The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 January 1938

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO 15.362. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY. JANUARY 10. 1938. 10 CENTS
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  • 1723 1 Bottles Bricks Thrown At Police: Many Arrests UNRULY CHINESE MOBS STORM CENTRAL STATION Government Communique Prohibits Street De monstrations NIGHT OF DISORDER FOLLOWS ANTI-JAPANESE PROCESSION BRICKS, bottles and dust nns were thrown at police by Chinese in Singapore last night in the most serious disturbances to
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  • 190 1 Official Communique Demonstrations HPHE fol.owing communique was 1 issued by the Straits Settlements Government last night The Government of the Colony draws attention to the prohibition issued under section 5 (2) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (Cap. 24) by the Chief Police Officer. Singapore, against the holding of assemblies and
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  • 137 1 Conference At Government House "117HEN the seriousness of yesterday's disturbances became apparent a conference was held at Government House when Sir Shenton Thcmas discussed the situation with Mr. R. H. Onraet, the Inspector-General of Police, and Mr. A. B. Jordan, Secretary for Chinese Affairs. It was as a result of
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  • 339 1 Chinese Raid Japanese Wuhu 'Drome Planes Destroyed Shanghai, Jan. 9. THE Chinese air force twice raided the Wuhu aerodrome which i§ now used r?y the Japanese as their air base for the attack of the Chin- i ese cities in the Yangtse valley, yes- j terday when six Japanese planes
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  • 147 1 (From A Correspondent) SPECIAL interest attaches to the announcement that H.M.S. Emerald and H.M.S. Norfolk, two cruisers, will take part in the forthcoming manoeuvres off Singapore. Both these ships are normally attached to the East Indies squadron which is based on Ceylon. It is the first
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  • 318 1 JAPAN AS MISTRESS OF ORIENT Sir E. Grigg On Crisis A WARNING OF THE DANGERS l.nndun. Jan. 9. *****E must guard against the danger of language or action on the Far Eastern crisis which might divide Western civilisation against itself." says Sir Edward Grigg, the British publicist, in ar article
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  • 603 2 Frequent Outrages By Japanese ATTACK ON POLICE Joint Defence Of Foreign Interests? London, Jan. 9. THE Observer's diplomatic correspondent says it is recognised in London, Paris and Washington that successive incidents in the Far East, whether they take the form of political claims or
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  • 27 2 From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 9. Three hundred people attended the Twr fth Night Carnival dance at the Jr hore Civil Service Club last night.
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  • 38 2 Tsingtao, Jan. 9. MUCH speculation and uneasiness has been aroused by the appearance of twelve Japanese ships, consisting: of transport and warships, in Tsingtao's outer harbour. There has yet been no attempt to land Reuter
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  • 118 2 "Devil's Squadron" At Afiuunbra APTLY dedicated to daredevil test pilots, the "Devil's Squadron," a Columbia film which opened at the 1 Alhambra Theatre, yesterday, is thrillS ing entertainment. Skillful direction and brilliant photography has turned what might have been 'just another aviation film." into a good show.
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  • 64 2 London, Jan. 9. The electrification of the London and North Eastern main line between Sheffield and Manchester will, it is hoped, be completed by 1940. The Company has placed an order valued at over £500.000 with the Metropolitan. Vickers Electrical Co. for 70 electric locomotives which will
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  • 64 2 London, Jan. 9. The Duke of Kent will be the principal guest at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce banquet on Feb. 28. at which the guests will include the French Ambassador and the President of the Board of Trade. The next morning the Duke will visit the
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  • 54 2 London, Jan. 9. Sir John Keland, Chief Veterinary Officer at the Ministry of Agriculture since 1932, has been appointed head of the new State Veterinary Service. A total of 30,811 animals wen; slaughtered last year on account of foot and mouth disease and over £224.000 was payable
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  • 38 2 Tunis, Jan. 9. piVE people were killed and three wounded at Bizerta when French-controlled troops and police fired on a crowd of a thousand rioters demonstrating against the expulsion of an Arab agitator.— Reuter
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  • 46 2 Barcetona, Jan. 9. The whole of Teruel has been occupied by Spanish Government troops, following the surrender of the last garrison resisting in the Santa Clara Convent, states a Government communique. The Bishop, of Teruel was amtmg the Nationalists who surrendered.— Reuter
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  • 69 2 London, Jan. 9. M. Van Zeeland, the ex-Premier of Belgium, who was entrusted by the British and French Governments with a mission of inquiry in Europe and America on the economic approach to peace, has completed his consultations in London. Throughout his visit he maintained the
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  • 70 2 Rome, Jan. 9. Plans are completed for Bruno Mussolini to participate in a Rome-Rio de Janeiro flight this month, comprising three-high machines. Bruno's companion will be Lieut. Mancinallu and the other planes will be piloted by Major BLsco, the Duce's former flying instructor, and Major
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  • 35 2 London, Jan. 9. It is learned that the report of tne Government Commission established to inquire into the cause of the Trinidad riots last June will be published early next month.— Reuter
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  • 67 2 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala. Lumpur, Jan.. A model of the interior of a pinepple factory is nearlng completion at the Malayan Agri -Horticultural Association premises in Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. This, and other exhibits for the Glasgow Exhibition, will be on view between II a.m. and
