The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 May 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 11,847. EBTD. 1835. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 193U. 10 CENTS.
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    AMY MOLLISON BREAKS CAPE RECORD
    322 1 Beats Tommy Roses Time By Over Eleven Hours DESPITE BEING HELD UP IN ALGERIA Flight Across Sahara "Perfectly Ghastly" RECORD BACK ONCE AGAIN IN THE MOLLISON FAMILY CAFE TOWN, MAY 7. MRS. AMY. MOILISON LANDED HERE AT 4.31 P.M. LOCAI TIME BEATING THE RECORD FOR
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    ANOTHER FLIGHT FROM FRANC
    153 1 Heavy Gold Losses By Bank BRITISH CONTROL'S NEW TACTICS London, May 7. T :rom the tram- is again h avy pi. portl ms. very k n sterling developed, forcing t low the pjg suc- ral notches fir t her. Exchange Equalisation w app ars to be
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    B. B. C. TALKS FROM DOMINIONS
    80 1 London. May 7. I s the House of Commons, I replying to a suggestion by <»l>t. M Bullock (In., Waterloo) that the B.BC should arrange Weekly talks from the capitals si th, chief Dominions, similar to the present weekly talk from America, Mr Baldwin
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    THE NEGUS
    41 1 Conditions For His Stay In Palestine London. May 7. Toe Foreign Secretary stated In re--ply to a Commons questions that th" conditions gen rally of the Emperor of Ethiopia's stay In Palestine were under consideration by Governrnment Brtish Radio
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    REDUCED NATIVE RUBBER DUTY
    39 1 Batavia, IVlay 7. THE export duty on native rubber will be reduced from 35 to 34 guttlers per 100 kilograms as from May 8. Reuter AMY MOLLISON "Well done" shouted the crowds at Cape Town.
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    HELPED SEND HAUPTMANN TO THE CHAIR
    216 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 7. j\ liR. Bert C. Ferrar. the handwrit- ing expert who gave evidence for the prosecution in the Haupt- mann trial passed through Penang on board the President Wilson to- 1 day. Mr. Ferrar. who was in Government
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    SANCTIONS MUST BE CONTINUED
    308 1 SANCTIONS MUST BE CONTINUED Italy lias Yet To Beat The League London. May 7 •"the defeats >n foreign affairs in th< K use ol Commons lasl night was opened lor the Labour Opposition by Dr. Hugh Dali >n, who charged the Government with the responsibility of having discredited* the League
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    FOUR SERGEANTS IN HOSPITAL
    147 1 FOUR SERGEANTS IN HOSPITAL [K'JURED IN BUKIT TIMAH CRASH rvRIvING in a car along Bukit Tiniah yesterday afternoon, four sergeants of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed at Tanglin, wore involved in a smash which has resulted in all four being c.etained in hospital with cuts and bruises. One sergeant has
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    FASCIST GRAND COUNCIL TO MEET AT 10 P. M.
    286 1 FASCIST GRAND COUNCIL TO MEET AT 10 P. M. TO MAKE DECISIONS ON ABYSSINIA Badoglio In Charge At Addis Ababa Rome, May 7. AN extraordinary meeting m the Fascist Grand Council has been umn rned lor lu p n oq Saturday It la expected »Jit Council, whirh is h« only
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    Guard Withdrawn
    84 1 Washington, May 6. Mr Cramp the United States Vu">Consul SI Addis Ababa BBS notified the State Department that the Italian guard ol the Legation has w'thdrawn after disarming a number ol 88t1f66 In the neighbourhood Baring the night Mrs Edith Rogers the Republican r pr esentatlve of Bfaewlnsestsi
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      95 1 INSURE WITH L mm f m L A NATIONAL *OTOR. FIRE. BURGLARY •VORKMENS COMPENSATION 2ei C JL*>.'!!5! JJ E ,S T0 AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA SEA VIEW Wk HOTEL TONIGHT informal SPECIAL DINNER SERVED ON THE LAWN DANCE IN THE BALL ROOM Saturday: SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANC£ FORMAL: EXTENSION TO
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    Law Notice For The Day
    57 2 The Acting Chief Justice at Kuala Lumpur Court of Appeal Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark in the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Motions. Followed by. Bankruptcy. At 215 pm Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. The leave of Mr. R. W. Grant, M.C., M.C.S., has been extended
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    AUSTRALIANS IN MALAYA
    908 2 Letters To The Editor WHY SHOULD WE RECRUIT STAFFS FROM AUSTRALIA?— LATTER NEEDS HER OWN PEOPLE- LET THEM MAKE A SUCCESS OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY— WHITE AUSTRALIA DANCERS—GET MEN OUT FROM HOMEOTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION— THE PACIFIC PROBLEM To The Editor. Sir.— The Australian community in
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    POLICE BAND
    79 2 The band of the S.S. Police will per- form the following programme at Kator.g Park at 5.30 p.m. today: March. The Great Little Army I Kenneth J. ■Aliord); Overture. Masaniello (Auben: 'Selection. Stephen Adam's Sor.gs <arr. J. Ord. Hume); Walss. Invitation to the Walse <Web?r»: Due:; from Trombone
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    Down From Japan
    92 2 To The Editor. Sir, The contention in Wednesday'^ Free Press leader that the growing associations between Australia and Malaya is a sound reason for :ecruitirg men from Australia interested me very much. Malaya's interests with Japan have become much more important than our interests with Australia. Instead
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    OPIUM AT NAVAL DOCKS
    128 2 Pleading guilty to two charges with being in possession of 48 tahils of opium and 140 tahils of non-govern-ment chandu. two Chinese named Wong Tai and Siau Joo, who were arrested at the Naval Docks, Seletar, on May 2. were sentenced by Mr. L. B Gibson,
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    DEFENCE FORCES IN THE DOMINIONS
    251 2 HOW THEY ARE BEING EXPANDED Canada, Australia And South Africa London. May 5. THE Dominions Secretary. Mr Malcolm MacDonaTd. replying to a Commons question as to the manner in which the Dominions were expanding their deferce forces, said that u.ith regard to Canada, he understood
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      309 2 Diary Of The Day S High Water. 12.05 a.m. 7.9 ft., 1127 p.m. 8.8 ft. Sports Scccer: Div 1 Middlesex vs. Royal Engineers at Anson Road.; Div. 11. Terror vs. RA. II Friendly, S.C.C. "B" vs. Treasury XI. Cinemas VICTORIA Captain Blood: with Er >\\ Flynn and Olivia De Havilland.
