The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 February 1937

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    Masthead
    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,089. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1937. 10 CENTS.
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    HONG KONG'S SECRET FORTIFICATIONS
    410 1 To Re Erected On Stanley Peninsula Large Barracks To Cost £120,000 AND FORMIDABLE ANTIAIRCRAFT ORDNANCE As Advance Base For Singapore Honjr Koiik, Feb. 18. 4 PROGRAMME of secret fortilications on Stanley Peninsula, the southernmost promontory of Hong Kong Island, whore an area of about two square
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    Crisis In South African Cabinet
    110 1 MINISTERS AT VARIANCE Capetown, Feb. 18. A CRISIS has occurred m the Union Cabinet, the Minister of Defence. Mr O. Pirdw, and the acting Minister of the Interior, Mr. Hofmeyr, expressing contradictory Government policies regarding the Asiatic bills before the Assembly, which forbid mixed marriages
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    CROSSWORD
    28 1 rJRN to Page 9 today for the correct solution of last Saturday's Crossword Puzzle. Claims must reach the Editor of the Free Press before noon on Monday.
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    GRANARIES TO BE BUILT IN CHINA
    67 1 Shanghai. Feb. 18. Th Ministry of Industry and Commerce has proposed the buiding of a large number o! granaries m the provinces ot Kiangsu. Kwangtung. Anhui. Hunan. Kiangsi. Hupe.i and Szechuan. The granaries, which will be large enough to hold at least 200.*****0 bushels
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    EMPIRE EXHIBITION AT GLASGOW
    58 1 EMPIRE EXHIBITION AT GLASGOW London, Feb. 18. Glasgow Corporation has granted the use of a park near the city for an Empire exhibition next year. The King has given his patronage to the exhibition, for which the guarantee fund at present reaches £620.000 and will remain open unt'l a total
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    NANKING-NANCHANG RAILWAY
    53 1 Shanghai, Feb. 18. The Nankimr-Nanchang Railway will be completed by the end oi July, according to a recent report of the Ministry of Railways, which states that the branch line connecting the city of Tunchi with the Ktongel capital will also be finished about the same time. Sin
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    INDIAN ELECTIONS
    44 1 I air know. Feb. 18. The Congress Party has secured a C'ear majority m the elections m the United Provinces, having won 128 out of 215 results so far declared. The total seats m the United Pro- Reuter vinces Assembly is 228
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    NEUTRALITY BILL
    146 1 U.S. Measures To Avoid Entanglement In War Washington. Feb. 18. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has completed its consideration of the permanent "cash \nd carry neutrality bill introduced by the chair- j man. Mr. Pittman. The bill, amended ov the committee, now provides, firstly, that loans and exports
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    RETAIL PRICES
    68 1 London, Feb. 18. The Ministry of Labour statistics show that at Feb. 1 the average level of retail prices was approximately 51 per cent, above the level of July. 1914. as compared with 51 per cent, at Jan 1. 1937. and 47 per cent, at Feb. 1. 1936.
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    China's Banking Reform Impresses London
    190 1 London, Feb. 18. SIR Frederick Leith Ross, interviewed today on the establishment of a Central Reserve Bank m China said, "I am very glad to hear the announcement that the Ctiinlese Government has decided to transform the Central Bank into a Central Reserve Bank with
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    AMORTISATION NEGLECTED BY RUBBER PRODUCERS
    263 1 AMOR TISA TION NEGLECTED BY RUBBER PRODUCERS Considerable Wastage ln Next 24 Years London, Feb. 18. THE need for the establishment of an amortisation account by British rubber producing companies is st-essed by the Financial Times m a leader today. Tin article points out that the de- es r waet
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    BRITISH COLUMN ATTACKED IN WAZIRISTAN
    58 1 New Delhi, Feb. IK. KHAROTI tribesmen, led by the- wellknown raider Ouljan. attacked a British column on routine march near Wana. Waziristan. today killing one British soldier and one Indian soldier and wounding one British officer, one British soldier and five Indian soldiers. Aircraft accompanying
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    CORONATION EXPENSES
    99 1 £154,000 Included In A Supplementary Estimate London. Feb. IK. A supplementary estimate tor £2.988.504. which was issued this morning contains provisions for expenses for the Coronation amounting to £154.000. Of this sum £150.000 represents the cost of the preparation of Westminster Abbey and the annex which is being
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    BRITISH CRUISERS NOT OUTCLASSED
    88 1 London. Feb. IX. The First Lord of the Admiralty Ml Samuel Hoare. m a Commons repl] yesterday, said that the numbers pi eight-inch-gun cruisers completed CM building by the Powers were as fol lows: British Commonwealth. 15 U.S.A. 18; Japan 12; Franco and I'.lj seven each;
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    PLANKS FOR CHIANG
    87 1 Further 28 Presented By Overseas Chinese Shanghai. Feb. 18. The Central Government has appointed Gen. Liv Chi. Governor of Honaa, Mr Chang Li Sen and Mr Chin Teh Shun. Mayor I Peiping. to receive the 28 planes presented by the Chinese abroad, on behalf ol Oen Clnang
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    GEN. GOERING "HUNTING" IN POLAND
    29 1 Warsaw. Feb. 18. Gtn Go.Tinp ha d hiTe .tensihly lor another huntiiu expedition at Bi.il.iriez but he has brought his [secretary with him Reuter
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      72 1 Ikj 'm^fPffl f^~ *JS4*— Jgkr ■%gL N ,<ts i > y-ysft^*^ £pr_7'' < .i» C^flaUl. JWX k '*^I *f -'VIS-V **~'^r lzAA"rm.^^jm^^WfS__^S^^SK_ I TONIGHT Cocktail Dance G. 3© to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance 930 to midnight and Farewell Performance by DUO ARTINELLIS Popular Continental Dancers LAST NIGHT Nondlncril ,io
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      67 1 p| Av||fl SEA VIEW W HOTEL MM BMM Ki.soßi EVERY ROOM WITH PR!\ \Tr HATH. RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER TENNIS GOLF SWEnMiNG SUNBATHINO ONE OF SINGAFORES SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS REACHED IN 8 MINUTES FROM ANYWIIKRE IX TOWN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET FEATURING I AMY FLORY I CELEBRATED HUNGARIAN DANCERS
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    Law Notice For The Day
    33 2 Law Notice For The Day Before the Chief Justice at 10.30 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. At 11.30 a.m. m the Ist Court: Motion and Bankrupted Mr. Justice de Buriatte at Malacca Assizes.
