The Straits Times, 15 May 1939

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    34 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 2d PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939. PRK'h CENTS.
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      433 1 ci::gapore: 140. Cecil st I PXOiNE 5471). Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. t\m Colen.an St. Singapore. Phone 4816 Callender RUBBER CABLES and £tik These Pert Flexibles lp^ Little Hats SINGLE CABLES -Taped. Braided Jff^, a T\X IN TARI T r Rhb iH^^^mji J^tV /IBs^!\\\\
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      24 1 riMAfl CnTM KUALA LUMPUR: 25 JAVA ST rlllMli N»/l Hi ('PHONE 3683 Madame Page. top i- lour BATTERY BI.DG. CASHSALE EXTENDED DAY KVENING GOWNS
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      468 2 SITUATIONS VACANT «hrn applying for any position advertise hi .hrsr columns send copies of tesUmoni.ih Do not aend oriflnaU. BOX 348. R. Times. Male Shorihand typist. BHuatlon filled. Applicants are thanked. Xl <M IRKI) IMMEDIATELY Experienced and capable Chinese salesman for Singapore with sufficient knowledge In terrazzo and Apply Box
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      417 2 WANTED WANTED. Cruising Yacht 6-10 ions. Auxiliary Preferred. Apply P. AllpiJa*. R.A. Mess, Changi. Tel. *****. WANTED from mid-May. Pasir Panjang district, small European bungalow. 2-3 bedrooms, modern sanitation. Apply Box No. 141. StralU Tlroia. WANTED, second-hnnd oil engine driven direct current electrical generating sets 230 volts and 110 volts
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      727 2 FOR SALE TNE SINGAPORE BOARDING KENNELS The only especially tropically built dog kennels with a garden for each dog, and a shower m each rubber tiled appartment, most hyglenically kept. When you go on holiday send your dogs to Malaya's premier little hiil resort for dogs, where over 1000 doga
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      692 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET Offices from $25 each hi WINCHESTER HOUSE and Store at 336e Balettier Road. Apply Tan Peck Jim "Jo Overseas Aamitance. Chulia Street Phone 5808. MOTOR VEHICLES HUMBER SNIPE FOR SALE. Owner *olng on leave. Box No. 382, Straits Times. USED CARS: Austins. Cltrcon. Fiat.
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      675 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. TENDERS are Invited for waterproofing and cork insulation to the concrete roof '.f one Grade 111 house at Ridley Park Plans. Specification and Form of Tcndii may be obtained a', the Office of the Singapore Improvement Trust on payment of a deposit of $50 which will
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      397 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. INSTITUUT SOEKABOEMI Europcesche Lagere School met li t voor jongens en melsjes Opleldlng tor' examens voortgczet onderwits door leerkrachten Kinderen de Muio bczockriide kunncn eveneens geplaatsd worclen dienaron genleten kindcitoclage Koct* Schoolgcld
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      676 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i Incorporated tr. England PENINSULAR ANI; ORIENTAL 6.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO BERVICEB OOTWAftO FF.OM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Oue S pore RA.NPUP.A 17.000 May 19 BEHAu MM May M RAWALPINDI 17.000 June 2 1 SOUDAN 6.500 June 2 CHIaRAL
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      371 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. fIUS. TERUKUNI MARU May 24. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU June 8. S.S. HARUNA MARU June 22. S.S. KATORI MARU July 6. To Ist Class
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      671 3 B^ JNJ NJP m"^^^^^^^^^^^^~^^ I I I I k ~~m LUXURY with ECONOMY O.VE-CL.*SS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE FARES To: MARSEILLES. LONDON, ROTTEK- To: PALESTINE, ROTTERDAM. UAM DAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AMI COPENHAGEN SELANDIA May 23 KINA abt. May 22 BORINOIA June II JAVA m
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      645 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Orean Bulldbii. CollTti U« ■<» Slncapor* lei MM Chartered Rank Buildtnc I'enant M imi BLUE FUNNEL LINE. r.\Sl SEKVICKS MAHSfr.II.LtS lOMMIN (UMIMM \MI (.1 \s(.U\v (la ronjonrtton with the Glen llnei Due Mail* PHILOCTETES L'don. R'dam. Hull II; m In |M May 11 MENESTHEUS Mar*. Casa. L'don.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    470 4 New York, May 13--f*HE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today* Close Close Chane*« 30 Industrials 132 16 132.40 up 24 20 Rails 27.13 27.32 Up 19 IS Utilities 23.17 23 2:1 up .06 40 Bonds 88.81 88.71 oil
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    FAMOUS AMERICAN ADMIRAL DIES
    70 4 Washington, May 14. A DMRAL Mark Lambert Britol, one of the best known United States Navy chiefs, died today. He was 71 years old. He served m the Spanish-American War and Great War, and was closely connected with the development of modern gunnery In the U.S.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      188 4 Today Pontianak (Pangkor) ..2 p.m. Rengat St Tembilahan (Indragiri) 3 p.m. Whole Australia (Qantas) ..9 p.m Java. Soutn-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas Timor Dilly (XL.M.) Bom Java and Timor Dllly (Qantas) 9 p.m. Palembang (X.L.M.) 9 p.m. New Zealand (Qantas) 9 p.m Tomorrow Indo-China (K.N.1.L.M.) ..11.30a.m.
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      39 4 Mails from Europe (London parcel malls) expected today. May 15, by Sarpedon delivery at 10 a.m. Mails from Holland etc. expected tomorrow, May 16, by lndmpoera. Mnil? from Japan expected tomorrow, May 16, by Tango Mam.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      256 4 INWARD Wearnes From Penan*. I poh and KuaU Lumpur. Arrive* ever; evening. Imperial From Europe: Arrival THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives THIS evening X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrive* tomorrow afternoon. KM KM: lrom NetherUnds Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Qanlas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternnon.
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      FROM MALACCA
      91 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands', must be 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. Irdanu N S America. E li S Africa. Nigeria and Gold Coast by air
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      147 4 I The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected to arrive:— Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3:— Victoria 18; Ropceveen 18; Phlioctetfcs 14; Jorantut 12; Sarpedon 8; Sauerland 6. Empire Dock: Entrance Gate 2: Exit It— Raby Castle 30; TeiresUs 36; Darvel
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    THE SMALLEST ANIMALS ARE SOMETIMES THE MOST TO BE FEARED.
