Morning Tribune, 11 August 1939

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    10 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, August 11, 1939 FIVE CBNTS.
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    TOKYO HINTS THAT TALKS MAY BE ENDED
    204 1 London. Aug. 10. •tions have yet been sent Robert Craigie (British )v in Tokyo) Reuter's correspondent underfflcial circles have as yet dge of reports that the military mission intend ■okyo next week if negoave not been resumed. Led here that the GovernItude ha^
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    HOPE FOR MISSING PLANE ABANDONED
    224 1 HOPE FOR MISSING PLANE ABANDONED London.Aug. 10. THE latest information at the Air-Ministry is that the weather is now improving and there is every hope that night flying will be possible in co-operation with to-night's blackout. The Air Ministry report between 1 p.m. to 4.30 p.m was that weather conditions
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    DRD MAYOR TO HSIT ROTTERDAM
    36 1 London. Aug. 10. i of London is to pay a Is > U, Rotterdam from Sept. 15 y».y Vshl(>^clay he will be re- audience bv the Queer, of the British Official Wireless
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    EGYPT CONFERENCE
    19 1 Jerusalem, Aug. 10 G Barker, the '•C of British troops ansjordan, hai left With I ieut- Reuter
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    DEFENCE OF D.E.I.
    64 1 Batavia. Aug. 10. Till leaders of the different parties represented on the national j eouneil have proposed a motion j urging the necessity for reinforcing i the defences of the Netherlands j East Indies. lt is considered that special at- i tention should be given to the
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    British Consulate At Swatow "Isolated"
    70 1 British Consulate At Swatow "Isolated" Tokyo, Aug. IC, FOLLOWING the incident at Swatow, in which British Marines are alleged by the Japanese to have been involved, Japanese tr.y?ps have been posted to "isolate" the British Consulate there, according to Japanese press despatches.— Reuter. As a result of the alleged incident,
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    AXIS SOLIDARITY EMPHASISED
    103 1 Duesseldorf, Aug. 10. "The Fuehrer will never wantonly stake the life of a German," declared General Von Brauchrtsch, German Commander-in-Chief, addressing workers at the Rhein Metal works He added, "But if Hitler demands from us the ultimate highest sacrifice, then we can be sure there is no
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    STOP PRESS FORSTER'S SPEECH
    112 1 STOP PRESS FORSTER'S SPEECH ?>:iwr.ig, Aug. 10. "We meet in ftrave times to protest before the whole worid against the anti-Danzig war threat which thc Poles have been making for weeks past," declared iir Forster, addre*sing a mass demonstration here. Hi Forster that foreign journalists had assumed thc Nazis wanted
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    FORSTER TO SPRING SURPRISE?
    179 1 Paris, Aug. 10. HR. Forster, in his speech at Danzig to-night intends to spring a surprise. He is quoted as having expressed the intention in a statement to newspapermen on his return to Danzig from a visit to Wr. Hitler, for whom he will virtually speak,
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    EXPELLED FROM ROME
    69 1 Rome, Auku.-I 10 Mr. H. It. Ekins, correspondent of the United Tress oi America in ir rue. has been expelled from Italy and the United Prevs offlee closed foi an indefinite period by order of Mussolini. This action was uikrn it is stated, because of the repert
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    GERMAN ENVOY ON LEAVE
    38 1 London August 10 Tiif Oerman A idoi left ,v away for reeks His call on L rd Ha wai the Brst cont ict since I was for the pur nose of >u\ ne Reuter
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    BOMBER TRANSPORTS ARRIVE IN SINGaAPORE
    147 2 Equipment And Personnel Carried gOMBER transports carrying equipment and ground personnel for the new Bristol Blenheim bombers which will be arriving in Singapore in the next day or two, reached Singapore yesterday, according to a message received from the Royal Air Force at Seletar. Like
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    MR. E. LEWIS WALLER
    206 2 To Produce Plays In Singapore THE fact that Mr. E. Lewis Waller, son of the famous actor of that name, has recently come to live in Singapore has given an impetus to the cause of amateur theatricals. Mr Waller is an experienced theatrical manager, and he
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    WOMAN HURT
    9 2 Singapore, Thursday evening nhnut am 11/l thfc>
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    "Boy" Drew Ton-Tin Money Night Before Death
