The Straits Times, 10 August 1939

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    52 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. 1 SINGAPORE, 140, CECIL ST, CPBONB 5471) KUALA LUMPUR. 25, JAVA ST CPHONE 3SS3). MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times PRICE 5 CENTS. F VGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939.
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      44 2 A REQUIEM High Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mr. Clarence Oswald Rodrigues. will be sung at the Church of St. Joseph at 6.30 A.M. on Saturday, 12th August, 1939. The attendance of relatives and friends is earnestly solicited.
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      660 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying rot any position advertise la these columns fend eoplen of testimonial* Do not send originals. GOOD MIEIILE Minder. Good wages for Ist class man. Apply Bos 72. Straits Times. WANTED by Goodyear Orient Co., Ltd.. 3X, East Reclamation, efficient and experienced male shorthand typist. REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY
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      703 2 PERSONAL^ THE MARRIAGE BT RE U KB. New B-'Uj Street, London. W.I. Introductions giver. privately and confidentially. Mayfair 9534 FOR HIRE KEFHIGEK.MOR N?w or Usea Phone 3S'i3 HOUSES FLATS. TO LET TO LET, C D Eber Rd. off Oxley Rd. Apjly to 2 Eber Rd. or 17 Cecil St. DELIGHTFULLY
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      811 2 AUCTION NOTICES^ I AUCTION SALE S of Modern well-m?.de polished TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, "WESTINGHOUSE" electric refrigerator, H.M.V. cabinet gramophone, crockery, glassware, Cutlery, Linen, Plants, Etc. To be held at No. 186, Palm Road (£i?lap) On Saturday, August 12. 1939 at 240 p.m. On view from Thursday Catalogues Issued I THE
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      218 2 USED CAR BARCAm Ring for Demonstration No Obligation, Phone 5088. EVERY TYPE OF CAR IN STOCK MORRIS 12/4 SALUOK No. 2558. It is very attractively ducoed iti black and green and has only done a small mileage. The mechanical condition is excellent any trial. PRICZ $1:150.— 1937 AUSTIN 10/4 SALOON
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      542 3 P. a 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LllTE. ilncoiporatcd In England) PFNiNSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co. MAll t'ASSENCifcK AND CARGO SERVICES OITIWARD FROM LONDON FOR CH1MA AND JAPAN Tonnage Out Spore usiV JJANA l7 u0 Au RANCH l ,7,000 AU8 25 BANGALORE 6.000 Aug 26 KANPUUA ,7.000 Sept I 2*
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      583 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated in Jamuii GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON I'cnang. Colombo, Aden. Son, Port Said Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg. Vessels Tonnage Du Sail HAKONE MARU 10.400 Aug. 16 17 HUSIMI MARU 19,000 Sept. 3 4 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Sept. 13
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      670 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY »>»>» -CLASS MOTOKSHII-S C\RI >!£ WITS PRIVATE RATH DAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN T#: PALKSTIN2. ROl'TKUDAM. HAM BURG AND COPENHAGEN MEONIA Aug IS Mr>r FIONIA Sept 5 S^" AW Au SELAND1A Sept 2B PANAMA Sept. 4 BORiwuiA Oct n ATjSTRAHEN calls London Sept. 10 LALAND1A Nov 7 INDIA
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      587 3 MANSFIELD CoTltS Ocean BuMdlru Collyei Qkm Stajapore rel m| Chartered Bank BuUdlnc Penant m rei !3bH BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAS1 SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON cOMINt.VI AND OLMHOfl (in con Junction wltb th* C!eo i.lati tIEMNON Mars. Casa L'don. Rdam. Ham Gsow fifHWHOY Mar... L'dcn. *dam Ham. Ant.. O Im aZ AuT
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      330 4 Mm East Africa (Glasgow Marti) 2 p.m. South Africa (Glasgow Maru) 2 p.m. ..uijye uuu t ttuiain iJi.u.M.) a u .«i> iran .K.L McQ^n <K L M 2 om Sarawak (^rnerally) (Circe) 2 p.m. bu.nia dmandalla) ..3 p.m. East and North India (Khandalla) 3 p.m. Sou. h
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      307 4 INWAKII Wearne* From Penan*, Ipob and Kuala lunijiLi Arrives evr.rv rveuiiu K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrive* Saturday even ins. imreKal: From Europe: Arrives THIS afternoon. K.L.M.: From Netherlands ladles: Arrives THIS afternoon. Qaiiins From Australia: Arrive* Friday at tc. noun K N.I.I M.: From Netherlands ladim*
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      FROM MALACCA
      112 4 CorresDondence 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. Aden. Burma. Canada. E. ft 8 Africa. Egypt. Great Britain. Ireland, Inoic, Iraq. Kuwait. Mauritius. Newfoundland. Palestine. Sudan and TransJordan by air (Imperial) 6om
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      42 4 \f«n« from Europe (London malls) exDieted tomorrow, Aug. 11, by P. ft O. (Rajp'itana) wUI be delivered to boxholders at 9 am. General delWery of letter* at 9 ajn. Malls from Japan expected tomorrow, Aug. 11, by Toyama Maru.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    145 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3:— Corfu 18; Malacca. Josenna lti; Ramses 13: Jerantut, Marechas Joflre 11; Kutsang 9. Empire Dock. Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3:— Greystoke Castle 30; Steel Engineer 32.
