The Straits Times, 8 August 1937

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    20 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA FINAL EDITION No. 294 Sunday, August 8, 1937 Price 10 cents
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    WELCOME, WELCOME RAIN
    362 1 Deluge Breaks Fortnight's Drought In Malaya TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH LINES TORN DOWN IN JOHORE Roads And Compounds Flooded When Drains Overflow In Singapore of thunder and the play of forked lightning: yesterday afternoon were a quick prelude to the torrential rain which broke the drought which had gripped
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    Office Boy Racing Driver
    82 1 lOHN YOUNG was until recently an office boy employed in the office of Walter Mackreth, the Coventry star driver. From there he graduated to lorry driver and then to mechanic to Mackreth. One day Young cot his big chance, when Macreth lent him bis car to
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    Parasol Parade
    35 1 THr. Liv i.aneat agricultural show attracted Malays from all parts of the district. Many of them brought their daughters and above is one of the girls who took part in a parasol parade.
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    8,203,942 POPULATION OF LONDON SHOWS BIG INCREASE
    139 1 8,203,942 POPULATION OF LONDON SHOWS BIG INCREASE London, Saturday. TMK population of the British capital now numbers 8,203,942, according to the latest official report just issued. This figure indicates that in last few years the population of Greater London has undergone a further considerable increase. In 1921 the population was
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    SABOTEURS EXECUTED IN HONAN PROVINCE
    38 1 Shanghai. Saturday. IytORE than 20 Chinese, alleged to *be saboteurs in the employ of Japanese, arrested in Honan along the Pelplng-Hankow railroad, were cxc cuted today following a court-martial. —Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    STOP PRESS HOME CRICKET
    126 1 STOP PRESS HOME CRICKET fLOSE of play scares In county cricket games which began yesterday: Oyml: Surrey 170 (Owen Smith 5 for 52): Middlesex 1J» for 9. Butafrtake: Leicester 404 (Berry 15S); vs. Hamp.^hire < hrlmsford: Essex 256 fWUcox 116, Dunnuii? 6 for n>: New Zealanders 101 for 1. hr^irrtiHd
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    Mother Of Two At 13
    70 1 pitOl DLV posing with h«r two children, Robert Lee (left), and Estellm Alice, is Mrs. Daniel (.onzales. .iired 13, hailed as the youngest living mother In the world The f;r»: baby was born in January, 1936, before Mrs. Conzales was 12 The second arrived on
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    AIR ATTACK ON BRITISH SHIP
    96 1 IDENTITY REPORT TO THE ADMIRALTY London, Saturday. A REPORT received by the British Admiralty from the ConsulGeneral in Algiers states that the markings of three aircraft which attacked the British tanker, British Corporal indicates they were probably anti-Government machines. A strong protest is being made
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    FAMOUS ACTRESS DIES AGED 73
    69 1 Lady Tree, widow of the actor. Sir Beerbohm Tree, died yesterday, says Reuter, at the age of 73. She was herself a great stage personality having first set foot on the boards in 1883 when she appeared in "Sweethear s" She made her name famous
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    Japan Abandons Hankow Concession
    346 1 TROOPS FOLLOW EXIT OF CIVILIANS 'I HE Japanese Government has decided on the virtual abandonment of the Japanese Concession at Hankow, last remaining foreign-controlled area in the Yangtse Valley. Orders have been given for the withdrawal of all Japanese armed forces by noon today and it
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    CLOSING PRICES
    41 1 (From Onr Own Correspondent). London, Saturday Gold: £6 19a. Sd. Silver (Spot): 2M. two months 2M. Copra: Straits SD Aii* Rot £16 Its. Saco Floor: Amg. cut, elf., lta. Cotton: 6.194. Exchaacn: Now York, 4.9* 11 16: Amsterdam. 9.M.
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    CATHEDRAL WEPDING
    44 1 AJIR. Theodore .-.imon son or Mr. and Mrs. T. Simon, of Bangalore, India, was married to Miss Henrietta Mary Gibson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M Gibson at the Cathedral of the Good Shephp.- yesterday. Pev. Father Maury took the service.
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    SINGAPORE'S GREAT CUP VICTORY
    266 1 SINGAPORE'S GREAT CUP VICTORY Winning Goal Scored Four Minutes From The End QWING to the breakdown in land communications with Kuala Lumpur owing to storm damage to the telegraph and telephone lines the following report of the H.M.S. Malaya Cup Association football match between Singapore and Selangor comes to The
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    Colony Cavalcade
    1655 2  -  Old Timer What's Wrong With Our City Fathers? Busy, Bored and Dumb More Municipal Comparisons k COMPARISON between municipal government in Singapore and in Great Britain was begun on this page last week, and today it shall be ended. Having shown how far Singapore is from being a
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    Sky-Jaunting Becomes Big Singapore Business
    275 3 Sky-Jaunting Becomes Big Singapore Business HUNDREDS GO ALOFT FROM LOCAL AIRPORT A ERIAL joyriding has become big business in Singapore. Since the opening of the airport on June 12 nearly 2,000 people have made short flights over the city and harbour. When the Royal Netherland Indies Airways (K.N.1.L.M.) brought a
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    Daughter's Honour Avenged
    149 3 Daughter's Honour Avenged MOTHER ACQUITTED OF MURDER Paris. PLEADING that she acted in vindication of her daughter's honour, Madame Saraflan, who shot and killed an Armenian dentist, Setark Sassouni. was acquitted on a charr«» of murder by the court here. It was alleged that Madame Saraflan, in.uriated at being told
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    X.L.M. MAIL UP BY 100 PER CENT.
    59 3 The X.L.M. announces that since the end of May. when the Douglas DC2 aeroplanes on the Amsterdam-Bata-via route were replaced by the larger and raster DC3s. the quantity of mall matter carried has increased by 100 per cent., passenger traffic by 57 per
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    AIRMAN SAVES MECHANIC AFTER CRASH
    101 3 AIRMAN SAVES MECHANIC AFTER CRASH WHEN an RAF. plane crashed and burst into flames at Storrington. near Worthing, the pilot, Flying-Officer P. B. Robinson, leaped from the machine, dragging with him his mechanic, Aircraftman Saunders, who was unconscious. Spectators rushed to their aid to tind that the pilot had escaped
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    NO HAEMOPHILIA
    106 3 Denial Of Existence In Bourbon Family London. "IT is absolutely false that up to the present generation, haemophilia has been hereditary in the Bourbon family," declares an official statement published here in the name of the Bourbons themselves. "No historian can be ignorant of this fact." Haemophilia is
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    FRASER & CO.'s REPORT
    124 3 FRASER CO.'s REPORT IN their dally report on the share market issued at the close of business yesterday Messrs. Fraser and Co., write that the lively interest which has been experienced in the local market for the past few days continued. A number of shares which were offered fnm London
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    76 3 Saturday, Aug. 7. Noon. No. 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (^.0.8.) Aug. 3«*i 30% Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) An*. 39', m% No. 1 K. K. S. 8. Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 8 15 16d.