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    MERCHANT LENDS £3,000 TO DUNCAN SISTERS
    247 3 Claims Only £700 Returned London, Apr. 25. 6IR EDWIN JOHN BKNYON ;i corn merchant and haulage contract**, attributed his appearance in Aylesbury (Bucks) Bankruptcy Court yesterday to a £3,000 loan he made to the Duncan Sisters, the American variety artists. yon, who lives at
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    TROOPS IN BAVARIA
    120 3 "Nothing Unusual Is Happening" Munich, May 3. I; is stated that the number of m Bavaria is now smaller than re the occupation of the Rhineas a large portion of the Rhinefrnd garrisons came from Bavaria. The War Office in Berlin gives an ranee that nothing unusual
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    KIDNAPPER TRAPPED BY BOY VICTIM
    135 3 New York, Apr. 23. J^ TEN-YEAR-OLD boy. kidnapped, bound, gagged ar threatened with death, today escaped from his kidnapper and played a dramatic part in his capture. Henry Koch, son of a wealthy Allentown 'Pennsylvania) store-owner, was kidnapped by Richard Taylor on his way to
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    INSURANCE RECORD
    180 3 Insurance world records have been established by the famous British insurance companies and Lloyd's underwriters, who have raised in the op<m London market nearly £3.000.000 cover tor the Cunard White Star liner. Queen Mary. Less than £2.000.000 of the £4.800.000 for which the vessel is insured will be
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    18 3 Of 2.384 motor-car-, imported into Ceylon in 1935. 2.004 WC rc British according to Customs returns just published.
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    APPEAL FAILS
    277 3 Four Years For Cruelty To Wife (From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur. May 5. Wong Min Chan, sentenced at It Perak Assizes to four years' rigorous imprisonment for voluntarily caus'ng grievous hurt to his wife, appealed unsuccessfully in the F.M.S. Court of Appeal which began today The
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    PETROL TRAIL IN FOREST FIRE IN ENGLAND
    368 3 undred Acres Burnt Forest Row, Apr. 20. THE annual season of fires in Ashdown Forest has begun again, writes a special correspondent of the Daily Mail. Today the rain causer 1 a temporary lull, but before it began there was one of the
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    AIR-COMMODORE SMITH LEAVES THIS YEAR
    49 3 AIR-COMMODORE SMITH LEAVES THIS YEAR Three-Year Term Ends Next October AIR COMMODORE Sydney Smith, Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East, finishes his three-year term next October. He will probably leave Singapore at the end of the year. The name of Air-Commodore Smith's successor has not yet been announced.
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    B. M. A. Decorate "An Ordinary Doctor"
    135 3 B. M. A. Decorate "An Ordinary Doctor" IGOLD MEDAL AWARD Birmingham, Apr. 18. PVR. Guy Dain, of Selly Oak, M modestly waved me to silence today when I offered him congratulations on being awarded the gold medal of the British Medical Association, writes a Daily Express correspondent. He makes no
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    K.L. HOLDINGS
    154 3 General Revision Of Valuation (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. A general revision of valuation of holdings in Kuala Lumpur was decided on by the Sanitary Board today. Major G. M. Kidd. the chairman, said that there had not been a general revision for aboUV ten
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    COURT CLAIM FOR 4s 8d
    224 3 COURT CLAIM FOR 4s 8d COLLISION' OF TUG AND STEAMER An "Important Principle" Involved London. It/HAT wi describ?d as i !n ndly action" over 4s. 8d was heard in the King's Bench Division. The principle involved was said to be important. Messrs. Furn^ss Withy and Co.. of Leaden hall stre?t,
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    TEACHER CHARGED
    124 3 Alle»;ocl Cheating Of (tovernment (From Our Own Cor: pondent Malacca, May 5. Abu riakir bin Sabadin. a teacher at the Banda Hilir English School, appeared today before the District Judge Mr. A. Williams in the District Court of Malacca, charged with cheating the Malacca Government and Municipal Servants
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    ILLICIT CHANDU CHARGES
    85 3 Arrested in the harbour near Clifford Pier, on Wednesday, three Chinese. Low Ah Chick. Chu Kok and Lun Kiam Cha. were yesterday produced before Mr. L. B. Gibson. Criminal District Judge, charged with having been in possession of 195 tahils of Red Lion 'non-Governments chandu valued at
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    JEWELLERY THEFT
    50 3 From Our Own Correspondent. I Kuala Lumpur. May 5. Jewellery and furniture valued at about $2,000 were stolen Irom the residence of Mr. Lewis, a mining engineer of Renong Tin Di edging Co., Rasa, last night. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were asleep when the house was entered.
