Morning Tribune, 24 August 1939

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    11 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE lltf SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, August 24, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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    762 1 FF TALKS TO INTERR UPTED m s from Berlin, the British Ambassai CuU-rson. yesterday saw Hitler and handed behalf of the British Government. The CeJ to London and wiß hold a meeting of the X and France, acting m agreement ha*e dc X; hut not to br,ak off the
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    Strathmore Diverted
    24 1 Strath more Diverted London, Aug. 23. THKP.&O. announce that the T Strathmore which alter her itinerary, and she will now avoid the Mediterranean. Reuter
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    KING RETURNS TO LONDON
    41 1 London. Aug. 23. IT is officially announced that I the King is returning to 5 London from Balmoral. He is travelling south to-night jj and will hold a Privy-Council meeting at Buckingham I S Palace to-morn»w- Reuter
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    GERMAN PLANE TARGET OF POLISH GUNS?
    33 1 GERMAN PLANE TARGET OF POLISH GUNS? Berlin, *»X* 23. DanZlg J?, is aUWd to have been flred passengers. w> coastul on this afternoon oy rshi m batteries and a Poiisi Baltic Sea. Reuter
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    LABOUR COUNCIL STATEMENT
    36 1 LABOUR COUNCIL STATEMENT London, Aug. T HE National 1 .sued a <=r m .?"ttonal"uuation Uw reviewing the to^J^S dedrc for a Council again f^'^npmfnt to all inrjst and peacdu «tUcw IIK t.-mational *«P U lb(jUr movement
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    Halifax To Broadcast
    28 1 London. Aug. 23. ORD HALffAX a .hort broadL cast at 830 G^« l h wiu be re KThroSout^V^pire and t h e unfted Stages. Reuter
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    GIBRALTAR DEFENCES MANNED
    68 1 GIBRALTAR DEFENCES MANNED Gibraltar, Aug 23. GIBRALTAR ll now m an advance U .state of military preparedness. AH defences, including anti-aimait .station have been manned and the boom de fences at the northern entrance are nov In ]K)sition. Troops of the garrison have been semi confined to barracks." and ofticer.s
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    EMPIRE SOLID
    143 1 Canberra, Aug. 23. IT is officially announced that a special force of 14,000 is being recruited from the voluntary militin for immediate service m an emergency to protect vulnerable pclnts, pending mobilisation of the militia. 1 Wellington, Aug. 23 Wholehearted support tor Sn leadlr of the Opposition, on
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    BELGIAN ARMY CANCELS ALL LEAVE
    16 1 Brussels, Aug. 13. Ail lea* <3f~S££sSi3& ws not be recalled- Reuter
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    PENANG POLICE SENT TO STRATEGIC POINTS
    282 2 EXERCISED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Wednesday. TONSIDEKABLE disquiet and sensational rumours prevail througout Kedall and the Province. They broke out suddenly this morning and movements of Penang :tnd Province police forces lent an air of reality to alarming
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    FELL INTO HOLD
    321 2 Singapore, Wednesday. WHEN fire broke out m a hold of the "Silver Guava" which was undergoing overhauling at the King's dock, shortly after 1 a.m. on Aug. 20, the crew were called to assist m extinguishing the fire. Tang Ah' Soon (43) was seen lifting a canvass
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    ACUTE RICE CRISIS IN SHANGHAI
    58 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai. Aug. 23. THE Settlement authorities have ap--1 pealed to the rice merchant! lor cooperation m order to relieve a most dangerous situation arising from the shortage of rice m the Settlement. The price of this commodity has risen to $50
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    Heavy Fines For Liquor Offences
    216 2 Heavy Fines For Liquor Offences CAVTOVESE man and woman. Wouk Vook and Chan Ah Yee, appeared yesterday before Mr. C. H. »h. the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, and were conricted on three charges of distilling witnout the necessiry licence, of being m possession »f stills, and of fermenting rice. Wong
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    MALAYAN Y.W.C.A.
