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Title Section17 1939-01-14 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,675. ESTO. 1835. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1939. 5 CENTS17 words
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Article171 1939-01-14 1 NEW ANTI-COMINTERN MEMBER Hungary Joins Italy, Germany, Japan "IRON WILL NEEDED" Herlin, Jan. 13. [JUNGARTO acceptance of the invitation extended by Germany, Italy and Japan, to join the Anti-Comintern Pact is officially announced tonight. It has been received in Berlin with the utmost gratification. The newspaper Nacht Ausgabe writes: **HeReuter - 171 words
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Article, Illustration51 1939-01-14 1 Peris. Jan. 1Z 11 M'OUIS. writing in rti that Herr eported to have inform.' iiUiSOttni that from nportant military 101 bo taken by the on the Dutch Fronbjtei vj makivg the \d .'mt and that the •ruls nre of the opinion is favourable for oncl adr^ntvre.Reuter - 51 words
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Article130 1939-01-14 1 Dutch Fear Of German Menace NEW FURY OF THE REICH London. Jan. I y BARTLETT in the Nev/s--.iv learns from "an il-informed Dutch German activities arc Dut.li with consider- ago* the Burgomastei vetoed German I n;atcii because of antiptnonstrattona. This prewhere there is i tneni was followed by iroak inReuter - 130 words
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Article107 1939-01-14 1 Paris, Jan. 13. TPHE recovery °t France is of intere.it to all the democracies, because their solidarity is the only barricade to prevent brute force from being let loose again, said M Paul Reynaud. the Finance Minister. broadcasting to Britain and America. Giving an account ofReuter - 107 words
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Article56 1939-01-14 1 Tokio, Jan. 13. A severe cold wave that has attacked the Metropolis since the New Year Is causin? many cases of influenza. According to the Epidemic Prevention Board, 23 influenza patients died In the city on New Year's Day. More than 40 fatalities haveEastern News - 56 words
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178 1939-01-14 1 Koine. Jan. 13. |l/|R Chamberlain, after a late nigtu at the opera, and troubled with a flight cold, early this morning drove to the Vatican and had an audience with the Pope. Owing to the short time at the Prime Minister's disposal, the PopeReuter - 178 words
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103 1939-01-14 1 Rome Talks Disappoint Stock Market London, Jan. 13. THE results oi Mr. Chamberlain's Rome talks have failed to arouse enthusiasm in City Circles. Although fuller information is considered necessary tefore a final assessment, the immediate reaction was disappointment, which was reflected in the quiet general downdrlft of Stock Exchange prices.Reuter - 103 words
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Article, Illustration178 1939-01-14 1 DAILY MAIL WARNING London, Jan. i;». THE Daily Mail principal page today features a description by the journal's Tientsin correspondent of a voyage along China Coast ports, showing how the Japanese are placing every obstacle in the way of British commerce, and stressing foreignReuter - 178 words
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Article63 1939-01-14 1 Djibouti, Jan. 13. According to reports received here, there have been large concentrations Of Italian troops at places close to the frontiers of French and British Somaliland. Places mentioned are Mordale. Jalelo and Sardo near Hadele and Oube. Many natives of the Province ot Harar areReuter - 63 words
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Article17 1939-01-14 1 Ten persons were Injured in a headon collision between two express good* trains near Queretaro City, Mexico.17 words
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Article90 1939-01-14 1 Melbourne, Jan. 13. Heaiesville. a crowded holiday resort 39 miles from Melbourne is in grave danger from bush flres, which have iiared 'up again as a result of even hotter weather than last week. An Adelaide message says that although 5,000 men are righting the flames,Reuter - 90 words
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Article68 1939-01-14 1 Hone: Kong, Jan. 13. The Chinese Government is building an underground shelter in Chungking, emergency capital of China, which will be completed by August. The cell which is capable of holding 200.000 people, has 20 entrances and a similar number of exits. At the conclusionUnion Times - 68 words
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Article18 1939-01-14 1 Rome, Jan. 13. Lord Halifax today received the American and French ambassadors successively at the British Embassy.— ReuterReuter - 18 words
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Article143 1939-01-14 1 "RELENTLESS PRESSURE" London, Jan. 13. JV/IR. R. S. Hudson, Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, at Liverpool last night said we had to face the ugly fact that in the world today force was the deciding factor, and not reason or equity. RelentlessBritish Wireless - 143 words
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Article169 1939-01-14 1 Franco's Sweeping Advance Burgos, Jan. 13. THE Nationalists today captured 1 Tortosa. at the mouth of the Ebro, after intensive fighting. Divisions of the Moroccan Army Corps, under the command of General Yague. overran the pocket between the Ebro and the coast and cavalry played an important part in anReuter - 169 words
