The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 March 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,103. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1937. lb CENTS.
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    BREAD RATIONING IN MADRID
    697 1 City Bombarded By German Artillery INTENSE COLD AND RAIN New Rebel Attempt To Cut Madrid- Valencia Road Fails rpHOUGH the rebels have made little progress since 1 their initial successes on the outskirts of Madrid, the effect of their seise of the Spanish capital is daily
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    MR. ROOSEVELT TO CALL A WORLD
    184 1 CONFERENCE I Considering hivilalion To All Rulers Washington, Mar. 7. IT is persistently rumoured that Mr. Bullitt. U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, who wa.s a member of the America delegation to the World Economic Conference, has returned, with the object of impressing on Mr. Roosevelt
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    9 1 *i AM NOTASWCJATW WfTM COtONIl iMMM'^^e/^r 555 S CmwmeS
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    NON-INTERVENTION AGREEMENT
    75 1 10-Hour Sitting Of Sub- Co m m ittec London, Mar. 7. A FTER a ten-hour sitting, the non-intervention sub-com-mittee last night reached virtual agreement on the outstanding questions regarding the observation scheme. The full committee will be asked tomorrow to adopt the recommendations, bringing into immediate force the
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    OPIUM HAUL ON BRITISH SHIP AT NEW YORK
    113 1 Malayan Members Of Crew Arrested Brooklyn, Mar. 7. A RECORD haul of opium was confiscated by Treasury officials m New York harbour from the British steamer Taybank yesterday. The consignment valued at between £40,000 and c 100.000. wa.s hidden m 12.000 small
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    CORONATION CEREMONY TO BE FILMED
    44 1 London, Mai 7. The COrcnation ceremony m Westminster Abbey will op filmed m order i that a comprehensive historical record will be available. Before being publicly exhibited, thc film will b passed by U Areh'oishop iof Canterbury.— British Wireless
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    DR WANG CHUNG HUI
    115 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh To F'ress For Abrogation Of Kxtra-Tcrritorial Rights Shanghai. Mar. 7. Dr. Wang Chung Hui. th: newly-i-.ppointed Foreign Minister, will assume charge of the Ministry tomorrow. v/lrn he is expected to Issue a declaration outlining his line of action m the nrar future.
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    KING AND QUEEN
    48 1 London. Mar. 7. The King and Queen will be present at the dedication of the completed Royal Military College memorial chapel at Sandhurst by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Sunday. May 2. Subsequent to the dedication service His Majesty will inspect the cadets.— British Wireless
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    DOMESTIC TIN QUOTA
    22 1 The domestic tin quota for the period April 1 to June 30 has been determined at 72 per cent.
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    ACCIDENT ON H.M.S. RAMILLIES
    38 1 Gibraltar, Mar. 7. XIII British battleship Ramil- lies has returned unexpectedly to Gibraltar and reported that four naval ratings were injured by the accidental firing of a gun loaded with star shell yesterday.- Reuter
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    DOLLAR LINER IN COLLISION IN DENSE FOG
    116 1 Tanker's Crew Of 30 Saved Sau Francisco, >lar. 7. THE Dollar liner. President Coolidge. 21.936 tons, was m collision with a 6,000- ton oil tanker, the Frank 11. Buck. beneath the Golden Gate Bridge m a dense fou: yesterday. The tankers crew ot
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    A PROMISE, NOT A THREAT
    153 1 WHA'I RIIiIiENTROP MEANT Germany To Be Independent Berlin, Mar. 6. A NEW interpretation of Herr von Ribbentrop's speech on colonies at Leipzig last Monday is furnished by an official of von Ribbentrop's office. Many Germans are under the impression that von Ribbentrop sought to place
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    EGYPT AND LEAGUE
    65 1 Makes Formal Application For Admission Cairo. Mar. 7. Etavifig received invitations irom 22 members. Egypt has formally applied for admission to the League of Nations, expressing a sincere desire to pafttdpati In lni xnati nal co-opera-tion M Avenol. Secret .eral ol the League hi WW Ito include
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    MR. MACKENZIE KING
    43 1 Washington, Mar. 7. Mr Ifacta osfte King, Urn Canadian Premier, concluded his talks with Mr I ell yesterday N > < mm unique was issued, but it Is understood the conversations embraced every topic ol mutual interest between America sad Canada*— Reuter
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    U.S. RUBBER STRIKE
    49 1 Akron. Ohio. Mar. 7. Menben ol the United NM I Work r.x ol America yesterday voted unanimously not to return to work In the closed lactones of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company until their union is recognised as the sole collec- tive bargaining agency Reuter
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      46 1 m Conktail Dance li Mi to B.ii) pm. o Y\ Dinnrr and Dance <«■■«-■* *\o* ji ;;o lo midnight Harvey and Young \l a Famous American Comedy Dancers Non-diners 51.00 RAI HIS HUMUTU ORCHESTRA When m Penang Stay at Directed by Dan Hopkins. the E O Hotel
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      77 1 ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS THIS WEEK: SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET i I DINNER AND DANCE Ml s|( H* 1 REiAER S FAMOUS HUN6ARIAN BAND ADELPHI HOTEL: TOMMY SEA VIEW HOTEL: WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. FRIDAY SATURDAY FEATURING DOLORES DOLEN A CiAINSROROir.iI DUET ADAGIO. CHARACTER AN I COMEDY DANCERS WHETHER YOl REQCIRE LIGHT
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    BUKHARIN & RYKOFF
