The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 July 1939

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  • 20 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS (SPECIAL AIRMAIL EOITIO4 10 CENTS) NO. 15,835. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939.
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  • 157 1 Discussions In Light Of Singapore Decisions IMPORTANCE OF SEA COMMUNICATIONS Simla, July 20. ftIPREHENSIVE scheme to enable the immediate on of joint emergency measures is understood Urn drawn up at defence talks between the af India, Lord Linlithgow, and the Governor of Archibald Cochrane, which
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  • 76 1 Va York, JiUy 20. v ihe heading to New York Times m on neuIn blunt terms aggressor na- war and add :d( k important for 1 o- -cs^r countries to 2L' ir^ *P«ciac and vital y.l parts of *he certainly will be lam scale.
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  • 82 1 Japan 's Demands At Tokio Talks Tokiu, July 20. THK FOREIGN MINISTER, Mr. Hachiro Arita, called on the Prime Minister, Baron Hiranuma, and submitted a report on his talks with the British Ambassador to Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie. Qualified observers, says Domei, state that the Government stands firm m the
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  • 84 1 Boycott Of British Goods In Tientsin Tokio, July 20. MEASURES for boycott of British goods have been formulated by the anti-British boycott campaign committee at Tientsin, according to a Japanese dispatch. The measures include picketing and appointment of special agents to popularise the boycott. Pickets would urge Ilrms and warehouses
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  • 79 1 Jerusalem, July 20. AN AMERICAN CLERGYMAN, the Rev. Gerould Goldmer, of Cleveland. Ohio, is held to ransom by bandits In the hills between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea. Mr. Goldmer's father, the Rev. Jacob Goldmer, was also captured, but was released today. He stated that
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  • 111 1 I.R.R.C. Likely To Discuss The Barter Plan London, July 20. DISCUSSING the Anglo-American barter agreement, The Times says that it is bound to come up for discussion at next Tuesday's meeting of the International Rubber Regulation Committee. As the effect of the agreement will necessarily be to release larger exports,
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  • 116 1 Paris, July 20. THE FRANCO-GERMAN Trade Treaty has been prolonged tor a year, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Agence Economique et Financiere. The correspondent states that wellinformed German Government circles express satisfaction at the extension, notably over the fact that the deliveries of French
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  • 114 1 Budapest, July 20. "ATTEMPTS to influence Hungarian- German friendship" were denounced by Count Csaky, the Foreign Minister, m a speech which is the sequel to the sensational success of a book by Professor Ivan Lajos, of the University of Pecs, entitled "Germany's Chances m War
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  • 312 1 London, July 20. A THRILLING ACCOUNT of how he locked himself for Uy 2 hours m an air-tight steel chamber, representing the Davis escape chamber, and allowed the air to reproduce conditions which he assumed had developed m the Thetis, were given by the
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  • 78 1 Reuter The King, accompanied by the Duke of Kent, went down the Thames m the royal motor barge to dine with the Board* of the Admiralty and high naval officers at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. The dinner was held to celebrate the restoration
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  • 257 1 Danzig, July 20. A POLISH customs official, said to have been on the Polish side of the frontier at the time, was shot dead by a Danzig customs official, who is a German, near Postelau this morning. The Danzig Senate is reported to
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  • 83 1 Reich Does Not Seek Conflict, But...... Berlin, July 20. "WE do not seek a conflict, but fear it still less," declared the Commander-in-chief of the German Army, General von Brauchitsch, addressing military cadets at the Hindenburg Memorial at Tannenberg, ten miles from the Polish frontier. General von Brauchitsch heavily emphasised
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  • 204 1 CRITICISM OF PALESTINE POLICY Hopes Dashed For Thousands London. July 20. THE DEBATE on the Palestine problem was initiated m the House of Commons by Mr. Tom Williams, for the Labour Opposition, who said that a further blow had been struck at Jewish aspirations by the suspension of immigration. Complete
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  • 45 1 London, July 20. DACK-BENCHERS m the House cf Commons spent last night discussin? various aspects of the scheme for pensions for Members of Parliament They were still busy raising points this morning, when the House rase at 655 ajn.— Reuter
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  • 47 1 Jerusalem, July 20. THE recent lull m terrorist activities ended this morning when five Arab* were killed and eight wounded m eight separate shooting incidents m and around Tel Aviv, Rehovoth and Petahtiqua. Traffic was suspended m the three towns. Reuter
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  • 376 2 Japanese Press On What Britain Must Recognise In China THIRD MEETING TODAY Tokio, July 20. THE third conversation between the British Ambassador to Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, and the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, will be held on Friday at the official
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  • 290 2 Market Fire London's Fourth In A Month DISLOCATION OF RAIL TRAFFIC London, July 19. "THE whole of the inside of the main hall of the Borough vegetable market at Southwark, London, caught fire, the flames being visible a mile or two away. Fire engines arrived and made every effort to
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  • 90 2 FAMOUS NATURALIST EXPLORER DIES San Francisco, July 19. PDMUND HELLER, famous American naturalist and explorer, died today. He was 64 years old. Reuter. His exploration trips ranged from Alaska to Tibet and Central Africa. He was naturalist to the Smithsonian African Expedition, under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, In
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  • 72 2 Washington, July 19. DRITAIN has obtained delivery of virtually all aircraft ordered from the United States. Britain hitherto had obtained 25 per cent, of aircraft ordered, according to the half-yearly report of the National Munitions Control Board. She obtained war goods, mainly aircraft, valu:d
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  • 55 2 General Viscount Gort, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, on arrival m Paris to be the guest of the French Government during the National Festival celebrations. Lord Gort, accompanied by General Gamelin, Supreme Head of the French Defence Services, inspecting a guard of
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  • 81 2 Moscow, July 20. tttf. RASKOLNIKOV, ex-Soviet Minis- ter to Bulgaria, has been declared an outlaw by the Supreme Court of the Soviet on the ground that he deserted his post, "joined the camp of enemies of the Soviet" and refused to return to Soviet Russia.