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  • 115 2 Mr. Kao To Co-operate With Authorities Mr. Kao Ling Pai, the Chinese Consul-General, in an interview with Chinese reporters last night said that there is no cause of alarm. The disturbance was purely a case of ultrapatriotism which, according to his information, was caused by agitators. The
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  • 100 2 WORLD HAS A NARROW ESCAPE Planet Passes Too Close Johannesburg, Jan. 9. TTUT the world had a narrow shave on Oct. 30 has just been revealed by the Union astronomer Prof. Wood. Towards the end of the month observatories in South Africa and Germany observed a small planet shooting towards
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  • 131 2 Urgent Appeal From Shanghai London. Jan. 8. The Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of distress in China has received the following telegram from the Br: tish Consul-General at Shanghai concerning the plight of Chinese refugees: "At present approximately 350,000 destitute Chinese refugees in Shanghai are
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  • 69 2 London, Jan. 9. In connection with the Empire Ex hibition at Glasgow, opening in thr spring, for which a large number of oversea visitors are expected, the Lon don. Midland and Scottish Railway has ordered two motor-launches for special services on the Clyde. Each, with capacity for 80
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  • 51 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Refugees Buried In Dug- Out Hankow, Jan. 9. A HUNDRED civilians were kill ed and a hundred houses werr demolished in a Japanese air raid in Pcngpu yesterday. TKventy refugees in a duf-om were buried when it was struck by a
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  • 152 2 Athens, Jan. t. FVAZZLING blue and white was the motif today at the wedding of Crown Prince Paul of Greece to Princess Prederika of Brunswick Fifty-five royal princes and princesses, including the Duke and Duchess of Kent, all arrived and drove in
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  • 92 3 DEAF-AND-DUMB WEDDING Ratty, *ho is deaf ana m married at Portesham. D n agricultural labourer, Mr Ird. rick Churchill who is also dumb Both are aged about They had attended the same ci;»l service conducted by Dr. B -irnemouth. they made thr.r >w> by signs VitJctte Morris, French .tijio ind
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  • 233 3 Rabies Widespread Through Bangkok And Its Surroundings THE IXISEaM. A MENACE T&iM is nOt CQNf&MMp mg Tax Could &W Etadictition fym (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 8. D ABIES, a great menace to human life, is widespread throughout Bangkok and its surroundings, isays the veterinary surgeon who operates the
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  • 164 3 Town Planning, Safety Zones Needed For Siam (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Jan. 6. Luang Burakarm Kovid, of the Department of Public and Municipal Works who returned last month after an absence of eight months, during which he travelled in the Far East. ISA. and in Europe to study town-planning,
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  • 420 3 Tasman Air Service When London Sydney Route Opens Canberra, Jan. 7. li is probable that the Tasman air service will be^in almost stmnltaneously with the inauguration of the flyinj-boat service from London to Sydney. The Prime Minister <Mr. Lyons) said that the Minister for Customs (Kfr White had been discussing
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  • 55 3 From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. Jan. 8. Johore is planning to give her military forces new barracks at Johore Bahru and a sum of $2,025 000 has been put aside for that purpose. An Improvement at the State capital is the erection of an open air restaurant
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  • 109 3 FORMER CLERK OF JOHORE HOSPITAL (From Our Own Correspondent) Johorc Bahru, Jan. 8. MOHAMED BIN ABDULLAH, former chief clerk of tho General Hospital, was found guilty by Mr. J. B. Weiss, first magistrate, of criminal breach of trust of $1.88 today and sentenced to
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  • 78 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) S* ram at. j an 9. Muar is to Have a new residence for her State Commissioner this year and Government has voted $50,000 for that purpose. Another improvement in the district will toe the installation of a waterborne sewerage system
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  • 217 3 Feats Of Construction In Clydeside FOR the approaching Empire Exhibi- tlon at Glasgow the Palaces of En- gineering and Industry were mrtie wind and water-tight, well in. advance of the winter. The Palace of Engineering, which covers almost as great an area as Trafalgar Square, London,
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  • 95 3 Canberra, Jan. 1. THE British Government has decided to send the cruiser H.M.S. Dorsetshire to Australia for the 150th Anniversary celebrations at Sydney. The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) said that the Ministry had been informed by the British Government that it was impossible to arrange
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  • 42 3 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Jan. 16. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 5.30 p.m., Headquarters Ist Bn. S.S.V.F.. Officers' Conference; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters JS.R.A. (v), Cadre Class. Friday, Jan. 14, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters SH.A. (v), Cadre Class.
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  • 138 3 AND LEAVE GOLD BEHIND GOLDMINE** are deserting the rich g*l4fteld at Tennant's Cree*, Central Atfstrafta, the scene or a f ectnt "ftftfct" to 4i* for welf *am *4 Wtt^Me, «fr miles away aA« at Hatches Creek, 150 miles away: Wollwbn is now greatly in demand by
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  • Article, Illustration
    27 3 Nahas hnka. former Premier of Egypt, whose Cabinet was dismissed recently by youn? KingFarouk He is shown here watching the ?th Battalion leave Cairo for the London.
