The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 June 1938

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,502. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1938 10 CENTS.
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  • 182 1 Optimism Over Spanish Problem WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERS \J™„ U)NDON, JUNE 21 NEW SPIRIT WAS REVEALED AT THE MEETING IN LONDON TODAY OF THE NONINTERVENTION SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH IS AT TEMPTING TO REACH FINAL AGREEMENT SO THAT THE COMMISSION MAY KE SENT TO SPAIN TO ARRANGE FOR
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  • 163 1 liriTH the prospect of making a definite contribution to peace m Europe, the Sub-Committee met and made good progress during the two hours m which they conferred. Reuter reports that all points put by Lord Plymouth were immediately agreed to. It is also understood that land and
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  • 33 1 Malta. June 21. Salutes boomed as two Italian battleships and four destroyers arrived here lor a four-day visit, the first made by Italian warships for 12 years.- Reuter
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  • 135 1 Interest In New Moves London, June 21. pOLLOWING the overnight strength of Wall Street and the indications of fresh efforts about to be made to I terminate the Spanish war, all sections of the cky oore a much more cheerful countenance today. More buoyant cond.tions vera reported m
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  • 82 1 Great Britain Is Ready London, June 21. gRITAIN had done marvels m rearmament and was now ready to defend herself, said the Minister for War, Mr. HoreBehsha, at the Liberal National I arty conference today. "We have spent on rearmament a sum now amounting to nearly 1 1.000.000 a day,
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  • 71 1 Washington, June 21. •■'HE United States Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, is understood to be at present studying and developing a programme to humanise warfare with the particular object of stopping the bombing of civilians. According to circles m close contact with the State Department.
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  • 69 1 I lon. June 21. EIGHTY ships of the Home Fleet Steamed eat of Weymouth today into th-a Bnglish Channel headed by the flagship NeLson with the King aboard. The King left the R;yal yach:. Victoria and Albert, for Nelson m the h gh-speed
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  • 135 1 If U.S.A. Devalued Its Currency New York, June 21. TIIK American Ambassador to London, Mr. Kennedy, interviewed on arrival here today, denied that he was bringing any plan for readjustments of the Tripartite Agreement. "If there is to b> financial adjustment between the United States and Britain I certainly know
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  • 36 1 SUPPLIES FROM AIR FOR TROOPS J f! i -r C U ane s<*™p ammunition and supplies to troops marooned oytne TtUow River flood waters. The picture shows parachutes with boxes attached dropping en the Japanese lines
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  • 253 1 Spy incuctment Comment NEW YORK, Jl NE 21. THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTMENT NAMING 18 PBHSONS. INCLUDING HIGH GERMAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SUSPECTED OF BEING CONNECTED WITH THE nv Z ™F^x -IP;?" IN THE WITID STATES. IS DESCRIBED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AS ONE OF
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  • 129 1 Iln'i'. Kong, list -1. TPKE |ud c o the t: lal o1 Ail" BdwinM .reland Owyer, who is charged with the mur c < Leading Seaman n bert Dicklnon on board hms. Dorsetshire, went aboard Dorsetshire this aftern I view the scene of what is alleged to
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  • 179 1 2,000 Chests From Iran (tentva, June 21. J^|R. Stuart Puller, Urn Ainrrican (i i< fata, told the Opium Advisory Committee today that he had been reliably Informal that, on Apr. bet, an a. Japanese veaeel reached Macao from Iran carrying 2,000 rl of raw
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  • 47 1 I,ondon, Juno 21. HRADMA-N made the O fastest century of the season m the Australians match against Lancashire today. He made 101 not out m 73 minutes, beating the record of W. Pfccke, of Cambridge, by two minutes. His score included 15 fours.- Reuter
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  • 134 1 Tokio. June 21. THE TIMES special correspondent who has arrived at Tokio after a Journey from Burma through China ..ays that Japan has hitherh felt the pinch of the China war only psychologically, but the fruits of the year's adventuring are small and sometimes bitter
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  • 31 1 DE V ALERA HAS 77 SKATS Dublin. Junr M The late 111 I .ill 77. Mr C Laboui I nine and Inde The Reims Psll h i est i 1921 Reuter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 41 1 i 1 j j BRON£M^y/% I1 1 I fAHLGPTNS "tTkNISKA FABR.K I_jv!\ V_. Swg OCN y Malaya's Premier Hotel. TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. DINNER AND DANCE (informal) 9.3G P.M. to MIDNIGHT. NO ADMISSION CHARGE DAN HOPKINS' BAND
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    • 115 1 /I oeeete^^^ J^STILLg ....^..T^ 7^ mWk SEA VIEW HOTEL I IDEAL BEASII»S RESORT OW SINGAPORE'S RECOGNISKD KKAITY SHOT* reached ni \h m ii mim us iNTwmnu rmoei h>>\n TONITTr IKIDAV g SVIIIUMV SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE DINNER v dam i mi sf( m HELLER'S FAMOIS HUNGARIAN BAND DIMM l. v rONIGOT i>*n<
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  • 746 2 WHO WILL DIRECT BUFFER POOL? Difficult Task Of Finding 'Dictator SIR. J. CAMPBELL IS CONSIDERED (From Our uwn Correspondent) London, June 21. WHO will be appointed to direct the operation of the buffer pool which the International Tin Committee approved at its meeting m London yesterday IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT
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  • 159 2 London, June 2t. yHE Imperial Economic Committee's annual review of Krain crops shows how rapidly conditions m the world market for wheat have changed m recent years. At the end of the 1933-34 season world visible stocks were 32.000.000 tons. In August, 1937, they were 14.250.000. Stocks
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  • 82 2 New Y«.rk. June 21. Thr l,<>uiN-Schnielinq heavyHek'lit title fight is not without its squabbles. Sthn.eliriK protested against the gloves Louis was to use, especially the long-padded thumbs ani thinly-padded knuckles. Schmeling feared the long thumb might damage his eyes. s< hmeling has a new punch, a -harp right
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  • 33 2 I>RITISH ATHLETES and Health and Beaut]/ League gir'.s took part m the National Socialist Workers' "Strength Through Joy" day of sport m Hamburg. Men m period costume m the procession.
