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

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,798. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    BRITAIN TAKES GRAVE VIEW OF SHANGHAI INCIDENT
    251 1 BRITAIN TAKES GRAVE VIEW OF SHANGHAI INCIDENT typanese Are Behind labour Troubles pID MURDERED MAN KNOW TOO MUCH? I London, June 7. I ttter is being actively investigated by local I >. no official report has so far reached I ;he circumstances m which R. M. Tinkler, I foreman of
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    40 1 THE KING. IN THE UNIFORM OF A FIELD MARSHAL OF THE GIAKDS, saluting an officer, watched by Mr. Mackenzie Kin;, the Dominion Premier, when the ceremon* of the Trooping: of the Colour was held m Ottawa, during: the Royal visit.
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    Thought Mills Were Being Attacked
    137 1 Thought Mills Were Being Attacked death rd?r i ixn -.v I Hut Tinklfr receive other instance be was \u»SET' uir.ounced tnat after fttteoqjted to hereupon -.er and L>-; ntact %ltb a X, >:nan ne British ested that tIM British. column) he was not handed over until he was dead Asked
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    Royal Entry Into The United States
    357 1 ACROSS NIAGARA BRIDGE London (Ontario), June 7. THE King and Queen will cross the Niagara suspension bridge from Canada into the United States this evening when the British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, will present the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, who
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    Duke Promoted, 5 New Barons Appointed
    212 1 Duke Promoted, 5 New Barons Appointed Birthday Honours London, June 7. THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS list contains a large number of rewards for political and public services but no particularly striking awards. It starts of with the promotion of the Duke of Kent to be Rear-Admiral, Major-Gen-eral and Air Vice-Marshal. The
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    FULL MILITARY AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET
    475 1 FULL MILITARY AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET London, June 7. 'THE British Government have, I think, been able to satisfy, the Soviet that they are prepared to conclude an agreement on the basis of full reciprocity, and have also made it clear that they are ready, immediately and without any reserve, to
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    Malaya's Gifts For Defence
    73 1 London, June 7. CHEERS GREETED Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald's ((<lonial Secretary), statement m the House of Commons today that the free gift-> from Malaya towards the cost of Empire defence during the past 20 years amounted to more than £7,250,000 m addition to expenditure borne by
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    Strengthening Peace Front
    188 1 London, June 7. AN opponunity was afforded usual weekly Cabinet meeting, this morning for a BttTtf by ministers oi jthc progress m itreogUiecing ttw I peace front against ag^ie^ion Tn this connectio i bnpo*taacc U attached to the meeting yesterday be--1 tween the Prime Minister, accompanied by
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      54 1 lIGIA TEA IS BEST I .IggAY THE KING'S BIRTHDAY )r(ht i Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p-m. IM. DINNER DANCE (formal) iddight. CABARET ATTRACTION lA ?ERI ci JEAN VAR jju J TAI.ENTLI) SPANISH DANCERS ORCHESTRA "T* DAM HOPKINS 1 M. MOST POPULAR DANCE MUSIC IN TOWN >!i^ Non-Diners $1.00. I'^Tt&i. THING
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      61 1 INSIST ON BIGIA TEA SEA VIEW H HOTEL TODAY KING'S BIRTHDAY GALA DINNER BALL ENGLISH SONGS BY I ANNA LOVTSOFP I CELEBRATED LYRIC SOPRANO DANCE TO THE NEW, MOST MODERN JAZZ BAND IN SINC.XPORE (TO MUSICIANS) DIRECTED BY A. RERSHADSKY TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER, DANCE CABARET ADELPHI GRILL THE BEST FOOD
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    PROTEST TO JAPAN OVER BRITON'S DEATH AT MILL
    381 2 Clash With Bluejackets In Pootung ALLEGED TO HAVE FIRED AT LANDING- PARTY Shanghai, June 7. IT is understood, sajfl Renter, the British authorities will shortly protest to the Japanese concerning the death oi Mr. R. M. Tinkler, a Briton, following his arrest
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    83 2 WEDDING C.ROIT TAKEN AFTER THE MARRIAGE of Tengku Mahmud, brother of the Sultan of Trengganu, lo Miss Joyce Rlencowe, daughter of an Oxf*rd tailor, which took place at Oxford Register Office, on June 1. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Blencowe, the bride's parents, are standing immediately behind the newly married
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    Chinese Launch New Counter-Attack
    197 2 Chinese Launch New Counter -Attack PLANNED TO RECAPTURE HUNKIANG Shanghai, June 7. VUITH the undeclared Sino-Japanese war ending its twenty- third month today the Chinese forces launched a counter-offensive designed to recapture Hunkiang. 50 miles directly east of the important Yangtse treaty port of Shasi, according to Chinese reports. CHINESE
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    Crash Victims Buried
    183 2 ALONGSIDE their two comrades who had been laid to rest the evening before, Pilot Officer A. H. Barnes and Aircraftsman G. H. Leighton were j buried at Bidadari cemetery last evenIng. The men had lost their lives m the j crash of the Royal Air Force Short!
