The Straits Times, 24 April 1939

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    43 1 rifclAl Ff>Tiy llliML Crl/IPI. L The Straits Times [ESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA iO I>A(iES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1939 PRICK 5 CENTS. The Straits Times o i>ac;ks, SINGAPORE,* MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS
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      340 1 i :;,'GApore: Y4o, cec«l st -PHONE 5471). MIEN CHONG TAILORiNG •v We only ask for a trial order. ni Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 YOUR BLACKSMITH SHOP _s_ IS NOT COMPLETE j|^| WITHOUT THEM— HPT The Ingersoll-Rand The Ingersoll-Rand ly 27F Oil Furnace 1R 5 4 Sharpener j£ Wj^sM *fr~^^HL
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      151 1 KL'ALA LUMPUn: 25. JAVA ST ('PHONE 3683 \Jne oi tnae two powdet-ba*e> will iuit you petiectlu fa o J^\ f* CVCLAX DAY LOTION FOR (fv</ yUP^^ NORMAL OR DRY i f T Ol< >4 =rf^ V Y^ ANI> !)RV SKINS BLENDED LOTION a^^\\ «*>T~-^ M CVCLAX MILK OK FOR GREASY
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      16 1 Madame Page, TOP l-LOOR BATTERY 3LDG. CASHSALE ONE tf£EK ONLY Commencing Ist May DAY EVENING GOWNS.
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      416 2 ©if Straite SDhncs VACANT Wh.n applying for any position advertised In thr^e columns send copies of testimonials. Ho not send originals. BOX No. 116. Replantins Conductor—Central Kedah Vacancy has been filled. Applicants thanked WANTED motor car salesman for leading firm in Singapore. Only experienced men need applf to Box No.
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      219 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTfcD Junior Typist male or female. Apply Box No. 230 Straits Times. \V\NTED. A Female teacher upcountry Johore to coach three children. Primer to fourth standard. Please apply with details to No. 240, c/o Straits Times, Singapore. EXPERIENCED Chinese Salesman wanted by indenting European Importers. Only experienced m-n
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      880 2 PROFESSIONAL To EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC professional and commercial firms: English accountant, fully qualified, and established In local practice, personally conducts all audits at client's offices: Clients are assured, ol confidence, expediency and experience. Consultations, advice and continuous supervision: Moderate (inclusive) fees: Box No. 1 1 0. Straits Times. WANTED WANTED
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      659 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Spacious Office part of ground floor. No. 6 Raffles Place. Moderate rent. Apply within. OFFICES at 1 ami 4- A Prince St. »n-i n Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee, 129 Kllllney Road. GODOWN. Read Street off River Va.icv Road 4.000 to 9,000 square feet United
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      789 2 BUSINES-S CARDS Etc. TELUK AVER GODOWNS I SENSfITIORfiL SALE! from April 2 1st VACANT It* JUNE 1939 m m o i(ms 5050 Square feet Off > just arrived and will h;- sold and STORAGE ACCOMMODATION j "22 thin IN GODOWN No. 8/9 con price. PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. SALON DE
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      675 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDU AND APCAR LINE. 1 Incorporated In England) PF.NIN.SUI.AR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHIN. AND JAPAN Tonnage Due S'pon RANCHI 17,000 May BHUTAN 6.100 May BEHAR 6.000 May 1 •RANPURA 17.000 May 1 RAWALPINDI 17,000 June SOUDAN 6.500
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      521 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 mmnnrnra (Incorporated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT s FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TOJ-ONDON j Penang, Colombo, Aden." Snet, Port Said g Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar, London, 5 Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. 9 Vessels Tonnage Dll Sf 2 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Apr. 28 1 2 SUWA MARU 10,700
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      556 3 1 jy^j^^S^^^mß LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CHUN'S WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE F V-P.ES KS L 2H D ROTTEI{ To: PALESTINE. ROTTERDAM. HAM DAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AND COPENHAGEN ££fl«™ May 2 MALAYA abt. Apr. 26 SELANDIA May 23 KINA May 2(, I BORINOIA June 13 JAVA
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      121 3 Incorporatad I ■Ja Qtrmany I V Tlie undermentioned are the company's mended flxtures: OUTWARD 'OR MANILA, HONG KONG. SHANGHAI NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN. Due S'oor* I LIPPE omits Manila, Tsingtau. Dairen and Japan Apr. 29 i ELBE omits Manila, Dalren also calls Bangkok May 1 HOMEWARD OR HOLLAND. HAMBURG AND
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      564 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Buildinf, Collyer Qn.iy, Singapore Tr 5151. Chartered Bank Building, Penang T eL 136*. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen Line) AJAX Mars. Casa, L'don, Rdam, Ham and Ggow In port Apr^liS OLENAFFARIC L'don. R'dam, Ham. Ant.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    423 4 New York, Apr. 22. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today:— DOW-JONES AVEKAGES. Yesterday's Today"! Close. Close. Changes. 5wL".".. .7. 22.37 22.29 off 48 40 Bonds 88.03 88.13 up .10 New York Stock Exchange— business done —total volume 15U.000 shares. STOCKS Last
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    61 4 SWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on Saturday's New York niarKets Principal stocks sagged amid light volume of trading. The market began irregularly higher and prices sagged steadily. No important market news developed. It is reported that a leading rubb-r manufacturer is grantina contracts tc others for the use
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    PASSENGERS IN PRESIDENT ADAMS
    145 4 T*HE following passengers for Singa- pore disembarked from Presidem Adams on Saturday: Mr. Hollis Arnold. Mr. C. C. Chi Mrs. C. L. Dorn. Mstr. Peter Dorn Miss Rosemary Doni, Miss Alice C Ellinwood. Miss Olive Anna Franci: Kunz, Mr. E. Llnder, Mrs. Geo. J McCarthy, Miss
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    BRITAIN'S MESSAGE TO WORLD'S FAIR
    149 4 London, Apr. 24. BROADCASTING to America last night to wish success to the World's Fair. New York. Lord Halifax the British Foreign Minister, said-. "Let me remind you that In the material sphere the work of oui peoples brings mutual advantage. A prosperous Britain means
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    LONDON METAL MARKET
    512 4 PIN STRONGER ON GOOD DEMAND MALCOLM ROWLEY'S WEEKLY REPORT [N a weekly report on the London < I market, dated Apr. 14, Malcclm t 3ow ey and Eon write:— Markets generally have during the )ast wesk been very quiet, and there j las been little inclination to
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    DEMPO
    24 4 121 The Dempo U expected to arrive is from Europe tomorrow mcrning and i- will snll for Batavia In the afternoon lor evening.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      Singapore mails CLOSE
      100 4 Singapore mails CLOSE ToX „h) :emaman Duneun (Parcels only! (Hong Ho) 3.3i0 o.m &£a?v '("Tree™ only) (m.^ burr) 3.30 p.m. la-* South-West Sumatra, S.-Easl arhole Canada I Imperial) 1.»■;■••1 Ceylon (Pres Adams) H 2hina Hoihow (Imperial) 2r ra Sgypt, Sudan and Palestine p Europe Great Britain (KX.MJ^ z X (Imperial)
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      FROM MALACCA
      89 4 Correspondence tor transmission bj air Yla "Netherlands' must be fullj prepaid and clearly superscribe* "By K.L.M." Malls will close from Malacca a! follows Today SUm. Burma. India, Iraq. Palestine, Etopi Mauritius. Europe Great Britain. In luu. N t 8 Amtrtca. K ft S Africa Nigeria and Gold Coast
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      13 4 Mails from Holland etc. expectcc tomorrow, Apr. 25. by Dempo.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      150 4 Air Mail Arrivals And Departures INWARD Wearne, From Penan,. Ipoh and Ku.l. Lumpur. Arrives every rvrmn, K.LM. From Europe: Arrive. THIS onuutli AIRPOKI I II.LAX BOX Corrftpondcnci can be posted in a *M*J| ur at (ftf Birporf r/rar rorrc pord< nc< for tr«»«m«fto« bYb V HCXJf. *J«x3! Si be prcpa.d
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      145 4 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD >.ngapore Harbour Board wharves or e\>ectcd to arrive:— ■Ml Wharf Entrance Gate 1: Exit 1 Nurd. Anhui 22. Sheer* Wharf, Entrance Cat* l| Exit 1 H. M. S. Herald 19. Main Wharf. Entrance (Ut- >; Exit 3 Benalder 18. Koperrnvn if.. A;,:\x 14, Piei. Krtms 11.
