The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,091. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1937. 10 CENTS.
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    EX-KING ALFONSO CONGRATULATES FRANCO
    1070 1 Telegraphs From Rome On Capture Of Malaga INSURGENT OFFENSIVE ON MADRID STOPPED Government Forces Are Now Unified r»EN. FRANCO HAS RECEIVED A TELEGRAM FROM ROME CONVJ VEXING THE "ENTHUSIASTIC CONGRATULATIONS" OF EXKING ALFONSO ON THE CAPTURE OF MALAGA. GEN. FRANCO REPLIED EXPRESSING HIS CORDIAL THANKS. "We
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    CUSTOMS WAREHOUSE RAIDED
    68 1 Koreans Seize Impounded Goods Tientsin, Feb. 21. CORTY Koreans armed with i clubs raided a Customs warehouse before dawn, beat the Customs officials, forced doors and loaded a lorry with 16 contraband bales of piecegoods, which had been previously impounded. The French Concession polirc stopped the lorry
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    7 1 FREE MEALS FOR TMC UNDERNOURISHED ,c „.4-
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    Indian Elections
    98 1 FIRST RESULTS FOR UPPER HOUSE Bombay, Feb. 20. THE first results m the election.* for provincial councils or Upper Houses under the new India Act are announced today. In the case of the Bombay Council which will contain 26 seats by election and four by the Governor's nomination.
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    SIR M. HALLETT
    21 1 London, Fob. L'O. Sir Maurice Hallett. the now Governor of Bihar left Marseilles today for India British Wireless
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    GERMAN PROTEST
    63 1 Pro-Fascist Activities In Soviet Russia Berlin. Feb. iO. The German ambassador m Moscow has lodged a further serious complaint regarding the arrested Germans express-ing a wish m view of the protracted preliminary investigations a member ol the Embassay staff should be permitted to visit the prisoners. It is
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    "HOT MONEY"
    44 1 Discussion To Continue For Another Week Washington, Feb. 20. President Roosevelt does not believe 'he stated to press coni?ren~e> the Treasury "hot money" discussions have reached a definitive stage but. he added he expected the conference would continue for another week. Reuter
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    2,000 DROWNED IN FLOODS
    92 1 £1,000,000 Damage In Mozambique Cape Town, Feb. 20. QVER a thousand natives has been rescued by the authorities m Mozambique, m some cases from tree tops and roofs. A previous message stated that 2,000 Mozambique natives had been drowned owing to the rivers Incomati and Umbeluzi
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    HUGE ORDER FOR GERMANY
    31 1 Istanbul. Feb. 21. pERMANY has contracted to build fourteen merchant ships for Turkey at a cost of 10,000,000 Turkish pounds payable through a clearing agreement.— Reuter Wireless
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    APPEAL OF B.I.F.
    64 1 Orders From Sixty-Five Different Countries London. Fob. 20. The- wide appeal of the British In- dustries Fair is shown by the fact that Vp.o orders booked so far come from 65 different countries. France alone Is represented by 219 buyers and large numbers are attending from Holland.
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    MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY
    24 1 London. Feb. 20. The Marquis of Huntley. prcmirr Marquis of Scotland died early thlf morning m his 90th year British Wireless
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    23 1 The King, accompanied by the Queen, will open the new sculpture pallery of the National Gallery at Millbank. Westminster, on Tuesday June 29
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    Hitler Declares War Would Be A Catastrophe
    97 1 Hitler Declares War Would Be A Catastrophe NO ILL-FEELING FOR GREAT WAR Berlin, Fob. 20 ""THE German people will no 1 longer entertain the sliKhtest ill-feeltng over the war. Noihinp remains but great respect lor our former opponents." declared Hitler addressing a party of ex-Service rr.en, including three members of
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    Penang Flying Club Pageant
    152 1 MACHINES TAKE PART First Visit Of S. 5. V. A. F. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan*. Fcb 21. THE Penang Flying Club pageant today was one of the finest things seen locally. No less than 44 planes took part, including a Douglas airliner from Medan with
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    NEW LIFE MOVEMENT
    75 1 Madame hianjf Kai Shek Broadcasts To I.S. Nankin*. f>b The New I :•<■ llovtmeni r§ a spiritual lift] r the Chi said Midamo Chiang K.i; Bhtk In 'he course ol radio broadcast to the United 81 itcj rhis monUnj She la the OiM Ch!!:fse worn n to
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    U.S. JUDICAL REFORM
    75 1 (Greatest Constitutional Crisis Since Civil War hiraeo. Krh M "Mr Ho M'velfs proposals for judicial reform have put the United 81 In the !.»<• oi the greate tlonml crt ila rince the Civil Wu Mr Ho )vrr v r rrt iv .«d Union League Club here The
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      57 1 f '^s^^^^MlMS^^Sßm&mmaaamml TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 630 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight and New Cabaret Attraction Success HARVEY YOUNG FAMOUS AMERICAN COMEDY DANCERS A SUPE CURE FOR THE BLUES Non-diners SI 00 NEXT SATURDAY— Special Race RAFFLES CELEBRATED Dinner and Ball Cabaret. ORCHESTRA Extension to 1
