The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 June 1938

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    15 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,49. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1938
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    Display For General Franco
    33 1 Display For General Franco I ASCIST disp 7 ay at the Adriano Theatre m support of General Franco. General Milaii Astray, who addressed the 7nectinp, is m the centre Hearing the eye shade.
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    PILOT THREATENED WITH ARREST
    292 1 If He Joined Chinese Air Force As Briton \FTER being prevented by the British authorities at Hong Kong and Canton from volunteering m the Chinese Air Force, the voting British ex-R.A.F. pilot, Fii^ht-Lieutenant Hugh Taylor, who passed through Singapore last month, has arrived back m the
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    "LOST DIVISION" FOUND
    36 1 Paris, June IG. CIX THOUSAND members of the Spanish Republican's 'Lost Divibion" crossed into Fiance today, 2.000 arriving at Fabian Geclrc. and 4.000 crossing the frontier at Ara^nouot by the Ocla P Reuter
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    Franco's Troops Move On
    42 1 Saragossa, June 10. GENERAL Franco's troops today captured Villareal, a town of 20.000 inhab.tants, six miles south of Castellon. Meanwhile. Nationalist Spain is rejoicing over the capture of Castellon. and General Franco is receiving many congratulatory telegrams. Reuter
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    CHINA FLOODS SWEEP ON
    581 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Yangtse River Is Only 5 Feet Below Its Banks W mit mMm SHANGHAI, JUNE 16. HILE THE YELLOW RIVER FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO SWEEP m !n_£ l ir3^3&? J"!L___A SEVEN-MILE- WIDE CHANNEL ACROSS THE ?™v S ,v 0F n J!££A? PROVINCE, ANOTHER
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    SIX JAPANESE BOMBERS ARE DOWNED
    183 1 SIX JAPANESE BOMBERS ARE DOWNED Success Of Fast Chinese Planes Canton, June 16. TT IS OFFICIALLY claimed that six unescorted Japanese bombers were brought down at Lokchcng, near Kwangturg, on the Honan border, this morning. The report says that the slowmoving '•death-engines.'' which were engaged m bombing the Canton-Hankow Railway,
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    Fraternisation Of British & Japanese Officers In China ?
    126 1 Fraternisation Of British Japanese Officers In Ch in a Londen, June 16. jytß. R. K. MORGAN (Con., Stourbridge), m the Commons today, drew the attention of the House to the alleged fraternisation of British and Japanese officers m Shanghai, and suggested that such mutual entertainment be avoided because of the
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    GENTLEMEN HATCH AT LORD'S
    28 1 GENTLEMEN HATCH AT LORD'S London. June 10. The Gentlemen today at Lord's made 301 and the Austral. ans at dote ol play had mado 189 tor two Reuter
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    HITLER REINSTATES ARMY DARK HORSE
    198 1 HITLER REINSTATES ARMY DARK HORSE Berlin, June If, UERR Hitler has rehahilitated Colonel-Cleneral Werner von Fritsch, former Commander-in-Chief of the (lerman Army, and appointed him to command an artillery regiment, 'm recognition of his great services m the reconstruction of the army." Colonel-General von Fritsch was tipped as a dark
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    BRITAIN AND SOUTH-EAST EUROPE'S TRADE
    622 2 "Glad To Develop It" Mr. Oliver Stanley VAN ZEELAND REPORT COMMENT THE Commons debate on the Board of Trade vote called forth the Government's attitude on various subjects, including recommendations of the Van Zeeland report for international economic collaboration. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
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    PETITION FOR REFUGEES
    46 2 CIN CHEW JIT POH reports v that the China Relief Fund Committee. Singapore, has communicated with all China Relief committees m Malaya asking them to combine and send a united petition to the Government urging that Chinese refugees be allowed to enter Malaya.
