The Straits Times, 2 May 1939

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    41 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. J 77/£ LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA L'O PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939. I'KK tf S CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939. PRICK 5 IK NTS.
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      383 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST ('PHONE 5471). see MIEN CHONG SMART TAILORING ai Coleman St. Singapors. Phone 4816 TUflkT a^alaafc2> >v TUE lift HOH* T /^afcfe^l^^^B^^ A MOST /^P^Hbbil^bN. PETROL Over 40 m.p.g. OIL 3.50U /j[i JB R"A- J^J I m.p.g. I»ERFORMAN» E effortless 1. '£Mw''<\*'j£f^* JNL^^^^ smooth, economical. Maximum speed
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      98 1 STAPLES MATTRESS The finest ftattress made* A Staples Mattress gives true sleep luxury. Every part of the body is softly supported thus healthy and comfortable rest is ensured. The Staples Mattress is precision built of tested materials to stand years of constant use. When you buy a Staples Mattress you
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      66 1 FINAI Pf>TM KUALA LUMPUR! 28. JAVA ST rIWMI- CLM IN. (PHONE 3683). Madame Page, TOP .LOOR BATTERY BLDG CASHSALE ONE MEEK ONLY Commencing Ist May DAY EVENING GOWNS. EJVffi^^F jR IKiy *»HB Af%' fy A bupreme Australian Creamery Butter with a rich flavour that makes it irresistable. "S. C. S."
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      44 2 Anna Cecilia de Rocario (Annln passed away wacefully at her residence 28 Lincoln Road on May 1, 1939 at 9.45 p.m. The cortese will leave the house at 4.30 p.m. today for St. Joseph's Church. Interment at Bidadarl Cemetery. Malacca papers please copy.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      38 2 A CKNOWLEDGMENT Mr. Tun F*>ng Guan nnd family sincerely all relatiws and friends who so kindly ■c-nUies. litters and telegrams of con- and attended *he funeral of Mrs. Tan Ponj Guan nee Gikhj Wing Lean on N.ay I.
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      324 2 At the Government M» .rnity Hospital. Singapore on April 30 to Helen, wife of Mr. W. B. Connor, Cable Depot, Cable and Wireless Ltd., a son CHRISTIE— PERCY.— The engagement ;a| announced between David Hamilton, only son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Christie. Dublin, and Phyllis Joan, eldest daughter of
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      356 2 PROFESSIONAL IF YOL'R BUSINESS Is not sufficiently large to employ a full time Accountant, have your accounts written up. and supervised, at a *mall inclusive monthly fee, under qualify European supervision. Box 912 Straits Times WANTED ENGLISH LADY requires accommodation aa paying guest with private English family. Apply Box No.
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      866 2 BOARD RESIDENCE LEONIE HOUSE, 25 Orange Road. One vacancy occurs. Mrs. T. H. Payne. Itiephone *****. ROOMS with private bath, board optional. also catering for week-end parties. Situated right on beach. Apply 547 East Coast Road, Bedoh. AT ROCHFOKT, 4 Oxley Rise. Tel. 6100. Comfortable well furn. self-contained flat, single
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      784 2 DOGS TERRIER PUPPY— good horn* wllh English family. Phone *****. MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE. 1938 Austin Saloon 7.8 h.p. (Big Seven) 4 doors, and 1938 Vauxhall Saloon 10 H.P. Apply 18. Balmoral Road. Singapore. Tel. No. 300 1. VAUXHALL "14" De Luxe Saloon 1936 Model. lii very good condition. Price
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      402 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The establishment of Meisr.; B. P. Co Silva Ltd., will be closed on the 2nd instant on account of We:;ak Celebrations. NOTICE. A. FLINTER begs to inform his clients that he will carry on business m diamonds jewellery etc. Nt 6, Raffles Place. Singapore, formerly the office
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      493 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. PRINCE EDWARD CLINIC Medical Misssgo Electricity. 1 1 Capitol Flnts. Phone 73M (Stumf«ird Rd, Cona-r.) EDUCATIONAL KRtNfll LESSONS given by exp. La -.jr. Light and (asy metliod, special v rnvs lot groupx. By application 31. Cre.cent Flat. ENGLISH COXVERSATION ICttOM I and private tuition given by a
