The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 May 1939

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15.771. ESTD 1835. MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. 5 CENTS.
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    AXIS MILITARY ALLIANCE
    295 1 AXIS MILITARY ALLIANCE Italy And Germany leach New Agreement :MPHASKToN PEACE London. May 7. KHJTH -L l,l(i m,,,tar > alliance was agreed upon L V een < lint ian0 the Italian Foreign Minister, j |{err n* Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, Milan, Italy, today. n official communique says: m the
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    Windsor To Talk To U.S.
    55 1 New York, May 7. THE DUKE OF WINDSOR will broadcast to American tomorrow from the historic battlefield and town ol Verdun, where he at present is staying, according to a statement issued by the National Broadcasting Company of America. The broadcast will begin at 3.20
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    Pope Makes A Fresh Plea For Peace
    24 1 I l I i i m n rein if i the this it U >ntact_ far Reuter
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    Agreement In Anglo-Turkish Talks?
    6 1 Agreement In AngloTurkish Talks? tided Reuter
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    U- S.-Chilean Trade Talks Planned
    62 1 U- S. -Chilean Trade Talks Planned Santiago. Chile. May 7. THE Chile Government today accepted the United States Government's invitation to the Chilean Finance Minister to visit Washington to discuss economic co-operation between the two countries. The Finance Minister is leaving as soon as a plan is formed to rehabilitate
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    Trade Talks With Rumania
    148 1 Bucharest, Miy 7. OEFORE the Leith Ross British Trade Mission goes to Athens on Tuesday, it is expected a memorandum will be initialled, embodying the points of agreement reached between the delegation and Rumania. It is understood a permanent mixed committee will be established to deal
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    Sandhurst Men In The Ranks
    112 1 LABOUR IDEA London, May 7. SWEEPING PHOPOSALS for the re- organisation and democratisation of the armed forces are contained m a Labour Party policy statement to be submitted to the party conference at Whitsun. The improvement of lay conditions is urged and the establishment of
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    CRISIS IN TALKS WITH THE SOVIET
    334 1 London Talk Of Breakdown Risk London, May 7. The Sunday newspapers' diplomatic correspondents and leader writers devote most attention to the An<*loSoviet negotiations, most expressing the opinion that a critical stage has been reached. It seems generally agreed that the British Government wishes to
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    Tokio Imperialism Neither Fascist Nor Democratic
    284 1 Tokio, May 7. COR the second time m two days, the 'independence of Japan's 1 foreign policy has been stressed from official quarters. After the Foreign Office spokesman on Friday emphasised this point, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, dwelt on it yesterday at
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    No New Moves In Danzig Crisis
    326 1 COMMENT FROM ROME London, May 7. QECISIONS of importance regarding Danzig are not expected at present according to political circles m Berlin, where there is talk of a plebiscite m Danzig. It is now reluctantly confirmed m well-informed quarters that Herr Hitler yesterday conferred
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    Roosevelt Intervenes In Coal Strike
    95 1 Washington, May 7. DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT today per- sonally intervened m the Appalachian coal strike and summoned both owners and miners for the continuing of the negotiations. He seeks a speedy settlement Reuter. The number of miners striking m the Appalachian coal region had risen to
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    Indians Seek War Gains?
