The Straits Times, 23 August 1939

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    48 1 The Straits Times lESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY.! SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES KVAI.A LUMPUR, 25 JAVA ST (PHONS 3683). •24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 21 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      450 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING.. MIEN CHONG You are assured of real satisfaction. Oil Coloman St. Singaporo. —Phone 4816- WBF f If JH I j^lifal BBSS IhH JtUl 1 Mmm ]^T 3 A CON THE IDEAL BREAKFAST DISH POULTRY DENNY'S REAL IRISH DRYCURED J^^^ FOWLS. CALIFORNIA^ ROASTING .SO PER 1',. r-"^^^H^^^B^^HP|§BBS^^^^^^^>^tf^ t»
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      16 1 FiNAL EDTN. Lxciasive GOWNS Salons a> MADAME PAGE 13. Battery Rd. Singapore MAJESTIC HOTEL Kuala Lumpur.
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      620 2 engagement Is announced and the weddirg will take place In January between Captain Henry Colin Christy, The Welch 1. staH oillcer S.S.V.P. younjer son i ae Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Christy oi .1. AustiJia, and Dorothea, elder r of Mr. A.E. Craig and the lale MZk. Craig of British
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      823 2 WANTED WANTED. Secondhand Radio-gramophone for cash. Apply Box No. 95 Straits Times. WANTED Oct. Ist furnished or unfurnished bungalow or flat, two bedrooms, moderate rent. Ring *****. WANTED 2 or 4 persons to abate larec house Tanelln district. Home-Cooking. Telephone. G.P.O. Box 504. Singapore. WANTED by a Chinese .ouple a
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      835 2 BOARD RESIDENCE SENTOSA 61, Stevens Rd. Renowned English residential establishment. Strictly co.d storage supplies. Vacancy End of month. Mione 4133 moms: A 6521 e"nlng-. ATTRACTIVE HOUSE high elevation otters accommodation 1 or a gentlemen as cay Ine guests. Easy reach business area A golf course. Own bath nriv. entrance. Phone
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      708 2 AUCTION NOTICES TWO DAYS' ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of essentially modern, j-.ade-to-order, real Dutch high-grade polished Teak, luxurious Household Furniture of every description, colourful Indian centre carpsts, Chinese mats, Piano-Accordeon, "PHILIPS" radioreceiver model 1939 <A.C. A D.C. main) be:t English china dinner, tea, coffe: and breakfast services, p'.asiwp-'. cutlery, cooicre utenrlls,
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      487 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are invited for the supply of Brass Bent and Straight Ferrules for the year 1940 Specification and Tcnd:r Form may be obtained at the Municipal Ten !er Room Tenders closa at 4 pjn., on 33th October 1939. C. H. GOLDIE Municipal Secretary SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. ANNUAL SUPPLIES—
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      214 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc MASSAGE HALT MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. lARU »nd Miss HAN A GO. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. RUBBER PRODUCING COMPANIES 1939 Official Guide for Investors In Rubber Shares $4.50 Tin World Statistics 1939. 1 50 KELLY A WALSH LTD. RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE. EDUCATIONAL MUSIC LESSONS tn Piano and
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      632 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore RANCHI J7.U..U Aug 25 BANGALORE f.OOO Aug. 25 RANFUHA C..U00 Sept 6 RAWALPINDI J7.C00 Sept BiiUTAN 6.100 Sept 23 BEHAH
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      385 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (incorporated tn Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ Regular fortnight!? sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. SA HIISIMI MARU Sept. {>. S.S. HAKOZAKJ MARU Sept. 11. S.S. SUWA MARU Sept. 28. M.S. TERUKUNI MARU Oct. 11.
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      591 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PBIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE MODERATE f AKKS ro: MAKSMLLKS LONDON. ROTTEK Tn PA> pctimx koitkkdam HAM DAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Tos COTON^ »GEN Era ANniA Hot 26 PANAMA abt. Sept. 4 BORINrI^A 17 CHILE calls London 1 8 BORI^GIA UCI II tvriTA Ort
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      122 3 ■mV uK-i /jH Incorporated 1 O*rinany The undermentioned art tht sompany ID tended fixtures: OUTWARD FOR MANILA, HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN. Due B'»or# 5 COBURO Auk 31 POTSDAM omits Manila. North China and Yokohama Sept. 12 GNEISENAU omits North China Sept 27 HOMEWARD FOR HOLLAND HAMBURG AND
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      554 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building Collyet Qim* Singapore Tei 5151. Chartered Bank Bulldln« IVnan* Tet 136 ft. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FASI SEKVICES MABSKILI.ES LONDON IS IOMI.StA'J AND GLASt.Ot? (In eontunrtton with the Gten Lint) Due Sails ANTENOR Mars.. L'don. R'dam O'gow Aug. 27 Aug 30 MENELAU3 L'don, R'dam. Hull Si
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      342 4 Today Kerteh (Valaya) ..2 p.m. Koela Toengkal (Toba) 3 p.m Medan (Van der lijn) 3 pm Mumok and Palembang (Thedens) 3 p.m Pontianak (Khccn Hcca) 3 D.m Philippine Islands (Saparoea) 7 p.m. Java. South-West Sumatra. S.-Eact Eomeo. Celebes. Moluccas Timor Dilly (X.L.M.) 9 p.'n Paiembang (X.L.M.) 9
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      32 4 Malls from Europe (London malls) exp^cied on Aug. 25, by P. Ik O. (Ranchl) will be delivered to boxholdcrs at 9 ajn. General delivery of letters at 9 a.m.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      307 4 INHAJtO TOearnea From Penan*, Ipob and Koala l.utnpLi Arrive* evcrv rreuioi X.L.M.: From tnrope: Arrives THIS evening. HIM.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrive* Thursday afternoon. Imperial Worn Europe: Arrives Thursday aiternoon, Qantas From Australia: Arrives Friday adenoan. HN.i.LM.: From Netherlaada latfMx Arrives Monday afternoon. K.N.1.1..M. From
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      PASSENGERS FROM EUROPE
      115 4 "THE following passengers for Malaya are in Selandla which is due from Europe on Sept. 1,: Mrs. J. J. Hekmeyer-Eljsbertse, Master V. J E. Hckm yer-Eijsbertse. Mr. L G. Mslngay. Child (9), Mrs. L. C. Mair.gay, ChUd (4). Mr. P. L. Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds, Child, Mrs. A.
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      PASSENGERS TO AUSTRALIA
      118 4 PASSENGERS TO AUSTRALIA 'THE following passengers for Aufcra- Ha left in Charon on Sunday:— Mrs. c. Tiddoman, Mrs. K.N. de Cean Mrs. L.V. Spencer and infant, Mrs and Mrs. G.J. Potts Mr. R.K. Cameron, Miss D. Bean. Miss T.L. Jameson. Miss E. Thompson. Mrs. D. Wightwick. Miss V. Vigors. Mr.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      158 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf, Entrance Gate 1: Exit 1:— S.rdhana 22. Main Vvuarl. £ntrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Canton 18: Bulan 16; Kllaa 15; Pr.'s. Van Buren 13; Narbada 11; Glenapp Kepong 8; Kota Nopan
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    Turnover In Share Market Continues Negligible
    855 4 FRASER AND COMPANY'S REVIEW OF PAST WEEK IN a weekly report on the share market, issued at the close of business yesterday. Fraser and Co.. sharebrokers, write Inertia and lack of response to suggestions, skilfully implied, that nne should buy during a crisis and
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    RUMANIA BUYING IN GREAT BRITAIN
    125 4 £850,000 To Be bpent Bucharest, Aug. 9. THE Ministry of Health has v.en authorised by the Rumanian Council of Ministers to spend £350,c30 of the recently afforded British credit of £o,siiu,uoo on various purco&ses In England. ihese include motor and bone ambulances, mobile and portable
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    TURKEY TO BUY SHIPS IN GREAT BRITAIN
    132 4 £2,000,000 Tender Ankara, Aug. 8. THE Turkish Ministry of Communica- tions Is inviting tenders for 11 j mixed inisenger-rarco merchant vesi sels— namely, four of 4,800 tons and I :,L»en of 1.300 tons. British shipyards I alone are allowed to quote. The contract,
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    CAR REGISTRATIONS UP IN JUNE
    93 4 Higher Tax Effect irpHOUGH the numb?r of motor j vehicles registered in Great Britain during June was greater, at against 34,740, than a year ago. the Increase is largely accented for by registration of lower- power cars. There w?s a shift away from highpower cars,
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    LINER SOLD FOR SCRAP
    65 4 British Shinbrcakor Vny 122,500 IT is reported that the Shaw Savin and Albion liner Tain'ii has been sold for scrap, subject to the approval of the Board of Trade, to a British firm of sh''i'}rrnkers for a sum in the n i Of £22.500. liM lainui
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    SUEZ CANAL RECEIPTS
    54 4 Paris, Aug. C. SUEZ Cana^ receipts for July 21 to July 31 were £2SMM, nsri»~st .€282,600 for the corresponding period ol 1938. Receipts for the first seven months were .€5.353,600. against £5,628.100 for th" eorret;x)ndta| I of last year The traffic receipts from July Zl to Aw.