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  • 157 3 Proposal For Australian Short Wave Station Canberra. Jan. T. The proposal Uiat Australia should establish a high-powered short-wave broadcasting station to present authoritative news to the world, particularly to tountries bordering the Pacific, has been revived in official quarters oy the recent controversy in Europe about the intensive broadcast mg
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    • 46 3 The United States Life iMorance Co. IN THE CITY O F NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1850 Announces the opening of its Singapore Branch American Asiatic Underwriters General Agents r Home Office Singapore Branch 101, Fifth Avenue Union Building New York City. H. H. H. FRIES, onager WJ>.S
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  • 770 4  - Hollyw ood Today: News From The Studio Sheliah Graham By /MARK GABLE who is still on the sunny :de of 40. is now looking forward to the time when ho will fce an oic: man in pictures. And his nexi film. "Test Pilot." in which Spencer Tiacy co-stars. will be
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  • 277 4  -  Joan Littlefield By pOR a long time it has been said of British films that they produced no male stars. Although British actors have risen to the highest rank in Hollywood, few prospective stars have made names for themselves in their own country. Now, however, there
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 154 4 Waterproof (Ireen Canvas roller blind >* ik-m end repairer of rattan >nd ttrrtam Chicks. Canvas and Spring Kiinds. Tarpaulins. Tents. B.iic> Blue Screens. Rertam Panel**. Wi Netting r'encing. Wool huntings and Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN. Telephone >454 f)flTice: M Robinson Road ot)d« >s\if> T U Rr*ph C<- i Workshoo: *')3. Jo-
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  • 364 5 FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR 30 YEARS i At Least 20,000 People Will Attend Drive (From Our Own Correspondent) m Bangkok, Jan. 6. |HE Ministry of Defence has decided to stage a big elephant hunt at Lopburi, the new military centre, in Central Siam,
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  • 103 5 Lord Nuffleld has accepted the invitation of the New South Wales &i%i rnment to attend the 150th Anniversary Celebrations at Sydney this' month. Lord NuffUld included, in his wxnt gifts, £1024)00 to Australian charities, during a recent visit. Other guests of the New South t Wa'es
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  • 53 5 Iftca Our Own Correspondent" V Seremhan. Jan. 9. L O G Williams. Headmaster o: George V School. Seremban. has 9 '.u homo leave. ideistand Mr. und Mrs. H. P. Pilkiru on. of Mambau Estate, have dldM uot :o return to Malaya." says the pj is/ rrjgazine of St.
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  • 37 5 Fr.rr Our Own Correspondent* W Seremban, Jan. 9. A F:l,i;1 cjoiie was found hanging from a tree on a rubber estate in the Sungei Gadut area of Seremban. Th<- ocal police were informed.
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  • 189 5 For three days members of the crew of a cargo ship which reached Liverpool from South America worked and slept with a wild jaguar at large! When the ship, the Pacific Steam Navigation steamer Lobos (6.749 tons* berthed, she was boarded by a zoc^pgist. who enticed
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  • 148 5 Th? L^rd Mayor ji London's Func. for the Relief of Distress in China has reached a total of £79.300. Th Centra! Executive Committee oi the British Fund for Relief in China has divided th? work into three types —tor Chinese refugees, for hospitals, and for
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  • Article, Illustration
    29 5 H. B. Rhodes, an English golf professional, was married at Egham Hill Church to Miss Felicity Woodman. After the wedding the bridegroom drove off with this huge golf ball.
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  • 87 5 Mr. W. Linehan Made D. Lt. BY UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 9. 'T'HE National University of Ireland has conferred on Mr. William Linehan, of Negri Sembilan, the degree of Doctor of Literature. Mr. Linehan, who is an authority on local history, published his History of
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  • 344 5 Marriages, Baptisms And Funerals (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Jan. 9. PIE Rev. B. Stokes. Chaplain of Negri Sembilan, says in an article in the parish magazine of St. Mark's Church, that there are a number of people who only reme^iber there is a resident chaplain in Seremban when they
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  • 335 5 BUSES GOING AT EXCESS SPEED ALL buses on the Seremban"l Kuala Lumpur route *ere running in excess of the 3f m.p.b speed limit, said the chairman of the new K.M.S. Transnort Board at the first inquiry. He noticed thiF while he was on his way 10 ior the meetir.,' nnd
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  • 205 6 PI'MPKINS BY THE TON. The little chap is dwarfed by the sixe of th*se immense pumpkins grown in the rich farming lands outride Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. THRILLING SKI-JUMPING. Thousands of visitors to Switzerland watched three nations compete for the Morven
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    • 85 6 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each C.S. 46A an economical treat Ai// o/ concentrated goodn ess. Kidneys on toast have long lieen a favourite of the breakfast tabk. Not only do they make a very pa la
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 321 7 Cultured Folk Who Are "Walking Show Windows" ihr Editor of the Free Press) CriticJm of certain railings of ma in the recent Rotary create resentment in some but. nevertheless, the shortare there. oakea life so miserable her? .md scandal-mongering. In railed loesJ "social circles"
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    • 218 7 Sir, We reler you to the leading article in today's issue of your paper and, in particular, to the last paragraph thereof which stated that "much was heard c ome months ago of the intention of the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation to erect a short \v?.ve
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  • 92 7 A USTRALIA'S ex-Servicemen's organ'sation. the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Imperial League, is combing the country to secure a hvge muster in Sydney for Anzac Day. Apr. 25, when the 150th anniversary close. The League is one of the strongest of its kind in the Empire.