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    G.O.C. FOR KENYA AND BEYOND BORDERS
    65 2 Nairobi, June 6. A GENERAL OFFICER commanding armed forces, with authority beyond the boundaries of Kenya, will be appointed m the event of outbreak of hostilities the Governor, Sir Henry Brooke-Popham, informed the Legislature today. Outlining the Co'.t:ny's war plans the governor said that
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    Threat To British Shipping
    177 2 Threat To British Shipping JAPANESE PEARL RIVER TRAFFIC < anton. June 7. OEUTEP was officially informed 'o\ I Ifr. Okazaki, Japanese ConsulGeneral, that the British steamer Fatshan would not be allowed to go to Hong Kong on June 8 as agreed upon by the Japanese In writing, the reasoii being
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    FRANCO OUTLINES SPAIN'S FUTURE POLICY
    110 2 FRANCO OUTLINES SPAIN'S FUTURE POLICY Madrid, June 7. IT IS IMPERATIVE to suppress aU imports not indispensable to the life cf the country and increase exports, thus obtaining foreign currency instead of the more convenient, though expensive, system of receiving credit abroad." declared General Franco, outlining Spanish future economic policy
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    18 2 Miss Pring, Principal of St. Mary's School, has gone on leave. Miss Carpenter is acting m her plac«.
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    I.R.A. TO BE BANNED BY EIRE?
    110 2 I.R.A. TO BE BANNED BY EIRE? New Treason Code Dublin. June 7 PIKE'S special code to deal treason was completed today v. the Dail passed the Offences the State Bill, as amended Senate. The Bill becomes law m live and provides wide powers to deal sedition or activities of subver
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    Views On The Fall Of China Dollar
    127 2 Views On The Fall Of China Dollar London. June 7. CAR EASTERN BANKERS iew- ed by Renter today, had tion to explain the drop Chinese dollar. Some exp opinion that it may be Inl j to even the balance between exports and imports. It was also suggested that the <,
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    "Destination Is Mars"
    108 2 New York, June 7. RELIEVED by hit friends to have been attempting an Atlantic flight, a 22-year-old American flier. Cru Eshelman, was resetted today it d out :rnm Boston after his plane forced down and sank. The youth was pirked up by a tram Ir. the master
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    KING'S £100 TO THETIS FUND
    113 2 London. June 7. jyiESSRS. CAMMELL LAIRD A: CO. builders of the sunken submarine. Thetis, are giving £5,000 to the Lord Mayor's lund for dependents of those killed m the Thetis disaster. The King has jjiven £100 and the Queen K5O to the Thetis fund. Other
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    Troops Wipe Out Armed Gang
    70 2 Jerusalem, June 6. AN armed gang was almost annihil- ated by the 2nd. Battalion. Leicestershire Regiment, near Tulkarem. The gang is believed 4o have been connected with the killing of lour; British soldiers near Kalkilich on June 2. Arab villagers m the area south of
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    AGRICULTURE BILL READ IN COMMONS
    60 2 London. June 7. •THE Agricultural Development Bill published last night, aims at securing farmers against low prices lor oats, barley and sheep, encouraging farmers to produce goods which the public want; restoring stability and confidence m agriculture, and assist- ing national defence. The Bill was
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    Prime Minister On Spain Withdrawals
    25 2 Prime Minister On Spain Withdrawals Replyi Mr. loreign 1 1 The ladded, number reir. notes r to insur< the due c that th I Reuter
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    Last Night's Film A Comedy Of The R.A.F.
