The Straits Times, 8 May 1939

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. 1 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 0 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      274 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST (PHONE 5471). Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. nm Coleman St. m-*a Singapore. Phone 4816 ENGINES m 6 to 20 B.H.P. These robust and wonderfully qa reliable Marine Units are „rj£_*_\ jspecially built for gruelling MPftjt r -ervice and will provide
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      98 1 FIN A 3 rnTM kuala lum»"^: 25. Java st. "l^***" fc*^"^*} (PHON**: 3683). Madame Page, top i- look BATTERY BLDG CASHSALE EXTENDEO TO MAY 13 DAY EVENING GOWNS tK___ jJ3_B______s_________________iSßa________a Kit- _S____\\\_\\\\\\'* m^_W^*___\ SMI _______E__L* i ____Wx i__W *pk P_tw_\\__^_________ ijm_\W^^__ Ja_j_^___^_j^__m __m^________\ I ____S_H Em _t~m aBJHsggBJa? I I_____________________B______r
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      36 2 The family of thc late Mr Robert Edward Moller wi_h to express their sincere thanks to i.ll relatives and friends who attended the luneral as well as those who sent wreaths, and letters of cond-lence.
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      554 2 BLACKER.— To Margot wife of K. A. Blacker on May 6, at Maternity HosplU:. Singapore a son. COSTELOE.— This morning at the General Ho oital Sin"n'iore, lo Kathleen Itmeh wife of Philip Lindsay Costeloe. 58 1'a.sir Panjang M, Singapore, a son. LOH-WEE: Mr. Albert I/oh Hup Choon ot Messrs. Optorg
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      690 2 WANTED I WANTED, Motor launch about 25 feet. Send specifications. Box No. 330, 8. Times. WANTED a pair of second hand Zeiss binoculars 8 or 12 magnification. Must bt lv oerfect condition. Apply Box 313. Straita Tbees. LEAVING ENGLAND for Singapore soon, young lady will act as truardian to children
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      648 2 HOUSE, FLATS TO LET ATTRACTIVE, breezy, modern flat tn Orchard Road. Double bedroom, dining room, sitting room. Rent only $75. Suit couple or friends sharing. Complete furniture, Including automatic radiogram, refrigerator, cutlery, glassware to be taken over at $550 or near oiler. Immediate entry. Box 317, Straits Times. TO LET:
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      495 2 pops FOR SALE, nrize winning alsatlan pup pics (eleven wee!«i from Imported cham plon stock apply Mrs. E. V. Smith, Polic Depot. Thompson Road. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES at 1 and 4-A Prince St. and j Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee. 12 KlUlney Road. GODOWN. Read Street off
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      944 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. SPECIAL LADIES"CLASS" for Slimming Kxei.ises, Weight Redaction Guaranteed at' the CHARLES St HOOL OF PHYSICAL CULTURE. t Scotts Road. Phone 4440. Under European Management) a SENSATIONAL SALE LAST 3 DAYS. FROM MAY 8 200 Dresses for all occasions will be sold and completely cleared COST PRICE SALON
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      660 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated tn England) PENINSULAR ANU ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PAaSKNGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. BHUTAN 6.100 May tt RANPURA 17.000 May 19 BEHAR 6.000 May _U RAWALPINDI 17.000 June 2 SOUDAN 6.500 June 2
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      382 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. SUWA MARU May 12. tMA TERUKUNI MARU May 24. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU June 8. S.S. HARUNA MARU June 22.
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      665 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE FIRE* To: MARSEILLES, LONDON, BOTTEK- To: PALESTINE, ROTTERDAM, HAM DAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AND COPENHAGEN SELANDIA May JS KINA abt. May 20 BORINOIA June IS JAVA June 8 LALANDIA July 4 DANMARK June 20 JUTLANDIA July 25
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      627 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay. Singapore Tel 31. M. Chartered Bank Building. Penang a TeL 1368. BLUB FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON. N CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (la conjunction with the Glen Line) Due Salla HECTOR Mars., L'don. R'dam. Si Grow m port May 10 PHILOCTETES L'don. R'dam,
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    RAYON CONSUMPTION ABOVE PRODUCTION
    110 4 I T\URINO March British rayon con sumption was at the highest level since September, 1837, and exceeded production by 474,215 lb. Consumption of rayon yarn during March at 10.849.688 lb was at the highest level since September. 1937. when the total was 11,334.479 lb The March
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
    47 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mrs Wee Boon Ting. «Son* St Family sinreMttvea. friends, duj* and the Boys' Brigade tLet Company) for vL*its and I.i ral ol late Majoor Wee Boon Teng and those reaths. l«anner*. t.-'r:nii! aiv! i con-Vslence m the'- -^ed i rir.ent. (Penang and F M.6.
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S TRADE
    114 4 SOUTH Africa's foreign trade for 1938 shows an unfavourable balance of £12.500,000. but If gold earmarked In the Union is Included there is a favou.able balance of £2.300.000 for the year. Great Britain heads the import trade with 43 per cent., the United States Is second with
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    DENNIS INTERIM
    61 4 For the eight successive year Dennis Brothers, makers of motor and other vehicles, is to pay an interim dividend of 4d (or 33 1, 3 per cent.) per share, less tax. Is.- urd capital ls £75,123 15s ln ls rhares on wMrh 100 per cent, was paid I
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      217 4 Today Pontianak (Pangkcr) ..2 p.m. Whole Australia (Qantas) ..9 p.m. Java and Timor Dllly (Qantes) 9 pjn. Pamang..at, Sambas and Qingkawang (Boelongan) 4 pjn. New Zealand (Qantas) ..8 p.m. Java. South-West Sumatra. S.-East Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas St Timor •Dllly (X.L.M.) f om. Fstiembang (X.L.M.) >. 8 p.m.
