The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 February 1938

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,386. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1938. 10 CENTS
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  • 168 1 CLOUSTON HOPS OFF IN COMET LONDON-NEW ZEALAND-AND BACK London. Feb. G. Fl YING OFFICER I louston, acM.n..jr»ird by Victor Ricketts, aaaaat airman, hopped off from <„..v .n, mi j_iru«»ri at t a.m. today w.t /e.ilaiwl and back m Vi Mid Mrs Kir by Greei. U> the Cape and rd recently
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  • 89 1 Japanese Open Districts To Chinese Shanghai. Feb. 6. "THI- Japanese Naval Spokesman announced today that the H.iuckeu and Yangtsepoo districts *«>uld be reopened tomorrow to '••rmtr Chinese residents who must obtain permits from the Japant-se authorities will also be al#.wed to odi trom these districts subippi tal ot th? Japanese
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  • 332 1 Anglo-American Notes Answered NAVY MINISTRY'S ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT France Not To Send A Note FALLOWING a two hour conference the Japanese Navy Ministry today decided, according to semi-official sources, not to reveal the luture naval construction plans of Japan. This decision is a reply
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  • 76 1 Discussion Lasts Two Hours Tokio, Feb. 6. AT a two hour conference today, the Navy Ministry, including Vice Minister and Vice Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the chief of the Naval Affairs Bureau, Rear Admiral Inouye and other senior officers discussed the Anglo-Ameri-can ultimatum. According to semi-official sources it was dicided not
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  • 58 1 Rome, Feb. 6. ITALY has agreed to strengthen her Mediterranean anti-piracy control m accordance with the proposals laid down by Great Britain. In London yesterday the Italian intimation was received with great satis taction, and it Is learned the situation arising out of the bombing
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  • 128 1 *|*W0 Europeans were injured, one seriously, when their car crashed into a tree m Stevens Road shortly before nine o'clock last night. The injured were: MISS J. P. L. ANDERSON, a sister m the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital. Concussion, cuts about the forehead,
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  • 45 1 DURING HIS VISIT TO ANKARA recently. Kcmal Ataturk. the Turkish Dictator, paid a visit to the garrison barracks, where he met some of his old war comrades. Behind him is Sadiha Goekcen, the enly woman pilot m the Turkish Air Force.
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  • 381 1 Will It Be Unfavourable? 11/ HAT will the Nazi political unheaval mean to China? The changes m the German Government, particularly the appointment of Herr von Ribbentrop, former Ambassador to England, as the new Foreign Minister, are causing grave anxiety m Hankow, where the
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  • 151 1 1,600 KILLED BY JAPANESE TROOPS Shanghai. Feb. 6. THE Chinese forces are completely demoralised and are fleeing m disorder north of Pengpu up the Tit nt. in-Pukow Railway and also across country m a north westerly direction with the Japanese m hot pursuit. This is contained
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  • 57 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Feb. b "THF premier Siamese (tub, the Windmill, was completely burnt out m the early hours of this morning. Trophies and records, members' effects and the billiard rooms and their contents were lost. The buildings were of wood, the cause
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  • 57 1 More than 300 delegates representing 125 Chinese public organisations m Singapore met at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday to support the proposal to send a joint cable to the International Peace Conference which will open m London on Feb. 12. pledging the support of the
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    • 45 1 VnQgl^^l r r _B______ _-¥lrin_r-_-__t jmu £k£ <^A «\f j TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight FIRST APPEARANCE OF NEW CABARET ATTRACTION KYRA, ROBY HARRY POPULAR CONTINENTAL ARTISTES. NON-DINERS $100. I BAFFLES ORCHESTRA Directed by Han Hopkins.
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  • 113 2 Stern Action Is Expected NA VAL^ESSELS ORDERED TO ATTACK Franco Gains important Lead Mines London, Feb. 6. PLLOWINC i meeting of British ministers at Downing Street today stern action is expected regarding the aerial attack of the Glasgow I 387 tons steamer. Alcira. which
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  • 107 2 Bilbao. Feb. 6. I*HE sudden offensive on the forgotten south west front has Added a 100 square miles of territory to Gen. Franco's control, according to insurgent claims. The attack opened a few days ago on a nine-mile front, resulting m a *am of Important
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  • 133 2 lhe Singapore Volunteer Corp? pro--4. r an_p.. of drills up to and for week- j I. ding Feb. 13 are as follows: T.iav 'Monday). 5.15 p.m.. Head- 1 quartets; Cadre Class; Light Automa- tic; Cadre Class: Drill: S.R A. v.; Lee- tare: Recruiting Tuesday. 915 p.m.,
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  • 42 2 Hong Kong. Feb. 6. The Chinese Premier. Mr. H. H. Kung. arrived by air from Hankow yesterday accompanied by Mr. p. C Chen, the well known Chinese banker The purpose of the visit is unknown Reuter
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  • 40 2 Honf Kone. Feb. 6. \ccordinß to documents found on a ffapane.se officer, the Japanese navy and army r.avp planned to occupy the' Canton-Kowloon Railway ard Mate Hon* Kong by landing' an army at Mnoy. Union Times
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  • 44 2 Sir John Bagnall and Lady Bagnall who visited Malacca during the weekend, have returned to Singapore. Mr. P. G. Darmadasa, postmaster,' Asahan. is going on transfer to thei Ceneral post Office. Malacca, next! JM*. Mr Ng Yong Poh of Masjid Tanah is succeeding him
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  • 61 2 GEN. ROJO TO TRAIN MEXICAN ARMY A SALAMANCA message states that Gen. Rojo. who covered himself with glory by planning the direct capture of T.ruel lor tha Government, has -igned a contract with the Mexican Government to undertake, immediately, the organisation of training j the Merican army, according to the
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  • 146 2 Balance Sheet Comment In London Th. balance-sheet of Thos. Cook and 8m <Bankers>. Ximited which con-! duet., the banking activities of the well-known travel organisation, is invariab.v characterised by a high degree, 31 liQuidirv. says Tarn Times (London). I:i the latest statement the current, deposit
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  • 59 2 Hong- Kong:. Feb. 0. In anticipation of an early outbreak of big scale hostilities m South China .he Supreme War' Council of Hankow has sent Col. Yeh Chien Ying Chief of .he General Staff of the Chinese Red *rmv. to Canton to assist m the training
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    45 2 IHE CONSUL-GENERAL FOR ITALY, Mr. A. Perego and Mrs Perego were amongst the guests at the "At Home" function for Mr. CS Ven-' katachar Agent of the Government of India m Malaya and Mrs Venkatachar. at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday -Free Press picture.