    126 1 Sholapur, May 7. IT WOULD BE dishonest and unfair for India if she refused to participate m any war m which Britain were involved," declared Sir Hyat Khan. Premier ol the Punjab, presiding at the All-India Moslem League ConferSir Hyat uttered a stern warning against unpreparedness
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    Six Die In Indian Communal Riots
    42 1 r iii May 7, CIX PERSONS were killed and 70 injured m fierce communal rioting al Oaya today, which was quelled by the arrival from Patna of police and the. imposition of a curfew order Reuter
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    The Week On The Money Market
    83 1 London, May 7. On the money market, the outstanding incidents of the week have been a ruse of over £16.000,000 m bankers' resources, a further expansion m note circulation, and a sharp drop m discount rates. The case which developed m the monetary situation
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    Chinese Claim Successes In Central Hupei
    258 2 huiu'kiiu. May 7. OHINESE headquarters m Hupei claim that Chinese forces m Central Hupei have scored small successes at several points between Hankow and Ichang. The Japanese rear. 45 miles west ol Hankow, is reported to have been cut by Chinese guerillas and the
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    Cambridge's First Woman Professor
    122 2 London. May 7 For the first time m Cambridge Uniersity's history a woman has been appointed to a professorship. She is Miss Dorothy Annie Garrod, T ho has been appointed to succeed 'rofessor Minns m the Disney Profesorship of Archaeology, one of Cambridge's oldest professorships. Miss
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    CHUNGKING BOMBING TO CONTINUE
    97 2 CHUNGKING BOMBING TO CONTINUE Grim Threat By Japanese Navy Spokesman UNTIL CmANG GOES Tokio, May 7. JAPANESE attacks on Chungking and other military J points will be continued with increasing force until the Kuomintang Government is crushed, declared the Japanese Admiralty spokesman today. Referring to the bombing of the British
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    Sir Percy Noble Retains China Post
    28 2 London, May *>. li Li announced Admiral flfcr Percj N ha been reappointed Comman-In-Chief, China Station, on pn»mot '.<>n. Reuter SIR PERCY SOBLE
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    Crooning Contest At Happy World
    53 2 and Royal Air Force nun it rci.iv gainst Chii-ese. Ifalayi and Eurasians m a championship at the Happy R AF. man. Mr. Vout, and Mr. O T > rg came first m tin- men's M ;t the Kflsa s F. At), and Jul topped the
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    "Pasteur" Jibs At Rabies Treatment
    47 2 Hollywood. Mum. the dim itar who played ;> .-teur'" m the film" nf P*af s( '<- lit* lias refused I i undergo Pasteur's rahici treatment lowing a dog bite. ml was r.dim< a bnv, when a bit hi r ght anklo British united Press
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    Mr. Huntsman On The Air
    110 2 /"•LIFFORD Huntsman, the visiting English planlet, gave a broadcast recital from the 8.M.8C stations last nisht. It was notable for his fine interpretation oi Schumann and Debu sv Possessing a itjle suited to these composers he brought out well the charm and graceful variations m
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    Gaol For Sixth' Of A Cent
    89 2 Tokio. I A TWO AND A-HALF YEAR gaol sentence at haid labour was pronounced on Apr. 30 on Hachiro Funabashi for stealing one sen (a sixth of a Straits cent). Because Japanese carry money m their kimono sleeves, and because the sleeves are open
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    Cricket Postponed
    89 2 i The S.C.C. tournament cricket match Public Services and Law vs. Merchants jto have been played yesterday on the ipadang was postponed owing to the state of the ground. The engagement of Miss Patricia Nixon, younger dau2hter of Mr and Mrs. H. E. Nixon, of Penang, to marry
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    Japan Demands Shanghai Ban On China Flags
    196 2 PROHIBITION SOUGHT D Shanghai, May 6. RAWING attention to the fact that the display of Ki!omintan!> flags m the International Settlement* and the French Concession is held by the Japanese to ho tantamount to endorsement of anti-Japanese sentiments by the Settlement and Concession
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    Manila's Shaky Saturday Night
    56 2 Manila, May 6. MANILA'S Saturday night festivities were dampened at 1 a.m. when the city rocked with intermittent earth tremors for 20 seconds. They are said to be the most severe since August two years ago. Sleepers were aroused and many ran out into the streets.
