The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 June 1938

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,489. ESTD. 183& TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 193X. 10 CENTS.
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    ANOTHER DAY OF HORROR FOR CANTON
    415 1 1,500 Casualties 1,000 Homes Demolished In Air Raid FRENCH HOSPITAL RED CROSS UNIT BOMBED British Protest To Japan At Menace To Shameen IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED TONIGHT THAT^ASuSSSs 1 I TODAY'S BOMBING OF CANTON ARE ESTIMATED \T M RF TH\N 1,500. SOME 1,000 DWELLINGS
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    Bombed Hospital Bore Red Cross & French Flags
    358 1 Bombed Hospital Bore Red Cross French Flags Sky Was Black With Raiding Planes Canton, June 6. INURING a Japanese air raid on the Pearl River Bridge, Canton, today, the French-owm-d Doumer Hospital. j situated on the Chinese Bund, was hit i I and a side of the building blown out.
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    DR. FREUD ARRIVES IN ENGLAND FROM VIENNA
    55 1 London, June G. Unrecognised by big holiday crowds, the aged Jewish psychologist. Dr. Sigmund Freud arrived in London today from Vienna. He told an interviewer: "I have no plans. I merely desire to spend the few days left to me in the p?ace
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    17 DEAD IN AIR RAID IN SPAIN
    31 1 Valencia, June 6. So far it is known that 17 people have been killed and 21 injured In today's air raid on Alicante.- Reuter
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    King Victor Emmanuel In Libya
    51 1 KING VICTOR EMMANUEL OF ITALY, has been paying an 11-day vi,u lo Libya and has been watching Army manoeuvres arranged in his honour. King Victor is here seen with Marshal Balbo. watching the march past of the troops at the end of the manoeuvres at
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    French Open Fire On Spanish Planes
    194 1 j M. Daladier To Conduct A Personal Investigation Perpignan, June t>. CRENCH anti-aircraft batteries today opened tire on nine Spanish planes which flew over French territory on two occasions. When the anti-aircraft fire started, the planes flew bark into Spain. M. Daladier, the French
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    Australians In Sensational Cricket
    134 1 Australians In Sensational Cricket London, June 6. nrill Kl was M'lisaiion.il cricket at Southend today when the Australians defeated Essex by H7 runs. Nichols, the Essex last bowler, took six wickets for 25 runs, a fiery and brilliant reply to the selectors' decision to omit him from among the English
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    CIVILIANS TO LEAVE HANKOW
    115 1 CIVILIANS TO LEAVE HANKOW Mass Exodus Beginning AIR RAID FEARS Hankow, .Juno ii. MASS exodus tf non-combatant Chinese in the Hankow area, estimated at more than 1,000,000, has l>oen ordered by the Chinese (iovornment. The reason is because i inditciiminaU bombin« i>y Um Japi and the diflicultir attend a larit-tealt
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    BRITISH SOLDIERS KILLED IN PALESTINE
    35 1 Jerusalem, June H Two British soldiers irere killed MM oxph).sion oi a land mine Nablus uxlay. It is believed that otl.»»r. «>-t wounded They w«»re _MS_Mtl ot a platoon Reuter
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      33 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.30 DINNER and DANCE 9.30 to midnight RAFFLES ORCHESTRA Directed by Dan Hopkins
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      102 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT WKDNKSDW ANl> SAIIKDW SPECIAL DINNER A DANCE I>l\\FK DAMd MISK HV RFI IFR S Pori I%M ■I7NGAKIAM BAND KNTIKTAINMFNT OF I\|- I mk K IT IM((»MIM l> B1 ■B^p^ FAY HAMILTON 5|iPI "lll DINMi: SIIM>
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    MALAYA'S PART IN "PACIFIC HOUSE" DISPLAY
    639 2 MALA YA 'S PART IN "PACIFIC HOUSE" DISPLAY At San Francisco Exposition Communications From Early Explorers To Flying Clippers A 4 PACIFIC HOUSE," where the common interests of the nations and peoples of the Pacific Basin will be colourfully dramatised, will be erected on Treasure Island for the 1939 Golden
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    Chinese Irregulars In Manchukuo Kill Japanese Officers
    388 2 Chinese Irregulars In Manchukuo Kill Japanese Officers ADVANTAGE TAKEN OF DEPLETED GARRISON Kuomintang R eadmits Former fcuxpelled Members Hankow, June 6. TAKING advantage of the depleted Japanese 1 garrison forces in the province of Kirin, Manchukuo, a division of Chinese irregulars launched an attack on the district of Tungkiang last
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    MALAY SCHOOL SPORTS
    149 2 TTHE Malay Girls schools held their annual sports meeting yesterday on the Geylang Malay school ground. Mrs. Markham, wife of Mr. R. F. C. Markham. Assistant Inspector of Schools, at the conclusion of the sports, presented the prizes. Results Arithmetic race, team 1, Geylang; 2, Tanglin Besar.
