The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 June 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15.18U ESTD. 1X35 TUESDAY. JUNE 15, 1937. If CENTS.
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    GRAVE THREAT TO BRITISH SHIPPING
    421 1 Effects Of Foreign Discrimination UNITED ACTION NEEDED IN COMMONWEALTH Imperial Conference Proposals THK serious threat of foreign discrimination to British shipping has been given earnest consideration by the shipping committee ot the Imperial Conference which lvi- now put forward its proposals to eliminate this danger.
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    SINO-GERMAN RELATIONS
    94 1 Berlin, June 14. ACHINESE Embassy communique states that Dr. H. H. Kung had on interview with Herr Hitler which lasted lor an hour and a half and adds that "It is certain that this conversation wil] contribute towards strengthening Sino-German relation^ A reception mas held for the Chinese
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    Determined Effort To Save Franc
    146 1 FRENCH BANK KATE RAISED London, June 14. IT having recently experienced its worst buffeting for sometime, owing to the grave political and financial situation, the French authorities today made a determined effort to assist the franc and check the flight of capital by raising the
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    25 1 CHAMBERLAIN, YOU MAY SMOKE (.Mr. Xexitie Chumherlain v.vi me elected leader of the Corwr, ufii Party at v X* meeting at Caxton Hull, We->Jminyter. tmmmy.)
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    BIG U.S. GOLD EXPORTS
    80 1 $60,000,000 In Four Months New York, June 14. A N analysis of American gold stocks shown m the latest official Federal Reserve Bulletin indicates that the United States, during the first four months of 1937, exported gold valued at about $60,000,000 through unreported channels presumably through
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    $150,000 DRUG HAUL
    58 1 Japanese Campaign Tientsin, June 14. /\MUM and drugs valued at $150,000 were seized by Japanese police m raids today on narcotic centres m the Japanese concession m Tientsin, including three large Chinese hotels one of which was occupied exclusively by traffickers. The raids were part of an
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    KING ATTENDS GARTER ORDER SERVICE
    163 1 Pageant Of Splendour London, June 14. THE service of the Most Noble Order of the Garter was held this morning m St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The King and Queen, Queen Mary, and the Royal Dukes, and the 22 Knights of the Order attended the ceremony.
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    ITALIANS KILLED IN SPAIN
    61 1 Official Figures Rome, June 14. THE fourth list m the Italian casualties m the Spanish civil war the longest yet was published last night. It states that between Mar. 8 and Mar. 18, 230 Italian volunteers were killed on the Madrid front, and nearly 2,000 wounded.
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    MR. EDEN ON PACIFIC PACT SCHEME
    251 1 MR. EDEN ON PACIFIC PACT SCHEME USA PPREHE NSION REMOVED Japano-Australian Talks Denied I I. l l do l l June 14. VfK Kennedy was under some *'l misapprehension, said Mr. Kden, the Foreign Secretary, m the House of Commons when asked today if the Government intended to represent to
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    35 1 Hollvuood. June 14. Mary Pickford is marryinf Buddy Roem OB June 26 nd spending the honeymoon at Hon lulu The :;y will b l s:rnple outdoor atlair it her Drivate home at Los Angeles. Reuter
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      76 1 BIGIA TEA lirings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE WO to 830 P .m DINNER and DANCE (informal) 9.30 t> midnight and FIRST APPEXJIWTE OK THE WELL-KNOWN D. FOKIEN -MARVIN RUSSIAN TRIO IKH OF THE MOSCOW BALLET. WW OF THE MOST
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    REMARKABLE ESCAPE
    82 2 Plane Loses Wheel During Flight Paris, June 14. PASSENGERS m a French air liner travelling between France and Barcelona had a remarkable escape from death. The plane lo^t a running wheel while it was on its way to Barcelona, and the pllr.t cruised over Barcelona lor threequarters ol
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    HEAVY SENTENCES FOR COUNTERFEITER
    183 2 "Very Serious Offence" <From Our Own Correspondent! Johore Bahru. June 12. MUD! the accused that m this particular case it w.'s very serious offence because of the huge quantity of counterfeit cjins found m his possession Mr. Justice Laville today sentenced Wong Yau. a Chinese pineapple
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    POLICE BAND
    52 2 The band of the S.S. Police will per- torm the following programme at 6 p.m. today at Telok Ayer: March, Colonel Bogey 'Alford>; Overture. Zampa »Herold>. Selection. The Orchid <Monckton»: Patrol. Jungle Drums «Ketelbey>; Spanish Suite. In Malaga Curzon > Selection. Fire over England Addinselli: Characteristic. The Pixie's
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    MISCELLANEOUS.
    18 2 ENGLISH LADY staying m Singapore will give English conversation lessons. Write Box 637. care of Free Press.
