The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 June 1938

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,497. ESTD. 183a. THURSDAY, JUNE 1G. 1038. 10 LENTS.
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  • 115 1 Yellow River Floods Spread Across Honan IUITH THE SWIRLING FLOOD WATERS O^THe" YELLOW RIVER ™°S S THE PLA INS OF HONAN PROVINCE, COVERKS Wi£ G w, ,^ov BR !tt GI G DEA TH AND RUIN TO THOUSANDS, THE JAPANESE MILITAR\ AUTHORITIES TODAY GAVE THE FIRST SIGN OF
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  • 147 1 In addition to the Japanese difficulties, Japanese aerial rvers state that several thousand Chinese troops are larooned m various villages south-east of Chengchow the flood waters gradually lapping closer. The latest reports from the devastated areas state that the rains are continuing and that the flood waters
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  • 345 1 TODAY, the Yellow River broke its banks again, this time about 100 miles down-stream from the first huge break at a point near the intersection of the river and the Grand Canal m Shantung Province. The flood waters are rushing m a ith-easterly direction, covering the ryside
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  • 244 1 Hankow, June 15. £HIENKIANGKOU, on the north tank of the Yangtze River near Anking, was recaptured by the Chinese today after desperate fighting, says 3 Chinese communique cabled by Reuter. The report adds that the Japanese stationed at Chungmou. on the LungHai Railway, midway between
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  • 145 1 Bullion Market "Gold Rush London, June 15. THE bullion market again wit- nessed a <l gold rush" today when the turnover at fixing exceeded £1.750.000 with the price eventually forced up to 12 I l>'i. abeve American parity. Th? demard emanated from all quarters of th? globe, witr. the United
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  • 29 1 Jugo-Slav War Minister Watches Display f^LNERAL Uariicha, Minister of War of Jugoslavia 'left >. and Mar F. Cakmnak. Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, watch a mil display at Ankara, Turkey.
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  • 88 1 uome, june id. VjANY PERSONS were injured m the streets of Rome today I*l when an Abyssinian chieftain, who had come to Rome to attend .he celebrations of the second anniversary of the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, ran amok with a drawn sword after
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  • 121 1 Shanghai, June 15. THE Shanghai Municipal 1 Authorities state that cholera has officially been declared an epidemic form m the whole of Shanghai, including the International Settlement and tho French Concession. Declaring Shanghai an infected port, the Japanese authorities announced that no more bills of health
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  • 189 1 Soldiers Work Guns Until Death Madrid, June If, DEUTER'S special iorl respondent with tho Nationalists on the LtVSiM front reports that, although the rfiH— iligtg entered Gutcßoa de la Plana, the Republican defenders, supported with 90 tanks, fought ill Monday RigM m the moonliijht st reels
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  • 101 1 w Paris. June II THE peace-time bisi* >,'. tfel Iren.-h 1 air force for 1938 has oeen hxed at 3.C85 officers ;ind 59.410 non-cor cloned officers and men, RCCOfdtl a decree signed by Premier Daladtof He STid that tho jMWItiMI <>' rationiil rel;ition.s led Franc*' to
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    • 35 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home TONIGHT I ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 )INNER and DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight RAFFLES ORCHESTRA Directed by Dan Hopkins
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    • 74 1 SEA VIEW HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT ONI OF SINGAPORE S KECO(. NISEI) HFACTV Wff| REACHED IN 10 MINHTU HY CAB FROM INYWHttII «N TOWNTONIGHT FRIDAY AND SAIIRDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE Ml SIC BY KFllVlib POP! I\R 111 N(iARIAN BAND ENTERTAINMENT TROYIDED BY "don dolly"! Dinner S3.— Non-Diners SI.- Tonight |MM
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  • 583 2 KING GUSTAV OF SWEDEN IS 80 TODAY Tennis- Playing Monarch nationalTgift to fight disease TODAY, King Gustav V of Sweden, much-publicised tennis-playing monarch and one of the most remarkable men m the world, celebrates his 80th. birthday. ACTIVE AND ALERT AT THIS GREAT AGE, KING GUSTAV HAS ENDEARED HIMSELF TO
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  • 133 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. JblK. Johr Horace Dennett, 39, chemist, of the Malayan Department of Agriculture, was found dead m his car last night after having been reported missing: 24 hours before. His wife discovered the' body near Klane: Gates, six
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  • 34 2 Washington, June 15. The House of Representatives has approved a compromise draft of a bill to provide for a total expenditure of $3,754,000,000 to combat the present business recession. Reuter.
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  • 124 2 Tokio, June 13. CTRESSING the necessity of promoting Japanese exports and pointing out that the main objective of the activities for the promotion of more exports. Is the acquisition of gold currencies to pay for imports, Asahi Shimbun, the Tokio newspaper, declares that the influx of
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  • 51 2 London, June m. The Australians made 397 m their match which started at Lord's 'against I the Gentlemen today, Th? Gentle -men I responded with 23 for «,wo. Bradman made 104 In 110 minutes McCabe made 70 and Chlpperfield 51* Meyer took nve for 66 runs
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  • 32 2 fy£R. Cheng Yang Pu. jormer major of Canton and a merchant of Ipoh, talks with delegates at the International Students' Conference at Canton. Sin Chew Jit Poh picture.