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Article112 1939-01-14 1 London, Jan. 13. QWING to the refusal of General Franco to permit British Airways airliners to fly over Spain, arrangements for the opening on Jan. 2 of the London to Lisbon section of the new British South American service were suspended, it was revealed today. Franco'sBritish Wireless - 112 words
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Article76 1939-01-14 1 London. Jan. 13. The Department oi Civil Aviation or the Air Ministry now has before it several alternatives, one of which is to cover the London- Lisbon journey by flying-boat, instead of landplanc. It is authoritatively stated General Franco's attitude in no way aiTects th< arrangementsReuter - 76 words
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Article44 1939-01-14 1 Mexico City, Jan. 13. Satisfactory operation of Mexico a petroleum industry since the properties were expropriated is indicated b statistics published today They show that during August, crude oil and kindred products exported totalled 1,300.000 barrels, which is "2 per cent above July.- ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Advertisement62 1939-01-14 1 BIGIA TEA lhi lres»ine»s I fragrance of »!iu lay an gardens (jjM \o your home .^■^^^fj*** 4 TONIGHT I DINNER DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight and A BARING <5c SPECTACULAR CABARET ENTERTAINMENT T HE DAREDEVIL PRESTONS WlftLWIMa SKILL THRILLS ON WHEELS H TABLE. BOma S^o«. NON-DINERS SI.OO. RUTrARL I RAFFLES62 words
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Advertisement151 1939-01-14 1 There is no Ik-iict Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW %3 HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER AND DANCE MUSIC BY RELLER'S POPULAR HUNGARIAN BAND DINNER S3.— NON-DINERS ADMITTED FREE OF CHARGE DANCE FORMAL SUNDAY 1 MORNING II A.M.— l P.M. POPULAR CONCERT BY RELLER'S BAND 1.151 words
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Article823 1939-01-14 2 More Plain Speaking At Victoria Hall EDUCATION NEEDS DLAIN speaking characterised an address by Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru before a vast gathering of Indians yesterday at the Victoria Me norial Hall. He criticised the lack of unity among the Indian community, stressed the necessity for higher education, decried823 words
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Article111 1939-01-14 2 pOINTS from Pandit Kunzru's speech Not loealth, nor employment in Government services, but education u\uld oe ihe most potent factor in raising the status of Indians. If Indians seek their fortunes in this country, it is necessary for them to devote a portion of their ucalth111 words
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Article58 1939-01-14 2 <From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 13. The long-awaited fight between Butch Parsons, champion of the Home Fleet in 1933 and 1931, and Young Frisco, Orient middleweight champion which was postponed twice owing to bad weather took place tonight. It was a fiasco. Parsons taking58 words
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73 1939-01-14 2 Balboa, Panama, Jan. 13. THE aircraft carriers Lexington and Ranger anchored in Panama Bay this morning, heading the main body of the United States Fleet, which is due to pass through the Canal today to participate in the Atlantic manoeuvres. All commercial traffic in theReuter - 73 words
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Article, Illustration199 1939-01-14 2 Roosevelt Speech PROMISE KEPT London. Jan. 13. EMPHASIS on the necessity for protecting the Panama '-'Canal is the outstanding feature of President Roosevelt's defence programme, says The Times, which adds that by giving this full statement on the urgent immediate needs of national defence, theReuter - 199 words
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Article157 1939-01-14 2 From Our Naval Correspondent) London, Jan. 3. •THE grand manoeuvres in the Carib--1 bean will begin about Feb. 13, under the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Claude Bloch. While units of the Pacific Fleet are engaged in the vitally important problem of testing the facilities of the Panama Canal157 words
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Article79 1939-01-14 2 Til eto York, Jan. 13. or President Roosevelt's defence message to Congress is expressed in the New York Press today. Newspapers declare the President struck the right note and that the programme is reasonably balanced and not as large as it would be if itReuter - 79 words
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Article146 1939-01-14 2 UHong Kong, Jan. 13. SING WEAPONS recently imported from Europe, Chinese regulars assisted by guerilla units, crossed tho Chientang River, In Central Cheklang on Wednesday night and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese stationed along the Hangchow-Fuyang highway. The Chinese vanguard is reported toUnion Times - 146 words
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Article58 1939-01-14 2 Peipins, Jan. 13. The freight train which guerillas destroyed on Wednesday was loaded with cotton, bound for Japan. The guerillas, who arrived on horseback, are believed to number 500. They set nre to the cargo before galloping The work of clearing the track Is completed andReuter - 58 words
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Article189 1939-01-14 2 CLAIM BY ELLSWORTH New York. l an 12 FIGHTY THOUSAND m» miles of coiuiti v nc before seen by the human ei have been added i known area of the surface, says the Am< plorer, Lieut-Comma coin Ellsworth, in a i to the North AmericanReuter - 189 words