    459 2 Murder Inquiry wttttjtttt™ Singapore, Thursday. J^LKIHER evidence was recorded before Mr. L. C. Goh, the ftftl magistrate, this morning when the preliminarv inqnirr into th< charge of murder of Ong Chow Yee, a "boy" of Rear-Admiral Drew preferred against three Chinese was continued
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    An Unwilling Witness
    94 2 Singapore, Thursday. •■|T is fortunate that you are 1 here to-day, otherwise I would certainly have taken some action against you," commented Mr. W. G. Porter to a Chinese witness who was called upon to give evidence at the Coroner's enquiry this morning. According to Mr. Porter,
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    No Appreciable Change In V. D. Incidence
    99 2 No Appreciable Change In V. D. Incidence 'Once again I have to report that there is no appreciable change in the incidence of maternal and congenital syphilis as seen among the mothers and babies on the clinic registers," says Dr. PS. Hunter, former Municipal Health umcer. m his last annual
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    ROAD COLLISION
    72 2 dent l^!'- Th rsd ay.-A motor accioent at the junction of River Valley Hoad and Kim Seng Road shortly after car* U \h rSSSS inv lvi "g tw 0 mo'orcau and a bicycle, resulted in the Chiwas Sl l r\ S }J ei £s taken t9 hos P
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    G.O.C. C On Rege Of Johore
    38 2 G.O.C. C On R ege Of Johore JJ' E le °«*rai oj sanding. Major^n the Regent of johol^n Besar. j ohote &> yesterday. V His Excellency tasaecte J of honour furnished J *H Forces and altM^ <■ Sence*' Regem at
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    A CORRECTION
    124 2 QUR account of the SuJ case between S. V. R. Chettiar and Wee Kam S* tained inaccuracies which this first opportunity to i The statement made by Mr J f representing the defendant no one witnessed the signing t missory note, except the pi« defendant and two Chinese
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    LAST SHOWS OF "ON THE SP
    59 2 Singapon m CDGAR Wallace's thriller ifl Spot will be presented iH and to-morrow night by the Btfl Players, at the Victoria TheatreM will be the, final performances ofl tuilliant play, which created good impression at it's P re!n jfl Saturday night. Members of festy's
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    POLICE BAND TO PERFORM TO-DAY
    60 2 Singapore. Fr* THE Band of the Straits Sd ments Police wll pefortniaj lie this afternoon at Farrer J at 5.30 p.m. under the direct* Mr. S. Chapman. Bandmaster. programme w.ll »»e as w> March "Thc Advance Gujljj Overture, "Plymouth Hoc, *J Selection, "Viennese orltf Lehar,"
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      64 2 Law Notice For To-OH Before Mr. Justin Pedlo* d °l at 11 a.m. s or# D, M Summonses-in-Chamou t Summonses, Motion ana p.m. «gS I Before Mr. Justice Mam h Court at 11 a.m. ,„j tf 3e Part heard -S^ 038^ I Wee Cheng Soon l0 45 a.Kfl Before the
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    UNKNOWN
    33 3 Ik. Aug. 10. forwarded to ill by Attorney r hal the French P itted its dip,i for smuggling rai Grand Jun t»/, other French bee ,nS vment oi ui» i I Reuter
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    WEAK FOR SHIPPING
    92 3 I Singapore, Thursday, oo 15-year-old pupil of a thiol was to-day fined $15 fad Oldham, the Second br being a member of an ictv to wit the Overseas leohi^ Opposition National fty (Students' Division). rs originally sentenced to of the rotan. examination revealed that n weak health,
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    STABBING ALLEGED
    99 3 IE Singapore, Thursday. ■D coming home at 1 a.m. ly. .surprised his wife, it was ■he company of a man. What Id a sequel in the third police morning when a young Tamil, L was charged with attempting irt with a knife to the wo|>and. Suppiah. my denied
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    Weeks For Cycle Theft
    69 3 Thursday. to a charge (A theft of a biChiat Place on m Cheng Hock t-eks* rigorous Mr. Conrad Oldham, Wl Such, who complainant side a Chinese drink. When he •icycle missing. the police. by a detectiv? erday. The deroueed by thi bicycle, which ae anri if"
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    Singapore Servicemen "Lonely & Impressed"
    906 3 Singapore Servicemen Lonely Impressed" TOC H HOPE TO R UN JOINT CLUB stirring appeal to Englishmen in Singapore to come forward and do their bit to perpetuate the spirit of unselfishness and sacrifice was made by the Rev. A. S. Giles at a tea party given yesterday evening at the
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY
    12 3 Tenders are invited Wr 1939 c. H. GOLDIE, Municipal Secretary.