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    Germany And Her Political Indebtedness
    144 2 Berlin, June 16. CPEAKING at Bremen on the principles of Germany's foreign trade policy and the problems of her international indebtedness, the Minister for Economic Affairs, Herr Funk, declared that such political indebtedness, m the form of the Dawes and Young loans, brought Germany to
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    HEMCHIT WINS
    26 2 I From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. June 16. Neil Hemchit <9 9> beat Youns Lauder <9 8) over 10 3 minutes r .-muds knight
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    57 2 MOTHERS and their children toured the streets of Willesden carrying p J acards m connection with the local school "strike", following the death of a pupil who icas killed while crossing the road. The parents demanded a 10 miles an hour limit for cars passing the school. Here are some
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    18 2 Ottawa. June 16. A deficit of $13,750,000 for the last Iscal year was announced m Parliament today. Reuter
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    AIR COMMODORE HILLS POST
    22 2 Air Commodore Roderic Maxwell Hill has been appointed Director of Technical Development at the Air Ministry. British Wireless
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    U. K. TRADE FOR MAY
    170 2 E London, June |fi XPORTS of United Kingdom goods m May were vauled at £38,164.810. compared with £37.266.307 m April p«d £42.732,641 m May, 1937. The value of imports for those periods was £75,393,773 *****9 570 and £33.173,412. /v Re-Exports amounted to £7 177 179
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    DEFENCE LOAN FULLY SUBSCRIBED
    47 2 London, June 16. The National Defence loan of £80 000 000 was fully subscribed and dealingj opened this morning around ss. premium. It is understood *hat applicant; for amounts up to 5.000 received allotment m full, while higher applications eceived approximated two-thhris Reuter
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    POLICE BOMBING AGAIN IN NEWS
    180 2 R.A.F. Not Used To Attack Civil Populations London, June 16. THE British Government would not allow the question of police bombing to stand m the way of the conclusion of an agreement to humanise the rules and practices of warfare, said the Prime Minister, Mr.
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    FLARES WINS GOLD CUP
    67 2 ■"PHE God Cup run yesterday ov -r 2U miles at Ascot resulted, cables Renter FLARES (Pat Ilea .lev) l IUTKTEIGII (Bearv) SENOR (Crouch) 3 Ten ran Won by neck a neck. Betting 100 to 7 100 to 8 8 to 1. Also ran Dadji (Elliott), Sandsprite
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    JUNKS MACHINE-GUNNED
    78 2 Hong Kong, June 16. Scores of Chinese fishing junks along the east coast of Kwangtung. near the Pinghai district, were sunk by a Japanese warship on Monday when all fishermen on board were either drowned or killed by machine-gun lire. Japanese planes continue to drop leaflets into the
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    Kidnapper Gets The Chair
    50 2 Miami. Florida June 16. A 21-year-old truck driver. Franklin McCall. was today sentenced to electrocution for kidnapping Jimmy Cash, five-year-old son of Mr. James Cash wealthy oil dealer. The boys body was found after the ransom of SI 0.000 was D aid by the father.- Reuter
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    Lady Paget Passes
    126 2 London, June 16. JHE death is announced of Lady Muriel Paget, the founder of the British Subjects m Russia Relief Association During the Soviet trial m Moscow last March, M. Rakovskv. former Soviet Ambassador to London accused Lady Paget of having worked lor the British Intelligence Service
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    WHAT OF SCHUSCHNIGG?
    105 2 WHAT OF SCHUSCHNIGG? Berlin, lime I ALTIIOI'GII it is denied m <•• many. the death at th Dachau concentration camp <m llerr Schmiti, former Mayor Vienna, has quit-kcned afresh U uneasiness felt m London th almost complete silence about Hen von SchuschnipK and bis lornM ministers. They are known to
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    SANDY LODGE GOLF TOURNAMENT
    48 2 Sandy Lodge golJ results yest- m the seventh Series wert Reuter. Mitchtll beat Cotton 2 and 1 Charles Whitromb< bm\ Burtor. 1 King beat Mah „..ti l Padgham beat La. y 1 up Alliss beat Reg V -be 3 end Branch and Gadd halved
