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

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,861. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, AUG. 21, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    FRESH THREATS FROM JAPAN FORECAST
    311 1 Complete Breakdown Of The Tokio Conference Expected ULTIMATUMS MAY BE SENT TO BRITAIN Tokio, Aug. 20 GENERAL Sugiyama, Japanese Commander-in-Chief m North China, conferred with his commanding officers today and decided *'to take effective measures to meet the situation arising from the virtual breakdown of
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    NAVY READY TO FACE ANY EMERGENCY
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    ITALIAN REBUFF FOR GERMANY?
    21 1 ITALIAN REBUFF FOR GERMANY? MM. \U<. Ed 'hat BerchtesI too > qurs- /Die. Ifl AttOU he j arc i.ot •p telePrischl Oennao
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    FLOOD BREAKS DYKE AT TIENTSIN
    26 1 FLOOD BREAKS DYKE AT TIENTSIN Concesi ition. 5h the dyke > shop- ving merT.ie tenni> lub are washed Hooded > buildin? ird against and price of eunnv-ban Reuter
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    APPEAL FOR UNITY AMONG YUGO-SLAVS
    93 1 Belgrade, Aug. 20. Ajtirrinj appeal for the unity of all Yu-o-Slavs to make the country Me to be strong to resist enemies 'rom any side was made by M. Tsvetkovitrh. the Prime Minister, m a soeecb during a religious service on fhe baVAefields of Tser
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    MONS MONUMENT
    59 1 Mons, Aug. A MONUMENT commemorating the first British shot fired m Belgium m the Great War and the first British dry charge, was unveiled near here °The ceremony was attended by Major-General R. L. Mullens and officers and men of the Fourth Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the first
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    More Lies From Nazi Press
    58 1 Warsaw, Aug. AN emphatic denial is issued by the official newsagency here oi reports m the German press of anti-German terrorism and atrocities m Poland. Tales of mass arrests, tortures and a mas* exodus of Germans to the Reich are described as pure fantasy invented
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    PARLEY ON FAR EAST PROPOSED
    79 1 Paris, Aug 10. A CONFERENCE of interested powers to settle economic questions In the Far East is suggested m the newspaper Le Temps— generally regarded as voicing ideas of the Qua! d'Orsay— which also supports British action over Tientsin. Japan, says the newspaper, has always
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    39 1 The Kinff reviewed the Reserve fleet at Weymouth (Dorset) and during the review he visited the 9 550- tons Effingham, flagship of ViecAdinl. Sir Max I lor ton, commanding the Reserve fleet. Picture shows the King boarding the Effingham.
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    R.A.F. PLANE REPORTED MISSING
    92 1 R.A.F. PLANE REPORTED MISSING London, Aug. 20. AN Air Force plane with two officers and four men aboard is reported by the Air Ministry to be missing on a flight over the North Sea. The machine left on a flight yes terda> morning, and should have returned to its base
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    Quiet Confidence Is Feeling In Britain
    653 1 The War Of Nerves London, Aug. 20. CROM comment of diplomatic correspondents m week-end newspapers, and expressions of editorial articles m weekly journals, it is possible to get a composite picture of the views on the Europe an situation taken m wellinformed but unofficial
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    Next Hitler Speech May Decide Fate Of Europe
    267 1 Next Hitler Speech May Decide Fate Of Europe London, Aug. .'»> THERE is no question of new rit ci- s'.ons being taken at the MttttßC Df minirters arranged tor Tuesday, stat ?s the Sunday Times' diprma correspondent. "In its openns phase the prerent crisis is resembling last year," the correspondent
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    PREMIER RETURNS TO LONDON
    112 1 London, Aug. 26. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, is leaving Scotland thus afternoon, and will arrive m London early tomorrow morning, m order to preside over the meeting of ministers fixed for Tuesday, m accordance with arrangements m.>de before the ministers dispersed for recess. Lord
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      62 1 OF FRENCH TULES lIC 2 DESIGNS P 4 COLOURS. CHOTIRMALL'S U^ iv a H h st BAFFLES HOTEL !^j?ht Cocktail Dance 7 p.m to 9 p.m. b| NNER DAMCE (informal) 9.45 to midnight ADMISSION CHARGE NOTICE IN( W) THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF y& CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN" Inquests There Will
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      7 1 (Japan Planning Moves Against Shanghai? Page 2).
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      74 1 GET INTO A VERY SMART SET NEWLY RECEIVED FROM CHINA DAINTY LINGERIE IN CHARMING SHADES CHOTIRMALL'S 41-43, High St. ADELPHI HOTEL TUESDAY SPECIAL DINNER, DANCE CABARET ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY j JUNE WEST 6c KAY j I SOPHISTICATED POETS OF DANCERS DINNER $3.— NON-DINERS Sl— DANCE INFORMAL SEA VIEW HOTEL: WEDNESDAY,
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    Britain Will Not Tolerate More Aggression Tactics In Europe
    301 2 "WE ARE CONFIDENT OF WINNING" Danger That Hitler May Overreach Himself London, Aug. 20. TIIF Sunday Times today m an editorial observing that 1 Genus newspapers have recently developed two new policies, namely the Polish "atrocities' agitation and enlavement of Germany's
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    31 2 Large lorces of Polish troops are reported to have been moved to the Danzig frontier m the past few weeks. This picture shows Polish reinforcements entering a border town last week.
