The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 January 1937

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  • 24 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. ___.J "»e _»_M_««« i i -3 NO. 15,073. _^^*,i CSTD. 1835 FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1937. I CENTS
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  • 672 1 On Behalf Of Asiatic Unemployed HOW HE BROUGHT MATTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Poor Law Relief Needed J^jß. John Hands, honorary treasurer to the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Fund, confessed to the Free Press yesterday that it was at his direct instigation that questions were
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  • 117 1 Labour Party Ban London, Jan. 28. AT a meeting of the Labour Tarty Executive yesterday, it was decided to disaffiliate the Socialist League of which Sir StafTord Cripps Is chairman. The League at a recent conference decided to support the United Front campaign with the Communist Party and
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  • 542 1 "Conscription Only Way To Prevent War" LADY HAW'S WARNING **i bravely «ay that conscript^! te* the ir*ry best- thin? for*Britain, for unless conscription li] introduced iu,w m peace timeBritain will never bring her recruitment up lo the level at which she is aiming and will be unable to prevent war
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  • 33 1 To Australian Air Mail Proposal Melbourne, Jan. ZS. QftlTON has agreed to the U Australian airmail proposals of a bcven-day bi-weekly service between London and Sydney to start next January. Reuter
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  • 195 1 League Raw Materials Problem INQUIRY COMMITTED London, Jan. THE League Council has adopted the report of Colonel Beck and accepted its recommendations to appoint a pact-finding committee on raw materials. The report reminded the Council that, m view of the keen controversy that has been provoked, it was Of importance
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  • 146 1 Toledo (Ohio). Jan. 28. f pHE strike at the Libbey. Owen?: and Ford glass factory which has °nded with an increase m wages and recognition of the Federation of Olassworkers follows the settlement of the strike at the Pittsburgh Glassworks. These factories together manufacture 90 per
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  • 42 1 Colombo, Jan. £8. THE Trineomalee naval base has been transformed into a great hospital to cope with a malaria epidemic among the labourers at the base. During the past month l,".;.l) patients have applied for ad- mission Reuter
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  • 290 1  - SHENSI REVOLT TO BE SETTLED BY PEACEFUL MEANS Sin Chew Jit Poh OVER 1(H) REBECS ARRESTED Chinese Communist Problem Shanghai, Jan. 'i*. rjR ii. ii king, Finance Minister rnri Acting Premier, interviewed Chinese and foreign pressmen yesterday and confirmed that the Shensi revolt will be settled by peaceful meant. He
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 79 1 I I_i ▼«B1 BMmL3____________J < f" a* /jfe- **'J_\ >*-» 0&&^-^- -%^^sh It J* z ac S f~^r\a aamf -BH^i.^t_P 1 -lfl 'IS L^^ Jii^i TONIGHT Cocktail Dance s3O to 8.30 p. m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 930 to midnight AND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME BY EULA HOFF 808 BURNETT ONE
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    • 128 1 INSURE WITH 1 N^ 1 NATIONAL m* ml A y ur^ A >-| mmmm a J. assocn ltd <OTOR. fIRE.BURGLARY.S ORKMENS COMPENSATION! official nsurers to automobile assoc:ation df vialayal SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT DINNER SERVED ON THE MOONLIT LAWN SUITABLE MUSIC BY RELLERS INIMITABLE BAND DANCE CABARET IN THE BALL
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  • 80 2 Law Notice For The Day Before the Chief Justi< c at lt-M a.m. One Summons-in-Charr. In 8204 36 At 10.45 a.m.:— Bkcy 499.34— Re Kiioc Hock Giap. At 11 a.m.:- Part heard: 5.321 36— Leonard Richard vs. AngloFrench and Bendixens Ltd. Before Mr. Justice Adrian (lark at 10 a.m. s
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  • 124 2 Enjoyable Film At The Pavilion There are many ways ot" getting the sack, but Gene Raymond and Ned Sparks have a very nave", aud amusing one m "The Bride Walks Out which opened at the Pavilion last night. N^d Sparks ventures an opinion thi* married couple
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  • 111 2 But underlying the humour there is a real motive In tho picture lor it exploits the reacticn of different types 01 people to th? question ol whether a woman should continue to work after her marriage. Barbara is the woman and Gene Is r h." man and
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  • Article, Illustration
    35 2 *m mmmmmmmmwmaaeaaaaair' ->.4MWCC*V" '<s '<75wmm R°un?' th?Sf o^ A ARK a scene from "Love on the month Thi med y coming to the Pavilion early next month. This is a worthy succession to "Libelled Lady.
