The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 February 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,085. CSTD. 1835 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1937. 10 CENTS
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    MIXED RECEPTION FOR DEFENCE LOAN
    687 1 May Increase Cost Of Living RETRENCHMENT NEEDED IN OTHER DIRECTIONS France Considers It An Excellent Move JHL Government's £100,000,W0 defence loan, announced m the House of Commons on Thursday, was accorded a mixed reception m the London morning papers yesterday, the majority of the comments
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    MURDER OF KUOMINTANG EXECUTIVE
    58 1  - MURDER OF KUOMINTANG EXECUTIVE Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Feb. 12. MR. CHAO YUN VI, an executive of the Kuomintang stationed m Kweihua. was fatally shot by an unknown assassin m his own home on Wednesday. Mr. Pan Shou Jen, also an executive of the party, who was with Mr.
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    JADE PAGODA
    89 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh To Be Shown At Paris Exhibition Shanghai, Feb. 13. The jade merchants ot China are preparing to proceed to France shortly to take part m the coming exhibition ir. Paris The Chinese mission to Paris consists of a number of Chinese officials, bankers and
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    Activities Of Labour "Spies" In America
    343 1 STRIKE INQUIR V REVELATION Washington, Feb. 12. TpOC revelation that General Motors Corporation paid the Pinfcerton Detective Agency $419,000 between Jan. 1, 1934 and July, 1936, was made m testimony given before the Senate sub-committee investigating the activities of labour "spies" m previous motor
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    RICE CRISIS IN CHINA
    74 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Special Measures H»n« Konf, Peb. It. QES YU HON MAU, Commander of the Cantonese forces, accompanied by Messrs. Cheng Yang Pu, Chui Kwong Shau, Teng Ching Yang and otter southern members of the Kuomint&ng Executive Council, left Hong Kong for Nanking yesterday.
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    CANNIBAL TO DIE
    29 1 Nairobi, Feb. 3. The East African Appeal Court to Jay upheld the death sentence on a Uganda native who stole and ate a native woman's babj.
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    U.S. FLOOD VICTIMS
    28 1 $20,000,000 Relief Bill Washington, Feb. 12. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has signed the bill creating a $20,000,000 Government corporation for making loans to the flood victims. Reuter
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    4 1 TMt ANNUAL. HtPORf bLAbUN
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    HELP FOR U.S. FARMERS
    105 1 Washington, Feb. 12.TTHE urgent need for more abund- ant production was again stressed by Mr. Wallace of the Department of Agriculture m an address to American farm leaders. Mr. Wallace submitted a four-point programme, firstly, continuance of th* present 'benefit payments under toll conservation, secondly loans
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    INCOME TAX IN KENYA
    41 1 London, Feb. 12. IT has been decided to introduce A income tax m Kenya. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Ormsby-Gore, making the announcement m the House of Commons, said that the necessary legislation was being considered. British Wireless.
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    CITY RELIEVED BY STATEMENT OF CHANCELLOR
    181 1 CITY RELIEVED BY STATEMENT OF CHANCELLOR "PATIENT TOLD THE WORST" Gilt-Edged Market Remains Calm London, Feb. 12. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S state- ment regarding the methods of financing the rearmaments programme forms the principal subject of discussion In the City, where a feeling of relief Is expressed that the doctor has at
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION CO.
    31 1 (From Our Own Correspondent London, Feb. 12. The Singapore Traction Co. has declared an ordinary shares' dividend of nve per cent., less tax. up to Sept 30. 1936
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    STOP PRESS
    24 1 Naples, Feb. 12. •THE Crown Princess has riven birth to a first son, to be named Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples*.- Rtuter
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      59 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. r I TONIGHT Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. PINKER DAHCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION DUO ARTINELLIS POPULAR CONTINENTAL DANCERS BOOK YOUR TABLE non-diners si.no RIJSTAFFEL When m Penan* stay at Served from
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      109 1 There to no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. SEftWIEW |fe HOTEL TONIGHT (FORMAL) SPECIAL DINNER-pANCE and CABARET AMY AND FLORY, CELEBRATED HUNGARIAN DANCERS. MUSIC BY KM.IKK S FAMOVS HUNGARIAN BAND DINNER $3.— NO AVTF.R DINNER ADMISSION CHARGE. SUNOAY 11 a.m. 1 p.m. POPULAR CONCERT M MIM/ "1
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    CANTON TROLLEY-BUSES
    85 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh $4,000,000 Company To Be Formed Hong Kong. Feb. 12. A company with a capital of $4,000,000 will run trolley- busei m the city of Canton. Services will extend to Yuchoc\ near the Bocca Tigris F; rts. m the eastern suburbs and to the village
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    TAN BENG SAN
    75 2 Large Gathering At Funeral The funeral of Tan Beng San. son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Kok Tiong. took place at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday at 1 p.m. Rev. Goh Hood Keng officiated at the service at the graveside, where there was a large gathering of friends and
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR
    65 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh All Public Offices Open In Shanghai Shanghai. Feb. 12. All the public offices m Shanghai and Nanking were open yesterday while the police asked the public to abstain lrom taking part m any preparations for the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Public
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    UNSETTLED CONDITIONS IN THE COMMODITY MARKETS
    1450 2 UNSETTLED CONDITIONS IN THE COMMODITY MARKETS Fears Of New Taxation At Home HOPES OF OVERSEA TRADE EXPANSION (From the Free Press Correspondent) London, Feb. 1. UNSETTLED conditions continue to prevail m the stock and commodity markets. Business generally is poor and the trend of nearly all prices is slightly but
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      42 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT at 6.15 and 9.15 LAST PERFORMANCE TOMORROW NIGHT at 9.15 SP£CIWL CHINESE NEW YEAR PROfiBAKMIE Chang Wei Chung THE FAMOUS CHINESE MAGICIAN AND FU4-L VARIETY COMPANY. «.15 show, SI.OO and 50 cents; »-15 show, $2.00, $1.00 and 50 cents.
