The Straits Times, 19 August 1939

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    37 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times tESTABUSHKD NEARLY A CKNTURY. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES ti PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      368 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING.. MIEN CHONG You are assured vi real sattsiacHon. O J Colam.ir> St. Si ngaporv. Phone 4816 SINGAPORE, 140, CECIL ST. CPHONS 5471) NURSE URGES QUAKER OATS FOR ALL F"* 3 I MANY A HO Ml h\ MALAY A ...QUAKER OATS, YOU SEE, f 17 OH, NURSE, I
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      107 1 OF INTEREST TO OUR CLIENTS: WE HAVE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR HAIRDRESSING SALONS WE ARE OPENING ON MONDAY AUGUST 21ST A PEDICURE SALON. ROBINSON CO., LTD. RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE. Cotnpa ss The New Miniature Camera that Jfta Systematizes Simplifies tttß^2 tuli Particulars from: SINGAPORE PHOTO COMPANY
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH
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      36 2 A Requim High M«m tor the rrr.se of t ie soul of the late Itn. J<*ep...ne «uisc OliTriro, -wUl be sung at the Church o St. Jowph, on Monday. August 21 at 6.30 ».w.
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      704 2 HAYWARI>— At Kuala Lumpur, on Au&. 16 to Pmtrtcla. wife of M. J. H»y*ard-a •on. K. B. GRAUTOFF KLU. 19 8 39. W* SITUATIONS VACANT When applying (or »ny position advertised In thwe columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTED "lIdY TEACHER. App'.y 179 Btralts Times. WANTED
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      945 2 FOR SALE 1 LARGE 3 compartment portable aviary complete with sixteen white, yellow and mule canaries and lour pairs of budgerigars $80. Girls B.S.A. bicycle hardly used, perfect condition, cc&t 145. price $35. Lady Marela Miles, 1 Cornwall. Alexandra. OFFICER GOING HOME wishes to sen complete household furniture com prising
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      829 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET from 1st September. 1«39. Godown with Offices— Near Harbour. Applv Boa No 139. stralte Timw. TO LET SPACIOUS BRIGHT AND AIR* OFFICES. 1st Floor corner of Prince and Dt Souza Street. Applv N Reuben Co. Uti TO LET OFFICS space at Meyer Chambers Raffles
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      689 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of well-kept Latest-Style Oal: SUined and Wax Polished Teak Dining. Sitting and Bedrooms' Furniture In Sound condlUon. One •■Phllco" 11-valves RadlD Set In Excellent working oMer. op' "Fmrress 1 British-made hand sewing machine. Crockery. Glassware Cutlery, etc. To be held at No. 165, Nallur Road (oil
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      416 2 FOUND I FOUND— A bull-terrlcr *****. Arp 7 Municipal Animal Infirmary. PERSONAL THE MARRIAGE Bl REAL 119. New Bom Street. London. W.I. Intro.'luctiona tfvw privately and confidentially Mayfair 9334. FOR HIRE REFRIGERATOR— N«v or Usea Fhon« HH SHIPPING NOTICE nu, ''Ramses" Voy. J2 Out. arr: 10.8.33. Consignees of cargo ex
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      245 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC ~~TH E*" 7 DAY ~V~NJGHT m PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY (Private and Commercial in»estlpUioa» throughout S.S. F.M.S. tiperirmcd DttceUve Available. 8COTTS ROAD PUONK 4»0 rjOnfTRE GREEN CIRCLE" LENDING LIBRARY 1st. HOOK. IX-h ll.\l I!N\ Kl>. P.O. ROX 34. SINGAPORE. NEW BOOKS EVERY MAIL. Open Daily: 8.33 A.M. to
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      722 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated In Lnsiand* PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWAKD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Dut Spore RANCHI 7.000 Aug 2i BANGALOHE 6.000 Aug 26 RANPURA (7,000 Sept 8 RAWALPINDI 17.C03 Sept 22 6.100 Sept 23 BEII\K
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      620 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS 'Incorporated in Janaui GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON l*enang Colombo, Aden. Snes. Port Said Naplrs, Marseilles. Gibraltar. London. Antwerp Rotterdam and HamburgVessels Tonnage Ob Sail HUSIMA MARU 10,900 Sept. 3 4 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Sept. 13 14 SUWA MARU 10.400 Sept. 26 27
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      690 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH. DAM HAMBUBO AND COPENHAOEW T P S^ S O TI^ D 11 FIONIA Sept 5 SELANDLA Bept. 28 J^* 1111 1 4 BORINGIA Oct 17 CHILE calls London m Sept. a LALANDIA Not 7 INDIA Oct. 1 JUTLANDIA Nov. 28 r«:
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      646 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building Collyet Qnay Sintapo c T ei 61..1. Chartered Bank Buildtnt fenant frl t"i.s BLUP FUNNEL LINE. F\Sl SEKVICtS lIMMUII LONDON > lOMINKM t.l \-«.<>\f (Id cnnfnnrtton with the C'.rn t.mr) Due s.Cb GLENROTT Mar.. L'don. Rda:n. Ham, Ant.. A- Mid. In port Aug. 81 ANTENOR
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      277 4 Today Europe and O. Britain OC.L.I1.) 1 cm iran iK.L.M.) ao.--Djambi (Togian) 2 pro Meaai) iK.L.M.) 2om Pontianak (Tomorli 2 p.m. Indo-China (Kumsang) 9 p.m. Muntok Palembang (Senang) 3 p.m. North Borneo, Brunei U-'.uan (Darvel) 3.30 p.m. Sarawak (generally) Mlri, Sarlkel tt Sibu (Darvel) 3.30 p.m. Bauan.
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      TIN-ORE PRODUCTION
      47 4 T^HE following statistics relating to tin-ore production refer to the first half of August: Hours Yardage Plculsore Dredge 2 Dredge 3 Katu Tin Renong Con r Rat n if Basin 330 243 209 313 179 100,000 43.003 44,000 105.000 59.200 82: 19: 281 511 19
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      311 4 IN W AMU Wearies Find r>n*nj, Ipob and Kuala Lumpur Arrives eT*»T rveuln«. Qanlas From Australia: Arrives Sunday after n«aa. Imperial: From Europe: Dm Monday afternoon. K.L.M.: Prom Netherlands Indies: Arrives THIS afternoon. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives THIS evtaine. &.N.I.L.M.: Frum Netherlands ln«iirArrives Monday afternoon.
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      60 4 Mails from Holland etc. expected today, Aug. 19. by Poelau Bras. Mails from Japan expected today, Aug. 19. by Tango Maru. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected tomorrow, Aug. 20, by Mencstheus will be delivered on Aug. 21. at 9 a.m. Mails from South America, South
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      FROM MALACCA
      121 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as follows: Today. Aden. Burma. Canada, E. S. Africa, Egypt. Great Britain, Ireland. India. Iraq. Kuwait, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Palestine. Sudan and Transjordan by air (Imperial) 6 p.m.
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      BUKIT K. B. RUBBER EARNS $4,398
      140 4 Dividend 2 Per Cent.: $72 To Reserve A NET profit of $4,398 was earned by Buklt K. B. Rubber Company Ltd. in the year ended June 30 last. The amount brought forward was $16,274, making $21,122. The directors recommend a dividend of 2 per
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      148 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected to arrive: Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3Terukuni Maru 18; Montoro 16; Nteuw Zeeland 14; Ruys 11; Tasman 9; Pangkor 7. Empire Dock: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Tango Maru, Hannah Moller 30; Tasmania
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    THE FUTURE OF PALESTINE
    306 4 Times On Government's "Defence Of Policy" London, Aug. 18. •"THE Government's comments en the Mandates Commission's observations, says The Times today, naturally take the form of a defence of its statement of policy in Palestine. "Much can be said for its contention" The Times adds, "that
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    COUNTER-ATTACK ON CANTON SOON
    92 4 Chinese Mass Forces Honfc Kong. Aug. 18. CHINESE forces in Kwangtung are massing in the north, west and east, preparatory to starting a general attack on Japanese units stationed around Canton, with the object of 'preventing the enemy concentrating for a mopping-up campaign against the irregulars
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    FURTHER THREATS TO TIENTSIN BRITONS
    86 4 Tientsin, Aug. 18. REUTER'S correspondent here received a letter today signed by the China Patriotic Youths' Association, similar to others sent to number of Britons in Tientsin, containing a strong warning to evacuate promptly as "you may lose life and property at any time and
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    NO AGREEMENT ON WHALING INDUSTRY
    86 4 Oslo, Aug. 18. MEGOTIATIONS for the completion of an international agreement on whalinj industry, held here today, 1 terminated without any agreement being reached, says a communique. It is added that British owners have requested a separate agreement with British officers and seamens' unions in
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    IMPORTANT STATE PAPERS STOLEN
    167 4 Rumanian Conner s Suckle Follows Soiia. Aug. IS. 'THEFT of imuortant Rumanian stata papers is reported to have been the cause of the death of Captain Pavlitzu, a courier of the Rumanian Legation. According to a police statement he committed ratddfl in the Romanian, official car.