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  • 66 2 London. Jan. t!8. It was announced In Geneva yester"iy thai Mr Ramsay Mac Donald, as Pr< sident ol thi v>?>2 Monetary and Economic Conference and Dr ColUn, tbl chairman of the economic committee of that conference, had agreed that an International conference be held m London m Aprii
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  • 944 2 THE POST OFFICE IN JOHORE Letters To The Editor SUNDAY THE BUSIEST DAY IN THE WEEK— BUT P. O. IS CLOSED— COLONY HOLIDAYS OBSERVED WHEN ONE WANTS TO TELEGRAPH— WHY CANNOT ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE. WITH TELEPHONE b COMPANY? A JEW ANSWERS MR. EZEKIEL To The Editor. Sir. -The Post Offices
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  • 19 2 Darenth, Kent, parish church, one ot the oldest m the country, is being rl imaged by the "death-watch" beetle
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  • 237 2 Fast .Becoming Popular Sport <From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok. Jan. M. Polo m lbs north ol Siam has been played over many y* ar.-> and the Gymkhana Clubs m the principal towns have a history of th*' s/.amei regularly played lOf 3?> years There have been several
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  • 207 2 Fraser Company. ar LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Books Toial for Clo-e. MniiiM lal Company. Dividend. Date Ex I)i\ year Payable Date to »late Hltam 5% Int. Jan. "2R To Fob. 3 Jan 29 10 X Lumpur 1/- <30th> Frb 26 ft« Puhang Consoh 10% Int. Jan. 2C Mar 1 VvU
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 237 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. AMBROSIA PORE-DEEP SKIN CLEANSER. Ambrovia Cleanser remove* all > dJrt from the pore, and skin surface Clears away blackhead*, blemishes and pimple* leaving the skin clear and velvety. Ambrosia Tightener: dose* lame pore* make* oily skins normal. Ambrosia Ilrv Skin i ream: replace* natural oil make* dry skins
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    • 547 2 Gbe Singapore fvee press Head Office: Cecil Street. Slasspare. I'baae $471 <» ttnea vtih ri tension* ta ail depart meate Tel: Time-" Sia«apare. Kuala I umpur Office 25. Java Street. Pbonc: ICSS. Ipoh Office. Brewater Bead. Phenr. 37 Penanc Ofllre: 12. Blahep Street. Peaaat Phonr 1471. lundon OnVe: 44/43 Fleet
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 121 2 Diary Of j The Day High Water, 00.40 a.m. 9.2 ft., 12.11 p.m. 10.2 ft. Sports Turf Club Annual General Meeting. S.C.F.A. Meeting. S.L.T.A. Meeting. Hockey: Europ?ans vs. Rest on Padang. S.R.C. "B" vs. R ADC. on Padang. I.A. vs. S.R.C. at I.A. Khalsa vs. R.I. at Khalsa. R.I. VS.
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  • 144 3 $40,000 CRIMINAL BREACH CASE Judgment Reserved JUDGMENT was reserved by Mr. W. G Reeves, the thiid magistrate. Singapore, till Feb. 10. at the conclusion ol the preliminary inquiry held before him into charges of criminal breach of trust of $40,000 preferred against Lawrence Aroozoo. and of abetment oi the offence
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  • 153 3 <From Our Own Correspondent* c Segamat, Jan. 28. What was apparently the first case, oi its kind to be heard locally wa.s brought before Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate, when Cheong Teck, a middleaged Chinese woman ol Sungei Cha'ah. was charged with
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  • Article, Illustration
    67 3 AMONG THE THOUSANDS of volunteers of various nationalities pouring into Spain arc many women and the picture shows a woman m uniform just before leaving Barcelona to join the government forces. ONLY THREE YEARS OLD, little Peggy Garren, of New York, is an accomplished and enthusiastic skier and is seen
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  • 188 3 Many Malaria Cases Come In From Estates From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 28. When the health returns were being tabled at yesterday's meeting of the Seremban Sanitary Board. Mr. W. P. Crawford commented upon the increase of malaria cases round about March and April last m the
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  • 143 3 The nine R.A.F squadrons concentrated at Seletar for the forthcoming manoeuvres have taken part m widescale exercises during the past three days. I Pilots and observers from India and Iraq have acquainted themselves with the topography of the islands within 300 miles of Singapore. uncer cover of
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  • 91 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Jan. 28. Admitting possession of illicit samsu at Jementah. Chee Sap, a Chinese, was given the alternative of two months' rigorous imprisonment or $50 fine by Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate. The samsu was ordered to be confiscated. The
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  • 47 3 (From Our Own Correspondent)' Segamat, Jan. 28. The Johore Customs Department ia tc have a new office building at Segamat and the premises are nearing I completion. The new building is of j concrete and is just opposite the present office, but nearer the railway I line.
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  • 223 3 ENGAGED GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE "Deeply Disappointed In Love Affair" (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 27. FROM a letter addressed to a magistrate, Che Maarof, sitting as Coroner m the Kuala Lumpur police court, formed the opinion that Wong Man Yuen, a young Chinese girl, had been deeply disappointed
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  • 155 3 ALMOST BUNDED BY ACID A WAKENED early yesterday morning by a hand shaking his shoulder, a middle aged Teochew earthernware manufacturer, at Jurong Road blinked, opened his eyes, sat vp and received the contents of either a tin or cup of corrosive acid full m his face. He rolled off
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  • 104 3 Charged on two counts with having imported six cases containing five gross of white chalk cleaners, with the counterfeit trade mark of Joseph Pickering and Sons of "Blanco"' and ten cases containing five gross of white chalk cleaners on Feb. 20 and Sept. 11 respectively last year.