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    VOLUNTEER AIR FORCE RECRUITS REJECTED
    185 3 FAIL TO PABB SEVERE MEDICAL TEST CFVERAL t «h 1 rati 1- j nm the Straits UellkmUllS Volun 1 Air Force have been 1 alter medical examination The examiniM e> given t> vihint' < r pilots is just .1 v r -ii.it -ivm 1 entrants
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    MUAR DEATH MYSTERY
    93 3 Man Found Drowned With Rope Round Him From Our Own Correspondent: Hoar, *ia\ i 6 Customs oatduur ufllrer i Araad bm Jamalacllu srs i tin ottw i lr.und dead in tin Mw.ii Rlfef STtUI I rope tied n-uii'l Lis waist, and Inother and being tied J the
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    ROUMANIAN DEBTS
    82 3 Lvnatan, M.«\ As a rtsiiit oi n ipUatli n In Bucharest betnven th- Roumanian Government and the Uiutcd Kingdom ck-lcgation an agreement ptoviduig 1«» the establishment <>! an AltgM Roam ar.ian clea: inu «i mi \1 i The agreement da b.'li vutl com mereial and Jin aueiai m
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    WOMEN'S INTERESTS
    2 4 WOMEN'S INTERESTS
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    Around The Town Mignon Looks On
    1446 4 Around The Town Mignon Looks On MALAYAN PREMIERES Possibly never before in its history has Singapore been treated to such a succession of outstanding fiims as in the past few weeks and all these have been distributed fairly evenly among the cinemas Tuesday night was particularly outstanding by reason of
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      212 4 FKSFHJSFJ;F *****00 WOMEN CANT BE WRONG in choosing this FACE POWDER A complexion of fascinatinq beautv A smooth tnatt finish to tlie skin that lasts ail day. A natural loveliness that is not affected by wind and rain or perspiration while dancing. These are guaranteed only by Poudre Tokalon. The
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      282 4 When a meat dish doesn't tempt von, there af" 8 eomcthing wrong, something lacking— no gߧP"T^sf Bisto in the kitchen. For Bisto gives real to I^3aSiT[4o every meat dish and a keen edge to jaded Wh^^T^fi appetites. Tell your cook about it and turn IlTfc^^yl those endless meals into keenly-anticipated
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    271 5 (OMMANDER Sir Archibald Cochrane Ihc- Governor-Designate „f R„r m »«t rrrrntl, MP. for D„ ra ba.t„„shi« Mt Snd tor BnZa' «J»f och rane <riKhl) with a friend at Victoria Station, London, S.W. before leavins. MR. JOHN WILSON, Secretary of the Rugby League, accompanied by Mr. ♦V A. Bonner, Vice-chairman of
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      58 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the manager. Price 50 cents each. aBBBa^Z&xX. 1 tT^n* rm mH t-m ■^^^^^BBTBBBBWB^jiyii*^' T*i* x AmmMMx-l m%. r5- 6*\ -m\3%imm* ml pAI 'j KILAT GARDENS tfk CAMERON I HIGHLANDS M /SUPPLIES RECEIVED TWICE WEEKLY B^TflflM IJL-1 :1
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    AGRICULTURISTS AND "CONSERVATIONISTS"
    607 6 Protecting Planters' Rights SIR. T. COMYN-PLATT AND MR. WARD -JACKSON A DISCTSSIOX recently took place between Sir Thomas Corny n -.Piatt, President of the Society for the Preservation of Empire Fauna, and Mr. C. Ward-Jackson, secretary of the United Planting Association of Malaya. The Association was, at
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    LETTER SUPPRESSED
    219 6 Prosecution Witness's Strange Action (From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur. May 4. When Mr Justice a'Beckett Tervli acting Chief Justice, In the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court allowed the appeal of A Chellapah formerly l aw\er's clerk against his conviction and fine of S5 for disorderly conduct, he
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    KEDAH TO HAVE ITS OWN NATIONAL ANTHEM
    153 6 $1,000 Paid For Composition MALAY POETS ARE NOW BUSY FINDING WORDS FOR IT (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpirf. May 6. JT'EDAH. the hurt of the Malay States without a national anthem, has paid Mr. J. A. Roeytenberg, dircetor of the Selangor Club
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    K. L. Transport
    202 6 FOR PASSENGER TRAFFIC (I mm Our Own Correspondent) Kua.a Lumpur, May 6." ARRANGEMENTS are being made for a passenger transport census in Kuala Lumpur to be carried out every day and every hour for the next two months. Permission wa; given to the traffic authorities yesterday. The
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    BOY'S PATHETIC PLEA
    106 6 "I Have Nobody To Support iMe" (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Rahru. May 4. "I have a father but I do not know where he is and I have nobody to support me." said Pang Mee Mian, a 13-year-old boy. when he was pro duced before Mr
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    RAJAH OF SARAWAK
    65 6 The Rajah of Sarawak. Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, who is going to England to see the Ranee and his two daughters. Lady Inchcape (the Dayang Leonora) and Mrs. Harry Roy (the Dayang Elizabeth). Is expected to sail from Singapore on Apr 22 He will be accompanied by
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    IMPERIAL-QANTAS AIR ROUTE AGREEMENT?