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    TWO 300 M.P.H. 7 LANES
    88 3 TWO Bristol Blenheims. Great Britain's latest nigh speed twin-en-gined bombers, have been 3 »ld to the Finnish Government. These are the first to br solrf to a foreign Power, and arc WHIU| at Croydon airport berore bei-.g flown to Finland The Blenheims, perhaps the 'fastest
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    "Please Kill Me," And He Did
    92 3 "Please Kill Me," And He Did CTANLEY MARTIN drove to a New York police station and said: "I have a dead woman here." The police found in the car the body of Florence Jackson, aged 37. Martin, who now faces a murder charge, said that he and Miss Jackson had
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      326 3 America Imperial Airways A spontaneous tribute from 'Aviation', the leading aeronautical newspaper in the United States of America lm aU of Its honourable hWory, Imperial Airways had new liven anyone cause to soapect it capable of breaking out in a perfect rampace of progreoi. Yet that's Just what it seem*
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      645 3 IN SINGAPORE TODAY CIVEKA TIDE TABLE Tod T SINGArOBE ALHAMBRA: "California Straijht Ahead" Today. with John Wayne and Breezini Home with h W 12 15 noon 92ft 11 .56 p. m Binnic Barnes. 3. 1S 6.15 and 9. 15. 10. S ft. CAPITOL: Captains Courageous with L- W. 5.56 a.m.
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    WOMAN AS THIN AS A SHADOW!
    342 4 Flesh-forming Tablets Restored Her Health. Muny men and women all over the SiralW are trying everything they can think of In a vain endeavour to put on weight. They eat ffverlshly. upset their stomachs with endless dor>es of nauseating Ood Liver OU but all
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    Singapore's Fire Chief Retiring After Over 24 Years Here
    348 4 Singapore 's Fire Chief Retiring After Over 24 Years Here Brigade One Ot Best N ln Far East ANE man who will not be counting the days before he leaves the country on retirement will be Mr. H. E. Stevens (affectionately known as "Steve"), chief of the Singapore Fire Brigade.
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    MODERN NOAH'S ARK LEAVES SINGAPORE
    589 4 CROSS SECTION OF MALAYAN FAUNA FOR WASHINGTON ZOO Johore Regent Gives Two Black Panthers VOAH and his Ark have something of a rival in American animal man, "Doc" William Mann, director of the I.S. Zoological Park, Washington and the Java Pacific Line freighter m.s. Silverash,
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    Elephant Driven Mad By Song
    69 4 Elephant Driven Mad By Song Colombo. T9LISFULLY crooning to himself, a drunken Tamil labourer wandered down a jungle road. "Dont make that noice!" cried the mahout. The crooner paid no heed. Maddened beyond endurance, the elephant plunged down the road after the drunk. The mahout lott hts seat, fell to
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      228 4 JT% Hrn iLm I mm Ask ten ownerB <* the p °P ular Ford which of its VB 3 $Wf I M mUM WJ features they like best and you will probably get ten I^L m£ BB s H different answer*. It has achieved the jrreatest success of any light
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      18 4 TOGETHER IN THEIR JOLI.IEST AND j MOST TUNEFUL COMEDY-DANCE SHOW! ""HUIBEKT^COUKTNEIDGE CALMONI* UIIISH Mf Piciutf PAVILION -STARTS TOMORROW
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    SIXTH POLICE COURT NEEDED
    335 5 Costly Adjournments Due To Congestion Cases Held Over For Lengthy Periods IT takes a long time to dispense justice in the Singapore police courts. Too much congestion in the five courts is resulting in cases being adjourned for trial for as long as 40 days. Consequently,
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    50 5 Mr. V. Krisiinasamy, a pon at the T.W.O. Oflice. Camt'./n Highlands, with a tiger which he shot at night near the Sanitary Board coolie lines at Tanah Rata. For days this animal had been prowling around t&t Government Kxperimental Station, carrying off dogs and fowls from the coolie lines nearly.
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    Tamil Saved From The Gallows
    324 5 CONVICTION IN QUARRY STABBING CASE SET ASIDE "Trill" -cntence of death passed on 1 a Tamil, Ratnam. by Mr. Justice Howes at the recent Singapore Assizes on conviction of the murder of a Eurasian overseer named Klattig was set aside by the Court of Criminal
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    33 5 In the Malayan, Agri-Horticultural Exhibition, (art section) an award of Very High.y Commended was won by Mr Chan Feng Yin. and not Mr. Chan Peng Yu. as stated in last week's Sunday times.
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    FOUR ACTRESSES DROWNED IN KALLANG RIVER
    113 5 FOUR ACTRESSES DROWNED IN KALLANG RIVER Aged Sampan Man Held Negligent DLEADING guilty to a charge of causing death by negligence not amounting to homicide, a 71-year-old Chinese sampan coolie named Lim Goh Cheng was bound over for one year in one surety of $50, by Mr. H. A. Forrer,
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    "JAY WALKER" IN COURT.
    73 5 > BECAUSE he "Jay walked" across South Bridge R>ad, causing a cyclist to fall off his bicycle, a Teochew, Chua Hoo Oiool. was charged in the fourth court yesterday. Pleading guilty, accused was cautioned and discharged, but he was ordered to p?y $3 compensation to the
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    POLICE BAND
    63 5 The Police Band will play on Tuesday at Katong Park at 6 p.m.: March, The Pitt Panther (Louis Panella) Overture, Chal Romano (Albert W. Ketelbey) Selection, The Arcadians (Monckton): Valse. Sheila OShay (E Griffiths) Solo t w Cornet and Ephonium. The Song that reached my Heart (Julian Jordan)
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    Calf Born In Aeroplane
    43 5 Wav, New Guinea, Aug. 5. A CALF has been born on an aeroplane in flight. The happy event occurred between Lac and Wav in a transport plane carrying cows, donkeys and horses from the coast to the gold-Held*. Router.