    73 2 BUKHARIN RYKOFF Expelled From Communist Party Moscow Mar. Thc Central Communist Committee has derided to expel Messrs Bukharin and Rykofl irom the Part) M Bukharin. till rect-ntl) editor ol Izvestia. and M Rykofl a 'ormer president of the Council ol Peoples C mmissars. camt tinder :i cloud si the time
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    Law Notice For The Day
    43 2 Law Notice For The Day The hiel Justice at Kedah C >urt ol App Before Mr lastiec de Kuriatte m the ",Jnd Court at 14 a.m. Assizes: 12 Rex v.s Loh Nglap Piian 5. Rex vs. Valayatham. 6. Rex Vi PO Kota X'
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    "SOCIAL CREDIT" VICTORY
    64 2 Edmonton. Mar. A motion of want of confidence m the \berhart <iovernment moved l»y the Conservative leader. Mr. Havid IMiggan. was defeated by .">'! votes to 7. Mr. Duggan declared that instead of gaining a reputation for solving problems and providing a high standard of living for
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    A WEEK-END WITH THE OPERAS
    768 2 "House Full" For Faust: Sunday's Concert TIIE "House Full" boards were out at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night for the Gonsalez Opera Company's production of Faust, a tribute to the never-failing appeal of this work and the excellent reputation built up by the company
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    ENGLAND's XV TO PLAY SCOTLAND
    43 2 London, Mar. 7. •THK English rugger team to play Scotland at Edinburgh on Mar. 20 is: Oven-Smith. Sever, (ranmei, A. N. Other, I'nwin. Reynolds, B. Gadney, Prescott. Tolt, Longland. lluskisson. A. Wheatley, Weston, A. N. Other, Cook. Reuter
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    BISHOP FRODSHAM
    30 2 London. Mar. 7. Bishop Frodsham. former Bishop oi North Queensland and on his return to England Vicar of Halifax for 17 years died yesterday, aged 83 British Wireless
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      116 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT-9.30 P.M. SHARP GONSALEZ ITALIAN GRAND OPERA Co., Present CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA AND I PAGLIACCI vkbbi 80X OFFICE PLANS AT LITTLES Prices *4, *3, *2. < Note. „c eartata v rise at Ml p.m. sharp and the audience is requested to be seated by 0.25 p.m. Bookings not
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      626 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. TENDERS. m W m_ 9 _^_^_^_mm-mm\\\\w-m_________mmm--mmmw---wa-_m_m__m-wmm Tenders win be received at the Cbfcmlal Secretary's Ofhce up to noon ol Mar 10. 1937. for the supply ol black boots and shoes to thc Police Department. Singapore, lor the year 1937. Form.-, ol tenders may be obtained ot the Chiel
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      308 2 £be Singapore jfrcc preee Head Oflice: tr« I Mirri Sine ipoir riiom II I 1n,,., t \i« nsioii' lv ill lei. limcv Kuala Lumpur OlJi.c: T,v sitwl I'll Ipoh Oflirr: Brrwstct Koad I'honr Prnanc Oflirr 12 Ri- hop Slir«< I I'honr lin London Oflirr: 41 43. Ilrrl v I Phonr:
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      113 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 5.48 am 7.2 ft; 8.58 p.m 6 G Lt. Sports Soccer: s.c.c "B" va Heavy Battery. MiddS V UA. at .Stadium; G.E.C. vs. UK. and S. Bank at 5.H.8.. NettangSo va P. tnd o. B at YJUCJL; V.M.C.A. vs. R.A.M.C. at Tanglin. VICTORIA THEATRE
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    GOVERNOR OPENS NEW INUIRY IN HAUPTMANN CASE
    185 3 Ex-Convict As Sleuth OTHERS BELIEVED TO BE IMPLICATED GNew York, Feb 20. OVERNOR HAROLD HOFFMAN, of New Jersey, has seeretlv launched a new investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping, hoping to prove a theor> that Bruno Richard Hauptmann was not solely responsible. Hoffman hold
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    43 3 £5X2555 f,om the Ita,ian m Londen attended a tea party at the Victoria Hall. Rloomsbur> Sqirf c. at which Signor Grandi and his wife were present. The Italian Amassador and Signor Grandi s wife making friends with little k lests, after presenting prizes
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    DR. W. DAWSON
    307 3 Deputy Health Officer Leaves Today \v Dawson, Deputy Health fleer ol the Singapore Municipality. gap re today by the Memnon. Dr Dawson's resignation according debate In the Municipal ehamx precipitated by the "solidarity against him at a committee on an important matter conv.ith anti-malaral work." He d
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    39 3 Arrivals from and departures to the Madras Presidency of Indian labour during February were as follows: Arrivals State aided).— 37l adults. 72 minors. Arrivals (ordinary deck passengers). 2.730 adults. 285 minors. D partures. 3.205 adults, 239 minors.
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    Undergraduates Invade House Of Commons
    372 3 DEMANDS TO M. P.s London, Feb. 19. QNE HUNDRED undergraduates from Cambridge University, among them IU women, made history at the He use of Commons last night. Securing "absits" from their tutors, they had hurried Irom lectures and laboratories to lobby their local MPs en
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    CASE AGAINST MAJOR STRUCK OUT
    288 3 Unforeseen Contingency Remarking that a contingency such as had arisen had nev?r been foreseen by the framers of the Procedure Code. Mr E. M. Tampoe-Philips appealed to Mr W. G. Beeves, the Singapore Third Magistrate on Saturday morning, that the summons against Major G. D.
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    BROTHERHOOD OF PEN FRIENDS IN MALAYA
    408 3 BROTHERHOOD OF PEN FRIENDS IN MALA YA To Meet In Singapore THE Brotherhood of Fen Friends m .Malaya, known to its li.ooo Muslim male and female members scattered over the Peninsula as the Persaudaraan Sahabat Fena Malaya, will gather m Singapore for its Fourtli Annual Conference on Mar. 26, 27
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    34 3 The Calf ot Man. to the south of the isle of Man. is to be purchased by an anonymous benefactor as a gilt td the National Trust and will be closed during bird-nesting time.