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    NO NAVAL BUILDING ANNOUNCEMENT YET
    133 2 45,000 Tons Or 10,000 Tons i As Battleship Limit London, June 6. Negotiations between Britain, France and America, which have been pro- eding for over two months in London nearing completion, says Router's diplomatic correspondent. No announcement will be made regarding the terms of the
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    DR. SUN FO TO SEE DR. WELLINGTON KOO
    40 2 The Hat:ue. June China's Ambassador-at-Large, Dr. Bun Fu. has left lor Brussels. He will i to Paris later where he will confer With the Chinese Ambassador in Paris, Dr Wellington Koo— Reuter.
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    34 2 PR. KONALD MELVILLi: ARMSTRONG, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Armstrong, of Singapore, and Assistant Dental Officer. Kuala Lipis, r.ih.iMc and Miss Gladys Jansen. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jan«en. of Singapore.
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    BRITISH CARGO SHIP BOMBED: 3 DEAD
    45 2 Valencia, June G. Three members of the crew of the i British cargo ship, Winifred, were killca when the vessel was bombed by live Insurgent aeroplanes at Alicante The ship was hit by several bombs and caught fire.— Reuter.
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    Shots Fired On Peru-Ecuador Frontier
    86 2 Shots Fired On Peru-Ecuador Frontier Quito, June 6. CHOTS were fired and one Ecuador soldier was killed and one wounded when Peruvian troops crossed the .rentier at the River Napo. The Peruvians also captured an officer and two soldiers. Ecuador has protested to Peru against the incident. Which is the
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    The Times On Bombing Of Civilians
    279 2 The Times On Bombing Of Civilians Can Air RaMs Be Outlawed? London. June THE Times, in k the head W.ir On c 'hat. ftlthoufh rrru-.v chrtllani killed dhtrinf IIM wcek-» d ill on Canton, it teemi I i ftffMitW tilt principal I I irpitimato military Bombing 'rom the cities will
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    SELANGOR WIN LEONG SIN NAM BADMINTON
    104 2 From Our Own OoßWptl Ipuh. Jun< Solu.nsvr maintained its u.. record in the trianpular Intel badminton contrast for Ihi Lt Nan cap by winning for t» consecutive ti:n«« :r>m v- Pmk. Fenang van Hm Tunuku Ptrn Cup irom Selanßor. The final planngs for 1>
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    TRUSTEES FOR AUSTRIAN LOANS PROTEST
    57 2 Vienna. Jin The trustees lor the Ai. ernment International gihirn 1033-53 and the (WtflOlMd e<H '.oan 1934-5'J announcr t> <i H part of the monthly In the service of loam ;< I D J B yet been providt -ii The trustees have lodftd in tic
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    CORPORAL KILLED ON N.W. FRONTIER
    46 2 CORPORAL KILLED ON N.W. FRONTIER Simla, A British corporal w.is kill- 'a > privates wound) J in ment near Mamira- h Wt-.st l- 1 when n damaged the Lowarglniml I The recrudescence of trouble Frontier is attributed to the mil a* Of the Faqir ol Ipi. Heifer
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      128 2 Diary Of The HOTELS. RAFFLES: Cocktail Dance 6 30-8 30 18l Dinner and Dance 930 to midlight. SEA VIEW HOTEL: Special EMnr.er uid Dance. Cabaret. Fay Hamilton COCOANUT GROVE: Dinner and 3ance. CINEMAS. ALIIAMBRA: "A Slight Case of Murder." with Edward G. Robinson <nd Jane Bryan. Warner bros. Picure: 6.15
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    Form At A Glance
    17 3 SURF LIFE-SAVING TEAM in competition with others at a Sydney beach ca rnival
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    Chinese Girls Equal "Venus de Milo"
    217 3 HONG KONG VIEWS ON FASHIONS FIGURES I gONG KONG has been discussing the modern i Chinese sirl her beauty, her good figure anc* K r modesty and tact. are the views of a Hong Kong resident published in respondence columns of the South China