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      715 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated In England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co" MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. RANCHI 17.000 May 6 BHUTAN 6.100 May 6 BEHAR 6.000 May 20 RANPURA 17.000 May 19 RAWALPINDI 17,000 June 2
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      383 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. JAPAN NEAR EAST ITALY INAUGURATION OF NEW FREIGHT SERVICE HAKODATE MARU 5302 Tons Sailing from Singapore 12 May. PORTS OF CALL: Port Sudan, Suez, Port Said, Jaffa, Haifa. Beyrouth, Larnaca, Alexandretta, Izmir, Istanbul, Salonica, and Piraeus to
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      774 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE F VP.ES To: MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTEK- To: PALESTINE. ROTTERDAM, HAM DAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AND COPENHAGEN ALSIA May 3 RINA »bt. May 18 BELANDIA May 23 JAVA June 9 BORINOIA June 13 DANMARK June 14 LALANDIA July
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      565 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay. Singapore XrL SISL. Chartered Bank Building, fenant jeL 1361 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen Line) Due Sails OLENAFFARIO L'don, R'dam, Ham. Ant 6c MlddL In port Today HECTOR Mars., L'don. R'dam. it
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    Wall Street Quotations
    468 4 New York. May L r[E following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today DOW-JONES AVERAGES Saturday's Today's Close Close Chaw." 30 Industrials 128.45 127.83 off .62 20 Rails 25.86 25.67 off .19 15 Utilities 22.06 22.09 up .03 40 Bonds 8800 87.88 off .12
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      SHIP CHARTERING MARKETS STRONG
      142 4 ALL ship chartering markets are strong, according to a cablegram received from New York by the North American Trading Corporation. Plate charterers are bidding 47--above minimum rates for prompt tonnage to load grain from River Plate to the United Kingdom and the Continent, but owners are
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      221 4 INWARD Wearnes From Penan;, Ipoh and KuaU Lumpur. Arrive* every evening. Imperial From Europe: Arrived THIS morning. Qantas From Australia Arrives THIS afternoon. K.N.1.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives THIS afternoon. K.N.1.L.M.: From Saigon: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives tomorrow INMM X.L.M.: From Netherlands
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      FROM MALACCA
      98 4 Ccrrespondence tor transmission by air via "Netherlands"' must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as follows Tomorrow Java a.id Southern Sumatra by air (Netherlands) 9.45 a.m. Thursday. May 4. Australia. New Zealand. Java ana Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) ..9.45 a.m.
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      651 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m t M.S.) TELEPHONE: Height 5433. Passage 8431. Ki s^BbbWbbVbb. v1 CkUaUM nt ru> A-Tiertca— aMßtaTnTT^mS^riifli Wv\ Europe Fast thxougb trains direct STj "^••afkrSSrWr Vlth anaclii r PbcHh irar-s-AUanuc T Jls«2 wKI I liners at MontreaJ or Quebec No fo tfßt&^^ extra ral) fare ln Canada
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      449 4 BROKERS' COMMENT QWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets Interest was negligible due to the uncertainty of the European situation. Automobile news was favourable. Stock prices recovered slightly from thtilr lows before the close. Buying tailed to attract orders. The volume of trading was light. In the
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      35 4 P. O. MOVEMENTS The P. and O. liner Canton, from Hong Kong, Is expected to berth at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow. The Lahore, also from Hong Kong, is due to berth at 8 a.m. on Thursday.