    416 6 On Singapore- Australia U JIO OPPOSITION BY MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MAJOR Brackley, Air Superintendent for Imperial lam Mr. Hudson Fysh, chairman of directors ot <Lru Airways, left Singapore for Australia at about !0 .1 m in a Singapore 111 flying boat. Major Brackley and Mr. Hudson
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    JOCKEY DIPS IN PENANG
    94 6 JOCKEY DIPS IN PENANG (From Our Own I Pan Bag, Ha) •THE death -k p| I afternoon „t th< pital of Mr J Call. who recently n.\ tor Major Lindsay v« He rode on the lir oi the I in two or Mii. to rid*' on the third d i
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      184 6 lll i: .Wtii.'l NOW M bT j \\\\\rS^m^ Sensitive Skins need this UfmmT, i Comfort jjJJJ ipjTy 1 1 Hnk j V^nticura Talcum is more than a dusting L' *J powder it is a tooling and refreshing tre.u ment, because of the special. medicated w.i\ in which it is prepared.
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    HYLAM CONTINGENT For All-Kheng Chiu Olympic Meet
    1004 7 HYLAM CONTINGENT For All-Kheng Chiu Olympic Meet local Chinese Topics BY r OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT r ng Chiu (Hylam) community? re has decided to send a ol ithletes to participate; Chiu Olympic Meeting' j held in Hoihow some time ng Chiu Hoe Kuans in the Irj Malaya are being their
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    Statistics Office Library Notice
    326 7 THE following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S., during the period Apr. 25 to May 31. 1936. inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by members of the
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    Winning CONTRACT
    756 7 Winning CONTRACT S^Wfour^ Gjjto Dnvid Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenkmk, world's leadina ieam-of-four and tnventors of the system thai lias beaten every other system in existence. TOP SCORE, nANIEL S. DARAB is one of New York city's most inveterate duplicate players. Strangely enough, while duplicate players develop
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      157 7 THE MARX BROTHERS WILL MAKE YOU TIRED WITH LAUGHING. S. Free Press Yesterday. ALHAMBRA 6.1S and 9.15 'A NIGHT AT THE OPERA' with the mad MARX BROTHERS THIS IS TRULY A PICTURE WORTH SEEING QUININE. as a prophylactic against MALARIA. ese every day 2 sugar-coated tablets 3 grains Quinine Hydrochloride.
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      455 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY i Penang— ZHJ (Penang Wireless Society) Wavelength 49.3 metres p.m. 7.00 Time signal. 7 03 Day's programme. 7.05 Recorded ballad music. 7.30 Children's Hour. 7.55 Share report. 8.00 Recorded light orchestra music. 8.30 News bulletin. 8.35 Recorded military band music. 9.00 Close down. Batavia— NlßOM 6.20
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      232 7 Berlin— DJA, DJB, DJE and DJN Wavelengths 31.38, 19.74, 16.89 and 31.45 metres p.m. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Little German Broadcasting ABC 7.50 Concert of light music (contd.) 8.30 Greetings to our listeners. 8.35 News and economic review in German. 8.50 "In the Spinning-Room
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936. Japan's Policy
    875 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936. Japan 's Policy VJV^R. Hachiro Arita is Japan's new IVI Foreign Minister, but the speech he delivered in the Diet on Wednesday might have been uttered by his predecessor, Mr. Koki Hirota, perhaps the only difference being that 1 Mr. Arita showed
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    66 8 Wednesday, May 6. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn arrived to stay at Government House. His Excellency had luncheon with the Members of the Singapore Rotary Club at Adelphi Hotel. His Excellency and
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    DAY TO DAY
    167 8 I Mr. ar.d Mrs. P. A. Boissier. of Kampar, are shortly going Home on leave. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shenton. of Batu Gajah. are leaving for Home on leave shortly. Mr. Wong Sien Tip. the Kampar miner, is shortly leaving for China on a holiday. Mr.