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
    44 3 Manila, June 4. Last Sale Prices Previous Today >iok 0.43 0.435 Atok 0.25 0.25 Coco Grove 0.455 unquoted nstration 0 255 unquoted I XL. 0.62 unquoted Masbate 0.125 unquoted Mines Operations 0.10 unquoted Mauricio 0.435 0.44 United Paracale 0.30 unquoted
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    HOLIDAY HEARING OF MURDER INQUIRY
    286 3 HOLIDAY HEARING OF MURDER INQUIRY FOR the first time in many years yesterday a case was heard in the Singapore Police Courts during a public holiday. In order to relieve the congestion, the Third Magistrate (Mr. Rawlings) held a preliminary inquiry into a charge of murder preferred against young Chinese,
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    Only Towser Returned
    115 3 SPLASHING attracted the attention of pedestrains on the tow-path of the Manchester-Rolton-Bury canal at Clifton to the River Irwell. 100 yards away. As rescuers arrived, a small brown and white dog. which had been swimming, clambered out of the water, looked to the middle ot the stream,
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    BABY MURDERED: YARD'S APPEAL
    103 3 A past mortem by Sir Bernard SpiLsbury on a baby found on the railway line between Putney and Barnes has revealed that the child \va.s murdered by being thrown from a train 1 on to the line. The 8.8.C., at the request of Scotland Yard, broadcast
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    SHORT-WAVE TELEGRAPH SERVICE
    43 3 The annml report of the Pos\s and Telegraph Department says that the short-wave wireless telegraph service operated at Paya Lebar for communication with Kuching. Sarawak and Christmas Islacd handled 23.324 mes sagtvs in 1937 compared with 10,801 in 1936. I
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    News In Brief
    356 3 MR. A. J. BRAGA will address the Singapore Rotary Club en "Safari Snapshots' at tomorrow's tiflin meeting at the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. Braga recently returned from a bis same hunting expedition in Africa. V THE 66.000.000 population of the Netherlands Indies has Fls. 43 000,000 (about the
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    Wombat As A Pet
    26 3 THIS LITTLE AUSTRALIAN GIRL has adopted a native wombat as a pet. It spends most of its time digging up the garden.
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    Red General Executed
    79 3 QF.NKKAI. Goriararr. Hrd army cavalry commander was executed by a firing squad at Moscow for plotting to seixe Stalin and capture the Kremlin. He was arrested by NK.VI), the reorganised secret police formerly known as Ogpu. after months of shadowing and observation. When one of the accused
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    GENERAL AT VOLUNTEERS CAMP
    87 3 GENERAL AT VOLUNTEERS CAMP JHE General Oflfetr C.>:nm.inrii:i Malaya. Major-Genera] W S. Dobbie. yesterday pai.i p vim* Telok Paku camp, where he wal ed units of the Ist Battalion Sin- lpore Volunteer Corps at work. The General was a«v ..m.vanlod bv Major J. D Wyatt. Stall Ofllrer. I Forces, and
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      136 3 Coming to England STAY IN THE HEART OF LONDON midst of theatres and shops. Fully licensed restaurant oj^en till mi'l-nipht. Special rateb lor Overseas Usitor.^. Details from MAPLETCN HOIEu Coventry Street, Piccadilly Circus, rabies: Bach flat, Lesquare, London. Itch Germs Killed in 7 Minutes Your skin has nearly SO million
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      26 3 The rector of Hawkwell, Essex, the Ftev. A. S. Trudgett, has resigned from the vice-presidency 01 the village cricket club because Sunday fixtures have been arranged.