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      111 2 TO LOOK AND FEEL BEAUTIFUL IS TO WEAR BEAUTIFUL THINGS SCHIFFNER'S MEYER MANSION WILL SUPPLY THESE ARTICLES AT PRICES TO PLEASE YOU. MISCELLANEOUS. FUNERALS, EMBALMING. CREMATION AND CREMATION URNS SINGAPORE CASKET CO.. 1 and 3 Penhas Road. Singapore, Telephone 6075. After Office 6072. "Loans can be obtained on moderate terras
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      390 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. IVi^ 4-'"--" J y m lit alt h-<)- Meter. Stork lUl>n S< .ties WKIC.HS IP TO M Ih*. (iKAIM \il P TO Till. Vt oa. I Made m wry habl- efMBI I and available m the following colour; Tink. Blue. Wh.fe. Ivory. By removal of the coop Wv
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      589 2 tlbe %Cnoapot€ JfiCC PVC66 Head Oflur: («ni| sirrrl. Sinc-ipmr I'h.inr 5471 (5 lilies with rvtrnsions lo .ill «l« "I n. nu, TH: •*T»mrs" Sin«4|>oir. Kuala Lumpur Oilier: 2.%. Java Slrwi. l*honr. HHL Ipoh Oflice: Rrrwktrr Rnad Phone: J7. [Vn.inK Oflirr: I?. Bishop Shrr«. IVimhj l*hnne: 1477. London Office: 4i IS.
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      117 2 Diary Of The Day HUta Water. 12.04 a.m. 9 ft.. 11.43 a.m. 10.2 It. Sports Tennis: S.C.C. Tournament. Yachting: RS.Y.C. vs. P.D.Y C. Crick2t: Sel. Indians vs. I.A. at Balestier; S.C R.C. vs. R.I. at Hong Lim Hotkey: I.A. vs. Selanmur Indians Skills vs. CSC. at Tanglin. Cinemas AUIAMBRA The
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    Woman Breaks Down
    315 3 COULD NOT PAY rFINE To Spend Two Weeks In Prison (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Feb. 11. A PATHETIC scene was witnessed m the Taiping Courts yesterday when an old Chinese woman, Peck Swee, burst into tears when she was sentenced to a nne of $15; or
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    MR. JAN BATA LEAVES SINGAPORE
    72 3 Mr. Jan Bata. head of the well-known Czecho.slovakian shoe manufacturing linn, who arrived at Singapore from Eurcpe by private plane last Tuesday, has proceeded to the Netherlands Indies. Mr. Bata will return to Singapore within a few days and fly on to Bangkok. Saigon. Canton
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    ACTING I,G.P.'S SUDDEN DECISION TO RETIRE
    1000 3 ACTING I,G.P.'S SUDDEN DECISION TO RETIRE 28 Yeara* Service In Malaya HELPED TO BUILD UP SIKH CONTINGENT Took Colony Cricket Side To Hong Kong A SUDDEN decision not to return to Malaya after the duration of his leave resulted m a policemen's farewell being accorded m Singapore yesterday to Mr.
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    ARAB SOCIAL & LITERARY CLUB
    325 3 ARAB SOCIAL LITERARY CLUB 5.1.0. Alsagoff Gives Up Presidentship PRESSURE OF WORK THE annual general meeting of the Arabic Social and Literary Club was held on Jan. 30 at 160, Kee Sun Road, Siglap, the sea-side bungalow of Mr. S M. A. AlkalT. who lent its use tor the occasion.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE F.M.S.
    40 3 Commission Of Inquiry Appointed TT is understood that at the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonies the High Commissioner has appointed a Commission to inquire into and report on unemployment m the F.M.S.