    362 4 Man Is generally Inclined to take untie* only of that which Is large ami > i He does not bother about umall th.. he often thinks that they art; not worth the trouble. And yet Often it is quite a
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      626 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated tn F M.S.) n.l M'HONE: Fieiltht 5433 Passat* 543 L CANADIAN .■^^CTPftCiriC (liicuporatcd m En&laodt vTHK 1 MI-KtSS ROITE oBer« TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES tia HONOLCLO or dlreel EMPhESS to VANCOUVER-ACROSS CANADA b, TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN with•ut chan«e-thenee by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND n the CONTINENT— aII
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      99 4 BROKERS' COMMENT QWAN. CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report: Price movements were narrow as a result of uneasiness over the foreign situation. The volume of trading: was small Sentiment was friendly but traders were reluctant to venture expanding their commitments m the face of the Polish-German situation and were awaiting Mussolini's speech
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      156 4 U k 1 I JH l-OBI'MVA reduces urinary sugar without any unpleasant by-effects whatsoever, eradicates ail metabolic disturbances and enable! the patient to recover health speedily. (3.50 bottle. C'HARI A CO. :<> MMM Rd., S'porr. TWITH jL «S>\ 6.5.X. LINE LUXURY SPEED ECONOMY m.s. "ARGENTINA MARU" (Sistership of the "Brasil
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      128 4 YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Stations Yesterflay Last night max. rain- bright mln. temp. fall s'shine temp WEST COAST. teCheS P Alor Star 90 Nil 8.9 76 Penan* 90 0.39 2.7 76 Sitiawan 91 3 8 75 Bukit Jeram 92 Nil 94 74 INLAND* 81 47 7 73 Kuala Lipis 90 Nil 6
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      581 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 7.46 a.m. 6.8 ft.; 8.15 p.m. 7.5 ft L. W. 1.57 a.m. 3.9 ft.; 1.56 p.m. 3 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 8.46 a.m. 7.1 ft.: 8.53 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 2.35 a.m. 2.8 ft.; 2.44 p.m. 3 ft. j Wednesday H. W. 9.35
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    49 5 Dame Sybil Thorndike and her husband, Leuxis Casson, will take part m the scenes from* Macbeth soon to be broadcast from Daventry. Dame Sybil will also speak the prologue at the opening ceremony 0/ the fourth conference of the Associated Country Women of the World.— B.B.C. picture. I L
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      271 5 BSE' Une ot the moat annoying features of a cough is the Irritation of tbe throat associated with It, frequently the sore throat Is the first Indication of an approaching cold. That ls the time when AUenburys PASTIuLES are of unequalled benefit thetr pleasant soothing taste, allays irritation and prevents
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      128 5 THE NEW ANTISEPTIC— six time, stronger than Carbolic Acid NON POISONOUS SAFE PLEASANT TO USE. For all general Medical Domestic purposrs where a disinfectant is required. Obtainable at all Chemists and Starrs. Sole Distributors. CRAFTON LABORATORIES Ltd.— Singapore Ku«l« Lumpur. RADIO EXHIBITION YOU ARE INVITED TO SEE THE LATEST AMERICAN
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      243 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 22S metres. ZHP SO. OC metres. p.m. 5.00 Malay music. t 5.30 Cantonese music. t 6.00 Cantonese music. Relayed from ins 8.M.8.C. studio at the Radio Exhibition. Little World. 7.00 Children's programme English >. 7.15 Time, weather, news, and announosments. 7.30 "Inspector Hornlelgh Invr ttigates— S
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      624 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSU 21.4? mc/s (13.97 ok); GSG 17.71 me s (16.86 GSF 15.M me/i (19.82 m.): GSJ 21.6J oc/i (13.93 OS.): GSD 11.75 mc/s (25.53 BL) p.m. 6. 0S Big Ben. Music Hall.* 7.05 Band of Queen Victoria's Rifles. 7.35 Cricket: M.C.C. v. West
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      596 5 NIROM TODAY YDA 8.04 rac/» (49.6 m.). VDB 9.65 me/i (31.28 m.>. VDB 11.86 mt/t (15.3 m.). PMN 18.26 me. C9.Z BL). p.m. 4.50 Programme prevue; recorded music 5.50 For the children. Uncle Dick. 6.20 Gershwin programme. 6.50 News and announcements. 7.10 Merkelbach concert. 7.40 Tallt. 8.00 Julius Tauster and
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      335 6 OUTLOOK TODAY MORE OPTIMISTIC LITTLE BUSINESS INRUBBER By a Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 15. WHEN markets opened this morning there was a more ODtimisttr outlook, and. with dictators speeches becoming less and less bellicose, there is every prospect that New York and London may shortly lead a
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      MOKE U.S. WARSHIPS FOR PACIFIC
      105 6 Few Vessels Left To (fuanl Atlantic Washington May 14. poi'K 10.000-ton cruisers, U. S. S. Brooklyn. Savannah, Philadelphia and Honolulu, of the newly formed Americas Atlantic Fleet which, according u> tht original plan drawn up when tin American fleet was regrouped were to itii.au. .stationed
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      MONEY MARKET
      96 6 London, May 13 *T*Hh money market during the past wee! d discount run.s move l>utk pi aied liimint' ling prior tv the anntxaStorakUi 'h«- collapw started, the market tended to withhold bills from the banks ;uction. and i compi lied a cut m the buying rate for' July
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      MINING
      581 6 Issue Val. Kraser Co Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat lln 3/- 3/6 3/3 3/7& 5/- Austral Amai 4 7> 2 5 l' 2 xd 4/9 5/3 £1 Austral Mala> 38/- 42/- 40/- 45' 5/ Aver Hitam 19/6 20,0 19/3 20/3 1 Ayei vVnag 068 0.73 0.65
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      GENERAL
      447 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.30 1.40 1.32'/, 1.40 2 2 do 7'/ 2 prefs. 2.15 220 2.15 2.20xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 475 Ml aOO 550 1 l B \A Broadcasting 050 o.tf'j 0.50 '60 10 5 B M Trustee 75 7.50 375 ?50 £1 £1 Con f.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      273 6 67. Maynarc Si Co. Ltd. $30,000 lot Apr. 30 Oct. SI .90 100 norn SINGAPORE, MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red 1940 $400,000 Int. Lit N:ar. 31 Sept 30 100 101 norn «> 2 190 7 red 1947 51.600.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 106 108 norn tt%* 19PV
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      RUBBER SHARES
      370 6 Praser Si Co. Lyall EvaU Allenby 1.12 1.22 1.20 1.30 Alor Gajaii 0.85 0.95 0.90 100 Amal Malay 1.40 1.0.i i4U 1.45 Ayei Hitam 0.90 1.00 0.90 100 Ayer Mole* 0.85 0.95 0.90 1.00 Ayer Panas 1.00 llil 1.05 1.15 Bassett 0.45 050 348 0.52 Batu Lin tang
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      94 6 Monday, May 15, noon No. IX R.S.S. ispui loose) H|| 27 3 i N. IX it.b.S. f.o.b. m cases May 27 a i 27"* G FAQ. R.S.S. f.o.b. m bales •May 27? 8 27V4 FA Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. m bales May 27 3 16 27
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      EXCHANGES
      185 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/3 13/16 London demand 2/3 13/16 Lyons demand 2043 Switzerland demand 240 1 2 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 3/16 Montreal demand
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    SMALL BUSINESS DONE IN NEW YORK
    539 6 Swan, Culbertson's Review Of Past Week CWAN. CULBERTSON FRITZ review the Now York market for the week ended May 13 as follows:--The stock market as a whole held within a price range of less than 2 per cent, and the volume of trading was
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    FRENCH TRIBUTE TO BRITAIN
    182 6 u Our Co-operalioii Has Never Been Closer"' London. May 14. SPEAKING ot Frai c j-British rrlations it a iimcneon of the AL'lance Francaise. gnortly aft.r Ml arrival at Southampton yesterday, the French Foreign Minister. M Bonnet, said the co-operation of Franco a- id Great Britain had
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    MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE PROFIT
    81 6 A NET profit of $16,162 was earned by Malaya Publishing House. Ltd.. for the year ended Feb. 28 With $2,800 brought forward there |is available $18,932. Prom this $6 000 is transferred to capital reserve $1 200 is paid as a bonus to stair and a
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    MANILA COLD SHARES
    96 6 Manila. May 15 QUOTATIONS, In pesos. ior 10 centavo geld share? on the Manila Stock Exchange tins morning compared with i Saturday's as follows:— Previous Today 1 Asked Bd Asked Bid Antamok 0.31 0.30 o 3d O.L'9 Coco Grove 0.374 0.37 0.38 0.37 Itogon 0.234 0.23 0.234
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    RUBBER EXPORTS
    37 6 FOLLOWING are the unrorrerted figurrs f.ir the export of dry rubber, from Malaya, Brunei and Labunn for April: Mainland. 30,028 tons: Straits •ttlemenu Islands. 11l tons: Brunrj. H7 to Labuaii, 8 tons: Total, 30.264 tons.
