The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 August 1938

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS (SPECIAL DELIVERY NOT FOR PUBLIC SALE) NO. 15,542. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1938.
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    APAN'S NEW "SHARP PROTEST" TO RUSSIA
    350 1 500 Bombs Dropped In N. Korea ATTEMPT TO "IRON OUT" DIFFERENCES FOLLOWING further border incidents m the Changkufeng 1 region during the week-end, the Japanese Ambassador m Moscow, Mr. M. Shigemitsu, was yesterday instructed to lodge a further "sharp protest"' with the Soviet Government.
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    London Experts Puzzled
    310 1 London, Aug. 7. THE violence of the Russo-Japanese clash is puzzling Far Eastern experts m London, but well-informed opinion is still inclined to the view that the fighting has not yet exceeded the limits of a local incident which should be settled without major hostilities, says the
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    "CHARLIE CHAN" DEAD
    108 1 "CHARLIE CHAN" DEAD tamer Oland— The Chinese Detective Stockholm, Aug. 7. MAKNER OLAND, famous for his film characterisation X Charlie Chan, the Chinese leUctive, died m Stockholm tfaj. j hi. who was 53, was born m, H. Sweden, m the Arctic Circle, I J wrct to America at the age
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    QUEEN MARY ON NEW RECORD VOYAGE
    63 1 ke To Heat Record Of »ne Normandie Ntw York. Aus. 7. Mary broke the record for kys run for the westWnV,> 60knoUfor the 25 I at noon on Friday. RE?? tho ™1 nW *£T e at an average *a: niv miles fTOm Cherf average
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    Another Border Incident
    81 1 Tokio. Aug. 7. A COMMUNIQUE issued by the Kwantung Army headquarters says that a dozen Soviet soldiers, who violated the border south of Suifenho on the Harbin-Vladi-vostok railway some 200 miles from Changkufeng on Saturday were driven back today. Two of the Soviet soldiers are reported to
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    Pacifists Sent To Prison In Germany
    85 1 Pacifists Sent To Prison In Germany Berlin, Aug. 7. IT is understood that heavy sentences have been passed on members of a religious-pacifist organisation charged at Bremen with disseminating propaganda against military service and the construction of arms. The members belonged to the Bible Searchers League, which has been banned.
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    Japanese May Have To Abandon Yangtse Advance
    88 1 Hankow, Aug. 7. •THE Japanese may be forced to abandon altogether the westward drive along the north bank of the Yangtze owing to the flooding of a big area m south-east Hupeh. The advance along the south bank Is also very difficult, only
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    29 1 HERH RUDOLF HESS, Hitlers deputy, attended this mass ratherin? at KUrenfurt, Austria, which was a ceremonyin memory of the Austrian Nasis who were killed m the pre- Anschluss days.
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    Missing Hawaii Clipper Sighted Off Japan?
    118 1 MESSAGE FROM STEAMER PREAT excitement was caused m Honolulu last night when it was reported that the missing Pan-American Airways Hawaii Clipper, had been sighted 800 miles south of Japan by a Japanese steamer. The clipper disappeared on a Pacific flight from Guam to
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    BRITON KILLED IN PALESTINE
    28 1 Haifa, Aug. 7 A British police sergeant was killed and a British constable injured slightly when they were ambushed at South Haifa today.— Reuter
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    Loyalists' Big Defeat On Ebro Front
    94 1 Loyalists' Big Defeat On Ebro Front "In Disorderly Retreat" Saragossa, Auf. i. itfTTH 200 planes reinforcing the Infantry and tanks, the Nationalists launched a sudden attack at the extreme west of the Ebro front and captured Altodeauts. a key position dominating the whole district on the right bank of the
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    BALBO TO VISIT BERLIN TOMORROW
    37 1 Berlin, Aur. 7. Air Marshal Balbo will arrive In Berlin on Tuesday for a visit which will last several days. He will attend the air exercises of the Oerman Air Force. Reuter
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      35 1 V sRONCHIAi^ rStules Malaya's Premier Hotel. C0 CKTAn TONIGHT Dano ANCE 6 3 RM to 8 30 PK (informal) 9.30 P.M. to midnight ll% Dl] O NO VAC" NON-DINERS $1.00 ORCHESTRA DIRECTED iL_ DAN HOPKINS.