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      277 4 Did you Maclean your teeth to-day? "What do you think?" MACLEANS PEROXIDE TOOTH PASTE If you use solid dentifrice, try the new ■ACLMNS SOLID PEROXIDE OINTirRICI 3 In Gold Leaf Tea— "water bewitched" jou absorb Its particular essence or fenius, which is serenity. NEW WORLD DANCE PALACE THE LARGEST AIR-CONDITIONED
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      625 4 SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE Today Aden (Imperial) 2 o.m Bast Africa (Imperial) 2 i>m South Africa (Imperial) I v.ri. Burma Imperial 2 ora Whole Canada (Imperial) ..2 >;n China Holhow (Imperial) 2 p.m. Egypt, Sudan and Palestine (Imperial) ..2 p.m Great Britain and Ireland (Imperial) 2 pm Europe Ac Great Britain
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      436 5 UGLY FAT GOES QUICK Hew ScientißcHemcdy endoned by Doctors. Nu rses and Public B -^Bm^SlVfl mw dition of the body vrhercb* Br yf IV toxic pritons are abiorbel Br \IB X 1 into the blood, win letting W M 'Am \M "P torpid and morbid conE V m\ dini>m which
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      168 5 i^mMW\^y^ YOU »ijfeO V drink Bols M^^^r'f You drink ™J and pure Bbaf 1 aromatic product, four times distilled, stored and matured m the wood. Therefore always order BOLS and never ask for just a "Gin." Make it a habit to drink a glau </.n/v. BOLS AGENTS: CALOBECK, MACGREGOR CO.,
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      563 5 for The Blood, Veins, Arteries and Heart 1/1/ v sK 1 F%jjgBp*r And Stop Limping DON'T let Leg Troubles cripple you. Take Elasto, the Great New Biomedical Remedy that cures through tht Hood, and have done with enforced rest. worry, suffering and expense. Leg aches and paius soon vanish when
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      614 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metre*. ZHP 30.06 metres. p.m. 5.00 Malay songs by Miss Amelia. t 5.20 Malay tangos. t 5.40 Kroophongs.t 6.00 Teorhcw dramas and selections. t 7.00 Children's programme. (English). 7. 15 lime, weather and news announcements. 7.30 "Shakespeare". A talk or H. Granv ille -Barker 7.45
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      740 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 OSH 21.47 mc/s (13.97 m.); GSG 17.71 me/1 (16.86 m.); GSF 15.14 mc/s (19.82 m.)t GSJ 21.63 mc/s (13.93 m.): GSD 11.75 mc/s. (25.53 m.» p.m. 605 Big Ben. Elspeth Douglas-Reid,* m her own character sketches. 6.20 Julius Kantrovitch and his orchestra. 700
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      451 6 POLITICS STILL AFFECT BUSINESS FURTHER RISE SHOWN IN GAMMONS By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore. May 2. DOUBT regarding the international situation again affected the vorld's markets yesterday. New York had another slack day. with a total turnover of onl\ 280.000 shares. Prices generally showed an allround small
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      MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
      95 6 Ma i ill. May 2 XHE lolluwing wcie yosterday'b liuotations and this morning's quotations for gold shares on the Manila Clock Exchange. All the shares value of 10 centavos. and h In p<'sos .■■us Today's 0 t,id u«kcd old l' KM 132 0 32.» 0.32 I
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      AIRMAN OVERDUE ON RECORD ATTEMPT
      16 6 Cal if 1. i i rd for :i flight from Fnno*
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      MINING
      627 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Monday. May 1, 5 p.m. Issue VaL tYaser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat rin 2 6 3/6 2/9 3 6 5/- Austral Amal 4/9 5/3 4/9 5/3 £1 Austral Malay 38
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      GENERAL
      456 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.30 140 1.32>,j 140 2 2 do. 7Vfe% prefs. 2.15 2.20 2.15 2.2Cxd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 3.25 dOO 550 1 1 B M Broadcasting 050 MJ Mi '60 10 5 B M. Trustee 475 7.50 175 750 £1 £1 Con f 8
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      275 6 6% Maynarc Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL o'c 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int. K.ar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 norn 4'^% 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 106 108 norn AV 2 190P red 1955
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      RUBBER SHARES
      366 6 Praser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.15 1.25 cd 1.20 1.30 Aior Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.90 LOO* Atnal. Malay 140 l.{>o i4U 1.45 Ayei Hltara 0.90 1.00 090 1.00 Ayer Molek 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 Ayer Panas 1.00 1.14 1.05 1.15 Bassett 0.45 050 0.48 0.52 B.Uu Lin tang