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      605 4 SOUSTEAD «c CO., LTD. I i Incorporated in UlSi TELEPHONE: liei«bi 5433 Passage 5131. CANADIAN n^r£=PAciric incorporated In England i THK "1MPIUSS" ROUTK oHrni TEAMS- PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or dJrttt the CONTINENT— all under ONE MOVEMENT ROUND THE WORLD FARES FROM £1X6.1X.7. THROUGH FARES TO EUROPE FROM 75.8.8. Lcavp
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      107 4 NEW WORLD DANCE PALACE THE LARGEST AIR-CONDITIONED CABAKKT IN MALAYA WITH BAR AND KKSTALKANT ATTACHED. TEL. NO. 1477 Night Dance Nightly at 9.30 p.m. TEA DANCES (Admissisa Free) EVERY TUES THURS.. SATS SUNDAY TIFFIN DANCE From 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. SPECIAL ENTRANCE TO CABARET CAR PARK AT PETAIN ROAD.
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      148 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Las* nigh* max. rain- bright mil temp, fall s'sblne tcm,) °F inches hrs T West Coast. Alor Star 89 Nil 10.3 76 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 Nil 93 70 Sltiawan 89 Nil 9.6 74 Bukit Jeram 89 002 111 76 Malacca 87
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      574 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 00.47 a.m. It. 1 55 p.m. 76 It L W 1.20 am. 0.1 It. 7.21 p.m. 33 It Tomorrow H. W 1.25a.m. 8.«lt.:2.4«p.m. 7.21t. L W 8.07a.m. 0.5ft.; 8.10pm. 3.7 tt. Weanesuay H W. 2 13 8 m. 8.3 It. 3 50 p m.
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      272 5 Received New Shipment of National Transmitting Parts. WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. 98. Robinson Road. Singapore. Oi ink more tiold I*at Tfa. lou enjoj IM Ane "a>ie and aroma only to be found IB Ihll Tea ot choice blrnd and rare quality. TO ALL FEVER SIFFERERS ruer produces poisons. It's these poisons
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      186 5 THE NLW AN 1 ISfcrTlC- six time, stronger than Carbolk Acid NON POISONOUS— SAFE PLEASANT TO USE For all general Medical Domestic purposes where i disini.-. < ...t is required. Obtainable at all Chemists and StoreSole Distributors: CRAFTON LABORATORIES Ltd.-Sing.pore Ku«l. Lumpur. SILVI X R I N "i OWINE 1)1
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      440 5 Broadcasting J SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL 225 metres. ZIIP S0.06 metres. p.m. 5.00 Lagu Melaju.-: (Malay;. 5.30 Cantonese dramas. t 6.10 Children's programme.- (Camorjeoe). 6.30 Cantonese selections from "Hong Low Mong.'r 6.50 Cantonese orchestral recital. 7.00 Children's programme. (English). 7.15 Time, weather, ne<v« and annojneements. 7.30 "Inspector Hornkigli Investigates Mile. Claremont
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      178 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.41 mc/s (13.97 ra.); GSG 17.71 mc/s (16.88 m.); GSF 15.14 mc/s (19.82 m.): GSJ 21.63 mc/s (13.93 m.) GSD 11.75 rac/«. (25.53 m.i p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. Music Hall.* 7.05 Welbeck Light quartet.* 7.25 Message to scouts by Lord Somera, Deputy
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      136 5 TRANSMISSION 5. GSO 9.58 nc/i (31.32 m). GSH 8.51 mc/i (31.5S m.) GSI 6.11 mc/s (16.lt m. a.m. 6.40 Sports news and market notes. 6.45 "Hail Columbia!"* Oreat Biiiain's greeting to the New York World's Fair. 7.15 Light classical programme. 8.05 Greenwich time signal and news. 8.20 Big Ben. John
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      395 6 SHARES QUIET AND UNCHANGED RUBBER STEADY BUT DULL By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Apr. 24. •THE political situation shows no change over the week-end but it. would appear that in Europe there is constant manoeuvring for no.sition. The New York Stock jSxchange on Saturday was extremely quiet
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      NAZIS SPEED UP TRADE MOVES
      101 6 gaiions Arrive In Bucharest Bucharest, Apr. 23. \jy trade delegation t morrow, official ll s have been much j(! by 'Ik. mj id with which i iy ut; t put into n lUtiy-.siKncfl ceo ITU lit ted the i m buck tkma 01 .nil liave
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      REMBAU JELAI RUBBER
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      94 6 Monday. Apr. 24. noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot |MM| 27' m No. IX K.S.S. f.o.b. in cases. April 27 s it 27H (i.K.A.Q. K.SS. f.o.b. in bales April tnk ~~'i FAQ. R.S.S fob. in bales April 2«' n 27 I I It H UIOTATIONS No.
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      EXCHANGES
      200 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/3 23/32 London demand 23 23/ 32 Lyons demand 2038 Switzerland demand 2401 i Hamburg demand 133 34 New York demand 54 Montreal demand
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      MINING Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Saturday, Apr. 22, 1 p.m. Owing to disturbed conditions in Europe a number of these quotations must be regarded as nominal. MINING
      633 6 MINING Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Saturday, Apr. 22, 1 p.m. Owing to disturbed conditions in Europe a number of these quotations must be regarded as nominal. All shares quoted above are tully paid. Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers
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      GENERAL
      483 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.30 1.40 1.3?li 140 2 2 do. Iffc* prefs. 2.15 2.20 2 15 2.20xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 5 50 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0 50 0.60 0.50 160 10 5 B M Trustee S75 7 50 6 75 7
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      272 6 <>% Uaynarc Co. Ltd. $30,000 lot Apr. 90 Oct. 31 90 100 oom SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Ink Int. Nar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 norn 4.% 190? red 1947 $1.600 000 Int. .Var. 31 Sept 30 106 108 norn 4> 2 '-o 19CP
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      RUBBER SHARKS
      420 6 RUBBER SHARES 'Shares nre SI unless otherwise stated) traser uo L,yan a «j cva \llenbv 1.15 1 .j 120 \lor Gaiali 0.85 0J9 0.90 Amai Malay 140 1...J i 4u' Ayei Hit am 0 90 1 00 0 90 Ayer Molek 0 90 1.00 0.90 Ayer Panns I.M I 1<1
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    FACTORS INFLUENCING WALL STREET
    507 6 Swan Culbertson's Weekly Market Review IN a weekly report on the New York Stock market, issued this morning, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz, write The unfriendly reception accorded by the totalitarian Press to President Roosevelt's message to Hitler and Mussolini was primarily responsible for a rather sharp
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    90 6 London, Apr. 22. The following were today* closinf mean rates:— Paris 176 Athens 547% New York J. 68 Rio ITi Montreal 4 sellers oflicml Brussels 27 85';. Belgrade 21U Geneva jo.a; ttucruiresi (SO Amsterdam SI! BOCOM Aires 20 BM Milan is, Montevideo 18 'i Madrid nominal Bombay
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    LONDON MONEY SUPPLIES MORE SCARCE
    99 6 London, Apr. 23. On the Money Market, some scarcity of funds available for overnight loan has been noticeable m"st of the week, but, latterly, supplies have Ikpii mere plentiful. V.'ith the international tension less acute and an increasing; application for Treasury bills, discount rales now
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    AUSTRAL MALAY TIN GROUP
    84 6 •yHE following statistics relat tin-dredging operations of companies in the Austi-.il Malay group, re- half of April H' ;r Ya" 1 X Kamun-.ii-.K 333 47 W 116 Thab»wl«>ilc lin T. :> 73.000 605 Tin 3.(9 1 2.1.000 t>2s Austra: Amalgamated A'am Kumbnn? '.74 55 003 270
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    POPE'S PEACE APPEAL TO THE NATIONS
    176 6 POPE'S PEACE APPEAL TO THE NATIONS Vatican City. Apr. 23. DOPE PIUS. In his world appeal last k, called not only upo i in Christ scattered over th- 1 v.h. earth but also all nations and all G< vf-rnments to preserve peace. He cordially desired that during month of May.
