The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 September 1938

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  • 15 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,570 ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1938
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  • 197 1 MAGINOT LINE NOW COMPLETELY MANNED PARIS, SEPT. 9. THF FRENCH GOVERNMENTS "PRECAUTIONI \KV MEASURES^ HAVE NOW EXTENDED H) THE NAVY. naval base at Brest there is great activity mous influx of men who have been called from From the Atlantic fleet more
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  • 160 1 London. Sept. i, THERE as a further meeting of ministers with Mr. Neville Chamberlain at 10, Downing Street th-v morning to consider the European situation. at the conference wore -Hul.tax. the Foreign Secretary, John Simon, the Chancellor, Sir m Vansttart, Diplomatic Adto thf Cabinet, and
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  • 70 1 'Moral Support Statement Denied Tokio, Sept. 9. HPHE Foreign Office spokesman today emphatically denied that Mr. llorinouchi, the vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, had yesterday assured Herr Ott, the German Ambassador of Japan's moral support m the Czech crisis. He added that the nvseling between the two was confined to exhange
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  • 38 1 nirtiirt* THE NEW Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East, Air ViceMarshal J. T. Babington meeting heads of the fighting services and their staffs, after his official Inntiinn dt Clifford Pi/>r iioetorrin-i, Free Pres
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  • 90 1 Moscow, Sept. 9. mm FOREIGN OFFICE official- ly denies reports circulating abroad that Dictator Stalin had broken his arm m a motor crash m which two of his guards were killed. The report was printed m Poland and relayed to Berlin. The accident was stated to
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  • 163 1 Situation BRITISH NOTE TO BERLIN? London, Sept. 9. JUR. Neville Chamber- lain's return to London, his conferences with his colleagues and the summoning: of a Cabinet meeting for Monday has aroused much speculation m this morning's Press. Various diplomatic correspondents assert that the Premier and his ministers
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  • 131 1 Dutch Queen Given Doctor's Degree Amsterdam, Sept. 9. THE DEGREE of Doctor of Economic Science were conferred on Queen Wllhelmina today by the Rector of the Municipal University, before a distinguished gathering m Amsterdam, which included 80 professors. Her Majesty had previously inspected a guard ot honour of students m
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  • 172 1 IN view of the good support that has been accorded the first four days of the present race meeting it is expected that a record crowd will attend the Bukit Timah course today to witness the running of the Singapore Gold Cup. Malaya's largest
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  • 181 1 Nuremberg, Sept. I, UERR HITLER, who was due to speak at the Nazi Congress here today, cancelled the engagement m order to devote more time to the preparation of his speech on foreign affairs on Monday. The speech, which is expected to last about two
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  • 45 1 Sudetens Ready To Negotiate Prague. Srpt. fc LJERK KUNDT. leader of the Sudetc i Parlimentary Party, t )ld Renter* correspondent that the Sudetetu iff prepared to negotiate with the Czec'u Government, as soon as th? Maehris chostrau "incidents" are liquidated. They made no other conditions.
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  • 63 1 Hankow, Sept. A MASS rr.fef.ng today adopted and cabled a resolution, addressed to thn President of the League ot Nations, demanding positive action ta halt f h Japanese aggression m China. It a&ks for resolutions previously adopted to be Implemented and expresses the hope that the
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    • 64 1 lIGIA TEA L* freshness L fraf."-'" ice of he La.va.. aardens Led > mir home Malaya's Premier Hotel. TONIGHT JCHESTUAL CONCERT FROM 8.15 P.M. TO 9.15 P.M. tc *Al. RACE DINNER AND DANCE (FORMAL) SPECIAL DOI'BLE CABARET ATTRACTION M U PERI ET JEAN VAR" I|IK DELIGHTFUL SPANISH DANCERS "JUNE AND
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    • 154 1 There Is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT i ROMANTIC NIGHT I 1 I SPECIAL DINNER SERVED ON THE LAWN DANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE BALL-ROOM TREVOR DAWN" CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL SPECIALITY DANCERS DINNER $3. NON-DINF.RS SI. I>ANCK FORMAL EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. SUNDAY
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  • 63 2 THE LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD, the 85,000 ton Cunardcr ''Queen Elizabeth", is nearing its launching date, Sept. 27. it will be launched by the Queen, m the presence of the King, from the yard of Messrs. John Brown Co., at Clydebank. Towering above Chjdebank, the
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  • 149 2 London, Sept. 9. QWING TO DELAY, involved w by its very magnitude, m Italy's £10.000,000 scheme to expand her mercantile fleet, new measures have been adopted to remedy the existing shortage of Italian tramp shipping. The effect of these measure! is already felt m London.