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  • 64 2 AT THE FEAST OF EPIPHAMY, an age old ceremony m England, two representatives of the King escorted by \eoman of the Guard, walk to the altar rail at the Chapel Royal and present the King's gifts of gold and silver myrrh to the Sub-Dean. Brig.
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  • 138 2 Hong Kong, Feb. 6. AN OFFICIAL report from Canton states that a number of Japanese warships, as-isted by 12 bombers, bombarded the Boeca Tigris forts, at the entrance of the Pearl River, twice yesterday. During the first attempt two invading warships were damaged by Chinese batteries.
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  • 97 2 Hungarian Countess Budapest, Jan. 27. j It is rumoured hers that Countess Geraldine Apponyi. the 22-year-old granddaughter of Count Louis Apponyi Court Marshal to the Emperor Francis Joseph, is to marry Kin» Zo<* o^ Albania. The newspaper "Magyarorsza°" reports that she has left Budapest
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  • 26 2 t_>_, r, Rome. Feb. 6. The Fascist Grand Council will meet on Mar 3 when the international situathe 11 aTenSa CUP y Reuter
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  • 169 2 SIR HENRY IR VING CENTENAR V Tributes From I Those Who Knew Him London. Feb. 6. 'TOMORROW is the centenary of the birth of the famous actor, Sir Henry Irving. The press here for some days has contained tributes to Irving and appreciations to his art by leading actors who
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  • 58 2 London, Feb. 6. On the money market today heavy I tax payments together, with increased Stock Exchange activity on gilt-edged securities caused most active inquiry, i Nevertheless, applications totalling j £88 1 2 million for the week's Treasury j Bill allotment of £30 million showed i that
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  • 69 2 London, Feb. 6. It is expected that the new cruiser lEdinburgh, now under construction m i the yards of Swanhunter and Whigham I Richardson at Wallsend-on-Tyne, will ibe ready for launching by the end of j March, and the 31st. has been fixed as the provisional
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  • 101 2 'From Our Own Correspondent) j Muar, Feb. 6. Miss Tan Kirn Hong of the Infant i Welfare Centre, Muar, was knocked ofT her bicycle by a lorry at Jalan Salleh last night. She escaped with minor injuries. j Jalil bin Mohamed Said, the driver lof the lorry,
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  • 107 2 HAND TO HAND FIGHTING NEAR PENGPU WITH the object of lessening tr:c pressure m the southern section ot the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. th<Chinese forces m North Anhui are ad vancing towards the city of Suencheng m three columns Fierce hand-to-hand fighting .s i taking place m the Tingyuan distnc. about 15
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  • 101 2 During the week ending Jan 29. 1938, [exports irom Malayan ports amounted ;to 34,584 cases, of which: 29.735 I 86 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,330 «4 pei cent.) cases to the j Continent of Europe 1.712 (5 per cent I cases to
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    13 2 THE EMPIRE FLYING BOAT CENTACRUS at Kallang vesterda> »f»" her flight from Australia
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  • 69 2 Keb. I Gambier T.T. 800 White Cube 13 50 Hamburg Cube 15 50 White Muntok Pepper $15.75 15 75 Black Pepper $3.75 900 Copra, mixed $3.60 Copra, sundried S3 90 Small Flake Tapioca 80 Rice. Saigon, Al SIG2 Rice. Siam. W.C. No. 1 $lt>o Rice. Siam. W.C.
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  • 361 2 Singapore, Fet, j Beef steak Kan 45 Beeb stew or curry do Fillet .steak lb Mutton. Australian Pork, lean Kan Pork, lean and fat Ist quality d,, POULTRY Capons 'locally reared Kan Ducks each 50 Fowls Kui. h Hens 'locally reared* <u> Pigeons, domestic. fledged pair <S)I
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    • 34 2 "AGNESIA* HAIR DRESSING prevents Scurf. Dandruff and Falling Hair and at the same time Cleanses and I ones th» Scalp. Small sire. Fconomv s i/» $1.25. N .i MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. Battery Road
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  • 631 3 Centaurus Returns To Singapore LIGHT OF 25,000 MILES Schedules Maintained With Clock- Work Precision fj v ING completed nearly 25,000 of itfl 30,000 mile survey hi Iron. England to Australia and New Zealand I hack, the Imperial Airways Empire flying-boat Centaurus rrived at Singapore at 10.45
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  • 83 3 SENT by his teacher to buy a packet Of cigarettes at a shop 300 yards from the school. James Poland, aged 1 1 12, vanished. He was found starved to death 10 days later, says the Daily Herald. His body was wedged between boul- ders on Crotley.