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  • 54 2 Tokio, July 20. YESTERDAY was the second day of a five-day itir defence manoeuvres In eastern Japan, with Toklo as the centre, when the mobilisation of 160,000 members of the newly-organised air defence and guard corps took place. A black-out was enforced over 10
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  • 29 2 on 'on, July 20. THE WEST INDfi.-^ drew wllh Blr 1 Julien Cahn's XI. Wsst Indies, 197 (Headley CD. Sir Julien Cahn'i XI 121 for Reuter
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  • 157 2 Chinese Dollar Falls Below Fivepence NEW CURRENCY "WAR" MOVE Shanghai, July 20. THE Chinese dollar has relapsed still further, closing today at 4i 2 d. The latest move m the Sino-Japanese currency "war" was made today when the Japanese-sponsored Huashing Comi mercial Bank, which was established m May, announced that
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  • 169 2 Claim To Be Holding Their Own Against Japanese Shanghai, July 20. INTENSIVE fighting continues m south-eastern Shansi, which at present is the main theatre of the Sino-Japanese war, and the movement of 200,000 Chinese reinforcements across the Yellow River into south-eastern Shansi, reported to
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  • 134 2 Peking, July 20. OEPULSING 200.000 troops commanded by Gen. Wei Li-huan and Chu Teh, the Communist leader m southern Shanri Province, Japanese troops occupied Tsechow at the southern foot of the Tahang Mountain Range yesterday VL orrun According to a communique issued by the Japanese Expeditionary
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  • 53 2 Shanghai, July 19. DEAR- ADMIRAL T. C. HART, who Is to succeed Admiral Harry E. Yarnell. as Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, arrived at Shanghai today from America aboard the j President Coolidge. He will become full I Admiral on assuming his
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  • 56 2 London, July 19. •yRE King invested Prince Paul of Yugoslavia with the insignia of the Knight Companion of the Garter. The Yugoslav Regent and his wife Princess Olga, a sister of the Duchess of Kent, are on a visit, which some observers think has
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  • 236 2 London, July 29. THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the Government's decision to appoint a General Officer Command-ing-in-Chief to command British Land Forces m the Middle East is welcomed m the Press. His functions will be m peace, to supervise preparation of defenceplans of those
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  • 66 2 A HOSTED clue- Anne Dorothy Moor. mainly r Bponsible I i of Columb. School," which Uist night. Anne Chirle; |j performance as working he: the part of c the most h.;u Nan Grey i& the .übWshmithe film and most I Anne. She hoy. Anne is
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  • 70 2 ■■Mi, Jt;> i I JNITS of the Soviet Fie. carry. ng out exer i tic, comprising all typei of waaa* including some I viewed yesterday by M Z. ber of the all-pcv j und M KuzneLzc Navy, who m a > -We have a sp: necessary,
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  • 43 2 MISS BARBARA CHEAH. the bean d.rr.:« -r.Z Jte c i petition at the M social held m th< lojrgt yeterday. It was the Utikn >ear. Though not first held last B a success. Dancing of th? c. indocr pun
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  • 32 2 RIR. GROYEfc tfM WctM 10 per cent to bottom for I j The cut, «H .himself, is m. 'of busings i-nd failui to come up I Reuter
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  • 29 2 ALL RAF B Franco n turv j squadrons of Bri to Paris ftnd i tons Bevr I i covering: 1.500 rr. haul's.— Reuter
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  • 24 2 LIGHTNING HITS B.B.C. TRANSMITTER TTHL British Br t i n's national wich was struck d 2Jid has closeu c The tra: operate POWUHi Reuter
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  • 174 2 CLUBHOUSE FOR CHANG R. A. FAMILIES THE new Royal Artillery Families' Clubhouse at Changi was opened by Mrs. W. G. S. Dobbie, wife of the G.0.C., Malaya, Major-Gene ral Dobbie, yesterday afternoon. Among those present were the Commander, Royal Artillery, Malaya Command, Brigadier G. S. Low and Mrs. Low, Lieut.-Colonel
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  • 292 3 Biology's Place In Educational Development CCUN KING ON VITAL PROBLEM t JuK U, of bi U1 Colin King Malaya there ?iems m ccnHmm were of mental elf at the roct a ~.?d upon Secretary q were: rinj an adequate .ew of the bad any training Dfllct of the bias of
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  • 477 3 EURASIANS FINED FOR FIGHTING ON PUBLIC ROAD Should Know Better Says Magistrate POLICE SUMMONED TO SPOT BY RESIDENTS k 'VOU are well-educated people and should have known better/ commented Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke, Singapore Third Police Magistrate, yesterday, addressing two Eurasians, A. de Cruz, aged 23, and J. Edward, aged 49,