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    Relief Buses Stoned In Singapore
    124 2 Relief Buses Stoned In Singapore Driver Hurt By Splintered Glass A YOUNG Hylam was arrested by the police after the stoning of a Malacca strike relief bus on Saturday night. The bus was plying for hire along Beach Road, when it was stoned by same Chinese, who ran away. A
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    European In Road Fatality
    85 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. WHILE driving to Rasak Estate, Batu Tiga, 12 miles from Kuala Lumpur at 8 a.m. today. Mr. W. B. R. Rudgard, 31 -year-old planter had a collision with a Malay cyclist near the Kuala Lumpur abattoir. The cyclist,
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    MERSEY TUNNEL FLOODS AFTER STORMS
    58 2 London, Aug. 7. For the sixth day m succession severe storms occurred m several parts oJ England today. Liverpool suffered most heavily and much damage and delay to- Mers«yside traffic Is reported. The Mersey tunnel was flooded for the first time m its history and
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    SPANIARDS IN AUSTRIA MUST REGISTER
    52 2 Vienna, Aug. 7. Spanish subjects m Austria have been ordered to register for General Franco at the Spanish Consulate m Vienna m conformity with the Burgos mobilisation decrees requiring that all reaching 21 years of age between 1937 and 1940 must register for military ser-
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    57 2 ON THE OCCASION of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish War, the President of the Republic, Don Manuel Azana, made a speech at the Town Hall of Barcelona, before the Army, Navy and Air chiefs of members of the Government. President Azana is here being greeted on
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    THREE CRASHES IN AIR EXERCISES
    120 2 Five Killed When R.A.F. rlane Hit Iree London. Aug. 7. THE crew of five was killed when a Royal Aii 1 Force bomber taking part m the air exercises over the eastern counties hit a tree while trying to land m a thick fog near
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    Weather Upsets Manoeuvres
    118 2 London Aug. 7. A DVERSE weather conditions which curtailed the first day's operations of the large-scale air manoeuvres over the eastern part of England, from the mouth of Humber to Folkstone, again led to the suspension of the exercises this morning and a number of raids which
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    NO PENALTY FOR REPLANTING
    75 2 Under The New Rubber Regulation Scheme (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug 7 I understand that from the beginning of next year when the new interim f U bber elation agreement comes into force, rubber estates which undertake replanting programmes wiU not suffer any reduction m
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    STOP PRESS
    64 2 Moscow, Aug. 7. Japanese troop* were dislodged from Soviet territory three days ago, according to a communique from the headquarters of the Ist. Maritime Army. It is stated that Soviet troops "strongly occupied" all border posts after an artillery duel lasting three to four hours with, infantry and
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    RESERVISTS IN GERMAN ARMY MANOEUVRES
    77 2 Berlin. Aug. 7. The German decision to include reservists m closed formation m this autumn's manoeuvres is explained by the newspaper Deutsche Wehr, which says that France formed divisions exclusively of reservists m 1934. Until 1935, Germany had no possibility of training reservists, but last
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    Prague Welcomes Lord Runciman's Mission
    161 2 BRITAIN'S "VERY GRACIOUS HONOURABLE ATTITUDE" Prague, Aug. 7. A REMARKABLE article on Lord Runciman's mission to Prague appears m the Narodynlisty, a newspaper m close touch with the Prime Minister's circle, on the theme of Lord Runciman's statement that he came as a friend of
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    Arab Shot Dead After Police Dog Search
    159 2 Arab Shot Dead After Police Dog Search London, Aug. 7. THE High Commissioner for Palestine, In a report received at the Colonial Office today, states that a Jewish supernumerary was shot and fatally wounded near where a Jewish lorry was wrecked by a land mine on Thursday. Police dogs yesterday
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    Malayan Robbed Of £402 In London
    69 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 7. A MALAYAN on leave m England, rk Mr. R. A. Stubington, was robbed of £402 (about $3,500) by a pickpocket yesterday. Mr. Stubington, who is attached to the Revenue Survey Department m Malaya, was travelling on the
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    Blankets Burned In Street
    54 2 MISTAKING a bundle of ITt blankets which were beinc carried on a tricycle m Havelock Road yesterday, for Japanese goods, a fane of Chinese hooligans seized them, set fire to them, and then ran away. The blankets were British made, and worth $300. They were being
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    Borrowing Sent Him Bankrupt
    317 2 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Auf. 7. THE manner m which Asiatics borrow 1 money to meet marriage and funeral expenses and eventually find them-' selves m the Bankruptcy Court was disclosed m the Ipoh Supreme Court during the hearing of an application for discharge from
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    SELANGOR RIFLE MEETING
    44 2 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 7 "B" Company won the championship challenge cup and shield among Selangor Volunteers competing m the Selangor sub-area troops champion ship and open prize meeting on the Kuala Lumpur rifle range yesterday and today.