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      PRINCESS ALICE AND EARL OF ATHLONE RETURNING
      46 4 Teheran. May 7. DRINCBSS ALICE and the Earl of Athlone who represented King George at the recent royal marriage celebrations here, left today for Kermanshah. trom where they will fly to Istanbul and take the Orient Express home Reuter.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      261 4 INWARD Wearnes Frost Penang Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives mrt— eveniwg. Imperial From Europe: Arrives THIS aftar■naa Qantas: From Anstrmlia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. XX.M: From Europe: Arrives THIS evenxag K.N.I L M From Netherlands Indies, arrives tomorrow afternoon. K.N.LL.M.: From Saigon: Arrives an Wednesday. KJL-M.:
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      FROM MALACCA
      90 4 Correspondence ror transmission Dy air via "Netherlands" must oe fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as follows Today. Siam, Burma, India. Iraq. Palestine, Egypt. Mauritius. Europe, Great Britain. Ir- lanu N fc 8 America. E fc 8 Africa. Nigeria and Gold Coast
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      13 4 Mails from Japan expected today. May 8, by Toyama Maru.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      145 4 I The following ship, arc alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf: Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1: Anshun 22. Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Juno 16; Hector 14; Pres. Van Buren 11; Toyama Maru 9. Empire Dock: Entrance Gate 2;
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      FIRST WOMAN PROFESSOR AT CAMBRIDGE
      91 4 London, May 1. FOR the first time m the history of Cambridge University a woman has been appointed to a professorship. She is Dorothy Annie Garrod and has been appointed to succeed Professor Minns ln the Disney Professo-ship of Archaeology, one of Cambridge's oldest professorships.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    481 4 New York, May 6. 'I'm. following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today Yictcrday's Today's Close. Close. Changes 30 Industrials 131.47 131.74 up .27 JO Rails 26.86 25.88 up 02 15 Utilities ?290 23.10 up .20 40 Bonds 88.45 88 45 unchanged New York
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    107 4 CWAN. CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on Saturday's New York market.: Stock prices gained slightly m a dul! session. Traders were absent from tho market and preferred to wait on th? sidelines pending clarification of tho Danzig situation. The coal strike ls resulting In a shortage of coal. The
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    JEWS MAY NOT LIVE WITH GERMANS
    80 4 Berlin. May 7. I EGISLATION has come into force throughout the Reich debarring Jews from living with Germans under the same roof. In future Jews m Germany will live exclusively m Jewishowned houses. This, lt is stated, is one ol the final step? leading
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    FRENCH GENERAL IN BUCHAREST
    46 4 Bucharest. May 7. /"•ENERAL Weygand, former French Chief of the General Staff, arrived here last Thursday by plane from Istanbul and was received by the president of the International Aeronautical Society, Prince Blbescu, and the French Ambassador m Bucharest. M. Thierry. Trans-Ocean.
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    U.S. FOREIGN TRADE DURING MARCH
    62 4 SMALLER exports and larger imports for the United States ln March resulted ln the favourable trade balance being nearly 25 per cent, below that of March, 1938. During the flrst quarter of this year, the credit balance was 45 per cent, below the like period
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    CHINESE FLAGS IN SHANGHAI JAPANESE DEMAND BAN
    182 4 CHINESE FLAGS IN SHANGHAI JAPANESE DEMAND BAN Shanghai, May 7. 1 rVR AWING attention to the fact that the display of Kuomintang Hags m the International Settlement and the French Concession ls held by the Japanese to be tantamount to endorsement of antl-Jr.panese sentimepts by the Settlement and Conccss on
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    AIRWAYS CHARGES UNFOUNDED
    292 4 Sir J. Keith's Report SIR John Reith's report denying the al escd victimisation by Imperial Airways of certain air pilots and riving his opinion on reported d -fects m tlie company's organisation was referred to m a written answer by S'r Kingsley Wood. The Air Minister's reply
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    GERMAN COAL COMPETITION
    276 4 Uneconomic Methods In Export Field /**>ERMAN trading methods which provided an "insuperable barr r" for the British coal industry, wor cussed oy Mr. John Powell, of CardiiT. who was re-elected chairman of the British Coal Exporters' Federal the annual meeting m Lcndoc. Speaking of foreign competition. Mr.
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      646 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m iMS.i TELEPHONE: Freight 5433. Pasaage 543 L CANADIAN pacific (lu.orporated tn England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE otleea TRANS- FACU IC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS lo VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA b, TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND or the CONTINENT—
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      554 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 00.47 a.m. 8.9 It.; 1.59 p.m. 7.5 ft. L. W. 7.24 a.m. 0.5 ft.: 7.20 p.m. 3.6 ft. Tomorrow H.W. 1.25 am. _.5 ftr 2.40 pm. 7.1 ft L.W. 8.05 am. 0.9 ft. 4. pm. 4 ft. Wednesday H. W. 2.04 am. 8 ft.;
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      132 4 YESTERDAYS WEATHER Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mm. temp. fall s'shinc temp C P Inches hrs. *F West CoasL Alor Star 90 0.01 11.4 75 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 89 0.04 9.1 75 Bitiawan 92 Nil 10.0 75 Bukit Jeram 82 Nil 10.4 75 Malacca 87 0.04 8.1 75
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      208 5 I ZEISS I UMBRAL I GLASSES I protect youc eyes from l-'mm all first-class Opticians. Gout, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Kidney trouble etc. cured with UROLYSAN URIC ACID GRANULES 51.50 a bottle. Dr. Kennedy* BLADDER KIDNEY PILLS $1.50 a bottle. Agents CHARI CO., 29. Robinson Road, Singapore. 4fl__\-__ _m______9t*___W m_m [fS\Fmw l
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      126 5 THE RISK OF SEPTIC INFECTION AVOIDED WITH THIS NEW POTENT GERMICIDE. Particularly useful and safe for cuts abrasions arid skin disorders. Obtainable from Chemists and Stores. 75 cents and $1.50 per bottle. Sole Distributors: GRAFTON LABORATORIES Ltd.— Singapore Kuala Lumpur. IJ A a_V, lU l] 3, I If <•_). Jat
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      605 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 223 metre*. ZHP SO.OC metres. p.m. 5.00 Lagru _:ambo6.t (Mala*,). 5.30 The Lone Vale musical party (Cantonese, at tbe studio. 6.10 Children's programme. t (Cantonese). 6.30 Tlie Lone^Vale musical party at the Studio (conta). 7.00 Children's programme. (English). 7.15 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.30 "Inspector
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      159 5 NIROM TODAY YDA 6.64 me/a (48.8 m.). YDB 9.65 mc/s (31.26 m.). YDB 11.86 me/i (25.3 m.). PMN 10.26 mc/s .9.2 m.). p.m. 4.50 Recorded music. 5.50 For the children by Uncle Dick. 6.20 French cabaret. t5O Aneta news. Programme preview. From the screen. 7.40 Disco news. 8.00 Potpourri. 8.30