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      29 6 CRANES WINCh.ES HOISTS EXCAVATORS CONCRETE MIXERS SLUICE GATES PUMPS ETC. ETC. RANSOMES RAPIER LTD. IPSWICH. ENGLAND SOLE AGENTS FOR MAuAYA. McAUSTER CO., LTD. ilntorporated In Straits Settlements.) wps 6a
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      BETTER DEMAND FOR TIN IN LONDON MARKET
      666 7 America Now A Regular Buyer Of 200 Tons Daily (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 1 L "TliK political tfiisiij-i in Kurope has increased rather than diminished during' the past week, and at the moment all commodity markets are in the thrall of
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      202 7 Stai re. Apr. Tl. hmi.m Buyers Sellers a s 7 50 Hamburg Cube' S13.00 Cub. S12OO White Muntok S12.75 Whit 412.25 s 8 00 Copra I |3.3fl S>jji Dried $:i M> Sn <■■ Flour Mo. $2.60 $2.60 Fait $2.52'. Sarawak $2.45 Jrhi'inni bang -i '•> Br.jiii HM
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      NEW YORK FAIR STILL NOT COMPLETED
      141 7 10,000 Skilled Men Working Day and Nighi T.".N thousand skilied men are BCV working day ard nisht in a las:minute ettort to have the New York Fair completely ready by the opening date, Apr. 10, Strikes nnd labour shoria^ caused work on building al
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      101 7 J>UfllNG the week ending Am*, li, 1939. exports of tinned pimapples from Malayan ports amounted to ■iC.091 cases, of which: 31.305 1 65 per cent.) cases were to trie United Kingdom. 5.080 ill per ci-rit.v nati were to the Continent of Kurope. 500 <1 per cent.i
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      CHUNGKING-RANGOON AIRLINE PROGRESS
      65 7 Kunming, Apr. T2 •pHE second teat Mghi on the projee. Ed ChmtgMng-Rangnoa air rouU> vas declared lucceiuful, foliowtni the nrnvMl ol Mr P V Wong, ma director of the Stao-Anerican China Avl i 11 c irporaUon plane :it Rangoon on Thursday to complete arrangeownti with imperial Airways
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      INVESTMENTS IN CHINA
      255 7 Many Opportunities, Says Chungking Chungking, Apr 23. TPHE new China offers many op 3 portunities to foreign investor.' 1 said Dr. Francis Pan, director of th< 5 General Affairs Department of th< f Communications Ministry, today J "Far-sighted Investors could linl 1 their fortunes with the growth
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      AN EXTENSIVE TUBE CHANGE-OVER
      117 7 Engineering Feat In London Lond> n. Apr. 22 A SECTION oi the London Tu'oe b?- i^cen Moargate in the city ar.d F.r.bury Park, north London suburb. w.'.s closed soon after the lunch hour I today until early on Monday morning !to permit the London Passenger Transport
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      NEW LONDON-CAIRO AIR COMPANY PLANNED
      94 7 AN arrangement has been mad,* between the Egyptian Government and the British Government throua;!i Imperial Airways for the creation oi a new company to be called Egyptian Air Lines, to provide a bi-weekly serrlea between London and Cairo. The initial capital is £100.000 Of this
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      JAPANESE HELD BY THE FRENCH POLICE
      83 7 Tokio, Apr. 19 aj|K M HIBIKI. a leading Japanese l*ll 1 business-man and for 20 years a resident in France, is reported to have been arrested by the French authorities on a charge of espionage. Mr. Hiotkt. who t.s manager of the Paris branch
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      160 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Cumpaiiy Dividend Clow Siusrapore, Apr. 22, 1 p m. rotai tor Date Ex. Dlv financial /ear Payable Date to date Aycr Hium Tin lus* tax 2'^', Apr. IS Hong Kong Tm t%% loss tax Kramat 3d. Apr. It Iar "t Tin l\-d. Apr.
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      MARKETS RUN TRUE TO FORM
      875 7 RUBBER AND TIN REMAIN STEADY S. E. LEVY AND CO's WEEKLY REVIEW j IX a weekly report on the New e York Stock Market, MMd yesterday, S. E. Levy and Co. c write: I President Roosevelt's message to the dictators, as striking in its logic
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      292 7 »!>-':i, CECIL mm, SI.MiAPOKL. Telephone, Manager's Office 451'! Exchange Dept. 451 J General Office 4.-.1J Cable Address:- PROVINBANK Head Office. SIl'CHOH PAID-IP CAPITAL ICh.» U.tM.OM R|.s::uvk finds S n.M«.40» TOTAL ASSETS (approi.) SIOX.ItOflKrc Board of Directors: T. L. SOONG TSENG YANG HJ T. V. KOO CHAN till WOON. Wr KAI
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      376 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China >■ ■>. t iai Cn.w.» 12. Certt Strvrt MMjanr* Iiflqihonf-.: .Manjjrr s (>..i i, ill Asst. M.ir.a;c (Mil. r Kxrhjinr l»epf <.rnejl Offi.e MK* t CMhto Address: "CHl'NGKI raid Ip Capital Ch WJM.MvM Reserve I iindv in i\n s of ch :..:im Mi i\j
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      161 8 THE YKAR S H NNIEST FOOTBALL COMEDY WITH THE ONLY GIRL FULLBACK IN THE WORLD. WHAT A GIRL! |J^^ ALH AM BRA 1 ntt^ ft JOHN GEORGE MARJORIE BARRYMORE MURPHY WEAVER Mlk JOAN DAVIS 'JACK HALEY i^^^^^PßJf GEORGE fIARBIER RUTH TERRY V& T fjjy- DONAID MEEK K>HNNY DOWNS /A V&3
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      265 8 11 I LAST WIGHT OF M.G.Ms BIG T.AUGH SHOW I PAVILION 6.15 AND 9.15 |l > THE GIRL WHO HAP NEVER BEEN KISSED! < hMauKI MWSKM.I. AND A TECHNICOLOUR .rXOiiUt "CITY OF JAIPUR" TOMORROW NIGHT CAPITOL FOR OKE NIGHT ONLY SPECIAL RETURN SCREENING OF THE SIDE-SPLITTING M.G.M. COMEDY THAT INTRODUCED
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      264 8 CONTINUED SUCCESS! THE STAR OF "BOYS TOWN* RKTIKNS Id CIYI \N(Mllllt OUIM I'ERKOKMAM X WITH W.M.I .ACE I.l KM IN IHMM story Of thk MCI nUCKJ A DIT* i\ I POSITIVELY LAST V/Al 1 1 UL NIGHT 6.15 9.15 WIIH EXCELLENT SI'PPORTIMI IMCTVKES. A noble masterpiece erected to the memory
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    CHINESE LAUNCH HUGE OFFENSIVE IN KIANGSU
    301 9 Troops Advancing In Three Columns To Nanking Chungking, Apr. 23. I ARGE-SCALE offensives against the Japanese in Nanking and Chinkiang are to begin today, according to military dispatches, which state that Chinese troops are advancing in three columns along the highway from Hangchow toward
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    MORE TROOPS FROM MANCHLKUO
    215 9 I Japanese Reinforcements For North China Chungking, Apr. 23. I piGHTING on the south bank of j Tungtlng Cake on Friday took: heavy toll on both sides, the Japanese endeavouring to establish a foothold there while the Chinese were determined to drive them back to their
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    CHINESE POSITION IMPROVING
    121 9 Japanese Superiority In Arms Overcome Chungking, Apr. 2L'. THE newspaper Ta Kung Pao says that in the military situation in China there is little dilference between the Chinese and Japanese military strength and effectiveness In their respective firearms, while topographlcal'y the Chinese position is superior to that
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    31 9 Washington, Apr. 21. DRESIDENT Roosevelt today fleclincd to comment on S'gnor Musso'lnl's speech. He mere'.y stated he had net jet rcc ived any reply from Herr Hitler or Signor Mussolini.— Reutcr.