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    De Valera To Tour United States
    69 2 Washington. Aii£. 20. TIIF Eire Legation here announces that Mr. Earn an de Vaßra, Prime Minister of Fire, will make a tour of the United States m September. He will first viut Washington, where he will be the guest of President Roosevelt, after his
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    Japan Planning Moves Against Shanghai Settlements ?
    273 2 Japan Planning Moves Against Shanghai Settlements Hong Kong, Aug. 20. INDICATIONS are increasing that Japanese military authorities m China are contemplating a campaign against British interests m Shanghai, similar to that m North China, according to reports received here. TENSION is said to be growing m the Shanghai International Settlement
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    WEISSMULLER WEDS
    27 2 (.arfield. (New Jersey), Augr. 20FILM STAR and champion swimmer Jchnnv Wei cruller today married F^ryl Scott, a v.ell-kno'p n number of .San Fnrncisco society.- Reuter
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    GERMAN AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE FOR CZECHS
    42 2 Prague, Aug. 20. On the recommendation ol Baron \on Neurath. Protestor of Bohemia and Moravia, the government has iszued a decree establishing equality between the Czech and German languages. The Protectorate is thus officially bilingual.- Reuter
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    JAPAN'S FIRST MINISTER TO IRAQ
    28 2 Tokio, Aug. 20. Mr. Taneki Kumabe, ct the American Department of the Foreign Office has been appointed Japans first minister to Iraq. Reuter
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    PROTEST OVER AFFRAY AT SHANGHAI
    83 2 Tokio, Aug. 20. THE Japanese-sponsored Nanking government, according to the official Domei newsagency, is understood to be filing a strong protest with the Municipal Council of the Shanghai International Settlement m regard to the shooting affray m the settlement last night when police of the
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    HUNGARY & GERMANY'S EXPANSION
    68 2 HUNGARY GERMANY'S EXPANSION Budapest, Aug. 20. IN an energetic speech announcing his resignation from the leadership of the Agrarian Party Dr. von Eckhardt said today: "We must do everything m our power to resist any threat against Hungary. We Hungarians cannot contemplate the German theory that their lebensraum (living space)
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    "Violent Anti-British Outbreak" Is Threatened
    154 2 THK possibility of a violent, uncontrollable anti-British outbreak at Canton if the An^loJapanese conference at Tokio breaks down was officially announced by the spokesman of the Japanese fostered Chinese municipality, reported Keuter from Canton yesterday. The spokesman alleged that the anti-British movement was gaining m
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    NAZI MINISTER'S VISIT TO ITALY
    36 2 Berlin.. Aug. 20. THE finance minister, Herr von Kro- sigk, left for Italy today, at the invitation of the Italian Government, to make a state visit to Rome and Florence.- Reuter
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    SPAIN WANTS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
    135 2 SPAIN WANTS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL Madrid, Aug. 20. SPAIN'S determination not to become embroiled m a European war. should it eventuate, is becoming increasingly evident, although no official statement on Spain's foreign polry has been mad" since the end of the civil war. Declarations by Spanish lenders, i from Gen.
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    IMPORTANT MILITARY TALKS IN TURKEY
    138 2 IMPORTANT MILITARY TALKS IN TURKEY I ,tanbul. Autf. 20. AN Egyptian military mtffffnn. 1 by General Elzeydi Pasha I I a warm welcome when they ariived Iv.re fsr talks at Angara with Turku h army chici's and to study Turkish military organisations. Meanwhile, the minion is proceeding to Adrian- pie
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    WILL TELEPHONE PEACE MOTION TO HITLER
    81 2 WILL TELEPHONE PEACE MOTION TO HITLER Oslo, Aug. 20. Aresolutim urging the settlement cf international differences by peaceful means was unanimously passed at the jubilee conference of the Int^r national Parliamentary Union. On the .proposal of 23 British members cf the Hous? of Commons, the conference decided "m view of
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    New Methods For Fighting I.R.A.