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    FLIGHT ACROSS THE POLE
    86 5 AMERICAN PLANS START TODAY San Fralcisco. KMR Jimmy Mattern, the American flier, plans to make a non-stop flight from California to Moscow today along the same route by way of the North Pole recently taken by Soviet pilots on their successful non-stop Journey to the United
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    Man Marries While Girls Fight Duel For Him
    105 5 DECAITSE they loved the same man, two girls of Kishinew, capital of Bessarabia, Elizabeth and Anna decided to settle their dispute by fighting a duel. The arms chosen were long, sharp kitchen knives. After a fierce battle the two girls sank to
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      49 5 One of the Truly Gremt Pictures of all time! RUDVARD KIPLING'S immortal tale of ships and men, made into a mighty successor to "MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY." capitol" 3 SHOWS TODAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 'CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS' with FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW SPENCER TRACY and LIONEL BARRYMORE With a Beautiful Coloured subject 'SOUTH AFRICA'
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      22 5 THIS YEAR'S BIG LAUGH nn I.a.ST DAY! ThU court will cometo daordcrl VICTOR JgL MOORE Wm Phil.p Hg.toa "N^^/ W %£Z\ZZZ •"©.■AD.©
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      161 5 Men don't like handkerchiefs that look like dusters after a couple of washings. Nor do women! Beth like Pyramids the spruce, fresh-looking handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs that wash snowy white. That keep their clean, bright colours when they are washed. When you give a present of handkerchiefs— ghc .^fi^. Pyramids. Such
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    CO-OPERATIVE TRADING SUCCESS
    239 6 CO-OPERATIVE TRADING SUCCESS Dutch Produce For Singapore Piece-goods New Venture To Help Smallholders FREE SEA TRIP TO JEDDAH FOR BIG SHAREHOLDERS QNE thousand shareholders, mostly Malay and Javanese smallholders, are proving the value of co-operative trading in Malaysia. Encouraging results have been obtained by the Handel Maatschappij Bawean, a company
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    Backbone Of Maritime Strength
    228 6 ADMIRAL WARNS OF DANGER TO MERCHANT NAVY Southampton. tr FHK backbone of our maritime 1 strength" was the description applied to the British Merchant Navy by Adml. the Earl of Cork and Orrery, Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, opening the last day of the Merchant Navy Week here. "The
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    STRIKES AGAINST JOHN LEWIS
    136 6 Union Staff Make Original Demands Washington. AMR. JOHN LEWIS, head of the Committee of Industrial Organisation and America's champion inflicter of strikes, is learning what it is like to be at the receiving end. His first experience was when painters at work on his new house
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    MORE STORIES OF ARRESTED GOLFER'S AMAZING SHOTS
    245 6 Hollywood. pURTHER evidence of John Montague's golfing skill is provided by George von Elm, who won the Amateur Championship in 1926, when he defeated Bobby Jones. Great interest has been taken in Montague's golfing ability since his arrest a few weeks ago on
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    Ex-Crown Prince Marries
    75 6 Smiling proudly at his bride, l'ic Count of Coradonfa, former Crown Prince of Spain, eldest son of Ex-King Alfonso, Is photographed at the wed din r reception as the new Countess prepared to eat the cake. The bride Is the former MarU Rocafort. daughter of a Cuban
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    THINGS TO LISTEN FOR TODAY
    189 6 Radio From The Sunday Times Radio Correspondent. LJEADING an attractive pro- gramme of light orchestral music by Rex Allen's Band to be relayed from the Tanglin Club by ZHL today will be the Suppc overture, "Poet and Peasant." Other numbers on the same programme will
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    NEW ZEALAND EXPORTS
    40 6 For the "production year" ending June 30, the value of New Zealand exports reached a new record figure of £64,621,000. Last year the figure was £53,660.678. The value of imports was £50.001.000 compared with £39,430,544 last year.
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    EMPLOYER TO PAY
    30 6 A HAMBURG works manager has been ordered by the Labour Court to pay the medical expenses of an employee who suffered a nervous breakdown owing to overwork.
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    NEW RADIUM FIND?
    28 6 Samples of what is hoped to be radium have been dispatched from California, where they were found, to the Curie Laboratories in Paris for analysis.
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      511 7 WHERE TO STAY LONDON. FINEST YET QUIETEST POSITION HOTEL STRATHCONA (The Srathcona Residential Club) LANCASTER DATE. HYDE PARK A few yards trom Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens Buses and rubes to all oarts Hot and cold water a.ia ga* fire Ui ordroonu Ample tiathrooms Central Heatmit Lilt Inclusive terms from
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      2047 7 Today's Wireless Programmes SINfAPORF I" JlllUrtrWlXL MCMICCIAM C turn B** o Benediction. Divine Praises. al programme. 1 KAN oTfUdolVn 0. Hymn, Hail, Queen of Heaven (W.H., 9. 0S News In Japanese. MIL I3JMe (224 101). (Choirmaster. Philip Mullim,: 920 Close down. mm gsb SMIM sml organist. Bernard Muilins). 11.30 Light
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    MYSTERY OF WAKE ISLAND IS SOLVED
    671 8 MYSTERY OF WAKE ISLAND IS SOLVED Anchor Provides Clue To Oldtime Drama Of The Sea GRIM REMINDER OF WRECK TRAGEDY UfHEN the first Pan-American Airways' construction crew 11 went ashore on Wake Island early in 1935 to begin development of a mid-Pacific air-Hase there, a large ship's anchor was found
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    NEW BISHOP OF OXFORD
    224 8 The King Nominates Rev. K. E. K"-k THE King has nominated th. Rev. Kenneth Escott Kirk, Canon of Christ Church, and Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology in the University of Oxford, for election by the Dean and Chapter as Bishop of Oxford in the
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    HOSPITAL MAN ON RASH ACT CHARGE
    97 8 HOSPITAL MAN ON RASH ACT CHARGE <From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Saturday. OAMIR bin Haji Omar, a dresser at the General Hospital, was before Sheik Abu Bakar, the second magistrate, today charged with having caused the death of a 25-year-old cyclist by a rash act while driving his car.