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    Enthusiasm At Municipal Organ Recital
    247 2 The enthusiasm with which the first of the organ recitals under municipal auspices held m the Victoria Memorial Hall last night was received indicates jthat these monthly recitals by Werner ißaer will thoroughly justify this new Istep on the part of the municipality. Assisted by
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    Princess Alice Flies From Iran To Turkey
    45 2 Teheran, May 7. DRINCESS ALICE and the Earl of Athlone who represented King George at the recent royal marriage celebrations here, left today lor Kermanshah from where they will fly to Istant|il and take the Orient ExDress Reuter
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    Science Finds New Use For Cobra Venom
    87 2 Science F inds New Use For Cobra Venom T.. an mil sity l im: M to iii proper mixtu Unpul i tin, v. T! Ma om is phine, al Tn seta wa* m the all ci i not I Use With Cancer P w par. menters mus aa to lhe
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    At The Cinema
    48 2 I Bing Crosby Croons Again Sngapon m Paramount which had It* pr< mi last ni^ht. Bin- CTOSI Gaal to play i Edward Everett Bing'.s valet, Crosby plays the part cowboy and tunes. For rood fun and l film is t Excellent shorl i I Can
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    STOP PRESS
    100 2 l„ ,p»a. I. the German lfri( IB views with aa* sighted stUtudc Union population ,c (otlf jj West and So fl the present sitnatM* Europe. South Hri member lh <•• Ls* ate, -w* the supreme la* adds: "Besureucshou^ the filter system Maifinga on onf < ideal of ih,
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      183 2 Law Notice For The Week Before the Chief Justice Magistrate's Appeals— Gulam Shah b. Shadali Shah vs. Rex. Mahmood b. Madon vs. Rex. May 10 at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's Appeals Low Tng vs. Rex. May 11 at 10.30 a.m. Div. 1/39— R. P Bradley vs. U. A Bradley and anor.
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    Malayan Women For The Front
    50 3 It F |«Sl MM WAN CHINESE WOMEN'S AMBI r P rt m Kuala lumpur fur service m the East River i rhej ar" all locally-bi.rn xiris. The unit, which til X i Wo on Sum. left for Port Swettenham I vj China dutina; lhe ueek-end.
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    GIRL'S STORY OF KIDNAPPING FROM MOTHER
    436 3 GIRL'S STORY OF KIDNAPPING FROM MOTHER Says She Was Gagged, Hidden In Car MAN'S ALIBI DEFENCE SUCCEEDS AT ASSIZES (From Our Own Correspondent) TFtTiTMr *v v L XI i a,J Lvm Pur, May 6. |'K_I_NG a man that he had been very foolish to keep his perfectly good alibi defence
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    bong Kong's "Hush-Hush" Defence Plans
    529 3 bong Kong's "HushHush" Defence Plans \u0EL UNDER THE PEAK FOR A.R.P.? Hong Kong May 2. Hong Kong has always been a "hush hush" fi out of the corner of the »ni events have led to a growing anxiety bng demand to know what the Government to v,r Office propose to
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    Barter Plan's Effects On Rubber
    326 3 Barter Plan's Effects On Rubber Market Review SPECIAL RELEASES? THE rubber market has remained 1 extremely steady, but seemi unable to break through the Bd. and 16 cts. level m London and New York, state Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co. (Singapore) m their weekly market review, issued on Saturday.