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    Os I was Saying
    566 8 leakage Of StiiUSiTITtS |\/|R Baldwin's testimony that he has never known an official secret to be divulged by a woman, though \\>- has known cases of leakage througn "men who should have known better would have found endorsement from Gladstone. From the outset of his ministerial
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    Exmoor
    1049 8 XI7HEN I was livir.g a: Whit Nose I received trom Doreheater a let! from a trader offering to sell me a load of peat, and before* many days I had a .small stack of this excellent fuel la my backyard It is likely that fl before had peat been
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    JAPANESE LEGATION AS HEADQUARTERS FOR SMUGGLERS
    229 9  - JAPANESE LEGATION AS HEADQUARTERS FOR SMUGGLERS Sin Chew Jit Poh New Plan To Outwit Chinese Customs ILLICIT GOODS POURING INTO NORTH CHINA Shanghai, May 7. THE Japanese smugglers in North China are reported to have decided to take counter-measures against the joint preventive methods adopted by the Chinese Maritime Customs
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    TEACHING ENGLISH WITHOUT TEARS
    492 9 Lecture By Well-Known Educationist U/^RAMMAH is for the us. ol pupils, not for erudition or U tenair enl. The aim of the reform people is to teach Indents to speak, understand and thing i:i the foreign language which they may be learning." me oi tne observations
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    MORE AKRON TROUBLE
    87 9 Five Men Injured In Demonstration Akron (Ohio) May 7 Labour difficulties have again arisen at the tyre factories, five men being injur, d after th- discharge of a gun during a demonstration today. It is reported that twe sections have struck It is unjeraood the origin of
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    DEATH OF BEATRICE HARRADEN
    486 9 London, May 7. THE authoress Beatrice Harra- den, whose novel "Ships that pass in thf night" had an immense vogue in the nineties, has died at the age of 72. British Radio learning. More impoitant was it for tlie teacher to be thoroughly conversant with this.
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    DISAPPEARANCE OF CHINESE STUDENTS
    114 9  - DISAPPEARANCE OF CHINESE STUDENTS Sin Chew Jit Poh Kidnapped By The Japanese Shanghai, May 7. FOLLOWING the mysterious disappearance of two university ;tudents of Peiping on May 4 (a humiiation day>. large numbers of Chinese students now studying in the various alleges in the city have applied leave o leave
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    Japanese Pressure
    43 9 Peiping, May 7. The Hopei-Chaihar Political Council has decreed the suspension or military training at all universities and schools here and has* ordered the military instructors to ieave Peiping immediately. The move is reported to be due to Japanese pressure. Reuter
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    U.S. NAVAL BILL
    66 9 London Treaty Also To Be Ratified Washington, May 7. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Naval Appropriation Bill in essentially the same form as that passed by the House Committee Mr. Pittman expressed the opinion that the London Naval Treaty would be approved by the Foreign
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    MAJOR H. W. MULLIGAN
    77 9 To Address The Singapore Rotary Club Major H. W. Mulligan. Indian Medical Service, will address the Singapore Rotary Club on the subject of "Some economic and social aspects of malaria." Major Mulligan is visiting Singapore in connection with the conference on malaria organised by the League
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    LABOUR'S BY-ELECTION VICTORY
    35 9 London, May 7. The by-election at Peckham. due to Lr rd Borodale succeeding Earl Beatty in the Peerage, resulted as follows: Mr. Lewis Silkia <Lab> 13.007. Capt. Harvey (Nat. Con.) 12.907 Reuter
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    BUDGET LEAKAGE TRIBUNAL
    78 9 London, May 7. IPHE Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the House of Commons at question time that the president of the tribunal of inquiry into the alleged leakage of Budget secrets would be Mr. Justice Porter, one of the judges of the King's Bench Divisiori, and
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    179 9 to be spread over a number of years then it woud be necessary to make some sort of selection. Dr. Palmer next talked of handwriting, and expressed his admiration at the specimens of script which h*? saw in schools here and in Johore. i He said that script was infinitely
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    IF BLACK ARMY RISES IN NORTH AFRICA
    276 9 Abyssinian Debacle Brings Day Nearer By Quarter Of A Century Cape Town, May 6. "II7HAT will happen if a large black army arises in North Africa asked Mr. O. Pirow, Minister for Defence, in a debate in the Assembly tonight. He declared that
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    SANCTIONS MUST BE CONTINUED
    622 9 SANCTIONS MUST BE CONTINUED (Continued from l'.i^e 1 > that Britain could play part in the Laagaa or give reality to the aaaaae if it did no: recognise its contributions to be on the scale of a meat Power, was to live in a tool's paradise In m.s opinion it
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    INDIA DENOUNCES OTTAWA
    57 9 Simla, May 7. IT is understood the Government of India is giving notice almost immediately to terminate the Ottawa Agreement, following the passing by Congress of an amendment in the Legislative Assembly at the end of March urging such termination. It is believed the British Government has
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    LEG CRUSHED
    88 9 i Chinese In Accident At Bus Terminus An elderly Chinese who only recently arrived in Singapore from Chi a had his leg crushed between a trollny bus and the banking of a drain at the bus terminus in Tanjong Pagar Road opposite Boustead Institute, yesterday evening. He was
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    H.M.S. NELSON
    72 9 To Be Relieved By Rodnev At Gibraltar London. May 7. H.M.S. Nelson, flagship of the Com-mander-in-Chief of the Home Flee:,, Admiral Sir Roger Backhouse, will leave Gibraltar next week for England to give leave. She has been in the Gibraltar neighbourhood since January H.M.S. Rodney, her sister ship,
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      178 10 May 4 5 6. American Can. Cm. 125» 4 125 3 4 126V 2 American Telephone and Telegraph 152% 154% 155% A i ciic son Railroad 71* 71% 72 Chesmpeak 54% 55% 55% Dupont 137 3 4 139 3 4 141%! Firestone 28% 29 29% General Electric
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      102 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 7. A meeting of the Planting Section of the U.P.A.M. expressed itself as being in favour of the removal of the import duties on foodstuffs in the F.M.S. The removal of these duties was urged by Mr. W. G. C. Blunn,
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES.