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    Dinner To Major Milford
    136 2 J^EMBERS of the Singapore Rifle Association from the Inniskillings, Gordons. Loyals, REs and Chinese Volunteers gathered last night at a dinner givon m honour ot Major L Milford. who will leave Singapore for England on July 17 Major Milford has been of great a.sistance to the
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      149 2 Diary Of The PDay HOTEI^S. RAFFLES: Cocktail Dance 6 3<> 830 pm. Dinner and Dance <Ir.formal> 0.45 to midnight SEA VIEW HOTEL: Special Dinner and Dance. Entertainment provided by Don and Dolly. -DOODAH UT GROVE: Dinner and Dance. CINEMAS. ALHAMBRA: "Confession, with K.i Francis. Warner Bros., opening *onight 6.15 and
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    REFUGEES MAKE MALAYA SELF-SUPPORTING FOR FOOD
    560 3 REFUGEES MAKE MALAYA SELF-SUPPORTING FOR FOOD Singapore Opinions On Restricted China Emigration RfALAI A could be self-dependent for fowl m two years if a scheme were adopted by which Chinese refugees arriving here were distributed over the country to till the soil and rear animals." THIS STATEMENT WAS MADE TO
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    35 3 ll ie clock tower at Kalfen*. city to where the floods from the overflowing reltow River has spread. This photo graph wu taken b y a mLw££? her of the Overseas Chinese War Correspondents Corps
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    Undischarged Bankrupt's $1,426 Worth Of Liquor
    252 3 SINGAPORE MAN DESCRIBED AS OF GOOD POSITION rUTHBERT Etamage Miles. an undischarged Eurasian ikrupt. pleaded guilty on summonses before the Singapore Criminal District Judge (Mr. 11. A. Forrer). yesterdaj He was charged with, be- n undischarged bankrupt, obtaining credit for upwards of :-100 m
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    CAR'S CRASH INTO POST
    186 3 Naval Base Engineer Fined i FINE oi $25, In default 25 days' imprisonment wo. 1 Imposed on c. I. Wilk an engi leer at the Singapore Naval Base, by the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, 'Mr. P. A. Ward) j yesterday. The accused claimed trial to a
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    22 3 Retail sales In Canada for 1937 are estimated at $2.430,000 000. an Increase of slightly more than 10 per cent, over 1036.
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    FAILED TO CONFORM WITH SIGNAL
    58 3 Pleading guilty to a charged failing h conform to the wing signal while driving a motor ear. at the intersection f New Bridge Ros and Outram Road. Singapore, A. P. P. Patrick Cooke, of the Officers' Mess. Tanglin Barracks. was fined $r>. by tho Singapore
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    Admitted 19 Convictions
    85 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sercmban, June 15. GU LEI MAN BIN HAJI DAKAR, a Malay. :rho admitted 19 previous convicHGHAn some dating back to 1923 appeared before Jnctice J. Howard Ped'ote. m the Seremban Supreme Court charged with housebreaking at Kuala Pilah and aitcrnative'y wfth daringly retaining
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    28 3 C-jal production m Nora Scotia during 1937 totalled 7.185.800 tonvalued at $23,476,000. a gain of 8 per cent, m tonnage and 11 per cent, m value ever 1936.
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    NEWS IN BRIEF
    258 3 IPAFFLBB INSTITUTION, the leadtag boys' school m Malaya and one of the oldest educational institutions In the Peninsula, is to be transferred fiom its prerent site m Bea~h Road, which was chosen by Sir Stamford Raffles, to newlycreated line at the Geylang Reclamation. f rpHE strike of
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    CARUSO JNR.
    44 3 A son to the famous C iruso livein Ni »v York. The ream Cariiee .lreams of following the f<» ItstepS of his famous faC er and be iwaiihis chance |c male a hit The picture shows the young singer m his home.
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    Husband And Wife's Death From Poison
    76 3 THE Singapore Coroner will hok. an inquiry on June 20 into the death of a young marred Chinees couple, Chan Wal Kirn and Kg Hong Bng, Who died m hospital Iron poloonlu They were found Unconscious In their home In Fish Street on June
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    23 3 Building perm! Imel by ii m Canada during February Is of $2,361,957, an Ii cent, over January an I I ovor February, IgJT.