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  • Article, Illustration
    30 7 A CLOSE-OP OF JAPAN'S €<>*- mander-in-Chief of military fo» :es in Shanghai, who directed the drive on Nanking: General Iwane Matsui. taken at his headquarters during an interview with newspaper men.
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  • 304 7 CARE OF YOUNG WORKERS British Plan FREE SERVICE OF MIDWIVES THE Minister of Health, in a presidential address at the annual conference of Educational Associations in London, referred to a number of health schemes which come into operation in the New Year. Sir Kingsley Wood said an important gap would
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  • 179 7 London, Jan. 1. Alone on the stage for the first tim* i in her Hfe at Castl^ford. Mrs. Ema I Schmitz carried on her circus act with sea lions, one of which attacked and bit her husband last night. She had left her husband, whom she
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  • 65 7 Professor L. N. G. Filon. a former vice-chancellor of London University, has died of typhoid at his home in St. Augustine's-avenup, South Croydon. He was aged sixty-two. The total number of victims of the epidemci is now thirty-two. Professor Filon had been Goldsmid professor oi applied mathematics
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  • 352 7 GAMBLED WITH NUMBERED BOARD AND BALLS Three Men Fined "I T is not a fame of skill it is a fame of chance" said Detective Inspector A. McLennan, when giving evidence before the Penan* Police Magistrate Mr. T. D. Hughes, in the case in which, Yusoff bin Mat, Shariff Kadir
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  • 69 7 VIENNA DETECTIVES SEIZED 650 LBS. OF OPIUM Vienna Dec. 28. Detectives of the tfrug-flghting section of the Viennese police today seized packages at a Vienna railway station containing more than 650 Tb of raw opium. This is the largest haul of opium that has been made In Central Europe in
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    • 115 7 Fltaf 2 Performance* Ttmfjtrt ALHAWBRA DEVIL S SQUADRON Starring RICHARD DIX KAREN MORLEY SHIRLEY ROSS A Thrilling Columbia's Picture you will All Enjoy! Ext 1 Good Supporting Shorts It is probably the best film ever made. Its greatness lies in its epic story, its magnificent yet natural picturesque scenes, its
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    • 199 7 The start of "WJUKIKI WEDDING" in another rollicking comedy hit! CAPITOL 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 MARTHA RAYE and BING CRO2BY IN PARAMOUNT^ UPROARIOUS LAUGH SHOW "DOUBLE OR NOTHING" Also:— Latest PARAMOUNT NFWS and Pop-Eye The Sailor cartoon. AT LAST! MARK TWAIN'S world-known Adventure Story leaps to the Screen, wi h the
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    • 55 7 LAST NIGNT OF M.G.M's SPARKLING ROMANCE! 6.15 9.15 Srf^V L^a^Tone-HMH Young Sh(» was a cabaret "-in't:' posing as a sociel belie. run youths fell in lev.- with h<T! Waiv ti!l you -o" this <\< Ai:\% stury o«> iho scrrrn. with Joan looking like a million dollars in the kind of
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  • 594 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1938. Demonstrations IT IS evident from the com--1 munique issued by Government last night that a serious view is taken by the authorities of the anti-Japanese" demonstrations in Singapore which culminated in disorderly scenes in the streets ol the city yesterday. The question
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  • 2058 8  - Stalin Surrounded By Ghosts: How Election Was Framed Alexander Barmine Russia From The Inside— 2 By t\F those who composed the Central Committee of the Communist Party in Russia and directed the Revolution of October, 1917, only two are left, Stalin and Trotsky. Lenn died. Trotsky is in exile Of
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    • 59 8 WOMEN HAVE A LOT TO GO THROUGH says a writer. Yes. A man's suit has nearly a dozen pockets. They will have less to go through in the event of flre or burglary if they hold reliable insurance policies GENERAL ACCIDENT f IRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated In
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  • 272 9 STRUGGLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF DEMOCRACY, SAYS ROOSEVELT •Attacks Menace Of Minorities 4-INCH TAIL WAGS 96-INCH DOG Washington, Jan. 9. THE country is engaged in a struggle for the maintenance and integrity of the morals of democracy and we are in a process of winning it, declared President Roosevelt at the
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  • 36 9 Ifch linn was one of the guests at a farewell dinner given in Milan i.. .ne Director of the Milan Zoo. before ne left on a hi? game expedition in lii lian Africa.