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    CHINESE PROTEST TO THE FRENCH
    79 9 Chungking, Apr. 23. THE Chinese Office today protested to the French Embassy against Fivnch intereference with a display of Chinese national flags in the French Concession at Shanghai. This follows two representations on the same subject in March. Reuter. The flag incident m the Shanghai
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    LIFEBOAT MEN DROWN OF TYNEMOUTH
    53 9 London. Apt 23. [DISASTER befell the Cullercoats motor lifeboat. When making a trial trip oft Tynemouth it overturned in the breakers within sight of the shore. A strong wind and high sea hampered rescue operations and of her crew of ten six were drowned and
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    U.S. ENVOY TO JAPAN TO LEAVE SHORTLY
    27 9 Toiio. Saturday. THE American Ambassador, Mr Joseph Grew, will shortly leave Japan for America on leave of absence.— Eastern News.
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    BRITISH ENVOY SEES CHIANG
    50 9 Chungking, Apr. 23. THE British Ambassador, Sir 1 Archibald Clark Kerr, had a long conference with Gen. Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking yesterday. The British diplomat will confer with other Chinese officials, including Dr. Wang Chung-hui, the Foreign Minister, this week, before returning to Shanghai.— Union Times.
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    British Mission To Rumania
    211 9 London, Apr. 23. THE British Trade Mission to Rumania left London yesterday. The leader of the delegation, Sir Frederick Leith-Ross. was already in Brussels, where on Friday he had an opportunity to talk with th? Rumanian Foreign Minister. M Ga>nci'. who, after visiting Berlin and Brussels,
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    WAR OUTBREAK WAS EXPECTED OX APR. 16
    100 9 WAR OUTBREAK WAS EXPECTED ON APR. 16 German Story Of "Test" Of South Africa T Berlin. Apr 24. HE allegation is made here that General Smuts sent police to South East Africa because he expected war to break out on Apr. 16 over the German-Polish question. A writer in the
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    Polish Army Vigilant
    94 9 NO RELAXATION OF PREPAREDNESS Warsaw, Apr. 23. "THERE Ls no relaxation of the partial mobilisation in Poland, which is estimated to be costins the country more than £40,000 a day. The Danzig population Is expecting an early change in its status, but public opinion In Poland ls
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    Baltic States Will Remain Neutral
    61 9 Stockholm. Apr. 23. •THE Swedish Prime Minister, Mr. P. A. Hansson, last night stressed the determination of the Scandinavia n peoples to remain neutral in the eve.it o: a conflict between the great Power.. In a speech, he said they wou'U defend their independence against
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    No Spain Threat To Gibraltar ?
    55 9 No Spain Threat To Gibraltar Burgos, Apr. 23 UI^EPORTS concerning the debark**ation of foreign troops on Spanish soli are vulgar lies, as also is the news concerning Gibraltar and Tangier, v.hich Ls quoted with perverse intention," says an official statement. Spain ls firmly resolved to devote herself to the great
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    Italian Naval Visit To DubroMiik
    33 9 Belgrade. Apr. 23 It Ls reported from Dubrovnik th.it a squadron of the Italian fleet now in Albanian waters will visit that Yugos!av port some time this week.—Reuter.
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    Finland Replies To Hitler's Question
    67 9 London, Apr. 23. REPLYING to Herr Hitler's question' i issued to j?nall European State.-; whether it regarded G?rmany's atti-j tude as threatening, as was sii!?g"sted in President Roosevelt's me^sa'^e to the dictators, the Finnish Government has informed the German Minister that Finland does not consider
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    New French Naval Base In Mediterranean
    60 9 Paris. Apr. 23 /CONSTRUCTION of a new naval base at Port Mers e\ Keb!r. wrst ut Oran, Algeria. Is foreshadowed in one of a series of decrees Just issued embodying yesterday's Cabinet decisions. The decree empowers the Government to acquire the necessary land and
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    Hitchcock Begins Work In Hollywood
    126 9 IJOLLYWOOD is looking forward to seeing London's Alfred Hitchcock at work. Mr. Hitchcock, director ot "The Thirty-nine Steps," "The Lady Vanishes." and other films which Americans thought were so good they must have been made in Hollywood, is about to begin work on his first
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    PERTH'S FAREWELL CALL ON DUCK
    110 9 PERTH'S FAREWELL CALL ON DUCE London, Apr. 23. I ORD Perth, who is giving up his post as British Ambassador in Rome, has made his farewell call on Signor Mussolini. The Italian Foreign Minister. Count Ciano. was present at the interview It is known the Ambassador was charced with no
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APR. 24, 1939. Russia's Aid
    874 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APR. 24, 1939. Russia's Aid Although no official statement has yet been issued in London, Paris or Moscow, there is good reason to believe that the efforts to secure Russian support for the nonagression front will prove successful. There is something ironic in tr>e obvious
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    HOMELESS REFUGEES
    96 10 Steamers Ordered To Sea At Haifa Haifa, Apr. 23. A Jewish strike was proclaimed throughout the city tonight as a protest against the authorities' ordering to sea two steamers which arrived with 400 illegal immigrants. Protest demonstrations also took place at Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv. Dr. Herzog, Chief Rabbi
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    Yugoslavian Youth Oppose Aggressors
    53 10 Belgrade, Apr. 23. Ten thousand young Jugoslavs, representing University organisations and all shades of party opinion, attended a meeting at Belgrade University where a resolution, in favour of democracy and appealing to the Government not to cover secret adhesion to the aggressor with a cloak of
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    Miaja Goes To Mexico
    51 10 Paris. Apr. 23. General Miaja, the former Spanish Republican army chief, left for Mexico today on board a British steamer. Police escorted him to the outer harbour at La Rochclle, as it was feared that there would be incidents If the General embarked with the other
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    New Bishop Of London
    37 10 London, Apr. 24. H.M. the King has nominated the Right Reverend Geoffrey Francis Piiher, Lord Bishop of Chester, as Bishop of London ln place of the Right Reverend Winnington-Ingram, who is shortly retiring.
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    Johore P. and T. Transfer
    23 10 Mr. W CHlliam, Controller of Posts, Malayan Posts and Telegraphs Service. lias been seconded for service In Johore.