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    BRITISH CHINESE IN SIAM
    144 2 Coronation Gifts TFrom Our Own Correspondent] Bangkok. June 13. Two handsome gifts made on the occasion of the Coronation by the British Chinese subjects m Siam have now found a worthy home m the ottice building of the British Legation. One. a large portrait of King
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    SEQUEL TO PROSECUTION OF TYPIST
    1000 2 SEQUEL TO PROSECUTION OF TYPIST Magistrate And Son Appeal Against £4,719 Award London, May 28. rE Court of Appeal yesterday heard an appeal by Mr. Philip Lazarus, a Manchester magistrate, and his son, Mr. Adoiph Lazarus, calico printers, of Salford, against an award of £4,719 damages for malicious prosecution to
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    BORNEO PROFITS
    315 2 Increased Revenue In 1936 ;From the Free Press Correspondent* London, June 8. A surplus for 1936 of £32.738. compared with the 1935 total of £15.140. is shown m the full accounts for 1936 of the British North Borneo (Chartered) Bank, published today. Total revenue m North Borneo increased
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    Law Notice For The Day
    72 2 Law Notice For The Day Before the Air. C hief Justice. I M.S and Mr. Justice Houes m the lst. Court at 11 a.m. Court of .Appeal: No. I— Shaik Dawcod bin Said Bajerai <if not finished. 1 Motion m OS 77 3£. No. 2 Originating Motion No. 17 36.
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    43 2 The engagement is announced m London of Mr. J. Guthrie Clothier. F.R.C.S.. younger son of the Rev G H. and Mrs. Clothier, of Bexley. Kent, and Ella, only daughter ol Mr and Mrs John Campbell Gibson of Thames Ditton. Surrey, formerly of Singapore
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    EXPANSION OF N. I. AIR DEFENCES
    529 2 EXPANSION OF N. I. AIR DEFENCES 26 More Bombers "EXPANSION of the air defences of the Netherlands Indies is being pushed ahead as fast as possible." Lieut. -Col. A. D. C. van Oyen. Commander of the N.I. Army Air Service, and Commander H. G. de Bruyne, soon to be Commander
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      225 2 NOTICE OF TRADE MARK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ROYAL BAKING POWDER COMPANY, a corporation of the State of New Jersey, of New York. State of New York. United States of America, the former owners of the above trade mark which was advertised m the Straits Settlements Government Gazette of
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      344 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. v X^ mwr^Mmm WtT" iJ'J-M A LITTLE USED OFTE N fW TEETH PRESERVATION Obtainable from all Chemists and Stores. Sole Agents M Grafton laboratories. Spore. BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Road (near Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis Phone: 57 56.
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      329 2 £be Singapore Jfrce fl>rcss Head Office: < ecil Street I'hone: 54.1 extensions tv all d, Tel: "Time Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street Phone: 3683 Ipoh Office: Brewster Koad Phone: 37 Penang Office: 12. Btftimf. Penanc Phone: 1477 London Office: 4« 43, Fleet St re.. Undo* Et 4. Phone: <
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    FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FOR SINGAPORE?
    1602 3 RAFFLES PROFESSOR INQUIRING INTO THEIR ORGANISATION IN U.K. Move Towards Establishment Of University A PLEA for further facilities for higher technical education m the Colony, made by Dr. Lim Han Hoe. at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday, resulted m an important .statement by H.E. the
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    THIRD-CLASS LICENCE FOR A NEW CAFE
    230 3 Board Of Licensing Justices Meet AN application for a third-class licence for the Mayfair Cafe. No. 4. Battery Road, was dealt with at the of the Eoard ot Licensing Justices held m the Criminal District yesterday. Mr. H A. Forrer preildi: Oprosing the application
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    Skin Itch Cause Curbed Overnight
    63 3 iii has nearly srt5 rt million tiny urn hiu-- and cau^o t«rnE. E mc r.urn- 1 >riasis. Blackhead.-. md other ry treatment! g\\<* only w th. y do not kill the new dis<i...ry. Nixoderm, ry Ji>-st nicht and ir? >ft, clear, attraci r or money
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    Geylang River Basin To Be Cleaned Up
    201 3 AFTER congratulating the Oovern- ment and the Director of Public Works on the fine achievement of converting the Kailang swamp into the finest airport m the world. Dr. Lim Han Hee, speaking at the Legislative Council, yesterday, drew attention to the swamp on
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    68 3 photo) DUTCH DEFENCE: Lieut-Col. A.D. t. van Oyen. Commander of the Netherlands Indies Army Air Service, (left) and Commander H. G. de Bruyne. Commander of the Netherlands Indies Naval Air Service (right), photographed with Wins-Commander CL R. Cox, 0.8.E„ A.F.C.. Commanding Officer of the Royal Air Force Station. Seletar. The
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    Government Inquiry On Imported Tinned Foods
    231 3 THE somewhat alarming statements made by Prof. Hawes recently m relation to some of the tinned foods imported and aSmmmTSM thas country were referred to by th: Hon. Mr. H. W. Raper at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council. 'I was som?what alarmed to
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    BRANDING OF TAMIL ALLEGED
    82 3 Alleged to have branded a Tamil named Ranga?amy by means of a heated iron bar. on May 29. three Tamils, Muthia. Manikam and Palanyappan were produced betore Mr. H A. Forrer m the Criminal District Court yesterday charged with having caused hurt to the said Rangasamy.
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      30 3 Wl /Iwsquitoe? i' /Jit MAKE LIFE MISERABLE fc^\ MM THEM with PITMAN'S COLUEGE MW m England 03 yean. Smgapße BrMcK und« EuwpeanManagement Call write for illustrated |WgW gg. telephone 5022.