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    Teacher Weds P. & T. Man
    220 3 Teacher Weds P. T. Man (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 7. THE marriage took place at the Church of the Assumption of Mr. Theobald Balhetchet and Miss Lucy Marguerite Mollet. The bridegroom is the fourth son of Mr. C. A. Balhetchet and the late Mrs. Balhetchet, and is a
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    S, V. C. DRILLS SCHEDULE
    297 3 THE Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills up to and for the week ending May 14. is as lollows: Today: 5.15 p.m. Headquarters, S.R.A. ivi, drill and gunnery instruction; 5.30 p.m. Headquarters. S.R.E. (vi. field fortification; 5.15 p.m. Headauarters. S.F.C.RE. (v) Malay Section, drill and
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    MALACCA TO HAVE MODERN ABATTOIRS
    438 3 MALACCA TO HAVE MODERN ABATTOIRS $200,000 Scheme (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. May 7. W E^V abattoirs, equipped with the latest slaughter-house appliances, are shortly to be constructed m Malacca, on a site which will provide every facility for easy access to road, rail and river communications. The scheme provides
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    "Large Scale" Gambling In Woman's House
    213 3 "Large Scale" Gambling In Woman's House picture. RAIDED BY POLICE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May H. WARNING the accused that she was liable to a fine of $3,000, for permitting her house to be used as a common earning house, Mr. Li.n Koon Teck. Penang Middle Court magistrate, fined
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    SINGAPORE POLICY ON AIR RAID DANGER
    3061 4 Comparatively Few Casualties Expected MR. C. A. VLIELAND AND CASE AGAINST DISPERSAL U TF the public behave as the Government has every confidence they will behave, there is no reason whatever to suppose that air raids will have any significant effect on the defence
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    All Well On Empress Of Australia
    205 4 All Well On Empress Of Australia London, May 7. I ACCORDING to Reuter's special cor- respondent aboard the Empress of Australia, the King and Queen dined quietly tonight, and with members of the royal suite listened to a concert of classical music. All aboard have settled down to what promises
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    Germans Flee From Polish "Persecution"
    117 4 Germans Flee From Polish "Persecution" ALLEGED ACT I OF TERRO^ I Rfrlin v QERMAN,: froi 1 secution- ar e flee™ frontier into (krmanTj. >I increasing flow. accord VSI m press, which hurls V^*! tions against the p m connection with the n^M Th e official Qei W a camp is
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    New York To Malaya In 13 Days
    59 4 ITNDIiH a new sea ut4 air tn w scheme at redded f, traveller ran get fro.v fc« or> to Africa or Malaya m thirteen days, craniag th» lantic by boat ai ;1 lorr.plr trip by flvingbo.it. This arrangement .<> to applju Siam, Indo-China.
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    Peers' Goodwil Note To Chiang
    70 4 I i.rufon. May J A TELEGRAM it to Oener CI X by lour pt^er Lord Straboli Lord Bnell including Mr. Stafford Cr The ii tions on the sui Chinese people 15 m their struggle for I "The Brit pie appi China's pan In the wrM
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    "We Want Dobruja"
    42 4 v ii li CRIES of wi wanl Thrace' wei watehin today— the Bui?... Military band national a Kirn' Boris and Q^cn J tended the }\>r:^:- garia's new German y wen eighty German German journal. are the country wen Reuter
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    DAILY TRAGEDY OF REFUGESS AT MALAYA HOUSE
    793 5 DAILY TRAGEDY OF REFUGESS AT MALAYA HOUSE Nazi*' Victims Seeking -4 Country L?!i l^- J, W rf and colonies Europe K »owil rW recces H H*** Centra shelter m England lit wtotu^ffi'^.^^W find a country which will L™„V\k a „m,ted penod uive them work i„ v pt them Permanently and
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    Callers At Malaya House
    105 5 Recent callers at Malaya House. London, the Free Press correspondent writes, have included Mr. and Mrs. P. Daintry. ol Kedah. <vho are staying at Congleton. Cheshire Mr. T. A. Strong, of the Forestry Department, who is spending most of his leave m Scotland Mr. and Mrs.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. MAY 8, 1939. "Passive" Defence
    630 6 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. MAY 8, 1939. "Passive" Defence IT will require much more than the cold logic of Mr. C. A. Vlieland's broadcast speech last night to convince the majority of people m Singapore that the Straits Settlements' air raid precaution policy is best designed to ensure the
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    Psychological Study Of German Dictator
    1950 6  - Psychological Study Of German Dictator RENE KRAUS BY £N INTIMATE picture of Hitler's phy, ic a psychological study of the German rl C ndlt >^ is presented here by a noted Austrian rW^ 1 c O member of Chancellor Schuschm ggs <"/ mr n rsf a O' the Reich's annexation
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    A.R.P.WARDEN POSTS IN CITY
    137 7 A.R.P. WARDEN POSTS IN CITY 2000 Officials Ready, Rut More Wanted >r r p aratlon m thickly "populated area are rising m Singapore's most Sixty six little red crosses on a the spots chosen for these vital to [five help to civilians m the event of fortress. E Hi B
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    "Pacific's Peace Or War Will Be Decided Here"
    825 7 picture. WELL-KNOWN WRITER ON COLONY'S IMPORTANCE "JT .-truck me during the whole of my travel to Singapore that the Pacific is 'un-pacific today," commented the well-known British journalist. Mr. W. J. Makin, on his arrival m a Qantas Empire flying-boat yesterday. Equipped
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    POLICE BAND
    22 7 reciter. 0.00 Overture 3< tl "The Nau- 'Wee. I at Army" Melodious Bal •The I. I ithoUc held at nrday.
