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

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. ***** FSTD 1:*35 SATURDAY, AUGUST C, 1938. 10 CENTS
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  • 709 1 Tension Relaxed Despite Fresh Border Incidents Red Warplanes Over Changkufeng princeTkonoye goes golfing RESPITE FRESH INCIDENTS IX THE CHANGKITu FENG AREA, THE U.S.S.U.-JAPANESE SITUATION IS REGARDED AS MICH MORE HOPEFUL ACCORDING TO TOKIO DESPATCHES. Soviet warplanes appeared over Changkufeng abouS noon yesterday, but were driven
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  • 102 1 Japanese Are Left Helpless IVipinu. Aug. •">• PKii\V|\(. unrest noticed Imong the population m orl h Chini coincides with I rontinuance of the conifiMntho MtnchukiKi border. 5 COllrture of from North L North t luring the last .iptured C H COun-l ippointed magis- Ing. TRKKS IMMOBILISED
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  • 48 1 tommunicatinns Now llMl hwel Control helping, \ug the North China rtnpany, > apital ol '^i >v the Provisionhe Manchukuo ipu companies 1. taking over l/aphand radio cirHs, Chin a and also build* ;f I! >nd Property oi the itions ommuWpi Ih" and
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  • 129 1 Chinese Troops Pounded By Artillery Hankow, Aug. tl/IIIKK the lull continues on the 11 >outh bank of the Yan-tse. se\ere fighting today broke out en the north bank m the vicinity of Siaoohiyit. south -west of Chienshan. Despite severe pounding by Ja^anes" artillery, which fired 1,000 shells, the Chinese troops,
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  • 66 1 London. Aujj. 3. Mine than 1 903 warplar.rs from 25 aerodromes irom the Humbcr to the Thames today commenced the largest two-day defence exercises ever planned In Britain. Seventeen thousand territorials are manning anti-aircraft guns.- Reuter THE riHUCH OF TUB IIOI.Y SEPULCHKB m Jerusalem which has
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  • 27 1 The United Btatei navy, whose warships Ltnd planes have searched 100. 000 square miles for the missing Hawaii Clipper yesterday abandoned the task, isays a Manila message.
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  • 120 1 Tokio. Aug. i. CIGOTING between the Soviet and Japanese frontier troops was resumed this morning: m the Changkufeng area, according: to the Foreign Office spokesman, who announced that the Soviet troops beijan a heavy bombardment of Japanese positions to which the Japanese replied. It is
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    35 1 'iIIKIR FIRST SC'IIOOLD.U <lerman children, when they »o to school for the fir^t time, are presented with giant cornets filled with swee-N which they are allowed to lake to school— on the fir^t da> only!
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  • 65 1 Nine Dead In Palestine Bomb Incident leru*alem, Aug. j. THREE o: the Jews who were wounded when a land mine exploded yesterday near Ramath Keve.sh ca the Sharon Plain, have died, bringing th? reath roll t3 nine. Jewish workers were ambushed thii mornii\<; on the Sharon plain outside Magdiel. One
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  • 102 1 Many Wounded Saraso.v.a, Aug. .V AFTKK ten days savage tljjht ing, the Spanish lie publicans today abruptly ceased all activity on the Kbro front. The Nationalise, li.iwwer. DOOUI to bomb and shell concentration* 1 Republican troapt, bvtthelnfan rj I 1 not yet received the order to
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  • 55 1 Kom Ul5. Measure* aimed at maintaining t: proportion cl Jea.s t> Italians at t t present level Ol DHC v\ I.OCO B lore-shado^-ed tna.- Ui Inform 1 1 DlolonaUca Tfcf pap r add t tha stated belo c \be OovertuiMnl haa D ST^c'al plans
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  • 114 1 < Rft X! I Au ir M li»>s M 3 and <i".glefon H Ward 71. I.aidla I far |M| Srotl.nd 8* and IS! for 8. Th-« match was drawn AT HJIISTOI <;loures(^r be-»| (.la n'.ir i hv an inning* and 'Jit runs. QlMMMfttr IN 9m M d«*rl.ire-l iNra'f
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  • 22 1 Freight nnd pjtffenfer tr.'ffi* oa the Sun gar i liver hcj been Mipettdtd north ot Fushin and Chlamauu, layi I Harbin mtltttt
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    • 41 1 MGIA TEA „,,,„„•<• ol the i,i«y»» B ardenB pa U) your hnnie Wa 'ayas Premier H^eTT !°RCHestp Ai TONIGHT (formal) 9.45 p.m. to midnight ii Tx wj** Tonight no vac D M'!»S«ON NON-DINERS $1.00 I RA fFlr<: ~T L^ ORCHESTRA DIRECTED HOPKINS.