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    65 8 'THE little sons of the Sultan of Morocco, on a visit to Paris, recently went to the International Exhibition. Daring their visit they were received at the town of I.illiput. which is inhabited by midgets. In the picture the eldest son of the Sultan of Morocco shakes hands with the
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    SINGAPORE YOUTH BOUND OVER IN JOHORE COURT
    192 8 SINGAPORE YOUTH BOUND OVER IN JOHORE COURT Johore Bahrv Saturday. "DECAUSE you have pleaded guilty I will be lenient with you. Don't do it again or you will be sent to prison. I also take into consideration that you have been on remand In the civil prison for two weeks."
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    Riddle Of "Mad Major"
    229 8 WHO IS HE? DOLICE are seeking; to solve the mystery of a man known as "the Mad Major," aged about 45, who died on the operating table in hospital at Yeovil without anyone knowing his identity. Under the name of Major John Huxley Grant, he arrived
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    HEART EIGHTY MINUTES OUT OF BODY
    113 8 HEART EIGHTY MINUTES OUT OF BODY Rome. ITALIAN heart specialists are studying the report of Professor Defrise, a Milanese surgeon, who claims to have taken out the heart of a 50-year-old man, scraped it for an hour, put it back, and restored the patient to health. The patient, Signor Lelll,
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    MALACCA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION
    181 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Maiacca. Saturday. WRS A. W. Hay, Mrs. B. F. Bridge, "•Mrs. E. Hoops, Mrs. H. 8. Foo and Mrs. M. Frisby attended the last! committee meeting of the Girl Guides Association. Mrs. A. M. Easson and' Mrs. W. H. Jackson were also
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    These Things Happened In Malacca
    56 8 These Things Happened In Malacca (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Saturday. 'THE engagement is announced of Mr. Teo Kirn Tee, of the District Office, Alor Gajah, Malacca, the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Teo Chwee Khim, and Miss Tan Bee Geok, the eldest daughter of Mr. and
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    34 8 AT the Capitol Dance Hall on Thursday night, Miss Amy Lim (352 votes) was elected Carnival Queen of Malacca. Miss Sally Chac was second with 271 votes while Miss Shirley Chong received 216 votes.
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    48 8 rE Spot Dances were won by Mrs. Tan Soo Chong and Dr. Foo He: Seng; Mr. Lew Kee Kiat and Miss Army Low; and Mr. Koh Yew Chye and Miss Amy Lim. The judges were Mrs. M, Frisby, Mrs. H. S. Foo and Inche Mat Nor of Jasin.
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    136 8 r:E Chinese community of Malacca entertained Mr. A. W. Hay, Assistant Protector of Chinese, Malacca, to a tea party at the cabaret on Thursday. His successor, Mr. J. C. McEvett, was also welcomed. Dr. Ho Pao Jin and Mr. Ngiam Wee Chiow spoke in praise of Mr. Hay's work in
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    "That's Better"
    23 8 Jack," (he i' »:*r B**r at L*a4«si Zoo, tIITW m Mr sigh rowiusitsßunt mm he foeta the co«l wat*r round Mm.
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    DEATH OF SIR EDWARD DAVSON
    56 8 The death has occurred, reports "'cuter from London of Sir Edward Davson. chairman of the British Empire Producers' Organisation, and representative of the Colonies and Protectorates on the Imperial Economic Committee. Sir Edward was also chairman of the Colonial Development Committee: and a (tovprnoi of
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    Mainly About Malayans
    1160 9 Mainly About Malayans By The Onlooker CIR LAURENCE GUILLEMARD has joined the select band of Malayan Governors who have turned their hand to authorship and hie Trivial Fond Records" is to be published in the near future. He follows in the footsteps of Sir Hugh Clifford, whose Malayan stories were,
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    MALAYAN JINGLES
    171 9 116 THESE WOMEN [Correspondents have waxed Ironic over the indolence, and social origins and pretensions, of some Singapore women.] Barmaid, housemaid, factory lass A serried host of them, Eastward they sail, and forthwith pass To the pride ful rank of Mem. Forgotten the days when they scrubbed the
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    331 10 Living Proof Of Experts' Theory I IVING proof of the psychologists' theory that envi..ronment shapes lives more that does heredity is provided by 13-year-old Harry Chirm, of Seattle, an American-born Italian boy who has become Chinese except in blood. With the slow, clipped speech of
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    231 10 One- 1 lme r lancee Ur Marconi Weds In Week Of His Death A/lISS Elizabeth Narcissa Paynter, iTI daughter of Colonel C. H. Paynter, of Boskenna, St. Buryan, was married at St. Buryan. Cornwall, on July 25 to M. Olaf Poulsen De Baerdemaecker, of Chateu
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    392 10 To Prove Kindness Theory TRICKS TAUGHT WITHOUT WHIP Belfast. A DOCTOR who claims to have knocked down a leopard with a right to the jaw joined two lions in i their cage to prove to members of the British Medical Association in conference here that
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    42 10 The Court of Indictment at Aix-en-Provence (France) has granted an application from the British Government for the extradition of a British subject, Max Davidson. He Is charged with being concerned in financial misdemeanours in Bombay, involving 60,000 rupees (£4,500).
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    34 10 The Colorado beetle— the scourge of potato crops has again made its appearance in Germany, this time in the western frontier districts, such as Trier, the Saar, the Palatinate and Baden.
