The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 June 1939

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    13 1 AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15.812. ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    U.S. Barter Agreement Signed
    182 1 U.S. Barter Agreement Signed London. June 23. \_.LO- AMERICAN barter ent was signed today Joseph Kennedy, U.S. r in London, and Mr. mley, President of the ement provides lor iie United States n Government of of cotton, of kinds ified. he cotton is to be basis of the average this
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    CUTTING CHINA'S ARMS SUPPLIES
    78 1 Tokio. June tt A -s been addressed to -ror by four prominent luding Mr. Kumataro r Ambassador to GerMl Mitsuru Toy ama, of Dragon Society, which has port ant part behind the ta politics in the last half a him t3 invoke beiliin order to be
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    "TEMPER OF BRITISH PEOPLE IS RISING"
    460 1 "TEMPER OF BRITISH PEOPLE IS RISING" Reprisals Against Japan Wanted Tientsin Insults "Intolerable" PREMIER TELLS OF WARNING TO ENVOY •x-Tjt. n London, June 23. timbs liovernment is to be pressed to take stronger measures atrainst Japanese actions in Tientsin. At question time on Monday Sir John Wardlaw Milne (Un., Worcester)
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    Japan Alleges Soviet Raids
    91 1 Tokio, June 23. AKWANGTUNG ARMY communique issued today alleges that the Outer Mongol and Soviet air forces have been persisting in provocation against Manchukuo and Japanese forces. Over a dozen Soviet planes have repeatedly crossed the border since last Monday and bombed various points in Manchukuoan
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    Ultimatum Was Only "Friendly Advice"
    62 1 Ultimatum Was Only "Friendly Advice" Tokio, June 23. T'HE Foreign Office spokesman today referred to the Japanese request for foreign warships to leave Swatow as "friendly advice'' which had been "grossly misinterpreted abroad." The Japanese advice, he said, had been given in a friendly spirit to prevent incidents and ivas
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    Kulangsu Isolated
    48 1 Tokio, June 23. KULANGSU ISLAND, which contains foreign concessions at Amoy, is isolated by the Japanese capture of Swatow. According to a Japanese news agency. Swatow was the port from which Kulangsu obtained foodstuffs. Arrangements are nxw being sought to get various commodities from Annam. Reuter
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    The King Speaks On Royal Tour
    534 1 London, June 23. THE King and Queen received a formal welcome home today when they attended a luncheon given oy the Lord Mayor and the City of London Corporation at the Guildhall, marking a fitting end to an historic journey which took Their Majesties
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    Another Briton Is Stripped At Tientsin
    142 1 Made To Stand Naked At Barrier Tientsin, June 23. pECIL DAVIS, a New Zealander, who was yesterday allowed to pass the Concession barrier unmolested, while his two companions were subjected to a "revoltingly intimate" examination, is the latest victim of Japanese searchers. While seeking
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    Britons Remaining In Swatow
    75 1 Hong Kong, June 23. A REUTER representative, board.. is the steamer Prominent today, discovered that although 300 Chinese had arrived in the ship irom Swatow. actually only two British women, one American woman and three ch: were aboard. The British naval authorities stated that 70 British
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    60 DIE IN GOLD COAST EARTHQUAKE
    40 1 Accra, Gold (oast, June 23 Sixty African Syrians are reported to have been killed and many injured in a violent earthquake which shook Accra, causing considerable damage. No European casualties have been reported. Reuter
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      174 1 SUPPORT MALAYAN PRODUCE. DRINK BIGIA TEA (Earlier outrages reported on page 4) SEAVIEW II HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER, DANCE CABARET ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY EDNA BELLEFONTAINE I NOTED YOUNG ENGLISH DANCER COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME DINNER $3.— NON-DINERS SL— DANCE FORMAL TONIGHT, BERSHADSKYS BAND PLAYING AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL FOR THE
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    MARCH ON CONCESSION FEARED
    276 2 Precautionary Measures Jn Tientsin JAPANESE RESTRICTIONS TIGHTENED Tientsin, June 23. PRECAUTIONARY measures in the British Concession have been tightened up following reports that an antiBritish mass meeting is being held in the Japanese controlled area this afternoon. It is feared that an attempt might be made
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    U.S. NOW INVOLVED IN EAST
    161 2 U.S. NOW INVOLVED IN EAST Paris, June 23. RECENT EVENTS in the Far East have had the effect of involving the United States in the defence of democratic rights there, according to M. Donnadieu, writing in the newspaper L'Epoque today. M. Donnadieu says: "Germany and Italy pressed Japan to create
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    MORE MONEY FOR AUSTRALIAN ARMS
    61 2 MORE MONEY FOR AUSTRALIAN ARMS Canberra. June _3. AUSTRALIA'S three-year defe pr.iramme, is to be increased frcm 5.000,000 to £73,000.000. announced Kir Street. Defence Minister, today. Of this amount £31.000.000 is to te spent in 1939-40, and allocations arc prepared for inclusion in the budget. About £21.000.000 wiil come from
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    15 2 Berlin, June 12. Herr Hitler will address a meeting oi at Munich tomorrow ifternocn.- Reuter
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    "Close Markets To Japan"
    134 2 FOOD JOURNAL ON FISH SALES London, June 23. The Journal of Food Industries says that action will not need to be taken by the Government regarding Japanese salmon "because Japanese agents in London have now decided that there "is practically no possibility of this surplus being
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    "China Sunday" Call To Christians
    127 2 London, June 23. A call to Christians to take part In prayers for China urges that July 0 be known as "China Sunday" and emphasises that from July, 1937, 1,000.000 Chinese were killed and 60,000,000 rendered homeless. "This call for prayer is a call for
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    16 2 Prague, June 23. TWENTY people were drowned or killed as a result of thunderstorms day. Reuter
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    NEW JAPANESE MOVES TO CUT ARMS ROUTES
    241 2 June 23. IN ANTICIPATION of a big offensive by Japanese forces in the north-west, particularly in south-west Shan s i, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by his personal staff, has spent several days inspecting defence lines on the south bank of the Yellow River
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    Spanish Soldiers In Italy
    42 2 ABOUT 3 200 SPANISH SOLDIERS, who are now on a fWt to Italy, received an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived in Milan last week. A Milan girl is seen tying a bunch of flowers on the Spaniards' flag.
