The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 June 1938

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,488. KSTD. 1835. iMONDAY, JUNE 6, 1«38. 10 CENTS.
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  • 235 1 Shameen Residents Watch Bombs Released Over Concession Canton, June .5. ('ANTON had another air raid today. Casualties are estimated at between 200 and 300. r Id lasted more than an hour. tried out by relays of live e aei iplanes. .il objectives seemed
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  • Article, Illustration
    19 1 IMPRESSIVE moment duiinq; the installation of Field Marshal l:\ud Jacob as Governor and Constable of the Tower of London.
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  • 49 1 Freud Leaves Vienna For London London. June 5. 117ORLD-FAMOUS Professor Si^tmind Freud, octogrnarian Austrian psyrholo-analv.st. left Vienna today for England accompanied by his wife and cl.iusjhter. He has been granted permission to live and work in England. His son, who is an architect In London, will meet them. —Renter.
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  • 65 1 Industrialists To Advise British Air Ministry London, June 5. HPHE Secretary for Air, Sir Kinsley Wood, has decided to establish a panel of industrial advisers to the Air Ministry. The following have accepted an invitation to serve in this capacity: Sir Amos Ayre. Mr. S. R. Beal<\ Mr. J W
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  • 54 1 Burgos. June g, AX OFFICIAL denial to siu gestions that a truce in the Spanish Civil War is projected was made by the Nationalists today. Cleneral Franco says he will accept no other end Is the uar than unconditional surrender by the Loyalists whom he
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  • 423 1 FEAR ITALIANS AND GERMANS WILL NOT LEAVE THE COUNTRY Led By "Radio General" abortive revolt, led by General de Llano, the famous Spanish Nationalist "Radio General/' was reported by the Spanish Press Agency yesterday. The revolt is stated to be led by a number
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  • 84 1 Bombers Land On The Wrong Aerodrome Madrid, June J. THREE Franco bombers landed in error on a Republican aerodrome, eat>t of Madrid today. One took off Immediately, but the others could not move because of lack of petrol. The crew, a lieutenant and a sergeant, who are said to be
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  • 45 1 Following the cloet of London Musical Festival now in progress, the InternatJ < Bodety of Ccmtempciary Ifuzlc i holding a festival from June 17 to M In London t 0 which 36 living con posrrs of 17 different nationalities will contribute to the programme.- British Wireless.
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  • 166 1 Road Safety Appeal To Holiday Makers "Open Air Whitsun' In Britain London. .June 'THE weather forecast for Whit Monday is unsettled, hut thcrv are crowds everywhere. A cont;nuou> Increase In the huliduy traffic has b??n a feature ol depression yean in Britain, and Will be .stil! more pvideiv 'future a.*
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 1 COMING TO SINGAPORE: One of the new living battleships of the Sunderland class to be sent shortly to Singapore to reinforce It I strength in the Far Bad
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  • 68 1 Raw Materials Conference "For World Peace" U.S. MINISTER'S PROPOSAL Durham *N < irolun). Junr A n th.u a world-n noli "in which Rattan* w mid :or an raw material* in the v.»rld," v by Dr. D. c Roper, Unit s eretary >: Cbmmerce, t^ .1 1 He -1 that Mirii
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  • 80 1 I on don. June Asked in th.^ House t C >mra ma »r he couM ti iU v/hetbei U < le Oorernment Intend I their external debt ti.. < ExcheqtM t repll it 0 tar a> I am theiv i U undatkm Pot the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 24 1 "^^^f s^f*3^a^aaßaaaaaaal i i TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE G.30 to 8.30 DINNER and DANCE 9.30 to midnight R A FFLKS ORCHESTRA Directed by Dan Hopkins
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    • 52 1 V SEA VIEW ®^Ba uatt. lIKSDW, WFDNKSDAV \M) S .\J Rl>\t WTWCUL DINNKK EOMCI AND CABAMI FNIFRTAINMKNT I'K()VII»KI) B1 FAY HAMILTON CELEBRATED LONDON Wmi) MUSIC HALL STAR Vf ADELPHI HOTf.I. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE JL FAY HAMILTON i$&W. iiinni'.i: s:to« min iiini.hs mum r ADELPHI GRiLL ROOM THE BEST FOOD A1
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  • 485 2 To Prevent Japanese Troops Meeting LUNG-HAI COMMANDERS ATTEND CONFERENCE Hankow, June 5. THE Japanese on the north bank of the Yellow River, opposite the city of Lanfeng, have ceased to be menace, according to an official report from the Chinese headquarters at Chengchow, strategic
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 2 SOCIETY WOMEN in America have found turtle racing as good a sport as any other. This picture was taken in Philadelphia.