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  • 401 2 Mollison Fined— Then Wins 70,000 Francs At Casino JIM MOLLISON, world famous airman, has been fined 250 J francs (about 305.) at Le Touquet for what he calls "Whitsuntide exuberance m the air.' The authorities, however, had a different name for it. They called it "low
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  • 77 2 Prague, June 15. A JOINT communique by the Government and the Sudeten Deutsche delegation states that the Prime Minister, Dr. Milan Hodza, has agreed that the Sudeten memo, randum and the Government's nationalist statute will form a basis of negotiation. The spokesman of the Sudeten Deutsche delegation.
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  • 44 2 Hankow June 15. Between 200 and 300 of Hankows 1.200 foreign residents will bo evacuated aboard a special international train which will le^ve Hankow on June 24. The train is expected to travel direct to Kowloon without touching Can^n Reuter
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  • 68 2 Shanghai, June 15. •THE Japanese Navy has claimed the 1 ght to detain any ships entering Shanghai while the Shanghai customs is now under the control of the Nanking government. They will control those ships berthing m the Settlement frontage. Foreign shipping interests are most anxious lest
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  • 57 2 Canton, June 15. Japanese planes raided Canton twice this morning and, dropped a number of bombs m Central Park and its vicinity, killing ten persons injuring 30 ar.i destroying a number of houses During the second visit the planes concentrated on the Canton-Hankow and Canton-Kowloon Railways
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  • 31 2 Hankow, .Ijne 15 r ~.T» National Relief Comivi.ioe an•ounces that the numbsr or Chinese directly and indirectly affected by the Sin o- Japanese war total 150.000,000 while thoct destitute total 30,000,<)00.
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  • 153 2 From Our Own Correspv>ndent London, June I.V DECAUSE of a reported dusa^r over tonnage revision. Mr G>: has resigned. Speaking at the annual meeting of Kinta Tin Mines Ltd the Vfee-cb man. Mr F. E. Mair, .said he waj rectly certain the Malayan tin indu would regard
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  • 79 2 Fr -m Our Own Correspondent London, Junr 1 ILf ARJORIE Lois Wheeler, o! pore and now of Sheer: pranted a decree lay on ground of the adultery or hrr hu Augustus Henry, with M. case was undo fended The petitin-.-er's llhVim was U she
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  • 70 2 "SWING YOUR LADY" ■Vwtng Your Lady" a Warner Picture which opemd at the Alh latt nifiht. is a bright comedy and i cast which includes H v Bogart. Frank McHu h. Fuzenda. Nat Pendlcton. Alien It md the famous Weaver Bros Individual comedy ptCtOffOUU excellent, while the iinrirn :.n Musical
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  • 195 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. gIR SHENTON THOMAS, the High Commissioner, was host to 300 guests, including the Sultan of Perak and SeUingor and leading officials, at the first ball held at the King's House since Sir Cecil ClementVs days. Floodlit
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 163 2 for dinner will have an entirely fresh meaning if you have not already eaten some of the delicious ice cream made by the Cold Storage Creameries. Easily the finest, richest, smoothest ice cream you ever tasted, and so digestible too because it's homogenized. There are a dozen superb flavours to
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    • 12 2 \ir CATAMH A IIA\ EEVER. Sole agents GRAFTON LABORATORIES 20b, COLLYER QI'AY
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  • 346 3 Rotarians Told How To Spend Spare Time IL^ J sufl to have a fine and splendid tone m you nut JET* i° r e co T munity can destr °y much which >>amor \IT T P^ ienCe and Care into y° ur young
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  • 73 3 G. R. Percy, who was summoned I appear before the Sin^ap^re Fourth Police Magistrate Mr. k. a. Ward) for drl' ing a motor car negligently along Mount Pleasant Road and with an expired licence, was represented by his counsel Mr. G. M. Coltart, yesterday. Mr. Coltart
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  • 163 3 Sir Arthur Richards TN succession to Sir Frederick Denham, who died on -Juno 2 Sir Arthur Frederick Richards, Governor of Fiji, has been appointed Governor of Jamaica. Formerly m the Malayan Civil Service SL' Arthur Richards lei tMalaya In i92f) ending a dtatingufohed career
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  • 200 3 Five Women Knocked Off Lorry Verdict On One Who Died ACQUITTED recently by the Singax pore Fourth Magistrate on a charge of causing death by negligent driving and flned $50 for driving a motorlorry with inefficient brakes, a Chinese, named Ong Chew Yew, gave evidence m the Coroner's Court yesterday
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  • 31 3 Mr. b. w. Wilkinson, managing director of the Wilkinson Process Rubber Co.. Ltd., has returned to London from a tour of inspection of that company's branches m Malaya and South Africa.