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      103 6 Tuesday, May 2, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) ff9f 27' 2 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. m cases. April 27' i 27»,i G.F.A.Q. K.ss. f.o.h. m bales April 27 3/16 27 5/16 F.A.Q. R.S.S. F.o.Y in bales April 26 15, 16 27 1/16 FUTURE QUOTATIONS
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      EXCHANGES
      184 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% London demand 2/3% Lyons demand 2040 Switzerland demand 240% Hamburg demand 133% New York demand 54 1/16 Montreal demand 54% Batavia demand 101
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    VISIBLE TIN STOCKS UP BY 215 TONS
    138 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 1. U7ORLD visible supplies of tin increased by 215 tons m April, according to estimates furnished by A. Strausi and Co., Ltd. The company puts the total visible supplies on Apr. 80 at 25,672 tons. The Straits
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    SHIPMENTS OF TIN IN APRIL
    97 6 TiN shipments from Malaya m April totalled 6.444 tons, compared with 4.779 tons m March and 5.621 tons m February. This brings the total for the flirt four months of the year to 20.640 tons, which is 5.089 tons less than m the corresponding: period
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS
    120 6 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 1 The following are today's "bid' quotations for Fixed Trusts:— s d British Empire "A" 18 0 British Empire "B" 8 6 British Empire Cumulative 13 3 British Empire Cprehensive 13 9 British General '"A" 17 0 British General "B" 15
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    97 6 London, May 1. The following were today cosing mean rates Paris 176 47 6t Athens Mm New York 4.06 ii Rio 313 16 Montreal 4.70 1/16 ttUers ofliru, Brussels 27 50 Belgrade 210 Geneva 20.85 i Bucharest CCO Amsterdam i.T*"i Buei.os Aires 20.21 'i Milan 89 Montevideo
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    WALLACE BEERY DIVORCED
    28 6 Carson City < Nevada), May 1. A FTER a short hearing today Mrs Beery was granted a divorce from her film star husband Wallace Betry. Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    452 6 STEADIER TENDENCY AT CLOSE London. May 1 /"\N tie Slock Exchange today the prevailing tatenMtlOMl m<m\oi;>ness was responsible for a dull start, with prices m most groups driltin^ lower, though at the dm a steadier tendency w.is occasionally noted Gilt-edaeds were easier whil- X firs were early
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    AUSTRAL AMALGAMATED DIVIDEND
    26 6 A first dividend of l', 2 d. a share has been declared by Austral Amalgamated Tin, Lt.d. It ii payable on May 19.
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      78 6 COCHRAN BOILERS The Cochran Patent Boiler, f~~ by its special arrangement I f of horizontal flue tubes, has a large heating surface, I X J thereby combining the ad||V ~0~..L 1.1r',. 1, jj___y^ vantages of the Vertical ff\- /f I Boiler with the Economy i I I of the Locomotive
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL' NEWS
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      CONNEMARA'S REPLANTING AND MANURING
      522 7 Chairman's Address At K.L. Annual Meeting SPEAKING at the 23rd annual meeting of Connemara, Ltd., at Kuala Lumpur on Friday, the chairman, Mr. f". B. Goug'h, said: The year v?as an unfm Innate one for the rubber producers and resulted for us m a decrease m
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      NEW PLANTING BY MENTAKAB
      335 7 LOWKR CROP AND AVERAGE PRICE A DIVIDEND <;i tour per cent fU approved at the annual meeting of ■lbber Company. Limited hold m Singapore jresterday. The chairman, Mr. C. V. Miles, said: Ihe very much reduced profit of $34,227 for the year compared with that for
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      JOSEPH TRAVERS' HISTORY
      196 7 One Of Oldest Houses In London Onk >i tho many euactnn wlefcfatlag their jubilees this year M pub He c<»np*ni<-s is Jmph Travers and Son.. But fifty years Is a short period In the history of the business, for it Is one of the oldest commercial houses
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      MORRIS EXPORTS JUMP
      69 7 Morris Industries Exports, which controla the expori side of the Morris or :;inis:ition. report! that during the fli i 12 veeki »)i 1939 orders for Morris CMI wire s<) per cent higher than at Urn imiliMiiMllln date of last year. Dvtoll March oIODC, 2,535 units were sluopcd
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      GOODYEAR COMPANY DEVELOPMENT