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  • 370 3 Panic Caused In Austrian Villages rE most thrilling display of the Aurora Boreal^ for many years was witnessed all over Great Britain and the Continent last week. From scores of widely distant places people rang up the newspapers and the 8.8.C. to describe the wonderful
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  • 90 3 —LANDS IN STREET piLOT SERGEANT ERNEST LOMAX, I i of Parsons Green. S.W.. attached to the R.A.F. station at Kenley. Surrey, jumped from his single-seater 'plane 4.000 feet above Brighton and landed by parachute m Beaconsfield Road, close to the Brighton-Lewes electric railway The plane
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  • 170 3 Boy With Washed Heart Dies •"PWO-year-old Geoffrey Knight, whose heart has been washed daily at Guy's Hospital, died m his oxygen tent, says the Daily Herald. H Geoffrey fought a plucky fight," a surgeon said But it was too much for him, and his left lung collapsed. He died because
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  • 203 3 Cecil Beaton Sets New York Talking ILLUSTRATIONS OF CITY'S LIFE The Cause JUfcjW YORK society is quivering with j talk o"er the illustrations which Cecil Beaton. British photographer now i here on a visit, has drawn for the cur- rent issue of "Vogue," which have .caused the editor to reprint
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  • 72 3 The British Malaya Broadcasting i Corporation ls carrying out a trial radio-phone transmission to London j tonight at 5.50 p.m. m preparation I for the relay of the opening of the 1 Singapore naval base graving dock k next Monday. It is possible that if
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  • 706 3 An Authentic Account From r. no ris and ictter-j sent by professors at the University of Nank ng ard by America i missionarir. to the Japanese Embassy and to lhe msso.ary headquarters. I am now able to reveal for the first Ham the full
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 25 3 Phone 4552. S. SHIMURA CO. SHIRT MAKERS. 79. Bras Basah Road, SINGAPORE. LATEST WEDDING SILVER at U. S. de SILVA Manufacturing Jeweller. 106. Orchard Road.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 79 3 I^aw Notice For The Day Before the Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 11 a.m. 1 Petition for admission. 4 Judgment j Summonsed, and Part heard:— 6.l9o/ 37 L. W. Ariyaratne vs. H. Sena etc. Before Mr. Justice a 'Beckett Terrell at 11 a.m. Summonses- in-Chambers. Originattag Summonses (1
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  • 1879 4  - Problems Of Indians In South Africa: Orientals And West Helena Lieberman A Dominion Dilemma By (In The Empire Review C 'HJIH Africa I rsell belongs rightyt> th? Wesi II was from tho c >un'r.es ol Europe that her eu.iy sett ers cam<\ yet it is s gnifi.an. that slo.- first
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 128 4 Wire Netting Fenclnc Makei „n*t repairer ra'tan *nrt Rertam .'hirkn r»nv-4.« an*t spring Winds Tarn»«ilin« rents Rag. Rlne Screens Rertam Pan*'*. Wi-e \<>ftint. rcmine Wool huntings and Flars. ABIHJL RAHMAN. I< Jephune 2454Ulice:— Sti Ro hin son Road baamtm T^iPEr'n^ Co > iVprkshnn: 293. Jo. "blat '•lite, Slnr*p«»r* ftrrfer* pr«.n.f..H
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    • 106 4 I REFRIGERATORS WJ k also machines previously used on hhr. r# > 1 to9l *k Wl All Rcfrigerato. s and Radios carry a g.«a antee. y\A, S|i /l few examples of bargains offered m this Safe. W___BKK_ fill 4.7 ci-. ft. H. M.V. Refrigerator $100/- 5 Wave Band H.M.V. Pad'o
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  • 531 5 SUBMARINES SEEN BY TRA VELLERS Appeal To Britain To Adopt Farsightei Policy THE feai Ihal Russia may interM m the hostilities m Chlnn ed Recently it had n lulled by a belief that the crippled by Stalin's en c r. >.»\iel iniJitarj and naval
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  • 140 5 During Shelling And Bombing Of Heunchau Coast Shanghai. Feb. 4. Four Japanese warships today shell ed Kohsien. on Yangtse River while Japanese marines, who had previously landed m the vicinity attacked th<town Chinese troops reoecupied Hohsier on Jan. 22 after (he Japanese had withdrawn. Macao. Feb. 4.
