The Straits Times, 27 December 1936
1936-12-27
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Title Section21 1936-12-27 1 THE SUNDAY TIM THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA FINAL EDITION iHo. 2*2 Sunday, Dtcwhw 27, It 3€ PHce 10 cmmH21 words
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Article, Illustration69 1936-12-27 1 Trade Barometer For 1937 Set Fair U/ITH Marshal Voro»hik>ff, the Soviet War Cossmissar speaklnc of the "imnUaence o( war"^ and Russia s preparedness, the Red Army paraded across Red Square. Moscow, in celebration of the nineteenth anniversary o f the V»\ .hrvLst revolution. Thf >ands69 words
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Article98 1936-12-27 1 INCREASE IN IMMIGRANT QUOTA A POINTER Government Guards Against Labour Shortage THE recent announcement that the Government is increasing the li'iota for Chinese immigrants into the country from 1,1)00 to 5,000 in February next year in order to guard against the possibility of a shortage in labour98 words
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Article527 1936-12-27 1 CINCE January, 1931, apprtximately 40,350 persons have been killed and 1.2M.M0 injured in road accidents in Great Britain. This information was (riven in the House of Commons by Captain A. U. ML Hudson, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport, in reply to a question by527 words
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Article, Illustration96 1936-12-27 1 Moscow, S.-Airday. THh ice-breaker Sibiryokoff, the so-called pride of the northern sea route, has been abandoned at ice-locked Novaya Zemlya in the Kara sea. Four salvaging ice-breakers rescued the entire crew. Reuter. UOW the warrior spirit takes root in Japanese children from taeir earliest yean was96 words
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144 1936-12-27 1 CHINESE PUT !N ENGLISH GAOL CAUGHT WITH 120 TINS OF OPIUM ETNG CHAI; 35, a Chinese ship's fireman, of the motor vessel Deucalion, was stated at East Ham police-court last week to have attempted to smuggle over 16 lb. of opium. He was charged with being in possession of 130144 words
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Article, Illustration53 1936-12-27 1 fJTR. TAY SOO KENG, Asiatic shift engineer, Bungsar Power Station, Kuala Lumpur, who is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Tay Sek Tin, of Singapore, was married at th* Singapore Wesley Church yesterday to Miss Ong Nya Lay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Eng53 words
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249 1936-12-27 1 NANKING'S TRIUMPHAL WELCOME FOR GEN. CHIANG KAI-SHEK Half A Million People Gather At Airport GEN. Chiang Kai-shek and his wife arrived in Nanking from Loyang, Honaa, yesterday. It was stated that he intended to fly direct from Sian to Nanking on Friday, bat was forced by approaching nightfall (o stop249 words
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Article83 1936-12-27 1 Chang Offers His Lift To ChiaHg QN arrival ia Nankhur Ch»n K v Hsu*h-!i*n*T sent a letter to Chiang Kai-shek saying "I am naturally rustic, Mrly and unpolished, for which reason committed an impudent criminal ad. Now I have penitent *y follow ed you to Nanking in order to awaitReuter - 83 words
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Article43 1936-12-27 1 "THE Editor and staff of The Sunday .Times offer thanks for the many Christmas cards, calendars and diaries which they have received, during the past week. The expressions of i good wishes are much appre- j elated and heartily reciprocated. J43 words
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212 1936-12-27 1 Price Of Rice Jumps QUICK BUYING OF NEW CROPS Speculators Busy And Panicky (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. IT is believed the activities ef European and Japanese shippers, coupled with active operations of bear covers, have caused tvs sharp rise in the price of rice, one of the212 words
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Article67 1936-12-27 1 \IR. M. Newman, director of a chain of 21 provision siores in the Midlands, has joined the Oxford Group Movement. His shops will in fniure be run "tinder God-control on a basis of absolute honesty, puriy, unselfishness and love." Things abolished inc'ude shop detectives and67 words
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Advertisement10 1936-12-27 1 COMING "CAIN MABEL" CLARI MILE t ■Alltl MIIII WARNER BROS.10 words
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Advertisement110 1936-12-27 1 GIVt ME IHB| HEART STARRING KAY FRANCIS SOON /AW W Yonr Honour, it is a tragedy that the prisoner *M n BEAR BEAKD Milk otherwise he would nofTwß I into this trouble. «K@ BEAK BRAID Milk comes right fro^H heart Switterland and is most caretalT^^H j iteriiisea is order H110 words
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Article, Illustration1320 1936-12-27 2 IN this sprawling, cosmopolitan city of ours there are many worlds, as separate and distinct as the moons of Saturn and as independent in their motions. Each lives its own life and goes its own way, indifferent to the others. This is true of all communities but particularly1,320 words
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Article155 1936-12-27 2 Old Jimer - •yHERE is every reason to hope that the Malay Women's College at Malacca will eventually produce, directly and indirect')', the new kind of kampong wife and mother that Mr. De Moubray envisages. Already I have heard it said, by one who makes a close •tudy of Malayan education,155 words
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Advertisement35 1936-12-27 2 You be just qm 6ure. Commence the day with a tasty breakfast. There is nothing like a good start. Make your selection AUSTRALIAN DEVONSHIRE DANISH Have you tried our CHILLED BEFV* PHONC 5378 WPS. Ul35 words
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Article584 1936-12-27 3 yl^i- good revellers in Singapore who are trying to re*f these lines with the glassy eye and distended feeling that asserts itself abdominally and abominably at this time of year, will probably be grateful for a few seasonable hints. If you can repeat the584 words
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Article, Illustration142 1936-12-27 3 NANKING CONSIDERING NEW RULE Gradual Suppression Of Cantonese Films Feared MANDARIN, national and official dialect of China, may sou: spread to Singapore and Malaya through talking picture The Nanking Government is considering the introduction of a rale requiring that only the unified na.'onai tongue be the spoken word in142 words
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Article71 1936-12-27 3 In his dual capacity of Master of the Oerman Forecti and Commissioner for the Four Years' Plan, Oen. Goering has issued orders that beys and girls belonging to the Hitler Youth organisation are to spend two days in the wrods collecting b?ech m:fs. As a result of71 words
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204 1936-12-27 3 Engaged For 50 Years, Now Married Changhsing, Dec. 10. TNG AGED fifty years ago, Chen Mln-pa and Miss Nieh were married only recently, being now 68 and 61 years old respectively. Shortly after their engagement. Chen had a quarrel with his father and ran away from his native town of204 words
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Article69 1936-12-27 3 In a reference In The Sunday Times recently to the Grand Duchess Xenia of Russia It was stated that her daughter, H.H. Princess Youwoupoff. 'runs a perfume shop in Mayfalr." Parfums Irfe point out that in fact the Princess's husband. Prince Youssoupoff. is a director of the company,69 words
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Advertisement244 1936-12-27 3 LEE TAN. The engagement is announced of Mr. Lee Siow Mone, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kla Joo of Singapore, to Miss Grace Tan Oek Eng. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Khlam Pee of KuaU Lumpur. A BETTER INVESTMENT THAN EVER ■^■F I H| V 9244 words
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Advertisement75 1936-12-27 3 LONDON SINGAPORE BRISBANE Two services a week to London and Brisbane by raulti-engined air liners. Perfect contort for passengers. Plenty of r coni for luggage. Hotels, meals even tins included in the moderate fare. AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Bookings and information from BOISTEAD CO., LTD.. agent* far Imperial Airvayi Ltd., Koala75 words
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Miscellaneous633 1936-12-27 3 IN SINGAPORE TODAY SEA VIEW HOTEL Malls from Netherlands Indies expected i Tifn« on* envni ninner ;e terday by air i Netnerlonds > General Tiffin and Sp-cial Dlnn.r. dellvery J of f etters and parcels Mon< ;ay at 8.2S a.m. CINEMAS. Malls from Europe etc. (Lcndon) expected \va I <-<n<'633 words
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Article, Illustration742 1936-12-27 4 I7ILMS in Cantonese weekly attract r an eager crowd of 20,000 to the four Chinese talkie halls in Singapore: The Grand, Palace Gay, The Palace, Tivoli. In Malaya nearly a quarter million people every month flock to the 4S or more theatres where Cantonese talkies742 words
