The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 March 1937

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,107. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY. MARCH 12. 1937. 10 CENTS.
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  • 404 1 Coolies Strike On Nine Estates ARMED POLICE GUARD FACTORY DURING NEGOTIATIONS Our Reporter Threatened By Irate Mob (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 11. MISTAKING a European representative of the Free Press for a Police Officer, 300 strikers on the Wardieburn Estate, outside Kuala
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  • 88 1 German Objections Expected Berlin. Mar. 11. ALTHOUGH the German reply to the British Locarno memorandum will probably be presented tomorrow, it is not expected appreciably to advance negotiations towards a Western Fact. Gern any is likely to object to the continuance of the Franco-British guarantee to Belgium,
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  • 153 1 Insurgent Advance Continues Soria. Mar. 11 rHE fall of Guadalajara, with the consequent rupture of Madrid's communications to the east coast, is imminent. The insurgents' advance hai nIW penetrated 25 miles from Sigurnza. on a ten-mile front, and has reached a point 12 miles from
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  • 107 1 Siamese Premier's Denial (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Mar. 11. ANEW canard regarding the Kra Canal appears in the February liumber of the American magazine i tailed Asia. The Minister for Foreign AlTairs, in- terviewed today, states that the Premier. Phya Bahol. emphatically denies ever discussing the
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  • 26 1 London. Mar. 11. Lord Snell was re-elected chairman Of the London County Council at thc first meeting of newly elected council yesterday. British Wireless
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  • 363 1 METAL FAMINE BECOMING STILL MORE ACUTE GREAT DEMAND FOR TIN Wiii Increase Cost Of Rearmament London, Mar. 11. THE acuteness of the iron and steel famine is shown in the opening of negotiations between the British Iron and Steel Federation and Arcos for purchases of 500,000 tons of Russian pig-iron
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  • 66 1 Washington. Mar. 11. THE lulled States Ambassador at Berlin has been instructed by Mr Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, to express to the Foreign Ofttce the I'nited States' amazement at the fierceness of the German Press attacks against the I'nited States sinn* the La Guardia incident. Reuter. Mr.
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  • 31 1 Paris, Mar. 11. THE Defence Loan is heinjj issued at M hearing interest at 1\ 2 per cent. The first issue will amount to five milliard francs.- Reuter
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  • 88 1 Possibility Of Salvage Remote Rotterdam. Mar. 11. An English salvage company is studying drawings ol the dredger Kantoeng with a view to the possibility ot salvage, but it is understoDd that the Smith International Tug Service consider that entire or partial salvage la impossible and have therefore advised
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  • 145 1 London, Mar. 11 TWENTY -NINE Members of Parliament visited the FMftcld civilian anti-gas school near Bristol yesterday. The school is at present the only one of its kind in Britain. but another is to be started shoitly in Yorkshire. Since the school was opened. In
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  • 61 1 4.500 Back At Work London. Mar. 11. THE strike of grinders at thr Rolls-Royce Motor Works at Derby, which caused 4.500 workers to be idle for three weeks, end^d yesterday. The strikers returned to work today and their demand for an increase in wages of 10s.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 49 1 4| i|ir_B_S ITON3GHT I COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. I DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.30. to midnight AND CHANGI OF PROGRAMME BY HARVEY and YOUNG Popular American Comedy Dancers Non -diners 51.00 RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHES- WHEN IN PENANG STAY TEA DIRECTED BY DAN AT T||E E Q HOTEL HOPKINS
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    • 94 1 pj jy|S SEA VIEW f^ HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH PINNING HOT AND COM) WVrERTENNIS GOLF SWIMMINCi SUN'BATHING. ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS REACHED IN 8 MINI'TFS BY CAR FROM ANYWHERE IN TOWN K TONIGHT INNER-DANCE CABARET FEATURING )RES DOLEN lARACTER (OMKDY DAN4 I Its
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 495 2 ABOLISH THE Service Charge Letters To The Editor CURRENT ACCOUNTS AT LOCAL BANKS— TOO MUCH MONEY LYING IDLE CONDITIONS HAVE ALTERED BUT CHARGE REMAINS— WHY NOT RAISE INTEREST RATES? SLUMP TIME MEASURE/ PERPETUATED To the Editor. Sir.— Some little time ago. the Malayan banks' amended their regulations in regard to
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  • 233 2 (Jeor^e Arliss In A Dual Role George Arh.ss must have been m Ins element when making "His Lordship for Gaumont British. Youll see why if you go to the Pavilion where this very line and funny film is being thown While it affords George Arh^s a long-waited for
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  • 51 2 Adventurous bucaneei Captain Blood returned tor one nmht only to the Alhambra last night to thrill Singapore filmgoors. It was .1 pity the season could not be extended tor "Captain Blood." featuring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. packs healthy ex litement and is well worth a second
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  • 77 2 'Incorporated m 'he SS 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that .in Interim Dividend ot '>■.. has bean declared In resp.vt 01 the financial year ending June so, 1f37, payable on April 1 ltS7. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY OtVEM that the Shaie Regtater >f the Company
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 114 2 VICTORIA THEATRE NOTICE. Further Extension of The Italian Opera Season. Ouintr to unforeseen circumstances. It has been found necessarv to make a slight alteration in the dates of the operas as originally advertised. They will be given as under: SUNDAY, MAR. 14th LA TRAVIATA MONDAY, MAR. 15th -LA TOSCA TUESDAY,
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    • 25 2 FOR SALE, CHEAP. Bookbinders Power Guillotine 30" knife. In good running order, spare knives. Also Two Hand Wire Stitching Machines. Apply Binder" c/o Straits Times.