    55 2 A service for the visitors at the Wayfarers' camD and members of the local Y.W.C.A. will be held on Sunday Aug. 27 at 9.50 a.m. at Wesley Church, Fort Canning Road. The service will be taken by Dr. Amstutz. the Pastor of the Church. There will be special
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    CRISIS FOOD STORAG MUST STOP TO-DAY
    342 2 OFFICIAL STATEMENT CTOCKS laid m after to-day will not be immune from requisition, states a communique from the Secretary of Defence. Malaya, m which it is notified that the period for the laying m of food stocks has now passed. The communique states: It
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    148 2 •"'"-""""i-ril JWJ Club 1,,-da! C() tenth A!l lh B trnuKi fi nd v iri !i: kd land, v,:, al mdicati.,. a -hr.iu.iß ampliib. V •In I I time a cirus the Dn jj "Drag fl rainb >a [^M spouts, an fl the sea. !ik- :> m J the Loch
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    24 2 Singapore THE Imperial Ainraj Aotearoa, which left ago and arrived m En day night, left- to-day The Aotearoa will inaufl land-Sydn -v service.
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    83 2 THREE Chin* appeared before tWJ Magistrate Mr. <)* f un being member of an namely. So Ut Backing Up Jo c.et j The accusedauc l^! case was i^'^H being oppof fl W tn Inche Khalid u OHgiiiaJly rhai pccted a Jgj chine Society V,, CM Yany and i amended
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    NIGHT CAPITAL
    82 3 ft^JJ ,;ve i ilm make motor 25 T n y .some- 0 °r !iuires rriea tne f^the Picture wealthy it basa fortune from a lucky 1 Stocts o« life, we ng voiiv- man with ieve an *t\ a job Jfttn Mr Taylor and hew Mi>> Loy« fand soolful.
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    Father Died In His Arms
    249 3 Father Died In His Arms Base Murder Inquiry tns In Relief Court Singapore, Wednesday. r brother, wiped away the blood and asked him who had ihim. After telling me he had been stabbed by Malayan*, land died." was part of the dramatic ti by the 18-year-old brother 6-year-old workman emeRAF
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    REMOVED CHILD AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
    359 3 BANISTER SLIDING ENDS FATALLY SinKH^ni\ Wednesday. r>KFORE the eyes off his yoanger brother, Kelly au*»d s^ven years, slid down the rail of the stairs to death. Kelly died m his house m the early hours of the following mo-nin^. Heath was due to shock and
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    Alleged Attempted Murder
    128 3 Alleged Attempted Murder THt preliminary inquiry n»t,» a charge of attempted im.rdtr against Mo named S^leli who allied t« have stabbed an Indian. Thiruvarsu. m Tanjong Pa*ar Road on July U. was held M*J»J^ ('.oh m the Singapore uurt yesterday Mr A ft Mcl^an conducted the inquiry. Complainant told the
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      41 3 SINGAPORE on 30t»i October 1939^ gold ie Municipal Secretary. MfQAPOBB MmnOMMii It U hereby nou'fieTthat the -time for receiving tenders oxtonderl Crusher Spare Parts has been to 12 noon on Wedne.sda>. 27tn d i ber, 1939. c H goldie. Municipal Secretary.
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      41 3 OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION. ITD. SS. ll 3Ss>r«S MENS COMPENSATION INSURANCE. AGENTS: SSSST h°on« B c°h^ *ra rKt\-™ >N HBNO Ei .«»ON<, KLANG LEE BNG TEW; IPOH fv, r" 1 PFODLTK FENANG EM K^lncY, Ll^. AND BRANCHES: OVERSKA-CHINESK »f™ G CORPORATION. Lib.