    105 2 London, Aug. 20. IUEW methods to dc?.l with the I. R. A. menace are contained m th rt Prevention of Violence Act, adopted by Home Office. Yesterday the Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hcare, issued registration orders for 20 cases. These orders issued for the first
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    WANG TO SET UP PUPPET REGIME AT NANKING
    229 2 Shanghai, Auj. 20. i|/*"> »>ang Chins- wci, former vicepresident of the Kuomintang, who was expelled from the party because of his alleged pro- Japanese a^tlviti^s, and his supporters, have completed arrangements for establishing a puppet central regime at Nanking:, on Oct. 10,
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    Mr. Gopalan On Status Of Indians Here
    160 2 Mr. Gopalan On Status Of Indians Here CONGRESS M; VIEWS or I T*** I hi id Mr A X I lar^ c I urn? M section- U I fl pore, j occasion of the I bing:aporf H Mr I The meet H ing Ot Inc sa.ut.it. Mr. Q M address
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    Arrest In Alleged Espionage Case
    25 2 Arrest In Alleged Espionage Case ,0, A MAN f «vJ court tomon Perth b' A Iron: Lone I oi Perth I Tie arresi afl Reuter
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    MECHANISED ARMY EXERCISE IN GERMANY
    20 2 MECHANISED ARMY EXERCISE IN GERMANY bordc annoiu publi traQic A nwiD\ fncet been advi the dates of t n Reuter
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      65 2 SAUSAGES that will make you ask for a second helping II always a treat when S.CS. ir SAUSAGES are put on the table. <frr>s. I i r-y Sausage is packed with '4? JTr><i^X t dness and flavour. Delicious, too. arc jui CHIPOLATA, COCKTAIL o**0 and TOMATO SAUSAGES. J fl IB
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    Proud Of Himself
    9 3 r.N -igapore bull thown Free Press
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    "Malaya Just One Beautiful Garden "
    75 3 "Malaya Just One Beautiful Garden I Illfil] American H high unpack fe^l -line minarets his an un- nv pore I one I Here wf see I a I .'.a is I .m hapb mt Sinitakm] I tl areaa I it as I :'.e as it I :v here anything r.ai
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    EFFECT OF TUBA ROOT ON FISH
    77 3 *b»t Experiments H *ve Revealed temne. a method prac■>yal spcrt, xovriments :ment. acport of the Mr. W. Birtr fishing Settlements Malay States. •1 m water mred Into slon rupidly he and I deterild recover. developed I being -:..iardizcd ilthou^h it I: m -vptriments --r
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    BULL TERRIER BEST EXHIBIT AT DOG SHOW
    1547 3 Nearly 100 Animals Of Different Breeds On Display NEARLY 100 dogs were on display at the annual bingapore dog show held under licence of the Malayan Kennel Association at the racecourse yesterday. Many types of dogs were represented, including St. Bernards, fox terriers,
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    SAKAIS AS FISH WARDENS IN CAMERON HIGHLANDS
    460 3 THE annual report of the Cameron j Highlands Society. Just issued, states that during the past year the societies committee discussed the following subjects: Daily lorry service. Passenger fares to and from the Highlands. Upkeep of paths. Cold Storage facilities by rail. Petition
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    Indian's Suicide Leap
    267 3 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 19. A VERDICT OF SUICIDE while of unsound mind, was returned by Che Megat Yunus, second ma^trate, after he held an inquiry today intj the death of V. Ramasamy. formerly a linotype operator, who fell to his death from the
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    Judges At The Exhibition
    35 3 picture. The judges at the Singapore dog show yesterday, from left, Captain O. H\ Gibson and Mrs. V. Phillips, of Singapore, and Dr. F. E. Byron, cf Kuala Lumpur.- Free Press
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    Malayan Oyster Industry Is Envisaged
    250 3 ENCOURAGING REPORT OF FISHERIES DIRECTOR AN oyster industry capable of meeting Asiatic and Eurox pean demands is envisaged by the Director of Fisheries, Mr. W. Birtwistle, m his annual report. AN attempt is being made to establish standard methods of oyster cultivation and a site
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    Fish Solve K.L. Mosquito Problem
    127 3 Fish Solve K.L. Mosquito Problem 1?ISH have solved the viosquitobreeding problem m the lake at Kuala Lumpur. The mosquitoes flourished among the dense need m the lake, and as the removal of the weeds would be a recurrent and expensive problem the health authorities applied to the Fisheries Department for
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    Grant-In-Aid Schools For Muslims Urged
    181 3 Grant-In-Aid Schools For Muslims Urged A SUGGESTION fcr Muslim gran* ln-ald schools In Malaya is made ;n the current issu2 of Genuine Islam, a magazine pub tarrd m Singapore. Discussing Mu.s.lm education, the Journal suggests that Mus'im schools need not necessarily be free, as is the case with most purely
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF CAR
    270 3 Malays Committed To Assizes (From Our Own Co-respondent. > Kua.a Lumpur, Auk. 11l THREE Malays, Abdul Sam ad, Abdul Rahman and Hussein, we:e c >:r.n;ited to stand their trial at Assizes by Mr. R. C. Redman, the first magistrate, at the conclusion of a p eliminary
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    DEATH BY VIOLENCE IN THE COLONIES
    89 3 (From Our Own Correspondent. London, Au*. 4. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Colonial Secretary, is to consider the preparation of a statement showing the total number of deaths by violence In British Colonies coming to the notice of Government m each of recent years, together
