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

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  • 13 1 AND DAILY NEWS NO 1.")..V!S ESTD. 1K35 FRIDAY. JULY 22, 1938. 10 CENTS.
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  • 67 1 T he Floods Which Checked J apa nese Tlicu^ands have died or h_\j been left homeless by the terrific floods which have swept over the vast stretches of Honan Province. Only the '."ry high places were left uncovered after Chinese soldiers had cut the dykes to halt the rapid advanci
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  • 220 1 Transport Strikers May Not Accept Arbitratio n Decision KfctkNM of ihe arbitra- board, nominated to to Singapore Traction inquiry will not be WH v final by the env Rfg. rht tO 1* or reject an; which t! ;l representati told a V [or Malaya have lhr "^hoi] »u_ we, thb
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  • 280 1 Ministers Strengthen Anglo-French Peace Ueterm ma t ion COMMONS STA TEMENT ON WIEDEMANN VISIT Win \i- I ans, July 21. IIKN he left Paris today to visit Versailles the King looked rather tired as a result of the strain
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  • 150 1 Traction Co. Strikers are to receive no more organised aid from sympathisers m future. The activities cf the recently formed committee to provide relief for strikers have been stopped, it is understood. Thts will not mean., however, that individual sympathiser* may not spontaneously make gift* if
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  • 63 1 Portmarnock, July 21. Arthur locke. (South Africa), with figures of 89, 73. 69 and 79, won the Irish Golf Oi-impionship today, his agg «gate be«ng 292 over 72 holes. lie broke the course record m the third round, uinning a special price of £290 for players breaking 79.
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  • 134 1 Hankow, July 21. jyiß. PETER PREVOT the ITI H_ng Kong born Briton, detained by Chinese military authorities m Hankow on Jun_ 28, while boarding a plane for Hong Kong, has been ordered to be deported from China. This fellow his failure to recure the
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  • 54 1 Jerusalem, July 21. TWO MEN, two women and a child, members of the Jewish Settlement at Kiriat Haroshet, near Haifa, were killed today during a fierce attack by a band of rebels. The attackers used incendiary bombs and destroyed two buildings. Two oi the victims
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  • 78 1 CINGAPORE'S nightsoO coolies, who went on strike for higher pay yesterday morning, have not returned to work. Emergency services are being maintained by vagrants from the House of Detention, but m the meantime collections are being made only on alternate days. The men. who have been receiving
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  • 82 1 Guerillas To Attack Shanghai Hankow. July 11. A REPORT fioin Shanghai staio. that the Chinese guerillas In the districts ol I enghsien. dinar. and Nanhui. m West Pootung, are making preparations to celebrate the anniversary ol the outbreak of fighting m Shanghai I Aug. IS by staging on attack on
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  • 32 1 I.on-ion. Ju'v !i _w- Heel c mmit <• i rhe cm Secret* Act sat for four and .1 bal yesterday tnd then adjourned psndirer. it l_ mdoralood. Dreoarat-i the draft r*oort. British Wireless
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    56 1 THIS Ls one of the Qrst *>iciures lo he reccivaJ of the rcent outrage., m Palestine. According to official figures *T were killed and *17 wounded within a fortnight's shooting and rioting. This picture shows one of the many fires started during the riots at Haifa- -a timber yard near
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    • 30 1 ■___l_4>^NWßp X' -v Wa,9ya Premier Hotel. COcjr T °WCHI 4'l DANCE 63 PM to 8.30 P.M. Informal, 930 P.M to midnight N0 AOM.ss.ON CHARGE. •<M K( "irt-c.,.. "'^"KSTKA !>an Hopkins
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    • 70 1 __WSk^3_/S___^ l______T^. __i *^LM r'V_sS,S::::,::ia--- "V SEA VIEW WQ HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT ONE OF SINGAPORE'S RECOGNISED BEAUTY SPOTS REACHED IN 10 MINUTES BY CAP FROM ANYWHERE TONIGNT TOMORROW NfGNT l j SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER AND DANCE Ml SIC RY rtELI.ERS POPULAR HUNGARIAN BAND TONIGHT DANCE INFORMAL APll.iW GRILL
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  • 40 2 For The King And Queen THE 80l LEVARD de la Madeleine, m Paris is gay with I nion Jacks, which form an archway down the whole of the streets, m honour of the present visit of the Kin* and Queen.
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  • 160 2 Montreal, July 21. THE MERCURY, tlte "junior" seaplane of the Mayo composite, which took off from Foynes (Ireland) at 10 o'clock last night from the back of its "mother" Maia, landed at Montreal at 4.23 (BST) this afternoon after a 24 hours flight.