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    LONDON'S SHIPPING
    47 4 DURING last week 834 vesse s, k presenting 1,091,308 r.et register tons, U3ed the Port of London. Of ther.o, 533 vessels (906,735 net register tons) wera to and frcm Empire and foreign ports, and 431 vessels (184,573 net I tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic.
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    CHINA TEA EXPORTS
    42 4 An sU:rdani, Aug. 9. THE China tea exports i:> Juno, a t\ Ing to the Netherlands Indies Tea Growers' Association, were «j9,OjJ ki.ograms, against 3,174,(0:) kilograms In June, 1028, and for the first six month* 9,016,400 kilograms, against 12,817,000.
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      547 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Uacuipuratfo in c MB> TKLKPHOftK: l-ieuht 5431 rtiMii MUL CANADIAN PACIFIC KItAMSHirS LIMIItU incorporated m England) 7ARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin clan from K 105 17.9 Tourist class from £758.8. AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY CP.R/P. SI a First and Cabin Class Tourist Class From «1814.« From
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      501 4 TIDE TABLE SLNGAFOBE Today H. W. 4.39 a.m. 7.5ft.; 4.20 p.m. 8.4 ft. L. W. 10.01 a.m. 4.9 ft.; 11.30 p.m. 2.9 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 6.20 a.m. 7.1 ft.; 5.35 p.m. 8.1 ft. L. W. 11.18 a.m. 5.4 ft. Friday H. W. 7.56 a.m. 7.3 ft.; 6.58 p.m. 8.2
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      120 4 YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Last night max. rain- bright mli> temp fall s'shine temp 'W tncnes txri '9 WEST COAST. Alor Star 90 NU 9.4 75 Pcnang 87 0.02 8.0 76 Sitiawan 90 Nil 3.0 72 Bukit Jeram Malf.c* 86 NU 6.4 75 INLAND Kuala Lipis 86 NU 0.9 73 Ipoh 88
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      246 5 bJU THE SURE JUj REMEDY FOR j SOUGHS is .'_m i ISTHMA \.rl W chest fc~ W TROUBLES Distributors GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. and MEDICAL OFFICE, SINGAPOBE. 3*^SSh- v v nfifef^tfMPflßlEMßi s^^SSBBbUEB E^BBttluLßm. AMERICAN H. M. V. RADIOS FOR ALL This beautiful 1939 Model BQI only costs
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      307 5 PHILCO Sales Service by European Expert PHONE 7295 4 ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE. ■EBBHK3KBnHK?VaHHanBHaBBMIHMBHBBBBHai Matter*. fIBMM ENS URE COOP RECEPTION J BATTERIES Obtainable from a. I dealers or from THE CHLORIDE ELECTRICAL STORAGE CO.. LTD. incorporated in England! OLDHAM LANE, ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. a THE REASON T Innumerable complaints arise from
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      651 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 223 metre*. ZHP 30.06 metre* p.m. 1.00 Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records. t 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records icontd). 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Cantonese variety programme. t 5.40 Peiplng drama. t 6.10 Selections from "Mee Too Tit Kao
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      781 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSB 21.47 mas (13.97 m): GSG 17 7) me/a (16.86 m.); GSF 15.14 me/i (19.32 ta > GSJ 21.63 met (13.93 m.); OSD 1175 me > (25.53 m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. Band of Ms Majesty's Scots Guards 6.50 "At the Black Dog."
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      349 5 NIROM TODAY IDA 6.04 me s (49.6 m.) TDB 9 65 me/a (3129 m.) TDB 11.86 nc'i (25.1 m.) PMN 10.26 mc/i <19J m.) a.m. 10.50 Barnabas von Oeczy. 11.30 Broadcast for the sick. 11.50 Brahms 1 piano quartet p.m. 12.20 Luncheon variety (1). 1.10 The news. 1.22 Luncheon variety
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      483 6 LOCAL OPERATORS REMAIN CALM RUBBER SLIGHTLY HIGHER Br Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Aug. 23. •TTHE attention of world markets yesterday v;as entirely preoccupied in endeavouring to guess the significance of the proposed Soviet-German non-aggression pact Seme proof that it la not entirely regarded as a bearish factor
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      MANILA COLD SHAKES
      44 6 Manila, Aug. 23. Cl.i.LEliS quotations, In pesos, for 10 ;ivo gold shares on the Stock Exchange this morning, compared with l i v"s were Sup Aug. 22 Aug. 2 19' 19 19'v 20 w 21 4 40 40 11 11 1!)
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        MINING
        604 6 Issue Val. teaser Co. Lyall E\att Buyers Sci.'ers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampai Tin 3/6 4/1 3/7 475/- Austral Amal 3/9 4/3 3/9 4/3 £1 Austiai Malay 38'- 40/-cd 38/- 40/5/- Ayei Hitam 18/3 19/3 18/- 19/6 1 Ayer Weng 0 72 0 .76 0 71 0 75 £1 BanRrtn
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        GENERAL
        468 6 2 2 A'.rx Brick Ord... I.52' 2 1.00 150 160 2 2 do 7! 2 prefs. 2.10 2.2Cxd 2.15 2.20xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4 75 6.25 3 00 6 50 1 1 B M Broadcasts. e 0 55 0 GO 0.50 I (fc 10 5 B II. Trustee
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        261 6 >r« Mayr.ard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. r« 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int Ma'. 31 Sept. 30 101 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 108 ft« 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 !13' 2
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        RUBBER SHARES
        356 6 Allenby Aior Gajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer M(^ck Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lir.ung Bedford Bent a Borelll Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katll BukH K. B Bukit Kepung Bukit Timah ($10) Changkat Serdang Connemara Glenealy Plantations Hamilton Haytor Indraglrl Jeram Kuantan (50 cts.) Jimah Kamasan Kedah Kempa.s Kluang
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    92 6 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. o, Wednesday, Aug. 23, noon. No. IX R. 5.5. (Spot loose) 28' i 2816 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. In cases Aucust 28*4 29 G.F.A.Q. K.S.S. to.b. in bales August 28 2814 F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob in bales \uguS(t 27 :I 4 28 nil Hr innT»Tin« UIIRE
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    EXCHANGES
    178 6 The blowing are the exchange rates tnla naming according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and shanghai Banking Corporation:- SELLING London T.T 1/4 1/32 London demand 2/4 1/32 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 241>4 Hamburg demand 135>/ 4 New York demand 54% Montreal demand 54% Batavia
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    London Stock Exchange
    449 6 Prices Nominal And Quotations Widen London, Auz 22. AN the Stock Exchange today, after an early and sharp markingdown, owing to surprise at the announcement of the Soviet-German non-aggress!on pact, prices rallied under the lead of internationals. The announcement of the pact came as a proXound surprise
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    207 6 London, Aug. 22. •"PHE latest political developments resulted in fair activity in the Foreign Exchange market today where the main tendency was the offer of continental currencies for dollars, thus exercising an indirect pressure against I sterling which was counteracted by the Exchange Equalization account. in common with
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    WHEAT AND SUGAR ADVANCE
    27 6 London, Aug. 22. FE commodity markets today were quiet, apart from wheat and sugar which advanced on buying engendered by the International situation.—Reuter.