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    • 386 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. tWAMPOLE'S PRODUCTS have NO EQUAL anywhere. TRY THEIR MILK OF MAGNESIA for lndi«;e»tion. Constipation and Intettin&J Fermentation. A BRITISH BETTER PROOUCT FOR LESS MONEY 20 oz. bottle $1 20 6 oz. .65 sold by all Chemists Stores. Distributors GRAFTON LABORATORIES. i HOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FROfi? KATONG GRANGE— 77
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    • 279 2 I £be Sinoaporc j Jfrce fercse llrmd Offirr: Ceol s Ofapotr rho,M I E tk v.';""; Kuala Lumpur Offirr: 25. Java I trot. Phonr: Htt, Ipoh Offfre: Brevnter Koad Penang Oflirr: 12 Buhnp 5t,,,. Phonr 11.. |..i,.1..ii Offirr: 4t 41. Hrrt M K.C 4 Phone: rnLnil Tel: "Lr^l^ J SUBSCRIPTION
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 143 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 10.10 a.m.. 9 it.. 11.00 p.m 8.5 it. Sports Soccer. F. and N. vs. H. Eng Moh, at F. and N.: S CC. U vs. 5.H.8., at SC.C: M.PH. vs T. J. and R at Stadium; Midds. vs. Y M.C.A.. it Gillman Barracks. Lawn
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    • 51 2 Law Notice For The Day The Chief Justice at Kedah— Court o! Appeal Before Mr. Justice de Kuriatte at 10. .10 a.m. Urgent Summonses. Originating Summonses and Motions. At 11 a.m. in the 2nd. Court: Assizes Rex vs. Valayutham. Before the A«. Registrar at 10.10 am. Fixin« list of civil
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    • 449 2 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION Tenders from approved Contractors only will be received at the Colonial Secretary's OITUe, up to noon of Mar. 15, 1937, for the following works: Supply ol boats and execution Of works required for the conveyance of dredgings from the Seaplane Channel. Civil Aerodrome and dumping the same
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  • 1054 3 Lives Lost Daily Through Lack Of First-Aid Know ledge ONLY 400 CERTIFICATED PEOPLE IN SINGAPORE Mounting Rate Of Peace Casualties ESSENTIAL NEED OF AMBULANCE SERVICE "CO great a prominence has been given to my remarks upon the clanger of gas attacks in the next war," said Colonel Sleeman when interviewed
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  • Article, Illustration
    100 3 LOVE IS THE GRANDEST THING," say child brides. Mrs. Eleanor Hands Falice (left) and Mrs. Etta Ha mine II la/enourI a/enour talk things over. \cid these girls' ages together and you've got only 27 but they've both learned something about the problem* of love and marriage. Both have discovered that
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  • 751 3 STEADY GROWTH OF MEMBERSHIP H (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Mar. 11. INTERESTING information about a novel Seremban organisation known as the Co-operative Provision Purchase Society was given l:y Mr. G. V. Thaver. Indian Co-operative Officer. Negri Sembilan, .peaking at the Railway Institute. Seremban.
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  • 498 3 Havtor Rubber Doubles Profits DIVIDEND OF 7 PER CENT. /CONSIDERABLY improved results I V are shown by Haytor Rubber Estates, Ltd. in the accounts for last year, which disclose a profit of $17,344, compared with $7,332 for the preceding year, both figures excluding directors' fees. The dividend proposed has not
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  • 93 3 A meeting df delegates 'representing various sister associations in Singapore vill be held under the auspices of the Tamils Reform Association at 20. Kiang Road. Singapore, on Sunday at 7 p.m to discuss measures regarding the Coronation celebration on behalf of the Tamil communities in Singapore. Mr.
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    37 3 THE LITTLE DANISH TOWN of Silkeborg. in Jutland, possesses the biggest globe in the world. A new Ka-ometer in the modern style has Just been erected and a map of the world is shown on its surface.
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  • 97 3 Chinese Caught Smuggling I MAYING been arrested. I think I am auilti/." said Lee Cheou Hoe who teas seriteneed to three months' naurous ini viSQUmsni and fined $200 or a fu-ther nix mouths in (i< fault by Mr. A Forrer, in the Criminal District Court
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  • 281 3 TOTAL DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT. All Mining Done By Tributors TTHE report of the dire. Talam Mines Ltd. lor tin ended December la>t state that the profit, excluding direct. mf was $134,408 The net amount htsughl (orwaHl from last year was t balance tor disposal
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  • 64 3 London. Mjr <; On the Stock Egchai lay j French currency unci I with the usual cUsiaclinatl i tend commitments over thi :i<t resulted in a marked business. Rubbers, as n enjoyed moderate eiipi i :l ternationals. after an IndifTei I reflected the strong wall j Street. j
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 12 3 'OVZII-TINE; TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE A WANDER LIMITED, 18 Charters! Bank Chambers, Singapore.