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  • 264 3 Free-For-All At Factory Riot Squad Out A DISPUTE over the sweeping of the floor m the bri:kmaking shed of Alexandra Brick Works, Ltd., Pasir Panjang R;jad, resulted m a free-fcr- all fight between about 50 Chinese and Tamil labourers yesterday. Bricks, iron bars, changkols and gas pipes were used as
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  • 76 3 A VERDICT of death by misadven- ture was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday, at an inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old Chinese boy. Chew Dai Dong, who died as the result of scalds on July 16. It was revealed that
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  • 82 3 Before the Chief Justice m Ist Court at 11 a.m. Bankruptcy. Before Mr. Justice Pedlow m 2nd Court at 11 am.: Part h?ard:— S.442/37 5.268/38— Shaik Awath bin Abdul Rahman Baswaydan vs. Shaik Awath bin Makforth Ea-Obeid <if not concluded). Before Mr. Justice Manning m
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  • 191 3 (From Our London Staff) London, July 12. WARRANT OFFICER-INSTRUCTOR Reginald Hatton, who was with the Army Education Corps m Singapore until a year ago, has been reduced to the rank of sergeant for absenting himself without leave for 24 days. During his trial
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  • 498 3 Woman Is Described As "Fighting Hawker" BIT POLICE CONSTABLES HESCPwIBED by the police as "the lighting hawker," Teo Huat, a 28-year-old Hokkien woman, admitted when she appeared for a second time m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday that she had bitten two police constables and hit one over the
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  • 85 3 Britain And Defence Of Sarawak (From Our London Staff) London, July 12. AS no British defence forces are maintained m Sarawak the question of a contribution being mide from the State's funds for the maintenance of such forces had never arisen, said Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Colonial Secretary, m reply
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  • 525 3 Sequel To Fatal Accident On Woodlands Road I A FATAL motor accident at WoocJ- "1- lands Road on June 26. when a Chinese cyclist, Tan Wee Lim, was alleged to have been knocked down and killed by a Malacca mail car, had its sequel m the Sing lpore Traffic District
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  • 792 4 A Woman Sees Loudest PHARLBS DICKENS is M->ein<r honoured m a nunbcr of ways this summer. Portsmouth, whew novelist vn born, and later returned to write and give r 3 < his works, has recently had a festival we "to connect the Nation Char! Dickens
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  • 649 4 Myrna Loy "Natural" HER FRECKLES jy;iRNA LOY, receiving the Lon- don press two days before her return to Hollywood, struck everyone as being the most natural" of the big film stars to visit vs. Wearing a calf-length. flared, black coat and a little black straw sailor, with a posy of
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  • 379 4 Hollywood Today With Sheiiah G rhem Hollywood, FLAMBOYANT prints are popular for dinner dresses, and Patricia Morison, Paramount starlet m "The Magnificent Fraud," is the possessor of an imported black and white print. Gigantic poppies of black are splashed over the white ground. The dress has a square neckline, short,
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  • 124 5 Dutch cavalry m a .vmrabaya military parade An infantry unit photographed at a recent army parade near Batavia. SUMtm leaving Sourabaya, the Dutch naval base m the Far East. The gunboat Flores firing: a salute as she enters harbour. r.pse of the
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  • 1007 6 NECESSITY FOR CHEAPER EMPIRE NEWS SERVICES Views Of Australian Press Chief PENNY-A-WORD PLEA IN LETTER TO THE TIMES London. July 11. FOLLOWING debates m the House of Commons upon British news services abroad, correspondence has appeared m The Times setting: out the existing newspaper *»c*r vices* The Times also publishes
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  • 556 6 C.P.O. On Evidence In Segamat Murder Inquiry (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, July 19. DEFORE Mr. K. G. A. Dohoo, the Segamat First Magistrate, evidence was heard today m the second day's hearing of the preliminary inquiry into the death of Ramaiyah, an
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  • 155 6 Magistrate Gives Him A Week To Settle From Our Own Correspondent. Malacca, July 19. A NGALAI, a Tamil woman, was com- plainant m a summons case before the police magistrate, Mr. J. G. Rappoport today, m which a Tamil. Chidambaram was brought up for faill
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  • 133 6 From Our Own Correspondent) T Malacca, July 19. WO more arrests have been made by the police m connection with the case m which a Hokkien named Tee Tian is charged with cheating an Arab named Sheik Ahmad bin Sheik Awap of $450. The
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  • 73 6 (Frera Cur Own Correspondent) Malacca. July 19. ABU BIN DAUD and Jantan bin Manap, the two Treasury stamppressmen who are charged with fraudulenty using used Government stamps for the purpose of stamping documents were brought up before the Court today when the matter was mentioned
