The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 February 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,075. KSTD. 1835 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1937. It CENTS
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    MALAYANS IN THE NEW YEAR HONOURS
    1494 1 Knight^ Grand Cross For H. E. The Governor MR. SMALL AND MR. ADAMS GET C.M.G. 0.8. E. FOR MANAGER OF THE COLD STORAGE King's Police Medal To Mr. Tongue IT :s notified for general information that Hfe Majesty the King has been graciously pleased
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    HITLER'S SPEECH
    177 1 WELCOMED BY BRITISH PRESS STRONG SERVICE TO EUROPE" Exemplary Restraint Praised London, Jan. 31. JJERR HITLER'S exemplary restraint has created the best impression m London and the speech is regarded as a strong service to Europe and the world, declares the Observer's diplomatic correspondent. It was not merely
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    CRISIS IN BELGIUM
    95 1 CRISIS IN BELGIUM Brussels, Jan. 31. cabinet crisis has developed. The veteran socialist leader, M Vandervdde. Minister for Public Health teas authorised by the excutive of the Belgian Labour party *o resign from the Cabinet following differences between him and other ministers, especially M Spaak, the Foreign Minister, with regard
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    MOSCOW TRIAL SENTENCES
    275 1 Moscow, Jan. 31. 11l NDREDS of thousands of workers, students and soldiers thronged the Red Square carrying banners bearing caricatures of Radek and inscribed with denunciations of Japanese and German Fascists, are celebrating the mass trial sentences with complete satisfaction at the court's findings. Workers meetings have
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    JAPANESE CABINET
    91 1 JAPANESE CABINET New Dif f icu i ties Tokio. Jan. 31. f A HITCH connected with the portfolios lor War ana the Nary is holding up the formation of Gen. Haya*shi's new Cattfrrefc General Sugiyama, the Director of Military Education, has declined tv bt the Army's nominee tor t lie
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    STOP PRESS
    39 1 London, Jan. M. Sir Andrew Caldecott, Governor of Hong konu, and former S.S. Colonial Secretary, has been made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George m the New Year's Honours List. Reuter
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    8 1 Sir Andrew was recently appointed Governor of Ceylon.
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    REBEL TROOPS' REFUSAL TO WITHDRAW
    265 1  - REBEL TROOPS' REFUSAL TO WITHDRAW Sin Chew Jit Poh S HENS I TRUCE HITCH Possibility Of New Clash Nanking, Jan. 31. XII KKK is a hitch m the Shensi m foliations t!u<\ firstly, to trie troops of Cien. Yang 1 1 v f h«ng and Gen Chang Hsue!i Liang demanding
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    Nobel Prize Banned
    42 1 Kerliii, Jan. :i. Iliri Hitler bftfl issued d<vro prolibit.ng Germans lrom arc pin «> the Nobtl Prizes. Instead, the decree eftftlM an annual National Prize lor art and lelcnfi >\ about t8 0()0 to be distributed to 'lire*, meritorious Gorman:*. Reuter
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      53 1 (ifGaOunrs Scots tflhisky a Mello* and Friendly Spiril Cocktail Dance G. 30 -O 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight Eula Hoff and Bob Burnett V Popular American Dance Team Non diners $1.00 Raffles Celebrated Orchestra I WHEN IN PENANG STAY AT Directed by Dan Hopkins. f THE
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      107 1 (T^Golluins «i MelUm nnd friendli| Spirit ADELPttI SEA VIEW HOTELS THIS WEEK SPECIAL DINNER DAN^E CABARET ADELPHI HOTEL: TUKSpAY THURSDAY SEA VIEW HOTEL WED. PRL SAT. THE G A ETA NO GIRLS WILL APPEAR FOR TIIK LAST TIMK ON SATI'RDAY, FEBRUARY tilh, I<>3*. SUNDAY: FEBRUARY 7, I!<T7. SPECIAL DINNER GRAND
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    261 2 .Mr. And Mrs. Day Win With The second bi-monthly Mixed Foursomes competition for January was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday and resulted n a win for Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Day with a net score of 33 4 4G rards were taken out
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    COLONEL CECIL RAE
    54 2 Reappointed Unofficial Member Of Federal Council His Excellency the High Commissioner, with ihe approval of His Majesty the King, has been pleast d to appoint Colonel Cecil Rae to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a further period oi three ye.^rs with ellect from