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      215 3 CARLSBERG PLATITUDES No. 9. H|l'.3 B*U J^l ~^^^*M ll is 1 11 II H w m l_ n J*- A rll Ifi iCT W fTITH. tt-i_l U -^^iii^iw inu iTr "n r'wii I w 'lit fpn r 'i w "nif mT?m^^^ SEMPER ARDENS A favourite saying of Carl Jacobsen <one
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    DEVONSHIRE SPLITS
    168 4 Sieve together ten ounces of flour, two ounces of sugar, and a pinch o! salt. Melt two ounces of butter and add one and a quarter gills of milk, and make it lukewarm. Cream half an < once oi yeast with one teaspoonful of sugar and stir m
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    COLOURS FOR CORONATION YEAR
    769 4 COLOURS FOR CORONATION YEAR Gay And Grave Paris, June 6. CORONATION year, no doubt, coupled with the monopoly of black for skirts, is depriving the fashion world of a tone which, if it makes for gravity, at least causes a great majority to look well dressed. It is rather difficult
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    Private View At Royal Academy
    507 4 LONDON STYLES London, June 1. rIE Private View of the 169 th Exhibition of the Royal Academy drew its usual crowd of celebrities and near celebrities; but, as a fashion show, the event has lost much of its glamour. For one thing the weather is
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      224 4 M the SHOE 'or your BOY." Imitation grained leather. Derby pattern with re-in-foreed-rubber fibre combination soles for hard and durable wear. ■EfcaJSLi tk m%\ m%% m m WW Adv:: Th- Bata Shoe Co. L;d. S'por.\ n mw' l^^fei. S> iSbH^ i i O VALTIN E and Ovaltine Rusks m^tht Mother
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      245 4 VISIT CHRISTIE For Exquisit Gowns Inexpensive Morning Frocks Hats and Novelties Special Terms For Government Employees 19, Stamford Road, Phone \%M |CT i The Newest m &S4 Ladies Handbags. M% MHJLATtAMf HIGH STRFEI f PYJAMAS for LADIES They SPELL ELEGANCE Modernity AND COMFORT Everything In Silk Underwear. KIMONOS Just Unpacked
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    WINDSORS' HONEYMOON TRIP
    174 5 IHE DIKE AND DUCHESS wave a greeting as they set out for the trip THE DI KE AND IH'CHFSS OF WINDSOR *et out for a motor boat trip m Venice where they stayed for some time. The Duke and Duchess were mobbed by huge crouds. XI YINC.-OFFH
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      122 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. Loh hee I much nicer rf&p- jßj^ With the addition of a httlr Vi 1 /"">/ ~"\D \i V Acorn Milk. It makes il tastr JH 1/41 I l|\l 1 B
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    45 6 ITALY has been celebrating the first anniversary of the re-creation of the Roman Empire with military parades and displays m Rome m which troops from Africa have been taking part. Picturesque African troops photographed as they enthusiastically cheered the King during their display m Rome.
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    EX-CONSTABLES REFUSED LEAVE TO APPEAL
    200 6 Despite Alibi Submission Of Counsel IN spite o: an alibi submission by their counsel. Ali b. Rahmat. late of the Johore Police. Abu Samah b. Mat and Ramli b. Din. ex-constables of the Pulau Tekong police, who were sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment each for
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    Stomach Sufferer's Own Warning. Against 'Rubbishing Imitations'
    402 6 The really marvellous effects of lean Biand Stomach Powder m all cases of stomoeh trouble have led to the introduction or cheap substitutes. Many sufferers who have been cured leel it their duty to warn other sufferers to against accepting anything but the
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    LEGISLATION AT TOP SPEED
    194 6 Nine Bills Read In Four Minutes IfIGH speed Bill-passing took place at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday. The final passage of the Currency Bill was deferred until the next meeting, and nine other Bills were taken through their first reading— all m four minutes. Passed as
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    AUSTRALIAN CHAIR FOR WALES
    98 6 When the winning bard is chaired, this yoar. at th: national Welsh Eisteddfod, he will sit on a magnificently carved chair made m Australia. The chair, according to Austral News. Is now on its way to Wales as a gift i irom the St. David's Society
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    MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS' PUPILS
    1224 6 Capt. Hashim Renews Plea PROPOSAL BEFORE ALL MALAYAN GOVERNMENTS rE medical examination of pupils m private schools and the need for more vernacular and elementary English schools were points raised by the Hon. Capt. Hashim m the Legislative Council some time ago and he
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    ROWING IN BANGKOK
    190 6 (FYom Our Own Correspondent > Bangkok, .lunc 13. Rowing is being fostered as much v possible at the University of Moral and Political Sciences. Apart from one rac- ing eight there is one clinker-four al- most completed, and three dinghies actually m use. There are some 80
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    41 6 Information has been received that 1,455 State-aided labourers will arrive at Port Swettenham on Tuesday by s.s. Ellenga. It is expected that 1.014 will be landed at Port Swettenham and the balance will proceed to Pulau Jerejak lor quarantine.
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    "LORRY SHOT ACROSS ROAD AND BANGED INTO CAR"
    288 6 FURTHER evidence was recorded by Mr L. C. Goh m the fourth court yesterday m the preliminary inquiry m which a Malay named Dollao bin Mohais is charged with having caused the death of John Morey and Chua Biau Tow by having
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    LAWYER FINED
    61 6 Mr R H Green, advocate and sol c:tor appeared before Mr L C Goh m the fourth court yesterday on a sua♦nons. He was alleged to have dr.ver. otor car along Havelock Road ;r. the early hours of May 2 without the front and rear lights. He was
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      114 6 Kidneys Nust Clean Out Acids The only way your body can clean out health-destroying Acids from your blood is through nine milli, n tiny Kidney tubes or niters, but bewar. of cheap, drastic irritating drugs. Weak Kidneys usually'are the real cause of Cc'ting Up Nights Nervous n.ss Swollen Ankles. Rheumatism.