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  • 387 2 HELP WAITING FOR PRODUCERS (From Our Own Correspondent) m a ■mLjjji__. London, Sept. 3. the Colonial Empire Marketing Board has so far received no request for direct assistance from Malaya, we are anxious to help Malayan and other Colonial producers to develop their own sources
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  • 343 2 Volunteer Was (From Our Own Correspondent) H/mr v i Ipoh S^ l OVV a Eurasian youth, who had a few minutes early expressed his anxiety because he had lost his job, shot himself m the stomach m the presence of a witness, was
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    34 2 Free Press A i R ■252£ lS!l AL f' J- r BAB1^««TON. neuly-appointed Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force, Far Fast, snapped aboard the ttajpntan.. yrsterday with hia personal axsisla^t. Flyinc-OflWa ft. M. Lonymire
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  • 33 2 The first meeting of the Literary section of Singapore Gregg Shorthand Writers Association was held yesterday at the association's premises m Queen Mr. Llm Yew Back .-.,>;.fc c on Strikes.-
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  • 250 2 Judge Interrupts Trial Of Hines New York, Sept. 9. AN unexpected intervention by Justice Pecora, presiding judge marked the opening stages of the defence m the trial of James J. Hincs. former Tammany political boss, who is charged with bribery and taking part m a 20.000.000--a-year "policy" racket, a public
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  • 101 2 Japan Purity Drive To Win War T r^ Tokio, S«pt. 9. pURE MORALS and a ban on dancing are "doing their bit" for Japan m the unofficial wax with Cnina. Tokio police are heading the dri\e for the higher public morality, which is railed the main feature of the country's
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  • 87 2 'From Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 9. Results oi boxing tonight were: Young Choon (9 st.) beat Star Sac (8-13) on points over ten rounds. Rudy Urn <8 st > knocked out Abraham (8-2 > m the third of eight rounds Buddy Annon (8-4) beat Harry Slew
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  • 85 2 London, Sept. The match between Sir Penham Warner's XI and an England XI. at Folkestone, was drawn, rain .stopping play today. The score stood at E gland XI 256 (Alf. Pope six for 70) and 329, for eight, declared. Warner's XI 173 (Wright six. 'or 72) and
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  • 34 2 Newcastle, County Down, Sept. 9. James Bruen. young Walker Cup player, won the Irish Open Amateur Golf championship, beating J. Mahon, of Dublin, 9 8 and over 36 holes. Reuter
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  • 257 2 Biggest battles I n Orient One Of The- Hankow Si. nf f ;r,r ,3*2 j" «ho Orion;! h '^> Hupe, on .he north h ;m the Y«n K iM- X iU r., h! WIN Hn .Iwachmnhi Japane* i, on Kwanjru < k ,"17 MiL withdrawal mi n Siftr Aj> .soon
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  • 48 2 Pro Indi... id au knf< Khan Borata I Coiv m Df-k I uKTn afetieti v by rcj)rt elation thr d Among th«. Drs. M AUI. KuUJlv N Dr. 8 H A Mewrs. M Chaxnlxr Mr X MclaUom. M I»vl<w. Ad«<* 1 X Juji HardKh
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  • 10 2 SINGAPORE DETECTIVES ARRESTED Th, fm f Bincapore It 1; 1
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  • 259 3 Planes Escort New R. A. F. Chief To Singapore Official Landing At Clifford Pier aerial escgrt of 21 R.A.F. planes flew m formation over the P. and O. liner Rajputana, as she brou<rhl the new Air Officer Commanding, the Royal Air Force *ar East, Air Vice-Marshal J. T. Babin^ton to
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    30 3 i iMM "Dr. Lim Boon Keng addressing the i party ffhrm by the Singapore China Relief Fund lian National Congress medical until which arrived yesterday en it.» way to China.
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  • 184 3 An ti-lmperia listic Views Expressed was caused at a function at the Chinese of Commerce when anti-Imperialistic views by Dr. M. R. Cholkar, member of the Congress medical unit, yesterday. nit arrived on its way to China and was being: to a tea party
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  • 83 3 "India's Sympathy Behind China" W in India is .strongly Dr. M. Atal, Indian Nat onal Contto-"," anr U!lit which arrived at "P and O. liner RajKOiy. told the Free Press. JJj newspapera m every considerable space to s^d. and keen interest l '> war by all clashes m unit which
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  • 487 3 PCENE3 of hish enthusiasm were witnessed when the Indian National Congress medical unit arrived at Singapore by the P. O. liner Rajputana yesterday. The unit is proceeding to assist China m the war. ''We Chinese people aro very grateful that the old relationship between China
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  • 188 3 Soldier Sentenced For Attack ALLEGED to have attacked an old Chinese man In a lane between Alexandra Barracks and Tanglin. with i sickle, cutting his left arm severely, md causing several contusions on his bcdv, two privates of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Thomas Dcnnell and Thomas Lvttle, appeared before Mr.
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  • 72 3 At the annual general meeting or the Segamat Old Boys' Association held at the association premises, the following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year:— Inche Hassan bin Raya president (re-elected); Mr. Yeo Oon Keong, vicepresident, Inche Mohamed bin Idris, hon. secretary, Inche Omar bin Ismail,
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  • 39 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 9. The price or rubber for the assessment of export duty m the F.M.S. lor the week September 9—15 has been nxed at 257a cents per pound.
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  • 192 3 ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE RESULT the 6—l majority verdict of the jury that the accused was not guilty by reason of unsoundness of mind, Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Singapore Assizes yesterday acquitted Wong Onn, a Chinese carpenter, who was on trial on a charge of attempted murder. The Judge ordered
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  • 162 3 GURUSAMY CASE: MENTION OF LETTERS THE ca^c of criminal intimidation against M. Gurusamy, president of the Singapore Traction Company Employees* Association, was continued before Mr. H. A. Forrer, m the Criminal District Court, yesterday morning, when the defence called four more witnesses, after which the proceedings were adjourned. There was
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  • 97 3 HELPED TO RUN j LOTTERY pINES amounting to $1,150. were imposed upon two Chinese, and a woman m the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday, by Mr. G. S. Rawlings, when they were convicted on a charge of assisting m the management of a public lottery on May
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  • 74 3 DOUND for Batavia. where he will inspect Dutch sisal factories. Capt. A. R. Mangnall, chairman and managing director of the Hydraulic Engineering Company, Ltd.. London, arrived m Singapore yesterday m the P. and O. liner Rajputana. Capt. Mangnall. who recently visited East African territories on a
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  • 21 3 Law Notice For The Day Before the Chief Justice m lit. Court at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's Appeal Nand Sing;h vs. Rex.