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    SIR W. B. F. JACKSON
    45 2 L Appointed Governor Of British Guiana London, J\n Sir W. E. F Jackson. Governor ol fctauriUus, has been appoint G )ver•vt of British Guiana m succession to Sir C A. S. Ncrthcote, the new Gover- n-»r ol Hong Kong.— Reuter
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    THREE K.O.s AT PENANG
    124 2 From Our Own Correspondent* Penan;?, Jan. i>). Last night's fights at Wembley I Park included three bouts which end- j ed by t^e short route In the main event Boy Nara. the J Indian welterweight won on a j technical knock-out over Panther Hoe j m
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    UNITED METAL WORKS STRIKE OVER
    33 2 A -40 per cent, increase ir> wage.; has r-nded the strike at the Unite 1 Metal Works, Singapore, and the men with lew exceptions have icturned to work
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    IPOH WEDDING
    139 2 iJr.n Son And Mhter's Daughter (From Our Own Corre.spona^nM Ipuli Jm. Ml The weddlns '<>k place at th» Wetley Church hen-. th> Rev Runyan and the Rev. Proebstol officiating, of Mr. Lav Hun Bkmg, oldest son Ol Mr Lav Lk Ching J.P I and Mrs Lav Ek Ctllng
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    U.s. RESERVE FUNDS
    87 2 $1,500,000,000 To He Locked Up Washington, Ja:i. 31. The Federal Reserve Beard have orci.red about $1,500,000,000 idle m bar.X lunds to be locked up to check the rotential inflationary expansion of credit. The Board announced a 33 13 per cent Increase m the required reserves, funds which
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    AFGHAN PREMIER
    75 2 London, Jan. 30. The Afghan Prime Minister. Sardar Mohammed Hashim Khan, has arrived m London where he is spending a week as the guest of the Government. He I lunches with Mr. Balwln at 10. Downj ing Street, on Monday and has an audience with the King on
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    THE GHOST TRAIN"
    256 2 Successful Performance By S.A.D.C T^HE Singapore Amateur Dramatic Club gave their opening programme on Saturday night of "The Ghost Train," which was flrsi produced, with enormous success, m London some 17 years ago. The story of the play is too wellknown to many to need repetition; while,
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      299 2 MISCRLLANBOUB. To tbotf contemplating H K!,Ol (.11 or RFTIKK.MF.NT to the (HI) COUNTRY. An opj) Ifttinity arises o! MCttfi attractive BUNGALOW BMIDIM. SITES Ml the Surrey-Hants Border. 42 miles from L mdon The Sitrs are m the midst of Pine .aid Silver Birch Pl.ir.tat 1 n.v and seclusion without Isolation
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      363 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. AGNESIA fragrant HAIR DRESSING for p'f-rrviin; and rr*storinx the Strength and Keaulv <«l the Ua.tr. Ik Rirongly KlimuUtinx »nd a suic ,-ure and provciitativr of I>aiidri!ir Thr minute it's .*j>plM*d you frH a vonlltiK. exdilai .fctin* rfferl. I You'il l.ikr It. Price:- $1.25 $2.00. MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. 1
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      583 2 Zlbe Sinoaporc Jfrec iP)ccee lead Office CCCU Strf.' Sim*, Fhou« 54; I i u nt% m( rtlru^ons all drp 4 n, v Kuala Lumpur USlcc: <l. Java Slicct. 1-bonr. J..h. IHb Oav«: Ri«w%lrr X >*d I'hone S7. IVnanf Oflrr: IX. Bbii^ HUwi, f. llAa rhone 1477. l«"Jon (Jlßee: 4J **+<
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      94 2 Diary Of The Day High Water 1.57 a.m. V* ft., 2.03 p.m. 8.8 ft. Sports Hockey: S.C.C. vs Veterans on Padan'i; Poace vs. SRC at S.RC.;| R.I. vs A.P.C. at RI: P.W.D. vs. CSC at PW.D.: Khalsa vs. Colts. ai Kiia:.sa. (!incmas ALHAMBRA i.i (htning Warrior with Rm Tin Tin
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    1390 3 Government's "Unique Attitude Towards Unemployed EXPLOITING PRIVATE CHARITY Mr. John Hand's January Report (From Our Own Correspondent) i Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 31. "THE unenviable, unique attitude towards the unemployed (m the Federated Malay States) is attracting attention m England and paragraphs to this country's discredit have appeared m several newspapers,"
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    41 3 tINCESS KOl'KA has travelled 100 miles from her native Sudan London to appear in a British m of life in the Sahara. This is e first time she has left Africa id apart from her native language she only speaks French.
