The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 June 1939

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15.792. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939. 5 CENTS
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  • 117 1 INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS FORCES hat urj pre- v .ded to ii ions, rs-Oeneiml before, a ill Ol .T>.*as •r Kirke, Forces. apC*t*m :he merit] rvI Oversea! the orisade ..nd terriispectkn of, .:rol of i by; m*9mt Of j ffl on the v...-i the :he form- taffs, and lng pre-
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  • 94 1 Sai gon-Paris Flier Safe Karachi, May 31. A LTHOUGH anxiety was felt for the safety of the flier Gilbert Denis, who was ten hours overdue from Calcutta, where he arrived on Tuesday night and left again for Karachi after a 45-minute rest he is reported to have landed the Kathiawar
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  • 80 1 Seletar Sydney Formation Flight By R.A.F. London, May 31. AT least four of the all-metal 21- ton Short Sunderland flyingboats based at the Royal Air Force Station at Seletar are to undertake a formation cruise to Australia. A number of these powerful aircraft have been ordered for the Royal Australian
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  • 81 1 Japanese Bomb Italian Mission Shiukwan, May 31. The Italian Roman Catholic Church here was bombed yesterday morning when 17 Japanese bombers raided Shiukwan. a highway and railway junction in North Kwangtung Province, South China. The Italian church received five bombs, notwithstanding the fact that the building, being four-storied and the
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  • 83 1 Hamburg. .May 31. The German volunteers who fought in Spain were given a heroes' v elc me DO arrival here in rive "Strength rh rough Joy" liners. As they sailed uy. the Eibe, the volunteers were saluted by Field Marshal Goering. aboard the yacht Hamburg
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  • 307 1 Announcement Hoped For In Molotov Speech diplomatFcactivity London, May 31. "TLEARING of the decks" in anticipation of an early announcement of an Anglo-French-Soviet agreement to resist aggression is noticeable in the latest London, Paris and Moscow reports. Paris reports state that well-informed French quarters
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  • 117 1 Trengganu 's Student Prince Weds Today (Free Press Special Cable) Ijondon, May 31. pRINCE MAHMUD, brother of the Sultan of 1 Trengganu, who was 21 yesterday, will marry an English girl, Miss Joyce Blencowe, 21-year-old daughter of an Oxford outfitter, at the Oxford Registrar's office tomorrow. They met when Mahmud
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  • 157 1 London, May 31. THE Labour Party Conference by a huge majority today passed a resolution by the executive condemning the introduction of conscription in spite of the Government's repeated pledges to uphold the voluntary system, demanding pay allowances for militiamen similar to those of the Regular Army,
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  • 48 1 Shanghai, May 31. The American Ambassador, Mr. Nel.son Johnson, sailed at dawn today for Hong Kong on the first leg of his trip to Chungking. Mr Johnson was lust In Chungking about nine months aeo. when he left China on furlough. Reuter
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  • 281 1 Moscow, May 31. JUIOI.OIOY in his speech said the Anglo-French proposals contained several reservations which may render an agreement ineffective and said the Soviet insists on a pact exclusively of a defensive .character, a guarantee to all neighbours of the Soviet and a concrete agreement for mutual help
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  • 131 1 Soviet To Accept British Proposals London. May 31. THERE is reason to believe, states 1 Reuters' diplomatic correspondent, that M. Molotov will announce the Soviet's agreement to the British draft proposals, which, to a large extent, are based on the original Russian offer. It is understood the draft proposals provide
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  • 100 1 Beirut, May 31. 'THE Arab High Committee, the supporters of the Grand Mufti, toda| issued a statement rejecting In categorical terms the British Government's White Paper on Palestine and refusing all co-operation with Britain. The statement declares the White Paper does not realise Arab
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  • 14 1 Reich -Danish Pact Berlin, May 31. The German-Danish Non-Aggression Pact was signed today. Reuter
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  • 161 1 London, May 31. r THE homeward journey of the Kinq and Queen begins today when Their Majesties will leave Victoria, 8.C., to recros.^ Canada and to pay their short visit to the United State?. To commemorate the visit of Their Majesties to Canada, and
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    • 44 1 gtGIA TEA is BEST Tonight J e «ra Concert Dinner Dance (tormai) S p m. 9.45 to midnight baffles Orchestra oo directed by Admission Dan Hopkins Charge N I »>t Popular Dance Music in Town N. l> -»ret Attraction: La Peri et Jean Var.