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      77 6 SAND SPUN PIPES FREEDOM FROM INCLUSIONS it., M shrinkHße cavities, no gas pockets, no blow holes, im cold shots, no dirt. All impurities are forced to the iamdc of the bwn I and readily cleaned out m the process of niiinuf-Kture NO CHILL -NO HARDNESS i flfekl NO BRITTLENESS... Ek^J
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      BRITAIN'S PART IN REBUILDING SPAIN
      649 7 Better Bargaining Powers Than Other Nations NOW thai the military struggle m Spain is over to all intents and purposes, the task of political and economic reconstruction can be undertaken. The essential work, it is already clear, can be carried through effectively only by close
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      EXACTING YEAR FOR INSURANCE
      194 7 WORST SINCE 'QUAKE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN describing the past year as an anxious one, Sir Frederick Pascoe Ratter, governor of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company, mr.de it dear that he was usiiir thp term m no casual manner. With the exceptlon ol 1906. the
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      204 7 Singapore. Maj 1». noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $12.75 White $12 25 Black 8.25 Copra Mixed 50 Sun Dried $3 80 i'ago Flout No. 1 Ungga 52.67' $2.67' 3 Fair $2.62', Sa aauk 52.57 Jeloitna Palembanf 56.50 Banja
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      79 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, May 13, 1 p.m. Books roui (or Company Dividend Clow Date Ex D1» financial year TIN. Payaole Dau> to datiA t.I Am«l lid May 12 May 19 May 13 JH<« H.. iik Katl |V»1 May 17 May 36 May It JU^ ftaub Sd.
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      "Bear Raid Precautions "
      69 7 "Bear Raid Precautions MJNNERVED by two days' recwery m ytiarkets a timorous Bull murmured last weeic: "We hear a lot about AJt.P. What I want is B.R.P. Bear Raid Precaution!" The phrase was not Quite original, adds the Financial Times; it was coined by Mr. J. Gurney 1 Braithwaite. a
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      REMBAU JELEI RUBBER
      77 7 Sterling Results 2 1 p.c. DIVIDEND BEING PAID OROFIT of Rembau Jelei Rubber. Ltd.. i Negri Sembilan. for 1938. was < £16.640, compared with £48,510 m the 1 previous year. A dividend of 2 1/ 2 per t cent., against 8 per cent., is being paid. 1
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      BUKIT PANJONG EARNS PROFIT OF £3,703
      63 7 OUKIT Panjong Ltd.. Selangor, earn- eda profit of £3.703 m 1938. compared with £15.290 In 1937. Dividend < proposed Is 2' 2 per cent., against 7V 2 < per cent. With £2,563 brought m and £1,000 from tax reserve, there is £7.266 avail- able.
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      KUALA GEH PROFIT
      36 7 |£UALA Geh Estates, Ltd.. Kelantan. earned £900 m 1938. against £2.381 m the previous year. Debenture interest of 1> 2 per cent., less tax, is being paid, compared with 4 per cent. I
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      JUNUN PROFIT HALVED
      80 7 A PROFIT £5,302 earned by Junun Rubber Estates, Ltd.. Kedah. In I 1938 compares with 10,401 m the pre- < vious year, and the dividend of 4.16 1 per cent, is unchanged. It is proposed to transfer £2 000 (same last year* to replanting reserve; dividend will
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      LAHAT MINES, LTD.
      64 7 LAHAT Mines, Ltd., earned £2.071 In 1938. against £10.024 m the previous y*»ar. A dividend of 4 per cent. (22"/2 per < cent, last yean is being paid, absorb- 1 Ing £1,800. leaving a carry-forward of 1 £2.414 (£2,143). The general manager's report states that operations were
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      SUNGEI KINTA DREDGING
      76 7 OROFIT of Sungei Kinta Tin Dredg- ing. Ltd.. m 1938 was £5.678, comI pared with £41.820 m the previous year. A sum of £1,735 <£ 13.000 m 1937) is transferred to taxation and N.D.C. reserve; £386 (afl) Is written off railway siding: dividend Is 2V4 per cent..
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      ANGLO-ORIENTAL GROUP
      153 7 Operations of the An do- Oriental (Malaya), '< limited, companies for the quarter ended March 31, resulted: (tonsTonc.^ Cost *«>« 1 1 Rawanj- Tin Fields 134.52 10.179 6.820 I Ravkang Concessions 117.92 8.753 5,643 Kundanu Tin Dredc. 61.37 3,988 806 Kuala Karapar Tin Field* 137.14 10,671 5.440 Kampong
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      TINPLATE WORKS IN AUSTRALIA
      279 7 £4,000,000 SCHEME REPORTED DOUBTS EXPRESSED IN LONDON CIRCLES PLANS are m an advanced stage for the establishment of tinplate works at Whyalla, "m South Australia, by Broken Hill Proprietary. The works are to cost £4.000.000 and the estimated value of the annual output Is put at
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      NEW TAX BURDENS IN HOLLAND
      219 7 Company Profits Levy Of 10 Per Cent. Proposed THE Dutch Government, as foreshadowed In the Budget speech for 1939. has submitted to Parliament a draft Bill providing for the introduction of a national Income and profits tax. to be levied as far as possible at
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      BRITISH-BORNEO PETROLEUM
      132 7 Bonus Increased By 2Vi P*c. To 5 p.c. QRITISH-BORNEO Petroleum Syndl- cate announces a net profit for the year to Mar. 31 of £50.308. as against £48,462. plus £5.000 tax reserve, making £53.462. The interim dividend of 5 per cent, and the directors' additional remuneration absorb £13.125. The
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      N.I. TIN MERGER
      60 7 \M WELTER, the Netherlands Sec- retary for Colonies recommended that the Second Chamber agree to the merger of the BHHton Tin Company with the Netherlands East Indies Government tin undertaking. Speak Ing on the Bill providing for the merser he pointed out that the Government would have
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      836 7 PUBLIC NOTICES WOH HUP CONTRACTOR River Valley Road wishes to inform all those concerned tSM from 15th lnst. his office will be removed .o hi* new premise* at the Junction of Or>J Roai. and Boat Quay and that communications intended for him may kindly be addressed thereto m future. CHIN
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      629 7 BANK OF CHINA Incorporated m (Jtitiia m«JM OkMMtl It. Certl Btr<-rt iUJMN Irirphimrs: Manager^ OrTiti I Asst Mat>acer'> tMtiir sn." i:\rhansr Orpt Sill General Offlrr SIM 0 Cable Addrrw: CIUNCiKI O raid In Capital Ch I 9*9 nou Br>rr\r funds m MMMI of «li s 'mi ii Total \«-»(v approxinulrU
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      236 8 Tremendous Sarrc« of Warner Bras. Great Air Drama of the World War I .ih Bit Day »nd more than IS.KOO p ople nave aeen this Grand Film: 3J5.6 .15^, 9.15 P.M. AL HAM BRA EHROL. FLYNN as the Daring leader of the DAWN PATROL With a hag? r&st of arts
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      422 8 PAVILION 6.15 9.15 LAST NIGHT IT RANKS WITH THE GREATEST! COME EXPECTING ONE OF THE BEST PICTURES YOU'VE EVER SEEN! JOHN BARRYMORE IN THE RKO RADIO PICTURE "THE GREAT MAN VOTES" WITH PETER HOLDEN— VIRGINIA WEIDLAR— KATHARINE ALEXANDER lso "QUINTUPLAND" a two-reel featurett? of the famous Dionne Quintuplets U^^ TONIGHT
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    Hostile Act, Says German Press
    101 9 Berlin, May 14. SPECIAL regret is shown m the German press tnat Turkey has '"fallen a victim to th e British gift of persuasion." An inspired statement to the foreign press says 3M Turkish premier's statement to the effect that Turkey, by her agreement "ith
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    Axis And Future Of Spain
    137 9 London, May 14. FIE Sunday Times Berlin correspon dent writes that one result of Mm j Anglo-Turkish agreement has be n j the greater zeal behind the scenes to j bring Spain into the Rome-Berln axi«. Since the end of the civil war Ger man
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    CONFIDENCE OF BALKAN STATES RESTORED
    176 9 Anglo-Turkish Pact The Result Of Recent Axis Coups Ankara, May 14. ALL Turkish newspapers toiay publish bag editorial "articles exalting the value of the Anglo-Turkish agreement and hailing it as the most important political event for some time. They emphasise the wisdom of the government
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    A Stepping Stone To Pact With Soviet?