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    14 3 THE NEW and monumental Parliament building m Tokio, which has cost about SI 5.000,000.
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    EUROPEAN FINED FOR STRIKING HIS SYCE
    245 3 A FINE of $5. or one week m de- 1 fault, was imposed by Mr. C. F. ji J. Ess m the filth court on Saturday,!, on a European W. J. vVarirv who was convicted on a charge of having caus- I ed hurt
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    "TEN-MINUTE ALIBI"
    95 3 I (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 30. Produced by Mr. J. F. Walker, "TenMinute Alibi. a play m three acts by Anthony Armstrong, was presented at the Sungei Ujong Club, Seremban, today to a large house. Many of Seremban's talented amateur acton took part and the cast
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    NEW CABARET FOR NEW WORLD
    147 3 NEW CABARET FOR NE W WORLD i 4 NEW air-conditioned cabaret build- ing costing 5160,000 is to be built 3t the New World. Singapore, next to the site of tru 1 present dance hall. It will be twice a> big as the existing cabaret and will accommodate 1,500 people. The
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    CRASHED INTO BACK OF BUS
    206 3 Ycunjr Chinese IMeads Guilty To Three Charges From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Jan. Pleading 'guilty to three charts ol rash and negligent driving, driving without a certificate of competence and failing to report an accident, a young Chinese was convicted In the police court by
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    41 3 John Peacock, ex-policeman, of Be- j resford Street. Camberwell. was award-', 1 ed £3.051 damages m the King's j Bench Division against Mr. Stanley) 1 Castlehow. of Parkcroft Road. Lee S.E.. J for injuries received m a road ace.- 1 dent.
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    ACCUSED PLEADS FOR TIME TO PROVE INNOCENCE
    321 3 Says Police Ham Not Given Driver Facilities (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping Jan. 30. A TAMIL, Munusamy, who appeared before Che Pawanteh, In the Taiping Magistrate's Court yesterday, on a charge of possession of certain items of Jewellery and a sum of $90
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    DREADFUL CASE OF AMOK
    379 3 Woman Killed; Man 's Throat Cut (.From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. JOL DREADFUL caso of amok with parang, resulting m the deaih of i Malay's wife, injuries to another nan. his uncle, a Malay woman and Inally the loss of hLs own life, occur ed
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    FOUND HANGING
    98 3 iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 30. Inche Osman bin Haji Dahat. who is acting for Mr. M. J. Hayward. held an inquiry into the circumstances at tending the finding of the body of a Chinese coolie hanging from a rubber tree on the Kuala Pllah Road. Inspector
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    HIGHWAY ROBBERY
    72 3 (From Our Own Correspondent > Malacca, Jan. 30. Police are investigating a reported case of highway robbery m which a Javanese cattle dealer alleges he was pounced upon by four men on Thursday night and relieved of $170. He was bound hand and list and :cft on the
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    ILUCIT SAMSU CHARGE
    197 3 Accused's Allegations A« :in>t! In Former (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 30. Mr. C. H. Dakerc reserved judgment m the Kuala Lumpur police court yesterday m the caso m which a Chinese. Lai Fong, is charged with being m possession of illicit samsu and a
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      177 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. Piles Quickly Heal YOURS WILL DISAPPEAR What would you not give to be really cured of those torturing, awkward piles f To find them
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      54 3 Waterproof Green Canvas Tarpaulins. Maker ana repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks. Canvas. Spring blinds, 'Rupauhn*. Tenta bags. Blue screen^ Bertam panel* WJre netting fencing. Wool bunting* acd V)»y« Abdul Rahman. Telephone 24!*. Office 66 Robinson Road (opposite Telegraph Co.). Workshop:— l7- A Joo Chlai Flae* Sincaporc QVAUX N E
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    IMMEDIATE RUBBER OUTLOOK IS UNCERTAIN
    783 4 IMMEDIATE RUBBER O UTLOOK IS UNCERTAIN Critical Factor Not Shortage ARE THE CONSUMERS TO BLAME THEMSELVES? 1 (From the Free Press Correspondent) C.^r London, Jan. 12. ALTHOUGH the London Rubber market has A made a firm showing during the past week, and prices have been well maintained, the immediate outlook
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    Chamber Of Commerce Robber Association
    110 4 Chamber Of Commerce Robber Association Jan. 30, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases <F. 0.8. January) 35% 36 Good FAQ. m cases (FOB January) 359 16 33 13 1»> No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 35% 35% Feb.-Mar. 35% Uf» 7 d Apr- June 35 7 8 36
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    £40,000,000 LOAN TO FRANCE
    48 4 Paris. .lan. 10. The French railways have concluded a i< an with a group of British banks. The loan will be for a period of 10 months, with interest at 3lj percent. Reuter. It is learned that the loan is for i £40.000.000.- Reuter
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    TREASURY BILLS P
    41 4 London, J m. The total amount applied for m tenders for £35,000,000 Treasury Bills i was £73,355,000. The average rate for Bills at three j months was 10s. 5.04 d. against 10s. i 3.61 d. a week ago.—
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    25 4 British Wireless The promotion of Mr. A. T. Bennetts. Senior Inspector of Mines, Federated Malay States, to be Warden of Mines, Pahang, has been approved.