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  • 191 2 BIG JAPANESE RELIEF FORCE CHECKED BY CHINESE Air Units Move For Hankow, July 21. OVER 700 JAPANESE soldiers, rushing lo Hukow and Pengcheh to relieve comrades who are hard pressed by the Chinese, were intercepted by surprise near Tunirlui yesterday by Chinese forces which succeeded m inflicting heavy The Japanese
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  • 601 2 Lindbergh Receives Threats Even At English Home letters. Nothing can be learned ;ibout Lindbergh there, however. Residents "freeze up" the moment his name is mentioned. There have been instances where reporters have spent two days without even learning whether Lindbergh is at home. AT THE PALACE Lindbergh appeared for the
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  • 64 2 Rubber Quota Maintenance Announcement <Kr©ni Our Own Correspondent London. July 21. R I I'. ltl It brokers on M_N_Bg Lane believe that at the next meeting of the International Rubber Regulation Committee to be held next Tuesday, the Committee will announce the maintenance of the current export quota for the
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  • 137 2 London, July 21. \I7H__THER m view of the League of Nations* recommendation, favouring all possible assistance being given to China, compatible with the Powers' interests, the British Government would state if there was any way as far as Britain was concerned m which such help
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  • 79 2 Could You Do This For £20? Bth»- lir carry unc on bushi-l wfc Biii* mo In Londu:. Hill track Q_ With th^ the wtamer nth void Charlu I tarn* ji i the sports the loar, and ntcrest m th> tcark-borv X n rh* 1 sport' v U4l j^-, ;<*o* by
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  • 151 2 London, July 21. THE high level at which Arm\ recruiting has been running for some time past has created records. This is disclosed m a statement issued yesterday by the War Office. The number of recruits enlisted int-; regular Army during Hit quarUr t nd
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  • 58 2 •From Our Own Correspondent I London. July 21 A substantia! x.-hange of si. between Consolidat d Tin Smelter-; Ltd a company which controls smelting w >rks at Penan*, and thArnhem Smelting 00 m Kott_ad, w;ts announced by Mr E V Pc.inpresiding at yesterday annual meet ing at
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  • 21 2 1 T.I. I I M Ml .1 i Pengol found t* r md M p-Mitcn Mtlai i
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    • 151 2 t»— i H ______________N____^^^^_ "•^^^^_i */i)/ 1 __^1 8 '^S^lfe*'* "~|fc y^^" M m *&s'■&&*'' §/r^ _l B__fl__^ '"''V* _s^^ H -a—. > ii_S^^v 'V? T^___^_r^__BH__P —^__£*S?*^ ■as*' Decorative delicacies which will jA mmm WK^^ Btriko a new note m your entertain- J ______(P!!__i|J*__k. *<_. Novel m design, realistically colour-
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    • 12 2 SCHICK^ DRY v. n Hi i Medical Hall LtQ i m U^
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  • 440 3 Return Tickets At Single Fare NEW MOVE WILL BE APPRECIATED IN AN EFFORT TO INDUCE THE PUBLIC TO 1 TRAVEL BY RAIL IN THE FORTHCOMING AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEK-END, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ARE MAKING HOLIDAY CONCESSIONS MORE GENEROUS THAN ANY MADE BEFORE. On
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  • 57 3 Share Of Radio Licence Revenue.' rtOP in ,rt "-turn. 0 H :r islT, BMB »11l I rom tYu> re. luld ■•HT wrho must recep j ight eu MB ther up?apor? for local pro- »od. ha y Hid iuse of i ive glre Lumpur broadcast nlng. i j It said, L
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  • 74 3 (To the Editor ot the Free Press) CIR— Your statement that the European women's cricket eleven now playing m Singapore is probably the first to play m Malaya recalls matches played last year. An eleven of the following names played several matches last summer. against
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  • 232 3 THE third of the Short Sunderland flying boats being deiivered to the Royal Air Force, Far East, is on the way from England and is expected m Singapore early next week. a a MISS Lydia Cicely Hill, yesterday In Marseil'es, denied that there was any question of
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    13 3 l Mgapore-Penang exp ress roUnds curve agains (h<; backgrQund gg* moanfam scenery (.r-coaniry.
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  • 176 3 A T M T l^ r^L T c MEETING F L SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL COMOP A ™I^' A REC °MMENDATION AGAINST THE BUILDING OF A "KATONG LIDO" WILL BE CONSIDERED. J^UNICIPAL Committee No. 6, m its minutes published yesterday, decided that the private road reserve known as
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  • 284 3 Taxi Driver's Conviction Quashed *'f SEE no reason to dcubt the validity of by-law 45. Although the HartNWf Bxird is a pcblic body its property is private property." said the Chief Justice, S_s., Mr. Justice MeElwuine, yesterday, m his judgment In a case stated by magistrate for the opinion Of
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  • 102 3 TN conjunction with the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur on July 30-31 and Aug. 1, the Rubber Research Institute will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. on these days. Demonstrations of apparatus and of
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  • 298 3 Chinese Goes In For 33 Months 1-IREE sentences totalling two years and nine months rigorous imprisonment, to run concurrently, were imposed upon a Straits-born Chinese. Ong Khun San. by Mr. Forrer, m the Criminal District Court yesterday. when he was found guilty, after claiming trial of three charges of theft
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    • 217 3 Tribute M I j 'wi/nr/V// //,„„>, N /o republish i X J I/ I //nv »,npluncnts offered so generously fll> I important aviation paper of the j]D Ol j l"it'-d>tat,s. \menVan Aviation J S May J l"" ///r IMPiBI XI. flying-boats I^l I '-eei-.-mg end of a lot ol 1/
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    • 460 3 FLATULENCE GOES LIKE MAGIC Painful Stomach Distress Stopped Instantly. Never again need your stomach be distended by gas. No more heartburn. No more flatulence. Chardox givs instant relief. Read this growing tribute: "I have had wonderful relief since using Chardox. I read about it m the paper, and bought a
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  • 453 4 R.A.F. Concert fVFFICERS of the Royal Air Force and a number of guests from Singapore had an enjoyable evening last Tuesday, when children of the R.A.F. School, Seletar, gave their concert m the station cinema hall before the distribution of prizes. The headmistress, Mre. M.