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    • 112 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW W^ HOTEL 1 MORNING 1. Ouvrrture "THE MAGIC FLUTE' M<»/ I 2. Walt* "ONE SUMMER DAY" Lofef 3. Potpouni 'THE MERRY WIDOW 1 behar 4. Selection "PIQUE DAME Itehalkowstjr 5. "REVED AMOUR" B<>cce 6. Potpouni "DES DREIUAEDERLHAUS
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  • 415 2 Big Deal Completed In Hong Kong SHIPS LAID UP SINCE WAR BEGAN Hong Kong, Auir. B, A NOTABLE transaction m the history of BritMi shipping interests m the Far East vral completed m Hong Kong toda>. It was announced thai the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.,
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  • 273 2 Malaysian Film With Laughton In Singapore Somerset Maugham I In New Medium AT a time when too many British studies underestimate t)ic intelligence of the cinema audience and others are dominated by the term "commercial" the Charles Laughton-Eric Pommer a unit. Mayflower Pictures, fiaic produced a "prestige picture." "Vessel of
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  • 379 2 Japanese Losses On Yangtse River CHINESE GUERILLAS CLAIM TWO VILLAGES Hankow, Aug. •>. JAPANESE forces operating on both banks of J the Ywgtse River suffered heavy looses yesterday. Chinese troops west of Susung. on the north bank, blew up the main dykes and had the Japanese-occupied areas m West Anhui
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  • 45 2 London, Aug. 5 The cruiser. Manchester 111, and the Ust of the 9,000-toas cruisers ordered under the 1935 programme, left Hawthorn Leslie Co.'s yard at Hepburn today for acceptance trials, on conclusion of which she will proceed to Portsmouth. British Wireless
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  • 67 2 The King and Queen and the tv.o Princesses arrived yesterday by sea at Aberdeen where they disembarked from the royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, on their way to Halmoral Clastle for their holiday. Aberdeen was gay with flags and bunting and m brilliant .sunshine thousands
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  • 28 2 London, Aug. 5. The British Association for the Advancement of Science meets at Cambridge on Sunday. Lord Rayleigh will deliver the presidential address British Wireless
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  • 151 2 DEA TH OF LAB UAN'S LAST GOVERNOR (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Au*. 5. I*HE death is announced m London today of Mr. Edward Peregrine Gueritz, for nine years Governor of the British North Borneo. Mr. Gueritz who was 73 served m the Sarawak Civil Service from 1874-77 and later
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  • 122 2 (From Our Own Correspondent > London, Aug. 5. jyiß. R. a MILLS, who has been appointed to the 2.000-a--vrar job as manager of the tin buffer pool, recently resigned his post as managing director of the Brazilian Warrant Agency and Finance Co., I understand.
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  • 136 2 Scottish Oil Consignment Next Week London, Aug. 5. THE first big consignment of oil from the experimental test well of Anglo-American Oil Company at Dalkeith, about 20 milts from Edinburgh, will leave on Tuesday for the company's refinery at Purfleet, Essex. The load will be 2,220 gallons. The oil was
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  • 119 2 M.P.s To Inquire Into West African Colonies London, Aug. j. THE trustees of the Ltmtll Trust have invited four Mt mber> of Parliament to conduct an inquiry m the West African colonies with the assistance of technical experts The scope of the Inquiry will be wide. The terms of reference
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  • 73 2 lyondon, Aug. 5. Staffs of British Government d» partments on Apr. 1 totalled T7fi.4«n according to a Treasury statement. This is an increase of 20,152 compared with a year ago. The Post Ofli> staffs rose to 224.374 from 214 573 and the demands of the
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  • 69 2 Russian People Ignorant Of Border Clashes Conciliation J»n^ltiii«»ithhi Shi.cm.tM, 1 -rih, T). S about I I m Mjnti Mii,^ In i i- ItpUK trlfl by I Fra Ffcan gar I ■GM.I NGMPI I .n**. Ik I I. F.. says t: N 4 <ii thi I Th- \ir!. offer t);..* C
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  • 13 2 1 the ftonn. ni«n With <>v. British Wireless
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  • 11 2 15 DEAD, 20 INJURED IN CRUISER EXPLOSION Fix tmtam pktfloi Reuter
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  • 12 2 HARNIN RUSSIANS MUST ENROL M I si an I I ,1 Reuter
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  • 35 3 jor the lat«rt is this Koala Rear m a new study from Koala Koala Hub. for which overseas members are wanted. 7u>t beea formed to help MTC him from extinction.
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  • 368 3 look torTip home very Mr. R. -operation. his annual re- siblo •rmatlon ibourers m trained officer m Ipoh m January. 1937. Good progress was mad." 1 during the year. "The members of thess hare only had time to accumulate
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  • 124 3 MATOR NEW WAY TO HEALTHY MOUTH AND GUMS Mr k d Krocker, cresting re troubled with tha brush lenttfrice. i obtained Purchased a tube and a week my rid l :t and PhUPaste com- ctlon. i; you mouth (O SUMMARY MSI No. of Member- Paid-up Societies ship capital Federate 1
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  • 394 3 Kelantan Is Not Dependent On Immigrant Labour GOVERNMENT DEPTS. ALL EMPLOY MALA V WORKERS Only Difficulties On Rubber Estates ITNUKE VVsstern States of Malaya, Kelantan Is not dependent upon immigrant labour. Government departments, as well as the Kelantan Match Factory, employ local Malay labour. Messrs. Boustead, the only British firm
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  • 297 3 'IT is not true that I ever sluw- ed I wanted to fight I did; not want to be killed!" declared Eu Sin Foo m the Singapore Third Court yesterday when it was alleged that he had put up his fists to, a European
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  • 55 3 The body of a young canwraew woman was found on the beach at Katong Park yesterday morning. Inquiries revealed that she was married, named Chan Hock Neo and that she was seen to leave her house: In Grove Road earlier the same mornins An inquire will
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  • 63 3 Singapore Muslims Are Generous "COME Singapore .Muslims seem to be quite generous these days." commented Mr. G. S. Rawl;ngs t in the Singapore Third Court, yesterday, when three Malays uere charged with begging. It had been revealed m evidence that all thre? act used had received meney from Muslim passersby.