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    16 2 From Sandringham, Queen Mary on Saturday motored to Cambridge where she visited antique shops— British Wireless.
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    LONDON TRANSPORT TRIES OPEN AIR GARAGES
    149 2 London, Aug. 7. THE London Passenger Transport Board has garage construction or reconstruction work m hand costing approximately £226,000. The chief reasons ior the work ure the modernising of the bus fleet which involves the adoption of a larger type bus as the Board's
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    HIAWATHA IN SINGAPORE
    270 2 HIAWATHA IN SINGAPORE Wusi'ca/Societ Concert rendering of <* r(! 7* Waddlnf.FMit, **N choral and •rchtarn *»vrn by the SbT S Hall Mt nlchtwa.^3 The two sotoisti la the Cj the programme. Mint* q French coloratura topm* In Shanghai and I** frSfl flne Singapore barttflßt^z, Rood voice. Possessing a mo* presence
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    SCARITY OF CHEAR LENDING FUNDS
    21 2 SCARITY OF CHEAR LENDING FUNDS The dollars wai cit> 'iJTfl^fl of c: ln< iSjtf^'n paid *»JL m>* J char I is
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    U.S.-SOVIET TRADE PACT EXTENDED
    12 2 U.S.-SOVIET TRADE PACT EXTENDED be pi I I I I I j
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    U.P. COUNTRY FARMER WELCOME END OF DROUGHT
    290 3 U.P. COUNTRY FARMER WELCOME END OF DROUGHT Farms Losing Their Parched Appearance (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 5. CARMERS m Kuala Lumpur suburbs are exultant. The drought-grip, which has held for such a lon** while, has relaxed as evidenced m two showers during the past three days. r
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    16 3 to be born m Singapore, photoo;vncr. Mr. S. C. Goho, thf Singapore or Vrpe Tress Dicture.
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    Counterfeiting One Of The Meanest Offences
    129 3 [KG is one of the meanest offences de; for the sake of enriching >Uars you deliberately counterfeit ominations so that innocent d Mr. Justice Howes at the I a Chinese, Lim years' rigor- on each of >f being m possesand counterfeiting cur- coins ession
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    Prospecting In Kelantan
    196 3 MINING m Kelantan has not yet been fully developed, says the British Adviser m his annual report. There are indications of considerable deposits of tin-ore which are now being prospected by some ln%x>rtant tin mining interests. These will, it is hoped, form a valuable reserve but they
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    Law Notice For The Day
    17 3 Law Notice For The Day Before Mr. Justice Home at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses and Motions.
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    Woman's Court "Dance"
    139 3 ]\jARAS SAMMAH, an elderly Tamil woman, charged m the Singapore Second Police Court, on Saturday, with disorderly conduct m the immediate vicinity of a police station and prayed m the body of the court. Then, suddenly, she ran across the centre of the court and "patted" Court
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    News In Brief
    207 3 FOLLOWING reports that unlicensed Japanese fishing boats are landing cargoes of fish, scrap metal, and shell at places along the coast of Singapore, patrols of Singapore Marine Police will be extended. New equipment and more launches Will be provided for the Marine Police to check the activities
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    Sacrifices Must Continue
    153 3 Sacrifices Must Continue Hankow, Au^. 1. AN APPEAL to the entire nation to endure continued sacrifices and to devote the greatest effort to increasing the country's productivity has been made by Mr. Wang Ching Wei, Deputy Chief Executive of the Kuomintang Party and right-hand man of General Chiang Kai Shek.