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  • 181 3 CAR DRIVER SENTENCED A SENTENCE ot five month V rigOrOVi Imprisonment wis passed en a Sikh driver, ■r'dir.pci Chancier Singh, jwho was convicted en a charge of drivi ing a motor car negligently causing grievous hurt to Sheer Singh ond hurt to others, m Singapore Fourth
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  • 439 3 EXPERIENCED PLAYERS ?N "SWEET ALOES" < I'rom Owe Own («>i -ropnndent) Kuala Lumpur, June li. TmKTHM amateurs are read, di«*pJay their histrionic talents m Kuala Lumpur to the High Commissioner. Sir Shenton Thomas. and the puh'ic. For six Weeks they have bevn rehearsing Jay Y» '.lory's
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    • 375 3 THE SCENE SHIFTERS prcvnt 'LOVE ISN'T EI'ERYTHINS" A COMEDY IN 3 ACTS at the VICTORIA THEATRE on 18th. 22nd 25th JUNE 9.30 p. m. sharp. BOOKING AT LITTLES: PRICES $2. 6c $1 Thoroagldy n.odern, stror.i?!> made kVd fitted «rhk ?ood quaiit> hard- nsL Ui TlTi< RO J nib lke ihe
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    • 188 3 corns a Aer 40 years' torture A r*»m«*d? thar ran oorman»«nu» removi corac ol itn M w>rth knoM'iriK ahoul An 1 tastimon.il o» a n\Ar v M «n< n i hay trifsi countln di^.s doiinf hi«« Mfoiimo i.- .v |i mo readlnn H«rc If hi* ..m, A oonrtaciQf orooi >>«
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  • 1751 4 Malaya— Colourful Enchanting What Visitors To Glasgo w Exh ibition Are Being Told MALAYA is a name which con veniently groups together the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States, and the Unfederated Malay States, which m their turn comprise a number of separate and individual States or Dependencies geographically forming
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  • 181 4 Vienna, June 13. "IIfHILE there is still no news of the whereabouts of Dr. Schuschnigg. the former Austrian Chancellor, it became known that he was not m the suite of rooms m the villa m the garden of the Upper Belvedere Palace. which he had been
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    • 207 4 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL THE SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY Popular Concert on Sunday, 19th June, 1938 at 9 15 p r by full Symphony Orchestra of 50 performers assisted by Harry Ore. Solo Pianoforte Aga Lahowska, Mezzo-Soprano Conductor— William Windram Principal Orchestral Items t Beethoven "The Emperor" Concerto Finale from the Bth
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    • 262 4 THE CONTINENTAL RESTAURANT. Those who want good Knv!ltsh nnd Continental dishes at reasonable prices need 1 no further as we have en&» former restaurateur of of the foremost Dutch pn lines. Rijstaffel Every Sat. OUR SLOGAN IS GOOD FOOD CHEAP PRICES. 44 46, Cross Street. m^ wimm' mm mmmW^ A
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  • 473 5 JAPAN IS NO MATCH FOR MAN POWER i nviciMr r-i.:_~. Hankow, June 10. 4 1)\ ISING the Oiinese people not to worry about *fc? t°K Wu n the T a Kung Pao editorially declares that the question now is not «<»
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  • 163 5 "No Mercy" Drive Against Junks Shanghai, June ii>. HE Japanese naval spokesman has announced a new campaign niiout mercy" against armed tinese junks as the result of an track on a Japanese patrol velssel off Kwangtung coast, which, he said. onstituted "an extension of guerrilla warfare to the sea." foreign
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  • 52 5 Burgos, June 15. QEXERAL FRANCO'S toll of Republican prisoners is growingr rapidly, according to a rebel spokesman. Prisoners captured now total over 80.GOO. and of these 6,900 are employed on technical services and 30.900 m labour battalions. There are still 4*1,600 not classified who are m
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  • 150 5 Mr. T. R. Daly, 77 -years-old leader of the Cobham, Surrey, antivice campaign vice which it was found, after a public inquiry, does not exist m Cobham is now being asked for advice from parents who are having trouble with their children. They are coming to
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  • 79 5 (From Our Own Correspondent. Bangkok, June 14. THE marriage took place m Bangkok of Mr. Kurt Julius Falkenstein, of Messrs. Schmidt and Co.. to Miss Cynthia May Lyford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Lyford of Singapore. Following the religious service at Christ Church,
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  • 92 5 The following are tin and rubber outputs for May: TIN Pahang Consolidated Co. Ltd. 3,410 Pels. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. <Lahat> 208 Pels.; 37,300 yardage treated 195 hours run. Ipoh Tin Dredgiivj Ltd. (A. Etam) 790 Pels 152,300 yardage treated 638 hours run. Sungei Kinta Tin
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  • Article, Illustration
    78 5 2 "^JOURNALISTS (In uniform) from Malaya photographed m China From the left are: Messrs. Lok Tek Joo, Shanti Tsenr Chun* Mm Chonr. Leon* Van Chuan and Lim Peck Tun r m th^ centre ?n mUtt; b TH r Ch r KW Kunff f the VCrseaS CM »«e Com\rl T. p
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  • 590 5 Professions Are Not Popular With Laity SAYS SOLICITOR-GENERAL AT SINGAPORE DINNER AF 15 candidates who sat in Singapore for the Chartered Surveyors* Institute examinations including three Chinese and of ten results known six were successful including two Chinese. "As a profession they are still in the flush of youth, and
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 311 5 VICTORIA THEATRE SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF THE WORLD FAMOUS DON COSSACK CHOIR AND RUSSIAN DANCKKS JULY Ist, 2nd and 3rd GET MAGNESIA PROTECTION .^<^\ Mouth acid* attack Ueth cauit V^^V decay. Magnesia destroy* such s acidt. Phillips' Magnesia Tootfc \OS> \^r Pa*t« contains ovtr 75% gonuino V^ Phillips' Milk of