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      METAL MARKET
      11 4 London Wedi rmSIANDARD gggom laftermxm pr. > rward £224' t-^*
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      LONDON COMMODITY
      29 4 RIBB. I Spot Buyers Sellers i I ,>rward September Buyers H 15 SeMers B 2nd Forward OctDec. Buyers B tellers 3rd Foiward h Buyers d Sellers 8
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      KHEH CONFERENCE OPENS TO-DAY
      165 4 Singapore, Wednesday. Till-; Unlh iiiwinnviiN nl Ihe H;tkk;i tssMflltifW f«U 10-da>. and ddegatai t«» the oicricsii Khch Cmtcnme* tttosied memorial ectin^ held .it ih< premise* ot the iwsjociafi— at TcrK Soak street. U\ celebrate the i \<nt. c gathi t, and I a i>. Ib d
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      Fraser's Daily Report
      75 4 Singapore. Wednesday. In at midday was Sm^. up ft, and the price of Rubber at 4 o'clock was buyers Spot 28 U cents, buyers October December 28 'g cents. The local market this morning opened slightly firmer m .sympathy with a firm Mw York market yesterday and*
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      TWO FINED ON CHANDU CHARGES
      105 4 From our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Tuetdaj SENTENCE oi one week's rigorotu Impriaonment together with a fine ol |25, or In default 2 weeks' rigorous Imprisonment, was imposed by Mr. II Ismail, acting Second Magistrate, today on a Chinese "kepeJa," Chew Wee. barged with Importing
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      40 4 London, Aug. 23. On the Stock Exchange, after an initial marking down there was a slight rally and prices m most groups closed around the day's opening levels, with occasional small net gains. Wall Street is easier.- Reuter
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      PRODUCE
      49 4 PALM OIL (Malay) tu. m bulk Aufl Bept. COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) Aug. .shipment ftAGOFLOOB (Sarawak) Auu shipment TAPIOCA Seed Pearl Ist quality li<; s (Singapore) Ami. Shipment PEPPIIR (FAQ.) White Muntok Aug Oct. Shipment Va} Black Lampong Aug. Oct. Shipment GAMBIEPt (Good Mark) Block AugSept. shipment 25- n,
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      109 4 r»™ 'don DUUUers US Dunlop Rubber 26 3 General Electric 73 6 Imperial Chemical Induftriei 28 9 Imperial Tobacco 12 2 6 7o=* Anglo-Dutch 22 9 Canadian Paciric London Tin 3 Rubber Plantation Investment Trust o 6(J Lin gg* II- ifini Ayer Hitams n 6 J' I
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      41 4 RIB ER Hew r« Previous To-day Market Tone 16 C lfcv Bpot Buyers Wk 16 i Sellen 16°« 16' v, Forward Oct. Dec. Buyer? W% 16 3 H Sellers TIN Quirt Quiet Market Tone 48^ 48 J Spot
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      73 4 London. 1 Previous To-day T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) i 7 5J° 7 5 O I L> T.T. on Amsterdam .closing middle rate) J;? 3^ I-'. 5 J T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 33 4 Nominal 3 Jjfl T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) l»- 2
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      BULLION MARKET
      24 4 London •OLD pT™ $$fc Bar Gold. Fine, per oz. £7.8.6» 2 SILVER Spot 18 7 16 WJ Forward 18 5 16 l3lt)
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      FRASER & COMPANY
      137 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Company l> irjti.ci Ck TIN Au>U;u M..1. M. bonu^S*^ I Juhan Int. Ann B Kramat T 3d. No. 27 Am FUub CV>ld sd. knt Sept Sungd Way sr;5 r No. H5 Sopt 13 Thabawit-ik 13 No. 21 Auu II KTKKEK Amal Malay 4 final
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      LYALL & EVATTS QUOTATIONS
      177 5 LYALL EVATTS QUOTATIONS Singapore, Wednesday. MINING Am pat* 3 J} 07 c Aver Wengfl 1 d Batu Belangors y'* a Hong Fatts 0_56 Hongkong Tin 15* 16 6 Jelebus »fl °jf* Kamtmting Tin 6 Katu Tin f{~ Rents KUllnghalla 13 Kuchai.s I-" x^ Laruta ,jj ,1; Unguifl l j? x
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      36 5 ,r 1937 rpd. 1962 $2,7d0.0uu cl lii§f~ to r E 3? ».W0 Int. PENANG MCNU-"'-^: r 3 I 101 102 nom_ red. 1956-66 $4,000,000 r d 1947 $1,600,000 Int. 5% May 1, No^
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      6 4 IMSSEftGEK'S llA<.<*A<| South British Insurance Co.,
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      120 5 Safegiutid YOUR VAUIADUS I Our .Strong Rooms are your j Protection. j It Is impossible f >r an individual to provide for Ml valued possessions the safety that la afforded by our vaults where we have safe boxes of various sizes for hire at mtnlerate mtea. HIRERS themselves hold tht
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    27 6 srSKftaa fcsr3 who »Hg h ;;•■»-<•„,„, vi M Has the one obftacWl th neg< iia:ion 'I h diate 001 1 Molotov foi The purp( J disclosed Reuter
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    80 6 (From Om Own Cm CHINESE "kepaia" to-d* jrL §ed before the acting gistrate. Mi. M. Ismail. possession of 10 tubes of chi a registration card and wii possession of a card belon ther person. The accused. Lim See Po! ted at the 10th mile Kulai He pleaded guilty to
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      244 6 I Opening TO NIGHT PAVILION I f^ |#j THE DIIITRIXI lak.iihij oj tiij mm: is b «BflK3^i i I I'KAISIJ) BY CKITKS AS TOPS f\ I UK 1 AIVMIM I f JW| I I J '.MdVABI IiKAND EM I i \PE STRICTLY 9 LJmBBF 9 k '(»M}DN TAINMEN FK(»V I'M?