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Article, Illustration111 1936-12-27 4 The widow and son of Gen. Jafar Pasha, the Iraq Minister of Defence, who was assassinated during the recent military coup dVtat were taken by armoured car to within 70 miles of the Syrian border and ordered to leave Iraq. Mr. David Stacey Colman, who waa educated111 words
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296 1936-12-27 4 AUSTRALIASOUTH AFRICA AIR LINK Famous Airman's Scheme AN ambitious ocean flight to link n Australia with South Africa via the Indian ocean is contemplated by the famous Australian airman Capt. P. G. Taylor. Capt. Taylor's decision to attempt the flight follows closely on publication of an article In The Bunday296 words
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34 1936-12-27 4 Correspondence SHOULD IT BE DONALD DRAKE/ pAN any of your readers tell me whether It is really true that Donald Duck is a "pansy Barely— his real name should be Donald Drake. BONESHAKJ^H Singapore.34 words
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Article92 1936-12-27 4 CINGAPORE must have a Film Society. It is th t only thing which will save us from complete aesthetic stagnation. I appreciate the difficulties of exhibitors and the film censor in catering >or Singapore's cosmopolitan filmic needs. That is why I know a film society is92 words
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Article84 1936-12-27 4 Valuable Scientific Data Being Compiled Washington, Dec. 8. A MERICAN interest in developing an air service to Australia is stressed in the arnual report of the Secretary of Interior, Mr. Harold L. Ickes. "Expeditions from Honolulu," he says, "are being conducted in connection with the84 words
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Advertisement503 1936-12-27 4 "ONLY ONE THING FOR RHEUMATISM' 1 Sufferer Follows Good Advice and Takes Kruschen The writer of the following letter dad bat: attack c>[ rheumatism, and was advised to ti Kn. chen. He did so. and desiiis experiences tn the following V Aboiii two years ago 1 developed a violent attack503 words
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Advertisement49 1936-12-27 4 Everyone is Walking On Our" now after seetnr this grand mus i ca comedy TOMV 3.1S 6.15 9.15 AikambrA romance "3JI^\W jaJwK** wrth 3 ne* W**TT*°* p .•m uts! *gy3wJ"*? An KKO Radio Breety nit! NEXT CHANGE A new hero in a new setting JOHN WAYNE in "SEA SPOILERS"49 words
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Advertisement250 1936-12-27 4 Records front Film:— SWING TIME" /Now showing at Capitol) FRED ASTAIRE mSm -v Or I M BRILLIANT NEW p VOCALION Record, J "SWING TIME J^M HH lAIISI 4*9 C-UTin HIM fy^*tl MCfl TOUMlkf U» 1 Mf VU*«OMMA UAMC JtacaUon Sole Agentr: T.M.A. Ml sic mil m Darius Chr^mas Season, we250 words
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Article, Illustration38 1936-12-27 5 A chef putting the finishing touches to the J pitiful model of Tower Bridge vt! iih he made himself out of sugar and which is being displ»ye4 in the window of a t'onfecUaotr's shop in Clapham.38 words
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Article537 1936-12-27 5 jyiGHT life, which used to be very gay, and which contributed much to the prosperity ol the city, now no longer exists in Canton. The Neto Life movement restrictions, rigidly enforced by the authorities, have brought to an end all-night theatrical performances and ether537 words
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Article, Illustration118 1936-12-27 5 French Announcement Over False News Paris. Dec. 25. Recent reports Li a Paris newspaper that one of the two most modern French military planes had been sent tc Barcelona was categorically denied by the French air minister, M. Cot. M. Blum announces that in this connectionAneta-Trans-Ocean - 118 words
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Article, Illustration97 1936-12-27 5 F»rnUm While O: 'French Leave 9 JTUSILIi^v Lian... iviuir, cf the r 2nd Bitt. Royal Scots Fusiliers, was presented with the Royal Human? Society's parchment for rescuing a woman from drowning in the Thames at Westminster on June 24. Muir was an absentee from his battalion at the time, and97 words
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244 1936-12-27 5 Now Head Of A Vast Industrial 'Empire' Helped Late Van Sweringin Brothers New York. "THE most surprised man in America 1 finds himself in full control of seven important railways and a vast industrial "empire" at one time valued at £600,000,000. He is Mr. George Ball, seventy-four-years-old manufacturer of glass244 words
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114 1936-12-27 5 Tokio At The Mercy Of Red Bombers IMPORTANT TESTS HELD IN SIBERIA A SQUADRON of Red Air Force bombers recently flew 642 Vi miles northwards from Vladivostock, bombed some targets, and returned to their base. Tokio is exactly 642% miles southeast of Vladivostock, and these manoeuvres become more significant in114 words
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Article178 1936-12-27 5 The Austrian budget for the first nine months of the year 1936 showed for the first time for many years a surplus amounting to 4 400.000 shillings, approximately £180.000. Sir Frederick Carden. for 19 years county commissioner of Berks Boy Scout Association, has been presented with his portrait178 words
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Advertisement208 1936-12-27 5 lsfsS&y Time for a I S un "doujner OA^OR I M b K= -is especial tftsßl v I Peter .v.:; ..vSCOTCH Da\\l§ "WHISKY ISM ">«■»%»,..,. u-w Tvl t...vC Ov.itJ tun vUiIU ;^^^^B SOLE AGENTS: rfiflt tNf ROBINSON CO., LTD. SEP 1 SW' Q.»r,*ooßE KUALA LH-oiib W|s^H LISTEN? to the latest208 words
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Article, Illustration82 1936-12-27 6 •TPKK new Handle> Pare Harro w heavy bomber built under the Royal Air Force expansion b,.:.- christened by Mrs. G. Forbes, Mayoress of Harrow, at Radlett Aerodrome, near London. Of bimetal construction, the plane is designed to carry heavy loads over lonic82 words
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265 1936-12-27 6 People In East "Old And Battered Before Natural Decay Sets In" |"\R. Henry Taubrjr, a plastic sur- ;;eon from Prague, thinks Ceylon a delightful country but that its people show too many signs of pre-m-iw're age. Dr Tauber. who is> on a short visit,265 words
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Article227 1936-12-27 6 Funeral At Bidadari AAR Arie Johan Fdelman, chlet engineer of the Archipelago Brewery Company Ltd. died at his house in Alexandra Road. Singapore on Dec. 23, at the age of 44 years. Mr Edelman was, prior to Joining the Archipelago Brewery Co., with the Asiatic Petroleum227 words
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Article414 1936-12-27 6 Father Says Soldier Was Left In Hut REFERRED TO WAR OFFICE pOMPLAINT that a soldier wounded in Palestine was left unattended for seven days was made at a Stepney inquest. A verdict that "death was due to enemy action" was recorded on Reginald Markelyne Howell, 24,414 words
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Article178 1936-12-27 6 A LTHOUGH a large section of the British public and the crew of the Queen Mary would Mke to see the trophy brought back to England, Sir Percy Bates has persisted in declining to accept it. Sir Percy did, however, accept a silver bowl from the178 words
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713 1936-12-27 6 MR. Paul Mclntyre, of Singapore, an old and respected member of the Eurasian community died at his house In Cairnhill Road on Christmas Eve at the age of 76 years. Mr. Mclntyre had been In Indifferent health for several months and although his death713 words
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Article325 1936-12-27 6 LOT OF HUMBUG." For declaring that everything he ?ad In his newspaper was a lot of mmbug and that it was the same vith papers all over Germany a man las been sentenced at Woifenbuettel, near Brunswick, to four months' imprisonment. Julia she is known by no other name was325 words
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Article, Illustration55 1936-12-27 6 r |'AMAK.-i Ucsni, the Kusfcij.ii him star, who is to marry Mr. Bruce Seton, brother and hfir presumptive to Sir Alexander Hay Seton, Bt., has now arrived in London, by air. She had previously been refused permiwiion to land at Southampton by the immigration authorities, bat55 words
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Article191 1936-12-27 6 Rights Of Chinese Wives To Work Nanking. DV a large majority, Article 4 of the draft Labour Contract Law, which recognised the right of a husband to cancel his wife's employment when her work proves detrimental to the welfare of the family, was rejected at a regular meeting of the191 words
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80 1936-12-27 6 FIRST WOMAN REBEL SOLDIER KILLED IN SPAIN Carbanchel Bajo (near Madrid). lULIA," buxom, dark-eyed, dark-haired Spaniard, who followed her Rebel lover to the war, cooked for the Rebel troops, and, latterly, fought in the Rebel ranks, is dead, shot on the f eld of battle. She is the first woman80 words
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Advertisement75 1936-12-27 6 iILC ICCON^' What is more pleasing than a Bright Clear Home or Office! The floor \s a <-s! ***tcss3BK!3 big factor in making them so. You can ■Btli«fc2MSfi add cheerfulness to your surroundings j^Ss=f^|)£ I at very small cost by using Sissons' •*^as¥*i*e-. I Floor Stum. Floor, Woodwork and uniT75 words