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      180 3 Mr -^Blfll A. I X hBL y r JBBB PWfr^*-- T V< T *^i •> m/ lt^-A/^\/^ i X i ■SB 4v 818 *^T IE DM < I i Bb iT^E"^ BbV A<^^|raßK I BJ Bj 9^^. > I B^- iBH x^s Bl w&KT H BBr w Bb WfeA BMV_I
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
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      If I Had A Daughter Of Twenty-One
      1238 4  -  GODFREY WINN BY IP I had a daughter of twenty-one, I shouldn't give her a pearl necklace on the day that .she came of age. For one thing, I should probably not bi able to aiiord it. and for another, I have a
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      Reflections On A White Sale
      350 4  -  Vera RadcKffe DO WE TAKE CARE OF OUR By Q^H* h»ui< hold Unto ll extensive stuir— even U we take the opportunity of whiu? saJes to get it as ciieaply ;u> w c can. Nor is it something that, to economise, we can do without!
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      MID-SEASON MILLINERY
      499 4  -  YVONNE Hats, Caps And "Tarns For Immediate Future By MID-SEASON hats are to be seen lfl in large numbers doing their best to bolster up the smartness or the lack of it of our early season outfits. Most of the hats s^em to be either very high or
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      236 4 women have fVCQUCED tfcs What i ountK M otlier women have done you e.in do, without dieting, pur^ne or fctrenuuus exercise. B four times a day take a little Marmola .Prescription Tablet; '-.-> J^B containing in exactly £> wW the ri^ ht q uantlt y a jHB^» world-famous corrrc<r~' K^*^^B^
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      232 4 WHICH IS YOUR LUCKY SHADE 9 out of 1 o rHEt awg sb Ems] T HE wronij «=hade of powder cives von 1 a homd, hard made-up "1^- fc> t/V makes you appear years older. The only 1 jvay to find >-o«r n K ht shade is to SJ with
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    Women's Emergency Corps Scheme
    145 5 Women 's Emergency Corps Scheme PLAN to form a ial women's emer- r<n-\)>, in which all n prepared to serve untry in time of will l>c enrolled will rtly be put into effect British Governrnnu nt bodies and inisations throughout the 1 called upon to assist the scheme, which hitting
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    11 5 scene at Clifford Pier yesterday rning Holiday-makers arrive to visit Singapore.
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    Six Men Blown Up In Storm
    100 5 Six Men Blown Up In Storm gIX workmen were severely injured at Ipswich when a thunderbolt dropped on a building site in Copleston Road Three of them. p. iiurrell J. "urn, and J. Barton. He re handling: a 20-gallon drum of petrol, which exploded. The men were knocked unconscious by
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    "A NEW KIND OF INTERVENTION"
    113 5 Berlin Comment On British Neutrality Proposal Berlin, June 5. The British proposals to dispatch .neutral commissions to Spain to Ini vestigate the bombing of Spanish towns have caused ironic comment in Berlin, where they are described as a new kind of intervention. The Spanish Embassy
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    Woman From China's Army In Malaya
    390 5 Woman From China's Army In Malaya 7ELLS OF SUFFERING OF THE WOUNDED r^xr™ her s ppiy f s I had a short conversation with this fair charity worker with the help of an interpreter, (writes a Correspondent) and her tone of speech was much the same as that delivered to
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    Indian Ocean Naval Base For Italy?