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  • 141 6 THE FREE PItESS presents another page ol special pictures from the war -stricken areas of China. The women above belong to a brigade which washes and mends Chinese soldier's clothes. HE MOST I\MOIS gurrilla han.l hina is thi* troop of spearman, who^r prm. ipal »fipon
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  • 649 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 15 "TOWARDS the end of the year 1937 when the quota release (of rubber) was 90 per cent' it was common knowledge that there was enough labour force m this country to meet the requirements
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  • 209 7 Mr. L. E. Slowe And Sir John Bagnall (To the Editor of the Free l'ressj Sir.— Your paper this morning publishes another effort of Mr. L. E. Slowe. of Penang. criticising Sir John Bagnail. It has been noticeable thai other emanations from the same source m recent months have been
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  • 176 7 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,386 th auction yesterday when there was catalogued 953.595 lbs. 425.71 tons: ottered 699.878 lbs. 312 44 tons: sold 625.996 lbs. 279.46 tons. SPOT London 5 13 lttd. New Yor* 117a cents. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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    • 216 7 It Was Seven I /£^S|^\ Yards" > V V Says Magistrate I X*^F&§£s^^t} 1 i was seven yards and not seven fr y icol when I measured," said J\^\?/, \\v. K. V »\ird, Singapore Fourth 4'^ > /^v Xl t^*v Police Magistrate yesterday when /v^'^'V; <£ IJ) *s\» kn k*
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    • 21 7 ■mBl. s it Bk t V MR. DEED'S GIRL SHOWS MR. MARSHALL HOW TO MIX A LOVE OMELET! OPENING TOMORROW PAVILION
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    • 272 7 Al MAMDDA 2 SHOWS TCNIGHT 6 IS 5 LnAIYIBKA| phoie 6909 tiii;ri:s BOUND to m a kibn war when miviswk SO HiLARIOUS THAT IT'LL MAKE YOU ROLL DOWN THE AISLE SEE ANn upAD SKE THE SWINOAROO THE «»k.s. l\nu ntAK NEW DANCE SENSATION THE FAMOUS WEAVER BROS AND ELViRY SWING
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  • 639 8 The singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1938. Singapore Volunteers a LTHOUGH General Dobbie refers m his annual report on the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force to the slight reduction m the number of European Volunteers last year, and makes an appeal for more men to join up, it is noticeable
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  • 1528 8 Who Would C ommand Germany's Army?-Not Hitler Or Goering Europe's War Chiefs IJIGHEST commander of the German armed forces is Adolf Hitler himself. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to assume that he, who m his military career attained the rank of lance-corporal only, will never wield any command m the military
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 147 8 Caldbeck's BY SPECIAL Wf 1 TO H. M. THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM ENGAGEMENT ETERNITY RINGS. efO y T, he lAMOND RIN OS Tou would be proud of rears from i??"?"! c re ull y t^™* lts ™^ker. Every I»E SUVA'S ring to measured by a sundard of excellence which
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    • 26 8 Tor FIR E INSURANCE APPLY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE 6 LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. Incorporated In Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE PHONE: <J4H<»
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  • 590 9 Less "Pick-Me-Ups" Taken The Better! A .COMMON mistake made by Europeans m the tropics is to suppose that they require more stimulants to keep up their strength than they needed m Europe" Gazette* correspondent m the new of the Sarawak The
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  • 133 9 j^FTER explaining Chinas cause to overseas Chinese, the former Vice-Minister of Industry, Mr. >Y. C. Liou, passed through Singapore m the Messa^eries Maritimes liner Arthos II yesterday. Mr. Liou, who is accompanied by Mme. Liou, left China eight months ago on a tour of the
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  • 278 9 Tuesday, June The following were the guests at I dinner given by His Excellency at Government House this evening: Air Vice-Marshal and Mrs. A. W. Tedder Commodore M. L Clarke. Kon. A. S. Small and Mrs. Small. Mr. Mrs. R. G. A. Guerra. Luang Vudhisara Netinati, Mr. and
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  • 273 9 MILITARY AND NA VAL TROUBLE IN BANGKOK attacked a jeweller's shop and Bangkok, June 15 A PARTY of armed soldiers attacked a jeweller's shop and after knocking the assistant senseless, got away with goods valued at about KWO. They v.ere quickly rounded up by the police
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  • 81 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, June 15. AT THE request of the Malayan Postal administration, air mail held up at Bangkok from Hong Kong and China owing to the delay of the eastbound Imperial flying-boat, despatched to Singapore this afternoon by the railway express. The
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  • 53 9 Johan Henrich Schlmaier. appeared before the Singapore Sixth Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Koh) on a summons yesterday charged with driving a motor car m a negligent manner, at Godown 1. Telok Ayer, colliding with a motor lorry. The accused claimed trial and the case was postponed
