The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 January 1937

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,065. KSTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1f. 37. 10 CENTS
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  • Article
    72,300 FOREIGNERS FIGHTING IN SPAIN
    694 1 Only 1,000 British 1 jOOO Russians FRANCO'S ATTACK ON MADRID COMPLETE FAILURE Rebels Turn Down Control Scheme LONDON, JAN. 19. rvVER 40,000 FOREIGNERS AT PRESENT ARE FIGHTING FOR THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT AND ROUGHLY 32,000 FOR GEN. FRANCO ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ESTIMATES COMPILED IN LONDON.
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    French Warning
    80 1 Paris. .lan. 19. A warning to the Fascist Powers that although France has followed the English m the banning of French volunteers into Spain, France wil! not consider her hands tied if others do not fall into line, is given by the French press this morning. Senor Comorera,
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    CENTRAL FORCES ADVANCING ON SIANFU REBELS
    214 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Fighting Expected At Amy Moment > Shanghai. Jan. 19. HOSTILITIES between the BhMtSi rebels who arc strongly supported by thousands of Chinese Reds and the Central punitive forces are expected to break out at any moment. About 15.000 men from
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    POLICE USE TEAR GAS ON STRIKERS
    158 1 But Hopes Of A 1 Detroit. Jan. 19. POLICE charged with tear gas when 2.000 strike pickets raided a motor body factory m Detroit which is working despite the strike. Rioting is also reported to have broken out In the General Motors plant at
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    HONG KONG WANTS TO KEEP SIR ANDREW
    42 1 HONG KONG WANTS TO KEEP SIR ANDREW Hong Kong, Jan. 19. PUBLIC bodies and professional and commercial leaders have reached a decision to petition immediately the Colonial Secretary to retain Sir Andrew Caldecott as Governor of Hong Kong. Reuter SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT
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    6 1 IF THE "GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT" FASHION SPREADS
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    GERMANS ABROAD LIABLE FOR SERVICE
    150 1 Berlin, Jan 19. FOR the flrst time since the introduction of conscription. Hitler has decided to enrol Germans living abroad for military service and the Labour Corps service. The decree instructs German Consuls abroad to enrol the 1917 class. German subjects born m that year
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    ROYAL COMMISSION IN PALESTINE
    52 1 London, Jan. 19. HTHE last public session of the Royal Commission on the Palestine disturbances was held at Jerusalem yesterday and Earl Peel, chairman of the commission, and Sir Horace Rumbold leave for Cairo today. Other members of the commission will sail for England next Sunday.—
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    QUEEN OF HOLLAND'S NARROW ESCAPE
    161 1 At Edge Of Precipice LIFE SAVED j BY POLICE Innsbruck, Jan. 19. QUEEN WILHELMINA of RoUtaJ had a narrow escape from death when the car m which she was travelling skidded to the edge of a 600-feet precipice and was only held up by the
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    NALDERA SAILS
    13 1 London. Jan. IK. The Wilderi haa tailed [rom uth amnion. Reuter
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      52 1 Hi ▼IBS A F* TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight AND NEW CABARET PROGRAMME SUCCESS EULA HOFF 808 BURNETT ONE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST DANCE TEAMS VERSATILITY ITSELF ENTERTAINERS OF DISTINCTION Non-diners $1.00. Notice RAFFLES BRASSERIE BRAS BASAH ROAD REDUCED PRICES SEE OUR
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      84 1 Hi ■▼■HI ADELPHI <© HOTEL tonicn r FRIDAY Sc SATURDAY SPECIAL PINNER DANCE CABARET THE GAETANO GIRLS MUSIC BY RELLERS FAMOUS HUNG ASIAN ll\M> DINNER S3— NON-DINERS SI.— ADM. THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE MEETS TODAY AT 1 P.M. AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL SPEAKER: MR. 11. D. NOONE. OE THE
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      WHO ARE LOCAL Indian Leaders?