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      55 6 For brilliant occasions timrfia It must be a CROMPTON COILED-COIL LAMP If you want your home to look its brightest the highlights should be Crompton Lamps. The special coiledcoil filament gives you up to I 7 sth more light without using extra current. THE LAMP OF LASTING BRILLIANCE SOLE AGENTS:
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    DEMANDS BY GOLDSMITHS' EMPLOYEES
    114 7 DEMANDS BY GOLDSMITHS' EMPLOYEES 60 Per Cent. Wage Increase From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 14. Following the success of the de- mands by the Penang Chinese dhobies, over 150 goldsmiths' employees held a meeting today at the Heng Wo Hong. 'an association of goldsmiths, and de- I cided to
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    INCREASED COST OF LIVING
    67 7 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 14. In order to meet the higher cost or living In Penang and prevent com* petition m their business, about 50 'Kheng Chiu coffeeshop owners met at ,the Penang Cafe Association on Saturday to discuss fixing prices un the same
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    48 7 Mr. Horace Walter Raper, 0.8. E., is 1 gazetted as a nominated Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council for a period of three years. Major R. L. Nunn. Ls reappointed an Official Member of tl\e Executive I Council for a further period of two [years from June 4.
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. JUNE 15, 1937. Technical Posts And Higher Education
    483 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. JUNE 15, 1937. Technical Posts And High e r Education SPEECHES by the Governor and the Colonial Secretary at yesterday's meeting ol the Legislative Council told the public much that lit has been wanting to know and j Str Shenton Thomas made a statement on
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    How Shirley Temple Found Fame
    1001 8  -  William J. Makin By SHE is eight years old— the most photographed child m the world. She earns £2,000 a week for her family. Shirley Temple, little goddess of the screen. You may like or dislike her. I know many who walk out of a
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    As I was Saying
    605 8 THE Malay Sultans m London tor the Coronation season are getting an extremely good Press to judge irom clippings I have seen and one of the most interesting articles which appears m The People, is written round an interview which the Sultan of Pahang granted to
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      279 8 00 What have Circles to do with Whisky? These diagrams," said Johnnie Walker, explain one difference between good and poor whisky. Good whisky like Johnnie Walker is round and smooth and has no edges. 1 Many whiskies are blended together to make Johnnie Walker, yet the special quality of each
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      70 8 THE SICK MILLIONAIRE told the attentive hospital nurse that he was leaving her a month's salary m his will. "A month of yours, sir, or a month of mine?" she asked. Much ruinous expense may be saved m the event ot injury or illness by the "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS
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    POWERS' NAVAL PATROL PLAN
    230 9 "Attack On One Is Attack On All" SELF-DEFENCE RIGHTS London, June 14. COMMENTING on the agreement reached on Saturday for assuring the safety of ships engaged m naval patrol round Spain, The Times says that "Since four navies are engaged m a common task, an attack
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    INDIAN WOMEN FIGHT FOR EQUAL STATUS
    259 9 Miss Banerjee In Singapore GRANDDAI CHIEK of a famous President of the Indian Nataional Congress, .Miss M. Banerjee. '.Jo-year-old professor of English m Calcutta, passed through Singapore yesterday aboard the Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Rosso en route for a holiday trip to Shanghai. "I
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    F.M.S. SCRAP IRON SHORTAGE
    210 9 F.M.S. SCRAP IRON SHORTAGE Government Action (From Our Own Correspondent) Kual.i Lumpur, June 14. rE shortage of scrap iron m Malaya has driven the F.M.S. Government to forbid export of the metal to other countries as from today. This decision is announced m a sup(plement to the Gazette which stages
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    CONTINUOUS RISE IN WHOLESALE PRICES
    71 9 London, June 10. The Board of Trade index of wholesale prices, which has risen continuously since last June, was 1.7 per cent, higher m May than m April. During the year ended May 31, 1937. the general index number has risen by about 20.5 per
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    SERGEANT CAPTURES HEADHUNTER
    43 9 Manila. June 14. A Philippine sergeant yesterday surprised and captured single-handed the headhunted 8011, m a jungle cave. Bo.i resisted till his supply of arrows was exhausted, then rushed at the sergeant, who felled him with his rifle butt.— Reuter
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    MR. PARKCANE C. HWANG
    34 9 Mr Parkcane C Hwang, manager of the Singapore branch of the Bank of China has returned to Singapore, accompanied by Mrs. Hwang, after a three months' business visit to China.