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    SEREMBAN WEDDING
    57 3 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 20. The marriage will take place at the Church of the Visitation. Seremban, on Wednesday. Aus. 30, of Mr. A. M. Jacob of Ulu Sawah Estate, Rantau, and Miss Reglna Saverimuttu, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Saverimuttu of Seremban Estate. A
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      97 3 You Can Cure PILES Physician's discovery positively reduces and heals piles. I*. Van Vlock'a Absorptive Pile Plasma is a complete cure for the wont piles. The tint application stops pain and irritation almost instantly. Alarming loss of Llood is arrested. Inflammation soon dies dowu. The kwollen piles surely grow less
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    OPENINGS FOR SEA CADETS
    513 4 OPENINGS FOR SEA CADETS Scheme Announced By Navy League ASCHiLUE whereby sea cadets will be Kiven opportunities of signing on lor single voyages m merchant ships, with an option to continue training for posts as officers and masters, is announced by the Navy League. Under the scheme cadets will, m
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    "DESIRE TO KILL" ON HIGH SEAS
    427 4 Chinese Cook On Murder Charge London, Aug. 11. A CHIZfESI COOK, Kvani N:ap, 45, who is alleged to have spoken of his "wave of desire to kill somebody," was committed for trirl when charged at East H^m yesterday with the murder of Taw Sing,
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    BRITAIN'S SHARE OF THAILAND SHIPPING LARGEST IN TONNAGE
    792 4 Improved Business To The Straits DEPRESSED CONDITIONS ON CHINA BERTH London, Aug. 11. THE increase m freight space required for the shipping of emergency supplies of rice following the crisis m September is reflected m shipping returns for Thailand, discussed m a
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    68 4 intviZarJntil 'f CraCOW receniU -> *> celebrai the 25th ™aIS^ZLJi. e Z% Ch J r T Cra?ow ot P ilst l °kis first legion, MartnrJ"l 9V Rydz Toda y we ere all united. We have our army passed o?Z e k?«? I te J l J' 0U ihat vhat we
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    Italy To Spend $60,000,000 To Turn Albania Into Productive Country
    221 4 ITALY is going to spend $60,000,000, wq dit for that amount has been made ava world that what has always been consi poorest comers can be modernised v territory. Antiquated and backward methods used through the centuries are to be
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    Passengers By Aeneas For Singapore
    202 4 Passengers By Aeneas For Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 11. jL£ANY passengers lor Malaya are m lfl the Blue Funnel liner, Aenea*, which sailed Irom Liverpool en Aug. 5,1 leaves Marseilles en Aug. 12 and is! due at Fenang on Sept. 3. at Port Bwettenham en Sept. IS,
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    ROME EXPELS U.S. JOURNALIST
    158 4 Rome, Aug. 11. AMR H. R. EAKINS, Rome correspcnl?l dent of the United Press of America and of the British United Press, was inrormed by the police today that he had to leave Italy m 24 hours The United Press office, which is m the building
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    Reserve Fleet Assembles In Weymouth Bay
    35 4 One hundred and thirty three units of the fc Weymouth Bay for inspection by the I view of the ships of the Reserve Fie day before the King i
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      38 4 Don't Forget that e\ f copy of THE SUNDAY TIMES has with it a FREE COLOURED COMIC SECTION The comic contains a TAR Z AN a page of jokes numerous other m full colours. ORDER YOUR COPY NO*'
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    DUST BOWL DANGER IN KENYA
    52 5 DUST BOWL DANGER IN KENYA ir ,»M, Aug. 11. ST bowl being fj the K» m!>a ttHan Of I ncem to e U-' ring Thlka p a grant Pment Fund restoring the p ,v 0 Reservemplaln that L*- fertility of :he soaking X What Si U long rains m U
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    Latin America Seeks To Recapture Her Lost Rubber Trade
    324 5 Latin America Seeks To Recapture Her Lost Rubber Trade no^TmT ttv fwi IK Washi ngton, Aug. 12. IN 1937, the report said, Latin America 1 accounted for 1.7 per cent of the world rubber production, as compared with 1.0 per cent m 1932 and an average of 4.5 per cent
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    How Aircraft In Banned Area Will Be Warned
    240 5 How Aircraft In Banned Area Will Be Warned (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. A EROPLANES flying over prohibited areas m the Federated Malay States may be signalled to change course by warning shots with bursting lights or stars. The new schedule to the Air Navigation Enactment published
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    ROOM FOR DIPLOMATS IN A HURRY
    100 5 Berlin. Aug. 11. THE new "Mussolini Station" to be built m Berlin will have conference rooms where diplomats and statesmen passing through the German capital will meet Nazi leaders and officials. Hitherto such important travellers have conferred with German statesmen m their railway carriages.
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    ONCE UPON A TIME THEY WERE ENEMIES
    103 5 London, Aug. 7. AT the little country school at Glen Falls, New Brunswick. Mr. Henrik Biermann proudly watched while his small daughter, Olga, was presented with the first prize for general proficiency by Mr. A. H. Morrison, secretary and trustee of the school.