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  • 83 5 A thirteen-year-old schoolboy accused of robbery with violence at Bromley, Kent, admitted assaulting another boy on a common and taking from him 3 x 4 d. and two compasses. A detective said that the boy also robbed two girls. A spanner and a bunch of
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  • 432 5 Wife Who Has Year MP. HUSBAND CLAIMS SHARE OF INCOME DEMARKABLE facts Were mentioned m Mr. Justice Crossman's Chancery Court m an action brought by Capt. A. S. Cunningham-Reld, M.P. for St. Marylebone. against his wife, the younger daughter of Lord Mount Temple, states the Daily Telegraph. She was co-heiress
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  • 310 5 £12,000,000 WILL STORY ALLEGED Fraud Charge Said To Be A "Frame-Up" 117HSN a man and his wife were TT charged with fraud at Woking it j was stated .hot the woman had told J the police that she was eepeettaf r 1 2.000.000 under I will Albert Staples and May
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  • 162 5 Nurse Slapped Patient's Face •'ITS HORRIBLE, "SAYS SHERIFF 4*¥T is horrible/ said Sheriff More of Banff, when an 18-year-prcbationer nur_>e at a mental institution was accused of having assaulted a dumb woman patient. Mr J. Kis-oek. the fl_fe*L said that Georgina Isabella Logan went to Ladysbridge Asylum. Banff, on Jan
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  • 108 5 Ol the 130,000 men m the Army Reserve only _..:_UO hove so Car returned to the Colours under the long -service plan. This is mdieat.d irom ths statistical return ior the last tive months. The Government offered to allow serving soldiers who were about to take
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  • 82 5 Shanghai. Feb. 3. Wi-iic th^ Japanese advance on the: southern section ot the TientsinPuk'iw Railway appears to have been temporarily halted to enable the gains to be consolidated, fighting has broken ou: ta thr northern section of the railway. I Chinese reports .'lain, that Japar.ese troops were
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  • 50 5 Jerusalem. Feb. 4. Tne death sentence was passed by a Military Court on a Jewish police supernumerary named Altman, who was convicted for firing on an Arab omnibus. I He is the first Jew to be given th-. death sentence since the court was established.- Reuter
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  • 156 5 BUT COURT MAKES MAINTENANCE j ORDER A LTHO! GH he has never known "his mother, John Quick of Heck-ford-street. Stepney, E.. was ordered at Thames Court to contribute to her maintenance. On behalf of the L.C.C. it was stated I that the mother was m
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  • 69 5 EXT ORTION CHARGES Alleged to have attempted to extort $2 and $2 from three different persons m Albert Street a Chinese, Hoo Kay Lock, appeared m the Third Singapore Court on a charge of attempted extortion. The complainants were Chinese named Slew Tua Hee, Chan Meng and Lee Ah Seng.
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  • 240 5 Words Written On Envelope Sent To Wealth "Mrs. X" i pRKE OF SILENCE, 4.200/ These words were said by counsel at Lambeth police court to have been written on the envelope of a letter sent to a wealthy woman by a man whom she and
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  • 104 5 Tragic Bride 's Mother Also Dies IUfRS GANOY. wh<:se daughter. wile ag the late Or. Alast-nr Macdou.'.'l died six months after their marriage, herself died at her home m Overstone. near Northampton. the was thf wile of Councillor Francis Gandy a Northampton business man. She haa been ill for some
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  • 90 5 •From On Own Correspondent' "Muar, Feb. 5. Ahmad bin Chik was charged before the first magistrate. liuho Mahmood bin Mohamed Shah, with hav.ng committed criminal breach of trust ta respect of a tapping licence and a red coupon card m connection with E. M R. 2753.
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    • 110 5 f ji/ M high kick mv m scotch a _r< ____F_T__L APB 1 You Can Cure PILES Physician s discovery positively reduces and heals piles. Dr. Van Via k*l Absorptive Vile Vlaama complete eur«< for the worst piiew. Tbe nrst Application stop* pam and l» 'at. on Almost instantly Alarming
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  • 193 6 nUNCESS MABJ3 t»:* SAVO V. the yo bee t and only cnr.iarrkd daughter ol he Xi: g < f Ital/, photographed as she rre en ted Ne W gii'ts to little br Fascists at a party m Rome. BRITAIN'S I UtGEST AIT? UNEK. the Ursl of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 150 6 f L-Okkee ham* Il /n i/cA /i/ces x_«^ i=^^ I With the addition Of a little (k(v v_ _^J_ >SjL Acorn Milk. It mak.s il taste j)r^^^ ~^l^ so good that you can hardly M a^^ mmmmmwm^^L'\ i tell it's not mjde with real I j t\{~*/~\Q Wl l 1
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  • 1794 7 Brentford Beaten By Leicester WOLVES* CHAMPIONSHIP CHANCES BRIGHT LFrom Our Own Correspondent] London, Feb. 5. TODAY'S matches produced a number of unexpected results. The surprise of the day was Brentford's failure to conquer the lowly Leicester; another the Wolves win at Bolton The Wolves win brings them within a point
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  • 59 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 6. AMORY won the amateur golf champion of Siam this afternoon, beating W. J. Gibb, the former Malayan champion, 4 and 2 m the second 18 holes. The first 18 was played this morning and resulted m the players being
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  • 498 7 Judge's Stern tmmm (From «Hir Own Correspondent* Ipch. Feb 5 -'THIS is the worst ease of kidnapping that has so far eomr to my notice m Malaya." Thus declared the Hon Mr Justice |Aitken at the Perak Assize Court yesterday m sentencing Ibrahim, the Tamil Mohnmmedan.
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  • 44 7 Miller, of the Islington Corinthians will be playing centreforward for the Singapore Cricket Club against the Malay Regiment on the padang this afternoon. The S.C.C. team is: Mathers. Fraaer and Nickels: Donald. Webster and Gillett: McKean. Forbes, Miller. Vincent and Black.