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  • 160 4 Shorts O1 Skirts 'J'HE debut of women m the field of cricket has bought a renewal of the controversy: Do women look better m shorts or skirts for ictive sports? And the answer to -hat is: It all depends. Despite all the slim young things ■and the not so slim
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  • 381 4 yHE officials of the United States Bureau of Home Economics declare that women rarely make the most of the icebox, so they are going to give a few words of advice. To this end they have Just issued a special bulletin. This explains how the
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  • 260 4  -  "Lorraine By WHEN the country bride m the Island of Visingo, Stockholm, marries, she has the right to wear what has been claimed as the worlds mest romantic bridal headdress. This is a real crown. It was made for a royal princess who never wore it. The youthful
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  • 110 4 WHATEVER else the German fashion experts are forbidden to do such as economising m material, 'they are being allowed their own way m the design of women's clothes— so long as they make them attractive, according to certain standards laid down by the authorities. Nazi women's
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  • 338 4 Hospital Charity Ball CT. Andrew's Mission Hospital benefitted to the extent of about $1,400 when a charity ball was held last Saturday night m the vast airconditioned tall room of the Warn World which was crowded for the occasion. Singapore hostesses brought large parties to the ball that night including
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    • 157 4 DO YOU DRINK ENOUGH? Doctors are generally agreed that nine people out of ten do not drink enough water. They insist that everyone should drink at least one glass of water before breakfast each morning m order to help flush the system and wash away the body's impurities. If. however,
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    • 259 4 T^ Wystery °f the woman^ never CROWS flio x~~ f**a man 1 1 m_gu.il < >"n d l nr m hit h **Jty jar ol > aoarishei I• ritop. '.j X i i ta Classy} .liiriiu _nd tV ten \<.: Bad those k_k ol th clear t.rni h. < I
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  • 347 5 COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL FO R GAS MASKS High Freights TA 7 tfgven t Developmen t e ylon has hold lon export trade (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. L freight rates are one of the main factors Leveling development of Malaya's small export trade Sat shell charcoal for
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  • 17 5 .-ha,,,. <h„ k J'" "•"■8U,..,. I. "W,, v <'>'><r:itu- ar,** M, The,
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  • 469 5 A.R.P. For Railways, Do cks Water Supply gRITISH authorities have just completed plans for protecting the Wintry^ main-line railways and *ks against air attack m the event ot a future war. schemes have now been worked out by which, if any big rail junction is and put out of action,
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  • 199 5 THE well-known Nazi writer, Eugen Diesel, rame to the conclusion, m a recent article published m Berlin, that war is inevitable. Speculating on the fact that there has been no European war since the world war although "no other generation has been as rich
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  • 238 5 SECRET MISSION OF "POLITICAL BOSS' QAULEITER Albert Foerster, Nazi "political boss" and Hitler's ruling force m the Free City of Danzig, is m London on a secret mission. His visit has the object of learning whether British interest m the maintenance of the present constitution of the Free City remains
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  • 406 5 London's Street Of Rubber Satisfactory But Time Will Lnivnnwa London, July 14. home of hi X r l bber r0 d aid m Ix>mbard Street, business sL__*^ »_fc l nsuran <* companies and big uuMnesss is proving satisfactory Sl?& t l__JX__r -3 CO far,
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  • 287 5 Jerusalem, July 14. yyORKMEN repairing the Armenian Chapel of St. Helena m the Church of the Holy Sepulchre have brought to light a fine Crusade period altar, with marble mensa, which was covered by the wooden Armenian altar under the central apse at the east end
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  • 19 5 £300.000 m gold was secretly removed by officials from the CunardWhite Star liner Ascanla, aground m the St. Lawrence.