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    FROM PILLAR TO POST
    716 10 A Planter's Wife Explains ACTING MANAGERS' ANXIETIES To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l should like to revert to your Planting Correspondent's recent article on the problems of the Acting Manager, and would like to add a few more points to those mentioned by
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    THE MILLION GIFT
    99 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Some weeks ago you published a leading article in which you put forward proposals for a Malayan Air Force. I would like to suggest that a proportion of the £1.000.000, which has just been proposed as an additional defence
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    F.M.S.R. BEATEN
    360 10 "Everyman's Car" In Malacca TRAVELLING LIKE A TUAN BESAR To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir.— l don't know whether Mr. J. M Sathupathy was trying to be sarcastic or merely humorous In his letter headed Everyman's Car." but arising out of his comment on the note
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    BRITISH BLOCKADE POWERS
    245 10 German Resources, Past And Present To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, As one who was at school durine the last war, but is ripo cannontodder for the next war, I shall be 'obliged if someone who has studied' the economics of the 1914-1918 show will
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    KATONG ASKS FOR A.R.P. BOOK
    186 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Would it be too much trouble for you to give us some information as to when the whole of Singapore is to receive the A.R.P. book of Instructions in five languages, so widely talked about and illustrated
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    NOTES Of The DA V
    763 10 NOTES Of The DAY A Century Ago AFTER reading some notes on th« Armenian church ln this column m Singaporean telephoned to say that he had been browsing in old newspaper flK.s In Raffles Library and had come upon a report, of the consecration of this church in the Free
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    CABINET DISCUSSION ON CONSCRIPTION TODAY
    857 11 Memorandum Before British Ministers AMBASSADOR IN PARIS TOLD FRENCH VIEWS "Mr. Chamberlain Convinced Method Must Change' r FHE question of conscription will be raised at today's Cabinet meeting 1 A memorandum on the subject is to be submitted to ministers, although it is possible that
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    BUDGET SPEECH TOMORROW
    59 11 'I'll! Cabinet will today hear Sir John Simon's Budget proposals. It is expected that at least in- i. "ii tax will be increased, and sugar, tobacco and tea are mentioned as possible fresh sources of MVMMI The Chancellor's budget speech will be made tomorrow. Increased taxation to
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    King And Queen Visit Aldershot
    36 11 Tiie King: and Queen went from Windsor Castle to Aldershot recently, where they watched a number of military exercises near Bordon amp. They are seen here at a Held dressing station.
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    Plot To Cripple French Port
    259 11 Plot To Cripple French Port Anon mou- Warnings To The Police Le Havre, Apr. 23. TTHE authorities have received anonymous warnings of possi- 1 ble attempts of sabotage at several vital points in the port, particularly at the petroleum wharves and refineries, says Reuter. Conse- quently, no unauthorised person is
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    JAPANESE SQUADRON FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN?
    125 11 Paris, Apr. 23. |f is reported here that discussions have been started between the Italian Government and the Japanese Ambassador in Rome for the sending of a Japanese naval squadron to the Mediterranean on May 15. The squadron would include 12 torpedo-ooats, six destroyers, 12
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    BERLIN WOOS RUMANIA
    269 11 To Keep Her Out 01 Peace Bloc London, Apr. 23. REUTER understands that arguments used in Germany's love--making to Rumania are that it is quite unnecessary for Rumania to] join the anti-aggression bloc, that she has more to fear from joining; with Russia than from Germany or
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    SIR N. HENDERSON RETURNS TO BERLIN
    89 11 London, Apr. 23. SIR NEVILE HENDERSON, who was recalled to London after the rape of Czecho-Slovakia, left London this afternoon to return to his post as British Ambassador to Berlin. While Sir Nevile Henderson had not been expected to return to Berlin before May,
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    NAZI ANTI-BRITISH CAMPAIGN
    73 11 Berlin, Apr. 23. JAR GoebbeLs. Reich Propaganda Minister, today ordered a monster press campaign against "the lying democratic press which is driving the world to war." The campaign is particularly directed against Great Britain. German newspapers demand the democracies to censor their press. One of the objects
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    ANGLO-SOVIET TALKS NEAR CONCLUSION
    41 11 Moscow, Apr. 23. THE Soviet Ambassador to London, M. Maisky, has reported on the British views to (he Soviet Government and plans to return to London tomorrow. This indicates that the Anglo-Soviet negotiations are nearing a conclusion.
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    Costly Palaces For Iran's Crown Prince And Bride
    247 11 Teheran, Apr. 23. FESTIVITIES for the four-day celebration of the wedding of the Crown Prince of Iran and Princess Fawzieh began yesterday and will end on Tuesday when the Shah will present the royal couple with two specially built palaces of costly
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    Yugoslavia Is Expected To Join The Axis
    321 11 ITALIANS PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS AT VENICE Venice, Apr. 23. YUGOSLAVIA'S joining of the Anti-Comintern Pact and departure from the League of Nations, coincident I}'1 with the signing of a Budapest-Belgrade non-aggression pact, is confidently expected in Italy. A communique issued after
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    LONDON COMMENT <O VENICE TALKS
    164 11 LONDON COMMENT ON VENICE TALKS Yugoslav People Do Not Like The Axis Loncon. Apr. '17,. THE communique on the ItaloYugoslav talks at Venice, states K»uter\ diplomatic correspondent, has been noted in London as &lt;t further indication of the line of friendship which is being developed between Yugoslavia and Italy. ATurdmg
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    EMERGENCY FOOD STORES WILL NOT BE COMMANDEERED
    958 12 GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT IN COUNCIL SPEECH Precautions By Employers Will Be Welcomed OFFICIAL MALAYA-WIDE SCHEME HAS BEEN EVOLVED "EMERGENCY food supplies,whether laid up by the private k householder or arranged for by employers of labour, would not be commandeered by the Government," declared the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    118 12 MNU U'UKt. I; A I I LE8 HOII I. Co II v i :i p.m. Dinm r and Dance informal) 9.45 to mi.'' CABBICK THEATU, OITLAMQ I' i Rair.nl with Madhurl and Billimorc, Hindu tanl Talkie. 6 15— 15 r vr WOBLD I Id 1 a.m. The (real Oarrlek.
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    SLAVERY NOT TOLERATED
    141 12 Dr. Lim Han Hoe On Children Bill "The passage of this Kill will indi-f-ato to people in riritain and lien that there is no intention of tolerating slavery or semi-slave- y in any form in this part of thp world," RRld Dr. I.im lT;ii) Hop. seconding ihe
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    HOY AND GIRL HURT
    52 12 A CHINESE boy and a girl, both ased wi re Involved ln acclI iiiuy. The boy Mffered a cut lip in a fall at Holland Road, and Hie pirl was Oadly scalded by ho!. ii h r left arm aid hand Both wen Uken tj hoij/.Vil
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    RADIO NEED IN MALAYA
    363 12 Council Speech On Local Policy CENTRAL STATION'S VALUE IN CRISIS A SUGGESTION that Government should provide a short wave station that would be able to broadcast throughout Malaya was made by Mr. E. N. C. Woollerton, of Singapore, in the Legislative Council thi.s morning. Such a
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    STOP PRESS
    86 12 Paris, Apr. 23. THK fart that no new agreement has apparently been signed, as a result of the lulo- Yugoslav talks in Venice, is noted with interest M it is believed Yugoslavia is still hesitating to accept the offers of the Axis. The offers are reported to be
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    LALANG FIRE OFF HOLLAND RD.
    51 12 BIG patch of lalang caught fire lr Belmont Road, oft Holland Road Singapore, about 7 o'clock last nisht. The outbreak was near a group 0: new bungalows, but did not threater them. An engine was sent from ttM Central Fire Station and the blaze was
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    MONEY TO BE SPENT HERE
    201 12 Bren Guns For Volunteers GOVERNOR 6? LOCAL EQUIPMENT FE General Officer Commanding Malaya, is to recommend that the Colony's £1,000,000 defence gift should be spent locally, as have previous contributions, the Governor Sir Shenton Thomas, announcec just before the close of this morning's Legislative Council
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    SALVATION ARMY BILL
    36 12 NOTICE of Intention to Introduce at a subsequent meeting a BUI to incorporate the General of the Salvation Army was given at this morning's meeting of the Legislative Council by Mr. R. Williamson.