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    Great Air Battle Over Mongolian Border
    310 2 JAPANESE CASUALTIES IN SOVIET RAIDS Hsinking, June 23. SEVERAL Soviet planes were brought down by Japanese planes in an air combat near the Outer-Mongolian border yesterday, according to a communique issued by the headquarters of the Kwangtung Army. The Japanese lost five planes. HPHE
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    Watching Far Eastern Currencies
    223 2 Watching Far Eastern Currencies LONDON COMMENT London. June .3. pAR Eastern currencies are lengthily r discussed by financial writers today, and it is generally agreed that therecent depreciation of the Chinese dollar, combined with the crisis at Tientsin, severely shook confidence in China, resulting in the flight from the dollar,
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    Dorothy Wears Sarong Again
    80 2 Last Night's Film r\OROTHY Lamour sings attractively in Paramount's southern showooat musical St. Louis Blues," which opened at the Alhambra Theatre last night. The deep voice of Maxine Sullivan, negro crooner, is also heard to advantage in several numbers. Apart from its singing the story of
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    17 2 Bratislava, June 23. The Slovak Government has dee reed that all Jewish propertie* must be registered. Reuter
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    Funeral Of Mr. Richard Page
    169 2 Funeral Of Mr. Richard Page MOST of the M iingapore Bene!. were among t h la: ci moun: funeral service of th H. chard Pac' Alien and c and fi Cemetery ye. I BOctq s by th White, v in the open peL After!. veyed to t where the cremation
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    Soldiering In Schools Is Not Wanted
    74 2 Soldiering In Schools Is Not Wanted AFTER quote E' tl mi!:' h prod., -citv.- an. Gain. people in India force, a majority solution thai should for:. A.C.S. dl nig! Tl. motion. Mr G. 11. Toh. introdu. in scho< duced stre: zens. who power and woman P "we want ma power
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    Home Cricket
    48 2 London. J"» a.. tarn T County rr.-,- resulted as follows. v Derbyshire won Leicester 12( for 45V Derbysh*:>; 64) and 54 for on Surrey ci: abandoned. Surrej ~> C^ncashirewon. Worcester fl Somerset .j innings). icK Essex w^^dand 69; Ly Sussex 413 l and 254 fcr 6. Reuter
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    GRIEVANCES OF CHINESE SCHOOLTEACHERS
    203 3 Flagrant Evils Of The Committee System EFFECT ON" PUPILS PETITIONS seeking better conditions for teachers in I hine>e schools have been sent by the teachers to the committees uf all schools in Singapore. The petitions seek better financial treatment, greater KCtrity, and exemption from tuition and
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    Indies And The Defence Conference
    214 3 Indies And The Defence Conference CONSISTENT NEUTRALITY NETHERLANDS Indies would not wish to participate in the Singapore Anglo-French Defence talk;, as I Holland was determined to maintain strict neutrality. Commodore A. C. van der Sande Lacoste, retiring comman j dant cf the N.I. Naval Base at Sourabaya, told a Free
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    Van Cuylenburg Divorce
    105 3 THE decree nisi granted to Dorothy Merle van Cuylenburg against her husband. John Bertram van Cuylenburg a medical practitioner, was made absolute before Mr. Justice Manning in the Singapore High Court yesterdav. Mrs van Cuylenburg who was n England, petitioned for divorce in February this year befcre
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    Doubts Over Own Guilt
    79 3 ALLEGED to have attempted to deceive the Official Assignee by pretending to be some other person, Nika Singh, a 40-year-old Sikh, appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. "I don't know whether I am guilty or not," said Nika Singh
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    Notifications In The Gazette
    451 3 ITEMS published in last night's Straits Settlements Government Gazette include Mr. D. Petrovic io act as Honorary Consul cf Yugoslavia in Singapore. Senhor Ignacio Soares de Bulhoes to act as Consul of Brazil at Calcutta and Rangoon with jurisdiction in S.S. Appointment of Mr. F. G.