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    • 185 5 Fed Like a King m ji 2^l^ _r___i j."^ _s________T^ jij'— _p_^*a_S__i' _L^___. _B^ r he'd rather be treated I like a Dog I It is mistaken kindness to feed him on "just what we have ourselves" for although he appears to appreciate tasty table scraps, he is being starved
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  • 170 6 Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, Her Husband And The Child fOUNT HAUGWITZ-REVENTLOW leaves Bow Street Police Court after charges against him for using threats against his wife, the former Miss Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress, had been withdrawn. J ITTLr, LANCE, con of Count end Countess Kaugwitz-Reventlow. is photographed by a friend whi.e
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  • 663 7 Letters To The Editor More Views On The Hume Pipe Works Petition r. the Editor of the Free Press The report In connection with the above matter which appeared the Singapore Free Press make it appear that hundreds ol person. are supporting the Tipe Works
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  • 30 7 IS IT BLUFF Would Hume Pipe Factory Move To Hong Kon^ !<• the Editor f the Free Press. May I sug-est that the threat > pack up and move to Hong Kong
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  • 202 7 Commissioner's View At Municipal 'From Our Own Correspondent* Malacca, July 21. '•I THINK that although it may net be a matter for the Commissioners the question of the strength of the police force m these times of labour disputes and troubles should be taken up,' said
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  • 26 7 Senator Borah, of Idaho, leading exponent of the isolationist policy m the United Spates, is ill, and has been ord- red complete rest. He Is 73
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  • 311 7 SETTLEMENT IN EAST AFRICA? i^REAT Britain's desire to co-operate m the problem of refugees was Stressed by Earl Winterton. Chancellor lofI of the Duchy of Lancaster, when the international conference opened at Evian-les-Bains. France. It had. he said, long been the British, tradition to offer hospitality
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    • 142 7 X, The m st« I 111 rell ————•«■>»■— ICTORIA THEATRE NIGHTS onlj ONIGHTAT9.3Or.M. TOMDItfIGW NIGHT AT 3.30 P.M. (AX MALINI I MAGICIAN H HAS lAD THE HONOUR OF APPEARING BEFO KING EDW4RO VII lllf GEORGE V lUX OF SIAM and PKSIIEIiT HARDING J M OPEN AT LITTifS rices 53.00 and
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    • 194 7 COMMENCING TONIGHT at 6.15-9 is PAVILION kfc 4B"_ WIT A T,P TOP AST AMON Vol U K UST ARSENE LUPIK EETURNS" URBO-COLDWYN MAYER I.CTI'K*: WITH MELVYN DOUGLAS WARREN WILLIAM VIRGINIA BRUCE JOHN HALLIDAY v,> m s, RiMusK,, .rmnuMD mug_rdi C A PITOL NIGHTLY Columbia Pictures Sensational Dramatic Triumph PETER LORRE
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  • 636 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. JULY 22, 1935. Pineapple Restriction ALTHOUGH details are lacking, it is now apparent that "pineapple restriction" is to take its place beside the schemes tor the control of rubber, tin, and *ea production. The pineapple schem. is to be a domestic affair only, although it
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  • 947 8  - What United States Is Doing To Establish Preserve World Peacs Lyle C. Wilson America Fears War I By TTII.S is the first of four article*, by lyle C. Wilson, a Washington journalist, presenting a complete picture of the war complex m the t nited States today and the extensive preparations
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    • 614 8 Caldbecks ...duf He Gained 30 Lbs. Quickly on'Vikelp Tablets jpJj ...Now Feels Fine! JL *dSm Like Thousands of Others He Found f -m W the 12 Minerals 6 Vitamins Food i lodine m M VIKELP" Quickest Way V I^^® A Yet to Add Pounds, Build New V mmm^^^M I Ammw
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    • 25 8 For _?is__s INSURANCE APPLY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE 0 LIFE ASSUKAJiCfc lOKFORAi.ON -i->. (Incorporated tn Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CRAMMER! SINGAPORE PHONE: ti-WII
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  • 165 9 Offered For First Time Abroad REQUEST FROM LOCAL NATIONALS IIPA \ESE IN VI _LAI A IN LINE WITH THE CHINESE, 'MIX BE OFFERED JAPANESE NATIONAL WAR Xhi- is Ih (,r>l fime war bonds have been i offered io Japanese abroad, the Japanese ConsulCentral. Mr.
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  • 36 9 Kuala Lumpur, July 21. t m the d to i a the Perak mber of Assembly esday m rnment s the Business reading meeting report (.flairs drafl to the High ther mat- Bi]
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  • 20 9 Ne w Consul For Singapore Mr i ln- n I n ul- Mr. T. a Mr. akJ Irom Kakozakt Koh*
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  • 117 9 Wake Up Singapore J^R D. F. ROBERTSON, who is bringing a party of American tourists to Malaya next week during a world tour, write to the Free Press: "Large sums of American dollars will be exchanged m the shops of Singapore.' 7 This is Mr. and Mrs. Robertson's 50th conducted
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  • 95 9 •From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, July 21. fdfß" W. R. Bobbin, of the Mercantile Tl Bank, Ipoh. i,on of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hoboin, of Belt am, Grantham, was married today at the Church of St. John the Divine to Mi.ss L. M. Langdcn. daughter of Mr.
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  • 34 9 Mrs. R. F. Marchisio, wife of Mr. R. P. Marchisio. general-manaeer cf Fiat Ltd.. sailed with her two" daughters m the Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Verd e for Italy, on Wednesday.
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  • 335 9 "Padlock Puzzle Leads To Contempt Submission (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. AST APRIL, the Malayan Police Magazine published m Kuala Lumpur featured a "padlock problem," a puzzle competition, for six months free subscription to the magazine. The puzzle was illustrated with four pictures of a box and
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    19 9 fAXICS of the French Army going through the Champs Eluscc during a military review held by President Lcbrun recently.