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    INCREASED CAPITAL
    229 4 Glenealy Plantations Meeting PROPOSING the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Glenealy Plantations Ltd. m Singapore on Saturday. Mr. H. C. Atkin-Berry. the chairman, said that the nominal capital of the company had recently been increased to $1,000,000 to enable the company to
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    Wall Street Cable
    189 4 Jan. 28. 29. 30. American Can. Com. 110 108> 4 108 American Telephone and Telegraph 183V 2 182 7 8 183'/ 2 Atcheson Railroad 72 72% 73% Cresapeak 64 64 63% Dupont 171 173 172% Firestone 34" 4 34 2 34% General Electric 62% 63» 8 63
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    THE COMMODITY MARKETS
    234 4 From London 5.30 p. m. Jan. 30 RI'RRKR: Firm London Spot: 10 5 16 d 10 7 16d Previously: 10 3 16d. 10 6 16d. Apr-June 10 5 16d 10 7 16d Previously: 10» 4 d 10 5 16 d July-Sept.: 10 3 16d. 10 5 16d
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    Foreign Exchange Rates
    76 4 London Closing Quotations Jan. 30 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124.21 105» 8 105«« New York %to 4.88 23. 5 09 3 ,d 5.09 3 4 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 894' 4 894 l t Hong Kong Per dollar
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
    201 4 I Saturday's Singapore Quotations Jan. 30. SELLING London, T.T. 2 4 1 16 London, demand 24 1 16 London, 4 months' sight 2 4> 8 Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 i H Montreal, demand 57 Me Batavia, demand 103?, Samarang, demand 1031/Calcutta,
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1429 4 Fraser and Co.'s List M 'mmrn^ mmm HM SATURDAY. JAN. 38. 1937: 1 P.M. MINING Buyem Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s> 56 bs dd c.d. Asam Kumbang (C) 33s 6d 34s 6d Austral Malay (C) 55s 56s Ayer Hitam (5s) 22s 9d 23s yd. Aver Weng
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    Daily Share Report
    154 4 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE GLOBE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY The local price of tin fell 37.. cents. The tin hare market continued dull thnmchmit the d*» Ihere was a fairly general offer n C shares, hut prices sho* SmJiJ y"° d .t! Cl nt j
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
    99 4 During the week ending Jan. 23. 1937. exports from Malayan ports amounted to 29.668 case*,, of which: 22.576 (76 per cent* cases were to the United Kingdom 2.980 Uen per cent* cases to the Continent ol Europe. 2,725 nine per cent* cases to Canada, and 1.387
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    SCENES OF YESTERDAY'S CHINESE MASS MARRIAGES
    300 5 r THE CHINESE CONSUL-GENERAL at Singapore, Mr. Kao Lin* Pai, (m Chinese for nal dress), arriving at the Great World yesterday afternoon to officiate at th« mass marriage of 10 Chinese couples. With him are Mrs. Kao Lias P«ii, Mr. Lee Choon Eag (extreme
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      101 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can b* obtained on application to the manager. Price 50 cents each. /Wm^^m i^^J^j A/W 5 £H&BbSS&s£< JMM m W M> m fMm U > w^Wttk. >?< .«i iiMi M wMm m MMm mm U 7 f f^^f W A Bl» 1 W*mf
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    BARRISTER'S DEALINGS IN PULAU KAMIRIS
    1787 6 .r. Sharma 5 £yw(fence In $4,w0 Surf STORY OF "JOLLY GOOD QUARREL" Three Substantial Issues Raised, Says Counsel (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 29. HIS dealings m Pulau Kamiri shares when the fall In their value occurred were recounted by Mr. S. M.