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    Volunteer Appointments
    37 3 VOLUNTEERS appointments in last night's Straits Settlements Gazette Otve Mr C W. Winter panted a Commission as Lieut.! S.S.R.N.V.R., List 11, Auxiliary Se Mr° e 'T. Watson granted a Commission as Second-lieut. ln the S.S.V.F.
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    LIGHTNING KILLS BOY IN SAMPAN
    292 3 Death From Burns A GRAPHIC description of how four Chinese people while fishing beyond the mouth of the Kranji River on June 13 were struck by lightning was related at the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday, when Mr. W. G. Porter held an inquiry into the
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    Two Chinese Charged With Armed Robbery
    127 3 ANE of three Cantonese alleged te have been concerned in an armed robbery in Upper Hokkien Street on Apr. 27 was discharged during a preliminary inquiry in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. The preliminary inquiry was into charges of armed robbery against Lei
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    Elderly Woman Has To Beg
    46 3 Charged with begging for alms In Cantonment Road from Inspector A. E. Minns, Ismail Bibi, an elderly Indian woman, pleaded guilty in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. Ismail Bibi was bound over for six months in the sum of $25.
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    Mrs. C.J. Church
    28 3 Mrs. C. J. Church (Beatrice Thomson), a director of the Advertising and Publicity Bureau, Ltd., has returned to Singapore from a year's leave ln England.
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    Commissioner Expecting Era Of Knighthood
    567 3 MESSAGE TO STUDENTS "THE age when knighthood was in flower is coming' round again," said Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, a Singapore Municipal Commissioner, at the prize-giving of the AngloChinese School, Cairnhill Road, yesterday. •'This present age of political upheaval and economic dislocation, of ruthless competition
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    Problem For Local Swatow People
    60 3 OINGAPORE Chinese anticipated long ago that the Japanese would land at Swatow and are not alarmed by tht* move, Singapore vernacular newspapers say. However, Singapore Chinese who have been in the habit of remitting money to relatives in Swatow are facing a grave problem as
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    Military Police Arrest Two Indians
    46 3 Two Indians, Munshi and Attat Hussin, were arrested by the Military Police on Thursday for allegedly trespassing on War Department land et 14y 2 milestone, Changi. Accused claimed trial before Mr. Conrad Oldham yesterday and the matter was postponed a week.
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    Public's Views On Transport Competition
    130 3 Public's Views On Transport Competition THE public's views on limited coinpetition in Singapore transport services are being sought by the Municipal Commission. Views are sought "in writing, as concisely as possible" and should be addresced to the Municipal Secretary within the next month. They will be considered by a subcommittee
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    Police Raid On Chinese House
    85 3 AS a sequel to a police raid on a house in Hamilton Road on Thursday night, nine Chinese, three cf whom were women, appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham in the Singapore Second police Court yesterday charged with playing in a common gaming hou.e. Pleading guilty,
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    Sonja Heme's £175,000 From Films
    385 4 Sonja Heme's £175,000 From Films London, June 13. T.VO of the world's professional skating stars— 26-years-old Sonja Henie and her 14-years-old rival Hazel Franklin, of Bournemouth— walked from the Queen Mary at Southampton yesterday— by separate gangways, Sonia is earning £175,000 from films. Her legs are insured for £600,000. She
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    British Ships To Ignore Blockade
    105 4 Hong Keng, June 23. THE naval au: aorit.es have advised British shipping companies to recommence sailings to Swatow, despite the Japanese ultimatum that no foreign ships should enter the port. ttt blockade has not been recognised by the British authorities. H.M.S Scoot and Thanet are
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    Franco-Japanese Trade Pact
    58 4 Paris, June 2Z. T^HE t b Pom mmm wifl i In Tokio tomorrow a commercial nt re-establishing the balance ef trad- in France's favour. The agteeaaem regularises the situation which arose after Japan recently drastically reduced her Imports from France, and France replied on May 3 by
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    N.I. Interest In Defence Talks
    316 4 N.I. Interest In Defence Talks (From A Special Correspondent) Batavia. June 22. ALTHOUGH there is no omciai Dutch participation in the International Defence Conference opening at Singapore today, the position is being watched very' closely in the Netherlands Indies. The Netherlands Indies Government, has always been much more reticent about
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    56 4 TIRE AT £1,000,000 NEW WARSAW STATION—A fire, believed to have been caused by sparks from a workman's oxy-acetylene apparatus, did seri3us damage to the new £1,000,003 railway station in the centre of Warsaw. After burning fiercely for three hours the main hall collapsed on the underground permanent way, killing two
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    Schoolboys And Newspapers
    124 4 SINGAPORE schoolboys were taking a keener interest in the daily newspapers, said Mr. T. W. Hinch, principal of the Anglo-Chinese School, Calrnhill Road, at the prize-giving yesterday. The school library provided eight copies or newspapers on the reading stands which were crowded at most hours. The year
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    Weighs 31 Tons, Flies At 200 M.P.H.