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    • 83 1 INSIST ON BIGIA TEA ADELPHI HOTEL ROOF— CIRDEN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER, DANCE CABARET ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY ANNA LOVTSOFP I CELEBRATED LYRIC SOPRANO DANCE TO THE NEW AND MOST MOMBKN JAZZ BAND IN SINGAPORF DIRECTED BY A. BERSHADSKV SEA \^w"HOTTL SATURDAY; JUNE 3, 1939 RUSSIAN NIGHT RUSSIAN DINNER, RUSSIAN MUSIC. RUSSIAN
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  • 191 2 Tokio Threatens 'Most Drastic' Measures A NEW INVASION? Shanghai, May 31. The Japanese Kwantang Command has threatened to take the most drastic measures against Outer Mongolia, it the Outer Mongols continue to attack Manchukuo border outposts. I'nder the military pact hetween Japan and Manchukuo, Japan
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  • 105 2 Chungking May 31. In an editorial on th nference of British. American and French Ambasra In Shanghai, the semi-official Chungking editi a of the English language Hankow Herald declared: "With the European situation somewhat Unproved, no time should be lost by the Powers In impressing
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  • 62 2 Hong Kong, May 31. rjR. Wang Cheng-ting, who left here for London by air on Friday, is likely to replace Mr. Quo Tai-chi as Chinese Ambassador to London, according to Japanese reports. Mr. Quo is alleged to sympathise with Mr. Wang Chlngwei. former Vice-President of
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  • 304 2 Shanghai, May SI. THE :our-Power negotiation* :or the settlement of the Kulangsu Incident had been "interrupted* declared the Japanese Naval spokesman at a press conference this morning. Replying to a question, the spokeseld out little prospect of the neg t& turning out su :essfully they
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  • 61 2 Am O y, May 31. Japanese naval forces here will be reinforced by fresh units which are due in Amoy at 1.40 p.m. today. After parading the streets, the Japanese rein lor cements will be reviewed at Amoy Park at 3 p.m. by the
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  • 31 2 e than 500 dealers attended the 12th annual London International Stamp Dealt I Apparently six heads are better than one in deciding the value of this stamp.
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  • 175 2 BRITAIN'S FASTEST BOMBER Ixmdon, .May 31. CPKKDS considerably higher than are attainable by the Bristol Klenhcim. hitherto the fastest bomber in the Royal Air Force justify th? claim that the new Bristol Beaufort monoplane, now going into large-scale production, is the fastest twin-engined bomber
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  • 72 2 Leipzig, May 31. Major A. T. G. Gardner, a British racing motorist, driving a 1,100-c.c. If, G. Magnette on th e Dessau Autobahn today broke Class G records for one mile, one kilometre, and five kilometres from a flying start. The respective speeds were 203.159 miles an
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  • 71 2 At the annual general meeting of the Raniakrishna Mission, Singapore, held yesterday evening, the following advisory committee was elected for the year: President, Swami Bhaswarananda vice-president, Mr. V. Pakirisamy hon. secretary, Mr. M. T. Pillay; hon. treasurer, Mr. R. If. Krishnan; committee, Messrs. M. Sabapathy, P. Govindasamy pillay,
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  • 39 2 Wellington, May 31. THE New Zealand Government's £3,600,000 (sterling) internal lour per cent, loan was fully subscribed today. The money will be used for public works and general development purposes, including capital expenditure on defence. Reuter
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  • 307 2 China Gloats Over Fate Of The Yen ChmgkteCi May IL ipOMMENTING on the recent spec- tacular slump of the 3 yen and the North China Fei k^erve Bank notea ti the Chini se Ministry o! I e today said: "Such asi ant lin that it testifies to the victory of
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  • 83 2 Swatow, May :U». Teasion prevails In this port as a result of the concentration of a Japanese fleet in Swatow w r aters It IncliMlei two warships, two armed trawlers, cue destroyer and two aircraft carriers. One of the aircraft carriers carries 16 naval planes, which have been bombing coastal
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  • 28 2 Hol lywood Couple On Air Stage R Ma:. M I I cN ml i K'li: W* With o: i ache cui basl lister S I Euro; oi tl.
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  • 18 2 Will: with W I Th and tin Dad I por.^ Mr* and D
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    • 85 2 for delicious coo/ treats pressed tongue f! PORK BRAWN Ught, appetising meals easily and rnynic eiiicurc quickly prepared. Economical too— «O"Mt SAUSAGE bi-cause there is no waste. Cooked r. teats, ROLL heioiC ready to serve, can help to solve \3KK PIES menu problems, and for informal entertaining there is nothing
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  • 261 3 police Tell Of Finds In Estate Hut „n woman sent for 'trial at assizes police raid on an attap hut in an Panjang Koad, on the night of Apr. iadadng a woman, faced, a preliminary t in the Singapore Third Police Court of being in
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  • 109 3 Man-Power Bureau For Non- Europeans A *MAN-POWER M bureau for non-Europeans has been 1 opened by the Singapore A.R.P. Department in the Municipal Offices. ANY non-Eurcpean wishing to offer his services to Government in war-time in a civilian capacity will be able to register at the bureau, which is additional
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  • 128 3 THOUGHT COLONY WAS IN THE WAR ZONE PEOPLE In England were all highly interested in the Far East. Slid Mr. 8 H. Peek, speaking of his wU:ta to Rotary Clubs in England last year. "In fact everybody was full of questions. Needless to say many of them were about the
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  • 217 3 From Our Own Correspondent) Klang. May 30. FHVT the accused woman was not in--1 toxicated and did not even smell of liauor was the statement of Dr. E. Sfred. giving evidence at the inquiry into the alleged murder f un^* Rajoo by Nahammah, a middle-agea
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  • 307 3 "DEEP SYMPATHY FOR ACTIVITIES" r) help raise funds for the Child Welfare Society, a garden party will be held at Bishopslxninie, 4 Bishopgate, on Friday, June 16. Lady Thomas will open the proceedings. There will be various stalls and side shows, pony rides, tea and
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 3 I.Fslie HOWARD and Wendy Hillrr in a scene from "Pygmalion," film version of Bernard S'/av's famous play, which will have a gala premiere at Singapore on June 13.