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    • 199 3 torturedjjy^jj JKfiyill/ t I k^^l w m%_. i^%^^^mm^ 4^a _^_xm^^^ US HEARTBURN Let Chardox remarkable new form of activated charcoal end your torment in two minufet. One minute you are so distressed with heartburn— with those burning, acid rislnn in the throat that you feel you could alt down and
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
    • 2322 4 THE OPERA Singapore certainly h«is gone "all operatic" during the past week and tor the moment has completely sllen -ed those critics who tor z.) long, h ive been declaring that we are 8 city inhabited entirely by Philistines. Night alter night, ever since the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 320 4 RE -OPENING ENGLISH SCHOOL OF DANCING LATEST STEPS TAUGHT CHILDREN'S CLASSES TWICE WEEKLY $5. STARTING APRIL Ist. Apply 58. CAIHNHILL ROAD. mmmmt^mmmmmmmmm. -*mmmmmmmummmmmmmm\ 3 Sizes." OBTAINABLE v save Small from money b> purMedium ALL CHEMISTS lh j£ ns Large STORES. "32! Sole Agents: GRAFTON LABORATORIES 'JOB. (Oliver Quay. Ladies Dressmaking
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    • 121 4 I Good News! M '¥^g^B^^^^^J^^^^^^^^^^ mm mm ovaltine; COL D^Hot M ®PSr r>i y_f j •y.^h.. V _\\\\_m_tSmmr mm W^ I^. y rT/r<C l* er^' •~^'*<^ o£O0 £O- (O y \> ___VJ-_m r A.W wp^g WWw jp I \^J /^*^SLl i __\W rt) Wu 5 fl K f Y Ihi
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  • 130 5 5S showinB ,he pier fr,,zen over ferries were r por,ed iie bound ,n he soutb BB,uc FOR LEADING five of his comrade* to safety after the explosion in Gresford Colliery, John Edward Samuels was presented h> the Kin* with the Edward Medal -the Miners' V.C." Mr. J.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 91 5 um w k^n WW^r^usT^^^ j& ___\\\Wr w y^^ m\*jS* < **t»^ JMftNHi _^_wT xalte JF idlT ~^JoS^r SU^ t* s _______-_m__ m^_t__i -_a_\ttU _tmSK W\m rimmmw^tw^ ■*> ißfe xJU^^^ __'<£* ,-T* A Pr "iffljl H^fe* V^^^* dk i^i JtilSMfll W^^ jtffl W _^k -4 jiii <&. i^^9/m\ztim_\Wr \WWr^ I S.
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  • 1001 6 Committee Must Know Names In Advance NOMINEES AGAIN DISCUSSED Scheme For Public Hall Remains In Abeyance OLD CUSTOMS FALL INTO DISUSE AN important change in the system of electing new members to the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association is noted in tlie
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  • 828 6 Sequel To The Succession AS a direct sequel to the bitterest political contro\cis> in Mala van history, Selangor is to have a written constitution and this, according to Warta Malaya, the leading Malay journal in the Peninsula, is now in the course of being
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  • 163 6 Spent Month At Ball VISCOUNT Tredegar, artist, poet, writer, traveller and politician, accompanied by Lady Marian Cameron and Capt H Ware, has returned !by plan.- tn Singapore Irom Netherl.ilids India Lord TItHIUMF spent HMtt than a manth at Bali, which t.e lound "an island of ■nattoytd ♦•nchantment
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  • Article, Illustration
    18 6 ENZBBI l l l> I \-l I l ImMi where lhe llul.e ol Windsoi is A present staying.