    110 4 London, June 22. IMPERIAL Airways flying boat Golden Hind, which was launched a few days ago from -the Rochester factory of Short Brothers, is the largest commercial flying-beat built so far in this country. It has an overall span of 134 feet and.
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    MORE OUTRAGES AGAINST BRITIONS
    256 4 Two Men Made To Strip At Barrier PROTEST FROM CONSULATE Tientsin, June 23. PARTICULARLY revolting outrages against Britons were reported to the British Consulate-General today, three Britons, Cecil Davis, a New Zealander, Ivor House and H. J. Lord, being concerned. Davis was allowed to pass the
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    Spitfire Does 365 Miles An Hour
    101 4 London, June 22. A VICKERS supermarine Spitfire with standard service equipment recently achieved a speed of 365 miles an hour in official trials at Martlesham Heath. The Spitfire was fitted with a variable pitch air screw, which has now been introduced as standard equipment
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    Swatow Capture Should Not Cause Trouble
    138 4 Swatow Capture Should Not Cause Trouble London, June 22. THE Japanese occupation of Swatow should not give rise to any serious international problem since there is no foreign concession or settlement there, declares The Times in an editorial. Its object is clear enough. Swat-jw was the only harbour of any
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    King And Queen Earn Place In History
    143 4 King And Queen Earn Place In History THF n Ju^ 22 JHE King and c. 2l '<*! they |fiK*Sft" onepa,;eotth^ r C X?. v tory and won lor tK yS:declares the an editorial return. The Telegraph addi Omk *»ll m qualified by do KWdoo from an, iff** un:ty w: s
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    British Conscripts Are Fit Men
    63 4 I undor. Juri* |Ufb ERNES! BROW) Labour, revtakd Commons tonight that of s than 50.00G milit enadaed June 19 over 83 per ce in the first category. 01 about half were only slightly ce: The total therefore eJ.ed uc lor training was 92.5 p Al
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    "Fight Would Be To The Finish"
    254 4 London, June 22. ll^R. H. RAMSBOTHAM, First Com- missioner of Works, speaking in the north of England this evening, said, "We ask for nothing better of Germany than friendship and relations cf a good neighbour. But our experience in the past few years, and
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    Women Migrants In Majority
    251 4 London, June 22. IN 1938 women took the lead in migration from Britain to the Dominions and to every part of the British Empire more women sailed than men. The total number of men to go overseas last year was 11.316, but the number of women
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    Inspector Bound Over For Smuggling
    38 4 Jerusalem, June 22. INSPECTOR Harry Goddard, who was arrested on June 15, was found guilty of assisting an organisation engaged in smuggling refugees into Palestine and was bound over for two years. Reuter
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    Tax Revision Bill Through Senate
    30 4 Washington, June 22. TTHE Senate passed tbe Tax Revision Bill and returned the Bill to the House of Representatives for action on minor amendments. Reuter
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    49 4 SIGNOR MI'SSOMM holds a baby sirl while her mother looks on. The 'occasion was part of the celebrations of the 123th anniversary of the foundation of the Carabineri, the famous Italian regiment in Rome. Mussolini decorated the widows and relatives of those killed durin? the Abyssinian and Spanish campaigns.
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    Two On Lottery Charges
    173 5 I From Our Own Correspondent i Taiping, June 21. Two Chines? were arrested by the Police when they were allegedly found in possession of lottery tickets while not being members of any association issuing the ticket*. Produced in the Magistrates Court yesterday they both claimed trial
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    POOL GERMAN CONSUL'S FEARS
    228 5 SAFETY OF HIS WIFE UERR Walther Reinhardt, German Consul-General in Liverpool, who is to be expelled from Britain for being implicated in a recent spy case, fears this may lead to demonstrations against his wife and two daughters. He is contemplating asking for police protection for
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    30 5 picture MAT NOOK (LEFT) TRIES TO SEND THE BALL TAST A DEFENDER— incident in the Malaya Cup match at the Stadium yesterday in which Singapore beat Johore 3-2. Free Press
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    $10 For Cutting Hole In Bund
    181 5 From Our Own Correspondent' BaKk Pulau. June 21. It cost a young Chinese $10 for cutting about four feet wide eff the embankment of an irrigation canal put up by the Irrigation and Drainage Department at Sungei Rusa. The Chinese, Tan Sim Kee. claimed
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    Viceroy's Daughter To Wed Office?