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    MR. R. V. HARRIS
    63 3 Mr. R. V. Harris proceeded on home leave by the P. and O. Rawalpindi yesterday and during his absence Mr H. F. Hammond is m charge of the P. and O. Co.'s affairs here. ERROL FLYNN m a scene from the Warner Bros, epic, "The Charce
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    Use Of Knives Too Common
    368 3 jupqp-s comment Whipping And R.I. For Malay (From Qur Own Cprrespondrnt) Ipoh, Feb. U. MAT IBA UIN IBRAHIM. a young Malay, was convicted at the Ferak Assizes yesterday on a charge pf voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a 70-year-old Malay at the 13th mile Parit
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    LONDON MALAYA PHONE
    139 3 LONDON MALAYA PHONE Is Progressing Satisfactorily (From Our Own Correspondent) l.ondun. Feb. f IN the House ol Commons last night, Mr H Day. Lab. Southwark. ti, asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the estimated cost on completion of the telephone equipment which is to be installed m Malaya
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    LIDA LANGERVELD
    107 3 To Play In Wesley Church On Sunday Lida Langerveld (Mrs. Vorenkamp* is on week's visit m Singapote and v/ill play m the Wesley Church on F :rt Canning on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. She has often played m the services of worship oi this church arc' thi.>
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    REV. R.K. S. ADAMS
    57 3 REV. R .K. S. ADAMS The Headmaster of st Andrew's School, the Rev R X S Adams, left for England by the P and O Hnc-r Rawalpindi yesterday on Ing leave. 'He was given a fare well by a larg-* number of masters, prefects and pupils During Mr Adams absence
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    "HELL DRIVERS"
    39 3 Owing to the state of the ground caused by rain, the Chrysler 'Hell Drivers" cculd not give their demonstration at Alexandra Road yesterday. A demonstration will be given at the same place on Sunday at 5 p.m.
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      200 3 a SWFFIRiRSjgI RELIEF IS M&JA I Yeast- S\ I Better I Al |LlC DjpiaisnoH [Hy %gWs| Sufferers! If you are headachy' I^l nervy or depressed, if you can't eat or yourX A>^ 1 g~~±f food doesn't agree with you, if you can't sleep /> 1^ A^ at night or feel
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      10 3 on SHORT/^ XJAVA 50% REDUCTIOM \y dpmi» pi^te tDRiy to:
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    BIG PRODUCING CONCERN GOES UNDER
    882 4 Britain On The Screen By Joan Littlefield But General Crash Is Unlikely London, Feb. 4. MUCH prominence has been given m English papers recently to the failure of Julius Hagen's producing concerns and to the iact that other independent film orcducers here are likely to
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    STOMACH ULCERS FOR 15 YEARS!
    104 4 Stomach Sufferer's Amazing Recovery. Here's how years of stmach .sulTering were ended! Mrs. Edwards, of Chatham, say.s: "As a sufferer for 15 years with gastric ulcers. I tried cJiiTerent remedies without avail, until I took Bisurated Magnesia, and afler the iirst doso I felt a
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    CROSSWORD PUZZLE
    491 4 11HE following crossword puzz| c is lor amusement only, but to lend additional interest tin* Capitol Theatre will present six prizes of two tickets each fur The Charge of the Light Brigade." All entries must be addressed to the Kilitor of the Free Press, plainly marked "Crosswoid I'u/zle"
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    LONDON ROUNDABOUT
    394 4 London, Feb. 4. T*HE new Queen is very fond of music, and musicians are hopeful that her example will make all musical entertainments more popular. The allied art of the ballet is another of Queen Elizabeth's interests. Colonel de Basil, of the Billets! Russes. has more than once
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    ALUMINIUM
    69 4 Aluminum is shortly to be made, commercially, m Australia for the first time. The Electrolytic Zinc Company will import the ore and produce the finished metal at their works at Rlsdon, Tasmania. Hitherto, imports of aluminium into Australia have been valued at about £250.000 a year. The decision to
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    YOUNG PARISIANS ARE NOW AIR-MINDED
    688 4  -  Rose Patterson On The Continent By The Modern Miss France Paris, Feb. 4. IT Is distinctly voguish to be! air-minded, to talk flying and to assume an interest m airplanes. Whenever there is a special programme at the Salon d'Aviatton, well-dressed women flock there. They
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    British Industries Fair
    248 4 London. Feb. 4. THE British Industries Fair, which opens m London and Birmingham on Feb. 15. will be the biggest which has yet been held. Of the 1507 exhibitors. London sends the largest number. 781. Canada, with ite composite commercial exhibit, sends 65 More than 60 countries
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    CORONATION NEWS
    48 4 iifp.i TV> i T\ ct or A Y\a.i 111 W** with valuable tapestries lent by private owners, for the Coronation ceremony. When George V was crowned, the late Duke of Bucc'.euch and his son. the Earl of Dalkeith. lent some fine pieces of old tapestry with
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      59 4 SPURPICS U>VE LACTOL fo» poppies d^r; for docsV;;:;::, 1 h Ijactol and it "the finest food for a dog', diction and overheats h.i I T |,t builds ssot on X bones, healthy blo.nl— shr,ir V I ACToi whir ».u.. HpuhanHhrmmncU. T mBTm» M|i lk -*n*hmm. kr. hi* weaklings into Champions.