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    DR KRISHNAN
    172 6 Federal Council Appointment <Frcm Our Own Correspondent; Kuala Lumpur, Jar. 3*l. II E. the High Commissioner, with the approval of H.M. the Ki'ig. has appointed Dr. Sre-e Radha Krlshn.vn to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a period of three years, with effect frorr Feb.
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    HAD SEVEN PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
    127 6 Gaol For Tamil Who Cheated John Little And Co, 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kinli Lumpur, Jan 30. Sentence of one ycjr's rigor^u? im- prisonment. folltv/ed by two years police supervision, was passed by Mr. C H Dakers m the rfuala Lumpur police court today on Simon
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    34 6 TYPES OF THE IST BATTALION, 2nd Punjab Regiment, now m camp at Klakan Mati. From left- A Punjabi Mussulman m muft a Dogra m fUhting order and a Sikh m drill order Free Press
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    Fusilier Allowed Out On Bail
    180 6 Fusilier Allowed Out On Bail SMASHED SHOP WINDOW "TWO poh< emen OB patrol duty wrr cydtaf along Ktami >rd Road on J;:n 2U at fcOOUt 4 :j(l PJB SfheO they saw man throw D large .stone :nt-j a SOWtf .!ifip m St rniord Road .ie:;r the entrance lo tin Camt
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    DREADFUL CASE OF AMOK
    449 6 Woman Killed; Man's Throat Cut A BULLET whir h had piern ri a. mans shoulior, gone between his ribs and bad then been &ltghtlv ric fleeted, lodginK eventually m his spine, from Vliait it was extr after his d^ath. formed an important exhibit for the Crown
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      173 6 Cl Kw "IN working the Carlsberg Breweries it should be a constant purpose regardless of immcdLitc profit, to develop the art of making beer to the greatest passible de-ree of perfection keeping beer brewing m Denmark on a high and conscientious 1eve1..." This ideal, conceived by the founders m 1847,
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      146 6 XjJJJk PERMANENT $8&$10 lo our Innisr I llms Thr*r nfTrr« arr l^lnj m.irtr In rmmrms ration of our oprninc a nr» d.p-.lmrni JV.AISON JALBAUD 21. SUmfurd i;<ml Sincaporr Phonr: FOR REPAIRS MI N JEWELLERY WATCHES U. S. de SILV A MANUFACTURING JEWtLLtn 179. ORCHARD ROAD toMNSMNTREUEF from terrible Krupt ions.
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    HITLER DEFENDS NATIONAL SOCIALISM
    1599 7 HITLER DEFENDS NATIONAL SOCIALISM Germany's Progress Under Nazi Regime DESIRE FOR PEACE Berlin, Jan. 30. I OlD-S PEAKERS blaring marches m the streets and avenues decorated with coloured poles, golden streamers and su astika flags by the million, and the tramp of Black Guards J on the march from early
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    WORLD RUBBER EXPORTS
    120 7 1936 Figures London, Jan. 30. A CCORDING to the January issue of the Statistical Bulletin of the International Rubber Regulation Committee, toorld net exports of rubber m 1936 totalled 866,559 tons and absorption totalled 1.020,798 tons. Consumption was .therefore *****9 tons more than production. World stocks on
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      40 7 RETURN SCREENING BY POPULAR REQUEST PAVILION TOMORROW WILLIAM POWELL CAROLE LOMBARD IN r "MY MAN GODFREY 1 Universal's World Famous Comedy TRIUMPH DON'T MISS IT THIS TIME! VICTORIA THEATREFEBRUARY, 3*4 <md "THE GHOST TRAIN" I S.A.D.C. PRODUCTION BOOK "AT tITTIXS
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      289 7 SbtwHtg PAVILION tttrthr |HpHH^MGM's *Tj 4 Star Jpj P^P Comedy Jt)AN CRAWFORD 1 CLARK GAHI.K LOVE ON THE RUN' with FRANCHOT TONE and REGINALD OWEN Watch For Opening Date! i IN ALL THE 35 YEARS OF SCREEN HISTORY, ONLY A FEW PICTURES TO COMPARE WITH THIS! V IT Will. ..live
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    51 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mrs. Tan Kwe<? Swee and family wish to express their thanks to all relatives and kind friends who sent messages oi condolence m their bereavement, to tho.se who assisted at jnd attended the luneral. and to tho^e who sent floral tributes. S.S and F.M S. papers please
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    The Singapore Free press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1937. The Honours List
    1202 8 The Singapore Free press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1937. The Honours List •THE fact that a New Years Honours List appears on February 1 is accounted for by the constitutional crisis and the abdication of King Edward VIII. At the time of the crisis the libt. so uir a.s Home honours are
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    as i was Saying
    631 8 I "THE Council of the Smell Society. consisting of wine experts, tea- tasters, gourmets, doctors, and re- search chemists, who are preparing a list of new words to describe smells. have entered upon a subject which has long offered a serious problem to New Wink scientists.