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Article130 1939-01-14 2 At The Cinema A particularly strong a warm human story, reminiao one of Barric's play:>. ma) International's "Thr You:. I which opened at the r night, one of the mo^t delight! in years. The film is notable lor the appfi-' ance of beautiful PauUtt< Goddar formerly130 words
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Article105 1939-01-14 2 China Seeks A Munitions Factory? Berlin, Jan. THE Chinese Government is 1 interested in the sale oi Czech armament works at according to the Prague eg pondent of the Berliner W He says that when the flr« the intended sale by the Cz< eminent of the majority oi became known,Reuter - 105 words
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Advertisement44 1939-01-14 2 K *3M i. < ggkY7; |II ;3HWB| with plenty of fresh fruit. Grown and ripened in some of the finest orchards in the world, fresh shipments are constantly arriving ORANGES LEMONS GRAPE FRUIT, APPLES PHONL 5376 (5 Lines) Advt. of Singapore Cold Storage Co., Lt±44 words
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Advertisement13 1939-01-14 2 Shave in cT^iJ^ with a SCHICK DRY SHAVER STOCKED BY MEDICAL HALL LTD.13 words
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194 1939-01-14 3 Cattle Washed Out To Sea: Roads Cut (Prom A Special Correspondent) Kelantan, Jan, 13. LOWING heavy monsoonal rain, the coast area is ally flooded but the level of the river is falling at Kuala Krai. ►pairs to the railway line where slips and194 words
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Article, Illustration53 1939-01-14 3 picture. LT.-COL. D. M. NOYES-LEWIS (RIGHT) who has acted as Military Adviser and Chief Instructor to the Johore Military Forces for the past seven years, chatting wi:h Capt. Ismail, of the Johore Volunteer Force, before he sailed for England in the P. and O liner ChitralFree Press - 53 words
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Article92 1939-01-14 3 VSKBO the complainant for ten fills and when he refused 1 > his pockn hook. I had been Inut fcod for two days and was hungry." ir wta What an elderlv Chinese *he Singapore Second Ponce ICr C :.rad Oldham. yea- D he \v?s riv.r^ed92 words
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Article91 1939-01-14 3 J l will benefit lrom a ir.tv show to be held at Theatre. Singapore, en the Singapore JewUi Re- George Arlis.s film "i Rothschild 1 will be An added feature ot the I* the auctioning in <>' a radio set. 11 there will b a91 words
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101 1939-01-14 3 Four Arrests After Street Gang Fight pom arrest > were made by the police vest rdav in connection wLh the shooting affair in Waterloo Street on Thursday night They alsa traced the wounded Cantonese who eluded a constable Just befcre he was to be taken to hospital. The man was101 words
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Article55 1939-01-14 3 A EUROPEAN, D. E. RINTUON. til vesierday char zed In the Singapore Traftk- Court with reckless driving at Adam R >ad. when his car was in collLsicn with another car, which turned over. Acvused who was represented by Mr 3. M. Brash claimed trial znd hearing55 words
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65 1939-01-14 3 APPEARING before Mr. K. A Blacker, yesterday, in the Singapore Fourth Police Ccurt thre? Cantonese women. Yu? Tai. Tham Yang and Chan Ah Ho. were charged with bringing into the Colony a girl, under 21 years of age. for the purpose of prostitution. Accused claimed65 words
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36 1939-01-14 3 The 10th. anniversary of Sin Chew Jit Poh will be celebrated at an "At Home" at the premises of the newspaper at 128, Robinson Road, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.36 words
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Article38 1939-01-14 3 Subject to audit. Hons Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation final dividend for th2 year will probably be £3 subject tj deduction of income tax. Written off Bank Premises ac- count $10—lacs. Carried forward to inext jear about $3,400,000.38 words
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Article198 1939-01-14 3 /CONSTRUCTION cf a Royal Air Force aerodrome at Kluang, North Johore. is expected to begin in the near future. It is believed that surveying and other preliminary work has already reached an advanced stage. Acquisition of more than 500 acres for the aerodrome is announced in a198 words
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704 1939-01-14 3 TALKS OF WAR AND FEAR OF WAR "THE general view of world trade prospects is, I think, 1 not unfavourable on the whole." This optimistic comment was made by Mr. G. A. Potts, chairman at yesterday's annual general meeting of shareholders of Lunas Rubber Estates,704 words
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81 1939-01-14 3 Malayans At Home Congratulate Sir J. Hay (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 4. CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. J. G. Hay on the knighthood conferred upon him in the New Year Honours List, were forthcoming from Malayans of many generations at the Association of British Malaya's annual At Home, held at81 words
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Article47 1939-01-14 3 A 40-year-old Cantonese. Tham Sung who described hlmsalf as a street singer, appeared before Mr. C. H. Koh in the Singapore Sixth police Court yesterday. He was charged with being an unregistered opium smoker in Singapore on Thursday. The court fined him $4.47 words
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275 1939-01-14 3 CORONER'S DECISION AFTER SINGAPORE INQUEST JHE Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquiry into the death of a blind, middle-aged Chinese bone-setter, who died as the result of his injuries in the early275 words