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202 1936-12-27 7 "IT is a disgraceful ca&e," remarked Sir Boyd Merriman, President of the Divorce Court. He granted a decree nisi to a naval officer, with £1.200 damages against the co-respondent. Lt.-Cmdr. John Docker Hayward Manly, R.N., of St. Petersburg-place, W.. petitioned for divorce on the g202 words
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Article179 1936-12-27 7 SEDUCER OF LONELY WOMEN." "I think," Sir Boyd continued, "the husband summed-up the co-respon-dent's conduct in conversation with him over the telephone, when he told i lilm he was a seducer of lonely women. "Even when the wife sailed for 1 Malta, and it was a question whether, even then,179 words
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Article854 1936-12-27 7 Fred. J. Melville - Fred. J. Melville (By pHRISTMAS is the busiest time of the year for the stamp dealers, and the r;sh is not connn<Hl to a brief spell before Christmas Day. For several weeks past the stamp shops of London have been so busy that buyers have had854 words
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Advertisement339 1936-12-27 7 IIIF STAMPS OF THE IRE.VfY »>O|ITS GREAT BRITAIN. OF CHINA AND Or FORMOSA *-i»i-». nv c«nt*in H R Oldfl"ld LL B The handsome El tlack stamp of the A compete th^liwetoown Po6U, Con«ie» of 1928 In v.ry grour cf s'ampa nnc used condition. IVice 4 9 pod free Pri^O 17/6339 words
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Advertisement740 1936-12-27 7 CROSSWORD PUZZLE RESULT Miss Joyce bhedden, 4S6A. Serangoon Rd Singapore: O. S. Yeo, 19, Karlkal Rd., Singapore; John M. Joseph, Kampong Bangali. Ipoh: C. Y. Yap. 41, Ztn Klam Place Singapore: and Miss Loh, 271, Kelawel Rd.. Penang jharc the $100 offered in The Sunday Times Crossword Puzzle competition printed740 words
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Miscellaneous1347 1936-12-27 7 Today's Wireless Programmes LMI IKfc 51 A I li/W. B.M p. n —Musical iuterlodcf 2.20 p.m. News and re\lew of Urn week in 135 a m. Aecorda o. theatrical broadcast. 8.4 C p m -A abort reiigiaas service,* fro" Bugllsh. It.si ia Close down. TmtjruiccinKi tfc *lod»o. Order of Service:1,347 words
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242 1936-12-27 8 LONDON ZOO AUTHORITIES' DILEMMA Buy Two Chinese Alligators: What To Pay? HOW much is a Chinese alligator worth? If you know— get in touch with the London Zoo. The authorities will be glad of the information. Two new specimens have just arrived at Regent'i242 words
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Article61 1936-12-27 8 Washington, Dec. 17. The State Department announced tod^y that Fresident Roosevelt has approved the appointment of Miss j Anne Guthrie. of 'he Manila Y.W.C.A.. j as United States Government observer j at a conference of ihe central authorities responsible in Eastern countries for the prevention of traffic61 words
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Article, Illustration678 1936-12-27 8 Will Undergo 'Means Test' First RECOGNITION OF HIS YEARS OF SERVICE May Retain His Rank Of Field Marshal PX-KING EDWARD will be required to undergo a 'Means Test before the question of what income he is to receive from the State is decided. It is believed that he has a678 words
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233 1936-12-27 8 FORMER All-Ceylon Rugby player, Mr. Ellis Arthur Albrecht, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Albrecht, of Ceylon, was married yesterday to Miss Louise Alvis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Alvis, of Singapore, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore. The Yen. Graham233 words
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Article212 1936-12-27 8 STANLEY POINT TO BE FORTIFIED TTHE Stanley Peninsula or. the Island of Hong Kong will shortly become one of the Colony's fortified areas. Work has already begun on the construction of barracks to accommodate engineers and gunners. Actually, the decision to station a battery at212 words
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Article226 1936-12-27 8 Lisbon. A new treatment for leprosy has been discovered here, newspapers report. Many recoveries have been attributed to the treatment discovered by a pharmacist, Senor Antonio Franco, it is reported. WINDING up a pilgrimage of foreign- j style hotels in Hong Kong and China, coupled with226 words
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Article103 1936-12-27 8 fAPRI, the glamorous island in the Bay of Napes, came into some money. The benefactor is Dr. Axel Munthc, author of the best-seller autobiography, "The Story of San Michcle," who lives himself on Cavri. He has given £2.000 to be divided between the two hospitals103 words
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Article157 1936-12-27 8 Halid Gafur Becomes A Detective Bucharest. UALID Gafur, one of Rumania's unemployed, discovered a process of counterfeiting coins in an "artistic" manner. Before putting the money on the market, however, he felt conscience-stricken and sent to the Minister of Justice a pathetic letter accompanied by a set157 words
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Article85 1936-12-27 8 Exploration Company's Concession London, Dec. 25. Extensive drilling for oil will begin next March at Aislaby. Yorkshire, following geological investigations in the north of England. The Darey Exploration Company, which is controlled by the AngloIranian Oil Company, has gained the concession over a tra>t f85 words
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11 1936-12-27 8 Shanghai: ''About Average Hong Kong: "Conservative'11 words
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Article268 1936-12-27 8 Escape Of Canadian Express FOUR MILE DASH BEFORE STOPPING Ottawa. DAILWAY fiction writers revel in the runaway engine plot, but the engine-driver and fire mm of the crack Montreal-Chicago r\ of the Canadian-Pacific Railway shudder when they think cf it. Some days ago the great express was268 words
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Article97 1936-12-27 8 Canada Araerica Will i Always Stand Together Washington. Do MR Herbert Marler Canada's new Minister to Washington, .n his maiden speech before the Press Club here, said that due to the similarity of their interests Canada and the United States would always stand together internal onally. Howe\er. he97 words
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Article200 1936-12-27 8 Moscow. Saturday. rE year's output of ste2l in the Soviet Union is 10.9C3.000 tjns and rolled metal 12.115.000 tons, whlen is an increase over the 1935 outputs c." 30.4 and 32 per crnt. respectively. To industry produced 340.C00 tons ofste-?l and 260.000 tons of rolled n.eial200 words
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Article, Illustration2980 1936-12-27 9 Mainly About Malayans By The MR. John Sidney Clunies ifl Ross, the king of the Cocos Islands, is spending his first Christmas in England for many years and enjoying the cold weather after a surfeit of sunshine. To judge b" some Press clippings sent me by air mail he is2,980 words
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Advertisement143 1936-12-27 9 When it's «o hot you'd like to eot an iceberg When there isn't an iceberg poisonous waste, handy, put a dash of EnoV cools the blood stream •Fruit Salt' into a glass of and tones U P th:i t-. inner system. Take vater and drink it. Eno J Eno morning,143 words
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Advertisement108 1936-12-27 9 MALAYAN JINGLES. 84. FOREBODING The old year's dying let it die The poet's thrust still rings true. The old year failed (it didn't try), But what can we hope of the new? A sad, sad year was '36 I The cry might rise to heaven Hut the gods still play108 words
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Advertisement224 1936-12-27 9 most brands of cigarettes \3r m in my time now s I've settled down to Craven i A* jt^^t- M?^& because rffag! ■Amaat Ij£jo '*'&kr~f\. J^^B li^x^ys^-*^ 7 "EASY-ACCESS" INNER FOit WRAPPING Mb^M^hM feature of the io's packet which enables each jSSSHSBSSC* cigarette to be extracted conveniently. The cap ;<224 words
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Article460 1936-12-27 10 Nathaniel Gubbins - By THE FOUR ACES OCCASIONALLY, as we have remarked before, a bad bid is rewarded with a success which it does not deserve. In today's hand South, for some reason we have been unable to fathom, decided not to open the bidding with two hearts, although his hand460 words
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Article803 1936-12-27 10 IYOES Christmas sharpen people's wits as it seems to sharpen their appetites I often wonder. I have heard so many good wisecracks produced on the spur of the moment at Christmas-time. And produced by the most unexpected people. I remember, for instance, walking down the Strand one803 words
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Advertisement168 1936-12-27 10 I Here is t!TVssencBflj X/IGOUR comes with good health and good health comes with Brand's Essence 9 of Chicken When vitality is low, you get that sluggish lack-of-energy feeling sure sign that you need Brand's. Brand's Essence of Chicken restores lost vitality and gives you energy. For years Brand's has168 words