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    SIEGFRIED LINE DESERTERS
    128 4 SIEGFRIED LINE DESERTERS Workmen Cross Into Luxembourg FIVE German workmen employed OH Germany's Siepfried Line on the banks of the Kiver Moselle deserted and crossed into territory of tha Grand Duchy of Luxembourg recently, reports the Daily Telegraph. They stated that they wished to enlist bo the French Foreign Legion.
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    33 Challenged To Duels
    108 4 TTHIRTY -THREE Naziz members of the Hungarian Parliament have been challenged to duels by the Vice President of the "Ragged Guard.' the anti-German organisation in Budapest. The challenges arise out of a Parliamentary debate, says the Daily Herald. Herr Hubay. president of the Arrow Cross 'fascist)
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    10,000 AT A CZECH MOTHER'S FUNERAL
    74 4 THEN thousand mourners, most of them citizens of Austria and the former Czecho-Slovakia, followed the coffins of a mother and her two young sons in an impress ye ouriai ceremony in New York. The mother tlirew herself from an hotel window with the children
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    TREASURY HILLS
    41 4 London, Aug. 18. 'THE total amount applied for in tent ders for £30,000,000 Treasury Bills was £63,140,000. The average rate per cent, for Bills at three months was 15s. 7.39 d. against 14s. 10.70 d r ago.— British Wireless.
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    RECEIVERS FOR ESTATE OF BANK HEAD
    64 4 Amsterdam, Aug. xa. IT is learned that an application has been made on behalf of ftfendete« sohns and other banks to be appointed receivers for the receivership of the estate of the late Heer Fritz Mannheimer, who was head of Mendelsohns and died in
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    GIULIO CESARE
    40 4 Giulio Cesare is due here at 3 p.m. on Monday from Trieste Venice, Brindisl. Port Said. Bombay and Colombo. She will berth at the wh^rf and Is expected to sail at 7 p.m. for Urn-; Kong and Shanghai.
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      561 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in P.M.8.) tej.epHONE: tieitht 5433. rasMUte MSA. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin daw from £105-17.9 Tourist clan from £?5£.& AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY CP.R./P. O. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class From £181.4.6 From £1*6.12.7. Direct connection with
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      487 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Toaay. H. W. 00.56 a.m. 10.4 ft.: 1.22 p.m. 9 5 ft. L. W. 7.12 a.m. 1.6 ft.: 7.25 p.m. 2.1 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 1.40 a.m. 9.8 ft.; 1.58 p.m. 9.4 ft. L. W 7.48 a.m. 2.4 ft.: 8.12 p.m. 2.1 ft. Monday H. W. 2.30
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      119 4 YESTERDArS WEATHER Last nleht max. rain- bright rr.ln temu. fal) s'shine trniD 'P Inch's nrt WEST COAST. Alor Star 88 0.67 6.7 75 Penan« 85 177 2.8 72 Sltiawan 90 Nil 6.8 73 Buklt Jrram Malacca 17 Nil 8.3 N INLAND. Kuala Llpis 90 0.16 4.9 72 Iooil 81 Nil
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      223 5 Go»d Ustr demand* different jlaswi for different occasions. Don't be careless about the glasses -.■•l »».t Cnnsoll: flfj[zeltiel Son} QnaUned uphthalmlc opticians Oar only Singapore address Raffles Place. TeL 3943 BRITISH CEMENTS "RED HAND" PORTLAND "FERROCRETE" "SNOWCRETE" "COLORCRETE" Stocked by GimfMiL^Bb Incorporated in S. S. GAIN VIM N§ W LOSE
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      268 5 Distributors:— GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lu<rpur. Singapore v^^v v Sydney. f Single: £52.0.0 Return: £93.12.0 S*iSS Reduced rates lor K^Bfe^^gj^ BULK TRAVEL. SHIPBOARD COMFORT AIRWAYS SPEED QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS General Agents for Malaya: Mansfield Co., Ltd., Singapore Penang. Telephones: 5158 1366 e4 REASONS FOR USING I Now a
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      619 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metre*. Z1IT :tti mdrat D.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Sea View hotel. 1.30 Midday rubber and tin prices. 1.33 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Acklphi Hotel (contd.). 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Malay musical entertainment from from the studio, by the Pancharan Muda
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      654 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 me s (13.97 GSG 1171 rar (1I..K m.): GSF 15.11 me a (19.31 in <. 1 GSJ 2163 me s (13.93 m.) OSD 11 75 me > (23.53 m.) p.m. 1 6. OS Big Ben. "Lucky Dip" presented by William MacLurf.
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      613 5 N1R0M TODAY IDA 6.M mo'a n».S m.» YDB 9 65 roe/s (31.20 m.) TDB 11.8* ne'i (Z&.3 m.) mm it.2« me itit m.) a.m. 10.50 Time signal. English selections. 11.20 Two o!d sonates. p.m. 12.90 Matinee concert. 1.10 The news. 1.22 Studio orchestra. 1.50 Adalbert Lutter and his orchestra 2.10
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      19 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Friday, August 18, 5 p.m.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      520 6 RUBBER FIRMER IN HOME CENTRES SHARES DULL AND NEGLECTED By Our Financial Correspondent Singapopre, Aug. 19. XHE chief feature of markets this 1 morning is the continued strength of rubber. In London yesterday the price at one time was as high as 834d., the highest mark reached
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      RUBBER HIGHEST FOR TWO YEARS
      91 6 London, Aug. 18. RUBBER finished the week on a firm note, prices advancing today to 8%d. a pound, after reaching 8 3 4 d. the highest level for more tnan two years. Continental trade buying was a factor in this market but at the same
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      MINING
      560 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue Val. Fra?er Co. Lyail Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 5/- Austral Amal. £1 Austral Malay 5/- Ayer Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrln Tin 1 Batu Selangor 5/- Berjuntal £1 Burma Malay £1 Chenderlang .50 Hltam Tin 1
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      GENERAL
      421 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.50 1 60 1 50 1.60 2 2 do. 7%%-prefs. 2.10 2.20xd 2.30 2.35cd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 6.25 b.OU 650 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0.55 0.60 J.50 )«0 10 5 B M. Trustee 6.75 7.50 6.75 7.50 £1 £1 Con. T.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      261 6 6% Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 80 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. b'.o 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 101 102 noin 4.. '.2. 2 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 106 108 norn «ft« 1909 red.
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      RUBBER SHARES
      357 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Fraser Si Co. Lyall < Allenby MO 120 1.10 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.90 Amal Malay 1.40 1.45cd 1.40 Ayer Hltam 0.90 0.95 0.90 Ayer Molek 0.85 0.95 0.85 Ayer Paiias 1.07 ,4 1.12% 1-10 Basaett 0.47 0.51 0.47 Batu Lintang 0.S8
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    140 6 Friday, Aur U', noon. No. IX R.S.S. i Spot loose) 28V4 28% No. IX R.S.S. f .o.b. In cases August 2»V» 29 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. r.o.b. in bales August 28% 28!* F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales August 28H 28>/4 FUTI^RE QUOTATIONS Tone of Market: Quiet and
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    EXCHANGES
    183 6 Friday, Aug. 18. The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued b\ the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/32 London demand .2/4 1/32 Lyons demand 2058 Switzerland demand 241 >/2/ 2 Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54%
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    London Stock Exchange
    749 6 Prices Ease For End Of Account London, Aug. 18. ON the Stock Exchange today, markets were quite and business consisted mainly of adjustments in preparation for the end of account. Prices were generally easier with the exception of copper shares which strengthened in sympathy with the price
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    GERMANY BUYS 3,000 TONS OF COPPER
    77 6 Price Advances To £45 A Ton London, Aug. 18. A FTER a week of comparative inertia, copper leaped Into prominence this morning with an advance of 20s. to £45 5 ton, thus reaching the level attained during the boomlet a fortnight ago. The sudden
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    84 6 London, Aug. 18. Today's closing mean rates were: Parts 176 45/64 Stockholm 19.40 New York 4.68% Athens 547 Montreal 4.68 1/16 Belgrade 210 Brussels 27.55* Bucharest 660 Geneva 20.72"- Rio 2tt Amsterdam 8. 72 "A Buenos Aires 20.19 Milan 89 Montevideo 18 Berlin 11.66^ Bombay 1/5 15/18<i Madrid
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    Friday's Wall Street Quotations
    37 6 Friday's Wall Street Quotations TTHE copyright in this service is 1 owned by FRASER and COMPANY, sharebrokers, and THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS LTD. The quotations may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Joint owners.