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  • 366 2 90 JAPANESE WARSHIPS IN YANGTSE RIVER Hankow, June 21. VRIG battle is now m progress near Hoyuchow and Tatting, on the south bank of the Yan^tse River opposite the city of Asking, capital of Anhui. NINETY JAPANESE WARSHIPS HAVE BEEN SHELLING CHINESE LINES AT TATUNG. TUNGLIU AND CHINKIANKOW SINCE SUNDAY
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  • 228 2 $7 67,646 To Keep Singapore Clean IT cost $757,646 to keep Singapore clean m 1937. This figure is more than the previous year, increased expenditure being due to higher wages, additional paid holidays and Increased labour assessment charges. This is contained In the annual report of the Municipal Cleansing and
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  • 43 2 THE Am*-rican Journalists' Av»ociaiion of Washington has decided to petition the Ciovernment. urging an ear'y abolition of the Neutrality Law and a nationwide boycott against Japan. They have urged the authorities to tease soMing Japan BMCO war supplies I'nion Timet
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  • 102 2 "Hitting A New High" II prt "h H i I at the Ca\ to be a film oi fcely, thou t voice delight has b irdly tf the type winch wna h a > Uence. of the film is as are some of the scenes ar's voice is wafted. Hoi
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  • 46 2 '"YHRILL of a Lifetime." a Paramount picture, had its prcinicrc at the Pavi'ion last night. The Yacht Club Boy.s head the cast In this song and dance comedy which is average entertainment Interesting shorts, which include a Paremcunt newsreel. support thi_> film.
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  • 154 2 Sport I .Yesterday's Play At Wimbledon CENORITA LIZANA. of Chile beaten m the second round women's .singles at Wimbledon terday, cables Reuter Play w again carried on m brilliant sui Results were In the first round oi the Angles Madame Sperling beat Kovac 6-2, o—4; 11
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  • 150 2 AUSTRALIANS PLAY DRAW I I r Bi l i the County match n Bui tershire 161 J and Ibbons w 336 <c o r 114) v d Ml for four. Middlesex won by one sex 300 (Wilcox 91, J 84*. and 221 IP. Smith 101 > Ml Uftchola .s.x for
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  • 28 2 m Our Own C London. June (i rdon Smith Ptnang will Kneller ol Beafotd Heath In th Jp n Golf Championship on J
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  • 58 2 friendship starred by /u,v k Mcror o/ "Hearts m OmA which opened at the Alhamhra fl I ?asf night With a background of the Am» Civil War. there i.s an abundan. >cope for action, and the stor\ NMily, James Dunn. David Mi LHarke and Chariot tS Roni
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 111 2 fef '•£s*&!&***&-* »B§§T____B^P"*^^^^^ tit JfaJEn-.iS' V T v i- 1 JfaßHS*^ n___3L y C -'''jCmr' TC- *s. .^t_^________________________Hß__________r V> r^_~^?V'Y -S J V( X jj* "iff <*^ __f!i^B. JStrSSSSr *^3_ PURE WHOLESOME CHEESE A perfect ending to any meal. We offer you a choice variety ot cheese Dutch Edam, Danish
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    • 9 2 MM) Sole agents GRAFTON ÜBOr .TORIES 20b. COM.YFK Ql >>
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  • 407 3 Others Assist With Gifts Of Money And Jewellery gETWEEN 500 and 600 Chinese m Malaya, it b believed, have returned to China since the Sino-Japanese war started, to take an active part on the front. lhoutrh no record is available of
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 3 iiiSs OF GLOUCESTER ATTENDED IHF. RICHMOND HORSE SHOW at Old Dwr Park. The Duchess is *en here printing a first prize rosette to Miss .1. Coldbrook.
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  • 252 3 STABBING ON SHIP AT PENANG RECALLED ••TAKING into account everything the appellant said m his evidence, his unreasonable belief, his &sonable conduct m pursuance of his belief, I apathy immediately after the stabbing, we unable to say that he suffered from any lusion amounting to
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  • 91 3 Bangkok's Budget For Year Frv.u Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Ju»e 31. BANGKOK'S Municipal year runs from April Ist to Match 31st and the income and expenditure for thLs period last year ha.s new been .sanctioned by t (overnment. The revenue for the twelve months i<: 6272,180 made uo as fellows:
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  • 82 3 At tiie last meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore > As.sooia.tion, ;Mr K. X O'Connor I vice-president) stated that as air raids precaution would be considered by Government In the oourse oi the next few days he wished- to suggest that a letter be writimrrediately
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  • 372 3 IMPORTANT discoveries suppos- dly throwing light on the life of neolithic man m Malaya are understood to have been made by an investigator In Kclantan. For the first- time m the Peninsula there have been uncovered layers of faces of neolithic culture undisturbed by n.rds, reports Indicate.