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  • 135 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Sept. 9. ARIFFIN BIN MOHD. SOL, driver to Dr. B. H. Ong. well-known medical practitioner m Malacca, was fined $2C and costs m the Malacca police court, when found guilty on summons of having driven a car with inefficient brakes along Tranquerah
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  • 200 3 Singapore A. R. P. Officer Acquitted TRAFFIC SIGNAL INCIDENT jyjAJOK A. D. SPARK. Air Raid* Precautions Officer, appeared m the Singapore Fourth Police Court, before Mr. K. A. Rlacker. yesterday, m answer to a summons m connection with an alleged traffic ofTenre. It was alleged that the defendm.*. en the
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  • 115 3 A YOUNG Chinese girl. Chan Suot Yeng, appeared m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday, be fore Mr. H. A. Forrer. charged witii the abetment m a robbery of a man, m her house. The prosecution alleged that she invited the man into her
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  • 87 3 Manila. Sept. 8. Last Sale Prices Previous Today's Asked Bid Asked flid Pe»o«. Antarr.ok 0.38 0 37',, 038 0.37 1 Atok 0.39 0.38' 0.40 0.30 Coco Orove 0.42 0 411- 0 42' 2 042 Demonstration 0 30> 2 0.30 031 o::o t I.X.L. 068 0.67 068
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    • 26 3 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ■n SUMATRA BRASTAG I— PRAPAT 10 DAYS' ALL INCLUSIVE TOUR $165/Further information from: K. P. M. N. V. KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPY (Incorporated m Holland.)
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  • 903 4 Willia m Powell Is A "Squeezer?" DID YOU KNOW THAT— MEW terms are coined in almost every publicity sheet that comes from Hollywood. This week, in the synopsis for "The Baroness and the Butler/' which is coming to the New Alhambra soon, there is a reference I to William Powell
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  • 214 4 ALFRED HITCHCOCK, Britain's greatest film director, is to give Hollywood "Titanic." Comments on the /Urn's prospects m the Film Weekly resulted m readers s?nding m letters. Some re-actions were: Your remark that "experience of Hollywood's mass production methods may improve Hitchcock's work" has an ominous ring. I've no doubt
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  • 80 4 A BEHIND the megaphene pictur?, "The AlTairs of Annabel," will ileal light-heartedly with what happens between a film star and her publicity agent when they both net over-ambitious Jack Oukie and Lucille Ball are the folk m question. "•T^HE LIFE OF MARIE CURIE." 1 which was written
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  • 145 4 Lu'oitsch, who directed Cooper and Claucettc Colbert m this comedy of life In Europe's smart set, says that he called upon DeMille to make up for the fact that "The Buccaneer" was DeMille's first talking picture to appear minus a bathtub scene. "DeMille's perfect record
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  • 589 4 jyR. ARNOLD FANCK, German film director, has set out from Berlin with 15 camera men and assistants for the island of Mas a Tierra, m the Juan Fernandez group, some six hundred miles from the Chili coast, waere Alexander Selkirk, whose story was
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  • 16 4 USES BOTH HANDS TO WRITE him *«i^ 1 writ If 3 then (i. treatment n irhc-mnatl
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    • 174 4 ffin^ jo Qfv w9 Eui2^^^«23 laW HaA b^ i AjfiS a^^^w *^^^5 ?09k^| a^aV Sizei and T^ S^aaaaaaaaaV lUlfSizci aaaaa^ Ca\ 5 to 12 NX Designed to ataod m\ hard \»ear and ■till retain their amart appearance Fean' "KASV-FIT" Men*. Black Oxford Shoe* are one ol the bigtett H Shoe
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    44 5 picture. Andrew's Od Boys Association reunion dinner M rid were the Bishop of Singapore, the Right W jregrounti), Mrs. R. K. S. Adams, Dr Loh Poon m Yen. Archdeacon Graham White, Rev. r re s M school, ani Mrs. Loh Poon Lip. Free Press
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  • 417 5 I Miaeval" Compared With English Systems enal estab:al prison and the convict The former prisoners, sentenced fortnight are to Taiping. \s now m the i.e.- -ays the j British Re-i and this report. 1 leotyped: stablishantly silent; that has tone to I it penitentl- penitenti-j >
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  • 29 5 :>>^ical visit Mr Walter M. Wein•>ung London merto| 'hr-.'i^h Singapore June last year, ndering how the style ot an rest -i\ vi ires.