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    SKITTLES AND BEER AT NAZI SUNDAY SCHOOL
    66 5 MANY members of the German com- munity at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, are now regular attendants at the 'Nazi Sunday school." They have given up attending the local German Lutheran Church. Instead (says a B.U.P. message > they go to the German Club,
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    START WITH CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN JOHORE
    182 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Aug. 20. CO-OPERATIVE, thrift and loan societies are to be established m Johore and the iirst such society is likely to be formed at Segamat. "This will greatly help to improve the economic condition of the inhabitants m
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      117 5 YOUR FAVOURITE FUNSTERS WELCOMED BACK BY CROWDS YESTERDAY! CAPITOL 1 s Just the Show for this Nervy War-Scored World! h -^^^-Jh CAIITi Aim" Laurel and Hardy i%' WW W I kfill V You'll Laugh TWICE as MUCH AGAIN! 1 PLANS NOW OPEN! ONLY ONCE Inl A LIFETIME...! Such mss- 1
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      39 5 LAST KIGHT 6.1S 9.15 PAVILION "Bridal Suite" Ls pure enjoyment, one of the smoothest running, best written and best acted comedies screened m Sinsaoore for some time." .STRAITS TIMKI If •II i ill I<J 3 l LATEST MOVir.TONF NKWSRriII
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      199 5 £ao; Notice For The Week List of cases for hearing during the week: Before the Chief Justice: Today at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's appeal— Yah Ah Chong and 5 others vs. Rex. Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's appeals (1) Ng Thong Hai vs. Rex; (2> Hoe Peng Kee (Chop Ho Yuk
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUG. 21, 1939. August 1939
    638 6 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUG. 21, 1939. August 1939 fRAVE NEWS irom Europe again brings the world face to face with the spectre ol war. The attitude of Germany m the present crisis over Danzig, and other demands to Poland which constitute yet wider issues, means that during the
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    A Singapore Man Looks At England
    1543 6 FROM OUR LONDov CORRESPONDENT London, Aug. 12. TWO days agx> I was But does that matter? Here I am with the old nose back to the grindstone and only memories and a peeling back to remind me that I have had my annual holiday.
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    G.O.C. SEES SELANGOR VOLUNTEERS IN MOBILISATION EXERCISE
    282 7 Test Of A dministrative Arrangements SULTAN ALSO PRESENT 1,000 volunteers from the Selangor area took part today m a mobilisation exercise which was watched by the General Officer Commanding, Malaya Major-General Bond r.nd H.H. the Sultan of Selanjor c e ™s% hich u
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    $18,000 From "Circus Comes To Town"
    77 7 $18,000 From "Circus Comes To Town" out $18,000, from I :Td d as a ChildHael last P. H. Kinsey, :ne gala per- matt amb/..--iocal talent d on Sept. .*rge for tickets d of $5 a^ the hon :.d her vho eontriill m the un*<lffield was R. Burns, fUd Soc zsurer
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    U.S. CHINESE CHINA WAR FUND
    60 7 Torturt For Those Who Fai T-> t ontribute? ndent) uui., Aug. 10. c tiring m bef :ai! theii NNuttiy'i war Mail's New morning. rture chamber. rt oeaten. burned and hat b?en who has been Out Cornelia •I's Ch'natown. I She has c, who pro- r
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    "Dodge City" Is Splendid Entertainment
    248 7 "Dodge City" Is Splendid Entertainment I Zsf Cinemas IrNHANCED by brilliant, natural technicoiour, "Dodge City," Warner Bros, powerful adventure epic of the "old west," is splendid entertainment. The film, which had a midnight screening on Saturday night, will open a season at the Alhambra Theatre tomorrow. Dealing with the turbulent
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    Capitol "Laugh Festival"
    61 7 Capitol "Laugh Festival" RATED AS ONE of Laurel and Hardy's best full-leng.h comedies. •Bonnie Scotland." had a return screening at the Capitol Theatre, yesterday. With Scotland and India as the background for most of their "action." Laurel and Hardy frolic through their Inimitable scenes offering what might be called a
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    Good Acting In Spy Film
    78 7 GOOD HOUSES greeted 20th Centun T Fox's production "Lan:er Spy" which returned to the Alhambra Theatre yesterday after being withdrawn by the Singapore censor recently following protests by members of the local German community. Nearly 8,000 feet long, this film, which deals with espionage during
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    54 7 The 3rd A.A. Regiment, RA. Garden Club is to be opened by Brigadier C A. E. Cadell, M.C., tomorrow. The purpose of the club is to provide entertainment and a social centre for the junior SCO's and gunners of the Regiment. It Is the first club of it« kind m
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    In Bali?