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  • 173 3 Barrister's Son Now Magistrate |L|K. i. c. H. (Conrad; Oldhsm, who has replaced Mr. F. V. Duckworth —now Deputy Controller of Labour m F.M.S. -m the Singaper Second Police Court. Is the son of a barrister. Mr. N. A. Oldham, retired from practice, ar.d now solicitor to the Governors ot
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  • 106 3 (From Our Own Correq>ondent 1 Kanpkok. Jui\,c :!t. ff OSUT.-OOLONSL Phra Sarssasana Bolakhandh. a one-tlms Minister 01 Economic. Affairs, and who is now studjrlng economic rod financial run. dltions m Japt'n. has been requested by several local Chinese and .Siamea merchants to find a
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  • 34 3 ROYAL DUTCH FIVE-DAY WEEK A flve-c' week is to ix» Introduced Into the offices of the R yal Dutch Petroleum Company and the Batavtan Petroleum C Mupany at The Hague Salaries will remain unchanged
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 359 3 JLa JL Jlla al w\3\JL C/V? m mm Travel home via South Africa First Clans from B97MFOR DETAILED INFORMATION aiti.i X.P.M. Line 1, FINLAYSON GREEN, SINGAPORE. (Incorporated m Holland.) m^m mm UJ&W A i I maAAies kis STATISTICS -how lh.it 011 l ol one hundred the probability is that more
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  • 2259 4 First Victims Of m C__. tS__K Ja%\ ______> m^ J I WI/m l/S/2 /J^* 1 Br m m if wM &S m w m m w m m wr m FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT AST week I wrote at some length on the March-like weather that was
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  • 34 4 Whitsun Provides En gland's First WeekEnd Of Summer— B,ooo,ooo Bicycles Estimated In Use— C o-Operators Reject Proposal For Popular Front Local Government Extravagances Cause Gutcry— Every Baby Born Into £200 Debt.
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  • 160 4 Eats What She Ifa Yet Bcdtea. When excess fat starts a woman, her dressmaker, win tell-tale tape measure, detect it. If you are beset v/ith losing your girlish p: finding yours-li ca J gu d i —read the latter printed "I started taking Kru.sc* for
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 160 4 sm t < W__r^_^»^l-S ?v\ Wrmpp INCREASE YOUR ENERGY. All Doctors will tel» you N good Halibut Liver Oil is you and the g iHr«o Thanks to SIMPKINS you can now take Halibut Liver Oil In th» form of a delightful bwttw! scotch <weet SIMPKINS Ba r ley S r
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  • 443 5 MALAYA'S BASE METAL SHORTAGE NOW OVERCOME Ample Supplies Compared With Last Year T™*^ whlch hav e recently been encountered by Malayan firms m securing base metals have now dis appeared to a large extent and the acute sho.t«>r last year no longer exists. Mortage of Th«. h P™ d PalJa«*or
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 5 "Twe heads are better than one," m: i Charles Winninger as he snuggles close to Carole Lombard ot .1 scene from the technicolor comedy, "Nothing Sacred."
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  • 211 5 Per ak Imports Too Much Food IMMIGRANTS TO PLANT RICE |\BCI ARING that at present too much the state's foodstuffs was Im- _d. Saiyid Abdul-Rahman, m the ik State Council, said the State was upon the importation of rice the avoidance of food shortage. He aid that he considered it
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  • 86 5 At the last meeting of the Johore Planters' Association the chairman reported that the questionnaires returned by members showed that there would be a surplus m Johore of about 1.000 labourers who could not be retained on the estates where they were employed. Managers were
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  • 24 5 BEFORE KING CAROL OF RUMANIA, these "strajers." Rumania's boy scout organisation m gas masks held a demonstration m Bucharest.
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  • 241 5 Pigeon Post Saves 100 Troops Simla, June 21. A MESSAGE sent by pigeon post and daring flying by an R.A.F. officer saved 100 scouts from massacre when they were trapped on a hill by 500 Mahsud tribesmen, followers of the Fakir of Ipi. This is disclosed here by the award
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  • 165 5 Australians' Five-Mile Billiard Race Sydney, June 15. A FIVE MILE billiards race this month is the latest crazy competition to arouse the amused interest of New South Wales people. The stake is £10 put up for the one who can play a ball, billiard fashion, m the quickest time along
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    27 5 NATIONALIST FLAMES BOMBED THF SM\II vn I \r w ,t <■ n* WmsmM eM efcUfcen. aM 500 injured. This picture shows some of the debris after the bombardment.
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  • 441 5 (From Our Own Correspondent 1 rvr f P A, or Star, June 20. I X 5 kly fams Ke(lah P°""«"» something unique holding an attraction of their own for Malays as wel as non-Malays. To them come Malay men and women picturevq,,. garb,
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  • 144 5 A CABLE announcing the death of Dr. Karanagarar Appudurai m cvyli.n, lias been received by Dr. K. M.trkandu. of Singapore. Dr. Appadurai hid a very distinguished career both as a medical ..indent and medical practitioner Pefore the founding of the King Edward VII College of Medicine.
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  • 273 5 "THE monthly meeting of the general A committee of the Y.W.C.A. was held with Mrs. A. 8. Jordan, the president, m the chair. A welcome was extended to Mrs. A. S. Small who has recently returned from furlough. Reports presented showed that actl vities had included
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  • 95 5 Japans Smaller Share In Siam's Trade 'From Our Own Correspondnt lUngkok. June I JAPANS .shir.' of the mop- important imports in*o Siam lor April and May was 18 99 per cent and 21.72 per cent, as compared with 34 94 per cent m December. 22 10 per rent, m January.