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  • 72 6 AT the Y.W.C.A.. *ortnishl!y Club meeting Mr.;. V E. Wultf, of the staff of Raffles College, gave a most interesting talk on "Family Budgets." A discussion followed, and a hearty vote of thanks accorded the speaker. The next meeting of the club will be held on
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  • 480 6 BLOOD TEST REVELATm* IN MALACCA (From Our Own PllUipi^m TYPHOID earners are still bein- fl; 1' food hawkers and ic?-waier rendor by Mr. G. W. Bryant, President of mission, today, when he announced a! meeting that blood tests of IS haukr water vendors were
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  • 125 7 i SINCE our last report the market has j shown signs of firming up on better trade demand, state Guthrie and Co. m their weekly report. At the time of writing:, however, the tone is somewhat easier on account of the general political news, In
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  • 166 7 rIE LAST two days have seen a small improvement and a little j irxre activity m the market, state, Lewis and Peat m their report. New York has been mainly responsible for; thls, as an improvement In sentonent there resulted m a sharp rise on the; i
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  • 515 7 CONTRADICTORY REPORTS ON WORLD SITUATION THE prospects for rubber are just as difficult as ever to assess, which is not surprising when it is realized that during the past week alone the market has been subject to many varied influences, write Stanton and Nelson,
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  • 202 7 1«WO CHINESE. Tan Tian Guan and Tee Chwee Peng, owner and engineer respectively of a motor-sampan were fined $15 each, m default two weeks' rigorous Imprisonment, by Mr J. McFall, m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday, on a charge of bringing into the Colony from
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  • 117 7 THIS is less commonly known as 1 sacrilege which is considered a very, very serious offence m England,"commented Mr. M. M. Whittles, prosecuting officer, m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday, when Chua Peng Kang, a 19-year-old Hokkien, pleaded guilty to a charge of
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  • 136 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan;, July 20. 117TTHOUT calling on the defence, V? Mr. Urn Koon Teck, Pennng Middl? Court magistrate, acquitted and discharged a Malay who was alleged to have stolen an iron rod belonging to United Engineers. A Sikh watchman employed by
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  • 67 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 13. Messrs. P. A. Pledger and O. P. Noakes will represent the Chambers of Commerce of the Straits Settlements at the 15th. Congress of the Federation of Commerce of the British Empire which is to be held In London next week.
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  • 547 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939. Sponsored Radio MOW that the Government is considering an early announcement regarding radio policy, it is appropriate that another protest should be registered against the unhappy mixture of publicity and entertainment which is provided by the British Malayan Broadcasting Corporation. Although when
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  • 810 8  -  GEORGE KIDD By QVER-EATING is "a sort of high treason/ accordmg tc Dr. Wirz, member of the Nazi Experts Committee for National Health, speaking m Berlin the other dc Deprecating "the average tendency of the German population to eat too much, particularly meat fat,
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  • 268 8 Britain Is An A. 1. Notion THE question of physical fitness In 1 Great Britain is mainly a personal matter. There have for long been games, sports, and some measure of physical culture m schools and other institutions, and every town and village has one or more sports and games
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  • 721 9 From Holes Punched In Pieces Of Cardboard To Mechanical "Brain" FIGURES COMPILED AND PRINTED IN A MONTH LJOLES punched m pieces of cardboard make possible the rapid publication of one of the most comprehensive books published m Malaya. The book is "Malayan Statistics",
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  • 180 9 $4,000 CLAIM AGAINST CHINESE CONTRACTOR aspects of the building contracting busire was given by J. N. Jones, a buildhe claimed over $4,000 from Wee likting contractor, before Mr. Justice >re High Court yesterday. I have been j slant m the Wee Cheng j missal and
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  • 76 9 SMC To Adopt New Accounting System A MECHANICAL accounting sys- tern, using the punched-card method, has just been installed by the Singapore Municipal Commission to deal with its water, electricity and gas accounts. So far, only 2,000 accounts are being dealt with m this manner, and it is anticipated that