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  • 277 3 Incorrigible Thief's Rattan Sentence DESCRIBED m court as an m. corrigible thief, a Cantonese. Lai San, was sentenced to foui months' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by one year's police supervision and also to ten strokes of the rattan, by Mr. G. S. Rawlings. Singapore Th rd Magistrate, yesterday. Lai
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  • 311 3 THE Sultan of Deli, whose specially air-conditioned stateroom m the liner Marnix van St. Aldegcnde attracted much attention when the vessel passed through Singapore recently, was on President Lebrun's dais during the vi.^it of King George and Que?n Elizabeth to Paris. After undergoing an eye operation In
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  • 37 3 Robert Jmmei Mellroy and Jack Plested, of the Royal Eng:neers. Changi, vho were charged with theft of a mot >r-cycle arcl theft of a motorcar, respectively, were discharged m the Singapore Criminal District Coutt yesterday.
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  • 121 3 j photocirap:: a n-e?1 of Mr. \v. (jn.in i, President a~d i ice-Chcnccll t D/ the Queen's Uwttcrfitp, Be'ffirt. nho has WCCtptti the invitation of the C.B C. Board of Governors to succeed. Sir John Keith, and has been apnoivtcd Dir->ctar-G*ncral. Be n ill lai-e up his
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  • 175 3 Banishment Orders Cancelled Till; (iovernor h:», HMM^M banishment oiricr> against lour Chinese, who were irquitte.t of charges of possession of n»n (iovornment chandu. This was revealed m the Sin«a pore High Court yesterday before the Chief .lust ire. Mr. MoKlwaine. The Solicitor General Mr. n a. Pm ley, made an
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    • 42 3 IE WMPCRE MUSICAL SOCIETY. mbmed Choral and Orchestral CONCERT MA'S WEDDING -EAST Coie'id^e Taylor In The ictoria Memorial Hall -TOMORROW at 915 p.m. SOLOISTS MARIETTE DECHESNE JOHN MacNEISH w 6UN WILLIAMS, B. MUS. Hj fei SI, and 50 cts POKING AT LITTLE'S.
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    • 23 3 K. P. M. LINE ROn lea ye ravel home via South Africa FOR DETAILED INFORMATION APPLY TO KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPY (Incorporated m Holland.)
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  • 1230 4  - Ruth Chatterton In Napoleon Film With French Actor JOAN LITTLEFIELD Britain On The Screen BY DUTH CHATTERTON is very happy about her second British film. In it she plays one of her favourite characters, Josephine Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon. She has for her Napoleon a brilliant French actor, Pierre
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  • 897 4  - The Modern Home Has Light Colours And Low Furniture Rose Paterson Cosmopol ite Gossip By JF YOU want to make the most of your house or apartment you will be able to get quite a number of ideas from this year's Salon cf Decorative Arts In Paris. It could perhaps
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  • 21 4 WOMAN BENT DOLER WITH SCIATICS. I'u; it In help imn. K-.. -or. < 8 and I on.' i Km J In Kr
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    • 102 4 makes the dirt fly! /f**^>^ As rrcards the Cleaner. fu!J <*^^V*^ are I )rintt>ti on tl^' tins, its > v'^^^j^S. being that it is m paste iorm rlinmiaUxiK f\yA thc waste wn i c >-s practically ui^a\i: v 4Ct vV^CV with Cleaners m powder or bio. k 4\ c $M*£s^s.
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    • 74 4 CS H« DOC I! m il V. \l al HI v.-4H Jevtc? > the I Tonir »nd Con4it«M Pm4m I Canker I orion ami fatr I Diitemprr lahlrli I <»l*t Si«p>l SHERLEYS WORM CAPSULES L POME A U I TODAr 1 j LAST DAY j GIAN SINGH S CRAN3 s
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  • 370 5 Showing Farmers What War Is About Changsha, July 28. of wartime dramatic troupes now countryside, the Farmers' Enemype has been most loudly acclaimed none other than Mr. Ksiung "Lady Precious Stream," as Enemy-Resisting Dramatic Troupe last October, m Chanjrsha, capital of c. It
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  • Article, Illustration
    78 5 £IRLS from the Methodist GirlsSchool, Singapore during their concert at the Wesly Church Hall, on Wednesday and Thursday, played scenes from Chaucer's "Canterbury Pilgrims' 1 Above, left Ng Yue Foon, m becoming long medieval gown and hood, jokes Kith the poet Chaucer played by Cheong Keong Tuan, and, right. Tan
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  • 276 5 White Farmer Failure In Tropics rySCUSSma the possibility of while settlement m the tropics .or agricultural purposes at the recent Amsterdam Conference. Dr. C. J. J. van Hail said that the propagandists of small farming for Europeans In the tropics often tried to support their views by the assertion that
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  • 292 5 THE opinion has been expressed m municipal quarters that if Manila secret service men did not try to act so much like movie heroes, they would he able to render more efficient service. Possibly for this reason. Colonel! Antonio C. Torres, chief of police.!
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  • 480 5 THE Health Bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended July 30 is: PLAGUE Bassein was the only port m the Eastern Arena to report the presence of j human plague during the week, a fatal case huving been notified, while Colombo reported ruuent plague.
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  • 78 5 INSULT CHARGE WITHDRAWN A charge of intentionally insulting Abu Bakar bin Captain Mohamed Som with intention to provoke him to cause a breach of the peace, alternatively, i with using insulting words, was with- drawn against Captain N. M. Hashim, m the Singapore Fifth Court, yester- day. Mr. C. C.