    89 5 Viceroy's Daughter To Wed Office? JADY ANNE HOPE, who was operated on for appendicitis in a London nursing home a few days ago was reported, from Simla last week to be engaged to Lt. Patrick Henry James Southby, R.N. Lady Anne, who is 25, is the eldest daughter of the
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. Chinese Schools
    602 6 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. Chinese Schools A TTENTION is drawn to the weaknesses of the Chinese education system in Malaya by the petition which has been presented by Singapore teachers to the committees of all Chinese schools. The teachers are asking for better salaries and conditions
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    Anglo-Soviet Talks & The Latest Problems
    1193 6  - Anglo-Soviet Talks The Latest Problems PERTINAX By M MO LO TOYS recent speech indicated that Soviet Russia's answer to the Anglo-French proposals soon to be delivered in London and Paris, would not bring to a close the negotiations between these three Governments, and that further discussions would be necessary. The
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      10 6 FINEST CHINESE JADE 18, BATTERY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143.
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    GENERAL BUILDING STRIKE THREAT
    484 7 GENERAL BUILDING STRIKE THREAT Major Military Works Already I nterrupted NEW WAGITcLAMS A GENERAL strike of building labourers is threatened in Singapore and South Johore in the midst of the greatest building boom in recent years, with a release of about $15,000,000 worth of contracts. Strikes have already interrupted work
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    Bench And Bar Tributes To Late Mr. R. Page
    328 7 RESPECT OF COLLEAGUES rE Hy the Bench and the Singapore Bar was fl Mr. Richard Page, a leading Sineapore lawyer on Thursday, in the Singapore High Court esence of the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir aine, Mr. Justice Pedlow and Mr. Justice
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    Arrest Of Prominent Perak Chinese
    91 7 Arrest Of Prominent Perak Chinese From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 23. THE Knala Kangear Chinese Recrea- tien Club, the leading Chinese club ther.% was raided by the Perak Detective Chief, Mr. Livingstone, accompanied by the Protector of Chinese, Mr. Daliers and Mr. Harper, the Kuala Kangsai Police Chief, today.
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    Weissmuller vs. Penguin
    52 7 JOHNNY WEISSMULLER wiil have the race of his life when he swims at the New York Worlds Fair against Admiral Richard E. Byrd's prize penguin. Admiral Byrd thought of the idea when watching "Aquacade." the swimming ballet, and he considers it will attract people to his exhibit
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    Imperial Air Mails
    71 7 Thr-.e Imperial Airways planes are flying behind schedule this week. A stop of only an hour was made at Singapore yesterday morning by one ot the flying-boats before she flew on to Australia. She had been scheduled to arrive at Singapore on Monday. Another plane arrived at
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    Defence Conference Enters Third Day
    163 7 Fl REIGN Powers, notably Japan and Germany, are showing keen Interest in the Anglo-French Defence Conference at Singapore, which enters its third day today The full conference meets eacn momin- and in the afternoons it SeakTup into Service sub-committees special problems of naval, military and
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    NEW TRADES DISPUTES BILLS NOW DRAFTED
    866 7 NEW TRADES DISPUTES BILLS NOW DRAFTED Registration Of Trades Unions PROVISIONAL drafts of Bills making provision for the settlement of trade disputes through Industrial Courts and Courts of Inquiry and tfor the registration and control of trades unions were published in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette last night. They have
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      25 7 F °R YOUR CONVENIENCE IBU! or AFTER THE SHOW I DINE AT *HE CAPITOL RESTAURANT r e h Sydney Rock Oysters and *-3CEMG STRAWBERRIES OBTAINABLE
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      321 7 Studio Le Marquis We wish to announce that we also take Outdoor Photographs and will call at your home at any desired time. Make your Appointments early. Telephone 5894. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. SUMMER SALE from Thursday, 29th June an Saturday, Bth July ECHIGOYA CO., LTD. 131, MIDDLE ROAD. No
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    THREW AWAY HIS STICK
    175 8 When Sciatica Yielded To Kruschen There can be no doubt that this man has finished walking with a stick, for it is now four years since he discarded It. He writes For 18 months I suffered with chronic sciatica and rheumatism, and was unable to walk
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    82 8 roi:;iSTS AND VISITORS COME FOR MANY MILES to see North Wales 'j turnout night sight. It is the Little Harbour at Conway, North Wales, SS-ygJ*? l l bridg »»uminated every night by thousands oi RritSf i I rl -.I he hridgc is on? of the few toll brid e e
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    AXIS IS NOT POPULAR IN ITa^
    686 8 Man-In-The-Street Doesn't Like Germans TRADE POOR, BILLS HIGH U/HAT does the ordinary Italian think of Germany, his ".partner Jn the Axis?^ What does he think of conditions in his own country? Can Italy fight a European Avar? Those questions crop up every day. I