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  • 58 5 (> *'i Correspondent) Setaaut, Sept. 9. 'hi months* with ttaa alwat pa.ssed by Sa*3t. the 1 on Teo Cheok, a «Uen who admitted am«i and a coml manufacture. Omar. Assistant stoms (Preven- f^' told the ma- al!on.s of illicit and dutiable In the mans Ble
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  • 16 5 (J1 th SingaJtfc will be Attn ad on Sunday H*B iSf. "teettaf thj New
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  • 140 5 SINGAPORE CATHEDRAL WEDDING AT St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, Mr. E. T. Skinnsr, of the Kuali Lumpur Branch of Messrs. Joseph Travers and Sons Ltd.. Singapore, was married to Miss Esme Hope, daughter of the late Mr. Henry Hope and Mrs. Hope, of Woollaharn, Sydney. New South Wales. The Veil. Archd?a
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  • 90 5 <From Our Own Correspondent) Segaunat, Sept. 9. Indo-Ceylonese associations all over Johore are joining up under a central body this year and rules and regulations of this new body, which is to be named the All Johore India-Ceylon Association, are being circulated among the various district
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  • 858 5 MUSSOLINI IS REBUILDING HIS CAPITAL II Duce's Dream Of A New Rome P^ DICTATOR'S dream of a greater Rome extending to the sea is slowly becoming a reality. For more than a year workmen have been busily labouring on multiple projects which when completed wiil shift the geographical centre of
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  • 467 5 (From Our Ow n Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. WARNING him not to take the law into his own hands again, Ka.ja Ayoub sitting as magistrate, Hawaii?, cautioned and discharged L. W. Tivv, manager ot the Sungei Gapi Estate who appeared on a summons charging
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  • 127 5 TUNGKU'S FLIGHT TO FIANCEE rEN Tungku Mahmud hurriedly left the P. and O. liner Pajputana at Marseilles and flew back to Oxford to see pretty Joyce Blencowe, whom he states he will marry m the face of opposition from his brother, the Sultan of Trengganu, passengers were not greatly surprised.
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    • 594 5 NEGLECTED STOMACH PAINS may end in DAHGE3CUS OPERATIONS Many a stoni.uh MafctVI BaM It.* I to submit i) tin* MfgaoaVa knif- bacaaaaa he dismissed tli<>~<- little Iwn that r;ime on after eating us nothing m .re tlian ordinary indi i tion wind has [vnd the price of lu^ DC t
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  • 162 6 Countess Barbara In Venice ?OVNTESS BARBARA HAVGWITZ REVENTLOW wears a charming b'.acJi silk bathing costume as she 1 fops the sunshine on the Lido a* Vc tta'p, with friends /lFr£/2 JBS/.VG MARRIED Miss Daisy Surges and Mr. Leslie Seymour cycled from Hendon to the Passport Office to get their papers
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  • 57 7 THE foilowing have been appointed by the Governor as members of the Singapore Mohammedan Advisory Board: Haji Badruddin bin Haji Papang, Kathi Haji FathoUah bin Rajani, Kathi Imam Haji Ali bin Haji Mohamed Said Saleh, Inche Mohamed Hassan bin Awang, Haji Mohamed Ibrahim bin Adam Naina
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  • 87 7 Hens m the country of Cumberland, New South Wales, are being fooled into taking an extra meal thus forcing egg production to a maximum. High powered electric lights are switched on about 3 a.m. to make the birds believe it is daylight. They
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  • 144 7 Correspondence (To the Sports Editor of the Free Press) Sir,— All Chinese soccer fans should give every praise to Keng Hock for his fine display m two major matches for the S.C.F.A. May I sincerely doff my hat to him! I doubt whether he
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  • 68 7 A young Chinese, Ong Joo Seng, who was alleged to have associated with bad characters, was bound over to be of good behaviour for six months m Oiie surety of $50, by the Singapore Fourth Magistrate, Mr. K. A. Blacker, yesterday. It was stated that,
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  • 52 7 Sentence of four months' rigorous imprisonment was pa^ed by the Singapore Fourth Magistrate, Mr. K. A. Blacker, yesterday on a Chinese, Chu Ngin, -who was convicted on a charge of theft of a fountain pen. In addition to the sentence, one year's police supervision
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  • 59 7 An alleged robbery m Tionp Bahru recently had a sequel m the Singapore Fifth Court before Mr. L. C. Goh yesterday when a young Chinese, Tang Bah Choo, was produced on a charge of armed gang robbery of $230 m cash. The charge was explained, and
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    • 277 7 /^q[fLYW, Famous ttar of IOBIH HOOD Returns NEXT WEEK .WARNER BROS/ PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT THE PERFECT SPECIMEN" At The New AIR-CONDITIONED ALHAMBRA wrot# IT MAPPEWED mmn* panics W THE world with another great hit found* BKm&^KM jCTp* Joan BLONDELL 4<-<«' HMB^ MlCf > HERBERT. EDW EVEREST »?n tgf HORTON DXX FORAN
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    • 184 7 BOTH PRESS PUBLIC ACCLAIMED "GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT" The Gie&test Pictuie ever Produced m Technicolour DAILY 3 SHOWS, 3-15. 6-15 9-15 P.M. ALSIAMftKA AIR CONDITIONED HHHk& fll WARNER BROS. GREAT P^l^ 4 STAR HIT! '3 fcfc GOli© BRmH IS WHERE YOU FIND IT" A PICTURE AS BIG AS
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  • 686 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1938. Gold Cup Day M ANY P e °P le will be sorry tOJ IVi Lady Thomas' horse, Rostrun will not be racing for the Gold Cv at Bukit Timah today. This rat is the most important m th Malayan racing calendar, an
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  • 19 8 A GREAT CONGRESS WAS lIKI.I. IS BRATISI Hi *W I merit of the Treaty I
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  • 886 8  - Czechs Will fight To The last For Their Independence Emrys Jones Eye- Witness In Europe By £JAY and might the military planes circle over Prague, Czechoslovakia's beautiful capital. The sound of their motors runs like a thread through the life of the city, for Prime is only 15 minutes' flying
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    • 200 8 •MASTERS" I BY SPECIAL I^Jbi^f TO H• M. THE I APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM ENGAGEMENT ETERNITY RINGS I by 8 standard of excol.'ence "hie™ taSiw -Slit .h^^^ S Hng is m a su I ai a lowor orte* l "«>"'« qnality that cannot be duplicated 1!) 81. fliqh s<rcci lnCOrPOmed
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    • 17 8 IVORIES a neu slock just received. Unusual and Inexpensive. 18, BATTERY ROAD, pHnM ist floor PKOHE '143.