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  • 73 5 pictures. gethcr m the iim, before their pilgrimage. From left: Goh Hun Keong, as the handso?ne knight, Ng Yue Focn, as the hostess of the inn. Tan Sock Tye, as the comical 'Wile of Bath, Tan Sou Ngoh, as the Clerk of Oxen ford and
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    • 217 5 bH "V" «m Ass! sssssssV ITS acid that causes tnose terriWs stomach pains corrosive, ulcerating excess acid which burns the delicate lining of the stomach and turns your food into a fermenting, indigestible mass. The only way to get relief is to neutraha* the excess stomach acid Just take ons
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    249 6 BEAUTY OF CEYLON. Nuwara £»>*— where m a few hours the traveller who is weary of the xvarmth of the low- country may ascend 6,200 feet above sea-level to the exhilarating climate of Colons hill station n S P dur h u h tala^^. thousand feet above the sea level.
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 564 7 Birth-Control Clinics Questions For Mr. Tan Sim (To The Editor of the Free Press) Sir,— ln a speech to Co-operators, Mr. Tan Sim Hong urged Government to establish a birth-control clinic Only those who ar e familiar with the I gentle nature of Mr. Tan can apprei ciate the noble
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    • 75 7 Divorce Of Lady X And Technicolour (To The Editor of the Free Press) Sir. While appreciating the etlorts ot certain section of the local Press to give unbiassed criticisms of the various screen attractions at the cinemas, I feel a word oi protest is due for the unwarranted
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  • 97 7 "JT MUST he a very profitable undertaking begging," said Mr. G. s. Han-lings, Singapore Third Court Magistrate, yesterday, when an aged Indian. Pechay bin Syed Mohamed, who pleaded guilty to a charge of begging, admitted that he had been fined previously $5 for the same offence
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    268 7 i Admitting five previous convictions. the last one for housebreaking and theft for which he came out of prison In December, Tan Su Hai. a 43-year- 1 old EnslLsh speaking Hokkien. was tventenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by six month*' police supervision by
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    • 196 7 Mirror c r u Achieves Another Personal Triumph Mauchton is buperD^ -^T^l^y 3 SHOWS TODAY /H AP] $JP*J and TOMORROW [ar o} -HENRI VUI" M*mm^^^^^^^^ VESSEL of WRATH' with ELSA LANCHESTER LSO DONALD DUCK and MICKEY MOUSE m Walt Disney s Technicolour Triumph "THE BOAT BUILDERS" „d LATBI CAOMOMT BRITISH
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    • 118 7 THE SCREEN'S GREATEST ALL-COMEDY, ALL-COLOUR TRIUMPH! T7 IJla I#vmi TICKETS FOR rONIGIIT'.S 1 MJjPr > a J pavilion 3.15 6.15 s.is 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 <^^^m AIEXXM.Ut KORD.VS MASTF.RFIE< KOI < OMEOY IN I KdINK OMH R. MER LE OBERON '"IaURENCE OLIVIER kj BINNIE BARNES RALPH RICHARDSON
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    • 244 7 L.\ST FK^vSuT 0^ a d Sti drawi »fi «r-»wded Houses. LAST FfcW MGm-JUU KARLY RESERVATION Phone 09<M« Come and Enjoy the Cool Comfort of the new ALHAMBRA (MALAYA'S FIRST AND ONLY AIR CONDITIONED THKATBI) DIRECTION: SHAW BROTHERS LTD. DAILY FOUR SHOWS 11 A.M., 3.15. fi.ll MJ M REDICED PRICES FOR
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  • 633 8 The Singapore Free Press "White Man's Crave" SATURDAY. AI'OVST 6, 103 S. DR. C. \V. F. Winckel, of Amsterdam, at a conference m Holland recently raised that cen-tury-old question, "Can the white man settle m the tropics with impunity for good?" Yesterday, a well-known Singapore doctor answered this controversial question
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    2 8 RUNCIMANS STEPS
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  • 747 8  - John L. Lewis The U. S. Steel Industry What Happens Next' C. S. Sulzberger American Revival Moves By TS recovery coming m the HJnited States The world, especially Malaya, waits for an answer to that question. But m the United States itself they are asking the preliminary question how shall
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 288 8 Caldbecks BY SPECIAL B£/4^y§^f TO H M E APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM p- o "T* r> ENGAGEMENT ETERNITY RINGS. SiET Ti be AMOND RINGS y o» "«"«<» i»» Proud ot year* from i^« T^nn c r ull> c^°° se 5 makCT Evrr? DE SILVA'S rin S i 9 measured low«
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    • 21 8 Ttf£ JAD£ 7ft££ EXQUISITELY FINE HAND MADE LINEN EMBROIDERY HANKIES WITH MONOGRAMS. ORDERS TAKEN 18. BATTERY ROAD, IST FLOOR PHONE 7143
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  • 213 9 »p iccaroo n"-Played It In 1907 OVERSEAS LISTENERS' PRAISE FOR ZHP x vn.rli<hmaii living at Dakar, Eastern Bengal, Mr. E. E. Ilinv ban ked the < MIU to aye piccolo soio, played the next time a military band appears He would like
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  • 28 9 ppeared rhird Coi I wllngs) yes-i •h, as an un- 1 and altering! 12, Barker Road! water pipes! ribedintlie tidant said comply H were
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  • 12 9 CHINA RELIEF FUND PERFORMANCE staging a aid** the 'A- Theatre, Saturday next.