    46 2 Last Night's Film A Comedy Of The R.A.F. fooling film rider I I this a yrrand dialogue Air I us that ur^e to s< air raid lira new unifor He reall beinf a t>< RAF. head with split xs the Julien M Hobbs r good .support
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    Duce Reviews Spain "Volunteers"
    35 2 Duce Reviews Spain "Volunteers" There m I cheering thi today n Spain I mih the > Interior, S< I the salute After i to the P and Sen or S ttraudcrg i .v-; lini n l
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    REFUGEES STREAM INTO NEW ZEALAND
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      73 2 ,:-X;. j .■.■>:;>: jj^-- ■<>■ PURE WHOLESOME CHEESE A. perfect ending to any meal. We offer you a choice variety of cheese: Dutch Edam, Danish Roquefort, Swiss Gruyere, English and Australian Cheddar CARTON CHEESES Kratt 8 oz. Kraft 4 oz. Kraft Bxl oz. Kraft Gruyere 8 x 1 oz* CHEESE
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS FOR MALAYA
    797 3 BIRTHDAY HONOURS FOR MALA YA Recognition Of Services To The Community NO KNIGHTHOODS pIEKE are no knighthoods m the Malayan King's Birthday honours, announced today. The highest awards are C.M.G/s, gained by Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet, former Inspector-General of Police, Straits Settlements, who retired at the beginning of
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    Certificates Of Honour In The Federation
    560 3 Certificates Of Honour In The Federation CERTIFICATES of honour have been awarded to the following people m the F.M.S. on the occasion of the King's Birthday "m recognition of their loyal and valuable services to the Government of the Federated Malay States":— Lop Bahauuin bin Haji Mohamed Noh, M.S.C. Enche
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    Free Press Flies To Batu Pahat
    91 3 Availing itself of an opportunity to reach Batu Pahat district readers earlier, the Free Press is despatching copies of this issue m one of the six Royal Singapore Flying Club planes which are leaving Singapore this morning for a picnic-by-air at Batu Pahat. The
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    Killer Cuts Up Mother And Children
    153 3 Killer Cuts Up Mother And Children (From Our Own Correspondents Ipoh, June 7. A YOUNG Javanese woman and her two children yesterday were hacked to death m the most brutal fashion m the village of Kota Stia along Bagan Datoh, Teluk Anson, thus bringing the brutal murders m that district
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    Ricksha Puller Knifes Compatriot
    81 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan;, June 6. Mr. H. A. Forrer of Singapore, who took over from Mr. J. L. McFall, the Penang District Judge, who is now transferred to Singapore, yesterday sentenced a ricksha-puller to nine months' rigorous imprisonment for having caused voluntary hurt to
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    18 3 Preparations are being made to hold an agricultural r>how at Telok Mergon mukim this year on July 1.
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    Woman Takes Life After Tarring By Hooligan Band
    180 3 Woman Takes Life After Tarring By Hooligan Band MAGISTRATE ON PATRIOTISM "THE throwing of tar, such as described, would be an act of hooligans, who thought they were patriots, but were doing far more harm than good." remarked the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday after holding an inquiry
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    Three Hokkiens Fined $600
    141 3 A FINE of $200, m default six weeks' simple imprisonment wa.s passed by Mr. C. H. Koh m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, on three Hokkiens. Tan Yew Seng, Goh Chai Heng and Tan Boon Sui, aged 27, 28 and 26 respectively, who were convicted
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    Malay "Borea" Performances
    107 3 A troupe of 40 male and female Malay Borea artistes from Penang witf perform m the Happy World Covered Stadium for two nights, tomorrow and Saturday. The borea is essentially a Penang Malay art. The peculiar features of a borea are varied and many, as distinct from
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    Decline In Suez Canal Traffic
    82 3 THE Suez Canal traffic reviews for the A first quarter of 1939 shows that 5-5 per cent, less shipping passed through the waterway than m the llrst quarter of 1938. The total net tonnage m both directions was 8,521,000 ton?, or 495.000 tons less. All
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      59 3 Additional NEW AIR SERVICE SINGAPORE to from, K. LUMPUR Daily Monday to Saturday excluding Sundays Commencing June 12th, 1939. Leave Kuala Lumpur "30 a.m. Arrive Singapore 93« a.m. LeaTe Sfcigapore 4.15 p.m. Arrive Kuala Lumpur 6.M p.m. Fares, Single. Singapore to K. Lumpur vice vena $30.0* Return, |55.5« WEARNES AIR
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    Memories Of Chinese In Singapore And Kuala Lumpur
    3777 4 Memories Of Chinese In Singapore And Kuala Lumpur By The Hon. Mr. Lai Tet Loke In An Address At Kuala Lumpur I WAS down m Singapore hst week to inspect certain (luarrying plant, when I was fortunate enough to meet the this chance meeting which gave me an insisrht into
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      31 4 Th Who! Toivn's Talking about the big JTt LOVE AFFAIR! v £k «fet RENE DUNNE a^d 4k °JP 3HARLES BOYER vil] tell you all about il HEX! WEEK at the CAPITOL
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    Palestine Jews Protest
    121 5 ABOVE: A parade of Jewish exServicemen, who were m the British Army during: the war, led by m Jewish Chaplain to the Forces, protested m Jerusalem against the Government's Palestine White Paper. RIGHT: Htrr Hitler commiserating with relatives at the funeral at Potsdam of General of Cavalry.