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Advertisement50 1936-12-27 10 famousaviator NON SfUNTKKiBI.I. For safe landing and Protection against datzlc Sole distributing agents: IfJ[zeliiel Sl Sen} Established over 20 yeans Manufacturing Optician* Only address: 0. Raffles Place, Singapore. Branch office. Noordwjk. B&tavia. No connect ion and interest whatv>ever with any other house bearing the name EZEKTEL in Singapore. TIGER BEER50 words
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Article218 1936-12-27 11 Stolen From Grotto: Thrown In Well: Floats Haut Colombo. TIiFRE are some strange fnd unaccountable features about the l'>ss and recovery of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdcs at HandaraweJi 1 si! I a correspondent of the Times of Ceylon. The statue stood218 words
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Article1990 1936-12-27 11 JUDGE'S COMMENT ON "WHINING WOMAN i, A DJOLRNING a case in the Chan- eery Division Mr. Justice Ben- nrtt declared: "You cannot muzzle your wife." He had before him an application to commit Mr. Edward Stutelcy of Strtatham Vale. S.W.. for breach of i an order1,990 words
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Article16 1936-12-27 11 Cloth And Jewellery Sellers Welcome Fast Approach Of The Chinese New Year16 words
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Article241 1936-12-27 11 America's "Flying Fortress NOSE DIVE 20 FEET FROM GROUND SEATTLE (Wash). COR the second time in little more than a year misfortune has befallen the United States Ar.-iy's experiments with giant bombing 'planes. A new machine, constructed by the Boeing Aircraft Company, crashed while on a241 words
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Article72 1936-12-27 11 A YOUNG man fell unconiciou* in a Budapest street recently. He was taken to hospital, and, only after much persuasion revealed the cause of his condition. The young man, who is a printer's apprentice, declared that he was desperately in love iciih a girl whose72 words
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Article, Illustration192 1936-12-27 11 £200,000 FOR LEEDS UNIVERSITY Old Student's Gift I EEDS University has a?knowledg-■-1 ed the receipt of the largest single donation ever received in its history. Mr. Frank Parkinson, an old student of the Yorkshire College precursor of the present University has offered to provide funds to ttv extent of £200,000192 words
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460 1936-12-27 12 "I Am Glad I Have Been A Thief And A Fugitive From Justice" The Hunted. By John A. Lee. M.P. (N.Z.) Werner Laurie. 7s. 6d. UTHEN Mr. Lee wrote his first novel "Children of the Poor" it was really a biography—anonymously, it created a stir. When the identity of the460 words
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Article788 1936-12-27 12 Pure Drip. By G. H. (Kyle. Palmer and Co. Koala Lumpur, $1.) •"THIS is a collection of humourous sketches, skits and verse, mostly inspired by planting life In Malaya. Some of the items have appeared in The Planter and Straits Produce. They make amusing reading,788 words
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Article901 1936-12-27 12 The Road To Nawiiere by John Cropton. Hurst Blackett Ltd. 12/6. THIS is a book which records in a very attractive style and InterestIng manner, the life of a man, the author, at an English preparatory and public school until the outbreak of the Teat War901 words
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Article81 1936-12-27 12 No Fixed Abode. By Mrs. Stanley Wrench. Robert Hale. 7s. 6d. KJO Fixed Abode is complicated, for the heroine Is all sorts of a mix— gipsy, Celtic and yeoman blood— and her fortunes take her roaming. Rublna attracts tragedy, and her story is written with a throbbing heart.81 words
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10 1936-12-27 12 Terrible Story Of "L 'Affaire Des Poisons" Told In Novel10 words
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192 1936-12-27 12 "Murder With Gloves." Dy Bertrand Hnber. Robert Hale 7s. t.d. CERGEANT Sraoot is just a villaga policeman, but a shrewd one, and he does more than the Scotland Yard man to discover the facts about the murder of the deservedly disliked Lord Banbrooke. following the192 words
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Article215 1936-12-27 12 "All This Is Ended." By A 'V. Wells. Melrose, 7s. 6d. DERHAPS later books by Mr. Wells may possess mere literary finish, but they may lack the spontaneity and natural gift of story-telling characterising the ten teles forming this one. The author is a much-travelled215 words
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Article140 1936-12-27 12 The Lost County. By Ncrmau Giles. Hutchinson. 7s. 6d. Here is a long novel which I has little indeed to do with reality. Anything less like a country village or country people than Chessenden :ind its inhabitants can hardly be imagined, but Mr. Giles takes an unconscionable time in140 words
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Advertisement374 1936-12-27 12 /IMHALAWT\^ "The only thing 1 that does me good for colds'' I Vapex is the only thing iKut has ever done mr good If I get a cold t at MM take I a few drops on my hunlyr and in a few Hour* 1 am fit and ltd! again374 words
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Advertisement62 1936-12-27 12 ESCO INDEXED DIARY )\for 1937 l\ A Diary with 1\ a unique ln\l *9 «»O V dcx Mature. ?*iW 1\ The index \l makes it poe- 1\ .sible to find \1 1\ any date with \m m\ two motions m\ only, one to \m m\ turn up the \1 1\62 words
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Article671 1936-12-27 13 American Writer Tilts At Europe's Acquisitive Nations The Rs le of Africa." By Lamar 2 Middlrton. Ribf-rt lale. 7s. Cd. •pHK reeen' revival of German de- j i;d fc- colonies lends special intven recognition of prophecy t in couise ol fulfilment, to an extreme-671 words
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Article366 1936-12-27 13 The Rough's Guide To The Turf "They'e Off" or the Rough* (iuide t<> ihe Turf. Ry Riff and Raff. Hutrhinson. •T'lIK information contained in tliU Guide to the Turf U the result o f years of study. In it the authors propose to "familiarise their readers ;wlth the general knowledge366 words
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Article829 1936-12-27 13 Hungarian Melody. By Zsolt llarsanyi. Hurst and Bla< kett. Bs. Gd. TTHE authoi, who has devoted much time to the amazing life story of his famous compatriot, has made a fine historical novel out of the "life and loves" of Franz Liszt. Not only did Liszt829 words
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Article612 1936-12-27 13 Murder in the Flag-Ship. By P. Walker-Taylor. Thornton Butterworth 7s. 6d. THE action of this intelligent murder mystery takes place in a British warship in South African waters, and it is at once obvious that the author Is intimately acquainted with the locale of his story.612 words
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Article441 1936-12-27 13 High Toby. By Kitty Shannon. I Hutchinson. 7s. 6d. Wanted— a Nurse. By Ilenrik Heller. Hurst and Blackett. 3s. Gd. ALL the Ingredients of the picturesque romance are present in High Toby." Miss Shannons story of the days of Charles 11, and the famous pirate. Henry Morgan.441 words
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8 1936-12-27 13 Yeats-Brown Ranges India In Search Of New Experiences8 words
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Article271 1936-12-27 13 Six Against the Yard— Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley, F. W. Crofts. Father R. Knox, Dorothy Sayers, and Russell Thorndike versus Ex-Superintendent Cornish of the C.I.D. Selwyn and Mount 7s. 6d. SIX brilliant writers of detective novels compose a story of what each claims to be the271 words
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Advertisement562 1936-12-27 13 aaaa^^ —>^/*^^B^ tbbb! Whatever your optical requirements NAN-SIN has exactly what you want plua efficiency and economy. Ring up 6363 lor a convenient appointment complete satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back with a smile. DADIO ECORDS... EFRIGERATORS MOUTIXIES Hair Growing Discovery Hany penona who w«r« complete y o»l<l hava grown562 words
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1506 1936-12-27 14 She 23mra EDITORIAL. MANAGERIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICE: Cecil Street. Singapore. Totidem Verbis The New Year II7E can be earnest, if not extravagantly sanguine, in wishing our readers, of all the many races making up Malaya's population of four and a half millions, a Happy New Year. May its discernible promises1,506 words
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1190 1936-12-27 14 A European Goes Job-Hunting In Singapore PATE and an optimistic temperament have sent me on many a long search for a job; I suppose that only an incurable optimist would c^.ne to Malaya. But, it was cold autumn day in the West India Dock Road and a steady drizzle of1,190 words
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12 1936-12-27 14 A REPLY TO THE SUNDAY TIMES CHINESE CORRESPONDENT12 words