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    Tuesday's Wall Street Quotations
    404 6 Tuesday's Wall Street Quotations THE copyright In this service is 1 owned by KRASEK and COMPANY, sharebrokers, and THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS LTD. The quotations may not be reproduced without the written permission of the joint owners. New York, Aug. 22. •TpHE following quotations were tiwsa 1 ruling when the
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    59 6 London, Aug 22. EXCHEQUER returns show total or- dinary revenue amounts to £204.104,794, compared with £244.399.442 a year ago. Total expenditure, less self-balanc-ing items. Is £407,098,738. compared with £370,371,560 a year ago; The total floating debt is £1,127,555,000, an increase of £207.245.000 since the beginning of the current
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    DUTCH SELL MORE TO GREAT BRITAIN
    148 6 Gain In Seven Months* Trade Amsterdam, Aug. 9. FXUTCH imports in July totalled £14,700,000, against £15,500,000 in June and £13,3')0,000 in July, 1938. Exports were £10,400,000, against £10,900,000 and .+,3,700,000. For the first seven months imports were £95,300,000, against £91,200,000; and exports £68,200,000 (£64,000,000).
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    WAR FEARS PREVENTING A LONDON RUBBER BOOM
    2149 7 Big Rise In Shares Follows Quota Increase EXISTING HOLDERS RELUCTANT TO MEET EAGER BUYERS Why U.S. Buying Lags: Germany Expanding War Reserve?: More About Substitutes From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug. 16. EVERY few years there comes a tide in the affaire of
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    211 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Companj Dividend Closa TIN. Austral Malay 9d. No. 49 3d. bonus. Sept. 1 Batu Sslangor 2'i% Aug. 22 Johan 5% int. Aug. 23 Kramat Tin 3d. No. 27 Aug. 23 Raub Gold 5d. int. Sept. 8 Sungei Way 5% No. 35 Sept. 13
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    NO DIVIDEND FROM PUTEH TIN DREDGING CO.
    347 7 Profit Earned $25,502: Dredge Now Closed Down IWO dividend is to be paid by Puteh Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. in respect of the year ended April last. The report and accounts show that the net profit earned was $25,502, compared with $115,479 in
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    150 7 Singapore, Aug. 22, noon. Bice quoted per koyan —4* pkuls. Other commodities quoted per picul, except where otherwise stated. Buyers sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12 00 'epper White Muntok $10.75 White $10.25 Black 7.00 ".opra Mixed $3.10 Sun Dried $3.45 'ago Flour No.
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      263 7 19-35. CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE Telephone. Manager's Office 4512 Exchange Dept. 4513 General Office 4514 Cable Address:— PHOVINBANK." Head Office SIUCHOW PAID-UP CAPITAL (Ch.) 10,000.300 KKSKKVK FUNDS 13.000.000 TOTAL ASSETS (noprox.) t108.000.00a Board of Directors: T. I SOONG TSENG YANG FTJ. > C. KOO CHAN lIU WOON. KAI CHAN VI in;
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      317 7 BANK OF CHINA C lncorporated In China Dv SnetlaJ Charter 12. Cecil Street Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office 6444 h Sub-Manager's Office 6142 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office 51MJ-I Cable Address "CHUNGKLO.' Paid L'p Capital ih. 40,000.000 M Reserve Funds In excess of > Ch. 3,200.000. M Total Asset* approximately Ch.
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      350 8 YOURJAST_CHANCE TO SEEJT! I j PAVILION 3.15 6.15 9.15 j I BERNARD SHAW'S I JEt] "PYGMALION" I \±/£rJm\r J A. M.-G.-M. BRITISH KELEASE STARRING £Kj UCOO At {They Say LESLIE HOWARD I^l I ft/ WITH WENDY HILLER f I j "Tcps for Pygmalion. Nothing better has been given H. v
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      343 8 Now "The Yank at Oxford" has fallen for "Mrs. THIN MANS" Imagine the JOY when 808 flirts with LOYI TODAY at the CAPITOL j 3.15 6.15 9.15 I WHAT A NIGHT FOR ROMANCE! They Started at 77jey Ended at Dusk as Mr.^^^ A -^^Dawn as Mi andMissL^i JkW WM /M
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    LEFTISTS MEET AT CALCUTTA
    182 9 Action Against Bose Disapproved Calcutta, Aug. 16. •■pHE All-India executive of the For- ward Bloc at a meeting last night reaffirmed its approval of the decision of the Left Consolidation Committee in its observance of the all-India day on July 9 to prot?st against two of
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    GENERAL AMNESTY IN HYDERABAD
    72 9 Manmad, Aug. 18. rw\Hh first batch of satyagrahis re- leased from Aurangabad following the Nizam's pronouncement of general amnesty include Mr. Mahashay Krishna, the sixth dictator of Aryan Satyagraha and Pandit Bhuddhadev. They along with 250 others were re!eas?d yesterday. According to information received here a
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    40,000 CATTLE DIE IN SEVERE DROUGHT
    56 9 Bombay. Aug. 13. CORTY thousand head of cattle have perished in Gujerat. Kathiawar and Cutch States in the north-west of Bombay Presidency, owing to scarcity of fodder and water caused by severe drought. The Bombay Government Ls taking vigorous measures to conserve the available
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    44 9 Hyderabad (Deccan). INQUIRIES made in reliable circles elicit the information that a recent statement appearing in a Delhi newspaper that Hyderabad, one of the most important States, will accede to Federation after the blessings of the Nizam to the Bombay conference, ls entirely unfounded.
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    GLORY OF BOMBAY WILL BE REFLECTED ELSEWHERE
    721 9 Mr. Gandhi On Introduction Of Prohibition In The City Bombay, Aug. 15. CKOM all the accounts I have received it seems that Bombay surpassed itself on the first of August, the day of the inauguration of prohibition," writes Mahatma Gandhi in the Harijan
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    ACTION AGAINST MR. NARIMAN?
    71 9 Bombay. Auff. 17. ELEVEN Congressmen, it is learnt, including Mr. K. F. Nariman, a former president of the Bombay Provincial Congress Committee have declined to express regret for having participated in demonstrations against the A.I.C.C. resolutions on July 9. The Executive Council, it is believed, now
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    CEYLON PLANS CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION
    42 9 Colombo, Aug. 16. •THE Board of Ministers, it is learnt, has decided to Introduce In the State Council as early as possible a bill to restrict and control immigration under the provisions proposed in the immigration bill.
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    Sending Troops Abroad
    325 9 Sending Troops Abroad Forward Bloc Urges Stronger Protest Calcutta, Aug. 16. TTHE Working Committee of the Forward Bloc has passed a resolution stating that in pursuance of the lead given by the Congress, the Forward Bloc would resist by all non-violent means any attempt on the part of the Government
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    BATLIWALA GETS SIX MONTHS
    80 9 Sedition Charge At Calcutta Calcutta, Aug. 14. C BATLIWALA, the Socialist leader of Bombay, has been sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment on a charge of sedition by the Chief Presidency Magistrate. The charge was in connection with a speech delivered on April 28 at the
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    CO-OPERATIVE LOAN FOR BIHAR ?
    69 9 CO-OPERATIVE LOAN FOR BIHAR Ranch!, Aug. 15. rAT a loan of Rs. 1.000,000 be advanced immediately to the Provincial Co-operative Bank with a view to maintaining the normal activities of the bank inspiring increased confidence. Is one of the recommendations made after two days' discussions by the sub-committee appointed by
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    FOURTH STAGE OF COCHIN HARBOUR
    66 9 Cochin, Aug. 14. Fis understood that the Viceroy has been invited to open the completion of the fourth stage of works in the Cochin harbour in January. Lord Unlithgow, being unable to accept the invitation, the Member for Communications, Government of India, will be requested
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    INDIA BILLS & GENERAL ELECTION IN OCTOBER
    47 9 INDIA BILLS GENERAL ELECTION IN OCTOBER London, Aug. 14. IN the event ot a general election being decided upon for the autumn, there Is every reason to believe that time will, nevertheless, be round to complete the India and Burma M'scellaneous Amendments Bill before Parliament is dissolved.
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    "ONAM" CELEBRATION IN SINGAPORE
    42 9 CINCAPORE Malayalis will celebrate on Sunday, Aug. 27 "Onara," their national festival, at the Ladles' Union hall. Moulmeln Road, Singapore. The programme which will commence at four p.m. will include various items of entertainment. All Malayan* are welcome.