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY
    136 3 Assessment List 1940 Notice ll hereby given Jf With the provisions ol Section 92 ol tn MunicipalWriinance that the iiWjrt List containing the annual val uc of «M assessment to be levied on all hwjaj buildings, lands and tenements, situatea vv hin the Municipality of Singapore, foi the
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    BULLION MARKET
    37 4 o /w m m London, Thursday msrTJLaU Preyj.-us t>- Change Bar Ciold. TJne. per oz H I I Cl 8 6' >„ ULVB l| K» 7 a 17 i„ forward l^u 6 9 16 .j I6
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    LONDON COMMODITIES
    61 4 RI'BBEK Previous T n *j. Spot Buyers Steady r,^ 0 Sellers 89 16 rt e y Quiet m Forward September Buyers 8 916 2 m r, Sellers 8 916 J! 2 Jnd Forward Oct Dec. Buyers 8 5 2 H OJ Sellers 8* 8 z J l 3rd
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    EXCHANGES OF HOSTAGES
    86 4 Gdynia. Aug 10. The Polish customs officer Lipinski. nrnstcd last week, h.'s been .set w tht Danaig authorities and be li now m Poland Hi., liberation follows strong diplomatic representation! by the Polish authorities Four other Poles were also been set free In retaliation for the arrests
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    RUBBER CROP
    24 4 The crop of United Malacca for Julv was 37,000 lb a total for three months < the current financial year of 106.800 lb
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    INCREASE IN COPPER QUOTA
    146 4 London. Aug. 10. THK copper production quota has 1 been raised from 95 to 105 per cent, of basic tonnages, effective from Aug. 16. The decision io raise the copper production quota came as no surpris? tc the London metal exchange. Well-informed circles point out that
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    94 4 rii.?i I lOCk Exchan Be. although trading was very quiet, the undertone was steady, particularly in the closing stages when gilt-edged rallied a f tlr being somewhat easier. e Copners were unresponsive on the announcement of an increased production I t q o U nn a ag°es from
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    70 4 Tin ,t laAmm Thursday. Tm at midday was $114' 8l up \2 and the price of Rubber at 4 o'clock' was buyers Spot 28^ cents, buyers October December 28 11 16 cents '"""I In the face of continued selling from Rubber shares received buvine inoni lies at
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    PRODUCE
    82 4 PALM OIL (Malay) Pr J In bulk Aug Sept. fM c n v I COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) N minal **'M Aug. shipment £10 7 6 Seller fl SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) I Aug. shipment 8 3 Value fl TAPIOCA Seed Pearl lst quality 1 (Singapore) Aug. Shipment 13 6 Sellers
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    LONDON SHARE LIST
    131 4 t, London. Thin Distillers Previous To-day Dunlop Rubber 97 96 6 General Electric 2871 2 23 6 Imperial Chemical Industries 7 >25,, 743 Imperial Tobacco 294 2 2 Anglo-Dutch 133 1> 2 133 I', Canadian Pacific 25 3 25 3 London Tin 4 5 16 4' 4
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    NEW YORK CABLE
    53 4 RBRER New York. Aug. et Tone Previous To-dav Ci Steady Steady Buvers 16 9 16 16* Forward Oct D-c leri 16 nl6 163 -> f u V e 16 5 8 16 1116 TIN Sellers 163 4 16 13 16 -l Market Tone L'l Spot D l
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    65 4 London. Thurs* TT nn d^^; Previous To-dav CM T I aSc? lf losjng mid<f le rate) 176.71 Unchanged TaT&wEZm^^ 8777 ■•w5 TT on hS£55£L%!!2? seUln e 4 Nominal 3 13 16 Nominal TToS Wn d^ n SL Be,tt V rate > ls 223 32d Unchanged T.T\ on New
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    METAL MARKET
    9 4 fcTin STANDARD D London '""al £2253, «5«
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      13 4 I "impeachable si rutin South British insurance Co., W* 5926 2 ftotoyson G»*
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    118 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Bmßapore. Auk 10 5 p.m Conpani DM^end Book> Close Payable Date T«-tal tat TIN ImM Ex Div. year Batu SelunKor I Auk 0 Auk 24 Aup 23 > 1 1 2 d bonus Thabawleik I|3 No 21 Aug. 11 Auk J Auk 12 13-4*