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    ARGENTINE TRADE RECOVERY
    148 4 Big Favourable Balance Buenos Aires, July 31. rkPFICIAL returns of Argentine foreign trade for the first six months of 1939 show a favourable balance of 191,194,000 pesos, as compared with an adverse balance of 34,768,000 pesos for the first half of 1938. The export surplus for June
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    127 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Clott Singapore, Aug Date Ex. Dlv j. 9, 5 p.m. rota) tor financial rear TIN 3*tu Selangor 2>i% Aug. 22 C Kamunting 3d. No 66 IVid. bonus. Aug. 4 rhabawlelfc l/3d. No. 21 Aug. 11 Payable Date Aug. 24 Aug. 23
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    PASSENGERS LEAVING IN CORFU TOMORROW
    439 4 TTHE following passengers icr Pcnang, Colombo and Europe are leaving In Corfu at 9.30 a.m. t"morrow: Abdul H3mld bin Abdulla. Miss J. W. Anderrcn Tun'ru Bahandln bin Mahmud, Mr. and Mrs. J. W Burtt. Mr. C.E. Broo'.ie. Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Bv^e. Mr. A.G. Bvrne.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    195 4 Singapore, Aug. 9, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler "J Hamburg Cuba llli* Java Cube *12.°0 Pepper White Muntok SIJ-W White »J2 Black 50 Copra Mixed 52.35 Sun Dried 53.60 Sago Flour Ltagga $2.35 $2.35 Fair «.35 $2.35 Sarawak $2.37 i Jelotong Sarawak $7 5 Banja 7 50 Palcrrband
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    MARECHAL JOFFRE
    35 4 MARECHAL JOFFRE from Japan. China and Saigon is expected to i arrive about 4 p.m. today and sail about i 10 p.m. for Colombo, Djibouti, Port i Said and Marseilles. Berth: wharves. NIROM
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      221 5 NO MODERN HOME CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT iCR AFTOM CLOUDY HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA Invaluable in the Kitchen, Scullery Bathroom Useful in 1 00 1 .SSSu 5 dsff erent way.. AMMONIA. I'J ttj Z 50 cent* ly Per quart bottle "TSSF 5 s Obtainable at r JqaL.)--: ail leading Stores Product
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      1193 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE EMPIRE STATION NIROM J?» D tL JDAY TODAY ZHP 30.06 metres. TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 IDA 8.04 me. (49.6 m.) 5. "^Hindustani music. t GSB 21.47 me'. (13.97 re.)- O8O 17 71 9-M I C/ 5.30 Teochew Guakan K music by the Thaw nc/a (16.86 m.); GSF 1514
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES-LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      603 6 RUBBER IMPROVING STEADILY TINS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Aug. 10. THE brightest spot in the market continues to be the firmness in the price of rubber and the most disappointing feature is the persistent offerings of sterling tin shares from London. Rubber, fortunately,
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        MINING
        567 6 .ssue Val I Krasei St Co uvaii ti\au Buyers Sellers Suyers Sellers 4/- Axnpai lin 5/- Austral Amal £1 Austval Malay 5/- Ayer Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin 1 Batu Selangor 5/ Berjuntat £l Burma Malay 21 Chenderlang 50 Hitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong Kong
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        GENERAL
        453 6 2 2 Alex Brick On! 1.40 1.50 1.35 1.50 2 2 do 7^2% prefs. 2.25 2.35ed 2.30 2.35cd 10 10 A las Ice 4.75 Ml 3.00 t>5O 1 1 B M Broadcastine 0.55 0.80 ).5O >6C 10 5 B M. Trustee 4 75 ?5'J *7i ?.5O £1 £1 Con
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        243 6 Vk Maynard &Co Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 100 noro SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5C- 1901 red. 1940 $400 000 Int. tut Mar 31 Sept. 30 101 102 norn 4^ft 1907 red 1947 51.600.000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 106 108 norn 416% 1909 red 1955
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        RUBBER SHARES
        364 6 Fraser Co Lyau Allenoy A!or Gajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lir.ung Bedford Benta Borelli Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil BukU K B Buklt K?poriR Bukit T'mah ($10) rhangkat Serdang Connema r a Glenealy Plantations Hamilton Haytor [ndragirl Jcram Kuantan (50 cts.) Jimah
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    87 6 Thursday, Aug. 10, noon No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28Vfc 28% No. IX R.S.8. f.o.b. In rases Aug. 28 13/16 28 15/16 (i.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In hales Aup. 2« "J/lfi "J8 9/l« F A.Q. R.S.S. (.oh. In bales Aug. 28 3/1C 28 5/16 FUTURE QUOTATIONS
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    EXCHANGES
    181 6 The fol— «ring are the exchange rates thi3 morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 London demana 2/4 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demand 241'.j Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 9/16 Montreal demand 54 9/16 Batavia
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    London Stock Exchange
    396 6 Undertone Steady But Trading Quiet London, Aug. 9. ALTHOUGH trading was again quiet, on the Stock Exchange today the undertone was steady. Gilt-edged recovered after earlv weakness and rubber shares improved further on increasing interest. The New Zealand stock recently issued was quoted initially at a premium
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    RUBBER QUIET BUT VERY STEADY
    125 6 Lewis Peat's Report On Past Week IN a weekly report on tne rubber market, issued this morning, Lewi.; and Peat (Sirgapore) Ltd. write: Owing to the holidays intervening. tin market, if possible, has been even quieter than before, with prices remaining at much the same
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    Wall Street Quotations
    393 6 •yilE copyright in this serv-ite i» owned by KRASKR and OOMPANY, sharcbrokcrs and THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS LTD. The quotations may not be reproduced without the written permission of the jojnt owners. New York, Aug. 9. 'THE following quotations were thosa ruiing when the Stock Exchanga cics?d
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    119 6 London, Aug. 9. Today's closing mean rates were Paris 176 23 3? Stockholm 19.39 New York 4.68* Athens 547£ Montreal 4.68 1 1G Belgrade 210 i Brussels 27.55*1 Bucharest 669 Geneva 20.73 Rio 2H i Amsterdam 8.79 Buenos Aires 20.19' i Milan 89 Montevideo 18 1 Berlin 11.66
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    BIGGER RUBBER QUOTAS AND BETTER PRICES SOON
    3080 7 London Hopes For 75 Per Cent. And lOd. A Pound DIFFICULTIES WITH ANGLO-U. S. BARTER AGREEMENT Public Demand For Rubber Shares Refused By Contented Holders From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug. 2. MOW that rubber interests here have had rather more than 1
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      387 7 HlSiii bank of ohina g 111 1 EjjJ soerabaja sub -agency SAVINGS Sl/i/i) t/oU to T.l.gr.phic AdOr. 3.:—3 Pba&fe&nMm. "chungkuo. soerabaja- A Mlar saved is an extra dollar earned. wu'^nt tTSa^; the wHI be >en for business •T« hare a Savings Account and AUGUST 14th IQ^Q to see this account
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      951 8 ffy SPECIAL REQUEST! 1 PAVILION cis 9 is TONIGHT R/HHi ST»^ »'~>° rv Drama drained from the flght for life! J^Sk Blk the picture from BING, JOAN Extended For One More Day- from the combat and heart v MISC HAi TODAY ONLY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.m. aches of forgotten boys!
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    THE KING REVIEWS RESERVE FLEET OF 133 VESSELS
    609 9 Muster Of Ships At Weymouth Th^ Greatest Since 1914 London, Aug. 9. H7HILE Britain's greatest air manoeuvres continued today, the King reviewed 133 vessels of the reserve fleet, swinging at_ anchor in Weymouth Bay. After lunch in the Royal yacht Victoria and
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    New China Road To India
    109 9 2,000 Lives Sacrificed In Mountain Pass T Chungking, Aug. 9. HE Central Government is pushing construction of new highways linking Sikong Province with India and Slnlng (in Kokonor Province), according to a membvr of a special economic mission sent tv Sikong. The entire highway between
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    35 9 London, Aug. 9 Militiamen called up under the compulsory Military Training Act will be abl3 to earn commissions in accodance with the training programme and regulations made public by the War Office last night.—British Wireless.