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      75 1 o SEA VIEW f^7 HOTEL IDLAL SF.ASIDF. KiiKOKT EVERY ROOM WITH NUVATI HA IK KINNiNC, HOT AND COl D WATER TENNIS OOU SWIMMINd SINUATiiINJ ONE OF SINOATOIIFtf SCENIC BEAl" I V SPOTS REACHED IN 8 MIMTIS FROM ANYWIIFKF. IN TOWN THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET FfcATt RIN<I
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    "IT'S IN THE BAG"
    166 2 A Laugh A .Minute At The Pavilion If a count is taken. "It's In Thfl Bau." showing .at th: Pavilion, should average a laugh a minute. Ri;;iu from the very beginning it seta om chuckling. From then on only a man who has a grievance with
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    112 2 Increase In Court auld Dividend London, Feb. 17 On the Stock Exchange commodity shares and a lew industrials with armament connections wen briskly denanded and there were Bom big gains but the rest ol tfa mai kel 1 athe: irregular. Gilt-edged securities were again offered, showing up t/>
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    TIN TURNOVER
    47 2 Smelters Encouraged To Hold Bigger Stocks? (From Our own Correspondent i London, Feb. g§. Friday's tin turnover was 1.200 There has been spectacular bush mainly among .speculators, but it is suspected the O< at is encouraging th^ smelters to hold bigger stocky. Free Press Copyright
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    Last-Minute Rush Of Volunteers To Spain
    444 2 l'npignan, Feb. 20. Tilt: fact (hat the FrancoSpanish frontier will be finally closed at midnight has resulted m a big increase m volunteers of all nationalities crossing yesterday. British, French and German recruits predominated. Even larger contingents are expected day m t.he result of
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    BRITISH AIR LINERS RECORD
    66 2 London. Keh. !0. AN air liner piloted b> (apt. J. K. Stonpy. pilot of Irish Airway*, Ltd.. completed a flight from Dublin to (roydon this morning m one hour tt minutes. The machine carried three passengers and the flight, at the rate <>t about I'M miles
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    Law Notice For The Day
    36 2  - Law Notice For The Day Assizes Before the Chief Justice at II a.m. Summonses- in-Chumbers and Originating Summonses. Followed by:-Motions. Petition and Pro. 26 37 Re Loh Lai Peng d«cd Mr. Justice de Buriatte at Malacca—
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    GENERAL MOTORS MEN STILL STRIKING
    244 2 wac;e demanDvS not satisfied Sit-Down Strikes All Over The Country New York, Kcb. 10. 'I'flE motor strike at St Louis has been settled aiui all workers are resuming work there today but 2'M) erryployces ol Gentral Motors .it Oshawa. Ontario, have .struck, itating they will
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER
    89 2 Full Production This Year In (iermany •Fiom Our Own ClQlTmpOlldgllt London. t\'h. 19. Considerable importance l.*, ittachfd <» the announcement today In Berlin Iliat tin in -t factory for the production of synthetic rubber called "Buna," en i < •< nunercial scale will be ready r\ the <nd
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      62 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Opening Wed. 3rd March Nightly at 9.30 p.m. QONSALEZ ITALIAN GRAND OPERA CO., LA TRAVIATA THURSDAY. MARCH 4th F RiDAY, MARCH sth RIGOLETTO IL TROVATORE SATURDAY. MARCH 6th SUNDAY. MARCH 7th FAUST POPULAR CONCERT MONDAY, MARCH Bth CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA TUESDAY MARC 9th and I PAGLIACCI LUCIA Dl LAMMERMOOR
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      267 2 i— ST. ANDREWS CATHEDfIAL, SINGAPORE. NOTICE IS HFHEBY ('IVEN that the Annual Parochial Meeting will be beld m the Hall <>! 81. Andrews I -ho.>! an Monday. M.ir 1. 1937 at B M p m IGKNDA. (ll To confirm the Minutes <>! tlv Annual Parochial licicitlm held on Monday Feb
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      529 2 CLASSD7IED ADVERTISEMENTS. XEbc Sinoapoic I fixe prose Hrad Oflitt: >« II Slrrr IM rxlf-n ion 1., ,f, 1 I < I I imrs Kuala l.umpur Oflirr 1 stf,^| IMionr Ipvh utli. llrr«s|rr Ko.nl I'hnnr Pruanc Ofli. c I Ri 1,..,, I'hfini 11.. London <>(!•< r 40 I-. I Ir, 1
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      107 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 7£Q a.m. 8 1 1 it. IO.(K> p n it. Sports Ci cl t: 8(' R C V M C. A and 8C C vs 8 X.c. Cinemas A Ml AM BK A Ka; Gordon wiuii Buster Crabbe. VAffTOL 'h Charge ol the Light
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    TRAFFIC IN WOMEN, CHILDREN AND DRUGS
    2135 3 What The League Of Nations Is Doing CONTROL OF RAW MATERIALS Bandoeng Conference Achievements PROOF OF LEAGUE'S UNIVERSALITY THE SOCIAL WORK OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS WAS DESCRIBED IN A BROADCAST TALK FROM ZHL, SINGAPORE. ON SATURDAY NIGHT BY MR. E. E. EKSTRAIMD DIRECTOR
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    MR C. F. J. ESS
    148 3 First Eurasian To Mount Singapore Bench Youim. former Hi^h Court Deputy Registrar, Mr. C. F. J. Ess, popular and well-known Singapore iigure. enjoyed ;he distinction on Saturday ol being the Hr.st Eurasian m Singapore to mount the Bench. Following the second "retirement*' of Mr. E
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    32 3 Chsrles Richard Moore, 38. submaster at Trtdegar. Monmouthshire, pleaded "Guilty" at the Monmouth 'Assizes to lhr> embezzlement oi £80. stealing £30 and falsifying accounts, and was sentenced to 10 months' lotI prisuiimcnt.