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    154 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Thursday Ampats n 3 71 0^ 5 ,Ayer Wengs 0.71 u./o 'Batu Selangors I.M Jg HongFatts *f Hongkong Tin W "L Jelebus 04 < p 5 Kamuntlng Tin W J Katu Tin 1,- -f r Kents JK 0 .JJ pinghalls 13.; Kramats 1M kuchais l J?™*
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    Deportees Cheered
    53 7 London, Aug. 10. Two Birmingham IRA suspects, aged IP tnd 21 respectively, were deported from Liverpool Yesterday. One was rnt to Dublin and the other to Belfast. When deportees bound for Dublin went on board, the steerage pas- <*n&ers greeted them with shouts ofl -U<b» the IRA! God
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    UNKNOWN
    101 7 Thursday. 11 take a ricksha I vc ie in North I n of Aue. 5. I oodJ dealer. :nr»tor car. He l> death this I erdid was re- W.G. Porter. I General H f U e to .shock fractured ■.r of the car. I nfl6C caterer his car at
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      205 7 IRENE IMNNK FRED MacMl RRA^ extend you an invitation j j to happiness in their new film j {"INVITATION TO HAPPINESS"! OPENING TO-DAY 3-15, 6-15 9-15 j U albam bb a j Paramount's (.rand Comedy Drama, presenting I IRENE FRED j IM Wi: MfwMUBBAV in S l Jj |F jf
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    AIR AS MEDIUM OF CLOSE ANGLO-FRENCH AMITY
    1386 8 HUMAN SIDE OF ROYAL TOUR (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 28. JHIS has been l great week for flying. The air is becoming the medium for closer and closer Franco-British amity and understanding. Several things have happened this week to prove this
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    Ben Chime London Letter
    1641 8 Ben Chime London Letter JJ experience oi phutogranhin. I 1 of the British Royal Fa -IB the celebrated pu- lures o?'M V at the broadcasting m.^X I Mr. Horton's work. On?KM Mr. Horton took a very 19 K King George VI Jt^ ,n rophone in Winnipeg from broadcast his Empire-Day
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    Phone To Chungking
    48 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Hongkong. Tug. 10 The radiophon* service between Chungking and Hongkong will be formally open to the public on Aug. 15. Experiments on another radiophone service between Kwanr.unp and Rangoon hav 0 been proved successful. The service will be inaugurated in September-
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    A RESTRICTED ALLIANCE
    260 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai Aug 10 General Terauchi, who is now voting Germany on holiday," is in reality sent by tlie Japanese military grou»> for the purpose of urging the German and Italian Governments to accept a 'united alliance which only provides for joint military action
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    MAILS SPEED-UP
    34 9 A letter posted in London on Saturday for carriage In the Imperial Airways flyingboat Caribou to Canada was delivered to the city archivist In Vancouver at noon on Monday.- British Official Wireless
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      77 9 r^^^^i^l Picked and preserved as fp^vV^ ti j||fcrgOT| soon as thev are ripe and packed in airtight bottles, s^®o||@^^i Crosse Black well's i'^SJMHßfe*^ Gooseberries remain as fresh and juic\ as on the W^ <^^ W* dav that tlu v ;m> gathered W-W,, d wi ma kc the most /iting tarts
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    MORNING TRIBUNE
    332 10 Friday, August 11, 19.19. HI WIU, NOT BE SUM* j^ VIGOROUS attack on the polir of attempting to stifle criticisr was made by Sir Archibald Sin clair, leader of the Liberal Opposi tion, in a recent speech. Th< Liberal leader has been outspoke! in his criticism of the
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    A CRITIC of OMENS and PROPHECIES
    665 10 A CRITIC of OMENS and PROPHECIES Too illicit Supers lilion! FORTUNE telling has been created with the world, one might say; from the beginning it has been proved mostly untrue and still people believe firmly in it The Hebrews had their Prophets and they saw in them the "speakers" of
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    AND ONE THAT MUST COME TRU