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  • 109 2 Pope Pius' New Criticism Of Nazi "Paganism" Rome, June 5. pOPE PIUS anoc again has made a statement which is obviously I linst the Nazis. At Cast el Gandolfo, his summer residence, he addressed groups of pilgrims, including Germans and Hungarians, returning from the Budapest Eurharistic Congress. He referred to
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  • 184 2 Miss Moey Chwee Lan Beaten At Ipoh From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, June 5. At the close of the second day's play in the fourth triangus»r Inter-State badminton contest between Penang. Perak and Selangor yesterday. Penang were leading in the men's section for the
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  • 63 2 The selection English committee chose the following players to represent Great Britain against the U.S. A in the Wightman Cup on the centre court at Wimbledon o n June 10 and 11 Mrs. M. R. King <capt.), Uha E. M Dearman, Miss F. James, Mi:s M.
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  • 76 2 The Hague, June 5. /CHINA'S Ambassador-at-Large, Dr. Sun Fo, today refused to comment on reports which have been widely circulated that his visit to Moscow concerned a new Chinese-Soviet agreement. He has managed to dodge most of his interviewers, and has been busy with conferences
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  • 276 2 (From Our Own Con-espondent) Penang, June 5. THE first white man to climb the mountainous 1 area of northwest Dutch New Guinea in search of bird specimens for American zoos and museums arrived in Penang by the Talisse today en
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  • 171 2 Proposals To Settle Sudeten Problem Well Received In Czechoslovakia Prague. June 5. DROPOSALS for a settlement of the minorities question submitted by the Sudeten Deutsche to the Czech Government are being examined by a committee of experts, and it Is understood that they constitute in principle no insurmountable obstacle to
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  • 61 2 Prague, June 5. Herr Konrad Henleln. leader of thi Sudeten Deutsche in Czechoslovakia, left his home town, Asch, today, by car with his wife and family for Oer many. It is considered that the trip may be a holiday visit, but his exact destination
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  • 84 2 Woman Dentist fAs Soviet Spy Suspect A Moscow, June 5. N espionage centre Is alleged to have been discovered in Leningrad in the apartment of a woman dentist who is referred to as 'Dr K It Is also alleged that Consular offl rers of an unnamed foreign Power met there
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  • Article, Illustration
    53 2 picture. i i i ,?u ER OR SIR SHFNTON IHOMAS, accompanied i.» i ioi. A. humier. Officer Commanding the Ist Battalion of the Siru i pore Volunteer Corps, and other oflicers machine -kiium" .n Ol mpany in trainin lf at leluk Paku camn vesterdav. uhru His Excellenrv Ui an informal
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  • 47 2 London, June 5. A trade delegation to Finland, organised by the London Chamber of Commerce, left for Helsingfors yesterday. The object is to explore opportunities to increase British exports to Finland, and to discuss common problems with Finnish business men British Wireless
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  • Article, Illustration
    22 2 COLOURED TROOPS wave their rifles as they parade past King Victor Emmanuel during the manoeuvres in Libya in honour of his visit.
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  • 59 2 Washington, June g, The United States has sent notes t-> 13 nations reminding them that ano.'ner war debt instalment is due ca June 15. The total due is $1.391.000 000. Esthonia has already informed the Slate Department that she is unable to pay and
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  • 133 2 Chinese Store Looted In Jamaica Riot Pitched Battle When Police Open Fire Kinrston (Jamaica), June TOUR persons were killed and injured when police nred i which was looting a Chines*Islington, today. When a pitched battle or military police were nwftnl fn m country districts. Fast motor travelling in thfl dangerous
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  • 78 2 London. Jurw AN ANGLO-AMERICAN .i has been reached size and gun-powri«T battleships, the Tinus naval correspond"!.:. I I demands that an announce;? the subject will be m. I i the House of Commons in th< o/ a r< rural statement n n building. British ind
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  • 83 2 London. Ju The Fourth at Eton O li. tc-rday attracted more than Interest on account of it tw 200th annlvfrs;iry of the birtl King Georße 111. *hich is honoured by services In the I speeches in the Upper ket match and a process and
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  • 43 2 HE MADE THE FIRST TELEPHONE CLL London Junr The man wh;. made tht first telephone has died at ifc-rif. the age of 92 He was Mr G« orK« Forreit when Mr Graham B«-ll Jnv« telephone, made thr n and transmitting irt British Wireless
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 63 2 This is rather an unusual photograph of Bread, but a product such as ours is worthy of unusual treatment. IT IS GOOD ALL THROUGH ROYAL BAKERY ofi'ers you wholesome, nourishing bread, made under hygienic conditions from the finest Australian and C'anadiar flour which is carefully stored in temp?rature controlled rooms
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    • 19 2 SCHICK DRY SHAVER. No Blades. No l athrr Save Time. Demonstrated without bj MEDICAL HALL LTD 3, Battery Road.
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  • 366 3 SIN GAPORE CHINESE WOM EN'S AND t>IRLS ASSOCIATION FORMED Is Outcome Of Dissatisfaction With Other Clubs Here 100 FOUNDATION MEMBERS ENROL HOLLOWING THE RECENT EMPHASIS BY SINGAPORE 1 CHINESE WOMEN THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SEPARATE CLUB FOR THEM, A SINGAPORE CHINESE WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN FORMED AND
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 3 •l I ECTIONB AFTER THE RAIN. A Singapore street scene on Sa'ur flaj following the storm and continual rain which flooded many areas" Other pictures on Page Nine.