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    CONSCRIPTION FOR WOMEN IN TURKEY?
    499 3 CONSCRIPTION FOR WOMEN IN TURKEY? Making KemaVs Wish Law Constantinople Feb. 'Till Turkish irirl may m future receive a pre-military education during her school days, and the Turkish woman may !>♦• compelled to acquire a similar education at special courses which will be created throughout the country for this purpose.
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    TONIGHT'S BROADCAST
    32 3 Mr. H. D. Callings, anthropologist and Assistant Curator of Baffin Museum, will broadcast a short talk on "The Meaning or Hari Rayu Ilaji" from Singapore station at 7.05 pjn. today.
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    23 3 THE PRESIDENT of the Cortes. Senor l>ic««> Martinez Karrio, photographed at the Olympia Theatre m Valencia, when he addressed a reient patriotic meeting.
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    £1OO,000,000 Plan To Move Polish Arsenals
    266 3 £1OO,000,000 Plan To Move Polish Arsenals LOAN FROM BRITAIN? Warsaw, Feb. 8. pVETAILS weir published yesterday U of a plan foi concentrating ihP national defence industries m a strategic triangle* 1 m the middle 01 Poland. At present these Industrial are scattered all over Poland, but the most Important enterpiises
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    MALAY SENTENCED FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE
    744 3 Sequel To Murder Charge (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. If). JUSTICE B. A. de Burriatte, presiding at the Malacca Assizes, today sentenced Abu Hassan, who was charged with the murder of a Bengali, named Mahingar Sin^h. by causing his death as the result of
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    Will Ulstar Join Free State?
    1016 4  -  C. B. PYPER Premier Says "Never" BY Belfast, Feb. 6. i-KTEVER." Th:.t is Lord Craig1^ avons reply to the question "When will Ulster unite with the Free State?" Lord Craigavon is the Prime Minister o: Northern Ireland. He is a giant or a man, with
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    SOVIETS LOVE OF DICKENS
    178 4 Moscow, Feb. 7. The Soviet Press devotes much space today to»the commemoration of the! 125 th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. The extent of his popularity m Soviet Russia is mirrored m the fact that 'more than 1,000,000 copies of his works have been
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    70 4 Stanley Oliver. 14. of Craven Street. Sheffield, an errand boy employed at the works of Joseph Rodgers and Sons Ltd cutlers, was killed when he fell 50ft. down a lift shaft at the works. Mr. Wilfred William Webb, senior partner of William Webb and Sons, solicitors, of Suffolk House, Laurence
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    Modern Wars and Modern Weapons
    1019 4 Inconclusive Lessons From Spain And Abyssinia DURING the past year we bftVl seen modern weapons m KtftOß, but under conditions which mak»> it useless to attempt to draw my definite conclusions as to the extent to which they will affect strategy and tactics when employed
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    HIS DAILY DIAMONDS MADE HIM FAMOUS
    715 4 Life Of "Diamond Jim" TWENTY years Ago died "Diamond Jim." most colourful personality that New York, oity of sensation::, has ever known. To the posi-wai generation, this name that once blazed across tru headlines of the American Press, means nothing. His gargantuan appetite <he
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    21 4 MR. NICOLAS DE HORTIIY. son of the Hungarian Recent, photographed on his arrival m Alexandria recently on a visil to Egypt.
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      98 4 don't let Film spoil the beauty of your smile KEEP TEETH WHITE All BRUNT WITH PEFSOIEIT from teeth v with Pepaodent Tooth Paste. r™"™ I"^™^1 11 Pepsodent is a special film-removing tooth w***wmm I m paste. It contains a cleansing and polishing *^v 110 W 111 8 material unexcelled m
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    261 5 photo). photo photo). phot. GENERAL VIEW OF Till SCENE ON THE LAWN when over 80 members of Tinted Kngineers Recreation lub were entertained by the hairmin and "net-tors it the home of Mr K. M. Duff, manager of the company, on Saturday. Various competitions were arranged and the sports prizes
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      71 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained lon application o the Manager. Price 50 cents each \OMETHIN<i 11/ JZ^CROW ABOUT We too, feel some considerable satisfaction m being able to offer our many customers yS the following selection of POULTRY and GAME TURKEYS. PARTRIDGES. CAPONS. PIGEONS. PHEASANTS.