    227 9 London. Saturday. British and French newspapers alike welcome the Ang.o-Turkish agree--1 ment which, the newspapers assert, is a most important obstacle to aggressor nations. The burden of the London morning newspaper comment Is the direct Influence this development Is likely to have m
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    PUERTO RICO AS U.S. AIR BASE
    197 9 PUERTO RICO AS U.S. AIR BASE I Island To Become Hawaii Of The Atlantic Washington. May 13. ■THE ARMY AND NAVY are prepared to spend more than $30,000,000 to convert Puerto Rico into an air base and defence outpost, according to authoritative reports. It is stated Puerto Rico would assume
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    Improving U.S. Position As An Air Power
    125 9 Washington, May 14. 'THE first of a series of plans for 1 improving the United States' position as an air power has been submitted to President Roosevelt by an inter-departmental com. mittee. This calls for the immediate doublj ing of the number of
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    Further Bomb Outrages In Britain
    103 9 London, May 13. j AN EXPLOSION described by passi ers-by as "terrific like a 9.2 shell" j occurred m public lavatories m Marble Arch, this evening. The door of a cubicle was blown from I its hinges and the walls damaged. No j one was
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    Enthusiasm In Canada
    471 9 DOMINION AWAITS KING QUEEN Quebec, May 14. f ITIES and towns throughout Canada are beflagged and decorated for Their Majesties* eagerly awaited arrival. The destroyers siic«-na and Saguenay have gone to the entrance of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to meet the Empress of Australia and to
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    DeFENCE PLANS OF SOUTH AFRICA
    125 9 Armed Trawlers Guard AN important statement outlining South Africa's prdpH i mobilisation bmmh m tfif rv nt of war "even if the Union renalMd r.rutral was made m the Assembly at Cape Town recently by Mr. Pirow, the Defence Minister and Minister of Commerce. The
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    SENSATIONAL JAPANESE CLAIM IS DENIED
    269 9 Chungking, May 14. A SPOKESMAN of the Chinese Military Council emphatically denied yesterday reports by Japane«e authorities that 20 divisions of C'A "ese troops have been surrounded by the Japanese on the northern Hupei-Honan border, between Shangyang and Sinyang. He pointed out that there were
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. MONDAY, MAY 15. 1939. "Mosquito Buses"
    834 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. MONDAY, MAY 15. 1939. "Mosquito Buses" Traffic m Singapore is now being studied by three different bodies m different aspects. The Municipal Commissioners have decided to examine the question of limited competition on routes served exclusively by the Singapore Traction Company; the Traffic Advisory Committee is
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    A.R.P. For Planters
    444 10 The A.R.P. lectures which have beer given to many hundreds of people In Singapore are now being extended U> ■the planting districts, but the manner m which this is being done might be more tactful. An estate manager m the Gemas district has forwarded to the Straits
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    THE DOME
    324 10 On The Singapore Sky-Line DISAPPOINTING ON NEAR VIEW To the Editor of the Straitj Ti.ncs. Sir.— Fcr a long time the r.ew Supreme Court buiiding has b?cn giving the writer great pleasure. He has watched it through all its phases— from ihc gradual demolition of the famous Europe
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    MUNICIPAL MUSIC FOR EVERYBODY
    237 10 More 'Popular' Prices For Sunday Recitals To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l should like to endorse C.J.C.'s comments m the Straits Times yesterday about the late hour at which tr.e Municipal organ recital began last Sunday. I quite agree that 9.30 p.m. is
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    THE FRENCH ARMY
    113 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ln the letter written by Con- i fldent and published In your issue of May 11 under the heading. Great Britain Can Win Without Russia," I read Taking Into consideration th-" 1 fact that the French army is the
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    ANOTHER CRASH
    104 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Once again the sickening thud of a car crash has been heard and the injured have been taken away to hospital. One has only to live m the vicinity and hear the daily screeching of brakes to realise that the
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    THE CHINESE FARMER
    854 10 Lommunism In The Countryside A very hijh tribute to the Chinese fanner, ichich uill be endcrsed by all who have seen the Chinese living on the land m Malaya, f s paid by Wi-lard Price m the National Revieio (London). The folloici.ig are extracts from his article.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    733 10 NOTES Of The DAY M For All Nmtmwm IlfHILE passing Empress Ph. night last week I saw for the first tim? __rj old- fashioned drinking toon tain of the type still used in English towns I must have passed it thousands of times- but I had never nottcedl Jit until
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    NAZIS ON "CERTAIN QUESTIONS MUST BE SOLVED
    719 11 German Welcome For II Duce's Speech "SWORD NOT NECESSARY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS" Axis Powers' Attitude To British Foreign Policy CIGNOR Mussolini's spech at Turin yesterday, when he spoke of certain knots m Europe to be disentangled," is enthusiastically welcomed m German political circles
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    300 Japanese Going To Spratley Islands
    47 11 Tokio. May 15. MR. Uiarata, president of the 1T Kaiyo Industrial Company, will shortly leave with 300 Japanese workers to begin exploitation of the Spratley islands, which were recently annexed by Japan. The islands are off the coast of IndoChina. Reuter.