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    OPERATED ON FOR GASTRIC ULCERS
    104 3 llwt No Real Relief I nhl Tlii. New Dru^ltss Iwmcdy Cum Lei this follOW-SUffei i ileal r«>ni] ol In i. ji Chardox a nee d. teal ci ttm »f viorc poicctful tha nary kind Chardofl AmAAm, d Chardox will ;i- i quickly that ro k
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    "SWEET ALOES"
    101 4 ■HP HE u.bove picture is of one of 'he scenes m the production "Sweet Alo;\s" by Jay Mallory which is being pri sented at Kuala Lumpur tonight and tomorrow night The players are local amateurs, every one of whom lias had previous stage experir nee. Mrs. Christopher Mills
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    AROUND THE TOWN
    704 4 AROUND THE TOWN Garden Party AT EST gossip m towns is about the short skirts and how short some of them were! that were seen at the Garden Party at Government House last week. Gone was the fashion parade of bygone days when women never dreamed of turning up at
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    MIGNON LOOKS ON
    378 4 MIGNON LOOKS ON Foster, Mr. H. S. Godwin. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gauntlett, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Goode and child, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gilchrist, Miss P. M. Geering, Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Haddacks, Mrs. J. D. Hodgkinson, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Himely and their two
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    ITALY WANTS POPULATION OF 60 MILLION BY 1960
    510 5 Mussolini's "Baby Loans" Succeeding OIGNOR MUSSOLINI'S Government s™nt »->than $3,000,000 last year to encourage Italians to marry and raise more children. THE RESULT HAS BEEN A 20 PER CENT. INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF WEDDINGS AND A SLIGHT UPWARD SWING IN THE
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    Britons Effort To Save Chinese Youth
    158 5 Britons Effort To Save Chinese Youth Shanghai, June 10. IN full view of hundreds of Chinese and foreigners, a 40-year-old Briton risked his life m a gallant but fruitless attempt to save an unidentified Chinese youth who had fallen into the rold. muddy waters of the Whantfpoo River from the
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    Warlords Who Revolted
    125 5 NOW RESTORED TO FAVOUR Shanghai, June 10. •TWO former powerful warlords, who fell from grace when they revolted against the Chinese Government, have been restored to favour. They are Marshal Chang Hsuehliang, former "uncrowned king of Manchuria," who was implicated m the Sian incident, and General Chen
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    32 5 Exports of Canadian lumber during the eleven months ended February totalled 1.658,3^4,000 feet valued at $40,532,981 compared with 1.717,974,000 feet valued at $36.735 .155 m the corresponding period of a year ago.
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    Women Soldiers In The Making
    207 5 Hankow, June 10. 'THE famous little city of Fenghua m Chekiang Province where more than fifty years ago was horn China's national leader, Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, is now a "hot-hed" of one of the most enthusiastic and patriotic women's groups m China. Fenghua women, ever
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    Canada's Modern Industry
    265 5 Canada's Modern Industry SILVER FOX WORTH LESS pi'R FARMING NOW PI AYS \N IMPORTANT PART IN THK FIR TRADF. OF (AN ADA. SIPPl VINCI APPROXIMATFI.Y FORTY PF.R CENT. OF THK TOTAL RAW FIR PRODI TTION OF TMF DOMINION. This modern fur industry has made sreat strides during the past fifteen
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    Duce Given Bread
    43 5 SIGNOR MUSSOLINI inaugurated the Ist National Exhibition of the Dopolavoro (after-work sports organisation), m Rome. He was presented with loaves of bread which had been baked by girls. Here is Mussolini inspecting some of the uniformed members of the movement.
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    The King Drives In State
    247 6 iWfc'. .wiiimAa-aMMaM^iSiiW 1 g HB KING PHOTOGRAPHED DRIVING m the golden SUte Coach from Buckuv u» >■.. James Palace, to hold a levee. a r\RTY Of r.oo south IMbm i Servicemen and widows and relative*. those who died m the War placed wreath* at the
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    INDIAN GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON MALAYAN LABOURERS
    1227 7 WHY EMIGRATION IS BEING SUSPENDED Danger Of Aggravating "A Difficult Situation" i\ DETAILED statement showing the reasons why the U. M.i*™ f In ia ha »MSl»nded assisted emigration to Malaya was issued at Simla. snrvlv 0 moran < ,v 1 Which is published by
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    Two Cows Regret Their Error
    79 7 Taiping, June \C>. p\o cows drank about a gallon of fresh rubber latex, mistaking the liquid for milk. This happened at the Taiping Rubber Kstate, Ayer Kuning. Now the cows arc regretting their error, for they are growing with pain and a" Veterinary Inspector has
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1938. Air Mail Delays
    611 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1938. Air Mail Delays COR many years Malaya has had r a grievance against Imperial Airways. Five years ago we were complaining that, although Royal Dutch Airw r ays company were providing a weekly service between Europe and the East Indies, the British
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    Mussolini Would Lead Italy With Many Able Commanders
    1566 8  - Mussolini Would Lead Italy With Many Able Commanders Joseph D. Ravotto Europe's War Chiefs IV By OENITO MUSSOLINI, who has guided the political and spiritual destinies of Italy since 1922, is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and m the event of war would take active command. It was m his
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    Why Malayan Delegate Resigned From I. T. C
    451 9 Why Malayan Delegate Resigned From I. T. C STANDARD TONNAGES FAIR DEAL WANTED fy|R. A. G Glenister yesterday explained why he his natio^n S^U."*** *V to ih» S M^ Smt 'T' t!!i__2_ Came as a bombshell to the Malayan tin industry, is due to his belief that the proposed 7'/
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    New Landmark Grows
    30 9 New Landmark Grows This Free Press picture shows how work is proceeding on the new Singapore Supreme Court which is being constructed on the site of the o!d Europe Hotel.