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    BIG FARRER PARK PARADE TODAY
    615 6 BIG FARRER PARK PARADE TODAY Nearly 3,500 Troops In March Past KING'S BIRTHDAY A FLY-PAST by aircraft of the Royal Air Force as 3 500 men parade below will be a spectacular feature of the King's Birthday celebrations at Farrer Park this morning. #11 a \ltogether 29 aircraft will take
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    31 6 IS ZSGLAND. a colliery he* installed an aerotonc therapeutic bath, uhtrt 7ninc~s can get treatment igainst rhcumatisjn. It is the first I such a bath has been iisialled m a colliery.
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    U.S. Wants To Fly At 500 Miles An Hour
    435 6 Washington, D.C. HTKE United States War Department has announced completion of the worlds largest air-cooled aeronautical engine 7**ith which future "flying fort- resses" end big combat planes will be equipped m an attemp: to attain ;i speed of 500 miles an
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    D'ARTAGNAN
    28 6 The s.s. D'Antagnan from Marseilles, via Port-Said, Djibouti, Colombo, Pcndicherry and Madras is expected on Sunday, about 8.30 a.m., and will _saiLJthe^same_day— abou^42^toon— for Saigon, Tourane, Haiphong.
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    Man Dies After Fall From Roof
    59 6 A VERICT OF DEATH by misadven- ture was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. O. Porter yesterday after an inquiry into the death of a Chinese carpenter, Per Chu Yeh, who was killed when he fell from the top of the roof of
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    Singapore On Holiday Today
    97 6 TODAY will be a public holi- day In honour of the King's Birthday. Many people will watch the parade at Farrer Park m the early morning and for the rest of the day Singarr>re people will make excursions to the beaches, Johore beauty spots or the
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    APPOINTMENT OF NEW JUSTICES
    308 6 it was notified m the Government Gazette last night that the following have been appointed to be Justices of I the Peace: For the Settlement of Singapore: Mr. Lee Kong Chian; Mr. Ghulam Kadir; Inch e Daud bin Mohamed Shah; Mr. Balage Titus Dc Silva; Mr.
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    Output Of French Armaments
    99 6 Paris, May 23. fJi. CAMFINCHI, the Minister of I'l1 1 Marine, on his return from a visit of inspection of the armament works m the centre of France, told Press representatives that he had been much impressed by what he had seen. Most of the men,
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    Roosevelt Foreign Policy Splitting Congress
    866 6 ENDANGERING AMERICA? Washington, D.C. DRESIDENT Roosevelt's recent moves to sway the course of European politics appear to enjoy at least the tolerance of a majority of the public, but have divided leaders m both political parties and cast a possible fane for the 1940 presidential
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    40 6 Xt '/AH; AM) QUEEN CERALDLNE, who fled to Cr:e* when the Ka:^.-.3 invaded Albania, are now m 1 tanibu), Turkey. Here they are ha\l;ft ten m theft hotel m Istambul. On left is one of the King's sisters, TriiiM Maxhide.
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    U.S. NAZI LEADER UP FOR LARCENY
    44 6 U.S. NAZI LEADER UP FOR LARCENY I I I I I I I I bark 5| I rr. I dor I not I Bund. I A I :ng cvide. said cstabl I I :.d. 'I This 1 1 I crs :r.:pr I United Press
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    French Ambassador Visits Chungking
    95 6 Hong Ron*. J UDf w I I Came, wl sigfej morning H Lamottc Picqu -afchaJTsM leavii I Kunming I Vice- Adi I Chief I I Dv: I Bhar4 I Seer- I I I P I serv::.- I I igned U I Instead I I I I
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      28 6 White Ant Damage is costly Stop It for all time. RING 6975 C. P. TAILOR LIMITED, 51 The Arcade I FOR HEALTH i VITAUTTj I*. LIM'S CO., SINGAPORF.
