The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 November 1937

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)

  • 272 1 NANKING MOVE NOT "FLIGHT IN FRIGHT" China Will Fight To End NO CONFUSION OR MUTINY (BY MADAME CHIANG KAI SMI K CHINA'S DETERMINATION TO FIGHT TO THE BITTER END IS STRESSED BY THE REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL FROM NANKING. THIS EVACUATION WAS PREARRANGED AND WAS NOT THE FLIGHT IN FRIGHT'
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  • 87 1 Chinkiang To Be A Danger Zone Shanghai. Nov. 28. The Japanese authorities have advised all British shipping in the vicinity to regard Chinkiang. an important treaty port between Shanghai and Nanking, as a danger zone. The warning is believed to portend severe bombing. The boom, which
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  • 196 1 Local Chinese "Heroes" (From A Chinese Correspondent) QINGAPORL Chinese are de>J lighted at the result of their campaign on behalf of "China's Patriotic Seamen," as they call the 40 men who left the steamer, Hilda Moller, recently rather than work on a ship taking cargo to Japan. The
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  • 210 1 Cannot Get Truth With Bullets THE Rev Goh Hood Keng spoke on the Christian church's view of war ID a sermon at the Straits Chinese Msthodist Church. Kampor Kapor, yesterday. The Christian Church was against war. he said. War was the biggest question of the ciay;
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  • 138 1 FRANCO -ITALIAN STORM ATTACKS IN PRESS MUST CEASE Paris, Nov. 28. An alleged anti-Italian speech to French sailors at Toulon last month by the French Minister of Marine. M. Campinchi. has caused a diplomatic storm The Secretary-General of the French Foreign Office has protested strongly to the Italian Charge d'Affaires
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  • 56 1 Paris, Nov. 28. The Spanish Nationalist naval staff in Salamanca, in a broadcast last night, announced that, to prohibit trading from Government-controlled P"rts in Spain and Minorca. It would be necessary to abolish neutral zones established at Valencia and Barcelona »nd that ships now anchoring in
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  • 567 1 Pirates Of Penzance: First Impressions THE fine singing, magnificent costume and scenery and excellent lighting in the Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's melodious light opera, "The Pirates of Penzance" given belore a private audience at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday, call for the highest praise. The
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  • 104 1 A Republic Film release, "The House of a Thousand Candles," showing at the Capitol, can* be classed as less than average entertainment. The story, though hard to grasp at the beginning, deals with an international spy gang pitting Its strength against England. The picture gets
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  • 30 1 A 16-year-old Eurasian hurt his head while diving into a pond at Woodleigh yesterday. He was removed to the General Hospital. His condition is not serioiw.
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  • 63 1 Barcelona, Nov. 28. Furious Insurgent attacks againsi Government positions on the road from Ornadegallego to Sabinanlgo ana in the Lecinosa sector of the Aragori front are claimed to have been repulsed with heavy casualties after a fierce all-night battle in which Moors were used as shock troops,
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  • 74 1 As Christmas Presents London, Nov. 28. British railway companies have adopted an ingenious scheme for the public to give railway travel as Christmas presents to relatives or friends. Persons inviting friends for Christmas or New Year can enclose with their invitation special railway tickets for the journey
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  • 98 1 Washington, Nov. 28. It is unknown here what action, if any. the United States will take if an unfavourable reply is received from rokio In political quarters it is felt, however, that the administration has recently been soltpedalling on the forthright policy announced by
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  • 50 1 Paris. Nov. 28. It is understood that the French Ambassador in Tokio has been instructed to inform the Japanese Government that his Government claims the right to be consulted on any ar* rangement made about Chinese customs. A similar claim has been made by Britain.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 478 1 EDUCATION. PITMAN'S COMMERCIAL EXAMINATIONS. PITMAN S CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS will be held in SINGAPORE on Dec. 5. 1937 and subsequent days in SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING BOOK-KEEPING COMMERCE MALAY rCntriea close Dec. 3. and results announced by Dec. 30. 1937). Apply for particulars to: PITMAN'S EXAMINATION BUREAU. Uniteers Building. Phone 5022. NOTICES. NOTICE.