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  • 310 3 Use Of Fast Air-Mail Service D if f icult ies CREASING resentment is beins voiced by commercial communities in Malaya at their inability lake advantage of all fast air services for the triage of mails. Indian, a weekly Kuala Lumpur journal, last tnplained yet again that
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  • 94 3 During :h3 week ending May 23, 1938. I i from Malayan ports amounted :i7.133 c^ses, of which: 26.695 <71 per cent.) cases v/ere to ha Umtcd Kingdom; 1,890 (5 per ent.i cases to the Continent of Europ?; .5 175 (14 per cent.) cases to la, and
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  • 100 3 BLACK LIST FOR LONDON PLAY BOYS "JCOTLAND-YARD detectives, on special instructions, have compiled a black list of young men and women leading aimless lives In the West End who evade payment cf bills. Similar black lists have been circulated privately by restaurantcurs Certain night clubs and bottle parties new keep
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  • Article, Illustration
    27 3 THE DOMK oj the new Singapore? Supreme Court towers aDovc iks p:\dang. This photograph was taken on Saturday following the heavy rain, which flooded the < ricket pitches.
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  • 63 3 J T Hunt. Jr.. of Atlanta. U.SA., gallantly picked up a purse from a cinema theatre floor and handed it t) i! woman standing near him. "Thank you so much." she said and left. A few minut-e.s later Mrs. Hunt missed her pi:rse containing $33
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  • 58 3 Flt.-Lt. J. A. K. Pettit, who has been stationed at Singapore since October, i 1936, and Mrs. Pettit have arrived home on leave and are staying at Haverfordwest, West Wales. Flt.-Lleut Pettit. who secured a permanent R.A.F. commission shortly before leaving Malaya, is to take up a specialisation course in
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  • 95 3 Jackson (Mich.), May 20 CIRENS SCREAMED and State police blockaded highways when word was flashed that three men had escaped from Southern Michigan prison. Two hours later police overtook a Negitt an Indian and a white man jogging along a country road. They were the fugitives.
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  • 40 3 The O'd Rafilesians" annual dinner will be held at the G.H. Cafe, Singapore, on Thursday, June 16, at 730 p.m. Seats ran be booked at $2 00 each trom the secretary and the members of the committee.
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  • 241 3 PECULIAR methods in some Singapore offices frequently puzzle newcomers to Malaya. pOR instance, some firms, instead of sending a single statement at the end of the month, send accounts for different departments, leaving the customer the bother of adding them up. Others send invoices at the
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  • 41 3 Antiucli. Jnnr A st.it o! ilarm iraa proclaim d v in th_- Sanjak .U t followin i ;,ui. m Oftrraud, del Coma r. is I Commandi r C wh will the Rdmin itratlon i bormte Reuter.
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  • 42 3 lirussels, June 3. Agreement was reaciiod today am^n: Belgian eteelmaken regarding dl button of the domestic steel q thus removing the Una! obstacle to thi reconstitution oi the International Steel Cartel a.s fre m July L— Renter.
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  • 345 3 HTHE United Btatei fleet oiler Ramapo. which bai beta at Singapore since last Sunday, lei t for Manila at three p.m. on Saturday afternoon. After undergoing minor repairs, the French sloop Dumont dUrville, will leave for Indo-Chin.i early on Wednesday morning. ■yHE recent earthquake in Celebes is
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 83 3 IRIUM THRILLS MILLIONS WITH HEW LUSTER ON TEETH WL PEPSODENT alone of all tooth pastel Hi fV < containf lIUI'M which s<» amuzin^lj rt-- 1 i Bai» stores* natural brilliance to teeth! WL Irium is the new modern way to remort Bj^^^^^ dull, dingy film make teeth sparkle, '^I^HflHfll and
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  • 3051 4 Chelsea Flower Sho w A Blaze Of Colour Antirrhinums The Most Popular Garden Flower —My Friends The I Birds Queen Mary's Birthday Mr. Compton Mackenzie's Book Denounced G. B. 5. Says Kaiser Not To Blame For The War FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT ARE you
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  • Page 4 Advertisements

  • 591 5 Shareholders Have Not Claimed £14, 135 65,411 TONS WERE MINED IN YEAR A N l E L?£ fi i W h year ended March last of £43,a81 and a total dividend of Is Id a share or 21 2 3 per cent, is
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  • 29 5 OLEH OLEH PARTY'S SUCCESS rne repetition ot the play entitled 1 Ocng Kia Sai" by the Oleh Partj at the Great World Singapore, on Saturday at- r run house.
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  • 104 5 300 Opium Dens In China Peiping, May 27. £XFRCISING close supervision over the sale of opium, V\ e local Consolidated Tax Administration, which works under Japanese supervision, has decided to allow 300 opium dens, with a minimum capital of 1,000 dollars (about £60) each to be run in Peiping. <J\
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  • 161 5 Law Notice For Tomorrow Before the Chief Justice in the 1st Court at 10.30 a.m. 1 Petition for Admission. Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Mills and Mr. Justice Murray Aynsley in the 1st Court at 11 a.m. COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS No. 3 Chan Peng Jin and anor. vs.