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    119 10 Bombay. HPHERE is some anxiety that In certain areas the cotton crop may suffer as a result of the heavy monsoon. In Surat the rain has been abnormal, but the crop, having been late in maturing, can be replanted. Broach has suffered to a
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    2424 11 LIFE SKETCHES IN ONE VOLUME The Controller Minds of Aula By Sirdar Ikhal Ali Shah. Herbert Jenkins lte. In an attempt, to write in one volume life sketches of nine i.ien of different nationalities, whose careers have had definite Influence, not
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    669 12 WHAT A 400 M.P.H. FLIGHT IS LIKE Nightmare Horror Of Black Out In High Speed Turn I HAVE just flown at more than 400 miles an hour. No other newspaperman has ever reached this speed. The world's speed record is 440 m.p.h., writes Victor Burnett, Daily Express air correspondent. It
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    81 12 Moscow. THE Soviet air bate at the North Pale is being threatened by floods. Radio reports received here say that continued rain and warm weather have caused large lakes to form on the ice floes where the tents are pitched. The explorers are now forced to wade
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    119 12 New Area In Cornwall A FARMHAND with the rift of "divining" has found for his employer a potential fortune 'n some land near Bodmin. Cornwa. Tin was discovered when pit was being dug on the farm of Capt. L. C. Boyd, in the heart of
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    56 12 Moscow. FACILITIES are now complete so that photographs can be telegraphed .to Charkov.Kiev, Leningrad, Novoslblrlk, Smolensk, Tashkent and Chabarovsk. according to an announcement here. The charge of sending a photograph of normal size for a distance up to 2.000 kilometres is Roubles 3 50 and
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    969 12 SINGAPORE CHINESE WEDDINGS IWEXT Sunday, all being well (I don't mean well for him), Mr. Nathaniel Gubbins will be back Sitting on the Fence. I shall be glad. I find writing difficult, as I have a sprained arm. Sprained it at polo last Tuesday. I'll say this: although we lost
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    429 13 BY THE FOUR ACES AN important point for beginners to learn in dummy play is not to jeopardise a contract by trying for overtricks. However, experts are loathe to g.fe up these chances for an extra 20 or 30 points, and frequently attempt to garner them if it
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      453 13 Indigestion Gone in 5 minutes Read this letter, sent by an old sufferer. "For the past two years I have suffered greatly from indigestion. During that time I have tried many remedies, some of which wer^ fairly good, others entirely useless. However, it has been left to your if Rennie
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    489 14 Port Charges OILOTAGE charges at Port Swettenham have been revised— not reduced, be it noted. It should be explained that for some years temporary reductions in standard rates have been effective at all 'straits ports— first 10 per cent., then 5 per cent., and now 2\' 2 .per
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    47 15 2,000 TROOPS IN GREAT SINGAPORE DISPLA V DTE E. TUNSTILL, tallest rt- rruii of the Grenadier Guards, he is Bft. Bin. tall, acting as a guide to visitors when the five Guards' regiments held an "at home" at Caterham.
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    THIS GIRL'S WAIST IS WORTH £600
    1015 15 THIS GIRL'S WAIST IS WORTH £600 Paris. LJOW much is a good waist line worth to a mannequin The Paris Court has fixed it at £600. Mile. Andre Leguen, beautiful blonde mannequin at a famous Paris fashion house, brought an action claiming big damages for injuries received in a motor-car
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    98 15 Calcutta. UfHKN a shepherd named Dayaram and his wife were brought to hospital at Saugor, near Jubbulpore, having been mauled by a panther, they told a remarkable story, since authenticated.. They were collecting firewood when a panther leapt from the bush
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    133 15 TWO MONTHS ADRIFT IN PACIFIC Japanese Bows When Rescued LIVED ON RAW FISH AND RAIN Manila. A STORY of amazing fortitude was learned on the arrival here of the British ship Malayan Prim.-. On July 16 when the ship was 500 miles west of Midway Island she picked up a
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    26 15 The Soviet airmen, GromolT, YumashefT and Danikin, who broke the long-distance non-stop record, may attempt a round-the-world flight vl.i both North and South Poles.
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      105 15 IMP /fPJj} fgsh J -eliminates the possibility of errors in picture-taking. The bugbear of inaccurate focussing with roll film cameras is removed once and for all by the Super Ikonta. How is this possible, you ask? By the built-in range finder— an instrument so opticall) sensitive that it reacts to
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    97 16 DEATH PENALTY FOR STEAMNG TELEPHONE WIRE Canton. HEAVY prison sentences have been given culprits who earMer were convicted of stealing telephone or telegraph wires or otherwise interfering with the communications. The first two were executed in comformlty with the amended law which allows of only the death penalty in such
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    523 16 IRISH-BORN Mr. David Davy. 1 Harley Street dentist, who lives at Chiltern Court, N.W n won more than £6,975 in thirty minutes, during nineteen straight runs playing chemin-de-fer at Juan-les-Pins Casino. He started with £124. After his tenth win all except two
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    357 16 MATURE has a mysterious way of 11 creating patterns, designs. She seems to abhor plainness as much as she abhors a vacuum. Consider that every cell that Is the substance of matter is fashioned in some kind of pattern. The snow-Cake has a pattern. Liquids crystallise in
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    106 16 Permanent Effects Of Motor Accident AN elghteen-months-old boy was awarded £1,250 damages against a motorist, and his father £39 special damages, by Mr. Jastice Singleton in the King's Bench Division. Wh>n six months old, the child was in a p< rambulator when a car mounted the pavement
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    161 17 DEEL a pound of potatoes and grate on the fine grater. Press out some of the moisture, leaving the potatoes fairly dry, then sprinkle in four ounces of flour, two beaten eggs, and a finely grated onion. Add pepper, salt, cayenne, and nutmeg, seasoning generously. Have seme boiling
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    335 17 Turn Old Clothes Into New UtfHEN your dress allow- ance is not as elastic as you might wish, there is one way in which you can draw it out a little. Your old clothes can at least be made to pay for your stockings and gloves. If you live in
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    60 17 MELT a half-pound eftko ol sweet milk chocolate in top of double boiler. When cool add the yolks of three eggs, slightly beaten, then half a cup of cream. When blended fold in the beaten whites. Serve from a glass bowl with a picketfence arrangement of lady-finger
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    46 17 TIGHT or ten rinsings are necessary for washing spinach, since it grows close to the soil and is usually quite sandy. Alternate it between two large kettles of water, changing the water each time. The grit will remain in the bottom of the kettles.
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    776 18 WOMEN who go in for a sustained session of tennis usually do the thing very sensibly nowadays, for many have learnt, by sad experience, the penalties one has to pay by way of pain and unsightliness, for injudicious sunbathing. The sun tends to
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    8 18 Royal Family Sets New Fashion For Coloured Shoes
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    258 18 BOUDOIR AND BOULEVARD little sailors in groups of three on the scarf silks, and postage stamps have been scattered over a. dark ground. An impression of large pins thrust through pale silk is another all-over design, and a small pattern of dark blue birds' wings on a white or cream
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    133 18 IT is easy to make and can be 1 prepared hours ahead of time, ready to pop in the oven at dinner time. Spread eight slices of bread with prepared mustard ami butter or margarine. Allow about one teaspoon mustard to each slice of bread. Press one*
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    1103 19 I THINK that it can safely be said that never before has the problem of children's futures been so important a factor in the lives of all right-thinking parents as it is today. All round us we hear that professions are
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    624 19 YOURSELF AND YOUR HOUSE IT is unfortunate, but true, that many women find their skins marred by open pores. Removing the cause is, of course, the first essential rich foods, or sitting too long in a hot bath, are both "evils" which should be remedied. As to the best treatment,
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    122 19 A recently introduced revival of an old fashion is the pinafore skirt. It comes in linens, as well as fine woolly materials, and is yet a further way of providing an excuse for wearing the many sweaters which have been bought recently just because they are so attractive.
