The Straits Times, 9 June 1939

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    38 1 The Straits Times FINAL EDTN.: lESTABLIPHKD NKARLT A CENTURr.J MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES •> P \(.K< SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939. VRU X r, CKNTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS
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      113 1 See MIEN CHONG for SMART TAILORING *>A Colaman St. Slngapors. I'hone 4816 CHATWOOD FIREPROOF SAF^ABIMET j *p= _-g Chatwood relied upon Sol£ AGENTS: Singapore Kuala Lumpur Penang Ipoh Taiping mmm WPS. 61A «mb_^m_ £riILLALDAM 5t CO.LTD THE SLIDING DOOR PEOPLE HILIAIDAM SLIDING DOORS THE BEST OF ALL TYPES FOR GARAGES
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      165 1 Worm CORSETRY Y^/~~1/ I Front Busk. SPyl^ q^l Wrap-Round. Hf'' I 't ■iH« Coutil and L. 1582. B' «H De P th 13 Corselette. /Wff II C' on -> a '—I |>'"l I HI/ oi*es. zoo 4o —o4 Two-way Y^py $7.25 Stretch Back 3 I Sizes: 35—38 with Half Lacina
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      82 1 m\^^ W\ l>W^fai'*- i< Mas mmm^^B^ JKf jAw mmSS^i^jttK^ r^^ '>■■ «X /mm > «^^^^3 El^kCjlk^^ II J i"^^H iip m\ ■>^ jR^I Mf mW X \^KT^B IF s^^ Wr ■mW mrX I \V If IPvJi Referring —of course to Lamb purchased from us, which is the pick of the
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      15 1 MADAME PAGE 13, Battery BM* Sfiigaport*i Leading Dressmaker. Ntw CallcetiM Day A Ereaiii( G«wn» STOCK
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH
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      DEATH
      64 2 Mr Wee Seng Klat of Chop Chin Ouan Hrn Of 277 South Bridge Road, passed away at 11 a.m. on June 8, 1939 at his residence No 1. Kirk Terrace. Funeral will take place on Sunday. June 11. 1939, at 10 a.m. to Bukit Brown Cemetery. All friends and
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      1910 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES 1 and 4-A Prince Bt. U)1 Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee. in Killincv Road GODOWN, Read Street off RiTtr Vadt* Road 4,000 to 9.000 souare feet United Qitfneers Limited OFFICE (470 sq. ft.) adjoining Europe«ii Business Office, near Raffles Place. fient reasonable. Box No.
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      686 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of 1.500 colls of galvanised < Plain} wire of different gauges from No. 6 to 20 Damaged) to be held at No. 21 Trafalgar Street on Monday, lZth June 19SS. at 11 A.M. Express issued THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Oi marvellously handsome, luxuriously made-to-order,
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      811 2 3USINESS CARDS ETC. J. E. HALL LTD. (DARIFOKD) ICE PLANTS, COLD STORAGE AIR CONDITIONING INSTAIJUATIONa ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO.. LTD SINGAPORE KCALA LUMPPB. W£ JAWS 7fc££ LAST 2 DAYS OF =SALE= Further reduction on all articles "< f»»f%|^B«i on screens,. Cabinets, ■jt P|||fjQ Embroideries. Evening Bags, and Porcelain. 18, Battery Road,
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      402 2 GUARANTEED USED CARS ALL CARS THOROUGHLY OVERHAULED AND RECONDIONED HtRF ARE A FEW SPECIALS 1939 AUSTIN SALOON 10 H.P. As c*oj M new in condition. Only done 8742 miles, lour new tyres. Paintwork black with red upholstery. A really smart car and an excellent buy at $1,575. 1939 FORD Vg
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      665 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated tn England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N Co. MAD. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore CHITRAL 15.000 June 16 COIU'U 15.000 June 30 BURDWAN 6.070 July 1 CANTON 15.500 July 14 CARTHAGE 55.000 July 28
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      347 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. JAPAN NEAR EAST ITALY INAUGURATION OF NEW FREIGHT SERVICE SAILING MURORAN MARU 5374 Tons Sailing from Singapore July 16/17 PORTS OF CALL: Port Sudan, Suez, Port Said, Jaffa, Haifa, Beyrouth, Larna-a, Alexandretta, Izmir, Istanbul, Salonica, and Piraeus
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      556 3 LUXURY with ECON ON V ONE-CLASS MOTORSIIIFS CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE, MODERATE FARES to: MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTEKDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN To: PALESTINE, ROTTERDAM, HAM BOHINGIA June 13 BURG AND COPENHAGEN LALANDIA July 4 ASIA June 26 JUTLANDIA July i!> DANMARK July 20 MEONIA Aug. 15 AFRIKA July 27
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      147 3 Incorporated 1 V In O*rmany j The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures: OUTWARD FOR MANILA. HONG KONG, SHANGHAI. NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN. Due B'unre 5 ODER omits North China June 13 j FULDA omits Hongkong. Japan June 25 s ALLER omits Manila, Hongkong and Japan June 29 GNEISENAU omits
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      540 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. CoUyei Quay Singapore Tel 515 L Chartered Bank Building, reliant Tel 136*. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FASI SERVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON N CONTINENI AND GLASGOW (la conjunction with the Glen Line) Du* Sails DIOMED L'don. R'dam. Hull Ham. June 10 June IS AGAMEMNON Mars, Casa, L'don, R'dam,
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      261 4 Today Aden (Imperial) ..2 p.m. East Africa (Imperial) ..3 o.m South Africa (Imperial) ..2 pjn Burma (Imperial) 2 )jv Whole Canada (Imperial) ..2 o.m China Hoihow (Imperial) ..2 p.m. Egypt. Sudan and Palestine (Imperial) ..2 pjn Great Britain and Ireland I Imperial I 2 P..D Europe except
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      264 4 INWABD Wearnea From Penan;, Ipoh and Kuala Lompur Arrives every evening. Imperial From Europe: Arrives THIS afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrive* tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives tomorrow evening. K.N.1.L.M.: From Saigon: Arrives Wednesdars. X.51.1..M From Netherlands Indi'i:
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      FROM MALACCA
      113 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: Tomorrow Aden. Burma, Canada. E. k S. Africa, Egypt, Great Britain, Ireland, India, Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritius, Newfoundland. Palestine ani' Transjordan by air (Imperial) 6 pm.
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      56 4 Mails from Europe (London mails) exprcted today, Juno 9, by 8.1. (Rohna) will be delivered to boxholders at 9 a.m. General delivery of letters at 9 a.m. Mails from China and Japan expected tomorrow, June 10, by Hakusan Maru. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected on
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      134 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour 3oard wharves or exnected to arrive: East Wharf: Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1 Sirdhana 22. Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3:— Balaklava 18; Bennvon 16; Manila Maru 14; Indrapoera 11; Kepong 10; Calchas 8; Kutsang, Ipoh 7. Empire
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    Wall Street Quotations
    612 4 New York, June 8. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today. DOW JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today' Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 138.71 138.49 oil .22 20 Rails 28.34 28.11 off .23 15 Utilities 24.04 23.80 Off .24 40 Bonds 89.74 83.83 up
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      1045 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in b M.S.) TELEPHONE: fretcnt 5133 Passace MXL CANADIAN TZPZZZ PACIFIC i lncorporated in England) tfllK KMI'RLSS' ROUTE ofiers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES »la HONOLDLO or direct KMl'hrSS 10 V \NCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA b> TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN with•ui change— thrnce by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND or the
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      931 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In Queensland). NOTICE is hereby given that the Share Registers of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 15th June to Monoay, 2Gth lime, 1939, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board, DERRICK CO., Chartered Ac o.intaii'j^ Local Sccretari~3.