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  • 357 9 rom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 5. THREE Chinese, Wcng Shau, Wong Sam. raid Ng Kon Leon? were charged before Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, the Ipoh First Magistrate, with being involved In an opiuin-?mokinrr-registrc\-tion-card offence. I'ne first was charged with possessing another person's
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  • 40 9 Mr. William Bonamy Dobroe has been granted a commission of Pilot Officer m the general duties branch of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Forct', it was announced m tho Strats Settlements Government Gazette last night.
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  • 34 9 A general meeting of the Singapore Buddhist Association will be hole at the association premises 67. Spottiswoode Park Road, on Sunday at 7 p.m. Several matters Of importance will be discussed.
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  • 392 9 Empire Flying Boat's New Route Reduces Time By 20 Mins. IFHROI GH the co-operation of the Government of the Netherlands Indies, m lifting the ban on foreign aircraft flying over Batavia and Sourahaya defences, 20 minutes* flying time has this week been clipped off the Singapore-Sydney Empire flying boat schedule.
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  • 99 9 Compulsory Nightsoil System A COMPULSORY system of nightsoil removal will be instituted m certain parts of the Rural Board area m Singapore on Jan. 1 next. The area affected includes -Pasir Panjang. Paya Lebar, Bedok, Changi, the Malay Settlement, part of the Bukit Timah district, TampenLs village, Ulu Pandan, Woodlands
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  • 26 9 It was announced In the Slrait* Sett'ements Government Gazette last niglu that Mr. P. V. Ormiston has been appoint :d Agricultural Officer, Singanore.
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  • 148 9 Importance Of Kampong Industries TUNGKU MAHKOTA AS SULTAN'S DEPUTY (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Aug. 5. AWING to the indisposiU tion of the Sultan, Tungku Mahkota opened the Johore State Agricultural Show and the Arts and Crafts Exhibition at the Muar Club padang yesterday. Tungku Mahkota stressed the importance of
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  • 107 9 <Frcm Our Own Corresp.ndent) Malacca, Aug. 5. IN' wiiat is believed to be one of the strongest 'Sumatra' ever to f>uch Malacca, a coolie house at Jasin Lallang cttate. 16 miles from Malacc-a was blown down by wind this morning. The wind was accompanied by
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  • 53 9 A Malay. Aman bin Ibrahim and a woman, Tijah bintl Dollah appeared m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Conrad Oldham, charged with criminal breach of trust, on Feb. 2, m respect of Jewellery. The case was postponed a week tor mention and
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  • 54 9 The Governor has granted a commission as Commander In the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve to Capt. Victor Eisendem* Ward, R.N. (Retd.), it was announced m the Government Gazette last night. Acting Sub-Lieutenants Innes ScottDalglelsh. R. J. Draycott. Alexander U Lind and E. H. Hooper have
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  • 20 9 V REPUBLICAN BOLOm cipating m the rrapinjr u«»rK behind the front m the Rml tf V? .m.
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  • 137 9 $50,000 SPENT BY JUBILEE FUND A JUKI than $50,000 was spent by the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund during the first half of this >ear. The accounts oi the Fund, which were published m the Straits Settlements Government Gazette last night, iboii that the total income for the hall year was
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  • 37 9 Mr. O. H. M. Stuiges has been appointed a member of the Indian Immigration Committee for a period of three years, it was announced In th<» Straits Settlements Government Gazette last night.
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  • 42 9 Mr. W. Penriiv has been appointed a membrr of the Singapore Harbour Board during tru absence on leave of Mr. F S. Gibson it wy announced m the Stra Is ■ett'.ements Government CtaziLto last night
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    • 19 9 GOOD FOOD TOP C ONV ENIENCE SAKE lIIN| a wine M ih,. c iPITOL RESTAURANT ■""J^Wtttt, SHOW Onkg te
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    • 64 9 DINNER TEA SERVICES AT SALE PRICES. "SILVER BIRCH Dinner Service 'SILVER BiRCH" Tei Service "BELLA VISTA" -BELLA VISTA 1 Full Service for 12 persons FuU for U I*™ ollB Sale Price $38.50 set. Sale Prlce $1 00 set Half Service for 6 persons Half Service for 6 persons Sale Price
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 492 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday 'ixew tljtk prices quoted m v.a. currency The above are dealers' middle prices; jcbbers' margins, brokeiage and st-imp duty are not included. Share ol £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. i> pc, 1944-64.... 114% 1147k
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    • 176 10 From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday RUBBER: Firm. London: 7 11 16d. 7 13 16d. Previously: 7 9I16d. 7 11 16d. Oct.-Dec: 7 13 16d. 7 7 8 d. Previously: 7 ll|16d. 7 13 16d. Jan.-Mar.: 7T 8 d. 7 1516d. Previously: 7 3 /4 d. 77 8
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    • 929 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co.'s List FRIDAY, AUG. 5, 1938: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Setters Ampat Till *4s» 3s 9(1 4~, 3d Asam Kjmbang c£t 28s 6d 30s 6d Austral Malay 44s 48s nc d Aycr Hltam (ss; 24s ski 2£>s 9a Ayer Wcng ($1) 60 Bangrin
