The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 February 1937

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,092. ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1937. lft CENTS.
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  • 548 1 Pacific Policy Towards Japan Endorsed i GOVERNMENT'S OPPONENTS DEFEATED Gen. Chiang Rejects Idea Of Popular Front A MANIFESTO issued at the conclusion of the Central Executive Council Conference endorses China's pacific policy towards Japan. The Kuomintang Congress declaration, however, reveals that the
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  • 33 1 CHINA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER Nanking, Feb. 22. THE Foreign Minister Gen. Chans M nun, has resigned and Dr. Wang Chung Hui is reported to be succeeding him. Reuter DR. WANG CHI NO HUI
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    108 1 Japan Finds No Evidence To Support Allegations Tokio. Feb. 12. In the Lower House a member of the Seiyukai Party drew attention to the necessity for the protection of "personal rights." incidentally stressin.: the Import mce foreign Powers attacl c! I such rights, giving as an example the
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  • 93 1 I^oavin^ Bangkok Next Month On Retirement (From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok. Feb. 21. Dr Humphrey Toms, who has been Mr to the Briti.sh Legation m Bangkok for a number of years and '•amp out to Bangkok m 1922 to Assistant Medical Officer of Health the Siamese Government,
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  • 18 1 Washington. Feb. 21. Mi' Ethel Duuont. the fiancee o P D Ror.sevelt. Jnr.. has beer
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  • 41 1 H.M.S. Stork (Capt. A. L. Jackson,, R.N>. Is expected to arrive at Singac this morning. Th? ship Ls employed on surveying c'utics and is to be docked by the Singapore Harbour Board m order to I clean ship's bottom.
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  • 226 1  -  Gen. Chiang's Personal Diary To Be Published Shanghai, Feb. 22. GEN. Chiang Kai Shek's per sonal diary referring to his captivity m Sianfu, capital of Shensi, last December, will be officially published as soon as the English version is ready. Sin Chew Jit Poh. and the establishment of
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  • 244 1 Efforts To Stir Apathetic Voters London, Feb. 22. "THE intensity of the London County Council election campaign, now entering its last week. If more like a Parliamentary ihan a Municipal fight. The Municipal Reformers axe desperately striving to reverse the Socialist victory of 1934.
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  • 46 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Hon* Kong, Feb. 11. Gen. Huang Mv Sung OofCtnOf ol Kwangtung. has resigned on tht ground of illness. Gen. Yu Hon Mau. Commander ol the Cantonese forces, has been asked to act for Ocn. Huang for the time being.
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  • 159 1 Rubber Control In Siam Not Fully Effective INADEQUATE STAFF Planters Association Recommended (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 2*2. IN the Assembly last week a M.P pointed out that the control o[ the rubber planting industry m Siam was not as effective as it might be and said this was
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  • 128 1 GOOD MOVE FOR INTERNAL TRADE London, Feb. 22. ALTHOUGH the Chinese Oovern- ment has not so far adopted ♦he project to establish a Central Reserve Bank on the basis of the O| ntral Bank of China, some such step is likely to be taken sooner or
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 74 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. fd on 1 r appencucius.— neuier. TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight and New Cabaret Attraction Success HARVEY YOUNG FAMOUS AMERICAN COMEDY OANCERS A SURE CURE FOR
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    • 81 1 There is no better Tea then BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. SEA VIEW \3 HOTEL Im.AI- SI ASIDE RKSORT REACHED IN 8 MINI lIS FROM ANYWHERE IN TOWN ETHiS WEEK WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET FT.VnRIMi AMY FLORY CfrXKRRATED MING ARIAS DANC KBS BY RfcILERS PAMOUB HUNGARIAN ORCHFSTRA THE
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  • 242 2 Set Ip Hy Imperial Airways Fly ing- Boat l.ondi.n, Feb. St. The Imperial Airways flyini Caledonia, built by Shorts at Roe] i I and intended for long-range Mi 1 yesterday broke all records for commercial aircraft by a non-stop flight Of 2.300 miles from Southampton to Alexandria
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  • 82 2 mearly 100 guecU celebrated the SMth anniversary of the birth ol rge Washington, first President ot tv United States, at a dinner and ball hold by the American Assoeiati n oi a at the Adelphi Hotel last night. Tlicy included the Consul-General; (or the United States Mr Monnett
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  • 92 2 Former Bangkok Man (iiven 1% Research Task iFrom Our Own Correspondei I Rinukok. Feb. M. M.i. W. R S. Ladell. who tCfVed In r it of Agricultural Re- the Siamese Government <>d many years, hai ii problems ot ins c< a ntroi al Rothan ited Exp »rl- ret
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  • 6 2 Washington Anniversary Dinner
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  • 286 2 MORE TROUBLE FOR U.S. STEEL COAL SUPPLIES MAY BE AFFECTED Agreement Expires On March 31 N>w York. Feb. !<> INTEREST ol the American .st<*cl indiLstry is now centred on the outcome of negotiation^ lor a new working aurcemont m trie bituminous coal industry to .supersede the cxi tins ement expiring
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  • 229 2 Hard Labour For American London Feb. 2. pRAUDS Involving n.600.000 Km p gnn^ of .sharr-pu.sher.> In America were mentioned beloro Mr. Dummett at Bjw Street yesterday. Lipphltz Novak. 43. :ui Amer: \m I itizen. of Fiwi\t! Court, Bdfware Road I was sentenced to tw> nontha* n.:rd