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  • 143 9 THE third Inter-School Art Ccmpeti- tion, sponsored by the St. Andrew's School Sketching Club, will be held from July 31 to Aug. 4, at St. Andrew's School. It will be cpened by the ConsulGeneral for China, Mr. Kao Ling Pal The competition is open to all boys
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  • 139 9 114 Women Pass St. John Ambulance Test ttf CONGRATULATE all those mem■l bers of St. John's Ambulance Brigade who turned out m the last A.R.P. black-out m Singapore. Although It was only make believe, their work was excellent," remarked Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, Diiector of Medical Services, at, i the
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  • 281 9 Inspector's Evidence In Murder Inquiry INTERESTING evidence was given before Mr. Conrad Oldham, m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday, by Inspector M. Boyle m connection with an alleged murder m a druggist's shop m Java Road on May 27. m the early hours. In the dock was a 40-year-old
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  • 286 9 POLICE COM MUNICAT IONS TO BE IMPROVED A MONG ITEMS of interest m the annual report of the retiring Inspector-General of Police, Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet, are: The installation of a teleprinter between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is being explored with a view to more automatic cohesion between
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  • 377 9 ONE of the defendants m a claim was described as "a bit of a rogue" by the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Percy McElwaine, when he gave judgment for Daulatram Lakhpatrai against Tulsi Brothers m the Singapore High Court yesterday. DAULATKAM LAKHPATRAI, the plaintiffs,
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  • 1173 10 Captain Oram's Views At Thetis Inquiry LIEUTENANT BOW CAPS London, July 5. ONE of the four survivors of the Thetis disaster, Captain H. P. K. Oram, stated, when the inquiry into the loss of the submarine was resumed at the Law Courts yesterday,
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  • 163 10 TokJo, Jnly 6. A GROUP of leading Japanese citizens have filed a petition with Kurehei Yiasa, lord keeper of the privy seal for transmission to the Emperor to Invoke belligerents* rights m the China incidents, reports Domel. The petition, which is m accordance with the Petition
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  • 80 10 London, July 8. THE number of vessels which paid rates to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board during the year ended July 1, 1939, was 18,378, with ?n aggregate net register tonnage of 21,724,050. This is a reduction from the 1937-38 figures, which showed 19,104 ships
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    • 542 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders, Tenders are now Invitea for tne following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room Supply of Air Compressing Plant for Mandai Quarry. (Deposit $25). Date of Closing. 4 pm. July 31, 1939. Supply of Pumping and Auxiliary Plant for Pontian Ketchil Pumping
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    • 418 10 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Rd. (near Swimming Club) Board-Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis. Phone: 5758. EAST ANGLIA 6. OXLEY RISE SINGAPORE. 3 mins. to town high level garages, daily or monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine, tennis, single and double rooms PHONE 4390. NAPIER
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    • 123 10 BERUN TODA7 DJA 9.SC me s OU aa.l DJB 15.29 mc/s (19.7 m.) I>JQ 15JS8 me a (19.0 m.) DJTN 9.51 nc.'i WM m.\ p.m. 5.05 Under Spanish sides f.» Concert of light music 7.30 News la lugikh. 7.35 Concert of light mosie ccot^tdr 10 News anu econ.waic leilew iv
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    • 366 10 ♦Incorporated mi n Qlm. *Mm PaW Up Capital l l^.l tundft Id c b I ul exceat of Teui taeu a^M-oxtmaiei, Midland B.Dk-o^«» tn B»Asrnt« v??!*' C»re«>ondfnts lr lvi POSH ACCOUNTS odhJJ 0 FOREIGN C^encv o^SL* BHIPMFNTS unantSm J GENEPAI uSISg m 1 mines* transacted PulJ otrticuiarj appu^^. PARKCAVL C.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 428 10 A WOMAN CATHLU t -iking a iest m the dunes after a refreshing bath during: England's recent heat-uave. RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metres. ZHP 39.06 metres. p.m. 5.00 Recitation cf the Kcran from the Studio. 5.20 Arabic music. t 5.40 Malay folk songs. t 6.00 Cantonese music by
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  • 365 11 Yesterday's Quotations -0DON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES f ru m Lc don 5. 30 p. m. Yesterday From Exchange Telegraph Co. 1^— 000 unless '^atest Quotation* Previous!; .*44-64 109^ 109 3 8 -M 105U 105 3 a 92 3 a 92 5 3 II
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  • 227 11 I trom London 5.30. p.m Yesterday I RCBBER: Stead v. London: 8 5 16 d. 8 7 16d. Previously: 8 5 16d. 3 7 16d Aug.-Sept 8 5 16 d. 8 7 16 d. Previously 8 5 lftd ft 7Jl6d. Oct. -Dec: 8 7 16 d. 8.