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  • 126 5 fyJORNING and evening, Singapore railway station becomes a scene of scurrying people of all races. Twice a day up-country trains move in and out of the station. Europeans and all races of Asia stand side by side on the platform waiting for the trains* departure. When
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  • 126 5 Although the increased industrialisation of China's west and south-west obviously constitutes an emergency measure, well-informed business cir- British Protest Made London, June 4. The Prime Minister, replying in the House of Commons this morning to a question whether he had any statement to make on the
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  • 120 5 PRICELESS JEWELS STOLEN Shanghai, May 28 QNE of the greatest manhunts in history of the Far East is in progress following the loss of priceless jewels belonging to the late Pan< hen Lama, the Spiritual Ruler of Tibet. The men wanted are two Tibetans and a Chinese, who are alleged
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  • Article, Illustration
    37 5 PRETTY ITALIAN GIRLS in National co tume offer Mussolini a loaf of bread which they themselves have baked from home grown wheat. The Duce was inaugurating the 1st Exhibition of the Dopolavoro f Fascist Organisation) in Rome.
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  • 187 5 200 Facto ries Move From Shanghai lwrt n Shanghai, May 28. fI^TER a remarkable journey lasting several months, some 200 Chinese factories in the Shanghai area have accomplished the task of moving their equipment and personnel through several provinces and finally establishing themselves m far-off cities in western and south-western
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  • 283 5 Hitler Plot To Nazify Empire Inquiry Ordered JMR. R. B. Bennett, leader of the Canadian conservative party, has discovered a plot to Nazify Canada. He has put the facts before the Dominion Government and an immediate inquiry has been ordered. Reports calling for urgent attention, and pointing out that Hitler
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  • 78 5 A TORPEDO which was under- going tests holed the destroyer Amazon during excises in Weymouth Bay. No one was Injured. H.MS. A mason, which has been drydocked for examination, returned to Portsmouth under her own power after the mishap. Her plates were pierced and a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 253 5 A M A Z I N G new REm£DV^T^| NEURALGIA, COLDS, SOUR STOMACH, J |||>Y 1 HvMMgfifS, MfrMcgS AFTER MCALS aHT^ I V AND MUSCULAR ACHES AMD PAfHS J Jlp^gW^V A Modem Science has recently developed ma amazing new remedy which in a very short ot time has become famous
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  • 82 6 ILeicagrams &y n. P.'Sch usslt ITHKSK beautiful Singapore scenes are LeLagrams by Mr. K 1 Schauss, technical adviser to Schmidt and Co. Left: Fullert ■*>u tiding through an archway on Clifford Pier. Above: Thuiu \mds pile up and darken the coast. Ri~hi: Cavanagh Btid across the
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  • 54 7 Peiping, May 27. II7ITH no less Hum 21 different foreign Chine* banks issuing their >?r money. Peiping boasts of the -••rtment of bank-notes In i lid. lclude those of the Federal the organ of the Japan- 'Provisional Governe v kohama Specie Bank Hon^kons and Shangtlah), and
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  • 86 7 I (From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca, June 3. A considerable increase In private buildings development during the past year compared with 1936 was revealed In the annual report of the Malacca Municipality which has been Issued. The total number of building ap- plications submitted, including those
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  • 85 7 I ove is a Headache" featurii ■*Prmnchot Tone and Gladys George,! opened at tbe Pavilion on Saturday. The picture is not lacking In humour and providers average entertainment. Peter Lawrence (Fkmncbot Toj[ie», the, head of a newspaper canctrn. is in iove with Cariotta Lee (Gladys George),]
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  • 34 7 The management of the Capitol cinema has decided that, as from today, the usual Services half-price con- cessions will be granted for all show- I ings of "Snow White."