    460 10 AND ONE THAT MUST COME TRU sant tells you that rain on St i I announces a bad harven un'u Barnabas contradicts it jj] believe him a.s the ver/vofcJ However, for complete J you can consult an expert in mancy and the king ot heart! you that a young and
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    BAILOON BARRAGE STOPS IB ATTACK ON LONDON
    657 11 BAILOON B ARRAGE STOPS IB ATTACK ON LONDON London, Aug. 10. THE mimic aerial war is continuing in spite of the postponement of the big black-out until Friday. A communique stated that a second raid on the south coast culminated in an attack on the army barracks at Newport, Isle
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    TRANSPORT MINISTER N TRADE RECOVERY
    36 11 TRANSPORT MINISTER N TRADE RECOVERY L, London, Aug. 10. ;,il further general jconomic recovery depend on "matronal situation," declared lll!,M 1 "i Transport, in a yj the Tyneside yesterday. it o n Ho say: "If any
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    EMPIRE AIR BOOKINGS STILL AVAILABLE
    125 11 London. Aug. 10. IMPERIAL Airways announced on Tuesday evening that thev were "forced to reduce substantially the passenger accommodation on the 2? .000 miles of their Empire routes." This statement has been interpreted in certain quarters as a refusal to book any more passenger accommodation
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    BRITISH ARABLE AREAS AMERICAN CLIPPER
    64 11 BRITISH ARABLE AREAS AMERICAN CLIPPER London. August 9. A feature of the annual returns made in Vme "by* farmers in England ar .4 Wales and published by the Mlntetrj or Agriculture is an increase of «.W» acn. in arable land. Immediately after trio «r"SS egtin since *^eS a steady decline
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    AMERICAN CLIPPER
    38 11 London, August 9. The nymgboat American Clipper the! SLi flight across the Atlantic British Official Press tricted There is also •«2£«wH of accommodation for f 'are travelling between lnjerm r;*„_ e^m tbP Fmoire routes. British Wireless
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    H. M. The King Watches Trooping Of The Colour In Threes
    144 12 H. M. The King Watches Trooping Of The Colour In Threes •WnCJKOIMJKw etched hem a window above the Parade ground a differ,,,. T r opins the Co o|Jr and <»ard mounting drill the Hor e r>uards tm, the m e n marching the new -Mead of thn customary fours. Fifteen
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    Queen Presents Standard
    201 13 QUEEN ELIZABETH presented a new standard to the Queen's Bays Regiment when she visited Tiduorth, Hampshire. The regiment is shortly leaving on foreign service. Above: the Queen is photographed talking with wives of the soldiers when she visited the Regiment. Left: she chats with Sergeant McIlheron, a
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    Popular Ways With Past
    936 14 pASTRY ll always popular with the family, so the more ways in which you can serve it up to them, the happier they will be! In passing, remember that it is advisable to let all pastry "rest" for half an hour or longer before baking, and
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    Train Your Youngsters To FEND FOR THEMSELVES
    904 15 Train Your Youngsters To FEND FOR THEMSELVES Never has a spirit of independence been more necessary than it is to-day Rk young children can learn R their teeth, wash and Pm selves with a minimum adult supervision. Period in the history of the 9 has it been more important 9
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    Fascists And Army In Full Control Of Spain
    240 17 Talis, Auk. 10, PERTAIN deteik of tht ivc< instruction of thu SpanW Cabinet, following Hm raorganlnation <»i' the Falanga (Fascist) Parti "ial<.« the party th" desisive influence in the life of the new Spain, according to fturgee reporti raaching here. Two surprises
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    ARMY RESERVISTS COMPLAINT
    108 17 London, Aug. 10 ABOUT 150 reservist^ instructor.; I Yeovil camp angered because §onu of them go a fortnight without pa when they return to civil life and b< cause they are not receiving the reserv allowance in addition to their army pa while in camp, have interviewed