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    FIRST WORLD REACTIONS TO NAZI-SOVIET SURPRISE
    194 10 Speculation On Effect Of Move On Japan And Spain Berlin, Aug. 22. pOREIGN political circles in Berlin regard the impending German-Soviet non-aggrepslon pact as a tremendous success for Germany, completely changing the political situation in Europe, and perhaps only the hesrinning of more important
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    BRITISH OFFICIAL CIRCLES SILENT
    87 10 Parliawenf Recall trared By New»|>aper London, Aug. 22. fflcial circlps are silent on th™ annoimcement of the impendin* Oerrran Srvirt non atT" The Pally Hrmld calls for the immediate recall of Parliament bec3trc» rlurin j the nert few days the ii r «;vr or peare or
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    WARSAW RECEIVED NEWS CALMLY
    126 10 Attitude f>n DaT»/i.«r N T ot Affected" Aug. 22. of the German -Soviet non -aggression srase any par impresdera. in Warsaw. The Polish view seems to be that rh? pews shows: Firstly, tfce Soviet did net Poland had always belteved, to mtervap in foreign ttttv&rs Secondly,
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    ASTONISHMENT AND ALARM IN U.S.
    140 10 Washtngtcn, tg ASfTONWHMENT, eonpled alarm at wf-.at lr descrtbed as "a stnnnln? Wow to rotanfa j «.xs 1 h'fh nnarters over the reported noi-aggi n pact move, I flrsf reaction was that the Kremlin, werjied after months bi hat gling with Britain and France, has
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    CHINESE AND JAPANESE BEWILDERED
    70 10 Shanghai. Ang. ti I^!E annoanccmrhf; of the proposed part ranjed constrmat!on and bew"drrmcnt In Chlhp"- 1 and Japanese cltc'es alike. The flrst impression amon» ch'.n^si is optimism that the pact will detach German? from Japan and, by protecting Rursla in Europe, learn rree hand a?nin?t Jn^r.n
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    28 10 Lord Halifax, Srrrrtnry for Fbreigti Affairs, has appointed Sir Orme Sargent, an assistant undcr-secrrtary lithe Foreign Office, to b? a depute mider-serretrry succeeding 81r Lan^e lot OllDhant.—British W'.r^^-s.
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    161 10 AiitfliiftlU 1 Offer At j Hong Kong Hnng Korg, Aug. 23. P 1 is learned that the statement »y the two Chinese claiming that they wer.* the actual assassins A Jhahg 3hlhKnn», srjperintendent of customs at "ientsto, has been dellvred to the Horg Kong Oovernmeni When no action was
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    CHUNGKING ADVICE TO BANGKOK
    111 10 Chungking H. TTTS Ta Rung fao h an ed fegardlnf alleged anti-Chiner? p-r=;ccution in Slam. ur?es rlw Thai- land authorities not to adopt a short- j sighted policy. bi:t instead policy followed by the authorities' in rta and America in wnje Inf a Chinese patriotic na
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    NEW BERLIN MOVE SEEN AS BLOW TO TOKIO
    681 11 Japanese Circles Now Suspect German Duplicity PHINESE opinion in London, official and unofficial, hailed the proposed Russro-German non-aggression pact with satisfaction as giving the Soviet a free hand in the Far East, Reuter reports. Following the American denunciation of the Japanese trade
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    JAPANESE ARRESTED AT LOS ANGELES
    59 11 Washington, Aug. 22. THE United States Treasury has an- nounced the arrest of two Japanese residents of LO3 Angeles for the attempted export cf pistols and ammunition to the Japanese Naval Attache at Shanghai in violation of the Neutrality Law which requires exporters to obtain
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    HITLER'S THIRD VOLTE FACE
    129 11 London, Aug. 22. f\FFICIAL comment on the proposed (ierman-Russian nonasirression pact is still not forthcoming. The general impression among the public seems to be that the sudden change in the Geman attitude toward Russia is merely another example of the instability of German foreign policy. The
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    Concern In Tokio Over Nazi Move
    281 11 Cabinet Confers On "New Situation" Tokio, Aug. 22. THE proposed non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and the status of the Anglo-Japanese conference, came up for discussion at this morning's regular Cabinet meeting. The Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachlro Arita, told Cabinet colleagues
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    Application For Four Suspects
    553 11 Described As Liltle Short Of Fantasy London, Aug. 22. SIR WALTER MCNCKTON, K.C., and Mr. Geoffrey Bing appeared for the applicants when the summons for the writ of habeas corpus resoecttnft the four Tientsin Chinese prisoners came before Mr. Justice Cassels this morning. At the outset
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    PORTUGAL'S PRESIDENT LEAVES S. AFRICA
    67 11 Capetown, Aug. 21. THE President of Portugal, Gen. Antonio Carmona, left by liner at the conclusion of his State visit to South Africa. L?rge crowds gave him an enthusiastic farewell and salutes of 21 guns were fired from British warship and guns on shore. President
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    Puppet Mayor's Four Demands To Shanghai Settlement
    266 11 Shanghai, Aug. 22. POUR demands were formally pre- sented today to the Shanghai Municipal Council by Mr. Fu Slao-en. the Japanese-appointed Mayor of Creator Shanghai, in connection with the shooting affray on Saturday night in which a Briton, Sergeant Kinloch, of the Municipal
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    SINGAPORE,WEDNESDAY,AUG 23.1939. "TO ELIMINATE THE WAR MENACE"
    1054 12 SINGAPORE,WEDNESDAY,AUG 23. 1939. "TO ELIMINATE THE WAR MENACE" Many months ago the Straits Times expressed the view that, for all his ranting and raving, Herr Hitler WB3 the most astute politician on the international scene. The announcement that negotiations for a German-Soviet pact of non-aggression have reached an advanced stage
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    SOVIET WARSHIP BUILT AT VLADIVOSTOCK
    54 12 Moscow, Aug. 22. A Soviet warship, described as the first of its class from the Vladivostok yards, is Joining the Pacific fleet. No details are yet available, but a vague statement that "many thousands of workers were employed in Its construction," implies the vessel is
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 18
    27 12 "JEWISH PROBLEMS." A Singapore Jewish resident replies to a Straits Times leading article. MODERN GIRLS. Depressing comment from a Chinese point of view.
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    WOMEN'S CLUBS OUT EAST
    517 12 Hong Kong And Singapore A PESSIMISTIC VIEW To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, In last Thursday's "Women's Supplement" Miss Indra Pelrls wrote on the opportunity which exists in a metropolis like Singapore for an International Club for women, where women of all races could
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    RICE AND CASH IN MALACCA?
    261 12 Government's Silence On Recent Report To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l think you are already aware of the plea which Mr. Williams, Legislative Council member for Malacca, made during the Council Meeting in December, 1938, for tne poor and the needy of
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    MALAY RICE FIELDS
    1350 12 From Ploughing To Harvest The following account of the rice industry of Kedah, the principal rice-producing State of the Peninsula, was written by Mr. W. N. Sands, formerly of the Kedah Agricultural Department, and published in the annual report of the British Adviser Mr. J. D. Hall.
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      Mount Rosie Rites
      311 12 AN event in the life of a Malay gin which I had never heard of before has just been brought to my notice by a strange and rather impressive ceremony in my own compound. It seems that when a Malay wife is expecting her first baby there
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      Highlands Vegetables
      220 12 IT was stated l\. the last issue of The Sunday Times that the present area under vegetables at Cameron Highlands could not produce in ten years tha quantity of vegetables which is sold In Singapore every year under the label "Highlands Vegetables." No doubt this ls true, and
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      Kedah Plain
      178 12 CO much has been written about pad! planting in Malaya lately that the townsman may like to know exactly how it is done. Accordingly we are reproducing In this page today a description of the padi industry in Kedah. We hear a gcod deal from time to time
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    EMERGENCY POWERS FOR BRITISH CABINET
    278 13 Parliament Recalled For Tomorrow BILL TO BE PASSED TO REVIVE 'DORA' MEASURES Defence Personnel Being Called Up As Precaution FOLLOWING yesterday's meeting of the British Cabinet, it was announced that Parliament has been recalled and will meet at 2.45 p.m. tomorrow to consider the Emergency
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    COMMUNIQUE ISSUED
    356 13 German-Soviet Plan Examined London, Aug. 23. AN official communique issued In London states that the Cabinet a; Us meeting yesterday considered the International situation in all its bearings. In addition to reports that had been received as to military movements in Germany, the Cabinet took note of the
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    24 13 r*OL. Beck, Polish Foreign Minister. received the ambassadors to Britain, France and Rumania In Warsaw yesterday and conferred with th?m a eon-sidrrable time—Reuter. J
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    ATTITUDE OF FRANCE
    318 13 Cabinet Council Makes Decisions Paris, Aug. 23. AS in London, there was much diplo- matic activity in Paris yesterday. M. Bonnet, the Foreign Minister, received the British Charge d'Affalres. and other callers included the Polish Ambassador and the Rumanian Am* bassador who arrived in Paris from Bucharest
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    25 13 'THERE is no indication of any 1 special activity in Ottawa. In the event of hostilities, the Canadian Parliament coulc! be summoned without delay. —Reuter.