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    34 9 picture. i i BACINGTON, wife of the new Air Office:- CmumsmMnk ,ml Hi rt( I;ir r:a1 wlth h e r youngest daughter. Miss Penei, p c Babingt< n, il»oarrJ the Rajputana yesterday.- Free Press
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  • 629 9 J. C. S. A. Writer On Family Liabilities MEN WHO FACED RUIN WHEN SLUMP CAME DORROWING is bound to enter eventually into v the private life of the Asiatic m Malaya who has only his salary to depend upon/ says a
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    46 9 Mr. 11. V. fl.inner, of IJIG Kuala Lumpur Branch of Messrs. Joseph Travers and Sons Ltd., Singapore, and M!ss E.vme Hope, daughter of tlic late Mr. Henry Hone and .Mrs. Hope, of Woollahara, Sydney, New South Wales, who were married at S*-. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore yestrrday.
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  • 393 9 HOW MALAYAN FILM HAS BEEN CHANGED !D PULLEN, the Singapore youih who was by Clyde E. Elliot for a leading part Malayan jungle film "Booloo," is disppointar that he appears only once or twice m the finished version of the picture. tooloo" was partly screened
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  • 89 9 (Fran Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Sept. 8. IN the case m which Nai Diem Chan-beng Chui. a. driver cf a tricycle taxi, 'was recently charged with having unlawfully pulled a hair from the tail of the Kind's while elephant, m its stables m the grounds of the
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  • 129 9 Eight— Or One Under— But He Was "Tight" THE following dialogue was heard m a case m the Singapore second police court yesterday, when Court Inspector L. Prynn, v/as cross-examining one of two soldiers, who stood charged with voluntarily causing hurt to a Chinese with a sickle m a lane.
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  • 100 9 I lEUT -GENERAL SIR WALTER WILLIAM PITT-TAYLOR, General Officer Comm'anding-in-Chiet. Western Command, India, arrived m Singapore m the P. O. liner Pajputana yesterday. Accompanied by Lady Pitt-Taylor, the General is making a holiday visi* to Australia and New Zealand. Educated at Eton, Sir Walter cnterd the
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  • 81 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seganat, sept. 7. 'I AM a rook for a gans of coolies and I was m a hurry," said Tan Cnoo, a Chinese of Jemcntah, a village 17 miles from Segair.at, towards Muar, when admitting theft of onions, worth four
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  • 46 9 Pilot OAcon E. D. Taj lor and R. F. C. MaTkhasa cf th- Gcreral Duti:s Branch, straits settlement Volunteer Air Fcrc2, have been appointed to the; n nk of Flying Officer, ii was announced m the Straits Settlements Government Gazetto last night.
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  • 358 9 Case May Be Transferred To District Court AN application for a stay of proceedings m a preli- minary inquiry into a charge of causing death by a negligent act, against a Japanese, K. Yoshioka, was made by Yoshioka's counsel, Mr. A. J. Brag?, m
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  • 65 9 pOI.ONY ruhber stocks at the fitd of last month totalled 1«.. tons a tvi of more than 4.000 tons compared with the end of July. Stocks m the hands of drilers ai Aut. II totalled 40,1.79 tons, uith the harlx ur boards 2JIOH tons
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  • 32 9 Mr. E. C. IfßTttn has been appointed a Municipal Commissioner m Malncta, m pace of Mr. C. F. Smith, It MM announced In the Govcrnnu nt Oaz^tt last night.
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    • 483 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday •New York prices auoted m US. < arrency The abo-e arr dealers' middle prices; Jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are riot included. Share ot £1 denomination unless Latest Quotation* Prenoiw otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5
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    • 322 10 The following New York quotations tre supplied by Reuter DOW- JONES AVERAGES: Previously Yesterday Close Close Changes Industrials 143.08 142.19 off 89 20 Rails 27.88 27.56 off .32 20 Utilities 19.46 19.19 off 27 40 Bonds pg 21 88.23 up .02 Business done— total volume 570,000 fchares.
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    • 79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Sept. 0, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.RJS.S. m cases (FOB. September) 26% 26 7 8 Good FAQ. m bales (F. 0.8. September) 26 26 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 26% 26% September 26 y 2 26% Oct.-Dec. 26% 27 Jan.-Mar. 27% 27% Apr.
