Morning Tribune, 8 August 1939

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE ;o. I» SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, August ft 1989 FIVE CENTS.
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    JAPAN TURNING THE SCREW ON CHINA COAST BLOCKADE
    295 1 Emergency Cabinet Meeting At Tokyo Tokyo, Aug. 7. READING members of the cabinet including: Baron Hiranuma (Premier), Mr. Arita (Foreign Minister) and the ministers of finance and the fighting services, are holding an emergency session to-morrow, according to the Domei agency, to
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    BRITISH INER TRIKES BERG
    83 1 I Boston. Aug. 7. adian Pacific 10,000-ton Beavemill, from Montreal on. is reported to have iceberg m the Atlantic off •cutter Champlain is proi her assistance slowly on imtr Ausonia is standing i Montclair is procaeding ie from ten miles away. ihili is not m any
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    Danzig Suggests Customs Conference
    195 1 Danzig, Aug. 7. I Se nate\s reply to Poland's proF note on Saturday m regard "■Position of the Polish customs t01 's cannot be interpreted as «ction. N?nim h eh was Slivered to-day, k be, that rp cent events Km» garded as justifying an J declared,
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    Sakhalin Oil Pact Not Signed
    94 1 Sakhalin Oil Pact Not Signed Moscow, Aug. 7. rOMPETENT circles believe that a Soviet- Japanese agreement m principle has been reached over the North Sakhalin oil concessions, but the Japanese press report that the agreement has actually been signed cannot be confirmed. It is understood that some details have yet
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    KING VISITS BOYS' CAMP
    122 1 London, Aug. 7 THE king was m his favourite element to-day when he went over from Balmoial to Abergeldie Castle, where the holiday camp is m operation, consisting of boys half from public schools and half from industrial areas. The boys raised a mighty cheer whei
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    Australia Replies To Goering
    55 1 Australia Replies To Goering McJbouinr, An*. 7. IF Britain is involved m t Kiiv'opran war uwing to pursuit of her present polity. Australia will make common canst with her, declared Iht Piime Minister when refeirin? to a statement m Gosrinf's National Zeitun? that Australia would attempt to keep out of
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    BOMBS NARROWLY MISSED THE GANNET
    152 1 delayed by Censor) Shanghai, Aug. 7. UNIMPEACHABLE foreign reports show that H.M.S. Gannet closely escaped damage or complete destruction m both air raids m Ichang yesterday. In the first raid two bombs from a formation of four aircraft passed over the ship and landed on
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    JURY CALLS ON ACCUSED FOR DEFENCE
    324 2 Pen*** Hill Railway Murder (From Our Own Reporter) Penang. Sunday. kITEH retiring for ten minutes to decide whether or not to act under the section of the law giving them authority to return a verdict of not guilty," if they considered the case to
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    Tribute To Indian Merchants
    221 2 Tribute To Indian Merchants (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. I WOULD like to warn my friends not to too eagerly grasp any temptation for speculation m better times, but to trade carefully as they have done up till now," said Mr. H. Michelson, import manager of the East
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    PENANG EUROPEAN WEDDING
    111 2 From Our Own Reporter) Penanir. Saturday. THE Bt. George's Church was the venue 1 of a wedding khis evening, when Mr. P. Campbell man it d Miss Joan Spencer before a large number of their friends. *iin bride Lb tin 1 daughter of Air. g. Spencer of
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    Distinguished Siamese Here
    228 2 Singapore, Monday. MRS. Bibulya Songgram, wife of Thailand's Premier, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Ohiravasa Chittasunga, Mr. Phaung Phra Khoon and Miss Phung Phra Khoon, the children of the Director General of Police, Thailand, Mr. and Mrs. Vim Phung Phra Khoon, former Consul for Thailand at Saigon,
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    Girl's Tragic End
    129 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Sunday. j ALLEGED to have threatened to end her life if her parents forced her to marry a man other S than her lover, an 18-year-old Chi- 2 nese girl was found hanging m her 2 house at Station Road, Tapah, on
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    LECTURE ON LOVE
    39 2 There' will be a lecture on "The Science of Love" by Mr. C. R. Menon on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at the Association Hall Of the English Section of the Singapore Buddhist Association. 731 Gevlan" Road i..#~»