      527 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. May 7 New York prices quoted in U.S. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Share of €1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5 p.c.
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      158 10 London, May 2. On the Stock Exchange the renewal ol pressure on the franc caused the customary rush for Kaffirs, which Paris favours as the home for refugee money, the heavy demand also attracting speculators, but, elsewhere the markets ruled quiet. International issues were outstandingly depressed by the
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      LAST NIGHTS QUOTATIONS
      203 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. Thu? *a the first occasion on which a newspaper published in Mak/a has
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
      173 10 From London 5.30 p. m. May 7 RUBBER: Dull. London Spot: 7%d. 7 5T6d. Previously: 7%d. 7 7,16d July-Sept.: 7 5 16d. 7 3 H d. Previously: 7 7 16d. 7' ,d. Oct.-Dec. 7%d. 7 7 16d. Previously: 7>»d. 7 9 16d Jan-March: 7 7 16d. 7
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      60 10 From London 5.30 p. m. May 7 London: Easy Cash: £204 ss. Previously: Easy at €205 7s 6d Three months: £198 15s. Previously: £200 New York Tin: 4660 Previously: 46.75. Copper: Settlement: £37. Previously: £37. Gold: Yesterday: £7 os. 8%. Previously: £7 os. 8d Silver: Spot: 20
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      Foreign Exchange Rates.
      74 10 London Closing Quotations May 7 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Parls Francs to 141.21 75% 75 5 16 New York to 4.88 2 3 4.95 15 16 4.95 13 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7.23 7 21' Hong Kong Per dollar ls
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      207 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday 's Singapore Quotations May 7 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 243 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 3j32 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 li'ie London, 30 days' sight 2j4 1116 London, demand 2j4 32 London, T.T. 2|4 1 32 Lyons and Paris, demand
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      997 10 Fraser and Co.'s List till RSDAV, MAY 7, ItM MINING Buyers Sellem Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 3d 5s 9d A. am Kumbang (E) 2a* 9d 30k 6d Austral Malay 58s tkt 59* 6d Ayer Hitam (ss) 14s 6d 15b 3d Ayer Weng (|1) 165 1.75
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      91 10 May 7 Buyers Seller* Gambior 5.7b Java Cube 7i, Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper Black Pepper 8.25 Copra. Sundried 4 GO Cr.pra. mixed 4 30 Small Flake Tapioca 4 50 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1 10 Banja Jelotong 7 50 Sarawak, Jelotong 7
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      ARGENTINE TRADE
      48 10 Britain To Negotiate A Fresh Agreement London. May 6. Britain intends to give early notta to terminate the Anglo-Argentine Trade Agreement in order to obtain complete freedom for negotiating fre h agreements, not only with the Argen tine, but with the Dominions, aaya Reuter's Lobby Correspondent.
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      43 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Max rn N lIR B 1 (1 o M y Good FAQ In tW-OM M.y, No 1 X R nv Sin'.' if .lone Julj Bmgk (Yt J;m M TOO* of M r lb New York lift per 11)
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      CHEVIOT RUBBER
      253 11 Dividend Of Seven And Half Per Cent. Report of the Directors of Cheviot Rubber. Ltd.. and statement of accounts for the year ended Dec. 31. 1935, presented at the twenty-sixth annual general meeting of the members of the company, held at the Council Room. Rubber Growers' Association, 19.
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      LABU (F.M.S.) RUBBER
      246 11 Dividend Of Ten Per Cent. Report of the Directors, of The Labu F.M.S.) Rubber Company. Limited and statement of accounts for the year ended Dec. 31. 1935, presented at the twenty-nir.th annual general meeting of the Company, held at the Council Room. Rubber Growers' Assiciation. 19. Fenchurch
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      HOME INDUSTRIALS TO ADVANCE AGAIN?
      2089 11 Shareholders Advised To "Hold On" NEW TEA DUTY AND EMPIRE PREFERENCE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 1. i ONDON maiKets have withstood the unpleasant surprises of the L Budget without serious difficulty. The increase in the income tax at first exercised a slightly depressing
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      HITAM TIN
      16 11 The output of Hitam Tin for the month of April, 1936, was 105 piculs.
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      Trade On Up Grade In U.S.