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  • 27 7 ltfS. Rayman, wife of Mr. L. Raymaii. gave birth to a son at the Sin gapore Hospital on Saturday. British
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  • 30 7 he second o itwo destroyers built for the Gre^k Government has been launched from the Scotstuwn yard of Yarrow and Co. The sister ship la still fitting out on Clycb-
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 714 7 MAN MUST PLAN ACT ON PRINCIPLE A Correspondent's Reply To A Plea For Prostitution (To the Editor of the Free Press) n,° lr rderly arran 8«d, the contenliicns of your correspondent KPY in your issue of June 3 are that prostitution has always existed and will continue to exist just
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    • 917 7 < To the Editor of the Free Press > Sir.—Your correspondent K.P.Y. is apparently unaware that the remedy tor the prostiiution problem he advocates ha.s been applied In Singapore lor the last three years or so. and there has been no improvement. In
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 109 7 The CAPITOL'S NEXT ATTRACTION K^SIMGING SWEETHEARTS IN DANGER! )ld tight! Every second shrills with suspense! It's V«!W With r> I WALTER PIDGEON flmv' B^LEO CARRILLO W|jL BUDDY EBSEN j£'*| ROBERT Z. LEONARD !^*BPtMB production Tj^JW Directed by Robert 2 Leonard Produced by A Wm. Anthony McGuira NEXT CHANGE t^jjk. I
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    • 303 7 j 3 SHOWS TODAY! 3.15 e.ir> —o~ PAVIITon J^ GAYEST LAUGHTER ENTERTAINMENT YOU COULD WISH FOR AM I EVENING OF LAUGH PACKED COMEDY AWAITS YOU PONT Ml^i S ,PP^ M G M'S *l\*'Jf*** E T "Pf R W T f C I Also LATEcT PARAMOUNT BRITISH NEWS j MATINEE TODAY
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  • 608 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1938. Tragedy Of Youth EXCESSIVE crime among youth is one of the tragedies of the age, and, although the attitude of magistrates and judges towards the juvenile criminal has undergone a remarkable change in recent years and attempts are made to treat youthful
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  • Article, Illustration
    16 8 OF COUfcSE WTRC ON THE lUOHT ROAD I CAMT YOU SEI THE SIGNPOST 7 iCocnc, n />
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  • 955 8 "Her Jungle Love" A Witty Commentary On A "Malayan" Film Dorothy In A Sarong r\OROTHY Lamour talks and sings in Malay in this new film of the Malayan jungles. in technicolour n Thus read the advertisements for Miss Lamoui's latest picture in which the -famous MalayaoHollywood star appears in sarong
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 361 8 O A L- D B E C K'S PHONE '-A>, Telegraphic Address 5934 y* jfi\ GOODWOOD GHAOMDCGLI SITI ATEO IDLAL KOR VISITORS AND TOURISTS Unrivalled Facilities loi Private Entertainments. g-^ —^gt^K^^^ oEE THE NETHERLANDS INDIES ]^W FROM AN EASY CHAIR AND I" Y! ROUND TRIP SINGAPORE BALI IN ONE WEEK
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    • 27 8 For MOTOR CAR I INSURANCE AP?LY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT fIRE V LIFI ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. Incorporated In Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE THONE: «4Krt
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  • 109 9 Saturday's storm and subsequent cont mai hours caused a disruption of traffic Vlon. R^ifitV l *l f r v r 1 a dozen areas betwe.S Stevens Ro ad anSVJmJ ,T' mah Road Half ed and traffic-th; vehicles that h ad to bv' nTiF"
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  • 470 9  - Well-Known Singaporeans To iv.etire ooon Dr, J. S. Webster SIR GEORGE TRIMMER'S EXTENSIVE CAREER Important A.R. P. Work By JWO WELL-KNOWN Singapore residents, Sir rpSnT f mn l? r and Dn J S Webster, are retiring from Malaya shortly in hi? e ™>, tO S WaS ade by Sir Shenton
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  • 106 9 Governor At Volunteers' Camp SEES WORK OF MACHINE GUN PHK Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, yesterday morning paid* an informal visit to the Volunteer camp at Telok Paku, where the Ist Battalion of the Singapore Volunteer Camp have been undergoing training over the week-end. He was received by the Commandant Straits
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  • 141 9 Money-Order Revenue $1 77, 758 THE net revenue derived from money orders amounted to 8177,758. The number and value of monoy orders issued on China were 10.085 and $481,418 respectively, an ini rease of 126 per cent, and 170 per tent respectively. The number of depositors in the Straits Settlements
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  • 29 9 Mr. Francis A. Wright, the wellknown Seremban lawyer and State ouncillor, is expected back from leave early in July, says the Free Press Seremban correspondent.
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  • 166 9 Over 17 p.c. Increase In P.O. Revenue AIR MAIL HIGH WEEKL Y A VERA GE INCREASE in business in all branches is shown in the annual report of the Posts and Telegraph Department. The gross expenditure of the department amounted to $4,799,166. and the net revenue collected was $6,318,466, an
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  • 259 9 Conferences For Rubber Planters R.R.l. 's New Scheme MALAYAN rubber planters are to have more opportunities of studying the technical side of their industry. the^ more technical side of their industry. The Rubber Research Institute is I giving additional facilities to by holding occasional conferences to discuss questions of outstanding
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  • 170 9 EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 3. THAT t i ie Bancia Hillr Park. Malacca, at present reserved as an emerI gency landing ground for aeroplanes and owing to the careful choice of the site of the children's playground, it may be considered quite safe from danger
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  • 251 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) APRArnrAT i Kuala Lumpur, Juno .1. IRACTICAL joker created a lenMtion in tlunight Ciation S 22 miles li l li'.v trtal Indian. There were no other outstanding incidents on th c route, which lay over secondary roads between Kuala