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184 1939-01-14 3 Singapore R.A.F. Officer's Rapid Promotion (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 6. DEHIND the announcement, in the u new R.A.F. promotion list, that Flt.-Lt. N. C. S. Rutter, at present stationed in Singapore, has been appointed a squadron-leader (a rank equivalent to an Army major or a lieutenant-commander in the184 words
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Article128 1939-01-14 3 (From Our Own Correspondent* Batu Gajah, Jan. 13. with offering illegal gratiflcation to a police constable on December 22. at Pusing. two Indians, Pillai and Mangcpal. claimed trial in the Batu Gajah Court before Datoh Muda Razalli. The first accused stated that he was drunk128 words
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Article52 1939-01-14 3 (From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban, Jan. 13. A Chinese taxi-driver, Ng Kit Lon, has died in Seremban hospital without regaining consciousness. He waj driving a car which crashed into a guide stone, and ended up in a drain in the Seremban-Kuala Pilah Road. The car had52 words
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Article87 1939-01-14 3 I£IKU SEBALA. a 43-year-old Japanese woman, appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, on a charge of keeping a brothel at the S.S. Hotel in Owen Road and. secondly, failing to enter the description and details of the persons87 words
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Advertisement29 1939-01-14 3 INSURANCE OF PERSONAL DAINTINESS lAMPAX THE MODERN SANITARY PROTECTION FOR THE MODERN WOMAN. u UUBIE FROM YOUR DEALER on THE AGENTS FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. -NDORSED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSION29 words
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Advertisement223 1939-01-14 3 MOT BEJI, DON'T W O RRY CASTOPHENE is /jP^^l^^k R KLIABLK SAFE! Mi m A m Children banaHt from !aki. g CASTOPHENE. ■[^■j^t/^ tha chocolate lajativa, plaasant 1o aat. mild J^n dn(^ thorough in -ction. Castor oil doat n-, O ra O^y9 harm than good bacausa it i jurat dalicaf*223 words
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Miscellaneous46 1939-01-14 3 Law Notice For The Day Before the Chief Justice in Ist. Court at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's Appeals: 1. Yusoff bin Ahmad vs. Rex. 2. William Low or Loh vs. Rex. 3. Rex vs. Chan Ah Bah. Befcre the Registrar at 9.45 a.m. Taxations. Thereafter: Passing Account.46 words
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Article266 1939-01-14 4 Operations Affected In Central And South China FRANCO-JAPANESE DISPUTE Chungking/ Jan. 13. THE victory which the Chinese claimed against the 1 Japanese forces in West Shansi is regarded as most significant by Chinese circles here. Chinese dispatches claim that the Japanese forces on the Tungpu RailwayReuter - 266 words
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Article108 1939-01-14 4 Panama. Jan. 13. CRNST KUHRIG, one of the lour Germans who were arrested by the military authorities on a charge of espionage, was today found guilty by a jury which deliberated for seven hours. Two of the remaining accused, Robert Gross and the girl, Inge'oorg Gutmann.108 words
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Article65 1939-01-14 4 Jerusalem, Jan. 12. P. CrossJey and J. Crossley, British constables who were found guilty of an attempt to do grievous bodily harm to an Arab prisoner, an alleged terrorist, and bound over for one year, have been re-arrested and are being detained in a British police campReuter - 65 words
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Article51 1939-01-14 4 Washington. Jan. 13. The Senate judiciary sub-committee approved President Roosevelt's nomination of Felix Frankfurter, Jewish professor at the Harvard law school, as a Supreme Court judge. The nomination now goes to the full judiciary committee then to the Senate where it is likely to meet oppositionReuter - 51 words
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Article62 1939-01-14 4 During the absence of King George VI from Britain during his tour of Canada and the United States in Spring, hi* place as ruler of the country will be taken by a special Council of State, composed of the Duke of Kent and the Duke of Gloucester,Trans-Ocean - 62 words
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Article46 1939-01-14 4 New York, Jan. 13. The diaries of Donald Coster, (alias Muscia, an ex-convict), head of McKesson Robbins Drug Corporation, who recently coftimitted suicide, reveal, according to Federal investigators, that he paid a total $150,000 to blackmailers who knew his criminal past.- ReuterReuter - 46 words
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106 1939-01-14 4 U.S .A. Can Make 5,500 Planes This Year Washington, Jan. 13. THE American aircraft industry produced 1,800 military planes in 1938. according to a statement issued here by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce after President Roosevelt's defence message. The statement says that, contrary to the popular belief that the AmericanReuter - 106 words
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131 1939-01-14 4 London, Jan. 12. I THE Foreign Office states information has been received that Mr. C. Jerrara, acting British Agent aL Burgos, visited Mr. Golding, British Pro-consul at San Sebastian, and Mrs. Golding, both of whom are being detained in prison at San Sebastian by theReuter - 131 words