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    MALAYAN SUPPLEMENT IN LONDON PAPER
    61 9 Governor's Message London, June 14. A striking cover m colours binds the attractive 40-page supplement on Malaya's history and resources issued by the Financial News. The supplement is prefaced with an introductory message by Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor, and has articles by well-known contributors
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    ARRESTED JAPANESE PEARLERS
    118 9 Darwin. June 14. The Japanese pearling vessels arrest- 'A by the Larrakia yesterday m Australian waters are the pearling ship New Guinea Maru. 220 tons, and the lugger Takachiho Maru 111. The Larrakia's engines broke down and she is being towed the 300 miles to Darwin by
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    U.S. STRIKES
    46 9 Washington. June 14. The C 10. leader. John Lewis, has called a strike of 9,500 of his followers m 17 mines owned by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and the Youngstown Sheet Co.. thus aggravating the already i serious situation m the steel industry. Reuter
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    120 TAPPERS STRIKE
    203 9 But Return After Dismissal (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 14. ONE hundred and twenty tapping coolies of the Transkrian Estate. Province Wellesley, went on strike last Monday when they did not receive a bonus for cleaning cups. For the last four years they had received a
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    EXCHANGE EQUALISATION FUND
    167 9 EXCHANGE EQUALISATION FUND Questions In Commons London, June 10. Tlie Chancellor of the Exchequer was questioned m the Commons today regarding the operation of the Exchange Equalisation Account and foreign lending. He told the House "The Exchange Equalisation Account is used for checking undue fluctuations m the exchange value of
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    23 9 Mr. B. J. Freeman, Controller. Posts md Telegraphs Department, Straits Settlements and Federated Mlalay States, has been anoointsd Controller, csts and Telegraphs, Singapore
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    ALL EYES ON ANTARCTIC
    133 9 London, June 14. rE official communique of the Imperial Conference reveals that the report of the Committee on Polar Questions has been approved. It is understood the report is an imI portant document dealing with terriItorial rights m the Antarctic and also j the last journey
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    SIR J. M. BARRIE VERY ILL
    40 9 London, June 14. SIR JAMES BARRIE, the famous author, who was 77 last month, is seriously ill m a London nursing home and relatives are constantly at his bedside. Anxiety was felt overnight.- Reuter
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    JAPAN DENIES CHARHAR REPORTS
    220 9 JAPAN DENIES CHARHAR REPOR TS photo). No Troops Sent Peiping, June 14. THE Japanese military authorities emphatically deny the reports that the Kwantung Army has despatched troops to Charhar and declare that Prince Teh is fully capable of handling the situation unaided. An earlier report trom Shanghai stated that The
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    REV. R. A. JARDINE RESIGNS
    86 9 Pastor Who Married Duke Of Windsor I.<. ndon. June 14. The Rev. R. A. Jardine, who conducted a service at the wedding of the Duke of Windsor yesterday announced his resignation from his living at St. Paul's, Darlington. He said his resignation had nothine to
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      149 9 EARLY STREAMLINE Many a time m the early days of motonng and before there was any speed limit Romary Biscuits helped to whi.e away hours of enforced de ay And still, for motoring, they arc the nicest ol biscuits. No others exist with quite the san u ot delicious nispness.
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      564 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. June 13 'share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated New York prices quoted m U.S. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Conversion
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      175 10 From London 5.30 p. m. June 13 COFFEE: Robusta Uganda f.a.q., May-June: 41s. Previously: 41s. TAPIOCA: Singapore. May-June: 15s. 7%d. Previously: 15s. 7 >d. GAMBIER: Block: May-June- 275. Previously: 275. SAGO FLOUR: Afloat: lis. 3d. Previously: lis. 3d. June-July c.i i. lis Previously: lis. 4%d. PALM OIL:
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1256 10 Eraser and Co. 's List MONDAY. JUNE 14. 1937: 6 P.M. From Exchange Telegraph Co. A. Brickworks Ord. ($2; 155 .61 A Brickworks 7fe% Pref. (s2> 2 4o Alias Ice ($10) 00 10 I'l'iioa B M. Broadcasting (fl> .SS 90 British Malay* Trustee »Is> 6.25
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      Daily Share Report
      214 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin 122** down K. Tin shares Imall) were market throughout the day. In Sterling there arc bu\et* ol s< crn Kintas. A\er llitams. Kamunting* and P.umn^a Ri\«r* with «j lers of Hong Kong Tins and
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      64 10 From London 5.30 p. m. June 13 Tin: Weak. Cash: £244 17s. 6d. Previously: Firm at €249 7s. 6d Three months: £244 7s 6d. Previously: €248 7s 6d. New lork Tin: 54.87. Previously: 55.37. Copper: Settlement: €54 lU.^ Previously: £55. Gold: Yesterday: €7 Os o%d. Previously £7
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      82 10 London Closing Quotations June 13 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday Ktously Paris Franc to 124.21 110 7 8 110 7 8 New York to 4 83 4.93 11 16 d. 493 7 lGd. Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97< 4 8.97.. 8.97 3 8 Hong
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      203 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations SELLING June 14 London. T.T. 2 4 1 16 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London. 4 months' sight 2 4' 8 Lyons, demand 1290 Hamburg, demand 142 New York, demand 57 9 16 Montreal, demand 57 7 16 Batavia, demand 104 1 o
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      201 10 June 10. 11. U. riean Can. Com. 97' 2 96 94 American Telephone and Telegraph 169% 167» 4 IG7' 4 Railroad 83 3 4 82> 4 80 7 8 MA 58 4 57' 4 56% D«pi 155' 2 154' 2 154 32% 32% 32 2 H Blectrk
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      62 10 June 14 Gambler T.T. 3 00 Java Cube 11.00 Kamburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 15.50 Black Pepper 875 Copra, mixed 5.30 Copra, sundried 6.30 Small Flake Tapioca 4.50 Rice Saigon Al $160 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 1 $146 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 2 $137 Rice Siam,
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      Fraser & Company.