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      572 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today. H. W. 2.27 a.m. 8 ft.; 3.39 p.m. 7.5 ft. L. W. 9 a m. 2.1 ft.; 9.19 p.m. 4.1 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 3.18 a.m. 7.5 It.; 4.27 p.m. 7.5 ft. L. W. 9.45 a.m. 2.6ft.; 10.21 p.m. 4.1 ft. Sunaay H. W. 4.18 a.m.
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      122 4 YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Stations La ft max. rain- bright night temp, fall s'shine m:n. *P Inches biz. °P WEST COAST. Alor Star 88 Nil 5.7 74 Penan* 88 Nil 9.5 74 Sitiawan 91 Nil 5.9 72 Buklt Jeram 90 Nil 7.6 73 Malacca 87 0.55 8.7 76 INLAND. Kuala Lipis 86
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      435 5 29 IBS UGLY FAT GOES IN 6 WEEKS Wew Safe Slimming Method praised by all WjiXt K citrate cases of fainess which Lttt nf\l prom beyond a shadow of daub* 1^ BonKora will reduce you* 'VjW' ■'in wc "tl" and bulk to normal after «ajJHr V) e^ e f and
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      510 5 AIR RAID SHELTERS \\rlW'/ Bomb-Proof, Ga»-Proof and Splinter Proof Shelters Designed specially to suit local conditions by .^d our qualified European Engineer and approved by M£p the A.R.P. authorities. Let us quote you. THE A.R.P. SHELTERS COMPANY 65, STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE. Tel. 4310 (&F\ I GSAPE-NUTS 1$ IT A I
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      642 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metre*. ZHP JO 08 metre* p.m. S.00 Recitation of the Koran From the Studio. S.20 Arabic music. t 5.40 Lagu Melayu.t 6.00 Teochew dramas. t 7.00 Children's programme (English). 7.15 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.30 "Prom the Studio Armchair." 7.45 The request programme. t
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      711 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSB S1.47 mc/f (13.97 m.); GSG 17.71 roe/t (16.86 m.) GSF 15.11 m«/i (19.82 m.) GSJ 21.63 me/i (13.93 m.) GSD 11.75 me/ft (25.53 m.) p.m. 6.05 Eijr Ben. "Hymen and the Highwayman."* 8.35 Dance music. Lew Stone and his band. 6.45 "Under
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      456 5 N1R0M TODAY IDA CO* me/i (49.S m.). YDB 9.6S me/i (31.J0 m.). TDB 11.86 me/1 (25.3 m.). FMN 1O.:8 me/i C!9.2 m.). p.m. 12.50 Studio orchestra. 1.10 News announcement*. 1.22 Studio orchestra. 1.50 Marches. 2.10 News repeated. 2.20 Close down. 4.50 Programme prevue. 5.50 Singing lessons for children. 6.30 Hill
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      483 6 RUBBER RECOVERS AND VERY STEADY SHARE SECTIONS VERY QUIET By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, June 9. „g far as local conditions are A concerned there Is very little to say at the opening of markets this morning. It is satisfactory, however to report that the loss in
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      RUBBER OFFERINGS CONTINUE SMALL
      170 6 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report IK W( ckiy report on the ruoaer market, issued ttaii morning, Lewis (Singapore; Ltd. write:— The upward movement, which looked elopinc, h*i paused momentarily mainly on account of American consumers holding on", apparently that the barter scheme, if anything evei docs
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      MINING
      566 6 Issue Val. Kraser Co. LyalJ Bvatt Buyers Sellers Buyeis Seller* V- Ampat Tin 3/7>/ 2 4/1 Vi 3/6 4/5/- Austral Amal 4/7 V 2 5/lVa 4/10 5/3 £1 Austral Malay 38/- 42/- 40/- 43' 5/- Ayer Hitam 22/9 23/9 22/6 23/6 1 Ayer Weng 0.63 0.73 0.68 0.72 £1
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      GENERAL
      453 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.32 1 1.40 2 2 do. 7>i r o prefs. 2.15 2.25 2.17 2 22 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.2b 5.00 5 50 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0 55 0.60 0.50 1 60 10 5 B. M. Trustee 475 7.50
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      273 6 6,e Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 100 noni SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5 r 'o 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 nom 4T« 1 /2 1S07 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 106 108 nom 4
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      RUBBER SHARES
      373 6 Praser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.25 UP 125 1.35 A'.or Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.95 1.00 Amal Malay 1.50 1.60 1.47 1.55 Ayer Hitam 0 90 1.0U 0.95 1.05 Ayer Molck 0.85 0.95 0.95 1.05 Ayer Panas 1.20 1.25 122 1.27 Bass=tt 0.52 0.55 0.52 0.55 B:itu Lintang 1.05
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      85 6 Friday, June 9, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28 3/ i 29 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in rases June 28-8 29 G.F.A.Q R.S.S. fob. in bale* June 28' j Mtt F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales June 28 3 s 28 '.a FUTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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      EXCHANGES
      179 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2/3 25/32 London demand 2/3 25/32 Lyons demand 2040 Switzerland demand 239 Himburg demand 134 New York demand 54 3/16 Montreal demand 513/16 Batavia
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      London Stock Exchange Prices Ease On Political Rumours
      426 6 London Stock Exchange Prices Ease On Political Rumours London, June 8. DRICES generally eased on the Stock Exchange today on unfavourable rumours concerning- Danzig. Gilt-edged were depressed at the opening by the new £6,000,000 Austra- lian loan in which dealings began at I1I 1 i per cent, discount. Underwriters had
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGES
      92 6 London, June 8. Today's closing mean rates were: Parts 176 47 61 Stockholm 19.42 New York 4.68 7/16 Athens 547.. Montreal 4.08 13 :6 Belgrade 210 Brussels 27 51 Bucharest 6GO Geneva J0. 77 Bio 2 25-32 Amsterdam g.79'i Buenos Aires Zu.22. Milan U% Montevideo 18 Berlin 11.
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      OIL WORKERS AGAINST PROPERTY RETURN
      37 6 Mexico City, June 8. *T*HE Petroleum Workers' Unions are now holding a convention and in a statement stated they could not under any conditions return the expropriated properties to their owners. Reuter.