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    • 373 1 CLASSIFIED Al FOAMINOL. The four-in-one preparation for men. women and children, embodying a stimulating hair tonic and food, a cleansing and soapless shampoo, a 1 hair restorative and a scurf and dandruff eradicator. $1.35 per bottle. (Twelve shampoos > MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3, Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE SEA-FRONT KATONG GRANGE—
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    • 208 1 dvertisem: I Gbe sii Head OOi. < Kuala I iimp. it Ml, Ipoh Ofi" < Penang Ofli< i London (ini<r 40 1 j k I'!. 1 SUBSCRIPT I MonthK QuarinU X Half Veailv Yearly Niilr <) i the usual U .ink d ADVERTISEMENT The charges arn SIFIED Al>\ I1: I
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  • 1460 2 Exercises Of Vital Importance To Singapore Base PLANES SHADOW WARSHIPS NIGHT AND DAY Forthcoming N on -Stop Flight To Malaya NIAVAL and air exercises of special importance to Singapore were held in the English Channel and North Sea recently, the main idea being
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  • 127 2 LANGUAGE WITH NO SINGULAR FOR 'FLEA VHOSA. spoken by two million Bantus, is the latest language to be "collected" by the experts at the School of Oriental Studies. Westminster. Mr. l> Mthimphuhu, a native teacher from Natal, made direct recordings of its grammar and colloquial expressions recently in the school's
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 228 2 Win te r Clo it d Fly in g In winter cloud living is ii:«e>sary for l«»u< periois. Avoid aii. r of levels and areas u heroic -forming rondilions may •>>«* vail is another matter on utmli the airline pilots have acquired un i knowledge; provision of ever the most
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    • 44 2 i ™*jf!., lly /v~l^M.{ iwfyy ~~l—^ j iT'*7>v£* Revi\ /mB^SI I \m\ b- i^ k/^NN* v This rral horn llffliU UB 'Fs^K' 4 lamJ t( ov 15n i: B Tenn® beer SoleAgenti: GUTHRIE COMPANY LIMITED, Singapore, MaLcc*. Kuala Lumpuf, Ipoh N iVna^. T i
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  • Article, Illustration
    47 3 Foreign Yff iRA EO th Parliamentary Undersecretary for toieun Affairs at a luncheon of the Foreign Press Association of London with Dr. Stefan Litaver the chairman. MR. GEORGE LANSBURY opened the Bethnal Green Chamber of Commerce and Trade Exhibition. He sampled the cooking on the elecrtcity stand.
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  • Article, Illustration
    35 3 A RECEPTION unequalled for luxury and magnificence for years awaited the Marquess of Lin lit hgo w. the Viceroy of India uh he visited the .In hi let* < e lebrati«.ns <.f the Mah.ir.ii.ih >t| KiK.hm
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 91 3 Photographic copies of Free Pn local pictures c^" he obtaUoed on application to the Ifjuuuger. Price 50 cents each N MBPMHBPMRHpiH PURE WHOLESOME CHEESE A perfect ending to any nu j al We offer variety of cheese Dutch Edam, Danish Roquefort Swi^ Gru. i and Australian Cheddar CARTON CHEESES Kra't
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 77 3 moots Tomcat Budget i 1 1 V a(? It Hai been a«Tao»ed Hmpiffc J^ /C» Sir M«tler jealous. SUQW )jf\ f s^^ *N T^i€ gravity of "tie silo3non is SOCIETY ROMANCE j Ji'Cused u*i'nn>n£!y Artwnmy /s very BLAWfOUT iM "Hlf NEXT WA(i 1W ro^ntc Turtles af f f"S, V\('^\f^\ mW^\\
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  • 686 4 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1937. 70 Per Cent. Quota? •TOMORROW'S meeting of the International Rubber Regulation Committee should put an end to much of the uncertainty about the tuture of the commodity. There is, of course, no doubt whatever that the Committee will impose a quota cut.