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    Malaya's First Mobile Gas Chamber
    258 7 Malaya's First Mobile Gas Chamber USED FOR A.R.P. IN JOHORE Our Own Correspondent) Muar. May 7. Tl of Johore citizen* m A.R.P lUQ m earnest. Mr. T B. B f roi spore, has arto visit districts m Johor e and res on A.R P work Tne first of these lectin
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    Telephone Service To N. America
    116 7 pROM June 1, a public radio tele- phone service between Malaya and North America <.U.S.A.. Canada anc Mexico > will be available, it was an nounced yesterday. Calls will be completed during three periods daily: 7.20 a.m. to 7.50 a.m.; 10.50 am to 12.30 p.m.;
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    Sawmill Workers On Strike
    70 7 CINGAPORE'S 12 sawmills have been idle since more than I.QDO carrier liei went on strike on Saturday morning. One coolie was badly beaten with fists by strikers m a mill m Lavender Street m the early morning. The coolies made eight demands for improved wages and
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    GORDONS TO BEAT RETREAT
    56 7 The drummers and pipers of 2nd Battalion the Gordon Highlanders wiU >eat Retreat on the Padang on Monlay, May 15. The programme of music s as follows: Retreat, "My Faithful Fair One.' low march "Lord Lovat's Lament,' narch "Dovecote Park." strathspej 'The Big Plaid," reel "Jumping
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    Brooke At Singapore 100 Years Ago
    451 7 picture. HIS HISTORIC VOYAGE QNE hundred years ago this month, .lames Brooke, the first white Rajah of Sarawak, arrived m Singapore m the 142-yacht Royalist. He was bound for the coast of Borneo on a voyage that was destined to make history James Brook
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    TRIBUTES TO COSMO PRESIDENT
    191 7 yRIBUTES were paid to Mr A R Pilgrams. the founder and pr. sident ol the Cosmo Club (Malaya), which is affiliated with the Association j Internationale des Skal-CJub.s\ Zurich, at the fourth annual dinner and guest night held at Sea View Hotel on Satur- day night.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR
    136 8 llu- following ship; are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected io arrive: J i>t Wharf: Entrance Gat* t; Exit t: Anshun 22. Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Juno 16; Hector 14; Pres. Van Bur en 11; Toyama Maru 9 Empire Dock: Entrance Gate 2;
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    Nawab Of Pataudi Married
    145 8 Bhopal, Apr. 28. THE Nawab ol Pataudi. mounted on a richly caparisoned elephant, rode at the head of a magnificent procession today to fetch his bride the Princess Sajida Sultan, second daughter of the Nawab ol Bhopai. from her father's palace. This completed the Moslem mam-
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    Japan's Trade With French Colonies
    89 8 JAPAN'S big trade with the French colonies, especially In French! Equatorial Africa, will be greatly curUllad by the new decree restricting! the importation of Japanese goods i said M. Pierre Dupeyre, th e French! Consul at Kobe, on arrival at Singapore m the Messageries Maritimes
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    INDUSTRIALISATION OF SZECHWAN
    921 8 Important Province In China's Economy ENERGY AND PROGRESS Chungking, Apr. 28. MONTHS of planning and hard labour have already advanced Szechwan Province home of China's wartime capital from a predominantly agricultural stage into a new era of semi-industrialisation. Aided by the National Government and private industrialists, the