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      CHINESE DOLLAR EXCHANGE TO BE STABILISED AT LOWER RATE
      268 6 CHINESE DOLLAR EXCHANGE TO BE STABILISED AT LOWER RATE London June 8. COMMENTING on the Chinese Stabilisation Fund's withdrawal of support for the Chinese dollar at a rate of 8l8 l 4 d., The Times City Editor ridicules rumours that the Fund has lost the greater part of its sterling
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      PERAK POWER SHARES DECLINE
      287 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 1. 'J'HERE is some comment in the London newspapers on the steady fall in the £1 ordinary shares of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Co. Ltd., which are now quoted at around 155., against their 1938 h>h of 255. and
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      59 6 AND FITTINGS I THE SCOTTSSK TUBE CO., LTD. manufacture Piping, Tubes and Fittings for all purposes a SCREWED SOCKETED TUBES. BLACK GAS, GALVANIZED AND STEAM TUBES. LAPWELDED IRON STEEL BOILER TUBES FOR LAND OR MARINE BOILERS. GAS, WATER STEAM PIPING FITTINGS, ETC. COMPLETE STOCKS HELD SOLE AGENTS: McALiSTER CO., LTD.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      HOW UNIT TRUSTS ARE FORMED AND SOLD
      1684 7 Differences Between "Cash" And "Appropriation" Methods BOTH SYSTEMS HAVE MERITS AND APPEAL TO PUBLIC THE first unit trusts to be started in Great Britain were "fixed" —that is, the constitution of the trust fund is predetermined, the trust deeds setting out exactly what
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      214 7 Singapore, June 7. noon. Buyers Sellers Gumbier 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $11.75 White S11.25 Black 7.75 Copra Mixed $3.60 Sun Dried $3.90 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.45 Fair $2.45 $2.45 Sarawak $2.40 Jelolong Palembans $7.00 Bunja $6.73 Sarawak $6.75 Tapioca
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      AUSTRAL MALAY GROUP
      82 7 "THE following tin production statis- tics relating to companies in the Austral Malay group refer to May: Hours Yardage Plcu.s ore K. Kamunting 674 106,000 2&i Thabawlelk Tin 618 130.000 P9l Pungah Tin Dredge 1 closed down Dredge 2 640 250,000 1.374 Austral Amalgamated Asam Kumbang 378
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      MAY RUBBER CROPS
      95 7 'THE following rubber crops w«re harvested by the respective estates In May: Lb. United Patani 168,114 Malak^tf Rubber HO.BOO Taiplng Rubber 79.839 Sungel Batu Rubber 37,400 Windsor Rubber 18,227 Foothills Rubber 22,300 Kuala Muda Rubber 151,829 Val dOr Rubber 29.213 Gadek Rubber 52,000 Kuala Sidim Rubber 52,157
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      73 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN. Hltam Tin 5% Int. June 18 Raub 5d. int. June 8 Renong Consold. 6d. int. No. 26 June 17 GENERAL Henry Waugh and Co 6% June 10 Singapore, June Date Ex Dlv. Payable Date June 24 June 20 June
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      LONDON METAL MARKET TRADE SHOWS SIGNS OF IMPROVING
      281 7 LONDON METAL MARKET TRADE SHOWS SIGNS OF IMPROVING IN a weekly report on the London Metal market dated May 26, William Jacks and Co. Ltd. write:— Political tension has eased— for the time being at all events and trade shows signs of beginning to flow through the old normal channels.
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      OIL MONOPOLY IN CHILE Reported Offer To The Companies
      117 7 OIL MONOPOLY IN CHILE Reported Offer To The Companies New York, May 29. BRITISH and American oil companies operating in Chile have, according to reports from Santiago, been informed that a Government monopoly for the sale of petroleum products in Chile will be established by Sept 3. They are therefore
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      MEXICO PAYS U.S. £200,000
      87 7 MEXICO PAYS U.S. £200,000 First Instalment For Expropriated Lands Mexico City, May 29. A CHEQUE for $1,000,000 (£200,000), first of nine similar annual payments for foreigners' land expropriated under Mexico's agrarian development programme, will be handed over In Washington today, the Foreign Ministry announces. The joint Mexican-American commission which is
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      MANILA GOLD SHARES
      100 7 Manila, June 8. QUOTATIONS, In pesos, for 10 eentavo gold shares on the Manila Stock Exchange this morning compared with yesterday's as follows: Previous Today's Asked Bid Asked Bid MiUmok 0.25 0.24' i 0.24' i 0.21 Coco Grove 0.37 0.55 0.37 0.36 Itu-jon 0.24 0.2114 0.24 0.2J
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      222 7 OUR SERVICES ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL To kaop airoast with tho progrots ot oeooMie developments, n bwJRNi concern cm sftard not to take advantage ot the multitariow service* offered by a reputed banking institution with years of financial experience. i ..Mastert.. 19-25. CECIL STKttT, SINGAPORE. Telephone, Manager's Office 4512 Exchange
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      277 7 BANK OF CHIKA Incorporated in Uhina >- >..i.i*i OkWMtIL 12. Cecil Stivet Singapore Telrphonrs: Manager's (Hurt bill Asst Manager'; otfirr HU Exchange I>rp< >i-i Geaeral Office 5188-t Cable Addrrssi -fill Nfihl I) Paid Up Capital Ch t 4«MI.MuH Reserve Funds in eiecsi of Ch ».'.'ilo.Wt- Total Aaaett approximate!? Ch S2,«*l.aoo.<M>O.M
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      387 8 The Producers of "DAWN PATROL" Brin? You Another Thrilling Air-Drama OPENING TODAY 3 SHOWS ALHAMBRA *I»*Vm? Suicidal H 500-MilC! I OF THE BWB fflßßU 11 Towards P^fiShrfcA-r- WWIW 4shs^Lm BHKa^Es^s^s^sVs^V i KARTII \rj^Tpi "TTOSBBspF- 1 wt into .-'^N^!il 'jj-<s*fc~y btUKut DKcNI OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND Most ">^ JOHN PAYNE ♦fted** l"Wf»-,l "Wf»-,
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      375 8 THE TOWN'S BIG SHOWj TODA I_ P """the CAPITOL 3.1 5 0.1 5 9*l 5 BOX OFFICE PHONE 5261 M.G.M. proudly present 2 great stars in the daring prize play that electrified London for 2 years ALSO A Beautiful Technicolor Subject SYDNEY PRIDE oC AUSTRALIA" and Latest GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS
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    THE MINISTRY OF SUPPLY'S TASK OUTLINED
    530 9 "We Are Now In Emergency Period," Says Dr. Leslie Burgin London, June 8. "\UE are now in an emergency position in which un- fortunately we seem destined to live,** declared Dr. Burgin, Minister of Supply, moving the second reading of the Ministry of Supply
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    King And Queen Enter U. S.