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  • 25 2 Mr. H. M. Wennubst. Mr. Dan Der Vlies and Mr. Brims were passengers for Batavia jon the aircraft Sydney which left Singapore on Feh 19
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  • 204 2 POLAND A TOTALITARIAN STATE The First Step Warsaw, Feb. 22. AMOVE which appears to be a step ♦orward m making Poland into a modified form of "totalitarian State" ib announced by Colonel Koc, who is i described as thr ri^ht-hand man of Marshal Smigly-Ridz Colonel Koc's announcement too L;'; t)jo
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  • 74 2 \a>ss Of £ISQ On Last Year's Working i Kium Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Feb. I). The Banßkok Nursing Home hxs issued its accounts for 1936 Thi.s Home caters for t/he forcun community and has to be maintained whether it is full or empty. The nursing statl is
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  • 42 2 EARLY SCHOOL SCR A TCHED London Feb. 22. LOKI) ASTOR'S unbeaten Early School, the winter favourite for the Derby, haS"™"* been taken out of the Two Thousand Guineas but the trainer is fiopeful that the horse will start m the Derby. Reuter
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  • 97 2 Canton Requests Nanking To Take Tr^ent Steps Honii K«.n.. Feh the Hire Kekei Qewaetl ol Canton h.i.s cabled Nanking to take urg at 'steps lor the relief >i the poor In the Kwanctung Province when the people are suffertni owing t i atrtom ihort■CM <>t rite The deleuut«\s
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  • 57 2 Shanghai. Feb. 22. Mr Chon Kur»K Po. former Minister ol Industry and Commerce, has been appointed Director ot the Special Training Department; Mr. Shao Li Tze. former Governor of Shensi. who led China m her publicity work for many years during the Northern Exppditi^n. has been appointed Director
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 36 2 V3CTORIA MEMORIAL HALL FRI. FEB. 26th and SAT. FEB. 27th at 9.30 P.M. ("BARDESS of the GORSEDD FOLK SINGER HARPISTE SOMETHING entirely NEW and DIFFERENT A NIGHT OF HFBRIDEAN FOLKSONG RECITALS BOOKINGS NOW OPEN AT LITTLES.
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    • 47 2 AGENTS WANTED. £50 easily earned oy selling the well-known and best-selling WESTMINSTER Series Private Christmas Cards. Britain's Premier Firm <est 1906) offers Highest Commission Sample Book Free. No risk or outlay, enormous success with 1936 series, all records broken. Lewis Co. Dept' W Westminster Works, Preston, England
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    • 574 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. PMUgI H Mlal MOM ■CALK Weighs Up To 250 ll>s. TO Hi id Colours:— <ir*en. White, lvor>. Price:— So.oo MEDICAL HALL LTD., Mattery Koari. RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT K.VIi)N(. GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms facing nea with own bath room H and C and mod sai: Phone 5758
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 122 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 9.ofi a.m. JJ.7 ft.; 10.44 p.m. B.C ft. Sports Soccer: t.j and B va us Bank at i. ti N. ground; m i.ii. vs. r.s. at Stadium; B.C.C. t Padang. Click' t: YMc A. Jin. Dept. vs. Midds. Cinemas AtiHAMBRA Kia .i Con oil
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  • 94 3 Tynewydd Colliery at Pontlottyn, Glamorgan, is being reopened. Two seams are to be developed. Mr. Frederick Husted. chief officer of Eton Fire Brigade lor 25 years, who has drilled hundreds of Eton College boys and has been 40 years a fireman, states that he intends to retire. Miss Helen Kellie-Smith,
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  • 77 3 New Naval Intelligence Officer Arrives To Mice— d Major C. R. W. Lamplough, d.sc. R m.. as Naval Intelligence Officer at Singapore, Major. R. H. Quill, M.V.O. R.M. arrived by I the Blue Funnel Line PatroclUS from Ln gland yesterday morning. Major Lamplough leaves to take
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  • 189 3 Defence Minister's Statement Steps taken to ensure the adequacy t supplies of fuel oil m peacfl and war were explained by Sir Thomas Inskip. Detence Co-ordination Minister. He .staled: A itlfHltng sub-committee oj the Committee of Imperial Delein: 1 'over which a member <;! (be Cabinet
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  • 55 3 Wing-Cmdr T. W Elmhirst. who has been selected as Air Attache, Ankara, will be the lirst accredited to such post Kb the Turkish capital. Mrs. Van der Elst. with a loud speaker van. was outside the Manches ter prison when Max Mayer Haslam was exaeuted for the murder oi Rw«
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  • 928 3 "THERE WILL NOT BE ANY WAR" Because "No One Dares To Attack Us" London, Feb. 6. QTRIKING references to the *J international situation made by Dr. Goebbels m a speech m Hamburg on Thursday night, which were not published m the Berlin newspapers, weie contained m a report of the
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  • 224 3 New Hollywood Clean- Up Hollywood, Feb. 7. THE Clover Club, Hollywood's exclusive luxury night-club gambling resort, frequented by stars :md film chiefs, must remain closed indefinitely after a police raid when numerous gambling devices were seized. There wore more than 100 present at the
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  • 209 3 Aspidistras Hurled At Police Paris, Feb. 5. A LARGE mandrill ape attacked its mistress. Madame Lecointe In her Paris flat and ran amok. The ape broke all the furr.i'ure m the iia: and besieged the kitchen, where Ltl mistress had taken reluge. it t/ai only
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  • 47 3 'Fr n Our Own Correspondent* Scremb.in. Feb. 21. A One o! $M). (n rielault one month"* rlgoroua imprlaoomeiii, was imposed by the Port Diekson magistrate n a Tamil. Muttiah. for knowingly conveying uncustomed go;>ds. to wit. nlty-one packet* Ol matches The prosecuting Ciistoms offlcer pressed the charge.