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    RUBBER WORKS RIOT
    359 3 RUBBER WORKS RIOT Peaceful Settlement Announced (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, .Mar. 5. AT a conference lasting into the early hours of this morning, a peaceful settlement wa.s reached with workers m the Malayan Rubber Works, of Kiang. who rioted oil 1 nesday afternoon and engaged m a battle
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    61 3 Two window cleaners. David Palmer. Of High Gate. N., and P. Cull?ton. of Wood Lane, W fell while at work m different parts of South-West London on the same day and died shortly afterwards. At a court-martial aboard H.M.S Woolwich at Malta. Paymaster Lieut. James B. Scott. H.M.S. Galatea, pleaded
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    MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED IN MURDER MYSTERY
    416 3 Englishman "Put On The Spot" In United States n |sd MOKMAX REDWOOD, the wealthy, English- born dictator of the Tunnel Workers' Inion has been "bumped ofl MtaMt his home m a fashionable district of Tc.ineck. Nee ferae) Six bullets were fired at him as he
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      26 3 BURTOL QUICK CLEANERS FOR SAME DAY SERVICE Goods handed m by 10 a.m. can be collected by 6 p.m. same day. 278, Orchard Rd. Phone 7776.
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    AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON
    3653 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON Royal Purchases Influence Industries Fair Buyeri Souvenii China, Donald Ducks And Shirts Hearty Business On The Metal Exchange Prime Minister's Appeal To London Electors Sir Stafford Cripps Earns "Reprieve" Subsidies For Brides? Women Are Bad Drivers Ranchi As Coronation Grandstand Promise Oi •mmmU I Wt^
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      15 4 1 OV/JITINE* JE^ tonic '008 tIVINACI A. WANDER LIMITED, l 8 Chartered Bank Clumbers, Singapore.
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      195 4 NEW! "SUPER-SOFT" HIGH-POLISH PEPSODENT! The world oscr. there *s nothing like Pcpsodcnt new $200,000 tooth paste iormula. Its sensational new ingredient gives your teeth thc most brilliant polish ever discovered— I and it is Super-Soft. 1 I^^B^^^tfH^^B I I^^______t___\\\_\\m fj&B^^l^A mmmmWWZ*'*' _\_\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\__V m\ i T Ti^^^M TJ3 > Wr) J
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    242 5 TS^hSPJE 1 m IES TOOK VVu CF Zf tt ent,>. nt,> at Vi,,efranthe «»f all the new bells were inaugurated at the Cathedral (there are Mof them, and then the old procession of the Black Patents" was held. Those who took part wore gawa and hoods of black anS one
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      63 5 rj'<^_# THAT IS DIFFERENT from the ifs^^^^n T^ 1 ordinai\ v\ as difficult to obtain inn! 3 (hc CCLD STORAGE." w.th the.r S y\ many years experience of muttoi .1 V buying, found ihe brands that meet J*\\N v\uh favour from all who taste 4| Chops 0.35 I Shoulders Whole
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    NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR SINGAPORE R. A. F.
    294 6 Air Estimates Include $7,000,000 For Malaya HEAVY EXPENDITURE ON SELETAR BASE THE construction of a new headquarters building for the Royal Air Force m Singapore, which will be m the city instead of 15 miles away at Seletar is m the Air Estimates
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    EMPRESS PASSENGERS MAROONED
    75 6 EMPRESS PASSENGERS MAROONED i From Our Own Correspondent ltangkok. Mar. li. The Bmpreaa ol Briuin arrived oil 8.i:..r:0k bar this morning Paa imgers descended into two steam lighten for conveyance to Ban^k >k. on*' of the lighten containing the cruise director and severa' notabilities wai marooned short y after leaving
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    "ZOO" SHIP
    79 6 A large and varied collection of wild animala is being taken to Japan m the German motor ship D; mrg, which nas Just pas; d through Singapore. The collection Included polar bean. hippopotamuses zebras, 12 penguins iiom South America, a few African antelopes. 24 mandrils and other rare
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    MALAYA TO GUARD HER REPUTATION
    334 6 MALAYA TO GUARD HER REPUTATION Closer Control Of Rubber Packers (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 5. MALAYA is to guard h*'i reputation a.s rubber export* r Witt) a new law which will place the packing of rubber for export to any other country under close control by making
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    MISSION OF MERCY
    98 6 R.A.F. Flying-Boat Tukos Patient To^Hospital A flying -bout, from tin- Royal Air Force Station. Seletar. was commission ed oo Saturday, to brio;.' Mr H i Waymouth, aged 40, of the Pahang Consolidated Co., from Kuantan to Singapore, where he was Immediately rushed to hospital seriously ill The
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    PENANG BLACK-OUT
    84 6 (Fkom Our Own Correspondent* Penantj, Mar. v. One of the longest current failures aflecting the whole of Penang Island occurred early this morning and at 111 o'clock was still unrepaired. It is understood that the trouble is at the main power station at Prai. The current first failed
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    ALLEGED FIRE-RAISING TO GAIN MONEY
    870 6 Accused Committed To Trial (From our own Correspondent) Seremban. Mar. I». I ll.lt i hearing which had lasted ele\en d.i\s m the Tampin •s Police Court, the prelimmai inquiiv into a case of mischief by lire to gain insurant: moiiev against three Chinese concluded today,
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    REVOLTING TALE OF CRUELTY
    130 6 Calf's Tail Burnt (From Our Own Correspondent > Penang. Mar. 4. A revolting tale of cruelty to an ai.im 1 was told to Mr H A v Luck ham m the Penang Police Court yes terday when a Tamil lilk seller. Vadl velu. was sentenced to
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    48 6 GENERAL GOERING recently attended a wolf hunt at Hialowieza, Poland, as the guest of the Polish President. M. Moscicki. Of the four wolves shot, Goering's bag was tnree. Ile also shot two boars. General Guering and President Moscicki being driven to the scene of the hunt by sleigh.