    615 9 Simple Welcome At The Frontier Niagara, June 8. 'THE King and Queen set toot 1 on American soil today at Niagara Falls, where they were greeted by Mr. Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, and received an informal but enthusiastic reception from the
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    JEWISH SHOPS CLOSED IN JERUSALEM
    73 9 Jerusalem, June 7. DECAUSE of the killing of an Arab this morning the military commander of Jerusalem has cancelled his previous order permitting Jewish cafes and restaurants to remain open after 10 p.m. He has also ordered shops in the Jewish quarter concerned to close
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    Thetis Disaster Inquiry
    289 9 New Attempt To Raise Craft Fails London, June 8. IN THE House of Commons tonight the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, announced a public inquiry into the Thetis disaster, presided over by Mr. Justice Bucknill. Questioned regarding today's abortive attempt to raise the Thetis, Mr. Chamberlain said
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    Queen Mary At Parade
    197 9 Queen Mary At Parade London, June 8. "TTHE King's birthday was officially celebrated in London with the centuries-old ceremony of Trooping the Colour on the Horse Guards Parade. More than 1,500 officers and men of the Brigade of Guards were on parade or otherwise took part in the wonderful pageant
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    £15,000,000 For Spanish Shipping
    48 9 Madrid, June 8. STATE credit of £15,000,000 has been granted to the Spanish mercantile marine, repayable over 20 years, for construction of new ships and modernisation of old ones. An indispensable condition is that the ships are built or repaired in Spanish yards.— Reuter.
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    "FRIENDLY YOUNG COUPLE"
    238 9 New York, June 8. THROUGHOUT the industrial East, in the Mid-West and in the deep South, United States newspapers today unite in bidding a welcome to the King and Queen, whose dignity of manner and gracious bearing have captured America's heart. Typical comment Is that of the
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    She jltraife. ©mes SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939. COMPULSORY WIRELESS?
    798 10 She jltraife. ©mes SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939. COMPULSORY WIRELESS? fectly simple, presenting no problems even to a pilot of very limited experience. Following a crash over Long Island, New York, in which two aviators lost their lives in a fog compulsory installation of radio in private planes is being
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    GIVING "MAXIMUM AID" TO CHINA
    238 10 Government Statement In House Of Commons London, June 8. Replying in the Houss of Commons tonight to a question in connection with the recent speech of Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, at Geneva, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary lor Foreign Affairs said the Government proposed to
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    'WELL-KNOWN LINERS" AND JAPANESE NAVY
    87 10 Tokio, June 8 Well-known liners will in future be exempted from being stopped and examined by Japanese warships, an Admiralty spokesman stated today. He added that there had been no change in the policy of the Japanese Navy, which was to respect the peaceful commerce
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    Two By-Elections Pending
    42 10 London, June 8 Two by-elections are rendered necessary by the elevation to the peerage of Sir Herbert Cayzer, Conservative member of Parliament for Portsmouth Scuth, and of Captain Dixon, who represents East Belfast In the House of Commons.— Reuter.
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    MUNICIPALITY AND S.T.C.
    541 10 Should Competition Be Allowed? THE LITTLE BUSES To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Two letters appeared in your last Saturday's Issue, one signed "Travelling Public" and the other "T. C both of which touch on the principle of monopolies in public services. It often happens
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    ASIATICS AND THE ORGAN
    197 10 Sunday Night Recitals Not Popular To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln a review in your issue of June 5, headed "Another Successful Organ Recital" (at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Sunday), your critic pointed out that the audience was chiefly European and that
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    ARK ROYAL AT SEA
    839 10 The Queen Bee In Sportive Mood By Our Military Correspondent London, May 30. r\N the eve of the Admiralty's assumption of control, one of the jrincipal units in the Fleet Air Arm, H.M.S. Ark Royal, went to sea for a series of interesting exercises. Your Military
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    785 10 NOTES Of The DA Y Agency Brides QEVERAL days ago the terms of a Singapore matrimonial bureau were quoted in this column, the total cost being $11.20, exclusive of commission, which is left open for bargaining. Readers may be interested \.o know the cost of obtaining a bride by the
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    CHEERING CROWDS GREET KING IN WASHINGTON
    216 11 President Roosevelt Meets Royal Party RECEFriON OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN CAPITAL Tumultuous Drive To The White House r pHK King and Queen are now at the White House, having arrived at Washington by train at noon yesterday. They were greeted at the station by
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    The Queen's Popularity
    1007 11 Washington, June 8. 'THE King and Queen arrived at the Knlon Station, Washington, at 4 p.m. G.M.T. and crowds who have been waiting silently, burst into tumultuous cheers. The Kins who was looking bronzed, though a little tired, accompanied by the Queen, Mr. Cordcll Hull and the
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    Belgian Foreign Policy Defined
    109 11 Brussels, June 8. v ii/E are determined to defend all our frontiers without exception or reserve, both In Europe and Africa," declared the Prime Minister, Dr. Plerlot, in the course of a speech in the Chamber denning the country's foreign policy. Dr. Pierlot declared that Belgium's
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    Nazi Reprisals In Bohemia
    106 11 Nazi Reprisals In Bohemia Drastic Measures For Murder Of Police Prague, June 8. PVUASTK; measures were ordered by the Reich Protector for Bohemia following the alleged murder of an official of the German police in Klavno, an important industrial centre in north- West Czecho-Slovakia. The measures include the deposition of
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    Premier's Rebuke To Germany
    118 11 False Charges Against Great Britain's Aims London, June 8. IN a parliamentary answer today. 1 Mr. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister referred with regret to; allegations being made in Germany: that Great Britain is planning the, destruction of German trade and all bases of German existence with;
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    1,400 GUESTS AT GARDEN PARTY
    152 11 TODAY'S PROGRAMME The garden party, which Sir Ronald and Lady Lindsay gave at the British Embassy In the afternoon was attended by 1,400 guests, members of the diplomatic corps, members of Congress and leading figures In Washington society. The party, which is normally held at
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    PRESS REACTION TO TINKLER CASE
    91 11 London, June 8. T*HE Tinkler case was prominently reported in most newspapers today though there Is no comment It is regarded as a particularly bad c.ise in official circles, but action awaits a consular report from Shanghai.— Reuter. R. M. Tinkler, 45-year-old British foreman of
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    Example To The World
    313 11 Example To The World PEACEFUL AIMS OF BRITAIN U.S. Washington, June 9. DRESIDENT Roosevelt, toasting 1 Their Majesties at the state banquet last night said lhat the entire United States welcomed them, and dwelt on the AngloAmerican friendship and the example they had set to the world by not fortifying
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    WAR IS AVOIDABLE, SAYS FOREIGN SECRETARY
    1307 11 war. but if these problems are to be resolved by negotiation there must bfi goodwill on both sides and readiness to make allowances for the viewpoint of others. There must be the conviction on both sides that the word of the other will In»
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    TEN SIAMESE PLANES FOR SINGAPORE
    355 12 Air Force Visit Expected Early Next Month SELETAR DEMONSTRATION OF BOMBING FOR OFFICERS TEN Siamese Royal Air Force aircraft— a squadron cf nine Vought Corsair scout-bombers and a Glenn Martin bomber— will make a goodwill visit to Singapore early next month. Arriving on July 4,
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    P.W.D. ENGINEER KILLED IN CRASH
    26 12 An Alor Star message reports the death in a motor accident of Mr. Ransome, assistant engineer in the Public Works Department.
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    $300 EAR-RING SNATCHED
    37 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 9. WHILE walking along Campbell Street yesterday a Chinese woman had her diamond ear-ring, worth $300, snatched by a Chinese who escaped. The woman's car was badly torn.