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    Following In The Footsteps Of Prussia
    429 8 Following In The Footsteps Of Prussia Clienjetii (Szechuvii;. Apr. -18. tiTHE 70.000.000 people of Szechwan Province are all determined tc emulate the determination of the Prussians which led to the revival of Germany early last century," declared the Chairman of the Szechwan Provincial Government, General Wang Tsan-hsu, m a recent
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    Reich Plane For Manchukuo
    60 8 lof-jo. May 5. Taking a six-days' rest here, the Deutsche Lufthansa airliner piloted by the Baron von Gablenz will leave Hanedo Airport, Tokio. for Manchukuo on May 11. The plane landed at Haneda at two o'clock yesterday afternoon from Talhoku after calling at Fukuoka. Kyushu. After
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      529 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m FMB) TELEPHONE: Freif ht 5433— Passage 543 L LLOYDS AGENTS BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS, ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM B_L Person. Stop-overs you wLsh. In _fl Sp***)!] __L summer, tne scenic Great Lakes route _fl_l: ac °P tlonal inland-sea trip for mrl^
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    GOLDEN GLIMPSE SCORES UNIQUE DOUBLET
    1294 11 Cup Added To Gold Cup Success nyo NEW RECORD TIMES ridden by White, set a new course furlongs at the races on Saturday, Cup m line .style to clip 1 3-5 record held by Winways and Hard '< time was 1 mm 52 3-5 sec.
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    Penang Tennis Titles
    234 11 Penang Tennis Titles (From Our Own Correspondent.') Penang, May o. j DARTNERED by Mrs. C. W. S. HarttCf m the mixed doubles of the Penang lawn tennis championships, Goon Kok Ying won with ease m j their match against Mr.s. G. S. Rcis and J. D. Lambert. Mrs. Hartley played
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    Island Win Women's Golf Match
    142 11 THE women's golf match Royal Singapore Club vs. Island Club played at Bukit Timah resulted m a win for the Island Club by 3' 2 points to 1%. Detailed results: R.S.G.C. names first: Mrs. S. E. Dods 0 Mrs. W. B. Rud- dock 0. Mrs.
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    Local Exchange Rates
    177 11 MAY t, UJ39: SKLI.ING London T.T. c Lo;._~ii demand 2 'S 2", 32 Lyons demand 343 Switzerland cemand MOH Hamburg demand ij4 Now York demand S4y H Montreal demana 54 0 i(t Bala via demand iOl btinarans demand 10.J 7 Cuicuttu. Bjtncay Rangoon demand 154 7 Madras
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    134 11 MAY 6, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 27 27 7 No IX «SS FOB IO cases May 27 T 28 1 1G Gf A Q KSS FOB m bales May 27 9 16 27 11 IG PA Q «Sb
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    Exports Of Tinned Pineapples
    105 11 During the week ending Apr. 29 exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amount ed to 59.4G7 cases. Of these 42.C72 (72 per cent.) case.s were to the United Kin dam; £25 <o i per cent) cases to the continent of Europe: 12,475 (21 per cent.
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    Keppel Women's Open
    70 11 Twenty-three cards were taken out for the Keppel Golf Clubs May 'Women's Spo n. The following wee returned:— Mrs. M. G. Harvey 51 18 33 1 Mrs. G. V. Andrews 47 13 ?,4 Mrs. R W. McCreath 52 18 34 Mrs. R. E. Earle 44 9 3b
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    Navy Cup At Garrison Club
    40 11 In the final of the Navy Cup competition played over the Garrison golf course, Lt. Col. N. Clowes and Major If. R. Davidson beat Capt. C. Ryan end Capt C. W. Maisey, 3 and 2.