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  • 168 5 Five-Year-Old Boy's Road Death A VERDICT oi arieaefreciture was r. a rded by the sir Ifr. w c, Porti r. yestei i m-' Quia Inl of a R*e real old Chin, iij Chow Ya:ic !\>h. who knocked doe n by i motor the (unction (»f River Valley Road and Hill
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  • 130 5 it Ls understood thai Ihs old i Ol Malay i building m i* isfl Otti R I Ipoh. Will be pur.-h i <• I :>•. the FM Chamber ot Mines. A resolution to tl. at the las! meet bht < unb-i oi Mines
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  • 69 5 Chn if*, June .'1 s»'Vi ntaan batt bai n i« oovar« cd from the vnck m flic Olympian Xx press, uhich went off i bridt?.- and plunged Into a cr» k .U Ruugusmoni.. 25 miles east of Mont ma City six paaaanom .ir»« taNavad t<< havt
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 37 5 THE SCENE -SHIFTERS p repeat "LOVE ISN'T EVERYTHING" A COMEDY IN 3 ACTS at the VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT 6c on JUNE 2 s tit Lat 9. *0 p. ma. sharp -BOOKING AT LITTLES. PRICES S2. dc $1
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    • 26 5 LIGHT STUDIO. MODERN ART PHOTOGRAPHERS. Greatly Reduced Prices for Outdoor Photofrapky Weddings, Parties, Gardens, Homes and all Kinds of Commercial Photography PHONE 6496. 24. ORCHARD ROAD.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 73 5 Law Notice For The Day Before the Chief J a sitae In the 1st Court at 11 am. 1 Petition for Admission of Solicitor. Before Mr. Justice a 'Beckett Terrell at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers. Originating Summonses and Judgment Notice. Thereafter: S. *****- -Aminah binte Ibrahim etc vs M. Mohamed Ibrahim.
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  • 29 6 AN IWI'KESSIYE CUUkMONY took pkue at Wmwnitfr Cat*ed_r&J. when 17 young men v--e receive* Into the ptlmtfrood, an 4 onKinM. Tills Is a scene during the >»>'
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 285 6 mtou/s Topical budget QUEUEING UP AT OXFORD >. |^Y^ f, 7 £2SS£Oxford Orports a bconr? »n app'i'cjTons for tit l Prroao«c» jy twftait«M^ adnV.ss'on To Iha University. Reason I I I r i* JL.-J** t>JoUO TuK?< is Ih€ film "A YANK. AT OVORD'/ I f m V>C^t2 i S^^ Cam
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  • 120 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 21. BANGKOK has been talking of late on how to get goods m m seditious activities?" Faked invoices are one way of belling the cat, false declarations are another and accommodating Customs jflficers provide a third means.
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  • 67 7 Manila. June 20. Last Sale Prices Previous Today Pesos Coco Drove 0.475 047 lon&tration 0.29 028 1 X L 0.70 0.70 Mines Operation.^ 0.10 unq san Mauricio 0.475 0 465 United Parai-ale 0.305 unq. Gold Share Averages.-— Previous 77 .88 Today's 77 11 These prices are
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  • 44 7 The following index numbers represent the estimated traffic receipts oi Cable and Wireless Limited as related to comparable traffic m the year 1929 ised at 100: May 1938 65 3 c for 1937 7^9 Avera ge :.-.r 5 months ly.ig 71.3
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  • 65 7 •From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, June 20. A concert will br- given at the Kuala pur Fortnightly Club. Y.W.C.A.. j E.r.*h Road, tomorrow, at 7 p.m. Performers will be Mrs. L. R KerIffcS. Schorr, Mrs. E. D. Butler I the Rev. Mr. J. G. Hall.
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  • 630 7 EUROPEANS' LETHARGY LOCAL PROBLEMS Letters To The Editor "Wealth Accumulates But Thinking Men Decay" (To the Editor of the Free Press.) Sir:— Here aacr c two significant extracts from your interesting article on i the Sedition Bill m the Free Press: "Comparatively few Europeans seems to have followed the controversy
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  • 116 7 WHY NOT RADIO IN FARRER PARK (To the Editor of the Free Press.) Sir.— May I bring forward an idea that struck me at Farrer Park during the King's birthday celebrations. This field is now Singapore's premier public park. In the evenings however, there is precious little to interest the
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  • 26 7 The R.A.F. boxers who were killed when their 'plane crashed m Southern Rhodesia were buried with full military honours at Pretoria.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 156 7 PAVILION 6.15-9.15 TONiSNT |Mpjafß A GRAND SONG-DANCE-LAUGH w'' SPECTACLE. WITH A JOYFUL CARE- W I -M FREE CROWD OI FUNMAKERS! W' THRILL of A ».-£/j LIFE TIME' W*T f^jj BETTY GRABLE, DOROTHY LANOUR 4g& ELEANORE WHITNEY. THE YACHT CLUB BOYS JUg JUDY CANOVA and BEN BLUE-LARRY CRABBE •TEST PILOT" SETS
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    • 213 7 AN N OUNC E M E N T ™L ALHA IBR THEATR E WILL CLOSE UP FOR C(7^l7 T T RENOVATION AND FOR THE INSTALLATION <S AN A.« CONDITIOMIMC PLANT FROM THURSDAY lJrd iuME WATCH FOR THE GRAND GALA OPENING OF THE NEW ALHAMBRA THE USUAL MATINEE ON WEDNESDAY IS
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    • 176 7 CAPITOL. TODAY m\Xmm\X n Farce JVw jL EDWARD EVERETT HORTON X^v^Mß ERIC BLORE VR' W JACK OAKIE .'^\^JL\^^ Supporting The World A X* X" Famous Singing Star tf' 4*' V LILY PONS w "HITTING A NEW HIGH" WITH EXCELLENT SUPPORTING PICTURES LATEST GAUMOKT BRITISH NEWS. Walt Disney's Latest MICKEY MOUSE
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  • The Singapore Free Press
    • 647 8 THE new report on opium control m the Straits Settlements is a highly satisfactory document. It is a complete reply to those opponents of social progress who have endeavoured to secure the abolition of the restrictions now placed on the sale and consumption of opium m this country.