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    AMUSEMENTS <
    234 12 AMUSEMENTS &lt; SINGAPORE BAFKLtS HOTEL Cccktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner &lt;k Dance (Informal) 9.45 to Midmghl. G.\RRICK IHIAIKt, GLYLANG The Painted Stallion Whole Serial to be screened at 7.45 p.m. i.r.Kll WOKLI) Cabaret Today 6.30 to 8.45 9.30 to ICldnlsht. oi-;..? Theatre: We're Going To Be Rich.
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    KUALA LUMPUR
    411 12 King's Birthday Up-Country (From Our Own Correspondent) .Kuala Lumpur, June 8. Following today's birthday parade, in which 500 men from the Selangor volunteers, police and cadet corps participated, the acting British Resident. Major G. M. Kidd, presented decorations and certificates to volunteers. The following received awards: Efficiency Decorations
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    MAN-EATING TIGER
    186 12 Chinese Tapper Carried Away SEARCH PARTY IN DIFFICULTIES (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, June 7. A man-eating tiger is reported to be prowling in the Labis Forest Reserve. A Chinese was carried away while out tapping Jelutong. The man went with two others to tap rubber In thlik
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    MALAYA CUP PLAYER'S DEATH
    54 12 Mr. J. M. Auld, Of Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 9. MR. J. M. AULD. a well-known Malaya Cup Rugger player, and an assistant in Osborne and Chappel. Ipoh, died last night in the Batu Gajah Hospital, where he was admitted a week ago
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    TERROR MEN IN TOWN
    67 12 ABOUT 80 marines and sailors of the monitor Terror who are in camp at Port Dickson while the warship is undergoing an extensive refit at the Naval Base were brought to Singapore to take part in the King's Birthday parade yesterday. They left on their return
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    TRAFFIC AT PARADE
    42 12 May I offer a word of congratulation to the Police for the excellent manner in which the traffic was handled at y f erday's King's Birthday Parade," writes J.A.G." In a letter to the editor of the Straits Times.
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    74 12 The Right Rev. B. C. Roberts, Bishop of Singapore, left for Ipoh last night by train. He is expected to be away I for about three weeks. Lady Small, wife of the Colonial Secretary, Sir Alexander Small, left Singapore by train last night, for a short holiday at
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    31 12 Among the guests at ir.e Uoverivtuetu tloj.se y^.r~e,i par.y ..,c v .c. w. y wer e (pom left): Miss Moira Elder, Mrs. V. TretchikojJ and Miss Jean Elder. Straits Times picture.
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    CAPITAL SHIP FLEET BASED ON SINGAPORE
    216 12 House Of Commons Question London, June 8. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons this afternoon, said the report on the New Zealand conference regarding the Pacific had been received and was being considered. Proceedings could not be published, as
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    JAPANESE THREAT TO CONCESSION
    117 12 May Isolate British Area At Tientsin Tientsin, June 9. THHE Japanese-sponsored municipal authorities yesterday ordered all official employees living i&gt;, foreign areas to evacuate within 48 hours. This followed the presentation yesterday of a further ultimatum by the Japanese to the authorities of the British Concession
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    NAVY HOUSE BOY DIES
    126 12 Allegedly Knifed And Robbed THREE CHINESE ON MURDER CHARGE KNIFED in the chest and robbed of about $10 when waylaid at the entrance to Navy House, Grange Road, a Hainanese boy employed b^ Commodore T. B. Drew, Commodore Malaya, died shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday in
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    TWO HOLLANDERS LEAVE SINGAPORE
    216 12 Weil-Known Members Of Dutch Community "TWO OF THE best known members of the Dutch community in Singapore are leaving Malaya. Mr. C. van Burken, manager of the Nederland Line at Singapore for the past 18 months, will leave for Rangoon in the Sirdhana tomorrow, while Mr.
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    Singapore Appreciation Of Shot Shanghai Briton
    543 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times, i Sir.— The news from Shanghai .of the death of Mr. R. M. Tinkler came as a very sad shock to me. It may interpst people to know something of the man, as names mean little. Dick
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    Church Workers Gather
    243 13 Course Of Religious Lectures UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP o.' the Rev. E. S. Lav, pastor of the Geylsng Methodist Church, 63 missionaries ur.d Church workers of various denominations in Singapore took part in the "united training s.-hool for workers hi the Kingdom." which opened yesterday at the residence
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    SIAM'S NEW NAME CONTROVERSY
    248 13 Old Version Still To Be Permitted Abroad (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, June 7. IN an oriier of the day, the Minister 1 of Defence, after pointing out the desirability of changing the name of "Siam" to "Prades Thai" enjoins his officers and men to adopt,
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    50 13 A film-slide show of the sacred Monuments of the Holy Land, with a lecture, will be given at the Parochial Ha.l on Monday at 6.15 p.m. under the auspices of the St. Joseph's Church Brigade. Admittance will be by tickets which are available at the St. Joseph's Church Brigade Club.
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    "DEVIL" MAKES CANE MARKS ON CHILD
    69 13 i From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 7. A CHINESE man and woman were rt charged at Kuala Kangsar with ill-treating a seven-year-old girl. The man said that since his wife's death his s'ster-in-law had looked after the child. He was discharged. The woman
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY RECEPTION GIVEN BY GOVERNOR
    249 13 Graceful Gowns Worn At Government House Party THOUSAND ATTEND BIG FUNCTION AINOTHhK Singapore myth was shattered yesterday: the myth that this outpost of Empire, where men are men and the heat gets them down, lacks beautiful women. There were more beauties to the square
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    FIFTY DAYS TO NEXT HOLIDAY
    218 13 Singapore Spends King's Birthday Outdoors TEN days after enjoying the Whitsun holiday week-end, thousands of Singapore office-workers and tuan besars had their fifth public holiday of the year yesterday, celebrating the Kings birthday. While hundreds flocked to the city's seaside resorts, Katong and Changi, some
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    ARMED ROBBERS GIVE "CHANGE"
    60 13 AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING Chinese clerk, employed by the Singapore Municipality, stated to have been held up at pistol point by five Cantonese, in a back lane behind the Municipal buildings, Connaught Drive, shortly, after 7 p.m. yesterday, was relieved of $20. He asked his assailants to return
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    DATIN YAHAYA'S DEATH IN JOHORE
    47 13 From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. June 5. The death occurred last night of Datin Yahaya, wife of Lieut.-Col. Yahaya, acting Commandant, Johore Military Forces. At the funeral this afternoon, there was a large attendance, including the Tungku Mahkota, Regent of Johore.