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    MANILA GOLD SHARES
    85 6 Manila, Aug. 19. SELLERS quotations, in pesos, for 10 centavo gold shares on the Stock Exchange this mcrnlng, compared with yesterday's, were Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Antamok 21 20« 2 Baguio 21 21 Coco Grove 24 23 > 2 I.E.L. 44 45 Ipo 18 18 Itogon 23
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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      26 6 DICTFITIDEQ c For Interior Decoration and Protection. A Smooth Matt Permanent Finish. Washable and Fadeless. McALISTER CO., LTD (Incorporated (n S.S.) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      TWO TIN-PRODUCING UNITS AMALGAMATE
      993 7 Kuala Kampar Tin Fields And Malim Nawar Tin NEW DREDGE COSTING £230,000 NEARING COMPLETION' THE assets and undertaking of Malim Nawar Tin Ltd. have now been absorbed by Kuala Kampar Tin Fields Ltd., Mr. H. A. Coates told shareholders at the annual meeting of Kuala Kampar
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      170 7 Singapore, Aug. 18, no«»n. Buyers Sellers Gumbi r S 7.50 Hamburg Cub? $13.25 J.i- Cube S12 00 Pepper White Mtetok $11.00 Whit* $10.50 Black 7.00 Copra Mixed $3.10 Sim Dri.-d 53.50 )>cgo Flour No 1 $2.47 !7 S2.47 lelotona Sarawak $7.73 Banja $7 75 Pal -mbam $7.75
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      TRONOH MINES RESULTS FOR SECOND QUARTER
      51 7 IN the second quarter of this year 1 Tronoh Mines Ltd. produced 111 »ns of tin-ore and the estimated mine xoflt was £7,515. In the same period Southern Tronoh nn Dredging Ltd. produced T2 tons of in -nr<? and the estimated mine proIt \ras
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      179 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Cloa* TIN. Batu Selangor i%% Aug. 22 Johan 6% Int. Aug. 33 Kramat Tin 3d. No. 27 Aug. 33 Raub Gold 5d. int. Sept. Sungu Wav 5% No. 35 Sept. 13 ThabawkUc l/3d. No. 21 Aug. 11 ■MB Ait.hI Malay 4%
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      LESS CASH HELD BY KRAMAT TIN
      366 7 STOCKS OF TIN-ORE INCREASED A DDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Kramat Tin Dredging Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, Mr". H. A. Coates, the chairman, said: The dredge has been running on curta' operating time in view of the lr a releases.
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      TIN AND ITS USES
      206 7 Quarterly Review By Research Council THE second number of the International Tin Research and Development Council's new quarterly revkrw Tin and its Uses describes the plan v/nlch has beeu adopted to further tin research and to co-operate with consumers in America, where nearly half the world's
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      JULY RUBBER CROPS
      52 7 •THE following rubber crops were harvested in July: Lb. Ayer Kunjng Rubber 73 003 Badek Rubber Estate 2i)!ooo Bradwall Rubber Estate 49,000 Chersonese Estates 67^000 Dennistown Rubber EsLates ***** Highlands Lowlands Para 139,000 Klabank Rubber Co 102,500 Krlan Rubber Plantations 57,000 Sunset Krian Rubber 114,600 Suns<M Way
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      U.S. OIL WELLS CLOSE DOWN
      143 7 HEAVY FALL IN PRICES New York, Aug. 16. pOLLOWING the fall In crude 1 petroleum prices, oil wells In the States of Oklahoma and Kansas have been ordered by the Government of Oklahoma and the Kansas Corporation Commission to close down for 15 days. A
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      UNION CASTLE LINE'S PROGRAMME
      246 7 Old Vessels Replaced For Quicker Service London, Aug. 17. /\NE of the largest replacement prov grammes ever undertaken by a passenger liner company, apart from the rebuilding of the merchant fleet j after the war. has been completed by the Union Castle Mall Steamship Company, with
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      ALUMINIUM COMPANY FOR AUSTRALIA
      175 7 Capita! Of £1,000,000 AUSTRALIAN ALUMINIUM COM- PANY PTY. has been formed with a capital of £1,000,000 to operate a plant for producing aluminium alloy materials for Australia's growing aircraft industry. The plant is to be erected at Granville, near Sydney, New South Wales. The fabrication department
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      418 7 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. ML Emily Sirfmmin* P««( It la hereby notified that the above Pool will bo dosed for cleaning on Monday and Tuesday. 21st and 22nd August 1939. C. H. OOLDIR Municipal Secretary. SUNGEl WAY DREDGING LTD. (Incorporated in r M u DIVIDEND NO. IS A Dividend of
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    NAZIS FORCING HUNGARY TO JOIN AXIS ALLIANCE?
    339 9 Speculation On Count Csaky's Visit To Germany Bucharest, Aug. 18. CPECIAL interest attaches to today's rumours of a u meeting between Herr Hitler and Count Csaky, Hungarian Foreign Minister, in view of the widespread belief in political and financial circles that Hungary is
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    SLOVAKIA AS GIFT TO HUNGARY
    132 9 French Press On Count Csaky's Tour I'uris, Aug. 18. |>EPORTED German pressure on Hungary is the subject of some anxiety in the French press. Petit Journal says: "Once Hungary is vassaiised, either by guile or brute force, Poland will have to fear an attack on
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    Japanese Apology To
    79 9 Uniied States Shanghai, Aug. 18. JAPANESE authorities, in reply to representations by the U.S. consulate over the incident at Tientsin when Mrs. Frances Richards, an American, was slapped by a Japanese sentry, express regret at the occurrence and say the sentry responsible has been duly punished in
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    WANG MAY COMMAND PUPPET ARMY
    107 9 Hong Kong, Aug. 18. DIFFERENCE of opinion apparently exists among the Japanese military as to whether Wang Ching-wei, .'hould immediately be given the command of the puppet troops in Canton. Terashima, staff officer of the Japanese Imperial Headquarters, who recentll arrived in Canton, is understood
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    Four Tientsin Suspects
    361 9 New Development In London THE Treasury Solicitor, on the 1 Instruction of Lord Halifax, the Foreim Secretary yesterday accepted service of the summons for a writ of habeas corpus hi connection with the handing over of the four Chinese prisoners at Tientsin, according: to a Reuter report.