    207 5 GENERALS MISSION TO SOMALILAND QEN. TERUZZI, the Under-Secretary for Italian Africa, has sailed from Naples for a 40-day visit to Italian East Africa. Several officials from the Ministry accompanied him. Great importance is attached to Gen. Teruzzi's visit to Italian Somaliland, the colony which
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    Town Scraps Aerodrome, £50,000 Spent
    71 5 Town Scraps Aerodrome, £50,000 Spent A S 2 IIEMF an airdrome on rZ^uncn nd ntA by Hastin s *J^'?*T* Tomt coln niittee of the SE VC been by reasonable chance of the provision fL st^ ndard aerodrome of the Committee's Report Nearly 400 acres of land, acqulrZt£t* S 'l e
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    SOUTH AFRICANS AT THE PALACE
    62 5 London, June 3. Members of the South African battlefields' pilgrimage were received at Buckingham Palace yesterday by the King and Queen. The pilgrims, who were accompanied by Lord Milne and Mr. te Walter. South African High Commissioner, were received in the Picture Gallery. Their Majesties
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    No Reason Known For Salesman's Suicide
    285 5 pOLICE inquiry failed to disclose any reason why deceas,,! should take his own life," said Inspector B. Lewis at the conclusion of the inquest at Penang on Khoo 800 Fan i Unions M T md An 10 n n Kks Mr. Lewis added that
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    BRITAIN AND SHANGHAI DISTRICT COURT
    102 5 BRITAIN AND SHANGHAI DISTRICT COURT Questioned in the Umm <•! Commons FffMdtm tho District 00«t m Shanghai Mr, F. A. Butler Umier- -eretary for Foreign Affair., su.i th if up to the present no attempt had made to interfere with its working As the court functions in (he Settlemont by
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      102 5 'y^^ B^^^ ..Jaw 'JsSm. J^ decay which may affect the permanent tlik toeth. can begin in babyhood. The i learning, antiseptic powers of Gibbs Dentifrice are delicate enough, trust- o m .i worthy enough. to protect your I OUT FMtn arc ITOry LaSCleS 13ab> s teeth polishing softly— cleansing thoroughly
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      209 5 THING ON WHEELS f/jSIBt In addition to the LIFE-SAVER Tread there is the famous Goodrich GOLDEN PLY which protects vou against dangerous high-speed blow-outs. No other tire can give ymTthis two wav nr,,» skids and blow-outs. Make motoring really SAFE for you and your ram !y by StUn^a SWS-JttS saving,
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    Whitsuntide!
    114 6 SINGAPORE CHINESE SCHOOLMISTRESSES were prominent at yesterday's celebration of Teachers' Day at the Great World. •I THE i BILDRBTB POOL at the club. A\u*i a favourite with the youngsters. STUDYING SMALL FISH collected in a palm leaf on the beach at Katong Park, these children were too absorbed to
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    "Gomorrah " Charges Were Wild
    148 7 "Gomorrah Charges Were Wild /■"•DHHAM, the Surrey village where it was alleged at a inquiry "Sodom and Gomorrah" orgies took place at s has been cleared by the issued by the Charity nissioners. Mr. Thomas Richard Daly, a 77--ild Jobbing gardener anc' a trusrlllage hall, alleged that the was improperly
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    14 7 MK. MI'RRAY M. .TACK. Resist; ar of tho Supreme Court— as seen hy Sutherland.