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  • 269 3 BABIES BORN IN U.S. FACTORIES Mothers Afraid Of Losing Jobs Flint, Michigan. Feb. ft, A WOMAN whose lips were burned by mustard kis m last week's fighting between police and sit-down strikers m the motor-car plants here told me a (rim story of the work conditions against which the strikers
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  • 189 3 Quarrel Over A (iamhlm-j Debt Following quarrel believed be?n caused by dn argumer.' gambling debt a Ciiiii edly killed by a eonapatrio: early on Sunday morn Alter exchanging htftttid a -a Cantonese CUM to ji m§ and MM struck the ether on the h(\,d wi'h .1
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    • 454 3 Kidneys Must Clean Out Adds The only way your body can clean out health-destroyinp: A- ids from your blood is through nine million tiny Kidney A tubes or niters, hut beware of cheap, drastic irritating drugs. Weak Kidneys usuaJlv'aro the real cause of Oettinpr Ip Nißhts Nervousness Swollen Ankles, Rheumatism
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    • 29 3 Maison Lyons Confectionery ARRIVED a new consignment of CHOCOLATES I VAUO SWEETS LYONS CAKES TOFFEES and is now on sale at all the leading dealers agent* JACKSON CO., LTD.
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  • 620 4  -  Sheilah Graham Film Fashions By Grace Moore's New Gowns Hollywood, Fob. 9. (^RACE Moore, minus pounds of J weight, is doing right well by the gowns she wears m her latest film. "When You're m Love," alias "Interlude." Her dress designer, Bernard Newman, is also
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  • 418 4 London, I eh. 5. A merican (rtendi m this coun- try tell mo they are amazed that KngHih women ran look so tfil with n tittle trouble, writes Mizabrth Ann .n the Sunday DisI atch. Thej njf tlMil no nlNrMpsciini Amerlean vouM dreun <»: ttmvtni loss tacial M week
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  • 535 4  -  Rose Patterson On The Continent By Labour-Saving, Devices Paris, Feb. 0. T'HE plaster lellef of a housewife, broom m hand, is a fitting figure for the doorway of the Grand Palais where the Housewives' Salon is now open. It is so typically French. Real housewives
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    • 196 4 M I _^s \r< W Mm V< A I V .^^^m T||^k T < i THE earnest desire of ever> V fj^^" illlllllllHlllllllllini!''ili mother is to feed her baby her- V self. In her ability to do this lies a deep and abiding joy. She know- Jjf*^^^/ that baby's health
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    • 104 4 The Newest m Ladies Handbags. jgg DOULATRAMS iik. ii mi:k»i yffstr\ 1 > V 7' v *^.n m H 1 Hi gigßm^mP^^^^^ H m /^C^B Bgw4 g# I^^^^H f T^^^*^^^ j Jtr i t\ gg>« \v^^^^ _^^^^^gggf gT AJK YOUR BOY TO WEAR OUT THIS PAIRT Inntat.on grains leath r
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    • 84 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each PURE WHOLESOME CHEESE A perfect ending to any meal. We offer you a choice 4 variety of cheese: Dutch Edam, Danish Roquefort, Swiss Gruyere. English and Australian Cheddar Kraft 8 oz.
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  • 564 6 INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF SINGAPORE photo). Vital Strategic Centre STRONG NAVAL FdRCE ESSENTIAL «QINGAPORE and Hong Kong are assuming increasing *J t importance as strategic centres m Britain's defence plan and strong naval forces are essential to them" declared Admiral Sir Lric Fullerton, X.C.8.. D.5.0., who yesterday expressed his delight to
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  • 176 6 DISSECTED 10,000 MOSQUITOES Dr. G. C. Ramsay Honoured 'THE award of the (I.E. to Dr. rirahum Colville Ramsay, Deputy Director of the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, m the recent Honours List, for his researches m, and solution of, ihe malaria problem m India, has given pleasure to his many
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  • 25 6 A pigeon trapped In tht tunnel at Trafalgar Square Tube station had pparently entered the tunnel where 1< track Ls above ground and flown through.