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  • 89 6 'From Our Own I Kuala Lumpur. Mar IU. s -> .ved in a motor a. ctdenl at the Bentung Pass, during tbS week-end UftSU lIM lnr» u Ifl which they were travailing .skidded oil the road and plunged d wn 4 slsap embankment The occupants van
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  • 23 6 The Treasury l.. t appointed Sir Kdwurd Marsh to be a trustee of the TatS Gallery In .succession Ifl Lou: Balniel. MP resigned
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  • 46 6 TTiir i 'at Woodland Road i <• o m LM'rurrr-d On Neo f the two-seater ahlcl i stru. k i curtu tnd i ph p J.nbec] to his injai iger In the car Neo < Upper Se- i ms! aw 1 rr a
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  • 43 6 From o.i own < |>ondent KniKkok. Mar. It A rdl I imfsf Pre.ss Pre:;. I Dill lat* Jay Is reason^ <>: health tnd V ol hu d to a wellas he feels that the :v entered calm waters i^^^—
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 76 6 ''"/miiiaJ^ White Canvas Tents. Maker and repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks, Canvas and Spring Blinds. Tarpaulins. Tents, Bags, Tennis Blue Screens, Bertam Paneh., Wire Netting Fencing, Wool buntings and ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. Office: (jtf, Rohinson Road, opposite Tele graph Co.) Workshop !<KJ, Joo Chiat Place, Singapore. Orders promptly
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    • 103 6 Bfeffljjjj ft ffffffiffi v*£^m Vll™ vou_;J [yq ucan|T Ev£K) Ruk| J I about jomm.hES| WZW ■JN/£ftV V\ always 'f\\ U ff S 'ft < 1 Children often overtax their ENERGY RESERVES II Child IhdMi al.dliu-d il\ tooAm b«CMM \7 1 l u mjlUt >nUler^' < hKI..m „m m .,rc rnerKv
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  • 273 7 A Nurse's experience Nurses know more than ordinary people about curing their ailments, but 1t wasn't until Nurse D. W. tried Maclean Brand Stomach Powder that she found lasting relief for the severe indigestion that troubled her. "I have suffered for more years that I
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  • 139 7 Monday. Mar. 8. His Excellency and Lady Thomas dined with HE. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles and Lady Little on board H M.S. Cumberland. Tuesday, Mar. 9. Count Limburg Strrum. HE. ViceAdmiral Sir Charles and Lady Little. H E Major-General W GS. Dobb.e and Mrs Dobbie. Hon. Mr A S
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  • 26 7 London. Mar 11. Herr von Rlbbentrop, the Gcrmtoi Ambassador in L.ndcn. arrived at Croydon on hi.s return from Germany last night. British Wireless
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  • 63 7  -  Sin Chen Jit Poh Chinese Film Star To Retire m Shanghai, Mar. 11 |#/$S Anna May Wong, the Chu.' li wood, h(.s made prepare retire from the screen shortly. She is reported to have practically sold all her property and personal belongings and turned jver the proceeds
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  • 88 7 Fight Over New Proposals Starts Washington. Mar. 11. The real light over the Roosevelt proposals to increase thc Judges ol the Supreme Court began yesterday. When the Senate Judiciary Committee considered the proposals Attorney-General Cummings. uruiim lhe adoption ot the proposals. was closely questioned by Senator P.orah.
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  • 84 7 BURMESE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Dr. Maw Appointed Head Rangoon, Mar. 11. Dr B A Maw the bead ol the 0001l tion'Paity. bss b<-t<n -vied d bv th^ Governor <>t Burma us tits head ol the Council ol Ministers si the beginning ol the separation on Apr. 1. This is thc
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  • 53 7 The Hindu Shivarathri Festival was rlebrated at the Ladies Union yesterday by the North Indian Hindu Association and the Sanathana Dharma Sabha. Mr. T. Naraindas presided. The celebration commenced with a prayer followed by songs and music. At the conclusion a speech was made j b> the chairman
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  • Article, Illustration
    23 7 photo). KAMIS MAKING A characteristic return during play in the Kindles match, which he won, against Chartikavanij at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday. Free Press
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  • 594 7 Norma A Noble And Inspiriting Work \TORMA is among the lesser known operas and that possibly explains why Singapore war a little shy about turning up ai the Victoria Theatre last nigh* when the Gonsalez Company presented it. Tins was a mty lor it ,s a
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  • 203 7 Presentation Of M. B. E. From Our Own Correspondent* Malacca, Mar. 11. DRILLIANT weather favoured the military ceremony this evening at the Malacca Volunteer Headquarters, when th^ Acting Resident Councillor, the Hon. Mr G R Sykes. presented the M.BE to Capt Tan Seng Tee On the
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  • 39 7 Tunis. Mar. 11. TIIH Trench airmen Pissavy and Cornet, who left Paris yesterday in an attempt to fly to Tokio in under 100 hours, arrived here at 8.36 a.m. They left Bastia at .V3O a.m. Reuter
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 121 7 A SPLENDID STAGE ATTRACTION Combined with a Roll icking Screen Comedy. SUNDAY NEXT ..CAPITOL to Malaya The Hj^^^^^^^^^BS^^^iHH (Of Screen Stage Kj W Renown) W^^m £y^ anil MX i W mmmWmW £9 II U WWW^tM 'jM M Presenting an Oriental r€• o Fantasy \WL-.**sk W i I•• be produced in
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    • 34 7 "His Lordship' is a pleasant COmady produced with much c.irc and gentleness." DAILY MAIL (N-xmyosES TONIGHT 6.15—9.15 Arliss Scores Again! GEORGE ARLISS in "HIS LORDSHIP" Extra:- Gaumont British News Book Now For the Week-End
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    • 32 7 Continued Success of Paramount^ l.au.^h -filled Musical Comedy"THE BIG BROADCAST I OF 1937" with JACK BENNY GEORGE BURNS and GRAPIE ALLEN MARTHA RAYE and a host of Stars TONIGHT AT THE CAPITOL
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    • 139 7 "bow.WOW!"] and that means, in I any language, that Bill I and Myrna and I are back in another romp that turned out even better fun than "Thin Man". Mere's the sequel you've been waiting fort AFTER THE THIN MAN and it has my Mr. Mrs. WILLIAM MYRNA POWELL 10V
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  • 1153 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY MARCH 11, 1937. Can Singapore Survive A Gas Attack "TTIERE arc sufficient gas masks to equip the defence personnel." This comforting assurance--for the defence personnel -was Fivea through the medium of the Free Press in an interview on Tuesday with Col. J. L. Sleeman. Chief