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    Council Tributes To Sir John Bagnall
    308 12 I I HAVE never known a member of the public who has worked so hard for his Government as has Sir John Bagnall (former senior Unofficial, who resigned from Legislative Council when he went on leave recently), and I have never known anyone more
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    £1,000,000 DEFENCE GIFT PASSED
    1589 12 Governor On "Most Timely" Offering From Colony A special gift of £1,000,0(10 to Imperial defence was approv- ed by the Legislative Council this morning. "While to the Colony one million pounds is a lot of money it is very small in comparison with the expenditure of
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    NO TURNSTILES AT MUSEUM BECAUSE OF SHY MALAYS
    513 13 Over 250,000 Visitors Estimated During Last Year ANOTHER GRANT FOR PREHISTORIC RESEARCH JN PENINSULA DKCAUSE the slightest sem*)!ai.ce of control at the entrance to Raffles Museum is certain to deter many shy up-coun-try Malays (chiefly from the East Coast) from entering the
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    35 13 Determination •&gt;■ written on the face of this pitcher from the baseball team of the U.S. freighter Steel Navigator, which was practising for its match against St. Joseph's Institution Old Boys at the wharves last Keek.
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    Raffles Library Has Over 3,300 Subscribers
    138 13 Raffles Library Has Over 3,300 Subscribers nAFFLEs Library subscribers increased last year by 688 to 3.385. This figure compares with only 1,122 ten yeais previously, the annual report tabled in the Legislative Council thLs morning, .shows. Revenur was $15,602, an increase of $1,161 on IM7. Altogether 216.864 books were issued,
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    50-Ton Testing Machine For Steel Bars
    167 13 50-Ton Testing Machine For Steel Bars NEW xMETHOD FOR PROVINCE BRIDGE BECAUSE of the magnitude of the Muda River Bridge, Province Vellesley, it is necessary to weld he main bars, a modern practice lot previously adopted in Malaya. This was revealed when expenditure 4 $6 000 for a 50-ton testing
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    PLANTERS WHO GET NO LEAVE AT HOME
    117 13 "THERE are men going from Job to Job in this country without prospect of getting home," said Mr. H. G. C. Bailey, presiding at the halfyearly tiffin of the South Johore branch of the Incorporated Society of Planters, at Seletar Grange yesterday. Mr.
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    JOHORE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
    133 13 Mr W. Gilliam. Controller of Posts, j Malayan Posts and Telegraphs Service,' has been seconded for service In Johore. Dr. C J. Boyd, of the Malayan' Mediual Services, has bten seconded for service in Johore as Health Officer. -Tohore. North &lt; Muar). lnche Ooyub bin Abdul Manas,
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    AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM FOR HOSPITAL X-RAY PLANT
    388 13 In The Council Today V-HAY apparatus in the operating suite at the Singapore General Hospital will not function in Singapore's climate except in an air-conditioned room. The spending of $3,000 for airconditioning of the x-ray room and those used by the ear, nose and
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    The "Wimple" Comes To Singapore
    52 13 Miss Ruth Martin (left) and Mrs. John Shedd were two o; tnc pur.,, of 35 American tourists, who arrived at Singapore in the President Adams at the week-end. The visitor on the right is wearing the "Wimple," a fashionable headdress producing a turban effect.— Straits
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    LOUDSPEAKERS FOR CHINESE PROTECTORATE COURT
    233 13 For Use During Labour Disputes Or Emergency A public address system for coping with the hundreds of Chinese who flock to the court of the Assistant Controller of Labour (Chinese) during labour disputes is to be installed at the court. Expenditure of the necessary $315
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    28 13 Raja Omar bin Chile, an Officer of Class V under the Malay Officers' Scheme, has been appointed to act Superintendent of Customs, Causeway, says the Johore Government Oa/ette.
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    Acute Shortage Of Government Quarters
    94 13 Acute Shortage Of Government Quarters *J*HERE is an acute shortfufe ol Government quaners in Singapore. For thi* reason Government hai found it necessary to rent privet &lt;-!yowned houses. Because rents of furnished houses are high, it is considered savings are effected if unfurn, hed r.cuses are rented and furniture supplied
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    17 13 A meeting of the Johore Council 01 State will be held on May l«, it is announced.
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    50,000 SHIPS HERE IN 1938
    191 13 50,000 SHIPS HERE IN 1938 ■'Figures Down On Record Year NEW MOTOR VESSELS REGISTERED i ALTOGETHER 50,1 15 ship-, of 33,047,207 tons entered and cleared the port of Singapore last year, MCOrdteg to the annual report of tht&gt; Marine Department, tabled in Legislative Council ilus morning. This ia decline of
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    GOOD SHORTHANDTYPISTS WANTED
    192 13 Employment Bureau's Experience DELIABLE .shorthand-typists arr i.i such demand in Singapore that .they are .sure ol finding employment. This is the experience of tin- employment bureau of the MfilWa Department vhich can barely (md enough qualuitd boys to nil vacancies Shori hand-typists ot a sort are available,
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY READY TO FACE SYNTHETIC DANGER
    1128 14 R.R.I. Director On Highly Ih eloped Research Work LONDON LECTURE TO PLANTERS' GROUP OF ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 13. "THE threat of synthetic rubber is being well and truly examined, and I believe that, with the highly developed
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    From London To Singapore By Speed-Boat
    311 14 From London To Singapore By Speed-Boat AIRMAN SEEKS ADVENTURE (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Apr. 12. SINGAPORE is one of the ports ot call on the schedule of a 14,700 miles speed-boat journey to be made by Mr. Richard Beaumont. 23-year-old airman, son of La Dame de Sark. and a
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    What The Pulau Saigon Bridge Will Look Like
    49 14 This is what the new Pulau Saigon bridge atr:y.s the Singapore River will lm&gt;k like when completed. Reinforced tnnr'ta is bring used us str-el bridges are corroded by smells of the river, sulphuretted hydrogen, combining with dew to form suphuric acid.
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    STRAITS CHARITY BENEFITS UNDER TROTTER WILL
    254 14 Ex-Postmaster-General Who Made Bequest To Maid (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 12. A bequest of £1,000 to the Straits Settlements Benevolent Society is amongst the many legacies mentioned in the will of the late Mr. Henry Blackall Noel Courtlandt Trotter, Postmaster-General of the
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    PROCLAMATION Oh FIRING AREAS
    155 14 AREAS at Buona Vista are declared by the Governor in Council to be a j firing ground in a proclamation pub- j lished in the Gazette. The areas are parts of muScims Pandan Ulu Pandan and Pasir Panjang j A red signal will be displayed when
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    LETTER OF THANKS TO S.S ASSOCIATION
    150 14 THE following letter has been sent to Mr C. V. Miles, president of Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, by AlhaJ S. Mohamed Madarsahib. president of the Indian Merchants' Employees' Association: "I. on behalf of my Association, beg to convey to you my heartfelt thanks and
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    MAGISTRATE & ISSUE OF WARRANT
    68 14 MAGISTRATE ISSUE OF WARRANT (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23. IN connection with the warrant of arrest, reported as having been i&sued on E. S. Dunn, a European, (01 falling to attend court In answer to a Judgment debtor summons, Che Abdul 1 Malek, Second Magistrate, Kuala Lum-
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    COMORIN IS AVAL OCCASION
    144 14 iFrom Our Oun Correspondent i London, Apr. 13. I\ETAILS of an interesting naval event hate reached London this morning from Tangier. The scene of the historic occurrence was the P. and O. liner Comorin, familiar to many thousands of Malayans, which teas anchored at the port.