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    247 5 THE SCENE IN ONE OF THE MAIN STREETS of Valencia during the great anti-Fascist demonstration held there recently. A gigantic head of Premier Caballero is seen being carried by Government supporters. PRINCE TOMISLAV, nine-year-old heir-presumptive to the JuKO-sJa-vian throne, who arrived m London last month with his mother. Queen Marie
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      32 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price* 50 cents each l^W!?^^ Aa. 4i^ 4&M: b.% y# w^Bk\ /vl r \o^ t^-. IdEv IV
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    New Hospital For Ipoh ?
    493 6 New Hospital For Ipoh NO FIRST-CLASS INSTITUTION IN WHOLE STATE (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 9. lACK of fu.,t-class hospital m the whole .state of Perak was cieplored by Mr. S. Seenivasagam a* yesterday's Perak State Council meeting at Kuala Kangsar, pressing I poll's claims for the provision of
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    NEW HOSTEL FOR NURSES
    167 6 To Be Built At Taiping <From Our Own Correspondent > Taiping, Feb. 10. 'T'he nurslnf start oi the Taiping Geneiai Hospital Ls to have a new and up-to-date hostel m the near future. Authoritative Information has been received that plans lor a building to cost $20.Uuu
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    CROWNS AS SOUVENIRS
    84 6 Commonwealth To Mint 50,000 Fifty thousand experimental fWeshilling pieces are to be minted ana issued m Australia as CoronSflion sou venirs They will be smaller m dia meter but thicker than the cartwheel crowns of last century A bill to amend the Coinage Act is to come
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    IMPROVIDENT USE OF THE SOIL
    696 6 IMPROVIDENT USE OF THE SOIL Warning To Rubber Growers TAKING EVERYTHING OUT AND PUTTING NOTHING BACK (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 11. HI N THE tropical rain forest belt, where rubber thrives at its best, 1 rubber growers have taken— shall I say gladly— with both hands all
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    Both Sides Tired Of Carnage In Spain
    287 6 "CPAIN must be left alone to work out her own destiny." declared M. Arsene Henry. French Ambassador to Japan, m an interview yesterday when he arrived by the Messageries Maritime Frt-nch Mail liner Aramis on his way to take up his new appointment.
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    BIG FIRE AT PENANG
    43 6 From Our Own Correspondent) Penanf, Feb. 12. Fire broke out yesterday afternoon at a Chinese goods shop at Lorong Saratus Tahoun. Damage to the building and stock is estimated at two thousand dollars Two engines, under Superintendent Brown, attended
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    KING AS PATRON
    70 6 The following communication has been received at the headquarters of the British Empire Service League: "The Keeper of the Privy Purse is commanded by the King to state that His Majesty is pleased to intimate to those Societies and Institutions which were recently granted Patronage by King
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    FIVE INJURED
    35 6 Five Chinese— two men. two women and a girl— were Injured when the mosquito bus m which they were travelling along Buklt Tlmah Road on Thursday night, skidded and crashed into a bridge.
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    IMPORTANCE OF SUNGEI BULOH
    770 6 Where Leprosy Is Most Virulent DR. WADE ON THE FORGOTTEN DISEASE" SUNOEI Buloh is one of the most important leprosy centres m the world." declared Dr H Wade worldfamous American lepruloglst. In an address to the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club on Wednesday Dr Wade, who is
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    HE WAS AS ROUND AS A BARREL.
    188 6 Protruding Stomach Made Him Look Deformed. Excess fat la unhealthy and unpltaj. ant— tor both men and women It should be got rid of whenever it appears whether early In life or late This man. for all his three sccre years and ten.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT HOME
    137 6 About 650 guests were entertained at an At Home given b, His Excellency the Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas*, and Lady Thomas at Government House on Wednesday night. The grounds were artistically llluminut-d and dancing was enjoyed to the mu'tc of the Tanglin Club Orchestra. Those present
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    CAUSING DEATH CHARGE
    77 6 From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur. 11. A Malay, named Glas bin Sartu*t. was produced belure Mr C H Daken m the Kuala Lumpur police court yesterday and charged with causing the death o! a Chinese named Chan Kong. The case was postponed to Feb 16.