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    ROTARY MEETING
    33 2 Mr. RE. Holttum. Director of Gardens, S.S., will speak on "Climate and Plants m Singapore," at the meeting f the Singapore Rotary Club on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at the Adelphi Hotel
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    115 2 (From Our Own R^ piE adjourned inquir, death <'* Looi Hon, motor c.vi-list.Mhoa-asiß m a collision with a a Menglembu was resume the magistrate. (h e t yesterday. Inspector Mthayudin that he went to the spot V L cident occurred. He took mea end found that three peonU volved
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    162 2 Kramat Tin Dredging Lmai for the year ended Mar. 31 sti The allowed rate of tree export for the year was 29.1 cent, of assessment as compai 73 75 per cent for the previa The compa.iv contribute tons of tin metal to the bu9e this represent ing an average
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    FAREWELL DINNER
    78 2 (From Our p"£gfl Kuala Lumpu. Mr S. Chelliah, Store-keep^ Railways entertamea J dinner by the junHn^ Re5 ta Department at the f^S yesterday, prior t" d to An address was ,r *f£ ve rtlJ the junior officer- ana pali* were made. M« nl m Selvadurai and ehe illaM
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    PUBLIC OPINION
    30 2 Geek will gh of Public Opim ri m Thu a hall, 11, HandyJ v pJa c 10 at 7 Pi m JJ MA inters LL.B.. will preside welcome
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    574 3 Iy^nretl with their wives and families leave their to Malaya to look for employment, their efforts that m a few years they may leave Malaya for happy retirement, were a few interesting points a a ,iv by Mr. M. Soosai, Indian Co-operative Officer for l-Mal'ivan I rhan Co-operative Conference
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    K. KAMPAR'S NEW DREDGE PROGRESS
    342 3 L'UALA Kar^par Tin Fields Limited! report for the year ended March 31 states: The allowed rate of free quota for export for the year was 29.625 per cent, of assessment as compared with 73.75 per cent, for the previous period Th company also contributed 60
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    CONSTABLE SEES AFFRAY
    136 3 (From Our Own Reporter > Ipoh. Sunday. A PRELIMINARY inquiry into a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a compatriot, preferred against a Tamil. Samavnathan. was held before the magistrate. Che Ismail, m the Ipoh Second Magistrate's Court. Inspector N. B. Thomas prosecuting, said that the
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    Rawang Cons. To Deviate Main Road
    290 3 Rawang Cons. To Deviate Main Road RAWANG Concessions Limited report for the yar ended March 31. states The gravel pumping area carries an assessment of 2.880 piculs which was acquired on the purchase of certain reining leases m the year to March 31. 1937 and has been reinstated since the
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    BADRINATH TEMPLE DISPUTE SETTLE
    101 4 Lucknow. July 30.— An agree been reached between Tehr: S U.P. Government regarding B Temple Bill after discussion days. The Tchri State was rep] by M:\ N. C. Bharma, Chiel Si Mr. Ganga Prasad. Judicial Mini Mr. Saklani. Advisor ol tli^M and Premier Pant and Mr.
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    Sweeper Passed Forged Cheque
    266 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Sunday J Ma Yuno.s. ■17 par-Old Malay employed m the offices of Data G H Garliek. Principal Medical Officer m Johore. pleaded guilty to fradulently using a forged cheque. The $100 cheque was pu Ui to have ban drawn by
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    TIENTSIN FOOD CRISIS
    66 4 Shanghai, Aug. 7. TIN food situation m the British Concession at Tientsin is steadily becoming worse. Many boarding houses and small dining houses hay; stopped serving meals. Stallholder^ m the Concession's market have chs cd down temporarily. No meal or fish was available to-day (Monday?. It is
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    Economic Dictators
    43 4  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Bhanghai, Aug. 7. The Japanese authorities are planning an economic dictatorship m Central China. All products and their distiibution are to be strictly controlled. It i.s believed that the object is to stabilise the bogus cur- rency.—
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    CARIBOU MEETS GALES, RAIN AND FOG
    104 4 New York, Aim 7— The Caribou which left Foynes on Saturday evening and was fuelled m the air. has arrived. Washington. August 7. Delayed further by headwinds the Caribou arrived at 2.27 a.m. G.M.T. from Botwood via Montreal. Captain Rogers described the Atlantic flight
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    2 Years For Assault On Woman