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    25 19 Cobweb fine "ace is chosen Jor this becoming evening gown with apleated bustle effect at the back. Model by CMMM.
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    150 19 IF mashed potatoes have to be kept waiting before they can be served, the pan should be covered with a clean, folded kitchen towel or a piece of old linen. The soft linen absorbs the steam, so that the potatoes may be kept hot without becoming sodden and discoloured.
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    Man Who Shunned High Political Office To Build Vp Nations Industries
    43 21 Man Who Shunned High Political Office To Build Vp Nations Industries Two Singapore lads, A. R. Omar and Sari, cycled tc Malac and back last week-end. Tbe> left Singapore on Friday raor. .ng, reached Malacca on Saturday nifht, leaving for Singapore Sonday night.
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    346 21  - BICYCLE THEFTS IN SINGAPORE OWNERS LARGELY TO BLAME "Wheelman" By 'THE theft of bicycles has always been one of the problems of the local police and the recently introduced law which compels registration has, singularly enough, increased rather than diminished the evil. If registration was considered to make detection of
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    349 21 Parish Magazine Exnlanation (From Our Own Correspond.:.', i Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 6. Extract from the Parish of Selangor j Church Magazine published yesterday: Q. ''Why were the fans not working In Kajang Church during a service held there recently? A. "Because the local Christla..
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    69 21 AS a sanitary precaution and in order to prevent barbers from annoying their customers with irresponsible chatter, the Canton municipal and health authorities have decided to enforce the regu'ation of the "New Life Movement" that all barbers should iccar mouth muzzles, when attending their customers.
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    526 21 LAWYER CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENT DRIVING (From Our Own Correspondent.) Butterworth, Aug. 6. A CHARGE of negligent driving by overtaking another car at an estimated speed of 50 miles an hour within 15 yards of Fantei Road and Sungcl Nyor Road junction was preferred against Tuan Haji Wahab bin Abdul Lazis,
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    1627 22 Doc. or advised X-ny Examination Although there is nothing alarming in hnving an X-ray examination, there is always the dread that it will disclose a serious condition. That was the dismal prospect f.icinn Mr Thomas Burns, but Li- ur.iteful letter tells a cheerier story. 1
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    219 22 THE annual report of the Eurasian Association, Malacca, states that five committee meetings were held during the year. At the end of the financial year, there was an excess of income over expenditure by $29.89. The membership totalled 175 at the close. The Association's thanks are due to
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    127 22 RESULTS cf the annual tournaments of the Adameveans 8.P., Malacca, are: Men's Doubles: Tong Hon Konc and Baba bin Janudin beat Dr. 8. J. Chong and Ong Kirn Geek 15 21, 21—16. 21—18; Mixed Doubles: I B. Sen and Miss Sun Chyl beat Loh Hung Loon and Chua
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    1032 22 THE Junior Civil Service Association, Malacca, has organised a handicap tennis tournament, resu'tj of which, to date, are: HANDICAP SINGLES First Round: J. M. Lee (—30.3) beat L. M. Minjoot (+3) 6—3, 6—2: J. V. Chlnniah (—3O) beat C. O. Rodrigues (+3) 6—o. 6—l; T.
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    630 23 If you suffer from choking, wberilnc, coughing, Asthma and lironc/iitis If you ■rasp for breath, cant sleep nights, and It rl our heart pounding against your ribs, nnd nuf.iT Xn m Indigestion, Nervousness, Headaches and Loss of Vitality and Knergry, there Is new hope,
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    59 23 Even Game Despite 5-2 Score (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. DOGOH suffered their first defeat in the Segamat and District Football league last week when the Europeans fielded a moderate side and trounced them to the tune of five goals to two! The game was not
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    ACTION AGAINST ROUGH PLAY
    152 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. |7OR the first time In local football for the past few years the District Association has taken action to stamp out rough play in the Segamat and District Football league. Two players were sent off the field for rough play last
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    JOHORE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    903 23 The Johore lawn tennis championships this year will be played in September. The qualifying rounds will be played at Johore Bahru. Muar. and Batu Pahat between Sept. 1 and Sept. 18, and the finals will be played on Sept. 23 and 24 on the courts of
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    WINS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR YEARS IN SUCCESSION
    298 23 WINS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR YEARS IN SUCCESSION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. I£HOR BENG HOE emerged champion for the fourth year in succession at the Segamat Teachers' annual lawn tennis tournament concluded last week. He won the Cheah Cup last year and has had the honour of having his name
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    AMATEIR SPORTING ASSN
    38 23 At the third monthly general meeting cf the Amateur Sporting Association held last Thursday, Mr. An? Tens Kee and Chine Kenr; Choy were elected a vice-pre-sident and a commute* memter respectively for the year 1937.