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Article36 1939-01-14 4 Canton, Jan. 12. A Sino-Japanese urban bus company will be established shortly here to alleviate congestion of traffic. The new company, it is reported, will be capitalised at yen 2,ooo.ooo.— Eastern NewsEastern News - 36 words
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Article, Illustration109 1939-01-14 4 A NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND POLICE were injured in riot. which took place at the Azhar University in Cairo. Students from the University had formed themselves up in the street to march to the Premier's house to demand the resignation of the Minist*r cf Public Instruction, when the police intervened.109 words
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Advertisement533 1939-01-14 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH HARRIS.— At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Doris, wife of Frederick Henry Harris, a son. TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. Tenders are now invited for the following materials or services For particulars, see Munlcloai renders Room: Supply of Galvd. Wrought Iron Tubes for period Apr. 1.533 words
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Advertisement677 1939-01-14 4 GOT FAT AFTER HER OPERATION. Kruschen Restored Normal Figure, It is quite common to put on flesh after an operation especially if you are middle-aged. That is what happened with this woman, who decided to throw It off again. Three years ago, I had a very serious operation," she writes.677 words
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Miscellaneous164 1939-01-14 4 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive:— East Wharf, Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1: Havana Maru 20. Sheers Wharf, Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1: Charon 19. Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Ranchi 18; Raub 15; Aeneas 13; President Van164 words
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Miscellaneous618 1939-01-14 4 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARD jHoihow Mueu Imperial: From Europe due Wed- j Europe and Great Britain x K.L.M nesday, Friday, Saturday mornings. Iran x K.L\: Wearnes: From t'enang, Ipoh. o Japan, o Formosa and oM:, and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives rvery evening. oan K.L.M.. From Netherlands I .dies Arrives618 words
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Advertisement1341 1939-01-14 5 q c F a $1,000,000 worth of enter- Rubber Report 1— k y, g| I BEST CAST OF THE YEAR, IN ONE OF THE MOST I XAINMENT IN 2OTH CENTURY-FOX GAYEST I I m M"« I entertaining pictures of many years: romantic hit of the year! World MlSglVingS Cause I1,341 words
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617 1939-01-14 6 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1939. Full Citizenship JUIALAYAN Indians have been fortunate in the past two years that leaders of Indian thought have been able to visit this country to study the problems of the Indian community here and to address local gatherings on the aspirations of617 words
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1326 1939-01-14 6 Joan Littlefield - Leadenhall A Market With Five Centuries Of London Historv Joan Littlefield A Letter From England CINCE 1357 a wholesale poultry market has been held at Leadenhall. Prices were regulated there as early as 1384. Now. under the $3,000,000 Billingsgate extension scheme, the poultry will be removed to Billingsgate, the famous1,326 words
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Advertisement150 1939-01-14 6 C A L D l<r ß E C K 's BY SPECIAL Lf X. %A TO H. M. TKE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM NEWEST DESIGNS IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY. NECKLACES BRACELETS BROOCHES RINGS CLIPS WATCHES. inccrporatea tn ceyior. > SINGAPORE IPQH PENAXG. /^fc^4B Selections of prime fatted flavo u r f150 words
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Advertisement13 1939-01-14 6 Ttf£ *!Ai>£ WES FASCINATING JEWELRY I 18. BATTERY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143.13 words
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Article, Illustration517 1939-01-14 7 "Singapore Should Be Able To Teach Us Much" COMMOINfWEALTH WANTS A STRONG EMPIRE mCIN^APORE should be able to teach Australia mu?h in carrying out of the Commonwealth's huge defence programme," Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, Minister for Works and Civil Aviation in the FederalFree Press - 517 words
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Article, Illustration23 1939-01-14 7 picture. wife of Mr. H. V. U. Australia's Minister for Lnd Civil Aviation accomhusbcnd nhen he Singapore by Empire i vtsterday.- Free FressFree Fress - 23 words
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180 1939-01-14 7 Un employm en t Worse In Kinta Valley -in own Con s 3'icien.t Ipoh. Jan. 13. I mptoyment situation in has become worse during few weeks The latest r \ires reveal that more than mployed labourers have D on relief work in Kinta Don rnaenl uauon in the tin marIt180 words
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Article39 1939-01-14 7 The Secretary of State for ihe Colonies has approved the appointment of Mr. A H. Harrison to be Registrar of Trade Marks, Straits Settlements, it was announced last night. Mr. Harrison arrived on Dec. 30.39 words
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183 1939-01-14 7 AN elderly lorry driver, Ng Sim Poo, charged in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday with criminal misappropriation of a $2,000 motor car belonging to a European, Mr. I. Cameron of the Chartered Bank, was bound over for six months on a sum183 words