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  • 145 9 GOVERNORS AD VICE 4 TO BOYS JHL (Jovernur, Sir She n ton Thomas. advKed the boyn durinf the annual speech day at Raffle* Institution. Singapore, on Saturday not to regard the s. i rertiflrate as the be-all and endall of a career. The school certificate was
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 83 9 CARRON MM RANGES THE DESIGN OF THIS RANGE IS A OECIOEO IMPROVEUFIIT «P0« ANY OTHER RAN6E OF m ™2 Z'l'Z '7^~l°~. -^n»> CARRON RANGE ;^r^Hja^?-^rg| (Without Side Boiler.) "o^9 (N,! 422 D.m/" II. CARRON RANGE V. II H j"^ j^jj^J' SIDE BOILER Hju^.lpiiHS*' No. 9 (No. 422 Dover) 102.50. /i—
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 150 10 From London 1.30 Saturday RI'KBKR: Quiet. London: Closed. Previously: 5 9 16d. S^d. July-Sept.: Closed. Previously: 5%d. 5 11,16d. Oct.-Dec: Closed. Previously: 511 16d. s}id. Jan-Mar.: Closed. Previously: 5 3 4 d. 5 1316d. New York: < Opening price >: Previously: 11.33. London: 57,303 tons (56.075 tons)
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    • 70 10 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firm. Spot: £170 7s. 6d Three months: £170 17* Gd. M\S YORK TIN: (Opening price): 38.87 COPPBB: Settlement: £34 10s. GOLD: Yesterday. £7 os. Bd. SILVER: Spot. 19 1 lCd. Two months: 18 n 4 d Previously: .€l7O 7s. 6d. Previously: £170
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    • 74 10 I London Closing Quotations Method of Parity before Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to 121.1 178 3IG 178 SIG New York to 4.88 4.94 3 4 4.94 3 8 Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97 3 4 4.96 B 4.96*4 Hong Kong.. Per dollar Is. 2
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    • 186 10 I Saturday's Singapore Quotations SELLING June 4 London, T1 2 3 1116 London, demand 2|3 1116 Lyons, demand 2050 Switzerland, demand 249 3 4 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 1 Montreal, demand 57 11'IG Batavia, e'emand 103^4 Samarang, demand 103'a Calcutta Bombay and Rangoon, demand
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    • 122 10 List Supplied By Messrs Eraser Co. SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1 P.M Company Dividend Books Datt fclx. Div. 9**r IIN clos Payab..- Date to date Burma Malay.... 6d. No. 17 June 23 June 30 June 24 57,. Katu Gd No. 18 June June 13 June 10 20" Malayan
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    • 1146 10 Debt Interest Burden Eased By Money Policy TAX MODIFICATION ON PROPERTY VALUES FOR A.R.P. PURPOSES I EGISLATION to cecure that the annual values of properties should not be Increased for taxation purposes under Schedule "A" or for rating by reason of expenditure on structural
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    • 87 10 DAILY PRICES CURRENT June 4. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. i.x.R.s.s. in caaea F.OB. June) 18 y 18 1 Good f.aq. In balet (FOB June) 17 :< 17% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 18* B 18 1 Jun.? 18-t.j 18 7 July-Sept 19' 4
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    • 65 10 Tin .statistics of the Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L. are: FOR MAY Dredge Takuapa No. 1. 648 hours 135.000 cubic yards; 437 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No 2. 660 hours 135,000 cubic yards; 756 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No. 3, 466 hours o^.OOO cubic yards; ?77 piculs; Estimated value of
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    • 36 10 I Fraser And Co. f s List r3rT M 4n49!!Wri^OT BgM H ■%Asiw^LkM^ai**w^l KIJ| llilft ii iiggOTOTi LF^EPJ 1 IriiTwt t W gsTHP^T*#PI MMMmiavg^M Mtotosaaa^^^^^&J ImJ r*Se^OTJrtm(m3iP gggF^^^^^^^^^gm^^^^ggi gH^^gg! ggM^^B prcBpcs
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    • 62 10 E. Levy Co. Shanghai. Hongkong Manila Singapore. f«i •ttmenl Bankers and Brokers tn Securities and rnmmnM,** Daily Foreign Uarkct Cable, and Quotat,on S?r NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. NHW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANOE. HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS' ASSN. MANILA
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  • 1420 11 ON BRINK OF ABYSS— BUT LONDON MARKETS HELD BACK TO INDUSTRIALS MOVE BEGINNING? Drastic Reorganisation Of Armament Firm's Capita! (From Our Own Correspondent) ETTPrmi? u t Ixmdon, May 29. UROPE, it is now recognised in London, stood on the very brink of the abyss of war last week-end. The carefully
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    • 560 11 jtkjtr kjrejgrjk grkjgtnm rejern berner nernjerjnh U-ad Office: Cecil street. Singapore. Phone: 5471 15 line* with extensions to all depart* menu, T el; Times Singapore. Ivaala Lumpur Oflice: 23 Java Street, I'hone: 3683 iroli Oflice: Brewster Road. I'hone: 3683. IVnart Office: l*. Blsh(lp street. Penan. Phone: mj. I "ml OUice:
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    • 377 11 BOARD RESIDENCE SEA-FRONT KATONG GRANGE-77 Meyei Rd near Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Teams. Phone: 5758. THE MANSION, OXLEY RISE HOK-UCEKSED RESIDEKTIAL HOTEL Daily cr .d monthly terms. I TEL. BCO9B. Loxroitr^ First Class Private Hotel. Bedrooms with modern bathrooms from $65 per month. Hot water
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    • 353 11 BANK OF CHINA In in China bt Bprnai ChaftM U. Orll Stirrl Mn«»poir MODERN BANKING 3 With branches and sub-branches throughout China, and correspondents in all the principal cities of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modern banking business o» every description. TO LET OFFICES IN BANK
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    • 658 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES ■SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL 1.33 me s <?2.5 m p.m. 6.00 Malay Mrie.t 6.30 Chinese music. t 7.00 Comer.-aticns at the piano 12— By Lindsay Granvillc. 7.30 'Ilinr, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 Light orchestral conce-t with violin solas t 8.30 "That Reminds Me— 2-". 8.50 News and announcements.'