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    SULTAN OF PAHANG
    63 2 From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Kangsar Teb. 17. H.H. The Sultan of Pahang, who competed In the All Malayan Malays Tennis Tournament at Kuala Lumpur during the Chinese New Year holidays, visited Kuala Kangsar at the conclusion of the meeting. His Highness, accompanied by his suite, left
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    CAR NOT FIT FOR USE
    304 2 Owner And Driver Fined 'From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Feb. 17. Haji Yah.iya. the driver, and Leong Bene the owner, of a motor car. men charged before the Seremban magistrate, today, the first with using the vehicle, which was found to be dangerous to
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    CABLE TIMES
    41 2 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the delay on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday was as followsTelegrams handed at 5 p.m, eight minutes; 5.30 p.m. 20 minutes; 6 pm 28 minutes; 6.30 p.m. 15 minutes
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    DEFENCE EXPENDITURE FORCED ON BRITAIN
    406 2 "Civilisation Breaking Its Own Back" London, Feb. 18. IN the House of Common? yesterday, introducing the resolution t authorising the dofence loan, Mr. I Neville Chamberlain said that the real justification for the loan was to be found m the unprecedented conditions which had forced
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    AID FOR DISTRESSED AREAS
    265 2 AID FOR DISTRESSED AREAS Bigger Grant From Exchequer London. Feb. 18. A WHITE feper <*•■ published last night containing proposals which have emerged from the expert investll nation ol the working ol the formula under which the annual exchequer grant ol £44,000,000 is distributed among local authorities m England and
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    DECLINE IN U. S. RUBBER STOCKS
    244 2 Consumption Holds Up Well From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 18. A decline m stocks of 17,000 tons is disclosed m rubber statistics relating to America for January which were issued yesterday. Another remarkable leature was that consumption m January was only 900 tons
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      67 2 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL FRI. FEB. 2Gth and SAT. FEB. 27th rAT 9.30 P.M. SCOTIA ("BARDESS of the GORSEDD") FOLK SINGER HARPISTE SOMETHING entirely NEW and DIFFERENT A NIGHT OF HEBRIDEAN FOLKSONG RECITALS BOOKING NOW OPENS AT LITTLES. VICTORIA THEATRE THURSDAY, FEB. 25th AT 9.30 P.M. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE BY MANUELA del
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      197 2 AS PART OF YOUR DIET IN THE TROPICS WE ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND "PUROSAN" 'Granulated Nutritive Yeast" RECOMMENDED BY ALL LEADING DOCTORS. AGENTS WANTED. I £OC easily earned m Commission by .'htulning ordrrs lor Pri v.ite Christmas Cards ana Calendars from your friends and acquaintances No previous experience DOCCattfl Write today for
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      218 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. WAMPOLE'S PRODUCTS have NO EQUAL anywhere. TRY THEIR MILK OF MAGNESIA for Indigestion, Con*tipation and Intestinal Fermentation. A BRITISH BETTER PRODUCT FOR LESS MONEY 20 oz. bottle $1 20 8 oz. .65 sold by all Chemists Stores. Distributors GRAFTON LABORATORIES. BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KAIOM. GRANGE— 77 Meyer
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      464 2 tlbe Singapore Jfrcc uSicse Head Office t ceil St. ret. SincpM, Phone: i4:i lr> A eUensiun* to .ill ,i, lei "Ttal.-. ,^,7^ Kuala l.umpur Oilier >:, Ja\a si i ret. Phonr a.X Ipoh Utlicr: BrrnMr. Ko^ I' hour Penanc Oilier- Hi*h«,p m,,,. Ph.mr ii.. I i.m l.. 1 1 tn.
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      139 2 Diary Of The Day Hifh Water, 3.30 a.m. 8.6 ft.. 5.24 p.m 6.7 ft. Sports Boxing at New World. BOecer: Malays vs. Chinese, at Anson Road: R.A F. vs. Govt. Services, at Se.et; r; S.C.C vs. Casuals on padang. ilo:l:ey: S.R.C vs Combined Servii es. at R C. Cinemas A
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      24 2 MISCELLANEOUS. FRESH FLORAL WREATHS MADE TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE. Singapore Casket Co. 1 and 3 Penhas Road. Singapore Phone 6075. After Office 6072.
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    STEPS TO END TRAFFIC IN WOMEN
    1756 3 Eastern Information Bureau Proposal LEAGUE CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS THE RESOLUTIONS adopted at the League of Nations Conference at Bandoeng on traffic m women and children m the East, will result m a tightening of measures against trafficking m all the Far I astern Countries. The
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    NEW HOME FOR AGED IN SINGAPORE
    112 3 Donations Of $60,000 photo). A NEW home for the aged m Singapore is to be buUt at Thomson Road at a cost of $60,000, donated by the two well-known local Chinese philanthropists, >lr. Aw Boon Haw and Mr. Aw Boon Par. It will accommodate
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    N. I. RUBBER STATISTICS
    113 3 N. I. RUBBER STA TISTICS ACCORDING to statistics compiled by the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Batavia. the production of rubber on estates m. Netherlands India during December totalled 15£69 tons. Of this amount. 5.994 tons was produced m Java and 9 875 tons m the Outer Provinces.