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    Several New Badminton Parties
    579 23 Several New Badminton Parties From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. THERE can be no question but that Interest displayed In badminton In Johore is fast increasing and this year has seen the formation of several new parties and two new district associations, the Batu Pahat and the Muar Associations. Segamat and
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    TWO MINUTES TO SPARE
    661 24 RAFFLES COLLEGE BEAT S.C.C. XI DAFFLES Col'nge Just managed to get un S.C.C. team cut two minutes before time in their cricket match played on Raffles College ground yesterday and win by 100 runs Thurai-^isam maCe top score for Rafl'.es with 61 I d Swee Keng
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    PERAK CHAMPIONSHIP
    60 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Talping, Aug. 3. The Perak Golf Club's championship is now in progress The Ciub is shortly holding the competition for the Burma Rifles Cup. Results of the Open Championship: First Round: Kneebone beat Laldlaw 3 and 2: White beat I. D. Robertson: Faulkner beat
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
    17 24 Positions Up To Date. Slade Gets 90 Not Out And Gaillard A Quick 40
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    WEARNE BROTHERS SPORTS MEETING
    529 24 r TEO Chee Tan with 21 points was| the individual champion at the annual athletic sports of Wearne Brothers Sports Club held at the Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The weather was Ideal. All the events were keenly contested. The course was well marked with Wearne Kon.?sl's
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    NOVEL EVENTS AT A.P.C. SPORTS
    318 24 PULO BUKUM WIN WAY FOONG CUP HTHE transhipment and secretarial department won the Woollerton Challenge Cup at the A.P.C. Coronation sports meeting which was held on the A.P.C. sports ground yesterday. Many novel events were introduced and all were keenly contested. The handsome Way Foong
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    ABDULLAH CUP FOR TENNIS
    99 24 (From Our Own CorrespondentSegamat. Thanks to a fine cup donated by Dato Abdullah bin Esa, the State Com mlssloner. Segamat Is to have an al Malay lawn tennis tournament th: year. Arrangements arc In the hand; of Inche Abdul Ghanl bin Mutallb. the honorary secretary of
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    SEASON OPENS AT BLAKAN MATI
    263 24 (From A Correspondent.) A friendly game between the gunners of 11 (S) Heavy Battery, R.A., and the sth H.KS. Heavy Battery, Remarked the opening of the hockey season at BUkan Mati. The 11 (S> Heavy Battery, were thought likely to dethrone the sth H.K.S., who,
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    BADMINTON SINGLES AND DOUBLES
    498 24 BADMINTON SINGLES AND DOUBLES Frcm Our Badminton Correspondent THE Singapore men's junior singles and doubles badminton tourr.a- ments were carried a stage further yesterday when two ties In each event I were payed. The first two game? played were undoubted y the best and most thrilling yet seen during the
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    POLICE TROPHY MATCH
    34 24 The annual match between tM Singapore Police and the Johoro State Police (Malays) for the Haji Bmbok Sulok Shield will take place at the Police Dapot, Singapore, on Thursday, 4«at 2.
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    GURUS' WIN OVER POLICE
    323 25 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Saturday. IN a keen, well contested football match the Malay Gurus beat the Police by the odd goal In five in the semi-final of the Malacca Government Shield competition. At half time the score was I—l and the game ending 2—2,
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    Y. W. C. A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    841 25 Results in the Y/'V.C.A. Sports Club lawn tennis tournament: Mixed Doubles:. Mis: E. Smith and Dr. C Smith beat Miss N. Cbia and Mr. P. Chia 8— ft— 2; Miss lay and Mr. J. Manassph beat Mr :ind Mrs. Norris 3—6, ft— 4. 6—4:
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    Cricket In Johore
    902 25 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. I^HE Malays of Johore are taking to cricket very rapidly and the State can boast of three regular sides this j year. Segamat and Johore Bahru are two leading centres while Batu Pahat has Joined them this year. Kluang llelded a «We
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    INDIANS DRAW WITH Y. M. C. A.
    260 25 THE cricket fixture between th# YM.C.A. and the Indian Association at Balestier yesterday ended In a draw. A feature of the match waj the tall scoring on both sides. INDIAN ASSN Tharam Singh c Poh b Estrop 20 S. Cruz b Ferguson 20
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    18 26 A group photograph of delegates to the eighth All-Ma. aya Co-operative Conference held in 'liala Lumpur last week-end.
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    LESSONS OF INTER-STATE BADMINTON GAMES
    261 26 LESSONS OF INTER -STATE BADMINTON GAMES High Standard All Through BY OUR BADMINTON CORRESPONDENT lIONOURS iii the recent Malayan Chinese badminton tournament, as I anticipated, were equally shared by Penang and Singapore after one of the most thrilling struggles s?en on the local courts for a long time. The Penang
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    LUNAR A AND M.P
    134 26 At the fifth annual general meeting of the Lunar Athletic and Musical Party the follov.rg were elected onicJ-rx-arers of th? ensuing year President. Mr. Choa Joon Hean, i re->l -cted) vice-presidents. Messrs. Lee Slew Kow. Llm Tong Leong and Wee Alk Poh i all re-elected); hon
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    I NION SPORTING ASSN.
    51 26 Members of the Union Snorting Association nill roqret to learn of the death of Mr. Sect Teng Ciy's father-in-law who died at his nee, 199. Onan Road, on Tuesday. The funeral will take place today at 10.15 a.m. Omnibus will leave Bras Basith Road at 10
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    JOHORE BAHRU TOURNAMENT
    329 26 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru MG Chai Nguan, a promising player of the Steadfast party, qualified lor the final in the Johore Bahru District badminton tournament on Friday when he beat A. Rahman b Talb (Surveys) 15—1, 15—7. with ease. Chal Nguan is in good form
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    CORONATION B.P.
    264 26 THE Coronntlon B.P. had a successful tour In Batu Pahat during the August holidays. Coronation B.P. beat the Premier B.P. by four games to two. Results (Coronation first) Koh Beng Swee beat Kliaw Eng Chin 15 4, 15—9; Tay Chin Lye beat Khaw Eng Slang 15 5, 15—6;
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    SELECT B.!»
    40 26 The follow/In? will repr3-.eni MMt B.P. acalmt Rex B.P. today at the former's court at 3 p.m.: Lye Swee Peng, Yap Chin Te«. Tan Se.* Jone. T. Rajoo and the Misses N? Soh Moul and Chan Ng»i Mc«r.
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    BATAVIA B.P
    47 26 The BetavU B.P. meet the Blue Bird B.P. today at 2.30 r>m.. four singles and three doubles. The following are to represent the Bttavla M.P. —P. V. Sarma. P. H. Tan. Bertie Koh, Nobert Gomes, R. Yap. 81al: KOOB, Ere Sen". Ismail and Sis': Mans.
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    SUN BEAM B.P
    108 26 The Sun Beam B P. champion party of the Kluanp district beat the Kahang B.P. by six games to one. Results (Sun Beam first): Singles: Chow Ah Chap beat Yeoh Soon Seng 15— 15—7; Ibrahim beat Ismail 15—1. 15— 1: Rajoo beat Ooh Chye Chuan 1»— 12,
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    .MERRIDALE B.P
    32 26 Merridale B.P. badminton practices will be held at the new court. 234. Orchard Road. The men's junior single* tournament (league system) resulted Leng Lee Choon (champion*, Sim Kah Kwee (runner-up).