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  • 427 12 THE Ryusho Maru, a 998-ton freighter belonging to the Ryusho Transport Company, Kobe, on her way from Jinsen, Korea to Nagoya, sank near Oshlma Port Wakayama prefecture after running; into a reef which tore a big hole in the hatch causing the vessel to sink in about five
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    • 452 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.9. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 543L LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS, ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM mm .prroffu Wf/Ba 't «-^H y^^/fjC/i^"^ W p*>k «gr li i Wf**[ CCC PAkJ A n A aE^fM Eurojx?. Fast, through trains direct IMii^v^J ship's
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    • 72 12 "GERMANY AND NOW AUSTRIA" Registered Reichmarks, at about 42'b discount, are now available for use in Austria in the following forms: 1. Travellers Cheques and remittances For non -resident visitors to Austria irrespective of their nationality. 2. Benevolent Remittances To dependent! of non -resident Germans and Austrians. 3. Haavarmark Remittances
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    • 987 12 "SILENT" ANDREWS IS OUT FOR REVENGE Bombing Of Neutral Ships Off Spain «QILENT" ANDREWS, short, thick set British sea captain, *3 wants revenue on the war planes which, in the name of General Franco, are bombing neutral ship off the coasts of Spain. His freighter, the ThorpehalJ, was sent to
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    • 251 12 PASSENGERS Passengers for Singapore in the K.P.M. T.S.S. Nieuw Zeeland are: Mrs. E. E. Allan and Infant. Rev. Father L. J. Barry, Mrs. J. G. Beck, Mrs. H. M. Betheras, Master Frank Betheras, Mrs. F. Blanchard, Miss S. Blanchard, Mr. J. Braested, Mrs. H. B. Brown Miss M. Cain, Miss
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    • 439 12 Local And I Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson, Weekdays* Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai Thursday and Friday* 7 a.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. Malacca. Batu Annam. Batu Pahat, Gemas.
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    • 368 13 8Y P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tonnage S'pore. a 1938 Tonnage S'porc. XALDERA 16.000 June 17 Rmrrav I9M BANGALORE 6.000 Ju y 2 ?SKp.| 8000 Au 8 RAWALPINDI 17.000 July 15 soirr^M 1500 Au 15.000 JS 29 IS*™ SZI II Leaves Leaves Tonnage S'pore.
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    • 445 13 (Incorporated in Strairs Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCKKALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT I VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL I Steamer CITY OP n£Sn§ HaVTe Lcion R '<km. Hburz r,^» Doe Salto CITY 8? SINGAPORE S*™ Y^ Rdam H'bS£ S|ow L 9 Uly R 'CITY OP
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    • 564 13 i MANSFIELD CO., LTD. 3 SINGAPORE AND PENANG I PHONE 5154 (7 Line.) m REPRESENTING. SHIPPING The SiraiU Steanuhip Co.. Ltd. KKt^t" t r mm «n»fallh i in* The Ch.na Na^at^on to.. LWL xtl a i lbt#o (v> Lid. The Sarawak Steamship Co. Ltd. -ii,! 1 Au lr l Oriental
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    • 694 14 K. P. M. (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) J PLANCIUS Monday. June 6. Beiawan-Deli REAEL Monday, June 6, Muntok, Batavia. Semarang and Cheribon. K AMP AR— Tuesday, June 7, Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang, TanjcmgMengeidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. BOELONGAN— Tuesday, June 7. Rhlc, Tarabelan, Singkawang and Pemaangkat. MAKASSER— Wednesday, June 8, Poeloe-Kidjang. Sapat, Tembilahan,
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    • 397 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York M.V. 6IAMESB PRINCE In Port June 11 July 26 M.B. 6ILVERASH June 20 June 23 Aug. 10 MV. CINGALESE PRINCE July 2 July
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    • 555 14 (XS. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND sol J II AMERICA tArizona Mara Buenos Aires via Colombo Mombasa, June u Zanzibar Dar-es-Salaam. Betra Lourenco Marques. Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. Syunko Mara. Dakar via Durban. Cape Town. Loblto, June 23 2J Matadl. Douaia. Port Harcourt. Lagos, Gotonou. Accra. Takoradl. Port
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  • 962 15 Cheow Teik Hits Out For 45 Runs (From Our Own Correspondent) TOE cricket match betwcn iSS?' JSTLt^ was resumed this morning w hen Cheow Teik and Stewart went out to continue their TnnS for Penang to the bowling of Dennison Smith and Mayo. When
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  • 961 15 ROYAL WORLINGTON AND RELEASE DEADHEAT pBOWSH dividend, were on the sma.l side in the majoritv of the events at Kuala I.umpur Saturday It was onlv In ,he fourth and sixth race that favourites acU K saw 'he* backers through. saw xnelr Koval Worlington was