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    Harry Roy Fined
    65 8 LonqGn, June 11. iIARRY ROY, famous dance-band leader, was fined £2 and had his licence endorsed at Bedford yesterday lor speeding on the Great North Road. P. C. Broomfield, giving evidence, said that Mr. Roy drove his car at a speed varying from thirty-five to fiftyfive miles
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    Austrian's Ideal Wife
    222 8 Vienna. June 13. A USTRIANS seem to be fastidious ln search of a wife, if the matrimonial advertisements in Vienna newspapers can be taken as a guide. One advertiser sets out in 623 words the Qualifications necessary to become tne bride of "an aristocrat of pure race
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    39 8 MARCH PAST of the S uards in front of B u<ki: Trooping of the 'olour. members of the Royal f r in, of Gloucester, representing the Kino, taking past of the Guards in front of K;. L thf man
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    Civil Pay For Militiamen
    312 8 London, June 13. APPROACHES have been made to the Government by local authorities regarding the decision that civil servants and municipal employees called up as Militiamen shall receive no allowance of civil pay. A week ago the Ministry of Health circularised local authorities with the information
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    61 8 Ottawa, Juiiv^ 10. Chuckar partridges introduced in the Canadian prairies from the Himalayas of India are multiplying so rapidly that it is expected that short open seasons for shooting them will be possible in a few years. The chuckar partridges were first introduced in 1937 when local sportsmen purchased fifty
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      326 8 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now invited for the following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room: Supplv and delivery at the Municipal Transport Centre of 19 lorry chassis. Date of Closing. 12 noon, June 28, 1939. Construction of semi-permanent drains and culverts in Still
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      152 8 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Rd. (near Swimming Club) I»oard-Re>idenee at moderate rales Large Gardens Tennis. Phone: .">758. EAST ANGLIA 6, OXLEY RISE SINGAPORE. 3 mins. to town high level, parages, dally or monthly r.uos. large prounds. excellent cui*ir.e. tennis, single and double rooms. PHONE 4390. NAPIER
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      23 8 MISCELLANEOUS SPANISH LANGUAGE. I NOM wanted Evenings weekly Spanish born instructor I Writ s and sl ite price, quail:ions and Address -RCJO" Pi
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      592 8 RADIO PR OCR S SINGAPORE EMPIRI STATiON TODAY utf-fi.'SZ. w 3 P.m <•-!., l Rela- ,> 3 the Adelphi H 1 30 Mid-dav rubber and tin pri I ra 1.32 Light orchestra Adelphi Hotel CoOtd.l 6 0) 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Malav musical entertaurment. From the studio. 6.00 Mouth organ concert
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      579 9 mW^^mW Mm**m^mmmm\\ I i^fc I W I m —JkmWiawm D r -mmm**** mWm "^B f^^ "^^W^ ff* V V pTOandBRITISH INDIA LINES V t INCX>RPORATED IN ENGLAND) l\ dc O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OI'TWARDS Dae Du ronnije S pore. t«««,— c« Tonnage S pore, *t*m i*- 30^ J;irie 30
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      162 9 McALISTER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Strait? Settlements. GKESHAM HOUSE. BATTERY RD SINGAPORE PHONF 5172. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. incorporated m Englanaj HAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF PITTSBURG Calls Glasgow June 29 July 2 CITY OP DERBY Calls Glasgow July 30
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      768 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyei Quay. Singapor* B ret aISL Chartered Bank Building Penang Tel ***** j BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction witn the Glen Line) Dus SaUs GLENFINLAS L'dcn. R'dam, H'burg. Twerp Midd. Today June 21 SARPEDON Mars., L'don. R'dam and
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      60 9 SURFACE MAIL DESPATCHES TODAY Borneo (North). Brunei and Labuan Kajar.g ll a.m. Hoihow Hakone Maru 7 p.m. Christmas Island Islander 11 a.m Europe and Great Britain x K.L.M. 2 pm. Iranx K.L.M. 2 p.m. CJapan. OFormosa and OMaeao Hakone Maru 7 p.m. Bagan Toboali 3 p.m Djambi and K. Toengkal
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      96 9 and Timor Dilly x K.L.M. 9 p.m. Laboean 'Bilik Oemas 4 pjn. Medanx K.L.M. 2 p.m. Palembangx K.L.M. 9 p.m. Pamangkat, Sambas and Singkawang Tobelo 9 a.m Pontianak Tomori 4 p.m. Sarawak (generally) Vyner Brooke 3 p.m. Miri Kajang 11 a.m Western U.S.A. Hakone Maru 7 p.m. MAILS EXPECTED Mails
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    Medical College Go Down To Publishers
    380 10 FOUR GOALS TO THREE TN a game which they should have won, the Medical College Union were beaten four-three by the M.P.H. at soccer on the college ground yesterday. The M.C.U. defence and attack lacked the speed which would have given them a comfortable
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    Points In Command Sport Meeting