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    $1,000,000 CINEMA FOR SINGAPORE
    195 6 With Restaurant And Dance Floor PINOAPORE la to have a new. Independent, million dollar cinema to be known aa the Cathay Adjoining it will be a restaurant with i dance floor. aquaah courts, and an eight -storey block of residential Data The project la being financed
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    59 6 Regiments Ouu Kiu'ine. Wh» Q the -nd Bn the Ksses Regiment returned to Warley Barracks, Brentwood, alter 17' year:.' foreign ci .ire. their own regimental locomotive hauled ttie special train. The Duke ami Duchosa ot Portland presented Blr Frederick Hobday with a portrait <>i htmsell m »>Lis on his retirement
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    CORONER'S VERDICT IN K. L. DOUBLE INQUEST
    288 6 "Both Drivers To Blame" (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. TTIE double inquest on Mrs. Lena Evelyn (iiflening and Mr Claude Marcus, victims of one of the worst motor accidents m 1936 which occurred m Victory Avenue. Kuala Lumpur, m the early
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    SHARP RISE IN TRADE
    296 6 Last Month's Record Figures TTIE increased prices ruling for tin and rubber are reflected m a Itmip ris/p m the value ol Malaya s trade for the month of January, which reached a total of $118.439.0t'0 -a record for any month since May. 1930 The gross
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    POUND HANGING
    130 6 Trafk Domestic Trouble Sequel From Our Own Correspondent I Segamat. Mar 4. The body 0| a young Ctuneje lound hanging < n a rubber tree near Batu Anam. with a bicycle and a ban lying nearby, resulted In the Segamat police unearthing a tragic domestic trouble It is
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    NEW ERA IN MALAYAN TRAVEL
    175 6 On K.L.-I'enang Express •From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur. Mar. S. A new era m travel m Malaya wiii be opened when at 830 next Wednesday morning, the day express traU. leaves Kuala Lumpur's Imposing railway station northward for Penang. The lortunate lew who will
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      155 6 y^Q i^% (ireen Waterproof Canvas tents. Maker and repairer off ratlaa and Bertam rhhks. l anvaa aad Spring Blinds. Tarpaulins, Teats. Bags. It inns nine Sirrenv Bertam Panels, Wire Netting Kerning. Wool huntings and ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone *4M. Office:— Mi. Kobinson Koad. opposite Tt-h graph Co I Workshop: 293, Joo
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    NO ADDITION TO BRITISH TAXATION?
    362 7 NO ADDITION TO BRITISH TAXATION? Budget/ Prospects m "Reassuring" j. l.oiuloo. .Mar. 8. IT is now possible to forecast laiily closely from thc Civil. Delence and other estimates already published, the total expenditu.c lor which the Chancellor will have to budget. The Civil estimates at i:408.04;>.605 t are more by
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    BALINESE GIRL TO DANCE TODAY
    56 7 Great popularity is being enjoyed by the exhibition of-Balinese paintings by M A. .1. Lc Mayeur at the V W C A Haffles Quay. ,w 7"* l Polok. thc Balinese dancer, will give a performance this afternoon and on Friday afternoon. b?ginifing at about There
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    THE PAVILION
    60 7 "Turkey T:ine" featuring Tom Walls. Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare returned to the Pavilion yesterday foi short peri d .xn^ was seen by man) fans ot the three English comedians This must be or.c ol the best pictures j made by the trio, its fun being [nicely timed
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    EXCITING MYSTERY DRAMA
    161 7 "One Frightened Nfefct" At The (apitol Suspense i.s cleverl.\ maintained m "One Frightened Night,*' on" ot the ;no*t successful mystery films to hay been shown m Singapore lor BOOM time it should enjoy a popular i i eon at the Capitol, where it opened yesterday. Ot course
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    TRAFFIC IN WORNOUT HORSES
    115 7 Private .Member's Hill To End Expprl London. Mar. <». A Private Members Bill to end the export ol work-worn horses for alaughter or Further work abroad to audi extent aa it continues alter the restrictive legislation I t two years a«o passed its second reading m
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    SIGNOR DI STEFANI
    55 7 Naples, >lar. »i. The former Italian Finance Minister, i Alberto di Stefani, who has been appointed as Extraordinary Financial Adviser by the Chinese Government, lelt Naples m the Victoria yesterday. He was seen oil by the Finance Minis- j ter. Count di Reval, and thc Chinese Ambassador,
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    COLONIAL CHANGE
    39 7 London. Mar. 6. Mr. W. D. Battershill, Colonial Secretary of Cyprus, has been appointed Chief Secretary to the Government oi Palestine, succeeding Mr. J. H. Hall. recently appointed British Resident i for the Zanzibar Protectorate. British Wireless
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB
    22 7 Owing to insufficient support, the Club will not be opened In future after the Opera at the Victoria Theatre.