      264 10 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Total fo: Books Close. financhu Company Dividend Date Ex Div. year TIN Payable Date to datf A. Hitam Tin 20': Int. June 8 June *>8 Juno 21 50' Bangrin Tin s'; June 23 5' Burma Malay I%<X Int. June 9 June 16 June 10
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      73 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association June 14. L 2 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X.R.S.S. m cases •FOB. June) 32' 8 32% Good FJI.Q. m bales (F. 0.8. June) 31% Z1V 2 No. IX R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 32»/ 8 32% June 32» 4 32V 2 July-Sept. 32V 2
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    Brightening Life In The Factory
    234 11 ANTIDOTE TO BOREDOM A recently issued report of the Medical Research Council ol the BriI teh Industrial Research Board on "Fatigue m Repetitive Work" records that experiments showed that gramoj phone music provided an antidote to boredom m the modern factory and increased output. This
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    MOVE TO ABOLISH TEA DUTY
    111 11 Motion Lost In Commons London, June 10. The House of Commons m the course of the debate on the Finance Bill rejected by 185 to 119 the opposition Labour proposal to abolish the tea duty. Sir John Simon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pointed out
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    Winning CONTRACT
    370 11 £^Wfow\ Qxx& David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence PLAYING UP TO P*R A SHORT time ago a well-known expert was asked his opinion of a newcomer to the Bridge
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    Market Price List
    448 11 Singapore, June 11. Bananas < pisang hijain 10 10 Bananas (pisang keling; 10 10 Bananas (pisang mas> 10 10 Coconut each 05 Limes, large < about 30 to katit Kati 12 Limes, small 'about 60 to kati) do 05 Oranges. Java do 15 Pineapples each 07 CURRY
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    MUNITIONS AND FOOD SUPPLY
    223 11 Defence Minister's Report London, June 10. A report on munitions and food supply, submitted by the Minister of Defence, Sir Thomas Inskip, was approved by the Imperial Conference toc'ny It has been arranged that the final plenary session of the conference shall take place at St.
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    43 11 Capt. F. R. Mason, State Agricultural Officer, Taiping, proceeded on transfer to Palestine as Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, oy the s.s. Hector, which sailed on June 11. Mr. J. W. Jolly, of Negri Sembiian. has arrived at Taiping to take his place.
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      485 11 k CHARTERED BANK INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by (Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3 090,000 HEAD OPFICE: 38, Bishopsgate. London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Ral Amritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok
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      624 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE 1.333 ke 9 (22.5 9-«. b 00 Indian music (records). 6 30 Chinese music (Peipeng records). 7 00 Malay music i records i 7 30 Time, weather, news and announcements 7.40 "Highlights of 1935." A retrospective programme recorded m the London studios of the British
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      276 11 BERLIN DJE 17.76 mc s (16.89 m.), DJB 15.2 mc 9 (19.74 m.i, DJQ 15.28 mc s (19.63 m.), and DJN 9.45 mc s (31.45 m.) p.m. 6.15 Opening announcement. 6.20 Light music. 7.15 Technical tips for the radio enthusiasts. I 7.2 C News m Enghsn. 7.3." Light music (continued).
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    P. & O. CORFU
    20 12 P. O. CORFU The Corfu has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive .tt Singapore at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.
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    LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    781 12 SAILING VESSELS IN THE NEWS Captain Gustaf Erikson's Difficulty TN the South Australian grain trade the Abraham Rydberg is still the only ship m, having arrived at Falmouth on the same day that she was reported recently as having passed the Lizard. A passage of 112 days
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    SIX TOTAL LOSSES IN APRIL
    252 12 Return Of Casualties According to the return ot casualties to motor and steam vessels of 500 tons gross register and upwards, issued by the Liverpool Underwriters" Association, there were six total losses, all steamers, and 492 partial losses posted ih the loss book during April.
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS
    251 12 At Trengganu river approach and I entrance. Lat. 5 deg. 20» 2 N.. long 103 deg. 08V E (approx >. Details: Approach Beacons: <a) Front beacon A while post surmounted by a white diamond exhibiting a fixed green light erected on the southern sand spit at the
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    NIEUW AMSTERDAM
    59 12 The contract for heating and ventilating the 33.000-ton HollandAmerica liner Nieuw Amsterdam, has been placed with a Glasgow firm. The installation enables passengers to control the temperature of the cabins themselves, getting warm air. or air at atmospheric temperature, at will. The complete contract for the previous Holland-Attnerica
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    J. VAN OLDENBARNEVELT
    34 12 The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail Liner. M.s. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt will berth alongside the Singapore Harbour Bonrd wharve* today nt 3 pan. and sail for Java at 7 30 pm
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR
    131 12 Ships alongside the Wharves or Impeded to Arri\e East Wharf (Entrant Umh Rohna 22: Van Be sen 20 Main Wharf (Entrant r <„. Kedah 17; Chai shiel 13: President 0 Oldenbarne veh H: Kudat. X Empire Dock (Entrance <. a uYoshida Maiu ft !32: Lycaon N; Osam I
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    205 12 Rohna Br 12. to Madras Ll Kepong. Br I B I kok 13. to I Hague Maru Calcutta 14. to Bong Kong 15 Prachatipok. S Bangkok 14 to P. Swettei.. Lipis. Br 460 to: X 13. to Kuar.ta: :6. Albert Sarraut F: Haiphong 13 ro P 16 Valaya.