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    WROTE FOR A HUSBAND: MARRIED NEXT DAY
    328 6 Correspondence Club Supplies WIFE NOW WANTS SEPARATION MAINTENANCE Dublin, Feb. t. MAKKIAGK arranged through a London "matrimonial correspondence cluh," which took place the day after bride and bridegroom first met. led to proceedings at Kileock (Co. Dublin) District Court today. Mrs. L'thei Monica
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    I.S.M. AWARD
    31 6 His Majesty the Kin^ ha.s been graciou.sly pleased to approve of the award Ol the Imperial Service Medal \o Karumbayiram Puckirisamy, late Detective Sergeant-Major. Federated Malay States Police Force.
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    PATENTS FOR INVENTION'S
    248 6 Local Grant To Cease (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 19 FFFECT to a recent decision of t* Government ihat for the future only patents for inventions issued m the United Kingdom shall be I capable of registration m the Federated Malay States is given m
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    BURNT FILM DISPUTE
    199 6 Compensation For Cinema Proprietor 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Feb. :»0. The Fne Press understand* that the F.M.S. G:vernment. without admitting any legal liability, have now compensated Mr. Ong Ec Li:n. the Sel&ngOT cinema proprietor, for the destruction of a portion of the film "In Caliente,"
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS
    184 6 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. lU. The fol.owing official appoinimeim I are announced m the F M.S. Govern nient Gazette: Mr. J. A. Richardson to be a Fje'u (itologLst, Geological Survey Deparl mont. F.M.S. Messrs. D. St. G. Stewart. J. R H Barns, D. S. Palmer
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    BRUTAL MURDER ON JOHORE ESTATE
    335 6 Indians Appeal Dismissed (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore B.iliru, Feb. 20. PENTENCE of death passed on an Indian cook for the brutal and premeditated murder of his Chinese employer's wife on a Johcre estate was upheld by the Johore Court of Appeal, presided by Mr.
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    LOTUS CLUB
    151 6 The L.tus Club with a membership of 90 .strong, held its sixth annual general meeting at the Y.W.C.A. on Saturday. Mrs. R. Dana presiding. Office-bearers for 1937 were olected President: Mrs J. T N. Handy; vice-presidents: Mrs E. V. Davles. Mrs G. H Kaka hon. secretary Mrs A
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    Police Orderly Charged With Forgery
    199 6 Police Orderly Charged With Forgery MISSING CHEQUE HYDER bin Lon^. a Malay police orderly to Mr. J. C. H Brett. Assistant Superintendent of Police. Singapore, was committed for trial on Saturday by Mr. W. G Reeves, third Singapore magistrate, at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry into a charge ol
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    Harbour Board Traffic Plan
    215 6 Harbour Board Traffic Plan /COMPLETE reorganisation is plan- ned of traffic arrangements at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves, which at present are most: unsatisfactory owing to the system of having all the traffic from the main wharves leave by one exit. The reorganisation proposals divide the Singapore Harbour Board property
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    33 6 photo). (iROUP OF GUESTS at the function at which Singapore Chinese electrical contractors and their friends were entertained by the General Klectric Co. Ltd. at the Great World on Saturday nifcht. Free Press
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    R. R. I. SCIENTISTS ON TRAIL OF "THRIPS"
    248 6 Insect That Causes Leaf-Fall APPEAL TO ESTATE MANAGERS TO HELP TRACK PEST (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2t RUBBER Research Institute scientists are on the trail of "thrips"- -a microscopic insect which cause* leaf-fall from rubber trees and they are
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    19 6 photo UK THE GOVERNOR and the Hon. Mr. R. Williamson photographed at the r.i< rs on Saturday. Free Press
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    CORONATION FUNDS
    257 6 Negri Government To Increase Grant (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 19. pOLLOWING public criticism the Selangor Government increased the official contribution to Coronation celebration funds lrom $7,500 to $20,000. The Negri Government is now expected to raise its contribution to $18,000 Horn $5,000. Port Dickson. Negri oembi
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    N.S. EURASIAN VOLUNTEERS
    175 6 N.S. EURASIAN VOLUNTEERS Platoon Formed <From Our Own Correspondent) Thfl XT Seremban, Feb. 19. The Negri Sembilan Eurasians who i have emitted as Volunteers had their [first instruction on Wednesday Lieut Col. w. A Outsell. Officer Commanding the Negri Sembilan Battalion, spoke to the new recruits I understand that at
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    DITCH AIR SERVICE
    134 6 May Be Extended To Darwin If the representations of KLM 'Royal Dutch Airways* to the FVder.ii Ministry of Australia for permission to extend the Dutch Europe-Netherland* India air .service to Darwin are successful new air services through Central Australia to Darwin may be established to link up
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    CHINESE VOLUNTEERS
    181 6 Formation Of A Platoon At Taiping <From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Feb. Z9. Keen enthusiasm lor volunteering was evinced at a meeting held tod«4> at the M.V I headquarters here for th* lormation ol a Chinese platoon at Taiping There was a good turnout of Chinese youths who
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    9 6 iewK i SStr tl Bernard Baron st Jewish Settlement.