      430 2 WHO ARE LOCAL Indian Leaders? DR. PATHY AND MR. R. B. KRISHNAN?--WHAT ABOUT MESSRS: MENON AND JUMABHOY7—IF ONE SHOULD GET A TITLE— GOVERNMENT MIGHT MAKE A MISTAKE— WHO IS THE LUCKY INDIVIDUAL LOCAL FILM CENSORSHIP To The Editor. Sir, -As there is l misunderstanding as to who is leader of
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    BIG FIRE IN MELBOURNE
    66 2 Melbourne, Jan. 19. THE most disastrous fire Melbourne has ever experienced gutted the Government refrigeration store at Victoria Dock when the damage is estimated at X 500.000 sterling. Thousands of tons of butter and frozen meat uere destroyed. The flames threatened lour steamers, including the British
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    "SECRET AGENT"
    167 2 British Spy Drama At Thc Capitol "Secret Agent." a Gaumont-British film, is Alfred Hitchcock's version of a spy drama during the Great War. a drama which ended m General Allenby's armies being victorious against the Turks. The film has the right amount of suspense m parts, but is
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      42 2 VICTORIA THEATRE 1937 100% NON-STOP VARIETY SHOW COMMENCING THURS. JAN. 21st AND NIGHTLY AT 7.45 9.45 p.m. SUNDAY -1 PERFORMANCE 5.30 SHARP CHANG WE! CHUNG THE WORLD FAMOUS CHINESE MAGICIAN THIRTY TALENTED ARTISTES PRICES $2.00. $1.50 $1.00 50 cents. Books at Little's
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      531 2 NOTICE OF TRADE MARK. 5. Notice is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of Kwong Kee Heung of No. 56, Connaught Road. West, m the Colony of Hong Kong, and that the same is used by the said firm m respect of canned fruits
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      401 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. ___r RATS. BRING DISEASE. Destroy them with RODINE THE RAPID BAT REMOVER Obtainable at all Chemists. Wee 75 cents per tin. Sole Agents:— Grafton Laboratories. T i BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA- FRONT KATONG GRANGE— -77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms facing aea with own bath room H and C and
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      542 2 Zbe Singapore fvee press Uead Oflice: CecU Street. Singapore. Phone 5471 (5 Unco oil* ■Tttnrdoni to ail department* Tel: "Time* Singapore. Koala Lumpur Office: tS. Java Street. Phone: 36SS. Ipoh Office: t Brewster Road. w Phone: 37. Penang Offlce: 12. Bishop Street, Penang. Phone: 1477. London Offlce: 41/43 Fleet Street.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      332 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 3.22 a.m. 8.8 ft., 4.03 p.m. 7.9. Sports Rugby: S.C.C. Seven-a-side tourney. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. S.S. Police at SC.C. R A.F. vs. SRC. at Seletar: S.R.C. "B" vs. H.M.S. Terror at S.C.C; S.C.RC. vs. RA. <Changi) at S.C.RC: R.I. vs. Teachers at R.L: I.A.
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    DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL
    1102 3 "Attendance Not Desired" MISCONDUCT BY PLAINTIFF ALLEGED BY COMPANY AN action for damages for wrongful dismissal was taken up m the High Court, Singapore, before Mr. Justice P. A. McElwaine, the Chief Justice, yesterday, the plaintiff being Mr. L. Richards and the defendants Messrs. Anglo-French
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    SIAM'S ROYAL YACHT
    202 3 Becomes Transport Vessel (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Jan. 18. THE Siamese Royal yacht Maha Chakkri. now named Angthong, after years of lying at anchor m tha Bangkok river. Ls to sail the high seas again and make her first voyage to European waters. Italy is now
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    Three Chinese Murdered In Ship
    275 3 Three Chinese Murdered In Ship HYLAM CHARGED CERTIFIED that he is sane and fit to stand trial, a llylam. named Loh Xgiap Fuan, was produced before Mr. C. Ess m the fifth court yesterday and charged with the murder of three Chinese on board the s.s. Thedeus whilst the vessel
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    AIRMAN KILLED BY OWN INVENTION
    226 3 THE tragedy of an inventor meeting 1 1 his death m an aeroplane of secret j design which had been his life's work lies behind the air crash at Warling- j' ham, Surrey, yesterday, m which Mr. Richard Taylor, aged 40, of Riverside, Sunbury-on-Thames, was
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    "SHE WAS AGGRESSIVE"
    120 3 Cabare^ Dancer Charged With Assault "I slapped her once because she was aggressive," said Susie Woo, Singapore cabaret dancer, to Mr. C. F. J. Ess. Fifth Magistrate, yesterday, when charged with assaulting, and using abusive and insulting words to her dance hall mate, Miss Wee Chwee Choo,
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    UNKNOWN CHINESE KILLED
    559 3 Knocked Down By European's Car lklß. W. McQuarrie, the Singapore P* Coroner, held an inquiry yesterday concerning the death of a! male unknown Chinese, who was j knocked down by a motor car, on Dec. 20 m Seletar Road. The car was driven by a European and
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    14 3 M. TITL'I.ESCI former Rumanian Foreign Minister, who has been seriously ill at St. Moritz.