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    CLIMB-DOWN BY HITLER?
    230 13 French View Of New Pact Plan Paris, Aug. 22. "£\NE is inclined to believe that XJ the Fuehrer, in a difficult ation, wishes to act speedily to :ard off the peril he has created And is making a strategical withdrawal while saving the face of his regime
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    "Tactical Move On Part Of Germany"
    131 13 Warsaw, Aug. 22. AUTHORITATIVE Polish circles to- night indicate that they view the proposed German-Soviet pact as a tactical manoeuvre on the part of Germany to throw dust into the eyes of her adversaries, and that it constitutes an ideological reversal. It is regarded
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    "Silver Linings" Seen In Washington
    200 13 Washington. Aug. 22. 11/ITH the first shock of surprise over, officials here are inclined to believe that the projected Soviet-German pact is not quite so catastrophic as it at first appeared. The State Department has so far withheld comment pending clarification of the announcement. Well-informed
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    "INTERESTING BUT NOT EXCITING"
    95 13 London, Aug. 22. 11/lIILE waiting for Germany's next move in face of the renewed British pledge to Poland, the nations of the world are still mainly concerned with summing up the implications of Nazi Germany's volte face in regard to Soviet Russia 24 hours ago. "Interesting
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    Loopholes In Proposed German-Soviet Pact
    182 13 Loopholes In Proposed German-Soviet Pact Rome, Aug. 22. CO VIET circles in Rome forecast that the proposed GermanSoviet pact of non-aggression will provide that either side will have the right to denounce the pact if the other commits an aggression. Other clauses will probably contain undertakings that neither side will
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    French To Leave Germany
    351 13 NEWS IN BRIEF Diplomatic And War Moves In Europe THE French Ambassador to Berlin, M. Coulondre, has requested all French residents in Germany to leave the country TTHE deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, who takes a very grave view of the International situation,
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    FATAL ATTACK ON WANG'S NEPHEW
    150 13 Hong Kong. Aug. 22. HEARING two shots in the heart of the ci'y. Reuter's representative rushed to the scene and found a foreign-dressed Chinese lying In the gutter, badly slashed by a hatchet, and with bullet wounds in the back of the neck. The victim
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    BERLIN VIEW
    226 13 Zero Hour Said To Be Near Berlin, Aug. 22. HAVING recovered its breath after Heir Hitler's overnight conjuring trick, Germany today is much more optimistic about the chances of peace, but this optimism seems to be entirely based on the belief that Britain will withdraw her guarantee from
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    STAFF TALKS TO GO ON?
    173 13 STAFF TALKS TO GO ON? Envoys' Question To Kremlin Moscow, Aug. 22. U/ELL informed Soviet qiiarters this afternoon onpressed the conviction that the Soviet-German non-aggression pact would not be incompatible with the projected defensive alliance between the Soviet, Britain and France. This statement is regarded by competent observers as of
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    NO IMMEDIATE SIGNING
    158 13 Moscow, Aug. 2'i. IN competent quarters in Moscow It 1c not believed that the proposed pact will be signed immediately on the arrival of the German Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, as Berlin messages suggest. A further indication Is contained in a Tass official agency statement that
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    381 14 "Sooner The Better," Say Europeans In F. M. S. TRAINING WOULD BE AT WEEKENDS AND IN EVENINGS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. THE sooner the better is the consensus of European opi- nion in the Federal Capital on conscription in time of emergency
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    CHANGI SERGEANTS DEATH INQUIRY
    80 14 CHANGI SERGEANTS DEATH INQUIRY A PRELIMINARY inquiry Into a charge of murder of Sergeant Gul i3a/ Khan, of the Ist Anti-Aircraft iiesimer.t, Hong Kong and Singapoie, R.A., Chui. gi, \ns br g m this morning. Th.> accused was Corporal Adnla* Khan, of the sine regiment. Sergeant On] Boz Khan was
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    27 14 N.T. DEFENCES Batavia, Aug. 22. *PHE National Council today adopted a motlcn by 40 votes to 15 for reinforcement of the defence of the Netherlands Indies.— Renter.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    174 14 HNOAffOBI aaj-kl: nun i Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dante (Informal) 0.4 b to Midnight. GArfklCH .hi A IKK OKITLAMG Slim Rocky Mountain Mysrcry re 7.40 p.m. c.ulvi uoKin it C.30 to 8.45 9.30 to MidGlobe: Listen Darlintj. sky: Bmm Tun Womb. HAI'M UOI(LI> c;iob<- 11-IW
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    "Conscription For All"
    66 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 22. IN an exclusive statement to the Straits Times, the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, at Kind's House today, said that his conscription proposals for an emergency were meant to include all communities and not only Europeans, as had been
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    FINE TECHNICOLOUR IN "DODGE CITY"
    192 14 At Tlie Cinema "Dodge City" (Lrrol Flynn, Olivia l)e Havilland), Warner Bros. At the Alnambra. '•pvODGE City"' is worth seeing, mainly because of its almost faultless technicolour, but, although It is competently acted and produced, it brings nothing new to the screen. Hollywood seems to
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    THE GOVERNOR
    59 14 rr*;ißrr*;iB Oovernor, Sir Shenton Thoruas and I rttvad back in Singapore this mor::i!iß by train from Kuala Lmnpiir, aior a short Eiay at Fraser's Hill. They ■v.ere accompanied by Mr. L. H. K. Davis, inivate secretary, and Capt. H. A. Gwyn. nide-de-camp. Mr. G. Bogaars of the sta.T
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    24 14 New York. Aug. 23. f OU AMBERS regained the world ■-1 lightweight championship by outpointing the holder, Henry Armstrong, over 15 rounds last night.
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    MEETING OF S.S. COUNCIL
    337 14 Members' Questions On Monday MUNICIPAL LOAN MOTION SEVERAL questions will be asked at the next meeting of Legislative Council, on Monday, by Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader and Capt. N. M. Hashim. Capt. Hashim will ask what the total contribution to the Widows' and Orphans' Scheme has
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    PARTHEON HERE FROM CHINA STATION
    106 14 T*HE last submarine due at th> Singapors Naval Base from thr China Station, Partheon, arrived yesterday. Partheon was delayed thrcugr putting in to Saigon when a membc of her crew fell ill. The escort vessel Deptford is du^ from the East Indies Station tomorrow, at
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    LABOUR MEETINGS
    32 14 London, Aug. 23. It is announced that the Nationa Council of Labour will meet today to consider the international situation and the Parliamentary Labour Party will meet tomorrow morning. Reuter.
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    Berlin And Rome Views Of Proposed Soviet Pact
    388 14 Berlin, Auj. 23. A SEMI-OFFICIAL German state- j ment expresses the opinion that attempts in London and Paris to minimise the importance of the proposed Soviet-German nonaggression pact are not backed by responsible politicians in France i and Britain. The statement says,
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    NEW POLICY FOR JAPAN ?