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      102 6 Ynut LAST opportunity! MONDAY FEB. 22nd. to inspect Mrs. Judd's exclusive display of gowns and. dresses from Paris, London and New York, that portray the Jatest fashion>. Positively no duplicates. All prices have been marke 'J down to clear stocks before sailing. Mrs E. JUDD ROOM 6 RAFFLES HOTEL Waterproof
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    76 7 ENGLAND'S 'SHIRLEY TEMPLE.' as live and a half years old Joy Patricia Avent is known, ha.s stolen tfie hearts of ice-skating dancers and onlookers at fiarringay Arena. Her remarkable performances with her father m the dancing intervals at ■arrftagay have amazed everyone. Less than three months ago she first rtonnrd
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    MEDAL FOR GALLANT BRITISH MINER
    196 7 MEDAL FOR GALLANT BRITISH MINER GRESFORP COLLIERY DISASTER To Be Discussed In i Parliament London, lei*. "THE K.nu nas awarded the Euw.ird Medal for gallantry to Mr J E Samuels. coal-cuMine machine-man, m recognition of bis coolness, courage and qualities of leadership after th explosion m Gresford Colliery In September.
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    OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY
    259 7 OXFORD CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY Officers Elected The li 1 1....1.! 1 gee >ral meet tin Oxiorri and Cambridge BocU ly <>i Ka lava was held on Wednesday nlghi In Singapore. The following officers were elected lor the year UM7-38: President: H E Sir ShenUHl Tho ma.s, C> CM (i OBE I
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    TREASURY BILLS
    41 7 London. Feb. 20. The total amount applied for m tenders for £40.000,000 Treasury bills I was £73,690.000. The average rate per cent, for bills at three months wa.s 11 3.65 d as against i04.70d. a week ago British Wireless
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    "CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE"
    438 7 AMAZING REALISM (Jrandest Spectacle Motion Pictures Have Produced MO spectacle the screen his produced before has excelled "The Charge Ol the Light Brigade," the magnificent Warner Brothers film based on the Balaklava charge which inspired Lord Tennyson's famous poem. The picture was given an enthusi-
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    ATLANTIC AIRMAI
    57 7 1900,000 Subsidy Approved l*v United States Washington. Feb. 20. An Appropriation Bill for $1,501,000. t 000. to moot the expenses of the Post Office and Treasury nepartment m the next fiscal year was passed by the House of Representatives The bill carries an appropriation ol $9O().ooo to subsidise
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      18 7 Whoopee! "THE GOLD-DIGGERS OF 1937" ARE COMING! I mm JBBF' fJBT Watch for Screening Date at the CAPITOL
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      360 7 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Total for Books Cloae iinanri.il Company. Dividend Date Ex Div. Payable Date Ifl dltl TIN. Aust. Malay 6d. Feb 2J Tb Mjr. 2 Frb 24 Asam Kumbanj; 6d. Fcl). 26 Mar. 5 M 27 Ayer Weng b: Int. Feb. 15 Frb 2o F« 16
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1937. Hooligans In Uniform
    870 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1937. Hooligans In Uniform AMONG its other distasteful icaUirea Fascism is the most arrogant political doctrine on earth and the amazing outrage m a Shanghai cinema on Saturday is additional proo: of this assertion, freedom of opinion and action as interpreted m most
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    DAY TO DAY
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    39 8 London Feb. Ml Mr. Anthony Eden will resume his duties at the Foreign Office on Thursday at the end of his fortnight's holiday on the Riviera from which he is returning to London tomorrow British Wireless
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    31 8 London. Feb. ?0. Lord Wakchurst. Governor-elect n New South Wales, and Lady Wakehurst were guests of the King and Queen at luncheon at Buckingham Palace yes terday. British Wireless
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    587 8 Courageous Appeal In Japan Mr. Prics's Library Of Magic COR some years freedom as we know it has been extinct m Japan The rule of the army and its allied bureaucracy cannot be compared m severity to the rule of the European dictatorships, but it is
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    1169 8 ""PHL boys <•! Reyl.mds School Wtfl cir ftiiiK ba.k Ir m the .summer vacation; th< t.ixis bossed between tIM old «r<'\ Italic buildings amid playlng-fWldi behind sheltering trees, and the w structure sheltered two tiny platforms thai only thronged .it school hftlMay time* The empty bulkllngi
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    KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE EXTENDED
    273 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Reorientation Of Japan Policy ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE China Will Not Tolerate Further Aggression Shanghai, Feb. 21. IHfc kuomintang Conference, which was expected to conclude its sessions yesterday, could not dispose of the several important proposals and another session was held today. Among the
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    ROOSEVELT'S MOVE TO AID FARMERS
    171 9 Insurance Of Crops Scheme Washington. Feb. 19 TAECLARING that fully half th* *J farm population m the United States can no longer feel secure. the President m a message to Congress stated action cannot possibly be postponed on the programme to improve the present intolerable
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    FORTRESSES ALONG GREAT WALL
    61 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Feb. 11. T*HE Japanese Kuantung Command has made preparations to build a network of permanent fortresses alon? the (ireat Wall and other strategic positions m North China, to prevent Soviet influence entering Manchukuo and China Proper. About 150.000 workmen enlisted from
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    AIR DISASTER
    58 9 Australian Plane Lost In Sea During Cyclone Sydney. Feb. 20. A Brisbane-Sydney mailplnne has been lost In the sea during a cyclone The machine was piloted by Rex B'-yden who with an assistant and Jive passengers, including Mr. Westray, a Londoner and member Ol Lloyds, i'nd a New