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  • 41 7 Madras. Feb. Close of play m the Test match at Madras saw All-India, who compiled 263 (Mankad 113. Fope five f«. r 51) In a sound position. Lord Tennyson's XI have lost nine for 84- Reuter
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    • 52 7 LAST TWO NIGHTS MUST FINISH TOMORROW! PAVILION 6.15 9.15 "WAS GREETED WITH ROARS OP LAUGHTER." Strata Tiaaes. Wedneadajr. "FINE COMEDY OUTSTANDING SUCCESS." Malaya Tribune. Wedneadajr. "YOU JUST CANNOT HELP LAUGHING Free Preas, Wednesday. aT^Zo%3tatlm ftfa\tt**?i*i I fiaTmW* <____^ nttarjti -> >av^_----_^^^v4i^d_l V v^ r »\\^„^M _______________j_____i 1,, I r a^ajr^^y
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  • 658 8 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1938. After The Manoeuvres TTHE official communique issued at the close of the combined manoeuvres here on Saturday wisely refrained from drawing any far-reaching conclusions from the results of the past week's exercises. It was stated that the defences of the island had
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  • 1515 8  - War That May Go On For Generations: Queer Marriage Laws Tony E. Slater Where Time Stands Still By (a well-known Australian writer) CIVIL war has broken out at Bathurst Island, 50 miles from Darwin on the lonely north Australian coast, but you are not likely to hear much about it
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  • 566 8 - F)LLOWING the denial from Paris of the report that the three French cruisers, Gloire. Georges Leygues and Montcalm are coming here for the opening of the naval base graving dock. I heard from a member of the French community yesterday that the ships are expected to
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    • 69 8 THE CABIN OF A LINER was used m all the scenes of a new play. Some critic is bound to say it is all "bunk." This, of course, could never be said of the necessity for motor insurance which covers the owner's liability as well as damage to the car.
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  • 438 9 GREAT REDUCTION OF CRIME IN JOHORE STATE Big Decrease In Unemployment BETTER POLICE METHODS I Improved Economic Conditions (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 6. MR. JUSTICE MILLS, at the opening of the first IVI session of the Johore Criminal Assizes today, referred to the remarkable reduction m serious
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  • 182 9 Applies For Job m Johore CONVICTED I FALSE DECLAMATION I >ur Own Correspondent Johore Bahru, Feb. 3. CHARGED with making a false ..o.y chela rat ion before the MfMimtC that he had never been or suspended from the s *n :iv Government or State,
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    62 9 picture. 11, Hit i HSU.;.. *.S. Mr. Justice P. A. MiKlvaine <left) express r ,l tl. Hi!u i«» Ma sic Circle's hotisewarmin? last Friday, that m n m mid ».e iseful as magicians. n the party are (after the Thief B 11. T_.yl.nir. Mr A W. L Oliver. Mr. B
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  • 124 9 P UBLIC MUST BE PROTECTED Forged Currency Notes Om Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Feb. 6. T WQ the accused that it was a mtious offence and the pub- mus' be protected, Mr. Justice DH___ „t the Assize Court today send a middle-aged Chinese. Lim •no was found guilty on two
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  • 489 9 Big Kinta River Diversion New Committee For Perak Mining From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh. Feb. 6 ■THE F.MS Gov.-rnment. it is be- ileved, ll at present considering a proposal to appoint a committee to deal with varirus aspects affecting tin bearing lands, including agricultural and forest reserves, but excluding Malay
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  • 73 9 From Our Own Correspondent; Malacca. Feb. 7. Malacca's contribution for Red Cross Relief work m China created a stir today wh?n two ambulances fully equipped, went through the principal streets of the town before being shipped to China. It is understood that one of
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  • 37 9 There have been no further developments since the detention of the two Singapore Japanese by the Singapore Special Branch Police on Saturday morning. It is understood that they are now m the Civil Prison.
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  • 30 9 Singapore ZHL will broadcast on Tuesday at 8.15 8.35 p.m. a relay of a talk by Mr. C. Ward-Jackson from Kuala Lumpur on "Mr. Gladstone."
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    33 9 picture. HUNGARIAN ECCENTRIC DANCERS: From left: Kyra, Roby and Harry, dancers from Budapest who arrived yesterday by the Lloyd Triestino liner Victoria. They open a season at Raffles Hotel this week. Free Press
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  • 74 9 TPWO MEN riding bicycles stopped a middle-aged Cantonese woman and robbed her of $12 worth of jewellery shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning, m Rangoon Road, while she was travelling m a ricksha. After the robbery the men decamped leaving their bicycles behind. They are believed
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  • 358 9 44T PERSONALLY feel that tnere should be one organisation m which people of different communities may unite together for promoting common objects. "Such an organisation need not necessarily be inconsistent with any sectional groups, provided the sectional activities do not result m frittering away times
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  • 79 9 PRESENTING a programme ol popular selections from their three Singapore programmes, the Don Cassack Choir had a good house lor their fare..•2ll performances at the Victoria Theatre last night. The choir sails for India today and is expected to return here after three months. Again the Russian gypsy
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  • 83 9 An all action film. "Hell Ship Morgan," a Columbia picture which is being shown at the Alhambra, is good entertainment. Starring George Bancroft as Morgan hard bitten skipper of a fishing vessel, and Ann Sothern whom he picks up from the street and later marries, makes this
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  • 27 9 Mr Robert Tan Hoon Siang. of Singapore, and his family are spending their Chinese New Year holidays m Malacca They expect to return to Singapore on Tuttday.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 126 9 S: DEMSMORE SHUTE GOLF CLUBS ■jj .A Golf Club Balanced 2 Ways |j Balanced Laterally to make the jIK j entire face of the club an eff&ciive rtF J4 »i _«J| hitting surface. Balanced Longitudinally to give I maximum driving power for the ■^^^^^Z___Z___ weight of the ciub. 'WOODS' 'IRONS'
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 191 10 From London 1.30 p. tn. Feb. 5 i:( BKKK Steady London: 67' B d. 7d. Previously: 6%d. 7d. Apr -June 7 1 16 d 7 B d_ Previously: 7d. 7 116 d. July-Sept 7' B d. 7 %d. Previously: 7 1 lid. 7V«d. Ot -Dec 7 3
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    • 73 10 From London: Latest Quotations I I N Dull Spot 1 180 5s Od Previously: £180 ss. Od Three months:' £180 ss. Od Previously: £180 5s Od. NEW YORK TIN: Opening Price: 40.37 Previously: 40.37. COPPER: Settlement: £38 10s. Od Previously: £38 10s. Od GOLD: Yesterday: £6 19s
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    • 74 10 London Closing Quotations Feb. 5 Method of Parity before Latest PreOentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to 121.1 152» 2 152 13 16 New York to 4.88 5.01 516 5.01» 8 Amst:rc!am Guilders to 8.97 3 4 962.. B.SG 3 4 Hong Kong Per dollar la.