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  • 453 8 The World's Champion his peter Story Of Jhe Oxford Dictionary THE world's champion whisperer is dead. He had not gained that distinction, as one might suppose, by exK tional diligence in the disseminai of scandals but by his perform e of a quasi-religious function. He was
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  • 1225 8 THEY called it a home for workers though the women who went in and out all looked as II they had been past work for some time A big. gaunt house on the fringe London. Ouiit of grey orick. furnished with "gilts'" odds and tndl «>: .1.. K.::ds
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 89 8 m^— m 1 in i |jj| I IBOLS fflHw blue Curacao The latest of Bols fine Liqueurs. CALDBECKS. I »Jl^— I mmmmmmmmmUmmmmm YOU ARE INVITED DEMONSTRATION HEIMZ VARIETIES A rrt •spmg _m AWwim MM MM W m" M m _W __W SINGAPORE FROM MAR. 12th to 24th INCLUSIVE JOHN LITTLE
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    • 78 8 THE AVERAGE BOOKMAKER, says a writer, is a retiring, home-loving man. This is quite all right so long as his retiring home-loving instincts don't prove too strong before the last race is over. Some losses can never be made good but full compensation can be obtained for lost jewefiery and/or
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  • 558 9 "Any Delay Would Be Very Dangerous" LORD PLYMOUTH'S VIEWS London, Mar. 11. LORD PLYMOUTH, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the international non-intervention committee, was warmly cheered in the House of Lords yesterday on rising to move the second reading of the bill imposing legal
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  • 1042 9 Comments At Raffles College Dinner «TO incorporate the two Col- leges into a University is the public clamour and, though the fire of enthusiasm has somewhat abated of late, there still remain some members which flare up occasionally in the Press. This turn in the
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  • Article, Illustration
    24 9 THE SHOCK TROOPS of the sth Battalion of Infantry hurriedly assembling in a Madrid street, before departing to the southern Madrid front in lorries.
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  • 142 9 Chinese Sentenced To Death LOH Ngiap Fuan, the fireman on 1 board the Thedens, who ran amok at midnight on Apr. 6 on board his ship and stabbed three nembers of the crew to death, was ound guilty r,f murder yesterday ot he Singapore Assizes, before Mr.
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  • 166 9 rmal Decisions Geneva. Mar. 11. Thc raw materials conference concluded yesterday with a general discussion. It was decided to establish three subcommittees, firstly, to investigate the statistics of production and distribution of raw materials, secondly, to examine existing legislation nwountries producing raw materia^ and other factors
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  • 26 9 The Italian State Tourist Department states that the special rate of exchange for tourists visiting Italy will be 103 20 lire to the instead of 99.80.
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  • 189 9 BRITISH COL ONIES SUGA R EXPORTS INCREASING International Conference London, Mai. II THE forthcoming international Sugar Conference figured largely at the question time in the House of Commons yesterday. The Col mal Secretary. Mi Ormsb\ Gore, who stated that exp ris sugar from British Color.. *****0 tons in 1933 751
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  • 60 9 TRANS- ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE Kxperimental Flights In May I on. l. hi Mar. 10. Experimental flights across the North Atlantic will, it is hi pod. toward the end Oi May II lOOdftUona hi Newfoundland permit the oper of flying boats This statement u.is made by Sir Philip Sassoon. UnderSecretary for
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  • 109 9 ANTI-COD MOVEMENT SUBSIDES Moscow, Mar. 11. rE end of the anti-God movement is statistically foreshadowed in an official statement tmt the members of the Bezbojniks. or Militant Godless League, has fallen from 5.000.000 in 1933 to below 2.000.000 and many anti-religious organisations are threatened with disintegration. The Commissariat tor Education
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  • 53 9 Chinese Delegates Sailing On Apr. I Nanking, Mar. 10. Dr. H. H. Kung. the chief Chinese delegate to the Coronation, has tentatively arranged to go to London aboard the Italian Liner the Victoria, sailing 01 Apr. 2 Dr. J. Heng Liu, director of the National Health Administration, will accompany
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 77 9 CMAMPAGNE .'V^k^^Kf MAiSON fONOEE EN «/60 -J///t.JO/(y/iyi' A %^St*t t/M it) i FRAN* E i Extra {fuality Extra hi\ TODAY AS IN 1760 LANSON CHAMPAGNE FOR CONNOISSEURS SOLE A GENTS: ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. i ffi\/m THOSE WAFFLES j W^)v^) are DELICIOUS! v They're so different, and l/fe^*^Je==!Pv^\
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 475 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. March 11 The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c. 1944-54 114 7
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    • 177 10 Mar. 8. 9. 10. Ana rlcan Can. Com. 108 ni'j 113 rlcan Telephone and Telegraph 17g% 178 i75?„ Atcheson Railroad 84% 85 86' 2 Chesapeak 67^ 67i 2 67 Dupont 173i 2 ll2 i 4 i7 3% tone 38'., 38 39% General Electric 6i' 2 61' 2
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    • 85 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Mar. 11, 12 o*( I(m k noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases <F.0.8. March) 39 11 16 39 l!i 10 Good F.A.Q. in cases 'FOB March) 39 516 39 716 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose I a ward able Singapore) 39'4 39% March 39% 391 2
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    • 63 10 Mar. 11 Gambier TT. 7.5n Java Cube 10.50 Hamburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 21.50 Black. Pepper 12 00 Copra, mixed 8.25 Copra, sundned 8.55 Small Flake Tapioca 5.40 R. Saigon Al $174 R. Siam. W.C. No. 1 $162 Rice, Siam, W.C. No. 2 $147 Rice, Siam,
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    • 189 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 11 RCItRFR: Strong. London Spot: 11 9 16d. 11 11 16d. Previously: 11 7 16d. ll'^d. May: ll%d. 11 11 16d. Previously 11 2 d. U%d July-Sept.. IHfcd. 11 13 16d. Previously 11-«„d. 11 11 I6ci Oct Dec. 11 13 16d.