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      152 6 Law Notice For To Day Before the Chief Justice m Court No 1 at 9.30 a.m. Judgment m Magistrate's Appeal No 61 39— Yeh Ah Chong 5 others vs Rex. Mr Justice Pedlow at Malacca— Assizes. Before Mr Justice Manning m Court No. 2 at 11 a.m. Probate 108 3&—
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      190 7 PACKED HOI'SFS XK.HTLV I AIM WARNER BROS. MlOan AIL TICHMO >U>Ii: TRU-.MPII! 3i5 6-i5 9-15 ALHAMBRA 1 The Dashing Sweethearts of "Knbin ll<M>d" now fate their most thrilling Adventure! 1 1 "2t~* '-^3k > 4*^* v "ri I i t J r ft V J I^^ m 9* ■Bhc j^m
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    HONGKONG FRONTIER BRIDGES DISMANTLED
    441 8 Hongkong, Au«r. 2:{. ORDERS have been given for the dismantling of all bridges leading from Chinese into British territory. New interest is imparted to the Japanese military concentration on the Chinese side of th< border by the arrival of four Japanese cruisers at Taishan Hay, near
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    JAPAN WORRIED
    191 8 r rhl \*U>si (J. velopuK.it s :n Kurop< wen- i\ Mii«M'd ;ii a meeting ol Japanese Cabinet )rc*teraaj :.itn IJarrn Ilitanuma (Pre.mml Mr. \iiia (foreign Minuter) considered the official eawtl .H'ii, lierlin nul uihn Kuro- .*i ccatres. lie urns ot the summoning of ■.'■<• Brittak I'arliaiHi nt hai
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    Zionist Congress Ends To-Day
    82 8 Zionist Congress Ends To -Day Oenera, Aug. 23, -At 1 meeting ye.sterMy, In an emergency session to consider UM blest political developments m the European situation, the Zionist executive; and the Zionist Congress Presidium decided that the Congress must conclude at the earliest possible moment Because it Is considered necessary
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    POLITICAL PRISE
    59 8 Calcutta. Auc IS Im.- unj Advisory Oommitttee appoii Government 01 Bengal m coin the release of political priso meeting to-day. This la the m& of the Committee after I sion of hungentrike by tin Dum Dum and Alipore eaoLs. Sj. Sarat Chandra Bo.se an Chandra Das. OongNH men
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    19 8 UNKN OW N 22 <-«nu, ";> or(1( "'«i t,, l rw 'l* tin His K^b a plan <lrtK «f i
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    28 8 DEPORTS J9 the outer Mongolian fron tamed m a c mmunique v Kwangtung Army The r that the Japanese yesterdn Soviet and Outer Moi times, brim-iiu Reuter
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    "Escape Clause" In The Berlin – Moscow Pact?