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      148 5 BERLIN TODAY DJA 9.56 mc/s (SU m.). DJB 15.86 mc/s (18.7 m.). DJQ 15.28 mc/s (19.C m.i. DJN 9.54 me/s (31.45 m.) p.m. 5.05 Sports review. 5.35 Folk music. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News m English. 7.35 Concert of light music (contd). 8.20 News and economic review m
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      420 6 THORNYCROFT TO PAY DIVIDEND BETTER INQUIRY FOR BETTER TIN STOCKS By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Apr. 8. POLITICALLY, the week-end has passed undisturbed, but the Danzig solution still awaits solution, and no doubt markets will tend to remain quiet until one is found. This was the position
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      88 6 London. May 7. The following were yesterday's closing mean rates: Purls 176 47 61 Athens M7H Ns-w York 4.68 Rio 2 2532 Montreal 4.70,4 Belgrade 210 Br __s_*>ls 27 50 Bucharest .60 -fiu".» 20. K. Buenos Aire* 20 IR AuL.naum 8.76. Montevideo 18Vi Milan 89 Bombay 1/5
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      MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
      110 6 Manila. May 8. "FHE following were yesterday's quotations and this morning's quotations for gold shares on the Manila Stork Exchange. All the shares nave a par value of 10 cnuvos and the quotations are m pt_os I'rr\ Today's A.-J..'d n.d As3wrJ Bid Atitujn. k k.Xlte 0.31
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      MINING
      569 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue VaL Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyer* Sellers 4/- Ampat rin 2/9 3 6 2/9 3d 5/- Austral Amal 4/9 5/3 cd 4/9 5/3 £1 Austral Malay 38/- 42/- 40/- 45' 5/- Ayer Hitam 18/6 19 3 19 3 20/3
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      GENERAL
      446 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.30 1.40 1.32 ft 1.40 2 2 do. 7V 2 prefs. 2.15 2.20 2.15 2 20xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 550 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.50 0.69 0.50 >60 10 5 B M Trustee 375 7.50 575 7.50 £1 £1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      269 6 6% Majuarc Co. Ltd. $30,000 tut Apr. 10 Oct 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red 1940 $400,000 Int. Int. Var. 31 Sept 30 100 101 norn AY-,% 1907 red 1947 $1.600 000 Int Mar. 31 Sept 30 106 108 norn 4V 2 )9G" red
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      RUBBER SHARES
      361 6 (Shares are Sl unless otherwise stated) Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.12 1 22\d 1.20 1.30 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.90 100 Amai Malay 1.40 l.i>o i4U 1.55 Ayei Hitam 090 1.00 090 1.00 Ayer Mole* 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 Ayer Panaa 1.00 114 1.05 1.15 Bassett 0.45
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      87 6 Monday, May 8, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 27% 27% No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. m cases. May 27% 28 G-F-A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b m bales '♦lay 27% 27 11/16 t At. R.B.S. f.o.b m hales M» y 27% 27 7/16 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No IX Ii.S.S
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    SLIGHTLY BETTER TONE ON STOCK MARKET
    541 6 Swan Culbertson's Review Of Past Week TTHE following review of the New York market for the week ended May 6 was by Swan, Culbertson and Fritz, Singapore, this morning A slightly better tone has been evident on the stock market during the past week.
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    GERMANY BUYS MORE SHIPS NOT WANTED FOR CHARTERING
    261 6 GERMANY BUYS MORE SHIPS NOT WANTED FOR CHARTERING IJAVING failed to obtain any further British ships since the purchase of the "La.eham," "Meopham" and "Peckham," German shipowners, acting under the instructions of their Government, have now turned to other foreign sources Purchases include the Danish cargo ship "M. C Holm"
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    THORNYCROFTS PAY 3 1/2 P.C. DIVIDEND
    82 6 First Distribution For Ten Years A DIVIDEND of 3'_ per cent 1 17. cents a share) on the preferred ciuinary sha.es will be recommended by the directors of Thornycroft Singapore >. Ltd.. at the annual meeting on May 26 The dividend is the first
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    THE MONEY MARKET
    74 6 London. May 7. AN the money market, the outstanding incidents of the week have been a rise of over €16.000.000 m bankers' resources, a further exp m note circulation, and a sharp drop m discount rates. There was a furtl :r rapid decline ln discount rates and
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    "HONEST-TO-GOODNESS" BUDGET CITY
    1576 7 "HON EST-TO-GOODNESS" BUDGET CITY Exchange Business Still Moribund MARKETS PREPARED IF WAR SHOULD COME (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 27. THIS article has to be written or; the very eve of Herr Hitler's speech to the Reichstag m reply to President Roosevelt's world peace proposals a speech which may
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    MOTOR INDUSTRY'S READINESS
    502 7 PLAN FOR SERVICE IN WAR-TIME 150,000 MEN, 150,000 VEHICLES •""THE recently formed National Ser- vice Committee of the Retail Motor Industry, of which Lord Austin is chairman has submitted to the Government a comprehensive plan for the Immediate utilisation, m the event of a national emergency, of
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    CAPITAL WARNED IN CANADA
    325 7 INVESTMENT STILL TOO SLOW IN introducing the Canadian Budget ln the House ol Commons Mr. C. A. Dunning. Finance Minister, gave a veiled warning that unless private investment Increeed the Government might be forced to Intervene, reports the Daily Telegraph's Ottawa correspondent. Mr. Dunning said that
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    192 7 Singapore. May 6. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier 7.50 Hamburg Cube 513.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $12.75 White $12.25 Black 8.25 Copra Mixed $3.40 Sun Dried $3.70 Saio Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.60 Fair $2.50 Sarawak $2.50 Jelotong Palembang $6.50 Banja $6.50 Sarawak $6.50 Tapioca Small
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    82 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, May 6, 1 p.m. Boofca Total tot Company Dividend CIom Date Ex. Dlv financial yvar TIN. Payable Date to dal« Austral Amal IKA May 12 Mav 19 May 13 2 1 Hong Fatt 2«.i% SV4% Hong Kong Tin 2V;, less tax May 10
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      484 7 IH-55, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. Telephone. Manager's Office 451? a Exchange Dept. 4513 General Office 4514 Cable Addreae PBOVINBANK." Head Office. Sll (HOW PAID-UP CAPITAL (< h.) le.eef,.**RESERVE FUNDS n 13.Wa.M8 TOTAL ASSETS (approa.) Sieg.aH.oCe Board of Directort: 1. L. SOONG TSENG SANG FO V. C. KOO CHAN VIU WOON. WU
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      540 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m China -*>. f la i Cii.i.rari 12. Cecil Street Siu^ap.n Telephones: Manager'! Odiei i.tit Aaat. Manager ofl he sit' Exchange Dept .m General Office SIM t (able AMreaa: "CHI Mihl O PaM Cp Capital Ch M_M M ReserTe Fond* m execaa of Ch r» a*
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      289 8 f PAVILJON 615 9.15 TONIGHT jL___r ijfl___k Aff m ro 4 -rr>ou___ N I jtoWMOONp BIN. CROSBY FftANCISKA CAAL > UW JiMIROFF SHIKLEr ROSS. I EDWARD EVERETT HORTON BEN BLUE oBk oiwci>d tf aaaam twnta a tmnmomt mmm K_j.au love keep its promises Z<*A_slS Voc_| heart. |i< sa tbaif 10.».