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  • 236 6 Mr. J F S wa.s going cheerfully about nis daily work when h- was suddenly stricken with •tamact] trouble that required weeks of medical attention. How he was eventually cured is best told by himsell "Just a lew lines to say what great
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  • 102 6 T Men Resume Work 'From Our Own Correspondent) 'j! Ipoh. Feb. 22. Sixty-nve skilled labourers employed I j by United Engineers, who downed tools- before the Chinese New Year, decided I to resume work today. The strikers submitted certain de- c mands which the management con.si- dered
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  • 64 6 r GirFs Body Found In Well J From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 20. i A verdict or accidental death was returned by the Seremban magistrate Jxr. M. J. Hayward. at an inquiry into the death of a two years old Tamil girl, whose body was found m
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  • 636 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 22. "THE Perak Chinese Maternity Association will hold their innual general meeting at the f^erak Chinese Chamber of Comnerce. Ipoh, on Wednesday, Mar. 3 U 2.30 pm. The agenda la as follows:-!. Minutes of last general meeting; 2 Vo receive
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  • 303 6 Yesterday's Holiday THE H.tri Raya Haji Muslim tival, which fell m was celebrated m SinKa|>.: day as a public holiday It is on*- o! the M i pi >ftt vals o! the Islami, being Hari Raya hMM UN >:• oi the last." observed ab«m! Wvi months ago
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  • 537 6 Car Driver Wins Appeal (From Our On Correspondent) Ipoh. Feb. 20. 44'Pu my mind cancellation is altogether too serve for a first o'Tente, since it takes away this man's means of livelihood for ever. Why the Legislature has entrusted our magistrates with no discretion between a
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  • 66 6 From Our Own Correspondent Seremban. K«b. Mr O V Thavtr, Indun Co-oper»-tlve Officer. Negrl Sembllaxi. recently addressed a meeting ol tonne 100 labourers ol Tanah Merah EsUle Labourers Co-operative Society He spoice on the objects and principles ol labourers" societies and lave advk-<* .i> Ml the running of
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  • 270 6 Appeals Dismissed (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 20. VEO Kiew Siew and Chen Yong Chong. who were each sentenced to eight years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice MilLs at the Muar Assizes, when they were convicted un a charge of doing mischief b> ftre, appealed against
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 46 6 Skin Itch Cause Curbed Overnight Tour .kin has nearly M minion Usmnim hl r«rma hid* and caUM terri- Bcserna, P^linc. Burn" L i:i I'HoiK.si.s, Blackheads. i, "V. I: l Slna*|wePootaiidctl2 tSSSrSSn only tera ;;u v < <^ "«t kill the kin. ih« Beriii V <i( f v^'. Nteoderm,
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    • 19 6 to the invigorating tonic properties of CHIVERS MARMALADE I A^"" V HV'« CO ,U, Kon« 8,. H v MN^APORt.
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  • 92 7 Mr Berbert S Salmon, a world-wide lecturer, traveller and writer is to give a lecture at the V.M C.A. tomorrow at 3.30 p.m. Hii subject will be "Racialism and War Mr. Salmon is an earliest student of anthropology .md his travels to almost every country m the world
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  • 81 7 The band o! the S S. Police will torm the following programme .it Katonf Park at 830 p.m. toci iy March Luxembourg «Lehar»: Overture, L* .s Dragons De VUlars (Mailhmt); tion. Peggy (Stuart >: Valse Des Blondes <Ganne>; Japo-Niaiserie, Ke-Sa-Ko 'Chapisis': The Broken Melody, 'van Bier.c: March. The
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  • 130 7 To Be Built At i Melbourne jV/lELBOURNE is to build the Ijtr--1»* est medicui centre m the .southern hem'sphere m the new Royal Melbourne Hospital. Entirely modern m design, glass vwll be substituted for rolid walls wherever possible. It it is to be cnuque. glass bricks
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  • 173 7 Times Plea That It Should Be Resumed London, Feb. I' A quasi-plea for the resumption of foreign lending is contained m ttu* City editorial columns of The Times. While pointing out that the raising of an extra 80.000.000 for defence annually is well within this country's financial capacity,
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  • 141 7 Police Patrols To Be Increased In Knt.nn London. I en. 10. The scheme ior specially trained >olice road patrols to secure wider understanding and observam Ol the Highway Code with a view |q IIM re luction ol road accidents was menioned yesterday by the BOOM Secretary. Sir John
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 452 7 TO THE MILLIONS WHO SAID 'THEY OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES' WE SAY HERE THEY ARE! I AND KNOX HAVE THE WHOLE TOWN IN KNOTS! M IN "IT^S IN THE BAG" A WARNER BROS. FIRST NATIONAL TEDDINGTON PRODUCTION. PRODUCED AT THE TEDDINGTON STUDIOS, TEDDINGTON, ENGLAND |^mgW^^W MR« and MRS, of
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    • 39 7 7th DAY Continued Success THE SURPRISE HIT OF THE /EAR! STILL PLAYING TO FULL HOUSES! TONIGHT 6.15-9.15 AlhambrA L T ni versa Ts most fantastic adventures! BUSTER CRABBE m "FLASH GORDON" See scenes beyond the wildest imagination of man!
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  • 937 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937. Th e Social Evil TTHE British .ire not a logical race, m fact, they are rather proud of their illogicality, and while this national trait has a number of advantages m the sphere of politics it can only be deplored m other
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    140 8 r i understood t Mr j. s Mac phen !h<> Malayan Civil Service. )ia.*- h- en transferred t<> Nlg< i Mra i f !i Kemp, win- <»• the Chiel Police Officer Nesrl Bembllan, .irruc-i m Berembmn Inn Home last -a. Mr E E G B .yd. President.
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  • 383 8  - CHEQUERED CAREER of H.M.S. MALAYA Dummy Torpedo Naval Battle: Two Collisions: Hit By BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT J London, Feb. 13. TTHE wonder is that ttM bat t U .ship Mulaya did not send the Dutch st* iincr Kertosono to the bottom ol IIM Atlantic when they ramr m colli
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 170 8 rfiik BLUE Curacao The latest of Bols fine Liqueurs. CALDBECK'S. BY SPECIAL KfcfiT A J&j TO H M THI APPOINTMENT KIN(. OF SIAM DIAMONDS SET PLATINUM ENGAGEMENT RINGS B. P. DEL SUVA, I/TI)., Foremost always m design, Workmanship and Quality (Incorporated m Ceylon). 19 21 Hieh Street, No. L Bishop
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    • 61 8 IN A BOSTON LIBRARY there is said to be a si«;n: Low Conversation Permitted. One reader can give aaaiher the low-down on many matters including the wonderful benefits conferred on the holder by a H GAFLAC v ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD.