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    'A Hush Over The Whole World'
    247 9 Mr. Churchill On Crisis In Europe London, Aug. 9. UTHERE is a hush through aU Europe nay, over all the world broken only by the doll thud of Japanese bombs falling on Chinese cities and universities, or near British and American ships," declared Mr.
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    More Attacks On Poland
    111 9 Berlin, Aug. 9. TTHE Nail press is in full cry after the Polish newspaper Cxas to which it attributes the suggestion that Polish guns might blow Danzig to bits. Nachtausgabe refers to the dangerous Polish war agitation by order of London and Parts," and declares this
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    LEAGUE MAY SELL ITS RADIO STATION
    98 9 Geneva, Aug. 9. THE Swiss Government is negotiating for purchase of the League of Nations' private radio broadcasting station. Official circles disclosed today that negotiations have been in progress for tiic last two months. A League official said they had been prompted by two
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    SIR J. REITH WITNESS IN U.S. SUIT
    73 9 New York, Aug. 9. THE arrival is r> ported here aboard the liner Queeu Mary of Sir John Reith, chairman of Imperial Airways. it 3s stated he has been subpoenaed to give evidencj in a suit for damages brought against Imperial Airways by
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    NEW DUTCH CABINET
    47 9 The Hague, Aug. 9. r\R. D. DEGEER, the Christian Tra- diticnallst leader, has succeeded in forming a cabinet. Dr. Degeer is Premier and Minister of Finance; Dr. Dyxhoon is Minister of Dsfence; Dr. van KlefTens, Foreign Minister, and Dr. Welter, Minister of Colonies Reuter.
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    Reconstruction In Spain
    537 9 Reconstruction In Spain MILITARY PARTY TO RULE Paris, Aug. 9. CERTAIN details of the reconstruction of the Spanish Cabinet, following reorganisation of the Falange (Fascist) party, making f he Party the decisive influence on liiv* in new Spain, are officially revealed In Burgos, according to reports reaching here. Another big
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    NO TRADE EXPANSION WITH AXIS POWERS
    87 9 Washington, Aug. 9. "'PHE United States will find it impossible to expand trade relations with totalitarian nations until they se. fit to alter their fundamental economic philosophies," declared Mr. H. F. Grady, after being sworn In as Assistant Se: retary of State, today. He
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    "SHOULD GERMANY BE ATTACKED"
    82 9 Berlin, Aug. 9 /COMPLETE registration of "intehecand physical qualities" of all Germans is to be taken between Aug. 12 and 19. One of the objects is to enable the authorities to draft non-combatants for various Jobs in wartime. Au official announcement -states: "Should Gp;many be attacked,
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      213 9 Avoij Eyestrain Oar scientific examination can determine definitely thr condition of your eyes or whether you need to change the classes which you are wearing. Astonishingly low charces for glasses. Everbright Optical Co. 19. CHULIA STREET, SPORE. C. S. CHONC Dr. oC Optometry. A DISTINCT ADVANCE IN BODY-BUILDING FOODS. The
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. AUG. 10. 1939. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL
    963 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. AUG. 10. 1939. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL which he had just paid to Danzig. Here is the reference I was in Danzig on July 3, 4 and 5 but found that story grossly exaggerated, to put it very mildly. That war scare was
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    OFFICERS WITHOUT INCOMES
    164 10 Anomaly ut Delay In Gazetting The practice of asking officers to take up appointments before they are gazetted and who, consequently, cannot receive their pay, is causing some dissatisfaction among those who have re-joined the Army in the last two or three months, fays the Sunday Times,
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    36 10 me King oi Bulgaria recently opened a section of railway from Chepino to Yakoruda, in the Rhodope Mountains. The line, which la 37 miles long and has 25 tunnels, is estimated to have cost about £500,000.
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    MALAYA'S RICE IN WAR
    873 10 MALAYA'S RICE IN WAR A Chinese On The New Policy APPEAL TO MALAY PATRIOTS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— As far back as 1937, and again In the following year, I advocated through the medium of your paper that the Malayan governments should allow non-Malays to plant
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    SMASHED CARS
    495 10 Everyday Sight In Singapore THE RIVE VALLEY ROAD ROUTE To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, In recent months, to avoid the heavy traffic on Orchard Read, I have been using the River Valley Road route from town to Tanglin. After witnessIng almost daily crashes, some of
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    INDIAN REGIMENTS IN SINGAPORE
    171 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Just recently the question of an Indian Volunteer unit was fully discussed through the medium of you:generous paper. Though this matter is supposed to be closed for discussion, may I request you to give space for this letter? I
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    WHERE A LANDLORD SCORES
    138 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—May I be permitted to ask your advice, or the advice of your readers, 'on a matter concerning rent and increases of rent? I have been in occupation of my present house about a year, the rent being $80
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    733 10 Evening Fumes pLUB life seems to be much more habitual in India than in Malaya, where many Europeans live quite happily without ever going to a club (of course you can't call the Singapore Swimming Club a club), and even la out-stations and planting districts it
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    ACUTE CRISIS IN JAPAN OVER AXIS ALLIANCE
    527 11 Military May Take 'Independent Action VERY TENSE ATMOSPHERE IN INNER CABINET War Minister Explains Army's Viewpoint AN acute Cabinet crisis is developing in Japan, following meetings of the Cabinet and Inner Cabinet" to discuss Japan's attitude towards the European situation and her proposed
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    BRITISH PROTEST TO JAPAN
    90 11 London, Auk. 9. "THE British Ambassador in Tokio, Sir Robert t'raigie. has been instructed to make a strong protest to the Japanese Government regarding confiscation by the Ja-panese-sponsored provincial government of Honan of anthracite mines in north Honan, property of the Peking Syndicate, which is a
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    TOKIO'S RETORT TO FRANCE & U.S.
    117 11 TOKIO' S RETORT TO FRANCE U.S. Tokio, Aug. 10. THE French Charge d'Affaires is reported to have made representations yesterday to the Japanese Foreign Office to the effect that France has common interests with Britain in the Tientsin currency and silver stocks issues, and requested Japan to recognize the fact.