    436 8 "Escape Clause" In The Berlin Moscow Pact? WashiE ton, Aug. gTATE DEPARTMENT Officials attach the greatesl import* the question of whether or not the proposed << v et-GennM contains an "escape clause" whereby if either pow i Mnmitslfl sion against a third party, the other signatory is t» f i
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  • CONTRACT BRIDGE
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      RACING THE LOSERS
      647 9  -  HORATIUS R) ayer "V. m a coup which, on dummy, taaa* lends rtself to the exitmigfrtbe said that b for the obvious, the, i a method oi nierg- if. for example, a ;u:: can be discarded at R as a loser In anothei, a winner; ird n
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      One-Legged Man Warned
      124 9 (From Our Own Correspondent* Johore Bahru. Monday. ONE-LEGGED Chinese, giving ttM Ak name of Tan Kec Leng. to-day appeared before the acting Second Magistrate, Mr. M. Ismail, on a charge of vagrancy and having no proper place of übode and without any work. The accused had originally
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      Inquiry On Death Of Sergeant
      89 9 Inquiry On Death Of Sergeant PRELIMINARY inquiry into the ca.se m which |*t. Gul Buz Khan of the .X b Battery was fatally wounded 00 the night of July 30 at the Chang! Indian Barracks, opened this morning- «i the LVcond Police Court before jMr. Conrad Old ham. Cdl Ada
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      Three Samsu Offenders Given Fines
      184 9 Three Samsu Offenders Given Fines (From Our Own (on tip Johore Bahru, Moncl A CHINESE, An* Teow Klioon. wa to-day charged before the acting Second Magistrate. Mr. M. Ismail. WHO being m possession of two tins conta.ning samsu at Jalan Trus at about 10.10 yesterday morning The value of the
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      32 9 >40rnjv!m£ stanoinc otcul«te proptrly-aod U v JJkrful din^inf proptttie. there k t» M> been Mile for wai* week*. |eW] SHELL MOTOR OIL Stays on the job Asiatic Petroleum Co., (S.SJ Ud. WPS
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      DAYS OF PERIL
      328 10 UTITH startling suddenness, an- Other major crisis has devejnjxd. and the man m the street is still hazy as to what it is all about Will there be war? Is this the prelude to another German coup? Is Danzig worth lighting for? These are the questions discussed
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    SOUTH AFRICA is a NATION IN ARM
    624 10 )ANGER| AHEAD voluntary registration for the South African National Regir begfU) on May 8 and is making substantial progress. Within lour weeks nearly 70,000 citizens regime red for service m the event of a national emergency, and valuable Information Is bjeinii compiled of
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    LEWIS FERMOR RAISES MALAYA'S LIVING CONDITIONS
    611 11 LEWIS FERMOR RAISES MALAYA'S LIVING CONDITIONS (>rk m Malaya are living aoH working m i I* in t, v.'stales Sir Lewfe Keitf. m hi" m Malaya, which has just been issued. piiiii* < <1(!l :r **M one castfl «>no's mm.l back and Malaya waa largely v ild and mv developed
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    Africa Is A ion In Arms
    91 11 L (r ;."v.^ P»« c) ..died a K ar mamenl and dethe „,-eng :mct the n ts as cape ta g mad. I :un involve^ Ss been ifrka's man-power reI wltfc those of erw ire very limit*; es that mil must coanterr of troops
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    Taped Man Re-arrested
    86 11 Taped Man Re-arrested B» Our Own Coi respondent) Johore Bahru, Tuesday. lE- AGED Chinese. Lee Cheong. 'y >tood before the actin? Mr. M. Ismail. IWj committing theft of casn I at a house In ■mi on Nov 4 last year. Moused had previously "been ore the magistrate from the leck-up.