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  • 214 9 Earlier Made -Up Quota Would Have Helped PROSPECTS GOOD FOR 1938 Ojt Own Correspondent London. Jan. 9. The Manchester Chamber of Coniiner." reports that, while legislation and «ther developments should tMiipt members interested in Malayan textile trade to view prospects for 1938 with added confidence, the forward movement would have
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  • 69 9 Nantes, Dec. 28. A British seaman. James Morgan, is ;oally ill in Nantt-s hosnital follow I an alleged stabbing affray on board > British vessel other seamen are also stated to received injuries. A fireman "d George Murrav is under arrest »rdinK to ttoe nolice
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  • 55 9 From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 9. China will never be satisfied to take i^ond place. In this world we will m wish to live and not as thers desire us to live," said Dr. Wu Teh in the course of an address Slivered
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  • 81 9 Corinthians Down £1,000 On India Tour Whpn the Islington Corinthian*; arrived at Penang yesterday their manager announced that they were down €1.000 on their tour of India. The Indian Authorities, he saici. stipulated that a.l profits from matches played in the off season must be devoted to charity. The Corinthians
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  • 122 9 "Double Or Nothing" At Capitol I TSING one cf those improbable, but amusiiv-; itcries of a freak will for their new Bing Crosby musical, Doub'.e or Nothing Paramount's successor to "Waikiki Wedding." which opened at the Capitol last night, lacks -jontinvity but has its bright, nomenis. Brightest .*hots
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  • 106 9 ACTION to ensure that all electrical goods, equipment and appliances sold in New South Wales shall be shock-proof and safe is being taken by the State Government. In addition, it will be the duty of councils and other electrical supply authorities to inspect all electrical installations
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  • 72 9 Covadonga Divorced Mariano (Cuba), Jan. 9. The decree of divorce against Count Covadonga. eldest son of ex-King Alfonso of Spain, was granted to the Count's second wife, formerly Senorita Mata Rocafort. yesterday. The court waived the necessity of the count's attendance, as ho was suffering from a recurrence of haemophillia.
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  • 166 9 Sydney, Jan. G. In less thin an hour the other day the New South Wales police Alsatian dog. Tess. found the body of Hard* Hayes, aged 6. for whom police and {residents of Windsor. N.S.W., had been searching for 34 hours since her disappearance from her
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  • 57 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 9. The Perak Hokkien community held a mass meeting yesterday to consider the means of rendering financial aid to thousands of Chinese fishermen rendered destitute in Fukien due to Japanese naval blockade. A committee of thirty was appointed to
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  • 72 9 From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Jan. 9. A Malay named Hitam, who had been cutting grass on the roadcJde three miles from Taiping, suddenly collapsed and cMed yesterday. He was seen to stagger a few yards, after tying bag o. grass to his bicycle and then fell.
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  • 60 9 "Floor For Wages Ceiling For Hours" Washington Jan. 9. Prospects of the passage of the Wages and Hours Bill are greatly improved. A conference is active between members of Roosevelt's Government and seven south-eastern States, who were previously the Bill's chief opponents. Members of the Government have agreed on the
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  • 101 9 U.S.A. Tariff Reductions LONG BARGAINING INEVITABLE Washington. Jan. 9. Prolonged bargaining and inevitable campaigns of objections from business Interests on both sides of the Atlantic are expected to the huge list of articles on which the United States will consider possible tariff reductions. Following formal notice by the Secretary of
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  • 120 9 THE New South Wales Transport Department has just given its biggest order to date for 'buses. Chassis for 77 double-decker and 25 single-decker 'buses have been ordered from England. The 'buses, which will cost £200,000, are to be of the compression ignition heavy oil type.
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  • 68 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 9. Admiral Sir Sah Chen Ping, the veteran Chinese Admiral, was yesterday welcomed by Ipoh Chinese at a tea party. He has been here sent by the chairman of the National Economic Council to push forward the sales of liberty
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  • Article, Illustration
    18 9 Sir Alexander Cadogan who has been appointed permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office. Hr succeeds Sir Kohert Vansittart.
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  • 80 9 (From Our Own Correspondent' Taiping. Jan. 9. A report of the murder, of a Malay. Hussam, who Is alleged to nave been fatally stabbed at Ulu Sendok. In the Changkat Jering area by a Banjarese. Ismail ain Ibrahim, has been received here. It is
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  • 47 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 9. A Chinese literary club was formed in Ipoh yesterday consisting of teachers, journalists and clerks. Over 200 persons have signified their willingness to join the club which Is the flrit of Its kind in Ipoh.
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  • 138 9 DR. SUN FO LEAVES PENANG FOR EUROPE I (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Jan. 9. Before leaving Malaya today for Europe, Dr. Sun Fo paid a tribute to Malayan Chinese and their efforts to help China by buying liberty bonds, giving money and other forms of
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  • 62 9 London, Jan. 9. CIK Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen former British Ambassador to China, who was seriously wounded by Japanese aeroplanes when driving between Nanking and Shanghai, has arrived in London with Lady Knatchbull-Hugges-sen. Interviewed by Reuter. he said: i'l am very flt I think I have quite recovered Sir
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 176 10 From London 1. 30 p. m. Jan. 8 RI'RRER: Easy. London: 6?*d. 7d. Previously: 6 15'16d. 7 ljlSd. Jan -Mar.: 15.16d. 7 l!l«d. Previously: 7d. 7) l|l6d. Apr -June: 7d. V/ 8 6. Previously: 7 lil6d. 7 3|l6d. July-Sept. 7»ed. 7 3|l6d Previously: 7 3;16d. 7y 4
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    • 68 10 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firm. Spot: £186 10s. Previously: £185 ss. Three months: £186 2s 6d Previously: £184 17s 6d NEW YORK TIN: Opening Price: 42.00. Previously: 41.50 COPPER: Settlement: £41 12s. 6d Previously: £40 17s. 6d GOLD: V sterday €6 19s 9»^d. Previously: £6 19s.