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  • 211 9 Settle Out Of Court Says Magistrate It Would Relieve The Present Congestion CONGESTION of the local V courts would be greatly relieved if the public would not brint? into court cases which could be settled out of court, said Mr. Koh. Sixth Police Court Magistrate yesterday, after hearing a charge
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  • 63 9 THE Chief Justice, F.M.S., Sir Roger Hall, is leaving for England on retirement during the first week of August. Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell is leaving Singapore on Aug. 2 to act as Chief Justice. F.MS. Mr. Justice Ped'.ow, the former Seremban Judge, on his return
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  • 178 9 NEW TYPE OF MALAY TEACHER THE new ty pe 0 f Malay teacher m whom the public have much more confidence, is described by Mr s. W. Jones. British Resident Selangor, m his annual report on the State. Mr. Jones says: "The Malay teachers of today have more to do
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  • 57 9 A sentence of four months' rigorous imprisonment, and ten strokes of the rattan was Imposed by Mr. Rawlings, m the Third Police Court yesterday, on a 29-year-a.d Chinese Lee Lim Huat. Leo, who was charged with stealing a $4 bicycle on Juiy 7. pleaded guilty. He
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  • 428 9 Local Solicitor On Criminal Force Use Charge TN the Fifth Police Court yes- terday, before Mr. Goh, a well-known Singapore lawyer, Phillip Hoalim, was charged on a summons for using criminal force on a Chinese clerk. Low Peng Khuan, employed by Messrs. Donaldson and Burkinshaw. The hearing took all day
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  • 57 9 U.S. ConsulGeneral To The Indies picture. \t R R DICKOVER > the new American Consul-General to Netherlands, with his wife on arrival at Singapore yesterday, by the X.P.M. liner Bcissevain. Mr. Dickover has just left the Department of State, Washington, where he was acting chief of Philippine Affairs. He has
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  • 45 9 Bail of $250 was allowed when .1 Chinese. Ta n Ngo Wee, was charged m the Third Police Court, yesterday with using as genuine, a forged document, as certificate of admission, into the Colony. The case was postponed a week for mention.
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  • 27 9 Clarence Norris. one of nine ttcottsboro' negroes condemned to die tor assaulting white women m 1931. haj been sentenced to life Imprisonment by the Governor of Alabama
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 481 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES I From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Chare of £l denomination unless Latest Quotations PreriousLy otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 pc, 1944-64.... 114% 114% Funding Loan. 4 p.c. 1960-90 114% 114% War Loan. 3v_ p.c 103 103 Com. Union Assce. (Units) 10 10 Prudential Assce.
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    • 379 10 The following New York quotations are supplied by Reuter. OOW-JONES A.V_K.U.K_ Previously Yesterday Close Close Changes oO Industrials 143.67 141.84 off 1.83 20 Rails 29.13 29.60 up .47 20 Utilities 22.06 22.55 up .49 40 Bonds 89.52 89.81 up .29 BmlnflM done total volume 2.510,000 shar< i
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    • 76 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July 21, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases •F. 0.8. July) 25i r > 25% Good FAQ. m bales (FOB. July) 24% 24% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Tone of Market —Very Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7'_ d. per lb. New
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    • 178 10 I From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday I RUBBER: Steady. London: 7 1 2 d. 7%d. Previously: 7 1 /_d- 7%d. Oct.-Dec: 7%d. 7 11!l6d. Previously: 7 5 ad. 7 11'16d. Jan.-Mar.: 7 ll|l6d. 7 3 4 d. Previously: 7 11!16d. 7 3 4 d. Apr.-June: 7%d. 7
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    • 76 10 I From London: Latest Quotations I mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmU MB~ i~ __M____mh_M__^__b__h__MM__— TIN: Easier. Spot: .ei93 17s. 6d. Previously: £194 2s. 6d. Three months: £194 17s 6d Previously: £195 7s 6d. NEW YORK TIN: Opening Price: 43.50. —Previously: 43.67. -OPPER: J Settlement: £39 17s. 6d Previously: €40 5s GOLD:
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    • 71 10 J London Closing Quotations I Method ol Pants- oetore Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Pans Franc to 121.1 178 3 16 178 3 10 New Y ork to 4.88 4.91' 4<)oi, Amsterdam Guilders to 8.973., 8 95 Hong Kong.. Per dollar ls. 2 15 16d. ls.