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    SIX CYCLISTS PAY FINES
    147 11 Ironi Our Own r«rrrspondf nt livar, liond Six On ;.aji Saitoh and rharged with j Kho Sin X rged with hftv- 1 I to observe traffic signal. He I •uiitv and was fined om dollar Mohamad Top bin Abdullah wt^ chftrlidden a bicycle whi'h had •hi
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    Took Rubber Tree Wood
    126 11 1i m Our Own orrespondrnt > f 3 \i >to have committed iYfii of feber treea vain Won th" mornmu of A h« stli. mile tone. Bakn. [thn H»JI \».as this momtni bc-'li!-!i Haii Nassir bin Ha X ssart \vl loaded guilty to the c l^rtfp
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      11 11 Briii AY ir »tbtw k Ww (able NOW! r«BYE MR. CHIPS"
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      158 11 I IS YOUR CHILD STURDY OR I OUTGROWING HIS STRENGTH? Many children grow fast without growing m strength. They are weak, listless and irritahl*-; ih< y learn with General Weakness difficulty at K*otol an.l are bad play I and Weakness mates. The cause m most case. i. during Pregnancy, singly
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    For The British Meet Assembled At Weymonth
    204 12 For The British Meet Assembled At Weymonth A AL DAY Kl\(i GEORGE Int and i.uch- a 14 mil. m the dockyard*, n t| uvii.an jebs to pro N photo showi eye* and ramen 1,., M IVicu It f i. the Kin| fins „,'J Left of tto Ktef, witht" iJS£ ?S
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    SYLVAN SECLUSION100 YARDS FROM CHARING X
    106 12 \IO HIKERS passing thnagk a leafy IMM only a hundred yards from t Marniu Cross m the heart of LonIhe rural scene is m The Mail. I hose diiis W ere on a hiking holiday, the same as the trio on the uMt. who
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    SHARK'S TEETH NECKLACES
    612 14 "Are one of London's latest jewellery fashions/ writes our London correspondent THE woman who admits that tl c question of choosing jewellery is a difficult one is m a health^ r state of mind, artistically, than the woman who, m her lavish km oi sell-decoration, seizes on
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      88 14 homo,- mad f Ii yovi nave not tried one of our I J famous S.C.S. Pies you've misled C a treat. They are really scrump- \^"J tious because only the tenderest 1 l^fc n«*at. Poultry and game are u?ed L W^*| <^ j io make them. S.C.C. Pies cart \M
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    THIS BUSINESS OF SHOPPING
    1806 15 THIS BUSINESS OF SHOPPING long those worn require i LARGI number of smari ptonf. obtainable at price, ranging from $ia-$29. This means that yoifau d wear ad lib and when the Crock get* the LEAST BIT passee you will feel justified > In NEW o: although cut, tfni h and
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      34 15 L <>tton I peker .lotted election n ojxMK'd at from $12.50, tor fttcks and SlB.OO for Cotton Forma is (uildings Phone c 3838 IREO MARLS •ARABLE LUSTRE BY Q BATTERY RD. SINGAPORE. Ej» ITE-
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    ENSSIN FLOODS STEADILY RISING
    76 17 ENSSIN FLOODS STEADILY RISING tTfcrtfin, Aug. .mpU'tfiy nadtr flood vaften which m lome fed deep. The water is ftjNMttrjr risihv. power m Urn Britiih Dm ion but wata -1 is still available Communication only b looata and rmftl which are doin^ *hrivii.K business. Deipitc the 1 Jlooav. Japan k i
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    114 17 Pcipinfi Nl4 Kj n, ([r!.i> m the train X i,»tut: i; li» -iitsin and K u MMint ihiril >e>terd;iv. arrn'iu boars late, were ttii'l 1 refugees* including Lm' trcnu t li .-11- concession Ki. irikfc n'p.n-ted to be Ktl\ iffected than other ha! the Japanese j lit blockade concessJ
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    DAMAGE AT BRATISLAVA
    108 17 Prague. Aug. ?3. 4BOUT 100.000 are estimated to have n been present at a mass netting at Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, to demand return to Slovakia of territories ceded to Poland last Autumn. Two Jewish synagogues were wrecked i>i the time of the meeting and acrowd demonstrated
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    140 17 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVKS j OK EXPECTED TO ARRIVE I KKI'PKL HARBOUR ■Main Wharf: Raectder, Ldl. Plnv< Doenaken. Kind's Dock Wharf NU Coal Wharf: Nil Tanjonc Pagar: Victorip Dock: Nil AlluTt Dock: Montoio K« i>|M i Harbour: Kind's Dock: Silvcrmj;iv;i No. 1 Dock: Giaim Ann No. Z
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    GUIDE TO RECENT RACING FORM
    5770 19 ST DAY SPORE k MEET L By Benny Solace) n < .r horses and J ,h, Siw«apow Turf |ir mtttint ilmwlm at he candtfaUi have foltows:— v> > DIV. -1,1 Xl US. AL lAMPTON (9 7. 'Mr. by Ethnarch— I Gold Point >re* May 0
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    Planes Prohibited
    98 21 Berlin. Aug. 23. The whole of eastern Germany and province m East Prussia are declared prohibited zones for aeroplanes from 6 a.m. to-day until 8 p.m. on Saturday. In the eastern prohibited zone a narrow route m left open for the commercial air 'service to the west from
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    CASUALTIES IN FRONTIER CLASH
    56 21 Simla. Aug. 23. SIX British and one Gurkha other ranks were killed and one British officer and 13 British Indian other ranks were wounded m successful operations against tribesmen near Razman. It is estimated that 13 tribesmen were killed including the notorious character Khan Ghul. who
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    RAILWAY STRIKE
    62 21 London, Aug. 23 The Ministry of Labour has asked officials of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen to go U the Ministry to discuss the strike dcciThe executive of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Fire men has decided not to defer the date of
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    BAND PERFORMANCE
    50 21 The Band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform m public to-da\ at Telok Aver at 6.00 p.m. undei erection of Mr. S, Chapman. Band-master-March. -El Abanico" JiW; es: Overture, "Poet Peasant. Suppe; Selection. "The DoUar Princess ."Fall; Descriptive -The Grasshopper s Dance Bucalossi; Selection. -Show Boat, Kern.