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  • 92 3 A conference of Malayan volunteer commanding and senior officers will be held m Singapore today and tomorrow. The officers attending will be addressed by His Excellency, the General Officer Commanding Troops. Malaya. Maj -Gen. W. G. S. Dobbie. and Colonel A. E. Percival. the G. 5.0.1. on
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  • 77 3 Two Chinese named Tan Kin Van and Tan Eng Hin appeared before Mr. H. A. Forrer m the Criminal District Court yesterday charged with having committed extortion of $100 from one Ang Peck Gin on Jan. 18. Both the accused claimed trial and the case was postponed to
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  • 186 3 Mr. J. Huggins M.C, has been appointed to act as Secretary to the High Commissioner, Federated Malay States, m addition to his own duties as Malayan Establishment Officer. The death occurred at a nursing home m London on Jan. 4 of Mrs. Marion GeraldJne Rowlie, widow of the late Mr.
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  • 159 3 PNEUMONIA CAUSES MOST DEATHS Singapore's Health Last Week While 208 people died m Singa- pore last week. 410 were born. The Municipal weekly health report also reveals that the chief cause of mortality was pneumonia, which took 23 lives. The week before 28 people died of pneumonia. Twenty-one died of
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  • 139 3 Mr. A. I. Fernandis And Miss F. G, Rodrigucs 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. IX. There was a large attendance at St Peters Church. Bunga Raya. when Fr. Fernandis officiated at the wedding ol Ambrose Ignatius Fernandis. of the Resident Councillor's Office, Malacca, and son of Mr
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  • 127 3 A Kuala Lumpur resident was married m Singapore yesterday at St. Peter's Church. Mr. Samuel Jesudason Nayagam, who is attached to the General Manager's Office, F.M.S. Railways, Kuala Lumpur, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Nayagam, of Kuala Lumpur. His bride. Miss Chandra Kanthal Antoniammal
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  • 58 3 <From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. Jan. 2S. Ibrahim bin Omar, the Malay youth who pleaded guilty to a charge of entering the Segamat Malay Girls School during school hours and frightening away the pupils, was cautioned and discharged on receipt of a medical certificate from the Deputy Medical
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  • 125 3 <From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 28. Subscription lists to some 21 clubs or associations will be sent out by the Seremban Coronation Celebrations Committee m the near future. The following have been appointed to the executive committee of management: president. Mr. R. L. German; hon
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  • 41 3 •From Our Own Correspondent > Segamat. Jan. ?g. Segamat. too. is to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI and a public meeting to consider arrangements will be held at the Court House at 4.15 p.m. on Sunday. Feb 7.
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  • 425 3 Both Vehicles Go Off The Road (From Our Own Correspondent) Jl\ Segamat, Jan. 28. t PTATING that it was a dangerous collision but fortunately -J did not turn out to be a fatal one though ten persons were injured, Inche Abdul Khalid bin
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 77 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. —<mmmw—m—-—m——wmmmmmmm—mm—mmmmmmmm——m——mma White Canvas Tents. Maker and repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks, Canvas and Spring Blinds, Tarpaulins, Tents, Bags, Blue Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire
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    • 388 3 I *mf I^J X \m I ____r \\\a .*^m\ mw a __f fl _______rV fl_____* ___>^X --Dl l^Bfl^Bß __77^^_^^D _____rt w s _____r ___g~ t^___________N>S ___r^ S^^ M ___jjg E HI H B£H^B_BBB_B^_i_L______ '__HI _r INMGBTION...HEMITBURN... Mi STOMACH TROUBLES... co// for this immediate relief! Do you dread your meals Are
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  • 57 4 LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS BY ARRANGEMENT with the EXCHANGE TELEGRAPH CO. Copyright by Singapore Free Press and Exchange Telegraph Company, Limited. Prices given m this service are official middle closing prices only where there has been no further business after the official close. THE QUOTATIONS ARE
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  • 516 4 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From London 6 p. m. Jan. 28 «ew York prices quoted ln US The abo,e ar, dealers' middle prices; jobbers- margins, brokerage »nd stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c,
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  • 187 4 Jan. 25 26 27. American Can. Com. 112% H2> 2 H2> 8 American Telephone and Telegraph 184» 2 183' 4 183>/ 2 Atcheson Railroad 74 72i/ 2 731/" Chesapeak 66 8 65 2 65 4 Dupont 1747 8 172 171 Firestone 34 3 8 34^ 341g General
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  • 74 4 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Jan. 28, 12 o'clock noon \r« tv« Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases '^B. January* 35 716 35 ©16 Good F.A.Q. m cases w^v«J2 nuary) 35 516 35 '7 16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot- loose) 'awardable Singapore) 353. oc,. Feb.-Mar. 35% S? Apr-June 355.. 0,.3 8
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  • 62 4 Jan. 28. Gambier T.T. g <7 e n Java Cube ZZ lotn Hamburg Cube I £2 White Muntok Pepper a_lS Black, Pepper t J£ White. Pepper 20 so Copra, mixell 7^ 2050 Copra, sundried I g3O Small Flake Tapio. a 1 5.40 R. Saigon Al Z™ R.