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  • 811 9 IS IT CHRISTIAN'S DUTY TO DEFEND HIS COUNTRY? photo). Bishop Of Birmingham 's Striking Speech WARNING ON HORRORS OF POISON GAS NOT CONSONANT WITH SPIRIT OF CHRIST CANNOT SEE MYSELF THAT WAR CAN BE REGARDED 1 AS CONSONANT WITH THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST MODERN AEROPLANE WARFARE IS SIMPLY AND NAKEDLY
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  • 246 9 Diorama Of A Coconut London, Feb. 15. THE Malayan stand occupies v prominent position at the Olympia section of the British Industries Fair which opened today. The main section of the stand is an illuminated diorama of a Malayan coconut plantation, complete with kampongs. QN
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  • 147 9 Fait Accompli, Says M. Blum St. Nazaire, Feb. 22. M Blum, the Premier m a speech here yesterday denied that there was any change ol Government policy and also denied rumours of a re-shuffle of the Cabinet to include more representatives of the Right. With regard
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  • 152 9 IN view of the great interest aroused by our Crossword Puzzle leature last week and the large number of correct entries received, the management ot the Capitol Theatre have generously decided to Increase ihe number ot prizes from six to ten. As a result, the following will each
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  • 109 9 Gradual Elimination Of Foreign Companies New York, Feb. 22. The Mexico City correspondent of the New York Times states that an official law has been drafted tending towards the gradual elimination of foreign oil companies m Mexico. It is proposed "xj create an entirely Government-owned
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  • 84 9 Reuter London, Feb. '11. Professor W. M. Lindsay of St. Andrew's University, died yesterday from the injuries he received when he was knocked down by a motor-car driven by a student Reuter Arthur Cyril Jefferson Peake has been refused leave to appeal to the House of
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  • 101 9 Condition Continues To He Satisfactory Rome. Feb. 0. An official communique .states that the eondttlOO Of Marshal OimtUtlU continues: to bo satisfactory, uen Liotta. who has had his log amputated, is Improving. Both were injured when bombs were thrown m an Addis Ababa street by disaffected Abyssinian* The
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  • 204 9 Government Forces Capture Important Positions WILL VOLUNTEER BAN HELP CiKN. FRANCO? Madrid. I,b THE Government tofl fl <>n tho Jarama front ywltflday ruptured positions '"donun.il .m; DM < 1 fcht enemy's most Important communication outlets. acninliii-: to Ml official communifiiic. The Government [OTC6I In t 1 no »n reported that
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  • 244 9 Rome Feb. 22. italvs tir.st reeponai to Brltaln*i re- armament has taken the form ot ordering five classes of conscripts, totalling 1.000.000 men born between 1900 and 1904. to report at the fltpoti on dates to be announced later The object is to tost the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 72 9 J^ "CHARMANTE" SjA \*T\ CORSELETTE V.S. 18 \sv^fißfX) FANCY ELASTIC WITH OPEN mesh g^^f COUTIL. LOW BACK ■trW IN PINK ONLY. 1/7 PRICE $7.50. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. The Pricel ss Treasure of baby's life is m your hands. His health depends upon suitable feeding Give him BEAR
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  • 189 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 22 IUBBER: Firm. London Spot: 10» 2 d. 10 9 16d. Previously: 10 :l B d. 10 7 16d. Apr.-June: 10 9 16d. 1t%4. Previously: 10 7 16d. 10'^d. July-Sept.: 10 9 16d. lO^d. Previously: 10 7 16d. 10'_, d. Ofct.-Dec:
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  • 1115 10 llFrom Exchange Telegraph Co I Fraser and Co. f s List i SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1937: 1 P.M. MINING Buyers Setters. Ampat Tlii (45) 5s 3d ■>» 9d Asam Kumbang (t) 33i 6d 34s 6d Austral Malay 54a 36s cd. Ayer Hitam (ss) 21s «d
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  • 501 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. Feb. 22 Share of .Cl denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-84 114"- X 114« H Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 111% 111. War Loan, 3»/ 2 PC... 101%
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  • 72 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Feb. 22 Tin: Strong. Cash: B3SI 17s 6d. Previously Btrong at U2H 2s 6d. Three months: .1:252 17s. 6d Previously: a; 243 12s. 6d. New York Tin: Closed foevtoufl] 53.37. Coppery SettlemtnC Bil 15s. Pr.viou.sly e63 12s 6d Y?\stcrday: JC7 2s. Id.