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      226 8 Don't miss thia glorious All-Colour Musical Comedy with your favourite Stara ~Z JEANETTE C™.L rDO AID EDOV It'• -|f' w WWf J_WSl_. H^> _\WW ___B__________k_ s !___________> —__r\ ____> IN 6LORIOUS TECHNICOLOR fUM W.KM RAT lOL6£I7IOI£IICf HCE .WSCMA MMI MIIM-sN IMINAIO •*I»INII See the beautiful Dance Sequences m Colour. Hear
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    KING & QUEEN WATCH THE FLEET'S FAREWELL
    488 9 KING QUEEN WATCH THE FLEET'S FAREWELL Cheering Crowds' Warm Send-Off For Their Majesties London, May 6. DEUTER'S special correspondent on ..board the Em- press of Australia, m which the King and Queen are travelling to Canada after ft warm send-off today, reports that Their Majesties had dinner quietly tonight, and
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    "AIR ATTACKS TO CONTINUE "
    90 9 "AIR ATTACKS TO CONTINUE Tokio, May 7. JAPANESE air attacks on Chung- king and other military points will be continued with increasing force until the Kuomintang Government is crushed, declared the Japanese Admiralty spokesman today. Referring to the bombing of the British Consulate-General at Chungking, the Japanese naval authorities m
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    Japan's Foreign Policy Defined
    290 9 Mr. H. Arita Stresses "Independence" Tokio, May 7. PR the second time m two day.*, the independence of Japan's foreign policy has been stressed from official quarters. After the Foreign Offlce spokesman on Friday emphasised this point, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, dwelt on it
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    "WE WANT DOBRUJA," SAY BULGARIANS
    79 9 pRIES of "We want Dobruja and Thrace" were raised by a crowd watching a great military parade here yesterday— the Bulgarian St. George's Day. Military bands played the Doorutan national song, which the crowd sang King Boris and Queen Joanne attended the parade, at which
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    GERMAN ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA
    111 9 "We Would Not Fight The Hitler System Windhoek, May 7. IN an appeal to South Afric.'.. the German African Party says it views wi*h astonishment "the shortsighted attitude o. a section of the [Union population" m South-West and I South Africa toward the present j situation
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    POPE'S PEACE APPEAL
    202 9 Smoothing Path Of Negotiation? Vatican City, May 7. THK Pope, broadcasting to the; French National Eucharistic Conference at Algiers today, made a brief reference to peace, "so ardently desired by anxious humanity." His Holine_s urged that the month of May be entirely devoted to universal prayer "In
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    GERMAN ATROCITY STORIES
    205 9 Allegations Against "Polish Terrorism* Berlin, May 7, GERMAN refugees from Polish per- secutlon are fleeing across the frontier into Germany m a steadily increasing flow, according to the Berlin press, which hurls sharp accusa- tions against the Polish Government j m connection with the exodus. The official
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    DEMOCRATISATION OF THE ARMY
    117 9 Labour Party To Urge Sweeping Reforms London. May 7. CWEEPINO PROPOSALS tor the re- j organisation and democratization ot the armed forces are contained m a Labour Party policy statement to be submitted to the party conference at Whitsun. The improvement of pay conditions is urged
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    SCHEME FOR A CANAL ACROSS NICARAGUA
    42 9 Washington. May 5. /"•"EN. sSomoza. President of Nicaragua was greeted by President Roosevelt on arrival here today on an ofllclal visit. It is expected the question of an interocean canal across Nicaragua will Lw discussed —Reuter.
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    Anglo-Rumanian Trade Talks
    155 9 Bucharest. May 7. BEFORE the British trade mission, headed by Sir Frederick Leithi Ross, eocs to Athens on Tuesday. I it i.s expected a MMMCMMNM will bo j initialled, embodying the points of 'agreement reached betwepn the delegation and Rumania. It is understood a permanent mixed .committee
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. B.M.B.C. IN War
    1044 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. B.M.B.C. IN War One aspect of defence policy m Malaya which gives cause for uneasiness is the total absence of information about preparations for broadcasting m v/ar. The only reference which has been made to this question is to be found m
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    BRITISH PEERS & M.Ps. CABLE TO CHIANG
    105 10 BRITISH PEERS M.Ps. CABLE TO CHIANG London. May 7. A telegram of goodwill has been £cnt to General Chiang Kai-shek by four peers, the Earl of Listowcl. Lord Strabolgl, Lord Passifleld and Lord Snell, and 32 members of the House of Commons, including Mr. Wedgwood Benn and Sir Stafford Cripps.
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    Deaths In Indian Riots
    39 10 Patna, May 7. Six persons were killed and 70 njured In fierce communal rioting at Oaya today, which was quelled by the arrival from Patna of police and the Imposition ot a curfew order.— neuter.
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  • FOOD STORES
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      Living On Lentils And Prunes!
      348 10 UP-COUNTRY VIEW OF RECENT LISTS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—After reading various articles on the subject of emergency food store., for Malayan houses, I have been surprised at the small amount of real help which any of these articles can have been
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      TELEPHONE REFORM OPPOSED
      281 10 Government's Attitude Revealed To the Editor of ihe Straits Times Sir,— Your news item ln today's Straits Times reporting the speech of the chairman at the general meeting of the Oriental Telephone Co. m London has come as a revelation to householders such as myself, who m
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    47 10 FOOD CONTROL. Some comments on hoarding and profiteering. 8.M.8.C. AUDIENCE. How are the nationalities of listeners ascertained? EDUCATED WIVES. A Chinese defends higher education for women. "BEAUTY OF WAR." An extraordinary rhapsody from Italy. PEACE FRONT. Fint fruts c! the new policy appral_cd.
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    UNDEFEATED MALARIA
    749 10 New Offensive In The Peninsula From A Correspondent IT has been said that malaria is a wily foe, ever ready to exploit a new situation. Famine, flood, drought and migration, with their associated disturbance of the intricate balance of man's environment, have time and time again provided the
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    729 10 Malayan Pickle IT ls curious how one thing leads to another. Last Friday afternoon, for example, after a readers' symposium on Cape Romania had been published In this column, another reader called at the ofiice to present me with a bottle labelled Rumania Pickle," freshly bought
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    NEW MILITARY PACT BINDS AXIS POWERS CLOSER
    621 11 Not 'Sensational, Say Political Circles GERMANY ASD ITALY FIX SPHERES OF INTEREST Rigid Solidarity Only For Ideological War HHHH announcement last night of a formal poli- tical and military alliance between Italy and Germany is not regarded as sensational m Rome political circles,
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    TERMS OF THE COMMUNIQUE
    116 11 Rome, May 7. j_\ POLITICAL and military alliance wat agreed upon between Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, and Herr von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minitter, at Milan, Italy, today. The offical communique tayt "In thc conversationt beteen the two Foreign Minittert, yesterday and today, the
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    INDIA MUST HELP GREAT BRITAIN
    134 11 -Dishonest Unfair" If She Staved Out Sholapur, May 7. -IT WOULD BE dishonest and unfair for India if she refused to participate m any war m which Britain were involved," declared Sir Hyat Khan Premier of the Punjab, presiding at the All-India Mos'.em League Conference,
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    ANGLO-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS
    281 11 ANGLO -SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS Critical Stage Has Been Reached London, May 7. fVi'LOMATIC correspondents and leader writers of Sunday newspapers express the opinion that a critical stage has been reached m the Anglo-Soviet negotiations. It seems generally agreed that the British Government wishes to confine the agreement to a pledge by
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    MOVE FOR "PEACE CONFERENCE"
    252 11 No British Hostility To German People London, May 7. A COMMITTEE for a "new peace conference," which is said to have I more than 1,000,000 supporters, has 'sent a letter to Mr. Neville Chamberlain, urging that m view of the reproaches made by Herr Hitler about
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    Goebbels Utters Threats To Great Britain And Poland
    254 11 Berlin. May 7. THE Reich Minister for Propaganda. Dr. Goebbels. m a leader under the heading "Quo Vadis Polonia m the Voeikischer Beobachter. deals with the latest Polish attitude towards the "just German claims." He points out that Oerman agreement with Poland
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    Hitler Addresses The Reichstag
    28 11 liv-. l«ii or ptM.i>,_rap...»d during his speech to thc Relch'tajr on Apr. 2K. Immediately behind him is. Field-Marshal Goerinr, the .'resident of the ReichsUr.