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Article317 1936-12-27 14 QOLD has been found recently in Kali Dirdo and crowds of natives have been attracted to the banks of that river in Lawang. Conjectures are made as to the origin of gold found in that river. As far as is known by expert surveyors, there is317 words
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Advertisement325 1936-12-27 14 jjg with V /ft(/\ T OH. Precision A I Il\ Lenses. l( II COMPORT STYLE Vvvy ITH T 0. H. FU L-VUE frames/ N^ A.TAN,O.a,M N.A.O.y/ /TH£ OPT/CAI MOUSE A em Court k A SUM LIVING WITH BIG PROFITS int. c d> seilinp HOSIERY. ORAFESY. UNDERWEAR. M> i, s ana325 words
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Advertisement36 1936-12-27 14 The New World Cabaret TEA n\\( (ADMISSION FREE) TrFSRAY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY lirtll DINNER DANCKS \I>MKSION M CTS.) EVERY NIGHT I-ROV 9PM TO MinNir.nT PIANO TUNING REPAIRS REMOVALS HIRE E. CHARLES. Pbonr 2902. 74. Orchard Rd36 words
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Advertisement38 1936-12-27 14 HOME FOR THE CORONATION VIA THE CAPE AND BACK VIA SUEZ OR VICE VERSA ROUND TRIP FARE: Ist Class (AFTER JANUARY Ist 1937) From £161.13.9 FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE APPLY TO. K.P.H. LINE, 1 rmlayson Green, Tel. 545138 words
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Article, Illustration634 1936-12-27 15 HOW EUTHANASIA BILL WAS KILLED IN HOUSE OF LORDS TWO famous royal doctors Lord Horder and Lord Dawson of Perm— and the Archbishop of Canterbury combined to kill Lord Ponsonby's Euthanasia (legal painless death) Bill in the House of Lords. The second reading was negatived by 35 votes to 14.634 words
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Article26 1936-12-27 15 The "Prix Goncourt," the highest French literary award, has been given to M. Maxence van der Meersch for his novel, "Emprelnte de Dleu."26 words
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Article, Illustration1394 1936-12-27 15 BRUCE LOCKHART IN SEARCH OF HIS YOUTH His Meeting In Malay Village With Amai, Friend Of 25 Years Before WREN R. H. Bruce Lockhart revisited Malaya last year he went to see Amai, the Malay woman who had figured in a brief but passionate episode* in his life as a1,394 words
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Article, Illustration522 1936-12-27 15 Head Office In Shanghai, Factory In Chuchow Nanking. •T*HE China Automobile Manufacturing Co., the first Chinese enterprise intending to make motor cars, held its organisation meeting here. More than twenty principal shareholders attended and elected nineteen prominent leaders to the board of directors and nine522 words
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Advertisement18 1936-12-27 15 ■■■■■^■■■■■■■■■1 Ci._ ifvwS^?*RB|A I ii i i ii i I (©a#KSTl?'l Pil^l l^| Iff ife W /if Rjjjf18 words
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Advertisement108 1936-12-27 15 COMOYS GRAND SLAM offers the ideal Christmas Gift for the man who has everything bIMKST OVALITY (INTERIOR OF BOWL ÜBUTERI ROOT ICARBONIZKD liADvl I TU »MOCB I r^_______ T I if l»l tltrwrir-wr f UIIMIOD JO'N'T 1 fLuii>-iionr WASHES) I fii**hr*»t»t I JTbAPS ALL MOHTUBEI T 9H H I [THI108 words
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9 1936-12-27 16 AMERICAN PLANS IN CASE OF WAR ARE MADE PUBLIC9 words
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155 1936-12-27 16 Washington. AN outline of draft projeefs for industrial mobilization by the Federal Government in the event the United States becomes involved in war has been made public here in a joint announcement by Mr. Harry Woodring and Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretaries of War155 words
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Article318 1936-12-27 16 TTiE industrial mobilisation plan, it was revealed, provides for the establishment of a "Wai Trade Administration" to facilitate co-opera-tion between other Government organisations. This body would also control exports and imports through a licence system and administer price control policies. Pressure of an economic318 words
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Article106 1936-12-27 16 Peiping Gives Orders for 2,000 Coffins Peiping. AS an indication of its determination to wipe out the opium and drug evil, the Pelplng Pacification Headquarters has ordered 2.000 coffins to be made beforehand, which will b^ used for corpses of opium and drug addicts to106 words
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Article31 1936-12-27 16 The re-election cf Pandit Jawaharial Nehru as president of the Indian National Congress is officially announced by the All-India Congress Committee. The voting shows practical unanimity for the Pandit.31 words
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99 1936-12-27 16 AT 102 HE BUYS— A New Pair Of Boots \§R- Stephen Salter, 102 pears of age, has just bought a new pair of boots. He walks hull a mile a day from his home at R^de, Isle of Wight. Mr. Salter was once a builder of the university racing "eights"99 words
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Article656 1936-12-27 16 Gen. Anastaslo Somoza has been elected President of the Republic of Nlcarasua. He succeeds Dr. Juan B. Sacasa. who was elected In 1932. (From A Special Correspondent). "£ARS should get out of the way of pedestrians," said a court inspector while arguing a case in a Singaport656 words
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Article278 1936-12-27 16 Mediterranean Pact Hopes MUTUAL SURVEY OF THEIR AIMS Rome. pONSTANT diplomatic touch is v n»w being maintained between the British Embassy here and the Italian Foreign Office. This resumption of close relations, characteristic of pre-sanctionist times, indicates the early prospect of an Anglo-Italian Mediterranean agreement. Both sides emphasise278 words
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Article36 1936-12-27 16 A Sinhalese villager named Arnolia was sentenced to death in the Sttpreme Court of Ceylon for the murder hist February of Mr. G. R. Thomson, assistant superintendent of the Galatura estate in Ratnapura.36 words
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Advertisement448 1936-12-27 16 OmOfd Sj or ike j^r Gents quality oxfords very smartly and /s 1 beautifully built up in finest brown m M or black bex calf. <*( £V S. S. $4.90 F. M.S. $5.30 o* °.°8 J \dv«rti««m«nt of the BATA SNBE CO., LTD. Singapore. 1° en a You can enjoy448 words
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Advertisement362 1936-12-27 17 $100 FREE ENTRY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Writes... instantly! sS^w the Platinum channel of the FEATHER B ju TOUCH point tee* to t hat. Six ol her oatiti nd- m M ing Sheaffer advantage* bring new pleasure to LI SB writing. One-atrok« filling, emptying and Mr fm cleaning. Lifetime Guarantee.* Streamlin* rmSw362 words
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Advertisement644 1936-12-27 17 MONEY PRIZES FOR CROSSWORD ENTHUSIASTS OUR WEEKLY "MUST BE WON" OFFER The Sunday Times offers today $100 for a correct solution of the Crossword Puzzle printed below. Should no reader succeed in solving the puzzle correctly, the $100 will be awarded in respect of the entry containing the smallest number644 words
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Advertisement565 1936-12-27 17 lklP>f"^ O 1 "^^aj «bw "'^^■m^B^^B i i '-jP Ar^^WK A"* 1 wear and o' d »'-y routine you will i"_^RKOB appreciate the splendid air of high mountain [I resort*, or the charming watering places with *\l f" AIWN their lashionable hotels or quiet rest-houses caterinir |'>v\ for visitors. Inexpensive565 words
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Article1312 1936-12-27 18 A LTHOUGH the word 'action, 1 as a j photographic term, is more fre--1 d with the motion picture carrora, we should not forget that it plays an Important part in picture-taking with a "still" camera. We should not allow either the wcri "action" or the1,312 words
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Article87 1936-12-27 18 This Man Eats Flowers Melbourne. \§R- Harold WiWams, manag.ng director of a coal distributing company at Melbourne, created a sensation by eating £10 worth floicers at a dance. He maintains that flowers are good eating. "They're full of vitamins," he told an interviewer. "I like them all— that is, all87 words
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Article301 1936-12-27 18 Soviet's New Year Task BIG POWER STATION TO BE BUILT Moscow. COVIET chemists go from strength to strength," declares "Za liulnstrialisa7.il!," the official organ of Russian heavy industry. It emphasises the key importance of chemical warfare as a means of defending the Socialist Fatherland." Under the new301 words
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Article, Illustration627 1936-12-27 18 DECENTLY there occured at the Sudan Agency in Cairo an incident which revealed a touching faith in British justice. A native of Gedaref, on the Sudan side of the Abyssinian border, walked into the office to submit a complaint against a rich merchant of the same627 words