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      32 6 OMTIP TONIC FOOD BfcVERACE "HELL DRIVERS" BREATH TAKING DISPLAY TOMORROW 5 P.M. Off Alexandria Rd. Near foot of Tanglin Rd. ENTRANCE FREE:A collection will be taken on behalf of CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
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      17 6 POR REPAIRS I N JEWELLERY WATCHES U. 8. de SILVA MANUFACTURING JCWCLLCR 179. ORCHARD ROAD X MJalcM^tf
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    LONG-TERM OUTLOOK FOR TIN STILL SOUND
    533 7 Consumption Cramped By U. S. Strikes WORLD METAL STOCKS STILL TOO LOW (From the Free Bess Correspondent) London, Feb. 1. Jla consumption is now beginning to suffer more severely as a result of the strikes which are paralysing the General Motors section of the
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    NEW RECORD IN FLYING HOURS
    391 7 landing competition held on Jan. 31 was won by Mr. W. D. C. Erskiae i Crum with Mr. A. J. Drake second. Ten pilots competed. Mr. Liang and Miss M. Miles were first soloists for the month. Passed all I tests for a Straits Settlements
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      90 7 THE MOST FANTASTIC ADVENTURES EVER CONCEIVED AND FILMED! Strange Worlds and Weird People! 'FLASH GORDON' with BUSTER CRABBE and A CAST OF THOUSANDS! WATCH FOR IT NEXT CHANGE AT THE ALHAMBRA Opening at the PAVILION Next Change CHARLES LAUGHTON Paints the Greatest Screen Portrait of His Career as "REMBRANDT" with
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      200 7 VSrtZjrSSLJS atr, EVE "com shattered i T0D ay 3.15 6.15 9.15 maßniflcent cast! w nan Qic cic qic Never has such Enthusiasm A Rollicking Comedy Programme AUAIL. 0.13 0.13-3.13 been displayed! LHAMBRM SINCE THE OPENING C^C^^^t/V^Vfclw 1 1 NDER I gßg^fl HVv IN<> WITH If+ ML m^ This is just
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      567 7 CHURCH^SER VICES ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL I^" p m Se vlrn m Worshlp J Malay). IST SUNDAY IN LENT Preacher: Rev. Chew Hock Hin Tue: 8.00 p.m. Bible Class. 6.50 a.m. liciv Communion Wed: 5.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. 7.30 a.m. Matins. Speaker: Mrs. Lee H«x-k Chuan 8.00 a.m. Choral Eucharist Fri:
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      479 7 '^CuLl '•'■> '<&**' w 'y y ■/4mSs3m*2n&Z^mwt m^EStimSk 1 wPBr £2^H /-£"h-; &M I;- 8 THE VIEW from the bridge of the German cruiser. Admiral Scheer,' which Ls now m Spanish waters. The crew can be seen parading on deck beneath the menacing guns. the Church Hall und^r Dr. R.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
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    ENGAGEMENT.
    37 8 The engagement is announced of Muriel Lonsdale younger daughter of the late Granville Lonsdale and Mrs. P. H. Battlshill to Cecil Thomas Weir. R.A.F., only son of Mrs. Cowley and the late Cecil Weir of Vancouver.
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1937.
    8 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1937.
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    No Whitewash
    936 8 THE announcement that His Ex- cellency the High Commissioner, at the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has appointed a commission to inquire into and report on unemployment iv. the I .M.S., will be received with more than usual interest since it marks the most
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    DAY TO DAY
    168 8 Mr. A. Corbet, managing director of Borneo Motors. Ltd.. Singapore, has returned from leave. Mr. R. P. Hunter, ot Briiseh Estate Bidor. Perak. will be retiring at the beginning of March. Dr and Mrs. John Stewart held a party during the week-end to welcome Mrs. E. K.
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    Topics Of The Week
    1602 8 "CINGAPORE Colts Beat Sclangor: Hay Playa Well and Scoreii Two Goals." Colts don't do as well when deprived of their Hay. f|»HE Topiclst was deeply touched at the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Centenary Dinner the other night to hear HE. the Governor say to the members:
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      207 8 raoDuce of ««ic€ a' 4 leM^ f k. fftiC Aigk W^p3«EIiLLJ mm*- cocmac CALDBECK'S M> SFFCIAI Wf fayA T HM THB iI'POINTMEM KING F BIAM EST^ 1872. JEWELLERY. MOST FASCINATING GIFT AND A TREASURED POSSESSION -M, V^?«° JEWELJ-ERY AND DIAMOND WATCHES. IDEAL FOR N«.U YLAR PRESENTATION. WHERE QUALITY COUNTS kfc
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      51 8 A CARPET has been made nearly 1,200 feet square. This will take some bearting. So will the GAFLAC ALL RISKS WORLD WIDE POLICY for those who are going on long leave. GEI^JERAL ACCIDENT f IRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 'PHONE:
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    PRESENTATION TO GEN. CHIANG
    186 9 On Behalf Of Student Bodies Of Peiping SPECIALLY-MADE SWORD O MP J Shanghai, Feb. 12. NE hundred and twenty delegates, representing the student bodies of Peiping, arrived m banking this morning to present Gen. Chiang Kai Shek with a specially-made sword. TTHE sword which is 13
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    DEFENCE LOAN WILL NOT SHAKE BRITISH CREDIT
    230 9 Sir Samuel Hoare's Views London, Feb. 12. CIR SAMUEL HOARE. the First Lord of the Admiralty, m a speech at Birmingham on rearmament said "The programme must inevitably cost scores of millions but we shall find the money as we have found it
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    TEXTILE QUOTAS
    235 9 ■Needs Of Nigerian Market London, Feb. 11. IT was announced m December last that on Jan. 1. 1937. a revised system of textile quotas would be introduced m Nigeria and the Gold Coast, details of which were then stated. It has since been represented that the quantities of
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    MASS EDUCATION IN CHINA
    57 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Last Year's Results Shanghai, Feb. 11. 'THE results of the mass edu- cation programme of Nanking have now been issued. During the year 1936, 13,147,700 people received a short course training which exceeded the estimated number by nearly 1,500,000. Over 4.316.000 copies
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    FACTORIES BILL
    176 9 Will Affect 7,000,000 Workers London, Feb. 11. Sir John Simon, ihe Home Secretary moved the second reading m the I House of Commons of the Factories I Bill a comprehensive measure of 152 clauses and four schedules. In giving the Bill a qualified welcome far the Opposition Mr.