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    Chinese Dollar And Britain
    256 11 BANK OF ENGLAND OFFICIAL'S TALKS Shanghai, Aug. 9. r T*HE position of Cl. nese currency is believed to have been discussed i during the past few days by the British I Ambassador with Mr. Cyril Rogers, of the Bank of England. Mr. Rogers, who Is a
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    JAPANESE SENTRY'S DEMAND REFUSED
    55 11 Tientsin, Aug. 9. IMR. McCLURE ANDERSON, a British ITI architect, refused to strip when ordered to do so by a Japanese sentry at the entrance to the British Concession. He was accompanied by his wife and another Englishwoman. After five minutes' argument the sentry allowed them
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    JAPAN'S FIVE DEMANDS TO BRITISH AT SWATOW
    113 11 Tokio, Aug. 10. THE Japanese consul at Swatow, according to the Japanese Domei News Agency, has presented five demands to the British consul following incidents after the landing of British marines from a destroyer here on Monday. The Japanese consul demands that Firstly,
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    German – Polish Shooting Incident In Corridor
    383 11 German Polish Shooting Incident In Corridor DANZIG RELEASES CUSTOMS MAN AFTER WARSAW PROTEST Ar-niuTDiTTXTT/MTw j Warsaw, Aug. 10. COMMUNIQUE issued here last night announces that pr v Ge nan armed Patrol, which had crossed the Polish frontier in the Corridor, was wounded in a border incident. The communique says the
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    EXPECTING PEACE, SAYS MARSHAL GOERING
    97 11 Berlin, Aug. 9. "The wall in the west keeps watch on the Rhine and the wall can never be shaken," said Field-Marshal Goenng on his return from a tour of inspection, of industrial plants and air force garrisons along the western fortification*. Field-Marshal Goering expressed
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    BRITISH CREDITS FOR RUSSIA LIKELY
    104 11 London, Aug. 9. Under a new Soviet-Britisn trad« pact, which is likely to follow the conclusion of a military alliance. Russia may receive credit of €10.000,000 to even un the balance of trade, says th« Daily Express. v A Tass announcement confirms that the Soviet
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    Raids Continue In Mimic Aerial War Over Britain
    515 11 BLACK-OUT POSTPONED BECAUSE OF UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER IU London, Aug. 9. l^lMlt aerial warfare is continuing as part of Britain's huge air exercises, in spite of the postponement of the black-out over the greater part of Britain until Friday because of unfavourable weather.
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    France Impressed By Exercises
    160 11 "WE CAN COUNT ON OUR ALLIES" Paris, Aug. 9. DRITAIN'S air manoeuvres combined with the review of the reserve fleet has made a big impression in France as reassuring evidence of British watchfulness. "Not coincidence but a sign," declares Paris Soir commenting on the fact that
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    Duce Said To Have Had Heart Attack
    80 11 Rome, Aug. 9. QFFICIAL circles here declare reports that Mussolini has had a heart attack, with other complications, are "simply ridiculous." It if stated he is perfectly well, that he appeared In a gymnastic display at the Mussolini Forum in Rome on Sunday,
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    U.S. Civilian Advisory War Resources Board
    65 11 Washington, Aug. 9. THE announcement of the formation of a Civilian Advisory "War Resources Board to advise the military services In the current expansion of the forces was made Jointly by the Army and Navy. The Board would also become in an emergency an
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    MEXICAN OIL DISPUTE
    38 11 Washington, Aug. 9. THE Mexican Government's new proposals to settle the oil expropriation dispute will Involve vesting in a neutral third party a balance of power over oil properties, according to Informed circles here.— Reuter.
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    GERMAN ENVOY CALLS ON LORD HALIFAX
    27 11 London, Aug. 9. rpHE German Ambassador, Herr von A Dirkson, called on the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, this aften oon Reuter
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    FRANCO-TURKISH PACT
    32 11 Paris, Aug. 9. A GREEMENT has been reached In the negotiations fof a FrancoTurkish trade pact, the terms of which have been sent to Ankara for approval of the Government.—Reuter.
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    Spanish Trenches Near Gibraltar
    33 11 Gibraltar, Aug. 9. TRENCH digging operations are being carried on by Spanish authorities in "neutral ground" 25 yards from British sentries. Spanish frontier guards have been reinforced recently— Reuter
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    MORE MODERN BOMBERS FOR SINGAPORE
    315 12 Further Strengthening Of Air Base This Week LONG-RANGE PLANES STANDING BY AT EGYPTIAN 'DROMES MANY more fast modern twin-engined Bristol Blenheim bombers to strengthen the Royal Air Force are expected at Singapore this week. A formation arrived from west of Singapore on Monday night. Although
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    NEW TROOPS IN TENTS
    147 12 Happy In Their New Camps OINGAPORE'S new battalions have shaken down well. A tour of the camps reveals that officers and other ranks alilu are very rappy in their new surroundings The newest arrivals were yesterday busily engaged pitching tents and attending to the hundred and
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    DOCTOR ON PIGS AND POLICE COMPOUND
    93 12 MIF I put pigs in a Malay police com- pound there might be a row, so I first sought the permission of the Chief Police Officer," said Dr. W. L. Blakemore, Rural Health Officer, when referring, at the Rural Board meeting this mcrning, to
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    139 12 Mr. Ro'.and Eraddell left Singapore by train last night for Ipoh. g Mr L^ong Sin Nam. president of the Peralt Chinese Chamber of Commerce, arrived In Singapore this morning by train from Kuala Lumpur. Mr G. A. Potts returned from Penang by Air Services last evening. Mr D.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    229 12 SINGAPORE ADI. I I'llI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. UAI I 1 K> -lOlkl Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Formal) 9.45 to Midnight. GArfKICK iUKATKfc. til VIANG Wrong Couple At The Northwest Front. Double Feature Cantonese Talkies at 7.45 p.m. CiEi.M miKMJ Cabaret 9 p.m. to Midnight.
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    At The Cinema BABY AS BING'S CHIEF RIVAL
    223 12 "East Side of Heaven" (Bins Crosby and Joan Blondell). New Universal. At the Capitol. IUJOST serious rival of Bing Crosby, i the screen"s most famous crooner, in his latest picture is a baby, whose j disappearance forms the basis of the story.
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    "Schoolmaster May Save Us Yet," Says M.C.S. Officer
    216 12 (Fiom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. r r*HE outlook for democracy Is dark but democracy has its educational systems, and perhaps* the schoolmaster will save us yet," declared Mr. G. Hawkins M.C.S., acting Director of Co-opera-tion, addressing the Malayan Education
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    Indian Officers Of Punjab Regiment
    85 12 Indians form the majority of the officers of the reinforcing Indian battalions which have just arrived at Sinoavore Here are some of those of the bth Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment, stationed at Selerang. From left- Lieut G S Gill Lieut N. B. Tandan, Lieut. M.
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    NEW TYPE OF SCHOOL
    458 12 Vocational Work In Malaya REV. P.L. PEACH PUPILS' NEEDS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. n UR need ia the immediate development of a new type of school— the vocational school," said the Rev. Preston L. Feaci:, secretary of education in Methodist Mission schools
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    NURSE DISAPPEARS FROM P. & O. SHIP
    195 12 NURSE DISAPPEARS FROM P. O. SHIP A PASSENGER who joined the P. and O. liner Corfu in Shanghai was reported missing when the ship reached Singapore yesterday. She was last seen on the day after the Corfu left Hong Kong, on Sunday and it is presumed she was lost overboard.