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    SINGAPORE FLOWER SHOW
    134 3 To Be Opened By Governor His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to open the Singapore Flower Show. 1937. which is to be held at the New World on Friday. Apr 2. The Show is run under the patronage of His Excellency and a special challenge cup
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    Singapore Club Tragedy
    520 3 SUICIDE VERDICT I PUMMONED to the bedside of a patient at a little past c midnight, Dr. Macgarry found Stanley Basil Clayton m a very r depressed mood. There did not a seem to be anything or cam cally wrong with him and, as he was putting
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    $10,000 CIVIL CASE
    188 3 Has Abrupt Ending In Perak Court i From Our Own Correspondency Ipoh. Feb. 17 A civil matter, the hearing of which would have occupied the Court for several more day.-, came to an abruDt ending m the Perak Supreme Court yesterday afternoon after a couple of days'
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    HAD A BAD STOMACH FOR 20 YEARS
    245 3 Was X rayed Had His Teeth Out No Relief Till He Took Chardox Twenty years ot stmach sufftftaf twenty years cf dosing with one remedy after another could anything end this misery? Chardox rould <»d Chardox did! It is not surprising Chardox is
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    DEMONSTRATION AGAINST TAX
    204 3 Chinese Fined On Mischief Chaiy.e ONE of a crowd of nearly .Vi Chinese to he arnsied m i n cent demonstration tl the .-.mcapore Vehicles Registration <»: resulting m window pane; worth more than $14. beiiv shattered. Ho Ah Poon was lined $30 or one months' rigorous
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    NO RELATIVES
    58 3 From Our Own c »u< ;>..i <i. Nt > Seremban. Irh 17 For th»- eecond time, r unil woi suppamah appeared ■><•:.. re i■ Sen m ban magistrite on I lound sleeping on the fl\ With broad smile on her lace sin pleaded guilty to th. ehai that
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    TINNED PINES
    97 3 During the week ending Feb f». exports ot tinned pineapples irom Malayan ports amounted to 100.798 cases, of which: 92.902 <92 per cent* cases were t^ the United Kingdom; 4.631 «5 per cent* cases to the Continent of Europe: 1.050 <1 per cent) cases to Canada: and 2.215
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    SEREMBAN WEDDING
    57 3 (From Our Own Correspondent I Seremban. Feb. 17. The marriage will take place at th residence of the bride's mother at Bukit Chandan. Kuala Kangsar. of Yang Mulia Raja Hitam bin Rats Yunus. magistrate. Kuala Kangsar. and former District Officer. Jelcbu. Negri Sembtlan. with *he daughter oi Yang
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      52 3 Cricket Or Tennis Blue Drill Screens. Maker and repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks, Canvas and Spring Blinds, Tarpaulins, Tents, Bags, Blue Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire Netting Fencing, Wool huntings and Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. Office:— s6, Robinson Road, (Opposite Telegraph Co.) Workshop: *293, Joo Chiat Place, Singapore. Orders
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      35 3 BURTOL QUICK CLEANERS FOR SAME DAY SERVICE Goods handed m by 10 n.m. can be collected by 6 p.m. same day. 278, Orchard Rd. Phone 7776. Feb. 20. 20. EXTENSION TILL 1 A.M. TOMORROW NIGHT
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
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      COCONUT GROVE
      135 4 The Coconut Grove at Pasir Paniang. still continues to be one ot the most popular rendezvous m Singapore (specially tor after dinner parties, and even on Monday, and Tuesdays, when it is popularly supposed that Singapore's socialites are recovering Irom the week-end. there ar." always large and Interesting
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      Around The Town—Mignon Looks On
      1835 4 Around The Town Mignon Looks On Bailey and other members ol their i company, there have been a number ot other entertainers. 9 v- '-<• GRECIAN LINES Several posts brought their gu sti to the Grove for dancing on Tuesday ni'iht and an: ing the I Ul arg" parties f
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      255 4 %1 A New designs the 3r latcsf m FRENCH W j W Materials. DOULATRAMS BabysNaimieM^^^^L advised me W ~->*sSl to use this WL^JB TakwnPowder^^ and tired after four strenuous sjF f sets oi tennis— my skin felt hot and prickly all over. Nannie had just finished Baby's evening toilet, and
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      14 4 OV/HTINE* TONit *000 11V01..1 A. WANDER LIMITED l», OUMI RED BANK BUI DIN,. SIM.XI-..R1
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    Rough Seas In Atlantic
    28 5 A HUGE WAVE breaking over the bows of the German liner Western land m mid -Atlantic, during her voyage from New York to Southampton.