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    Younker
    1306 8 ALBERT eal rubbing .salt-water tarnish oil a brass lamp a.s big as j searchlight He was nicely out of the wind, m the lee o: the wheelhou.se and close to the engine-room ndiey with its sudden waits of hot. oiled m.tal tainted With carbide one ol the d'fMngttlthlng .smells
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      52 8 i THE MODERN GIKL adores spinning wheels* but she wants four of them and a spare. Then with a "GAFLAC" MOTOR CAR POLICY to cover the lot she will have little to worry about. GENERAL ACCIDENT fIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Oreat Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE.
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    YESTERDAY'S MASS MARRIAGES
    598 9 i I Ten Couples Wed At Great World FIRST HELD LOCALLY I "MASS MARRIAGES are very wise m cases where the parties are not wealthy." declared the Chinese Consul-General m Singapore, Mr. Kao Ling Pai, speaking m Mandarin at the mass marriage of ten Chinese couples at.
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    GREAT MANOEUVRES TO START TODAY
    142 9 Defence Of Singapore SOMETIME this morning, a feet of great dimensions will converge on Singapore commencing the most realistic war manoeuvres ever to b<staged m this part of the world. The army and air arm In Singapore will be the defenders. The ma:i>>euvrei will involve
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    CAR CRASH VICTIMS
    197 9 Mr. Fraser Still j Unconscious THE latest information rrceiveo from the General Hospital last night concerning Mr. C. Fraser. a European engineer at the New Poyal Air Force Aerodrome at Chua Chu Kung, and Mr. A. S. Gray, a Eurasian assistant, who were oolh involved m a
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    BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT IN DIFFICULTIES
    169 9 Living On Their Capital London, Jan. 31. FINANCIAL difficulties m the Boy Scout movement were mentioned by Sir James Leighwood, Treasurer of the Council of the Soy j Scout Association, at the annual meeting of the Council m London. He said they were living on
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    NAVAL EXPERT'S CRITICISM
    175 9 (lioin Our Oun ('«ii-|-espoiideiit) London. Jan. SI. pKITICISING the disparity of th»* Singapore defending utiaefcing lleet*. the Daily Telegraph naval correspondent, Mr. Hector C. H> water, is amazed and that .Australia's three modern cruisers and aircraft-carrier destroyers and New Zealand's two cruisers are not participating. He understands
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    FARRER PARK TENNIS
    47 9 The final of the men's open singles event will be played m the Farrer Pane Jj .'-''k tennis tournament between Chua Choon Leong iS.C.RC. champion and H. Kamis V.M.C.A. champion) toAt the conclusion of the match Mr.s. I- C. Rae will present the prizes.
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    45 9 Mr. A Bleep, an officer of Class 11. Malayan Civil Service, has been appointed to act a.s Financial Adviser and Treasurer. Federated Malay States. Class lA. Malayan Civil Service, m addition to his own duties as Assistant Treasurer. Federated Malay States, and State Treasurer. Selangor.