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    3 8 FURTHER OUTLOOK 1
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  • 1344 8 Guarding Secrets Of Britain's New 35,000-Ton Battleships Services Notes pVERY possible precaution to en- sure that the building or the two battleships, H.MS. Prince of Wales and H M.S. Anson— now on the stocks at Birkenhead and Clyde- i uank respectively— will not be overlooked by unauthorised persons, say. foreign
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 178 8 Wt/J^^'mW M _fl \w mm^^Wi lßk_.^^ t<s Emm^^*^ m\ I Wmfm\ m £> f% r\ '*D jC Jmiim I CALDBECK'S VISIT CAIRO DURING YOUR HOMEWARD JOURNEY When time permits Cox Kings arrange short trips by car from dues connecting with the steamer at Port Said. For further particulars appiy to
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    • 28 8 For I SICKNESS I HEALTH INSURANCE APPLY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE h LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE PHONE: 6480
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  • 352 9 Flying Battleship's 3,000 Miles Trip S2?SSOT £T*2 30-ton lying boat to be sent hIL m Ln hnd /or the Royal Air Force at Singapore is due to arrive at Selctar this afternoon. B m i J! yi ?F oa t' w Jj ieh
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  • 348 9 ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATION OF MOHAMMEDAN LAW (From Our Own Correspondent) VA mr xt i Kuala Lumpur, June 21. A YUI Nb Malay widow, who said she could neither 1 read nor write, claimed the ownership of over $18,000 worth of jewellery, some of which
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  • 112 9 Bill To Be Introduced Into The State Council Johore is to be brought into line with the Colony and F.M.S. In that third- party Insurance will be compulsory for all drivers of motor vehicles. Although the law comes Into force In the Colony and
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  • 127 9 Adults Ignore Warning To Children RESPITE the warning by Dr. P. S. Hunter, Singapore Municipal Health Officer, to parents to forbid chi'dren to buy food or drinks from street hawkers, adults themselves appear to be ignoring the danger of typhoid emphasised by Dr. Hunter and arc continuing to take advantage
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  • 72 9 The U.S.S. Pecos (Commander L. F. KelJey. U.S.N.) is expected to arrive at Singapore on Sunday next for a stay of four days, and to come to single anchor m the man-of-war anchorage. The Pecos Is not a saluting ship and no gun salutes will
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  • 25 9 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 21. The Incorporated Society of Planters will hold the half-yearly meeting m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
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  • 121 9 RICKSHA PULLERS ATTACK CHORTLY after midnight on May 30 last year, a middle-aged Japanese. S. Kamesaki, was awakened by the noise of stones being thrown at hLs door. He went downstairs and when he opened the front door he was confronted by four Chinese.
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  • 267 9 MEW pianos are selling well m Singapore. Dealers told the Free Press yesterday that the piano boom that started eighteen months ago is still continuing. In pre-slump days during 1929-30 pianos were numerous up-country on Estates as well as m the towns, one dealer
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  • 114 9 It Will Be Midsummer Day fO remind Singapore that tomorrow is Midsummer, the Singapore Swimming Club has declared a guest dap. Residents of Singapore may be the guests of members. There also uill be a special dhiner at the club and dancing uill continue until 1 am. The staging of
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  • 333 9 Tuesday, June 14. AT 7.30 a.m. His Excellency attended a parade ot the F.M.S. Polio? held at the Padang and pros mted the following medals: To Mr. C. H. Sansom the Insignia of a Companion oi the Most Excellent Order of St. Michael and St. George. To Mr.
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  • 240 9 Club's Plane Does Big Long Distance Flight THE Royal Singapore 1 Flying Club's new fast touring monoplane, the Miles Whitney— Straight returned yesterday from a successful long-distance flight from Singapore to Bangkok, covering 2045 track miles. This is the longest "out-and-home" flight of any R.S.F.C. aircraft. The machine was chartered
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  • 269 9 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. June I CINNIAH an e.deriy liw.la: nut seller. gave a demnnMr.of how he canted h:_. portahh tr. inodl when he told Mr Justi the Seiangor A v,.us robbed when Jull.tr n.ed and Pttlf bin Barlp Ma \ouths, charged with
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    • 12 9 i_MH_H_B_M_ai_K>S_H_a_l_i_i_i T'f^l^'lT'H^f-l'/iMill «v j 7 _^i i P fltZSfl l i i
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    • 113 9 &L (Angel Moll ====j «*^RB S the utest creation to PRODUCE THE NEWEST IN *Jm _B_L______ S_i ss £Z"^_^A_F__fc_E fl| n\ if 4 luo KlKh mv ,on W^^SSP^^ Ammf ()ne finches long v-^^jlH^^ *2 on Card: Each 4 ins. lontf *<^J .40t'ts. ;irtl. /^P**i ?;Ht> t2 on Card: K lch
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  • 13 10 Last Night's Quotations I From Exchange Telegraph Co.