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Advertisement183 1936-12-27 18 IN iiil uiiii.ii VISION. MOM L-a Iff flit PUMA Manufacturing Optician/ Kilk Slrrrl MHGAPOHEi m aTO ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULL YOU MUST BE "FULL OF LIFE" As you grow older you begin to lose the full zest of life and cannot get the kick out of things that you183 words
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Advertisement247 1936-12-27 18 l^a^^ W\ W/ ///^r Ma^ t* tj m VALVE lg AT MTVft* $m*(t PS3TOM PtWiTfilSp WTfrw M«H *O0 AIknMVHIMT YM« t>ERFECT£D HYDKAVLIC BRAKES— combine th* m hydraulic method of appl cation, /or its fast action yßKlEjjlpjL m and its permanent equalization on all four wheels, L^BHBH^i 5| uith Chevrolet's proved247 words
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Article, Illustration399 1936-12-27 19 HERE !s an appetising way of using cooked sausage and mashed potatoes which are left ove! Put the potatoes in a saucepan with a lump of butter, a sprinkling of pepr^r, and a beaten egg or a little n.»lk Beat well and make very hot then turn on'na399 words
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Article, Illustration25 1936-12-27 19 Harmony Is The Whole Technique! Of Good Taste In Dress, Make-up And Hair "Subtle rouging of fht tar lobes create* a shadow." toys Max Faxior25 words
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611 1936-12-27 19 CUEDE shoes have many advantages, for they are extremely comfortable and smart as well. While their dull surface seems to be more flattering to the foot than the shininess of kid or patent leather. But after much wear suede begins to look a611 words
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Advertisement274 1936-12-27 19 At Vogue's! "Paris Review" of New Fall Silhouettes PARIS DICTATES SINGAPORE -clums PEOPLE WHO LIVE FOR STYLE Weekly Shipments of Distinctive Evening Gowns Creations of the most exritine models in the Paris Openings New Fashions- Authentic Styles At Vugue's, where women have always been particular about their appearance will find274 words
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Advertisement473 1936-12-27 19 x cut ■B|fjj» G°° h?\fi 0 STYLE W^ B( 0^ afld FINISH CJW GUARANTEED K Kj ANY ELABORATE STYLE CAN BE t JIJJ copied f|: I MATERIALS FOR ALL OCCASIONS m ALWAYS IN STOCK k*KP AT JL CHOTIRMALL'S 41-43, HIGH ST: 'PHONE 7957. rEGIHNING IS Ii y tboBe w bo473 words
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173 1936-12-27 20 Wear A Bright Belt If You Are Proud Of Your Waistline QNLY women who are proud of their waistlines should wear belts which are bright as well as original. Other women do well to avoid any but matching belts. For the lucky few, there are peasant inspired belts of the173 words
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Article644 1936-12-27 20 TAKK THESE FLESHFORMING TABLETS. Be v/arned in time if you're losing weight! It may be the advance danger sign i.i a dread diseased! Begin now to take the tiny, tasteless, sugar-coatee tablets that are putting on pounds o healthy flesh on thin, weak644 words
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Article, Illustration294 1936-12-27 20 ILIA NY women are busy at various kinds of needlework. When much needlework has to be done in a relatively short time, charming effects which entail but a small amount of work, expertly accomplished, are much sought after. Quilting gives great scope for ingenuity regarding colours and fabrics nowadays.294 words
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Article103 1936-12-27 20 ""Trims quantity makes twenty date sticks. Beat the whites and yolks of two eggs separately and then beat them together. Sieve together twothirds of a cupful of flour, one cupful of castor sugar, one teaspoonful of baking-powder, and a pinch of salt, and add these dry Ingredients to103 words
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Article, Illustration103 1936-12-27 20 •X'HERE is no soup more delicious and nutritious than cabbage soup made, as in Scotland, with oatmeal. Ingredients: 1 small cabbage. 1 onion, about 1 pint of bacon or pork stock, oatmeal— "pinhead" oatmeal Is best— seasoning, milk. Shred onion and cabbage and fry in a little103 words
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Article, Illustration474 1936-12-27 20 ALTHOUGH most beauty problems can be conquered after a little thought with the addition of the innumerable beauty preparations available today, eyes often present difficulties. It is recognised that the eyes are the most import&nt feature of the face, and should be a definite asset. Eyes474 words
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Advertisement144 1936-12-27 20 Any woman with hair of any texture and colour may sit tor a FIGARO Permanent serenely conndem that it wi'.i b? a beautiful p ■rm.inem anti permanently beautiful Only made possible through the engagement of a larger staff of experienced hair dress?rs and the Installation of 6 up- to-dat» machines144 words
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Advertisement259 1936-12-27 20 WHAT WOMAN WOULD NOT LOVE A GIFT FROM ELIZABETH ARDEN? BEAUTY BOXES IN LEATHER OR LACQUERED METAL, FITTED WITH EVERY ACCESSORY OF THE TOILETTE. THESE ARE GIFTS WHICH WILL PROVE YOUR DISCERNMENT AND EXPRESS THE SUBTLEST FLATTERY. SOLE AGENTS. MAYNARD'S. THE LOVABLE FRAGRANCE &>+££& ou and appraise them instantly WnH«p259 words
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Article, Illustration1162 1936-12-27 21 HOWS of red stitching forms the trimming on this sn-.trt linen suit, the dress has a short sleeves and the coal is of the popular I -os? fitting type. IT was really Herr Kruse who started the idea. As soon as the little Kruse1,162 words
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697 1936-12-27 21 WHETHER the new refectory table is used for other purposes besides dining, or not, the beautiful top requires careful protection if it is not to be disfigured by ugly marks from hot dishes and wet jugs or glasses. One neat and efficient way is697 words
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18 1936-12-27 21 How A Ho me Hobby Grew Into A World Famous Business18 words
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Article110 1936-12-27 21 WITH the more elaborate jewellery modes which are being introduced this season, make-up is often varied to flatter the Jewels. Here are some of the designs likely to determine ones make-up, as well as one's attire. A diamond rose set in emerald leaves is a handsome brooch for110 words
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Article120 1936-12-27 21 WELL wash an ox tail and cut it into p'eces. Cover with cold water, add salt and bring to the boil. Let it boil fairly fast while the scum rises, and skim well. Then add a sliced carrot, a turnip, some celery top, a bunch of parsley,120 words
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Article135 1936-12-27 21 SIFT five ounces of self-raising flour with a good pinch of salt. Cream together three ounces of butter and two ounces of castor sugar until white and soft. Sift in the fl>ur gradually and work it in with the hands until a smooth dough results. Add two or135 words
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Article99 1936-12-27 21 /""REAM together iwo ounces of butter and two ounces of brown sugar. Add two beaten eggs and beat well. Stir In four ounces of self-raising flour sifted with a teaspoonful of ground ginger and a pinch of salt. Then beat in one or two tablespoonfuls of golden syrup,99 words
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Advertisement20 1936-12-27 21 It is so easy to adopt the RSsfe healthy milfc-drinhing habit I^3&9&J if you use B^n IDEAL Ml i LPT^_20 words
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916 1936-12-27 22 Increased Military Representation On The Council MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO STADIUM GROUND THE annual neneral meeting of (he Singapore Amateur Football Association will be held at the Stadium. An»on Road, on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 5.15 p.m. the agenda includes the erection of916 words
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Article, Illustration926 1936-12-27 22 'THE report of the Council state that the working account of the AssoD shows a surplus it $3.136 50 for the var. compared with $4 216.65 for the previous year, a decrease of $1,080 15. This decrease is largely due to the lt.m travelling expenses of teams926 words
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Advertisement414 1936-12-27 22 WILL BE A FASHION YEAR j Q \-M\ f X^V sT* 1 With the coming Coronation as i *t^*> •v| one of the important events, 1937 f V f»*~ 1 will surely be a banner year for %J^^ fashion and style. Exacting men •i| \f demand more than ever better414 words
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Advertisement303 1936-12-27 22 I NEW LIFE] FOR OLD RADIOS! j I QUICKER START! MORE POWER! BETTER TONE! Agents: j SEGW KUAN COMPANY, j DHOBY GHAUT, SINGA°ORE. 1 SEGW KUAN TRADING CO j 78, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE, j I I MEN IN MIDDLE LIFE Nu syirnom can be more disturbing to tne peace of303 words
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Miscellaneous99 1936-12-27 22 PooTß^i-LeRS, athletes Arvo __A£\ i^tUw I A OTH£K SPUHTSMCN HAVE HAD A p t-V/i iWtt TpJ\i STUBNUOUS TlM£ OV£R THE TT* W£ DECUN£' HOWt-v£* To "ii fl| VA I Famished OID U«>.h- FOOT3ALLEK ri jA te 7 M M ii W?s^ \Jo^y JOKS A&OUT THE. V >\ Vm \r^-7r°sTe*t*y/ti* \s99 words