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    BERLIN-ROME ALLIANCE
    200 11 One Command In Wartime Paris, Mar. 14. I*EKMS of the military and political pact recently concluded between Germany and Italy, which are said to have been put forward by Herr Hitler, are reported m a Rome dispatch appearing m the newspaper Le Matin. The military section of the
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    STEADYING EFFECT ON AXIS POWERS
    122 11 Paris, May 15. SIGNOR MUSSOLINI'S speech is regarded In political circles m Paris as not changing the situation, but it is moderate m character. It Is likely to be welcomed internationally. Paris commentators says. Tne feeling is growing m Paris that the Anglo-Turkish declaration, and
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    King And Queen Seen Off By Royal Family
    609 11 KING AJ\D QUEEN DUE IN QUEBEC ON WEDNESDAY Empress Of Australia JNow Out Of Ice And Making Full Speed Quebec, May 14. THE King and Quaen are not expected to arrive at Quebec before Wednesday, according to Dr. Coleman, chairman of the
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    23 BULGARS SHOT ON BORDER
    104 11 Rumanian Gendarmes In Incident London, May 14. /"■REAT indignation has been aroused m Bulgaria owing to a frontier clash m Southern Dobrudja, m which Rumanian gendarmes are reported to have killed 23 Bulgars of a band of 25. The Rumanian version says the Bulgers carried
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    "GERMANY'S RIGHT TO DANZIG"
    81 11 Berlin, May 14. ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG today says: "Understanding be: ween Germany and Britain or the question of Danzig is only thinkable on a basis of the strict. division of spheres of interest. "Germany' 3 right to Danzig w.il be realised, even against British diplomacy. Settlement of
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    STOP PRESS
    73 11 London, May 15. THE Daily Telegraph's Prague 1 correspondent says that antiGerman deir.c..«trations continue to be reported from various parts of Bohemia and Moravia. Owing to the strict censorship, the news often reaches Prague only after a long delay. It is now known that there was extensive* rioting
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    German Campaign For Return Of Colonies
    185 11 "AXIS POWERS UNITED IN STRUGGLE FOR THEIR VITAL RIGHTS' Berlin, May 13. A PROPAGANDA campaign for the return of (Jormau colonies has been launched m speeches and m the press on the eve of the Reich Colonial Confrcw. It is made clear that the
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    Anglo-Soviet Collaboration
    193 11 NOW BELIEVED TO BE CERTAIN Paris, May 14. BRITISH, French and Soviet collaboration is held m authorised quarters here as already ensured although final decisions may be different from the proposals at present being discussed, says AnetaHavas. In London tkm. Observer's diplomatic correspondent writes today that there are
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    Herr Hitler Inspects Western Forts
    23 11 Herr Hitler Inspects W estern Forts Cologne. May 14. LJERR Hitler unexpectedly arrived at Aachen today to inspect details of Germany's western fortifications.
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    F.M.S. $4,000,000 GIFT FOR IMPERIAL DEFENCE
    204 12 Motion Before Thursday's Meeting Of Council PROPOSAL AT INSTANCE OF RULERS OF FEDERATION AT the instance of the Malay Rulers, the Federated Malay States proposes to make a gift of $4,000,000 to Imperial defence, the Straits Times learns officially. A motion to this effect
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    GRASSHOPPER DUE ON' WAY TO CHINA
    108 12 Gunboat That Helped In Alsia Rescue THE new river gunboat Grasshopper, which did flne rescue work when the motorship Alsia causht fire 50 miles from Colombo recently, will pass through Singapore within the next few days. Another now gunboat. Dragonfly, passed through Singapore last
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    THREE NEW MEMBERS OF JOHORE STATE COUNCIL
    87 12 <From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. May 14. MR. J. S. Foley. manager. South Mal.ivan Rubber Plantations. Ltd., Mr. S Harper Ball, manager. Layang Rubber Plantations Ltd., and Mr. G. W. Husband, jr.anaser, Rengam Estate, have been appointed members of the Johore Council
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    PENANG MERCANTILE CO-OPERATORS
    62 12 «Fro:si Our Own Correspondent.'* Pcnang. May 15. THE following were elected office-bearers for Urn .tr a rommittep meeting of r':antlle Employees' Co- and Lioan Society: President; Mr. H. E. Hlzoo; vice-presidents: Mr. H. <")*• and Mr. A. C. Gilbert; hon secretary: Mr Veil Seok Hean (re-elected): hon.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    149 12 SINGAPORE X.VI i U I HOI 1.1. Cocfcf l Dhm 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. DtatMT Dance 'Informal; 9.45 to Midnight. <\KKKK IIHAItU GETLANQ Tears ol I»Ai- La IJtl.'iiic (Double Feature Egyptian Talldw) at 7.4 i p.m OKh.U WOKLD Cstem y p.m. u> Midnight. Globe Theatre 'liiree Loves Has
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    Forgotten Fountain
    37 12 Forgotten Foun tain This is the forgotten drinking fountain m Empress Place, Singapore, referred *o by "Anak Singapurz' m his column on page 10 today. >t teas prevented by Mr. John Gemmill m 1864.— Straits Times picture.
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    Six Collapse After Meal
    81 12 A FTKR eating their evening meal, m a bouse m Upper Pickering Street yesterday, six Chinese were suddenly taken ill. A doctor was sent for and found all the men unconscious when he arrived. He managed to revive live of them, but the sixth was sent
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    WARNING TO CO-OPERATORS
    229 12 Members Should Tell The Truth DISHONESTY AND INDEBTEDNESS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 14. A WARNING to co-operators to tell the truth about their debts js conveyed m the annual report of Mr. R. Boyd, Director of Co-opera-tion, F.M.S. and S.S. He says: "It appears
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    180 12 DR. J. W. Field. Senior Malaria Re- search Officer, Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. Field. arrived at Singapore this: morning from Kuala Lumpur. Mr. H. D. Mundell, of Singapore, left last night by train for Ipoh. Mr. N. A. Mallal, of Singapore, was a passenger
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    Bomb Demonstration For 600 Local Schoolboys
    241 12 'cIX HUNDRED hoys of the Vic- 1 toria School, m Jalan Bosar, Singapore, ap])lauded A.R.P. Del ail n. cut otlicials after they had -liown exploding bombi this morning. It was the first of A.R.P. demonstrations to a number of Singapore .chcols. This evening, the
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    Sultan's 41st. Birthday
    42 12 Sultan 's 41st. Birthday The Sultan of Sclangor celebrated his 41st bi.iuuay on Saturday, uua attended a ceremonial parade m his honour at Klang. Beside him is the British Resident of Selangor, Mr. s. W. Jones, who goes on leave this week.
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    LAST F.M.S.R. EUROPEAN DRIVER RETIRING
    634 12 Bruce Nelson's 27 Years' Work In Malaya (From Our Special Correspondent) Gemas, May 14. THE last European engine-driver on the F.M.S. Railways, Mr. Bruce Nelson, was the guest of honour at a function held m the Gemas Club on Saturdaynight. Mr. Nelson leaves Singapore nexr
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    NEW G.O.C. FOR SHANGHAI
    127 12 Gen. Simmons In Singapore •"■"•HE new Officer Commanding, Bri--1 tish Troops. Shanghai. MajorGeneral F. K. Simmons. M.V.0.. 0.8.E.. M.C.. arrived at Singapore this morning m the Blue Funnel vessel Sarpe don from England. Major General Simmons, who replaces Major General A. P. D. TelferSmollett, has been
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    300 MORE REFUGEES
    21 12 ANOTHER 300 German Jewish refugees arrived at Singapore this morning m the Lloyd Triestino liner Victoria for Shanghai.