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    IPOH COMMENT
    185 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Juno 16. JOINING opinion m Kinta is somei what confused over the inference jt) be drawn from the resignation of Mr Glenister. as it has not yet been stated here just what was the significance of the decision of the I.T.C. at the
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    Geologist Arrives On Way To N. Sumatra
    213 9 TO DO SURVEYING WORK FOR AMERICAN OIL COMPANY UOLLOWING recent rumours of increased interest m North Sumatra oilfields on the part of United States oil companies, Mr. J. Ward, a young geologist working for the Standard Oil Company of California, arrived m Singapore
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    Sir Shenton Thomas— Electrician
    111 9 Sir Shenton Thomas Electrician (From Our Own Correspond?nt) Kuala Lumpur, June 16. CIR SHENTON THOMAS, the l^ High Commissioner, tried his hand as an electrician before yesterday's huge birthday ball at the King's House. Despite the wet grass Sir Shanton spent an hour on the lawn adjusting the floodlights, which
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    DEATH OF IPOH MILLIONAIRE
    80 9 The death of Mr. Chin Sem Lin. the Chinese millionaire financier, occurred on Wednesday at his residence m Brewster Road. Ipoh. He was 67 years of age and had been seriously ill for a short period. Mr. Chin, who was reputed to be one of the
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    To Study Inhabitants Of Inner Mongolia
    214 9 AT a time when most Europeans venturing into Inner China are either Red Cross workers, soldiers of fortune or munitions salesmen, throe Danes are on their way to Mongolia to study the inhabitants. They passed through Singapore yesterday m the Danish East Asiatic freighter
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    Union's Big Membership Campaign
    160 9 THE annual report of the Clerical Inion, Singapore, shows membership at March 31 of IJtf, compared with 1,359 a year ago. The committee report that a membership campaign was launched during the year and. as a result. 289 new members wer c; added to the register.
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    NEGLIGENT DRIVING ALLEGED
    59 9 Alleged to have driven a motor car m a negligent manner, at the junction of Middle Road and Victoria Street, Singapore. A C Wilton of the Royal Art llery. Fcr 0 Canning, appeared before the S ngapare Fourth Police Magistrate <Mr. R. A. Ward* yesterday. He claimed
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    Who Will Be Pool Dictator?
    148 9 (From Our Oum Correspondent, London, June 16. The Financial Times understands that the buffer pool quota wm probably be ten per cent although there la a slight chance that it uill be 12*:, per cent. The I.T.C. iciU meet m London nest Monday to discuss
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    Bride From Rangoon
    133 9 MISS NESTA DEAN, daughter o: Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Dean "of Rangoon, was married yesterday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, to Mr. Peter L. Clayton, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. L. Clayton of Hudclersfteld. Yorkshire. The bride arrived m Singapore from Rangoon on Wednesday
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    292 9 Help For China Will "Save Malaya" Spore Club s Statement. "TO help China is to save Malaya" says a statement on the Sino-.lapitnesc war issued m English by the Ec Ho Hean Club, the leading overseas Chinese Club m Singapore. The statement, which has been widely distributed, says that the'
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      417 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Share ol £l denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c, 1944-64.... 113% 113% Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 113'n 113V 4 War Loan. 3V 2 p.c 101% 101 3 4 Com. Union
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      401 10 The followir g quotations are published by courtesy of S. E. Levy and Co, and Swan Cuibertson and Fritz. I>OW -JONES AVERAGES. Prcvnously Yesterday Close Close Cnanges 30 Industrial; ..112.78 113.24 up 46 20 Rails 20.40 20.23 off .17 20 Utilities 18.45 18.56 up 11 40 Bonds
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      90 10 DAILY PRICES CURRENT June 1«. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases 'FOB. June> 19 1116 19 13 16 Good FAQ. m bales <F. 0.8. June) 19 116 19 316 No. I.XR.SS. (Spotloose) <awardable Singapore) 195, a i 9 3 4 June 197
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      184 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday RUBBER: Easy. London: 5 7 B d. 6d. Previously: 5 15 16d. 6d. August: 6d. 6 1 16 d. Previously: 6d. 6 1 16 d Oct.-Dec.: 6 1 16 d. 6V B d. Previously. 6 1 16 d. 6Vsd-Jan.-Mar.: 6^d. 6»
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      71 10 From London: Latest Quotations +^~*mmmm—mm^m^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmi^mmmmmm^ma^^m^mm~m^mmmm^mmmmm^.—mmmmm—mmmmm^m^r-mi^mmmmm\ TIN: Firm. Spot: £174 15s. Od. Previously: £172 2s. 6d. Three months: £175 ss. Od Previously: £172 15s. Od. NEW YORK TIN: Opening price: 39 62. Previously: 39.00. COPPER Settlement: £33 15s. Od. Previously: £34. Yesterday: £7 Oft lOrt Previously: £7 os.