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  • 190 4 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 28 F RI'BBER: Firmer. London Spot: 10 5 16d. 10% d Previously 10% d 10% d Apr-June: 10 5 16d 103 8 d Previously: 10% d 103„d July-Sept: 10 3 16d 10% d. Previously: 10% d 10% d Oct. -Dec: 10%
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  • 75 4 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 28 Tin: Dull. Cash: £226 7s 6d Previously Dull at £226 17> -id Three months: £226 17s tid Previously £227 7s 6d New York Tin: 50 00 Previously 50 25 Copper: Settlement: £51 17s 6d. Previously £52 10s Gold: Yesterday: £7
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  • 62 4 j London Closing Quotations Jan. 28 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Pari Francs to 124.21 l05»fe 105»:. New York to 4 8823 500 .-,00 Amsterdam Guilders to 12 107 8 94^. H 9'i n *K°, ng Per dollar la 3 d Is
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  • 186 4 J Yesterday's Singapore Quotations SELLING Jan. 28. London T.T. 2 4 116 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London, 4 months' sight 24% Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 Montreal, demand 57 Batavia. demand 103% Samarang, demand 103% Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon, demand
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  • 52 4 The Borneo Company Limited has received cabled advice of the declaration of an interim dividend for Pahang Consolidated Co.. Ltd. m respect of the year ending July 31. of io per cent (less tax) on the ordinary shares. The sJ!H___ m London on al Jan.' 26. sharenoldera on
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  • 1360 4 Fraser and Co.'s List I 11 i THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1937: 6 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4b) 5s bs 6d Asam Kumbang (C) 33s 6d 34s bd Austral Malay (£> 55s 56* Ayer HI tain (5s> 22s 9d 23k Ikj lAyer Weng (*1>
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  • 101 4 i ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSF OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin was down 37% cents at midday c.t n .^"^u m r: r d e .v ru^.r: x i:;3 ,Hy i n sliiht losses on the day predominated and prices shooed em A TTr.^niX dX
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  • 88 4 London, Jan. 27. On the Stock Exchange yesterday apathetic conditions continued throughout the markets with giltedged securities showing further weakness Leading rubbers showed some signs of Improvement at the close m sympathy with the sharp advance of the commodity following the announcement that the International Rubber j Committee
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    83 5 A NUMBER of schoolchildren attended the lecture on "Greenland" given by Mr. Augustine Courtauld. the famous explorer at the Royal Empire Society. Northumberland Avenue. Mr. Augustine Courtauld talking to schoolgirls before the lecture. THE 17TH ANNUAL Chess Congress, organised by the Hastings and St. Leonards Club, was opened at White
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 110 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager, Price 50 cents each It does seem strange that such a simple article of diet should add so many customers to oar lists, but there is no getting away from facts. Our cheese is so
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 91 5 ass AWW <ttrt _ta«£er orj.t^.^|r^c--ff^stk y sex probl&v W^y/Z Xf\ m i_j Japanese science has l&^V 1 —^^_s_y^ d 'SCOvyeredt houj to chan^p I «_-j/ j\ I Cocks ar,/V^\ fs**^W\M SITUATION <G0 CAi/SS FOR AJLA/GB"**** MoB/Beyr bsd/m b*£> J_# Know tMKwr *)0w -ttiaT fie doctbri are all down with it
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  • 1038 7 NEW TURN TO SUIT FOR DISMISSAL Well-Educated Indian Gives Evidence rpHE man referred to as a "well-educated Indian** Aat the opening of the case m which Mr. Leonard Kichards is suing Messrs. Anglo-French and Bendixsens, Ltd., for damages for wrongful dismissal, took the
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  • 397 7 Woman Alleges She Was Kept Prisoner LOST WALLET FOUND UNDER BATH t r London, Jan. 14. E allegation that a woman was kept a prisoner m a Hampstead house for two hours was made during an action m the King's Bench Division yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Levy. 46. oi Moorshead Mansions.
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  • Article, Illustration
    22 7 -----^nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmlHHHVi^^^BmmmmmVllHmmml MARLENE DIETRICH. CHARLES BOYER AND BASIL RATHBONE m a scene from "The Garden of Allah," opening at the Capitol on Wednesday.