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    Cape Flier To Try Again
    134 7 WILL START THIRD ATTEMPT ON RECORD THIS WEEK TTWICE within a short time Flying I Officer David Llewellyn has had to abandon his attempt to break the record tor the flight to the Cape. A tew weeks ago he had to give up ownm to
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    NOT TO CHALLENGE REARMAMENT
    66 7 London, Mar. 5. AFTFK a discussion lasting over two hours, the Parliamentary Labour Party decided not to challenge the whole question of rearmament and they therefore will not call a division on the whole rearmament vote but will divide against separate items on the grounds there
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    ACTOR MISSING FROM LINER
    131 7 End-()f-Vovage Parly In "Miss Britain's" Cabin lyondon. Mar. CRANK VCXSPER. the well- Known English acl r baa disappeared trom the liner Pans while returning tr n ho United SUtea h i> H'lu'vod to have been io.st toilowing an end-of-voyage p.irty m the cabin "i IfUa Muriel
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    HOME RUGGER
    100 7 Home niggM resillta on Saturday as cabled by Reuter are: Royal Navy 3. The Army 14 Bath 5. Bristol 6. Blackheath 4. Oxtord Univ. 21. Coventry 36, CV M Taylors 0. Gloucester |g, Cheltenham o. Leicester 3. Harlequins 11 Liar.eiiy 'J3. Northampton o. Richmond 5. L'don Scottish 20
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    41 7 Copenhageo. Mar. 6. Raejihild Hveger belt the women's world record 'or the 300 metres ireestyle m the time ot A mins. 50.1 see The previous record wa.s held by den Ouden of Holland with the time 3 mm. 50.4 aac Reuter
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    "Earnestly Deprecated" Mayor's Utterances
    273 7 U.S. APOLOGY TO GERMANY Washington, Mar. 6. rE United States' apology to Germany for remarks made by Mayor La Guardia about Hitler took the form of a verbal statement by Mr. James S Dunn, Chief of the West European Affairs Division of the State Department, to
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    ITALY'S SMALLER . GOLD RESERVES
    205 7 ITALY'S SMALLER GOLD RESERVES LOAN" TO BALANCE BUDGET Rome, Mar. 6. FOLLOWING a meeting of the Fascist Grand Council to discuss the financial and economic position it has been announced that the gold reserve of the Bank of Italy on Feb. 20 was 4,021.000.000 lire, not including reserves m the
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    LOCAL WEDDING
    111 7 Mr. Tan Urn Rag And Miss Winnie Lim The marriage took place yesterday at the Chi:. o SUI-Generaft office In Btngaj) r ol Wtanlt, the second daughter ol late Mr. Lim Cheng Quee and Mrs Lim Cheng Quee of Singapore I (Buddy) Uan Eng. eldest son ot th
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    BORNEO CO.
    65 7 SdMM For Reduction Of Capital Withdrawn •From Our Own Correspondent' London. Mar. 6. m the Chancery division yaotstday thc schema for tha proposed reduction ot the capital of Bom.- Company Ltd. irom E 1000 000 to i: 630.640 was withdrawn and the petition was dismissed w.th COSta The
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    PHONE CHANGE-OVER
    93 7 London. Mar 7. Over R 800 subscribers to two London telephone exchangee, who make on the average about 350.000 calls weekly, participated yesterday In the largest single transfer to date m the conversion of the telephone service from a manual to an automatic syst.ir. Every circuit had been
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    S.V.C. DRILLS
    238 7 The Singapore Vounteer Corps programme ot drills lor the week -mding Mar. 14 is as follows Today Monday 515 pm. Headquarters S.R.A <v». HA Gun Drill. 530 p.m. S.R.E. »v>. Drill and Zeroing Rifles. SFCRE iv Malay Sec. Drill; S V FA.. Unit Training. 6.30 pm All Units.
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    26 7 Washington. Mar ."i. The House of Representatives passed the Naval Appropriation! Bill by 257 votes to 83 Without amendments and lorwarded it to the Senate- Reuter
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      43 7 It would take CHARLIE CHAN and SHERLOCK HOLMES together to solve this mystery! I CAPITOL 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Crowds shrieked with laughter at the novel situations! Come ane enjoy "ONE FRIGHTENED NIGHT" with MARY CARLISLE and 8 other Stars ALSO: tATEST BRITISH NEWS
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1937. Germany And Colonies
    996 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1937. Germany And Colonies ACCORDING to the latest cables the Nazis are trying to explain away Herr von Ribbentrop's tactless speech at the Leipzig Fair when, referring to the return of Germany's colonies, he said that a solution would be sought "by the
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    DAY TO DAY
    73 8 Mr .1 Kdfar Jonet „t Ipoh is shortly leaving rot Rone <>n leave rhe death occurred >*i Penang on Wednesday afternoon ol Mr j R Peterson, Oovernmenl pensioner who was formerly In the Public Works Dep.irtment Rev rather a Orlnand ol Japan, is making a tour ol
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    NEW ARMS FACTORIES
    42 8 London. .Mar. (i. Fourteen new or converted munition ractoilei In various parts oi the cd^ntry arc roreshadowed In the Ordnance estimates, totalling B 16.164.000. which i.s an Increase of t: in mono compared with the previous year.- Reuter Wireless
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    MR SANDLER
    36 8 Stockholm, Ecb. ti. The Foreign Minister. Mr. Sandler recently discussed the possibility of extending the Oslo convention to Switzerland and the Baltic States tfe proposes shortly to tour the three ■ialtic capitals Reuter Wireless
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    687 8 IT is interesting to notice the reflec- tion of national events m the play of children. In the poorer parts of London there is a game which became popular six months ago called "Blackshirts vs. Reds." Two sets of children raci with each other, fence with
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    889 8 A SHAHHII V i! m In Was w.Lki: long book under his arm Th- young man v. is ut o: w >rk H- wa> taking b >ok to thi p lb] c Imt I h it tor anotl r He mounted thi A v He did tmost
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      80 8 I M BNBg j "I DIDN'T REALISE my husband spent his evenings celebrating' till his friends carried him m one night." said a woman In court. Then the truth was. brought home to her. Should you hnd yourself m hospital seriously ill or injured it will be too late to
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    AUTOCRACY OF THE SHIPPING CONFERENCES
    1654 9 Harming The Local Entrepot Trade PROTEST BY PRESIDENT OF INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Independent Line From Here To India? "rpHE autocracy of some of the shipping Conferences" 1 was condemned by Mr. Mohamed Jumabhoy, president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, m his report for
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    GERMAN DIESEL PLANE IN SINGAPORE
    223 9 On Flight To Australia LANDS AT NEW AIRPORT /~VNLY a brief stay was made at vJ Singapore by the German Junker Diesel-engined. plane which arrived yesterday from Alor Star on a flight from Germany to Melbourne. Australia. It is the first Diesel plane to visit
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    QUEEN MARY