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  • 217 9 r(From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June IS. THE tirst mile of Kuala Lumpur's new street lighting, from Suleiman buildings m Damansara Road along Victory Avenue and Jalan Raja to the Sanitary Board, was flashed on tonight. The system is as up-to-date as the best
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  • 83 9 Manila, Juitr 14. Last Sale Prices Previous Today Pesos An tarn 3k 0 435 0.435 Atok 0.28 0 27 Coco Grove 0 49 0 475 Demonstration 0 32xd o:io Masbate 0 16 0 145 Mines Operations 0 10 0 10 San Mauricio 0 49 0.475 United
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  • 297 9 IQNE of Singapore's best known residents and popular businessman, Mr. W. A. L Srhaub. manager of the Singapore office of the Straits Java Trading Company, leaves Singapore today by air for Java from where he will ft to Sh:m?'hai on transfer. In Shanghai Mr MMMfe will
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  • 242 9 Hospital Week Attractions EFFORT TO BEAT LAST YEAR'S RECORD tIOSPITAL Week m connects with St. Andrew's Mission Hospital this year starts on July 2 and an attractive programme of events has been arranged by the Appeal Week Committee. The recent appeal on behalf of the hospitals proposed or'hop-jedic sanatorium has
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    88 9 New Commissior 11/* V. K. Siimtt, Indian medical practUUmtr, u-ho has been appointed a Mur-.u ipal Commissioner m place o/ Af» T. S(i r ninda<. uhose xeat was rtPfflHf declared laennt. The •< ond ,vn I>r V T. Sawi/, the m < Mr M •7 <■/ 4 '/i« Hindu Ad\i~
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 4 9 mß^^KT^^V^^^^T* y V |MtjPm~!j|
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    • 47 9 Wear CELLULAR FABRIC ITS FAME FOR HEALTHFULNESS HAS BECOME A BYWORD THE MAKERS HAVE TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO BEAUTIFYING THE MATERIAL Obtainable m Colours NAVY BLUE GREY MYRTLE GREEN SAKE BLUE 9 FAWN GREEN PINK $1.00 $1.65 per yard (30 int. wide) Obtainable at ROBINSON CO., LTD.
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 480 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations I From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Share of £i denomination unleas Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c.. 1944-64.... 113% 113 s a Funding Loan. 4 p.c. J960-90 113,4 113U Com. Union Assce. (Units) 9 7 X 10 Prudential
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    • 399 10 The followii g quotations are published by courtesy of S. E. Levy and Co. and Swan Culbertson and Fritz. I>OW -JONES AVERAGES. Prevnously Yesterday Close Close Chang. 1 30 Industrial! 11 1.87 112. 78 up .31 M Rails kv M 20.40 up .24 20 Utilities 18.54 18.45
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    • 78 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT June 15, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases »F. 0.8. June* 191; 193, I Good F.AQ. m bales (FOB. June) 18? H 191; No. I.XRSS. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore > 19:^ 19 i /2 Jan. -Mar. 21 21 1 Apr.-
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    • 182 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday KIBBEK: Firm. London: 5 15 16 d. 6d. Previously: 5 13 16 d. 5 15.16 d. August: 6d. 6 1 16 d. Previously: sTad. 6d. Oct.. -Dec: 6 1 16 d. 6'ad. Previously: 5 15,16a. 6 1 16 d. Jan-Mar.: 6»
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    • 53 10 Spot: £172 2s. 6d. Previously: £170 2s. Gd. Three months: £172 15s. Od. Previously: £170 17s. 6d (Opening prices 39.00. Previously: 38.62. Settlement: £34. Previously: £33 12s. 6d z Yesterday: £7 os. 9d. Previously: £7 os. P.d Two months: 1138 d8 3 8
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    • 73 10 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method of Parity bcroro Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate rkrasly Paris Franc to 1211 180 n P 180 3 8 New YorK to 4.88 4.98 4.96 3 4 Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97^, 4.95 7 H 4 95~ 8 Hong Kong.. Per dollar is. 215
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    • 185 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES I! Yesterday's Singapore Quotations SELLING Singapore, June 15. London. T.T. 2 3 23 32 London, demand 3 23 32 Lyons, demand 2053 Switzerland, demand 249 Hamburg, demand 141*4 New York, demand 57 7,16 Montreal, demand 58 Batavia. demand 103 7 16 Samarang, demand 103% Calcutta. Bombay
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    • 114 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday was $86.00, unchanged. London still appear to be uninterested m tin shares but m the local market sellers predominated and again a number of popular counters were lower although the turnover still
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    • 1245 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co. 's List From Exchange Telegraph Co. 5% 1926 rea 1956-M $4,000.1)00 lot May aSH !«u« 12° I*l c 4%% 1929 red 1959-69 58.250.000 int May 15 «625.000 Int JutM 1 $3,000,000 int Sent t MAr l look; ioi i S.S. AND FM.B.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 66 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila. Singapore Investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commodity Dad* Foreign Market Cables and Quotation Service MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE. INC. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF rRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS' ASSN.
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  • 1330 11 PIECEGOODS RAYON TRADE IN MALAY STATES United Kingdom Share Steady Decline In Imports I J\^ SI R\ EY of the piece^oods and rayon trade m the F.M.S. and the effect of the colonial textile quota scheme are included m the annual report of the Commissioner of Excise, F.M.S. The F.M.S.