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    U.S. STRIKES
    292 9 General Motors' Decision Washington, Jan. SI. IUR- SLOAN has notified Mlsi IVI Perkins, the Minister of Labour, that General Motors cannot carry out the tentative strike tiuce agreement. reached yesterday, whereby negotiations with the United Automobile workers would be resumed. An earlier message .stated that ligai proceedings are
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    182 9 The vedding Look place on Saturday of Mr. P. R. Nftthan, eldest son Ofl Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Samy, of Singapore, and Miss Hosie Seth, second daughter of Mr. J. p. <Joe> seth. i retired Inspector attached to the S.P.C.A., and the late Mrs. Seth. The bridegroom's
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    RUBBER PAVING
    77 9 RUBBER PAVING F. M. S. Contribution (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Jan. 31. THI Oxford City Council at tomorrow's meeting are likely to accept the offer of rubber paving for the Corn Market at a cost of X 7,300 to which the F.M.S. Government are contributing 1 3.000 and the
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    29 9 Mr. A C. Graham, ol Southern I Kmta Consolidated. Batu Gajah. leaves lor Home on furlough thi.s week. He will be succeeded by Mr L Cherry of Kuala Luminir
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    BRITAIN'S GREAT TRADE RECOVERY
    499 9 BRITAIN'S GREAT TRADE RECOVERY More Work and Higher Wages London, Jan. 31. OKI'EPRIN<; m a :iM*nh al Br^df-water, m Somerset, to llh revival or Biitisli iiulus(r> ;iiul trade, Mr. Walter I'llio*. the Secretary tor Scotland ami former Minister lor Agri<ul turc, said that, since l»:u. tl. production «r British a*
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    1071 10 Egypt After The Treaty A NEW SPIRIT BORN QICTURE the arrival 111 Aasiut. The townsmen m their flowing galabeahs and turbans flock into the streets, clapping their hands and shouting their welcome: "Very nice. England! Very nice!" We wave to them, and they clap and shout again- -m honour of
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    91 10 THE GREATEST MAN HITttT since the Lindbergh case is now on m America following the finding of the dreadfully battered body of ten-year-old Charles Mattson m the snow -covered woods near Tacoma Wash. Search is being made for a bearded man, believed to be insane who is alleged to have
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    110 10 The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills for the week ending Feb 7. is as follows: Monday. Feb. 1. 5.15 p.m. Headquarters SR.A. (vi Lecture: C.idro Clan L.A. Cadre Slass Drill. 5.30 pm. Headquarters S.RE. <v> Conference Tuesday. Feb. 2, 5.15 p.m. Headquarters Cadre Class M.G.; Cadre Class
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    772 10 TABLOID HUMORISTS Washington, Jan. 19. AWAY back m 1925 the Chicago Tribune appeared with a heading "Midway .signs Limey Prof to dope Yank Talk and informed its readers that Professor Sir William Alexander Craipie. Co-editor Of the Oxiord English Dictionary, hue been asked by the
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    STORY OF BRITAIN'S COINAGE
    1052 10 STORY OF BRITAIN'S COINAGE Britannia First Used In A.D. 117 rAT the reverse of the forthcoming issue of the bronze coinage will bear the familiar figure of Britannia, with the possible ncldition of a lighthouse. Is a matter of interest to all students of numismatics. The public has always shown
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    505 11 Colts Trounce Ceylon Sports Club By Three Goals To Nil Colts 3; C.S.C. 0. THE Colts beat the Ceylon Sports Club by three clear goals I at Bafestier on Saturda) at hockey. The visitors displayed better combination and their forwards were more thrustful, when within shooting ranße. than the Ceylonese
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    A BIG GAMBLING "RACKET"
    178 11 Heavy Fine For Bookmaking In Cathedral Grounds A fine of $1,000, or. m default, four months' rigorous imprisonment, was imposed by Mr. W. G. Reeves, the third Singapore magistrate, m delivering judgment on Chua Choon Hup. a middle-aged Chinese, v.ho was convicted of loitering m the
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    39 11 The captain. of the British tanker j Vanduara (4.870 tons), of Glasgow, has been detained by the authorities at Chlanak, a Dardenelles port, following a collision between the vessel and a small motorboat m which six lives were lost.