    92 9 Opens Extension To College For Working Men London, Mar. 7. Queen Mary visited the Morley College tor working men and women yesU rdsy and opened the extension which has cost £22,000 Her Majesty herself was one oi the contributors to the fund. The extensi Xl includes, besides additional
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    MILITARY SCIENCE
    73 9 To He Taught In All Soviet Schools Moscow, Eeb. 7. Military science and Strategy henceforth will b t s prominent item m the j curriculum of all schools teaching children irom sight years and upwards under a law just promulgated Millions ot miniature bullets, gas masks, mins. parachutes
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    COMMONS QUESTIONS
    79 9 London, Mar. 6. A long list oi questions 1 r answer by the Foreign Secretary m the House of Commons on Monday include five with reference to Herr von Ribben- tfop's recent speech at Leipzig and I several asking for information regarding reported disorders ln Addis Ababa following
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    EMPIRE AIR TERMINUS
    97 9 Hylhe Supersedes Croydon London. Mar. 7. pROTDOM has now ceased to be an Empire air terminus and all services to and from the Empire will arrive and depart from Imperial Airways' new temporary base at ilythe, Southampton. This move Ls m pursuance of the policy of operating
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    NANKING COMPROMISES WITH REDS
    214 9  - NANKING COMPROMISES WITH REDS Sin Chew Jit Poh Move Towards Sino-Soviet Alliance Agahist Japan Sh.ing hai, M i •yilH Central (Government is reported to ha\c rc.o -In m I agreement with the Chinese Reds for the foi mat ion oi united front against Japan on the following ISffSBS Tne Central
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    SMALL NATIONS CONFER
    136 9 Seeking Removal Of Trade Barriers r>__ a* __m r. The Hague, Mai. economic league ol small nations, strong m spirit opened a conference today Which will last several days with the aim of laying the foundations of economic The conference consists oi signatories of the Oslo Convention.
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      183 9 Stllli II EARLY STREAMLINE Many a time m the early days of motoring and befor? th was any speed limit. Romary Bfccuits helped to while ti hours of enforced deiay. And still, for motoring, tin nicest of biscuits. No others exist with quite the sanu < of delic ous crispness.
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      GAMBLERS DOING HARM IN THE TIN MARKET
      864 10 May Force Prices To Higher Levels CONSUMPTION FIGURES IN U. S. ANALYSED Prom the Free Press Correspondent) Ixmdon, Feb. 22. ANNOUNCEMENT of the British C.overnmenfs vast rearmament programme precipitated a sudden boom m the London metal markets this week. Dealers on the Metal
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      21 10 Messrs., Harper. Gilnllan Co.. Ltd.. advise the output of Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd. for the month of February was 1.000 piculs.
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      TREASURY BILLS
      42 10 London, Mar. 7. The total amount applied lor m tenders ror v; 45.000,000 Treasury Bills \vu.s *C 75.050.000. The average rate per cent, for bills a' three months was 10s 8.76 d. against Ids. 5.19 d. a week ago.—British Wireless.
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      177 10 Mar. t. American Can. Com tO9 im 1 10a American Telephone and iv:. graph 179% 177' L 17« Atcheson R lilr >d 84\, 86 Chesapeak <;8 <;n' 2 cn 1 Dupgni 178 17'P 2 1 T v j Firestone :'.h ;i h :'>8 7 k h tiei
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      188 10 I From London 5.30 p. m. March 6 RI IUUK: Strong. London Spot: 11', d 11 5 16d. Previously: 10 15 16d 11 1 16d. Apr -.lune 11 I 16d. 11 7 16d. Previously: 11 1 16d 11 3 16d Oct. -Dec: 11 7 16d. ll- 2
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      72 10 London Closing Q"otations March 6 Method of Parity before Rate Prenentn Quoting 10-t-11 furtirtti iriy P-irus Francs to 114.2] 107 51€ lor, ;U6 New York to 4 88 I^7 13 16 4 8!) Amsterdam Guilders to liliuT x\n hu2 Houk Kong Per dollar Ls. 2 5 16d
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      210 10 SHIINt, London, TT \k Loudon demand 2 4 l 16 London A months 1 aight 2 4» H na, d. mand 1230 H i nburg, demand 141 New York, demand 56 15 16 treal, demand 56 is 16 Batavia, d< mand ***** Bamarang, demand H)3 M Calcutta
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      63 10 I I Mar. G Gambier TT. 7,50 Java Cube 10.50 Hamburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 21.50 Black. Pepper 12.00 Copra, mixed 7.80 •<*£- Copra, sundried 8.00 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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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      104 10 During the week ending Feb 27 cxi ports ol tinned pineapples Irom Maj layan ports amounted to 48.029 cases, of which 29.957 <62 per cento eases were to the United Kingdom. 1.687 -tour per cento cases to the Continent of Europe. 9.127 '19 per cent.) cases
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      131 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SATURDAY The local price of tin rose 54.75 to $130 75. Thi* is the highest price since January 1928. Apart from support from London the local market m tin shares tailed to respond to thLs increase
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      1156 10 I Fraser and Co. f s List SATI RDAY. MAR fi. 1T»37: 1 P.M MINING Ampat Tin <4s> 5s 6d ss9d Asam Kurobang <t) 33s SKI 34., M Austral Malay 54.s Ayer Hitam ">s> 24s Ml Ayer Weng ($1) 1.70 1.80 Bannrin Tin <£» 23s
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      79 10 Fraser Company. TIN *'"'V ri :,,h M n hi 11 i b>( v.r 13 m_ M f__ I M- 11 6 1/1 T, n, h I'" M.T 2 M„ H M r GENERAL ■bstern United 5', Int Mir o ,,u M ir D Mar 16 Mar 10 RCBBER Joram PllM1
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    SCOUTING IN MALACCA
    287 11 Hampered Rv Shortage Of Officers Scouting m Malacca Ls being hampered by a shortage oi officers, and m some English school troops the scoutmasters have been carrying on singlehanded. "This is very unsatlsfact wry, as the standard of the troop is inevitably lowered." states the annual report
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    ROTARY ACTIVITIES
    72 11 The Chief Overseas Commissioner of the St John Ambulance Brigade. Col. J L. Sleeman. will be the speaker at the next meeting of the Rotary Club of Singapore, which will be held next Wednesday. The directors have appointed Dr. X Ando the club's representative on the committee of
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    457 11 Winning CONTRACT DaVi if!Z'? t ne *4 Me 7* n D Maier 09waUL Jacoby and Howar Schtnktn, world s leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence VOIDING AN END PLAY experts have a deadly fear of being thrown m towards the end
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      499 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE Wavelength— 22s metres pm. 000 Malay music (gramophone records 6.30 Teochew music (gramophone records > 700 Recital of gramophone records. 7.30 Time, weather, news and an- I nouncements. 745 "Royal Mail." A talk by B. J. Freeman, Acting Controller of POBtl and Telegraphs Singa- pore.