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    RUBBER COMPANY SHOWS $48,270 PROFIT
    435 3 Glenealy Plantations Report A PROFIT of $48,270 for the year ended Oct. 31, is disclosed m tho report of the directors oi Glenealy Plantations Ltd. which wa. i issued yesterday WmmWWmk**-^ The report states that this sum has been added to the amount of $80,305
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    CAUSING MISCHIEF
    95 3 Sequel To Alleged j Rowdyism Before Mr W G Reeves m the third court yesterday, a Chines I named H» Ah Boon was charged with catutaf mischief by breaking slas.s attached t<» the walls the depot ol :he R"__istrar 0l Vehicle! Middle R ad vsterday The accused was
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      26 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, Orehird Rd. Phom 7776.
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      90 3 ji i x* on short/ LEAVE/ T0 /JAVA fIf_AK.P.M, W JAmV X ____r _______P X^ 50% reouctiom A^LW a lK«»r permanent residents of Malaya only) J—^w For details please appiv to: <^^ X.P.M. LINK. 1 Kmlavv.i. C.rren. Irl M',l. OV/MIHE p xTONIC FOOD BEVERAGE DOG SHOW m* l __B^ J?mm\m******mmm\\\*
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      60 3 Law Notice For The Day Before the Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 11 a.m. Part heard: 5.321 36 Leonard Richards vs. Anglo-French and Bendixens Ltd. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the 2nd. Court at 11 a.m. 5.175 36— Braddell Brothers vs. Lee Bay Neo <m.v.). OS. 143
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    FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    207 4 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS By arrangement with tbe Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES
    543 4 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From London 6 p. m. Jan. 19 Share of 1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated New York prices quoted m U.S. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Conversion Loan, 5 p.c,
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    THE COMMODITY MARKETS
    194 4 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 19 RUBBER: Dull. London Spot: 10- 4 d. 10% d. Previously: 10.. d 10 9 16d April-June: I 0» 4 d 10 5 16d. Previously: 10'^d 10 9 16d July-Sept.: 10» a d. 10 3 16d. Previously: 11 3 8 d
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser and Co.'s List
    1249 4 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser and Co.'s List TUESDAY, JAN. 19, 1937: 6 P.M. MINING Bayers Seller*. Ampat Tin <4s) 5s P 2 d 5a 6d Asam Kumbang (C) 33s bd 34s bd Austral Malay (£> 55s sfe> Aver Hitam <ss) 23-s 24s Ayer Weng (sl> 180 1.90 Ban
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    FORWARD SALE
    31 4 The Kuala Sidim Rubber Co Ltd nas effected a forward sale of 88 tons delivery m equal quantities monthly renruary December. 1937 at 37% cents per lb. f.o.b. PtnanB.
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    Wall Street Cable
    188 4 Jan. 15. 16. 17. American Can. Com. 115 3 8 1 1 5 116 American Telephone and Telegraph 182>;> 183 2 183 7 8 Atcheson Railroad 75 75» 2 741,^ Chesapeak 67% 68 673 4 Dupont 179V 4 180 1793^ Firestone 34% 34% 34 8 General Electric
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    93 4 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Jan. 19, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases FOB. January) 36» 8 26 U 4 Good F.A.Q. in cases 'FOB. January) 36 116 36 3 16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardaible Singapore) 35 7 8 36 January 35 7 8 36 Feb. Mar.
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    Foreign Exchange Rates
    70 4 London Closing Quotations Jan. 19 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday vlously Paria Francs to 124.21 105> 8 105»a New York $to 4 8823 491 491> 8 Amsterdam Guilders to 12 107 8 97 8 97 Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 3d. Is 3d
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    Daily Share Report
    143 4 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE PT OS* OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY j Tin was down one dollar at middiy Among Australians there was again a fair Kampon, Laniuts and JetapaC^^JSj'Sg The remaining counters uerc steady but quiet The general tone of this section of the market
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    TIN OUTPUT
    31 4 The Renong Tin Dredging Coy Ltd output of tin ore for last month was as follows: No. 2 Dredge 573 45 pkls; No 3 citedge 308.28 pkls; 381.73 pkls.