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    Certificates Of Honour And Justices Of Peace
    852 13 AS announced in the Straits Times yesterday, the Governer has awarded a Certificate of Honour to the follow- ing persons in recognition of their loyal and valuable services to the Government of the Straits Settlements,— Dr. Ong Huck Chye, Mr. Ching Kee Sun,
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    SULTAN'S BROTHER MARRIES OXFORD CHIROPODIST
    263 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Oxford, June 1. THE romance of Tengku Mahmud, 21-year-old brother of the Sultan of Trengganu, with Miss Joyce Blencowe, chiropodist-daughter of a local tailor, culminated today in their marriage at St. Giles's register office, Oxford The wedding was very quiet. The
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    MARCUS GIRL'S ROMANCE
    162 13 Might Have Been Prince's Wife OFFER CABLED TO HER AT SINGAPORE SENORITA Sofia Alvarez, 22-year-old Mexico City actress, arrived in New York from Singapore recently in the liner Rex wearing $25,000 (U.S.) worth of sapphires and diamonds, and told a romantic story of a proposal of marriage
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    "FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS" REHEARSAL
    192 13 rIE successful dress rehearsal of the comedy, "French Without Tears," by the Repertory Players, in the Victoria Theatre last night, indicates that this will be one of the most popular of local stage productions for a long time. The play, which sparkles with run and witty
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    POLICE BAND TONIGHT
    75 14 •yHE band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform at Farrer Park at 5.30 p.m today under the direction of Mr. S. Chapman, bandmaster. The programme will be: March, "Victoria" (Blent; overture, "Light Cavalry" (Suppe, selection, "8how B~at" (Kern serenade, "La Pa'.oma" (Yradler); selection, "Rosalie" (Portert. The
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    GOVERNMENT ADOPTS PAY SCALE SET BY PLANTERS
    788 14 Indian Agent's Comments On "Curious Labour Practice" UNSATISFACTORY WAGE RATES BECAUSE OF FLOW OF IMMIGRANTS "U7AGE rates are unsatisfactory. A curious practice '"prevails, that whatever the planters decide to pay, the Government departments follow suit," says Mr. C. S. Venkatachar, Agent of the
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    Malaya's "Docile Gangs Of Indians"
    58 14 '"TTHE Malay unskilled labourer is practically non-existent and it is difficult to imagine how industry, as well as certain essential public services in Malaya, could be carried on without the docile and disciplined gangs of Indian labourers,'' says Mr. C. S. Venkatachar, Agent of the
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    DR. MISTOWSKI TO SPEAK ON MUSIC
    102 14 DR. ALFRED MISTOWSKI, of the Trinity College of Music (London), will give an address at 5 p.m. on Monday, in the music studio of the Monk's Hill English School. The address will be of interest not only to teachers of music, but to school
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    23 14 These youngsters found a chute in the children's playsrour.d a convenient place from which to watch yesterday's King's Birthday parade. Straits Times picture.
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    RATTAN FOR CHINESE SNATCH THIEF
    84 14 TT'EN strokes of the rattan and six months' rigorous imprisonment plus six months' police supervision were ordered for a Chinese, See Seek Leng, in the Singapore Second Court. He pleaded guilty to attempting to steal a woman's handbag from her while she was waiting with
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    FOOTBALLERS CHARGED WITH FIGHTING
    72 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 8. •"THE Batu Gajah police took into cus- tody two soccer players who -iad exchanged blows during the course of a match. The two players wtrs produced by Inspector Leong Boon Swce before the Entu Gajah magistrate and charged with
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    194 14 "THE following new books will be ready 1 for issue at Raffles Library tomorrow NON-FICTION The Direction of War, W. D. Bird; How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie; Grandma Called It Carnal, Eertha Damon; The Navy from Within, K. G. B- Dewar Trial of Field
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    GIRL ROBBED OF JEWELLERY
    82 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 8. A YOUNG girl, dressed to go out with her mother, was lured away by an unknown Chinese, while waiting for a ricksha in front of a house in Dato Kramat Road, and relieved of a gold necklace, a pendant
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    "SINGAPORE MAY BECOME A BRITISH RENO"
    291 14 Wife's Comments On Maintenance (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 28. "AM I a widow? Have my children a father? And they a stepmother as well as a mother of their own?" Mrs. R. B. White, of Penang House, Heath Road, Ipswich, asked reporters
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    Two Black-Outs For Johore
    275 14 TRIALS FROM J0.30 UNTIL MIDNIGHT i From Our Own Correspondent! Johore Bahru, June 8. OLACK-OUTS will be held in Johor« Bahru, and an area of ton mtles surrounding the town, on June 13 and July 3 states the Johore Government Gazette. The Gazette notification states: "All
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    CHINESE PROPAGANDISTS BEHIND JAPANESE LINES
    547 15 Intrepid Group To Be Reinforced By 3,000 Young Agents Chungking. MORE than 150 members of the Chekiang Political Work- ers Corps are strengthening the Chinese administration in areas under Japanese occupation. This small force, which has been operating for five months, is soon to be
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    BRITISH DEMANDS TO JAPANESE
    156 15 Protection Of Property In Poolung Shanghai, June 8. SIR HERBERT PHILIPS, British Consul-General in Shanghai, callled on the Japanese Consul-General this afternoon and requested that immediate measures be taken fully to protect British property at Pootung, to suppress anti-British agitation there and to prevent intimidation of
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    Catholic Bishop's Narrow Escape
    59 15 Bishop Jansen (above) of the Mission d'Etranger de Paris at Chungking was one of these who had a narrow escape during a recent Japanese air raid on the Chinese capital, when bombs fell in his compound but left his mission unscathed. The next morning he was
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    Tokio Views Of Dollar's Fall
    250 15 ''Legal Tender On Verge Of Collapse" Osaka, June 8. AUTHORITIES of foreign exchange banks in Osaka pay special attention to Shanghai press reports regarding the financial confusion of the foreign exchange market in Shanghai, which arose from the sudden reduction in the yuan i Chinese
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    23 15 The number of persons now voluntarily enrolled in Great Britain for various civil defence services ir Britain is more than 2,lso,ooo.— British Wireless.