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    • 68 10 London Closing Quotations Jan. 8 Method of Parity before Latest PreOntre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to 121.1 147% 1 1-7 516 New York to 4.88 5.00» 4 5.00 Amsterdam Guilders to 8 973 4 8.98 116 8.98 Hong Kong Per dollar Is 3d. Is. 3d.
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    • 178 10 Saturday's Singapore Quotations Jan. 8 SELLING London, T.T. 2 4 1 32 London, demand 24 1 32 London 4 months' sight 2:4 1 16 Lyons, demand 1720 Switzerland, demand 251 Hamburg, demand 142 New York, demand 58 7; 16 Montreal, demand 58% Batavia. demand 104% Samarang. demand
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    • 80 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT Jan. 8, 1? o'clock noon Tone of Market:— Quiet and easier. Latest Cable:— London spot sheet €15 16d per lb. New York Spot Sheet US. cents Hl* per lb. Buyers Sellers No. IXR.S.S. in cases FOB Jan.i *****16 23 Good Fj* Q.
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    • 97 10 A FURTHER 200,000 square feet of production space is to be added to the Austin Motor Comcany's 100-acre works at Birmingham. Extensions to buildings alone, irrespective of plant, will cost £100,000, while in addition, building work is in progress in res- pect of several departments, including the
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    • 624 10 "Temporary Trade Recession Will Be Overcome" (From Our Own Correspondent) ff London, Jan. 1. £HRISTMAS week business on the London Stock Exchange is never substantial and conditions this year have provided no exception to the general rule. But the undertone in all markets is firmer
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    • 110 10 London, Jan. 8. ON the monev market the feature of the week has been the rapid reflow of currency notes irom Christmas circulation. As a result clearing banks and non-clearing institutions found supplies greater than their requirements, consequently bills of all descriptions met with keen
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    • 151 10 Jan. 6. 7. 8. American Can. Con. 79 79% 80% American Telephone and Telegraph 149% MM 149% Atcheson Railroad 38% 37 38% Chesapeak 34% 34% 35% Dupont 116% 114% 116 Firestone 20% 20% 21 General Electric 43% 42% 14% General Motors 33% 33% 35 Goodrich, 16% 16%
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    • 58 10 Australia is expecting a wheat crop, this season, of 163,000,000 bushels, or about 12,000,000 bushels more than last season's. The average yield an acre is estimated at 11.87 bushels. The past 10" years' average is 11.43 bushels, says Austral News. The area under crop is 13,735,000 acres,
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    • 169 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 31. BUSINESS in copra has been dull in London this week and prices O have sagged owing to buyers' lack of interest. Shippers and dealers, on their part, have shown some eagerness to sell, and have suffered accordingly, quotations having fallen
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    • 1276 10 Fraser And Co.'s List FRIDAY. JAN. 8, 1918. 1 P-M. Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 6d 5a Asam Kumbang 32* 34s cd. Austral Malay 50s 55e Ayer Hitam (ss) 25s 27s Ayer Weng (tl) .75 .80 Bangrin Tin 23s 9d 24s 6a Batu Selangor
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    • 66 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai. Hongkong. Manila, Singapore. Invettment Bankert and Broker* in Securities and Commodities Daily Foreign Market Cablet and Quotation Service. MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS' ASS.
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  • 1596 11 GREATER FLEXIBILITY NEEDED Mistakes Of Last Year Must Be Avoided A PLEA for more flexibility in the application of commodity control schemes in 1938 is contained in an article in the Financial News, which declares that 1937 has been an unsatisfactory year for most restriction schemes.
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  • 104 11 December Returns Of 22 Estates Messrs. Boustead and Co, Ltd.. Sin gapore. report the following outputs of rubber for December, in lbs United Patani < Malaya 310.261. Malakoff 207.800. Taiping 153.165. Sungei Batu < Malaya) 73.200, Windsor 'F.M.S.) 33.355. Foothills (Malaya > 44.500. Kuala Muda 236.578.