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    THE METaAL MARKETS
    72 4 Front London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 19 Tin: Dull. Cash: £229 12s. 6d Three months: £230 7s 6d. New York Tin: 51.00. Copper: Settlement: £50 7s. 6d. Gold: Yesterday: £7 ls. 7%d. Silver: Spot: 20% d. Two months: 20% d. Previously: Easier at £231 2s 6d Previously:
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
    187 4 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Jan. 19 SELLING London, T.T. 2|4 i| 1G London, demand 2|4 11 16 London, 4 months' sight 2f4»/o Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 5|16 Montreal, demand 57 3115 Batavia, demand 104 Samarang, demand 103 3 4 Calcutta, Bombay, and
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    71 4 j Jan. 19 Buyers Sellers Gambier T.T. $6 50 Java Cubic 9 50 Hamburg Cube 1100 White Muntok Pepper 22 00 Black, Pepper H. 50 white, Pepper 21.50 Copra, mixed 9.80 Copra„ sundried 10 05 Small Flake Tapioca 525 R. Saigon Al $190 R- Slam, W.C. No.
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    Airmail Photos Of Royal Dutch Wedding
    182 5 AMIDST SCENES OF Tl MULTVOUB REJOICING, Princess Juliana. Crown Princess of Holland, and Prime Iternhard zur Lippe-Riesterfeld were married at the Hague on Jan. 7 among a brilliant gathering including 33 royalties, from Britain, Germany and elsewhere. The Duke of Kent represented King George
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    WHY VOLUNTEERS CANNOT ATTEND THE MANOEUVRES
    404 6 Gen. Dobbie Disappointed j THEY CANNOT GET AWAY FROM THEIR WORK IN a personal statement on the subject of the participation of the Volunteers m thc forthcoming combined operations, Maj. -Gen. W. G. S. Dobbie, the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya, explains that
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    16 6 PRINCE EDWARD, elder child of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. photographed m Belgrave Square Gardens.
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    DR. P. C. SAMY
    85 6 Dr. P. C. Samy. president ot the India-Ceylon Association. Muar. was entertained to a dinner by the mem- bers of the Association prior to his departure from the district on three months' holiday. Mr. NX. Pillay. who spoke said that! Dr. Samy was the only life
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    WARNING TO PLANTERS
    183 6 Malaria Danger THE Malaria Advisory Board invites the attention of planters to the danger to health, likely to arise during the replanting of rubber, from the breeding of anopheline mosquitoes m pits left by the uprooting of trees and m holes prepared for replanting. Care should be
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    NEW SUPREME COURT
    166 6 Contract Awarded To United Engineers The contract for the new Singapore Supreme Court, to be erected at the corner ol High Street and St. Andrew's Road on the site ot the old Europe Hotel, has bean awarded to United Engineers. Limited. The amount of the tender is
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    How Malaya Can Attract More Tourists
    390 6 "NOW IS THE TIME" rE development of tourist traffic between Malaya and West Australia has been urged recently m many quarters, and Mr. M. Lambert, a visitor to Singapore from Perth, believes that some organised steps should be taken to stimulate trade between the
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    JOY RIDE ENDS IN TRAGEDY Misadventure Verdict
    106 6 JOY RIDE ENDS IN TRAGEDY Misadventure Verdict (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. A joy ride on a friend's motor- cylce which ended m a fatal collision with a tree, was described m the Kuala Lumpur police ccurt where Che Maarof returned a verdict of death by misadventure
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    19 6 Stoker Frank Hall, of the cruiser Penelope, who died m the Gibraltar military hospital, was buried with naval honours:
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    NEW CLUBHOUSE AND SWIMMING POOL
    738 6 S.C.S.C.S $60,000 Project rIE Singapore Chinese Swimming Club m planning to build a $40,000 clubhouse m place of the present inadequate premises and a $20,000 salt water swimming pool within the existing pagar. Two well-known members ot the Chinese community have promised a sum of
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    BRITISH TRADE FAIR
    258 6 Dominion Exhibits S i rC decision to exhibit Dominion products at the British Trade j Fair at the Great World, Singapore, early m May has aroused a great j aeal of interest m Singapore, and til ir expected to give a fillip to trade between Malaya and
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    HOCKEY MATCH SEQUEL
    201 6 Car Occupants' Narrow Escape From Death From Our Own Correspondent > Malacca. Jan. 18. Five occupants of a motor-car returning from the Malacca-Singapore hockey match on Sunday, had a nar row escape from death on Sunday when the car ran Into a skid, careered wildly for a
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    BOY'S DEATH
    86 6 Fell Off Pier Into Mud Malacca. Jan. 19. A tragic accident occurred at about 6.30 last evening resulting m the death of a seven-year-old Malay boy at Malacca Pier. It appears that the boy was playing oil the pier and. while running, slipped and fell head flrst into
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    RUBBER THEFT
    81 6 (From Our Own Correspondent T Segamat. Jan. 17. I am a married man with, several children and since my p^y w^s barely enough to support my family I took the rubber intending to get some pocket money So said Chan Choy a Chinese, of Bekok. when admitting thelt
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    72 6 Mr. W. T. Francis And Miss E. E. Shand. <From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Jan. 18. The wedding took place yesterday at St. George's Church of William Thomas Francis, the well-known local sportsman and Tesme Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Shand The Rev. Colin
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    FORTY POUNDS OF FAT WENT LIKE MAGIC.