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    A Royal Statue Removed
    102 5 ,_^_^^^^^r__^__^^SS____________mmmmZm_____mW^S^^ THE STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA, which has been on a site m tho centre of the road at the approach to Blackfriars Bridge, being lifted by crane to its new site, ten yards away. The statue had been m m causing obstruction to traffic during
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      43 5 Photographic copies of Free Press I local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each I m9T -^^^T _^^r Clambs ...BUT THE LAMBS WE SELL ARETHE FINEST PROCURABLE ftl i\\aX&m_\mmWKm^^ m V r\ /M_Jk_m. PHONE: 5376 W.P.S. w
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      251 5 tou/sT&meal ßudget ttV* V^IJiJSBSHw AS soon as enougit bricks" S U s**^ I VJTiIjK ri^^^ h»vt been collccTed.butldin^ Tv -v^^^ f l^f TjTv\ ibSroadcasrin^Hou^. V^^^ I lUSpt^^N^^^H SMOCKIMCSTATE OF _J ML OUR DIttUSTIKCOEFEKCK .J^.^ifWW QUESTION CM? POOf '^a^Xr fhe J?J_ORDofADM/K/U_T*J C^ fcJv^T V"^N I* Is the R 1 Hon. Gentleman
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    Charge Of Causing Fire To Gain Insurance
    448 6 THREE CHINESE IN DOCK Jump Out Of Train ITo Escape Police (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 17. •*WISCHIISF by fire to gain insurance money amounting to A Si s,ooo— an offence under section 436 of the Penal Code." That is the charge
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    NEW EURASIAN UNITS FOR F. M. S. VOLUNTEERS
    637 6 Recruiting Night At K. L. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 17. T I N(iS were tapped, stethoscopes placed against heaving chests and orders barked about a stony quadrangle. It was recruiting night at Federated Malay States Volunteer Force Headquarters tonight,
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    TRANS-PACIFIC AIR SERVICE
    204 6 Starting Next Week (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 18. •THE great tians-Pacific air ser--1 service will become directly available to Malayans as from Feb. 24. announces the Director-General. Posts and Telegraphs. Malaya, when air mail correspondence will be accepted for Guam. Honolulu and the United
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    CHINESE CONSULAR OFFICIAL RESIGNS
    61 6 CHINESE CONSULAR OFFICIAL RESIGNS 'From Our Own Correspondent renamr. Feb. 18. Mr suan cm the Sieve Chinese Consul at Penang. has tendered his resignation trim the Chinese Consular Service and the Foreign Office has wired its acceptance. Mr Suan Chi was formerly connected with the Foreign Office m Nanking and
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    NEVER TAKE CHANCES WITH STOMACH TROUBLE!
    473 6 NEVER TAKE CHANCES WITH STOMACH TROUBLE! Few comp'.ainto ar- *enou% m the regmnivg The most common trouble todaystomach disorder usually staits m a SKL Way U may attack you as LEARTBURN. BILIOUSNESS FLATULENCE or INDIGESTION, but its moaning is always the same and .so is ZL v Nature's warning of
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    KINTA VOLUNTEER CLUB
    192 6 From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh. I cb. 17. After the evening parade on Monday a meeting was held m thVolunteer Club. Ipoh, to elect e»flic--1 bearers for the current year N<ai!v twenty Ollicers an dot her ranks were 'pescnt. Major E S. Willbourn presded. The first
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    RADIO TALK ON LEAGUE CONFERENCE
    202 6 TOMORROW at 7 5 pm. a broadcast talk w;'.l l>e given from ZHL the Singapore station of the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation, by Mr Eric Liner Ek.sirand. on the work of the conierence held m Bandeong by the League ol Nations, which has just terminated
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    "NEW LIFE MOVEMENT" FOR LOCAL CHINESE?
    280 6 Meeting Called To Consider Forming Association SINGAPORE Chinese will met at the Chinese Chamber oi Commerce at 3 p.m. today to consider the question of w forming an association for the promotion of the New I if<- \1«, ment launched by Gen. Chiang Kai
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
    128 6 So Sea Sick /CLAIMING he was so seasick he did not know what he was doing. Pang Soon Hong, witn n •plaster across his throat, denied he had tried *o commit suicide wh-i., charged before Mr. C F. J. E..s. fifth magistrate, yesterday. Pang was on his way
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    54 6 Under the provisions ol Section I of he Medical Registration Ordi:. he Hun Com:;.: r or the Mala) states has nominated Dr R L te. Acting Direct jr Institute for Medical Research fms to be a memN r 'he Medical Council oi the SS and FMS vice Dr A N
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      45 6 _^_^W^_\^__^___\W____w W^HHm \\____m ml w 1 YOUR STRENGTH ■ESSENCE of CHICKEN h^h h rn-";"!. n r" 1,,• r BrJll !vS Jnc" o.'_Zl\. a f E»^ r. l^» aWH" gMSS tV IOVAL APPOINT M( NT lAHNi^ C*. H-pmrntath* m ihr E EASTK "*N AGENCIES. LTH. Singapore.
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    Straits Time's "Pressed" By Nestanglo
    493 7 photo). ONE-SIDED SOCCER IN h BUSINESS HOUSES LEAGUE Nestanglo 9; S.T. 0. KTESTANtiLO registered a sound victory over the Strails Times m a Business House; League match at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday, netting no fewer than nine times without reply. The Pressmen were a
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    SERVICES BEAT CHINA FLEET
    457 7 Golf Match At Singapore G. C. DV courtesy ol the Singapore Ocll Club, a matcii b 'tween the China Fleet, and the Combined Services was played over the Bukit Timah course on Tuesday, with morning and afternoon rounds In the mcrning the C mbined Services won
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    AUDACIOUS THEFTS
    104 7 Thief Uses Ladder To Enter Room Two audacious thefts were reported to the Singapore police on Wednesday. An amah, employed by Mr. B. R. I Bates, of the Dollar Steamship Co and living m Holland Park Estate, found $70 m cash and $63 worth of Jewellery missing from
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF CIGARETTES
    333 7 $187 Worth Missing From Canteen pHARGED on two counts with V* having committed thelt of 630 packets of cigarettes, the property oi the OtMUtfl canteen, on Dec 18. rit< rnatively with dishonestly retaining stolen property and secondly, with ha. ing been m possession of dutiable tobacco
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      31 7 WIVES! SRW UP YOUR HUSBAND'S I'OCKKIS! 'THE GOLD DIGGERS OF 193 7" ARE COMING TO TOWN! husbands! now is the time for your wives to take that long needed vacation t
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      344 7 A Real Tonic lor the Blues UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS! T/ is de finitely a picture to i seen and there is also gn extremely J^ P^ 1 P Universal's Sensational Thriller! ricrrr coloured cartoon by Wait fm\ J B^ I j Disney on thr programme I §m\ LJf |y| QK A
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE BIRTH
    17 8 AiIBLER At Singapore, Feb. 18, to Mary, wite ot C. P. Ambler, a son.