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    BRENTFORD UP IN ARMS
    1183 12 Anger At Referee's INCIDENT AT HIGHBURY London, May 7. YESTERDAY'S match between Arsenal and Brentford at Highbury was hard, almost fierce, and it resulted m Arsenal getting their first League victory against Brentford, who hardly deserved to lose. Brentford refused to resume play for two minutes
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    Halifax's Easy League Win
    140 12 London, May 7. OALIFAX beat Saliord 20—3 m the Rugby League final at Wembley before a crowd of about 50.000. Halifax led 10-nil at half-time. Halifax were aggressive and speed-, and threw the favourites off their stride with deadly tackling which broke up many movements. There
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    Match At Keppel
    195 12 pOLLOWING are the teams and draw for the match "Over 40" vs "40 and under to be played tomorrow at Kepp.m. 400 v olo han and w vs. R. 4 n<s ar v 2* Jo nes and E Kerr. W. Y. Semple and J. w. Jackson vs
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    Kho Sin Kie Is Hard Courts Champion
    197 12 Kho Sin Kie Is Hard Courts Champion X London, May fi. HO SIN KIE today became hard courts singles tennis charnP° n n f^?? gland bating Choy m an all-Chinese final, 7—5- gL-I-6 4. Choy led 3-0 m the first set through Kho Sm Kie's errors, after which Kho Sin
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    Swee Keng 64 For S. C. R. C.
    274 12 J^ FINE knock of 64 by Ong Swee oo Keng and contributions of 43 and 32 by Evan Wong and Keng Hock were the highlights of the cricket match between the S.C.R.C. and St, Andrew's Old Boys on Hong Lim Green yesterday.
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    Jubilee Stakes An Easy Thing For Antonym
    126 12 Jubilee Stakes An Easy Thing For Antonym London, May 7. THE tour-year-old French bred Antonym, owned by a Hollander. Mr Holdert, trained by a Frenchman Henri j Count, and ridden by an Englishman [Tucker, won the Jubilee Stakes run over a mile and a quarter at Kempton Park. 10—1 Antonym
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    Kentucky Derby
    30 12 London, May 7. The Kentucky Derby resulted; 3 5 Johnstown 1 6 l Challendon 2 15—1 Heather Broom 3 Eight ran. Won by six lengths: a length. Reuter
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    Governor's Cup To Golden Glimpse
    32 12 picture. THE GOVERNORS CUP carried off on Saturday by Golden Glimpse, ivho won m record time. Golden Glimpse also won the last Gold Cup race. Free Press
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    Services' Last Wicket Force A Draw
    379 12 Services' Last Wicket Force A D raw EXCITEMENT^VrBALEs^ AN exciting finish was. provided"^" n when the United Services' last wfcL *s«* bowlers out to force a draw m th 7 ]<i tb» r match. v lr one dav^N There was little m the result hut a lead of 34 at
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    Sappers Head S.A.F.A. League Tables
    45 12 Playing at Gillman Barracks on i Saturday the Royal Engineers beat the Loyals by three goals to nil m the first division of the league. The result puts the Sappers m the lead for a .second time this season. i
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    Thoy Again A Match-Winner
    132 12 Thoy Again A Match-Winner «'"r unbeaten P'a»'d on h( a by ISrun,^ **J Batting aw „™>' run*, thank, to ,w by D.Rom The Airmen A when the: J of three wlckeb SU*_**3 half century. hil, w»j Tl'oy. however L nr.-t chan Score.- liy totn a IXC R Bam c Putt
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    R.S.G.C. May Bogey
    34 12 THE Ms Royal Si j iUring the w< >k-end resi or J. Dxichton icore of two U] ;ion betf ■Toting with .1 D a ti. m fellenge and •f one down
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