      396 11 WILLIAM Jacks and Co. in their market report dated London. Apr. 22. state: The budget seems to point to a continuance of the prosperity in the Home trade in this country for the remainder of the year, and in spite of the ups and
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      Comparative Prices
      142 11 Today Last Week 1913 C Copper. Standard 37 3. 9 37 5 0 Copper Electrolytic 4115 0 41 15 0 68 0 0 Tin 206 15 0 209 15 0 171 17 Lead 16 0 0 16 0 0 19 0 0 Spelter 15. 2. 6 15. 1
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      492 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AFSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in Kr gland by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in GOO. OOO shares of^£s each £3 000.000 Reserve Fund £3 000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3 000 000 HEAD OFFIfE: 38. Bishops-ate. London V c Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloiio BBBBgOa
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    160 12 TRAMP SHIPPING IN JAPAN Law To Give Government Control Proposed Tokio, Apr. 17. Control of tramp shipping and the elimination of wasteful competition will form the main points of the Sea Transport Control Law now being drafted by Mr. K. Tanomogi. Minister ot Communications, for submission to the Diet next
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      MYSTERY ROCKS LURE SHIP TO HER DOOM
      876 12 World's Most Famous Windjammer SKIPPER IN TEARS REFUSES TO LEAVE HIS VESSEL Salcombc, South Devon, Apr. 23. FAST on the t^achcrous mystery" rocks which <"r.nge Britain's hoodoo bay- Sewer Mill Cove near here, the most famous windjammer in the world, Her^vjgin Cecilie, is
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      PASSEENGERS
      341 12 Thr following passengers are proceeding per s.s. Carthage. sailing a 930 a.m. tomorrow for PenanColombo, Marseilles and London: Mrs. Chowning. Mr. T Megarry, Mr F. D Ward, Mr R. G Aikman. Mr. W H Phillips. Mr. O'berne. Mr A. E N Ogden. Mr. F. B. OMalley. Miss Band, Mr.
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      611 12 Tft I .'IT Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm Thursday 7.45 a m Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 am Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7pm Ipo: Weekdaya; 7.45 am and 7 p m Klang. Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson:
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      352 12 SINGAPORE II RB0( Ships aloncsMi, 666*666* East Wharl i|„,, Op t D N Main Wharl In; Oarih tax 16 9. Je in Lata Empire Dork <|„t. Bl im BC P| ii. I Steel Ran Empire Do,k (Intra TokushniM M West Wharf (6>tt Johan d6 P KEPPII MM, Main Winn, Spartan.
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    171 14 Th Pi t on roc <• i 11 id Tl" Bl hi o d < I I the iMei oi t abb I could bl Hi: examp! was a rabb Dertni lb i B- m\y Application For Royal Charter lamdon. Apr. 25 The annual dinner ol the
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    JACK PETERSEN GETS £4,500 A FIGHT
    132 15 Aii The Bulk Of It FINISH AS BRITAIN'S RICHEST BOXER London, Apr. 20. a boxing syndicate preparing to write Jaek Petersen cheque for £4.500. the British heavyweight chamare again a topic, writes Geoffrey Simpson in l)ail> Mall. .'lis terhas been stabilised hich me ma
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    PENANG CLUBS TO UNITE
    79 15 Resolutions To Dissolve (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 7. THE first step in the amalgamation oi the Penang Golf and Cricket Club was taken last night, when a special meeting of the PC c. passed B resolution to dissolve the club on the day the
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    23 15 Vienna, Mav 7. AUSTRIA won the international soccer match, hcatine; England 2 l. The half time score was 2 o. Reuter
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    32 15 Joint meeting of members to form amalgamated club, the proposed rams for which is "Penang Golf and Cricket Club." The amalgamation is expected to be achieved by the end of the month.
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    "DOG" AND BANK DRAW
    45 15 From Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur, May C>. The S. langor Club drew with th (> Chartered Bank in a soccer friendlv on the padang today, each side scoring once. Luccck scored for the Club anc Yew Fhooi for the Bank.
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    27 15 Mr. G. W T Davis, former Assistant Protector of Cninese, Penang, has beer appointed fourth magistrate. Penang, in place of Mr. Cunnyngham-Brown who is transferred to Klang.
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    HEAVY GOING IN FINAL PRACTICE GALLOPS
    498 15  -  "Capt. Dash" By Burraneer Impresses AMY WELKIN SHOULD DO WELL AT TOMORROW'S RACES Io heavy rain very few of the best horses were .seen out on the track yesterday morning. Only five of the Class I animals were at work. Quite a large crowd
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    PENANG TENNIS
    84 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 6. Three semi-final matches in the Penang tennis championships were olayed today but none provided much interest, favourites winning easily. The results: Mixed Doubles: Mrs Lee Hong Cheang and Goon Kok Ying beat Mrs. Gh Chin Siew and Chcah Wat Sun 6-2.
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    50 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Loudon. Ma\ B. QKITAIN v. on seven out oi' eleven contests in lite amateur boxing tournament against the American Golden Glovers al Wembley tori; y. photo). MISS STEPHEN in play during the handicap mixed doubles at the S.C.C. on Wednesday Free Press
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    281 15 Sepoy Lines To Play Island Club TTHE following are the learns and the starting times for the mate}) between Sepoy Lines and the Island Ciub. on Sunday at the Island Club Bepoy Lines players are mentioned first. The second match against each time stars at the tenth tee.
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    CAN ENGLAND CAPTURE WESTCHESTER CUP?