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    JAPANESE ARMY AND EUROPEAN CRISIS
    71 9 Toklo, Aug. 18. EADING officials of the Army Office met yesterday again to exchange views on the Army's attitude regarding Japan's policy toward the new European situation. Those present at the meeting, which lasted about two hours, were the War Minister, Lieut-Gen. S. Itagaki the
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    Danzig Situation Is Over-ripe
    55 9 Berlin, Auk. 18 Ty\NZKi and the Corridor problems are over-ripe for solution,' states Voelkiseher Beobachter. which adds that every day wasted increases the danger of war. Diplomatic-he Korrespondenz. after repeating the allegation of Polish atrocities, says Poland is playing with fire which may cause the whole
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    Japanese Story Refuted
    121 9 Japanese Story Refuted British Authorises Ichang Bombing Shanghai, Aug. 18. P answer to the Japanese assertion that Japanese warplanes did not drop bombs on British ships or property during the raid on Iehang on Aug. 6, British naval authorities here issued a long statement today reiterating their contention that Japanese
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    CAPTIVE OFFICER BADLY TREATED
    310 9 Japanese Behaviour To Lieut.-Col. Spear Shanghai, Aug. 18. INSTANCES of the behaviour of the Japanese, tending to undermine the health of Lieut.-Col. C. K. Spear. British Military Attache wl«o has been detained at Kalgan since May 26 on charges of espionage, are disclosed here today. The
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    Jewish People's Attitude To Britain In Emergency
    281 9 Geneva, Aug. 18. "THE Jewish people would always remain on the side of Britain in an emergency, especially in time of war, declared Dr. David Gurlen, chairman of the Executive Jewish Agency, addressing the Zionist Congress today. This statement of loyalty to Britain,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUG. 19, 1939. WAR FEARS AND WORLD TRADE
    846 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUG. 19, 1939. WAR FEARS AND WORLD TRADE Of the blaze of glory that wa he League of Nations all but cry few embers have ceased U low. The work that is still bein one at Geneva is not of a specta ular variety, and
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    NATIONAL AVIATION DAY IN MOSCOW
    118 10 Moscow, Aug. 18. The three-power staff talks were suspended today to allow the delegations—British, Soviet and French— to attend a big display at Tush' no aerodrome, the most impressive feature of National Aviation Day, observed throughout the country. One-and-a-half million people were present and watched
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    GERMAN LANDOWNERS ON POLISH BORDERS
    81 10 Warsaw, Aug. 18. President Mosclcld has signed a decree authorising the Minister of Agriculture to proceed with redistribution of large estates. It is understood this will take place in many frontier regions, where most of the large proprietors are German. Redistribution will take place in
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    Germany Short Of Cash For Oil Purchases
    63 10 Bucharest, Aug. 18. Germany has recently been buying considerable quantities of Rumanian oil, ostensibly for Czechoslovakia, and paid for it with money from the former Czechoslovak balances in Rumania.. Deliveries have stopped In the last two days, and it is understood the reason
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    RUMOURS FROM THAILAND
    442 10 Singapore Chinese Comment NATIONALIST TREND To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I perused with Kreat interest your recent editorial on Thailand." During the past few months the Government's policy of 'Thailand for the Thais" has been in full swing, and as a consequence many queer
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    CRISIS CABLES FROM EUROPE
    302 10 t Reuter And The Local Reader To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, -The following sentence appears in an editorial footnote to a letter in the Straits Times of Aug. 17:— 44 No newspaper reader In Malaya is qualified to question the Judgment or the
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    WOMAN'S LIFE IN INDIA
    530 10 An Eastern Bookshelf Congress Socialist Viewpoint Awakening of Indian Women. By Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya and others. (Every Man's Press, Madras). This book Is in the nature of a symposium. In which Mrs. Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya contributes the major portion, on problems that come Into a woman's life In
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    Notorious Pirate Sampan
    146 10 Seventy Years Ago (From the Straits Times files of 1869). PIRACY in Singapore waters must be put down. Yesterday a robbery was committed upon a Chinese prahu by five Malays In a notorious piratical sampan. The boat is a fast one. known to the authorities as the
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    A.R.P. UNIFORM?
    48 10 To the Editor of the Strait* Times Sir,— With reference to the letter signed T. B. S., which appeared In your paper of Aug. 17, regarding the supply of uniforms to all A.RJP. wardens, I desire to second the motion.— Yours, etc., 8.Y.C. Singapore, Aug. 17.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    843 10 Once Lpon A Time OINCE I printed the story about the trick by which an Emperor of China outwitted a hostile fleet assembled at Singapore In ancient times, a much better version of this tale has been sent to me by Father Cardon, having been translated
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    GERMANY EXTENDS HER CLAIMS AGAINST POLAND
    493 11 Very Wide Questions Now Involved" NAZIS WANT RETURN OF REICH 1914 FRONTIERS Sir Nevile Henderson At Berlin Foreign Office 'THE Polish official spokesman said last night 1 that it now appears that the German claims include the Polish Corridor and Polish Silesia, besides Danzig,
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    Vistula Bridge Carries "Heaviest Vehicles"
    50 11 Berlin, Aug. 18. A !H)0 feet lons pontoon bridre across the Vistula, connecting Danzig with East Prussia, was opened to traffic today by the leader of the Danzig Nazis, Herr Forster. The bridge is supported by 24 pontoons and can carry the heaviest vehicles. Reuter.
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    DANZIG ARMY PARADE
    297 11 DANZIG ARMY PARADE Forster On Aims Of New Force Danzig, Aug. 19. lTVANZIG'S new army (the existence of which was denied two months ago i yesterday held Its first public parade when It received from Herr Forster, the Danzig Nazi leader, Its colours, consisting of a swastika surmounted by a
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    Denial Of Differences On Far East
    57 11 Moscow. Aug. 18. •THE Ta^ agency states that reports that, differences which have arisen between the Soviet and Anglo-IYench Military delegations are due to the Soviet demanding military assistance In the event of war in the Far East are fabrication. "Differences which exist concern
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    Canadian Priests Released
    39 11 Shanghai, Aug. 18. TTWO British subjects, Father Courchesne and Father Renaud, who were detained at the Japanese gendarmerie headquarters at Hsuchofu following their arrest 11 days ago, have been released. No further details are available.— Reuter.
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    FRENCH LOAN TO POLAND
    111 11 FRENCH LOAN TO POLAND "Purchases For Defence" Paris. Aug. 19. M. SONNET, the French Foreign 1T1 Minister, and M. Lukasiewisz, the Polish Ambassador in Paris yesterday signed an agreement allowing Poland credits in France for purchases necessary for her national defence. The agreement grants Poland credits of 430 million francs
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    Nazis Active In Lithuania
    98 11 WARNING ISSUED TO AGENTS Kaunas, Aug. 18. A WARNING to Nazi propagan- dists In Lithuania was delivered by Dr. Antants Tamoschaitis, the Minister for Justice, in a speech at Jurbarka near the German front.er. "We cannot tolerate disloyal activity which is trying to shatter the unity
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    MILITARY HEAD FOR GIBRALTAR ZONE
    108 11 Franco Revives Post Madrid, Aug. 18. r THE Ministry of War has recon- stltuted the post of military governor of the Gibraltar zone—territory adjacent to the Rock— suppressed by the Republican Government In 1931. The decree declares the step was taken In the national Interest
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    "Britain Ready To Fight For Her Immutable Principles"
    196 11 Warsaw, Aug. 18. pOLISH newspapers confirm the London reports that the signing of an Anglo-Polish treaty of alliance is imminent. Leading Polish newspapers hail it with delight and the Government organ Gazeta Polska writes: "For the first time In history Great Britain
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    CONTINENTAL EAGERNESS TO PURCHASE RUBBER
    178 11 Txrv, London, Aug. 18. Hfc usual aomnolence of the commodity markets was rude-ly-shattered today when an influx of buying orders from the Continent caused copptr to advance 20s. to £45 a ton and wSfiT^/Sw f v£ Pe ny t0 83/ d a P° und Thi
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    Count Csaky On Visit To Rome
    217 11 Talks With Ciano And Signor Mussolini Rome, Aug. 18. JHE Hungarian Foreign Minister, Court Stephen Csaky, who went to Rome by air from Munich, was received by the Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, today. It is expected his visit will last only a day or
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    Germany Warns The World
    304 11 Article On "Questions Of National Honour" Berlin, Aug. 19. A SERIOUS warning to "the world, Poland and especially Great Britain to reconsider their attitude and goals is contained In an article in the monthly magazine Berlin-Rome-Tokio." Special importance is attached to the article as it Is
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    "PROTECTION" OF SLOVAKIA
    120 11 Bratislava, Aug. 18. IT is announced that a military treaty was signed yesterday between Germany and Slovakia under which Germany assumes military protection of Slovak territory. It is reliably learned that Parliament will be convened for an extraordinary session at the end of next week. Parliament as
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    Britain's Firm Stand In Tokio Parley
    386 11 REFUSAL TO DISCUSS JAPANESE ECONOMIC DEMANDS IN CHINA A RI exch an£e of views followed a' communication lit K f lT rt Crai ie lhe B"tish Ambassador, to Mr. Kato, chief of the Japanese delegation to the Tokio conference on Tientsin, of the British
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    KING'S NEPHEWS REPROVED
    149 11 Comment On Military Article By War Office A__J London, Aug. 18. FTER examining a military article which appeared in Harewood News, the War Office sent a mild reproof to the editors, the Princess Royal's sons. Viscount Lascelles, 16, and Gerald Lascelles, 15. The article dealt with a
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    AIRCRAFT-CARRIER AT THE NAVAL BASE
    219 12 AIRCRAFT-CARRIER AT THE NAVAL BASE Eight Of 20 Warships Due This Month Have Arrived FRENCH SUBMARINE FROM INDOCHINA. HERE ON MONDAY j CKiHT of the 20 naval vessels coming to Singapore this month have already arrived They are the submarine depot ship Medway and live submarines, which reached the Naval
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    Malay Boat Racing At ' Siglap
    135 12 Malay Boat Racing At Siglap SLIM kolek will be seen in spectacular racing at the annual meeting to be held at Kampong 3iglap, East Coast Road, today and tomorrow. Malays have already come from all parts of Singapore, the neighbouring islands and South Johore, with their specially -built racing craft.