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    They Now Sleep Contentedly
    52 3 picture. AUSTRALIAN SHEEP ON A PAYA LEBAR SIIKEP FARM. |UM S^.OOO has been spent on a scheme at the farm, occupying an area of 27 acres, so that the sheep are contented m rainy and cool weather under three attap sheds, each caoabl* of accommodating 1,200.-
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    Malaya's First Indian Limited Company?
    303 3 Malaya 's First Indian Limited Company? Penang Branch of the Bharat Trading Company Limited was declared open by Mr. Gucharan Singh at 84 King Street. To mark the occasion, a tea party was held at a neighbouring premises presided ov«r by Mr. Louis Thivy who said that the object of
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    Rule Of Law In Russia
    223 3 Individual Rights Not Sacrificed Moscow, July 27. yiSHINSKY, Soviet State prosecutor, who obtained so many dtftth sentences m the recent series of bi^ State trials, today charged his predecessor, the notorious Nikolai Krylenko, with loading a pang of contemptible Trotskyist-Bukhavnite wreckers." Krylenko disappeared from circulation"
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      36 3 X <i t a a E >* k 4 :hx cllestms •WORLD KENOWNED P'URAL MINERAL WATEP l!iva as It Bows from the Spring K->;«ciaii»~ cl r ectlve ta case 3 of J TROUBLE, GOUT, RHEUMATISM Obtainable fcuervicftere.
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      49 3 Wfr^ IRIUM HELPS MILLIONS BT ik FIGHT DULL, DINGY TEETH! BsP^lH^hl^ PEPSODENT alont of all toolh pastes contains this thrilKnf 'f&&^^ r S brilliance many though! lott forever. It B|^^9 I keeps children's teeth sound and strong. |fi£yyEg£jfc£jyQ^^ufjuyn^^£| delightfully. Refreshing I I/Sf PEPSODENT TOOTH PASTE it alone contains IRIUM
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      Sabbatarianism And The Glasgow Exhibition
      1739 4 THOUSANDS OF VISITORS LOST BY THE SUNDAY CLOSING ORDER j TAPPED the barometer as I left my house this morning. Some people, I know, do this every morning but I am one of those persons who evince a callous indifference as to whether it is
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      170 4 RATTAN CHICKS Maker end repairer of rattan and Bert am Chicks. Canvas and Spring Blinds. Tarpaulins. Tents. Bags. Blue Screens. Bert am Panels. Wire Netting Fencing. Wool huntings and Flae*. ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. Office:— 66, Robinson Road. (Opposite Telegraph Ceo Workshop: 293, Joo Cbiat w Uf« Singapore. Orders promptly
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      46 4 CAPS y 1 uimy p^i b v& V s B mm B m% Wl i j v a i 'am lIBm > Wißf *r f<)MM HI '1 i VL /mm I l^^L J ll^ttv^ M UNIVERSAL CAES fc*J SINGAPORE IPOH WEARNE BROS., LTD. KUALA LUMPUR, MALACCA, SEBEMBA»
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    IMPORTANCE OF RUBBER RESEARCH WORK
    1918 5 IGGER CESS LEVY FROM SEPT. 1 t> fe at Variety Of fork At The Malaya's R.R.L ecial Correspondent Lumpur, Aug. 7. iortame which is being attached both on the plantation and (he industry, is indicated by the Controller of Rubber, ;l t as from Sept.
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    Production Has Benefitted
    225 5 JJOW the Rubber Research Institute's scheme to help smallholders has benefitted rubper production m Kelantan is described by the British Adviser, Mr. A. C. Baker, m his annual report just published. Mr. Baker says that of the 90,000 acres under rubber m Kelantan, holdings of under 100
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    Food Problems Of Germany
    256 5 AUTUMN MEAT SHORTAGE? THE fodder problem is still the most delicate point of the German food situation. According to experts, this problem has a vastly more important bearing on future meat supplies than the foot-and-mouth disease, bad as the latter is. Th-3 epidemic which invaded Germany
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    Cadets Shown How It's Done
    149 6 TIIF COFFIN 1 containing the body of Queen Marie of Rouniani i, photographed on the carriage as it left the Palate at Sir:;:;a, m Koumani.i where Vac (Jurcn died. The Palace is seen m the haokfmmd as the co.Tm passe. l en ttt "v to
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    Aircraftman J. Ball Buried At Bidadari
    275 7 Aircraftman J. Ball Buried At Bidadari T HE funeral *ook place at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday of Aircraftman John Ball of No. 100 (TB) Squadron, R.A.F. who died m the General Hospital on Saturday. Aircraftman Ball, who was 25. had teen ill for about three week* At the conclusion of the
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    13 7 A EUROPEAN ESCAPED INJURY m thi, road crash m Scran o«n, Road yesterday.