    442 4 2 Years For Assault On Woman (From Our Own Repor r emban M THE case m which two young Malays, Ibrahim bin Tahara'd^B Mahat, are alleged to have broken into the house of \\,-^m r.hool teacher, m Kampong Tengah, Kuala Pilal on the r^H 20. and there to have each
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    BOMB OUTR
    48 4 it turns out that M. i>-.fl eerously ill but is making ?3 The relatives have been :M comes from Vanci iver r'c^H tormerly emploj I Pacific Railway. The bonVn t|^| the loss of tht w of the Kiavo. and crew were killed and thw Reuter Ed-
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    ROYAL DUTO BABY NAMED
    43 4 Soestdijk. bm Irene— signifyi!v, T peact .fl first name chosen for Prir.cetH baby, is regarded as havings nificance at the present t;me| Other names are Emm Queen Wilhelmina's mother' M beth (after the aunt of thejfl cess I Reuter
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QIOTATIONS
    200 5 LYALL EVATT'S QIOTATIONS Singapore, Friday. MINING Ampats Mftt 4'Ayer Wengs 0.71 0.75 Batu Selangors 1.17 122 Hong Fatts 0.60 0.62*£ Hongkong Tin 16|6 17f6 Jelebus 0.47 0.52 Kamunting Tin 7j9 B|3 Katu Tin 21 1- 22|Kents 1110 2j2 Killtnghalls 13!- 14|6 Kramats 7|6 Z\6 Kuchais 1.15 120 Laruts 41- 4|6
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    221 5 3% 1937 red. 1962 $2,750 000 Int. May 15, Nov. 15 97» 2 98* 2 c.i. 3% 1938 red. 1958 $4,000,000 Int. May 15, Nov. 15 97* 2 98 V2 c.J. PENANG MUNICIPAL: 5% 1926 red. 1956-66 $4,000,000 Int. May 1, Nov. 1 n8 4 c X
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    These Comment On Chamberlain's Speech
    108 7 Chungking, Aug. 7. 1 gardinf British policy towards China following agreement has been somewhat allayed by I- nt m the House of Com irons, thoujrh the M .jved here w;th mixed feeling. Some people are pleased with me frank way m which Mr. Chamberlain dealt
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    Railway North China
    60 7 s t«p towards realisation so-called \nti-Cominern ecn Tokyo and Berlin, a c ,-ross North China, :iI1 o kll and ratunf, to j Uu ai.lah.ii. atcoiumg nei Aftncy. bich will be about H6O miles by the North China impany m co-operation with [way Ministry and will led to
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Tar August 8, 1919. MALAYA'S FOOD SUPPLIES
    356 8 MORNING TRIBUNE Tar August 8, 1919. MALAYA'S FOOD SUPPLIES THE land is here and the population Is here. It remains for proper opportunities to be n to Asiatics other than Malays to take up the proper culfion of padi. I am glad to say that the State of Johore has
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    GENIUS FINDS REFUGE UNITED STATE
    1031 8  - GENIUS FINDS REFUGE UNITED STATE David C. Thomsen I Cv Itu re Versus Persecu ti«» WT' B y it has recently been my prtrt* to make an extensive tour fro«n coast to coast of the Unite:! States (meeting the academic leaders oi over 30 universities and colleges l» 20 different
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    155 8 Berlin. aI HERR Hitler is still on hi Bavaria, where he v k| I preparation for the strenuous of the Nazi party congress aw berg m September. I The Fuehrer is deri3t r 0 f od t 2H ready planning some n t 4d_a__f speeches h.e will make J
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    Train Hits Bus: Eleven Kill
    24 8 7 —.Eleven I Berlin. A":- o„ ""sB were injured to Jf, motor-bufl aij >; g crossing at Potsdam, y< Reuter
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    Talks With Sovit POLITICAL ISSUES NARROWED DOWN
    264 9 Talks With Sovit POLITICAL ISSUES NARROWED DOWN I Moscow, Aug. 7. ■p.,rK.MK T X (Assiataat Commissar of Forign Affairs) yesterday K ir ivedSir William Seeds (British Ambassador) and M. Naggiar I ;ador) to discuss the programme for the reception R British and French military missions. development m the negotiations is
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    JAPAN STOPS PROPOGANDA
    33 9  - JAPAN STOPS PROPOGANDA Sin Chew Jit Poh I Shanghai, A us. 7. CCORDING to a Transk ocean report, the Japane Consal at Tientsin has lend the puppet press to Stead anti-British pro- Burunda-
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    TIENTSIN NOW THREATENED BY FLOODS
    61 9  - TIENTSIN NOW THREATENED BY FLOODS Sin Chew Jit Poh I! Shanghai, Aug. 7. Tdchir^ River has burst it* banks. 11 the villages west of Tientsin are if flooded. Many houses have oed resulting m tremendous loss of D life and property. Many cattle so drowned, area west of Yangchuen and
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    PLOT TO DESTROY ARSENAL
    71 9 i i "Pi T*is fe<? of a conspiracy for the Sml^S of the arsenal of the >at rranean Fren <* naval Uine< by th announc^ under large eport •w e pa r s here. l i at an anonymous PS^pS? oulon police autho*J. «o i t
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    Fastest Plane In World For R.A.F.