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    PACKED HOUSE FOR ORGAN RECITAL
    158 12 A PACKED house greeted the Municipal Organist, Mr. Werner Baer, when the lirst of his regular afternoon organ recitals was held in the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday afternoon. In future there will be recitals in the evening of the first Sunday of the j month,
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    LIFEGUARD DISCHARGED FROM BANKRUPTCY
    67 12 A LIFEGUARD at the Mount Emily Swimming Pool. Yeo Jui Hua, was dio:harged from bankruptcy before the Chief Justice. S.S.. Sir Percy McElwaine, in the Singapore High CDurt yesterday. Jui Hua. whose liabilities totalled more than $600. attributed his bankruptcy to standing surety for a friend.
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    BUNA FOR BATA
    24 12 Prasup, Aug. 18. FfUIL B;ita Shod Company is shortly to start making the German variety of artifirial rubber called buna. Tlrut
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    AMUSEMENTS
    189 12 MMOINM U.AVI i .*> tinrt.i 'lac Circus Comes To Town. OUttH'fc uttAlKt Ob V LANG Tro;i!c Holiday Invisible Menace at 7.45 p.m. tiftv.M WOKI.ICabarcc 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Sweetheart, ijlry. Uood Old Soak. IMfl ......i. Globe of Death. Happy Theatre: Zaza. Glory Theatre: Shanghai After 6'J Years. Cabaret:
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    SOCCER PLAYER ON BREACH CHARGE
    77 12 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Aug. 18. JEE Kirn Keat, former Perak Malaya Cup soccer player and until recently employed as a salesman at Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Ipoh, was produced before the Ipoh magistrate today on a charge of criminal breach of trust in
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    PORTUGUESE TROOPS FOR MACAO
    60 12 ON transfer to the garrison at Macao. 260 Portuguese troops, including some machine-gunners, with six j officers and 20 under-officers arrived In Singapore in the X.P.M. vessel Ruys yesterday, and will sail again this afternoon. They are from Lourenzo Marquez, Mozambique, and are to spend two
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    NAVAL AND AIR BASES ORDINANCE
    30 12 A BILL to amend the Naval and Air Bases Ordinance was gazetted last night. The amendment is formal and Is necessitated by an inaccurate description.
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    BIGGER FLEET FOR THE INDIES
    42 12 The Him. Aug. 18. THE Government intends to in- crease the fleet of the Netherlands Indies. This was announced today by the new Minister for Defence. The flotilla leader Trump, he said, would be for the Indies.—Renter.
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    ALLEGED LOAN OF $4,000
    176 12 Man Says He Got Only $120 RECEIVING ORDER PETITION AN allegation that he had received only $120 of an alleged loan of $4,000 was made by Lee Seng Hock, a clerk, when a petition for a receiving order against him was made before the Chief Justice,
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    LEAVE TO WITHDRAW PETITION SOUGHT
    165 12 LEAVE to withdraw a petition for receiving order against Jack Lee Keng Tye was asked for before the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Percy McElwaine, hi the Singapore High Court yesterday. Mr. Philip Hoalim. for the petitioning creditor, stated that a settlement had been arrived at,
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    "JEWS IN ORIENT ARE STILL AN ENIGMA"
    140 12 THE Jews in the Orient are still an enigma to many people in Europe and America," said Mr. Avram Rosenthai, a 27-year-old Rumanian Jew who Is in Singapore on a tour to gather material for a book about Jews in the Orient. "There
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS
    53 12 EXAMINATIONS for dental and J medical students of the King Edward VII College of Medicine have started and will continue until the end of next week. They include final professional examinations In dentil surgery and medicine and examinations for all students except those In the first year
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    Netherlands Indies Are Organising Red Cross
    223 12 r|»HE Netherlands Indie* in the 1 course of a year or more will have a well-organised and efficient Red Cross service which in the event of war should be of real value to the military authorities, said Mr. A. A. C. Unck, delegate to
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    Caribou Back From Atlantic Trip
    39 12 The Imperial Airways flying-boat Caribou, which inaugurated the British Atlantic air mail service, at her moorings at Southampton after returning from New York. H.MS. Erebus, which is being fitted out, is seen on left.
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    "CHINA WILL WIN THE WAR," SA YS W.H. DONALD
    372 12 "CHINA WILL WIN THE WAR, SA YS W.H. DONALD "PHINA will win the war, and it is the Japanese who forced her into the unity and strength that will defeat them." said Mr. W. H. Donald, friend and adviser to General Chiang Kai-shek, in an interview on his arrival in
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    AT HOME FOR INDIAN ARMY OFFICERS
    44 12 'THE Indian community of Sing:ipor< will be "at home" to the offlwrs oi the Indian Army now stationed tr Singapore at a tea party to be held a' the Victoria Memorial Hall on Au». 21 at 5.15 p.m.
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    "NOT AVERSE TO BEING MADE BANKRUPT"
    74 12 A CHINESE clerk who admitted that! he was not averse to being riadc a bankrupt was granted his desiro by the Chief Justice, SJS., Sir Percy McElwaine, In the Singapore High Court yesterday. Mali Tian Seng admitted that he had been a bankrupt once
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    249 12 Mrs. H. D. Mundell Is staying at the Cameron Highlands and Is likely tfl be there for a week or two. Mr. P. W. Stephens, of the Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd.. has passed hla tlnal examination for the Fellowship of the Institute of Actuaries (London). Dr.
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    MAN ADMITS STRIKING GIRL
    422 12 Banishment inquiry Mentioned PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SUMMONS? ON a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to a youns Chinese waitress, Loll Lai Kan. at the Ellenborough market, Singapore, on July 3, a young Cantonese. Wont; Leung, alias Sa Lau Chue, pleaded guilty before Mr. L. C. Goh
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    NEW COMPANIES BILL IS ONE OF LONGEST GAZETTED
    544 13 Prepared By Committee With Majority Of Unofficials CLAUSES DEALING WITH RESTRICTION ON SALE OFFER OF SHARES A DRAFT of the Companies Bill, 1939, is published for general information in last night's Straits Settlements Government Gazette. The Bill has been prepared by a
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    REOPENING OF RELIEF COURT
    99 13 SINGAPORE'S Relief Police Court, which tecs closed several months ago after being used to relieve the congestion cf Police Court work, uill be re-opened shortly, it is understood. The Court is expected to hear the preliminary inquiry into a tentative charge of murder against six Tamils
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    INDIAN YOUTH LEAGUE
    56 13 THE first anniveisary celebration of 1 the Indian Youth League, Singapore, will be held at the Farrer Park tomorrow evening at 3.30. Mr. B. Govindasamy Chettiar will preside over the function. Mr. A. K. Gopalan, the Congress worker fuom Kerala, who is now on a tour of
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    Vagrancy Law In Colony Is To Be Stricter
    283 13 Vagrancy Law In Colony Is To Be Stricter CLAUSE AIMED AT SOLICITING VAGRANCY laws in the Colony are to be brought Into line with those of England by the Vagrancy Bill, 1939, gazetted last night. The new bill gives much stricter definitions of vagrancy than the existing Ordinance, and Includes
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    IN YESTERDAY'S GAZETTE
    506 13 TTHE loilowing appcintments were gazetted yesterday Mr. E. Gregory- Jones. M.C., to be temporarily an Unofficial Member of the Executive Council during ihe absence on leave f the Honourable Sir John Bagnall. Mr. C. H. Whittcn, to be a magistrate, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, from
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    AMERICAN FINED
    61 13 r»ONVICTED on a technical offenc? under the Aliens Ordinance, Rus^c! L. Esterllne, a 29-year-old American was told "be more careful in future" by Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke. Singapore Third Police Magistrate, yesterday. Esterline was fined $3 for proceedh;to Malacca on Aug. 14 without havin his certificate of registration endorsed
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    Solo Dancer
    27 13 Helen Boncnfant in "Scherazade," one of her solo dance numbers in "The Circus Comes to Town," the successful shotc being staged at Raffles Hctel ionight.