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  • 87 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL LSI me s (HI m 5.00 Cantonese orchr.stral rccltal.i p by Chcen T;u Book, LoOl Ifun Chan Turk Koi and Lee Cni Kum.f 5.20 Cantonese dramas, t 4.18 Mandarin nogi.l 6 45 Childrtns pronramnio. (Mandarin 1 7 00 Hawaiian iau.*;ic.t 730 Time, weather, news and
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  • 55 11 ZIIJ 6.08 Mc/s (49 S >n I p m. 7.00 Signal and programme. 7.05 Schumann's plaflpfoitt No. 2 (oi Sir Programmes) 'Carneval". Onus 8. 7.35 Seven popular Spanish souks cie Falla rccorurd by Oonchtta Bupctfla. 7.55 Share report. 8.00 IJght riassical orchestral concert with Eileen Joyce, solo uianofotte. 8.")5
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  • 338 11 TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSH ILI1 mc/» (U.^l m > JMi |f.H mc/s (l mi; OH 15.14 mo (19.82 in GSJ 21 53 mc s (13.93 -n. i (,v|i 11 75 mc/« (25.53 m.j p m. 6.05 BU Brn. The BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra; leader. Philip Whittway;
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  • 86 11 BERLIN. TODAY. OJB (5.20 (roc/t 19.7 m.) o.m. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Concert of light music (contd). 8. 15 Greetings. 8.20 News and economic review in Germa: 8.35 Hour of the Young Nation. 9.05 Chapter from the daily round: "Th know-it-all." 9 20 News
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 578 11 A v Singapore I r(f .jprcjs^ M^m» UtUce; CecU SUm, Staf.pore. Phone: 5471 (S lines with extensions to all departmenu) Tel: Xlm« fi..l. Lompnr *in ™*r*Office: 25 Java Street. rh*ne: 3683. Ipob Office: Brrwster Road. Phone: 3683. Penane Office: \Z Bishop Street. Penang. !^!!LA1 71 London Ollice: 4^43 F.eet Street.
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    • 431 11 BOARD RESIDENCE SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd Meyer Kd (near Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate rates Urge Garteos-Teilllte. Phone: 5758. Tu. mammm^m THE MANSIOH, OXLEY RISE NQK-LICEWSED RESIDENTIAL HOTEL Daily and monthly terms. TEL. *****. L ULOXTON M Ju sl c! ass Pr:vate Hotel- Bearooms nioclern bathrooir^s
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    • 512 11 BANK OF CHINA (Ineorportud m china r^,., cn» rlc/ 12. C«D strr ft Sinrapwe. MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-branches throughout China, and corres pondents m all the principal cities of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modern banking business of every description. TO LET OFFICES j
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  • 635 12 NEW SHIP HAS TRIAL IN THE CLYDE Glasgow, May 2. »T*HE water round the coasts of Holland, owing to its shalI low ness, is not suitable for the trials of high-speed craft, and for that reason it is the custom of the Dutch Admiralty
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  • 150 12 The undermentioned passengers are expected to arrive at this port from Australia by the Burns Philp Line m.v. Merkur about June 29. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Bullock. Mr. J. Stuart-Smith, Miss R. G. Graham, Mr. C. H. Burgess. Miss E. Clark, Miss
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  • 19 12 June 16: Mentor. Santhla. Scott Elarley. Rohna (Brit.); Reyast (Dut June 17: Nteuw Zeeland (Dut) and Gorgon (Brit).
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  • 517 12 /\NCL' again the Japanese shipping trade is stagnant. The position is fully explained by the European shipowners' plan to tie-up idle vessels on joint account. Because of the drop m world trade. particularly that of Japan's trade. Japanese shipowners are likewise beginning to complain of a dearth of
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  • 52 12 The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail liner "Johan de Witt" is expected to arrive from Java m the Eastern Roads at 10 p.m. today and will come alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves at 7 a.m. tomorrow and Mfl the same day at 10 a.m. shnrp
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  • 38 12 The Messageries Maritime.* mail and passenger m.v. "Aramis" from Jap.m China and Saigon, Is expected to arrive today at 7 a.m. and sail at 2 p.m. for Marseilles, via Colombo, Djibouti and Port-Said. Berth: S.U.B. Wharves
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    • 448 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P-Mfl.) VOL^I-HONK; Freight 5433— l*asMge S4SXT LLOYDS AGENTS. /fttVAWTV* AOKNTS FOB FEDERATED MAIAT STATUS RAII.TTVTB BOYAL 6TATM RAIL VT ATS OT BIAM. fMkOMN PACIf l€ THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN without change—
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    • 495 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are along^id© tre wharves or expected to ariiV.J .ist Wharf Entrance Ciate 1: Kxit 1: Rohna 22: Hong Pen* 20 Main Wharf, Entrance Ciate I: K*it 3: Cartilage 18; Dolius 14; President Polk 11; AramLs 9: Kamuning 7 F.mpire Dock, Entrance Ciate 2, Kxit 3:
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 519 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals. DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm Thursday 1.45 a.m Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson, Weekdays* Kota Bahru, Kuala Kra' Thursday and miday* 7 a.m. Sunday 7 pm. Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7.45 a.m. Malacca, Batu Annam, Batu Pahat. Gemas, Kajang.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 394 13 f^i^ -w* I mi X BY P&o7nd BRITISH TIHDIATUNES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS 1938 vs™ a| s BSE S« s HOMEWARDS leaves Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1938 1938 RANCHI 17.000 July 15 t CHITRAL ISZ Sm 2? 'p^UR, July 21 t CARTCAGE sZ Oo