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    144 17 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE KEPPEL HARBOCR Main Wharf: Recorder. Silverguava. Lch. Kingfisher. Standella. King's Dock Wharf: Nil. Coal Wharf: Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar: Albert Dock: Nil Victoria Dock: Crane A. Estate Pontoon. Keppel Harbour: King's Dock: Van Heutsz. No. 1
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      123 17 LOCAL CHINESE GIVES SIOO.OOO SCHOLARSHIP Singapore, Thursday. MR. U Chun Cheng, prominent Singapore, ChiMM kmMmtm man, has contributed $100,030 in Chinese Treasury bonds for the advancement of study in engineering and thr industrial arts hi China. The Li Chun Cheng Scholarship Fund will be kept intact. btit the interest accruing
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      120 17 MAILS EXPECTED Mails expected from Europe (London Mails) by the P. and O. (Rajputana) du«at Singapore to day. Delivery of box holders* letters and letters 9 am. respect tively on the same day. Mails exoected frcm Australia Ntlhei lands Indies etc. by air (Qantas to-da; Delivery of boxholders* letters 3
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    GUIDE TO PENANG GOLD CUP MEE
    5985 18 Candidates' Recent Outings RECENT lorni of *'l horses a«d ponies i ntrml for Saturday. Aiif. II oi the la-t day of the P*mn« I urf Chib meeting showing at a ulanre how lhe randidates hive Eared In thtit recent outing <<\cept whra new), IfthOT
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    Track Notes Front Penang
    318 18 Track Notes Front Penang Penang, Thursday. gOME spirited gallops were seen this morning at the Batu Gantong race course when horses taking part in this Saturday's races were taken out for training. The best gallops of the day were by Sultana (J. Donne\ly) who with Royal Worlington (E. Donnelly), was
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    Mr. Yap Pheng Geck's Talk On "Public Opinion"
    654 20 Singapore. Friday. THK quality and tone of local public opinion could be improved," said Mr. Yap Pheng (Jcck in the course of an address, on "The Variability of Public Opinion," before The Ceylon Tamils' Association last night. Mr. M. V. Pillai presided
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    ENTRIES FOR SKY MEETING
    243 20 ENTR IES FOR SKY MEETING IVrak 1 tut Cl,:', Au HORSES CLASS 4 fl COimeU, 5 2 un ß Excuse Ifi H Harap H Inverfogt; Kuala Prince H New Zealand H Patroleah H President H Pride of Perak I Queen's Course I Sam Burger M Star lock B Tin Pool
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    XT EUROPEAN CRISIS OVER YUGOSLAVIA
    268 21 Um don Auk. Hi m the Yugoslav frontier arouse fears that wil be the centre of the next European \ews-Chronicle special correspondent at that it is reliably reported that Italians in mans in the region of the Slovene borders massing troops and materials in a
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    ALLEGED TRESPASS BY LORRY
    102 21 Singapore. Thursaav. rR driving his lorry through Mount Pleasant Road on June 18. Tan Ah Kow, a lorry driver, was to-day charged Kith having committed trespass. Mount Pieasant Road being a private road The prosecution allege that Tan had used the road as a short cut
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    "IRON LUNG" MAN WEDS
    65 21 Chicago. August 10 A marriage licence was issued to-dav to Mr. Fred Suite, the "iron lung" man and Miss Teresa Larkin. aged 25. who la described as an old friend of the family. Mr Snite remained in a iron lung throughout the service. The honeymoon will
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    FAKIR OF IPI AGAIN
    149 21 Simla, Aug. 10. THE red-bearded Fakir of Ipi, who for the past 14 years has been the terror of Waziristan, has reappeared at Kharre, on the northern border of north Waziristan, from where he was dislodged by military action last year. The air blockade which cut
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    ALIEN DELAYED REPORTING
    175 21 Singapore, Thursday. A FINE of $5 was imposed this afternoon by thc third police magistrate (Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke) on a Japanese. Makoto Aoki. 43. of Angullia Park, for failing, as an alien resident in the Settlement, to report to the Registrar within 43 hours of his arrival
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    WAYWARD OTHER!