    52 14 NEW POLICY FOR JAPAN AN Eastern News report from Tokio says that a conference this afternoon to discuss tbe proposed (lerman-Soviet pact, which will be attended by the Premier, Raron Hiranuma, and the War Minister, IJ< tit.-(.en. Itagaki, "will discuss matters necessary for Japan to set op her diplomacy from
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    Ex-Premier Of China Here
    78 14 Formerly Prime Minister of China, Dr. W. W. Yen arrived in the P. and O. liner Canton from Shanghai this morning on his way to Victoria', Vancouver, where he will be official representative of China at the International laciflc Relations Conference. Here, from left to right,
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    ONE KILLED AND THREE HURT IN CAR CRASH
    181 14 All Gordons N. C. Os. QNE man was fatally injured, another seriously, and two slightly injured when a motor-car containing four corporals of the 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, ran over an embankment in Tampines Road last night. The men involved In
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    FOR TASMAN AIR SERVICE
    104 14 'Long White Cloud' Leaves Malaya *¥*HE 21V 2 -ton flying-boat Aotearoa ("The Long White Cloud") left Singapore at seven o'clock this morning to continue her delivery flight to New Zealand. She is due in Auckland next Monday. Aotearua Is one of three Empire dying boats designed
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    STABBING AT AIR BASE
    126 14 Inquiry Opens This Morning THREE OF SIX MEN DISCHARGED THREE of the six men wno were arrested were discharged when a preliminary inquiry into the fatal stabbing of a Tamil Christian, Simson, at the Royal Air Force station, Seletar, on July 26, was begun In the
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    PHARMACY DIPLOMA
    34 14 'THE following student of the King Edward VII College of Medicine has passed in pharmaceutical chemistry, completing the pharmaceutists' qualifying examination, and has been granted a diploma in pharmacy Pang Keah Swee.
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    STOP PRESS
    103 14 LondJn, Aug. 23. INSTRUCTIONS were sent to the British and French ambassadors in Moscow last night to inform M. Molotov, the Soviet Premier, that Poland is now ready to accept Russian aid, according to the Daily Mail Paris correspondent. The correspondent adds that acceptance by Poland of Russian
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    THAILAND REITERATES THAT IT IS NOT ANTI-CHINESE
    512 15 Equal Friendship And Equal Justice For All, Says Statement REFERENCE TO ACTIVITIES OF A MINORITY AGAINST LAW rOMMENTS in Malaya and China regarding the treatment of Chinese in Thailand have resulted in the Thai Government issuing a communique stating that "it appears there
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    Sentence Not Excessive, Says Chief Justice
    214 15 Sentence Not Excessive, Says Chief Justice THE sentence is not at all excessive and I am only surprised that police supervision was not ordered," said Sir Percy McElwaine, Chief Justice, S.S., dismissing the appeal of Ng Thong Hal in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Thong Hai was sentenced to 12
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    TWO INJURED IN JOHORE CRASH
    70 15 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Aug. 22. INCHE Jais. the Sultan of Johore's clerk for many years, was admitted to the General Hospital today after an accident involving his car and a lorry, at the sixth mile, Kota Tinggi Road. The other occupant of
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    GIRL BURNT TO DEATH
    66 15 'From Our Own Correspondents Johore Bahru, Aug. 22. A three-year-old Chinese girl, was burnt to death in a fire on a Chinese estate at the 16th mile, Pontian Road, this morning. The girl and her elder brother, aged five, were left In the house by their
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    Fines For Chinese With Communist Party Papers
    213 15 Fines For Chinese With Communist Party Papers ONE MAN MISLED, SAYS MAGISTRATE '"THE society Is not registered and if you carry documents purporting to be the work of the society you are regarded as members of an unlawful society," remarked Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court
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    SIX MONTHS' GAOL FOR HOUSEBREAKING
    94 15 OENTENCE of six months' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by one year's police supervision, was passed by Mr. L.C. Goh, in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, on a Malay, Ismail bin Kadir, who was convicted on a charge of housebreaking and theft of a
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    MAN'S ALLEGED THREAT TO IPOH DOCTOR
    90 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 22. ALLEGATIONS that an English- speaking Formosan recently discharged from the Sungel Buloh leper settlement demanded $600 from an Ipoh Chinese doctor under a threat that he would shoot the doctor and his family before killing himself, was
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    $500 CASH & JEWELLERY TAKEN BY BURGLARS
    52 15 $500 CASH JEWELLERY TAKEN BY BURGLARS From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 22. ANOTHER estate bungalow was burgled last night in the Batu Gajah section, where recently many burglaries have been reported. Burglars entered the quarters of the Chief Cleric of Glenealy Estate and took about $500 worth of cash
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    MORE JEWISH REFUGEES FOR THAILAND
    37 15 <F..om Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 21. I^ORE Jewish refugees are con- templating coming to Thailand, according to the vernacular paper Varasab. They intend starting a rubber shoe factory in South Thailand.
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    General Visits Beach Road H. Q.
    56 15 At the Singapore Volunteer Corps headquarters yesterday, when the G.0.C., Malaya, Major-General L. V. Bond, paid his first official visit Capt. J. F. A. Swallow, O.C. "S" Company, Major G. R. Percy, Officer Commanding, Ist Battalion, the acting Commandant, Lieut. -Colonel W. H. Kingsberry,
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    BRIGADIER OPENS NEW TYPE OF CLUB FOR GUNNERS
    353 15 Place Where Friends Can Be Entertained By Men A venture entirely new to Malaya came to fruition last night with the official opening at Changi of the Garden Club, a social and recreational centre for the junior N.C.O.'s and Gunners of the
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    ELDERLY CHINESE ON
    87 15 BREACH CHARGE UT WAS NOT the only man respon- sible. The property was entrusted to me and another Chinese," said an elderly Straits-born Chinese. Lee Kirn Choo, when he appeared before Mr. J. McFall In the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday on a charge of criminal breach
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    AGED SIKH CAUTIONED AND DISCHARGED
    44 15 lASSAR SINGH, a 70-year-old Sikh, who appeared before Mr. L. C. Ooh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, was cautioned and discharged on a charge of wilful trespass in the Municipal building without satisfactory excuse on Aug. 4.
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    RUBBER CONTROL OFFICER'S EVIDENCE IN AIK HOE CASE
    376 15 f T*HE summons case against Aik Hoc and Co., Ltd., In which the company is alleged to have stocked nearly 3,000 piculs of rubber in excess of the amounts shown in the ledgers of the Controller of Rubber, occupied a full day's
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    KHEH HEADS FROM THREE COUNTRIES
    151 15 KHEH HEADS FROM THREE COUNTRIES CONFERENCE IN SINGAPORE 'THE hope that the forthcoming conference In Singapore of Kheh representatives from Malaya, Rangoon and the Netherlands Indies would lead to a unification, not only of the Kheh people but of the Chinese nation, was expressed by Mr. Aw Boon Haw presiding
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    RAFFLES STUDENTS TO VISIT MALACCA
    82 15 A PARTY of 23 geographical students from Raffles College will leave tomorrow by the Kelantaii for a 10 days excursion to Malacca. There they will be given lectures by Government officers and will make visits of inspection throughout the district. At the end of their
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    G.O.C's FIRST VISIT TO VOLUNTEER H.Q.
    72 15 THE G.0.C., Malaya, Major-General L. 1 V. Bond, paid his first official visit t,-> the Singapore Volunteer Corps headquarters yesterday. Major-General Bond was mot by the Commandant, S.S.V.F., Lieut.-Colo-nel W.H. Kingsberry, and introduced to officers of the corps. Then he watched the Ist Battalion,
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    UNOFFICIAL ADVOCATES FOOD PRODUCTION COMMITTEES
    1006 16 Other Asiatics Could Work On Bendangs Alongside Malays URGENT NECESSITY OF CREATING INCREASED SUPPLIES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 22. TO encourage greater production of foodstuffs on estates and in kampongs in Malaya, Mr. Yong Shook Tin, the Kuala Lumpur lawyer, suggested in
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    44 16 The Commandant, SS.VJ. Lieut. -Colonel W. H. Kingsberry, the G.O.C, Malaya, Major-General L. V. Bond, and Lieut. L. D. Walford inspecting an armoured ear at the Singapore Volunteer headquarters yesterday. This was Major-General Bond's first official visit. Straits Times picture.
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    WHAT TIME WERE AIR RAID SIRENS SOUNDED?