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    63 9 Large Stocks Destroyed In (iodown Hankow. !>»». 10. Damage estimated at between throe! <:ici eight lakhs ol dollars wa.s done when fire completely gutted cue 01 Axnhold and Co.'s godowns containing Krge stocks ol worxi oil m drums. The heat was so inten.se many ol the drums exploded,
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    HONG KONG TRAGEDY
    46 9 Hmii; Kong, Feb. 20. Miss Ruth Elizabeth Claire Gregg, the daughter of a retired American Colonel and a resident of Los Angeles, died from lysol poisoning m a hotel room here last night. It is believed to be a case of suicide. Reuter
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    CANADA'S $30,000,000 FOR DEFENCE
    132 9 CANADA'S $30,000,000 FOR DEFENCE No "Sponging" On Ottawa, Feb. 20. "pANADA at the forthcoming Imperial Conference will not commit herself to anything. No action to involve her m war will be taken without the consent ol Parliament." So declared Mr. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister, today at the end ot a
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    HANK MANAGER KIDNAPPED
    78 9  - HANK MANAGER KIDNAPPED Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai. Feb. 21. Mr. Soo, general manager ol the Bank oi China. Tangshan. m North China, was suddenly kidnapped by the Japanese military police ol the Japan* .so forces stationed In Tientsin two weeks ago. Mr. Soo has issued a large sum ol
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    72 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai; Feb. 21. The workmen of the Fengtien Cot- ton Mills. Shanghai, struck yesterday and detained one of their foremen. 1 who is alleged to have wounded one of the men with a knife. The men made an attempt to attack the police
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    56 9 Washington, Feb. 20. 'Following the conference between President Roosevelt and the special capital imports committee. Mr. Morgenthau stated the Committee had filed a preliminary report but that the matter was still at the study stage. Mr. Eccles added there was no change m intentions or expectation* Reuter
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    GERMANO-CZECH AGREEMENT
    82 9 GERMANO-CZECH AGREEMENT Railway Conditions On The Frontier Berlin. Feb. .20. The Agreement between Germany and Czechoslovakia regulating railway conditions on the frontier is published m the official gazette and comes into force from Feb. 27. Czechoslovakia grants Germany the right to operate a line trom the frontier to Cheb. which
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    PALESTINE RIOT
    58 9 British Troops Called In TojaueH It Jerusalem, Feb. If). British troops were called to quell a riot between Jewish revisionists and Arabs at Tiberias. The police fired on the rioters and the troops fired into the air. A later message states that two British constables. 30 Arabs and
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    23 9 London. Teh. .0. Major-Gen. Sir Percy Cox collapsed and died today on his way to meet Reuter hounds near Bedford
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    65 9 Tokio, Feb. 21. "yUE decision to make a remarkable change m Japan's China policy, namely, to concentrate on the promotion of Sino-Japanese cultural relations "based on the fact that Japan m no circumstances seeks to acquire any portion of Chinese territory," was made by the Premier,
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    OUTRAGE BY ITALIANS IN SHANGHAI
    134 9 Cinema Raided; Film Taken Shanghai, Feb. 20. TfcN Italian sailors thi.s afternoor. raided a Chinese cinema showing a Soviet film about the Abyssinian war. After firing six shots outside the cinema the men broke into the projection room, beat up the two Russian operators who
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    57 9 To Be Summoned This Year By Kuomintang Nanking. Feb. 20. The plenary session of the Central Executive Council of th« Kuomintaim has passed a resolution m favour of i summoning the oft-postponed National Peoples' Congress on Nov. 12 to inaugurate a constitutional govern- 1 ment m place of
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    26 9 New York. Teh. If). A further small increase m tyre prices i* under consideration m order to compensate for the recent wage m I creases. Reuter
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    157 9 New York, Feb. 20. RJI BONNET, '.he new Frencn Am- bassador. on his arrival denied he was seeking a loan for the French Government. He said he had no specific instructions to negotiate a settlement of the war debt. A previous Washington message :lated there
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    90 9 FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S NEW PROGRAMME Ambitious P.tllv. I rl>. 20. 'THE nationali>ati<m oi insurance. coal-mining elrctnrity. transportation and the in.ttiun of an unemployment iund and i lor aged workers a. me. Mled m the new Oovernmem proßraiv.n foreshadowed by L<« Journal Tht forecMl m terview bttW—C M H. m md M
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    81 9 BOMB THROWN AT MARSHAL GRAZIANI Knntr. I rl». 'ill. MAIJSHAL (WAZIANI was sightly injured when bomb was thrown IB the .streets oi Addis Aoaba by riN aflccted Abyssinians. a communique rtatef that Marshal Orastanl was distributing present.-, to churches, mosques and the DOQff A number of disaffected Abyssinians mingled with
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    LONDON TREATY
    72 9 Soviet Signifies Her Adherence London. Keb. H) The Soviet Government have sent .i note to the British Government signi lying their adherence to the protocol Of the London Naval Treaty ol 1930 regarding submarine warfare. Great Britain, the United Hati France. Italy. Japan and the Britisli Dominions gave
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    GERMAN DEBTS
    24 9 Berlin, Feb. !0. The standstill agreement on debts owed to Great Britain has been prolonged for another year with slight modifications. Reuter
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    CORONATION OATH
    79 9 Approved Alter Discussion With Dominions l/omtnn. <»h I Slight chanur.s t \\)\H ;u ip Itfti m Coronation oath which h.i approved after d .s with th<Dominions. Instead <»t the words "U. Kingdom and Dominion* peoples HLs Majesty sw< according to thfir rMptcttVl 1 \ws and customs," Great Bii'ain.