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  • 68 3 TWO Japanese, Tamashiro and Chlvana, owner and captain, respectively, of a fishing boat, were each fined $25, in the Singapore Marine Court yesterday. Tamashiro was convicted on charge of leaving Singapore without a port clearance, and the captain pl-aded guilty to a charge of landing
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  • 24 3 The Ladies' Uivon charity sale, to be held on Saturday next from 4 p^m. to 8 p.m., will be opened by Mrs. B.C. Roberts
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  • 252 3 i From Our Own Correspondent London, May 23. IT is a curious fact that when announcements of Malayan interest appear in the personal columns of The Times, often after barren inter- I i ludes of several weeks, they almost always occur in groups of two
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  • 165 3 THE Poson Full Moon day. which falls today, will b e celebrated at the Singapore Buddhist Association by Mr. J. G. Romiel. in memory of his late brother, Mr. J. G. Victor. The day is observed becau.se of the fact that Buddhism was introduced to Ceylon
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  • 371 3 itiIALAYA'S new agreement with the International Tea Committee, the terms of which were forecast in the Free Press a few weeks ago, was published yesterday. It permits increased tea production In this country. The agreement is in the form of a memorandum from Sir John Hay, who
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  • 206 3 VOLUNTEERS FOR SERVICE ON YUNNAN ROAD LfIGH tribute to the courage and spirit of more than a thousand Malayan Chinese who have left Malaya to become motor drivers on China's new munitions and supplies route from Burma to Yunnan province is paid in a
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  • 81 3 A CHARGE OF MURDER u tioned RgatnH I Chinese. Chin Kon?. in the Singapore Becood Police Court yesterday. Chin was stated to be in hospital. The prosecution alleged that the I cused stabbed another Chinese in the chest in Java Road, on May 27, and
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  • 45 3 A CHINESE CYCLIST was knocked down by a motor-lorry outside the Singapore Fire Bri^ado Station yesterday afternoon. He received a fracture oi the I jaw and several other miner injur He was taken to the General Hospital In a scmi-conseious condition
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  • 27 3 Mr. J.T Mitrheli <64>. oi Purie.v, near London, who was i director oi Golden Hope Rubber Estates, <-i Selangor. Negri Sembilan and P»-rt,:. left £1,341 <net 4.960
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  • 370 3 Man is generally inclined to take notice only of that which is large and easily seen. He does not bother about small things, as he often thinks that they are not worth the trouble. And yet Often it is quite
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 36 3 <03 'S&\ l; I AUTY ffT V RILS J JI that jf K skin needs AUTY l*'»v*d<*r I 51.50 11 p MERAL DISPENSARY LTD. MV tV -K LIMPIR. A« l CHEMISTS Protect if our clothes BES-iS
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    • 102 3 C LOSING DOWN SALE C L F 39, BRAS BASAH ROAD j*• O i O a S I POPLIN SHIRTS 3 pcs. FOR SI/- S I I2J BATHING TOWELS 4 m n SI/- I jg H SPORT SHIRTS 4 Sl'- SILK SHIRTS 2 SI/- J INDER WEAR SETS 1 set
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  • 2592 4 A S inaonoro MAN in LONDON London, May 26. T have just returned from a few days holiday in the country. How lovely everything is looking at this time .of the year. What a relief it has been to pet away from the hustle and bustle of life in the
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    • 19 4 PITMAN'S COLLEGE ESTABLISHED IN EN6LAND 65 YEARS j UNITEERS BLE. RIVER VALLEY ROWS Write. eaU or phone for particulars:
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    • 38 4 Country HOTh L pi r Naval Him. Upper Thomson-Sembawanfc Rd. Opp. Mata t,ai Ideal for residence, leave, or week* Unequalled for comfort, cleaniineM an UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGE! NEXT SUNDAY:--///G// r/D£.- SPECIAL:Scletar Curry Tittw Fo* Be.ervaUons Phone 49*^^^
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    80 5 I RIV;^ «ho has be«n visitin- Italy aad Libya, return to Berlin with his wI.V Hunffanans^^ y arrived in ei*ht aeroplaßfs at Hcston. GENERAL VON BRAUCHITSCH, Commander-in-chief of the Gennaa Army, witnessed army manoeuvres ?iven for his benefit to the north of Rome, In the presence of Signor Mussolini and
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 200 5 tows T&joical Budget )|t .> mt THE WAR PPWCt I m^ 2f" y mon6^-"' f »«se mass meetings of. .if S~^ >i^— L! I I Jousands of ramblers, and we'll beh«vm» A^ C<^^ 1 fIU f^^^ free indodln* *VTV ,L, ■■■r-AWi.gy,,,, w/rM*» I^.V4 KS\f /J 1 r "facilitate hirU- purchase.