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  • 869 7 PROPOSING^ the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Lunas Rubber Estates Ltd., m Singapore yesterday. Mr. C. V. Miles, said The profit for the year, before pay- ment of directors' fees, amounts to $48,621.91 which. I feel, may be considered
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 317 7 INDIGESTION Goes m 2 minutes Hcrcs something of real interest to mi offerers from indigestion. heartburn flatul ence and stomach gas— a wurn natl ncw charcoal -an activated A t% charcoal— with fifty times %S the potter of absorption of V /I i ordinary medicinal charcoal This new product is
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    • 201 7 A MAN and A WOMAN. ..ALONE! Driven to Romantic Madness by the Alluring Mystery of the Desert The strangest honeymoon m fiction comes to Life as no screen story ever has before i CAPITOL Next Week MARLENE I DIETRICH For the first time m Beautiful Natural Colour mm^mmm^r 1 TAl^ammmX
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
    • 53 8 TAN— On Jan. 28. 1937. at No. 8 Swanage Road. Singapore. Mr. TAN KWEE SWEE. 56 years. He leaves behind to mourn his loss, his widow and two children. Mr. Tan Thoon Lip and Miss Maggie Tan. The Funeral wil take place at the Bidadari Cemeterj at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 894 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JAMARY 29, 1937. Unseal Those Lips! rIS afternoon the members cf the Singapore Municipal Commission will hold their monthly meeting and chief interest will centre on the President. Mr. Bartley returned from leave at the beginning of December and he was expected to make a
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  • 246 8 Mr. J. F. Simons of the Customs Dept. Seremban. will be goins to I umut on transfer, on Feb. 1 Mr. H. A Marshall, now on his way out trom home, will succeed Mr Simons. Mr J N. D Harrison. Passed Probationary Assistant Commissioner of Police. Federated
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  • 553 8 The Onion Finds A ('nam jut I OUD and long would Balzac have applauded the formation of the Onion Anti-Del amation Society, oi Kalamazoo. Michigan. Following the lead of the ancient Egyptians, who revered the onion as a god, Balzac regarded it as a precious stimulant
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  • 1157 8 I MET them first ln a narrow street at Escaldas. A shepherd walked In front and one behind: each carried a young lamb a crook with silver end a wallet made with sheepskin with the fleece adhering, under the arm an umbrella and across the shoulders
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 194 8 ALLSOPPSI evesy I time 1 _^B ICaldb c c'k's 1 IMPORTANT— FOR ONE WEEK ONLY SPECIAL OFFER OF Jp SIX YARD jPftll( FASHIONABLE I^^H'F dress PER LENGTH LINENS CREPE-DF.CH GEORGETTES. ART SILK FABRICS ETC: A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) sijvgapork. mala mmhk. HWANG and iron
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    • 48 8 PEOPLE WHO LIVE m glass houses should pull the blinds down. And people who live anywhere else should protect their goods and chattels by "GAFLAC" FIRE and BURGLARY POLICIES GENERAL ACCIDENT f IRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Oreat Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. PHONE: 6480.
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  • 139 9  -  Sin Chew Jin Poh Prolonged Struggle I Anticipated JAPANESE ESPIONAGE Shanghai, Jan. 28. THE Chinese headquarters at Kweihua, capital of Suiyuan, report that the allied forces of Manchukuo and Mongolia have completed preparations for another attack on the Chinese positions m East Suiyuan. JAPANESE planes
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  • 210 9 Gigantic Evacuation Plans New York, Jan. 28 THE flood waters are beginning to fall at Louisville. Kentucky, for the first time for a week as the bulk of the river sweeps toward the Mississippi valley, where the War Depart ment has completed preparations
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  • 175 9 Sir Thomas Inskip Outlines Scheme's Progress am* London, Jan. 28. IN the House of Commons yesterday. Sir Thomas Inskip. outlining the progress of air defence, said at present 87 squadrons had been formed, of which 13 were still on a one-flight basis. Sir Thomas anticipated 100 squadrons
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  • 90 9 Satisfactory Increase Last Month London, Jan. 28. The money value of the retail trade s «')c> reported for December waa 5.5 per cent higher m 1936 than m 1935. All districts shared m the advance. The sales of food and perishables were 7 2 per cent greater,
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 9 MR N p V^'V l and m s X x Thambusam >- «-*h*i at St. Peters Church. Singapore, yesterday. (Free Press photo).
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  • 40 9 Rrilliant Gathering At Oratory Wedding London. Jan. 28. The mest brilliant gathering at a London wedding for many years was seen yesterday when the Duke oi Norlolk married the Hon. Lavinia Strutt at the Brompton Oratory Reuter
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  • 38 9 The King has sent a message to the i Boy Scouts' Association which is to sell the official Coronation programmes expressing "his full appreciation of this work, which they are doing on behalf of King George's Jubilee Trust."
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  • 84 9 Perak's Volunteer Contingent (From Our Own Correspondent j Ipoh, Jan. 28. r VHE Perak representatives of the F.M.S. Volunteer contingent for the King's Coronation are: Captain L. A Blackhall. M.C. and Captain S. Shaid Ali. The former is at present OC. Sungkai unit M.S.V.R. and Captain Shaid Alt is
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  • 77 9 To Re Worn Ry Troops At Coronation London. Jan. 28. The production haa been started »>i the new blue army uniform which will oe worn for the first timd by tfoopa taking part m the Coronation ceremonials. About 50.000 Regulars and Territorials will be supplied with the unitorm.
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  • 113 9 Announced By Governor Of Suiyuan Shanghai, Jan. 27. Gen Fu Tso Yi. Governor of Suiyuan. has announced that gifts received Irom the Chinese inside and outside China have amounted to $1,355,000. Lady Chi Chen Feng, wife of Prince Shih of the Western Banner Tribes of Inner Mongolia, interviewed
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  • 65 9 ANGLO-AMERICAN TRADE AGREEMENT Eurther Discussions Needed Washington. Jan. 28. The British Embassy has issued a statement that further discussion is necessary betore it can be determined whether a firm basis exists on which detailed negotiations are possible tor a reciprocal Anglo-American trade agreement The statement adds that Mr Runeiman exchanged
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  • 52 9 London. Jan. !7. The Ambassadors and Ministers to the Court ot St. Jamea will presenl their credentials to the King next week. it is announced that on frvb. i the King will receive the Chief Ministers who will present their letters and credential* m order ol orecedenc
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  • 59 9 London. Jan. 2K. Mr. R. W. Bingham, the United States Ambassador m London, left London yesterday lor New York en route for his home near Louisville. Kentucky, where the disastrous floods have created a situation of great gravity The Ambassador's wile and several other members of
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  • 114 9 Declined By Britain London, Jan. 28. TN reply to a question m the House of Commons yesterday. Viscount Cranborne, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that the Government much appreciated the invitation extended by the Czechoslovak Government to send a Brit- ish military officer to inspect the aerodromes.