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    Nazis Hint At Danzig Plebiscite
    328 11 Nazis Hint At Danzig Plebiscite ROME JOURNAL URGES MODEIATION London. May 7. HECISIONS of importance regarding Danzig are not e\- pected at present according to political circles m Berlin, where there is talk of a plebiscite m Danzig. It is now reluctantly confirmed m well-informed quarters m Berlin that Herr
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    U. S. Presidential Elections
    243 11 Washington. May 7. "pHE last doubts as to whether President Roosevelt intends to run for a third term were removed by thc Secretary of the Interior. Mr. H. Ickes. m a statement at a press conference. Mr. Ickes declared that President Roosevelt was the only candidate
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    Rumanian Minister To Visit Ankara
    44 11 Ankara, May 8. ri. i nderstood M. Oafencu, the Rumanian Foreign Minister, who •arrived back at Bucharest on Saturday i after his tour of various European [capitals, is to pay an official visit to [Ankara on May 15.— Reuter.
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    U.S. INTEREST IN VISIT
    250 11 Washington Plans For King& Queen Washington, Maj 5. INTEREST In Their Majestii visit to America Ig Increaaing hourly. All Urn newspaper* are carrying innumerable stories trom England lind Canada. Radio photograph* of th,' Quern will be eagerly scrutinised by society editors as m r Majesty's wardrobe
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    MORE FOREIGN HELP FOR CHINA?
    56 11 MORE FOREIGN HELP FOR CHINA? INFLUENTIAL Quarters m Ihklo rteportt ixsiir i attach Importance la Information reaching her-- that Oreat Britain and- France hay.< assured t ho ■ovist Union that they win eatend ta the Chiang Kai shsk regime ssoce rigorous assistance nnd that tu<- v wm not oppose thp
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    CRITICISM OF COLONY'S OFFICIAL A.R.P. POLICY
    613 12 Disagreement With "Stay At Home" Advice REACTION TO BROADCAST BY DEFENCE SECRETARY DISAGREEMENT with the Government's announcement of A. R.P. policy m regard to evacuation of congested areas of the city was expressed by representative members of Singapore communities interviewed by a Straits Times
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    AMUSEMENTS
    218 12 SINGAPORE KUI LES HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m Dinner At Dence (formal) 9.45 to midnight. G..KKICK Till. A I Kl. GEYLANG Chabuk S»ar Uli-uIU-tHnl Talkio Se South Indian Stace Danc.r_ ut tf.ls 9.15. CRt.VI WORLO Cabaret: 8..3 to midnight. Cil.be Theatre:— Men Are Such Focls. Sky
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    Gate In The Fence
    47 12 To enable pedestrians but not bicycles to get from Edinbugh Road to Sophia and Wilkie Roads this gate has been installed at the loicer end of the high icire fence erected recently to prevent through traffic m Government House domain.— Straits Times picture.
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    49 12 K/[R E. Bagot, Senior Superintendent of Police, arrived at Singapore this morning from Kuala Lumpur. Mr. E. C Watson, of Ipoh, left Singapore last night by train for Kuala Lumpur. M. T. Dillon Corneck. French Consular Agcnr for Perak, left Singapore foi Ipoh last night by train.
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    ENGINEERS AND MALARIA
    327 12 Health Services Public Works COURSE OPENS IN SINGAPORE COR the first time, 24 engineers are attending an anti-malarial course together with medical men. m Singapore. This course, which was opened by Dr. C. L. Park. Director of the League of Nations Health Organisation Eastern Bureau, m the
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    COLLISION WHILE LEARNING TO DRIVE
    150 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 7. JULIUS Wentscher, an artist, was fined $10 yesterday by the First Magistrate, Mr. R. C. Redman, when convicted of driving his car m a negligent manner so that he collided with a ricksha. The aceldent occurred ln
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    Air Raid Warden Posts Are Being Created
    409 12 AIR raid warden posts are rising m Singapore's most congested districts. Sixty-six little red crosses on a map of Chinatown mark the spots chosen for these vital posts which are to give help to civilians m the event of a bombing raid on
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    "BRITISH & DUTCH HAVE MUCH IN COMMON"
    363 12 "BRITISH DUTCH HAVE MUCH IN COMMON" Consul-General Retiring After 32 Years 9 Service AFTER 32 YEARS in the consular service in the Far East, the last eight of which have been spent as British Consul-General at Batavia, Mr. H. Fitzmaurice is passing through Singapore on his way to England on
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    SPECIAL LINER FOR JEWISH REFUGEES
    133 12 IN order to cope with th 2 increasing traffic ln German Jewish refugees from Italy to Shanghai, the L'ovd Trlestlno line has had to place a fifth liner temporarily on the service to the Far East. Carrying about 1,200 refugees, the fully-booked 21,900-ton liner Giuho
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    BATTLESHIPS FOR INDIES?
    160 12 Holland May Build Three VESSELS OF 30,000 TONS CONSIDERED *J"HK Dutch naval authorities ur« understood to be cona.der.nfl construction of three battleship* ol .".0,000 tons each for lho Nether landa Indies Station, says a Reutei imaaaje from The Hague. The vessels would nave b ay armament and
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    1,000 MEN OUT IN SAWMILL STRIKE
    124 12 T-HE strike of carrier cool]'.-, at .Sir.. A gapore's 12 sawmi ]s. w iii on Saturday Biomlng, continuing and they hay,. today br-en joined b\ 400 m? Ide workers, making a total )l over 1 000 strikers. The strikers are avoiding the local lty
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    BING CROSBY CROONS AT THE PAVILION
    69 12 "Paris Honeymoon" (Bing Crosby. FrancLska Gaal. Akim Tamlroir, Edward Everett Horton. Ben Blue and Shirley Boss) Paramount. At the Pavilion. DING croons m characteristic fash ion, Franclska Gaal looks prett and there are plenty of laughs m th; cheerful film. Crosby plays the part
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    SIR PERCY NOBLE
    21 12 London, May IT Is announced that Admiral Sl Percy Noble has been reappoint? C?mmander-in-Chlef. China Statioi motion.— Reuter.