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    RECORD SHIPMENTS OF COAL
    133 12 Year's Figures For Blyth Blyth. the port for the East Northumberland coalfield, has again broken the previous year's record for exports of coal. In 1935 about 6.500.000 tons was shipped, and this gure was passed early m December. It is expected that the total for 1936
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    858 12 PROSPERITY STILL SOME WAY OFF Mr. Denham Christie On The Shipbuilding Outlook London. SPEAKING recently after the launch of the single-screw motorship Hopecastle, at Wallsend, Mr. J. Denham Christie chairman of Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wicham Richardson, Ltd., said that It would be some time yet before contracts taken some
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    206 12 FAMOUS ICEBREAKER'S FATE The SibirvaLofT Abandoned In The Kara Soi News, has reached Moscow. »^tr. The Times, that the famous iccbrc.tKor SibiryakotT has now been abanM m d and is apparently a total loss. On Nov. 24. after passing through the Kara Straits from Archangel t, i e stuck last
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    SHIPPING NOTICE
    75 12 (Temporary) Malacca Strait West Coast &t Rock- Temporary Survey Be Laid Details —Additional unliihted Mtf?m beacons with black and red flag* h«.# been laid on the following beams* and distances !nm San*ald rock. po>ition Lat 7 degrees 09 4' N Long vj degrees 47 7' E.: 11} 270
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    BRISTOL'S SHIPPING RECORD
    67 12 The traffic returns for the niiimonths ended Dec 31. of the P»rt <t Bristol, show an increase over the sanv period of 1935. creating a new record Imports and exports during the last nine months hive totalled 3.34 M.604 tons, an increase o! 170.649 tons over the
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
    40 12 The Shipping on»ce and the Of*c«< <y »he Statistic, Department *-iU be cut.sed on Thursday. Feb 11. ai»d wi'.l be open on FrKi.y F*b 12. 1937. lor one hour enly fruni 10 am tv 11 am
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    120 12 The lollowlng were passengers by Imperial planes Aircraft Sydney VH-USE from Brisbane. Darwin and D.E.I, arrived Jan 26: Mr. J. G Firth. Mr MrA. Ons.ow and Mr Stokes-Hughes from Brisbane. Aircraft Artemis G-ABTJ for Penan&. Siam. Burma and Karachi left *'an. 27: Mr. J G Firth and
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    319 12 Business In Grain Virtually Suspended The Watson and Youell Shipping Agency. Ltd.. under date Dec. 19. advise as follows regarding grain and timber freights on the Danube: The approach of the close of navigation on the Danube has virtually suspended all negotiations with grain consuming
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    138 12 Proportion Carried By Foreign Vessels I During the year 1936 there has been a considerable increase m the volume cf cargo carried by Soviet .ships m respect of the foreign trade ot the i USSR, .states the Soviet Union Year I Book Press Service. In 1935. Soviet
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    869 15 Barnett Undefeated For 92 Runs AUSTRALIAN WICKETS FALL CHEAPLY ON SECOND DAY Adelaide, Jan. 30. USTRALIA resuming their overnight score of 267 for seven did not last long this morning and were all out with the addition of another 21 runs to the
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    1172 15 GOOD DIVIDENDS PAID AT FIRST DAY OF IPOH RACES (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 30. JACK DRI'CE, with E. Donnelly up. created a big upset by winning the third race today, the first day of the Perak Turf Club February meeting to pay SI 16 for win and 529
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    89 15 The following are ties m the S.C.C. oilliard (handicap) tournament. TODAY Carl Lawson <scr.> vs. M. S. Robinson i— 20). A. F. Hunter 6O vs. G. Pritchett 2o>. TUESDAY E. G. Staunton (scr.) vs. J. A. Dean i— 2o). C. F. Jennings (—2O) vs. N. G. Bishop (—4O).
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    32 15 An Eclectic Competition will be held during the whole month of February At the Keppel Golf Club. Further particulars and conditions Of play will be found m the competition book.
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    323 15 Selangor's Great Hockey Win At Seremban (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremb;in, Jan. 30. CECOND half superiority decided the inter-state hockey match here today when Selangor beat Negri Sembilun by six goals to one. As on many occasions this season, Ne*ri Sembilan fell
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    1089 16 South Fails To Hold First Half Lead CLASSICAL DISPLAY BY REA AT SCRUM HALF AFTER being almost completely out of the picture m the first half, the North made a brilliant second half rally and ran out winners over the South
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    59 16 Sydney, Jan. 30. In the Australian lawn tennis championships final McGrath beat Bromwich 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, 2-6, 6-1. McGrath was on the peak of his form smashing brilliantly and using the most delicate dropshots. He did not allow Bromwich to settle down. Reuter. Quist, the last
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