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    • 66 10 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firmer. Spot: £194 12s. 6d. Previously: £194 2s. 6d Three months: C 195 15s Previously: £195 2s. 6d NEW YORK TIN: Opening price: 43.37. Previously 43 37 COPPER: Settlement: £41 7s. 6d Previously: £41 7s. 6d GOLD: Yesterday: £7 2s. Previously: £7
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    • 64 10 ISSUED BY PRASER AND CO. AT THE CIOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY ;l c™» m buyers and altho h wi*H n^ Fat^ Were rather st ad i«» and business passed at 90 cents IHter^t aS Mdy but n fres h features oj nM2*£L2£i££r* 3i oents 35 cents Sl
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    • 93 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Ass ociation Aug. f, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No I.x.R.S.S. m cases (F. 0.8. August) 25 7 8 26 V 3 Good F.A.Q. m bales (F. 0.8. August) 25V 8 25*k No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot loose) (awardable Singapore) 25% 25% August 253/j 25 7/ 8 September
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    • 194 10 I Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Aug. 5. SELLING London. T.T. 2 3 29 32 London, demand 2 3 29 32 Lyons, demand 2068 Switzerland, demand 247 3 4 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 56 15 16 Montreal, demand 57 Batavia, demand 104 1 16 Samarang, demand 103
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    • 66 10 London Closing Quotations Method or Pant* Defore Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate vtously Paris Franc to 121.1 178 3 8 178* 8 New York S to 4.88 4.89 1 1 4 B9 5 Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97\ 895 7 K 896 Hong Kong.. Psr dollar Is. 3d
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    • 356 10 The follow m" New York quotations are supplied by Reuter DOW-JONES AVERAGES. Previously Yesterday. Close Close Change 30 Industrials 141.73 142.13 up 40 20 Rail 3 28.05 23.16 up .11 20 Utilities 20.38 20.48 up .10 40 Bonds 90.09 89.87 on* .22 Business done— total volume 610,300
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    • 64 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shaogtuu, Hongkong, Manila Slnf*!*** Investment Bankers and Brokers m Secvntte* a Dally Foreign Markt t Cablet and QnoUttom 5 MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON SCCHAM'I COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC NEW YORK COFFEE Si SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY FXCHANGF SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS
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  • 1312 11 LONDON LIVERPOOL STOCKS INCREASE THERE -has been nothing particularly startling m the way of statistical news during the past week. Rubber stocks m London and Liverpool continue to increase; but this is In line with expectations, writes Scrap Collector m his weekly rubber
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  • 167 11 Thursday's Rubber Auction THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1 Rubber Association held its 1.393 rd auction on Thursday, when there were catalogued 1,580,293 lbs. 705.49 tons; offered 1,022.903 lbs." 456 65 tons; sold 792.090 lbs. 353.61 tons. SPOT London 7 11 16d New York 15 3 i cents PRICES REALISED
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    • 181 11 Classified i m Hp*Tt> l-orf n .tb r I «<."«>«" j sa SI ESCW PTION BATES sinrapor* ■TUMI t»ateM« Withoul M WatoM fo^taee v g M him j.j; heu— m.-lode LomsoaM7 RATES CbJKiflMl Ptc. $JOC ocr r oro-rata naertloa mrrcarM if -i «,i it >1 on lOliHoatlon M»n a «,r
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    • 549 11 31 YEARS OF GASTRIC ULCERS Stomach Now Quite Healed Who could Ma Oli a stomach sufferer for giving U P every hope of a cure after 31 long years of suffering But relief does sur'-ly come when the remedy that never fails is put to the tost. Mrs. M. H
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    • 464 11 BANK OF CHINA Incorporate*! m Cnina -»v Snerlai Charter/ 12. CecU Street Slnraport MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-branches throughout China, and correspondents m all the principal cities of the world, the Bank Is well equipped to transact modern banking business of tvery description. TO LET OFFICES BANK OF CHINA
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 657 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE. TODAY. ZHI. ™3 metres (1.33 roc/i) ZHP 3O.»fi metres (9.6'J mci) p ni. 12.45 Urht orchestral onccrt played by Reller's Hungarian Band. directed by C. Rcllrr. Relayed from th, Adelphi Hotel. 1.30 Mid-aay rubber prices. 1.32 Light orchestral concert (coitd 2.00 Interval. 4.55 A commentary <>n the
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  • 53 12 The Messageries Maritimes mail and' j passenger liner sjs. Leconte de Lisle.! ifrom Marseilles via Port Said, Djibouti, I Colombo, Madras and Pondicherry is I expected to arrive on Tuesday about If a.m. and sail on the same day about' 111 a.m. for Saigon. Tourane, Haiphong Berth:
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  • 21 12 Aug. 6: Katong (Brit.); Tomohon h (DnC.); Ipoh (Brit.); Senan;i (Dut.). Aug. 7: Kola and Malayan Prtrre ■BritJ I j
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  • 648 12 Recapturing Position Held In Middle Ages TTALY today ranks as one of the most important shipA building nations m the world, recapturing position shr once held during the Middle Ages. Only recently, before they had completed two large ships. Italian shipyards were working on
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  • 592 12 tnw line extending lor I mile behind the .ship, the M i tug. Henry Burtuii. arrived at Km loon Bay during the week-end, pull. live larg4 800- ton *teel hop].. Tiie Henry Burton left Kwrafhj April anj arrived at BilJ July 2. two and I ha!; moi tl