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  • 75 10 London Closing Quotations Feb. 22 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday vlously Paris Franca to 124 "Jl 10S 10.^' New York to 4 88 2 A 4 89", 4 8 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.107 SUV. 8J4 1 Hong Kong Per dollar l.s 2 5
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  • 447 10 Singapore. Feb. 1?». ROUT Beel steak Kati H B« T .tew <>r curry do *J5 Fillet .st< .ik Ib. 50 Ifiitf mi, Australian do id Pork, lean K,U 41 P-uk. lean and fat i Ut quality* do 34 roriTKY Oapans (locally reared* do 55 Ducks each 4«
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  • 272 10 STOCK EXCHANGE business Patchy With Sharp Falls In Industrials London, I eh. IX. On the Stock Baehange businMi iM very patchy today. Coppers and oils were mostly linn, but many leading Industrial! fell .sharply, particularly breweries m which a revival of feari <>l increased taxation induced Wiling
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  • 43 10 Fraser Company. LIST OP CURRENT MVIDBNDB. i i- Booius Cl TIN Payable 1 6d F.I. U To M.,r BeUy«nf 1., m «otis3L 3 Im fv S m B' ldl '";ct 2', Int. Fob 1", k.i, Krl, 16 >" P'nal Mir. i m N i,,
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  • 138 10 Messrs. Evatt and Co.. advise thie loliowing rubber outputs tor .1 muary Brunei output lor January, 1937 ***** lbs., total to date of current financial year for 7 mths. 212.P77 lbs.: output for January. 1936, 30,912 lbs. Bukit Timah 9.097 lbs.; I mth 9 097 lbs.: 11,166 Lte.
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  • 413 11 Winning CONTRACT David Burnstine, Merwin D. Mater, Otwald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence A BRILLIANT BID J7VERY once In a while Harold S. Vanderbilt likes to gather the finest players available at his heme and
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  • 502 11 RAY THAT WILL END AIR RAIDS Gunmen Guard Inventor London, Feb. 7. pRKNCII authorities arc jealously guarding the identity of a voting Englishman who has, it is asserted, invented a lew ray which will make air raids almost impossible, since it brings down machines m flames. He has, too, an
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  • 143 11 Pig Dealer Sentenced To Three Months A dealer who was stated to have bought pigs to the value of 25,000 m a year but had not even kept a pocketbook record of his dealings was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Hadleigh. Suffolk, for failing to
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  • 113 11 <Prom Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Feb. 19. "The Johore Government has voted $400 for feeding schoolchildren and $120 for sports as Segamat's share for His Majesty King George the Sixth's Coronation Celebrations on May 12."So said the Hon. Dato Abdullah bin Esa. the State Commissioner, at a meeting
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  • 179 11 Allegations Against Chinese Woman An aged Chinese woman Kwok Sam Yee was committed on Saturday m the Third Singapore Magistrate's Court by Mr. W. G. Reeves, to stand her trial at the next Assizes on a charge of cheating by impersonation A Chinese man. Haw Chee Cheng and another
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 363 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m tne colony of Hong Kong) Tha liability of menkn to UmlW4 •a tha extant and In manna* »rae«rlbe4 by Oralnanea No. of 1929 of tha Colony. Authorised Capital §50.000.000 Issued and Fully Paid-up 120.000. 000 Reserve Fund: Sterling §.500.000 Hong Kong Currency §10,000,000 Reserve
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    • 509 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AM) C lIINA < Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600 000 shares of £5 Men £M§MII Reserve Fund ftSjMMtl Reserve Liability of Proprietors 000,000 nnn OfffBOB: 38, KishopN^atr. l.ondon. X Affencies and Rranchrs. Alor Star Hollo s.iuon Amritsar Ipoh n..n
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 504 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore— ZHL Wavelength— 22s metres —8 p.m. Speech and recorded music. Batavia— NlßOM 6.20 a.m.— 7.05 a.m.— YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.2 m. 10.50 a.m.— 1.50 p.m.— YDA 49.67 m. and YDB 25.3 m. 5.50 p.m. to closing YDA 98.68 ra. and YDB 31.2 m.
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    • 645 11 Paris— Radio-Coloniale Wavelength— 25.60 metres a.m. 6.35 Concert. 7.35 News m French. Market prices, rates of exchange 8.00 News m Spanish. 8.10 News m Portuguese 820 Close down. Wavelength 1D.68 metres p.m. 6.20 Concert. 705 Talk on current French events m Japanese. 7.20 News m English. 7.35 Concert. 8.50 News
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  • 40 12 It Is announced that tho C.GT liner Normandie will return to service on Mar. 10. The sailings fnm Havre and Southampton on Feb. 24. and from New York oo Mar. 3, have been cancelled. I
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 711 12 Big Increase In Merchant Tonnage SlliriU ILDINC; m the lulled State* took a sharp upward turn m ISM* the output being more than dout»l<' that of the previous year Merchant shipbuilding is now (»7 per ceni. greater than a year ago. The total volume of
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  • 96 12 Ship* alongside the tth.irvr. I \jm. tt-.j to \rri\e Fast Wh.irf d.ntrume < i) Mini Wh.irf (Kiilrunrr <;. t te 3) Rau > 18; K. da) 17: Sibi« r;| en c Ran > n i Fmpirr Dock (Entrance r.Att 3)« H Xl H I mpirt- Ihi.k I fi
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  • 14 12 New Interest In Scholarships Inqu I I 1 I V
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  • 16 12 Miaigtar Fav—n Private Control Q I i n der i n man] I CUTTY
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  • 18 12 NEW SOVIET FLOATING DOCK i Ttasi > haa I the asw 11 dork PO I X Th 1 •ji.