    258 9 KE of the most interesting 'planes which will shortly be m largele production for the R.A.F. is the Jlips and Powis Master 1 two- > cater, dual control, monoplane, which has a top speed of 268 m p h and is claimed to be
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    To Enlist Best Scientific Brains For Civil Defence
    210 9 and meteorological work, and Profess- >r Thomav Professor of Enghietrir.3. Cardtfl University. pLWS to enlist the best s< .entific brains m the country and research facilities of the universities m connection with problems of civil defence are announced. The special committee, appointed
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    BRITISH ATLANTIC AIR MAIL STAR TED
    53 9 I London, Aug. 6. •f HE Imperial Airways flying boat Caribou, bound from Southampton to New York on the inaugural flight of the British Atlantic air mail service, arrived lot Botwood. Newfoundland at 11 o' clock local time and left two hours late.- for
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    COMMON SKIN TROUBLE AND HOW CURE THESE
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  • RAPID MOBILISATION IN POLAND
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      189 15 Warsaw, Aug. 7. JN view of the concentrations of (.erman troops round southern and western Poland, the Polish mobilisation is continuing. Officers and men are being callH up every few days. Mobilisation will reach its maximum strength towardthe end of the month. The newspaper Kurjer Polski says: "(Germany's military preparations
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      134 15 of last week to assume a serious character- -regarding the functioning of Polish customs officials m the Free The speech delivered by Marshal Smigly-Rydz. Inspector -General of the Polish Army, to 100.000 Pilsudski Legkmaries at Cracow yesterday has been well received m diplomatic circles here. The occasion was the 25th
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    Polish Enthusiasm
    50 15 London, Aug. 7. The speech of Marshal Smigly-Rydz was read with great interest In Loudon, '.hue it is considered to be m complete accordance with the consistent policy of Poland, which at no time has shown any sign of nerves and has throughout beni clear and reasonable.— Reuter
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    71 15 Marshal Smigly-Rydz's speech ha* been received enthusiastically m Poland After the Marshal had spoken those piesent swore an oath. "In wartime to fight Inflexibly until victory is obtained an m peace to unite m solid co-opera-tion." The celebrations following the speech were remarkable for the absence of display of armed
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    87 15 Danzig, Aug. 7. Polish customs inspectors on the Fast Prussian frontier have been instructed to carry aims on duty. This is regarded as an outward sign of Poland's determination not to yield t<> Danzig pressure aimed at makin- her withdraw her men from there. The Polish note to the Danzig
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    48 15 Berlin, Aug. 7. Marsha: Smigly-Rydz's speech makes no new or valuable contribution to the situation m the opinion of Nazi commentators. One spokesman declared "Smigiy-Rvdz says Poland has no aggressive intentions, but there U a chauvinistic spirit abroad m Poland which seems determined on war with Reuter Germany.'