    54 7 JAVA reports that Marlene Dietrich, the famous German-born film star who is now an American citizen, and her husband, Mr. Sieber, have been visiting Bali and other parts of the Netherlands Indies are not confirmed m Singapore. Nothing is known of the story by Singapore travel men. shipping
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    R. A. F. Expansion & Singapore Aerodromes
    266 7 R. A. F. Expansion Singapore Aerodromes NEW BUILDINGS AT CIVIL AIRPORT REINFORCEMENT of the R.A.F. Far East command, already begun with the arrival of several formations of Blenheim bombers, is being greatly facilitated by the excellent aerodrome and landing ground facilities m Malaya. There are two military aerodromes on Singapore
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    Decline In Price Of Jelutong
    73 7 (From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, An*. lELUTONG, the latex of Dyera cosJ tulata, is tapped, coagulated and processed m Negri Sembilan for export to America where it is used m the manufacture of chewing gum. *ne British Resident's annual report states that the price declined
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    Big Reserves Of China's Manpower
    559 8 This statement, made by General Chen Cheng, Chinese Vice-Minister of War, lends further strength to the belief that m two years of war China's vast reservoir of manpower has hardly been touched. In addition to 100 regiments of reserves m camps, there are available at
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    24 8 CROWDS FLOCKED TO THE QUAYSIDE AT *U\wur% r Dublin, Ireland, to look at three French ftwfemn 3i«?P a \isit to Ireland vn *«thej M
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    Rains Fail To Halt Yunnan Burma Traffic
    227 8 Rains Fail To Halt Yunnan Burma Traffic COMMUNICATION is maintained over the new Yurman-Burma highway throughout the rainy season, stated Mr. Harrison Arnold who has just arrived m Chungking after a 12-day trip through the rains along the highway. Mr. Arnold is representative of an American motor company. Because of
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    More Humour From Italy
    64 8 Rome, Aug. 6. The ami -British campaign In the Italian Press has now taken the form of a clamour for the return of Gibraltar to Spain. The Bologna paper "Resto del Carlino" publishes an editorial on its front page headed "Gibraltar must return to Spain." The
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    Japanese Rayon Losing Ground In Philippines
    437 8 San Francisco. JAPANESE rayon is losing ground m d.-o Philippines and i possibly Japan will lose entirely her position maintained since 1930 as the principal .source of rayon good^ there, a survey by the Institute of Pacific Relations reveals. The trend m rayon trade
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    Australia's Shipping Subsidy
    52 8 Canberra, Aug. 8 THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT has decided to grant a subsidy of £150,000 spread next three years on ships between 100 and 1,500 tons constructed m Australia. British vessels between 100 and 1,500 tons will be admitted duty free. Machinery, boilers and auxiliary supduty free.- British
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      623 8 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS i TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders ar? now Invited for thai following materials or services. For particuia.-s see Municipal Tenders Room. Supply of Sail Glazed Ware Pipes, Specials, etc. for 1940, Date of Closing. 4 p.m.. Sept. 22, 1939. Supnly of Stop and Bib Taps, etc. for the
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      152 8 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following shi p s are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf, Entrance Gate 1: Exit 1~ Sirdhana 22. Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3 Elbe 18, Laertes 16; Nieuw Zeeland 14Giulio Cesare 11; Klang, Op ten Noort 9 Menestheus 7.
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      645 8 RADIO PROGRAMME I SINGAPORE ''j- 1 TODAY "L,!t ZHL 225 metres. H ZHP 30 06 raelrea H 8.50 Musical corned; stleetlooi B S.'S'Lagu Sa'ir and Nasib.f 9 'wo^^Ca^et «W 5.30 Tamil music. t 10.00 Close do* n. 6.00 Teochew dramas (request).* H 7.00 Children's programme. (English) drwnoohoiii rec^ytk, H Air
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      698 9 MONDAY, AUG. 21 OP TEN NOORT-Belawan-Deli. BOTH— Tanjcng-Pandan, Batavia, Scmarang and Cheribon Sume El and D Id B eurd V i a> Bali Syflney TUESDAY. AUG. 22 STRAAT SOENDA-Bangkok, Saigon, Java, ports, Mauritius, Reunion. oeira, Lourenco Marques and Durban. KAMPAR— Bengkalis, Asahan, Paneh. Berombang, Tanjong-Mengeidar and Tanjong-Leidong. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23
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      638 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collycr Q«ay Singapore jr[. 5151. Chartered Bank Building. Penan j Tel 13fC BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (m conjunction with the Glen Line; Due Haili GLENHOY Mars., L'don, R'dam. Ham., Ant., Midd. In Port Txxiay ANTENOR Mars., L'don. R'dam. and
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    BURGLAR BLUDGEONS GIRL TO KEEP HER QUIET