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  • 49 11 Manila, Jan. 6 Last Sale Prices The Prices are published by courtesy of Messrs. Levy and Co.. of Singapore Previous Today Pesos Antamok 0.50 unquoted Benguet Consolidated 9.70 970 Consolidated Mines 0011 0.012 I.X.L. 0.58 unquoted San Mauricio 0.465 0.47 United Paracale 0.445 0 445
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  • 80 11 During the week ending Jan. 1. 1938. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 4.580 rases, of which there were no cases were to the United Kingdom. 100 < 2 per cent went to the Continent of Europe, 1.000 (22 per cent.) to Canada, and
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 497 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. dbe Singapore fvcc press ■«a4 Oflire: CacU Street, MagapOT* Phone: M7l (S tinea wMfc exten*i«ns to all 4epartaacarta TtJ; Tlmea" laifpaw. KMla Lttawr Office: 15, Java Street Phone: UtS. Phone: J7. r«naßff Ofllee: 12, Blifcap Btiati, Penaat, Phone: 1477. i^adon OnVe. 4« 43. Fleet Strati, Ltaiaa 8.C.4. SUBSCRIPTION
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    • 181 11 HARRIET HUBBARD AYER. The three creams that always bring results. IX XI RIA. The silk-soft cleansing cream. SKIN TISSUE CREAM; Light non-clogging rream scented with Attar of Roses. BEAUTIFYING FACE CREAM; The pearl-fair transparent finish. MEDICAL HALL LTD. BOARD RESIDENCE SEA-FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77, Meyer Rd. (near Swimming Club) Board
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    • 362 11 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China by Special Charter.) 12, Cecil Street, gtefancre, Telephone*: Manacer'i Oftre 6444 Exchange Dent*. 6441 General Office SIBS-S Cable Address "CHUNGKUO" Paid Up Capital Ch. f 4«,m,»M.M Reserve Fond* In excess Ch. f 4,800.00!) *0 Total Assets approximately Ch. *1 OOfl ft HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 472 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE p.m. 6.00 Malay music. t 6.30 Chinese music. t 7.00 "Music and Musicians 7." Talk with pianoforte illustrations by Lindsay Granville. 7.30 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 Symphony concert. 8.35 Talk "Empire Exchange." Relay from London. 8.50 News and announcements. Relay from London 9.15
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  • 1929 12 Measures To Alleviate Hull Supply Shortage /^ONFUSION and uncertainty have marked the courage of the V^ shipping business of Japan since the outbreak of the China Incident, and there is no strong indication of any important change in the situation even at the present
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  • 177 12 The following ships alongside ih« wharves or expcctro to arrive: East Wharf Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1. Rajula 22. Sheers Wharf Entrance GaU> 1. fcxit l Charon I<J Main Wharf Entrants Gate 2; Exit 3 Op ten Noort PKmk 18: Cu, 16: Philoctrtrs 14: President Vai, Buren 11:
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 469 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.8.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Puuge 5411. LLOYDS AGENTS:— m BnOKINfi AGENTS FOB FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAJLWAI& g rw wru**™ ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. w^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ W£: wlth Canadlan Pa olllo trans-Atlantic jfc jtma^tP^- Uncrs hi Montreal or Quebec. No W^^..*^^^^^V^^ extra raJ fare In Oanada
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    • 402 12 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP ENG MOH S. S. CO LTD i Incorporated In StxaiUs SetUemenu) REGULAR PASSENGER and Carfo Serried from Sinrapore to Java, Borneo, Bank* and Billitoft FOR BATAVTA, CHERIBON AND SEMARANG. (Every Tuesday and Frtdar) r^ NAM YONG Tues. Jan U s^. GIANG SENG Fri. Jan. 14 For
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 520 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals r j BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pjn. Thursday 7.45 a jn. Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson; Weekdays* 7 pjn. Kota Bahru, Kuala Krai Thursday and Friday* 7 a.m. Sundays 7 pjn Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays* 7.45 a jn. Sundays 7
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    • 475 13 TK AJ KKIIKH BY P*Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. 0. S. N. GO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Du« Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 19 3« 1938 •BHUTAN 6,100 Mar. 12 vsDMALJ 6.800 Jan. 14 BEHAR 6 000 Mar. 21 CARTHAGE 15.000 Jan. 14 RAWALPINDI 17 000 Mar 25 COMORIN
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    • 423 13 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) ■P^xH^^H ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd, (Incorporated In England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Dae Sails CITY OP SINGAPORE Havre. London. R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow Jan. 30 Feb. 2 CITY OP EASTBOURNE Havre, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow Feb. 27 Mar. 2
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    • 806 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean ih« Hua Khiow Steamship Co. (ltS2> LM. Steam Ship Co Ltd.. and China Mutual < unard White Star I Ad. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) Al deen A Commonwealth Line. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd.
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    • 711 14 K. P. M. INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND* OP TEN NOORT -Monday. Jan. 10 Belawan-Deli. BOTH— Monday. Jan. 10, Tanjong-Pandan, Batavia. Semarang and CheriMAETSUYCKER— Tuesday. Jan. 11, BaUvia, Semarang. Soerabaia, Port Moreatoy. Samarai. Rabaui. Port Vila, Noumea, Auckland. Wellington and Sydney. ROKAN- Tuesday Jan. 11. Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang. Tanjong-Men-geidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan.
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    • 522 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Vbid AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives Leaves Leaves Arrives S'pore. S'pore. Penang. New York. Pres. Van Buren j an 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Feb. 22 Pres. Garfield Feb.
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    • 585 14 O.S.K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA tAriion. Mara Buenos Aires via Colombo_ Momb^a X Jan 9JO Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam. Beira, juou renco Marques. Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town. Victoria Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Jar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira. Lourenco Marques. Durban and Port Elizabeth tArabia Mara Buenos Aires via
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  • 1928 15 Beaudekin And Jack Druce Placed SOLAR TIME AND ROYAL WORLINGTON WIN HoNOI Ks of the Penang Gold Cup on Saturday went to the van Hittikflen stable when they secured first and third places. Knights Bye was an easy winner by two
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  • 288 15 (Prom Our Own Correspondent. Johore Bahru, Jan. 8. SOUTH Johore registered a hard fought victory over the Royal Air Force by the narrow margin of 6 points (a penalty goal and a try) to 5 points lone goal), in a fast game on the
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  • Article, Illustration
    49 15 FOOTBALLER WEDS Trevor Smith, the Fulhaiu inside-right, was married to Miss Lilian Boyce at Trinity Church, Wimbledon. In the afternoon he played for Fulham against Plymouth Argyle at Craven Cottage. Bride and bridegroom are seen leaving the church under a guard of honour of corner flags and a football.