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      217 11 12.10 Dance music. 12.20 Close down. Berlin— DJE, DJB, DJQ, DJA and DJN Wavelengths 16.89, 19.74, 19.63, 31.38 and 31.45 metres 6.15 Opening announcement. 7.20 News m English. 7.35 Light music (contd). 8.20 News and economic review In German. 8. 35 A gay musical hour. 9.20 News and economic review
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    SKILL OF A BRITISH INDIA CAPTAIN
    182 12 Presentation On Behalf Of The Board Lady Margaret Shaw, wife of the chairman of the P. and O. and British India companies, recently presented I a gold cigarette case on behall ot the British India Board to Captain J W Gilchrist, ol the Modasa.
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    BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR EXPORT TRADE
    155 12 BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR EXPORT TRADE Increased Purchasing Power Of Overseas Countries The !orec.ist m thfl FBI Business Barometer points out that the recovery m home trade seems to br approaching peak, and takt I the view that rearmament policy, the C ronation. and the volume ol public and wml-public work
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    SHIPPING IN BREMEN HARBOUR
    52 12 In January 510 ships with 631.275 tons entered and 559 with 644,434 tons cleared Bremen Harbour, as against 596 with 701.847 tons entered and 612 with 686,750 tens cleared m January. 1936 The battle last, menth showed a decrease ol 8 1 per cent, compared with
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    UNUSUAL CHARTER
    227 12 Chinese (iroup To Operate Soviet Vessel Put:inj-' mother tpoke hack into the which crashed when China 'i pkrniaf I r i■ h the t' BB R nearly ten fcan IgO. the Union St« Kinship C Utp the B i i Ip Unt B l inii as br ker
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    SHIP-WRECK VICTIMS
    110 12 t anion, Feb. Palatini tin by thi irfinrtr boat Man TSOk that wi.t to the bottom while >he was on her voyage to Kougmoon. and passengers who 1« st their personal < llects. have fc| a group instituted civil proceedings lor reimbursement for their losses Some 70 plaint
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    UNITED STATES TONNAGE SHORTAGE
    257 12 UNITED STATES TONNAGE SHORTAGE Tankers Only Ships Under Construction 4<T*IIFRK i.s not a worthwhile sea-going ship building m U I I'nited States, except naval vessels .md od tankers.' the response of Mr. 11. Cierrish Smith, president of the National Council of American Shipbuilders, to the report of Lloyd's I gister
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    LONDON SHIPPING.
    26 12 Over Fort) Million Ton* (II Goodfl llamllrri don iron; En United K:ngd< 16.7k- ■< lorm« Dv:: goods w< Dv: 1.114 vesa I T l l
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      288 12 SOUTH AFRICAN CRUISE. M.s. "STELLA POLARIS" (Ideal Cruise Ship) LEAVE SINGAPORE 19th MARCH. 1937. ARRIVE SOUTHAMPTON 9th MAY. 1937. s.s. "ORION To serve as a Floating Hotel at the port of London during the Coronat.o* Festivities. Excellent accommodation available on both these >hips Please apply, AMERICAN LLOYD AGENCY LTD. 64.
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      445 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals 9 WM f BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. i Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 pm. Kota Bahru, Kuala Kri and Tumpat: Mon.. Wed.. Thurs. and Friday* 7.43 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. j Kuala Lumpur and Penang:
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      529 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1): Rajula 22: Muinam 20. .♦lain Wharf (Entrance Gate 3): Op ten Noort 18; Hai Lee 16; Kepong 15; Diomed 13; Kinta 12; GlenOnlas 8 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3): Siamese Prince 30: Awobasan Maru 32;
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    302 15 EXCITING FINISH IN K.L. CRICKET MATCH (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 5. A SPLENDID innings by T. L. Gulland, thc F.M.S. player, who scored G2 runs, and a brilliant fourth wicket partnership between V. Ponniah and S. Perimpanayasam, the former Perak state player,
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    410 15 N.S. WISE EXTENDED BY KOBAYASHI Saturday's Play In V.M.C.A. Tennis Tournament T^OBAYASIII gave Wise a h ,rd fight m the men's open singles ot the V.M.C.A. open tennis tournament on Saturday. The Singapore champion was very erratic m the first sel and lost it at li 3. H( :i Hie
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    46 15 me following aTe ties ror next--B.C.C. b »wla pairs knockoul handle ip Monday: P. W. Peachey and E. G. 3) vs O W Dilmour and V Barbat I 2). Im-sda.v: A Ferguson and C. G. er i— 4) vs. E. Fozard and F. H. Brooks <scr)
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    36 15 h N ,t X 11 0,dHns Ur hv\h hIV V ,e eCer mxUh m uhkh th <* T r r tM tne Indians by three goals to nil at thc Police Depot on Saturday. (Free Press photo).