    391 16 European Acquitted: Considerable Doubt, Says Magistrate THE question as to what time the air raid sirens were sounded during the last Singapore black-out was an important point in a casein the Singapore Second Court yesterday, when A. E. Beavis, a European, was acquitted
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    HOKKIEN IS BOUND OVER FOR THEFT OF CLAY
    106 16 OLEADING guilty to stealing clay belonging to the Crown at a stream off a lorong in Gcylang on Monday evening, a 52-year-old HoKkien. Chua Peng, was bound over for six months on a personal bond of (50, in the Second Police Court
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    MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN TRUCK & LORRY
    268 16 MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN TRUCK LORRY IN an effort to stop a heavy laden truck that was moving down a slight gradient at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves on the morning of Aug. 18, a Harbour Board coolie, K. Nallaya, was crushed to death between the truck and a
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    INDIAN AND RURAL BOARD SUMMONS
    127 16 HPHE Rural Board summons case against A. K. Surattee, an Indian, charging him with storing and treatIng rattan without a licence, at a house in Paya Lebar Road on June 5, was postponed to Sept. S for hearing in the Singapore Fourth Police Court. Appearing
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    1155 17 Bad Housing, No Sanatoria And No Specialists (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 22. DECAUSE he considered measures for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Federated Malay States to be inadequate, Mr. A. Arbuthnott, European. Unofficial Member,
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    650 17 ALL IMPORTANT FACTORS ARE MONEY AND STATISTICAL SURVEY— ADVISER (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 22. "THE all-important factors in the 1 treatment and prevention oi tuberculosis were money and a statistical survey, declared D R. D. Fitzgerald, Adviser on Mediral Services, agreeing with Mr. A. Arbuthnctt's remark in
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    NEW LAUNCHES FOR THE CUSTOMS
    146 17 Strengthening Of Coastal Patrols ""["•HREE new launches for the Cus- toms preventive service are on order at United Engineers' shipyards at Tanjons Rhu, and will be delivered by Oct. 4 They are 26 ft. 3 In. in length, 6 ft. 6 In. in beam and
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    "KEEP FIT" & LANGUAGE CLASSES POPULAR
    75 17 "KEEP FIT" LANGUAGE CLASSES POPULAR THE Y.W.C.A. morning and evenii:* "keep fit" classes under the direction of Mrs. A. D. Anderson are proving very popular as are also the Dutch conversation classes taken by Miss Van Essen. Further enrolments for all classes may be left at the office on Raffles
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      492 18 "Sword Of Israel" In Holy Land BLOODLESS FIGHT To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— It Is a great pity that your leading article, "Jewish Problems," cou'.d not be reed by Jews only. Leaders of this k'nd are bound to give rise to anti-Semitism among those
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      ALL UP FALLS DOWN"
      271 18 A Singaporeans Experience Jo the F:lit<>r of thr Straits Timrs I [eel certain that after your nr: Y!e All Un Fail.: D-.wn of Auk. 14, you will he r in this recent occurrence. week a small pane] was brought to my dOO? and a demand was
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      GIRL FRIENDS
      419 18 Chinese Couples In Singapore MODERN YOUTH 6? ITS ELDERS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—The stay-at-home Chinese girl of yesterday has vanished. The Chines? girl of today presents a very marked contrast to what she was in the days v/hen she used no cosmetics and knew
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      61 18 The Straits Times receives many', more letters than can be published in (he space available. Accordingly brief, co?icise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. When letters are typed, double-spacing icill be appreciated. Letters must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not
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      Northern Indians
      21 18 The premises of the Sindhi Merchants' Association in Enggor Street (behind Anson Road). The Sindhi merchants come from Karachi.
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      SINDHI AND OTHERS
      154 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Pardon me for referring to your footnote to my letter published under the heading "Intolerable Hours." Yes, the Sindhi merchants, who come from the North, have played the game, and have shown consideration for their subordinates; but, the community I
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      The Indian Chamber
      206 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—l quite agree with the letter of "Well-Wisher." and particularly his statement that "the Indian Chamber of Commerce is hopelessly disappointing.' It is a fact that the Indian Chamber [of Commerce is doing nothing for the I betterment of the
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      A MALAY GRANDMOTHER TELLS A STORY
      606 18 Sir, —My grandmother once told me I a story which Is rather suited to these times. God bless her, she does not have to see her great grandchildren oat sand." I will repeat her story here. Once upon a time there was a big
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      IN THAILAND TODAY
      370 18 Siamese Chinese Patriotism To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln a letter published by you on Aug. 19 under the headings Rumours from Thailand" and "Singapore Chinese Comment", a correspondent seeks to take the Thais to task for what he Insinuates is an anti-Chinese drive.
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      STALE INDIAN FILMS
      175 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l do not understand why Indian film exhibitors show the same films over and oyr. even though the public does not like to see them as it is a waste of money. Do they not think that It is
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      F.M.S. HOBBY CLUB
      220 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l would like to voice a complaint against a certain correspondence and exchange club in the F.MJS. I joined that club on Sept. 1, 1938, and received a copy of the club's official organ on Nov. 25 of the
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    4269 20 BRITAIN CALMLY AWAITS THE ISSUE IN EUROPE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 12. CHORTLY after midnight, your correspondent and some friends from Malaya were sipping coffee in the first-floor lounge of a famous Marble Arch block of service flats. We had just returned from Drury Lane
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      468 20 BOVRIL JoM timaA of th& ye*** AGENTS: THE BORNEO CO,, LTD.. SINGAPORE O* BRANCHES. Asthma Agony Curbed in 10 Minutes Since the discovery of Mendaco by an enables you to sleep, but also builds up th« American physician it is no longer neces- system to ward off future attacks. For
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    SALVATION ARMY CONTROL
    124 21 London, Aug. 21. •TTHE High Council of the Salvation Army, meeting here to elect a successor to General Evangellne Booth who will retire on Oct. 31. passed a resolution expressing a desire that no changes in the legal constitution of the Army should ba promoted by th?
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    EXCISE BEAT V.M.C.A. 4-1
    248 22 Second Division Match PLAYING superior soccer throughout, the Excise defeated the V.M.C.A. by tour goals to one In a second division (b) soccer fixture on the tetter's ground yesterday. The losers got their only goal as the result of a penalty and Mitchell, who took the
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    SEREMBAN TENNIS AND BADMINTON
    50 22 tFrjtn Our Own Correspondent. > Seremban, Aug 22. Inter-state badminton and tennis will be played at Seremban between Medical Department sides in the VMS. in connection with the Negrt Sembilan Medical Club sports. Badminton will be for the Baeza Cup and tennis for the Dow den
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    MARIGOLD B.P.
    157 22 >ld B.P. practice at the Clerical Union for men and worren will be on Friday instead of Thursday nifht. At the committop mertinT it m decided that "A" court is for ri mpetltors oiily. and for wak-andi to)i-r.am:-nt "B" court Is available. The foliov.in* are the ties to
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    22 22 Madon taking a shot at goal during the first division match in which Malays beat the Gordons five-nil yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    CRICKET CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    262 22 CIVE "B" class doubles ties and an "A" class singles tie were played off yesterday in the Singapore Cricket Club autumn lawn tennis tournament Two of the "B" class doubles matches, scheduled to have been played off yesterday were postponed. Results ••A" Class sineles R. R.
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    WEIGHTS FOR S.T.C. RACES
    266 22 ■JNTRIES for the remaining four races on Wednesday, the second day of the S.T.C. Gold Cup meeting, are: Horses, Cum 3, Div. 1 IJf Furs. Harlequin 9.00 High Life 8.04 Bal Tabarin 8.13 Teddy Boy 8.04 Strathmore 8 11 Straight Flight 8.03 Furious 8 08 Centaurus
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TIES TODAY
    84 22 Following are today's ties In the S.R.C. autumn tennis tournament. Handicap doubles N. S. Hogan and B. H. Shears (—3O) vs. H. d'Rozarlo and P. D'Almeida (—3) E. Le Mercier \nd R- H. Bain (—15.3) vs. J. P. de ivouza &nd S. Moreira (—15.3) F. A.