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      1208 10 British Investors Are Sorely Puzzled FEAR THE RETURN OF DEAR MONEY From the Free Press Correspondent) London. Feb. 5. I >rC ACTING from their pronounced weakness 1^ during the past fortnight, London stock and commodity markets are now exhibiting a steadier tendency, though business
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      179 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 20 Klltf'.l l( S!' i!:ir I London .sj> lo^d 10 7 16 d. Prevu.usiv 10 5 lfid 10 7 idd Apr-June: 10 7 i»>d tofed. Previously: 10 5 i«d 10 7 I6d m 716 d. l()',.d Prrviou.slv 10 S ltd 10
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      77 10 I London Closing Quotations Feb. 20 I Method of Parity before Rate Pr* centre Quotin* 20-9-31 Yesterday vlouslv J/ l ™V v Francs to 124.21 l»- r >'» 106% New Ywk $to 4 882:1 |JWfc 4 Anuterdmn Guilders to 12 107 B«>4'.. km-p gj n Jf^R Per
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      201 10 I Saturday's Singapore Quotations I Teh. '.>o si ii.im; London, T.T. 2 4 1 10 London demand 2 4 1 ig London, 4 months' light 24 1 8 Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 571 Montreal, demand 57 Batavia. demand 103* Samarans. demand Iqjj.,
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      26 10 Renong Consolidated Tin dredge statistics lor the nrst half of February are: hours run, 190: cubic yards treated, 45.000: tin ore won, 210 pikuls
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      24 10 Katu Tin dredge stati.stics for the irst half of February are: hours run. cubic yards treated 60,000; tin ore V.OH, 217 pikuls.
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      90 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Tone of Market: Quirt Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 10 5 16d. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet US els. 20 11 16 per lb. Feb. 20, 12 o'clock noon No I.X.R.S.S m cases (FOB. February) 35 7 16 35 9 Hi Good FAQ. m
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      69 10 F.-b 20 Singapore tin price <per piruh $121.12>2. Feb. 20 Gambicr 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 40 R BfclgOll Al $174 R
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      997 10 IFraser and Co.'s List SATIRDAY, FFR. 20, 1937: 1 P.M. ■MM Ruvern SHl*r*. Amjmt Tin < 4s 5s 3d ''S M Asam Kumbang <£) 33s «d 34s 6d A.istr.'d Malay (t> 54« :>6.s c.d. A •.<>!• Hita.n (to) 21s 6<J :/>.s A\cr Weng ($U i
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      73 10 ISSUED BY nun AX.) CO. AT THI CLOSE 01 B\ BINESS ON SATURDAY '■■»"'"in« ".hi; ■sr*- r •jWh* the day ™Lm« sieHi™ T^. V<> >«'hv souther.. > alaya." I |'JL.«" S 1 X Tr» as also H rf several <.t|,e rs I ••lams. «ere m kern demand.
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      77 10 Dortof the wrek .-lulinu F.b l.i n POTtt of tinned pfclmpplM lr B M.,,., y POCta .inu)imlc<l t,, 56.K72 •Wch: 28.810 ,78 per com u> the Unn«| Kingdom 4w m >wr cent., cases v, the Conua, n IM* .11 per rent I rajM W> l --*»a<ia and 3.682
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    406 11 Winning CONTRACT i David Burnstine, Merwin D. Mater, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence SOME FINE SLAM BIDDING IN the past few years proponents of Bridge systems other than ours have been unable to make
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    REGISTRATION OF SMALL CRAFT
    120 11 New Enactment i 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 19. Small craft registered 'by the competent authority" m tl.e Unfederated Malay States and the Netherlands Indies will no longer need to be reregistered m the Federated Malay States i: a bill which will be introduced
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    NINE MINE-SWEEPERS
    124 11 Expected In Singapore Next Month The nine mine-sweepers which are to be based on Singapore are expected Ito arrive on Mar. 16 or 17. They left Malta on Jan. 25 and are due at Colombo on Mar. 2. They are the Abingdon, Huntley. Fareham, Aberdare, Harrow. Widnes. Stoke.