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    HERR VON RIBBENTROP
    56 9 Conversation At Foreign Office London, Feb. 12. A conversation lasting nearly two hours took place at the Foreign Office yesterday between Herr von Ribbentrop. the German Ambassador, and Lord Halifax, acting Foreign Secretary. It is generally agreed it was more than a mere courtesy visit, following von
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    $3,000,000 CONTRACT
    43 9 Secured By British Firm Hong Kong, Feb. 12. Malcolm and Co., British engineers with offices at Shanghai and Hong Kong, have secured a $3,000,000 contract for the construction of a water filtration plant at Canton m competition with various international concerns.-
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    "VOLUNTEERS" IN SPAIN
    227 9 Questions In House Of Commons London, Fch. T». Mr C R. Attlee. the leader of th«? Opposition, by private notice questioned Lord Cranborne m the House >t Commons yesterday m the progress ->t the Non-intervention Committee regarding the prohibition ol "volunteers." The Under-serretary for Foreign Affairs, alter
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    NO DISUNITY
    71 9 London, Feb. 11. The Post Office announces that at the end ol January the number of wireless receiving licences m force m Great Britain was 8.071,464, as compared with 7,478,617 a year ago Moscow, Feb. 12. Stalin's appearance at the Pushkin celebrations at the Bolshoi Theatre with li>l»hlll
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    69 9 RAS IMRU, the last Abyssinian chief to defy the Italian army of invasion, has been taken to Italy. It has been decided to confine him on an island as he is evidently considered too dangerous a personality to have either captive or at Urge m Italian East Africa. Has Imru,
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    SEVENFOLD MURDER
    56 9 Calcutta, Feb. 2. Kaclichal Munda, an Indian who killed four women and three men with a spear, was tried today at Chota Nagpur. It was held that he was incapable of knowing the nature of his acts. He will be detained m gaol. For the defence it was
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    NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM
    326 9 I What Did Hitler Mean? /GOVERNMENT circles In Brussels *J have been carefully studying the passage of Herr Hitler's speech concerning Belgium. The German leader declared that he was ready to guarantee Belgium and Holland as permanent neutral territories. He even used the word "inviolable." As no
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    THE KING
    74 9 To Present Cup For Air Race London, Feb. 11. The King has notified the Royal Aero Club of his desire to give a cup annualy for the aeroplane contest known as the King's Cup air race, inaugurated m 1922 by King George V To make the Coronation year
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    HUGE FORTUNE LEFT FOR RESEARCH
    394 9 Trustees Explain Their Plans London, Feb. 4. THE trustees under the will of Sir Henry Wellcome, founder of Burroughs. Wellcome and Co., manufacturing chemists, who died last July leaving estate valued at £1M38,959 (net personalty, £2.065,--063), have issued an explanatory statement m view of the
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    STUDENTS ARRESTED
    83 9  - STUDENTS ARRESTED Sin Chew Jit Poh Alle&ed Extremist Activities Shanghai. Feb 12 I^CORES of OOCtpi students m Peiping and Tientsin trho ate suspected of being members of the extremist parties, were arrested on Monday and Tm^i't, by the Chinese police of the tv > ett'tes. The students m PfPfffti colha>
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    MR. B.C. ROBERTS
    44 9 Mrs. Roberts, wife of the Rt Rrv. B. C. Roberts, Bishop ol Singapore, was among the passeiißprs who left by the P. and O liner Rawalpindi for England yesterday They included also Lady Gowrio. wife of Lord Gowrk, GovernorGeneral of Australia.
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    TRADE TALKS
    29 9 Berlin, Feb. 11. Great importance is attached hHV to commercial negotiations between Germany and Praiu v which it is stated are making satisfactory pmcrrsH Reute r Wireless
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      459 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From London 6 p. m. Feb. 12 New York prices quoted In U.S. The above arc dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 pc.
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      FRANC'S RECOVERY
      263 10 Changes In French Financial Policy? London, Feb. If. The further recovery m the French franc, which at one time yesterday morning touched 104.98. is chiefly attributed to bear covering induced by unconfirmed reports from Paris that important changes are contemplated m French financial policy. Foreign exchange dealers assert
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      LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS
      52 10 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 THOSE OF THE LAST DEALS
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      198 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 12 I COTTON: Latest quotaUon: 7 28d Previously 7.30 d. I PALM OIL: Malayan, In bulk e.il. (nominal) 1:26 2s. 6d. Previously BXI 15s. isACio FLOUR: Afloat: 8a 3d. v Previously: Ba. 3d. Feo Mar. cXI Us. 4%d. Previously: Us. 4%d.