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    59 7 TCNGKU MAHMID. brother of the t .in of Trengganu, and his bride Mbi Joyce Rlenrowe. chiropodist daughter of an Oxford tailor, at Oxford railway station after their wedding; on June 1. They were leaving Oxford for London and embarked the next day m the P. O. liner Corfu, due at
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  • Weekly Rubber Reports
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      Summer Dulness Over Whole Market
      354 7 Summer Dulness Over Whole Market JHE closing of the London and New York markets on Saturdays for the summer period has now begun to exert its customary deadening effect, and m the absence of any apparent progress with the Russian negotiations -ne market has relapsed into dullness, with little inclination
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      American Barter Scheme Still In The Clouds
      201 7 American Barter Scheme Still In The Clouds RUBBER has passed through another dull week, say Guthrie and Co., .Ltd. Manufacturers still show little Inclination to support the market, and me American barter scheme is still m tne air. though reports indicate that opposition from the trade is steadily growing. The
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      Incredible Subterranean Drome Story
      223 7 Tokio, June 7. AFTER securing a clue irom the wife of a Chinese aeronautical engineer, the Japanese authorities m Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi Province are searching for an underground aerodrome which is reported to have been constructed by the Chinese authorities before the Japanese occupation of
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      Stole Own Fiancee's Ring
      140 7 Albert Clifton Holland, aged 27, save his financee, May Whiley, of Denmark Street, Leytonstone. E., a £15 ring when they became engaged. She wore it every day until two Saturdays ago. On that day, not long after she had been talking to Holland, the ring disappeared.
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      British Farmers See Nazi Methods
      112 7 A party of 16 farmers from the Holland division of Lincolnshire left for Germany during Whitsun to study Nazi agricultural methods. They were invited by the Reichs Naehrstand, the body which controls State agriculture. Their leader is Mr. J. C. Wallace, Principal of the Agricul-
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      U.S. NAZI ARRESTED
      66 7 New York, M.iy 26. Mr. Thomas Dewey, New York District Attorney, announced tonight that Fritz Kuhn, leader of the pro-Nazi German-American Bund m New York, had been arrested m Pennsylvania. M. Dewcy added that Kuhn. a fugitive from New York State, was charged with forgery and grand
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      11 7 "COCONUT GROVE" WHERE EVERYBODY GOES EXTENSION TONIGHT RESERVE EARLY PHONE *****
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      375 7 4 HOLIDAY SHOWS TODAY 11 A.M. 3.15 6. 15 —9. \5 [at the capitol] TWO GREAT STARS RE-UNITED IN THE DARING PRIZE PLAY THAT ELECTRIFIED LONDON FOR 2 YEARS! N "3^% k -7^ rut Alice yi^ v T/^ 1^ Also: A Beautilul coloured MJiifflE^ V^ L*? -T j .^ViTTi rravelojuc
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1939. The Honours List
    629 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1939. The Honours List THE Malayan honours list pub- lished today is likely to give general satisfaction although the criticism may again be levelled at it, that it does not give adequate recognition to the public services of Unofficials and allocates the chief
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    Hungary's Role In The European Situation
    1096 8  -  WALTER DURANTY BY HUNGARY now seems cast 1 for the not very sumptuous role of Germany's good dog Fido. To growl if need be at Rumania and with Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to wag its tail or show its teeth as Fidos master orders.
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    3 8 TIMING THE FAVOURITE
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      28 8 LAST 3 DAYS OF =SALE= Further reduction on ell articles pkp^i^f" on screens Cabinets, -^k- I*KSBiB" Embroideries. Evening t>ags, and Porcelain. 18, Batiery Rood, phone 7M3 Ist flocr.