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      223 15 feTAL INTELLIGENCE! TO-DAY 'Imperial" Aug. 8 2 p.m. wW "Imperial" 8 2 p.m. Hawaii Maru .81 p.m. Imperial" „8 2 p.m. Hawaii Maru .81 p.m. fl Hawaii Maru 8 1 p.m. fl Imperial" 8 2 p.m. fl 'Imperial" 8 2 ,)m. V Hawaii Maru 8 1 p.m. flfl 'Imoerial" 8
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      159 15 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entranxe Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Hong Siang 22 Van Heutsz 22 1 J Kedah 18 Silverguava 16 2 3 Calchas 14 j Hawaii Maru 11 2 3 Malacca 9 2 3 Kelantan 8 2 3 Hector 6 2
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    VAN BREUKELEN'S GOOD DAY AT PENANG RACES
    771 16 VAN BREUKELEN'S GOOD DAY AT PENANG RACES GOLD CUP MEET <From Our Oun Reporter) I'enang, Monday. TRAINIS Nan HreuaeJen had an extremely successful day at PMHMg to-day on the MCMMI day m the Penan* Turf Club Gold Cup meeting. The weather Wag excellent and the IfOtn*' good and there was
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    Narrow Escape Of Embassies
    85 16 IC htumking. Aug. 7. T! HaHaa mm aUgfe- g_»"gg 1 id narrow awapfS he 5?2 al r laid. H«Kh explos.y she ■j"" the Belgian Embassy l»y ft* yards .nattering the main gate and blowing out (he doors and windows. A vfaQta Mot* of houses near by
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    Dividends At A Glance
    171 16 Dividends At A Glance Race 1: GOLftgM Vk()Vs Race 2: BK\\<> Sll. Race Is IS( \KA SI, ,1 QeWti Blaze "I Race 1: DANSE 1)1 VENipJ Maincll >\l t Beverant H| Rate (.OIN(, (,khk Just .My lauk SD." Race G- PUEI GOLD Sl3 M Miltond.ilc sll I Race 7: PINAFORE
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    TRAIN KILLS 5 WORKMEN
    98 16 Lowloti. M FIVK workmen were killed an* injured when they uere W down by the "up" Jersey boat at BraaMhot, Hampshire. The men were engaged ta j the Bramshot military camp crossing the line to catch tw London when the accident AbOUt 6.000 are employed a.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    79 16 Mails expected from A^f& lands Indies etc. d> no iders day. Deliveries of d d elive only 3 p.m. and letters 4.05 p.m to day Nt ,.he Mails expected ir Indies by Air K_£ 01lly 4tf of ooxholders' Witters d general delivery o 4.05 p.m. respeetiv on Hc
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      347 16 I NOTICE. DRESSERS 7 EXAMINATION An examination for dressers will be held m Singapore, Penang and Malacca,! >,n the 4th, sth and Gth September, 1939. Estate dressers who have had the necesary training may enter for this exami- -a tion. Further particulars may be obtained on application to the Chief
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    FIFTY-FOUR KILLED IN ACCIDENTS ON F.M.S.R.
    348 17 FIFTY-FOUR KILLED IN ACCIDENTS ON F. M. S. R. (From Our Own Reportet) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. I idents occurred, compared with 35 during 1937. 54 prisons, 11 were railway employees, 40 trespassers and gyg the annual report of the F.M.S. Railways for nieht. beloa shows the na- met with fatal
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    ICHANG RAID DAMAGE
    112 17 ICHANG RAID DAMAGE Shanghai (delayed by censor). ¥T transpires that the water- front property Of MacKinnon, MacKen',ijj and Co., agenls for the Pan-Do and other ship--1 pin? concerns, was badly damaged during yesterday's raids on Ichang. Jardine's have issued a statement to the effect that the Hslnchangwo and Kiawo were
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    PROMINENT SIAMESE VISITORS
    35 17 Mrs. Bibulva Songgram who with n-i daughter M'ss Chiravasa Chittasunga (on* her left) who arrived Oy the International Express from Bangkok yesterday. They are the if» and daughter respectively of Thailand's Premier.
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    Sakhalien Settlement
    85 17 Tokyo. August 7. I Dcmei agency despatch Horn MOSCOW A states that final agreement has been reached between the Moscow reoresentative of the North Sakhalin Petroleum Company and the chaJrman of the Soviet Trades Union m the Far Bast on the conclusion of collctivt labour contracts. It is
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    ROAD FATALITY
    41 17 The fatal road accident m which Lieut. Leonard Williams was killed early on Saturday morning, has claimed another victim, the Malay, alleged to have been the driver of one of the cars involved, having died m hospital last night.
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    Bulgarian Visit To Moscow
    96 17 London, Aug. 7. THE departure of 21 Deputies of the Bulgaria* Parliament for Russia to a f tend an agricultural exhibition at Moscow la much commented upon here, according to the Dairy Telegraph Sofia correspondent. This expedition marks the first, send DlHcial or* Official Bulgarian visi«
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    Villages Evacuated On Turco – Bulgaria Border
    85 17 Villages Evacuated On Turco Bulgaria Border Istanbul, Aug 7. AN incident reported on the Bulgarian-Turkish frontier m which a Turkish soldier is alleged to have 0 on Turkish territory by Bulgarian soldiers has ci eated excitement as both sides are preparing fori ■m**™™"' The Bulgaria* version claims t^tthe l urk.