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    • 59 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 11 Tin: Flat. Cash: £295 Previously Strong it t3OO 15s Three montha *#:'9i ss. Previouslv £291 Bf New York Tin: B&28 Previouslv 66 50 Settlement' *:78 Previously C77 5s Yesterday *;t 2i p-d. Pfatloagft £7 2> 2'jd 9pol 22! ci Previously
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    • 81 10 London Closing Quotations March 11 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday vinu.s'.v Paris Francs to 124 21 106 9 16 106 la If New York to 4 88 4 N 5 16 4 Mi"-., Amsterdam Guilders to 12 I<>7 8,4 8.. Hong Kong Per
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    • 195 10 MIXING Londcn, tt. 2.4 1 16 London, d< mand 2 4 1 16 London, months' sight 24% Lyon.s, demand 1245 Hamburg demand 141 York, demand 57 Montreal, demand 56% Batavia demand 103% Samarang, demand 103', C tlcul ta B wnbay ind Rangoon, demand 154% M idraa and
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    • 253 10 FRASER CO. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Total for Books Close financial Confpany Dividend Date Ex Div. year Payable Date to d^tr Ayer Hitam 15. Int. Mar. 9 Mar. 24 Mar. 15 ;UV s'; bonus .Sungei Beai l7V t Int. Mar. 9 Mar. 24 Mar 15 Burma Malay 6d. <12th> Mar.
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    • 1108 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser and Co. 's List Till RSDAY, MARCH 11. 1937: 6 P.M. MINING Ampat Tin <4^> 6k la «>d Asiim Kumbitn" (£> 35s 6d 37.. Pd Austral Malay «£> 54s 56s Ayer Hitam (5..> 26s M 28s 6d cd. <• b
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    • 156 10 ISSUED BY PRASER AND 00 \T THE CI osF OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin at midda> uas SI 19 00. s(, no Srt«..«or» ,11 J2JSSJJ Ba'„'. V SUn R nU »«<» The Australian section uas rather miUUr with the other two sections but h«Tw?S fit "2 som«5 om
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  • 32 11  - Shanghai, Mar. 9. In compliance *lth the request of the Chinese residents In South A!rica. Nanking has promised to establish a Chine.se Consulate there in the near luture.- Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    48 11 IHF ANNUM. "HEROES DAY' ceremonies, in memory oi German v/s Wa^dead t, k "lace last month all over the Reich. Her Hitler in War dead, x P Fic id Marshal von Mackensen, watcher—^G^ v^Blombc rg. outside the Unknown Warriors ed by in Berlin, wbsre Hitler placed a wreath.
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  • 1048 11 RAPID EMERGENCE of the Chinese Woman Local Chinese Top ics BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT IS it wise for Chinese women to leave their homes in order to lead a 1 public life 5 Is it necessary to retain some of the old virtues of ancient China What is the best
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  • 39 11  - Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Mar. 9. Mr. Hsu Shi Ying. the retiring Chinese Ambassador to Tokio, arrived in Shanghai yesterday evening. He made a lengthy report to Dr. Wang i Chung Hui. the Foreign Minister, on Sino-Japanese questions.
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  • 54 11 (From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca. Mar. 10. Mr. T. D. Hughes will glvg a lecture on "The Coming of the White Man to Malaya" at St. Francis' Institution Hall., by kind permission of the Rev. Broth V Augustus on Friday at 6.45 p.m. The lecture is under the auspices of
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  • 24 11 The death took place recently at Hot Springs, Arkansas, of Sir RodI mond P. Roblin, former Premier of Manitoba. Sir Rodmond was 84 years
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    • 428 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated ln tne colony of Hong Kong) 1 Tne liability of members to limited ie the extant ang ta manner prescribed by Ordinance 1 No. of lWf of tha Colony. Authorised Capital g50.000.000 Issued and Fully Paid-up 120. 000. 000 Reserve Fund: Sterling §.500.000 Hong Kong
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    • 525 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) 3 aid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate. London, F.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. \lor Star Hollo Saigon \mritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 240 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE Wavelength 225 metres p.m. 600 De Sauza's Band— dance music and kronchongs. 7.00 Piano recital by Luda Dontsott. 730 Time, weather, new and announcements. 7.45 "Contract Bridge for Beginners." By Mr. H. P. Northcote. 8.00 Light orchestral and vocal music gramophone records). 845 Syncopation and
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    • 497 11 Hong Kong— ZßW Wavelengths 49.6 m. 31.49 19.75 m. and 16.90 m. p.m. 3.20-6.20 Chinese programme. 6.20-10.20 European programme 8.8.C. Transmission 5 The following frequencies will be j used: GSF 19.82 m., GSD 25.53 m., and GSB 31.55 m. a.m. 620 Big Ben. The 8.8 C Theatre Organ. 6.50 Mexicana.'