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    ABERDONIANS IN GUTHRIE'S
    194 14 Sir John Hay On Their Work (Fro"] Our Own Correspondent) T^)tuiim Apr. I" a KKMARKARI.K statement ojmi•• rafasg the pajt plavid \&gt;y AberdoosUM in the ikvehipuciii »nd IprMeni adininiatrmtion of Guthri« aad Co.. Ltd. was mad.- by Sir John Hay. LossiOH HMUMCing dire. *&lt;ir of tho .inn.
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    13 14 A black-out '■&gt; w :li A 1! F&gt; was held recently in Si 1
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    19 14 Ml E W Hkl&lt;- Controller oi PQ*U ::d Telegraphs Service '(formerly Keonded la* re i, ha- txv:i mnted full
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    TRENCH CONSTRUCTION FOR COLONY GARDENS
    424 15 A.R.P. Pamphlet Tells Of Simple Preparations PROTECTION AGAINST ANY BUT DIRECT HIT CIMPLE trench construction for the protection of local |J householders is described in a pamphlet which the Straits Settlements A.R.P. Department is publishing. The pamphlet contains diagrams showing trenches which anyone can construct
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    13 15 Mr. .&lt;ml Urs. T. N Lol;e arrived imLiB by train from Kuala Lumpur.
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    WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY
    258 15 Weights for flve races on Saturday, i the third day of the S.T C. Summer j race meeting are: Horses, Class 1. Div. 1, 7 furs. Tonroe 9.n« Gilded Youth 8.00 Bombus fl.n KnlRhfs Ejo 8 OS Barforo 8.11 Where Am I 8.02 Pure Gold .8.10 Aerial
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    PERSONAL ITE
    57 15 |M RS Loko Yew was a passenger on IT1 last night's mail train for Kuala Lumpur Mr. S'tcn Schesied returned to Singapore by train from Kuala Lumpui this morning. Mr. D. W. Brisbane left last nignt by train for Cameron Highlands,. Capt. G. Ambler has entered the General
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    His First Glimpse Of England
    25 15 Three-months-old Peter Brough, icho was born in Cairo, had his first ■;?/!&lt; of England uhen he arrived on the troopship Duneru.
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    FOUR MEMBERS TAKE OATH IN COUNCIL
    63 15 POUR members of the Legislative Council were sworn in this mornIng. They Include three new members— the acting Director of Public Works Mr. P. O. Coales; the acting Secretary ror Chinese Affairs. Mr. J. Jeff; and the acting Comptroller of Customs. Mr. N. R.
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    43 15 Mr. J. d'E. Darby, of the Sarawak Oovernment Service and a member of the well-known family, arrived in Singapore with Mrs. d'Esterre Darby rrom Kuching In the sa Darvel this nornlng. on their way to Manila They are staying at the Adelphi Hotel.
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    Motor-cycle Corps For A. R. P.
    59 15 A SMALL motor-cycle corps is to "be formed by the Singapore Alt P. Department. "We should like about 60 civilian motor-cyclists to begin with," Mr. Edwin Tongue, Director of A K.l'., told a Straits Times reporter. Men who own. machines and volunteer for messenger
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    CLOSED ROAD HITS PARENTS
    158 15 Transport Costs To Schools Up "J*HE closing of Edinburgh Road is placing a financial burden upon parents of children attending schools in the Sophia Road area, a parent complains in a letter to the Editor of the Straits Times. Previously, he had a contract with j
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    U.S. TIN PURCHASES DOUBLE IN WEEK
    77 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 23. 1 AST weeks tin turnover on the metal exchange was 2.135 tons, compared with 1,060 the previous week. IB both weeks, two-thirds of the purchases went to the United States. The Financial News says the prospects of
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    22 15 Mr. L. D. Darby, of the Customs and Excise Department, arrived in Singapore yesterday from Raub by car for a week's stay.
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    SINGAPORE BASE & U.S.
    110 15 SINGAPORE BASE U.S. "Acquisition" Plan Reported TO PROTECT RUBBER fir TIN SUPPLIES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 23. "|"HAT the United SUtel plans to fteqofarc the Singapore Naval Base "at a nominal cost" to protect her rubber and tin mppij lines is asserted today in the New York Journal
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    COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND POLITICS
    141 15 At The Cinema 'Hold That Co-ed." (John Watty. more, (.forge Murphy. Marjorje Weaver, Joan Davis and Jack Haley). Twentieth '-ntury-Fox. At the Alhnmbr.i. ,T*HIS crazy mixture of eoMtgc fo.nI A ball and politics nrght well hav? been termed "A Yank at Collcfe Although the subject w.,uld
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    BAER CONCERT
    50 15 A LARGE audience attended tl.e free introductory concert given by Mr Werner Baer at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. The concert was the first of a series to be held monthly. In addition to organ numbers by Mr. Baer. there were several songs by Miss Nancy Fowler
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    INDIAN BUSINESSMEN AND CONGRESS GOVERNMENTS
    1549 16 General Policy Applauded Bui Sales Tax Move Opposed "PROHIBITION WILL NOT HELP MASS OF AGRICULTURISTS" THE necessity of immediately taking steps to conclude trade agreements with countries like Germany, Italy, U.S.A. and Japan with a view to expand India's tnuU- with those countries, was emphasised
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      28 16 Ov 0/ the most NKMMt/ltf 0/ the tHtUT families, in Pcrmatang EUate, Selanqor, an ei-ka&gt;igany uith his wife and children, and some of the produce of his holding.
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      SITUATION IN KASHGAR
      40 16 New D&lt;&gt;lhi. Apr. 13. ORDERS have been Issued throughout Ka.shaar district. Chinese Turkiv- tan toe surrender within fifteen days J of arms of all descriptions. The failure to comply with the order will be punishable with death.
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      PEASANTS GATHER AT GAYA
      220 16 List Of Resolutions Passed Gaya, Apr. 15. a hundred thousand per- sons attended the annual session of the All-India Kisan Sabha 1 when it pa.ssed several resolutions. j one of which affirmed that in view of the international situation the time had come for the united
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      Domiciled Europeans In Bombay May Go "Dry"
      377 16 Bombay. (By Mail). THE Bombay Government has set 1 out its plans regarding the introduction of complete prohibition in the city and suburbs of Bombay from Aug. 1, 1939. The scheme is contained in a long communique which says that on the introduction
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      CONGRESSMEN AND BAN ON OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS
      612 16 Did Mr. Satyamurti Attend Party To Madras Governor Calcutta. •THF! CongnJM President, iMr. Subhas (,'liaiulra Bose, has issued another longthy statement setting forth the facts on the basis of which he had issued his first statement on the ban on Congressmen participating in official
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    CHARLTON TAKE FULL POINTS FROM EVERTON
    1003 17 Smallest Crowd Of Season At League Matches (From Our Own Correspodent) London, Apr. 23. ATTENDANCE at yesterday's football matches was tb« smallest in the aggregate for the season. However, 40.000 spectators saw Charlton beat Everton 2—l.2 1. Charlton scored straight from the start and
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    R.A. Beaten By Manila At Polo
    828 17 Manila, Apr. 23. IN the interport polo the Manila quartet composed of U.S. Army men beat the 26th Royal Artillery 7/2 over six chukkers in the first match of a series of three matches. The visitors next meet Jake Zobel's Calatagans, mixed army and
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    MUAR POLICE BEAT MALACCA
    124 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Apr. 23. Scoring a goal in each half tlic- Muar Police soccer team beat the Malacca Police in a friendly soccer match played at the Muar Ciub padang yesterday evening. The Muar team were the better team and had the forwards
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    SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
    136 17 Clyde Win Four Goals To Nil Hampden Park, Apr. 22. QNE hundred thousand people gathered here today in cold but sunny weather to see the Scottish soccer cup final, in which Clyde beat Motherwell by four goals to nil. Motherwell started with the wind to their advantage
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    CEYLONESE LOSE TO S.R.C.