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    Last Tribute To Crash Victims
    54 1 picture. •he- i:r.i\* of Plot Officer A. 11. Barn? 3 and Air- the funeral at Ridadari last evening of the iktfaaa of the RA.I\ Short Sunderland flying-boat In the foreground are the Rev. A. S. Giles M. Rowlands chaplains of the Royal »Air Force, iMk
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    MAN KILLED BEFORE LAW ENFORCED
    351 1 MAN KILLED BEFORE LAW ENFORCED Magistrate's Comment On Machinery Rules A TERRIBLE DEATH CROM the evidence before me, there appears to have been very little or no supervision of the coolies at their work on May 30, and the deceased took advantage of that fact, and took a risk by
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    Magistrate's Remarks About Corrupt Officials
    444 1 Magistrate 's Remarks About Corrupt Officials OMESE TRIES TO BRIBE EUROPEAN POLICEMAN SllO Ihis a serious offento. If there were wh» tried tc bribe officials, then there nipt officials m this country," remarked the Singapore Fifth Police Court convicted a middle-aired Cantonese, mi a charge of abetting the offence >oun
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    Scot Acquitted After Hearing In Camera
    66 1 Scot Acquitted After Hearing In Camera HONALD Fraser Gordon Stables, a 58-year-old Scot, who was charged m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. McFall, with using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a woman, on May 15 T m a house m Orchard Road, was
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    Singapore Trinity Men Get Together
    278 1 TWENTY-TWO Trinity men assembled when the Singapore branch of the Trinity College -Dublin) Association held its annual dinner at Raffies Hotel. Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, President, of the association, was m the chair and others present were Mr. W. Bartley, C.M.G M.8.E., The Hon. Sir
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    A Soldier's Letter To Free Press
    231 1 FOLLOWING the publication m the Singapore Free Press this week of a series of articles on Army pay and other problems of the garrison, the Editor of the Free Press has received several letters from readers discussing lUtUfidoal hardship?. Mrvt of the.T letters are
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    31 1 Tr N strokes o7~the~ rattan and six T*t 0 r ths' rigorous imprisonmen pleaded to attesting to p^r^ctSronr^hicn he vir.s ordered a whippmg
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    Armed Robbery Allegation
    90 1 Alleged to have committed armed robbery m Balestier Road m the early hours of June 4, Masalamani, a 28--year-old Tamil, appeared m the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. After the charge had been explained to accused he was remanded m police custody for 48 hours. Ong Eng
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    71 1 Alleged to have been m possession of an automatic pistol, 15 rounds of automatic ammunition, and 12 rounds of .32 revolver ammunition, Lam Kam Tong, a 25-year-old English speakine Cantonese appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker m th e Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. After
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    1005 2 Rubber More Important As War Material BIG REDUCTION RUMOURED (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 30. TIN interests m London are still paying eager attention to developments m connection with the Anglo-American commodity barter schenie. Although the negotiations between Whitehall and Washington are secret, an impression has gained ground, m
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    149 2 Strasbourg, May 2b. "THE FLOOD waters of tne Rhine. which have inundated the German Siegfried Line over a distance of 30 miles between Strasbourg and Lauterburg. are now subsiding. The German. casemates, however, are still impracticable and probably will remain so for a day or
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    82 2 Miami, Florida, May 23. A/IR. S. MORTIMER Auerbach, the American speed-boat driver, was injured here when his record-holding Emancipator VTII. overturned while travelling at about 93 miles an hour. The big craft went out of control on a test run and hurled Mr. Auerbach
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    British Loan For N. S. W. Housing
    88 2 Sydney, May 25. TPHE New South Wales Treasurer, Mr. Mair, is negotiating with British interests for a loan of about £5.000.000 for home building. Some difficulties will first have to be overcome, however, before the loan can be sanctioned by the Government. The
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      58 3 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method 07 Fant> oerore Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previously Paris Franc to 124.11 176% I"6* New York... $to 4.G655 4.68 9,16 4.68 11 16 Amsterdam.... Guilders to 12.10 8.79U 8.803 4 Hong Kong.. Per dollar 15.215;16d. 15.2 Id|l6d. Shanghai... Per dollar BUd.nom. u^d.nom.