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  • 442 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES I From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Share of £i denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously Conversion Loan. 5 p.c. 1944-64.... 113% 113 Com. Union Assce. (Units) 10 10 Royal Insce share 10s. pd.)....... 8 l/ 4 8 l Great Western Rly Ord 47?,, 44% Canadian
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  • 374 10 The followir g quotations are published by courtesy of S. E. Levy and Co.. and Swan Culbertson and Fritz DOW -JONES AVERAGES. Previously Yesterdays ci.x.c close Ghana 30 Industrials 113.23 118.61 up 533 Ai R*Ua 19.73 20.70 up .97 M Utilities \8. 54 19.36 up .{_2 40
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  • 87 10 DAILY PRICES CURRENT June 21, l! o'clock noon *t T v Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. m cases (FOB. June* 20 3 f. 2\)> Good F.A.Q. m bales (F. 0.8. June* 19 15 16 2() 116 No. LXRS.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore* 20% 20' June 20^;'
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  • 187 10 I From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday i m '*»^a^ea^»M^Me^eaaMe7eaieMe^e^e^e» sa RUBBER: Firm London: 6> 4 d. 6^gd. Previously: 6 M6d. 6 3 16d. August: G5 16d. 6 7 16d. Previously: 6 i: 'J. 6»',d'. Ocl.-Dcc: 6 7 16d. 6Ud. Previously: 6» 4 u\ 6 5 16d. Jan.
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  • 73 10 I From London: Latest Quotations TIN: F;r:n. Spot: £M 5 17s. 6d. Previously £182 17s. 6d Three months: £186 17a. 6d Previously: £183 12a 6d NEW YORK TIN: Opening price: 41.80. Previous!- 41.37. COPPER: BetUement: £36 2s. 6d Previously: £34 15s od. C 'OLD; MiVFK UlC!ay i;T
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  • 67 10 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method of Parity before Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viouslv Pans Franc to 121.1 177 15 16 178^ New York to 4.88 4.96 4.96 1516 Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97-', 9 953 4 896 Hong Kong.. Per dollar v. 215 ltd. is. 215 ltd Shanghai
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  • 182 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations SELLING Bangkok, demand 124% June ?i Japan, demand 197V 2 London, T.T. 2 3 23 3> Australia, demand 2 lO s^ London, demand 2323 32 New Zealand demand 210 1132 Lyons, demand 2050 BUYING Switzerland, demand 248*. London. T.T. •> 3 15 16 Hamburg
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  • 135 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOS* OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday wa > jgg, up $1.25. A number ol cables uere received this morning for IA) J on tin shares and the market there .was firmer particularly m tto more l,i q hb
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  • 1123 10 II Fraser And Co. 9 s List VMBW^HMi^W _a__M^^ n TL'ESIMV, JINK 21. 1938: 5 P.M. I Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin <4s) 3s 4 'id 3s 9d tt*H K.Uiin.aiifc <iB> 40t> Austral Malay <£) 42s 6<l 47? od N Aycr Hit am «ss) 22s 23s
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 56 10 5. I£. Lerj Co. Shanghai. Hoi i?k -:uc. Manila Singapore tm *i?nent Barkers and Broker* m securities and rammo,' > Daily Forcicn Market Cables and Quotation Sermfmbi:rs. new york cotton exchange. NEW YORK COFFEE EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD Ob TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY' FXCHANGE. f Secon d Floo r P O Bo.x
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  • 1111 11 TIN RUBBER OUTLOOK "SOMEWHAT BRIGHTER" AMERICAN IMPORTANCE TO THE WORLD Messrs. Fraser Company Weekly Market Review CONDITIONS during: the past week have scarcely varied from those of its immediate predecessors, write Messrs. Fraser and Co. m their weekly report issued last night. But must the burden of every report continue
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  • 226 11 The preliminary figures of Netherlands Indies rubber exports for May show a sharp decline both for estate and native rubber. Figures for the five months are appended: Month Estate Native T .tal January 10.006 12,920 22.926 February 13.141 11.760 24.901 March 16.041 15.778 31.819 April 17.008
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  • 108 11 The Nivas, the Java sugar selling agency, has decided to stop all sales j for destination! west of the Suez Canal For all other markets selling prices have been raised 10 cents p^r quintal This decision mt ans that sales ot Java supar Lave recently been
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1079 11 advertisements. I [BOARD RESIDENCE Sm^msvct^rm SEA -FRONT KATONG URANGE-7: Meyer Rd. M Oihce: Vgjlmm. Sln C a^ r e. Club, to all depart- Res,de at moderate rates ments) lei: Times l -arge Gardens Tennis. Singapore. Phone: 575« lioala Lnmpur Oftice: 25 Java Street. rhonf. 54:1 lines with f '■hone: 3ssa.