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    NEW P. AND O. LUXURY LINER
    42 12 Takes Over 1. Passengers London. I«n'r Accommodation passengers is provkh d and O luxury Uner ivas launched Loday Tl< r l The vessel will don-Born: Uong with tbe Btrathali navcr it ie fa have a serviReuter.
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      503 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated «n FJ4JB.) TELEPHONE: Freight 6433 Passage MJI« J LLOYDS AGENTS. 800 RIN Q ACENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWATS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIf IC $*m&\ «>UJWT (Incorporated ln «n«lai>«) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct IMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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      25 12 For everything appertaining to Ocean Passages. Foreign Mono* Exchange and Freight apply CORK'S wacoSsxits. [WOPIO TPavti SIRV'CfJ 39, ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking Fees. Telephone 5908.
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      603 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals T 'fc I Ff BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 nm T hursd *y 7.45 aim! Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 pjn Kota P.ahru, Kuala Krai and Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 ajri. Sundays 7 pm Kuaia Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45
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      484 13 i^__ Jl I i ,r BY P&O and BRITISH INDIA LINES •INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P, O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1937 1937 BEHAR 6.000 June 16 RANPURA 17.000 July 30 RA-C'-fT 17.000 June 18 BURDWAN 6.070 July 31 SOUDAN 6.500 July 2 RAWALPINDI
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      565 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) WiEHQRt ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow June 29 July 2 CITY OF ORAN Havre. London. R'dam, H'burg. Glasgow July 30
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      1006 13 P^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co., <19»i ISA Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual lue Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation to. Ltd.) Tht Sarawak Steamahip Co. Lid. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Lid. The China Navigation Co.,
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      655 14 K. P. M. ROKAN- Tuesday. June 15, Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang. TanjongMengeid ar. Tanjong-Leidong, and Asahan. MAETSUYCKER -Tuesday. June 15. Batavia. Semarang. Soerabaia. Port Moresby. Samarai. Rabaul. Port Vila, Noumea, Auckland. Wellington and Sydney. m m MAPIA— Wednesday, June 16. P. Sa»r.boe. Prigi-Rudja Sapat, renibilahan. Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. VAN OUTHOORN—
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      690 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE c^/iJ AMERICAN MAIL LINE I CicN^ti— I Ul I^a. r All TO K"I!RrtPF FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. .Arrives Leaves Leaves m Spore. Spore. Penang. New York. Pits. Garfleld June 13 June 15 June 17
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    FOUR QUICK GOALS GIVE TERROR EASY VICTORY
    458 15 Club Downed By Five Goals To One On Padang A FTER scoring a goal each m the first half, the H.M.S. Terror surprised the S.C.C. II by taking four goals m the second session to win 5-1 m a friendly soccer match at
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    Joe Louis Is In Sight Of World Title
    1206 15 SHOULD BEAT BRADDOCK THIS MONTH London. June I. A MEI vIS m London ire begine... fight for the apamship ot the Chicag month between J Braddock and Joe L ••vor Wignall m the De I w*S with a bunch ot ti. rthe
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    KINGFISH OUT OF WATER
    111 15 If ING LEVINSKY, still show- ing signs of what Jack Doyle did to him at Wembley, is back m New York. His face was so swollen that his remarks were almost unintelligible, but he managed to tell the world why he lost. "It was the weather.
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    SEGAMAT LEAGUE AND CUP.
    269 15 SEGAMAT LEAGUE AND CUP. Arrangements For The Season. Segamat. A meeting of representatives of soccer teams was held at the Segamat Club last week to discuss the running Of the Segamat and District League and the knock-out competition for the j Sooi Cheong Cup. It was agreed to begin the
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    28 15 photo AN INCIDENT at the R.A.F. goalmouth during the match m which the Midds beat the airmen hy one goal to nil at Anson Road yesterday. Free Press
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    Strikable Space On Cue Ball For Screw Shots
    683 15  -  J. V. Rainbow By MAIN PRINCIPLE TO BE OBSER VED r«AN you visualise on a billiard ball the area that would be occupied V* by the width of three cue tips placed side by side horizontally, vertically or diagonally and the centre
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    HAMMOND SCORES 154
    74 15 Home Cricket Results Home cricket results < m.; ied m two days. as cabled by Reiner At Brentwood. Gloucester bt a; Erjex by eight wickec; Essex 212 >< seven for 84 1 and y lard hv. 42 1. Gloucester 28:; lor six declared < Hammond 1141 and
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    V.M.C.A. TENNIS
    84 15 Yesterday's results In the YMCA tennis tournarm r,* vet Men's Open Singles: H X, i A Lim <\ 0. 6 1. Yadi beat Teo Tian X >, Men* Class B Final: Bee Gim li beat Dr Wn Thiam H kl 0. 7 5 Open Mixed Doubles Mr* P:
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    34 15 Mi J D M Smith. an etteai ot Class 11. Malayan Civil Service lias i betn appointed to officiate as Assistant Treasurer, Federated M;ilav States, and State Treasurer. Selangor. Clas* II Malayan Civil Service.