    200 6 Young Woman's Success m Reducing. Seven months ago, this young woman received a natty shock. Bhe discovered that her weight wa* 13 st. lbs —ana was only twenty -five! Her discovery of reducing treatment that worked like n is best told In her
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    MANY MINE THEFTS
    424 6 Government Action (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. IS. MrvURING recent months there have 'been several cases of unauthorised persons loitering or lurking m mines and considerable quantities of minerals, especially gold, have bet-n stolen This is the reason given by the Acting Legal Adviser. FM
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    28 6 The Australian Commonwealth ha* ordered 40 aeroplanes and a number <>t spare engines ol American design at a cost of £250.000. from the recently formed Commonwealth Aircra!' Corporation.
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      17 6 BEST FOR THE DOG IN HOT CLIMATES gCSISP iJMEATT \,^Laal JM flly Ma**,*,-' P.O. 10. fl. Bombay.
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    CITY CONDITIONS PRESENT A STRANGE SPECTACLE
    1192 7 r Disturbing Elements On Stock Exchange WAR FEARS OUTWEIGH PROSPERITY HOPES (From the Free Press Correspondent) *iw London, Jan. 11. CONDITIONS m the City of London present a v-4 strange spectacle nowadays. On the one hand we see the results of fa.st recovering trade
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    ALLEGED DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS
    70 7 John Gludovatz of the Arcade Restaurant. Singapore, appeared before Mr. C. Ess ln the fifth court yesterday, on a summons. The accused is charged with having defamed one Josef Dorfer by having made defamatory statements by having said tha£ Josef Dorfer was a crook and was wanted
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    GRASS FIRE
    26 7 The Singapore fire brigade were called to a grass fire at McMahon Park, off Holland Road, yesterday. It was damped out m short time.
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    Duke Of Windsor "To Wed Princess"
    566 7 WILL NOT MAURY MRS. SIMPSON •***************************************^**^**************m**mmmm Famous Seer's Last Prophecy **-*\*wmmKLW' Addiscombe (Surrey). THE Duke of Windsor will not marry Mrs. Simpson. Instead, he will marry a European Princess. IMfca****-** This was almost the last "prophecy" made by Mrs. Cecil Campbell, Society clairvoyante and
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20. 1937. Planters' Pensions
    984 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20. 1937. Planters' Pensions IF anyone still doubts whether the Incorporated Society of Plan tei s is Justifying its existence, a careful reading of the speech of the acting chairman, Mr. E. M. Allen, at the annual meeting m Kuala Lumpur the other day,
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    DAY TO DAY
    78 8 Mr. N. R. Corke. of Kuala Lumpur lett for England last week. He will not be returning to Malaya. Mr. J. White, manager of William 'Jacks and Co.. Ltd., Ipoh. has gone on transfer to Kuala Lumpur. The engagement ls announced between Heward.' elder son of Mr
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    53 8 Saturday, Jan. 16. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Macpherson and Dr. (Miss) Williams had luncheon at Government House. Hon Mr. C. G. Howell and Mrs. Howell dined at Government House. J. Sunday, Jan. 17. Captain and Mrs. Ritchie left Government House. •Hon. Mrs. G. Fraser arrived to stay
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    As I was Saying
    737 8 Do Crime Plays Make Criminals? Christmas lio.xes For Ministers Peasants Reluctant Tm ray- TTHE Lord Chief Justice has confess- ed that he is not among those who hold that crime plays and Alms make criminals. He might have recalled that m at least one instance the
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    Tropical Christmas
    945 8 "IJARELY rarely corneal thou Spirit of Delight." the EnslLsh priest muttered He sat down without invitation at the small table m the club, sure of his welcome Harris, the trader, tired and bored, asked him what he'd drink. The solemn African waiter stood by. silent The very atmosphere
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    FIVE SHILLINGS INCOME-TAX INEVITABLE