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    EUROPEAN REFUGEES SEEK WORK AT MALAYA HOUSE
    763 13 Daily Parade Of Men Who Have Fled From Persecution HIGHLY QUALIFIED DOCTOR WILLING TO WORK AS HOSPITAL DRESSER ON DON representatives of British dominions and colonies are being overwhelmed with inquiries from Central European Jewish refugees who have obtained temporary shelter m England
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    New York To Malaya In 13 Days
    79 13 London, May 7. I TNDER a new sea and air travel scheme at reduced fares a traveller can get from New York to Africa or Malaya via England m 13 days, crossing the Atlantic by boat and completing the trip by flying-boat. This
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    Malaya-United States Phone Service VIA BANDOENG & SAN FRANCISCO
    119 13 Malaya-United States Phone Service VIA BANDOENG SAN FRANCISCO CROM Jure 1, a public radio tele- phone service between Malaya and North America (U S.A Canada and Mexico) will be available, it was announced yesterday. Calls will be completed during three periods dally: 7.20 a.m. to 7.50 a.m.; 10.50 a.m. to
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    COLONIAL POLICE MEDALS
    169 13 -THE Governor, lt was announced ln the Gazette last night, has approved the award of the Colonial Police and Fire Brigades Long Service Medal or bar to the medal to the following members of the Straits Settlements Police:— AWARDED MEDAL Singapore: Ag. Detective Sub-Inspector Ang Ah Khai,
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    CALLERS AT MALAYA HOUSE
    104 13 RECENT callers at Malaya House, London, the Straits Times correspondent writes, have Included: Mr. and Mrs. P. Dalntry, of Kedah. who are staying at Congleton. Cheshire Mr. T. A. Strong, of the Forestry Department, who is spending most of his leave m Scotland Mr. and Mrs.
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    POLICE BAND
    87 13 rE band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform m public during the week as follows, under the direction of Mr. S. Chapman, Bandmaster. Today (Monday), at Telok Ayer 6.00 p.m.: March "Wellington" Lehle; Overture "Pique Dame" Suppe; Selection, "The Merry Widow" Lehar; Fantasia "Nautical Moments" Winter; Patrol
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    FIRST MUNICIPAL ORGAN RECITAL WARMLY RECEIVED
    247 13 •T*HE enthusiasm with which the i flrst of the organ recitals under MuniclDal auspices, held m the Victoria Memorial Hall last night, was received indicates that these monthly recitals by Werner Baer will thoroughly Justify the step .aken. Assisted by E. A. Brown as
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    MR. CLIFFORD HUNTSMAN ON THE AIR
    105 13 /CLIFFORD Huntsman, the visiting English pianist, gave a broadcast recital from the 8.M.8.C. stations last night. It was notable for his flne Interpretation of Schumann and Debussy. Possessing a style suited to these composers, he brought out well the charm and graceful variations m
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    Portrait For Sir George Trimmer
    55 13 Mr. Chan Peng Sim, honorary secretary of the Singapore Harbour Board Junior Service Club, at work on the portrait of Sir George Trimmer, the chairman of the board. The portrait was presented to Sir George at a farewell dinner on Saturday night. Sir George leaves
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    WILL PACIFIC'S FUTURE BE DECIDED AT SINGAPORE?
    423 13 Noted British Journalist's View Of Menace Of Japan "CINGAPORE is really the place where peace or war m the whole Pacific will eventually be decided," commented Mr. W. J. Makin, a well-known British journalist, on his arrival m a Qantas Empire flying-boat yesterday.
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    TRIBUTES TO FOUNDER OF COSMO CLUB
    196 13 TRIBUTES were paid to Mr. A. E. Pllgrams, the founder and president of the Cosmo Club (Malaya), which is affiliated with the Association Internationale des Skal-Clubs, Zurich, at the fourth annual dinner and guest night held at Sea View Hotel on Saturday night. The
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    STORMS SWEEP PENANG
    202 13 A.A.M. Hill Climb Abandoned FERRY PASSEXGERS CLING tO SEATS (From Our Own Oo.T.spon:.enO Pcn.ir.K, .May S. TKE AJLM. hill dim!) at lionat Pleasure yesterday v.- as postponed an hour after thi' start hecause of heavy rain, only thc iv.olir cycle event being compU-u-i'. Yoe Wee Llm, of
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    MR. R. E. MOLLER
    211 13 Former Sumatra Planter Dies In Singapore THE death took place at the General Hospital, Singapore, early ye.terday morning after a short illness of Mr. Robert Edward Moller, late of Pangkattan Estate. Sumatra. East Coast, at the age of 71. The funeral took place at Bldadar: yesterday
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    GORDONS TO BEAT RETREAT
    23 13 •T'HE band oi the 2nd Battalion. The Gordon Highlanders will beat Retreat on the Padang on Monday, May 15.
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    3060 14 Suggested Trench System Mr. Vlieland On Why "Stay Put" Scheme Has Been Chosen CITIZENS ADVISED TO STAY IN THEIR OWN HOMES Defence Secretary Reviews A. R.P. Policy Of The Government JNO DEEP SHELTERS OR CAMPS IN ISLANDS RURAL DISTRICTS SINGAPORE'S civilian
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      FOOD PROFITEERING IF WAR COMES
      482 15 Hoarding And Price Control In Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Your timely leader of Apr. 25 headed Please Hoard!" should not be allowed to pass Into the limbo of the unconsidered whence this Intrusion into your correspondence columns, which the sender
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      "War Has A Beauty Of Its Own"
      297 15 Malayan Reader Quotes Marinetti To the Editor of tbe Straits Times Sir,— Tliis little bit of Italian war propaganda must not be allowed to "blush unseen" m an obscure column of an old issue of the Manchester Guardian. I refer to a manifesto
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      CRYING "HALT" TO HITLER
      315 15 First Results Of New Policy JAPAN AND ITALY To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The re-orientation of British foreign policy and the consequent crention and growth of the Peace Front can be said to have produced a most salutary and decisive effect. A dynamic
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      THE EDUCATED WIFE
      230 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Should women be highly educated? A girl m Malaya who had too mu.h education has to face a M*. aniount of social difficulty. She ls liable to be accused to being a prig and a blue stocking, of not
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      SINGAPORE'S RADIO LISTENERS
      235 15 How Can Nationalities Be Classified? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Some time ago the announcer of the 8.M.8.C. gave certain figures of the number of radio owners of the various nationalities m Singapore, and I wondered how they arrived at those figures. Later, on
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    VITAL NECESSITY OF TERRITORIALS
    88 15 THE Territorial Army is the vanguard of the English-speaking races m the struggle against the tyranny of dictators," said General Sir Walter Kirke, Director-General of the Territorial Army, at Bermondsey <■ London*. He was inaugurating a recruiting drive for the 6th (Bermondsey* Battalion the Queen's Royal
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      120 15 15% REDUCTION ON ARROW TRUMP FANCY SHIRTS DORIN6 THE MOHTH OF MAY The famous ARROW SHIRT is to be sold during May at this specially reduced price for a limited season m order to more widely familiarire the public with the stylish cut and excellent wearing qualities of this world
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    MAHATMA GANDHI REFUSES TO HELP MR. BOSE
    508 16 Circumstances That Forced President To Resign PANDIT NEHRITS VAIN APPEAL TO WITHDRAW RESIGNATION Calcutta, Apr. 29. MR. Subhas Chandra Bose, Congress President, announced his resignation at the meeting of the AllIndia Congress Committee at 5 p.m. today. Mr. Bose said what he placed
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    BOSE TO BE HEAD OF NEW PARTY?