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  • 1552 6 Expert's Prediction On Commerce In Orient OUSTING JAPAN FROM P.I. MARKET Washington, May 25. 'HARLES K. MOSER, Far Eastern expert of the United States department of commerce, recently predicted before the United States Chamber of Commerce that America would gradually regain her
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  • 51 6 The F.M.S. railways will issue extended weekend tickets at the time of the Kings Birthday celebration on June 8. These tickets will be available for the outward Journey from June 7 until June 11, and for the return journey from June 8 until June
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  • 259 6 America Remembers The Bad Debts THE WAR DEBT ghost rose again in New York last week in replies which a cross-section of American voters made to a question put by Dr. Gallup, head of the American Institue of Public Opin-on. The quea tion was: "In case Germany and Italy to
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  • 156 6 London, May 30. pOMMLNTING on news from Ban*kok that the Government of Siani will propose at the next meeting of the National Assembly that the official name of that country shall henceforth be known by the vernacular name of Muang Thai, meaning the "land or
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  • 98 6 Tokio, May 30. WAR booty taken from the Chinese iorces since the outbreak of the China war, according to the Army section of the Imperial General Headquarters, include: A total of 215,573 rifles, 8,360 light machine-guns, 3,346 heavy machineguns, 1,015 revolvers, 1,237 trenchmortars, 1,567 guns
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  • 552 6 His New Book S. Arabs Were Tricked Lawrence "I *IHk«T*S "BETTER WE WIN Bft£ f WORD THAN LOSE A TALL, slender Arab in long I 1 brown headcloth bound with t I gold cord r stands in ;i black doorwiv **t a little courtyard. At his side hangs >i!v,-, Uky
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 18 6 AURORA £P|J DEPT. STORE mHW 3700 3788. SECOND SPECIAL OFFER WEEK Corner i "TLr* Starting from June sth.
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    • 56 6 <A PLENTY OF !g i HOT WATER FOR J EVERYONE y^i -WITH ANHHffOMAUf GAS WATER HEATER Piping hot water at every hot tap 1 without dirt, without waiting! That's one of the new automatic gas water heal j h easily they are fixed, how handsome cheap they aie to use!
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  • 17 7 ID* WARPLANE— Australia is very ¥I*MAWAY~) she has buUt. Others are bang finished now.
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  • 446 7 Queen Bee Baffles The Fleet DEFIES A. A. FIRE London, May 24. j J^URING gunnery practice off Portland Bill, the Queen Bee flirted with the Fleet. Coquettishly she flew I over the Rodney and the Nelson, though they filled the sky with bursts of anti-aircraft fire. The cruiser Sheffield had
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  • 230 7 An Ambassador On English Clothes London, May 24. VOU know all that stuff about Eng- lishmen's clothes being the env of the world? Well, it doesn't go over with United States Ambassador Joe Kennedy. "I have a feeling." he said in Lon- don yesterday, "that American men would like some
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  • 55 7 Wh^n Andreas Kle'ber, 95, Lerhtenstem's one man army died, he still, technically, was at war with Germany He died recently, last survivor of an army of 58 men sent to aid Austria against Germany in the war of 18C6. By an oversight Liecht nM in was left out of the
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  • 147 7 THRIFT SOCIETY FAILS TO GET QUORUM MOT permitted to hold its annual general meeting la^t week lor lack cf a quorum of 50. the Singapore Government Servants' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd., held its meeting at Fullerton Building yesterday with only about 20 members. Although 40 attended at the
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  • 104 7 U/HY do annual meetings confirm the minutes of previous annual meetings? Mr. C. V. Miles, retiring president of the Straits Settlements < Singapore) Association, doesn't know why. he confessed yesterday. 'I can never understand why we are called upon to confirm the minutes of a
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  • 142 7 PULLER'S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE MY mother sent me a letter asking me to go back to China. I had no money. I was worried over it," declared a middle-aged Chinese, Cheah Tok Tin, who pleaded guilty before Mr. C. H. Koh, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court
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    • 155 7 gnsgjPfLAL'D "YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER" I a.rtia .t the type which Singapore audiences :i > in a class by itself and is well worth ~;t>n of a provocative pla>. shrewdlv directed bv M i > l :M» S of it> :>pe to be seen for a long while BOH THE
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    • 196 7 7" x MALAYAN PREMIERE ,i I; II f TONIGHT! M^ r M^B^i-^fe- J filmdoms most brilliant star "M^H r TEAM IN THE SCREEN'S MOST '*lpyil| I GLORIOUS ROMANCE. ■^#;J| i 1 f 1938 ACADEMY WINNER TRACY AND ■W^ 7 GLAMOROUS LORETTA YOUNG I\ ••"^M^ JF^ A LOVE STORY, MORE STIRRING,
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  • 634 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1039. Malaya s Tea AN IMPORTANT passage in Malaya's new agreement with the international tea committee is that which refers to "considerable restraints upon legitimate enterprises in this country to safeguard the interests of the chief tea exporting countries." This is an admission
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  • 1449 8  -  WALTER DURANTY *£HE writer of this article is the < *^S V has resided for many \ear s in tv ec/ ioum i ledged expert in Russian affaiU T Q iT^ o^ European capitals on behalf V 0 Neu;s paper A//iance, cnrf f/,^ FrJ
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    • 223 8 "Don+ ijou jusf love ROSES?" "Yes f but best in j^Kg a GIMLET! eTmKbI CALDBECK'S BY SPECIAL K^'A'S^ TO H M THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM ESTD £bN|^l 1872 NEWEST DESIGNS IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY. necklaces bracelets brooches ri::gs clips watches. (incorporated In Ceylon) SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. H tf No. 4404.
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    • 29 8 1 lie I rue To Life Radfo ON DISPLAY AT 29, Orchard Rd. JL FREE Home Trial Phone 4096 Sole Agents:— H.L. CARTER 22, Orchard Rd. Spore Co. I
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  • 237 9 MEN BURIED ALIVE BY COLLAPSE OF TRENCH Opinions On Causes Of p a ya Lebar Tragedy CORONER DECIDES THERE WAS NO NEGLIGENCE tlfSlON^ {o the cause of th e collapse of a Payi l*bar Road, on May 23, when two »erc buried alive, were given in the HTMert Cmotl yesterday,
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  • Article, Illustration
    40 9 The Assistant Chaplain-General, Far East, the Rev. W. M. A. Farren (left) who is returning to England chatting with the GO.C, Malaya, Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie, on his arrival at Singapore by the P. and O. liner Rajputana yesterday.