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    Marking Near Schools
    288 13 OESTKICTED parking in the vicinity x of the Anglo-Chinese School, St. Andrews School and Raffles Girls' School, Singapore, will come into force when the new term begins on Sept. 4, it was announced in the Gazette last night. No parking is to be allowed in Stamford Road,
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    PENANG FORTIFICATION PROCEEDS APACE
    66 13 pOOD progress is being made with the fortification of Penang, the new garrison in North Malaya. Artillery units and an Indian Infantry battalion are now stationed there. Five further areas of land, each of 900 square feet, in the North-East Dis- trict, Penang, have been acquired
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    Alleged To Have Had Dynamite Without Licence
    189 13 Alleged To Have Had Dynamite Without Licence p. K. MOHAMED, an Indian. ;:p- pcarcd before Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, on a charge of possession or having under his control explosives, namely, dynamite and detonators, without a licence. Chief Inspector F. G. Kln^ r
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    HAIRDRESSER'S CLAIM IS DISMISSED
    146 13 iFrom Our Own Correspondent > Penang, Aug. 17. JUDGMENT wai delivered yesterday by the Penang. District Judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer. dismissing the claim of Mr. C. Marsclla. Italian proprietor ot a hair-dressing saloon in Li^lit Street, Penang. and awarding a counter-claim by defendant. Mr.\ Yeoh
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    RESTAURANT WHICH LOST AFTER-CABARET PATRONS
    419 13 Partner On Why Cecil Street Venture Was Forced To Close MAINLY because it had lost its after-cabaret patrons, the Continental Cafe and Restaurant, at the junction of Cross and Cecil Streets, was forced to close, stated A. F. Ten Hoope, a partner of the business,
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    ANGLO-POLISH PACT IS ABOUT TO BE SIGNED
    112 14 ANGLO-POLISH PACT IS ABOUT TO BE SIGNED Assistance Will Be Immediate And "Without Stint" London, Aug. 18. THE Anglo-Polish treaty is nearly ready for signature, says the Daily Herald diplomatic correspondent All points have been agreed upon and there remains only the technical work of the treaty which will contain
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    Flood Menacing Tientsin
    94 14 Parts? Of Concession Already Under Water Tientsin. Aug. 18. •"pHE flood situation here has grown 1 more threatening, with parts of the Chinese City and the British Concession already under water. Meanwhile, the Hai river, on whose banks Tientsin stands, is still rising, and the authorities of
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    Large Areas In Honan Submerged
    87 14 Shanghai. Aug. 13. FURTHER vast stretches of land u the northern part of Honan PrD' vince are reported to have been in> undated following fresh extensive collapse of dykes along the Tsin River. Swelled by heavy rains of the last few days, the river is
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    BELGIAN DEFENCE MEASURES
    115 14 War Minister's Proposals To The Cabinet Brussels, Aug. 18. MEW defence measures, including a proposal to ban publication of all news of military importance for a period to be determined by the Government, have been submitted to the Cabinet by Gen. Denis, Minister for National Defence. After
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    Chamberlain To Return To London Tuesday
    70 14 London, Aug. 17. i^THE Prime Minister, Mr. ChamberI lain, will interrupt his vacation next Tuesday to return to London, it Is reported in the Star. The Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax. will also be in London at this time and ,it is assumed that the
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    JAPAN'S LOSSES IN CHINA
    74 14 Chunckinr An*. 18. JAPANESE casualties in 500 engagements on various fronts in the first half of this month totalled 9,6W, according to a Chinese military communique. T.i« heaviest flrhtlnjr occurred oa the Hapeh front, hi Central China, and on the Shansi and Sulyman front in North
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    New Capital For China?
    111 14 Removal To Kiating Reported Ordered Tokic, Aug. 18. •"THE transfer of offices of the Chinese National GoTernment from the present capital at Chungkins to the township of Kiating about 200 miles further up the Yaugtse, has been ordered by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, states the Asahi Shimbun.
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    110 14 Berne, Aug. 17. THAT Switzerland has decided to prepare for any emergency is indicated by measures taken by the Federal Council for securing adequate supplies of necessary provisions and materials in time of war. The Department of National Economy has been accorded full powers to deal
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    473 14 OEAL humility is rare, though there is plenty of what the Poet Coleridge calls "the pride which apes humility." In the story of Naaman is to be seen how God uses humble instruments, human and material, for the furtherance of his designs for goodness. The
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    WHY APPLICATION WAS REJECTED
    229 14 WHY APPLICATION WAS REJECTED Tientsin Suspects Caso Shanghai, Aug. 18. IN his Judgment rejecting the application for a writ of habeas corpus in connection with tlii lour Tientsin Chinese suspecu*. assistant Judge Grant Jones, said the rulr MMght in the present instance on behalf of the prisoners was by mere
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    10 14 The Thetis disaster fund now tola's £139,094, reports British Wireless.
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    TOMORROW'S CHURCH SERVICES
    1093 14 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Eleventh Sunuay alter Trinity, Aug. 20. 6.30 a.m.. Holy Communion and Matins; 8 a.m.. Choral Eucharist; 9.15 a.m.. Holy Communion; 5.30 p.m.. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Archdeacon. Weekdays. Holy Communion on Monday, Wedneeday and Friday at 8 a.m.; Holy Communion
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      243 14 tA WEEK AGO she was nearly dropping i front exhaustion NOW THRIVING ON THE WINE OF UFE At night mtomnii kept bar MMMng •ndtwiadnc in tortured aleeplestnetai bf day high tension nervea attained .^^djafev Bi and rack«l her bodr— •pentencrg? J^K^^^ made every little raslc a burden tiSr T r\*S.
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    Men Invade Women's Job
    31 15 Nursing is no more an exclusive privilege of women in Madras. Picture shows a group of male nones in their new uniform at the Madras General Hospital.
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    COMPLETE CENTRALISATION OF NEWS BROADCAST
    251 15 Simla, Aug. 8. •THE centralisation of the news service broadcast by the allIndia radio is expected to be complete by April next when the news bulletins put out from the single centre at Delhi will be relayed from all stations by radio link. The news
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    BOMBAY PROHIBITORY ORDER WITHDRAWN
    56 15 Bombay, Aug. 9. "THE Chief Presidency Magistrate has rescinded the order under Section 144 Cr. P.C., served on six newspapers on Aug. 1 following the rioting in Bombay, prohibiting the publication of news and comments on the. rioting without the previous approval of the Public Relations
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      172 15 B. P. C. C. Secretary's Reply To President Calcutta, Aug. 8. REPLYING to inquiries made by the Congress President about the meeting of the Bengal Provincial Congress Executive on July 9 to protest against certain resolutions of the A.I.C.C, Mr. Ashrafuddin Chowdhury, Secretary of the
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      800 LABOURERS TO RETURN FROM CEYLON
      71 15 Simla, Aug. 8. A BOUT 300 Indian employees have so far been thrown out of employment in pursuance of the Ceylon Government's policy of repatriation of Indian daily-paid workers in their service. In order to make room for the Ceylonese unemployed, according to a
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      An Equalitarian Society
      527 15 Idea! To Be Striven By Planning f Bombay. INFORMAL discussions were held 1 recently between the honorary general secretary of the National Planning Committee and the secre- tary of the Rural and Cottage Int dustries Sub-Committee of the t National Planning Committee to 5 consider the preliminaries
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      MINISTER DOES NOT ATTEND OFFICE
      100 15 Satyagraha In Front Of Office Bombay, Aug. 8. A SIT-DOWN strike of women labour- ers Is in progress in front of the Home Minister's room in the Secretariat. About 70 women workers belonging to the Phoenix Mills which was closed down four months ago are
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      35 15 Karachi, Aug. 7. Fifteen hundred workers went on strike this morning in the produce yard where thousands of bags of wheat and bales of cotton are stored awaiting transport upeountry or shlDment to foreign countrlea.