    35 21 WAYWARD OTHER! I Singapore, Thursday. POU W man minced nto Sf JJ*«J after her, JJf ab ()Ul to reach ?ft**-«ft the youth •f followed the el™*®a* loudly. fefea -tin Hu-h. lock-up!" re- woman youth, ome
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    MALNUTRITION AMONG MOTHEW & BABIES-A MOST SERIOUS PROBIS
    1049 22 MALNUTRITION AMONG MOTHEW BABIES-A MOST SERIOUS PROBIS Municipal Health Officer On Diet Deficiency •THE problem of malnutrition among mothers and babies due to m.sufficiency or total lack of essential vitamins and mineral salts in ti-e.r diet is perhaps the most serious of all with which the Infant Welfare Department is
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    Earthquake In Bulgaria
    50 22 Sofia. Aug. 10. WALLS cracked and chimneys fell when a severe earthquake shook an area of about 800 square miles in Central Bulgaria affecting the towns of Tchirpan, Sfcara-Zagora, Cosmovgrad and Plovdiv the second largest nity in Bulgaria. There were scenes of terror among the population. Reuter
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    Air Service Suspended
    46 22 Buenos Aires. Aug. 10 The air service between here and Rosario has been suspended owing to the company's alleged violation of their contract to employ a majority of Argentine pilots. It is stated that the company intended to employ exclusively Italian pilots. Reuter
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    Unpolished Rice Should I Available To Poor People
    633 22 ''VERY serious consideration should be given to ways and ma bringing unpolished rice readily and easily within the reach poorer classes," observes Dr. P. S. Hunter, formt r Municipal Officer, in his last annual report— for 1938. Commenting on the infantile death
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    THAI CITIZEN SA
    164 22 THAI CITIZEN SA Singapore, Fri pVE prominent citizens Thailand sailed by "Marechel Joffre'' last for Europe. They are Chiravasa Chittasunga I er of the Premier of Thi Mr. Phaung Phra Khooi Miss Phung Phra I children of the Director rai of Thailand's Police Mr. and Mrs. Yim Phunj Khoo n.
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    Out Of Season Fruit
    143 22 Out Of Season Fruit Sineapore. fl l MEDIUM-SIZED durian. A A terday from a basket at J| Station, Keppel Jffi£| property" in the third poi 1 Lim Buck Sia !-i -;^1 ordered to pay I prison for thri I pay the fir. 8 a tfi fruit, which v I A
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    WESE RESERVES BEAT SAPPERS
    510 23 WESE RESERVES BEAT SAPPERS EXCITING PLAY AT STADIUM CHINESE 3 SCORING two goals i„ quick succession late in the mmm reserves beat the R.E. reserve^yt^Zut.l Sisr s,on ,eaCTe mm t match ryga Exchanges were very keen and i fast pace was maintained through out. The Chinese forwards wen more thrustful
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    UNKNOWN
    89 23 IL are t... jn the S.C.C. fcookcr c Wß petition:— lAuu. N AD. Baker vs. |Auo 15: s Robinson |j 16: C.G. Fugler f AVit: 1" C Fitton vs. pu 18 0 Pritchett vs. inteer Snooker bg 14 A F Hunter and E G. Pritchett and Vauing. 15: H.M
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    LONY WIN KRAY CUP
    75 23 LONY WIN KRAY CUP Our Own Reporter) fcuala Lumpur. Aug. 10. ■won an overwhelming vicK L F MS by ei ht souls ■e Mackray Cup polo tour- a on tho racecourse this chukker the Colony scored I K "chukteri a thp thC mmmtiLei s the f °rmer ir Jead t0
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    A.M.C SCORE 5-1 TORY OVER MARINES
    193 23 l» the ,at Tan S ,in yesterday when they beat the wmd round of the Second Division (A) -2m t at the Ar the y* nist encounter l^to y th! l 7 Ueoi turnet L*lteu oa e lUne of &-1 hout the" a f
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    Colonial Cup At Island Club
    240 23 Colonial Cup At Island Club The following are players and starting times for the Colonial Cup Competition on Saturday, August 12. The course will be closed to nonparticipante between 2.40 p.m. to 3.40 p m. at the first tee: 2.45 R G Forbes 19) and A.A. Saw (19) vs. H.L.