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    AFGHANISTAN PREPARES
    310 12 Army Is Being Strengthened MINISTER HERE ON WAY TO JAPAN ■EALOUS of her indrpt'ndfiice, Afghanistan is strengthening her Army under the guidance of officer* trained at the famous French military college of St. Cyr and m Turkey, said Mr. Zul Facar Khan, the new Afghanistan Minister to Japan,
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    FINE ACTING BY JOHN BARRYMORE
    96 12 "The (ireat Man Votes" (John Barry more. I'etrr Holdrn. Virgin* Weidler. Katharine Alexander. Donald Matßrido. R.K.0.-Radin. At the Pavilion. SPLENDID acting by John Barrymon* Is a feature of this film which feftla with politics m an American city. Barrymore plays the role of a broken
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    INDIAN TEXTILES' PROGRESS IN MALAYAN MARKET
    554 13 U.K. Mills Likely To Lose Low And Medium Quality Trade BOYCOTT MAKES JAPANS TRADE SMALLEST FOR TEN YEARS HOW Indian textile manufacturers are competing successfully m Malaya with British manufacturers is shown m the annual report of Mr. A. Boyd, technical adviser on piecegoods,
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    ST. ANDREW'S O.B.A. DRAMATIC SOCIETY
    110 13 rE Dramatic Society of St. Andrew's Old Boys 1 Association held Its annual 1 general meeting on Saturday and elected the miiowing office-bearers: President. Mr. N. Scharengiuvel: secretary, Mr. M. KohloH; treasurer, Mr. E. K. Yzelman: dramatic convenor, Mr. O. De Cruz; social convenor. Mr.
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    Big Dockyard For Sydney?
    65 13 CIX LEOPOLD SAVILE. who was responsible for the design and < -nst ruction of the Naval Base dockyard at Singapore, is joining the Orient liner Orontes at Naples on May 28 for AustraUa. He will discuss with Australian Government officials the proposed building of a new
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    Is Malay Tongue Dying Out In Peninsula ?
    311 13 Is Malay Tongue Dying Out In Peninsula JOHORE PAPER ON A WARNING THAT Malays should take warning from the sentiments expressed by a Dutch expert on the Malay language. Dr. C. A. Weiss, m a recent Singapore interview, is stressed by the Johore Bahru vernacular daily, Lembaga. Dr. Weiss said
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    MR. S. C. VICKERS DIES IN PENANG
    162 13 Secretary Of Penang Turf Club ANE of the best-known personalities v m Malayan racing circles. Mr. S. C. Bill Vickers, secretary of the Penang Turf Club, died last night at the General Hospital, Penang. aged 53. Mr. Vickers first came to Malaya more
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    SAKAI WOMAN SUPPLIES ILLICIT SAMSU TO TAMILS
    535 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 13. "THE case of a Sakai woman sup--1 plying illicit samsu to Tamils on Carey Island is reported m the annual report of the Cutoms and Excise Department. She was fined $200 and the fact that
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    Search For Missing Flyer
    65 13 On Friday, a large party searched a stretch cf junolc m Via Lawat, m miles north of Kuala Lumpur, for the missing flyer, Mr. E. Littleton Hay. The picture shows a grovp of Europeans, v-ith Mr. Reginald Bee {centre with spectacles), aerodrome manager and organiser of
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    MOSQUITO-PROOFING OF BUNGALOWS URGED
    468 13 Better Protection And Cooler Nights, Says Sir M. Watson (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 4. SIR Malcolm Watson, Director of the Ross Institute, and a persistent advocate of mosquito-proofed houses m the tropics, again drew attention to the extraordinary J backwardness "of the British m
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    F.M.S. POLICE GET LONG SERVICE AWARDS
    150 13 r[E High Commissioner has approved the award of the Colonial Police and Fir. I Brigades Long Service Medf.l to the following subordinate officers and constables of the Federated Maiay States Police Sergeant-Major Ibrahim bin Alang; lit Class Sergeants Paiz Ahmad. Mohd. Shah bin Mat
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    GUNNY BAGS FOR A.R.P.?
    303 13 \oßllu()ilS<'('{!tnlHan<! Trade Yd pONTRARY to o .1 m ti at there may be n run o i cond-han'l funny baga m s i < i y pore; caused by residents who wish to convert them into sandbag .-'ln It.-r as an air raid precaution, Chinatown's gunny
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    CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
    183 13 '•DiRTH 13 not ti:c beginning o( an IniMdMfl career and di itn is not its conclusion." :;aid Mr. Peter V. Ross, member of tic Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, quaking on "Christian Science-: Its Chnilenr to the Wrons? IllinMnf of the Ages' at the Adelphi
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    A. B. M. WATCHES MALAYAN INTERESTS, SAYS SECRETARY
    593 14 Cloee Co-operation With S. S. Associations Stressed MEMBERSHIP NEAES THE THOUSAND MARK: MORE ARE SOUGHT (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 4. "WHAT does the Association of British Malaya do?" That is a question sometimes asked m Malaya, and today a Straits
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    New Premises For London's Sports Club
    228 14 New Premises For London's Sports Club £60,000 SPENT IN REBUILDING (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 4. MALAYAN members of the Sports Club will be interested to hear that the club will move into the premises of the old East India United Services Club at No. 14, St. James's Square
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    THREE NEW SHIPS FOR PRESIDENT LINES
    150 14 American Shipping Company Doing Well Washington D.C. THE Uniu States Maritime Commission on Apr. 30 announced tLat. unless war breaks out. the President Lines, successors to the Dollar line, will add three new 25.000-ton vessels to its round-the-world fleet, m the next two years.
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    New Feature Of Singapore Skyline
    39 14 The dome of the new Supreme Court, to which reference made m a letter published on Page 10 today, is a new feature of the Singapore skyline, seen from the harbour.— Straits Times picture.
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    YELLOW FEVER POTENTIAL MENACE TO MALAYA
    335 14 Rigid Rules For Inspection And Disinfestation Of Planes (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 4. YELLOW lever, most dreaded of tropical diseases, is at pre- sent limited to certain pails of Africa and America. But it is a potential menace to Malaya and to
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    MAIL SERVICES IN JOHORE
    104 14 IMPROVED POSTAL facilities between Johore and China and India, effected through the Johore Posts and Telegraphs Department, are mentioned m the annual report of the Johore Planters' Association. Commenting on the Empire Air Mail Scheme, the report says that whereas, today, a letter from Johore may
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    SIR M. WATSON GOING TO S. RHODESIA
    89 14 (From Our Own Correspondent* London, May 14. SIR Malcolm Watson, Director of the Ross Institute, is to visit Southern Rhodesia to assist the Government m the organisation of a Malaria and Health Unit. He leaves London en May 25 and expects to be
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    SEREMBAN POLICE
    53 14 (From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban, May 12. MR. Forbes Wallace. 0.C.P.D., Seremban. has proceeded home on leave. Inche Abu Bakar. A.C.P.. is acting as O.C.P.D. m addition to his own duties until the arrival oi Mr. L. D. Cullen. who is expected m July. Mr. Cullen is
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    OFFICERS AND OVERSEAS SERVICE
    139 14 OFFICERS AND OVERSEAS SERVICE No Change For The Arim (Fran Our Own Correspondent) London. .May !k ARMY officers on overseas service will continue to do six-years tours of duty, a Straits Times re- prescntative was informed bjr tinWar Office tod^y. A reduction from six to four year tours for "othei'
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    TERRORIST GANG IN SOUTH SIAM
    104 14 A number ol dacoils headed by one "Awang Besar' successor to the late "Awang Sedoh" who was recently shot dead by the police are terrorising a number of villages m Tanjons Mas, South Siam according to the Slam Chronicle. The leader of the HO| "Awang
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    MR. J.D. MEAD
    57 14 MR. J. D. MEAD THE High riWßmlfriimt" has appoint ed Mr. John Denys Mead to be temporarily an Unofficial member ol the Federal Council with effect troni Apr 29. Mr. Mead is a partner In the firm o( Osbnme and Chappel. mining engineers. Ipoh. He succeeds Mr C L. Green,
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    TRANSFER OF BUSINESSES TO "NEUTRAL" AREAS
    472 15 British Emergency Plans: All Amusement Places To Close COMMERCIAL and industrial firms who want to leave London and other big cities m Britain m event of war must go to "neutraJ" areas; that IS, oueside both evacuation and reception districts. A special department of
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    "The Czechs Will Be Free Again," Says Benes
    66 15 ■poR ten centuries we fought for our liberty. We often won. We will continue to resist, and we will win again," said M. Edouard Benes, former President of Czechoslovakia, m a telegram to the Czecho-Slovak Congress held recently m Paris. M. Benes,
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    Alleged Monarchist Plot In Austria
    72 15 TT is reported that 12 men. susjject- ed of being concerned m a Monarchist conspiracy, have been arrested m 1 a wine cellar restaurant m the centre of Vienna. The majority of them are former I officers of the Austrian Army. The 12 are accused
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    19 15 The Customs union between Italy and Albania will come into force on June l, according to a Rome report.