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    MUAR CHINESE FINED FOR OPIUM OFFENCE
    90 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Aug. 9. LOW Heng was charged at Muar today with purchasing 36 tubes (72 hoons) of Johore Government chandu from other than a Government Chandu shop. It was explained that accused was a registered smoker. Pleading guilty, accused said
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    36 12 Jerusalem, Aug. 9. A British police sergeant was killed and two British constables Injured when a new patrol launch was destroyi ed by the explosion of a time-bomb. 1 The rest or the crew escaped— Reuter.
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    PLAN FOR CUBICLES IN FACTORY
    141 12 Rural Board Turns Down Application /CONVERSION of a "huge ramshackle rubber factory" in Paya Lebar Road Into "horrible and insanitary cubicles" was discussed by the Singapore Rural Board, this morning. The Health Officer, Dr. W. L. Blakemore, raid the owner had been prosecuted and made
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    EMPIRE AIR MAIL IN BOMBERS?
    61 12 London, Aug. 9. pOMMENTING on the Imperial Air- ways' decision to reduce passenger accommodation on Empire routes, owing largely to the Government's armament programme affecting supplies, the News Chronicle calls it a "shocking state of affairs The Dally Express suggests flying Empire mail in a
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    DR. HOOPS FOR TRIAL
    219 12 Committed To The Old Bailey ALLEGED BIGAMY IN BELGRADE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 9. f\R. R. A. M. Hocps, formerly of Malaya, Tvho was arrested on July 25 by Scotland Yard detectives and charged at Vine Street police court with blgamously marrying Vera Zoric,
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    EXAMINATION PASSES IN JOHORE
    73 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 9. AT the London Chamber of Commerce 111 1 examination held in April the following Johore candidates were suci cessful: Book-keeping: Hussein bin Mohamed. > Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Ra^hid, Ismail bin !tto\amed Aris, Ismi bin I-mail. Khalld bin
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    DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT AT SALONIKA
    52 12 London, Aug. 9. According to an Athens press report. I the Duke and Duchess of Kent are expected at Salonika today from Belg grade. They will embark for a cruise t in the royal Yugoslavia yacht with Princess Olga. sister of the Duchesd.—
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    EUROPEAN FINDS MAN WITH BLOOD-SOAKED SHIRT
    1069 13 Court Story Of What He Saw From Bedroom Window INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF HEAD "BOY" EMPLOYED BY REAR-ADMIRAL TJOW a European, while in his bedrouir., heard shouts iA coming from the road and, on going to the window, saw two persons riding away on
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    Botanist On Climate & Plants In Singapore
    246 13 Botan ist On Climate Plants In Singapore THE floweiuig of flame-of-the-forest and durian trees, pigeon orchids and Michaelmas daisies was discussed by Mr. R. E. Holttum, Director of Gardens, in an address to the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday. The subject of Mr. Holttum's address was "Climate and Plants in Singapore."
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    Indian Troops Leave For Penang
    46 13 Men of the Sth Battalion (Pathans), uth Punjab Regiment, leaving Sin-gapz-re yesterday by train for Penang, where the battalion is to be stationed. One of the four reinforcing battalions for Malaya from India, this battalion arrived on Tuesday.— Straits Times picture.
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    BOYHOOD FRIENDS IN SUIT CONCERNING $10,000 Chettiar's Claim Against Chinese Contractor
    460 13 BOYHOOD FRIENDS IN SUIT CONCERNING $10,000 Chettiar's Claim Against Chinese Contractor CAID to have been boyhood friends, two men from Kelantan appeared in a suit concerning over $10,000, one as plaintiff and the other as defendant, before Mr. Justice Pedlow in the Singapore High Court yesterday. The plaintiff. S. V.
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    PAHANG INDIANS PLAN AN ASSOCIATION
    93 13 4 LARGELY attended meeting of i Indians was held at Kuala Lipls to -ass the rules and regulations of the lewly formed Pahang Indian Associa--ion and elect the first office-bearers. Dr. J. Samuel presided over the meeting which was also attended by delegates from Bentong,
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    22 13 Miss Barbara Gilmar, a singer, will oe arriving in Singapore on Aug. 15 to give a concert at the Victoria Memorial Hall.
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    Bully Sent To Prison
    111 13 Bully Sent To Prison QTATED by the prosecution to be a notorious bully and known to the police as a member of a gang, a thickset Chinese youth, Tan Hock Guan, waa yesterday sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Conrad I Oldham in the Second Court fo; causing
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    POLICE RAID AT MUNICIPAL BUILDING
    335 13 POLICE RAID AT MUNICIPAL BUILDING Man On Betting House Charge A POLICE raid on the general office of the Assessor's Department in the Municipal Offices and the subsequent discovery of betting slips, was described in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday, during the trial of Ibrahim bin Natarsha. on a
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    AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AS EXHIBITS IN COURT
    873 14 Excess Stock Allegation Against Rubber Dealers FURTHER EVIDENCE AFTER VISIT OF JUDGE TO FACTORIES EVIDENCE in a case of considerable importance to rubber dealers was recorded by Mr. J. McFall, in the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday. Aik Hoe and Co., Ltd., well-known Singapore
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    "SLOGAN" LEAFLETS ON COFFEE SHOP
    189 14 SLOGAN" LEAFLETS ON COFFEE SHOP A LLEGED to have posted "slojan" leaflets, containing the words, 'Overseas Chinese Antagonists Opposition and National Salvation Party (Students Division!," on a coffee shop In Changi, two Chinese, appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham, in the Second Court yesterday, charged with being members of an unlawful
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    ARMS CHARGE AGAINST JAVANESE
    67 14 ALLEGED to have gone armed in public in Serangoon Road on Tuesday night, A'amat bin Simln, a 46-year-old Javanese, appeared before Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke, in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. The weapon was alleged to have been a dagger. Police bail of DM was extended
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    MEAT STOLEN FROM CAR
    54 14 CENTENCE of three weeks rigorous imprisonment was passed on a Chinese, Tan Heng, in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday, when he was convicted of stealing meat worth $1.50 from a car which was parked in Beach Road on Aug. 4. Tan was stated to have
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    TRAFFIC JUDGE ON SPEED LIMIT
    222 14 "THE speed limit regulations for lorries are not to irritate drivers but to safeguard them and other user of the road." said Mr. C. H. Wh...on, District Judge and Traffic Magistrate, when he convicted and fined a Johore lorry driver, Chay Soo Hing, $75 on
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    FIGHT TO SEE WHO WAS BETTER MAN ENDS IN DEATH OF BRITISH SEAMAN
    593 14 A FIGHT to see who was the better man resulted In the death of 39-year-old, Thomas Middleton, ra able-seaman of the Ben Line vessel Benarty on Saturday night. Evidence to this effect was given in the Singapore
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    MALAYS ATTACK NEW PADI POLICY
    864 15 Being "Squeezed Out Of Birthright Industry" TOO MANY IMMIGRANTS SUBSIDY ADVOCATED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. TN a leading article headed "Outraging the Malays' Heritage," the Malay newspaper Majlis violently attacks the proposal to permit Asiatics other than Malays to occupy unalienated
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    More Immigrants From Java ?