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    Three Drowned In "Haunted" Pool
    109 17 Three Drowned In "Haunted" Pool drum Our Own Reporter) Kulim, Sunday* A TRIPLE tragedy occurred m a pool at Tawar. m Baling dls- tr it iii which three Mala>s, en- rafted m surveyim? work m the lo- S SSty, are reported to hive Mat their lives when they fell into
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    Campbell Trophy
    56 17 London, Aic 7 The Campbell Trophy, over 22 mile toS Dlace si Brooaland to-da] jnd wa won by Raymond Bays Great Bntan. M ,n y Kra. 72 7 llles on hou, T-.i Birab »nR •>! *.ln a Mo**l*ll--iSmd! thirteen and two-rlftjis se(eonds behind Ihe wirner Peter Aitken (Great
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    MISS SANSONI'S TRIPLE SUCCESS IN IPOH TENNIS
    549 18 MISS SANSONI'S TRIPLE SUCCESS IN IPOH TENNIS SOCKS WORN ON SLIPPERY COURTS (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Aug. 7. A .hower ti Ii afternoon made conditions unfavourable lor the final of A the Malayan T» nnis championship at Ipoh but did not prevent ttie final* betnj played m the presence
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    Shah Performs "Hat Triede In Annual Match
    506 18 Shah Performs "Hat Triede In Annual Match IN the annual cricket fixture between the St Andrew's p a W sent, the Past beat the Present by 96 runs. They thus m__M shield which they won last year. ?Ui^« In their first innings the past scored 06 runs, out of which
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    S.C.C. Beat "Dog" In Annual Match
    571 18 S.C.C 2 SELANGOR CLUB 1 A goal scored by Prescott late m the second half gave the S.C.C. a 2-1 victory when they met their club mates from the Spotted Dog m a friendly game of soccer on the Padang yesterday evening. No friendly
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    COLONY'S SUCCESS IN P. & T. SPORTS
    142 18 COLONY'S SUCCESS IN P. T. SPOR TS (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. ALTHOUGH rain dampened the ground it did not by any means dampen the enthusiasm of the speci tators, which included the Hon. Major Kidd, British Resident, at the twelfth annual athletic sports of the Posts
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    BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT
    34 18 The Yayu Athletic nlP :eted» ketßall team Jnt tour J^B cessful and inn ih l heir 2 ne I They won aii w^ vm Citing an exce lien lected approximate Currency!
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    287 19 WEST TAKES SIX WICKETS FOR 30 TAKING Major Hugonin's wicket with the last ball of the day, West, the Malay States fast bowler, won the match for his side when a team' captained by Colin H. Miller met the Officers of the United Services m a cricket match at
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    103 19 I Our Own Reporter) t Lumpur, Aug. 7. I the board again at fed day of the Malayan swimming contest, held Swimming Club to-day. [n the unit championship Its. Singapore being second Ipoh third with 51. ter poln final, Penang beat f five goals to three, after it the
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    REINFORCEMENTS FRENCH SINGAPORE
    104 19 REINFORCEMENTS FRENCH SINGAPORE Singapore, Monday. m of reinforcements JB India consisting of the •on of the 2nd Punjab IU under the command of ■S. Challen, second m (■arrived by the "Ethiopia" Branding officer, Lieut. Col. j 'i w on leave and returns W'd m about a month's time. I reinforcements]
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    JERMANS WATCH ITALIAN PRACTICE
    45 19 JERMANS WATCH ITALIAN PRACTICE A Rome. Aug. 7. c stage of the uvres- opened en •^cl Trieste divi- defence first i ith an attacking 01 the French German jcurnawatching the attention; If is awaiting the efficiency and the value m Jheory of war by I
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    LORD LYTTON WIRES JOHORE
    130 19 C 7uTsan"d ay IN reply to a cablegram sent by the Ijohor? Oversea Chinese association en behalf of the Johore Chinese on the qttesticn of the result of the Tokyo talks a cablegram has been received by Mr., Teo Kai Chuan, the President of the Johore
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    Sportsmen Receive Colours
    89 19 Sportsmen Receive Colours Singapore, Monday. AVER a dozen boys of St. Andrew's School received their "Colours," which were presented to them by Mr. S. S. Scales a member of the School's Board of Control. The following received colours: ATHLETICS: N. Capel, H. Deans S. Deans, Phoa Watt Seng and Tham
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    27 19 i Harper Gilfillan XI defeated Joseph' Travers XI by four goals to nil m a friendly soccer game on Friday, at the I Geylang Stadium.