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    • 318 11 BANK OF CHINA Incorporated m China ov SDeciai c.iaiio«| 12. Cecil Street Slncaa*ie MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-br nehes throughout China, and corrca pondents m all the principal ea of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modr.rn banking business of every description. TO LET OFFICES IN
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 745 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE ZUL 1.33 mc i (225 m p.m. 1 00 Miscellaneous programme ot I gramophone record*. 2.00 Interval. 5 00 Hokkien Amoy i music f 5.30 Peiplng drama, t 6.10 Musical interlude. t 6.30 Chinese dance music 7.00-7.30 Pianoforte recital by Harry Ore Programme. "Bourrec" Bach 2 "Variations
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    • 221 11 PASSENGERS m AIR \rri\ed from M I I.* KIM plan.- «..er on June IK: Mr .1 .1 A i or and Mr V i: left for Med-n. India and luiopr bf KIM pla c <?ier on lune 18: Nil Arr.nd from I urope India and Mrdan hv Xl M plane
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 12 picture. THE 14.500 TON LINER, RUTS III, of the new vessels for the K.P.M. Orient-Java-Africa Line, at anchor in the Outer Roads on Monday on her first visit to Singapore.- Free Press
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  • 547 12 MARINE REPORT ON CHINA'S SHIPPING Comprehensive Survey By Maritime Customs [RECOGNISED as the most comprehensive survey of matters maritime relating to the China Coast is the Report of the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs. The 1937 edition (printed and published by the Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 345 12 ww sZ^*^* THE EMPRESS Honolulu ships-side rail conBOCSTEAD A CO.. SlNttA-TO&E m M Mm\ m\ WORLDS GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM BURNS PHILP LINE FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by s.s. MARELLA (7.37a tons) and ni.v. MESKUS (6.000 tons). Roth vessels are fitted
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    • 601 12 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO.. LTD (Incorporates m Stralta Settlemenu MEGULAI PASSENGER CARGO from Singapore to Java, ttornro Itankj and Hi Ili ton I OR r.Al\\|\ MORIRON SEMASANa liven fetaiai <*»»«i Ertda*. ss. BAN HONG LIONO 1 NAM vi >Na K>R SOI RABAYA AM) II\MHIKM\MN I Ortnightlj
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 668 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 prn. Thursday 7 45 a.m. Swettenham. Taiping and Telok Anson, Weekdays* Kota Bahru, Kuaia Krai Thursday and Briday* 7 am. Sunday 7 P m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7.45 a.m. Malacca, Batu Amiam, Batu Pahat.
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    • 51 12 CLEARANCES JtUM 21: Hong Kwong, Bong Thong. Hong Lam. Esmeralda Rantan, Jeran- Tandjong Bald (Brit); Lalandia I Dan I Proteus I Nor 1 T<>*. ama Mara (Japan); Rhexenor < Brit Pwortonhondt. Palopo <Dut>: Giang Seng (Brit); Hon? Ho -Chi*; Pecten <Brit> June 22: Auby <Sar»: Raub (Brit); Valaya (81am); Perak
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    • 221 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are aion. tre wharves or expected to arr. Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2: Exit 3: Juno 18; Bulan 16; Memn«>n 14; Centaur 12; Menestheus 9; TellOOaH' 7. Empire Dock, Entrance Gate 2. Exit 3: Ellerlga 30; Steel Navigator 32: Silverash 34; Klias 38. Empire Dock.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 294 13 P o m mtjlf Em' i m for I ALWAYS GO BY _.m^^. s«saP'_k. o_w r &O IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE I CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY. tilaMa for two months. From SINGAPORE. 10 Ist (lass 2nd. Class Hong Kong Sl3l 14 SIOJB6 Kobe or Yokohama IZZ2
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    • 543 13 ELLERMAN BUSKKALL S.S. Co., Ltd. Incorporated m England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CCNT.'NENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer CITY OF SINGAPORE Savrl LSo 2£2 Gt4 W Jul M A CITY OF BAGDAD niVrt' L'dSS Rim' 5525 G)a OW Au S- pt. 2 CITY OF OR AN Ha^T s>2£ 2.2^
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    • 774 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. I SINGAPORE AND PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) l REPRESENTING. ■5 SI\ZP,,_?5 I \ZP fVE (0 Mn StM,m rb MN Ste.m,hlp Co »MV» LUI S»'ip to. Ltd. and thin. Mutual Mraro Lun.ird Hh.t, sta, lut Navigation Co. Ltd.) a»__«h_._.» The str.it. Steamship Co. Ltd. Nh7w Savlh L
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 672 14 iiiin »m m i tmmkmm\mmmMm mmmmu m mmmim P M (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) MAKASSER— Wednesday, June 22. Poeioe-Kidjang, Sapat. Tembilahan, Poeioc-Pallas, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS -Wednesday, June 22 Muntok and Palembang. TOGlAN— Wednesday. June 22, Toengkal, Moera-Saba and Djambl BOTH— Wednesday. June 22. Belawan-Deli. MERKUS— Thursday, June 23. Letong, Kramat,
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    • 411 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 MS. SILVERASH In Port June 27 Aug. 14 M.V. CINGAJLESE PRINCE July 2 July 9 Aug 25 M.S. SILVERTEAK July 16 July 23
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    • 505 14 O. S. X, LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOITII AMERICA SyunkA Maru. Dakar via Durban. Cape Town. Loblto. June 22 2?. Matadl Douala Port Harcourt. Lagos, Gotonou. Accra. Takoradi, Port Bouci. Monrovia and Conakry. tßio de Janeiro Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban. hBI 28 U Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro