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    The The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, february 19, 1937. Where Malaya Leads
    954 8 The The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, february 19, 1937. Where Malaya Leads &lALAYA la frequently described as a backward country with legard to social service:; and this Is m the main true, but m one respect, its attitude to the traffic ii. women and child: en. is something of a
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    DAY TO DAY
    216 8 Mr and Mrs James Mills arrived home Irom Kuala Lumpur on Jan 13. and are now m Scotland. Mr and Mr.s Alick McKen/ie oi It-bong. Malacca, are now residents at Avochie House mean Hnntly. Aberleenshire. Mr M J Hayward. the Seremban -nagistrate, has r"tuined to his station
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    as Loas Saying.
    623 8 AT the Historical Association's conference at Hull, which came down heavily on film perversion of history, no one quoted on the other side the delence of dramatic licence out forward by W. G. Wills, whose play Hist (try Or Stage And Screen "Charles I gave i Henry
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    Forgotten Grandeur
    935 8 T*HE garden boy* were bringing m the apples !rom tht orchard that overlooked the lake Every spring. firth*! back than the oldest maa about tl) place could rerne.noer. the grass o: the orchard had flamed With rial! dill ucneath its canopy of wh.te and pin* olossom Every autumn
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      167 8 t&Es_wt>Tfr I II Cts JH P_Wv^s^^ on/i \m i i Caldbecks V-"' **< m t S Vib Oo« jrou^ <n^.ji^e a cif* rtcct before turning >n and contemplate tne prospect vuKr> nignt. mo*qu>to curtaim and no likelihood o* a refreshing breeze Are row inclined to v»i up *r*4 re^d ratner
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    GEN. CHANG MAY BE REINSTATED TO FORMER COMMAND
    340 9 GEN. CHANG MAY BE REINSTATED TO FORMER COMMAND Or Leave On Mission Abroad RUMOURS OF A CABINET CRISIS Reshuffle Of High Nanking Officials Shanghai, Feb. 18. THE third plenary session of the Kuomintang Congress spent two hours yesterday considering the reinstatement of Gen. Chang Hsueh Liang, leader of the Sianfu
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    27 9 Reuter session. Washington. Feb. 18. Mr. Paul Vories McNutt, formerly Governor of Indiana, has been nomijnated by President Roosevelt as High j Commissioner for the Philippines. Reuter
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    SOLUTION TO OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE
    103 9 SOLUTION TO OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE •THIS is the correct solution to the Crossword Puzzle which appeared m the Free Press last Saturday and m connection with which the Capitol Theatre is providing six prizes of two tickets each for "The Charge of the Light Brigade." All who have sent m
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    Major-Gen. Dobbie's Talk To Fortnightly Club
    397 9 WITH the words, "I am not some; to touch on politics at ail," Major-General W. G. S. Debbie. C.8.. C.M.G.. D.5.0.. who lectured to the Fortnightly Club of the Singapore Y.W.C.A. last night on Palestine." painted a vivid word picture of. thai land as
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    THE QUEEN MARY
    29 9 London. Feb. 18. The Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary re-entered the North Atlantic service yesterday, sailing from Southamnton with 935 Dassengers for New York- British Wireless
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    Advantages For British Shipping
    208 9 Advantages For British Shipping MINES DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE London, Feb. 18. "THE advantages of coal versus oil for British shipping is Ming discussed it a conference at the Mines Department. Board ot Trade, attended by representatives ol engineering, shipping. :oal. the Admiralty and Lloyds. Capt Crookshank. Secretary, Mines Department, is presiding
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    BODIES EXCHANGED
    72 9 Result Of Soviet- Japanese Border Clashes Moscow, Feb. 18. The bodies of eight Japanese privates and one captain, which were picked up m Soviet territory, following border clashes on Nov. 24 and Nov. 26, hove been handed over to the Japanese Military representatives near Pogranichnaya, following a request
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    Forgotten Grandeur
    82 9 .Continued from page 8) it first" said Peter with a guffaw. "Well. lads, time's up. We'll go an' do another bit." They turned out again into tne orchard, where the grass and dead leaves were crisp underfoot. Perhaps the Roman gentleman had a taste for fancy names, and
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    DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT AT BUCHAREST
    180 9 Fascist Procession Angers King Carol Bucharest. Feb. 18. T^HE attendance of diplomatic representatives of Germany. Italy. Poland, Japan, Portugal. Yugoslavia and rebel Spain at the funeral of two members of the Fascist Iron Guard organisation, killed m Spain while fighting on Gen. Franco's side, has caused
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE
    135 9 Imperial Airways To He Ready With U.S. Company London. Feb. 18. Imperial Airways state that the financial provision made by the Government of the United States for the operation of a trans-Atlantic air service is m comformity with plans that have been the subject of discussion and
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    GEN. CHU PEI TEH
    53 9 Shanghai, Feb. 18. Gen. Chu Pei Teh. Chief-of-Stafi of the General Headquarters m Nanking, died suddeny last night at the age of 57. He was a trusted lieutenant of Dr. Sun Vat Sen during the years previous to the establishment of the ReDUblic oi China.- Sin
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    ITALIAN WARSHIP SHELLS BARCELONA
    509 9 Government Preparing Big Push Against Insurgents Barcelona, Feb. 18. i THE definite allegation that the j warship which shelled Bar- celona on Monday was Italian is < made by the Catalan Propaganda Ministry m a communique, which states that the marking on the shells shows tney
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      190 10 j From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 18 R1BBER: Easy. London Spot: 10 5 16d. 10 7 16d. Previously: ItfeA 10 0 16d. Apr-June: 10 3 R d. 10 7 16d Previously: lO'^d. 10 r '«d. July-Sept.: 10 5 16d. 10 7 16d. Previously: 10> 2 d.