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  • 52 12 The Conte Blancamano is dm- at .1 t |)in. on Sunday, lrom Otnot Naplr*. v Port Said, Massaua. Bombay imfl I Colombo She will berth at tho SUB E wharf and is expected to s\ll Ifainjl It 8 pm. on the b.une day (or Manila.] BoB| Koiik
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  • 25 12 Main W I 01 w I Ml VM h nanu n i i XlSnt I. flHarli D Ku,. N" I D Ml D
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    • 460 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5451. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. &NAOIAN MCIfIC InSw^r tWrvEtl^ Clncorporated In England) 2™? "EMWraSS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN
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    • 123 12 BIBBY UNI I.OMMI.N UMIKI »'\H MM I luMnin,! Mail r.issrncrr \>y*l X W.noy u|u\|n,, hIKI x(> MAKnFIII.KS I'MMnii IXII LOMHJN «Hh thronck ccMfrtfci to Sin r a port tnd Pm)>«« ■OW Iftt mm I Un *O1 X :i vi DP I oxf oct c WORCI CHE 1 m ui:;k. i
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 515 12 I Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m Swettenham, Taiping and Tclok Aruson. Weekdays* Kota Bahru, Kuala Krai, Thursday and Friday 7 am Sunday 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7.45 am Malacca, Batu Annam, Batu Pahat, Gemas,
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    • 341 13 [H VJ I L BKITISH fpsOandBRITISH INDIA LINES .11 H IN ENGLAND) P&O.S. N. GO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS IhM Due S'porc Tonnage. S'porc. IMS 1938 BURDVVAN G. 070 Sept 24 8 RANPURA 17.000 Oct 7 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Oct 21 SOMALI ,6.800 Oct. 21 2G CANTON 15.500 Nov 4 9 CORFU 15.000
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    • 407 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd, ilncorporatea m England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT, VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer CITY OI DERBY Havie. L'don. R'dam, H burg, Grow Tn Pnrf a,* CTTY OF SINGAPORt Havre. L'don R'dam, Hburg. Glasgow aub i «£nV CITY OF BAGDAD Havre. L'don. R'dam. Hburg. g
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    • 774 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE AND PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. MMfIM Hie BLUE i l nnkl LINt ■ih-.-.i.n Steam The llua Khtow Suamahip Co (1932) Ltd. Sbip Co., Ltd. and Cbina Mutual steam Cunard Wlr.tr SUr Ltd. Navigation c Ltd.) Aberdeen Coranonweattb Line. The Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. Sha»
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    • 630 14 K. P. M. lOBOALl— Saturday Aug G. Selat- Pandjang, Koedap. Tampoetih. Tam-pat-Tinggi. Eengkalis, Seneboei aid Bagan Si-Api-Api. TOHlTl— Saturday, Aug. 6. Pontianak. TOMOHON Saturday, Aug. 6, SingJawang, Pemangkat and Sambas TOBA Saturday. Aug. 6, Moeara-Sgba and- Djambi. RELAWAN Sunday. Aug. 7. Koemai Samplt and Bandjermasin. MAROS— Sunday, Aug. 7. Prigi-Radja.
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    • 523 14 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Doe Singapore Singapore New York M V MALAYAN PRINCE In Port Aug 9 Sept. 25 MS. SILVERSANDAL Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Oct 9 M.V CHINESE PUINCE Sept. 1 Sept
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    • 344 14 U. b. K. Li! FOR ifMCA AW tOiTl t^T^^S. 1 M urn Mam liuenoi \irrs v Zanz)oar. a,rrenco Marque Mf ana Capi f i 1 L» Plala Mara Kueno* Aires Cape Town. R and Montr. nelr tun Africa Maru Rueno s Airrs Zanzibar. I>. ***i renco Marqi and Cmw 1
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  • 80 15 Last night's fights at Kuala Lumpur resulted: Joe Eagle (9.5) beat Baby Guzman <9.9) on a foul m the fifth of 12 threeminute rounds. Baby Eagle (8 BV2> drew with Buddy Amon (8.12) over eight twos. M. Dass 17.9) won on a t.k.o. In the fifth round
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  • 25 15 The output from Kramat Pulai mine for the month of July, was: Tin Ore. From the Mine 224 Piculs From Tributors 230 454
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    57 15 REGINALD WHITCOMBE, British Open Golf champion, and Henry Cotton met the South Africans, A. I). Locke and Sid Brews on the Old Course at Walton Heath, Surrey, m the first half of a 72-holes four-ball challenge match for K.SOQ. Picture shous A. D. Locke driving from the Ist lee. Cotton
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  • 456 15 First On Record For Long Race London, July 27. QOODWOOD made a break with tradition yesterday when the race for the Stakes resulted m a dead-heat between Lord Glanely's Naval Display and Sir Harold Gray's Snake Lightning writes Meyrlck Good m the Sporting Life.
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  • 151 15 MR. George Allison, manager of Arsenal, is angry with the 111 M.C.C. The M.C.C. has invited Denis Ccmpton. Arsenal footballer and Test cricketer, to go to South Africa this winter. Whether he will go or net is another matter. '■I am astonished that the M.C.C.
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  • 227 15 Oxford B.A. To Become A Chinese IOHN ALB AN McCAUSLAND. Oxford University graduate of 1935, expects to become a naturalised Chinese citizen this month. His decision, McCausland told an interviewer m Hankow, was motivated by a sense of love for the Chinese, whose modes of living, customs and traditions were
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  • 173 15 Renter cables Home cricket results as follows: At Canterbury. Kent beat Lancashire by 125 runs. Kent 329 (Fagg 134, Wilkinson five for 72) and 205 (Wilkinson seven for 52). Lanes 246 (Todd five for 6) and 163. At Leicester, Yorkshire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 74 runs.