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    Albanian Soldiers In Rome
    38 15 Albanian soldiers, dressed m picturesque kilted uniforms, arrived recently m Rome to share guard duty at the Royal Palace. They were inspected on arrival at the barracks by General Pariani, Under- Secretary for War.
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    The Nazified German Church Leadership Principle Now Being Enforced
    484 15 The Nazified German Church Leadership Principle Now Being Enforced THE "Naziflcation" of the German; Ch«ucu is proceeding steadily, and is now carried a step further by three orders, issued by Dr. Werner, the administrative head lender Dr. Kerrl. the Church Minister, of the German Evangelical Church. The first of these
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    Search For Franklin's Arctic Log
    164 15 Search For Franklin's Arctic Log IK the seclusion of a country inn overlooking Bojcmoor, near Hemel Hempstead (Herts), a young man Is planning his second attempt to wrest a 92-year-old secret from the Arctic. He Is Mr. Francis K. Pease, whose ambition is to find the logbook of the explorer.
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    DE VALERA'S EYE TROUBLE
    43 15 UR de Valera has a recurrence of eye trouble. Some years ago a special lamp had to be Installed In the Dail behind Mr. de Valera's seat and he has often visited Dr. Voigt, the eye specialist, of Zurich.
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    Relationship Between Food And Health
    505 15 Relationship Between Food And Health MANY aspects of the relaA A tionship between food and health were discussed at a National Nutrition Conference organised by the British Medical Association, and held m London recently, under the presidency of Lord Horder. What role should be played by agriculture, how could doctors
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    Vital All-India Issue?
    185 16 Vital A ll-India Issue? Release Of Political Prisoners Calcutta, May 3. OEFORE the A.I.C.C. concluded its session a resolution on Indians m Kenya and another on political prisoners m Bengal and the Punjab were passed. The Punjab resolution stated that the time daring which Mr. Gandhi expected to secure the
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    INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
    220 16 Fears Of A Gloomy Future Expressed Bombay, Apr. 27. a PPREHENSION of a gloomy future for the textile industry m this country was the keynote of the Chairman's speech at the annual general meeting of the Swadesl Mills Company, held m Bombay recently. Now and again, said
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    HINDU MAHASABHA AND THE MUSLIM LEAGUE
    1404 16 "Communal Organisations Which Should Liquidate Themselves" NATIONALISM AND COMMUNALISM CANNOT GO TOGETHER "AF the two organisations, the Hindu Mahasabha and the Muslim League, it is very difficult to say which one is more communal than the other. The Mahasabha spares nobody, the League spares
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    41 16 Karachi, May 5. MR. R. K. Sidva. M.L.A., and a Congress member has been elected Mayor of Karachi. He was supported by the Congress and Muslim League and Labour parties. Mr. Ua*endas Beechar, another Con■ZQM member has been elected Deputy Mayor.
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    Government Of India & African Question
    405 16 Government Of India African Question Simla, May 5. WITH reference to the statement made m the South African Union Parliament yesterday by the Minister for Interior m the course of discussion of the Transvaal Asiatic Land and Trading Bill that he hoped "the Government of India would help the Union
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    NEW TRADE TREATIES PENDING
    106 16 Task That Awaits New Commerce Member Simla, May G. ANE of the first tasks that awaits th? attention^ of Sir A. Ramaswaml Mudaliar, the new Commerce Member, when he arrives here will be to examine the position In regard to India's trade treaties and prepare the
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    30 16 Salem, May 4. THREE persons were killed and three 1 others were seriously injured m a house collapse m the suburb of Shevapet following a heavy hailstorm lasting ian hour.
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    15 17 n.u.C. Ifirtfflj i/te "i"d race from Adele at BukU lunah on Saturday. —Straits Times picture.
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    SELANGOR CLUB WIN AT SEREMBAN
    239 17 Murray And Gulland Play Bright Knocks (From Ou r Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sunday. Bright batting by C. W. A. Murray and D. R. Gulland was the feature of the cricket match at Seremban today when the Selangor Club beat the Sungei Ujong Club. Murray's score
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    WHY CHINESE PLAY TENNIS WELL
    239 17 W. C. Choy Says Game Is Like Chess i From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 10. w Both European and Chinese sportsQnen In Malaya will be interested to hear that m the view of Mr. Choy Wai Chuen. who lest to Mr. Kho Sin Kie
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    SEREMBAN SOCCER
    123 17 (From Our Own Correspond int.) Seremban, May 12. The Sun gel Ujong Club obtained Its first win In tne Negri Sembilan Football League today when the Perslcian(,an Bella Club was beaten by 2 goals to 1 The display of the Sungei Ujong men exceeded anticipations. McLaren at full-back
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    65 17 Today's ties m the V.M.C.A open invitation tennis tourney are: Open mixed doubles final: Mrs. Eber and tfadi vs. Miss Abed and Tan Huck Toe. Men's doubles championship: Yong Loon Chang and J. Lim vs. M I. Reshty and C R'eshty. Veterans' handicap doubles M. Matsuhiro and
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    Great Britain Beat N.Z.
    105 17 London, May 14. i*»REAT BRITAIN eliminated New Zealand from the Davis Cup by j hree matches to two. Playing at Brighten Shayes beat Jrown 6—3, 6 4 7—5 and Hare beat folfroy 7—5, 6—4, 6—4. A gusty v;ind made conditions diffiult. Shayes was spasmodic but wa>
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    111 17 London. May 13. County cricket scores at close of play today were Chesterfield Derby 209 'Gregory i> for 46 >; Surrey 149 for 3. Bristol Worcester 149 (Goddard 9 for 55 1 Gloucester 165 I Howarth 6 for 45, Martin 4 for 44). Portsmouth: Warwick 163 (Steele 5
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    JOE DAVIS RETAINS BILLIARDS TITLE
    22 17 Joe Davis retained the United Kingdom professional billiards title, beating Tom Newman by ***** to *****.— Reuter.