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  • 73 11 I From London: Latest Quotations I TIN: Steady. Spot: £229 17s. 6d. Previously: £229 17s. t>d Three month?- £225 2s 6d. Previously: £224 17s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN: 48.50 Previously: 48.60 COPPER: £42 15s. Previously: £42 17s. 6c, GOLD Yesterday: £7 8s 6» 2 d. Previously: £7
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  • 1335 11 Fraser And Co. 's List I Tapah T. Anson ($2) 120 Temerloh (.fl) 45 50 Tralaigar ($2) bu 70 Ulu Benut <30 cU .30 Liv Pandan <si) 1.40 1 35 United Malacca U'j i.su Utan Simpan <$1> 1.15 1.25 INDUSTRIALS A. Brickworks Or a iftl
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  • 69 11 I London Closing Quotations I Metnoa oi Parity oerore Latent Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previousiv Paris Franc to 124.11 176 1116 176 1116 New York.'.' to 4.8655 4.68 ?16 4.60*4 Amsterdam.... Guilders to 12.10 8.84 5 6 8.843 4 Hong Kong.. Per dollar Is. 2^d. Is. 23
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  • 81 11 ■K*ti bi nusn co. ai THI I LOsi 0F BUSINESS "*i»l v\a^ <113';. down I f rubber at 4 -pot aft cents, i 'member 28 j Jj? t l -New York k uer **t4*j t the f> allrib «^d tj reacHt, rLses a well fct. reasons. LocaUy,
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  • 66 11 11 '<><X NOON Buyer* Seller. 28 7 16 28 9 16 J ,B* 28 79% Future Months Quotations No. IX R.B.S. on Registered Tender Aug. -Sept 28 916 28 11 Oct. -Dec 28** 26^ Jan.-Mar 28% Mi Tone of Market: Slightly easier. Latest Cable: London
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  • 181 11 JILY 20 SELLING Licndon T.T. 2 4 London demanJ 2 4 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demand 241 1 2 Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 Montreal demand 54 9 16 Batavia demand 101 3 i Samarang demand 101 Calcutta. Bombay and RangooD demand 156 I*,1 Madras
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  • 164 11 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1443 rd auction yesterday, when there were: Lbs. Tons Catalogued 1,407,459 628.33 Offered 1.288.238 575.11 Sold 999,424 446.17 London 83 B d.; New York 16 11 16 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb. Standard Quality
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  • 87 11 KUALA LUMPUR'S 12-day drought broke at 10.30 yesterday morning with a short shower which was recorded only .32 inches. Farmers m the State were becoming anxious at the absence of rain, for July 7, the day of the last recorded rainfall, brought only a few drops and
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  • 60 11 THE band of the Straits Settlements 1 Police will perform m public today at Telok Ayer at 6 p.m. under the direction of Mr. C. Chapman, Bandmaster. Programme is as follows: March "Blaze of Glory". Holzmann; Overture "Pique Dame", Suppe; Selection "Sanderson Sengs", Sanderson; Descriptive
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  • 160 11 (From Cur Own Correspondent Bangkok, July 18. THE Premier of Siam, who is also Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Council of Minister?, celebrated his birthday this week. He was born 42 years ago. Following is
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  • 42 11 A corpse was found floating face downwards m the sea oft Church Street Pier, Penang, by passengers m a ferry steamer. As a strong current was running at the time, all attempts to take the body out of the water proved unavailing
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  • 168 11 LAst Supplied By Messrs. Frascr Co. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939: P PM. Total lor Books Date Ex. div. Financial Company Dividend Close Payable date Year TIN Ipoh Tin Is. 6d. July 17 fc 3 a% Kampong Lanjut 6d. No. 12 July 26 Aug. 2 July 27 Kinta
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  • 203 12 The British "Railway Queen* 1 who is making a goodwill tour of Switzerland, visited the Zurich a reception and luncheon was held m the Railway Pavilion. The Railway atmosphere was kept d I cheon on a miniature train to the guests. The Railway
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 423 13 £ato^tT^^Q&fri^_* "'III';— r~^. nSH INDIA LINES \TT^ IH N UUfDt q. r;. co\s sailings Bm Due loinn^e Sp-jrr < HOTA^ 6.110 Sept 23 I: v '2 11 C 1? 000 Oct. 6 CO] 0 21 6,000 Oct. 21 8 C NTON 15 500 Nov. 3 22 CARI 1 15.M0 Niv.
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    • 294 13 SILVER ,lAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint .i rtlee V\A PACIFIC UVE AND gUYO MM LTOt to SAM FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES AND KOfiTH Pftr~ 3 PORTS \LSSIiLS TO PACIFIC COASI Ifllftl >»»»L--m.s. BILVBSMAPU S. In Port July 21 m. s tosari (jp.t.l J ul y 23 1u1 y 25 (via Java) >
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    • 616 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collycr Quay. Singapore Trl. &15L Chartered Bank Building, Penang TeL 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (m conjunction with the Glen Line) Dae Sails GLENEARN Mars. L'don, R'dam, Ham., Ant., Midd. JuJy 23 July 25 PATPwOCLUS Mars., L'don, R'dam, and
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 363 13 Air Mail Arrivals Arid Despatches INWARD Imperial: From Europe dueMonday, Thursday. Friday afternoons. Wearnes: From renang, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. X.L.M. From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday afternoons Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Tuesday. Friday. Sunday afteruoons. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Saturday. Monday. Wednesday evenings K.N.I.LM.: From
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    • 474 13 Tandjong Pandan sibcrg ll a.m. Newfoundland Imperial 2 p.m. Ftiillppine Islands x Imperial 2 p.m. g lam Imperial 2 p.m. Eastern and Western x U.S.A. Imperial 2 p.m. TOMORROW Java, South-West Sumatra. S.East Borneo. Celebes, Moluccas find Timor Dilly x X.L.M. 9 p.m. Laboean Bilik Jarak 4pm Palemban? x X.L.M.