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  • 331 9 "THE matter of air raid precautions will need the attention of the incoming committee," said Mr. C. V. Miles, retiring president of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, at the annual meeting of the association last evening. "IN the matter of air raid precautions we have
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  • 270 9 Lorry Driver Charged After Fatality COLLISION WITH A CABLE DRUM CURTHER evidence was recorded in the Singapore Traffic District Court, before Mr. c. H. Whitton, yesterday, In a case in which a Johore lorry driver, Lim Ah Tuan, is charged with six traffic charges. He was charged firstly with causing
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  • 127 9 CENTENCE of two weeks' rigorous imprisonment was passed on Benjamin Baptist, a 21-year-old Eurasian youth, in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of being a police supervisee and failing io notify the police authorities of his place of
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  • 77 9 ALLEGED to have been seen by a A n urse to b e climbing the wall by the Sisters' quarters, at the Singapore General Hospital, at 1.30 a.m. yesterday, Mohamed Musin bin Shariff, a 30--year-old Tamil, appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker in the Singapore
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  • 187 9 /COMMENTING on recent sugges- tions in the Pathfinder a Kuala Lumpur journal, that Ceylon Tamils should abolish the dowry system, a Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the journal writes: "It is stupid to attempt to do such a thing. How can you stop the dowry system
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  • 487 9 DAMAGED SILK DISPUTE A HUMAN habitation with no rubbish over a period of years was not an uncommon thing, said T. V. Pereira in a suit for damages before Mr. Justice Worley, in the Singapore 'High Court yesterday. Pereira, proprietor of Ensign Book Store, High Street,
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  • 325 9 DR. WANG ON WORLD HELP SYMPATHY "^FTER nearly two years of resistance to aggression in an undeclared war, China has achieved" much success in diplomatic relations with foreign Powers H declared Dr. C. T. Wang, veteran Chinese diplomat former Foreign Minister ani until
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  • 280 9 QN a cham of criminal trespass by entering :rto the compound M I me in ■Mural Road, .ccupied by Mr. S C. Ua, immtMT of the Ho Hcng Oil Mills, wit.i jniert to cause annjy2nce, on May 17, a Tamil, Murugiah was convicted bv Mr
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    • 16 9 WIIR CONVENIENCE AFTER THE SHOW »«E AT *HE CAPITOL a *STAURANT **«> fioch Oysters and STRAWBERRIES °BTAIKABLE
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    • 101 9 Jm~ "BURBERRY" J3 Weatherall ifjsm f '■%> Made of Proofed Garbard^ *$&L*3---- Ifil ne Companion in all W climates. Checked lining. I r Single Breasted. ConvertiI ble Collar. Raglan Sleeves. 1 Vertical Pockets. To be used with or without belt fj W II $43.50 $45,00 W m^ rob;::on&co.,lid. SINGAPORE KUALA
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  • 134 10 Canberra. May 20. THE COMMONWEALTH Government has bought the Wyatt Earp. the tease] used by Lincoln Ellsworth during his recent Antarctic survey, for Rs. 66.000. It will be used also, if required, on fisheries research in Australian waters. The vessel was acquired with two aircraft, stores and
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    39 10 IHK (ROWN PKINCK and Princess of Denmark, who visited London on their way back from the New York World's Fair, left Liverpool *<reet to return to Denmark. Princess Ingrid and Prince Frederick fceinr seen off by Lady Patricia Ramsay,
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  • 1261 10 Britain Should Maintain Stock In U.S. ALTERNATIVE SUGGESTED (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 23. DANIC buying by American consumers for private war- reserves having largely ceased, the London tii^ market has experienced an extremely quiet week. All interests concerned have, indeed, had
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  • 14 10 A lodgers' league Is being formed In Bridgend, Glamorgan, to combat "victimisation" by landladies.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 383 10 CLASSIFIED AD VERTISHMENTS DOMESTIC OOCW2ENCBS DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENT STEWART: At Edinburgh, on May 29 a daughter was born to Margaret (nee Penman* wiie of R. C. Stewart. of Singapore. The child lived for a brief period only. TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. Tenders are now invited for the following materials or services.