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      183 10 SELLING June 16. London, T.T. 23 2332 London, demand 2 3 23 32 Lyons, demand 2055 Switzerland, demand 249 Hamburg, demand 141*4 New York, demand 573k Montreal, demand 57% Batavia. demand 103% Samarang. demand 103't Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon, demand 155% Madras and Colombo. demand 155% Hong
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      129 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday was SBB.OO, up $2.00. According to cables received from London tin shares there were on the easier side with little buying interest being displayed. In the local market, however, dollar counters were,
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      1318 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser And Co. 's List Sulot) (50 cts .35 .40 Sungel Bagen ($1) I.JO 1.40 Kunfel Ranr>l ($1) .95 I. OS SungeJ Tukang ($1) U .32 Tambalak ($1) .40 .45 Tapah ($1) 1.M% 1.62 f T. Anson lsl> 1.25 1.32'« Tcmerloh
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    DIPLOMATS MAKE LAST
    62 11 Mexico City. June 16. British and American diplomats have taken the last possible step to save the expropriated properties or their nationals by filing an appeal In the Supreme Court against the tribunal decision thai the expropriation was constitutional. It is considered likely that the appeal will
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    830 11 FIRST TEST OF U. S "GOOD NEIGHBOUR" POLICY Oil And Silver THE government of Mexico, uhich encourages labour unions and sympathises with Loyalist Spain, has given the United States the first important test of its Good Neighbour policy toward Latin America by expropriating £400,000,000
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    191 11 'rliE general outlook for rubber has lm >roved during the nasi week, and this sentiment is reflected In a steadier undertone with a slight rise m price on balance, say Stanton N Ison and Co. m their weekly rubber report The American May Statistics are favourable, stocks
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    137 11 During the week under review all rubber markets have shown a much firmer un T ertone. say Guthrie and Co.. Ltd.. m their w?ekly rubber report. After a small recession m rice over the week-end prices have risen steadily. The local market is still much above the parity
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      592 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. £iwywtsmßre& i ll«ud Office: Cecil Street. Singapore. Phone. 5471 |1 lines with extensions to all departSinuapore. Koala Lumpur Oflice: 25 Java Street, Phone: 3683 lpob Oflice: Brewstet Road. Phone: 3683. Penaftl Office: IS, Bishop Street. Penang Phone: 1471. London Office: 40 43. Fleet Street. London E.C4. Phone: Central
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      555 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES r SINGAPORE j TODAY i '.iIL 1.33 mo s (225 m.) 5.0f) Teochew orchestral recital, f 5.20 Terchew dramas.! 6.00 Malay music. t 7. C0 Children's nropramme. (Er.elHp. 7.b0 Time, weather, news and announcements 7.45 "From the Studio Armchair." 8.00 Reqoe t prograauns ot irasaoglMMM records 8.50 News
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    CONCESSION AT SHANGHAI
    491 12 CONCESSION A T SHANGHAI China Merchants Gcdown Opened By Japanese CHINESE owners of cargo stored m the Central and Lower Wharves of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company will, m the future, be able to remove this merchandise provided they are able to establish ownership and conform to other routine
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    558 12 A PORTUGUESE purser ano four Chinese members of the crew have been taken captive and are now j being held for ransom by pirates] somewhere m Sanmenwan Bay. a few mlies south of Nimrod Sound, oft the Chekiang coast, says the NC.D. News. In addition, the Chinese engineer
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    S.S. JOHAN DE WITT
    42 12 The Nederland Line Royal Dutch mail liner Johan de Witt which is expected to come alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves at Godowns 4 and 5 today at 7 a.m.. will sail for Europe at 10 a.m sharp.