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  • 129 9 No Si^ns Of Deadlock Ending Washington. Jan. 26. Owing to the refusal of Mr. AUred Sloan, president of Genera! Motors, to accept the invitation of Miss Perkins, Minister of Labour, to confer with the Motor Car Union strike leaders at Washington tomorrow, the deadlock In the motor
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  • 45 9 London. Jan. 27. The l rd Chancellor. Viscount Haiiebam, took his seat yesterday on the Woolsack lor the first time since last July. He reeecived the congratulations of many members of the House of Lords o.i his recovery fr >m illness. British Wireless
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  • 293 9 Alleged Deal With Germany Moscow, Jan. 28. rit! prediction that a RussoJapanese war was a cer tainty this vcar was mentioned by Karl Radek, giving evidence at the mass treason trial. He said he received a neesafC fIOM .Trotsky throupn Piatakoli aliening a deal nad oeen
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  • 104 9 Compromise Reached (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 28. TT is understood that a compromise has been reached between the Kinta zinc utensil makers and employers, thus averting a strike The workers threatened to .strike •j fortnight ago il their dcinu.-.d 1 01 I JO per cent
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  • 20 9 London. Jan. 28. The Rc^eivy Bill passed its .ir<t reading In the House of Comm n* yesterday Renter
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    • 18 9 I REPUTATION!! II DISTINCTIVE SERVICE aid CAREFULLY PREPARED FOOD WHICH UPHOLDS THE REPUTATION OF THE CAPITOL RESTAURANT mm-*wmmmmammamm^k^k^mmkmmkWkmJ
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    • 111 9 4 CMAMT'AGNE < 7S^%^_fl_rt MAISON FOKOtF CN I/60 Sletyntj .k\\c._, Extra Quality txtra Dry 1 I TODAY AS IN 1760 LANSON CHAMPAGNE FOR CONNOISSEURS SOLE AGENTS: ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. mi J^w-#'^*r3w^s^?_s^»>i^^_____________^_______«c^M_____b v V—— •a~*~~ m m*-r*^~*^ W^sLja <* JTj™ Y^^^'*^m\^ %^—mmmmm\^m^mm\S^- —-^^m—W^m^S m\ 4.4 _____________________BlP>t______l F^jtuh' _P
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  • 1695 10 AROUND the TOWN with MI G NON FESTIVE SPIRIT Even such a gay place as Singapore cannot keep up the round of festivities m which it has been indulging m the past month or two. Formerly, we allowed a period immediately after the New Year to get this
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    • 563 10 UGLY URGE PORES -BLACKHEADS Caused by Wrong Face Powder New Invention Mokes /fairer 'NON-CLOGGING Dr. M Catrmof the Fa< -ilt v *^>f Medn im of Paris says Stan uy powders cnt'r the pores and iwell causing the pores to enlarge. Powders containing t:rv particles of gnt irritate the delicate kin
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    • 152 10 J&jSJS^ PERMANENT J§ «or $8 $10 to oor Chine** Clienta. These offer* are bring made tn rotnmmration of our openinc a new dep_rtmr_K MAISON JALBAUD 21. Stamford Rood. Singapore Phone: o Ladies Dressmaking g\ Expert Chinese Tailor, >OULATRAMI j, IK. UK II STREET. y T.^____r n —mam— aaaa— a &Afl,
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  • 736 11 LEADING CHIENSE Rubber Firms' AMALGAMATION Local Chinese Topics BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT n THE four largest manufacturers of rubber goods m Singapore and Malaya have reached a preliminary agreement under which they will sell their products according to uniform prices., m order to meet the competition of rubber articles made
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  • 164 11 General Evangeline Booth, head ot the Salvation Army, is returning to Singapore by the J. P. Coen on Feb. 5 She will be m Singapore for only a few hours She has consented, however, to adnress a public meeting on the morning ol Friday.