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    SIR JOHN ASTBURY
    31 21 London. Aug. 23. The death \s announced o* j* lr in *SE Meir Astbury. who was ft Judge In Uu High Court. Chancery Division, lnm 1913 1929. Reuter
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    WIDOWS APPEAR IN ESTATE CLAIM
    443 21 Sin ;»»>on\ Wcdnesdu} pOlK women appeared before Mr. Jwlftct Manni.r; m Ihe H'u r h «;urt to-day, three as plaint ill-, and ont :is defendant, m a probate suit regardi nu tin estate ol the lite Mr. Wee Ihiam Km. The plaintifl u> I Khoo
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    48 21 Brunei!, Aim II The Oslo powers conference began this morning under the presidency ol ttu Prime Minister, M Pierlot. The International situation was discussed The conference was adjourned until 4 p.m m order that the delegates may communicate by trlenhonr with thru respective governments Reuter
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    Gold Cup Meeting: Saturday's Handicaps
    418 22 Gold Cup Meeting: Saturday's Handicaps FOLLOWING ttM f"H ald th< imnd day of Iht «i"gaporc Tori CMb o<>id Cup meettafl to bj j.iii OB W< 'V. Amu 30 HOttS IJIV 7 lurS Sec net TH J ll.ud Go: )i" J;; Hercules °J~ Temple Playboy 1 Hivi-Hivi J.b Hew Moon 8
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    121 22 WEEKEND RACES AT R.S.Y.C. LAN Friday, Aug. 25 there will be at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club the usual afternoon race.* for all Classes except the Singapore 14 ft. one-design Dinghy Class, which Class will be holding a Man-Overboard Competition. Details of this have already been circulated i On Sunday,
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    207 22 CEVEN'IY rse.andr I tnten I Club auto. .^M They •Pofsshn f^B four and IT H( UIBI I IST 2kß RUN 7F 6pl Adele Amazinu X xl I Autheniii X Aviemore X x| Benedict X Captain Bali X xl Carmtop X Cheeky X xl Constant Light Eagle's Bye I Esquire
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    CHINESE DEFEAT S.C.C. IN FAST DIV. 1 GAME
    595 23 Losers Give Inspired Display But Crack Up SCI \A 3 see up after a splendid start, the S.C.C. were defeated to" 'the tune of three goals to one by the S.C.F.A. m a first division league fixture played at the Stadium, yesterday.
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    128 23 I lerette results of the R'dicap tournament played ■r'o ;terday:— piubi- P D Almeida and s Ho?an and 6-3- a i 15.3. c II Bain <-15. I ld M W. Aeria K. p_ i Oehlers and B. ■-15 4 ti. U 1. 6-2. o- Day's Ties I Doubles E
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    FAIR BADMINTON PARTY
    60 23 Übe a fiiendly badminton five singles and two doubles h Aug. 27 between the Mayaud the Moravia Sports Club tefs court Outram Road <op- R >ad) at 3 p.m. sharj^. ring have been selected to M B P. Billy See. I- v Ch( ng Koon Tan L.v.