    102 15 More Immigrants From Java (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. AS an alternative to Sir Shenton Thomas's suggestion that other Asiatics should be given the opportunity to take up unalienated land for rice cultivation to preclude a shortage of rice in wartime, Malays in Selangor are agitating for
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    Indian Rajah On Holiday Tour Of Australia
    202 15 Indian Rajah On Holiday Tour Of Australia (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney (By Air Mail). •THE Rajah of Sandur State, South India, accompanied by the Ranee and three staff officers who is visiting I Sydney in the course of a holiday tour of Australia, is expected to visit Singapore shortly.
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    29 15 The second prize for rug-making In the handwork competition for English boys* schools at the M.A.H.A. Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur was awarded to the Rangoon Road Afternoon School, Singapore.
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    CONCESSIONS TO INDIAN LABOURERS IN CEYLON
    511 16 Consideration For Those With Ceylonese Wives Colombo, July 31. THE Government of India h cided to prohibit from tomorrow the emigration idians to Ceylon, so that anybody wishing to cross over to this country from India can do so after tomorrow only by special
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    FULFILMENT OF A SOLEMN PLEDGE
    86 16 Madras Premier On Temple Entry Madras, Aug. 3. INTRODUCING the Temple Entry Indemnity Bill in the Madras Assembly today Mr. C. Rajagopalacharlar. Premier, said that it was not merely the enthusiasm for reform that prompted the Government to bring the present measure before the House,
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      410 16 Pandit Nehru On "Forward Bloc" HAS CEYLON SPEECH MISLED MR. ROSE? Poona, July 28. "I WAS surprised to read Mr. Subhas Chandra Base's comments on something that I am supposed to have said in Ceylon with regard to the 'Forward Bloc' I imagine that he has been misled by some
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      BENGAL CONGRESS POLITICS
      155 16 Calcutta, July 31. r|R. PROFULLA CHANDRA GHOSH, a member of the Congress WorkIng Committee and the Executive Council of the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee has resigned from the latter body. It Is understood that Dr. B. C. Roy, and 11 o«- v .er members of the Executive
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      LOCK-OUT DECLARED IN CAWNPORE MILL
      52 16 Cawnpore, July 28. TTHE management of the Victoria Mills declared a lock-out and intend to close the mills "until such time as they are satisfied that continuous state of indiscipline and disorderllness have ceased and work can be resumed in a normal manner." Picketing by
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      COMPENSATION FOR CIVIL RESISTERS
      54 16 Patna, July 31. Fls understood that the Government of Bihar has decided to grant pensions or gratuities to those who nave been dismissed, discharged or have resigned during the civil disobedience movement and who are now disabled or unfit for employment on account of age, or
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      29 16 Simla, July 31. A BILL to consolidate'and standardize the law relating to arbitration in British India is likely to be Introduced in the Simla session of the Central Assembly.
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      MAHATMA'S ADVICE HEEDED
      199 16 Agitation In S. Africa Postponed Johannesburg, July 30. J^R. Dadoo, leader of the Passive Resistance Movement of the Transvaal Indians, has issued the following statement, postponing satyagraha for the time being In view of the cabled advice given by Mahatma Gandhi to me and also his public
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      INDO-BURMESE RELATIONS
      121 16 Rangoon Mayor's Plea For Harmony Karachi. July 30. "UTE want to be a good neighbour. We depend upon India for industrial products and coal and you can rely on Burma for'rice and oil" observed U Ba Win, Mayor of Rangoon in an interview to the Associated Press. He
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      34 16 Colombo, July 31. AS a result of the suggestion of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru not tO| have separate political organizations.! but to form into a united party, a, central Indian organization has been I formed.
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    POLITICALS IN BENGAL
    215 16 Hunger-Strike Given Up Calcutta, Aug. 4. THE hunger-strike by the pjlitical prisoners in the Dum Dum and Alipore central gaols has been suspended for a period of two months on the persuasion of Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose and Mr. Sarat Chandra Bose. The Associated Press Is officially
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    TATA IRON WORKERS' DISPUTE
    109 16 Arbitration Begins At Jamshedpur JamshedDur. Aug. 1 ¥\R. Rajendra Prasad and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived here last night in connection with the arbitration in the Tata Iron workers' dispute with the management. The arbitration board consisting of Pandit Nehru and Dr. Prasad sat this morning and
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    34 16 Jubbulpore. July 26. I*HE Government proposes in defer- ence of public opinion, to dissolve Immediately the Jubbulpore Municipal Committee and order a fresh election, .said Mr. D. P. Misra, Minister for Local-Self-Government, Central Provinces.
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    ENTRIES FOR TAIPING SKYE MEETING
    248 18 ENTRIES for the Perak Turf Club's Skyc meeting on Aug. 17 and 19 arc: PONIES, CLASS S (First run four furlongs straight, second run five furlongs) Anaconda, Ball Girl, Bay Rose, Blue I Bird, Cash, Dodo, Flath, Pernlet, Foxy. Gayloo, Glamour, Hilarity, Ladolet, Lassa, Little
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    MEDICAL ATHLETICS IN SEREMBAN
    79 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 8. Du,^ mainly to the initiative of the State Medical and Health Officer, Dr. F. V. Jacques, the Negri Sembilan Medical Department will hold an athletic sports meeting on Sept. 2 on the Seremban Police padang. There v/ill rilso be
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    NEGRI CRICKET
    63 18 (From Our Owr. Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 9. The loHowing have been selected to play for the Negri Sembilan Ceylonese Colts against the Sungei Ujong Club In a return cricket match on Sunday at Seromban W. Senevlratne, G. James. N. Saverimuttu, E. Alexander, B. J. Dionysins, E. I. Ponniah,
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    ISLAND GOLF CLUB
    44 18 The L. G. U. monthly competition at the Island Golf Club, resulted: Mrs. E. H. Walker 95—31=64. Miss S. Abed BJ>— 2o=6s. Mrs. C. A. R. Bateman 92—23=69. Mrs. A. Nasslm 108—36=72. Mrs. T. Nambu 103—28=75. Mrs. J. B. McMorine 106—19=87.
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    MARIGOLD B.P.
    142 18 Following are the Uej to be played off at me Marigold B.P.s courts on Saturday and Sunday. A and B courts are open to competitors la the Singapore open cnamptonsnips and "C" court Is allowed to all memoera. Saturday: Koh Ken? Slang vs. Koh Teck Ec, Nr Khlok
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    27 18 Prescott shoots from close rang?. Incident at the Stadium yesterday ivhen the S.C.C. beat the Gordons 2—l in the first division of the league. —Straits Times picture.