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  • 1366 4  -  Mrs. Osa Johnson Aftermath Of Abyssinian War By ANOTHER chapter of horror has just been written in the story of Abyssinia. Wild beasts have set upon and made prey of remnants of the Lion of Judah's loyal, who are still trickling over the border
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  • 566 4 SBNDnhggjfljfldh IT shows how the Far Eastern situation is deteriorating." to use >ne of Mr Eden's favourite words, that according to a Sunday Times interview yesterday, people in Japan should be talking about capturing Singapore. The truth is that anti-British feeing Is growing in Japan, according 10 all reports and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 162 4 m> ft iM^tl M u m^^/Sk^c IS 1 III" CALDBECK'S cq t o A Tcic(rr?pnK Au«'«*«* PHONE 3< il^ GOODWOOD -v/ > r r !i *V v n\fv\f|\«,iT SITUATED IDEAI FOR VISITORS iffO TO|T7<ISTs bnnvalled Facilittes tot Prtrute Fntertaxnmrnts FASHION SUGGESTION FROM THE CONTINENT BALL! mute ,nd btae pump shoe.
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    • 27 4 For SICKNESS I HEALTH INSURANCE APPLY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT fIRE 6 LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated In Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 'PHONE: 6480
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 196 5 rubber Steady. 7 1 16(1. 7« 8 d Previously 7 1 16d. 7» B d. Jj: 7> B d. 7Ud. Prsviously: 7' B d. 7» 4 d. Apr -June. 7' 4 d. 7 5 16d. Previously: 7Ud. 7 5 16d
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    • 67 5 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firm. Spot: £184 7s. 6d Previously: €184 7s. 6d Three months: £184 Is 6d. Previously: €184 7s. 6d. Rill YORK TIN: 4150 'opening price» Previously: 4150. corns: merit: £38. Previously: £38 «.n||>: Yesterday: £7 Os od. Previously: 7 os. Id BU IB:
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    • 72 5 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Nov. 27 Method of Parity before Latest PreCfcßtN Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to£ 122.1 147' 8 147'., New V.>rk to 4.88 4.99U 4 99 5 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 8 973, 9 08- r >» 9.03', Honp Kong Per dollar Is 3d
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    • 207 5 LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES Saturday's Singapore Quotations Nov. 27 SELLING London TT. 2 4 1 32 lundon. demand 2 4 1*32 lan, 4 months' sight 2.4 116 I dom.ind 1715 Switzerland, demand 251 Hamburg, demand 142 York, demand 58 5 16 oral, demand 58 31 16 demand 104 rang, demand 104%
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    • 122 5 Nov. 24 26 27 B Can Com 81 4 82 85 1 America] ione and Telegraph 141» 144 147' L Atcheson Railroad 34% 36'- 38 -ak 35% 36 38' 2 Dupont 98 102% 108V 2 one 19^4 20% trie 37' 4 39% 42 ral Motors 31% 33%
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    • 102 5 Nov. 27 Gambler T.T. R.fto White Cube 16.00 Hamburg Cube 15.50 White Muntok Pepper 14.50 Black Pepper 900 Copra, mixed $4.45 Copra, sundried $4.70 Small Flake Tapioca $4.20 Rice, Saigon Al $161 Rice, Siam. W.C. No. 1 $158 Rice BUm, W.C. No. 2 $152 Rice Siam, W.C.
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    • 6 5 Mfi.uiM* 1,182,000 1.141,(MW)
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    • 503 5 Nov. 27, T2 o'clock noon. Latest Cable- London Spot Sheet 7 l I6d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 14 9 16 per lb. Singapore, Nov. 26. MEAT Beef .steak Kati 34 Eeei stev; or curry do 28 Fillet Steak lb. 50 Mutton, Australian do
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    • 99 5 Official Statistics Released During the week ending Nov. 20. tinned pipeapple exports from Malayan ports amounted to 26,234 cases, of which 17. 253 >(J6 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 853 t3 per cent, i cases to the Continent, of Europe. 3.975 <15 per cent
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    • 301 5 Groundnuts Bring Out Sellers (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 22. f>OPRA prices continue to slide slowly on the London market. although the intrinsic position of the produce is generally considered to be thoroughly sound. The present weakness is almost certainly a quickly passing phase, induced by
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    • 54 5 Manila, Nov. 27. Last Sale Prices Previous Today Aiitamok 0.49 0.49 Pesos Benguet Consolidated 9.80 unquoted Consolidated Mines 0.013 0.013 I.X.L. 0.55 0.54 San Mauricio 0.48 unquoted United Paracale 0.47 unquoted These prices are published by courtesy of Messrs. Levy and Co.. oi Singapore, to whom
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    • 110 5 The appointment of Mr. L M Smart, C.B.E new general manager of the F.M.S. Railways, who arrived last week, is gazetted. Mr Smait was general manager of the Gold Coast Railways The Hon Mr C D Ahearne. the Federal Secretary, is expected back in j Kuala Lumpur from Home leave
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    • 1107 5 Fraser and Co. 's Li§t CLOSING QUOTATIONS SATURDAY. NOV 27. 193": 1 p m MINING Buyrrt Ke*lrr« Amput Tin (4s) 4s 4s 6d Asam Kumbang (£> 31s 33s Austral Malay <£) 48s 51s Nom Ayer Hitam (5s) 25s 6d 27s x.d. Ayer Weng (81; .85
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 5 5 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
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    • 67 5 S. E. Levy Co. <9hanehat. Honpkon*. Manila. nineatKm 1 Invertmerrt Banker* and Brokm 1n Srcutitir* avrt Cnmm>^ Daily Foreign HAnrkrt Cables and Quotation MEMBERS NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. MEW YORK COFFEE L SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADECANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANOE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS' ASaO.