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    PENANG DEFENCES
    133 11 New Area To Be Acquired For proposed military defences at Penang, another area of a little more than an acre Ls to be acquired by the Straits Settlements Government, according to a Government Gazette notice. The land is situated m the south- west district of Penang, which will
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    252 11 Entertained At Home Of Mr. R. M. Duff Entertained by the chairman of directors of the firm. Mr. J. A. P. Strachan. more than 80 members of United Engineers. Ltd. Recreation Club and their friends spent several very pleasant hours at the home of Mr. R. M.
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      137 12 EIGHT NEW MOTOR LIFEBOATS New Station To Ho Opened At TobtTmory Th<* Royal N iti naJ Ufebo rf i tion has laid down i IgM n m UXeboatt, thrr" tor Scotland, t \a. England two tor Irt'l..nd lAd QM lor Wales is i»>r m a whleh the In.stituti n h..
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      69 12 Work Of Lifeboat Racteg As><k iation At the ■nnaal Uk t I •t! I. In Nei V .1 k bet] Co i lion. I dOlnfl m notln Ca:r.;, t!i<i :i »t belu-ve that tbtfC 1 nnected nrlth American h had n i than th.it Association T.
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      REPORT OF STEERING GEAR COMMITTEE
      619 12 Recommendations To Be Carried Out IN the House of Commons, (Paisley, L.) asked the Pi what steps were l»« int; t-iken ports of the Steering Gear i>r i.. Burgin <i j .'.riiain«iitai v Been tary t the Br>aro ol Trad'». As a rrsuit oi dfacuavton
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      154 12 Mill Rttrr.sm. oi Paisley, who >■ ivo the lifeboat Jeanfe Spein ior lervice at the Portpatriek Station, baa given an additional sum oi <:;umo to the Royal National LUebOttt Institution to be used m completmy the equipment oi tbi hitbuat ami assisting m the running ro.sus.
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      22 12 \n. IS. «{\n m i i;i k.iii n us ract and n n contract i i 1
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      236 12 HENDERSON LINE S< Ml Dl I I <»F SAIMM.s By lorlnuhil> I'avsenter SUamer Rrlurrn Kan-iH.ii. Port Sudan, .MarMMllcN, pj| ma and KnsUnd mnii m:i» BAIUNOf Port of I>is4»tiiti.trk.itt»n IM>moutb l^u\r Kaitfooß 1«*37. l M*r <$ KEMMENDIKE Apr' 17 CHIMAVIN M a y A OORA BAOAINI June I BURMA June 2t
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      556 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a m# Swettenham, Taiping and Tclok Anson: Weekdays* 7 pm. Kcta Bahru, Kuala Krl and Tumpat: Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 pm Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and
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      129 12 SINGAI>ORE HARBOUR Ships alonßside tin v\ K\p<Mte,| to \i,,,,. Kvkst Uh.»n I ntr.tinc 4 t r |j. Rohna B; Hal U M Uhurl (liitr.irur <),> I n Noort Ifl Oh l.v .hi:. I Bphl Kinpirr l>ock ihid.ui.r i. l( N.i-i. .m M 3H. Knipirr IMmI i| KinU -t', X 48
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      471 13 t |s iHAVIiL BRITISH BY, P&OandBRITISH INDIA LIN ES P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Tonnafe Spore. Tonnace Spore. 1937 1937 HANCHI 17.000 Feb. 26 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Apr 23 CATHAY 15.000 Mar. 12 BANGALORE 6 000 May 3 BURDWAN 6.070 Mar. 13 CORFU 15.000 May 7 BEHAR 6.000 Mar.
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      662 14 K. P. M. OP TEN NOORT— Monday. Feb 22. Belawan-Deli. BOTH— Monday. Feb. 22. Muntok. Batavia and Cheribon. ROKAN— Tuesday. Feb. 23. Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang. TanjongMengeidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. PASlR— Tuesday. Feb. 23. Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. MAKASSER— Wednesday. Feb. 24. P. Samboe. Prigi Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and
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    2211 15 Double Tote Pays Over $2,000 On Saturday CLEVER ALEC SURPRISES WITH $206 SiOli dividend paid by Clever Alec, to 52 liekei holders, m the filth race ;.t the opening riuy of the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting, caused a good deal ot
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    76 15 .Melbourne. Feb. 20. Victoria dismissed the M.C.C for 187. An ea top-scoring with 64 The Kcni batsman was at the wicket for two hours and played a chanceless innings which included seven fours McCormick had the best bowling average with three tor 35 Victoria had 59 for
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