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    SAPPERS BEAT AIR FORCE TWO GOALS TO NIL
    177 18 DV two goals to nil, the R.E. beat D the RAF. in first division soccer at Changi yesterday. Fighting for honours in the league, the two teams played a keen game yesterday and the Sappers' victory served to wipe out a previous
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    141 18 Ties for the week-end in the Singapore badminton championships are as follows: SATURDAY AT 2.15 p.m. Men's Junior Singles (Final): Pen 'reng Slew (Devonshire) \*eu Hong Chuan (A.A.U.). Men's Junior Doubles (Semi-final): f. Ealasingam and Natkur.am (Novice) vs. Wet Kirn Wee and Josiah Yap (Useful). Women's Junior
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    MUAR SOCCER
    122 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Aug. 9. The Muar Police scored their second league win of the season when they beat the Hospital Club by I—o when the sides met in the second round ot the Muar soccer league. The match, which was played at the Muar Club
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    SEGAMAT CRICKET
    78 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Aug. 8. The annual cricket test to wind up the season in north Johore between the Europeans and the Rest for the Tan Peng trophy begins on the Segamat English School padang on Saturday and will be continued on Sunday. The Europeans have
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    SPHINX B.P.
    73 18 The following will represent the Sphinx B.P. "B" string against the United Family B.P. "B" string in a friendly badminton match of five singles and two doubles on Sunday at the former's court at 2 p.m. Single*: R. Ragunathan, A. Rodrigues, L. Theselra, Walter Dana, Joseph de Souza.
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    Today's Sports Events
    19 18 Soccer Resr. Div., S.C.F.A. vs. K.E., at Anson Road Div. HA, R.A.M.C. vs. Marines, at Tanglin.
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    WEIGHT-LIFTING
    133 18 The 1939 Malayan Amateur Olympic Weight Lifting Championships which were held under the auspices of the Singapore Amateur Weight Lifting Federaticr, the Governing Body or Weight LL'ting in Malaya, at tne Happy World saw greater progress achieved than in any previous year in the history el Malayan weight lifting,
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    R.S.Y.C. EVENTS
    88 18 On Friday, there will be the usual afternoon races for all classes, at the R.S.Y.C. starting at 5.25 p.m. On Sunday, the "C" class Tvill sail the third race for the Trlx Challenges Cup, starting at 9.50 a.m. The -B" class vrlll sail a sweepstake race, starting at
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    THIS MORNING'S TRACK WORK AT PENANG
    384 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanjc Aug. 10. PINAL gallops were done this morning in preparation for the last day of the Gold Cup meeting on Saturday. Fast work wma don > and several good gallops witnessed. Beverant (Farthing > was given slow work In
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    MALAY BADMINTON
    139 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) ipoh, Aug. s>. Perak Malay badminton tournament results are: Doubles: Muda and Majid beat Mohd. Isa and A. Zalnal Abldin 15—11, 7—15, 5—15. Veterans' Singles: Hajl Othman beai M. Wahie, walkover. Mat Akll beat Kassim 15—4, 15-2. Veterans' Doubles: Haji Othman ana Mat Akil
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    Draw For Cricket Club Snooker
    189 18 Following Is the draw for the first round of the volunteer snooker tournament at the Singapore Cricket Club. Byes:— E. Fozard and P. V. R*ad. E. H. Coleman and E. S. Housley. First round:— A. F. Hunter t.nd C. P. Listen vs. G. Pritchett find
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    SELANGOR GOLF CLUB
    134 18 The following cards were returned In the ielangor Oolf Stablefcrd competition: points 1. H. Meilcle (9) 37% r. A. O. Wharton (15) 37V» K A. Bray (8) 37 >. T. Glllespie (20 1 36 J. Burford (fli 35* 1. Neyland (9> 05% 3. H. Glover (14) 35".
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    ENTRIES AND DRAW FOR S.C.C. TENNIS
    1330 19 ENTRIES AND DRAW FOR S.C.C. TENNIS Tournament Piay To Start On Monday THE FOLLOWING TIES in the S.C.C. tennis tournament will be played next week. Should rain prevent play on Monday, the ties will be transferred to Thursday and similarly Tuesday's ties to Friday and Wednesday's ties to the following
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    39 19 J£L "F* I"**1 their fir** win this season when they beat the Gorton Highlanders, 2-1. at the Stadium yesterday in the first division i f the league. Picture shows McCaffery tackling one of the Dons' forivards. Straiis Times picture.
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    HONG LENG WINS BATU PAHAT TENNIS TITLE
    288 19 (FTom Our Own Correspondent.; Batu Pahat, Aug. 8. Another hard fought final was witnessed yesterday when Oh Hong Leng beat Ng Buck Tee in the open singles of the Batu Pahat Tennis Tourney. This match completes the Tournament of Batu Pahat District. Ng
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    CRICKET CLUB WIN FIRST MATCH OF SEASON
    505 19 Good Display Against Dons At Anson Road JHE S.C.C. registered their first win yesterday in the first division of the soccer league when they defeated the Gordons by two goals to one at the stadium. Their winning goal came from a penalty two
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    CRICKET
    49 19 The following will represent the Singapore OolU In their cricket fixture against the Malay football Association on their grouca at 2 p.m on Sunday: D. La Brooy, (Capt.) V. Chopwd. N. Hay, A. Chapman, E. £t*rt D Robat H. Humphries. W. Rogers. A. Petmon. J. Crowther, J. Trail.
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    TADS WIN BY TWO WICKETS
    242 19 Owing to Fort Canning failing to turn out for their cricket fixtur« against St. Andrew's S:hool yesterday the "A" Co., Manchester Regiment sportingly put up a scratch team and beat the schoolboys by two wickets at Tanglin. Meyer topscored for the school with U, while
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    GIRLS' SPORTS CLUB
    125 19 The distribution of prizes won in the Girls' Sports Club annual tennis tournament will take place on Saturday, when a sports meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Mr. C. H. da Silva has kindly conrented to distribute the prizes. Members and their friends are cordially invited.
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    CHANGI CIVILIANS LOSE FOUR GOALS TO NIL
    378 19 Mediocre Game Results In Win For Airmen n AF (H-Q-) gained a four-nil victory over the Chanel Civilians in a second division (B) soccer league fixture played on the Singapore Harbour Board's ground yesterday. Play was of a mediocre standard, due to the
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    NEW BATTALION LARGELY OFFICERED BY INDIANS
    166 20 Under canvas at Changi are the 15th Field Company, Queen Victorias Own, Madras Sappers and Miners, which has come from Bangalore. The sth Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment, one of the reinforcing battalions from India, which is in camp at Selerang, is largely offlceied by
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939. 2IGHT PAGES. No. 184.