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    • 180 10 I JFrom London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday '^BBaiaBiHaaBBBaBBBHaBBBBi^^BaaBaaaaBBBBaBBaB^B^BaBaHBBBa^BaH^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BaHaB^i^^^BaaBaBBBBiaHH^Bai^a^aB^^^^^B RUBBER: DULL. London: 7 13!16d. 7 1516d Previously: 7 15 16d. 8d. Oct.-Dec: 7y 8 d. 7 15'16d. Previously: 7 15;16d. 8 1 16d. Jan-Mar.: 7 15|16d. 8 l;l6d Previously: 8 1 16d. 8» 8 d. Apr.-June: 8d. 8»
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    • 35 10 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Dull. Spot: £191 17s. 6d. Previous- .riao o, COPF^f 1 15 Pri 4287 Previously: 42.87. GOI^' Uement; £41 M Previously: £4! Slt^ rday: £1 Previously: £7 fe
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    • 79 10 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Cent-o l ££55 0t Parit; De:ore Lat «5t Pre. P-iru Quoting 20-9-31 Rate vlou S 'v Pans Franc to 1011 17ft ta y New Tort to log l 8 oo 5 3 16d l?8 51Cd. Amsterdam Guilders to 8 73 Hffi !2S Hong Kong..
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    • 194 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Sept. 9 SELLING London. T.T. 2 3 27 32 London, demand 2 3 27 32 Lyons, demand 2064 Switzerland, demand 246 Hamburg, demand 1381/2 New York, demand 55 15 i 6 Montreal, demand 56 Batavia, demand 103 5 16 Samarang, demand 103V| Calcutta, Bombay
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    • 84 10 ISSUED BY PHASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY ■>e~. ZZ? v P ce Rubl >« at 4 o'clock was buyers Spot shl;,« ye '""•"^March v cents, market quiet Rubber aSneSlon nd t« th d ear" ClPi<l 'T f c m ket W -toda IN
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    • 1003 10 From Exchange Tele gl aph rraser And Co.'* List 7>P»h H) 4S J Anson j Temerloh Traiaipr 188I Ulu Panc.n Jl J United Ma.'arc, \M j J Prefa 2 7 AUa. ic. (|l0 J U Broaarauui. »*> in Br»tl*n yaia>» rr£t~ V.< w U Conaoid
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    • 155 10 List Supplied By Messrs Fravr <>''>■ FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 1938: f M Company Diridend Books DBAS sH l>lv rf TIN Close Payable DatS Burma Malay 6d. No. 18 Sept. 22 SepKatuTin. 6d. No. 19 6d bonus Sept. 8 Bepl Kramat Pulal 20" t Int <k> less tax
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  • 1112 11 MONDAY IS MOST FA TEFUL DAY FOR RUBBER I.R.R.C* Decision And Hitler's Speech SCRAP COLLECTOR ON LIKELY ACTION AT the lime of writing it seems probable that next Monday will be the most fateful day that the rubber market has experienced for years. On that day the I.U.R.C. will meet
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  • 159 11 Singapore, Sept. 8, 12 noon Buyers Sellers Gambier $7 25 Hamburg Cube «13.C0 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper: White Muntolc $13.00 Whits 51 2.50 Black S 8 25 Copra: Mixed $2.93 Sun Dried $3.30 Tapioca: Small Fluke 3 GO Fair Fla^e $3.50 Medium Pearl 390 Small P^arl 3.70
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  • 46 11 Paris, Sept. 8. The ascncy for the Indo-Paciflcque announces that the ship Claude Chappo, v;hich. according to a To'iio message, foundered near the Parade Islands with a loss of 100 lives m a nre is at present dx-ied at Saigon.— Reutcr.
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    • 247 11 ADVERTISEMENTS si> pore 5474. i.ns to al! flep;.rtVdvrrlisei > pure. Ireet i.l iinr,« with i i Stin-l ic.ndon i < I ■ntr.il {'llS— :'fiO9 i.i .r a London ZCTT'J RATES OttaMl With jut Malays Po?taee. :>f> i.r4) <»*: do J i»o <tSOfi «S«.CO :r«. «ho»!d mclrdc 10VSR7IS HI RATES lin.llflP'
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    • 432 11 BOARD RESIDENT^ SEA FRONT KATONO UKANOB-n. Mcye, l,d (near snin.;., ciubi l-arge hardens— Tennis J^ f^bone: 5758. THE MANSION] OXLEY R3SE I PRIVATE H3TEL Te!. SOO9B. I Hrst Class Private Hotel. Bedrooms with modern oathrooma tram $05 per r month, net water to Bathrooms Ceiling fans and ion?, Baths. P
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    • 569 11 mVANH of c::ika «lncorpota*e<1 in t'Mn.i tv BjpCdBI Oban r» I!. Cecil Stirct. Sinj-apr-c IrlrpliiiHs Manager'* O.Tlre 61 U Asst. Mannns Ofli.r t.Wi r:\c!ian 8 r Drpt 64*1 General unire M1H-0 C.ihlc Address: "CIHACKIO* PalJ Lp Capital Ih lt.nio.t-10 00 Krsrrve Funds In excess of Ch. S I.80D o.r 00
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    • 611 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES EMPIRE STATION. TODAY. TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSH 2147 me s (13.9? m.»; GSG 17.7' me s 116.88 m); GSF 15 11 me v (i«»..» m r CSJ 21.G3 mi 3 {\Un m>; CS'J 11.71 me I (25.53 m.) p.m. 0.05 va<v B.n. "Steamboat. **< a programme of
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  • 14 12 nJil Mess^enes Maritimes mail and passenger boat s.s. "Chenonceaux from Marseilles via Port-Said, Djibouti
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  • 476 12 U.S. Maritime Commission HEPORTS that the Munson Line steamers now being oper U «> l XV to the East Coast of Sou-h America :nder a receivership will be taken over by the 17.3. Maritime Commission and en tered m the trans-Pacific trade out