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    • 187 10 I Yesterday's Singapore Quotations I July ;>1 SELLING London, T.T. 2|3 29 32 London, demand 2 3 29 32 Lyons, demand 2067 Switzerland, demand 249 Hamburg, demand 141' 2 New York demand 57(3 Montreal, demand 57 8 Batavia. demand 104 Samarang. demand 103 7 8 Calcutta, Bombay
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    • 192 10 I ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday was *98>A up V_ According to somewhat scanty cables received from London the lin snare marke. there was again rather off the boil. market In the local market, however, although there
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    • 1057 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES I Fraser And Co.'s List I 8ulo„ <50 ct* t Sun^rl Bagan X Sungel Kamal <$] Sung.i Tuk..:. Tarubuiak tsl; Tapah <$i> T. Anson •si > Tcmerloh <M Trafalgar <$2> Ulu Benut Ulu Pandr.n United Malacca <$! Utan Simpan IMM i A. Brtckworl A. Briek
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    • 67 10 I S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai. Hongkong. Manila Singapore investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and r Daily Foreign Market Cables and Quotation MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF IT.ADE CANADIAN COMMODITY FXCHANGE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS ASSN
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  • 488 11 ONLY MINOR FLUCTUATIONS ON THE RUBBER MARKET? Some Reaction Likely Before September? Do U.S. Economic Conditions Justify Recent Rise? rpHERE has been little change m values during the A past week, and it appears that the market may have entered a period of^ consolidation at the higher level, m *£ich
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  • 240 11 List Supplied By Messrs Fraser Co. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1938: 5 P.M. Flnancla Company Dividend Books Date Ex Div. year TIN Close Pavab Date to date Asam Kumbang 6d No. 62 July 29 Aug. 5 July 30 10^*r Austral Malay 9d. div. 10^ 3d. bonus Hong Kong
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  • 83 11 Expects Return Of U. S. Slump "Within six months the depression will be as bad as ever declared Mr. John C. Traphagen president Of the Bank of New' *ork and Trust Company, who recently arrived at Plymouth. There had been a rise m Wall Street prices, he added, but he
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  • 169 11 Singapore, July 20, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Gambier 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper: White $13.75 Black 3 25 opra: Mixed $3.45 Sun Dried $3 75 rapioca: Small Flake 3. 60 Fair Flake 3.50 Medium Pearl 3.90 Small Pearl 3.70 lelutong: Palembang 7.75 Banja $7.75
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    • 824 11 ADVERTISEMENTS to, j BOARD RESIDENCE. SaW* 1 rCC f rf^ SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE-7T Meyer Kd j lir __or-u meaf Swin mi c|ub) e»> vi depart- I Board-Residence at moderate rates rime. Larpe Gardens- Tennis. Phone: 5758. o** I K..i- rum „r,f' tb 1 THE MANSION 1 r.n,«oD UALLY Ev
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    • 351 11 BANK OF CHINA Incorporate m cnina ny sn-vn, cnartex; I! CecO Street Sineanore. MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-branches throughout China, and correspondents m all the principal cities of the world, the Bank is v.,11 equipped to transact modern banking business of /»very description. TO LET OFFICES^ IN BANK OF
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    • 650 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE. TODAY. SKL 225 metres (1.33 mc s) '-HP 30.96 metres H. 69 mc/s 5.00 Malay music t J JO Teochew Gwa-Kang m_sJ_*rt Z'ZS Children's programme. English). i -is Time, weather, news and announcerr nts. 7.40 The Fourth Test Match. Relayed from London. /.55 Request programme. f 8.35
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    • 79 11 9 35 Light r» corded mu-lc. 9.48 BXdUUQM rates. 9.50 Time sipnal 9.52 Debroy Somers presents five selecliciaJ. 10.50 Clow- mm*, p.m. 6 X OptOlM moUBMMM; News m En.-Jish Opera— one act. Talk m Chinese. News m Italian. p m. 4.20 Popular mu.Mc 5.20 Music. 5.50 News In Spanish. 7.05
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  • 613 12 Orders For Five Liners To Cost £11,000,000 TWO FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE PROVIDED conditions remain favourable, the British shipbuilding industry, now much concerned owing to the shortage of r.ew orders for merchant tonnage, may expect contracts for five new luxury iners involving an expenditure of £11,000,000. An announcement to
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  • 619 12 STATISTIC issued by Lloyd's Register of Shipping regarding merchant vessels under construction at the end of June last show that m Great Britain and Ireland there is a decrease of 52.004 tons m the work m hand as compared with the figures for the previous quarter. The present
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  • 52 12 QOLD Ini tBJOO.OOiI present rat< Bank ol Of Franc,- m I. now clall Spanish ml Krai Franco pro\ Tins d( I'lMiin sgsi appeal Court m pri\ H oonfltaa d I -rt judge t! |f ml .sh< old i and n-)t b< r< the Paris
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  • 36 12 CEVBMT. kill ing the j ism In I During thr mltiod m _2 caaei «>t mlpi oti robberies. _idl nnmerqpi tel These f.». Ifaieom Secretary, m tl, H t< daf i] i'
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    • 457 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m P.MS.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIFIC CT-AVfl _vS_l_ 'Incorporated m England/ THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN without
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    • 411 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 Friday* 7 a.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7.45 a.m. Malacca, Batu Annam, Batu Pahat. Gemas, Kajang,
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    • 57 12 SHIPS IN TODAY Berthing arrangements for today. Baloeran East a.m. 18 godown. Plancius West 7 a.m. 22. Neckar West a.m. 11. Kumsang East 9 am. 20 1, shift 6 7. Siam West 6 am. 489. Bencruschan West 8 a.m. 4 5 Silvermaple Roads p.m. 61 62 Hai Lee East 7
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    • 9 12 CLEARANCES July 22— Pyrrhns. (Brit). July 24— Bulan, (Brit).