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  • 176 12 Wide Range Of Exhibits Some 3.000 manufacturers will exhibit their productions at the engineering section of the Leipzig Fair, and more than 5.000 machines will be demonstrated in working order. There Ls scarcely a branch of engineering not represented in this exhibition. Which every year
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  • 42 12 j Suez Canal transit receipts from January 21 to Sl last totalled €357 083 compared with 4:358 (510 <or the same period of 193G. For. the whole of January receipts were €1030 07-; against €1,031,370 ior the previous January.
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  • 55 12 Dunn.: Janu.irv wm lauih rt metres* man than 1 1 ii wai thr batfggj Janu when the January law 57 Tht l»w-> iggg 71 Durum the month thc R,,v.d N y Lin boal Institution nude rr iervlc< i, comp tuatlon iur injui payment* to the :>. ndeni
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  • 820 12 WORLDS OLD SE A-GOING TONNAGE Favourable Position Of The British Empire London. J T'llL average expectation of life for the ordinary cargo ship is usually estimated at 2.0 years, and that of the passenger vessel at a little less. In many eases, however, this period is exceeded, for at present
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    • 395 12 i»»j 1 »T nii^-^ l^^ KING j|||fej GEORGE VI '■^Mp^ MAY, 1937 /^SEL EARLY BOOKING B from your own agent/ WORLDS GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM i BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated ln Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by »k. MARELLA (7.375 tooe>
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    • 190 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 Coronation Festivities. Excellent accommodation available on both these ships. Please apply, AMERICAN LLOYD AGENCY LTD. 64,
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    • 444 12 KT I < P 1 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals T iiuu ,-—-7-7 Air BY TRAIN (Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 am# Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru. Kuala Kri and Tumpat: Mon., Wed.. Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 pm
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    • 815 12 I SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1): Op Ten Noort 22; Hong Kheng 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3): Naldera, Cathay 18; Kistna 16; Glenbeg 13; President Doumer 11; Kinta 7 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3): Siamese Prince 30; City of
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    • 439 13 fic=^====: =^==^^j^ m '""""tu HI BY. P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tonnage S'pore. Tonnage Spore. 1937 M7 C 'f™ w 1:,(,0() Mar. 12 CORFU 15.000 May' 7 BUhLHVAN 8,070 Mar 18 NALDERA 16.000 May 21 RAJPUTANA 17 000 Mar 2tt CARTHAOE ***** June 4
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    • 439 13 (Incorporated in England.) 1 E ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. Uncorvoratea in Strait* Settlement*./ "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Dae Sati* CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Havre. London. R*«lam H'burg Mar 29 Apr. 2 CITY OP CANTON Havre. London. K'dam. H'burg. Glasgow Apr. 12
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    • 1013 13 U^^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steam».ilp o \9u> Lid. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship to. Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co, Ltd. lhe Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.,
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    • 656 14 K. P. M. OP TEN NOORT -Friday. Mar. 12, Muntok 'passengers and mails only), Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaya. TlDORE— Friday, Mar. 12, Belawan-Deli. DE WEERT— Friday. Mar. 12. Rhio. Blinjoe. Djeboes, Pangkal-Pinang. Koba, Tanjong-Pandan and Batavia. BELAWAN— Saturday, Mar. 13. Koemai, Sampit and Bandjermasin. TOBA— Saturday. Mar. 13. Moeara-Saba and
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    • 589 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ciruf AMERICAN MAIL LINE **k. i. i ii i i^ji I i9(^^^Sd I J s^^ (w Rxl «L>T TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA. MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrive* S'pore. S'pore. Penanr. New York. Pres.
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    • 593 14 Q. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA t Buenos Aires Maru Bueno* Aires via Colombo. Durban. m..i Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro. Santos and Montevideo. Yeifuku Maru Uape Town via Mombasa. Tanga. M,. Zanzibar. D. Salaam. L. Marques. Durban. E. London, P. Elizabeth and Mossel Bay Ryufuku Maru
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  • 1460 15 Hardstaff Makes Lone ft Stand For England FINAL DAYS OF PLAY IN FIFTH TEST Melbourne. lI7ITH ENGLAND'S score at 18 for four wickets, HardstafT, 73, and Wyatt, 20, reopened the batting. McCormick and O'Reilly were the bowlers, and the former found it difficult
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    29 15 photo). •i_t_ (.'jv't Ktwrer in tt( h between the AN INCIDENT during play in yesieraav s ICegiment won Middlesex and Indians at Anson BOM >rs six nil- Free Press
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  • 507 15 K. L. Spring Meeting TIIK past performances of the new arrivals that will run for thc lirst lime at Kuala Lumpur on the second day (Wednesday next) of the Selangor Turf Club spring meeting are as under: .Market Boy, vears. ch.e.g., by i Trenmla-Kenya.