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      110 7 3 0^° M >«* KINRE ENDORSES LONDON'S GREAT TRIBUTES; I more quietly enjoyable film, beautifully produced, and superbly photographed, could hardly be desired" j TREE PRESS. 8/8/3a UDIVA? SPECIAL MATINEE ,Ar£ 1 %jsLt today... 3.1 s *F.w Screenings! 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Df'T MISS TF?s UNUS UAL ENTERTAINMENT GREAT PICTUREi^uCK and
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      72 7 THEATRE ROYAL 6 15 9.15 TONIGHT DAMAGED LIVES" CIT LAYS BARE THE STARTLING TRUTH OF HUMAN INTIMACIES, CAUSED BY SEX IGNORANCE WHICH LEAD TO MORAL AND PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION ADULTS ONLY PERSONS UNDER 16 NOT ADMITTED THE TRUE STORY OF THE MOST FAMOUS SPY OF THE GREAT WAR! AN EXCITING AND
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      265 7 Owing to tremendous success season extended to TODAY MONDAY THE COOLEST THEATRE IN TOWN. (MALAYA'S MOST UP-TO-DATE THEATRE) DAILY 4 SHOWS: 11 A.M. 3.15 6.15 9.15 P.M. ■pMMyMBM^^^mHMH Warner Bros. Record Breaking super Froduc|Mimb^Ebhh^^^^^2^^hHHb^Sh on m Ktortotu Terhnicoiour PPJlK^Jra^^^^^^^^^ The Adventures of Hi^a 11 H V MT V^^gP^VH E^a. M^»
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      133 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE. ZHL Zll metres (1.33 «nc/s) ZHT 39.«« metres 19.69 mc/s| < p.m. 5.00 Malay millet 5.30 Cantoneo; music. t fi.10 Cantonese orchestral recital. t 6.20 Children' programme. (Cantonese), i 6.35 Canton :i &e drama. t 7.00 Pi3no radial by Luda Dontsoff. 7.30 Time, weather, news and announcements.
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      424 7 8.05 Banjo Band. (BBC rebroadcast) 8.20 Band of H. M. Royal Marines. Plymouth Division. (BBC rebroadcast). 8.50 Big Ben: Interlude 8.55 News bulletin. 9.00 Close down. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY. TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSH 21.47 mc/j (13.97 mj; GSG 17.79 mc/s (16.86 m.); GSF 15.14 mc/s (19.82 m); pSJ 21-53
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      150 7 Diary Of The Day RAFFLES: Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 3 30 p.m. Dinner and Dance 9.30 to Midnight Attraction "Duo Novae." CINEMAS. NEW ALHAMBRA: "The Adventures of Robin Hood." with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Warner Bros Production Four shows daily 11 a.m 3.15. 6.15 and 915 p.m. CAPITOL:
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1938. A University?
    658 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1938. A University? THE appointment of a com- mission to inquire into the i future of higher education m Malaya, with special reference to Raffles College and the King Edward College for Medicine, will be welcomed. It must not be thought, however, that
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    Minority Problems & Economic Fears In Central Europe
    799 8  - Minority Problems Economic Fears In Central Europe Edward W. Beattie Problems Of The I By THE NAZI "Drang Nach Osten," which began with the German annexatkji of Austria, brought with it resurgent Germanism m Czechoslovakia and repercussions m half a dozen Balkan States which have revealed minority problems lying like
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    3 8 YOUNG GILES I
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    SINGAPORE MAY HAVE A UNIVERSITY
    675 9 SINGAPORE MAY HAVE A UNIVERSITY Commission To Study Future Of Local Colleges MILESTONE IN MALAYAN EDUCATION PROGRESS THE appointment of a commission to inquire into the future of higher education m Malaya, and* the possible establishment of a university m Singapore, is announced today. The members of the commission who
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    10 9 IMAKII WITH SCIENCE BLOCK m the ground at Kaffles College.