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  • 924 12 APPROXIMATELY 1,000 persons, rcn presenting shipping and allied industries throughout the United States will meet in Baltimore to attend sessions of the 12th annual convention of the Propeller Club of the United States, to commence en Sept. 18. in conjunction with the American Merchant Marine Conference. Representatives of
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  • 46 12 QEVENTEEN are "Tested To*' have been killed and 20 injured at a rail crossing at Ocrona, when a lorry carrying 500 gallons of petrol struck a train An explosion lifted the train off the lines and buildings were set on fire,- Reuter
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    • 375 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: height 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AOWTIk BOOKINCi AGtN'iS FOR FEDERATED MALAX STATES RAILWAYS HOYAL STATE HAD WAYS OF SIAM. Sna©ia» mcimc THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by
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    • 163 12 BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDKKSN) 2!. PALL MALI, LONDON nH I Mall Passenger \rs»eb hetuer* S RANGOON, COLOMBO. TORI M l»W MARSEILLES. I'MMOI 111 AND LONDON uith through connection lr<»a« Sinieaporr and Frn.«nr lIOMEHAKO SAILINGS j RMfi I i'oJ«*o STAFFOHIkSHIHt Btpt fl i«Pi OXFORIXSHIi:K bOftl W(7RCESTE!?.s'»II X Oct JO Orl CHESHIRE
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    • 526 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm Sunday 7 p.m Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7 45 am Malacca, Batu Annam, Batu Thursday 7.45 a.m Swettennam, Taiping and Telok Anson. Weekdays* Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai, Thursday and Friday* *1 u.m Pahat. Gemas.
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    • 144 12 SINGAPORE* HA I 16; 4 ■HJ I W«*Wl»r w« m K,n r*" 1 Rei In I'll" tl'L SeJ Wh.iri VESSELS Albert fetefe |fj| Victoria |>o Kcppr. larW j K,I,Ks ">•*■ Ha 1 Dm k I Ml I I>«rk I PASSENGERS BT Arrived f,-...,~ piano -PK^ Lade, Mr M Houbo. M
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    • 428 13 m uTTiim— mm a < f^jffi|jlll||jf &d BRITISH INDI^INES II" INCORPORATED IN BN GLAND I -■wamw p, &0. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS rUue Due lonnaffe Spore. Tonnage. Spore. ™38 1938 CANTON 15,500 Nov 4 17.000 Tn Port CORFU 15,000 Nov 18 10 Sept 23 BANGALORE 6.000 Nov. 19 070
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    • 425 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd, {incorporated m England.) HAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF BAGDAD Calls Glasgow sept 29 Oct. 2 CITY OF ORAN Calls Glasgow Oct. 30 Nov 2 CITY OF PITTSBURG Nov. 29 Dec. 2 FOR NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE
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    • 765 13 MANSFIELD 00., LTD. R SINGAPORE AND PENANG I PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHiri'lNO lliL BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean Steam the Uua Khlow Steamship Co (1932) LU. Slip Co.. Ltd. and China Mutual Steam Cunard White Stai I.UL Navigation Co., Ltd. I Aberdeen A Commonwealth Line. The Straits Steamship Co..
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    • 566 14 K. P M TOBOALl— Saturday, Sept 10, Selat-Pandjang, Koedap, Tampoetih, Tara-pat-Tinggi. Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api. TOHlTl— Saturday. Sept. U, Pontianak and Tambelan. TOBA— Saturday, Sept. 10, Moeara-Saba and DJambi. TASMAN— Sunday. Sept. 11, Saigon MAROS— Sunday, Sept. 11, Prigi-Racja. Sapat, Tembilahan Poeloe-Pallas, Pengalian-Estate (passengers and mails only), and Rengat. BE
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    • 364 14 ■j JOINT SERVICE or PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE lANO PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York M.S SILVERYEW sept 18 Sept. 25 Nov 9 M.V. JAVANESE PRINCE Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Nov 25 MS. SILVERWALNUT Oct. 18 Oct.
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    • 351 14 o- s. kTI% tOawal, Mar. gS?;""""*Toun. Rio d 0 Jan h FOR NKW 101, Hokkai Maru {s°.^ <>^ 2 LcaVM O< t 3, «rri\« C London Maru Bnmhi •°R I\l»|| Melbourne Maru Moj| tr^F 0 JXI XN I illN Hatue Maru i V Mtai Mar. 1° Kanto Maru Kob'' l
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    54 15 picture. Tt Rntfi RIS B t, BI r N 3 T( I N i ri9h^ Cldtr dau htcr of Air Vice-Marshal thJ'^ 7 km lth ady D P r ne ay Who accompanied the family of thZifv? mCer c mmandin 9 Enjland.and who will stay with them m Singapore for
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  • 614 15 Malacca get a replay with Johore whom she lost by four games to one, m the semi-finals of the Foong beong Cup played a fortnight ago at Johore Bahru? While Selangor narrowly beat Perak to qualify for the final, Malacca
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  • 305 15 Home soccer fixtures for today are ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION. Arsenal vs. Everton. Birmingham vs. Stoke City. Blackpool vs. Aston Villa. Brentford vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers. Derby County vs. Sunderland. Grimsby Town vs. Manchester United. Leeds United vs. Bolton Wanderers. Leicester City vs. Preston North End.