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    21 15 photo). THE H.M.S. HERMES water polo team who were well beaten by the Y.M.C.A. at the Y.M.C.A. pool yesterday. Free Press
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  • 187 15 Sunday's Match At Keppel Coll Cluli The following are the teams and times for tin England vs. the Rest golf match to be played at Keppel Club on Sunday. (ttlgland players mentioned first > a.m. 8.20 H I Jones and L W Byrde vs J M
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  • 159 15 Draw For First Round The draw for the Race Course chai lenge cup competition, the first round of which must be completed by Mar 14. at the Island Golf Club, is: W. McMullan bye. G. O. G. Hoy vs. F Suganuma. j R. H. Qakeley vs.
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  • 330 15 Third Annual Regatta Of R. A. F. Y. C. INTERMEDIATE RACE WON BY MISS KEOGH (From A Special Correspondent) A LARGE crowd which included H.E. the QffWSM .uul l..u(\ Thomas, witnessed some keen racing at the Third Annual Regatta of the Royal Air Force Yacht Club at Seletar on Sunday.
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  • 241 15 National And Lincoln Callovers READY CASH AT London, Mar. 11. 'THE latest callovers for the Grand National and Lincolnshire are as I follows, cables Reuter. < all quotes taken and offered except where otherwise stated Golden Miller 100 to 12 offered. 9 to 1 taken. Royal Mail 100 to 9
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  • 79 15 The following have been selected to play cricket for the Y.M.C.A. Junior Department against the Midd'cscx Regt on Tuesday on the Anson Road ground at 2 p.m. K. Leembruggen <eapt >. Ong Swee Keng. Ong Swee Han. Shim Kah Foo. B S Varma. Suratta. Tan Guan K at.
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  • 71 15 R.A.F. 1. Fort Canning 1. A good game of soccer was played at Tanglin yesterday between the RAF. [ind Fort Canning which resulted in finer t* draw. The RAF. men should have won bv a wide margin but disappointed by failing to score in the
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  • 60 15 The following have accepted to play cricket for SC.C. vs. Middlesex Regiment on Saturday at 2 p.m. and on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Gillman Barracks. J H. Abbott. Col Carroll. J Dobbs. P. O. Neil Dunne. B. Gaillard. A. F Hunter (Capt)." W. K .Tagger. J Mc[eod..
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  • 688 16 Early Pace Too Much For Siamese AIZAWA AND UCHIDA WIN DOUBLES MATCH TT KAMIS. the Y.M.C.A. and Farrer Park tennis champion, won his quarter-final tie with the Siamese player, Chartakavanij, in the men's open singles of the Y.M.C.A. tennis tournament yesterday in two straight
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  • 443 16 Losers' Forwards Give Poor Display Of Football Middlesex Regt. G: Indian Assn. 0. TIB Middlesex Regiment had not the slightest difficulty in beating the Indian Association in a Second Division fixture at Anson Road stadium yesterday, and the score should have been more than six-nil.
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  • 145 16 Y.M.C.A. Win Water Polo Match I ATELY unsuccessful in their water polo encounters, the Y.M.C.A. fielded their junior team to meet the H.M.S. Hermes at Fort Canning pool yesterday and won convincingly eightone. Henry Yeo scored five goals and San Yok three. Petty Officer Short gave the seamen their only
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  • 48 16 The following have been selected to play cricket for the Y.M.C.A. vs RAF al RAF at 2 pm. on Saturday Lee Fong Lim. R Lyne. G Day. H Lay V. Xavicr. K Leembruggen. A Nathania.s, B S Varum, B M Barket K M Jopp ami J Fen;: son
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  • 187 16 Gander To Meet Boon Mah In Title Fight THE featherweight championship of Singapore will be In the balance uhen Nai Boon Mah, the Siamese, and Young Gauder, the local boxer, meet over 15 rounds at the New World Arera in their third encounter on Friday. Mar. 19. The championship v.
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  • 60 16 To Row Atfain For Title Eric Phelps the Putney and holder of the English professional champ. onshlp, has definitely agreed to defend his title against Lou Barry Barnes whom he beat for the championship on Baster M :.rl t\ The race will be over the championship course
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  • 64 16 The Red team, captair ed by Dm Fook Loong who |QSI lo the Browi team in their first match I ..tin unlucky yagncdai al tha ym.ca Water Pol 0 LsaglK tie. being defeated by the Blue team raptalllSd by IV Swee Sun. by four goals to one. Chin Chye. Chin
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  • 155 16 Club Beaten By Odd (ioal In Three Bsth team ted In fclM een the Municipal H ilt] nent and the SRC whi h the lormer w>»n two-one. at th** SRC ground yesterday. In .s;>r repeated opportunity*. > th sidi d badly. SRC lor wards seldom sh
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