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    CHINA HAS A FRONT-LINE MILITARY COLLEGE
    445 15 Chungking, i {SUPPLEMENTING the fighting ex-j periences gained from various battles in which they have participated since the outbreak of hostilities, more than 200 senior officers, from majors to major-gen-erals, defending Kiangsi Province, received a ten-day training on strategy and military science recently. The
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    Foreigners Are Helping China's Wounded Troops
    315 15 Chungking. jl)IORE than 70 foreign mission- aries in various parts of Free China are rendering invaluable assistance to the Christian Service Council for Wounded Soldiers in Transit, which is fast completing the organisation of 120 service stations along the highways to provide disabled men
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    ANXIOUS INDIA LOOKS TO THE WORLD, SAYS PANDIT NEHRU
    2661 16 Preparing Herself To Make Great Decisions SIGNS ALREADY VISIBLE OF APPROACHING CRISIS? "Nationalism is in ill odour today in the West and has become the parent of aggressiveness, intolerance and brutal violence. All that is reactionary seeks shelter under that name
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    BRITISH ARMY MANOEUVRES TO BE LARGEST EVER
    327 17 Regular And Territorial Armies Will Be Engaged Together pREAT BRITAIN'S Army manoeuvres next August and September will be the largest ever held in the country. For the first time, the complete Regular and Territorial Armies will be engaged together. In some quarters^ the
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    100,000 Army By Parachute
    319 17 Feature Of Film On London Invasion UHPROOP CARRYING aeroplanes, with an enemy army 100,000 strong dropping by parachute on London and slaughtering civilians." are among the features promised in the film version of "An Englishman's Home," which I found under way at Denham, writes the Daily
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    MR. O'KELLY STRESSES "CRIME OF PARTITION"
    83 17 New York, June 7. piRE would have the sympathy of the i American people in a campaign to i abolish the "crime of partition," Mr. Eosn O'Kelly, Vice-President cf fi» i Executive Council of Eire, told Reut?r before leaving today for Eire, i Ke
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    BIG TURKISH MILITARY MISSION TO BRITAIN
    83 17 London, June 7. THE Turkish military mission headed by Gen. Orbay arrived to discuss technical detai'.s concerning war mat-t-rial. Gen. Orbay was received by the War Mirrster, Mr. Hore-Belisha, and the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Viscount Gort. Conversations between technical experts of
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    LITERARY AGENT GAOLED FOR THEFT
    62 17 New York. June 7. ERIC SEABROOKE PINKER, literary agent, was sentenced today to between two and a half and five years' imprisonment on a charge of stealing $20,000 from Phillips Oppenheim. Sentence was imposed after hearing a report from a probation officer that Pinker's total
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    GERMANY AND REFUGEE SCHEMES
    55 17 London, June 7. OERR WOHLTAT, of the German Ministry of Economics, Is at present paying a visit to London at the invitation of the Evian Refugee Committee, Renter's diplomatic correspondent learns from German f/ticial circles. The purpose of the visit is to discuss th? possibility of
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    BRITISH POLICY IN FAR EAST
    218 17 Adheres To NinePower Treaty London, June 7. IN a written reply in the House o: Commons to Sir John Ward.aw Milne (Un, Worcester), Mr. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, said the policy of the British Government on the situation in the Far East was fully set
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    MEXICO OILFIELDS TALKS AFFECTED?
    66 17 Mexico City, June 8. SERIOUS charges concerning th 3 conduct oi the foreign oil companies since the expropriation of the oilfields are contained in a statement issued by the headquarters of the National Petroleum Administration. It Is widely felt that this move Is likely to have
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    SOUTH ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE IN 1943
    69 17 London, June 7. IN the House of Commons, when questioned about the British air service over the south Atlantic Capt. H. H. Balfour, Under Secretary for Air. said the necessary ground organisation was now being undertaken and it was not proposed to insMtute a
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    47 17 The Crown Princess of Iran, former Princess Faivzia, sister of the King of Egypt, photographed passing the guard of honour at the railway station in Teheran, when she bade farewell to her mother. Queen Nazli, and her sisters as they started their return journey to Egypt recently.
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    CLAN CHIEFTAINCY DISPUTE TO BE REOPENED
    264 17 •THE legal dispute over the chiet- taincy of the Macleans of Ardgour, which began In August, 1535, when the p;rl claimant. Miss Catriona Louise Muclean was 16, is to be reopened, and protracted arguments are expected, says an Edinburgh report. Last December Sir Francis
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    Mr. H. Ramsbotham As Works Commissioner
    86 17 London, June 7. •T*HE King has approved the appoint- ments of Mr. Hertwald Ramsbothari as the First Commissioner of Wcrks, succeeding the late Sir Philip Sassoon, and of Sir Walter James Womersley, Assistant Postmaster-Gen-eral, as Minister of Pensions replacing Mr. Ramsbotham. Sir Walter Womersley
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    SEGAMAT BATSMEN FAIL AT SEREMBAN
    420 18 Huat Seng Takes Seven Wickets For Seven Runs (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 8. BRIGHT batting by Felix de Silva. who scored 69, and fine bowling by Chuah Huat Seng who took ten wkkets in both innings for the bss of 14 runs enabled
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    SEGAMAT SOCCER
    270 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, June 7. The Town Youngsters created the biggest upset in the Segamat and District soccer league on the town padang today when they met and defeated the Public Works Department, one of the favourites for league honours, by the odd goal in three.
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    TELUK ANSON SOCCER
    39 18 fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Teluk Anson, June 8. j Ths Alpha Bemam Estate soccer i team has withdrawn from the Indian league owing to travelling difficulties. There are now six teams left in the j league.
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    JOHORE WIN BY 7 WICKETS
    216 18 THE Johore C.C. beat an S.C.C. team by seven wickets in a match played at Johore Bahru yesterday. Scores. S.C.C. J. H. Willmott c Wyatt b Alvis 2 W. R. King c Pearce b Alvis 4 J. E. Jeans c and b Lowson 4 K.
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    TELUK ANSON SPORT
    54 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Teluk Anson, June 5. The Asiatics in Teluk Anson under the leadership of Che Osman, the police magistrate, have organised a Golf Club and good support has been promised. E. J. R. Perimpanayagam scored the first century in Teluk Anson last weekend against
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    KINTA GOLF CLUB
    62 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 7. The following are the results of the Kinta Golf Club's monthly Medal for June. June bogey won by A. Buchanan. Ball sweep first nine holes. A. Buchanan. Ball sweep second nine holes, Forbes Guy. Mr. D. Bartlett has succeeded Mr.
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    PASIR PANJANG ROVERS
    97 18 The Paslr Panjang Rovers will play the Malay School at Pulau Sambu a friendly occer game tomorrow while on Sunday match will be played against the Slong 800 Athletic Association at S.H.B. ground kick-off at 5.15 p.m. The teams for these two games will be chosen from
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    CHEERFUL LADS A.U.
    69 18 On Sunday, the Chiate Sing Athletic Union "ill play a friendly soccer match against the Cheerful Lads Athletic Party, at the formers' ground, Simon Road. The following will play for C.S.A.U., lim Yum Kwong: Tan Yong Boon, Chiang Bok; Cheng Wan, Beng Wan (capt)., Koh Thiam; Hong
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    LOWER PERAK CRICKET
    54 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 8. The Dew Recreation Club beat the Lower Perak Club at cricket in the Perak knock-out cricket competition. The Lower Perak Club scored 39, Aston not batting, and Dew R.C. scored 45 for four wickets. The Dew Club will now meet
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    ISLAND MAY BOGEY
    27 18 THE REPLAY in the island Golf Club's May women's bogey competition resulted In a win for Mrs. F. T. WyckotT, who finished 2 down.
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    Visit Of Siamese Tennis Players
    81 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Rr,i;;kok, June 7. CINGAPORE hay already met some Siamese players of lawn tennis in previous tournaments. Now the Prime Minister, General Luang Pibul Songgratn, who is also Minister of Defence, has given £135 to encourage the youth of the land to
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    1940 OLYMPIC GAMES
    49 18 London, June 8. The International Olympic Committee decided the 1940 games will Include boxing, fencing, canoeing, track and field athletics, the modern penthalon, cycling, wrestling and swimmlng.The committee will decide on Friday the venues of the 1940 Winter Olympic and the 1944 Games ana Winter Olympics.
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    IPOH SOCCER
    45 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 7. In the Indian football league between the Oranges and Jendarata which resulted in favour of the latter by the only goal scored in the game, two players came to blows and were ordered off the field.