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  • 417 15 First Time In History (From Our Own Correspondent) T ¥¥T^ Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 9. HL Selangor Club created soccer history today at the Stadium when they won, for the first time, the Selangor Football Association Cup by beating the League champions, the Police Depot m
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  • 254 15 THAT sporting activities of the Singa--1 pore Recreation Club were on the decline was stated by Mr. R. Tessensohn, President of the Club, at a meeting of the Club last night. The meeting was held to elect officebearers for various sports. Mr. Tessensohn stated that
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  • 538 15 Cricket Club Surprise Chinese Win 4-Nil S -C.C. 4: Chinese U DLAYING the last match of the series, the Chinese suffered their biggest defeat at the hand* of the S.CC., when the two teams met at Anson Road, yesterday, m the first division of the league. Definitely superior m all
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  • 101 15 RESPITE the greater ability displayed by tho Indian team, Australia won the firs 1 soccer Test match last Saturday by five goals to three. The Indian footwork bordered upon wizardry, but their poor play m froi.t of goal nullified all their splendid midfield approaches. Lumsdcn and
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 1057 15 foarch Services UlPlEirS CATBEUmML Chinese methodi ST cmmm TRINITY Xiri 235, Telok Ayer Street Sun: 10 a.m. Sunday School Classes I l^^^^^ .1 g w. M. A. Parren. Speaker: Rev WlUteS H 1?°" Splam General. Far East. 1 weu. <.ju p.m. Prayer \fn«»Hr»r» r-'-C.sr..^ Wedne5 V 3,°n P m BibteClSs
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  • 756 16 Golden Glimpse And Release To Fill Places Acceptors SIR THEOBALD Me Lac h lan) 9.00 BLUE PETER (Tankard) 9.00 JACK DRUCE (J. Donnelly) 8.12 KNIGHT'S EYE (Davies) 8.10 PURE GOLD (McPherson) 8.10 TONROE (Spencer) 8 09 BARFORD (Dar.son) 8.07 WICKLOW BAY (Lawler) 8.03 AERIAL
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  • 1213 16 Beano And Argoutat Best Bets For Last Day Of Meeting H2ANO AND ARGOUTAT shoiuc provide punters with safe bet. this afternoon. The last race, ir which Argoutat has bottom weight is not an easy one to win but thii horse won well at his last star! this meeting and is
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  • 60 16 JT tt understood that. WicUow Bay is an unlikely starter for the Cold Cup today if the going is good. Wiekkm Bap loould be a chance m heavy going but if the rain holds off his chances would be small, as the going U likely
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  • 54 16 The following members have accepted to play for s.C.C. vs r.a. (Changi) on Sunday at 11 a .m at Chang!:— W H. McNeill. R. a. U. Todd A Foster. S/Ldr. p. E. Watts. J H WMmott W. yr. Dean, s. T. Monk P Egerton-Smith. p. Bartram R F W Leonard
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  • 65 16 AS EXCLUSIVELY FORECAST IN YESTERDAYS FREE PRESS. LADY THOMAS' ENTRY ROSTRUM. WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE GOLD CUP ROSTRUM SUFFERED AN INJURY TO A FRONT KNEE DURING TRAINING THIS WEEK AND THOUGH THE INJURY IS NOT SERIOUS. IT IS BAD ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE HORSE RUNNING. H E VHE GOVERNOR.
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  • 132 16 *j"HE Gordons scored a well-merited victory over the Royal Eng neers m the final of the Garrison cricket C P days On atCha^l over ter^av n fh h V gar c Was com Pleted yeson^wV^t. mar^ wa^nJ* flr>it the En B in eers totalled 342
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  • 165 16 QPENING days ties m the V.MC.A handicap lawn tennis tournament which began yesterday resulted as follows Men*. "A" Single*. No^l Barber b; at C. V Koh. 6—l. 6—2; T. Kobayashl beat R Nathan, 6 3, B—6.8 6. Men's Double*: 8. K. Gaw and Llm Hee Chin beat
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  • 161 16 S. C. C. Lown Tennis Results <' I'Huir.n ■•->.«*,. JB «i Oak-Rhh I Barber oa. Mr»,s HMta .plus Men** < mm,v- T ■MM Urn I Mr. lf*, l j II H :v W. ir I) v. Y/. J. I J C M W H L. i ri.v J I Njttii.
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    • 68 16 SINCERE DISPENSARY LTD. g ]ff^^ 'HOLESALE KETAI' Bk lH CHEMISTS J™ DRUGGISTS g« *?^S DWribuiorji f«>r rtniiJi M-.1-x *N\/J 2^ T.C.P. A T.B.P. Pr«p«rjti«.n. also products of Britfch \iv a1...«i. < H SINXERES flnd ContJnenta Oruf Co O f InJ .1 M,„ COI'GH SPECIfIC u d Office: 59. hill St.-T«IN»
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