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  • 111 6 Singapore —Hong Kong Air Mail Service per Imperial Airways After the departure of the aeroplane today, the service between Penang and Hong Kong will be discontinued and instead will operate between Bangkok and Hong Kong. Commencing on Dec. 5 the aeroplane for Hong Kong will leave Bangkok each Sunday morning
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  • 599 6 Sir Alexander Gibb's Address To Institute London. IN an interesting presidential address to the Institute of Transport, Sir Alexander Gibb, the eminent engineer, considered the utmost practical limits set to transport development by present attainments in engineering and engineering materials what limits these set to the
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  • 171 6 Working Agreement Of Companies Cancelled The Kokusai Kiseii Kai.sha hai »d dressed a three- month notice to ih»Nippoji Yuseii Kaisha cancellii working agreement IdattfC to the Ne« York service its lossßttosj is to opi the service by itsell For lnany years the Kokusui
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  • 147 6 Court Inspector Wray reward teresting facts belore Mr F V D worth in the Second Polict Cuiirt torday. when a Chinese nsjsjsd Mok Hong pleaded guilty to a charge ol illegally transferring two s^'.,nd class FME. Railway tickets On Oct. 5 the train was between
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  • 168 6 Japanese Warships Make An Inspection Two freshly-arrived Japan* st- < trovers were seen oil Swatow. last «i giving a total oi six warships tl. one of which is a cruiser That night all six ships had 11. searchlights trained OB the city, refrained from firing. Five captured fishing
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  • 86 6 Shanghai. N«v ?fl Tte Biitish Consul-General Sn H bert Phillips) telegraplu-d the i Office lor £20.000 lor 'the Britis!* fund for reliet in China He says the money is vitally needed owinu to th<present conditions in Shanghai Fi! f een thousand pound* haw previously been received
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  • 78 6 llflil II ill v |S«.s H\ I <>i trui Ml*. Betueen Kan: i I•• 1 1 iaitl Marseille I' liu i and lin l^ud miMi \> ISO ini.v Furt uf Hisfiiib irkulioii riMnimth (Hi' [> AMARAJ O D SAGAINCi J 8 PROME BURMA FVb 5 YOMA PFXiU KEMMENDIM
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 481 6 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.8.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage MSI. LLOYDS AGENTS:— BttUKINf; ACKNTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. K\7mMi^^^^L^s?^A G Ua Canada tu Nolth Auierlcfc— Europe. Past, through trains direct Lw4?^V^UilLlJtfii^ froin snips side at varic uver ■k^BaT- r^mfflvsf\l^ Canada's Evergreen Playground ffi^^l^jS^^^|n|^flp
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    • 4 6 >■*"""" m m Vr^^l^ 9R
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    • 123 6 RED FUNNEL LINE NEAP ENG MOH S S CO. i KM. I i\K IN IK *..<! l rf *2 limn v...£a»»orr t I Rilhi«n FOR KVIAVIA MM KM W*. i .t v iit«-day •*< rnu»» S^. NAM N< l CHAM ►or bOURJIBAYA AM) HX (l-u--<iIANG A i MO ANN PN
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 495 6 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m Thursday 7 45 a,m. Swettenham, Talping and Telok Anson; Weekdays* 7 pm Kota Bahru, Kuala Krai Thursday and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. i Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* IAI a.m. and Sundays 7 p
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    • 170 6 SINGAPORE HARBIH R The follow Lhe whai-. I ivl NMi.nl I ir. vit M.un VMiaii I i.: T I mpire l».» U I m Jap l.mitiK Ii i Ki |jfi|»ir«* l>(.< k I M I!' WHI Uh.ni I \\<sl ,i, I, I Wll.ui I OtoUe 82 II KI 111 live