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    • 173 10 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT K 1 (>N(. GRANGB—77. Meyer Rd (near Swimming Club) Board-Residence at moderate rates s Large Gardens— Tennis. j Phone: 575H. EAST ANGLIA t. 0.M.i.l KISB SINGAPORE. S mlns to towo blgb terei garages, daily or monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine tecnia single and double rooms
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    • 32 10 BANK OF Ckt > f excess o! •Pproxiis Corresnondent, in in »I\ A CDRRDn W^lT^^ POSH II anc FOREIG', ;ascertainrd r, EXCELL- Ci COLLE( BHIPME! GENERA! business 1J iac g*>*^ FuD Da anmi^-
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 441 10 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE TODAY 71 1 L m metre*. ZHP 30 0G metres. p.m. 5.00 Cantonese music. f 6.13 Mandarin Children's Progran:r 6.30 Mandarin 7.00 C -ranime. cEngli.-: 7.15 T.: ither, r.eus and ix me i 7.30 Talk. Ir as of the Cor by MHfiOD. 7.45 Ocbestral i 8.00 The
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    • 291 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES from Lt Jon 5.30 p. m. Yesterday *.ed in US currency. lataH n.iddle prices Jobbers margins, brokerage ■*«m»d dutv ar not included. 0^ DMMM latest Quotations Previously ec. ,4 W m 109% 108 108% i*6 o/ji/ 9 251 35^ 4 pc> 8U 8Vi 381
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    • 100 11 Bt iUSD CO. AT IHt LOSI OF BUSINESS RSfBMI il uudda\ was Uthough Wall m .l.sed ye*termarkKs made a very s "il rises were IM 1 1- 1 This ner conditions and tin .h.tres were in Kintas adand Honff Fatts »n t^rlings Pahangs southern 1 Tronohs at
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    • 165 11 MAY 31, 1939: SELLING London T.T. 2 3 25 32 London demand 2 3 32 Lyons demand 20 *9 Switzerland demand 239 >i Hamburg demand 13* New York demand 54 Montreal demand 54 U B&tavia demand 100 J 2 Samarang demand 100H Calcutta. Bombay Rangoon demand 1551
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    • 48 11 The ruling prlnee of Liechtenstein, a country without an army and almost taxless, Is Franz Jostl U, who succeeded in March 1938 on retirement of his uncle, Franz I. The country has a population of 10,000 in an area of 65 square miles, lying between Switzerland and Austria.
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    • 166 11 RUBBER: Firmer. London: 85 16d. 8 7 16d. Previously: 85 16d. 8M July-Sept.: 8%d. 8._>d. Previously: 83_d. 8 7il6d. Oct.-Dec: 8^d. 8 9!16d. Previously: 87 16d. 89 16d. Jfn.-Mar.: 8 9 16d. 8%d. Previously: 8l 2 d. 8^ 8 d New
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    • 64 11 THE METAL MARKETS From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firm. Spot: £227 7s. 6d. Previously: .€226 10s. Three months: £225 2s. 6d. Previously: £224 7s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN: 49.12. Previously: Closed. COPPER: £42 15s. Previously: £42 ss. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Bs. S^d. Previously: £7 Bs. 5 J 2d. SILVER: Spot:
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    • 60 11 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method ol Parity oeiore Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previously Paris Franc to 124.11 176^ VMHk New York... to il 4 -8655 4.68 516 4.68*4 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.10 8.72 8.71 HongKong.. Per dollar 15.*****d. 15.215 16d. Shanghai Per dollar S^d.nom. 8 l 4
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    • 323 11 Chungking:, May 20. ATE IN APRIL, 1939, China's war coffer was enriched by at least $2,000 by the unusual patriotic act of old Grandmother Yao, mother of General Tang Huai-yuan, a division commander in the Chinese army. From President Lin Sen down to the most
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    • 163 11 London, May 17. pHEL&EA, who recently appointed Mr. W. Birrell as manager in suc-!-ssion to Mr. Leslie Knighton, have informed their three trainers that their services will no longer be required. Jack Whitley, first team trainer, Charles Harris, his assistant, and Jack Harrow, third team trainer
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    • 114 11 MAY 31, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Bayers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot 1005e... 29 29 No. IX R.S.S. P. OB. ID cases May 29 29V* GFJiQ. RBS. P.0.8. in bales May 28 11 1C 28 13 16 P.A g B.S.S. P.0.8. in bales May 28
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    • 1295 11 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co.'s List WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin (Is) '3s 74-1 4s 14d Austral Amal. (5s) 4s 7%d 5s 1 4d Austral Malay 38s 42a Ayer Hitam (5s) 22s 9d 23s 9d Ayer Weng ($1) .68 .73 Bangrfci
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    • 48 11 Current Company Dividends > List Supplied By Messrs. Fraser Co. WEDNBBDAY, MAY 31, 1539: 5 P.M. I'oUi for Company Dividend Books Financial TIN Close Date Ex. Div. year Raub 6d. int. June 8 June 14 June t M. GENERAL Wearne s*? Int. May SO June 5 May 31 5%
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  • 751 12 Anglo-Oriental Support For Buffer Pool REMARKABLE RESULTS "f WANT to emphasise not only the recovery in price which immediately set in when ft- was realised the International Tin Committee were going ahead with the buffer pool scheme, but also the amazing steadiness in the daily
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  • 1185 12 pOSTS EXPRESSED in terms of sterlii\z per ton of ore increased to P7O 19s. lid., which were accounted :v r in port by the lower average grade o: ground worked, and partly by the that restricted running time must inevitably prove more expensive than full out working.