    73 16 Calcutta, May 3. A NEW party within the ConKress called the League of Radical Congressmen was formed at a meeting of about 200 Congressmen of Bengal and other provinces who have come to Calcutta m connection with the A.I.CC. meeting. The meeting authorised
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    "PIECE OF UNMITIGATED FALSEHOOD"
    59 16 Calcutta. May 3. MR. Subhas Bose ln a statement characterised as. a "piece of unmitigated falsehood" tho news published In the Punjab papers that he had written to the Viceroy that the latter should not carry on negctiaticns with Mahatma Gandhi but with Mr. Bose and
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    Calcutta Demonstrations Against Leaders
    301 16 Calcutta Demonstrations Against Leaders Calcutta, May 1. BABU Rajendra Prasad, after announcing the personnel of the new Working Committee, also announced that he had prepared two resolutions one appointing a SubCommittee to suggest amendments to the Congress constitution, and the second defining the attitude of the Congress towards war. The
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    A GREAT FRIEND OF MR. GANDHI
    75 16 Lord Lothian, a former Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the India Office and Chairman of the Indian Franchise Committee, has been appointed British Ambassador to the United States, one of the two much-coveted diplomatic posts. Lord Lothian visited India last year to study Indian conditions and
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    AN ORIENTAL UNIVERSITY FOR SOUTH INDIA?
    782 16 Scheme For Cultural Research In Malay Archipelago Madras, May 1. A SCHEME for the establishment of an Oriental Institute, which will mainly develop the study of Indian cultural, relations with the cultures of other countries of the East, such as Tibet, Java, Sumatra, Bali,
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    GOLDEN GLIMPSE WINS CUP IN RECORD TIME
    1589 17 New Six Furlong Record Set Up By Gold Point TOLDEN GLIMPSE gave trainer Hobbs his fourth big race in succession when he won the Governor's Cup with lengths to spare at Bukit Timah on Saturday. He won the Gold Cup last year in
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    SAPPERS AT TOP OF LEAGUE
    55 17 Playing at Gillman Barracks on .Saturday the Royal .engineers beat the Loyals by three goals to nil m the first division of the league. The result puts the Sappers m the lead fcr a second time this season. Wo.en (Spencer) winner of the third race
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    KHO SIN KIE RETAINS TITLE
    204 17 Choy Beaten In Three Sets Bournemouth, May 6. |£HO SIN KIE retained the British hard courts singles tennis championship of England, beating Choy m an all-Chinese final, 7—5 6—l 6—4. Choy led 3—o m the flrst set through Kho Sin Kie's errors, after which Kho
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    WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH Island Club Beat R.S.G.C.
    139 17 WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH Island Club Beat R.S.G.C. THE women's go'f match Royal Singapore Club vs. Island Club played at Bukit Timah resulted m a win for the Island Club by 3y 2 points to 2.. Detailed results; R.S.G.C names first: Mrs. 8. E. Dods 0 Mrs. W. B. Ruddock 0.
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    JUBILEE STAKES TO ANTONYM
    125 17 London, May 7. THE four-year-old French bred Aa- tonym. owned by a Hollander. Mr. Holdert. trained by a Frenchman Henri Count, and ridden by an Enslishmau, Tucker, won the Jubilee Stakes run over a mile and a quarter at Kcmptun Park. Result: 10—1 Antonym 9 2
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    HOME CRICKET
    83 17 London May 6. Home cricket scores at clo.e of play on Saturday were: Gloucester 267 (Btrnett 120); Lines, 65 for one. Kent 269 'Taylor S for 30); Essex 109 (Watt 6 for 27). M.CC. 92 (Robinson 7 for 33): Yorkshire 148 i Sims 5 for 70); M.CC 70
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    FAVOURITE WINS KENTUCKY DERBY
    33 17 London May 7. The Kentucky Derby resulted: 5 3 on Johnstown 1 6—l Challendon 2 1!>— 1 Heather Broom 3 Eight ran. Won by six lengths; a length.— Reuter.
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    R.S.G.C. MAY BOGEY
    72 17 THE May bogey competition of the Royal Singapore Golf Club played during the week-end resulted m a win for J. Drichton m "A" division with a score of two up. m a tie m "B" division between S. Bedford and J. A. Young with a .score of
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    KEPPEL G.C.
    69 17 Twenty-three cards were taken out for the Keppel Golf Club's May Women's Spoon. The following were returned: Mrs. M. O. Harvey 61 18 SI MM. O. V. Andn \vs 47 13 34 Mm. R W. MrC. Hth 52 Id 84 Mrs. R. E. Earle 44 9 35 Mrs.
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    WHEN BABY CRIES SEEK THE CAUSE.
    176 17 It 1. natural for a baby to be happy and smiling; when your baby cries you know there is something the matter. Lrarn to distinguish between the cry of pain and thc cry of temper. Whin 11 ls the "pain cry", and you have
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    CEYLONESE AND SERVICES PLAY DRAWN GAME
    403 18 Good Cricket In Match At Balestier Yesterday fyNE of the best cricket matches of the present season drew a large crowd at Balestier yesterday when the United Services and the Ceylon Sports Club played a draw with very little m the result. Ceylonese scored
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    NARROW WIN FOR S.R.C.
    288 18 Thoy Takes Five For 19 THE S.R.C. flrst team maintained their unbeaten record at cricket yesterday, when In a low scoring game played on the padang they scraped a win by 15 runs from the R.A-F. Batting flrst the Club totalled 83 runs, thanks to a
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    DAVIS CUP RESULTS
    40 18 week-end results m the Davis Cup werer Hungary beat Rumania three matches to two at Bucharest. Germany beat Switzerland 3 o at Vienna. Poland beat Holland 3 l at Warsaw. Yugoslavia beat Eire 3 o at ZagreD.
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    21 18 tymoie winning the second race after a grand finish from Quisana and Tredella at Bukit Timah on Saturday.— Straits Times picture.
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    SWIMMING AT Y.M.C.A.