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  • 129 14 Chungking, July 10. CONEROUS, chiming, centuries-old bronze bells will ring out a warning to Chungking residents of future Japanese air raids, Chineso sources disclose. Thirty bells, most of which are three feet high and two feet m diameter, were removed from Buddhist temples and placed
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  • 118 14 Washington, July ti. JAPAN IS OPERATING almost entirely under a wartime economy with practically complete government domination of production, importation, prices and distribution, states the Department of Commerce m a survey of Japanese financial developments Although these controls have assisted m meeting the emergency, they
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  • 152 14 U. S. Naval Man Advocates Change Portsmouth, N.H., July 6. A CHANGE m submarine design to A av »rt submarine disasters such as ihe sinking of the U.S.N. Squalus off PortsmouSi last month with a loss of 26 lives was recommended at the naval 3 °Mr d
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  • 83 14 Winnipeg, July 10. WITH the object of standardization of operations and servicing, the Trans-Canada Air Lines, which operate the air transportation system m the dominion, has ordered six new "Super Electras," or Lockheed Fourteens, planes. This will bring the Trans-Canada Air Lines fleet to 15 planes
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 602 14 BGOSTEIID CO LTD (Incorporated m P.M.3.) JtItPHONE; Irtlght 54S3— Paiia«e WUL 'uu&pm Mcinc JwgQtof CB!*.r*<7j UccurDorated la Kng an4l TIU FAiPRESS' ROLTL offers IRANS-PACIFiC SERVICES via HONO--1 I Lt or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER ACROSS CANADA by IRANS- OXTINENTAL TRAIN without ihange— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND
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    • 502 14 CLEARANCES July 21:— Nam Yong, Mentor (Brit.); Hoegh Silvercloud r (Nir.). July 22:— Troilus (Brit.); Angelina (Dot). July 23:— Bulan (Brit.). In Ballast t RED FUNNEL LINE SUGGESTIONS FOX YOUR HOLIDAYS Singapore-BataYia-Cheribon-Semarang-Singapore Round trip occupies about 9 days. First Class $85.00 Sailing from Singapore every Tuesday and Friday Singapore-Sourabaya-Bandjermasin-Singapore Round
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    • 574 14 AMERICAN PRESIDENT UNbT^I <» TO EIEOPE rHOr« SINGAPORE AND PEN AN G TO COLOMBO, BOMBAY M i AIEXANUBIA. NAPLES. GENOA. MARSEILLES ASII NtW J 1 1 ln| ArrtTef Leaves (mm. S'oore r^M p^ I I PRESIDENT MONROE July 31 Aug I PRESIDENT ADAMS Aug. 12 Aug U iJJ I PRESIDENT
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  • 722 15 How He Was Victorious In Golf Open A LL FAVOURITES FAIL I London, July 9. Ed and courageous pursuit of Bulla, the m the la<t stage of the Open chamlong m the memory of those who :orh to witness it. ing what was required of him, a
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  • 142 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney (By Air Mail). D EVOLUTIONARY changes m Rugby Union laws were proposed at a meeting of the New South Wales Union Referees' Association. They were: 1. Abolition of the 25-yard "drop out" after a touch-in-goal, and substitution of a •drop-out*
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  • 436 15 Bulk's Secret: Harnessed Power St. Andrew's July 5. LET'S have a look at my private •daik horse,* Johnny Bulla, of Chicago," suggested Alf Padgham, here t:> find golfing pointers for you. So we plunged through stampeding spectators to find the six-feet four inches and 16 stone of the colourful Mr.