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    Societies Asked To Advocate Arbitration
    668 9 Ttantport Strike FREE PRESS READER URGES "GIVE AND TAKE" POLICY pnr instead al showing partia- |t f« >»n>;apore Traction OMMUi] itrifcen they should fc them to accept arbitration. Ifcerebj making it possible (ten a Ktttement m the disp L i, uU M reduce the inconvenim
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    ATTACKED BY GIRLS RELATIVES
    106 9 <Trom Our Own Correspondent; Taiping, Aug. 6. "A girl loved me but her elder sister and brother disliked me; last night I took something to her house when I was attacked," said a young Hylam, Ho Ah Pow, m the Taiping Police Court, when he was
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    THEFT OF DIAMOND RING ALLEGED
    60 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Aug. 6. Charged with theft of a diamond ring valued $200 belonging to a woman, a well-dressed young Chinese, Loh Foong Kee, said he had engaged counsel. Mr. G. H. Gartside appearing for the accused, asked that hearing be fixed
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    Terms Of Reference
    68 9 THE following are the terms of reference of the commission: "To survey existing arrangements for higher education, general and professional, In Malaya; and to consider m the light of local needs and conditions whether they require extension and. if so, m what directions and by what methods.
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    Historian, Biochemist And Engineer
    338 9 Rflß. KENNETH WILLIAM MI'RRAY *"*PICKTHORX. lf.P|, MA, who has been M.P. for Cambridge University since 1935, is a follow and former Tutor of Corpus Christi College, and lecturer m history at Cambridge. He is 46 and was educated at Aldenham and Trinity College. Cambridge. He served
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    Stayed In Sealed Box For Over Ten Minutes
    464 9 AND STOPPED HIS PULSE BEATS! P*EATS of India's ancient art of yogi. and of archery, which Singapore nad never before seen, were demonstrated by 26-year-old Professor Yashpal, who is on a visit m Singapore prior to going to Australia, at the Victoria
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    THE COMMODITY MARKETS
    175 10 I From London 1.30 p. m. Saturday SUBBER: (Previous tone) Firm. London: closed Previously: 7 11 16d. 7 13;16d. Oct. -Dec: do Previously: 7" 13 16d. 7T 8 d. Jan-Mar.: do Previously: 7 7 8 d 7 15 16d. Apr- June: do Previously: 7 15 16d. 8
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    THE METAL MARKETS
    64 10 I From London: Latest Quotations I TIN: i Previous tone) Firmer. Spot: closed Previously: £194 12s. 6d. Three months: dosed Previously: £195 ISs. .YEW YORK TlN:— Closed. Previously: 43.37. COPPER: Settlement: Closed. Previously: £41 7s. 6d. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Os. l^d. Previously: £7 2s. SILVER: Spot: 19
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    Foreign Exchange Rates
    68 10 I London Closing Quotations I Method of Pant} oerore Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate vlously Paris Franc to 121.1 1783s 1783a New York 3 to 4.88 4.89 5 16 4.89*4 Amsterdam Guiltier* to 8.97 3 4 8.95 7 8 8.95 7 8 Hong Kong.. Pst dollar Is
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
    183 10 j Saturday's Singapore Quotations 1 Aug. 6 SELLING London. T.T 2 3 29 32 London, demand 2i3 29 32 Lyons. demand 2068 Switzerland, demand 247 3 i Hamburg, -demand 141 New York, demand 56 7 b Montreal, demand 56 15 16 Batavia. demand 104 li 16 Samarang,
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
    84 10 Manila, Aug. 5. Last Sale Prices Previous Today Asked Bid Asked Bid Antamok 0.38 0.37 0.38 V? 0.37»/ 2 Atok 0.28Vb 0.28 0.29 V? 0.2SY 2 Coco Grove 0.42 0.40V 2 0.41V2 041 Demonstration 0.23 0.27 0.28 027 I.X.L. 0.65 0.64 0.65 064 Ma&bate 0.15 0.14y
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    83 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Aug. 6, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No I.X.R.S.S. In cases iF.0.8. August) 26 l 2 26% v Good F.A.Q. m bales (F. 0.8. August) 25% 25? b No. I.XR.S.S. (Spot loose) (awardable Singapore) 26V& 26 August 26V 4 26% September 26*72 26% Oct. -Dec.