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  • 139 15 Programme of drills up to and for week-ending June 12 Tuesday, June 7. 5.15 p.m.. Malay Headquarters T Coy, Recruits, Drill and Musketry. Wednesday, June 8. 5.15 p m Headquarters Intelligence Platoon. PI. Tomorrow. 515 p.m., Malay Headquarters "F" Coy, Recruits, Drill /mpire Test. Thursday, Juno 9
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  • 441 15 <From Our Own Correspondent^ w%t AV I P° h Jun e 5. i P LM ln *he Guillemard and McCabe Reay Cups was resumed here to- ;oay. The Malay States have establish- a bi? enou^ h to win th€ McCabe Reay Cup. They are
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  • 45 15 Y.W.C.A. Sports Club Tennis ties are: Handicap Singles Tuesday. Miss Elias vs. Miss Clarke. Wednesday: MLss Foston vs. Miss Stretch to finish. Women's DoublesSaturday: Misses Eber and Yamakawa vs. IdsSSS Joseph and S. George. Championship Singles Saturday; Miss Foston vs. Miss Clarke. i
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  • 481 15 State Cricket Match At Seremban 'From Our Own Correspondent. Scremban. June 5. At the close of play, today In the 1 two-day cricket match between Negri Sembilan and Perak. Perak h.d scored 193 runs for nin,> wickets declared, and Negri wore 39 runs for five wickets. The
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  • 46 15 < -»'»Mo II ill #-eflv In Alfn d T' rrj ol U ithertM the ¥oj ting n< v« rnon Ore nl twi h Mi Chester, eight and Porry was four up at the 18th. Many Ryd' r ip p| In the liMniitiiHi,!
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  • 96 15 NEGRI DRILL AND GAMES COMPETITION •Fro-ii Our Own < Srrrnili.ui. Ma\ i Malays !rom all p.irts <.: Ni-ktl S.in- bilan n;< i. women .u»<l children »n their Rally COlowsd Seremban yest#-roay. th#- OCCMftoi ing the Bnals the Ni Malay BchOOll Drills arid < petitions Mr H R Carey. Insi» Negri
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  • 163 15 Includes two points for tie on llrit. innings in match I>m "The fUurn a parentheses indicate last season's fl^al poMtioas In Um Cbampiooship.) InriinK.N L id M it P PF L t) L D r- i p Pts. awarded 12 4 4 Lancashire (8) 7 6 l
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    • 155 15 Diary Of The i BOTBLS. RAFKI.KS: OockUU I pm. Dinner and i> jd- tOrOANUT (iROVK i):nnflfl Mi j Duet. CINEMAS. AIIIAMKKA: "A Slight CftM of j Murder. 1 with Edward a i .<nd J.me Bryan. Waratf broi i t jre. 3 15. 6 15 and 9 15 p m I
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  • 1256 16 Second Day Of K.Lo Summer Meeting COMPLETE REVIEW AND SELECTIONS t^AMBALONG, who displayed such good forrn j at the recent Singapore meeting, should provide punters with their best bet of the day, this afternoon, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club's Summer
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  • 985 16 Europeans In Strong Clarke Cup Cricket A FULL day's cricket in the Clarke Cup match on the padang yesterday ended with the Europeans leading by 9i\ runs on the first inning and in a Rood position for an outright win when the match is continued today. A feature of the
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    30 16 MRS. SUBNET, wife of (ho O. C. Gordon Highlanders, Lt. Col. C;. T. Burnejr, MX'., presenting the Gardyne Shield to C. S. M. Coker at the conclusion of the meeting.
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  • 119 16 TkURIIfQ the last Singapore racr. meeting it ices stated in these column* that Blue Peter, who was then racinct icith division two of class cue horses, tool underrated. Blue Peter won a seven furlong '■ace in this diiision at Singapore and then followed up with a
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  • 274 16 Bowling Strength May He Ihe Problem PNGLANDY selectors have chosen a youn; team, hlii,!i i very strong in batting, to Meet Australia at Tr;>:u Mil in the first Test Match to start next Friday Tliir t .,i afaj ers have been chosen and
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  • 380 16 Tie In June Medal At Bukit Tim ah the June medal competition ol Kbi Blngapore Golf club was playeJ at Bukn Tirr.ah on Saturday and yesterday and resulted In a tie in a division between J H. Phillip*, H. a Muruy. C !I Kent and H W Co\v?n with a
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    21 16 CPL. rRASIK re<*ll_ag th e Challenge Cup an-arcifd It MM _tH att in field events at the G orduns' Athletic meeting.
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  • 48 16 S>Y dftltattni Amen. mat bti to row tad halvtna r 3ri* .iin have u, M ti>,. y. ho Ant time since it v in 1922 On I\ida\ r foyiiuiim and balYtd i Imtrlea*! mt v. in. On s.uu:j;v they wan to America*! three Reuter
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