    291 10 London, July 23. CIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Nancy Gray lay m Wimbledon Hospital yesterday joking about how m the early hours she had been attacked by a burglar and seriously injured. SHE and her aunt, Miss Dorothy Carter, and Miss Olive Scorey were asleep m a
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    WINE TRANSPORTED IN "TANKER"
    103 10 Paris, Aug. 5. CONSIDERABLE agitation has broken out among dock labourers at Rouen and other French ports as a result of the arrival at Rouen of the steamer Sahel, 2,550 tons, the first of a fleet of "wine tankers." It is built to transfer Algerian wine
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      592 10 BOiRTFAD R0 LTD (Incorporated U) FMB) TEIRPHONE: rteiffbt 5433— Passage 543 L LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS FOR KKDEKAJKI) MALAY STATES RAILHAYB, I KOYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM P\j JHP'Tggt^^r^ Canadian Pacific trans- Atlantic ■rliEl? I^ 4^*^^^! extra raU fftre CanadB for drawing l^^vi&r room or compartment occupied by one JKSJS&'\ yj
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      579 10 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LTD. (Incorporated id Straits Settlements) EEGULAK PASSLNGfcK and CARGO Service from Singapore to Java. Borneo. Banka and BiUiton For BATAVIA, CHtKIBON and SLMAKANG (Every Tuesday and Friday) S.s. NAM YONG Tues. Aug. 22 s.s. EDENDALE Fri. Aug. 25 For SOLBABAYA AND BANDJEKMASIN
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    YUONG BLOODS WIN IN WOMEN'S JUNIOR SINGLES
    160 11 Singapore Badminton Chamnion^ipv •Jj Results Of Matches Hayed During Week-end nr.'^idwl sparkling badminton yesterday when u omens junior singles were played **L grains I ..a Siak '.j bright, mpres--5 ions .1 the f aid I v right- r bit unt reI I «.\MI
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    AMERICAN TENNIS CAHMPIONSHIPS
    9 11 AMERICAN TENNIS CAHMPIONSHIPS xv*. 10. P Card t iicu.
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    Free Press Selections
    103 11 JpHl Free Press tippers icerc again successful at Saturday's races at Ipoh. 'Windsor Lad" gave six winners, five being straight wins, three coming m succession. His winners included Rebel King who paid $53, the highest dividend of the day. Foxy, President, Metro and Anaconda while Roseolet, a
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    Sime Darby Sports
    228 11 *T:iE Sime Darby Sports Club held their fourth annual sthlefc sports mooting on Saturday at the Jalan Besar Stadium Choo Seng Cbjt with 10 points was the champion athlete while Lim Chew Siang was tne runner-up with 16 points. Mrs. F. M. Edmonds presented the prizes 1M
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    CRICKET CANCELLED
    93 11 The cricket match between the Ceylon Sports Club and thf Combined Schools. 10 have been played on Balestier Plain, on Saturday was cancelled owing to rain. The cricket match between the United Services and the SJt.C, which was to have been played at Tanglln on Saturday, was cancelled.
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    Yachting At The Naval Base
    24 11 Yachting At The Naval Base picture. The start of the open race for "prams" at the Naval Base Ya*ht Club's Regatta yesterday. Free Press
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    21 11 picture. 1 B L\JL^-OJ:?ARIMENT relay ra c ki ip^css at Siiue Dar sports meet en Saturday at Jalan Besar, Free Press
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    FINAL DAY OF PERAK SKYE RACE MEETING
    1082 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) A Ipoh, Aug. 19. FEATURE of the final day's racing at Ipoh m the Perak Turf Club's skye meeting was the three winners ridden by Saaid. The highest dividend of the day was paid by Rebel King m the
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    Prisons Beat Belia In Hull Cup
    254 11 Prisons Beat Belia In Hull Cup (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 20. DLAYING at the tap of their form, the Prisons, the cup holders, trounced the Belia by six goals to one m the semi-flnal of the Hull cup competition. The winners will have the Customs as their
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    Jubilee Fund Football
    332 11 Results m the annual Jubilee fund football were as follows: Aston Villa 1 West Eromwich 1 BlackDOol 0 Preston 1 Bolton 2 Bury 1 Brentford 1 Chelsea 5 Charlton 1 Millwall 1 Coventry 3 Birmingham Derby 4 Leicester G Grimsby 3 Lincoln iLiverpool 2 Everton 1 Manchester
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    COMBINED SERVICES ADMITTED TO F.A.M.
    45 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Koala Lumpur, Aug. 19. AT the half yearly meeting of the Football Association of Malaya, held here today before the Malaya Cup final, it was decided to admit the Combined Services as members of the Association.
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    INDIAN CRICKET TOURNEY
    174 11 r. IE Indian Association between the Bombay Mid Pi: teams ended m i v pi i yesterday. Hi- nest rcorer f r the B was Bhatri with :ri. vtiOe M B was brst for t v < b undo °ated 28. Ram Piara took the bowling honour?