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    BINED SCHOOLS XI
    43 23 ted to a unst 2 at 4.45 28, ai 2.00 1 c md: A. NeuV* Andrew's P. tan -S. j.i. E. Doraisamy j 3ie* -A.es..> j. mfivk Ah h and a*, 1 A Anchant <St. d Lm Hon Wing .ACS)
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    MEMBERS REGAINS THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
    125 23 MEMBERS REGAINS THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE IJtV iDy T New York. Auff. 23. nd Well( sl N(; < the X ewo who heW the feather, lightweight older i l()st lhe liffhtweijrht championship to the forAmbers, on points m a ftfteen-round contest. ***m th? utie^ a Cng n th, b<> uti e
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    244 23 S. C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT THE S.C.C. lawn tennis Autumn tournament was continued to-day when further ties were played at the S.C.C. Courts. Results (hiss Singles: B.C Woolmcr beat L.H.T. Caufield 0 1. 6 1 ••IV riass Singles: R. T. O. Arthur B.JJ Burley I :*>> 7 5, 4—6, 9.
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS
    151 23 TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS Play yesterday In the Tanglin Club tennis tournament resulted as follOWf HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES D EL. Anderson and Mrs. R.M Hoops (scr.' beat Mr. and Mrs. R Mange <+3>. 6—4, 6—3. LADIES HANDICAP DOUBLES Miss Duft and Mi^ Link <scr.) beat Mrs A D Anderson and Mrs
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    BANK BEAT ENGINEERS
    290 23 BANK BEAT ENGINEERS II X Bank 2 U.E 1 IN a friendly soccer game played on the Fairer Park ground yesterday the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank beat the United Engineers by two goals to one. Play was fast and interesting The Bankers attacked first and after an end-to-end exchange
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    BRITAIN STOPS EXPORT OF ARMS, RAW MATERIALS
    60 24 MARINE INSURANCE RATES INCREASED London, Aug. 23. "rho Bourd also announced that^ll reviewed. The Institute of London Underwriter. f' ifrjca from 10s. to 3Cs. outward. 40* h.iewords. to Austrahasian noff from Ts. 6d. outward and homeelusion of vessels sailing under Germar end Italian
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    Salvation Army Vote: Nominations
    52 24 Salvation Army Vote: Nominations London. Aug. 23. VHS Salvatum Army High Council is meeting at Clapton to elect a „w General to replace General ;van£oline booth, who is retiring. Simla. Aim- 23. After several days' ««u«ton.^ „u t -Commissioner William u^ it Australia) Commugoner BenJa eul r Albt-ii Orsoorne land
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    11 24 ■■Uherm-.n Bank. Vessels must pass outhward ol Ar.;ler Buoy.
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    Steadying Effect Of British Activity
    763 24 London, Aug. 23. THF immediate action decided upon by the Cabinet at its meeting SsS3SSSstta?asa at home. In particular, the announcement tha.. Britain's obligations to Poland has been received with .special B*t8 t^ ment This dear and unequivocal statem* m i ,1 Britain's position, which
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    Incident On Polish Border
    49 24 Warsaw. Aug. 23. A K^el" cXrchowa where *is "t C at S ed that three German cro«W> the frontier. MkU German deserters. The Polish guard ordered the uei mans back. The Germans refused and the Poles fired. It Is believed tnai German was wounded.- Reuter
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    61 24 Salt Lake City. Aug. 23. lOHN Oobto Urn British motorist, broke Cantata's Eyston's world land speed J record of 357.5 miles an *°vrty coveraverage speed of 368.85 miles an hour 111 The R average* speed for kilometre was at 370.97 miles an hour. s^ c< k
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    274 24 London, Aul ARGUMENTS were continueJ before Mr. Justice CasseM tion Judge, m the case oim Chinese prisoners m Tie J the summons for a writ of I corpus, the object of whicM prevent the men being hanJ Mr. O'Connor. .urnm.: hisaM handed the jurim a very rareß tamed from
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    18 24 M ORE 111 tempted w>» igll t, Chungs I break th 1S U l l rwuit Chungiow
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