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 725 7 K. P. M. OP TEN NOORT— Monday, Nov. 29, Belawan-Deli. BOTH- Monday, Nov 29, Tanjong-Pandan. Batavia, Semarang and Cheribon. BONTLKOE— Tuesday. Nov. 30, Hong Kong. ROKAN Tuesday. Nov. 30. Bengkalts, Paneh. Berombang. TanjongMengeidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. MAKASSER— Wednesday. Dec 1. P. Samboe, Prigi-Radja, Sapat. Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Pejngalian-Estate and Rengat. KKIJNST—-
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    • 522 7 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Vhtd AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO EUROPF. FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives Leaves Leave* Aitlvm S'pore, S'pore. Penan*. New l urt_ Pies Harrison Nov. 29 Nov 30 Dec 2 Jan 11 Prts. Polk Dec. 14
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    • 478 7 O.S.K. LINE] FOR AFRICA AND SOI'TH AMERH t Hawaii Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Mombauw Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaajn B« raneo Marques. Durban. Port E ki and Cape Town t Buenos Aires Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo Durb: I Cape Town Kio de Janeiro Hn Grande and Montevideo Belgium Maru (apt- Town,
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  • 654 8 ARSENAL RECOVER OLD FORM AGAINST LEEDS (From Our Own C respondent) London, Nov. 27. BRENTFORD) who have shown consistence, were astonishingly he. Hen by West Rrom \i»h in the first division of the Leagsje. Ri'-hardson, the winners' centreforward, scored both c iln in the
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  • 163 8 First Round Ties Darlington .0 Scarborough 2 Wrexham 2 Oldham 1 Burton Town 1 Rotherham 1 New Brighton 5 Workington 0 Walsall 4 Gateshead fl Tranmere 2 Carlisle 1 Walker Celtic 1 Bradford C. 1 Port Vale 1 Gainborough T 1 Accrington 1 Lancaster T. 1 Wigan
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  • 582 8 TJOCKEY supporters must have been very gratified at the re- suit of Saturday's inter-State hockey match when Singapore beat Selnngor 3 l, but Singapore however, were not very convincing winners. Much of Selangor s approach work was of high grade, but— a bis "but'
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  • 52 8 Toronto, Nov. 28. JACK DEMPSEY ex-world boxing champion, is speeding by train to New York where he is expected to undergo an immediate operation for acute appendicitus. Oempsey. who has been here a week refereeing wrestling bouts, complained early today of pains in his side.
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  • 373 8 (From A Special Correspondent.) EXPECTATIONS of a close struggle for honours in the final of the l commercial inter-team badminton tournament were fulfilled yesterday when Boustead's team, a newcomer to the tournament, succeeded lin snatching the title from the holders, Fraser Neave's Sports Club, 1
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  • 429 8 NEGM MALACCA BEAD IN SATURDAY'S GAME CR> KIWI) ONCE Rgam Um BBjaafi heeling of thin p,< I ■•«:».< combination of their outsides have psjsj Mm \nu\ s M.i>. Cup Rugby tie game. This tim< they mowed down ih« Negri Malacca XV to the
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  • 39 8 >.monal first over bv W .i 0 the Australian i igl) grade match at Sydi. itlv H took hij» wickets with hi^ thi sixth seventh jnd eighth balls his linal aiialy.-. r4l In the matrh he 13 wick 71.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 131 8 SHANGHAI THE PARADISE OF ADVENTURERS by a DIPLOMAT $6.50 I MIS AMAZING NON-FICTION BOOK Fi\i \i.s thai Shanghai I* the world's LARGEST MANUFACTURING COmtl <>f forged pas ports and certificates of nationality ihm LOBES -h imeless abusss of China's hospitality by the eounthe pcivlleg s of th3 EXTRA-TERRITORIAL RK.IIiS ■UCMBBB
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