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1202 10 liFrom Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser and Co. f 8 List TIHRSDAY, FEB. 18, 1937: «J I'M. MINING Buyer* Seller*. Ampat Tin <4s) 4s 10' a d «fta A- am X .iniuUK ■t Hi «d 34s bd Au.stral Malay <£> 54s 36* cd. 1 Ayer Hitam
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES
      375 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. Feb. 18 .Shore of Cl denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall I otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64 114 7 H 1H' 'a Funding Loan, 4 p.c, 1960-90 113 :i .i lIP- War Loan.
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      70 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 18 Tin: Firm Cash £234 12.s 6d Previously Firm at £231 17s 6d Three month*: £238 7s Id. Previously £232 17s. 6d. New York Tin: 52 25. rtffiiOlllly 5165. Copper: Settlement: £M 17s t;<i Previously: ess 17s Cd. (.old. Saturday: ill
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      76 10 London Closing Quotations Feb. 18 Method of Parity before Rate PreTentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday vlously Paria Francs to 124.21 105 b 10r>> H New Yof k to 488 2 3 4 99% 1 I* Amsterdam Guilders to 12 107 6'Jb -mb*'Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 2 5
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      211 10 Yesterday's Singa pore Quotations Feh 18 SELLING London, TT. 2 4 1 16 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London. 4 months' sight 2 4 18 Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57« <8 Montreal, demand 57 Batavia. demand 10T H Samarang. demand 103%
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      196 10 cm. !.-> j|, j-j American Can Com. 107^., iO7' 2 108' American Telephone and Telegraph 181 180' 179 Atcheaon Railroad 74 74 75 L Chesapeak 65 65 i 4 64 3 4 Dupont 17 3 5 8 173 174 Firestone 37 i 2 31 i /r 373/a
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      91 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association I Feb. 18, 12 o'clock ihm.ii XT Buyers Sellers No. I X.R.s.S m cases 'FOB. February* 36 316 3G 5 10 Good FAQ. m cases 'FOB. February. 35 13 16 35 15 10 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose awardable Singapore) 36 zqi February 36 36 H March
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      Daily Share Report
      111 10 ISSUED RY ERASER AND CO. AT THE CLOU OF RUSINKSS YESTERDAY Sterling ssues thir™ i%£ <|UiPt J!" 1 thr d »> Ma V ir K d h >rrs for s '»^rrn Klntas, Southern Tronohs Most of ih v SIO «*™b«Un. and Southern dly Dollar "ronled small advance*
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      164 10 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Total (or Books Close iin-inriil Compaq Dividend Date Ex. Div. year TIN x Payable Date to date Aust. Malay 6d. Feb. 23 To Mar. 2 Feb 24 2' j Asam Kumbang 6d. Feb. 26 Mar. 5 F, b 27 jAyerWong 5% Int. Feb. 15
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      64 10 Feh IX Gambier T.T. 7.50 Java Cube 10 50 Hamburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 21.50 Black, Pepper 12.00 Copra, mixed 8.10 Copra, sundried 8 40 Small Flake Tapioca 5 40 R. Saigon Al $174 R. Siam. W.C. No. 1 $162 Rice, Siam, W.C. No. 2 $147
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    250 Chinese Schools TO CELEBRATE The Coronation
    1009 11 250 Chinese Schools TO CELEBRATE The Coronation Local Chinese Topics BY 1 OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT TWO hundred and fifty Chinese schools m Singa--1 pore involving over 10,000 children, will either hold sports meetings, put on variety entertainments or lantern processions m celebration of the Coronation on May 12. PRACTICALLY every
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    SKYROCKETING TO STARDOM OUVIA DE HAVILLAND * HER LIFE STORY (NO. 2)
    372 11 SKYROCKETING TO STARDOM OUVIA DE HAVILLAND HER LIFE STORY (NO. 2) Co-«torr«d with irrol Flynn m "Th« Chorg* of the tight Brigade," th* Worntr Bros pictur* Alter her success m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"— Olivia's versatility was tested m leads m "Alibi Ike" and "The Irish In Us Her days
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      471 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated ln tne colony of Hong Kong) Tho liability off member* to Ua&lWd to tbe extent and hi leaner P— itj by Ordinance No. of 192t off the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve Fond: Sterling $.500,000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve
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      508 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CMIN4 (Incorporated ln England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital ln 800,000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 1&, Blshopsgste. London, EC. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Saigon AmrT.sar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok Karachi
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      683 11 P rtA DIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore— ZHL Transmission 3 Wavelength-225 metres The following frequencies will be 7-8 Pm. Speech and recorded music Penang— ZHJ pa T (Penang Wireless Society) 920 Big Ben. The BBC. Scottish Orchestra. Wavelength— 49.3 metres 1005 A pianotorte recital. 10.35 'Under Big Ben' A talk
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      KING'S INTEREST IN SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY
      177 12 KING'S INTEREST IN SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY The Rebuilding Fund At the quarterly court of the governors of the Seamen's Hospital Society, held m the Chamber ot Shipping offices recently Captain Sir lon Hamilton Benn. Bart., deputy-chair-man m the chair, it was announced] that his Majesty the King, who has' been
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      C.C..T. LINK'S MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE