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    1852 16 The writer of this article is Mr. R. Paton, manager of Permatang Estate, Banting, Selangor, who has built up fine herds of cattle, pigs and goats, in addition to rearing large flocks of chickens and ducks. This week Mr. Paton deals with the rearing of cattle
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    169 16 A new speed boat, "Empire Day,'" lias been prepared to attack the world's record for surfarce water craft. One feature of special interest is the spraying of a film of rubber on io th^ bottom of the metal hull to reduce surface friction to a minimum
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    1735 17 Planting Topics "Paper Attempts To Impress Sensitive Directors" NATURAL GROWTHS PREFERRED TO IMPORTED LEGUMES By Our Planting Correspondent "IT appears to me that the most 1 advantageous way to obtain both soil protection and en- V 4U/^ ....u;.,,, richment is through the cult)vation
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    SELECTIONS FOR TODAY'S RACES AT IPOH
    514 18 President To Win Again THERE were no scratchings at noon yesterday for this afternoon's racing at Ipok in the final day of the Perak Turf Club's skye meeting when a card of nine races will be worked through, the first race starting at 2.30
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    36 18 There was no training at Bui.it Timah this morning. Heavy rain fell just as work WM about to start and continued until veil after seven o'clock when prospects of gallops starting were abandoned.
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    Scottish League Fixtures
    101 18 TODAY'S fixtures in the first and second divisions of the Scottish league are as follows: DIVISION ONE Arbroath vs. Alloa. Ayr United vs. Rangeis. Celtic vs. Hearts. Falkirk vs. Cowdenbeath. Hibernian vs. Clyde. Motherwell vs. Aberdeen. Patrick T. vs. Albion Rovers. St. Johnstone vs. Kilmarnock. St. Mirren
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS
    98 18 Following are ties In the S.C.C. billiards championships: STRAIGHT SNOOKER Monday: a. F. Hunter vs. E. H. Coleman. Tuesday: Carl Lawson vs. H. M. VennUc. Wednesday: c. C. Payne vs. C. P. Listen. Thursday: O. Prttchett v». P. W. Welby. Friday: L. H. Cooper vi. A. O. Ella.
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    GARRISON G.C.
    68 18 The women's August bogey competition of the Garrison Golf Club was played at Tanglin and resulted in a win for Mrs. J.C.R. Woodslde with a score of all square. The following were the best returns: Mrs. J.C.R. Woodside All sqvare. Mrs. P. W. Holt 1 down. Mrs. W.P.
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    CANADIAN GOLF
    63 18 St. John's, New Brunswick, Aug. 19. In the Canadian Open Golf championship, first round, Harold McSpaden led the field with 67, three under -;ar. Ralph Guldhal, and Ted Bishop and Arthur Hulbert each took 69. Horton Smith took 73. Other promlnents were Leo Dlegel and Ross Somerville, each
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    SEREMBAN TENNIS
    42 18 (From Our Owr. Correspondent; Seremban, Aug. 18. The Popular Cup tennis competition among International teams will be held on the courts of the Sungel UJong Club at Seremban towards the closr of September, after the annual State handicap tennis tournament.
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    32 18 Eighteen-year-old Lionel Smith, signed by Arsenal, comes from Yorkshire Tar Distillers team, which plays in the Mexborough District League, Sc-ln Yorkshire. Smith is described by Mr. George Allison as "a brilliant youngster."
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    EASY WINS IN S. C. C. TENNIS TIES
    247 18 PASY victories were gained in yesterday's ties In the S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament. The results were: Mixed doubles handicap: D. E. L. Anderson and Miss Duff (—3) beat Major R. McL. More and Mrs. Hiptcln (—15), 6—3, 6—4. F. V. Read
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    £1,000 Golf Won By Padgham
    57 18 Alfred Padgham won the News Cnronicle £1,000 golf tournament over /2 holes completed at Brighton yesterday. Leading scores were: A. PADQHAM A. Padgham 73=64=72=71=280 Percy Allss 70=72=72=70=284 W. Cox 70=71=73=70=284 S. King 68=67=78=73=286 8. Field 70=75=70=71=286 Scores of notables were: H. Burton 76=73=74=75=298 C. Whltcombc
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    SELANGOR XI FOR TODAY
    126 18 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. CELANGOR will field against Singa3 pore. In the Malaya Cup soccer final here tomorrow, the same team which beat Kedah. This is— Kum Pale, See Hu and Kal Ban: Jahn Mohamed, Taib and T. Mori; SharifT, Ismail, A.
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    Tomorrow's Golf Match
    228 18 HTHE FOLLOWING are the players and 1 starting times In the golf match to be played between the Garrison Golf Club and the Sepoy Lines Golf Club at Sepoy Lines tomorrow. (Garrison players mentioned first):— a.m. 8.45—D. A. Johnstone (24) and O. D. S. Boole (24) vs.
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    SPEED TRIALS
    95 18 Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 19. John Cobb, British motorist, attained a speed of 352.94 m.p.h. in a practice run. Captain Eyston holds the record with 357.5 m.p.h. Cobb only had one run northwards and will probably make an attempt on the record on Monday or Tuesday when
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    JASIN GOLF CLUB
    25 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 18. The Jaain Club will be holding its annual golf gymkhana In Jasln on Nov. 12.
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    Final Test Starts Today
    112 18 THE third and final Test Match between England and the West Indies will begin at the Oval today and the teams are as below: England: Hammond, Hutton, Compton, HardstafT, Nichols, Wood, Wright, Goddard, Perks, Oldfleld and Keeton. West Indies: Grant, Barrow, Clarke, Constantine, Gamez, Headley, Johnson,
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    BASEBALL MATCH Loyals And R.A.F. Tomorrow
    221 18 BASEBALL MATCH Loyals And R.A.F. Tomorrow 1/VO evenly-matched baseball teams o. the Ser/ices, the R.A.F. and the Loyals, will cross bats at St. Joseph's ground at Bras Basah Road tomorrow at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in a league match in the 1939 baseball series being held in Singapore. The
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    AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    52 18 In the women's semi-finals of the American championship Miss Marble and Mrs. Fabyan beat Mile. Andrus and Henrotin 6-3. 6-1. In the men's Crawford and Hopman beat Parker and McNeill 6—4, 4—6, 6—3, 6—2. In the mixed quarter-final Kay Stammers and Riggs beat Miss Hammersley and Hecht
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    KAMPAR SOCCER SEASON ENDS
    272 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 17. T'HE Kampar Football League lor this year came to an end with a match played on the Town Padang between this year's champions, tna Kampar Chinese, and the Rest and resulted in a win for the latter by thd
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    S.C.R.C. RUGBY AND HOCKEY MEETINGS
    96 18 THE S.C.R.C. yesterday held a sports meeting to appoint officials for the forthcoming hockey and rugby season. As the fixture lists for both these games are not yet filled, clubs wishing to arrange fixtures with the S.C.R.C. should communicate with the convenors of hockey and
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    MARIGOLD B.P.
    122 18 The following are the ties of the Marigold Badirinton party to be played off today ar.d tomorrow TODAY Messrs. Koh Keng Sianpr vs. Loh Ngl&n Hyn, Tan Cheng Hoe vs. Ohua Lenp; Kunn. Tan Chong Tee vs. Ng Chla Heng, Tay Bcng Soo vs. Chung Cheng Hock, Koh
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    23 18 Cyril Wee and Peh Teng Siew (left), Balaisingham and Nctkunam (right) who will meet in the men's badminton doubles final of Singapore today*
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    URGENT! A MESSAGE TO ALL WHO ARE LOSING WEIGHT
    260 19 URGENT A MESSAGE TO ALL WHO ARE LOSING WEIGHT All over Malaya, there are men and women who are gradually losing weight. First their cheeks begin to get a little thinner— then their dresses and suits seem to hang a little more loosely They try not to notice— but they
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    Weekend Sports Events
    98 19 The following: are sports fixtures for the weekend: TODAY Cricket: C S.C. vs Combine*! Schools at CS."C; SXR.C vs St. Andrew's School at S.OR.C; S.R.C. vs. United Services at Tanglin; S.C.C. vs. P.W.D. at Serangoon Road; S.C.C. vs. Malay Regiment <tw» days) at S.C.C: Fort Canning vs.
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    GUNBOAT JACK WINS BY K.O.
    164 19 TPHE fallowing comments «> Gunboat Jaek"s latest fight In Tasmania by the Hobart "Examiner" will be of interest to boxinj fans throughou; Malaya. "Gunboat Jack U0.2) gave an excellent exhibition to defeat Bc*fcy Duna '(9.134) by a knockout in the fifth round of the main
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    141 19 S.R.C. autumn temis tournament ties are: MONDAY Men's Singles Handicap (A): Dr. G. 'Je Souza <— 30.3) vs. Mr. F. Moreira >— 3>. Mr. G. Ross '—3) vs. Dr. B. H. Sheares 30.3). Men's Singles Handicap (B): Mr. A. Leicester iscr.) vs. Mr. D. Overree <-f-15>. Mr F.