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    • 317 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer lIP- iillF i I zsszszr*™ baltimore h «o; TR N NoE o L July fl July 10 ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY (Incorporated tn V.SA) FOR ATLANTIC COAST PORTS OF U.S.A. VIA SL'EZ
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    • 703 13 1 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. i SINGAPORE AND PENANG P PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) H REPRESENTING. SHIPPING TOE BLCfI FUNNEL LIN* (Ocean Straw The Ho. Khlow St*a M fp C* 0932) Ud. Sh.p Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual bteaJß Canard Hh.U Sta/ ltd The Sarawak Steamship Co.. LUL T h» Irraw.ddy
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    • 627 14 KP M (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) RElJNST— Thursday. June 16, ToboaJi, Cheribon. Semarang. Sourabaya, Boeleleng (passengers and maiLs orly), Ampenan (passengers and mails only*, Padang-Bay (passengers and mails only), Benoa (passengers ard maiLs only) and Banjoewangt. TlNOMBO— Thursday, June 16. Selai-Pandjang. BengkalLs, Soengei-Pak-ning. Siak and Pakan-Baroe. BOELONGAN— Thursday. June 16. Siiigkawang
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    • 1111 14 PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE O. S. K. LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE j AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE for africa and soith amekk Due Sails l>tie Sineaoorc Singapore New York Syunko Warn. Dakar via Durban. Cape Town Lobito, j un oTTvirpAqH Tnnp 20 Jure 27 Aug.
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  • Article, Illustration
    5 15 SLT.A. championship,— Free Press picture.
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  • 524 15 Sundrum Wins Raffles Institution Athletic Ch ampionship A FTER two previous postponements owing to wet weather, the Raffles Institution held their annual athletic sports' meeting yesterday on the school ground. S K. Sundrum annexed the Individual championship with a total of 48 points, he being first m the 100 yards,
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  • 151 15 Of Special Interest To Women. The period of discomfort which nature demands that every woman shall endure is sometimes a source of worry m the event of delay. Often it brings pain and suffering during its curse. Castophene comes as a boon to women, who are handicapped
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    20 15 picture. ABDUL RAHMAN, breasting the tapes m the half mile, which he won, at Raffles Insfc. sports yesterday. Free Pres»
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  • 148 15 Straits Racing Association amendment to classification of horses and ponies was issued last night as follows: HORSES Transfers: From class 3 to class 2: Gold Point. Hard Going, Maid of Cashel, Smoke Dreams. From class 2 to class 3: Achilles. Don Carlos, Eastern Wave, Gee Up,
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  • 546 15 roli 4; S.C.C. o A SOCCER game of several missed opportunities was seen on the padang yesterday when the Police very deservingly registered a win over the S.C.C. by four goals to two. After being impressive m the first
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    42 15 The Anglo-Chinese Continuation School will hold their 13th Annual Sports at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday. picture UP FOR A HEADER. Picture faken at Anson Road yesterday when the R.A.F. beat the Skins 2 l. m first division Free Press
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  • 227 15 Luton Have New Centrehalf JTIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Tom Whalley. of Fleetwood, Lancashire, has decided, after a month's consideration, to give up his job as a railway booking clerk. Yesterday he signed for Arsenal as a professional. He has beer on the books of Oldham Athletic as an amateur,
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  • 190 15 Championships At End Of Year The annual general meeting of the Singapore Amateur Weight-lifting i Federation was held on June 4 and the following were elected office-bearers /or the ensuing year: President. Mr. Lim Kee Fook; hon. £f-n. secretary, Mr. A. Wanjor; hon .treasurer. Mr. Teo Cheok Chuan;
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  • 97 15 ih? annual report of the Post Office Club states that the financial position is mast satisfactory. The reserve fund iOr building purposes which stood at $582.24 last year, now shows a credit balance of $1,156.81 while cash balance stands at $735.27 at the close of
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  • 65 15 The following members have accepted to play for S.C.C. Ist XI vs. Sungei Ujong Club on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 11 a.m. respectively at S.C.C. ground: T. V. N. Anderson, A. Foster, A. Gilmour, A. C. Growder. Dr. H. O. Hopkins, J. E. Jeans, W.
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    51 15 I>E SOUZA AND WISE m play during the S.L.T.A. championship at the S.C.C. yesterday. Free Press picture. srNDRt'M. Mohd. Zaid and Retnasaim who were placed m the R.»MieInst. 100 yards ewnt yesterday Free Tress picture A STRIKING ACTION picture during \estercl.t>\ hurdle rate .ii ihe K.*;ile> Inst. sports. Krre Prey»
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  • 90 15 AMONG Wimbledon's seeded pla> ers m singles are: Men's: Budge. Austin, Meniel, Henkel, Puncey, Mitchell. Kho Sin Kie. Women's: Mrs. Wills Moody. Miss Marble. Mile. Mathieu. Mrs. Abyan, Miss Stammers and Miss Scriven. In the Wimbledon draw, first round, second quarter. Ho opposes Ranbir Singh and the
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  • 51 15 GOLD CUP PROBABLES AND RIDEKS Probables and riders for the Gold Cup to be run at Ascot over 2'^ units ure cabled by Reuter as follows Sonor Crouch). Dadji (Elliott). Bucklelffh 'Beary). Sandsprite (no jockey). Cfcrioca < Butchers*. Suzerain Perry man). Fearless Fox 'E. Smiths Flares <Pat DflMlfj) Boswell <Stophcnson).