    65 10 DOINTS in the Command Ser- vices teams athletics, including only completed events, up to the present are Royal Artillery (1) 69; Royal Artillery (2) 19!i»; Royal Artillery (3) 74; R.E. 32; 2nd Bat. Loyals 40; Ist Bat. Manchesters 46: 2nd Rat. Gordons 57; Malay Regiment
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    S. C. C. Bowls Ties
    91 10 S.C.C. bowls ties for next week arc. Handicap Monday: A. C. Binnie and E. J. Cassels towe 3> vs. E. H. Coleman and A. I\ rguson (owe 1 >. Subsidiary Handicap Tuesday: J. Philip and E. G. Mozar (owe 1) vs. j. l. Purnell and
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    Big New Freighter For K.P.M. Line
    65 10 The second of the two new K.P.M. freighters lor the Bangkck-Africa service, the 7, 000- ton motor vessel Straat Malakka. arrived at Singapore yesterday on her maiden voyage. Built In Holland, the new vessel has. like her sister ship, the Straat Soenda, accommodation for
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    Borneo Co. And Press Draw
    184 10 CIELDING experimental team^. the Borneo Company and Straits Times Press clubs played interesting football at the Geylang Stadium yesterday. The match, a friendly, ended in a I—l1 1 draw. While the Straits Times are second from the bottom in the Business Houses League, most of
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      597 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Frelfht 5433— Passace 5431. SWAOIAW PACIHC i WWLD'J CfiLftJtrrj Uncor por ated la Engl andi IHt ■MPllim KOLTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct F.MPKESS to VANCOLVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN without change— theme by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND
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      69 10 BRITISH IHDIA STEAM QAVIBATIOD CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England) (A MAR UNE) FOR HONG RONG. SHANGHAI, MOJL, ROBE AND OSARA s.s. TALMA 10,000 TONS SAILING JUNE 29, AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for first Saloon and Second Saloon oassengera. Special Holiday Return tickets to China
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      225 10 For Everything: Appertaining to i). aaa Passages, foreign Money Exchange and Freight li ccriftts WAGt^^LITS [WOQtO TWAVgi SCPVICf J 29, ROBINSON KOAD No Bes king Fees. Telephone 5908. BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDRESS): 22. PALL MALL, LONDON S.W I Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON. COLOMBO, PORT SI DAN, MARSEILLES, PLYMOLTH LONDON
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      503 10 AMERICAN PBESIOEHTUfJipT^ a f ■m A^^mkw^^^Tf^^mm^^S^^a^mmk^m^Ar^mmmmmmm^^mm**^* >_ n) CL'ROPt FROM SINGAPOKE AND rLNANG Tfl miiiM muaauumta NA LES UMSSUraS O^Sji S'pArr PRESIDENT GARFIELD i-. Pemai I PRESIDENT MONROE JS PRESIDENT ADAMS 2 n Aug IJ?* 4* I PRESIDENT VAN BUREN i' PRESIDENT HARRISAN S" S t X PRESIDENT HAVES S*
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      Teams For Today's Test Match
      37 11 Teams For Today's Test Match London, June 25. let cricket eleven to i in the first Test of at Lord's tomorrow Stcllmeyer, Headley. ron, Constantine, Hylton, Weekes. Twelfth eirven, selected last Hammond, Hutton, Compton. Paynter. Copson. Gimblett,
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      33 11 London, Jnne 21. <nd Sens and associated •'•ave c nated £5,C00 to the I the Relief of Distress -r.erly the Lord Mayor's recent gifts include I soods contributed by •eties throughout the Reuter
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      OGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      926 11 Fraser And Co.'s List TJ^H j INE 23. 1939: 5 P.M. ■OHM Buyers Sellers 3s 6d 4s 4s 6d 5s 3d 38s 40s 22s »d 23s 9d .72 .76 19s 1.18 1.23 9s 10s 2wS 21s 6d lis 12a .25 .61 .64 Cd 20s *-d
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
      465 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES From Lc.idon 5.30 p.m. Yesterday •New York prices quoted in U S currency. Tbe above are dealers n.iddle prices jobbers margins, brokerage and stamp doty are not included. Share of £i denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c. 1944-64 1094
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      Stabbed Chinese Dead In Street
      40 11 M YSTERY surrounds the death of a young Hokkien Chinese, who was found dead, stabbed through the heart, outside a house in Queen Street last night. The man's identity remained unknown until late last night
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      TERRITORIALS' SHOOTING
      60 11 London. The Lord Wakefield shooting competition has been wen this year by the Kent Fortress Royal Engineers. The competition is open to all Territorial Army units and more than 200 teams took part. The Kent Fortress have also again won the "Men of Kent and Kentish Men" shooting
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      Local Exchange Rates
      179 11 JUNE 23 SELLING London T.T. 2 3 27 32 London demand 2 3 27 32 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 240 U Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 3 16 Montreal demand 54 3 16 Batavia demand 101 2 ,i Samarang demand 101% Calcutta. Bombay Rangoon
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      Daily Share Report
      87 11 ISSUED BY FRASER CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin at midday was $1154, unchanged, and the price of rubber at 4 o'clock was buyers Spot 28'. cents, buyers October December 28 11 16 cents, market quiet. Although both London and New York markets were easier