    392 9 FIVE SHILLINGS INCOME-TAX INEVITABLE To Pay For Heavy Arms Programme CHANCELLOR MAY PROPOSE DEFENCE LOAN LONDON, JAN. 19. PARLIAMENT IS REASSEMBLING TODAY AND FACES AN ABNORMALLY HEAVY SIX MONTHS' WORK FROM WHICH CORONATION FESTIVITIES WILL DEDUCT SEVERAL VALUABLE DAYS. Financial demands present a formidable total. Naval experts believe three new
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    32 9 pmnoi. r IS R ?r E A ?i Pla>er seems to be m charge m this Picture but the G.S.C. beat them seven goals to nil on the padang yesterday. Free Press
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    MALAY SOLDIERS FLY OVER SINGAPORE
    113 9 Inspected In Camp By The Governor OOARING over Singapore Island ■J m three Singapore 111 Hymgboats from Seletar yesterday, several members of the Malay Regiment gained a vivid impression of j the topography of the fortress that ll Singapore. Altogether about 25 British officers and
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    SIR F. POLLOCK
    192 9 Death Of Famous Authority On The Law London. Jan. 19. The death is announced of Sir Frederick Pollock, P.C. LL.D.. D.C.L.. K.C— Reuter. Sir Frederick, who was born on Dec. 10. 1845, had been Judge of the Admiralty Court of the Cinque Ports since 1914 and was
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    THEIR MAJESTIES
    83 9 To Take Up Residence At Buckingham Palace London, Jan. 19. Arrangements are being made for the King and Queen, who will return from Sandringham to London at the end of the present month, to take up residence at Buckingham Palace about the middle of February. His Majesty will
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    CAREFUL WATCH OVER THE POPE
    144 9 Works Though In Pain Vatican City, Jan. 19. JHE Pope spent a good night and his condition is unchanged. On Monday His Holiness had spent rather a disturbed night with intervals of pain m the leg but was able to give several audiences that day
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    MATTSON MURDER MANHUNT
    57 9 Los Angeles, Jan. If. TTHE identity of the murderer of the Mattson child has been established by a comparison of finger-prints found at Takoma, Washington, and near the scene of the crime, according to officials. G-men have been mobilised to search the neighbourhood where the wanted man
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    EDITOR REMOVED
    58 9 Bukharin May Stand Trial With Karl Radek Moscow, Jan. 19. Bukharin has been removed from the editorship of Izvestia and may be brought to trial shortly with Kar! Radek, ex-editor of Pravda. Reuter. Both editors are suspected of complicity m the recent Trotsky plots which led to the
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    COLONIAL CHANGES
    74 9 Ldhdon, Jan. 18. His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of Mr. Henry Bradshaw Popham, Administrator of Dominica, to be Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief of the Windward Islands m succession to Sir Selwyn Grier. C.M.G., who is shortly retiring; and of Mr. John Hathorn Hali, Chief Secretary for
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    40 9 Three British war horses and a mule, the first to be sent to England of a number left on tttie Continent after the war. arrived at Liverpool Street Station from Antwerp to be cared for by Our Dumb Friends' League.
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    23 9 pnoto). A PARTICULARLY fast match was witnessed m the S.C.C. seven-a-side rugger tournament when the S.V.O_ W beat the R.A.F. yesterday. Free Press
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    FIRE ON FURIOUS
    69 9 Holds Up Departure To Join Home Fleet Cruise London. Jan. 19. Oil fuel m the boiler room was found afire when the aircraft-carrier Furious was due to leave Plymouth dockyard to prepare to join the Home Fleet spring cruise m the Mediterra nean. The fire was quickly
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    PEASANTS FROZEN TO DEATH
    47 9 Beyoglus, Jan. 19. •TEMPERATURES of 85 degrees a below zero have been recorded m parts of Anatolia which has been visited by violent blizzards. Sixty peasants have been frozen to death and large packs of famished wolves arc attacking isolated villages Reuter Wireless
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    30,000,000 ENTITLED TO VOTE IN INDIA
    178 9 THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES Many Weil-Known Figures Nay Disappear New Delhi. Jan. 18. NOTING for the new Legislative AsW semblies for such provinces m India as Ls provided m the Government of India Act begins today. Altogether 30.000,000 men and women are entitled to vote.