    358 18 lUG Mong Guan won the senior 120 yards championship event and D. R. Yetton the junior 80 yards championship at the 14th annual handicap swimming carnival of thfe V.M.C.A. at Fort Canning pool on Saturday. Singapore diving champion. Lee Hon Ming, scored flrst Dlace m the fancy
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    SENG LONG CUP AT SEREMBAN
    119 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. May 7. The inter club lawn tennis tournament m Negri Sembilan for the Chang Seng Long Cup has started under the auspices of the Negri Sembilan Lawn Tennis Association. In the flrst match of the competition, the Chinese (holders) beat
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    BELIA CLUB BEAT POLICE AT JOHORE
    98 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, May 7. Playing without two of their best j men, Talb and Hamid, Bella Club held j the Police to a I—l draw on the Istana padang yesterday m a match m the Johore Bahru football league. Aggressive
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    BASKETBALL AT SEGAMAT
    123 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, May 4. An exciting basketball match was played at Segamat m aid of the China Relief Fund when the local Chinese Recreation Club met a team from Singapore and lost by 26 points to 67. Play was fast and keen. The visitors
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    MARQUEZ TO TRY AND REGAIN TITLE
    82 18 At a meeting held last night the Board of Control approved a championship match between Nell Hemchit and Ventura Marquez to be staged at the covered stadium on Friday. It was less than a month ago when Hemchit won the lightweight title from Marquez,
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    CHINESE BATSMEN IN FORM YESTERDAY
    285 18 Swee Keng Makes 64 Against St. Andrew's Old Boys A FINE knock of 64 by Ong Swee Keng, and contributions of 43 and 32 by Evan Wong and Keng Hock were the highlights of the cricket match between the S.C.R.C. and St. Andrew's Old Boys
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    HALIFAX WIN RUGBY CUP
    135 18 London, May 7. JJALIFAX beat Salford 20—3 m the Rugby League final at Wembley before a crowd of about 50,000. Halifax led 10-nil at half-time. Halifax were aggressive and speedy and threw the favourites ofl their stride with deadly tackling which broke up many movements. There
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    BILLIARDS FINAL
    94 18 It was decided at a committee meeting of the SJB.A. that the unfinished semi-final tie m the Junior billiards championship tournament for 1938 between Ng Peng Cher of the Aston Athletic Club and Ang Kee Nam of the Municipal Services Club, be replayed on Saturday, May 20, at
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    SELANGOR SOCCER TRIAL
    78 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.. Kuala Lumpur, May 6. The Selangor Football Association is holding a second trial on Friday. Teams are: Reds: Kum Pak, All. Kum Hoi. Vijendram, Abbott, Jahn Mohr.med. Shariff. Ismail, Henry, Vusoph, and Willoughby. Blues: Meerow, See Hu. Kai Ban, Kirn Send, Taib, John
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    SEREMBAN GOLF
    44 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 7. The following are the results of April competitions at the Seremban Golf Club Mixed Foursomes: Mr. and Mrs. V. E. H. Rhodes. Women's Medal: Mrs. Vardy. Match against Selangor G.C— Won by .Seremban 6 3.
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    S. R. C. WIN AT JOHORE
    255 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 7. rTHE S.R.C. beat the J.C.C. at cricket on the Civil Service Padang today. This ls the first loss of the J.C.C. this season. •Scores: J.C.C. V. Woodhull c Outschoom b Alvis 0 H. D. Grundy hit
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    KEPPEL GOLF MATCH
    200 18 Following are the teams and draw for the match Over 40 vs. 40 and under" to be played tomorrow at Keppel: p.m. 4.00 W. J. Holohan and W. Fiver vs. R. V. Talbot Jones and G. E. Kerr. 4.05 W. Y. Scmple and J. W. Jackson vs.
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      54 18 Today's Sports Events Soccer Div. HA, Publishers vs. R.A.F. (T). at the Stadium Pulau Brani vs. R. N. Malaya, at Pulau Brani Div. 118, Indian Assn. vs. R.A.F. (H.Q.), at S.H.B. ground. Tennis Inter-club Perhimponian Club vs. Japanese Club, at St. George's Road. Boxing meeting 5. A.8.A., at St. Andrew's
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    ARSENAL AND BRENTFORD PLAY FIERCE FOOTBALL
    1249 19 Chelsea Escape Relegation Without Trouble (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 7. YESTERDAY'S match between Arsenal and Brentford at Highbuiy was hard, almost fierce, and it resulted m Arsenal jetting their first League victory against Brentford, who hardly deserved to lose. Brentford refused to
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    101 19 Keen play was seen on the V.M.C.A. courts on Saturday when Robert Cnu beat A. S. B. Paklr. 6—2, 6 4. ln tne final of the Junior championship This is the second year Chia has w-r*. the honours. TODAYS TIE!. Open Mixed Doubles (Semi-finals) Mrs Eber and Yadl
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    N.S. CLUB TOO GOOD FOR GEMAS
    453 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, May 7. THE Negri Sembilan Club of Seremban, though not at full strength, proved too good for the Geraas Railway Institute, whom they defeated at Gemas today. The Club scored 82 and went on to dismiss Gemas or 14
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    33 19 In a soccer match played at Selarang on Friday the Youngsters Union beat j a team from the Gordons by three goals to nil. Yeo Koon Chye scored all three goals.
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    25 19 14 id field play at thc Stadium on Saturday m which the Manchesters beat the Chinese by 2—l m the reserve division.— Straits Times picture.
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    GREYPION IN GOOD FORM FOR WEDNESDAY
    382 19 This Morning's Preparations For Extra Meeting CLOW and medium pace work wa. seen at this morning's workout* of horses entered for the extra professional meeting starting on Wednesday. Spencer sent Grcypion to a fastish run over six furlongs, finishing with a spurt m the
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    Japan Out Of Davis Cup
    60 19 Tokio, May 7. Japan has withdrawn her entry for Davis Cop tie because her best player, Jiro Yamagashi, is not available, having just entered a naval school. By Japan's withdrawal, the victor m the Cuba-Canada contest, who was to have played against Japan will at
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    MUAR SOCCER
    144 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, May 7. The Oubahan St la Club, leaders tn the Muar league suffered their first defeat when they lost o—3 to the Johore Military Forces m a league match played at the Muar Club padang yesterday evening. The soldiers were the better team
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    28 19 Intending competitors are m i nri>«. that entries for the Sn sapor* tennis championships close tomorrow and no ■Mi will be accepted af>r this date.
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    KEDAH CLUB
    81 19 Following ls the result of I lie w April medal at the Kodal Golt Club Mrs. Darey -si Mrs. Beanie 47— 12 33 Mrs. Tulloch 48 I I Mrs. Holland 5s !g Mrs. Davtain 53 18-38 Mrs. Brodle 43 5 *g Mrs. Burke-Gaffney 61—18 -.3 In the replay
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    BRITAIN'S WOMEN RALLY TO CALL FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
    141 20 The calm but determined expression on the face of this steel-hel- si .iri ambulance worker typifies the attitude of Brit ih womanhood to national service. Taking the King's shilling, a hefty young recruit for the Regular Army enlists at a London recruiting
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