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    SEGAMAT TENNIS
    140 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, June 7. The Segemat Club met the second team of the Hospital Sports Club in an inter-club lawn tennis fixture for the Grade Shield on the Hospital court today and encountered little difficulty in scoring a clean cut win. Abdul Ghanl scored an
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    NON-BENDERS BEATEN BY SIX WICKETS
    290 18 Easy Win For Cricket Club In Annual Match A FIGHTING knock by Major A. Nevill saved the Non-Benders from complete collapse in the match against the Cricket Club on the padang yesterday. Nevill scored 34 out of a total of 90. Leijssius was 14 not
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    23 18 Umpire Vaughan Jones leads the S-C.C. team out to field in the match against the Non-Benders on the padang yesterday.— Straits Times picture.
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    Cricketer Injured in Johore
    66 18 DLAYING at Johore yesterday for the Cricket Club against the Johore C.C, W. R. King sustained an injury to his hand which is likely to keep him out of cricket for some weeks. Taking a catch in the outfield. King was unfortunate to get the force
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    TODAY'S S.L.T.A. TIES
    48 18 TIES in the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association championships to be played at the S.C.C. courts today are as follows: Women's open doubles: Mrs. Warden and Mrs. Strickland vs. Mrs. Na&sim and Mrs. B. Sewell, Mrs. Eber and Mrs. Pennefather vs. Mrs. Cherrington and Mrs. Champ.
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    KAMPAR BADMINTON
    40 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 7. The Anglo Chinese School, Kampar, defeated a very strong badminton party there known as the "77" Party by seven games to two. The game consisted of four singles and five doubles.
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    SAPPERS BEAT ST. ANDREW'S
    214 19 Good Scoring In Yesterday's Cricket THE RE. (ChangH put up a first lntafS score of 141 against the St. Ai.drcv's School eleven's total of 132 lor six wickets in a game of cricket at 6t Andrew's yesterday. Scores: ST. ANDREW'S N. Capel b Green 35 J.
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    EVENING NEWS GOLF TOURNEY
    113 19 IN the .^750 Evening News golf tour- nanient match play stages began today. In the first round Davies, the British Ryder Cup player, beat Castuon, Argentine, five and three. Martin Pose, Argentine, beat Jack Taylor, Potter's Bar, five and four. Srrra, Argentine, beat Taggart, of W
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    K.L. SOCCER
    185 19 Chinese Heat Printers In Third Division (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 8. 'THE S.C.R.C. "C," who met th-j Government Printing Depa "tment Reserves in a third division league match on the V.M.C.A. ground jesterday evening, emerged winners Dy a solitary goal scored about /nid-way in the
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    47 19 1 he Dv.ke of Gloucester recently played polo for the Surrey team against Kent at the Penshurst Polo Club. The Duke's team won and the Duchess who watched the match, presented him with th e cup. Picture shows the Duke of Gloucester in play during the match.
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    GREATEST MONEYMAKER IN GREYHOUND RACING
    344 19 Mick The Miller Dies Of Old Age MICK THE MILLER, "the dog that put greyhound racing iV en the map," is dead. He died of old age Mick would have been 13 years this month, equivalent to 91 in a human being at the Burhill
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    22 19 L.G.U. MEDAL FOR JUNE The Keppel Golf Club L.G.U. medal for June was won by Mrs. W. Gunstone 93—32=61.
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    Racehorse Shot In Penang
    112 19 While working on the track at Penan? yesterday, Sir Theobald and Con Con collided. Con Con sustaining a broken leg:, was later shot. Con Con was a class one horse and was entered for the Sij and six furlongs events at the coming Selangor Summer meeting.
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    S.C.C. TEAM TO PLAY SERVICES
    57 19 S. C. C. TEAM TO PLAY SERVICES rpHE following will play cricket for the S.C.C. vs. the Combined Services tomorrow and Sunday on the padang: T. G. Cooper, H. L. Ward, G. W. Waltes, A. Foster, A. C. Growder, W. K. Jagger, P. W. Holt, W. H. McNeill, J. A.
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    TRIANGULAR SWIMMING CONTEST
    43 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 9. The triangular aquatic sports between the Chinese Swimming Clubs or Singapore, Penang and Ipoh will be held in Ipoh on Aug. 5 and 6. It will bt the first tournament of its kind.
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    SLOW WORK ON SELANGOR TRACK THIS MORNING
    207 19 Preparations For Summer Meeting Begin (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 9. ITUS morning saw the start of training for candidates entered for the forthcoming Selangor Turf Club's Summer meeting. Work this morning was mainly slow. Hobb's and Duval's strings were seen
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    67 19 The following will represent Duncan Roberts, Ltd. XI in a friendly game of soccer at Farrer Park today at 515 p.m.: Tarn Tuan Koon, Basil Ong, Chow Lol Yee, Soh Ah Koon, Tan Chin Guan, Yeo Sect Kiat, L. W. Choon, T. S. Jong, Ng Keam Tet, Bong
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    STADIUM SOCCER
    44 19 An S.A.F.A. team will meet the! R.AF. in a soccer game to be played j at the Stadium on Wednesday, June 14. This gams is to assist U.e selection of the Singapore "HMS. Malaya Cup"' side to play Johore on June 23.
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    FIRST DAY OF K.L. RACES
    343 19 Weights For Next Saturday Weights for Saturday, June 17, tho first day of the Selangcr Turf Club's Summer meeting, are as below. Horses, Class 1, Div. 1, SM furs. Tovarich 9.04 Meadowman 7. 1S Empiric 8.06 Gilded Ysuth 7. 1S Gold Point 8.04 Smoke Dreams
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    Today's Sports Events
    48 19 Soccer Div. 1. Police vs. S.K.C., at Stadium Res. Div. R.E. vs. S.C.C. at S.C.C. Div. 2A. Marine Dept. vs. Malaya Signal Coy, at J.C.S.A. Div. 28. Chinese vs. 5.H.8., at S.H.B. I awn Tennis Singapore championships at S.C.C. S.C.R.C. tourney. Athletics Outram School Sports.
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    Combined B.H.L. Team Formed
    109 19 Combined B. H. L. Team Formed A COMBINED Business Houst League soccer team, proposed by members of the league, has been formed, the Straits Times understands.' The first fixture, it is understood, will be against the Singapore Harbour Board team of the second division (a) league. This game wll probably
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    HOME CRICKET
    32 19 Easy Win For West Indies Home cricket fixtures completed yesterday resulted: The West Indies beat Northants Dv nine wickets. Northants 107 and 299. West Indies 382 and 25 for one.
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    HUNT CUP CALLOVER
    40 19 At last night's call-over on the Royal Hunt Cup to be run at Ascot over 7f. 155 yards on June 14 the betting was 10 to 1 Couvert otlcied, 100 to 8 all the others offered. Reuter.
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    MATCH CANCELLED
    24 19 The cricket match between the S.C.R.C. and the C.S.A. which was to have been played yesterday at Hong Lim Green was cancelled.
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    SINGAPORE WATCHES KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE
    151 20 Above The Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Sir Shentoa Thomas, taking the salute at the Kings Birthday parade at Fairer Park yesterday as a detachment of the 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, inarches past. Right The Colonial Secretary, Sir Alexander Small, receiving: the Badge of a Knight
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