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    MUAR DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
    336 26 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. CIVE further ties were played during the week in the Muar District badminton tournament, and it Is expected that the fii.als will be played towards the end of this month. The men's open doubles event has reached the semi-final stage. In the
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    S.B.A. TOURNAMENTS
    134 26 The following ties in the Singapore Badminton Association men's junior singles and I doubles championship tournaments will be played at the Clerical Union today 10 a.m. singles Tan Cheong Hoe vs. Ho Yuen. Ngo Beng Huck vs. Syed Sallm. Doubles Cheong I Soon Thuan and Koh Oon Ktong
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    ECLIPSE B.P.
    116 26 'THE Eclipse B.P. B team beat the Daisy B.P. B team In a friendly game of five singles and two doubles at the former's court on Monday. Results (Eclipse first) Chta Chin Joo lost to Sunny Ciian 15—12. 10—15, 15—13: Georgic Cheong beat Hector Seah 15—5. 1111;5 11;
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    5.H.8.F.8.*1
    107 26 5.H.8.F.8.* 1 The SUB. Fire Brlgadt B.P. beat the Chermin B.P. by five games to four. Results i S H.8.F.8.8.P. first) Singles Hussln beat Jusoh 4—15, 15 8, 15—12; Zakaria lost Dawood o—ls. 0— 15; Satil beat H. Saitoh 15—12, 14—14 (3—1); Tasrip lost H. Osman B—IS8 IS I'J— s.
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    SIKW SIN SI A
    38 26 Entries for the Slew Sin Sla annual badminton and tennis singles and. doubles championship tournaments, which close on Thursday, should be sent to the hon. sports captain, Thng Soon Tee, c/o Government Analyst's Department.
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    REX B.P.
    41 26 The folio- ing will represent the Rex B.P. against the Select B.P. today at the latter's court at 2.45 p.m. Buddy Wee. Yulln Chen, Leng Lee Choon, Ong Swee Tlan, Douglas Meo, ri-vir v/ct. Lily Boey and Rosy Boey.
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    HTNE.9E FRIENDLY ASSN.
    24 26 The Chinese friendly Association monthly meeting will be held on Monday at the Association premises 12G. Albert Street, at 8 p.m.
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    Kuala Lumpur Courts
    869 26 By Our Selangor Badminton Correspondent A LL sportsmen in Selangor will be keenly j Interested In the recent announcement of the British Resident of this State of the Intention of Government to convert an area of vacant land in the vicinity of Victoria Institution into the King
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    MALAYA CUP DAY IN KUALA LUMPUR
    158 27  -  Chances of the Teams As They Went On The Field— Rugger Here Soon And Home Soccer BY "ECHO" WHO'S won the Malaya Cup Singapore or Selangor? It was probably a close thing, in the final at Kuala Lumpur, yesterday, with hard going all the
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    JOHORE TO SINGAPORE WALK TODAY
    242 27 JOHORE TO SINGAPORE WALK TODAY The annual walking race from Johore Bahru to Singapore for the Hodges Cup (individual) and Wilsr>n Cup (team) will be held today. Competitors meet at the police station, Johore Bahru. at 6.30 a.m. where they will be issued with numbers. The race starts at 7
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    Y. M. C. A. BEAT SOLDIERS AT WATER POLO
    558 27 (From Our Own Correspondent > Blakan Mati. Saturday. SHOWING superior combination It* YM.C.A. triumphed over Blaki:. Mati at water polo here today, nettlr six goals to the home side's two. Sin Boon Howe opened the scorli. lor the YM.C.A. maintaining tht:
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    This Week's Singapore Football
    271 27 This Week's Singapore Football I THE most Important SA.F.A. fixture this week is between the Chinese and the Royal lonUkilttng Fusiliers, on Saturday. The key match of the first division, the result may decide the champions if all goes well with the remainder of their respective fixtures. The week's matches
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    ENGLISH SCHOOL SPORTS AT BATU PAHAT
    705 27 ENGLISH SCHOOL SPORTS AT BATU PAHAT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat. •T*HE Government English School held their tenth annual athletic sports before a large crowd on the School Padang last week. Mrs. A. H. W. Lilly distributed the prizes. The times returned were much better than last year and
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    CENTRAL WORKSHOPS SPORTS CLUB
    62 27 The annual general meeting of the Central Workshops Sports Club, Sentul will be held next Friday at 4.05 p.m. at the Apprentices' Evening School. Mr. W. F. Wegener, acting Chief Mechanical Engineer, will preside. According to the annual report the membership of the Club 1< «29
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    Johore Police Sports
    684 27 Muar Malay And Depot Indian The Champions (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore, Bahru. pAVOURABLE weather, excellent ar rangeinents, a large and distinguished attendance and keen rivalry were the features of the Johore State Police annual athletic sports on the Civil Service Club padang on Thursday. Those present
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    MERRYTIME B.P
    40 27 ■file Merrytlme BP. aanuftl badminton tournament, for A. B. novice* women's (league system) ch*;npioo*hip will started on Sept. 11. The men's open doubles and Interteam knock-out system will also be started on the conrhnioo at Urn sinetea champion•Mp.
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    DAUGHTER HAD CRYING SPELLS.
    195 27 I After Kruschcn A Different (iirl." i A mother writs:— 'Early thia 'spring my ei?,hteen-year-i>:c! v. I had r. Dcnrooa breakdown. doctoii tha didn't se em 10 BUM oncfa .:i..i- \ement. .'he sthl )<ad cry:.-!- -r^vlis and nts of the blues. So I dKtdSd i-o -Ive
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    THE SUNDAY TIMES
    18 28 The Leading Sunday Newspaper In Malaya. No. 294 Sunday. August 8. 1937 Price 10 cents
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    A Malayan Industry Worth Millions
    81 28 •T*Hr: Tal (hong Japanese tisli- me company has an elaborate freezing plant and in the picture above is the mechanical force behind it. Top right shows the interior oi the Japanese store in Beach Road which supplies the fishing fleet with everything from a bent
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    ELABORATE FREEZING PLANT
    344 28 ELABORATE FREEZING PLANT 1,000 Mile Journeys Seeking Fish UI'NDREDS of miles away from Singapore the tiny three-and five-ton sailing boats of the Japanese fishing companies harvest their crops of fish worth millions of dollars a year. Sometimes they fish 500 miles away in the China Sea, at other times they
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