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      Reunion Of Mother And Daughter
      42 1 AfRS. ROLAND BRADDELL and her daughter Joan in the grounds of their home at Kaiong. Miss Braddell, who arrived last week, has been at school at Lausanne, Switzerland, and will spend tico nonths' holiday with her parent*.
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      Why Can't Our Markets Come To Us?
      635 1  -  Ednah Prall MANY a year's crop of vegetables has exchanged hands in a Singapore market since a friend of mine once amusingly described it as full of bad smells and ugly women/ Actually in those old days to which my friend referred with
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      Bits And Pieces
      444 1 I NOTICED at a very "smart" children's party the other day that the most attractive of little girls dresses were all adorned with sashes of rather stiff faille silk. The dresses themselves had tiny bodies and skirts which were tucked, or banded around the hem to stand
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        211 1 Linen Hankies Just Received. Completely New Designs 18 B a V^ Rdr Ph«ne 7143 Mother, does baby wake and cry at night? i i W T FT m BY J I -_..i)«ilL jjj >B 0 Chafing and Irritation are usually to blame After his evening bath, give baby You can
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      A Maid In Mayfair Alice Marble-As Brilliant Off The Court As On
      1047 2  - A Maid In Mayfair Alice MarbleAs Brilliant Off The Court As On Alyse Allynghame nEOPLE are making a lot of Alice Marble, the American woman tennis champion, on account of her versatility. She is not likely to be spoiled, however, having her clever little head very firmly screwed to her
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      Six Ideas For New Frocks For Old
      784 3  - Six Ideas For New Frocks For Old Thea TOO often do we see about what I describe as tired-looking frocks, slightly bedraggled and sagging, a wistful air about clothes which cry for change and a touch here and there to give them new life. Unfortunately, in Singapore, we are faced
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      SOME SIMPLE RULES FOR CARE OF HAIR
      518 3 SOME SIMPLE RULES FOR CARE OF HAIR J7VERY smart woman who likes to look as charming as possible knows the tremendous value of a beautifully dressed head of hair. As she grows older her coiffure becomes even more important, and she knows that money spent at her hairdresser's is indeed
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        395 3 NOW MAKE UP A DAY >-<j|Sj 2l*i>' No lo °S er any nec< to D* l Upstlck s-;^ four or" flve times a day or to touch up your lips repeatedly If you use Adele fl vi? Maurice's Liquid Lip-Tint From the moment you put it on In the morning.
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      London Fashion Review Woollen Dinner Dresses Are Now Fashionable
      881 4  - London Fashion Review Woollen Dinner Dresses Are Now Fashionable Diana Dane THE vogue for dinner dresses with high necklines and long sleeves has been growing recently. Women seem to appreciate the opportunity to draw a definite line of distinction between clothes to dine in and clothes to dance in. When
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      Breakfast In Bed
      191 4 IN a very well-conducted household recently I met a breakfast-in-bed set, designed to protect sheet and blanketa from any untoward happenings with spilt tea, or overturned egg 3 It consisted of a narrow cloth, matching tray cloth and cosy cover, that was spread right over the top
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        275 4 iUNSHINE IN Lift prevails always if both men, women fe«l happy sr.d I content with themselves as the couple above apparently does. He Icves his wile, but it is she who makes him love her, by methods, only known to women, secretly kept and applied by them with astonishing results.
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        269 4 HALF AN HOUR before the doctor can get there but Brand's Essence K€€p giVI/ltf will stave off collapse if anything can. 1 BP4I/n'( Brand's is the safe stimulant. It can be V A taken and digested by people so seriously iD and weak that no other form of nourishment can
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      Physical Display At Chinese Girls' School
      176 5 Physic al Disp lay At Chinese Girls' School ONE of the best physical displays by Singapore girls was given by students of the Singapore Chinese G i r 1 s' School at thair sanies day last week. Doing health exercises to music, dancing the Maypole and country dances and playing
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        94 5 v y i Many and many a mother in the tropics look* back with thankfulness to the day when someone said. "Haye you tried giving /^dj^lSßUpß^slsisS^lk b m Lactogen Bai> V took it and liked it 113*5§ 58^**^ Qnd thin9S be 3<m to come right. The weighKpMite— —^^STfl contentment instead
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      Spanking Is Harmless And Effective
      590 6 -Mother Of Four" Says— T CANNOT agree with 1 the writer, "M.N.", in the Woman's Supplement on August 3, because, having brought up four children of my own, I have always found a moderate spanking the most harmless and effective correction which has never, as
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        488 6 Dresses and Ensembles for all occasions Lingerie Blouses, Scarves and Novelties at V AUK CHATS NOIRS rr 5 E OOeS YOUR MIRROR Till A TALE OF Q^C^^S^^ HbH iFr^E^rr mv W^^f EaalaYi l BW M Two Milk of \m I O««»*"?« ~L?\on on the B v«■ I definite P«* J^
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      Beautiful Jewellery For The Modern Woman
      1416 7 The Latest Designs Settings DARE is the woman who is not interested in jewellery, even if she contents herself with the wearing of just a signet ring or n plain brooch. In these days only personal taste can keep a woman from having all
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      613 8 Special To The Straits Times FRUITS Description Approxhiate Prlc*» tea. Apples (green) 5/7 cts. eacn Very eood. Apples (red) 3/5 <*ch small Sweet Bananas (green! 01 «act Plentiful. Bananas (red) ltt emen Scarce. n*i**nw> »'veilc*i 0* for ten Nice flavour. Chiefs 1% each Good. DurlAn., 16 kati
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      That Ginger Flavour
      509 8 GINGER Is a good flavouring, and there is nothing insipid about sweets, cakes and puddings in which it is one of the ingredients. Best of all. perhaps, is TREACLE GINGERBREAD. In a large saucepan melt y x lb. of margarine and add to it Vi lb of
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      Mince And Marrow
      141 8 I ARGE, green marrows 1-1 from Java at ten cents a katl are good baying and here is a suggestion for combining this vegetable with minced beef. Cook half-a-pound of mince until tender. Peel the marrow and cut off four thick slices, removing the soft, inner core.
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      Cameron Highlands Produce Excellent
      160 8 f AMERON H I G H LANDS produce continues to arrive regularly in large quantities. The latest consignment includes cabbages, leeks, beans, spinach, peas-in-pods, beetroots, lettuce, parsley, parsnips, radishes, turnips, potatoes, rhubarb and tree tomatoes all in exceptionally fresh condition. Java tomatoes are plentiful and very
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      Grease The Mould
      74 8 I HAVE lately found two new —and unusual uses for butter which you also may find useful. When you are making jellies, the mould should first be grtased with butter before pouring in the liquid. When set, the jelly will then turn out quite smoothly. Another idea
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