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    • 183 10 L OCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Saturday's Singaapore Quotation Feb. I SELLING London TT. 2|4 London, demand 24 London 4 months' sight 2:4 L 32 Lyons, demand 1.780 Switzerland, demand 251 Hamburg, demand 142 New York, demand 58 9 16 Montreal, demand 58V2 Batavia. demand 104% Samarang. demand 104% Calcutta. Bombay
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  • 96 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Ton? of Market:— St ?ady sellers reserved Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 6 7 8 d per lb New York Spot Sheet US cts 14 116 per lb. DAILY PRICES CURRENT Feb. 5. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases FOB. Feb> 22
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  • 183 10 Feb. 3. 4. 5. American Can. Con. 77 78 78 American Telephone and Telegraph 130% 131% 133^2 Atcheson Railroad 33 33 34 1 Chesapeak 31% 31V 2 31V 2 Dupont 107 V 2 HO 112 Firestone 20 19 7 8 19% General Electric 37»/ 4 37% 39V
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  • 1724 10 Five-Power Conference To Frame Economic Pact The conclusion of a Pact of Economic Collaboration embracing the largest possible number of States and, m any case, open to all, is the main proposal made by M. van Zeeland, the former Premier of Belgium,
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  • 1305 10 Fraser And Co.*s List SATURDAY. FEB. 5, 1938. 1 P.M. MINING Bayer* Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 6d 5s Asam Kumbang 30s 6d 32s 6d Austral Malay 50s 55s ed Ayer Hitam (ss 24s 3d 25s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) 70 .75 BangrinTin(£) 23s 6d
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    • 66 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commoditiea i>aily Foreign Market Cables 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' ABS.
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  • 692 11 Main Export Lines To Be Protected AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL LEADERS ARE ALARMED HpHE list of about 500 articles on which the United States is prepared to consider concessions to Britain, has caused considerable alarm m sections of American industry particularly m the textile and
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  • 219 11 Long Way To Go Before Peak Is Reached AN increase of Rs. 91.394 875 m the value of the total trade m merchandise gave Ceylon m 1937 the most prosperous year lt has experienced since 1930, states the Times of Ceylon. The figure of Rs. 574.207.391
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  • 40 11 The Senior Warden of Mines, F.M.S.. re puts that 'he estimated total exports, from Malaya, of tin. and tin-in-ore baaed on an assay value of 75.5 per cent, for the month of January, 1938, are approximately 5,000 tons.
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  • 231 11 Plenty Of Rubber Available Ceylon Welcomes Quota Cut i HpHE cut ii. the rubber quota announced m London by the International Rubber Regulation Committee, is approved by most rubber traders m the Island. Asked for his opin on, Mr. Clifford Figg, senior partner of Messrs. Whittall and Co and President
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  • 93 11 New Post Likely For Lord McGowan Owing to the big expansion of the company's business, Lord McGowan may shortly relinquish his post as [managing director of Imperial Chemical Industries. He will, however, remain as chairman, says the Daily Telegraph. The board is considering the appointment of a
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  • 61 11 Manila, Feb. 5. Last Sale Prices Previous Today Antamok 0.60 0.61 Benguet Consolidated 9.70 970 Consolidated Mines 0.011 0 012 IX L 0 67 0 67 Masbate 0 19 0 195 San Mauricio 0.71 0.72 United Paracale 052 054 These prices are published by courtesy of
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  • 29 11 The Controller of Rubber. Malaya reports that the estimated export of dry rubber from Malaya. Brunei and Labuan for the month of January was 35.500 tons.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 436 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. dbe Singapore ftcc press H**d Office. Cecil Street. Slncaper* Pbone: 5471 (5 toe* with .ximnsamma to all departments. Tel: "Tlmee" Si&fapere. Km*ta I tim pur Office: 25. Java Street, Phone: 3683. limb Office: Brewster Bead, ,p^ Phone: 37. Penan* Office: 12. Bishop Street. Penaaf Phone: 1477. m a
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    • 523 11 BOARD RESIDENCE SEA-FRONT KATONG GRANGE- 77, Meyer Rd. (near Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate rata Lar re Garden. Tennia Phone: 5758. THE MANSION, OXLEY RISE HON LICENSED RESIDENTIAL HOTEL Daily and monthly terms. TEL. *****. EAST ANGLIA t» OXLCT RISK SINGAFOU S mlns. to town nigh lorei, |_-_ft_ dtlty
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    • 348 11 BANK OF CHIN A 'Incorporated m China by Special Charter > 12, Cecil Street Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Offire 6444 Aast. Manager's Office 6442 Exchange Dept.. 6441 General Office 6166-9 Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO" Paid Up Capital Ch. 9 66,666,666.66 I Reserve Funds m excess Ch. 9 4,660.666 66 Total Assets approximately
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 773 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE j ZHL 1-33 tnc/i (225 tn.) p.m. 6.00 Malay music. 6 30 Chinese music Modern Mandarin songs 7.00 "Music and Musicians No. 11." Talk with pianoforte illustrations by Lindsay Granville. 7.30 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 Movements from well-known symphonies, t "Symphony No. 8
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  • 114 12 Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM plane Ibis on Feb. 3: Mr. F. W. L. de Mccl and Mr. M. Savornin. Arrived from Europe. India and Penang by KLM plane Oehoe on Feb 4: Mr. A. I Spits. Mr. Yuan Shik Pen. Mr. Hitoshi Ashida and Mr. E.