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      $100 Challenge By Hypnotist
      102 11 A MAZING FEATS of hypnotism were performed at a performance bv Professor Marvelly at the Victoria Theatre last night. The performance was in aid of the China Relief Fund. Professor Marvelly last night hypnotised a member of the audience and then pierced a three-inch needle into
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      59 11 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firmer. Spot: £229 17s. 6d. Previously: £229 10a Three months: £225. Previously: £225 NEW VORK TIN: 49.12. Previously: 49.12. COPPER: £41 17s. 6d. Previously: £42 2s. Cd. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Bs. 6d. Previously: £7 8s 6d SILVER: Spot; 19 7H6d. Previously: 19'
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      Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations
      64 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% 176% New York... $to 4.8655 4.684 4.684 Amsterdam.... Guilders to 12.10 881 3 4 8.81 3 HongKong.. Per dollar ls. 2 i:U6d. is. 2 13 I6d Shanghai... Per dollar
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      284 11 BANK OF CIIN A Incorporated in CLLua o> apeciaj Cnarief). 12. Cecil Street Singapore Telephones: Manager* Office tilt Asst Manager Office 0442 txehanse Bept Mil General Offire 51KJ-! Cable Address x U II L NG& L O Paid Up Ur pi ta I Ch I It ttl. Oft ft Beseive
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      210 11 THE COMMOOITY MARKETS From London 5.30. p.m Yesterday RCBBER: Firmer. London: 8' 4 d. 8 5 16d Previoi. 8 3 lGd 8 5 16d July-Sept.: 8' 4 d. 8 3 B d. Previously d S^d Oct -Dec: 8 3 B d. 8 7 16d Previously: 8 3 'd 8 7
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    GOLD POINT FOR SPRINT AT K. L. TODAY
    1622 12 GOLD POINT FOR SPRINT AT K. L. TODAY Royal Worlington For Longer Event NINE RACES ON LAST DAY (By Our Racing Reporter) TODAY'S races at Kuala Lumpur will end the Selangor Turf Club's summer meeting. Keen finishes are to be expected in view of the excellent ground conditions. In the
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    Japanese Jump 5ft 11 in Easily
    308 12 Ov; I M G to the late arrival of the N.Y.K. liner Haruna Maru. only six events were staged at the Japanese Sports Club. St. George's Road, between the visiting Japanese Olympic athlete* and a few of Singapore's best. The visitors received loud applause
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    S.C.C. Cricket
    57 12 The following will play for S.C.C. vs. Genuan^ today and tomorrow at 2 p.m. and 11 a.m. respectively at SCC' T. G. D. A Cooper. H. L. Ward. A. C. Growder, W. K. Jagger, A. Foster, W. H. McNeill. G. K. Stein, G. W. S. Waites, P. W.
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    Tips From Our Own K. L. Correspondent
    59 12 Selections by our Kuala Lumpur correspondent are as follows: Race 1: Golden Blaze, Ciscara. Race 2: Penshurst, Sunbeam. Race 3: Grono], Min;. Race 4: Shoot Up, Lisheen. Race 5: Measure, Royal Worlington. Race 6: Judnh Anton, Madam. Race 7: Gold Point, Smoke Dreams.
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    Spectators Rush Field, End Game
    103 12 THERE was an abrupt end to the friendly match yesterday in which the Combined Business Houses League team made their debut against a Singapore Harbour Board side on the S.H.B. ground. Half way through the second half fists were raised and spectators rushed the field.
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    Hungarians Beat All Comers
    238 12 Table Tennis KELEN and Szabados, the visiting Hungarian table tennis stars, beat all opposition in the second exhibition staged at the Great World Amusement Park last night. Avenging the defeat of Szabados by Loh Kum Soon last Wednesday, Kelen defeated the local champion in three straight
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    SINGAPORE JUST DEFEAT JOHORE Winners Give Poor Display
    707 12 SINGAPORE JUST DEFEAT JOHORE Winners Give Poor Display EXPECTATIONS were fulfilled at I yesterday when Singapore beat U M Stat. southern section of the Malava C„, Let it be said at once, |»owe£ 2**. pore, were decidedly the better side' terriS offered strong opposition and had f, JS constructive play
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    Game Stopped With B.H.L Side In Lead
    159 12 Game Stopped With B.H.L Side In Lead A c t OMB team .va Ply a side wh' the S, ground, yesterd.- a The game through ti, crowd ol after an in Keenly co:. interesting robust tI imp: played with the def' On the wh team made it was unfon eluded
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    Chinese Win K.L. Doubles Final
    76 12 'From Our 0* sp: Irt IN EXACT I open d tennis cham^onsmps Leong Hor- 5 nd Ho beat H. J. Steclsif and G u G-2, 6 d In 1926 md Itf were the 8 r Jd°^Wand those then noticed a understand The wmnej combin: form.
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      171 12 Free Press Selections •PREE PRESS selections are as fallows: Race 1: Golden Blaze, Distinguished. Race 2: Blossom Time, Sunbean. Race 3: Bai Tabarin. Thanks. Race 4: Shoot Up, Winsome. Rare 5: Royal WorKngton. Measure. Rat? f*: Madame. ML«s Wendy. Race 7: Gold Point. Smok? Dreams. Race 8: Gliding, Lucky Life.
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