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  • Article, Illustration
    19 15 picture. L'^Ci'ATORS at the S.LT.A. singles fina 1 vesterdn,, rh* r.~i~~- o an, a>. a. a^sjg ?a7u?S, Free Press
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  • 568 15 Selangor Soccer SELANGOR SHOULD PROVE TOO GOOD FOR PERAK rrcm Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, June 20. C LANGOR'S first Malaya Cup, soccer engagement will be against ik on Saturday here. Although the te trials he'd have r.ot impressed much, yet there is no
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  • 61 15 Hutton's 100 Was Yorkshire's Hat-Trick JIUTTOS'S century en his first appearance m an England vs. Austra'ia Test Match completed a notable "hat-trick" for Yorkshire, for Sideline and Lcyland each j have a similar feat to their credit. Sut cliff e scored 115 on his first appearance m the aerie* at
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  • 291 15 S.C.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT Ties Drawn For Play SC.R.C. tennis ties drawn for play are TOMORROW ••B" Singles Hand.: Yap Mook Kirn j 15.3) vs. Goh Keng Swee C— ls) 4_G. B—68 6 (to finish*. •♦A" Doubles Hand.: Tay Yew Teck and Y. P. Wee (—l5) vs. Dr. Loh Poon Lip
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  • 552 15 Good Nominations In All Classes ENTRIES for the Perak Turf Club's race meeting on July 2. 6 and 9 were issued yesterday as follows: HORSES, CLASS 1 Ist run 2nd run 1% f. St. 6 furs, or 9 furs. Aerial Post X X Bell Press
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  • 100 15 The following ties m the men's junior angles championship tournament will be played at the Clerical Union, Haw I Par Hall, on Saturday, at 2.15 pm sharp. C. B. Nair (U.A.P.) vs. Chan Khek Entr <U.C.A.». Lee Kirn Seng (Diehard) vs Chua Tye Juay (Devonshire). Tay Bong
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  • 18 15 Col. Beck. Polish Foreign Minister, arrived at Tallinn, Estonia, on a twodays oflu-ial visit.
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  • Article, Illustration
    24 15 p>< tare. MKS. HIPK1N8 makes a forehand sfiot auring Usf |so*aJl if Nat women's singles in which she beat Mrs Nassim yesterday.- Free press
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  • 196 15 T HE Singapore Turf Clubs (iolu Cup meeting will open on Saturday. Aug. V an2 f wi J S 1; ,,,m,mt J °J» We(il" ,lav. Aug. 31, Saturday, sept 3. Wednesday, tSept. 7. and Saturday, Sept. 10 An extra BBtetlnf is provided lor OS 7*frP*' *"»>!-
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  • 24 15 Prince .Tuli ti.a of th«- and her husband Prince Bei a visit to the ex-Kai» 1 it IXwrn 11
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 75 15 1 _mmm m mffAm r~ y m mm .^^mJ^m^^T m £L A iff J m^^KWmmWC^^^^S V I jM a^i. \&tS________________ *S- <SfesA V _B^ > *3S_?Jt I x*s^ss. l__M.Triljott_ttiii¥- 3a 1 _--%'^jS*^^H Bi I f y?y_ SBg3 __K_^s__ 1 I x I I V&frT&r, l*^i f^< ms&JKjß&*t^2_^lll^*w»i£?™B^ "^?B Ba^' c'
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 148 15 Diary Of The Day HOTELS. RAFFLES: Cocktail Dance 5.30 to no„ 8.30 p.m. Dmner and Dance tin for•mal) 9.30 to midnight. SEA VIEW: Special Dinner and Dance. Enetrtainment provided by Don Dolly COCOANUT GUOVE: Dinner and Dance. _f I L'M AainaaJßeWi AtuAuuDA ««u Ti j ALHAMBRA: HearUs m Bondage \»-ou
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  • 766 16 Takes Three Titles In S.L.T.A. Events YADI LEARNT TO PLAY TENNIS WITH WOODEN BAT AND OLD BALL 7 "ADI, the Malay player, gave an excellent exhibition of determined tennis when he beat Yong Loon Chong, the holder, m the final of the men's singles
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  • 68 16 Alf Perry has disproved one of Cotj ton's statem^nf"r -that competitive golf lis not worth while for top-flight golf- ers. In little over two months since jthe competitive go'f season opened, the j Leatherhead professional and former open champion has netted £650 m major prizes —the
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    12 16 Lou v UiiUtiU ifignt) congratu.aies lam on hi* win. Fee Press /<?< urc,
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  • 505 16 Last-Minute Goal Victory Over Gordons r\ GOAL scored a few seconds before the end gave victory to the Malays over the Gordons m a first division league match at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday. It was a very close fight rish* through as the score indicates. After playing below their
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  • 385 16 PROVING themselves too fast and tricky, displaying a sound combination and fielding a strong defence, the Chinese reserves beat Pulau Brani side by four goals to] one m a second division football game played on the Singapore Harbour Board ground, yesterday. Although pay
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  • 225 16 A LAST minute goal m an exciting srcond division soccer match played on the padang yesterday saw the HMS. Terror defeat the Moravia spo-ts club by one goal to nil. The Terror der.« rye ther victory for they were the better team and had more of the
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 45 16 ■ft m >^^^^* J V/ATER any time all the time with GAS Come to the showrooms and see the new range, cf Gas Water Heaters, cheap to run cheap to hire. MUNICIPAL GAS DEPARTMENT. PHONE 5101- MUNICIPAL BLDG., COLEMAN STREET. i^HPM mmmmmm W P.S. If A
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