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    POST OFFICE CLUB
    85 22 Results of matches played In the Post Ofl.ce billiards, open championship are as follows: First round: Ng Fook Chin beat C. B. Humphries 300— 18a Garter-finals: Ng Fook Chin beat Osman Faraj 300—185; C. Albuquerque beat Abdul Razak 300—222; Tan SiaJc Lim beat Seah Teng Peow 300
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    PALOH FOOTBALL UNION
    68 22 The entire village of Paloh turned out en masse to witness a friendly soccer meeting between Paloh Football Union and Bekok football team. -The play was full of thrills and ended In a three-nil win for the home team. Yook Soon and Kong Siong were the outstanding
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    SLOW WORK AT BUKIT TIMAH THIS MORNING
    618 22 ALTHOUGH the heavy rain which ceased just before tra^k work began had made the ground conditions on the soft side, horses were given slow work at this morning's workouts in preparation of Saturday's races. Both the inner track of the Bukit Timah course
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    PERAK T.C. GOLF
    107 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) lpoh, Aug. 22. In the Perak Turf Club Golf Club annual competition for the Prltchard Cup the lpoh Second Magistrate, Che Ismail bin Mat Shah, won with a net score of 64 (handcap 20>. The runnerup was Mr. G. W. Firth with a
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    WOMEN'S BADMINTON
    36 22 Members and friends of the Katong Y. W.C. A. Women's Club and the Y.W.C.A. badminton club met at the hostel at Fort Canning in a badminton match on Monday, which the Katong Club won.
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    AIRMEN BEAT CLUB 4-2
    123 22 OLENTY of excitenv nt was provided on the padang yesterday when th» RAF. (Torpedo section nnet the S.C.C. "B" in a friendly gaire of soccer and won by 4—2. With Powell and Vout among th» forwards, the Armen's attecks were more thrustful. Powell netted twice in
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    MEDICAL SPORTS AT SEREMBAN
    55 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug 22. The championship cup at the Negrl Scmollan Medical Services Club spcrts meeting on Sept. 2 on the SeremDan Polite padang has been presented Dy H.H. the Yang dl Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembllan. There are 22 events on tne
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    MALAYAN RACEFORM
    56 22 The latest edition of Malayan Raceform for the Singapore Turf Club.i Gold Cup meeting is now available. Containing complete form of all races since the last- Singapore meeting, th's book is a ready reference for all detail regarding the form of horses that will be running at Buklt
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    FRIENDLY BADMINTON
    55 22 The following will represent the H^nry Waugh Sports Club against tha Tong Luck Sla in a friendly return match of three singles and two doubles to be played at their court, 42, Grange Road on Saturday: C. H. Ng, Sim Teck Lim, Lim Kirn Hock, Chua Kok Cheng,
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    SEREMBAN GOLF CLUB
    48 22 SEREMBAN GOLF CLU B 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 22. The Seremban Golf Club will hold an open golf gymkhana on Sunday. There will be men's, women's, and mixed events. The occasion will be the prize giving of the competitions held during the first half of 1939.
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    HOME CRICKET
    215 23 Yorkshire Lose To Essex Yesterday's county cricket scores were At Sheffield: Essex beat Yorkshire by an innings and tour runs. Essex 343 Verity 5 for 40), Yorks 131 (P. Smith 3 for four) and 203 <Taylcr 4 lor 75). At Birmingham: Surrey beat Warwicks by an innings and
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    CHANG SENG LONG CUP IN SEREMBAN
    106 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) seremban, Aug. 22. The Negri Semoilan Japanese Association is loading in the Chan Scpg Long cup tennis competition between clubs in Negri Semiblan. The Negri Bcmbilan Chinese Recreation Club arc a po nt behind and the next meeting of these
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    RECORD ATTEMPT
    81 23 Salt Lake City. Utah. Aug. 22. Alan Cobb, the British motorist. In his attempt on the world land record, covered the mile in one direction at th? average speed of 369.23 miles per hour but his engine stalled during the return Journey. Thus his attempt on Capt. GeorgEyston's
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    28 23 Madon scores again! He took three 0/ the five goals scored by the Malays over the Cordons in yesterday's first division taccer at the Stadium. Straits Times picture.
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    ENGLAND WIN RUBBER WITH DRAWN GAME
    668 23 Heavy Scoring On Final Day Of Third Test London. Aug. 22. A FTER being 14G behind on the first innings, England totalled 366 for three in the'r second innings of the final Test Match at the Oval today. Like the Manchester Test, the game
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    SPARTAN B.P.
    118 23 "nie draw for the Qpai U B.P. Int'--team badminton tournament (K. O. system) took place last Sunday at the party s Court and rculted as follows: "A" Team: Khoo Ens? Tee (Capt.t, Cha-:; Yeo and Choo Ev.e Hong; "B" Tca.-n: Ta: Kok Ann (Capt.>. chcong Soon Tuan bit!
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    MALACCA SOCCER
    63 23 fFtom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 22. The recently formed Chinese Ketr n Uon Club wen the Centenary Cup soccer final yesterday, beating fee F. else Sports Club by six goals to two. The game was not so one sided as the score suggests, being keenly contested throughout
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    MALAYALI ASSOCIATION
    54 23 The following semifinals of the Malayan Association badminton tournament will be played off at the Association's court In Race Coarse Lane today at 5 p.m. Singles: C. M. KrLshnan vs. Balan, P. T. Paul vs. Cyril Peters. Doubles: O. J. Fernandez and N. Gomez vs. C. R. Gomez
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    BATU GAJAH SOCCER
    52 23 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Batu Gajan, Aug. 21. A thrilling game of soccer was witnessed on the Town Padang, Ba i. Gajih. when s selected team from Kampar travelled down and met a local side. TTte game resulted in a goaueai draw and wai refereed by Raja
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    MALAYS IMPROVE LEAGUE POSITION
    552 23 Gordons Beaten By Five Goals To Nil DRIGHT soccer provided by the Malays ended in their beating fht Gordon Highlanders five-nil in first division of the league at the Stadium yesterday. Four goals were scored in the last 15 minutes of the first half and the
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    BATU PAHAT RIFLE SHOOTING
    67 23 (From Our Own Cirrcsoandent.* Batu Pahat, An?. 19. The Batu Pr.hat Rifle Club team obtained 340 points and beat the Johorc Voluntc.r F rvcs 'Ba'u Pahat who scored 317, and the Johore Military Forces «Batu Pahat) who scrrcd 303. in a rifle shooting match which v.aa
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    TODAY'S PADANG SOCCER
    29 23 A soccer match between the Roy*! Navy Volunteer Reserve and the Singapore Volunteer Corps will Hp played on the FCC. padang this evening at 5.15 p.m.
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    Today's Sports Events
    32 23 Soccer Dlv. I, Chinese vs. S.C.I., at Anson Road Dlt. HO, S.H.B. ts. Chanel Civilians, nt S.H.B. ground R.N.V.R. vs. 5.V.C., I'adan Tennis S.C.C., S.R.C. and Tanglin Club tournaments.
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    WOMEN'S MEDAL AT R.S.G.C.
    175 23 'I\HE August L.G.U. Mrdal cumpctlllon was played at Bkut Tlmah on Monday and resulted in a win lor Mrs. R. Wakeford In Silver" Dtvidon with a net poorc of 71 and in a win tor Mrs. H. A. Fredrichs In "H Divisio:. with a not scoit
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE ROTTER
    26 23 •rday's P otttoh k rcsu't-, wore: PartVk Thi-tie Z. Hearts 2 Ft Mirrcn o, Qvsen of the South T. Lanark 4. Cowdrnb- utrr.
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    SINGHALESE CRICKET
    61 23 The following hnvf? h«f*ti selected to rr. Drc-cnt tbe Blnl Royrl Air Forr" Cricket Club on on th" A r «!orla«ion rrounil nt MrN»ir Road at 3 p.m. .1. N. Fernando rCa»>t.\ M R. Ab-ywnrdrnn. OvHI Rortrieo, B. William, A. A. David, A de Bilva, A A. Fran'
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    JOYBELLS
    46 23 Ttie following tip* In the npPTiiri" p t 1 of the handicap Mn-rles tournament will h« playej on Sunday, fro*n 3.30 p.m.: M.N. Menon vs. P.ob-rt Choo: Tan Ouan Churm TWam Hork: G"h "Him Ciye W. Veo Kb'e Nun; K.R. Krishna ts. Col' Kans 6"ne.
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    R.A.F. TAKES PART IN TEST OF BRITAIN'S AERIAL DEFENCES
    142 24 Lur^p-srale air defence exercises have been taking place in Britain to test the country's air defences and the efficiency of the R.A.F.'s counter-offensive striking: power. Here is an anti-aircraft section with an aircraft detector, behind sandbags. night) Pilots resting before the
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