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  • 51 15 From Our Own Oorrepoodettt) Bangkok. May 30. At the Turf Club races m July for the first time punters will be ablf to indulge m three-place betting when the field consists of six horse Previously the fled. for such bctt n\r, had to consist of seven, or moro.
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  • 27 15 Law Notice For The Day Before Mr. Justice a'Beekett Terrell m !nd Court at 11 a.m. OS. 52 ::8- Re estate of Jacob Manasseh Meyer deceased etc.
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  • 38 15 Ihe following are the results of the Johore Rifle Club shouts for the month of June. Lt. B. A Colllr*. k E M Handiiif Prize. Capt. P U Wllkln#tm. R F.. »C. t Scratch Prtte
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 203 15 Diary Of The HOTELS* RAFFLES: Onimllll Con.c 8 &.15 pm. Dinner and DMMt 945 U» mtdnishi. SKA VIEW HOTEL: Spe. i.il MMMff and Dance tottrtalnaMal provided by Don and Dolly 000HAMin CiRdVE: i >ti«t^r and Dance. CINEMAS ALHAMHRA: .Swinr V :ir L Ifittl Humphrey B t^art ftTld L FlMßda. Warnrr
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  • 597 16 Kamis Yadi Win In Straight Sets JAPANESE PAIR BEAT WISE DE SOUZA CINGAPORE'S doubles champions for thfc last two years, Yong Loon Chong and Tan Huck Toe, failed to strike championship form yesterday and were comfortably defeated by Kamis and Yadi, V.M.C.A.
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  • 122 16 •JTIE English and Australian press says that the outcome of the First Test should hasten unlimited tests, although it is probable that five-day matches will come first. It is generally deplored that the Australians did not hit out when the match was safe and so
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  • 584 16 FOUR -DAY TEST IS TOO SHORT Lesson Learnt From Trent Bridge r VHV. FIItST TEST which was drawn on Tuesday, after four I A days' play at Trent Bridge was not a good recommendation for four day Test m-atchcs. The match was no attraction for spectators on the final day
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  • 332 16 Acceptances Selections For K.L. Today THERE wer? no scratching yesterday for today's races at Kuala I Lumpur. Acceptances and selections tare as below: Horses. Class 5. Div. 4, 5» 2 furs.: Kalaw 10.12 Time io 1 Sam Burger 10.12 Lovers Idol 9 3 i Brown Lady 10.8 Peony Hill 93
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  • 121 16 <From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June 15. •THERE are no scratchings for the first day of the Selangor* Turf Club's Skye meeting tomorrow. The order of running is: Race I.— Horses, Clrys 5. Div. 4 S»A fur. Race 2.— Ponies, Class 2, Div. 4,
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  • 161 16 The following ties m the men's junior singles and doubles tournaments will be played at the Clerical Union, Haw-Par Kail this week-end Saturday at 2.15 p.m. SinglesWee Kirn Wee (Useful) vs Chan Joo Miang (A.A.U.). Leow Kirn Lee (Mayflower > vs Ahmad Mattar (Diehard). Chua Siak Phuang
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  • 248 16 Ties Drawn For Play The following are further results m the S.CR.C.'s Annual Spring Lawn Tennis Tournament: "A" Single; H'cap Pang Chiap Song r_is) beat Goh Teik Chow v-15 3» 10—8: 6—3. Hokeen. <— 30.3 > beat Seah Ken" Siew (15.3) B—6; 6—l. Low Kee Pow <— 15.))
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  • 87 16 •yxilMM. claims to have the first Malay woman golfers m Malaya. She is Mrs. Raja Salim, the wife of the lot-al Ma/f'strate. Dressed m typical Malayan dress of kabaya and sarong, Mrs. Raja Salim is often scan on the links here with her hu>>hand. who is a
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  • 21 16 A minimum of :aur courtl it the S.cc. will be available duly for bookIng by members from Monday.
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  • 124 16 Victory By Half A Length The Royal Hunt Cup run over 7 fur■kngs and 155 yards at Ascot x resulted: COUVERT (ClifT Richards) GALSONIA (Maher) CARLISLE (Spragvie) Betting 100 to 8; 18 to 1; 20 fo 1. Twenty-nine ran. Won by h.» length; one and a
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 47 16 \J The Ori S«nal filter //V > i j V v mended by 1 453 f I British Doctors. CONSULATE v\ 11^^OI^^*3 nor lR cork TirptO^ l^ 111 D II A I>l i .v -.rfi*"' a' It nil I I\A c i J Lv R**"^ /ft »~*<l«\f\t.n.s\»»»4 1
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