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  • 183 12 Rivalry Between Ports DOTH Liverpool .md M ir. )i prrssinj* their data ti tM th« < t don »»i Urn i "t r« i tided by the Ifaybui tCo nltte< Uyerpool h Urn iteway tain lor ti. Atlantic vellers, li prepai c f or ■elect] the
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  • 95 12 Hoard Of Trade Memorandum The Board ol Tr.icio nvently ka monndimi on the Rnanclal i lutloo providing for the eontinu of the tramp 000.000 lor the present year The conditiom lad 1999, and the an subsidy would b<- reduced U age level of frH \hv the avi
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  • 77 12 The two now paddle steamers now bdng built by thi Palrfleld BhlpbuUdind mgliieerlni Co lor Urn LJtfj Hailwa.v Co. for Mfilti m the fUth <•: Clyde, an- to be BMMi luid and .Jupiter, whirh will continue the n.nr the two tortner ■teamen owned b] old
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  • 38 12 On ttM time ball nu.s! n M u-.t M»r i.at I-- n, n kmi iu:v H i (mppran TtH night Um< ilgn da c m •Utini (ji thrat white UghU arra vertically have bean permamtiUi continued.
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  • 38 12 Feb. L'L>: Klias. Bin KotOf BhtOf, Gt'tna.s. Tandjong Ptoang, Tandjong Balel I Brit > 1! i I N, )r Naglaan Mara (Jap.); sphinx ftehj; Alrika. Jutlandia Dan.); Op ton Nooit, Both, Tjip.u (Out Fcb 2j. Nyow Boct <Nur
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 502 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) r_*_ TELEPHONE: Freight «433— Pauag« Mil. U fli.gJ LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATI" MALAY STATES BAILWAYg, BOYAL STATE RAILV OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACINC «;woDLD^cilWKt^ (Incorporated m Boglazx!) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by
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    • 24 12 For everything upportalning to Ocean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight, apply cofSkis\ WACpNS-LIT^ 1 wop to VftAy^i^siPViCfJ 39. ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking IVcs.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 645 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals S I* BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru, Kuala Krl and Tumpat: Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 pm. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 476 13 BY. P&OandBRrTISHINDJATINES P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS d.« Dm Tonnate Spore. Tonn» f Spore. CATOAY !-°nnn ?S RAW ALPINDI 17.000 Apr 23 CATHAY Jo. ooo Mar. 12 BANGALORE 6 000 Miv 1 iE*" IZ JJ" 3 CORFU »™W May 7 BEHAR 6 °oo Mar. 18 NALDERA 16 000
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    • 428 13 McALISTERsC?UP{^ ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. dneorvoratea m Strait* Settlement*.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer o Me Sml CITY OP KIMBERLEY HavTe, London, FJdam. H'burg pvb 26 Mar 2 CITY OP BIRMINGHAM Havre. London, R*dam H'burg Mar 29 Apr 2 CITY OP
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    • 969 13 SHIPPING THE BLLE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamshio Co (litlt List Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual Ihe Canard While SUr I tdL Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) llie Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line ltd The China Navigation Co., Ltd.
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    • 639 14 K. P. M. KOKAN— Tuesday. Feb. 23. Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. PASlR— Wednesday. Feb. 24. Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Apd. MAKASSER -Wednesday. Feb. 24. P. Samboe. Prigi Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan. Pocioe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS- Wednesday. Feb. 24. Muntok and Palembang TO<il AN— Wednesday. Feb. 24. P. Samboe,
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    • 602 14 HOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dbid AMERICAN, MAIL LINE TO EI'ROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA. MARSEILLES AM) NEW YORK Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives S'po»e. S pore. Fenang. New York. Pros. Wilson Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 14 Apr. 14 Pres. Hayes Mar 10
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    • 444 14 O. S. K. LINE La Plata Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban h M, CapK- Town. Kio de Janeiro, Santo* Montevideo. Aden Maru (ape Town vi.i |fl Djr-c- :n. L. M i London, p k Monti B Arizona Maru Hucnos Aires via C(j Zanzibar. Dai es fl \>, r Marques.
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  • 296 15 L SKINS' SOCCER VICTORY i From Ou r Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 21. THE soccer match at the Sports Ciub 1 yesterday afternoon between the R.I F. and the local team attracted a good Hdtc and the spectators were re.\irded by seeing a closely contested game
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  • 98 15 <From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. K. For thp first time locally a "no fight" verdict was given m a main event, at Jubilee Park last night Bukish Singh, was meeting Samy. ~>f Penang. over ten rounds. Both showed not the slightest inclination to fight. oespite
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  • 46 15 Porto Rico, Feb. 22. Sixto Escobar retained the world nantam-weight title by outpointing Salica In a title fight last night.— Reuter The Tamils beat the Hindus by three Zv)aLs to two m the first match the Indian Association league, played at Balestier Road yesterday.
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  • 69 15 F. A. BAN ON CLUB VISITS TO THE SOVIET London. I TNTII, the football authorities m Soviet Russia affiliate to the International Federation, the oountrv will be barred to English clubs by the Football Association. This was revealed recently by Blackpool, who had received an invitation to visit Russia and
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  • 196 15 London, Feb. 13. I EICESTERSHIRE Cricket Club has been saved. In two weeks £6.000 has been raised, was announced at the adjourned pecwU meeting of the club, yesterday. This is sufficient to carry on the lub tor the next three years, so the
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  • 1170 15 BETTER SIDE LOST RUGGER INTERNATIONAL London. Feb. 15. pIF only complaint that could reasonably be levelled against Mhe Rugger international at Twickenham list Saturday was that Ireland, much the better and cleverer team, were the losers, writes Trevor Wignall m the Daily
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  • 76 15 G. O. ALLEN'S TEAM TO PL AY AT L ORD'S "TIIE M.C.C. side now touring m Australia will meet the Rest of Enuiind at Lord's on May 26, 27. 28, following the Test Trial North vs. South. Two representative matches will thus be played at headquarters during the week M.C.C.