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    • 355 13 IjaVStmUTISH iSBP** :^S_SS__BBSl___2___!^te- 6£L 1 _t___i__^_9 *"f/' _r*__-TB! __R_9 _fl fpiOandBRITISTINDIAIINES HATED IN ENGLAND) p &0. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS \)v.c Due Nltauff Spore. Tonnage. Spore. 1938 29 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Sept. 9 July 30 RANCH! 17.000 Sept. 23 BURDWAN 6.070 Sept. 24 Ulg. 12 RANPURA 17.000 Oct. 7 Auk
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    • 633 14 K. P. M. TlDORE— Friday, July 22, Belawan-Deli. VAN DEN BOSCH— Friday, July 22. Rhio (passengers and mails only\ Bawean (passengers and malls only), Padang-Bay (passengers and mails only), Boeleleng (passengers and mails only) and Sourabaia SlBERG— Friday. July 22, Rhio, Dabc, Billiton, Batavia Semarang, Pekalongan, Tegal and Cheribon. PLANCIUS—
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  • 77 15 Loyals Unlucky To Lose One Nil To Wins In Division Two soccer reserves were unfortunate to be hv one goal to nil by the leaders of the second Iskillings, m their second division encounter at iroidnder, but The 11 m nee to ol play.! goal was rward. the ball j
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  • 86 15 Still Too Good For Him the l Empli was :th lon n in- the >ut cf wn ins the Whing m the way at was to box himseif teach he r fault, and bkm which a convincing boxing which i_! veral ,S o uld ry had
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  • 14 15 In the _t N| lament V Oik-ttM **hl« hall Pen. 3)
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  • 159 15 Correspondence SUPPORT FOR SER VICES To Ihe Sports Editor. t I One ol the most interesting ill -A.nes I have aeen was the match played between the Services Singapore, it was really hard ick that the game did not have a i ncing. However a good match is expected on
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  • 320 15 har_£an£ Face Of Cricket The permanent departure from public life of that grand old Yorkshireplayer George Hirst will start people I raking over the treasure chests of cricket memories, writes Geoffrey Simpson m the Daily Mail. Hirst, who left county cricket many years ago to
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    19 15 picture. i PHiLLIPS, hi IRSHALL, MANGE A\n nr*^*//-—^_r Tanglin Club yesterday prior to their doubles match t~ Free Press
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  • 655 15 HARRINGAY MA TCH LIKEL Y FOR SEPTEMBER Eddie Phillips May Fight Neusel London, July 13. pDDIE PHILLIPS, who has been holiday making since earn- ing the right to challenge Tommy Farr for the British and Empire heavy-weight championships, will soon return to training to be ready either for a title
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  • 46 15 fiPORTSMEN m Singapore vii: be 'ea-ed to hear that Fra?ik Simpson, Army rugger captain and icell knewn cricketer, who has been chosen to plat; for the Cocnn against the F.M.S. at Ipoh. is the father of a s?v, icho WSU born I'csterdav.
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  • 81 15 WOOLLEY BREAKS 1,000 RECORD London, July IS. CRANK Woolley. who is retiring at the end of the summer, set up a new record when he completed his 1.000 runs In a season Tor the 28th. successive time. Woolley. who made 41 tor the Players at Lord's previously held the record
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  • 89 15 UJF the baby shows any interest m such a peculiar game as tennis, he will certainly have his chance, but if he feels like me about it he will go m for one of the real sports hockey or golf." Dr. Douglas L. Little said
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  • 172 15 Henry Co tton wins title by 13 strokes TIENRY COTTON, who lost his British Open golf championship by three strokes to Reggie Whitcombe, won the Belgian Open championship recently over the Waterloo Club's course at Brussels. He had a record low of aggregate for this championship of 277 strokes, beating
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  • 246 15 RECORD TRIP IN "FLYING BA TTLESHIP" (From Our Own Corresponde..t> Kuala Lumpur, July 21. IE R.A.F. contingent for th? Malayan Athletic C ham Jonships tomorrow and Saturday arrived m Kuala Lumpur this afternoon after a record crossing by the new "flyinir battleship" Sunderland,
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  • 147 15 Diary Of The Day RAFFLES: Cocktail Dance 630 ta ;8.30 pm. Dinner and Dance 9.30 pm. jto midnight. SEA VIEW: Bpecial Dinner and 1 Dance COCONUT GROVE: Dinner and Dance. CINEMAS. I CAPITOL: 'Crime and Punish.ment," with Peter Lorre, Edward Ar- ncld and Marian Marsh, Columbia Picture. Tonight: 6.15 and
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  • 69 15 <From Our Own Correspondent > Taiping:, July 21. M.G.M. looked impressive m training today. Gallant Maggie. Gaythario, and Army Contractor did half pace work. Jackie Mac ami Dazzle were taken round by R. Whittaker at a brisk pace. Rebel King is much fancied tomorrow. All strings have
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  • 494 15 HEAL TH BULLETIN Plague In Bassein And Rangoon PJEALTH bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended July 16 is: I Plague Bassein and Rang.j.m were jthe only ports m the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human :,plague during the week, a death haviing