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    THE CENSUS IN AUSTRIA
    116 11 Vtenna, Aug. IN THE MAY CENSUS 7,015.116 inhabitants were counted m Austria. Of this total 42 per cent are towudweUers, who live m the 35 corrmunities of more than 10,000. Vienna has very nearly reached the two-million mark, its population m May being 1.924,269. The cities
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    SINGAPORE XI CONFOUND CRITICS IN CUP FINAL
    893 12 Victory Ov er Selangor Was Well Earned (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. HISTORY repeated itself at the Stadium today, when Singapore, who wrested the Malaya Cup from Selangor two years ago playing on the same ground, again took the cup
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    Malay Koleh Racing
    176 12 EUROPEANS were among the large crowd which witnessed Malay koleh racing at Karnpong Siglap on the east. coast of Singapore yesterday. This Malay "regatta" is an annual event- and is gaining m popularity each year. There were two events on Saturday for smaller kolehs and yesterday there
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    Winners Of This Year's Cup Final
    27 12 Winners Of This Year's Cup Final SINGAPORE who, by beatin? Selangor three-one m the final of the Malaya Cup soccer series, have brought the cup back south.
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    Cricket Club Beat Malay Regiment
    303 12 AN S.C.C. eleven beat the Malay Regiment by nine wickets on the padang yesterday m a low scoring game originally scheduled for two' days. Scores MALAY REGIMENT— Ist Inns. Major F. W. Young b Waites 2 Capt Zamal lbw. Waites Lt. Marris b Waiies 0
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    SAPPERS JUST BEAT CRICKET CLUB
    188 12 SAPPERS JUST BEAT CRICKET CLUB IN a cricket match played at Changl yesterday the Royal Engineers boat aa S.C.C. XI by two runs. Scores: sec. W. Kins lbw. HeUyn 27 Dant lbw. Hawkoby c, Capt. Ewans std. Nicholson b Farrunt fi Carver c Simpson b Hawksby Car berry c and
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    Mixed Foursomes At R.S.G.C.
    173 12 Mixed Foursomes At R.S.G.C. THE first bi-monthly Mixed Foursomes competition of the Royal Singapore Golf Club for August was played at Bukif Timah yesterday and resulted m a win for Mrs. J. Stone and H. Jackson with a net score of 35. Forty cards were taken out and the following
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    CANADIAN GOLF
    50 12 St. John, New Brunswick, Aug. 20. In the Canadian ooen goll championships. Harold McSpaden of Winchester, Massachusets, was winner with an aggregate of 282, with rounds of 67, 69, 73, 73. Ralph Gudahl, former American open champion, was second with 237. Sam Snead. the holder was indisposed.- Reuter
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    Naval Base Yacht Club Regatta Results
    91 12 HOLLOWING are the results of the r Naval Ba^e Yacht Club's regatta held at the Naval Base yesterday:— Representative race: 1, j. Daniells (Changi Garrison Yacht Club); 2, J. Staff-Brett (Royal Air Force Yacht Club>; 3, P. Whitaker (R.A.F.Y.C.). Service boats: 1, Sub-Lieut Kinnaird
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    COUNTY CRICKET SCORES
    20 12 crick Dkeston l Card j Ch«for I vs. h Phillip Ea for I. B:rm 91 re. Reuter
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    LOYALS BEAT AIRMEN IN BASEBALL LEAGUE
    175 12 LOYALS BEAT AIRMEN IN BASEBALL LEAGUE IN a heavy hitting game, LoyaLs surprised the R.A.F. by scoring a victory of 18 runs to three m a baseball league match at St. Joseph's ground yesterday. The Airmen, who had a good team, were defeated partly because they had no luck. The
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    England All Out For 352 Runs: Fine Debut By Oldfield
    143 12 Third Test Match At Then* 1 THE third and final te.,t match be! Al) 1 the West Indies started at th<> 0v a of play England had scored 352 an" for the loss of one wicket. There a present when
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    NO CHANGE IN RUGBY TOURNEY
    115 12 NO CHANGE IN RUGBY TOURNEY (From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. MEETING m Kuala Lumpur t.- day, the Malayan Rugby Union do ided to drop th* suggestion made that the competition for the Malaya Cup should be remodeled on such lines that each competing state would pay another
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    CEYLONESE BEAT PRESS
    240 12 PLAYING fct H^leatier yesterday, the Straits Times Press Bpoctl Club were bentcn by the Cr Sports Cluo cricket team by 18 r.. Growder took live wickets for 50 for the Tiir.es and R. V S. Sundrum bettered this with six wickets for 35 runs lor the C.S.C
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    WORLD ATHLETIC RECORD SET UP
    60 12 Pari*, Aujf. 20. In the athletic contest between France and U.S., the Americans. Ralpn Schwarzkopf, Roy Cochran, Blalre Rideout and Charles Bettham established a world record for the 4 > 800 metre relay ot seven mins, 35 2/10 MC beating the previous record, also held
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    AMERICAN TENNIS
    39 12 Brook line, Aug. 10. In the semi-finals Kathleen Stammers and Mrs. Hammersley beat Helen Jacobs and Miss WorKman 6 l, <J— 2. In the men's doubles semi-finals Bromwich and Quist beat Riggs and Cooke 6—l 6—4, 6—o.
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