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  • 130 12 fHE past pear has been fraught with difficulties in relation to labour conditions and unemployment, and it has been necessary for the various Companies under the management of Anglo-Oriental (Malaya) Ltd. to retain labour and staff considerably beyond immediate requirements. ~^Alt hough this has put an
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  • 63 12 London, May 17 THE Hon. Peter Beatty's colt, Bois Roussel, winner of the Derby last year, has finished his racecourse career. He strained a muscle near the stifle joint of a leg, and has been taken out of training. He will shortly be sent
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  • 807 12 NO PANIC IN EVIDENCE London, May 12. TN one of the most vicious air raids ever perpetrated on a civilian populace, the Japanese army subjected the congested downtown residential areas of Chungking to a hail of death and destruction on May 3. The city airdefence
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    84 12 Lord Lothian new envoy to Amerce. Lord Lothian it to succeed Sir Ronald Lindsay, as Britain's Amba^ador to the United States. He iciil go to Washington in the summer :chen Sir Ronald retires. Lo y d Lothian is famous as a staiesjnan, traveUer and writer and has often voiced his
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  • 78 12 Leprosy Cam Paign Progresses In China subsidy o; sion to 1 bring aboun r Hosm en Cc- t 'iated The the Unlv--alread; On o: th D Health I Five hfestd b«M th sour.. ed H to tre; y r "urf'd F 1 d treatn the Plrngmw (M Kbvowl Kr-. 'o
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    • 40 12 jgUl TOMORROW NIGHT A HAPPY WORLD STADiUW Ben JIMENEZ |H| DHARMARAJ :J V ARENAS J I H 4 RODRIGUES 1 POPULAR C q 9 fA 50 CIS. 1 RICES 1 h atDUNDFF BOOKINGS PIiONF: DUNDEE F|KST fiOVT nr r m
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    • 424 13 fopliiljllijljj KoandBRITJSH INDIA LINES I I \.\TED Dl EN. .ND) C. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, O1 rWABDfI Due Due TonnasTf Spore. 2 SOMAI I 3 Julv 28 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug 11 RANCH! 17.000 Aug 25 31 BANGALORE 6 000 Aur 26 RANFURA >o Sept 8 14 RAWALPINDI S ?pt 22
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    • 520 13 McAUSTER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Straits ScttlementsJ GRESHAM HOISE BATTERY RD. SLNGAPORE. PHONE 5172. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co.. Ltd. 'Incorporated in Englanaj HAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Uae g^ CITY OF ATHENS Calls Glasgow In Port June 2 CITY OF PITTSBURG (Jails Glasgow June 29
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    • 839 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collvei Quay. Singaport In alii. Chartered Bank Building Penang Tel I3C& BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FASI SERVICES MAKStII.LLS LUNUUN COMINLNj KSU GLASOOff (in conjunction witr thr Gleo Line) i»ue *.slto GLENIFFER L'don. D'kirk, R'dam, K burg. A werp &nd Midd. June 3 June S AENEAS Mar.,
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    • 555 14 DUudltAU UU. 9 LIU. (Incorporated in PMS.) TELEPHONE: *rei?ht $433— Passaffe 5131. &MAOIAN PACIFIC iwoiiDU CfifAnrr{ In Kn f 'ftfH^ 1 hi- mmgNl RUtiTI offers IRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via UO.NOLtLt •r direct F.MPKtSS to f AN'JOLVER-ACROSS CANADA by IRANS-CONTIN-LMM TRAIN without change— then* e by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND
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    • 235 14 For Everything Appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Mone> Exchange and Freight applj CORK'S WACOgS^LITS [WOQtO TWAVgi^StPVIC^) ROBINSON ROAII No Booking ?eej Telephone S9M. HENDERSON LINE SCHfclUiLft (It SAILINGS B> tortnightl) Passenger Steamer Between Raugoon. Port Sudan, Marseilles and England. HOMFWARD SAILINGS Leave Rangoon SALWEEN June 10 KEMMENDINE June 24 AMARAPOORA
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    • 430 14 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINE^f 0 -Vr« Kt'KOPt. FROM SINGAPORE \SD RMANQ TO COlOMbti v, ALEXANDRA N APLtS Bw^tSSS^ I^^Jg^| PRESIDENT HAYES j B liTfi PRESIDENT POLK j^ PRESIDENT GARFIELD I PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT ADAMS AulM > x PRESIDENT VAN BLREN A^ PRESIDENT HARRISAN IS] carrv no Das*ens,'ers TO AMKKK FROM HONG
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    • 943 14 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches SINGAPORE HARBOUR INWARD Imperial: From Europe due Monday, Thursday, Friday afternoons. Wearnes: From Penang, Ipoh, and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. K.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday afternoons. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Tuesday. Friday. Sunday afternoons. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Saturday, Monday, Wednesday
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  • 572 15 R.A.M.C. Go Down 2-1 At Stadium MAT NOOR MACE SHINE gLATLNG the R.A.M.C. 2-1 at the Stadium yesterday, of tL i¥ c onsol j dated their position as leaders Although the Po.t Office deserved the points, thev had to h ht hard for the goals. Both
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    38 15 F(IR koyal TOURNAMENT. "K" Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery, wtio ■nuntt of MtsicAt. d niv e for ko™'« oijmpia and at Nort Vomraand Tattoo L£ed a a^3!^Sf- Wo e ™d Scrubs, London. Th* Ls "K" Battery rehears...
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    11 15 .V. ■••■5 r. n a i b#»it rhua Free Press xgfg
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  • 69 15 a free kick me. enAmicable .5 tO iyed bust in to vers. their i the part Pres- In g n the.irds LU Ml \N S (.o\l .alf-L-ii -hot, net. S i al to I HmI AA A <e Ah <hot. tan was mTher
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  • 75 15 Malayan Boxers vs. Filipinos I i M the I now. The ■>fc k nal affair, KrlS *ho have I 7SL Z H DS DunH Ben J menez rommi Carrie H Rodilfw events to be last o' I d to the U boy. TomH Q rapid.tx I t main event ide.