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    256 15 ST. ANDREWS BEAT A.C. S. '■ww's Sch Chii boo i\ Icel on Saturday tin SI Andrea md. Scores: WGI.O lIINFSF SCHOOL C Wong b ir tsainsah 2 •\n Kow Chu c Ross b Hoosainsah 4 Chen .Tan Ju lbw Singh 21 T Kanagaretnam c Bowerman b 7 Kirn Hor b
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    SUNDRAM TAKES SIX CLUB WICKETS FOR 12
    258 15 SUNDRAM TAKES SIX CLUB WICKETS FOR 12 A FINE b twling performance by S. X Sundram enabled the Rallies. Institution to register a derisive vie-' At*r an S.CC. eleven by 122 runs. antneTadanl 01? Saturday. The R 1., who took first iease of the wicket, declared with 171 tor eight
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    MATCH DRAWN AT BENALLA
    58 15 Melbourne, Feb. 6. The match at Ben •da between th« M.C.C tourists and a country eleven was drawn The country team scored! 147 tor 8 and then declared m order to see the Englishmen bat Davidson, with 52 retired, was the highest scorer lor the heme
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    BIG SCORE BY C.S.C.
    276 15 BIG SCORE BY C.S.C. Muthu Totals 95 f\H the point of scoring a century for the Ceylon Sports Club. Muthu cumaru was unfortunate to be caught out on Saturday m the cricket match I with the S.C.R.C. which the Ceylon. I ese won by eight wickets They scored 182 for
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    CHINESE MISS CHANCES
    267 15 Excise Beaten By Two Goals To Nil Chinese II .2. Excise Dept 0 THE Chinese should have put up a bigger score m their Second Division football fixture against thc Excise Department at Anson Road stadium on Saturday They finished on tne right side by two goals
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    30 15 A HEADER. Picture taken during play m the second division soccer match at Anson Road on Saturday. The Chinese heat the Excise by two goals to nil. (Free Press photo).
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    BRIGHT SOCCER AT POLICE DEPOT
    220 15 BRIGHT SOCCER AT POLICE DEPOT Terror Beat LA. Three-Nil A BRIGHT, clever and by no means one-sided name ol SOCCet was playled at the Police Depot Saturday Where the H.M.S. Terror defeated thr Indian Association by three clear uoals The Terrors had a workmanlike forward line who understood their respective
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    SENSATION AT JOHORE
    172 15 Badminton Team Suspended Johore Bahm, Mar. fi. A minor senaatl n has been created hi Joh ir badminton circles by the decision ol the committee ot the Joh re Bahru District Badminton Association to Miapend the Blue Badminton Party, leading Johore team and for two successive fi
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    MARRIED BEAT SINGLES
    707 15 End Of Had mm ton Season T'HF Married vs. Single match W played on Saturday was a fitting match to mark thc close of the lfKNi I adminton season Thc game was a thrilling one from start to finish, and contrary to expectations resulted m a brilliant
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    A CENTURY FOR LEEMBRUGGEN
    132 15 Thc Young Mens Christian Asso tion gained big cricket victory ever H.M.S Terror on Saturday beating them by eight wickeLs. thanks to a sterling, and unfinished century by young Kenneth Leembruggen. Scores II M S TKRROR Hodgson G liarker b Hay 14 Workman lbw. b Hay
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    SURPRISE RESULTS IN SATURDAY'S F. A. CUP MATCHES
    1941 16 Millwall Play Part Of Giant-killers ARSENAL HAVE BAD LUCK DRAKE UNFIT AND MILNE INJURED (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 7. C A. (up results yesterday were all "wrong" according to general anticipations. Nearly a quarter of a million spectators witnessed the
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    WEEK-END GOLF
    140 16 M. M. Paterson Wins "A" Division THE March BoKey competition, on the Stapleford handicapping system, was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and yesterday and resulted ln a win for M. M. Paterson m "A" division with a score of 38. m a win for J H. Phillips
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    47 16 YAP All HIAN (left) beat Urn Kirn Wee m the handicap men's singles event at the V.M.C.A. on Saturday. Free Press Photo X WL WL MENON (left) and Tan Peng Cheow taken before the match, which was not completed, at the V.M.C.A. on Saturday. (Free Press photo).
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    KEPPEL WOMEN'S TITLE TO MISS HADLEY
    148 16 KEPPEL WOMEN'S TITLE TO MISS HADLEY fONSISTENT play by Miss Hadley and a final round of 89 cave her an easy wm m the Keppel Golf Club's Women's Championship Thc winner's three rounds were 98.91 and 99 Mrs E A. Eld f r who im .shed MOOOd, had t total
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    Club Out For 55 In Match With Chinese
    287 16 CHOON LIN TAKES FIVE WICKETS FOR 30 A STRONG S.CC. team were well beaten al cricket on (he padang yesterday when they were all out for m r. ph to the small score of 94 compiled by the S.C.R.C. The Club's innings
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    ELKINS WINS SELANGOR G. C CHAMPIONSHIP
    58 16 EL KINS WINS SELANGOR G. C CHAMPIONSHIP •From Our Own OOfffWp Kuala I. umpur \i W H Elkins retain. ship of S» langor Oolf Civ B M G pion lor the third year rur.mr.K pull all 99J81 n but I m nd was five 18th it end of ye.>ng saw
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    BANGKOK SOCCER TEAM FOR MALAYA
    15 16 Bong! si Mii i UUcaJ team v I J 1
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