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  • 299 15 Foundation Stone Laid At New Penang Turf Club (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 9. 'THE foundation stone of the grandstand of the new race- course, off Scotland Road, was laid this morning by Mr. J. D. Kemp, president of the Penang Turf Club from 1934 to 1937 and during
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  • 691 15 Selangor Club Retain Rugger Trophy After Hard Match CALDWELL PLAYS GREAT GAME FOR VISITORS IN a well fought match on the padang on Saturday, the Selangor Club took the honours in the annual trophy rugger match against the Singapore Cricket Club by 11 points (a penalty, a goal, and a
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  • 96 15 New York, Jan. rE I'nited States Golf Association has modified the stymie rule as a trial throughout 1938 and henceforth the nearer ball on a green may be lifted if lies within six inches of the hole. Also when the balls lie within six inches of
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  • 85 15 Two Muar Players In SMe Against Tourists (From O\<r Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan 9. Playing the first soccer match of the season against Muar. Malacca gained a three -two victory this afternoon. The match was convened by the Malacca F.C. to choose a team to represent the
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  • 63 15 M. Pierre Mirhelin. 35-year-old Joint managing director of the famous Fren.n tyre firm has died in hospital at Montargis France, as a result of a car collision A Frrnch diplomat, M. Louis Lagoigette. his wife and child, were alt>j killed. M. Lagorgette was chief
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    • 72 15 f-■ tfgtfggM HAPPY WORLD COVERED '-^7&*'tiiM^m STADIUM -'^i'iMdßßSSßß^^^^m FR| D AY 14TH. JANUARY FEATHERWEIGHT CHAM- >- PIONSHIP OF SINGAPORE I^^^Hi^l^^^^B YOUNG GAUDER HOLDER p" ~&*M D DHARMARAJ pT H^^^^^H CHALLENGER t; 15(3) ROUNDS ij^^jjj SPECIAL FLYWEIGHT CONTEST SAMEE HUSSEIN tt^ W 10(3) ROUNDS JHeThSseh^^ TOMMY CARRIE,. SYLVER STARR (3) ruundb
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  • 208 16 Four Goals Shared In Seremban Hockey HOME SIDE UNLUCKY NOT TO BE WINNERS .F:O:u O.r Own C r-espondent > Serrinhun, Jan. 9. IS Um stand.ini 4 Singapore hockey! dt l )rjf <-■ Ti-.nt was the ques- tlon hockey t*iithi.M:ists who had seen rhe Settlement
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  • 392 16 ON Saturday, playing at Kuala Lumpur. the Singapore hockey side drew one-all with Selangor. Lee Moh Hon failed to get the winning goal with only Aeria to beat He sent In a feeble shot which the Singapore gr-3lkee}HT stopped. PAHANG PLAYER Being without their outside left
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  • 53 16 The folio-wing have accepted to play for S.C.C. vs. Excise Dept. today at 6CC P J L. Mayger. P. V. Duckworth. C. E Brooke. O Narjis. J. P. Wood. A. N. Other; R J Forbes. F. K. McNamara, A J Tite. F O S Man and D. Nooy.
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    19 16 picture. SINGAPORE FORWARDS IN A TYPICAL RUSH through during play in the Trophy rugger match on Saturday. Free Press
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  • 419 16 rpHE January bogey competition ol the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and SiVdav and resulted in a win tor Dr. E. Laidlaw Thomson in W A" division with a score of 1 up. in a win for J.
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  • 184 16  -  Audax PROBABLE SIDE FOR MATCH i By Seremban, Jan. 9. Th« Negri Sembilan State soccer team will play the Islington Corinthians on Tuesday, Jan. 18 on the Seremban Station padang. As a trial before this fixture, the Negri team will meet the
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  • 66 16 The following have accepted to play in a European trial hockey match tomorrow at the S.C.C. White:— Gib^ (Gordons): Kinsey (S.C.C. Todd (S.C.C.) Hodgklnson (S.C.C). Haggar (Police), Shaw (S.C.C. >; Duke (Gordons), Hewan (S.C.C). Campbell (Skins), Le Marchant (R.A.). Scctt (Skins). Colours —Miller (R.A.F.): Hossent (R.A.F.), Plummer (R.E.);
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  • 916 16 Arsenal Beat Bolton In Great Game (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 9. SPECTATORS, who numbered 874,093, paid £59,513 to see Cup »3 tie matches this week end. At Highbury, 64,244 spectators paid £6,121 and saw a fine game. The four goals in the
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  • 1282 16 PESSIMISTIC ABOUT WIN IN SINGAPORE (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. t. LOOKING fit and fine despite their strenuous tour of India and Burma, where they played 34 matches in the course of 46 days, the Islington Corinthians arrived in Penan* this morning by the Karagola
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  • 127 16 London, Jan 9. Rugby same* played on Saturday resulted: Bat 11. Northampton 0 Bristol 7 The Army 0. Coventry 14, Bedford 3. Exeter 0. Westcn-Super-Maxe 8. Guy's Hospital 5, Birkenhead P 16 Harlequins 3, Blackheath 13. Leicester 6. Gloucester 6. London Scottish 13, Rosslyn Park 3 M>seley 6,
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