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    Negri Team To Play Selangor
    143 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Serrnihan, May 12. THE following have been selected to represent Negri Sembilan m an inter state soccer match against Selangror on Saturday, May 20, at Seremban:— Goh Wee; Ghani. Dollah; Syed Ham id, Adam, Lee Moh Hon; Kat Moi Hin. Kam
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    J. B. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS LOSE
    199 17 (From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru, May 14. Scoring one goal In the first hair ana three goals In the second hail, the Customs beat the Belia Club, the past year's league champions, 4—o on tHe Istana padang today. The victory was thoroughly deserv
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    MARCHETA II LOSES RACE ON OBJECTION
    1515 18 Final Day Of Singapore Extra Meeting AN objection to Marcheta 11, favourite m the sixth race at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the iinal day of the Singapore Turf Club's Fxtra meeting was upheld and the race awarded to Greypion. Mucheta II swerved badly m
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    Straits Times Lead Again
    85 18 Straits Times selections again proved the best on Saturday. Four straight winners were given m Selangor II $32 and $11), Cluny ($25 and $9), Greypion ($l9 and $8) and Harfleur $39 and $11). Apart from this lot, which were all first selections, Resistance was given as
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    BELIA CLUB BEAT FRANK'S XI
    204 18 Close Cricket At Johore Bahru (From Our Own Correspondent* Johore Bahru, May 14. Bella Club beat Frank's XI a cricket yesterday. Scores BELIA CLUB. Mansoore b Mere 0, Suleiman t Frank 4. Hamjah b Moore 0, Ahmac c Samuel b Moore 4. Ahmad Hajl <
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    HOBBS HEADS TRAINERS AT BOTH MEETINGS
    1084 18 Statistics For Governor's Cup Extra Racing D. N. HOBBS, of Kuala Lumpur was the most successful trainer at the i Singapore Turf Club's summer (Governor's Cup) meeting and th I.'1 extra professional meeting which concluded on Saturday. Hobbs saddled 15 winners during the two
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    R.S.Y.C. RESULTS
    127 18 There xna a fairly :.tron; h-ad wind during jv:;.erday;> raesi at the Royal Singapore Yachi, Cub. but the breakwater jare a certain amour. t o( shelter. The first rac? vas for tlv NuU-Erres-ford fours. The stroke of one of the crews, Hunscn. could not row becaus? of a
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    RAIN STOPS PLAY IN REST CRICKET TRIAL
    249 19 Batsmen Score Freely For Both Teams PLAY was abandoned m the cricket trial to pick the Clarke Cup Rest team, yesterday on the S.R.C. padang, due to a downpour of rain which fell shortly before the tiffin interval. On Saturday afternoon A. P.
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    TEAM OUT FOR 16 AT SEREMBAN
    248 19 HOWLER TAKES SIX WICKETS FOR NINE 'From Our Own correspondent > Seremban May 13. I i i Net'ri Sembilan Ceyloiu-so Colts nbtaincd another win today when they defeated the King George Filth School team. The school, batting first, was dismissed for 16 runs The
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    NEW VITALITY AFTER FEVER
    89 19 Durlnp fever body tissues rapidly waste away and the patient quickly loses weight unless he is supplied with adequate and suitable food. Horlicks supplies the nutritive elements which the body requires and enables the exhausted body to rebuild itself quickly. Doctors have proved that Horlicks is
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    England Draw With Italy
    145 19 Milan May 14. ABOUT 60,000 people saw Great Britain and Italy draw 2—2 at j soccer. At half-time England led i 1-0. The players lined up before the start In the centre of the field Beth national anthems were played, and the English gave the Fascist
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    199 19 The first bi-monthiy mixed four- 1 I somes competition for May was playjed at Bukit Timah on Sunday after- noon and resulted m a win for Miss 'E. M. Hallas and G. S. Hallas with a j net score of 31' i. Thirty-four cards! were
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    NEGRI TOO GOOD FOR SEGAMAT
    275 19 From Oiir Own Correspondent.! Srgamat, May 14. The Nc<j! ISf mWlan Club of Seremban me* the Segamat Cricket Club on me bum Hampar padang. Seifatnat, to:.a;. m I fullaays cricket fixture and In an exciting 'finish emerged dinners by 21 runs, th&nxa !t i tome
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    PERAK TURF CLUB
    132 19 The official programme for the Perak Turf Club's July meeting on Saturday, July 15. Wednesday, July 19 and Saturday, July 22. provides for two runs each for horses classes l and 2 and ponies class I one run for horses class 4 that have not won a
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    19 19 Mawi ridi.ig Selangor 11 right out to win the second race on Saturday at Bukit Timah. Straits Times picture.
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    INDO-CEYLONESE WIN AT MUAR
    217 19 i Prom Our Own Correspondent) Muar, May 14. In a one Innings match played at the Hospital padanjj the Muar Indo-Ceyiom a Association scored a five wickets win over the Muar Eurasians when the sides met over the week end. The following are the scores: Ml
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    SHAW SCORES CENTURY AGAINST PRESS
    238 19 Easy Win For St. Andrew's A CENTURY by J. Shaw enabled the St. Andrew's frchool Old Boys to defeat the Straits Times Press Sports Club by seven wickets m a cricket match played on the School ground yesterday. Shaw scored 103 runs before he retired.
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    GURDIAL SINGH WINS GAP HILL CLIMB
    209 19 CINGAPORE cycling champions were given a gruelling test m the hill climb organised by Mr. Ong Chin Beng, and staged at The Gap, Pasir Panjang, early yesterday. The steep, mile-long course was covered by the winner, Gurdlal Bingh, m the time of 2 mm.
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    ETCETERAS LOSE ONE FOR 101
    100 19 THERE was only an hour and ten minutes of play m the S.C.C. tournament match Merchants vs. Etceteras j on the padang yesterday. Etceteras batted first and thanks to a first wicket partnership for 91 raised j 101 before rain came. The match probably will
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    CHARITY CUP FINAL
    31 19 London. May 14. In the Charity Cup final at Glasgow, Rangers met Third Lanark. No goals were .scored and Rangers won on corners, getting seven Co Lanark's four.
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    MIDDLEWEIGHT TO ENTER HEAVIER CLASS
    58 19 New York. May 13. BILLY Conn, of Pittsburgh, outpointed Solly Krieger In a 12--round non-title boxing contest. Conn outclassed Krieger losing only three rounds. This was the third fight between the men and also Conn's last as a middleweight. He now intends to enter the
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      Golden Glimpse's Cup Victory
      353 19 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir,— Golden Glimpse m division 1 wen the Gold Cup m Singapore tn September. 1938. In his next two runs, between the Gold Cup and the end of 1938 he reimalned m division I but did not win. In
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    Sports Club To Move
    216 19 (ItmOci Own Oonespondcttt) London, May MALAYAN members of the Bportfl ITI Club will bo int. rest: dto h. the Club will move into the prtni of the old East India United Services Club at No. 14 St. Jumes Square on May 22. It will be remembered
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      39 19 Today's Sports Events Soccer Div. I, Manrhrsters vs. R.E., at Tanglin Resr. div. Mala\s vs. R.A.F.. at the Stadium; Div. 118, Moravia \s. R.A.F. (H.Q.), at S.H.B. Tennis S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. at S.C.C., V.M.C.A. tournament. Golf R.S.G.C., L.G.r. Medal.
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    NEW LINER BREAKS ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA RECORD
    67 20 After rstablishine the record of 25 days nine hour, from England to Australia (Fremantle) on her maiden voyage. the Dominion Monarch, the world's largest motor liner and the first passenger liner regularly to link Britain and three Dominions, was given an aerial welcome
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    35 20 A picture that requires few words to explain it A Rolls Royce and the rich young recruit, wearing his btMIJ new uniform, watched by another recruit on his way to enlist m the Territorial Army.
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    20 20 Thes; women riders had the road to themselves as the policemen stopped traffic for a rare at sßtMii point-to-point meeting.
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    41 20 As a lesson m civics as well as m "safety first", school children In the area recently destroyed by the £9.060.009 Australian bushflres held an inquiry on strictly official and Judicial lines under their headmaster. A witness Is being sworn In.
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