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    SIONE TIN (F.M.S.) LIMITED.
    23 10 The Sione Tin (F.M.S.) Ltd.'s output tor the month of July 1938, was 277 Piculs. Yardage Worked 38,700 Hours
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    Markets' Immunity To Unfavourable News
    1059 10 Messrs S. E. Levy On The Technically Healthy Position i HESPITE the ominous appearance of the Soviet-Manchukuo Czecho-Slovakian situations when the market opened on Monday last, it failed to reflect any apprehension on the part of holders and proved conclusively its immunity to "unfavourable news,"
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    New York Markets
    229 10 The following New York quotations are supplied by Reuter. DOW-JONES AVERAGES. Previously Saturday's Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 142.13 144. 4". up 2 34 20 Rail* 28.16 29. 211 up 1.12 20 Utilities 30.48 20.80 up 32 40 Bonds 89.87 90.00 up 13 Business done total volume
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1121 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES j Fraser And Co.'s List I Sun;-, i """^^^l Sun^ei Hai::, 1 Sungfi ;J Tarnbaian <$i* Tapah T Anson ,si, Temwlnri 1 1, TrtiaJnar Ulu B*n. fc Ulu Pandan United Malacr, Ctan siw; A. Bricuworu ur a (tJ PrW, Atlas ice t|io, B M Broadcasun.
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    3230 11 FRASER COMPANY SUMS UP FOR HALF-YEAR Trade Review THE FIRST HALF OF Vm HAS KEEN A TWTAI ISINT PPltlOl* nw 1 IN WHICH, FOR MANY REASONS, PRODUCTON HAS RKFV mi f ?pn IMiAMILALLI IU ALll,.\ ITSELF WITH LOW rOX^ITMPTinv lv WORLD EAGER HUT UNABLE TO KKPAND S? PRaS-R w'n ro
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    Shipping Notes
    167 12 DIVER navigation m Central China x is expected to be increased considerably with the establishment of a new steamship company owning 150 vessels, plans for which have lately been announced. Transportation on the Whangpoo River and along the Soochow Creek alter the Shanghai incident last autumn has been
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    96 12 CO alarmed has the Government be- enme about the state of B. shipping that Mr. Oliver Stanley. President of the Board of Trade. told shipowners to get tog«thtf and to tell him what they WOO&d like the Government to do. Shipping men are to show m
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    25 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The •rhin U* mun I Ire i. R I Uiin w-h »y. Oil Whai < »al U li.tr i Tar Alton i> Ktpptl ii
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    OUR WINNERS FOR VAN BREUKELEN AT PENANG
    1263 15 ryee Horses Complete Doubles On Final Day >f LEASE ME ADO WM AN WIN MAIN EVENTS ml'R dinners trained by M. van Breukelen, the FL.nr trainer, was the feature of the final racing of the Penanjr Turf Club's Autumn tlinu on Saturday. nd
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    August Medal Golf At Bukit Timah
    344 15 August Medal Golf At Bukit Timah THE August medal compeition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and yesterday and resulted m a tie between P. T. Bowers and H. D. Robison m "A" Division with a net score of 67, m a win for
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    Selangor Take Malaya Cup By Only Goal Scored In Final
    988 15 Selangor Take Malaya Cup By Only Goal Scored In Final SINGAPORE MISS CHANCES: VISITORS BETTER TEAM gELANGOR fully deserved its one-nil victory over SinSafurda 6 m Malaya Cup tinal at the Stadium on Though the goal, scored by Yusoff five minutes to Interval, was the result of a misunderstanding between
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    JOHORE STATE TENNIS DRAW
    379 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Aug. t. THE following is the result of the draw m the Johore State Championship Meeting Men's Open Singles (Northern Section) R. B. Mackay vs. Yeo Oon Keontf, P C. Joseph vs. H. S. V. Ramaiya, L. A. Marshall vs. Yon
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    K.L. TEAM WIN AT SEREMBAN
    48 15 (From Our Own Correspondent! Seremban, Aug. 7. The Government Printing Sports Club of KuaJa Lumpur beat Seremban Hill Rangers at cricket today. Scores: Printers 97 <De Sllva 21 Rangers 57 (Hassan six for 15 >. Dionysius and Jaslngam bowled well I for the losers.