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    No Signs Of Any Business
    787 7 But No Acute Weakness On The New York Stock Market IT cannot be said that the past week has brought forth any signs of the lon for improvement in business and indeed, with the normal slackening of trade during the summer months, it is hardly
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      74 7 [EXT CHANGE AT THE ALHAMBRA A 20th CENTURY- FOX SMASHING MUSICAL [WERE PUTTING OH THE RIUESI and they're putting on a riot! juiu^HH 11/ o"aftr ana j^^R^^^^VlVU^^^^^BflwS^' tf^l^^T GRAND GLORIA STUART ONE OF THE GLO-ROARIOUS CAST. The Singing Sweethearts of "ROSE MARIE" j^jj^^t art- TOGETHER Again!... ■T jf» NELSON EDDY
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      237 7 HELD OVER... NATURALLY! /BllljprN t* 10 23 shows packed out! CAPITOL ij^g|»^Mnb 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 "SNOW WHITE and SEVEN DWARFS" A <! nresented at a command screening for the Royal Family at 'uckingham Palace I LAST NIGHT O. THIS~ GREAT AL~" LAUGHTER COMEDY HIT! PAVILION 6.15 and 9.15 FRANCHOT TONE
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      489 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES I SINGAPORE TODAY i'-IL 1.33 mc/i (22.5 m.) p.m. 6.00 Indian music. t 6.20 Chinese music t 6 .45 Children's programing < Englisn I Lkvp? USIC layed b v de Silvas Band. 7 inS fron ?K the New World CtmaH. mStS weather> news an d announce'•XTFc^SJS?** Hunt A
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1938. The Theatre
    615 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1938. The Theatre PEOPLE in theatre-starved Singapore are far too inclined to look upon the efforts of the Singapore amateur dramatic societies with a certain amused toleration. It's just an amateur show, you will hear people say, forgetting that a few men and
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    Nationalisation & The French Air Force: A Daring Experiment
    1030 8  - Nationalisation The French Air Force: A Daring Experiment Pierre Denoyer Conflicting Views From Paris By PURCHASE of 100 aeroplanes from American manufacturers, announced by the French Air Ministry last month, provides additional evidence that the nationalisation of aeroplane factories in France has had disappointing results so far. Production has not
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    18 8 V HOW IS IT wARh, THAT YOU RE ALWAYS THE FAVOURITE STARTER. YFT I ALWAYS FINISH THE RACE?
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      174 8 PRODUC€ Of f RflHC€~SI 112 I COGNAC m f CALDBECK'S SS& F M S BY SPECIAL kff X TO H M THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM ENGAGEMENT ETERNITY RINGS. Choose Carefully The DIAMOND RINGS Von would be proud of years from today— and carefully choose its maker. Ever, I)E SILVVS
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      25 8 For FIRE INSURANCE APPLY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE 6 LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated In Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 'PHONE: 6480
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    DISMISSED BRITISH SEAMEN OFFERED £5 COMPENSATION
    417 9 Secret Departure From Singapore Recalled COLLOWIN'G the publication in Malayan newspapers last October of an article describing circumstances of the dismissal of 72 British seamen from three Admiralty tankers of the auxiliary naval vessels at Singapore, an exhaustive investigation was undertaken in Great Britain,
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    Malay Woman Speaks In Public
    313 9 Malay Woman Speaks In Public AND GIRLS TAKE PART IN SCHOOL SPORTS PHK rare spectacle of a Malay woman speaking; in public and various other indications of the emancipation of modern Malay women were afforded (hose who attended the annual sports of the Singapore Malay girls' schools at the deviant
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    20 9 IHESE HOLIDAY-MAKERS IN SINGAPORE YESTERDAY decided to try a trip out among the vessels in the Roads.— Free Press picture.
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    CHINESE FALLS 25 FT. IN GOVERNMENT OFFICE
    52 9 A Chinese coolie fell from a height ol about 25 feet while work'ng on the ceiling of the Government Printing Office in Uppjr Serangoon Road last night. He received an injured skull and was taken to th? Tan Tock Seng Hodp.tal in a
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    2 TIGERS—3 TIGRESSES SHOT IN WEEK
    104 9 2 TIGERS— 3 TIGRESSES SHOT IN WEEK (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, June 6. A TIGRESS, seven feet from head to tail and three feet in height, was shot by a Siamese at Lumpong Kamponer Bukit, 20 miles from Alor Star. The tigress had terrorised the village for some
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    MR. WILL HAY SURVEYS THE FILM INDUSTRY
    71 9 Mr Will Hay's survey of the past twelve months in the film industry is summarised in a special article on rage 10 today. Mr Hay, who writes as the American film censor and the president of Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors of America.