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Article, Illustration110 1936-12-27 23 Penang Replies To N. S. Statement Group taken at a farewell party it the Principal and Headmaster, Mr. P. A. D'Costa, of the Ilo:y Innocer.ts English School, Upper Serangoon Road, and the welcome to the K«v. Brother Director Gerard Majella. of the Order of St. Gabriel. Seated,110 words
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601 1936-12-27 23 (Prom O«r Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Saturday. A LETTER from the convenor of the Penang Asiatic Rugby Fifteen to the Honorary Secretary Negri Sembilan All Bines is published by the former in the following terms We are in receipt of your letter or Dec.601 words
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406 1936-12-27 23 EXHAUSTKD WOMAN REGAINS ENERGY, PUTS ON WEIGHT If exhausting weather and tiring work are draining your energy and wasting your figure, begin now to give your sysU- a daily do^e of regenerat-| ing vitamins. Begin now to get bru-k your lost vitality and put firm fWh. sinews and muscle en406 words
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Article221 1936-12-27 23 (From Our Own Correspondnt) Alor Star. There were 16 entries In the last medal competition of the year of the Kulim Golf Club and the leading scores were J. H. Pinhey (J6) 1 up. C. R. Little (18) 2 down. M. P. O'Connor (19) 2 down. D. Campbell221 words
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Article160 1936-12-27 23 The Singapore Coterie held their fourth annual general meeting on Christmas Day at Mr Sim Bock Chcon's residence in Nell Road. In the absence of the president, Mr. Ng Cheng Hoe. the meeting elected the patron. Mr. Cheong Ann Koh, as chairman. The office-bearers fcr tin year 1936--37160 words
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Article173 1936-12-27 23 i From A Correspondent) 11 iS: Battery. R.A.. defeated Pulau Brani Island 2—l in their return match at Pulau Brani. They won on their merits. Pipe, in the R.A. goal, made a promising debut and played an inspired game The forwards were plucky,173 words
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540 1936-12-27 23 Is 45 Minutes The Squash Player's Limit? CUT POINTS, NOT GAMES says J. C. MASTERMAN SHOULD any game of squash last more than 45 minutes It was this question that prompted the Bath Club Cup Committee to try the three games experiment, and there is no doubt that their motive540 words
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Article282 1936-12-27 23 Miss Round Beaten At Torquay MO belter women's match than that in which Senorita LJzana beat EngI land's No. 1. Miss D. E. Round, by B—lo,8 10, 6 l. 6 l, at Torquay could be desired, and no finer backhand driving than that displayed by the winner282 words
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Article402 1936-12-27 23 A Farmer Boy Who Hits Centuries CL. BaCcock's selection for the Australian cricket team for the Tests has given great pleasure to followers of the game in Tasmania, where he was born, and was the State's star batsman when he transwerred to South Australia three402 words
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Advertisement131 1936-12-27 23 CW-. —v. l f^^HAT WES ON PLEASING v\^ v/ nn kw l \U \ki jgagfe SIX-W "KB»AKS" II J| UJJ/yTUV W mPvB^2ES^ .lUMIAB \S J -J III HBifF"^3fc^/tEF P rl c«l. these models are "K0 1 A X ■j» ranEHlllfiYraSSf modern m every dtUll vollema f. a. 5. If ffil^UJ-flJpflJffi131 words
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94 1936-12-27 24 Miltondale's Splendid Effort HARD GOING AND GOOD TIMES PUT UP (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Saturday. THE first day of the Penang Christmas and New Year Gold Cup Hireling was favoured by fine weather. There was a moderate crowd, and His Highness the94 words
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Article, Illustration1662 1936-12-27 24 1 '(-Wowing arc the results: RACE 1 3, Civ. 5, 6 furs. AI PA 8 8 :J. Donnelly) 1 Mi > I.tT 8.8 (Dawson) 2 (.hong and Cheon* ioy'3 O1 HARROW 9.0 (Mawi) 3 Mi au .vx> Lye", ORA.wH.OUS 8.10 (E. Donne Jy) Mi trained by1,662 words
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Article, Illustration250 1936-12-27 24 Winners Decided By T«m Of A Coin. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Dec 20. S. Nakata and M. Kri? napilUy won the American tennis tournament held at the Sungei Ujong Club on Saturday in aid of Poppy Day Funds. They were level in the matter of250 words
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Article234 1936-12-27 24 SELANGOR SIKHS WIN BY SIX WICKETS TTHE Selangor Sikhs beat the Khalsa Association at cricket on the latter's ground by six wickets. In the first Innings on Friday the visitors Rained a lead of 21 runs. In the second Innings the home team were all out for234 words
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Article722 1936-12-27 24 (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban. The Negri Sembilan Indian Association obtained a big win over the Negri SemMian Police hockey team by defeating them by eight goals to two. The Indians led at the Interval by five goals to one. The scorers were. Krishnan (3) Sankaran (2)722 words
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Article146 1936-12-27 24 The Uoual New Year sporo w!J take place next Friday. The sea sports will be held betT»o»;n 9 a.m. and noon ar.d will include 13 sailing and s!:< rowing races. will also be variety enterta> much as koleh tilting r.nd |ItM7 bwn in addition to running races.146 words
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Article308 1936-12-27 24 MADE HONORARY MEMBERS OF ROYAL CALCUTTA! (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ca'cutta. •TTHE golfing sisters, Miss Pamela and Miss Mervyn Barton, who will stay In Calcutta until earily in January, have had a tribute paid their fame by being made honorary members of the Royal Calcutta Club308 words
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Article31 1936-12-27 24 Newcastle, (N.S.W.), Saturday. There was no plar today in the twoday match bstveen the M.C.C. uuring team and a New South Wales country XI owng to rain— Reuter.Reuter - 31 words
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Article, Illustration29 1936-12-27 24 Losers Gallent Efforts In Second Half Chonc Foong Chin, '.re Per.ang Rusby team's fuli-back. M. Pestana, srrum-aa.i .jr the Pfnang Rugby team.29 words
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442 1936-12-27 25 European Women's Six Goals SELANGOR CHINESE WELL BEATEN Spore E. W. 6; Sel. C. W. OCORING three goals in the fir; »■> half and three in the secon the Singapore European Women tram beat the Selangor Chine; Women's team by six goals to442 words
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Article, Illustration127 1936-12-27 25 There Is talk in Paris of Jjck McA y meeting Marcel Tlii). the world's rr. ddle-wright champion, who defeated him hi the French capital in a European Ufht hravy-welght title contest on Jan. 14. 1935. The propoMi is m;. both boxers now Lavs cl'fncuitv in127 words
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Article83 1936-12-27 25 By "Stand-Off" DV 28 points (five goals, one try) to 11 points (one goal, two tries), Singapore beat Perak in a thrilling Rugby game at the Singapore padang yesterday afternoon. It was a fast, exciting match, producing some brilliant passing movements. Although Singapore deserved to83 words
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Article341 1936-12-27 25 I em* IEJSN oi Singapore s points r came from three goals in the space of 10 minutes in the first half. At half-time Singapore lead by 20 points to three. AUer the interval Perak attacked resolutely and three times in qulcs succession came341 words
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Article162 1936-12-27 25 SINGAPORE'S WIN OVER PERAK (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Saturday. CINCAPOKE beat Fcrak here today at badminton by six games to three. Results, (Singapore mentioned first): Koh Ker.g Slang beat Jcc Kirn Teck 15_3, 11—15. 15—3. Lpow Kirn Fatt loct to Lee Fan Leong162 words
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Article, Illustration729 1936-12-27 25 DIAMOND WINS ON POINTS FERNANDEZ DOWN IN SIXTH BUT RECOVERS I&GNACIO FERNANDEZ (9.12 3 4), lightweight champion of the Orient, came near to being knocked out in the sixth round of a 11 threeminute round contest by Joe Diamond (9.12). fast hitting: Negro, at the New World last niffht. Diamond729 words
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Article340 1936-12-27 25 FOR FIRST LOSS OF TOUR S.C.C. BEATEN BY TWO CLEAR GOALS Selansor Chinese 2; S.C.C. 0. Tpllii Selangor Chinese Recreation Club made amends for the hockey defeat they sustained Ly the Straits Chinese Recreation Club when they decisively beat the S.C.C. by two clear goals at Hong340 words
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Article99 1936-12-27 25 DK.BV games played at home yesterday resulted, says Reuter, as follows Bristol 4, Pontypjol 3. Gloucester 13, O. Mer. Taylors 6. Harlequins 6, Richmond 0. Leicester 0, Birkenhead Park C. LJanelly 13. Lonnon Welsh 9. Northampton 22, London Irish 3. Old Cranleighans 14, Fettesian Lcrettonians 14. Aberavon 27,99 words