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  • 826 12 Quarterly Return Shows Further Increase POSITIONS A T PRINCIPAL CENTRES (^IOMPARLD with the total on Oct. 1 last, idle tonnage at A ports of Great Britain at the beginning of this year showed an increase of 75,137 net tons, or 75.5 per cent., but was
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  • 250 12 NAVIGATION "GROSSLY NEGLIGENT" South Africa Judge And Wrecked British Ship JUDGMENT m favour ol the deiet*. ants With costs wa, \>[a\ p m., Supreme Court m what i> urobablv a* most important marine case decided! the South African courts 1 The action arose out Of the British motorsh.n Wmt Table
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    • 549 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.8.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Paasafe §411. LLOYDS AGENTS:— I BOORLNG AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATEB RAILWAY* f ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. V. ______________________________________________________r s_y _L_^l^___ _i_!-i_k __>>____! W l li_Ms_>l_^_? tt^_. mtmmW^D WaVr lF»?lFfl^_ap_______l &^j^^ SEE CANADA RiYlf. fjr yj^ f> vla Canada to
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    • 38 12 mEPHONE £__pl k THONE 8 ___R 5471 __________L==_^> (5 lines) lOSE no time m call* -'ing us— whatever the need may be— for m the Classified Want-Ad Columns lie results waiting to serve you. Jfree press WANT ADS
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    • 133 12 tCO FUNNEL LINE HEAP EH6 MOH S.S. CO.. W iDncorporated In Stralus fletuanan* REGULAR PASSENGER and Cerfc from Singapore to Java, Bomoo. Boom BUltton. .fn FOR BATAVIA. CHEROION SEMARANG. (Every Tw_». end Frld» T __5 BAN HONG LIONG TU».s S.s. NAM YONG v PW SOURABAYA AND BAND^*■ ABI,, (FortrUbtty Servlr*
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 330 12 if Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m Thursday 7.45 am Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson; Weekdays* 7 pjn Kota Bahru, Kuala Krai Thursday and Friday* 7 a.m Sundays 7 pjn. Kuala Lumpur and Penan g Weekdays* 7.45 a jn. Sundays 7 pjn.
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    • 164 12 HENDERSON LIRE SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Stearoe* Between Rangoon, Port Sudan. Marseilles, Palma and England HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plymoutn Leave Ranro<« 193* YOMA Feb B PBGU Mar a K___MMENDrNE Mar 16 SALWEEN Apr AMARAPOORA Apr 16 SAGAING Apr. 31 PROMF. BURMA Apr 2* YOMA June 11
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    • 470 13 m _m i^^^^^r-** BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. 0. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Dv Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1938 I <sr KAISAR-I-HIND 11.500 Feb. 11 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Mar 25 •BANGALORE 6.000 Feb. 12 CORFU 15 000 Apr 8 NALDERA 16.000 Feb 25 SOUDAN 6
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    • 455 13 (Incorporated tn Straits Settlementa./ fc ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd, (Incorporated m England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Dae Sails CTTY OP EASTBOURNE Havre, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow Peb. 27 Mar. 2 CITY OP EV ANSVILLE Havre, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Mar. 30 Apr. 2
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    • 838 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. i SINGAPORE PENANG 1 PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Haa Khkm Sti a— hip Co. (ItSE) LU. Steam Ship Co Ltd., and China Mutual Canard White Star Lld. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) Aberdeen A Commonwealth Line. The Straits Steamship Co-,
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    • 695 14 K. P. M. INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) OP TEN NOORT— Monday. Fe*> 7, Belawan-Deli. BOTH— Monday. Feb 7. Tanjong-Pandan. IBatavia. eemarang and Cheribon. ROKAN— Tuesday. Feb. 8 Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengel-dar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. THEDENS- -Wednesday. Feb. 9. Muntok and Palembang. TOGIAN-^Wednesday. Feb. 9. P. Samboe, Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi MAKASSER—
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    • 548 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE 6__nJ AMERICAN MAIL LINE f^ mmm nn __-N_^r» WgglL. /t_-______-\V\ I TO EUROPE J^-* FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. Spore. Penan*. New York. Pres. Garfield Feb 7 Feb. 9 Feb.