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  • 281 15 Wants To Go On Chasing Louis TOMMY FAR R has helped to clear up one part of the British boxing situation by renouncing his British heavyweight title. Farr, however, has no intention of relinquishing his Empire championship and still maintains that he is defending it
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  • 319 15 Johore Beat S. D. In Good Match DLAYING the Staff and Departments XI at Tanglin yesterday the Johore C.C. gained a two wic.ket victory m an exciting finish. F. Smith hit 6 sixes and 4 boundaries m his 88 and his third wicket partnership with Baker, which realised 72 runs,
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  • 72 15 Don Bradman will soon have a street named after him m Adelaide, his home town by adoption. Plans are shortly to be .submitted for a new sub-division at Wpodville. a suburb of Adelaide, and it is almost certain that one of the new streets
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  • 110 15 Starting time ballot for four ball matches at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow are: From the 10th tec: 8.25 a.m. Johnson, Macaulay, Mackintosh, Edwards. 8.35 a.m. Marsden, Simpson, Da vies. 8.45 a.m. Warner, Charlesworth, Clar Jtson. 8.55 a.m. Harvey, Bailey, Wharton 905 a.m. Wilson, Clery, Clarke, Bridges. 9.15 a.m.
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    • 732 15 fhurch Services 4.30 p.m. Service of Worship (in' Malay). Preacher: Rev. Chew Hock Hln Men: 8.00 p.m. Bible Story Telling Class Tho: 5.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Speaker: Mrs. Lim Guan Quce Sat: 8 p.m. Ep worth League Meeting Speaker: Mr. Lee Teck Hock. STRAITS CHINESE PRESBYTERI4N nuucH :7, Prinsep Street
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    • 175 15 Diary Of The HOTELS. RAFFLES: Orchestral OOOCtTt 315 to 9.15 p.m Dinner and Dance 945 Vj Midnight Attraction. "Duo Novae" SEA VIEW: Special Dinner and Dance. Entertainment by Nacijt Saraski CINEMAS. NEW A IH AM BRA 'The Adventures of Robin Hood.' with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Warner Bros
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  • 845 16 Bombus Has Chance Of First Race In Country FINAL DAY OF P.T.C, AUTUMN MEETING TOOD racing is promised today, the final day of the PtMM v Turf Club's Autumn meeting, when a programme tf varied distances will be carried out. Two Up
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  • 245 16 Keenly Contested Friendly Match Yesterday nKFENDJN'G and attacking strongly the V.M.C.A. registered a convincing victory over the R.A.F. (Headquarters) by five goals to nil m a* keenly contested game of soccer at the Prince Edward Road ground yesterday. Though playing without
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  • 269 16 o^grts events, 'ike many other as- pects ot peace time activity, b ivr Km m on normal schedule m Hankow. The latest highlights of Hankow's op' it> featured a swimming contest m 119 boi.s ap.d :M:i^ participated. A majority of the contestants were students
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  • 129 16 MEDICALS START WELL AGAINST S.C.C. 4 START was made on the padans yesterday m the two day cricket match between the S.C.C. and thfl Medical College. The College batted first and w?re two wickets down far 6ft runs when stumps were drawn for the day. K. S. Ratnam was clean
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  • 111 16 A large gathering was present at tne Oldneld Cup competition aw Changl C4i Thursday. Ie resulted m a win for the H.K.F. Indian Battery Sixth H.K.F. Battery. Rcyal Artllleiy Changi secured tirst place while tlw sth and 7th H.K.F. Batteries RA.K Blakan Mati w?re second and thira
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  • 42 16 The Daily Telegraph reports that the Davis Cup tennis player. D. Prenn a tormer champion of Germany, who J25 b u arre<l tr °m play for Germany m mi because he is a Jew, has applied for naturalisation as a British subject.
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  • 166 16 The two teams ot eight to represent 1 th? Straits Settlements m the Nation al R fle Association's Ov?rjeas 303 Full Range Postal Match w:ll be chosen iroin the following: Bis'ey Ifesttng SR >l Scores. Sgt. Rlcl- Gordons I2f> Sgi.. Mi t n\ up
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  • 48 16 The Dyne Cup final at the Ttnglin Club will be played on Monday betwaen Mrs. Stapledon and Oak-Rhind and Mrs. and Mr Strickland. The semi-final of the open mixed doubles event between Dr. and Mrs HoDkins and Mr. and Mrs. Strickland will take place on Tuesday.
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  • 98 16 S^OCCER enthusiasts u-j country icVl benefit trcm the initiative of th°. Malayan Amateur Ro<i<o Scdetf, thrauah which they iiill be able to listen m to a broadcast commentary o,v the Ma ay a Cup soccer final bet^-ecn Singapore and Sc^anaor. The description cf the name bf
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  • 255 16 TODAY makes the 14t!i .imp Belangor and Singapore are m the final af the Malaya Cuu competition since its inception m 1921. Singapore won last year making nine wins m all. Sclangor won four times and two matches wore drawn. The Cup went to
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  • 205 16 'CONDITIONS m the Roy.l Singapore Yacht Ciub.> rowing semi-final oi i the Illawara senior pairs yesterday. were bad. as there was a strong tide and a wind blowing down the course In the first heat. "A" crew who beat "D-'.crew. gained a lead of a
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    • 69 16 NO MORE CASTOR OIL c ,j2S5 with nasty smell and disagreeable taste CASTOPHENE fLaxative and Purgative HAS NOT THE SLIGHTEST TA STE or SMELL o. CASIO"* c y^^^\ Tastes Only Like Chocolate JFtl t For Ch iUren. Adults and 01 LV* r^H Bottles of 25 Chocolates SO 75- 50 s
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