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Article44 1936-12-27 25 Sussex County Cricket Club had a bad time financially last season The paid officials have cut their salarkvolur.'ariiy. and the players are to accept decreased wages. A wellwisher, who desires to remain anonymous, has come along with a gift offer cf £m44 words
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Article43 1936-12-27 25 Jack Manchester, captain of U:c All I>iactu tram which toured Britain last season, has retired from Rugby Few Rugby visitors from abroad endeared themselves more to English crowds than Manchester. On and oil the field he was nvjst popular player.43 words
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Article179 1936-12-27 25 DESULTS of football games played in the leagues yesterday are says Reuter lournemouth 2 trighton 4 iristol R 2 :ardlff C 2 'rystal Pa.ace 2 Ixeter C 1 fcrthampton 4 lueen's Park U, 5 Aidershot II Ollllngham 0' Millwall 1 Walsall 2 Clapton 0 3 Kotts CoReuter - 179 words
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Article1257 1936-12-27 25 POSITIONS in the leagues, includ- ing the Christinas Day and Boxing; Day games, are P. W L. D. A Pts. Ayr 21 16 3 2 St. Bernard's 20 13 4 3 Morten 20 12 5 3 Airdric 20 10 3 7 Raith Rovers 20 11 7 2 East1,257 words
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Article, Illustration621 1936-12-27 26 Victory Over Perak And Penang Expected Despite Disadvantages Of Travelling And We akness In Women's Section BY OUR BADMINTON CORRESPONDENT WILL tfca Singapore team beat botii the Perak and Penang. teams and thus repeat their performanc; of last year, when they beat both the621 words
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Article68 1936-12-27 26 rr-,m Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Mr. S J. Chons distributed the prices at c'oaa of play alter the finals of the Adamtveans Badminton Party. Men's Handicap Singles Scow Chui Chiang (—10) beat Leor- Tah Chee (—7). in the rubber set of 10—15 15—12 15 13. Mixed Doubles Leong68 words
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Article135 1936-12-27 26 The following will represent tne Social Athletic Party in the S.CFA. League against the St. Matthew's V.P.O. at Jalan Be-ar Stadium today. Kick-off at 345 p.m.) Sim Ah Pang. Llm Kum Chin, Loh Jwee Yeow. Teo Ban Teck. Sim Im Peng. Tok Som Mui. Goh Ah Chew. Sng135 words
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Article91 1936-12-27 26 The Oei Khee Association, in Chinese known as the Thong Yew Koo Lark Porh. celebrate their twelfth anniversary at the Association's premises. 155B. Rochore Road, this week-end. Buan Slew Choon Teo-Chew Singing Party Is Included in the function. The following representatives of the Associations are invited namely91 words
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Article149 1936-12-27 26 From inquiries I have made as the resu't of the invitation extended to Leow Kirn Fatt to give exhlDltlon games in Calcr.Ua. I gather the game has now got a firm grip on the population there and arrangements are now being made to hold the first tournament149 words
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Article, Illustration20 1936-12-27 26 A group taken at the Jovial B. P.'s sever th anniversary celebration at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's bungalow.20 words
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237 1936-12-27 26 POOR ENTRY FOR KEDAH HOCKEY LEAGUE THIS YEAR (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. This year in the Kedah Hockey Association League only seven teams have entered. Two notable absentees are the Kuala Muda XI and Sdltan Abdul Hamid College. It a great surprise that the Ccllege is not JoinIng237 words
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Article133 1936-12-27 26 (From Our Own Correspondent). Saturday, Talplng. COR the first time in Talping, bad- mlnton matches were played in the Town Hall between a party of Johore Malay teachers and local Malay teachers. The local teachers won three of the four matches. Results (Taiplng first) Singles: Zalnul133 words
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Article, Illustration146 1936-12-27 26 The following were nominated office-bearers for 1937-38 at the fourth annual general meeting of the Cambridge-London Tutorial Home held on Thursday at the Home premises, 1. Nlven Road Founder, Mr. S. Sangarapillal Principal Business Manager. Mr. T. Ksthlravelu Accountant, Mr. J. Teo Seng Bee Assistants Mr. Tr146 words
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Article213 1936-12-27 26 i From Our Own CorrespondentI THINK it is hardly necessary for me to say that it Is very essential that we should have an association in Muar and I do not think that there is any form of sport in which Muar has not been able to hoW213 words
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Article, Illustration113 1936-12-27 26 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. r T I HE Malacca Badminton Assocla- tlon's finals resulted as follows Men's Singles Slow Chul Chiang beat Cho Kirn Hawke 15—8 B—ls 15—10. Mixed Doubles Slow Chul Chiang and Miss Yeong Wu Klan beat Chan Slow Kiow and Miss Loong Chai Tun113 words
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Article173 1936-12-27 26 STATE BASKET BALL COMPETITION (By Our Seremban Correspondent.) 1 •¥*ODAY (Sunday) Singapore meet Negrl Sembilan at SeremDan in the Malayan basket ball Inter-State competition which is being run on the lines of the Malaya Cup soccer com- i petition. On the same day Penang will <173 words
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Article413 1936-12-27 26 Singapore Billiards f Tournament ■yHE final of the junior bil iards championship tournament is fixed for Tuesday, Dec. 29. at the Clerical Union pavilion. The game is 400 up and will begin at 8 p.m. The flnalis s are: Khoo Kirn Swee (Aston AC.) and Goh Teck Mong (Aston AC).413 words
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Article, Illustration568 1936-12-27 27 " ECHO - Welcome To Big Body Of Players By "ECHO WHERE has been the usual spate of sport during the Christmas holidays, with rugger, soccer, hockey, lawn tennis, and boxing fixtures in Singapore. Perak's visit has been greatly appreciated by t enthusiasts, and there will probably be a568 words
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190 1936-12-27 27 FIRST GAME IN KEDAH HOCKEY LEAGUE POLICE B BEAT THE POLICE A (Fros* Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. THE first match in the Kedah Hockey Association league fixtures was between the Police A and the Police B and contrary to expections the B team won by the odd goa! in190 words
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Article100 1936-12-27 27 (From Our Own Correspondent). Taiping. In an interesting basketball game played here the local Chin Woo Association defeated the Kedah Chong Yew team by 49 points to 31. The two teams were as follows: Chin Woon: Ng Chee. Ng Kirn Mook. Ng Weng Wah. Leow Yin100 words
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Article141 1936-12-27 27 The eighth montaly general meeting ot the members of the Amateur Sporting Association will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 8.00 p.m. at the residence of Mr. Khoo Eng Watt. 41, Craig Road. Singapore. tended in view of the aduhkmal interest created oy the Cahc invasion One141 words
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605 1936-12-27 27 India-Ceylon Association Share Eight Goals With Segamat Europeans (Prom Our Own Corresponder > Segamat. IN a hockey match in which ttK issue was often in doubt, the India Ceylon Association shared eight goals with the Segamat Europeans last week. It may be of Interest to note that this was the605 words
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Advertisement216 1936-12-27 27 2SI ■<&} will it always be so? It is easy enough to shirk unp casalit subjects when one Is happy, in a good job and enjoying the best of health. But is it fair to those you love? What would happen to your wife and family if you died or216 words
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Article18 1936-12-27 28 The Leading Sunday Newspaper In Malaya. No. 262 Sunday, December 27. 1936 Price 10 cent*.18 words
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Article, Illustration68 1936-12-27 28 A T et# Catholic Chapel For Chinese ANOTHER MILESTONE in the progress of Catholic missionary activity in Nerri Scmbilan was added with the opening of this Chapel at the sth mile S«-pai..~ for the spiritual needs of the little colony of Chinese Catholics. Photo shows a section of the Urge68 words
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Article, Illustration41 1936-12-27 28 UL..IONSTRATING the making of date puddings in the final stages of the Army cookery comjHrtitj.. at the Army School of Cookery. Alderahot. Each team consists of a sergeant and four cooks aad they have to prepare prescribed dishes.41 words
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Article, Illustration34 1936-12-27 28 AN ENTHUSIASTIC welcome was eiven ttt.Cpidit Jawai.arlal Nehru. President of the Indian Congress, when he arrived at ihe Town Hall in Calcutta, where he was given a civic reception.34 words
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