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    Methodist Preparatory School's Sports
    335 19 gee; 2 Tan Kirn Keow; 3. Huan Soo Mui. Net Ball Relay A and B: 1. Bunn; 2. Horley. Umbrella Relay 'Girls): 1. Archer. Obstacle Race -B. 1. Archer; 2. Bunn. Hurdle. Sack and Ball— A: 1. Bunn. Circle Gap Passing Girls: 1. Bunn. Old Boys
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    Technical Assistants' Dinner
    138 19 Technical Assistants' Dinner 'Prom Our Own Reixirter^ Kuala Lumpur, Sunday THE need to form a central association of Technical Assistants, was stressel by speakers at the Malayan Technical Assistant 1 Dinner at the Eastern Hotel last night Mr Selvanayagam, tin Secretary of the Reception Committer, m the course Of his
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    SOVIET PURGE DENIED
    87 19 Moscow, Aug. 7. Over a hundred former high officials of the party and Government have been stripped of theL* honours for "unbecoming conduct." The lijfc includes Libchenko. former Premlcv of the Ukraine, who committed lUlCldc m 1937. Most of them were dismiss! 1 m the purge.'.' long
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    Singapore Supervisee
    92 19 (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban. August 7. IN the Police Court on Friday, Mohamed Yusop pleaded guilty to failing to report to the Police, he being a police.supervisee. Mr. Matheson, 0.C.D., who prosecuted said that there had been a lot oi housebreaking recently. The accused was from Singapore
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    53 Executed For Murder In Madrid
    211 20 53 Executed For Murder In Madrid Madrid. Auk 7. At ASS trial of M> persons allefrd to h.i PI heiu implicated m the minder nt Major f.alialdon. inspi t»i Ike < ivil Guard Of Madrid his j— fi| iauffllter and his militarj liauffMir Ml .luh Ifl rewal-d M i r—
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    JAPAN AND AXIS
    61 20 Tokyo AnA FOREIGN Office spokesman de- dan that no reports had been r r, i i elved from Lake Como about aeetlng of the Japanese Ambassadors to Rome and Berlin. He declined to comm< \)i on prt n n ports that Japan intended to here to the
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    BACK IN SINGAPORE
    27 20 photo. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Skey and their son Tony have returned to Singapore after a lons holiday m South Africa and England.- Tribune
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    BRITISH COMMENT ON POLISH LEADER'S SPEECH
    210 20 London. August 7. THE speech of Marshal Smighridz. comments The Times m an editorial under the heading: "Where Poland Stands" was delivered m firm, moderate language. Its dominant note was struck m the phrase: -'We shall repel by all means at .our disposal, etc."
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    Command Problems Settled
    169 20 Command Problems Settled Paris, Aug. 7. IN the nanue of 1,100 British ex-Service-men standing massed behind him, Majcr General Sir Frederick Maurice, President of the British Legion, rekindled the flame at the tomb of France's Unknown Warrior under the Arc de Triomphe yesterday evening After the ceremony the Legionaries marched
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    FREEDOM W RETURN TO EUROPE
    235 20 FREEDOM W RETURN TO EUROPE London. fl t IN a ipee< h at the Liber.l^j_B acted Cmkhmx ol ciUd hrstoriea precedents^__T firm conviction »hat de m .*r__e_e_ freedom m Eartpc will be tJ Dr. Bene. breakine ihfl imposed apon him wbe« n Britain from /•(hoslovakia_Hl Toveß tion.s and m IB
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    RECORDS AT THE WHITE CITY
    93 20 RECORDS AT THE WHITE CITY London. -^^Ho\ AT the White City alhlet'« o spectators sew M teskl .|>> four world records, win l>! miles and create a new Tl wM cord of 13 minutes 59 1 10 ><■ The Americans did wfL Tinning the half-m>> :n 1 fvm, sees., and
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    British Nation Expansion
    85 20 British Nation Expansion THE Admiralty announce I measures designed to ej personnel by the dilution nel m less exacting a I The first Invites 3,0W /al and marine ra t M )f age. to re-engage W exceeding six yff r5 nr n;1 v.«l cr training *°J o I uid the
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