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    Fine Weather For Whitsun
    90 9 IN fine weather. Singapore ves- lerday concluded the Whitsun holiday. Outdoor diversions consequently were popular, and there were larg crowds at the Swimming Club and on tho padang for the final day of the Clarke Cup cricket between European* and the Rest. Early in the morning
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    APPOINTED CLERK OF COUNCILS
    77 9 Mr. A. Oilmour, M.S.C.. has been j appointed Clerk of Councils, according to the s s. Government Qaset'e. The anointment became effective from yesterday. MISS MAUDE IRENE PLI NKETT, daughter of the late Mr. W. W. Plunkett and Mrs. Plunkett, of Singapore, and Mr. Augustus Cyril
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    Ex-Commissioner Returns
    106 9 IMK. T. NARAINDAS. a former Singapore Municipal Commissioner, whose seat on the Commission was declared vacant in his absence front the Colony, returned to Singapore hv the Lloyd Triestino liner Victoria on Sunday. He preferred to make no comment on the m lion of his former colleagues when
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    Improvements In Communications
    156 9 p-ntING the year voice frequency telegraph system was introduced and is at present under t?st, says the annual report of the Po-ts and Telegraphs Department. This system provides for four full duplex teleprinter circuits between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and will eventually be extended to include four
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    "Mystery Ship" At Penang
    196 9 /^•ALLED t)ie My.st»-ry Sliip N hv m Australian n^wspaprr, \>> <\ius. she miosed bet port and was lound Wlderftl] outside Sydney H:«rbour. the C:ty of WeUtDCton" hM arrived in PHMLIIf w!'h Ist t'» port According to inquirirs irom .1 nu'in bor of the crew, the same
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    412 10 Singapore. June 3. MEAT Kati 35 vv or curry do 30 Fillet St ak lb. 55 Mutton, Australian do 40 Pork. 1- .in Kati 44 Pork, lean and fat Ist quail do 34 .'Oil TRY Capons 'locally rared) Kati 50 Ducks each 45 Is Kati 32 Hens
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    43 10 snow WHITE WITH SOME of the fascinating characters in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," \V.\!t Disney's first full length film at the Capitol. Singapore, this week- which Mr. Will Hay places at the head of the best American pictures of the year.
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    429 10 British And Other Rivals Undercut. £M>NCERN is felt in the British locomotive building industry at the manner in which Skoda, the Czechoslovakia iron works, is capturing international markets for locomotives. Already this yc-r.r. states a Financial Times correspondent, four substantial orders put out to tender
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    1651 10 "SNOW WHITE-" TOPS BEST PICTURES LIST TODAY, the American motion picture industry contemplates with some justifiable satisfaction its development of an essential world service; of 16,000 theatres in operation; of studio investments in excess of $100,000,000 and a gross turnover of a billion
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    34 12 I The Nederland Line Royal Dut^ Mail Liner m.s. Pcelau Laut is expected to arrive at the Roads today and will be sailing later today at noon for Amsterdam via ports.
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    145 12 Lords Have Bad Record, Says Bishop a week passes without you read of a divorce of a family scandal of somo member of the House of Lord*,' 1 said the Bishop of Kingston (The Right Rev. F. O T. Hawkes), at Kingston-oil-Thames. There were many children, said the Bishop, who
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    GAME AT SEREMBAN.