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  • 68 15 The following have been selected to p!ay Water-Polo for the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against R.A.F. team on Wednesday, fct Selarang Barracks at 5 p.m. Players are requested to meet m the Junior D* partment lor transport at 4 p.m. Vow Wan Sung. B. Pones. Loh Heng Kee, Chua Kirn
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  • 239 15 •From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July If. EATING the Bella by eight goals v without a reply m a league match at the Istana padang today, the Custcms excelled the scoring record set up by the Prisons against the Education on Tuesday. Belia
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  • 428 15 London, July 9, THE territorial ambitions of Adolf Hitler are no particular business of this column at least, until such time as we are formally invited to march into the international "shindy"— but, for all that, we rind ourselves bringing the Berchtesgaden Bearcat
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  • 445 15 Cricket Benefits And Players Pockets London. July 10. ARTHUR WOOD, that "very amusing gentleman," as the taximan who drove him from Nottingham to London for last season's Oval Test called him, had the wisdom to insure the first day of his benefit match which did not start at Bradford on
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  • 99 15 Newcastle, County Down, July 19. Scoring a 74 m the second round James Bmen leads the Irish Open field with an aggregate of 140. The leading 60 will qualify for the final two rounds. Second after the first two rounds la. Lees (69—72—141). Other
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  • 506 15 'By Thr Four Aces DavM Brure Burnstone, Merlin, D. Maier. Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenl; •THE bidding on today's hand probaoly doesn't make scns2 to most of our readers. Actually we don't understand North's reasoning on the various bids he made. However But did know what he
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  • 206 15 London, July 8. IP, a short while back, you had asked Horace Dollery, Warwickshire batsman, what his chances were of getting a place m Hrn Players' sidfagain to meet the Gents, he would have replied, "Very little, if any at all." writes "The Chat;erbox." Dollery was right
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  • 363 16 Malays Defeat Police By 5 Goals To 1 AN UNINSPIRING GAME AGAINST the aggressive thrusts of the M.F.A., the Police played an uninspiring game and went down by goals to* one m a reserve division soccer fixture on S.H.B. ground yesterday. Sullivan's header early m the second half gave the
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  • 358 16 I'iie second string o/ the M*yfair B. Fart* rt Entered a win over the Endeavour B P. *B" team at the former's court by lour games to Detail seorc3 are as follows: (Maylair plaj ?ra named first j i'-rgles: lan Eng Klat beat Nobli Tan 15 4.
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  • 122 16 THE FOLLOWING have been chosen to play for the Colony against the Malay States at cricket on Aug. 5, 6 and 7: A. J. Williams (Penang); E. D. Dynes (Singapore); J. L. Whiteing (Singapore); K. Muthucumaru (Singapore); G. J. Bryan (Singapore); Chia Keng Hock (Singapore),
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  • 277 16 SELANGOR SIDE AGAINST KEDAH Mori Replaces Vijendram (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. T MORI Japanese right half, is the only change in the Selangor team to meet Kedah at Alor Star on Saturday in a Malaya Cup soccer fixture. He takes the place of Vijendram, who travels
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  • 51 16 At his Kensington home Len Harvey celebrated his 32nd birthday, ar.d also lie fact that he won the world' light-heavyweight championship by defeating Jock McAvoy over 15 rounds at the White City Stadium. Len is seen with his young niece Jacqueline, m the garden of his
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  • 365 16 THE weights for Saturday, the last day of the Perak Turf Club's Ipoh meeting for July are. Horses, Class 1, Div. 1, 6 furs. Royal Hampton 9.07 Pure Gold 3.04 Eastern Ni^ht 9.C2 Barford 8.00 Tovarich 8.11 Where An I 7.03 Bombiis 8.06
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  • 121 16 Loyals To Meet Red Sox At Baseball THE latest addition to local baseball is a team from the Loyal Regiment at Gillman Barracks, which has Just been organised and which has, on two occasions recently, given the strong R.A.F. team close games at Sclotar. The Loyals have a fast pitcher
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  • 108 16 THE women's golf match between the Island Golf Club and the Sepoy Lines Golf Club, played at Sepoy lines yesterday resulted m a win for the Island Golf Club. Scores (Island Golf Club players! first) Mrs. Tay Lian Teck (36» 1/4 vs. Mrs. Jackson
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  • 371 16 J. C. S. A. WIN 5-2 AGAINST MORAVIA Goalkeeper InjurgJ Early In Game DLAYING on their own ground yesterday m division 118 of the lea Civil Service Association beat Ifoiavia Moravia were unfortunate m that they pla short for the greater part of the game' Zuma keeper, was injured and
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  • 392 16 THE FOLLOWING arc team* and starting times m the Captain vs. Vice-captain match of the Island Club on Sunday (Captain's team mentioned nrst): 8.30 a.m. R. R. O. Hoare (19) and T. B. Richards <18) vs. Y. Nakatsuka <24) and M. Honda (17). 8.30 G. P. Shorland
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  • 87 16 (From Our Own Correspondena > Kuala Lumpur, July 20. QN SATURDAY at the Sultan Sulei- man Club ground m Kampong Bahru, Perak will meet Sclangor m the Iskandar Cup tennis tournament lor Malays. Play will begin at 4.20 p.m. and tx-e teams Bie: PERAK Singles: Lope and
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 27 16 HERMES BABY TYPEWRITER Siie 11 m. X 11 m. only t|| inches high Weight 7 lbs. 12 oz. $60-00 HETT. KELLY *c WALSH LTD. Raffles Place, Singapore.
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    • 21 16 All Classes ■*****1 l I of Insurance ''■■■■■■^^JLJLJLJLJ^Li dhe.ftojpil Exchange Assurance :£of& HEAD OFFICE FOR MALAYA: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS A J\
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