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Article186 1939-01-14 7 AS a sequel to a fatal accident on Ponggol Road on Sept. 3, Ong Chenh Cheong, a motor-lorry driver, stood his trial before Mr. L. B. Gibson, in the Criminal District Court yesterday on charges of causing death '>y a negligent act, and causing grievous hurt.186 words
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95 1939-01-14 7 V. Pennyfather, a Eurasian, who was convicted on a charge of criminal breach of trust, was fined $10 in default five days' rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, yesterday. Accused was also ordered to pay compensation of95 words
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86 1939-01-14 7 In the Government Gazette last night It was notified that an instrument has been passed under the public seal of the Colony reappointing Sir John Bagnall to be provisionally and subject to the approval, an Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of the Straits Settlements86 words
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479 1939-01-14 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Tehik Anson, Jan. 13. LjOW he allegedly watched two Indians hold a man 11 and collect the blood in a bucket while a third hacked at his head with a knife, was told by a witness at a preliminary479 words
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Advertisement48 1939-01-14 7 TONIGHT MM lMii:n the season ©f MARIE ANTOINETTE H PPF f mape Varies Otakan Ketchil) rale de foie Gras, En, Potted Mcatf s »"fful Olives, (heese. Prawn nuts. Potato chips. 1 s "pplied in the fi AR LOUNGE At pm. to 9 30 p.m. at the CAPITOL JESTAURANT48 words
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Advertisement541 1939-01-14 7 i GOSSARD CORSETRY £J§fr^ 1 for the figure i(/0?y A l<* Mode Jr SIMPLIOTY" ■V \Jffi Low BACK corselette I lk>l^^ BUST MEASUREMENTS I' /W^^ Sizes 32 U \\wWk Price SH-5O When ordering Corsatry, xhf^^ hi»M*ly state natural M«asur«Vfl ments of Waist A Butt ROBINSON'S L. 2408 Ladies Dept. I541 words
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Article, Illustration992 1939-01-14 8 By Free Press Film Correspondent THE Marx Brothers have 1 come down- to "earth" or at least as near to earth as the 19th floor of the White Way Hotel. Hollywood paid Broadway £51.000 for screen rights to "Room Service." the film of which992 words
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Article87 1939-01-14 8 is to neutralise the excess acid which in 9 cases out of 10 is the cause of the trouble. Recent X-ray experiments by Professor Bidet, of Paris, proved that •Bisurated' Magnesia contains the quickest-acting acid neutralises and stomach correctives known to medical science. A87 words
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Advertisement372 1939-01-14 8 w^'MttFJ_wHKE_^ CAtfEBIBUS Wrule SPRATTS IT'S ;e&B^\C3' D D Berora Spratt'i Seeds are WJ I finally packed in tealed m m packets, they are cleaned mm by a special process which banishes all dust and W* I foreign matter a source IbM Wmm of grave danger to cagt T birds' constitutions.372 words
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Advertisement445 1939-01-14 8 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD, (Incorporated in f.MS TELEPHONE I freight 5433~rasftage 613i. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS ft'OK »'EIIfeKATEO MALA* STAItS C\ILV\\ Vi KOTAK STATE KAILWATS OF SIAM. lINAOIAN MCIIIC i fHAVit $VSTHi'i (Incorporated in England' THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFiC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TBANS-CONTL\I445 words
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Advertisement441 1939-01-14 9 i 'i i H~ 4^Q|^J^f/| z < I l^fe^ J N^M CmbSb^9l^bw raw bTolb^ S?>*«a^Bfß^^ SVli jy FiOandßßltisF¥DiATlNES I roffPoMAW IN KNnLANTIi P. O. S. N. CO 9 S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS I )ur Due f lonnage. S'pore. Tonnace S'pore. 17.000 In Port //SOMALI 6,800 Mar. 10 =vN 6.000 Jan. 15441 words
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Advertisement467 1939-01-14 9 McALISTER CO., LTD. i lncorporated in Straits Settlements) GRLSHAM HOUSE BATTERY RD., SINGAPORE. PHONE 517 ELLERMAN BUCKHALL S.S. Co., Ltd. {Incorporated tn England.) HAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUE2 CANAL steamer Due Sails CITY OF M AND ALA Y Calls Glasgow j an 30 Peb 2 CITY OP467 words
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Advertisement702 1939-01-14 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) Ocean Building, Col Iyer Quay, Singapore Tel. 5151. Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel. 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON NORTH CONTINENT (in conjunction with the Glen Line) aMp PAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MARSEILLES GLASGOW. Due Balk AENEAS Mars.. L'don, R'dam. Brwnmerhaven, G'gcm-702 words
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Advertisement280 1939-01-14 10 CASTLE LINE LIMIT F.I) r\S^FN(itK ACCOMMODATICkN Arrives Sails One New T©rfc mv MLTNCAS-IER CABTLE Feb 7 Feb 11 Mar 3d n.v CREYSTCIIS CABTLK Mar. 7 Mar. lli Apr. 26 i.v THURLAND CASTLE Apr. 7 Apr. 12 May 26 It.MMbb PASSENGERS ACCOMMODATION. BEN LINE fOX H'MMis AMVVEKP KOIUKDWI tl A.MBI K(.280 words
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Advertisement657 1939-01-14 10 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. f V -,ir* TO fcCKOPE FROM SINGAPORE AND rENANG TO COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA. MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Airftrea Loa*e» u S'aore. S*porr Penan* Mew Vork. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN In Port Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Feb. 23 PRESIDENT HARRISON Jan 28 Jan657 words