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      154 3 Yesterday's Rubber Auction fTHE Sin o a pore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.437 th auction yesterday when there were catalogued 979,652 lbs. .437.34 tons) offered 9^2,149 lbs. (420.60 tons) sold 634,703 lbs '283.34 tons) Spot London 3.*. New York 16 4 as PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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      Captive Britons "Safe & Well"
      57 3 Captive Britons "Safe Well" Shanghai, June 7. LIEUT. -COL. Spear and Lieut. Cooper who are being detainee by the Japanese at Kalgan on charges of espionage are both safe and well. This information is contained m a letter which Lieut. -Col. Spear sent to Mr. Lamb. Secretary to the BriUsh
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      36 3 mjxln, Brigade Major at Tientsin, who went to Kalgan to Investigate tne case. Lamb and Delamain have not been allowed to see the captives, but were permission to send ft letter t# which Spear replied. Reuter
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      Nation Mourns Thetis Victims
      234 3 London, June 7. THE NATION TODAY mourned the victims of the Thetis disaster The clatter and noise of the busy Merseyside was hushed as the minesweeper Hebe passed on its way to the open sea to pay the last tribute to the men of the submarine,
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    THE SCIENTIFIC FARMER
    637 4 1200 Chinese Graduates From Nanking WORK DURING THE WAR Chengtu, May 27. \A 1913, the late Mr. Joseph- Bailie, an American misJ^tTtmrrv^rrmKk^— the— College of Agriculture and Forestry at the University of Nank ing. By 1989—22 months after the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities— the college had graduated
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    57 4 AFTER THE VICTORY PARADE m Madrid, General Franco attended a service of tha?tksgiving for the Wmtw aliat victory m the Church of Santa Barbara. After presenting his sword to the Primate for dedication to the service of God, General Franco read a prayer of suppliance and thayiksgiving. He was Keeping
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    Changed Status Of Simla
    147 4 Simla. May 24. An Important alteration m the status of Simla, which for more than a century has been the summer headquarters of the Viceroy of India and the Government, is indicated m an official communique. This states that the second annual session of the Legislative
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    49 4 IN TtlE PRESENCE of King Boris and guests of honour from all parts of the world, the University of Bulgaria has just celebrated its 50 years' jubilee, m Sofia. Here is King Boris inspecting students of the University, m the square m front of th e Cathedral m Sofia
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    U.S. Navy Ready For Action
    231 4 Washington, May 28. [N radio speech here tonight, Ad- miral William D. Leahy, outgoing -hief of naval operations, warned :hat the Navy at present "is m a lighly satisfactory condition of readiness" and would be able to prevent my single nation from attacking con:inental United
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    Japanese Seek Gold In Kurile Islands
    150 4 Japanese Seek Gold In Kurile Islands rfokio. May 29. THE Japanese government has announced it will sponsor a two-year gold-hunting expedition m the Kurile island*. The expedition will be confined to July. August and September because of an agreement among Japan, the United States. Great Britain and Soviet Russia whereby
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    Marian Anderson To Sing To Queen
    102 4 Washington, May 29. KATE SMITH, well known crooner, will sing at the White House musicale for the King and Qiieen of England with the baritone Lawrence Tibbet and the negro contralto Marian Anderson, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt revealed today. A number of other singers
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    65 4 New York, May 26. A petition by Count Ludwig Salm for an annual allowance of £6,000 from the £470,000 estate of his sen Peter, now 14, grandson of the late Col. Henry Rogers, the Standard Oil millionaire, was rejected today by the New York Supreme Court.
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    Greek Island Bases
    77 4 Rome, May 25. The Italian newspapers report intense Anglo-French activity m Greece. According to them. English capital is invested m building bases at Cephalonia and Corcira, m the lonian Islands, m the Cyclades, m the Aegean Sea. at Tinos. south-east of Andros, ant! at Sam js, the
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    College Of The Sea Proves Welcome
    766 4 REVIEW OF PAST YEAR London. May 20. DROGRESS made by the College of the Sea is 'reviewed m the report for 1938 of the Seafarers' Education Service. The college has been formed to give help m studies and boys working at sea. Some of
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    Guatemala Decree Against Nazis
    92 4 The Nazi Party m Guatemala v:i'l have to be dissolved, according to a telegram from the Havas Guatemala City correspondent. The Guatemala Government has issued a decree under the terms of which groups receiving help, subsidies or instructions from abroad are outlawed. The decree provides for
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    199 4 G ermany Leads In Industrial Production BUT DIFFIcu LTfe unconie H indiistris r i I I I I I J h H the v I I i creased I I I auction. I Ail-Round Expand I The:- I phases material products, I trans !H the m I product] H I
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    69 6 New York, May 23. Mr. La Guardia, Mayor of New York, surprised his audience by making a speech m Croatian when the Jugoslav Pavilion was opened at the World's Fair last night. Ho explained that he had learned the language when he was United States Consul
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    607 7 Perry And Vines, Helen Wills Moody Too THE "AMATEUR" BAIT New York, May 29. isKLD Perry and Ellsworth Vines, top flight professional tennis players, are turning seriously to amateur golf. We understand that Helen Wills Moody, former queen of the courts, also is bearing down
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    460 7 A PRIVILEGE ABUSED I London, May 25. i experiment of abolishing all appeals I nay be made m first-class cricket may prove to be a seuuel to the unruly Essex vs. Yorkshire match recently. ated by play stopping m mid-after- the pavilion and subjected
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    14 7 Norfolks At The Derby PKRBY MEETING.— The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk at Epsom.