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    CLEARANCES
    22 12 June 16: Sin Kheng Seng. Glenaf- !\?ric (Brit): Boelongan, Tinombo <Dut>: Kedah. Lipis and Khandalla June 17: Cremer and Mijcr (Dut
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    44 12 A four-year-old Chinese boy, who was knocked down by a motor-car m River Valley Road. Singapore, on Wednesday morning died m hospital yesterday. The car was being driven by a Eoyanese at the time, and the accident occurred near the Hill Street Police Station.
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    PASSENGERS
    539 12 Passengers m the P fl fl O -thaee tor Eurou; 1 .n* Inche Hamaah bin AM W J Allen. Mr F J W Archer. Mr. W. H All D. Belt.n. Mr G I) Banw r.nd Mrs W J Birk M C. Br HWH, Mr H I B I I
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      429 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (incorporated In F.M.S.) 1 KLEPUONKi Freight 51S3— Passage 543 L LLOYDS AGENTS. /IIOOKINO AGENTS FOB FEDEKATED MALAY STATES RAILWAY* ROYAL BTATI RAILWAYS OP SI AM. IpAOMN PACK IC ftZ-B-JgjE^ RTtgJ <Lacorpor._U**__ In c^,gift**tf}] THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS
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      485 12 Local And 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 Briday* 7 am. Sunday 7 p m Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7.45 a.m Malacca, Batu Annam, Batu Pahat.
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      41 12 SHIPS IN TODAY Berthing arrangements for today: Johan de Witt East a.m. 4 5 godowns Naldera West 3 pm 18 Adrastus East 9 a.m. 13/14. Tsushima Maru East 3 p.m. 22. Kembong Roads 9 a.m. 48. Dolius Haul 6 a.m. 36,7.
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      131 12 SINGAPORE UARBOi fl The following ships arc alon t: c wharves or expected i rr;\ Hast Wharf Entrance Gate |j Kxit iTsushima Maru 22 Main Wharf. Entrance Gale Exit Carthage, Naldera 18; Ad: President Polk 11. Umpire Dock, Entrance Gate 2, F.xg Boston Maru 32; DottW 36 Empire Dock, Entrance
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      820 13 MANSFIELD CO., ITD. SINGAPORE AND PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. I SHIPPING 25 LUE FtJNNE I- L (Ocean Steam The Una Khiow Steamsntn Co i..**i ia_a Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual bteam Cunard Wh.u Star IST Co. Ltd. 2? rd Una Thl SZtJSSSE?^ I 1 Sh SavU A
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    1155 15 GILLINGHAM FAIL TO GAIN RE-ADMISSION M*^ y??™ P-idca at the annual gathering of m the Football League m Umdon recently and this fiftieth meeting was of more than usual interest because it was mark ed by the presentation of life membership scrolls to Mr Sutcliffe and Mr.
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    100 15 A NDRE Shelaeff, the young Russian boxer who knocked out Young j Aide within 50 seconds of the first round, sails for Shanghai today by the P. and O. Naldera. Bhelaeff's manager, Mr. Selig. and. Mrs. Selig leave by the same. boat. Unable to find any
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    VETERANS' ARE GOOD SOCCER SIDE
    120 15 The Bingapore Veterans' soccer I eleven old time .stars of Malaya Cup football,— still remain an unbeaten j side. Formed recently the team has ploy- j ed five games, won all, had nine goals KOfOd against them and 26 goals for them. Their biggest victory
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    17 15 picture. >ADI AND MRS. STRICKLAND who on the S.L.TA. mixed doubles ,t the S.C.C. yesterday.- Free Press
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    C. A. TOURNAMENTS
    35 15 Members are reminded to send m their entries for the 1938 Chinese! association tournaments to th e Hon. Sports Captain. c/O. The Chinese Association 5 Short Street. Singapore. Entries close en Saturday.