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Advertisement526 1939-01-14 10 O.S.K. LINg FOB AFRICA AJiD SOUTH AMfcKICA Beiflum Mara Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar-es-Salaam. Belra, Lourenco Marquea. Durbai Jan II n East London and Port Eliza beth 1 Buenos Aires Mars Buenoa Aires via Colombo. Durban, Capr Town, Rio de Janeiro. Santos Si Montevideo I (on IJie homeward voyage.526 words
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Miscellaneous596 1939-01-14 10 RADIO PROGRAMMES SlNtlArUKt announcements. UHlVini V/l\_* n S5 Oreenwlcn time signal. ZUL 325 metrea. »-g gonw of the clans. ZHP 39.98 metrea. 13.30 Close down, pjn. 12.45 Light orchestral concert by Keller's nr y Hungarian Band, directed by C. Reller rEjlAPlll Relay Irom Adelphi Hotel. »**^»»«^v 1.30 Midday rubber prices.596 words
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Article1228 1939-01-14 11 Last Night's Quotations Fraser And Co. f s List IRIIiW. IIK 13. 1939: 5 P.M. OHM Buyers Sellers 4s) 3s 10 %d 4s 4%d imlMMf '£> 26s 9d 27s 9d Malay tt) 43s 47s nom Hitam (5s) 22s '/3s 6d D| ($1) 59 .64 Tin1,228 words
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484 1939-01-14 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From Exchange Telegraph Co. From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday 'New Vork prices quoted lu U.S. currency. The above are dealers middle prices jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamn duty are oot included 8hare of £1 denominstlon unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan,484 words
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148 1939-01-14 11 BASIS OF RECIPROCITY PHOposat <s London, Jan. 13. *ALs for reviving British ex•l ihl 4 are subn^tted in the report Chambers of° C i? Uon of the British M n?ster s ard of Tradc and other n J"2S? /"Her use of the bar- 2British Wireless - 148 words
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Article332 1939-01-14 11 Entries For Taiping Skye Meeting The complete entries are as follows: Horses, Class 4 First Second run run about about 6 f. or IM. 6 f. 100 yds ADC x Newzy x Davis Cup x x Sania Anita x x Pay Out x x Udicon x X Honey Girl x332 words
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Article167 1939-01-14 11 ISSUED BY FRASER AJJD CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY TIN. The price of tin at midday was $110' 2 up >6. According to cables received from 'London, the tin share market there yesterday was steady with buyers of Ayer Hitams, Idris and Southern Kintas, and167 words
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117 1939-01-14 11 JAN. 13, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Tone of Market: Weak after steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 8d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 15 13!16 _er lb. Buyers. Sellers. No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 27U 27% No. IX R.S.S. P.O.B. in cases117 words
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Article169 1939-01-14 11 From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday COPRA: Straits S.O. Rotterdam: £10 17s. 6d. Previously: £10 17s. 6d PEPPER: White Muntok in bond: 3%d. Previously: 35 8d White Muntok Jan.-Mar.: 3 ll|l6d Previously: 3 11 16d Lampong black In bond: 2%d. Previously: 2 34d Lampong black Jan.-Mar.: 2 3,4d.169 words
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Article63 1939-01-14 11 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Easier. Spot: £216 12s. 6d. Previously: £216 17s. 6d. Three months: £217 7s. 6d. Previously: £217 17s 6d NEW YORK TIN 46.67. Previously: 46.55. COPPER: Settlement: £43. Previously: £42 15s. Od GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Bs. lid. Previously: £7 Bs. »y 2 d.63 words
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Article59 1939-01-14 11 London Closing Quotations Method of Panty before Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previously Paris Franc to 121.11 177 716 177 3|16 New York... to 4.8665 4.67 4.67. 8 Amsterdam. Guilders to 8.96% 8.60 8.59 Hong Kong. Per dollar ls. 3d. Is. 3d. Shanghai... .Per dollar B%d. nom.59 words
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Advertisement290 1939-01-14 11 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in Cblna oy Speclaj Charter). 12. Cecil Street. Singapore relepbooes: Manager's Office 6444 m Asat Manager's Office K441 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office 5188-1 Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO.* Pald Op Capital Ch. S 40.000.MQ.aa Reserve Funds to excess of Ch. t.BOO oao o» Total Asset* approximately Ch290 words
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468 1939-01-14 12 Victory By Four Clear Goals WINNERS IN GOOD FORM PIVING one of their finest hockey displays this season, u the S.R.C. defeated the S.C.R.C. by four goals to nil, thus avenging their one-nil defeat early in the season, in a game played468 words
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Article153 1939-01-14 12 Ceylonese Defeat Khalsa OLAYINO on a slow ground the C.S.C. hockey team beat the KhaLsa team by two goals to nil at KhaLsa yesterday, in a -scrappy second team game. The Khalsa side played two short and the CSC one short/ There was never any serious competition between the sides,153 words