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    62 7 London, May 25. AN aeroplane took off on its own at Hanworth, Middlesex, recently. The engine was being started when ihe throttle was accidentally opened. The machine climbed to SO ft and then crashed on bomb-proof shelters al the Royal Army Service Corns Depot
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    617 7 •Continued from Page 3) Charge of Recruits, and Acting Chief Inspector, headquarters, Singapore. He was seconded to the Singapore Harbour Police m 1927, becoming a Chief Inspector two years later. FEDERATED MALAY STATES MR. S. W. JONES, CMC Mr. S. W. Jones, who Is at present
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    45 7 'lhe Duke of Gloucester plsjted polo foi the Surrey teasi naiaw t.*> <. a. the Penshurst Polo Club. The Duke's team won aiid the Dimness a watched the matth, presented him with the cup. Hers is the Duche ol Gloucester presenting the <up to the Duke.
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    Says Devil Made Him Murder His Friend
    640 7 A FTER CLAIMING at his trial m the Singapore Assizes last March that he did not know he had shot his friend with a double-barrelled rifle, but being found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Yew Sim Song, mandore of a rubber
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    Bus Passenger Cuts His Throat
    113 7 'From Gj: Owu i pou I Prnanf:, June 6. THE POLICE arv investigating the cause of a bus passenger's ItTSßflt act on Sunday nlglit, v.hen b? fade» j nlv whipped out a knile and slashed his cwn throat. The women passengers scrci-.mcd and the drt\-er
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      81 7 TESTIMONIAL 'To mention some of the players who are using "Klipspringer" tennis strings: Jack Crawford, who *ill be using it exclusively m the present Davis Cup Tour, Adrian Quibt, Harry llopman, Mrs, Hopinan. G. de Stefani, and Ellsworth in? 6, who says it is the BEST GUT he has mmL
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    S.R.C. WIN 3-2 FROMS.C.C.
    447 8 Losers Open Aggressively, Then Fade Away KEEN PLAY AT STADIUM AGGRESSIVE m the first .half but lapsing into defen- sive play m the second, the S.C.C. were defeated by to two m a first division soccer match at 'the Stadium yesterday. The teams mieht have shared
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    108 8 THE FOLLOWING will play for C.C.C. IS. Johore C.C. today at 11 a.m. at Jchcre Bahru: H L. Ward leapt."*. It, C. Elliott, R. A. Hooper. W. R. King. J. H. Willmott. G. H. Daly. J. E. Jeans. S Ldr. F. E. Watts. C. F Jennings.
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    25 8 picture. A MOMENT during the IdcDougal Cup polo at the Singapore Polo Club's ground at Balestier yesierdw 71 Sultan of Pahang took part Free Press
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    Pahang's Sultan Plays In Polo Tourney
    401 8 Pahang's Sultan Plays In Polo Tourney MACDOUGAL Cup polo week opened m Singapore yesterday with wins for two Pahang sides, one of which was captained by Sultan Abu Bakar. Lady Thomas, wife of the Governor, was among spectators. The Pahang ponies and some of their riders were very favourably commented
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    31 8 S.C.C. billiard ties for tomorrow are: Handicap: 5.00 p.m., Carl Lawson 20 > vs. F. V. Read (—80). Championship: 6.30 p.m., A. D. Baker vs. E. H. Coleman
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    87 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 7. THE DRAW for the lskandar Cup tennis resulted as follows: Zone one: Negri vs Malacca; Singapore, a bye. Zon e two: Perak vs. Selangor. Zone three: Kedah vs. Penang; Pcriis, a bye. Zone four: Trengganu vs. Pahang, Kelantan, a
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    37 8 picture. THIS IS THE R.A. polo team which lost 4—6 to the Pahang "A" team m the McDougal Cup polo tourney tvhich opened at th e Singavore Polo Clubs ground yesterday. Free Press
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    Excise Take Six Goals From Changi Civilians
    296 8 EASY WIN AT THE S.H.B. UOLDIXG territorial advantage for the greater part of the game, the Excise Sports Club gained a 6—o victory over the Chang] (W.D.) Civilians m a Division 118 soccer fixture played on the Singapore Harbour Board's ground yesterday. The
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    464 8 A WELL FOUGHT Tft MAKING a brilliant recovery after m and being four games down m the Chong and Mrs. Sewell entered mixed doubles event m the Sin, nament, defeating Yadi and Mrs on the S.C.C, courts yesterday Tong Loon Chong and Mrs.
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    20 8 The folio*. the Y.Mr > provement Club tomorr on the a Hoacl ptJ G. J ICoxon JaclLson. k. Guaii Kia chen.
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