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    • 551 14 O, S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA tArabia Mara Buenos Aires via Colombo. Mombasa, v^ J Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Lourenco Marques, Durban. Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town. tßio de Janeiro Main Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban. y e Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro. Sai.' Rio Grande and Montevideo
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  • 1790 15 Good Dividends At Final Day Of Perak T. C. Meeting GRIFFINS CONSOLATION TO BEVERANT lo s r (From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, Feb. 5. I>!N\l DAYS rating here today was favoured by brilliant I sunshine and there was a large attendance. The
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  • 121 15 Twenty-four cards were taken out and the following returned Mrs E. A. Elder lup Mrs C Q Starkey 2 down Mrs. M Lawrey 2 Mrs G McGuffln ..2 Mrs E O'Sullivan ..2 Mrs A M. Williamson 2 KF.PPEL LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP The following is the draw for the
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    • 174 15 i '"^^WH^T^^^^B; < B°_fflSP_ -jjlF .JBg&'-?.'-.j :________Sw j%_S|^ oii*ii» •> <-S.^ TBBP^ -ftaafl w _L^ fi __b-__. __#V _f% __i v* a 'jßP'^ v s r _M^iißHß^S--HB^*^^^^^M^^a^^^^^^^^^ I I V^yii^ .^-jj. vy^'v'tO? h^*TTT^^^^ >^_^^r^^^T __t-_-_---------.___n^^iT___Kn__rH__-^ -__f______________i __P__ _■>_________. _ri> -^k___k flU___k _a_R _f^ t "Ai-iA-Mi __>'*■*■• .^*S^ J *f*' v^^
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  • 874 16  -  Nimrod 3 -Nil Victory Well Deserved LOCAL FORWARDS FAIL TO COMBINE [By Islington Corinthians 3; Malaya 0. IX)R a scratch eleven including a last-minute inclusion of a player who wa.s not among the 15 probables and who had not played m any of the
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  • Article, Illustration
    75 16 Picture. FAMOI'S PKOI FSSIONAL TENNIS STARS. Henri Cochet. former French Davis (up player. 11. Burke, the Irish professional associated with Su/unne Lenglen at her school m France and stylist H. Ramillon, former world professional champion, who passed through Singapore yesterday uith Tilden on an F.a stern tour. They will play
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  • 165 16 Tilden And Cochet To Play In Singapore AND IN KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE Will have a tennis treat at tlie end of this month when the professionals Tilden. Cochet. Ramillion and Burke, stage a round robin tournament at the Happy World Stadium from Feb. 24 to Feb. 27. They will play
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    49 16 picture. W.T. ("BIG BILL") TILDEN. world famous tennis star who passed through Singapore yesterday m the Victoria after making arrangements to appear m Malaya m a series of matches at the end of this month, m the course of his Eastern tour with Cochet, Ramillon and Burke Free Press
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  • 91 16 F.M.S. Team To Meet Colony The F.M.S. hockey team to meet the Colony on Feb. ti at Kuala Lumpur m the annual hockey test was chosen as follows: Taft (Perak*: Abdul Rahman *Pc rak> and G^rbex £ingh Selangor >; Turner I Perak*. C arson I Perak. Capt.*,
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  • 29 16 The Singapore Golf Club announce that owing to the course being unplayable, the February Medal has been postponed to Saturday and Sunday. Feb 19 and 20.
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  • 161 16 GERMANY TO WIN DAVIS CUP? England Has No Chance "/GERMANY should win the Davis Cup this year," predicted tali 'Big Bill* Tilden when he passed through Singapore yesterday, "England has no chance this year. Austin is talking of retiring and without Austin where is England?" he added. "We are four
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  • 42 16 Adelaide, Feb. 1. Doubts have been raised as to Bad- cock's fitness to tour England with the I Australian Test team this y-ar. Medical consent for his making tho trip has been witheld pending a fortnight's rest. Reuter
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  • 32 16 A New York message states that Ben I Johnson, the negro sprinter, today broke the world's 60 metres indoor record, covering the distance m six j seconds. Reuter
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  • 57 16 The following have been invited to represent the Clerical Union at soccer tomorrow against the Hongkong Bank team; Goh Tong Hee, M. Tamby. A. B. Collick, Lawson Oliveiro. W. Gomes Kong Eng Cheng, Teck Kirn, Aziz, A Exeyama, Al: Johary and Chee Kirn Cheng. Reserves: J. Nonis.
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  • 50 16 ITHE Corinthians will be seen at the little town of Batu Pahat tomorrow when they travel up there to meet a Johore side. This will be more or less an exhibition of soccer for the Malays, but Johore are expected to give them a good game.
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  • 705 16 rE Singapore women hockey players beat the Selangor i women by 3-nil on the Girls' Sports iClub ground m McNair Road yes- terday morning. The game was not regarded as an inter-State match as two Selangor i players, Miss Z. Grenier and Miss Koelimeyer were
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  • 479 16 Mustapha 's Hat-Trick In Selangor [From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Feb 6 SHEIKH MUSTAPHA, the dashing Negri Sembilan hockey centre forward, for the second time this season got a "hat-trick" on the Selangor Club padang when he bagged three goals against Perak this
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  • 74 16 <From Our Own Corresp Malacca I >l» Ytar*** cho n of Fin«ra*>. t^at Nai Vee Chan «9 P 0 111 maam 12 rounds nt th > C!tf Nil a* night Othc- f.«h^ result d X O 7-1. beat Litt > Chu. 7-1. Fl Daw I
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    • 54 16 I SPEAK FOR THE CHINESE by (arl Crow A Statement of the Chinese Casr arainst Japanese aggression by lhe author of 400 Million Customers." PRICE SZ.OO THE SIK'O-JAPANfcSE WAR 1937 An areount of military operations by Percy Chen Complete with 4 maps. PRICE $2.00 KELLY WALSH, LTD. Incorporated m Hong
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