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    39 9 A cheque for £20.000 has been handed by the Mexican Government to the British Minister, Mr. John Murray, on account of claims by British firms and nationals for damage and loss sufTered during the revolutionary period prior to 1932.
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    MR. RUNCIMAN IN THE U.S.A.
    71 9 To Discuss Monetary And Trade Relations Washington. Jan. 19. It is expected here that Mr. Walter Lunciman. President of the Board of Trade, will meet both President Roosevelt and Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, on his arrival this week. While there are no indications
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    COLONEL'S SUICIDE
    53 9 Escaped Death When Tsar Was Murdered Met/. Jan 19 A Russian Col. Alexis Lastotchkine. formerly attached to the Tsar's General Staff who escaped death when the 'Royal family was executed, threw himse'f m front of dn express train at Florange Station and was killed instantly. He was aged
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    SOUTH AFRICA AND ALIENS BILL
    85 9 Bitterness Over Influx Of Jews Cape Town. Jan. IH. Thc Aliens Bill, which was read a second time by 83 votes to 28 was prompted, as Gen Hertzog expl lined firstly, by the prevailing bitterness over the increasing influx oi Jews and secondly, by a
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    JAPANESE OFFICERS IN N. CHINA
    80 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai. Jan. 19. THE high officers of the Japanese troops stationed m North China held a meeting at the Haikwang Monastery this morning when various problems affecting the interests ti J. i pan were discussed Japanese regulars began a general exercise
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    NO CONSCRIPTION IN PEACE TIME
    169 9 Britain Does Not Want A Vast Army London. Jan. 18. THE War Secretary. Mr. A DufTCooper. speaking on recruiting m London today, said he hoped shortly to make an important announcement concerning the conditions ol service m the regular army Recruiting for the Territorial army,
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    40-HOUR WEEK
    38 9 Paris. Jan. 19. President Lebrun has signed the bill applying the 40-hour week to the railways which will be enforced from May 21. It is expected to result m the reabsorbing of 60.000 unemployed Reuter Wireless
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    2545 10 BRITISH A ERODROME O WNERS IN CONFERENCE Builders Of Tomorrow's Airports The Aerodrome Owners' Association More War planes Per Squadron Secret Of R.A.F. Expansion Revealed New Flyiiig Boats And Long-Range Experiments Seaplane Route Extended New Power plant New Contr€>llahlc*Pitch Airscrew A British Engineering Achievement Fine Airway Record Transport Company Defeats
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    MAMCHESTER SHIP CANAL RECEIPTS
    53 10 MAM CHESTER SHIP CANAL RECEIPTS Manchester Ship Canal receipts las* month totalled C 92.433. a decrease V a 13.335 on November. 1935. For th 11 months of the year the receipts total C 1.155 730 compared with C1 140.558 m the corresponding period Ofl 1935. showing an Increase of C
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    1095 11 Winning CONTRACT by the uj nlkojoil fiavid Burnstine, Merwin D. Mater, Otwald Jacoby and Howard Schenken world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the syTem thai has beaten every other system m existence AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION JVJRING the summer it ls customary i for a number of New York's leading Bridge
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    21 11 FREDRIC MARCH AND KATHARINE HEPBURN m a scene from the RKO-Radio production. "Mary Of Scotland," opening at the Capitol > fiext Wednesday.
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      67 11 Capt. Frederick Walter Young, Lincolnshire Regiment, whose engagement to Kathleen, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. R. Wade of Eastbourne. Sussex, is announced, is an officer m the Malay Regiment at Port Dickson. He is exceedingly popular m sporting circles m Negri Sembilan. He played cricket for this
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      434 11 RADIO RROGRAMMES FOR TODAY 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 YDB 31.2 m. a.m. 6.20 Gymnastics. 6.35 Recorded music. 6.50 Time signal. Recorded music
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      568 11 Paris— Radio-Coloniale Wavelength— 25 6# metres a.m. 6.35 Concert. 7.35 News m French. Market prices 8.10 News m Spanish. 8.20 News m English. 8.35 Record of theatrical broadcast 10.35 Close down. Wavelength 19.GS metres p.m. 6.15 Day's programme. 6.20 Concert. 7.20 News m English. 7.35 Continuation of concert P..05 News
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    KING TO VISIT B.I.F.