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      79 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 12 Tin: Dull. Cash: 4:228 12s. 6d Three months: Cat 12s «id. New York Tin: 51 12. Copper: Settlement* £56 ss. (.old v< rday: £7 2s. 2d. Silver: Spot: 20 l ltd Tu<) months: 20 1 ltd. Previously: Finn .it i:?:w
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      75 10 London Closing Quotations Feb. 12 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday vlously Paris Francs to 124 21 105% 105 116 New York to 4 8823 489%, 4 89% Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 8.98% 8 98*1 Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 2 5 16d. Is.
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      WORK AT THE DUM-DUM AIR-STATION
      80 10 Improvements are proceeding rapidly, according to the latest reports, at the Dum-Dum air-port. Calcutta. Alivady, m the provision of new night-lighting equipment, two floodlights, a beacon light, together with boundary and obstruction lights, have been installed; also an illuminated wind-speed indicator. The landing-ground is being
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      61 10 Messrs. Harper, Gilflllan and Co.. Ltd, Penang. advise the output, for January of Hitam Tin Ltd. as 68.38 pic uls. News has been received from Paris of the death last wsek of Mr. Hendrick Shakier, who was Dutch Consul-Gen-eral at Singapore from 1904 to 1916 and. previous to that period,
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1319 10 Fraser and Co. P s List' MININH Ailrnbys <M> 2.00 2.10 Aior Giiinn (sl> l.fS I Amal Malays <$li 2 15 I H Ayer HiUra ($1) 1.70 1.85 Raub Aust <ss» 7.10 7.40 rd Avor Pnnas (fit 2.00 2 U> Ba->s«'U <$1> .M .91 B;tu
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      142 10 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Books Total for Clo o financial Company. Dividend. tv.nc Ex Dt\ year v PftjaMi Date to date int. To Ayer Weir. 5\ Im lvb :> rVb 2(1 Feb. 16 17 Linnpur 1 3 0tli» sPenekalen Pref 10'; Int. 13 H?H?9 20'; Final 11) r
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      TYNE WORKS FOR ADMIRALTY PURPOSES?
      103 10 Messrs. Vickers. Ltd. recently announced that they had no statement i to make m regard to a published report that it was likely that the com- I pany w mid take over control of the locomotive works of the ArmstrongWhitworth Co. at Scotswood, New-castle-on-Tyne. and
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      54 10 Mr. G L. F. Bamford. agent for the Mercantile Bank of India m Kuala Lipis. was entertained to a dinner on Monday night on the eve of his departure on transfer to Kuala Lumpur. A large number of merchants and Indian and Ceylonese officials attended. and gave a farewell address
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      67 10 Strong Speculative Support For Oils London. Feb. X. On the Stock Exchange oiLs continued to attract attention and support irom speculators but elsewhere today the ren \*od wcaknev* ol giltedned securities caused hesitancy, prices m most ions m :ving fractionally lower Cocoa ruled strong m sympathy with New
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    405 11 Winning CONTRACT Qgftfe David Burnstine. Merwin D. Maier, Onoald Jacoby and Howard Schmkm world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence NATURAL BIDDING ADVOCATES of artificial slam bid"dlng methods are continually making up hands m which their brilliant artificial bids enable them
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    SPECIAL-CHARTER FLIGHTS
    127 11 The chartering of special aircraft for urgent flight Is considerably on the increase m India. Details have just reached London of recent nights m India and adjacent territories. Among these are a number of survey flights carried out m India and Burma by geologists. Among the medical uses
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    U.S. FLOODS
    108 11 Waters Continue To Fall Slowly Washington. e g. The waters continue to fall slowly at Louisville and Cairo, Illinois, as tar south as 50 miles above Memphis. The army of engineers are conttd > ent that the levee system will retail the Mississippi ttoodwaters all the way to
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    MAIL FACILITIES
    105 12 Post Offices To Be Opened On Japanese Ships Tokyo, Jan. 25." Time required for the distribution of in-bound mail from China will be shortened by about ten hours early when post offices will be established on board Japan-China express liners. the Ministry of Communications announced recently. According to
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      IMPROVED POSITION OF DUTCH SHIPPING
      861 12 V First Tonnage Increase For Six Years AT the end of 1936, Dutch shipping was In a greatly improved position. For the first time since 1930 there has been a net increase m registered tonnage, and no ships are now out of commission. Man> important
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      SOVIET ICEBREAKER
      249 12 New IJ, OOO Ton Ship To Be Called Joseph Stalin Leningrad, Jan. 14. The building of the icebreaner Joseph Stalin is to be completed at the beginning of 1937 by the shipbuilding works named after Ordjonlkldze. One hundred designers of the wcrks. m a short time, designed this
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      PASSENGERS
      367 12 The following passengers for Europe from Malaya embarked In the Rawalpindi which left Singapore yesterday Mrs J R G Andre and child. Mr and Mrs C D Adams. Mr uid Mrs H O Andrews. Mr p Allison Major WHS Alston. Mr and Mrs F Boddington. Mr C R Bowdtn.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR
    106 12 Ships alongside the \\h., Mfs t.xpectrd to Arrixr East Wharf (Entrance <; a t e Hosang 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Ci^te i\. Kistna If: Tubinta 12, n.,\, land 10; AxamU Empire Dock (Entrance (i 4 te Silverplne 32; Tein-u Empire Dock (Entrance (.jtf. j Bennevls 46; Bantf)ii 48