      149 12 C.C..T. LINK'S MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE Special Cruise By The hamplain The C.GT. stale that th?ir HOCf Champlain '28.124 tons gross* is to make social 8-day Mediterr.tnt an cruise Irom Marseilles on April 7. calling at Naples. Algiers. Gibraltar and Lisbon, and returning t > Havre on Apr 14. Free transport will
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      EXCESS TIMBER CARGO
      169 12 Finnish Shipmaster Fined The danger of carrying excess cargo m bad weather was emphasised at j Edinburgh Sheriff Court recently. I when a fine of £50 was imposed on a j Finnish shipmaster for a contravention of the Merchant Shipping Act. Albert Lindholm. master of the steamer
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR
      221 12 The following air passengers arrived irom Europe. India and Med.m by K.LM plane Rietvink on Feb. 15 Mr R N J Del me RadclitTe. Miss E Ftennell. Mr and Mrs Wellesley Mr snd Mrs John Henry Hansard Mr P <!• Tfslla de Jong. Mt J. A Jansma
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      S.S. COMPIEGNE
      39 12 The mall and passenger vessel ss CompiSfns Irom Fondirherry is pected to arrive on Tuesday! Fob M at 6 a.m. and sail on the MAM (Jay at l p.m. lor Saigon. Tourane and Haiphong Berth: The Roads
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      FORTY CARGO SHIPS TO BE BUILT
      381 12 FORTY CARGO SHIPS TO BE BUILT U. S. Plans To Meet Foreign Competition THE United States Maritime Commission is now engaged m formulating an emergency programme, contemplating construction of 40 cargo liners with speeds ranging from 16 to 20 knots, aggregating 360,000 d.w. tons, at a total cost estimated m
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      DUTCH LINE'S NEW CAPITAL
      232 12 Improvement In Fleet Financed TTHE Holland-America Line are 1 Issuing 3.036.200 guilders ol Ordinary shares at 106 per cent holders of existing shares being given preferential rights A similar amount of Ordinary shares has been taken over by private interests at 108 per cent. The proceeds
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      436 12 H tr *\M'^>^*£''y%>-. r /W^^\T^>^»\\ W/' fP^^O-s:* XJT^Zv \V^ ___W.- m ___9^___\___\. f^** .y-: ,>>y \.-\i_- -yy ■-■> <* IT^I^I CORONATION |nM GEORGE VI If^^^y MAY, 1937 iSSr i EARLY BOOKING Information and tickets A ■^o'" >"our ou;n agent, 1 I WORLDS GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM —^—^B BE I BURNS PHILP
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      204 12 RED FUNNEL LINE NEAP EN6 MOH S.S. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated m Strait* Settlement*) REGIT. AR rtsslx.iß and < arr* Sertl. r. from Mimporr to Java. Borneo. Rank* and Billiton roe RATWIV i lllllltu.s and >DM\K\N«, <l*cr> Tuesday and lniii> a. 8. N\M > (il \Nu -I rOR MHK\R\\\ tND RWIIJIRMt
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      405 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals j ?siw JAltt BY TRAIN *^W Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a .m. Swettenham. Taiplng and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru, Kuala Krl and Tumpat: Mon.. Wed., Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang:
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      240 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wharves or Expetted to \rn\r East Wharf (Entrance Gate h Tottori Maru 22. Main Wharf (Entrance („tr Plancius 18. X Hi; Afsn i•• Raub 11; Shirala fi. Empire D<»ck (Entrance C..t. Malacca Ml. 36 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate |)j Arabia Maru 48 West Wharf il'.ntiamr
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      485 13 M WM \\_________t VXmtom, mJZ. _m ____m _t________ m^mm________. iZT*^ *^^^fct^^ BY P&0 and BRITISH I N D I A L I N ES P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. ™37 1937 RANCHI 17.000 Feb. 26 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Apr 23 CATHAY 15 000 Mar. 12
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      427 13 (Incorporated m England.) 1 I ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. /incorporated m Straits Settlements.. "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamrr Dim Sail* CITY OF KIMBERLEY Havre. London. RVl,un. H'burg F-b. 26 Mar. 2 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Havre. London, R*dam HbarK Mar. 29 Apr.
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      1023 13 REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khhm Steamship Co.. (It.lt) L4A Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Itd Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) Ihe Sarawak Steamship Co.. ltd The Straits steamship Co, Ltd. 'Ihe Australian Oriental Line* Lid. The China Navigation Co., Ltd.
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      676 14 K. P. M. PLANCIUS— Friday, Feb. 19. Muntok (passengers and mails only). Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaya. GENERAAL MICHIELS— Friday. Feb. 19. Rhio, Dabo. Billiton and Batavia. TIDORI^-Friday. Feb. 19, Belawan-Deli. TOBELO— Saturday. Feb. 20. Selat-Pandjang. Koedap, Tampoetih, Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis, Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Api. VALENTlJN—^Saturday. Feb. 20, Rhio (passengers and mails
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      597 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ogm/AMERICAN MAIL LINE 1 iwKF^\\ m__WK______ii^^\i\l\\ /^flKsVr" I fz^in /fl fc^^*k. nWffl fl fcta^ H TO El T ROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PKNANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK Arrives. Leaves Leave* Arrives Spore. S pore. Penan*. New York. Pros.
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    BRADMAN TURNS TEST TIDE IN AUSTRALIAS FAVOUR
    2708 15 Spin Bowlers Exploit I Worn Wicket WYATT SCORES SOUND 50 FOR ENGLAND 1 1AVPI Q a leeway of 42 inns on the first innings. Australia's I 1 second innings, ieaiurec' by a double century by Brad man, gave them a lea«t oi 391.