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    P. AND T. CLUB IN IPOH
    71 19 The Perak P. T. Junior Athletic Club whose membership consists of Pecns. Postmen. Messengers and other I Uniformed Staff of the Posts and I i Telegraphs ■ssrill be officially opened I tomorrow by Major J. Green, Controller 1 of Posts. Perak. who was instrumental
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    SELANGOR HAVE FIT TEAM FOR TODAY'S MATCH Record Not So Impressive As Last Year
    402 19 SELANGOR HAVE FIT TEAM FOR TODAY'S MATCH Record Not So Impressive As Last Year CELANGOR, holders of the Malaya Cup, meet Singapore their old rivals, again on Saturday at the Stadium here, in yet another Malaya Cup final. This year however, Selangor's record is not as impressive as last year,
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    MARY HARDWICK COLLAPSES
    110 19 New York, Aug. 10. Exhausted by the intense heat, Mary Hardwick. the British Wightman Cup tennis star, collapsed in the third round ~>t the Eastern grass courts championship at Rye, New York, today. Her opponent. Mary Amoid, of Los I Angeles, had won the first set 6
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    MUSLIM IMPROVEMENT CLUB SOCCER
    250 19 The Muslim Improvement Club lnterteam six-a-side football match draw is: First Round: "A" team vs. "C" team, Aug. 20: "B" team vs. "D" team, Aug. 20; **C" team vs. "B" team, Aug. 27; "A" team vs. "D team. Aug. 27; "A" team vs. "B" team, Sept.
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    KEDAH GOLF CLUB
    119 19 The following are results of the men's and v. omen's July medals of the Kedah Golf Club. Ball sweep winners: First Round, F. X. Ivery; scconc round, D. A. Beattle. P. E. Ivery (Winner) 16+12+ 7 35 J.Scott 11 14+7 32 D. A. Seattle 3+8+21 32 W.
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    NICHOLS GETS 1,000 RUNS AND 100 WICKETS
    302 19 Middlesex Beat Essex By Five Runs London. Aug. 18. NICHOLS, the Essex player, became the first cricketer to complete the double this year of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs when he took four wicker gainst Middlesex. Following were results of mafche.^ ended today.
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    BRITAIN'S ATHLETIC DECLINE
    111 19 Ranked Tenth Among European Countries TTHE decline in British athletics is I indicated by a ranking published by a Stockholm newspaper which ranks Britain tentM in countries oi Europe. This newspaper cannot be accused or favouritism, tor the rankings are all based on recent performances and times,
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    159 19 THE FOLLOWING have accepted to play for the S.C.C. vs. Malay R»simeat today and tomorrow at 2 pjn. and 11 a.m. respectively at the S.C.C. T. G. D. Cooper 'Capt.\ J. H. Wheeler. P. M. Evans. W. K. Jasrger, J. W. Ewart. R. A. U. Todd. P. Batram.
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    AUSTRALIAN HORSES FOR CHINA
    108 19 Sjdney, Aug. One hundred and twenty ponies, tc be used xor racing, and 50 hacks, of a total value of about £9,000. were shipped to Shanghai and Hong Kong m the Tanda, from Sydney on July 15, states the Sydney Morning Herald. Mr. A. W. Oisen,
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    No Runners For £300 Prize
    215 19 London, Aug. 10. I A prize of £300 went a-begging at Derby races yesterday, no runners 'turning up for the Hartington Plate. Nineteen owners had nominated entries, but none of them apparently thought it worth while to send a runner. In the circumstances, the race
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    25 19 Tkt Straihatlan Meeting, one o; the principal highland gatherings in central Scotland, foot ptacs this mont'i. Picture shows C. Balfour, ycwburgh, throwing the light hammer.
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    37 19 Entries for the SC.R.C. open invitation tennis tournament close at noon, next Saturday. Aug-. 26, and all thoee wishing to Join are reminded that entries must be sent to the Hon. Secretary before that date.
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    AMONG MALAYA'S TEMIAR TRIBESMEN WITH A CAMERA
    212 20 Aborigines Of Fine Physique PIVE Faces of Malaya," the r publicity film which was made with the co-operation of the Malayan Governments and which is being shown m several countries, contains some very fine pictures of the Temiar tribesmen of the Peninsula. Pictures
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      12 1 MALAYAN SPORTS SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1939 No. 43.
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      Horses Likely To Be Prominent At Gold Cup Meeting
      1395 1 Horses Likely To Be Prom inen t At Gold Cup Meeting THE Singapore Gold Cup race meeting, the biggest meeting of the Malayan racing year, will open at Kukit Timah next Saturday, and on entries should prove as big a success as in preceding years. The better type of class
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      New Troops Should Raise Local Hockey Standard
      589 1 (By Mm rod) JUST what in hockey is there in store for us this season It can safely be assumed that at the moment interest in this game is not as low as was its standard last season Replying to the question at
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      New Rules For Hockey Assn.
      139 1 HPHE Singapore Hockey Association .oill very soon be in possession of a completely new set of rules. Redrafting of the old book, pass-id way back in 1931, has been undertaken by four men prominent in the hockey world: P. F Kinsey J dc Souza. D.
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      Baseball League Opens With Keen Match
      558 2 GAME RAPIDLY GAINING POPULARITY A GOOD crowd witnessed the baseball match between the Americans and the Japanese last Sunday, to open the League for this season but it is certain that many more would be attracted by these games once they had sufficient knowledge
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      PESTANA TO PLAY IN SINGAPORE
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      Muar Soccer Review By Authentic
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      LOYALS WIN RESERVE DIVISION HONOURS
      475 2 Keen Fight Promised In Main Section Of Competition /^•ONGRATULATIONd to the L^yals for winning the honours In the reserve division In the 8 AT A. League. Out of a possible 28 points from 14 matches the Loyal* secured 21 points, losing one game and drawing
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      LEAGUE TABLES
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      Weekly Services Sports Notes By Audio
      620 2 AFTER seeing the newly arrived Argyles In action against the Loyals, I doubt If there Is a team lr. the Garrison or Singapore who could equal them for team work or perfect understanding In all departments. Still unaccustomed to grass pitches they gave a
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      Falconer Cup Tennis
      408 2 WITH the end of the District championships, Batu Pahat tennis clubs are again in practice for the Falconer Cup Tennis Tourney which is expected to be run early next month. Started three vears ago the tournament is run on the Knock out system, five matches being played,
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      54 2 Two teams of English schoolgirl cricketers representing Nor!h and South, left Waterloo on the Empress of Britain boat train for Canada where they will visit Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Niagara. Picture shoics four girls photographed in the carriage window (left to right) top: Beryl Cadogan and Violet heifer; bottom: Avril
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        129 2 ANOTKER HONOUR FOR K. L. JEWELLER. His liichness the Yang-di-pcr Tnan Besar of Nejri Sembilan has been rraciously pleased to appoint Messrs. P. H. Hendrv. as His Kifhness's Court Jewellers, In recognition of their excellent work don.» to hiat and the Royal family for the past number of years; and
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      LIVELY DISCUSSION AT SELANGOR RUGBY MEETING
      782 3 Two Cup Games Not Wanted WEDNESDAY'S meeting of the rugby section of the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur was an important event more so than the usual club meetings before a rugger season opens. The chief topic was a suggestion that each State competing
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      Johore Sports Review By Rover
      719 3 Johore Sports Review By Rover The north Johore Europeans vs. Rest cricket match for the Tan Peng Challenge Cup ended this week, proved to be the best match of the series to date. Over six hundred runs were scored In one and a half days for the loss of 33
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      OPPOSITION TO RE-DRAW OF BADMINTON TIES
      626 3 THE decision of the Singapore Badminton Association to redraw the men's open singles event was received with mixed feeling in local badminton circles as those who were drawn in favourable positions in the previous draw are not altogether in favour of this action. It,
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      32 3 Blame Ridcoui (U£.A.) looking dejected as he left the track after finishing well down the field in the One Mile, won by Pell at the International athletic meet ing at White City.
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      CRICKET CLUBS FACE STAGGERING LOSSES
      2312 4 Weekly Review Of Home Sport By Our London Correspondent London, Aug. S. THE most worried men in England today are the treasurers of County Cricket Clubs. Rain upset the holiday "sates" and as these are normally the best of the year the situation has become
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