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      102 15 Diary Of The Day High Water: 2.35 a.m. 8 7 ft., 3.49 p.m. 8 ft. Sports Soccer: S.A F.A. vs. Gordons at Stadium. Cinemas ALHAMBRA Undersea Kingdom with Ray "Crash" Corrigun. CAPITOL One m a Million with Sonja Henie PAVILION Aren't Men Beasts with Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton. MARLBOROIGH
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    CLARKE CUP CRICKET
    121 16 Correspondence To The Editor. Dear Sir. I am wonderinf why th n umpire m the Europeans vs Reat cricket game Sunday called back S':.;de to bat after being caught 00l iNo No-ball" being tailed out before the ball was bowled* Slade himself realised that te was out
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    BANKERS BEAT T. J. AND R.
    60 16 BANKERS BEAT T. J. AND R. Three Goals To Two In R.H.L. Match The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank beat Topham Jones and Railton by I goals to two m the B.H.L. soccer match played on the Harbour Board ground yesterday. Gostlow. Kiam Hock and Isnin scored for the bank, while
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    24 16 photo) SIM SENG WATT was beaten by Yong Loon (hong m the first round of the S.L.T.A. championships at the S.C.C. yesterday. Free Press
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    24 16 photo). LP FOR A HEADER. Picture taken at Anson Road yesterday when the Midds beat the R.A.F. by one goal to nil. Free Press
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    R. A. F. Players Impress In S. L. T. A. Championships
    369 16 R. A. F. Players Impress In S. L. T. A. Championships INTEREST at yesterday after- noon's men's singles contests m the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association's annual championships centred m the appearance of two newcomers to Singapore, A. Passingham and P. A. Dimmer, both R.A.F. men from England. Beating I. B.
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    JUNE MEDAL AT GARRISON G.C.
    96 16 The June meda! competition held over the week-end at the Garrison Golf Cl'.'b, resulted m a win for Captain Hooley with a return of 5 up. The following cards were returned: Capt St. J. C. Hooley 5 Up. Capt. J D Newman All square. Capt,
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    ONE GOAL SCORED IN ANSON ROAD SOCCER
    648 16  -  NIMROD BY Middlesex's Narrow Win Over Air Force In Division One Match Middlesex Regt 1 R.A.F 0. A SHUFFLE of backs, halves and forwards was one of the reasons why the Royal Air Force were unable to avenge a 2 l defeat by
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS
    95 16 Entries are ir.vited lor the loiiowing lawn bowls events at the SCC. A. Singles Championship. B. Doubles Championship <entries m pairs). Note. Providing sufficient entries are received for event B a subsidiary tournament will be played lor those couples knocked out m the first round Entrance fee
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    JUNIOR TOIRIST TROPHY
    71 16 Cuthrie Win m Record Time Isle of Man. June 14. James GuthrK riding a Norton, van the Junior Tourist Trophy motor cycling race for machines of 350 cubic 1 centimetres and covered 264 miles m 3 hours 7 mm. 42 sec at a record speed ol 84.43
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    U.S. Wight man Cup Team
    85 16 New York, June 1 1 THE l r nited States Lm 1 Tennis Association havt invited the following to play m the Whitman ftp against (Jreat Britain at Forest Hills on Aug. 2(1 and 21: Alice Marble. Helen Jacobs, Mrs. Fabyan Mrs. Wills Moody, (ira<\
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CARNIVAL
    45 16 The sth Annual swimming oi th? Straits Chines Epwort: will be held at the YMCA swimming pool on Saturday. June 19. at 4 pm sharp Competitors air a-r. assemble at the pool at 345 Leaguers and friends are con muted Admission tree
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    64 16 E Le Mercier will play R H Bartl the final of the men's single eve the S.R.C tennis tourname: Ye Itii resulted: R S Barth and R H Bar: hi B H Sheares and H N Bal 5—7 6—2. 7—5. m the ehampi doubles and E Le Mercier
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    CHINESE ATHLETICS
    48 16 CHINESE ATHLETIC S The A.CC.S llth Annual Athletic sport s will be held on July 23 a the Jalan B a sar Stadium. Old boy> who wish to compete for the Old B t4O yards race must send th r and addresses to the Sporu by July 1.
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    Probables & Riders For Hunt Cup
    241 16 Probables Riders For Hunt Cup London, June 14. THE Royal Hunt Cup probables and riders are: Finalist (Harry Wraggo. Tempest II <Carslake). Fairey (Crouch). Laur?at II (Beary). Fairplay I Maher I. Remember JI (Gordon Richards I, Pagasus (Lowrey). Noble Turk <E. Smith). Elsbaa (Sibbritt). Gunboat <A. Burns*. Nipaway (Gethin). Lovely
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    119 16 The list of events for the MJalayan Chinese Athletic meet (swimming section I to be held at Singapore, from July 31 is: Men's events open to all: 50 metres: 100 metres; 400 metres; 1,500 metres tree style; 100 metres back stroke. 200 metres breast stroke: diving: relay:
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      50 16 J LST RECEIVED And SSo —Victoriaa a novel by Vaughan Wilkins $4.50 Three tomrad^ I m h Maria Remarque Letters to a Eriend Winifred Holtby 5.25 Shanghai Policeman E. W. Peters 7.50 Spon's Electrical Pocket Book 1.00 The Electrical Engineer's Pocket Book 1937 2.00 KELLY WALSH, LTD. Raffles Place Singapore.
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      21 16 TIGER TESTIMONIALS. Mrs. KtTCHIL MACK AW the popular //-/.va. s„il asadestl} "My parties nice their success almost entinr to TKSEM. MBER."
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