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    HONG KONG SHIP SOLD TO MANILA
    152 12 Hung Kong. In, t The Douglas steamer Haining *hfcft salkd yesterday alUri»<>«>M tor Swatov Amoy and Foorhow and r»turn probably making her last trip uu thu run under her pr*s. Nt fia* i. understood that final negotiation lit now being carried nut i., r
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    852 15 Obstacles In Way Of Fight At Harringay London, Feb. 4. INFORMATION from New York yesterday raised a doubt about the prospective visit of Max Baer, former heavy-weight champion of the world, to this country during the next month or two, writes Joe
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    88 15 The Championship Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrew's announces that the Amateur Championship of 1938 will be played on the links of the Troon Golf Club at Troon. and the Cpen Championship will be played on the links of the Royal Cinque Ports
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    776 15 LEAGUE IN DANGER OF FORGETTING FIRST PRINCIPLES London, Fib. 1. IX spite of what JYliilwall and Lxetcr City hive done m the F.A. Cup this season, there arc people who will tell you that these lesser lights of Soccer should be content with a
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    SELANGOR TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    153 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Teh. 11. Rain prevented much progress bein« made m the Selangox Club open lawn tennis tournament which began oj\ the. padang courts *oday. Only live f maiolwe were -fieeM+4 In tbe first round j? the men's open doubles J S Lee
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    285 15 Excitable Owne r Ca uses Amusement 117 HERE racing is concerned American men are somewhat excitable, and it is the same with their womenfolk. Relative of this the "Sporting Life" says that the actress. Miss Peggy Joyce Hopkins, caused some amusement at the Windsor vEng.) meeting on Dec. 16. There
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    699 15 Two-Note Whistle and New Ten- Yard Law London, Feb. 2. TllE England and Walrs match at Twickenham, with ku atrrmiTariCe of penalty Metes and nccative football, made it obvious that something should be clone to improve Rugby lor both players and specUltn, writes J. Jordon
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    80 15 And Off A Fast Bowler Cll) i;.\: NES young Petersham bats- t*m S\(ini'v mii cricket thri'l i cently m a match Sydney when he scored MM mil lo 172 mlnotOT, the last 90 :i up In 42 minutes. He hit five foun. Bui the CJ
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    36 15 Owtaf to rain no play was possible vesterd.^v m the cricket match between the local I A and the Selanjjor I A al Bvkttler The match will be rcsumti tod iv at one o'clock
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    421 16 Mowgli Wins First Race Of Series AWAN TERBANG FIRST IN VISITORS' EVENT TIIE first race of a series of two between the R.S.Y.C. and Port Dickson Y.C., sailed yesterday morning, resulted In the Singapore club leading- by 32 2 points to
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    868 16 VISITING INDIANS AND INNISKILLINGS PLAY BRIGHT HOCKEY Soldiers Win By Two Goals To One Inniskillings 2; Sel. I.A. 1. THE Selangor Indian Association hockey trim tried conclti- sions with the Inniskillings on Balestier Plan yesterday and suffered defeat by the odd goal m three. The game was fast and exciting
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    47 16 Jack Petersen. iormer British and Empire heavy-weight champion show- I ed little .sign, apart trom a cut on' the left check, of the gruelling he received m his light with Walter I Neusel at Harringay recently when he left lor his home m CardilT after; the right.
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    86 16 Finals To He Run Off Today Heaths for the Cycling Carnival, run by Mr G. Man mood were contested at Jalan Besar yesterday and the finals will be run otT today. Ground conditions were very bad yesterday owin* to rain and there were several spill of a minor
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    MR. VANDERBILT'S NEW YACHT
    125 16 To Be Named Ranger Mr Harold Vanderbilts new yacht, which ho hopes will bo selected to delond the America's Cup on July 31 against the British challenger. Endeavour 11.. owned by Mr T. O. M Sopwith is to br» named Ranger. Tho boat is at present
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    25 16 Larry Gains is still hoping that he will secure a match with Petersen a n 2 d 00 W sWe d stale PrePared PUt UP
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    WEI-HAI-WEI CUP
    118 16 Teams For Play In Second Round The following are the Garrison Golf Club and Singapore Goll Club teams for the second round m the Wel-Hal-Wel Cup competition, to be played at the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday morning (Garrison QjC. names first): a.m. 8.45 T. N. Baxter <4>
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    53 16 There was no play yeaterdav a to the rain, m the invitation Urn tennis tournament at the SCC Women players are requested It t* at the club at 930 am today ai»o men players who are able to aitttnd All competitors must report hon referee at
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    60 16  -  IPOH BY (From Our Own Correspond* nt) Ipoh, Feb. 1 1 IN p fast and exciting garni on the V.M.C.A. ground t«»da> Ipoh beat Singapore In the triangular Women's Hockr tournament by a solitary gn.il scored early m the game. Roih sides shared an equal meaMjrr of attack,
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