    77 12 London, Jan. 15. The prospective engagements of the King and Queen after Their Majesties return to London include a visit to the British Industries Fair, which opens at Olympia on Feb. 15 and a visit on the [second Saturday m February to the People's Palace m
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    39 12 The mail and passenger vessel s s Sphinx, from Pondichei^y v expected to arrive tomorrow at 6 a.m. and sail on the same day at 11 am. for Saigon Tourane. Haiphong (Bay of Alonao Manila. Berth: S.H.B. Wharves
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      505 12 Three-Watch System Made Mandatory London, Dec. 24. pEGULATIONS governing the hours of labour on shipboard, •I* have been issued by the United States Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation under provisions of the Personnel Act passed during the last session of Congress. These regulations apply
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    2,000 GUINEAS PRESENTATION
    287 12 Veteran Chairman Honoured IJPON his eightieth birthday this month, and alter serving 34 years on the Corporation Docks Commute" at Bristol. England 12 years of which ht has been chairman. Alderman E. M Dyer, OBE JP. was invited to dinner gathering of 250 of his fellow citizens,
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    NORWEGIAN SERVICE TO ENGLAND
    172 12 Details Of New Passenger Motorships Details of the two passenger motor,shlps which Messrs. Fred Olsen andCo I nave placed with the Akers mek. Verksted. Oslo, for their service to England are given m a recent issue of "Norway." One of the vessels is to be delivered
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    1928 15  - NORTH vs. SOUTH RUGGER BAT TLE ON JAN. 30 "NIMROD" Army Should Feel Flattered At Gaining 10 Positions Spotlight on rt By Only Two Places For Singapore go Selangor won the Malaya Cup final. But it was a close contest and although the better team undoubtedly won. it would not
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    GUNNERS BEAT Y.M.C.A. THREE GOALS TO NIL
    180 15 Poor Hockey Display At Anson Road (>th AA. Battery (Changi) 3; V.M.C.A. 0. Scoring twice m the first half and once m the second half without a reply the sixth A. A. Battery (Changi) trounced the V.M.C.A., at hockey yesterday at Anson Road.
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    CHINESE CRICKET MEETING
    85 15 The S.C.R.C. will play their opening cricket match on Feb. 6 according to their 19V>1 fixture list. Cricket matters were discussed at a meetihg. convened by Mr. Henry Boon, which was held yesterday evening at the club. Mr. Evan Wong presided. After electing Evan Wong a* encket
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    S.C.R.C. SOCCER
    39 15 A football meeting will be held on Friday at the S.CJt.C. club premises at 5 p.m. sharp Members interested m football are kindly requested to attend. Office-bearers for the coming season will be elected at the meeting.
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    HOCKEY CANCELLED
    19 15 The hockey between the S.C.RC. and R.A. < Changi). to have been played yesterd v ay, was cancelled.
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    FARRER PARK TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    139 15 FARRER PARK TENNIS TOURNAMENT TIES played m the Farrer Park hard- court tennLs tournament yesterday resulted as follows. Men's Open Itoubles Kamis and Yadi beat Kam Oln Hock and A A A Paterson 6—2. 6—2. S Abed and W J. S. Warden beat R. W. Duns and R W. Oilmour
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    758 16 Extra Time In Two Games Yesterday WINS BY GUNNERS, MIDDS. AND VOLUNTEERS THRILLING rugger was produced m three more first-round games of the Singapore Cricket Club's seven-a-side "knockout" rugger tournament played on the Singapore padang yesterday. In two of thc games it was
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    272 16 Europeans Beaten By Eight Goals To Nil G.S.C. 8; European Women -0. AFTER scoring three goals m the first two minutes of play the Girls' Sports Club went on to add another five before the final whistle m their friendly hockey
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    ANOTHER WIN FOR VINES
    36 16 New York, Jan. 19. VINES beat Perry 6 4, 2 6, 6—3, 5—7, 7—5. This makes three wins each since their professional tour started, Ferry having won the first three matches. Reuter
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    124 16 New Zealand Griffins To Arrive In November A surplus of $148,838.48 was shown by the Singapore Turf Club ior 193 d after depreciation had been written otr to the extent of $73,756.47 and Sl2 I'jO donated to charities, etc. The report states that a sum cf
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