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  • 79 15 Following are the results of the SC.R.C. tennis ties played at H ng Lim Green yc>terd;«.\ "A Doubles Handicap (Semi-I inal) Wong Thian Teck and tOOO Bag Kiat <— 15) beat Chua Choon U f 15.3) 2-6, 6 2. fl 4 Veterans Doubles Handicap Ching Kee Sun and
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  • 27 15 HEMCHIT BEATS BOON MA H Nell Hemchit <9.9> nted Nai Boon Man. <9 7i writ W unute rounds at the Jubilee Park arena at Ipoh last nit
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  • 442 16 Wicket Likely To Suit The Batsmen YARDLEY FAVOURED FOR ENGLAND'S TEAM THE fourth Test Match will start at Leeds this afternoon and reports from the Free Press London Correspondent last night, state that conditions for today give every indication of being perfect. The
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  • 191 16 MEMBERS of the women's cricket team to 1»* play at the S.C.C. this afternoon against a men's side had a practice at the Club nets yesterday afternoon and showed that they know quite a bit about the game. The pictures on this page prove that
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  • 409 16 Chinese Air Force Draw 1-1 In Fast Game DEFENCES PROMINENT TIIOUGH of a scrappy nature the second division league match between the R.A.F. and the S.C.F.A. at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday produced a keen and fast contest the play resulting; m a I—l1 1 draw. Alter an almost even
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  • 94 16 LARWOOD I WONT PLAY" UAKOLD LARWOOD, centre of the body-line bowling storm m the England-Austra-lia Test matches of 1932-3, did not meet the Australian team when they played Nottingham at Trent Bridge. He had been at his chicken farm. Larwood said "I did not play against the Australians because my
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  • 53 16 CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB Starting next Sunday, the Chinese Swimming Club la likely to resume its former practice of providing facilities for swimming at night On Sunday the pagar lights will be turned en for night bathing. High water is 7.35 p.m. It is hoped to have night bathing at regular
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  • 26 16 The Malaya Cup, southern section imtl replay, between the Services and oingapore wll] be played tomorrow and not today as erroneously stated yesterday.
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  • 226 16 THE SIX RACES that will complete the card on the third day of the coming Penang races is ample evidence of the lack of support accorded the meeting. Only 18 class one horses have been nominated Class one horses have raced at the last three meetings m
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  • 57 16 STEWART, the Penang allrounder, has withdrawn from the Colony cricket team to play the Malay States at Ipoh over the August Bank Holiday week-end and he has been replaced by L (pi. Bolton, the Services' fast bowler, who bowled well but without much luck against
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  • 193 16 TIES i Monday IB thS Hall tennis championship^ are drawn as icllc v af play will start at 430 p in. Women. Open Singles Mrs. L. M Psorelatt-Ct vs Mrs M Hartley; Miss J. Grenier vs. Mrs. Todman: MISS F. McNamara vs. Miss Sin|nan; Mrs.
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  • 56 16 Wellard Declines League Offers IWELLARD. England and Somerset fa.st bowler, declined three bigmoney offers to give up the county game, and enter Lmcashire League cricket. Representatives of three Lancashire League clubs turned up at Nelson where Wellard was playing against Lancashire but Wellard intimated there was nothing doing Somerset have
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  • 130 16 Acceptances j\ n i Selection, day. I races, are -LUI i ES '.'T" "'t v. fM-catchwei-htv P_n K kor Wh> v. QUI ug fkmm Ponies, cla s la Mate Capon* ÜBOMI m.. v data I Jh# i» Colo; .0 be! < i th M i nrtrsu i Hois
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  • 66 16 CHARLTON PROFIT IS £14, 724 sheet lor i profit, i) rln bight M The aei \lsi_n i jnd pi r. Cup til thanks rh: fl with A £'2.000 m Brighton I van I aa brought In ■on ticket CKv.'. HH.iir.i II IaMW Ar i ra for I < trial will
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  • 59 16 Street Wttelmn N To d Than *orks m a veaalatl wi'h thf chairman. I V T))r r»> I tive. km I I ordir.r\ lo'.ders Mr Lai Boafd*i p ineetnw proicr** n.otion Vl.sicn had lata new I At U l abaieti i i pUlai I Oi tin Ham M
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    • 52 16 3 IMPORTANT NEW PUBLICATIONS FACTS FIGURES Malayan (Dollar) Rubber, Mining, Industrial and other Companies. PRICE 53.00. TIN WORLD STATISTICS 1938 (Published by the Tin Producers Association PRICE $1.50. RUBBER PRODUCING COMPANIES 1938 Official Guide for Investor* m Rubber Shares. PRICE $4.50. KELLY 6c WALSH. LTD.. (Incorporated m Hong Kong) Raffles
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