    268 17 THE S.R.C. second team yesterday i defeated the second team of the ICS.C. by six wickets in a game of cricket on the CSS. ground. The Ceylonese after a knock for more than two hours, declared at 88 runs for the loss of eight wickets, and
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    CLUB DRAW WITH A. P. C.
    200 17 •THE S.C.C. had an exciting finish with 1 the A P.C in a drawn cricket match on the padang on Saturday. Light intervened at the fall of the eighth A. PC. wicket. s.c. c. Staunton b Cockbum 7 King lbw. b Todd 10 1
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    TIE IN £1.000 GOLF TOURNAMENT
    93 17 London. Apr. 22. Alf Padgham, of ttunaridgc Pane, and R. Burton, of Sale, tied for first place In the Silver King golf tournament with aggregates of 285. They replay tomorrow over 36 holes. Paagham today had rounds of 76 and 71. and Burton 71 and
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    NEGRI SOCCER
    45 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ber. inban. Apr. M In the Negrl 8embilan Football league toaay. tur Malay Regiment beat the Sou-moan Hungers by iwo goals to nil and the Nigrt S moilan Police beat the MaUy Teacher* Association by three goals to one.
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    BOMBUS WINS BIG RACE ON SATURDAY
    1819 18 S.T.C. Meeting Opens With Excellent Finishes 1U|A(;NIFICENT finishes featured Club's Summer meeting at BuV versary Cup, the main event of the and gave trainer Hobbs his third b He won the Singapore Gold Cup with Golden Glimpse last year, the Selangor Gold Cup this
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    Malays Defeat Naval Base
    273 18 THE MALAYS had an easy victory over the Naval Base at Balestier yesterday, replying to the Naval Base's score of 69 with 102 for eight wickets. Scores: NAVAL BASE Lt.-Com. Barcley c Shafle b Husseinsah 0 Tye c Ismail Jabbar b Aman Puteh.... 0 Booth b
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    S.K. SUNDRAM MAKES 144 FOR CEYLONESE
    342 18 S. K. SUNDRAM hit up 144 be!ore he retired in a match Ceylonese *l V.M.C.A. on Saturday. The Ceylonese won easily, by 173 runs. Scores: C.S.C. B. Dudley b Lyne 14 K. Thlllalnathan lbw. Lyne 1 P. Retnasabapathy c Moxon b Lyne 16 Dr.
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    SWIMMING RECORD
    35 18 Copenhagen, Apr. 24. Ragnhlld Hveger, Danish girl swimmer, established a 220 yards free style world record in 2 mm 22 6 sec beating her own previous record of I mln. 25.9 sec —Reuter
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    5. R. C. BEAT TEACHERS
    204 18 THE S.R.C. trounced the Singapore *Veaehers Association by five wickets in their game of cricket on the j..idang yesterday. For the SRC. Clarke was undefeated with 50. Scores: TEACHERS' ASSN. B. Dudlry b Thoy 7 Gan Kee Tlan c Clarke b AlvLi 3 V. Paramsothy
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    PHILIPPINES SIDE WIN BASKETBALL
    226 18 A superb backhand pass by Penaloza, of the Philippine basketball team, which resulted in a score, was the highlight of the game against the Konf? Siong side at the Happy World Stadium last nirrht. The PhiUppir.es beat their opponents by 35 points to 25. In the
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    LOCKHART TAKES SEVEN FOR SIX AGAINST S.C.C.
    485 19 Cricket Club Well Beaten At Genuang Yesterday (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Apr. 23. PREAT bowling by Lockhart who took seven wickets for only six runs in twelve" overs helped Genuang to trounce the Singapore Cricket Club by 115 runs in a fullday's
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    Straits Times Selections
    75 19 gTRAITS Times selections on Saturday included three good winners. New Moon, given as the best hot of the afternoon, paid $2(&gt; for a win and $8 for a place; Waotere paid $.58 and $11 and Artful Sailor paid S2o and |9. A[:art from the above three, which
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    SELANGOR BADMINTON
    55 19 Entries arc invited lor Selangor nt r-team Junior badminton doub.es ev-'ue competition, the closing date o; which is May 6. The entrance fee is $5.00 per tram, shuttles to be pro-vidf-d by competing teams. All entries should be forwarded to th? Honorary Secretary. Selangor Badminton Association, c 0
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    ETCETERAS LOSE TO P. SERVICES
    166 19 THhHE was a surprise result on the padang yesterday when the first j match in the S.C.C. tournament was played between the Etceteras and the Public Services. Thanks largely to a partnership 55 between Ward and Potter, the Public Services won by 32 runs. When
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    HOMICIDE HENRY IN ENGLAND
    122 19 HOMICIDE HENRY IN ENGLAND London, Apr. 19. LJENRY ARMSTRONG, the coloured boxer, who has come from America to defend one of his two world titles, had his first "fight" in England yesterday at Southamptonon the gangway of the Queen Mary Because of the Easter holidays, there had been delay in
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    CUSTOMS BEAT PRISONS 4-2 AT JOHORE
    233 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Apr. 23. A LARGE crowd saw the start of the Johore Bahru Foatball League rt season yesterday on the Istana padang, when the Customs met and defeated the Prisons by four goals to two. After leading 2—1 at
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    This Morning's Track Work
    318 19 ILIKDIUM and threecjuarter pace worl; were seen at this morning's track work in preparation for Wednesday's races. Pratique had the better of Sycillian in a fullstripped gallop over five furlongs. Both, however, looked fit. 1 Thanks went well when sent at a 1 itoady iv.cdiuin pac«
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    Segamat Club Beat Gemas
    262 19 'From Our Own Correspondent) 1 Segamat. Apr. 23 /THE Segamat Cricket Club scored their first cricket win of the season tuday when they beat the Oemai Railway Institute by 11 runs in a losscoring match at Segamat on the Batu Hampar padang, tcday. I Edmonds, brother
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    R. A.F. And Non-Benders Draw
    245 19 R. A.F. And NonBenders Draw ■pHE cricket match between the Sln- gapore Non-Benders and the R.A F. (Seletan played at S Icur 1 yesterday ended in a draw. The Airmen declared for nine w;cket» at 2f» runs and the Non-Benders compiled 120 for seven before tune j intervened Rae. Ling
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    S.R.C. TOO GOOD FOR KHALSA
    227 19 DOWLING tat the nrst time in a competitive match. R. H. Bain. S.R.C. wicket-keeper, took four wickets for 13 runs against the Singapore Khalsa Association on the padang c Saturday The Sikhs lost by 78 runs S.R.C. O. Aeria run out jo R. Minjoot b
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    , Today's Soccer Matches
    30 19 Today's Soccer Matches yODAV'S soccer matches will be as below Soccer Reserve Div.. R.A.F. vs. S.C.C, S.C.C; Div. II (A), Mental Hospital vs. R.A. (R.M.). Mental Hos. Tennis V.M.C.A. tournament.
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    SABAPATHY GETS SECOND CENTURY FOR SEASON
    434 19 Bright Batting Display At Hong Lim Green LIITTING eleven fours and two sixes, V. R. Sabapathy 1 scored 105 not out against the Chinese on Hong Lim Green yesterday. Sabapathy gave chances, but his was a fine display of hitting. This is his second
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    17 19 Quisana (.Dodd) winning the second race at Bukit Timah on Saturday from Judith Anton.— Straits Times picture.
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    RECRUITS FLOCK TO JOIN BRITAIN'S TERRITORIAL ARMY
    170 20 Kccruits are pouring into Territorial Army recruiting, unices throughout Britain under the scheme which entails bringii a the Field Army up to war strength and then doubling it to make total strength of 340,000. Above, a t'tp-hatied worker enrolls at the Mansion House
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