    43 12 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 4. IN a cricket Match yesterday the Port Dickson Malay Regiment, 78 for 6 wickets, beat the King George V School. 77. Highest scorers were W. Seneviratne 28, and Ueut. Hayes-Palmer. 26 not out
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    PERAK SCORE 59 IN 45 MINUTES TO BE AT THE NEGRI
    638 12 PERAK SCORE 59 IN 45 MINUTES TO BE A T THE NEGRI DERAK accomplished the fine feat BC ring 59 runs La 45 minutes, to beat Netri Sembilan by s?ven wickets in their two-day eric c included yesterday. An exciting moment came In the closing stages of the hen ..mod
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    160 12 En the match a-ainst E*sex at Southend besun on Saturday, the Australian i tourin? side made 145 says Reutcr Brown scored 55. Fames took four wickets for 43 runs. fnr ES <ff X lad 114 Ward seven for M. in their second innings the Australians are none for
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    194 12 jT IS confirmed that Dr. 11. Q Wyatt and Miss Buelah Glasby. of the British Baptist Missionary Society, were killed by a Chinese mobile unit in North Shansi. The party of fiv m: v :.>n. tries, includiiia; Mr. and Mrs Jasper and i Chinese chautfiur.
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    182 12 Mr. Churchill On The Premier's Policy pHCBLEMS ol national renter In timo <)-. ptMt n put before the Primo Minister by a deputation of member* oi thf i Committee which had a lon or.ee with Mr. Chamberlain It is understood that aitrr the for such
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    EU CHEOW TEIK SCORES 163 AGAINST SELANGOR
    700 15 Williams Not Out For 1 £*A\^ HOME TEAM WIN STATE CRICKET BY 104 RUNS (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 6. A BRILLIANT innings of 163 by Eu Cheow Teik, the Chinese J1 s(ar batsman, and a score of 128 not out by
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    130 15 London, May 31. "Bradman's gesture was one of the most sporting things I have ever known. He was the first to congratulate me." said W. J. Edrich after the match at Lord's, in which the Australian second innings was closed so that he
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    50 15 The SRC. will meet the R.A.F. at Athletics on Wednesday, June 8, at 5 p.m. on the Club padang. The following is the programme 100 yards. Half mile. High Jump, 220 yards, Putting the Weight, 440 yards, Long Jump, 120 yards Hurdles. Throwing the Javalin and the Medley Relay.
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    181 15 Ai.- \>m worried and annoyed by constant "Getting I'p Nights"? If so, you should know that the true cause is irritattn terma which are attacking the 9 million liny tubea or filters within your kid- s. You can't be well till germs axe killed
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    787 15 BILLIARDS EDUCATION IN TRICK SHOTS Best Part Of Exhibition (BY J. V. RAINBOW) THERE Ls a wealth of billiard education in what the professional player calls trick shots or fancy strokes. All the skilled men have a repertoire of such strokes for use when they give exhibitions to club enthusiasts.
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    COLONY NARROWLY WIN GUILLHMARD CUP
    189 15 Easy Win For States In Women 's Trophy (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. May 6. IJONOURS were once again shared in the tennis matches between the Colony and Malay States which concluded here today. The Colony retained the Guillcmard Cup by a narrow margin of
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    189 15 JI^ANY of the best boxers at present in Singapore will take part in Mr. George Lees programme to be staged at the Happy World Stadium on Friday. Four big battles including two championships and totalling 47 rounds have been arranged. Johnny Mortell and Little Bernal
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    1511 16 Gold Point Breaks Course Record TOYMAN CREATES MILD UPSET mfcLL backed horses were again to the fore yesterday, the sec.nd day of the Selan ff o Turf Club's Summer meeting. Toyman paid $56. the best dividend of the day when he took the honours
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    41 16 The partnership of 281 runs by Williams and Eu Cheow Teik is a third wicket record fcr Penang and it is doubtful if any part of Malaya has seen a bigger partnership for any wicket for a long time.
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    1346 16 Sensational End To Clarke Cup Cricket YESTERDAY'S Clarke Cup match on the Padang provided *an unexpected conclusion when the European side, left with 28 runs for an outright win, lo.st wicket after wicket and in the end won the match with two
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    231 16 BOMBUS AND GOVERNOR'S CUP PLACINGS Correspondence <To the Sport K in t S»r Apropos the g Saturday*! Ksu< i f Pr(.>> Is B'.rnbi! was very Insti f wttfhta barm tali >.-.ir m p'.: article. If BM :t rVH m impa-r i.i Ma 1 j Division and elan. Inj: rluce anything
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