jan. 9. Fred Perry followed up his defeat of Vines at New York on Wednesday with another here yesterday, winning a-best-of-three-sets match 13—11, 6 3. before a crowd of 3.000. The first set was a terrific battle, most games
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    56 15 Sixteen cards were taken out for the January Spoon at the Keppel Golf Club and the following cards were returned: Mrs. C. Q. Starkey 50—18 =32 Mrs. W. P. Douglas 42— 8= 34 Mrs. G. E. Kerr 46—12=34 Miss M. M. Hadley 45— 9=36 Miss M. Evans
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    SOUTH JOHORE UNLUCKY
    484 15 SOUTH JOHORE UNLUCKY Narrow Win By A.A. Brigade (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Jan. 9. COUTH Johore were rather unlucky to lose their match against the I Third A A. Brigade here today by the only try. scored five minutes from the start by Morris. South Johore were decidedly
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS
    82 15 The. lollowing apptvntm-nts are announced m the F.M.S Government Gazette Dr. C. Chitty to be a Surgeon. Grade B, Malayan Medical Service. Mr T. R. Binnte to act as a Deputy Commissioner Customs and Excise. F.M.S. Mr. H. J. Trevett to act as Running Assistant, F.M.S R Mr.
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    AMICABLES A. A. DEFEAT AUGUST B.P.
    380 15 AMICABLES A. A. DEFEAT AUGUST B.P. Play In S.C.F.A. Ground THE Amicable Athletic Association captured both points from the August Badminton Party at soccer m an S.C.af.at. league game played at the Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The AAA. won 3—l after having scored two goals without reply m the first
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    M.C.C. SCORE HEAVILY IN TASMANIA
    235 15 Wyatt Makes Reappearance But Fails Launceston (Tasmania), Jan. 9. -THE MX C. touring team had established themselves m a good position at the end of the first day of their match against Tasmania here. They hold lea*? on the first innings of 179 with three
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    ALL MALAYAN CAPTAIN
    91 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. The choice of Dr. H. O. Hopkins as captain of the All-Malayan side to meet Sir Julie:. Cahn's team m Singapore m .Varch was approved at a meeting m Kuala Lumpur yesterday of the Kl. and District League. The
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS FINALS
    209 15 Lim And Huck Toh Win Doubles Event The Straits Chinese Recreation Club's cpen tennis tournament came to a successful conclusion yesterday m spite of a drizzle which prevented a tea party from taking place out of doors -with the playing of the mens doubles final. This was
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    TWO SPRING HANDICAPS FAIL TO FILL
    390 15 CUP NOMINATIONS UP TO STANDARD London, Dec. 17. INHERE Is a falllng-off m the interest ■of owners m the early spring handicaps as revealed by the entries published yesterday. Lincolnshire nominations number 52, compared with 80 for this year's race and 72 for the
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    32 15 Mr. W. L. Blythe, Deputy President of the Penanag Municipality, who has been appointed Assistant Sectv'ur.' lor Chinese Affairs, S.S.. is expected to arrive m Singapore m the middle of this month.
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    SUNDERLAND & ARSENAL DRAW CAPACITY HOUSE
    1817 16 SUNDERLAND ARSENAL DRAW CAPACITY HOUSE Derby's Strong Finish Brings Victory (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 10. SUNDERLAND and Arsenal were both over-anxious and lost scoring opportunities. This match attracted a capacity crowd and Sunderland dropped their first home point this season. Duns scored for Sunderland and Milne for Arsenal,
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    SELANGOR XV FOR CUP FINAL
    51 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. FIE Selangor team to meet the Army m the Malaya Cup final on Saturday is as follows: Harper, Meikle, Hunter, Biinckley. Brown, Caldwell, Symington. Mcßride, McLennan, McNab, Hopkin, Hindmarsh, J. L. K. Brown, Mcllugh, Mac Donald. MAX
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    A. S. SAMUEL REACHES SEMI-FINAL
    204 16 Badminton Championship Ai Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. A. S. Samuel, for several years Selangor badminton champion and last year's runner-up. reached the semi-final of the Selangor men's open singles championship played at th* Victoria Institute Hall today when he
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    BOYCOTT OF WORLD TITLE FIGHT
    130 16 BOYCOTT OF WORLD TITLE FIGHT Schmeling Not Popular In America New York, Jan. 9. APOWEKFUL organisation, The Non- Sectarian Anti-Nazi League, announce that they intend to boycott the BraddockSchmeling fight on June 3. The president said: "The League is opposed to German commodities and Schmeling is or.c. We are trying
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    HOME RUGGER
    112 16 The following are the results oi Saturday's home rugger a.s cabled by Reuter. Blackheath 6, Harlequins 24 Bristol 15. Royal Air Force 7 Devonport Services 3 Exeter 0 Gloucester 14. Leicester 12 Old Merchant St Barth's Taylors 30. Hospital 9 Richmond 13, United Sers. 18 Posslyn Park 13.
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    IPOH CRICKET MEETING
    168 16 Visit Of Touring Side From Our Dwn «J or re -indent lp<>M. Jan. Mr. C. Bradbury presided at the annual meeting of the Perak Cricket Association, and announced that the Ipoh Club had appointed a sub-com-mittee to consider the question of entertaining Sir Julien Cahn's team. The
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    88 16 The following have been invited to play hockey for SCC v.s Excise Dept lv Friday at SCC. R H Green. C Fittoek. G E C Ash. F M W. Smith. F E Hutchiri.se>!:. Otto Narjes. Alan Colvillo. W. J Henman. Lt. Beadnell. R L Pirn and G. H.
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    PERRY'S THIRD WIN
    34 16 Chicago, Jan. 10 PERRY beat Vines 6— 4; $—2; 6 3; here today. This is the third time that Perry, placing as a professional, has beaten Vines m a week Reuter
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    GUNNERS BEATEN BY SAPPERS
    167 16 R. Engineer* 2: Royal Artillery 1. A very good game of hotkey played at a fast pace resulted In a win for thr RE.'s over the R.A's at Changi y» s terday The opening stages saw the Sappers attacking and after fly, minutes' play Deckett centred
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