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    Athletic Sports At Seremban
    168 15 ("From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. June 16. FOR the first lime F. C. Cooke's Selangor team will meet Negri Sembilan m an inter-State athletic match at Seremban on Saturday The teams have been chosen a_s fellows: 100 yards: Negri Sembilan, E. Bspeckerman and Hathlm; Selangor, Lee
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    RUGBY UNION FOR SIAM
    182 15 To Control The Game (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. June 13. At the meeting of the Rugby section of the Sports Club last month the question of forming a Rugby Union for Siam was mooted, and it was suggested that the Sports Club who pioneered the
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    62 15 The LG.U. Competition held at the Island Club on Wednesday, resulted In a win for Mrs. Ruddock with a nett score of 63. The following were some of the best cards returned. Mrs. E. Ruddock 85 —22 63 Mrs. MeMorine 99 27 :72 Mrs. C.
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    "C" Company Leads In Loyals
    452 15 Sports Competition CAVOFRED by ideal weather, the inter-company athletic meeting of the Loyal Regiment was continued at Gillman Barracks last evening. The meeting will be concluded On Saturday, the position of the competing units now being as follows:— Ist "C" Company 61 points. 2nd H.Q.
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    Mrs. Strickland & Yadi Win Mixed Doubles Championship
    445 15 Mrs. Strickland Yadi Win Mixed Doubles Champ ions hip J^ECOVEKING m time, Mrs. Strickland and Yadi took Mrs. Hipkin and Wise to three sets before beating them 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the mixed doubles championship of Singapore at the S.C.C. courts yesterday. Though a rubber match, the game had
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    GUNNERS' SPORTS MEETING
    192 15 GUNNERS' SPORTS MEETING THE annual athletic competition be--1 tween the RA. (Changl. and the RA (Blakan Matt) was held y<- 'eni.tv at Blakan Mati when seven events were run off. The Blakan Mati Gunners ir leading by 22 points |S nine and Wtre victorious .n all events so far T»v
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    SINGAPORE'S TEAM FOR SATURDAY
    64 15 Fifteen playns had .;,.<.. at the Anson Road m preparation for th. match N n E «iM I I day, it la mderstood that 11. team m 11 not be chosi n until I aturday a eorresp. ndent n tin \kming probable team Kronenberg; Abdm Rahman,
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    FIGHT POSTPONED
    22 15 London. Junr Hi, The Lynch-Jcrich tight h I postponed to June 29 I vnch ed his elbow during training Reuter
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    Malayan Athletic Championship Meeting
    53 15 Malayan Athletic Championship Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 16. THE 1938 Malayan athletic champions?* will be held at Kuala Lumpur on July 22 and 23 and the Amateur Athletic Association of Malaya, who are organising the meet,* despatched entry forms today. The latest date for entries will
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    FAVOURITES BEATEN AT FIRST DAY OF SKYE RACES
    1582 16 Hilarity Pays Backers $100 At K.L. ~1 —^M ETONA AND AMBIL ALSO CREATE UPSETS VUHILE few lucky punters made money the majority lost on the, first day of the Selangor Skye Meeting, yesterday, when before a small crowd, favourites were beaten m
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    174 16 Capt. N, Smith Wins Contest PAPT. K. vv. Smith oi tho Royal Canadian Engineers, returned the best score With a net C 9 at the RE. golf meeting at Bukit. Timah r -nd was Mr. P. T. Bowers oi I i Johore V I Engineers, wh i
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    BRADMAN DECLARED!
    75 16 Nottingham, June 16. IT is now revealed that Bradnian i.^c'arei. Australia's second inntugs though no officio. 1 instructions were given to the scorer. When the papers went to the pavilion at 6.15 it was generattff supposed f ie (lame teas abandoned early tn enable the Australians to catch
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    COLD STORAGE SPORTS
    49 16 The following players will play soccer for the Singapore Cold Storage Sports Club vs. William Jacks today at Farrer Park: Soh Swee Wah. E. H. Everad. Somoo Chee Yong. Lee Chuan Teck sports captain >. Paul Lee. Chin Beck Seng Hock. Ah Bah. Chwee Eng. Boh L'm
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    125 16 riace Place Horse Rider win p, t I: 1 Rebel Kins Yacob $26 v, 2 Stone Ginger L. Whitaker $6 3 Sam Burger Meh %a 2: 1 Hilarity Che Meor $100 $22 2 Phar Par Wahab $11 3 Phoon Tck Dra°on SI 1 2: 1 Miss Labis
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    GOOD TENNIS IN Y. W. C. A. DOUBLES FINAL
    294 16 Misses Joseph And George Win In Three Sets QUITE a high standard of tennis was reached, m an exciting H final of the women's doubles m the Y.W.C.A. tournament played at the Y.W.CA. yesterday. The finalists were Miss M. Joseph well
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