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Article60 1939-01-14 12 London, Jan. 12. The \VeL>h rugby team to meet In; land at Twickenham en Jan. 21 is: V. G. Jenkins; S. Williams, W. Wooller. ldwal Da vies, Lt. F. Ford; H. Tanner. W. Da vies; W. Travers, F.. Morgan, W. E. H. Davies. F. L.60 words
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Article232 1939-01-14 12 DIGGE3T match in the Malayan Rugby year, Ihe Malaya Cup final, is to be played to Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. Contestants ar? the Army, who won the trcphy last year, and who have again emerged a»s finalists in the Southern section, and Selangor. who have232 words
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Article45 1939-01-14 12 Ties for January in the B.C.C. triples American bowls tournament are: Jan. 23. Caasels* team vs. Gray's. Jan. 24. Bowerman's vs. Staunton's. Jan. 25. Rogers' vs. Ferguson's. Jan. 26, Brcoks' vs. Buchanan's. Jan. 27, Jeans' vs. Brown's. Jan. 30, Cassels' vs. Bowerman's45 words
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Article92 1939-01-14 12 <-?rj:ii Our Own Correspondent* Taiping. Jan 13. Entries ior the Taiping Turf Clubs :Uye meeting to be held en Jan. 20 and 21 total 79— a record for several years. Th? 10ll d wing eight heroes are entered lor the race for Horses Class 5 fcr the92 words
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Article39 1939-01-14 12 Arrangements Tiave been made for the Singapore hockey team to travel to Malacca for tomorrow's match, by >:ar. Those player^ wishing to avail themselves of the transport should be it the YM.C.A. at 8 a.m. tomorrow.39 words
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181 1939-01-14 12 WIN BY THREE CLEAR GOALS A SCRATCH Cricket Club hockey team proved too strong for H. M. Minesweepers, whom they beat o-nil on the Padang yesterday. For a few minutes th3 Club were unconscious of the fact that there was an extra man181 words
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Article208 1939-01-14 12 pOVERING all the main phases ol Rugby, the instructional film made by Kodak Ltd.. with the co-operation of 30 cf England's leading players, should be welcomed by players and clubs in Singapore. Th-e film aims to introduce nothing intricate, nor to explain manoeuvres the average player might208 words
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Article44 1939-01-14 12 The L.G.U. competition for January waus won by Mrs. K. C. Eu with a net 71. Some cf th2 best cards returned were: Mrs. K. C. Eu 98—27—71 Mrs. S. K. Wcng 112—36—76 Mrs. J. B. McMorine 95—19—76 Miss Haines 104—26—7844 words
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Article62 1939-01-14 12 (From Our Own Correspondent* Johore, Jan. 13. Johore held a State trial today at the English College ground prior to choosing a side to play against Singapore on Jan. 20. The Probable team beat the Rest 2—o. The selected team is as follows: Jamalludin; Wyatt. Satar bin62 words
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Article82 1939-01-14 12 The following have been selected to play in the European trial match on Monday at S.C.C.:— Colours:— Luke; Lt. I. L. E. Mcmillan. R. A. U. Todd; Lt. M. LeonardWilliams. Sergt. Cronin, Watson; Capt. R. G. J. Kingsmill, Lt.-Comdr. F. E Chsvallier. Plummer. Byrne. A. C C Perdriau.82 words
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472 1939-01-14 12 DY six points (two tries) to three points (a try) the S.C.C. were beaten by the Seventh Heavy Battery Royal Artillery (Changi) in a keenly contested rugby match on the padang yesterday. The R.A. showed slight superiority in defence and attack but the Club472 words
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Article, Illustration18 1939-01-14 12 picture, SCRUMMAGE DURING YESTERDAYS -RUGBY AT THE S.C.C. the Seventh Heavy Battery beat the S.C.C. 6—3.- Free PressFree Press - 18 words
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221 1939-01-14 12 WILD HITTING MARS GAME THE Chinese second team deserved to beat the R l *drew one-all at hockey at the S.C.R.C. yesteHi* Though the game was keen, the Chinese gained mn opportunities for scoring only to hit wide several times The R.A.M.C. led one-nil221 words
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155 1939-01-14 12 CANCHES and Qftfta, ryn champions of Manila. Samb Hoerip, champion of Iflfcltyi md rm and Lim Djoe Djiem, will play xhlbt. tion tennis in Singapore at elusion of the Far Eastern champta ship tournament which they present attending in Batgon Proceeds will go to the155 words
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Article52 1939-01-14 12 Playing without five of their re gulars" and with one player In tb/ team sustaining a twisted ankle with in the first few minutes of t!. the J.C.S.A.'s XI was severely del at 5 9—2, by the Banka Sports dab In i game of soccer on the52 words
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Article41 1939-01-14 12 The S.R.C. second string deieated the A.P.C. Sports Club by four Roals to nil in a game of hocko played at Paya Lebar yesterday. Bain scored a hat-trick tor the Club while H. Bouderwyn notched the other41 words
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Article24 1939-01-14 12 Members are notified that tin bowling green will be closed for plav from Monday, until the operiiu triples tournament Monday Jan. 23.24 words
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Advertisement112 1939-01-14 12 ...BUT HE GAINED 2 st.2 Ibs.QUICKLY TMjj ON "VIKELP'S- 12 MINERALS 6 VITAMINS FOOD lODINE y <^^IL^ NOW FEELS GREAT! -^^F E»»N a", 1 'ff »>««« »^'nny tioc« childhood. 1 M \,i^^T^ I 1 ••ptcmberw., my nineteenth birthday, »o you s K 1 *«k« fkta Sla^l* r««i thoutjutdj who have112 words
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