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    A. J. HOLMES FOR S. AFRICA
    62 15 Flight-Lieut. A J. Holmes, the Sussex captain, has accepted an invitation to go to South Africa as manager of the M.C.C. team during the coming winter. Holmes played regularly lor Sussex m 1923 and has been captain since 1936. He is a hard-hitting batsman,
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    SERVICES WIN CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENT
    419 16 SERVICES WIN CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENT Etceteras Out For 49, Well Beaten THE Services won the SC.C. cricket tournament yesterday when they had a very easy win over the Etceteras. The Services batted first and after totalling 186 had the opposition back m the pavilion m Just over an hour for
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    21 16 picture. A. L. Henry with the Malaya Cup, which Selangor won when they beat Singapore I— -0 on Saturday.- Free Press
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    CRICKET CANCELLED
    20 16 The Cricket match between the SRC. and the Inniskiliings to have been played at Tanglin yesterday was cancelled.
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    Chinese Lose At Hong Lim Green
    259 16 Chinese Lose At Hong Lim Green GOOD WIN FOR P.W.D. SIDE AT Hcng Lim Green yesterday the P. W. D. beat the S.C.R.C. easily at cricket. The P.W.D. batted first and totalled 113 runs for seven wickets declared. In repely the Chinese scored orJy 68. X Thillianathan tcpscored for the
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    MALAYA CUP HISTORY
    53 16 S. P. Letchumanan, who played for Penang against Perak at Ipoh m the Malaya Cup match on July 23, made history, for he was the first boy from the Chettiar community to achieve this distinction. Incidentally he was also the only Indian who took part m that
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    Non-Benders Play Bright Cricket At Kuala Lumpur
    337 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. 11/ HAT is the matter with th 3 older generation? Instead of ponderous old men the 22 slim and wiry non -benders, who staged the annual reunion match on the Padang over the week-end treated
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    Omen During Cup Final On Saturday
    71 16 tJOW many people noticed where the soccer ba:i that stayed on the roof of the stand at the Cup Final en Saturday, came to rest? It stuck under the board containing the Malaya Cup results for past years and right against Selangor 1, Singapore
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER
    65 16 S.C.C. volunteer snooker ties for this week are: TOMORROW A. G. Eils and Vaughan Jones vs Carl Lawson and H. F. Foulds. THURSDAY H. H Markham and D. M. Seward vs. K. C. Gillett and M. F. Cutler. FRIDAY C. G. Fugler and D M. Henderson vs. winner
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    ENGLAND LOSES RUGBY TEST
    33 16 Johannesburg, Aug. 7. In their first rugby Test South Africa beat Great Britain by 26 points to 12. At half-time the Springboks led by 13 points to nine. Reuter.
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    Compton May Be Out Of Last Test
    123 16 Compton May Be Out Of Last Test 'THOUGH Denis Compton, 1 England Test cricketer, would like to go to South Africa with the M.C.C. team next year it is doubtful if the Arsenal will release him. Compton has already signed on for the next football season and cannot go to
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    Fifth Wicket Saves Y.M.C.A. In Stonor Shield Match At K.L.
    329 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. A FINE partnership of 70 runs between E. C. Jumeaux and R. Rajoo rescued the V.M.C.A. from a bad position m their first Stomor Shield encounter against the P.W.D. yesterday and placed
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    Cricket Draw At Seletar
    219 16 IN spite cf fast batting by the Indians. who ran up a score of 171 for 5 wickets In two hours they were unabl? to obtain a win against the Naval Ba.s*« C.C. at Seletar yesterday. Th? Naval Base replied with 118 for 8 when time
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    Close Finish In Annual Cycling Race,
    204 16 PNDINO m one of the closest finishes ever seen m the series, the third annual Singapore-Johore-Singapore cycle road race, yesterday, organised by Mr. Joseph Van, was won by Haji Mawardee bin Haji Noor Hajl Mawardee took one hour 19 minutes 22 7 10 seconds
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    MALACCA CLUB BEATEN J.C.S. PONSFORD'S XI
    278 16 Bright Cricket I n Match At Malac^ (Prom om Owm om^^ 'T'HE cricket match between the Malacca Hub XI, which was played at Malacca for the visiting side. The Malacca Club knocked up 175 and 99 declared, and Ponsford's team, scored 231 and I
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