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  • 318 15 Net Tarleton Good As Ever London. I en. 1!. W E TARLETON H.ivt rpool cx-fcath-T-wci"! champion of Britain. outpointed Frank Harsen. the outstanding contender for Maurice rtzer's French title, oftci 12 rounds 9sU lb. at the LivrrpoolJStadium ljst night, saya tin Sporting Life Tarleton displayed all his old-time ringcfaft and
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  • 71 15 The Peiak Turf Club ViU hold an Easter Skye meeting on Saturday and Monday Mar 27 and 19 respectively. There will bo two runs for hor.se.s. class 5 and ponies, class 2. One run. with a .second run il possible, is provided tor dm 4
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  • 143 15 Rugger Match Stopped At Dublin Dublin, Feb. H. pONSIDERABLE surprise has |m CftUMd mi Irish Rugby football circles by the action of a Dubii-i referee m stopping yesterday's maun between Bective Rangers and ClOßtarf 12 minutes before time. bectßM 'the t^ams were not playing :n tit. proper spirit of the
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  • 51 15 The following have accepted to play AaiOetetlOll Football for S.C.C. "B" vs S.H.C. today at the S.C.C. R. MacWhyte, W. N. Rstherv. C. H. W. Gcult. A Ferguson. J Kirwan. A R Brand. M. F. Van Lennop. W. J. Henmnn X V Smith A Croin irty iu-1 Q
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  • 961 15 VINES DISCUSSED BY BRITISH CHAMPION New York. PIXSWORTII Vin^s, as an amateur and as a professional. L* is discussed here by the British and am.teur ig*gfftgfM tennis champion. Fred Vi rry, who defeated Vims m Ihe first of their series or professional tennis matches.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 32 15 H < ORRK T MOKMM. Ml II ill .'hoi i ii I daM^>s bY sh klll tooth brusH with cvi,v 4 ym Rlln OI 8 »>otti,. JfflZ oupply FREDERICK STEARNS; CO API) 1
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  • 535 16 Weights For Tomorrows Racing At Bukit Timah 'THE following are the complete weights for tomorrow, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting and for five races on Saturday, the final day. The li miles race on Saturday has been divided into two divisions and the programme will
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  • 368 16 Four Goals To One At Bangkok (From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Feb. ->'». The InnLskillings were squarely beaten at soccer by an All-Siamese XI i at the Sports Club this afternoon In the presence of the Regency Council by i our goals to one. Joe Lee
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  • 510 16 LEMBRUGGEN HITS FIVE SIXES IN TOTAL OF 53 STRENGTHENED by an infusion of new blood m the shape of many of their last year's Junior members who have joined the Senior Department of the* As>ociation. the Y.M.I.A. scored a '.reditable victory over the S.C.K.C. m
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  • 66 16 tu? water-polo match between th~ J Skins a:id the R.A.M.C. playrd m tlv* j Command batha at. Tfcnglln yesterday i retailed In a three all draw. The Medicals ed by three Roals to one at half tiir.o but the Fu.siliors wore on top m the second half
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  • 111 16 Callovers for G. N. and Lincolnshire London. Feb. 11. TilK Latest eill n n r thf Grand Nail tad Fimolnihirt .ire .i> tall qu >tc.N an tmk -n and '.:•.•>. ;>'. 'A. :r Othei I feted GRAND NATIONAL Royal Mall 100 to i~ Delacti inoe 100 to
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  • 41 16 London, Feb. 22. rll F.A. Cup sixth round draw, to be played on Mar. 3, is: Grimshy or Wolverhampton vs. Sunderland. West Bromuith vs. Arsenal. Millwall vs. Manchester City. Everton or Tottenham vs. Preston. Reuter.
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  • 241 16 NINE GOALS TO NIL AT SELETAR Airmen Run Over Sappers RAF *j; R.E Nil. TIRMNO out a much stronger team than that which was beaten by the R.A. on Saturday, the K.A.T. completely outplayed the Engineers at Scletar yesterday at soccer and won by nine goals to nil. The Airmen
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  • 144 16 Conditions Of Jubilee Trophy Race Co rrespondencc. A READER IS PUZZLED To The Editor. Sir. The bi-annual MfH l.>v the Jubi o- Trophj a a very 1 1 tT OOWIt la.st Tucm: It was very cleverly Makasars life boat whose > 'it riMWtd i jtidu: fctandlnf In towai i ;ind
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  • 120 16 Till IU was no pla> m th. match between i\\> M and Victoria at Melbourne yes terday ouinq to rain. Play will be resumed tomorrow and thr score at present stands: Victoria two tor 114. o»x A para 3. which reads a.s to. Ai.y rig Which
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    • 76 16 21,000 copies printed m 2 months of this completely unusual book. MATHEMATICS FOR THE MILLION by Lancelot Hogben, Illustrated by J. F. Horrabm. H. G. Wells writes:— "My deliberate opinion i.s that it is a great book, a book of first-class importance and that it should be read by every
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