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    Yesterday's Track Work At Bukit Timah
    416 15 117ITH the Spring Meeting starting tomorrow at Bukit Timah there was plenty of interest m yesterday's 1 work at the tracks and a good crowd 1 turned out. bright and early. It was hardly light when Wee Jock started the proceedings from the six
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    AIRMEN BEAT MENTAL HOSPITAL
    48 15 The R.A.P. opened their soccer season yesterday with a good win over the Mental Hospital, on whom they inflictOd their first defeat of the season by j five goals to one. Goal scorers for the winners were Williams <2>. Sgt. Atherton. Meehan and Taylor.
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    367 15 Boat Race Training SPEED POWER IN FINE TRIAL Loudon. I I /^AMBHIDGE lowed a cunvinciie: lock-to-iock trial on tin 6aaj oa Saturday, the crew ea.-ilv the heaviest seen on the ri.vr thi, term, covering tIM three miles course Victoria Brldg- Little Bridge 'gainst
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    G.G.C. WOMEN'S MEDAL
    38 15 The women's monthly medal competition was played at th. Oarrfson OaH Club on Tuesday and \K< dr.esday The best returns were thos. Mrs A M Cantrell all square and Mrs X 1 Morgan 1 down.
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      83 15 CORRECT MORNING MOUTH. THE ASTRING-O-SOL WAY— by shaking a lew dashes into a quarter ulass of water Then nargle and swish the tingling liquid through your te<th Feel the magic change instantly refreshing and waking up the mouth and throat tissues correcting that dry iuzzv taste kl'.inn the lurkinu BMNIth
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    CRICKET CLUB WIN DRAB SOCCER THREE-ONE
    462 16 Skins Held At Bay During Second Half S.C.C. 3; Inniskillmgs I. THERE was very little to choose between the two teams m this friendly match from which much was expected. The Singapore Cricket Club, coming up against a weaker eleven, managed to win by
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    ANOTHER TROPHY TO R. A. F.
    155 16 photo). IMidds. Beaten In Hockey Final pOLLOWING their success against the Middlesex Regiment m the Inter-Unit Hockey Cup. the RA F added another trophy to their co..ec--tion yesterday when they beat the 7th Heavy Erigade. R.A., Changi. by three goaLs to one m the
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    HOME RUGGER
    20 16 London, Eeb. 18. Home rugger matches played today resulted: Devonshire 7. Middlesex 9 Berkshire 0. Surrey 0. Reuter
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    SER VICES HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAY S. R. C.
    93 16 SER VICES HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAY S. R. C. r rilL Combined Services hockey team to meet the S.R.C .on the Padang today was chosen last night as follows: L. A. C. Wiseman (ILVF.); Gnr. Gad>by (R.A.), Capt. Hammond (K.F.); Pte. Gorman (Midds.), L. Bdi Hayden (R.A.), L. A. Humphreys
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    S.C.C. BOWLS
    194 16 Thj draw for the S.C.C. bowls pair> i.iM'ck-out handicap, starting today. Ls aa follows. Today: T B Rogers and J W HoMin I 2l vs J A Dean and E. G Staunton 1). C. E Winter and N. G Bishop user v.s. F. H Cuitia and P. O'Neil
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    104 16 The following i.s the draw for the Keppel Golf Club mixed foursomes on Sunday: pm. 430 Mrs F. Starr and A E. Darville vs Miss D Hirst and G. E. Kerr 435 Mrs G. E Kerr and P J. Crawley vs Mi.ss G. Farnell and F. Starr
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    BATA SHOE COY. WIN 3-NIL
    42 16 Scoring twice m the first half and once m the second half the Bata Shoe Co. beat the Heap Eng Moh by three goals to nil. Hock Guan. Chong Lek and Ah Chee were the goal scorers.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    52 16 The following have accepted to play cricket for S.C.C. vs. Indian Association tomorrow at 2 p.m at S.C.C: G. Thomson. A. Gilmour. B. Gaillard. E G. S'aunton, A. F. Hunter, W Haxworth <Capt.). L. A. Hygate. Lt J A Salaman. J. H. Abbott. W. H. Lait and M.
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    L.G.U. MEDAL AT SINGAPORE G.C.
    64 16 The L.G.U. Medal for February was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted m a win lor Mrs C M McNair with a nett score of 71 Women's gold medal for 1936 This competition was played simultaneously with the L.G.U. Modal and resulted m
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET
    182 16 The lollowing are SCR C cricket teams for week-end matches: Saturday, vs. St. Andrew's at S.C.R.C. I p.m.:— Yee Check Wah. X T. Ooi. Yap Choon Lin (captain >. Fam Choo Beng. Tan Thean Tek. R B Tan. Cian X c Tian. Neo Geo Lee. Lim Keng Hor,
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    S.R.C. CRICKET
    48 16 The following will play cricket for the SRC against Khalsa Association at the SRC on Saturday: G. Bogaars. G Westerhout. F. M. Chopard. L Alvis J. Ritchie. J. G. Reutens. R. Donough' R. S. de Souza. A. M Jansen F B Smith, and L. M. Pennefather
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    426 16 WEARNES SCORE ELEVEN GOALS AGAINST P. AND O. BANK photo GOALS und plenty of them, but they ueie unfortunatel> scored by only one side and Wcarnes w« re disappointed when they failed to add the one more coal, which would have enabled tv Ihem to defe.ii the P. and O
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    CLUBS MAY GET £1,500 WINDFALLS FROM 'TESTS'
    141 16 London TRLASIRERS of impoverish..,! English county cricket ii.,u are rubbing their hands fully m anticipation of a r ous grant from the M.< *|iei, the big share-out from v, r present Test tour m Austr.,!, ia made. The tour which m earl. threatened
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    82 16 The following have be<n selected lo play cricket for the YM A I RC on Monday at BCRC R. Lyne. Lee Fong Urn. O Da Angus. B Varma. V Xavier. X 1. bruggen. J Ferguson. B M BarkArmstrong. N Hay and X M Jopp Vs the YMCA Juniors
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