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    Caribou Returning
    53 23 New York, Aug. 10— The British flying boat Caribou left at 4.09 p.m. local time on its return flight across the Atlantic Reuter MontrealT Aug. 10.— The Caribou arrived at 10.25 pjn. GMT. and is remaining at Boucherville air base here overnight, leaving for Botwood at 6 ft.m.
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    UNITED ENGINEERS BEAT COLD STORAGE
    461 23 nearly put the Uniteers ahead, but he shot wide with only the goalie to beat Returning to the attack the Cold Storage took the lead through Ah Bah, after Brown had effected a brilliant save from a penalty taken by the same player. Far from
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    RIBBENTROP AND CIANO TO DISCUSS DANZIG
    468 24 Ilrrlin. Auk 10 II iv oIIm iall> aniioiiiired that von Kiliheiitrop and "mint Ciano will moe! shortly al Salzburg to discuss foreign political questions. It is understood that Danzig will be the first question on the list. lhe meeting ol von Kibbentrop anc Count
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    DUKE OF KENT FLYING TO INDIA
    76 24 London, August 10. The Duke and Duchess of Kent have decided to fly to Karachi when they proceed to Australia in October In order io shorten what would otherwi.se be a long sea voyage. According to present arrangements they will be tess than a
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    EARL OF ROSSLYN
    16 24 London Aug 10 The death has occurred nf th* rir •»f Rosslyn Reuter
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    Japanese Fanning Revolt In Annam
    230 24 Hongkong, Aug 10. il is .rliably learnt that tin Japanese are fanning a revolution in Annam. Activities have been going on for some time, but they have i. ,-n nverinnkeri as Ih -int* aimed at China Ten Ku ciiniri. the brotbti ol the «*xKing of
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    RAIL STRIKE
    66 24 London. Aug. 10. Following conferences between the railway unions and the companies, there is a possibility that the strike will be put off until next week. After a meeting between the companies and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, an official statement was issued, "the meeting
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    SHANGHAI ALERT
    30 24 Shanghai, Aug. 10— With streets rilled with men in uniforms, Shanghai passed a quiet day yesterday. The present orecautions will last a week, ending on Aug 16 Reuter
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    Sponsored Anglophobia At Hankow
    79 24 Hankow. Auk. 10 A LARGE-SCALE anti-British campaign will bt started here today. The streets are placarded with anti-British posters A special anti-British demonstration been arranged for Au? 13, the second anniversary of the outbreak of I Sino Japanese Hostilities at Shanghai. Chinese shops have been ordered
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    WANG OUTLINES PEACE PROPOSALS
    510 24 WANG OUTLINES PEACE PROPOSALS VISITING his home town. Mr. Wang Ching Wel torm^v J of the Kuomintang, spoke of his peace movement I I which was broadcast last night, states the Eastern V 1 He said that truce in the whole of- Ws I China would be immediately realised ani
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    Weather Hampe Air "Wa
    69 24 Weather Hampe Air "Wa I Londorv I JHE air exercises were i during the night own weather but were resu morning, when a feature operations was the accui 'of Observer Corps, under conditions. Several bomber turnmtioni raids without being .-et:. oy patrols, but bad weather and b:litv made things difficult
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    SPAIN-CHILE DI
    56 24 oaiuwii;i« The possibility of a diplofl between Spain and Chile ifl Sen. Ortega. Foreign Miflfl menting on Franco's deufl publican refugees in Chile. I He added. "We asked all American OovernmtnU tn M demarche to the Bur-os m and this step will be taken If unsuccessful, a rupture
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    JEWISH REFUGEE
    141 24 The Marine police have five lifeboats, containing -»<■ fugees. who were vear^S were in pitiable conditwnj gees were apparently l^M Reuter DR. COLUI The Hague.l It is learned that Dr. CoJ panied by his wife, is i»J world tour at the end J He is visiting the ™rt£M
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