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  • 131 11 Upholsters. carpet and blind- making operatives within 15 miles oT Charing Cross are to receive Id. an nour more and piece-workers 5 per cent, more by agreement with the •mployers. Thieves who broke into a restaurant io White-Chapel Road, London, tore a small safe, containing the week-end takings, from a
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    • 461 11 _-P~ut6_-RfTvli be i9ml"uiif%i BANHBG CWfftKAllffll (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) Tke liability of __.44n_.ig Is limits i No. ft of 1929 off the Coloay. Authorised Capital $90,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund: Sterling 9,500.000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 Head Office:— BONG
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    • 498 11 S— —SB S3BC— r~ of iNpftA, mLWimymm i gm* rl*i»» (Incorporated ln England ttf Royal Charter) *i% 4 Paid up capital ln 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3000.000 BEAD OFFICE: 38, Blshopsgate. London. E.C. ft. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon
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    • 722 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES 1 FOR TODAY a Singapore— ZHL Wavelength— 225 metres 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.— Speech and recorded music. Penang— ZHJ (Penang Wireless Society) Wavelength 49.3 metres p.m. 7.00 Time signal and day's programme. 7.05 Recorded light music. 7.30 Children's Hour. 7.55 Share report. 8.00 Talk. 8.20 News. 8.25
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    • 472 11 Macgibbon String Quartet. 8.00 The news and announcements. 8.05 Greenwich time signal. J 8.20 Close down. Transmission 2 The following frequencies will be used: GSH 13.97 m., GSG 16.86 m M and GSB 31.52 m. p.m. 6.20 Big Ben. 'Scrapbook for 1922.' 7.20 A violoncello by Florence Hooton. 7.35 'This
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  • 114 12 Port Development In Canton Under Way The project to make Whampoa into I modern sea port is now being hurriedly pushed on by the Whampoa Harbour Operation Administration says the Canton Daily Sun. The McDonnell Gorman Company is now making borings of the river bed. The entrance of
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  • 142 12 New Allowance System For Japanese Seamen In view of the new retiring allowance system for ordinary sailors which was fixed at the last year end and went Into effect on Jan. 1, and also m consideration of the brighter atmosphere m shipping circles of late r ra kin
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  • 46 12 •^^^^^^^a^^^mmmm^immmaamimammmmm^mm^maaaaaaaa^^^^mmt^^^^^^m^a^m^^^i^^^^^m^imaimi^^mimaammmmammmmmmmmi^a-a~ IN THIS PICTURE, just recei\ed from Gibraltar, a policeman is seen questioning four Spanish women who wanted to enter Gibraltar. In the distance (rig|Jt) can be seen La Linea, the Spanish frontier town now held by the rebels. (Photo by air mail).
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  • 616 12 Naval Engineering Of 100 Years Ago FOR engineers m the Royal Xavy the year 1937 marks the I centenary of more than one interesting development In their branch of the Service. Engineers m 1837 were raised from the position of civilians to the rank
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  • 219 12 Japanese Freighter And Crew Feared Lml < Running into a fierce blizzard Kobe Daido Kaiun s chartered freighter Aikoku Maru <3 212 tons' by the Daike Shojl XX ol which was bound for Shimizu harbour •Shizuoka prefecture' from Otaru hu-* I -k fully loaded w.th coal, struck
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  • 54 12 I Mr H L Cjghlan. Chairrr Eastern Industries. Ltd Londo: several Malayan rubber compan c L.ndon on Jan. 15 on a trip to Ca na via Panama It will be remember ed that m the Summer of lavMr. Coghlan's hie was despair. He made a wonderful recovery ?nd I hard
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  • 283 12 HPHE undernoted newly added non- fiction and fiction works wili be ready for issue on Saturday <Jan 30 1937 >. Around the World m Eleven Years. Illustrated Patience. Richard and Jchn Abbe; The Black Art. Illustrated. Rollo Ahmed; Ego 2 Being more of the Autobiography of James Agate;
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  • 95 12 Tiny Submarine To Search For Mammoths* Bones A small submarine, of the Nishimura Deep-Sea Laboratory, arrived m Shimonoseki recently m order to conduct the trial investigation ot the sea-bed over the proposed Kammon tunnel. It is stated that the submarine is scheduled to proceed soon to a
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    • 331 12 f ,y_^__a___ EARLY BOOKING AmmMs!—— IS STRONGLY _^^»i^^***sl_?^^^^B I n f° rmat i on ond tickets W B f rom your own agent, BOUSTEAD CO., €aMdJ~m**\(jLfa WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated ln Auitralla). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing
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    • 26 12 fl-OSE who buy and those who seU have s common meeting ground m the Classified Col uuim unj they do big buainassf Jfree press WANT ADS
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    • 350 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7 45 a.m. Swettenham. Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru, Kuala Kri and Tumpat: Mon.. Wed.. Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and
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    • 231 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wharvr> r Expected to Arrive i East Wharf (Entrance (iate 1> Ophir 22 f Main Wharf (Entrance (iate Ranpura. Carthage 18; Civ p Usbury 16. Raub 10. Sarjxdon h Empire Dock (Entrance (iate ir Irisbank 30; Oetsuyo Maru 32 a tilochus 34; Troilus 36 Empire
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    • 387 13 II ________r^______T /^______L ___m ,-^B— n^^^n_ —i^— M ~UU J==^SB--^_L_ •■iiM'iWn».». -?Hll: -> ■>, ____i______j-'- i *0& _____7^_l n______r~^ BYTP&OandEJRTn^^ P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWAROS tmaaam sw Tonn t s SSSSaG* ,?-SSS J" g gffi™ 6.070 M^3 as h S™* 1 IF z j.»uuu star. \i CORFU 15.000
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    • 414 13 (Incorporated m inland.) X IILERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporatea m Straits Settlements.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Doe Salla CITY OF SALISBURY Havre. London. R'dam. H'burg In Port Feb 2 CITY OF KIMBERLEY Havre.