    217 15 Held By U.S. For 22 Years HURLINGHAM BUILDS ARENA FOR 20,000 POLO FANS London, Apr. 25. rirRLINGHXM, most exclusive and expensive of BBflfflMßTl pi io clubs, is being transformed into a great an na which will be difficult to recognise. Arrangements ar. beint made theft
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    279 15 63 For Railway Institute Against Malay Regiment (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May pEEIX de Silva was in great lorm with the hat this week-end scoring II not out against the Malay Regiment on Saturday and 77 against Gemas Railway Institute on Sunday. MALAY REGIMENT:
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    201 15 NEGRI SEMBILAN CLUB: Lim Eng Be^ retina" 50 A Kunanrnam <capt I o Vettivelu l. F De Silv i b Leembrug B< n n w Benevtratne b Vettlvelu *j Gurdiai ftfngh not out 55. V. D. Navi retnam not out 10. J E Edmonds. H Benevtratne. E.
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    96 15 SELANGOR TEN NIS Europeans Win Doubles invent (From Our Own OOtTesp OC* nt) Kuala I. umpur. May li. In tlie men's doubles hn.il flj tht Selang.jr lawn tern on Padang t dav. G 0 li Uld H T. Sinclair beal Ch T rod Bl K«-k Thov G 16 4 The
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    156 15 SUNGEI I JONG CI.I B Capt F W Vouni Raja b Angus .SO H M. Jam s b BtlVen 0 Lieut Bahgulnette c Ha.ia o AngUS M J Lindsay c Shields b Re man 3 Capl Philnott lbw b Btlven 16 L P. Bametl Smith b Raman
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    76 15 The following have been selected to p ay cricket for the LA.: Saturday. May 9 vs. Inniskillings on the i.a. ground:- Abbasbhoy. N A Mallal, Varma. Chandy, Cooper. Salleh Jean Pierre. Kennedy. Pur r hotam. Kargovind. Ibrahim. Reserves: Poncusamy, Oora, David. Sunday. May 10 vs. Hospital Juniors XI:
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    411 16 Diehards Trounced "SOLDIERS SEEMED TO HAVE FEET OF CLAY" Marines 5; Middlesex II 1. I^OKT CANNING hold the Sec<nd Division lead no more. The Marine Department went to the top yesterday by healing the Middlesex second decisively in a lively battle at Anson
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    NEL TARLETON ENTIRELY OUTCLASSES KING
    193 16 Brilliant Boxing Display BRITISH FEATHERWEIGHT ||T| E EASILY RETAINED (From Our Own Correspondent) Loudon 0 MEL TAIM ETON never fought more t»: illi.i nt 1 1 m retained the British featherweight title Lisi speeding, outpouching and outgenerallini; 1 t was completely outclassed and was knocked
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    OXFORD VS. ALL-INDIA
    30 16 London. May 6. Oxford University scored 202 against All-India today and at the close of p'ay had taken two of the tourists' wickets for 79 runs Reuter
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    UPCOUNTRY TENNIS TOURNEYS
    179 16 UPCOUNTRY TENNIS TOURNEYS Win For Sinclairs (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 7. THE final of the mixed doubles in 1 the Selangor lawn tennis championship on the Padang today resulted in a victory for Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Sinclair, who defeated Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Hovil
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS
    89 16 Tournament Ties For Today The following ties in the SCC tennis tournament will be played today: Mixed Double Handicap Mr. W R. King and M.s Eldred < owe 4» vs A D. Capper and Miss O. C Dennis <plus 3>. Mixed Doubles Level. Mr. and Mrs J
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    SINGAPORE TRAINING FOR MALAYA CUP
    285 16  -  "Nimrod" By Sixteen Players Named IT IS announced that next Wednesday's S.Aar.A. trial is cancelled, hut that the probable Singapore ele\en will be pitted against the China Olympic team the next day. Meanwhile -following a meeting ot the selection committee after Wednesday's farce— the following
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    S.C.C. WEEK-END CRICKET
    166 16 The following have accepted to play cricket for S.C.C. vs. R.A.F. on Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m. at S.C.C. F. P. H Pearse <Capt>. P. ONeil Dunne, i Fl.-Lt. H. C. Lee, P. Bartram, E. Gaillaid, W. T. Henman. Lt. C. H. A. Oliver. W. H.
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET FIGURES
    124 16 The following are invited to represent the S.C.R.C. at cricket on Satuiday. vs. C.S.C. "A" at 2 p.m. on the SC.R.C. ground:— Ong Swee Keng, Ong Swee Law. Shim Kah Foo, Tan Thean Tek, Robert B. Tan, Gan Kee Tian. Kam Gim Lock, Chua Boon Ann, Sim
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    50 16 His Majesty the King has consented to become patron of the Rugby Union. Hugh Bulloch, the centre-half that Newcastle United secured from Portadown, the Irish League club, last November has been placed on the transfer list at. a figure stated to be £1000 Newcastle have re-signed eleven of their players
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    Miss H. K. Jones Wins At Sepoy Lines G. C.
    77 16 Miss H. K. Jones Wins At Sepoy Lines G. C. MAY BOGEY COMPETITION "THERE were ten entries for the May Bogey competition of the Sepoy Lines Golf Club which resulted in a win for Miss K H Jones- 3 up. The scores were: Miss K H Jones— 32— 3 up.
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    LADIES' SPRING CUP
    40 16 Semi-Final Results Of S.G.C. Competition The following are the results of the s^mi-final of the SG.C. Ladies' Spring Cup competition: Miss Hadley beat Mrs. G V Allen 6 and 4 Mrs Cherry beat Mrs. Moncur 1 up
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