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  • 296 15 London, May 17. fJONALD BUDGE came back to London town to play last night, and 3,500 lawn tennis fans at Wembley Stadium saw him ruthlessly defeat Bii: B 11 Tiltien, the man who for years was regarded as the greatest player of all time. Budge beat
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  • 134 15 The following badminton ties will be played at the Clerical Union, Haw-Par Hall, this week-end: Saturday, 2.15 p.m* Singles, Sng Beng Teck (Useful) vs. Raymond Frois (Useful); T. Rajoo vs. Lim Yew Hock (AP.CS.O; M. A. Lange < Sphinx* vs. Wee Hong Loo < Merrytime V, Lim Seng
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  • 127 15 DRIZE list of the Y.M.C.A. tennis tournament which concluded on Tuesday is as follows Men's Singles Championship: winner, Kamis bin Hamid; runner-up, Yadi bin Haji Kassim. Men's Doubles Championship: winners, Kamis and Yadi; runners-up. Tan Huck Toe and Chua Choon Leong. Open Mixed Doubles: winners, Mrs. M.
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  • 25 15 The second division <&) league fixture between the Publishers and the Royal Navy, arranged to be played at the Stadium this afternoon, has been postponed indefinitely.
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  • 22 15 Press picture. VI THE STADIUM yesterday, when the Post Office beat the R.A.M.C.. 2 i,_ Free Press
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  • 435 15 Hard Work Brought Its Reward GIRL'S BILLIARDS TITLE London, May 12. DUTH HARRISON'S victory in the recent women's profeesional billiard championship is a worth-while example to those ambitious billiard players who would like to seal their hard work with the stamp of success. but surely went iurtlur ahead of her
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  • 513 15 P/O Young Wins R.A.F. Athletic Championship PILOT OFFICER E. W. Young won the Victor Ludorum Cup, ousting last year's holder, Flight Sergeant Powell at the annual R.A.F. starts meeting at Seletar yesterday. Shies, kick the iootball compel tions and various other stalls i presented at the far end of the
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  • 91 15 The Royal Singapore Yacht Club will hold th( u.-uai afternoon races lor all classes tom<rr'.w M I.^l On Sunday, the "A" dMi uii' the second race lor th" Thomas Challenge O*r Bbui 10 a.m. The '"B"' dmm will sAI ihc iirst race lor the CUfford Cnmlli <"up, start
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    • 79 15 TESTIMONIAL "To mention some of the players who are u>inp, "KJipspringei tennis strings: Jack Crawford, who will be ut-ing it exclusively in the present Davis Cup Tour, Adrian Quist, Harry Hopman, Mrs. Hopman, G. <le Stefani, and Ellsworth Vines, who §ays it is the BEST GIT he has u-« <l."
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  • 553 16 Choon Leong Rallies Well But Loses In Two Sets THOY WINS JUNIOR TITLE CHIN KEE OiSN, former Malayan singles champion, reached the jnen's^open singles of the Singapore lawn tennis championships yesterday when he defeated Chua Choon Leong 6—l, 9—7. Play was thrilling, with several games
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  • 397 16 WEIGHTS lor Saturday, the final I day of the Penan g Turt Club's meeting, are M follows: Horses, Class 2, 1 mile. The Puritan 9 07 Hercules 8. 01 Scarlet Tiger 9.03 Speranza 709 Playboy 8 13 Nutcracker 7.09 Utrecht 3 05 Spear of S«ira*ak 7.09 The
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    31 16 picture. ■V.V.V cr side vhi(h lost 2 to the scc on the padan?t yesterday. Lai Thuan third f— i.e. »i the back row, was injured and taken to hospital.- Free Press
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  • 101 16 Ol STAINING a nasty cut over his right eye in a collision on the padang yesterday with McCaffery, S.CC. l?ft back. Lai Chuan, Singapore State soccer player and Chinese first team centre-forward, was taken to hospital by ambulance. Although Lai Chuan's injury is not considered
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  • 242 16 (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, May 31. QOOX KOK LEM and Mrs. C. P. Pur- cell, holders of the Penang mixed doubles tennis title, were yesterday extended by Goh Hock Jin and Mrs. J. W. Clark in the semi-final of the Penang tennis championships. Mrs. Purcell was
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  • 53 16 S.C.C. billiards ties are Today: 6.30 p.m., W. H. Palgrave (—7s> vs. Major F. E. Robertson (scr.>. Tomorrow: 5.30 p.m., M. S. Robinson vs. H. Gray. Monday: 6.30 p.m., A Grimes vs. E H. Coleman. Tuesday: 6.30 p.m., S Ldr. F. E Watts (—5O) vs. F
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  • 30 16 picture. POSTALS beat the R.A.M.C. 2—l at the Stadium in ths second division (a) of the League. Postals are leaders in this division.- Free Press
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  • 218 16 THE Singapore Harbour Board had an easy victory in the second division (b) from the Chan^i (War Department) Civilians at the S.H.B. ground yesterday, and thus keep second place in the envision. The Board won bv seven £oals to nil. THE S.H.B. and
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  • 47 16 F ive Wickets Y. M. C. A. Swee K j r :.:>- I Ponnaml Ken, I Ma Eh;Swee Kfor 1 1 i Hoc* Ph.. Chu. H Lewii b Bti Swee Kens Kens Chu A N T... L Aer. Bowiin< i| motl j for 65: i keran. i no:.
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