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    • 994 13 IBM M.UE MjNINkL LINK (Oceaa ice Hua Ah juh SlM__B_>hin ra nwiai i bteam Skip Cs, UA, Cuta* Mui__i »hr iSLiJ ""i4.IL "i'lil"' *i?^?!f B N»»ln»Uu« Ca, Ltd.) lr.e m+ m Mewu-hii, v u LU The StralU Ste*iu*»up €a., Lt« l_e Ausluhaa Ortenl" I I n e U4I The Vfamm
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    • 635 14 m amaaamaammmammmammmmaamammmmmammaaammmmammmmmmmaammammmammmmmmmammamam^ ._—_*———> K. P. M. OPHlR— Friday, Jan. 29. Muntok (passengers and malls only> and Batavia. thence per s.s. "Op ten Noort" to Semarang and Sourabaya. TlDORE— Fridav. Jan. 29. Belawan-Deli. MlJER— Friday. Jan. 29. Rhio. Blinjoe. Djeboes. Pangkal-Pinang. Koba. Tanjong-Pandan and Batavia. TOBOALl— Saturday. Jan. 30. Selat-Pandjang. Koedap,
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    • 588 14 Joint fiwt PRMCE LINE-SILVER UNE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK,* BALTMORE ANO PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF OOOD MOPE Due Suite Dt» Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE Jan 29 Feb. 8 Mar. 25 M.S SIAMESE PRINCE Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Apr. 29 M.S. SILVERWALNUT Mar. 22 Mar. 29 May
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    • 640 14 O. S. K. LINE aamaaaamaaaamm—mmmmaaamammmmmmmm a ___n__ MHMaM^^ JT» t Karachi Mara Cape Town via Mombaua. Zanalhar. D. Feb l Salaam. Beira. L Marques. Durban and P. Elizabeth t Hawaii Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Mombasa, Feb ♦> Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira. L Marques. Durban. P. Elizabeth and Cape Town. Alaska
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  • 805 15 S.C.F.A. Beat Government Services Six-Three SUPERIOR STAMINA GIVES CHINESE VICTORY S.C.F.A. <>; Govt. Services 3. f THE 1937 soccer season was kicked m yesterday with a gams:-. between the S.C.F.A. and the Government Services at the f Anson Road Stadium which
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  • 212 15 Long Journey For Dark Blues London. Jan. SL Cambridge crew again hud wretchd weather conditions for their work yesterday. They made the customary lourney to Clayhithe and back Of the spare men only one accompanied the coach. A. Burrough < Jesus who was brought m at
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  • 77 15 "Paid" Cow For Horse, Wins Al Lingfield A year ago Mr. H O acting, a Sussex timer, gave another farmer a cow m exchange ior a three-year-old chestnut thoroughbred. At Liiiizfield recently the horse. named Yes Please, won the Newlcaf Maiden Selling Hurdle by one and a halt lengths
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  • 144 15 The following are the results of the Ladies Foursomes Competition played ut the Singapore Golf Club. First Round Mrs. Neyland and Mrs. Jackman beat Mrs. Elder and Mrs. Renton 6 and 4 Second Round Mrs. Neyland and Mrs. Jackman beat Mrs. Allen and Miss Phillip 3 and
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  • 56 15 Berlin. A footballer has been fined 505., with the alternative of six days' imprisonment, because he made insulting remarks to a spectator who applauded a goal gained by the opposing side. The Silesian Court declared that "Like a soldier m uniform, a sportsman Is under special
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  • 16 15 The tennis courts at the S.C.C will be open for play Irom Monday next.
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  • 516 15 LYNCH RETAINS WORLD TITLE: DOYLE SENSATION Dazzling 15 Rounds Against Small Montana London. Jan. 21. gENNY LYNCH, of Glasgow, remains Fly-weight Champion of the world by a points win over Small Montana (Philippines) after a dazzling 15 rounds fight at Wembley last night. His own story of the fight is
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  • 93 15 Receipts Down £6,000 Attendances at the 32 ties m the third round o! the F.A. Cup totalled 8 07 021. and receipts »were £64.030. This was a drop of 88.000 and £6 446 compared with last year The decline was partly due to the fad that
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    • 216 15 Pll.'uiiiiL H /HE"S SO LISTLESS^ fwHY NOT HAVE aY >^ n I CAN'T BE gj AND EASILY WORD WITH THE 9 flfllll j BOTHERED g TIR.ED AND HE DOCTOR- PERHAPS* si*- J 'I I'M TOO J oLwOM'T EVEN HECAN SUGGEST* __Ta. T|R£^ i; JSSfef l^ y m .J l. SQM£ThiNQ
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    • 81 15 a _js H Bl' joo ar* a *aff*r*r from _\'_m Kot*m*. Rißgworm. Dhobtea __\f Itch. Salt Rheum, Prickly H**t, PsoriMi*. Singapore P*ot, Iw_ lag Eruption* and Rashea, aa* D.D.D. ProMriptioa. Juaft a f*w drop* of this mar velloua lotioa aad joo har* iMtaat rehrf. IniUtioa aad paia goas aft oaoa,
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