      202 7 New Outlets For Rubber *T*IIE world-wide ramification:* of the Goodyear Tyre and Kubb?r Company are well illustrated m the company's 40th annual report to stockholders and a companion booklet showing the distribution of its products. Net sales for 1938 were $165,928,944. a decline of 23 per cent,
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      MARCH RUBBER SHIPMENTS
      72 7 fICEAN shipments of rubber from Malaya m April totalled 43.6K8 tons, compared with 43,259 tons m March, bringing the total shipments for the first four months of the year to 173,343 tons. Shipments m the corresponding period last year were 1W.946 tons. Of the April shipments 30,394
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      TANJONG PAU'S AFFAIRS INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
      292 7 TANJONG PAU'S AFFAIRS INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENTS SPEAKING at the annual meeting of Tanjong Pau Rubber Estate Ltd. m Kuala Lumpur, the chairman. Mr. G. D. A. Fletcher, said:— The year's working resulted m a net profit of $7,544 as compared with $37,412 for the previous twelve months. Taking into consideration
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      151 7 Singapore. May 1. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube 512.00 Pepper White Muntok $12.75 White $12-25 Black 8.09 Covra Mixed $3.20 Sun Dried $3.50 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.85 Fair $2.82 i,, Sarawak $2.75 Jelotong Palembaiig $623 Banja *S5O Sarawak $6.25 Tapioca
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      108 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore. May 1. 5 p.m. Books Tout (of Company Divldnid Close Date Ex Dtf financial v*ai n> PaynUt Oan- (o rialUvr Hitam Till less tax 2'.,<« Apr 18 May 5 Apr. 24 s', Hbag Fatt 2M,V* 2H% lon* Kong Tin 2Vi, less tax May
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      CHINAS ECONOMIC POSITION
      674 7 PROGRESS REVIEWED BY DR. KUNG NOTABLE CHANGES IN PAST SIX YEARS Chungking:. Apr. 18. IMPROVEMENT m China's finance was reviewed by Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, m a broadcast speech. 1 Dr. Kung considered the following items as the most notable measures.instituted during the last
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      473 7 mmaß= 3- BANK OF CHIH.4 .^B^B^kW j^ 'S (Incorporated tn China fn .iit«i c i taci Jj 12. Cpril Sti.-rt M!i,.ipjrx^^ -W^^af^B^^^^ Ja^^ Telrptaones: Manager's Offi.-« >.f. Pald l 'P Capital Ch 40BMM.it* V SMW^2S2£ff2/kSM Tsr-Vunc Soon?. CJrtirai m or Ouara IMMiiIf<MmMMM/m44_ Sting Han-Clian«. G-rcral M«ph r w ~o m
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      856 8 mm*^ positively STARTS TONIGHT. 6 15 9 15 PAVILION SEVENTH DAY! The Talk of Town! Jm mr^fi^^k^m H^. 1 You'll thank this crowd for "Thanks For The Memory" You'll 1 R R I>i laugh with them and at them; at their banter and blunders and r\/-\r» ttittttit tt tt^-vtvy* w
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    CHINESE DENY RECAPTURE OF KIANGSI CAPITAL
    238 9 Japanese Thrust To Changsha Reported At A Standstill Shanghai, May 1. I?NGAGEMENTS between Chinese and Japanese forces I-* continued on all fronts over the week-end but there was no appreciable change m the general military situation. Authoritative Chinese quarters at Chungking deny as premature
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    Yangtse River To Be Reopened?
    283 9 New Japanese Moves Watched In London London, May 1. CPECULATION is rife among Far Eastern business interests m London regarding the outcome of the establishment of the new bank of the Japanese-sponsored Nanking Government. It is generally believed this move is a preliminary to the
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    Two New Sino-Japanese Concerns In Shanghai
    93 9 Two New Sino- Japanese Concerns In Shanghai Shanghai, May 1. ANE railway company and one bank both Sino- Japanese concerns, have been started m Shanghai. The Central China Railway Company and the Huahsing Commercial Bank, the new concerns are each capitalised at 50.000.000 yuan (Chinese dollars). The railway concern, which
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    MORE GERMAN ARMS FOR SPAIN?
    80 9 TTHE British Government has no in- formation of further arrivals of German or Italian reinforcements m Spain or Spanish Morocco. From other sources, however. I hear that more and more German war material is arriving there, especially through the ports of Pasajes and Vlgo, writes
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    SCHEME FOR TRAINING R.A.F. PILOTS IN CANADA
    108 9 London, May 1. CIR KINGSLEY WOOD, Air Minister, announced m the House of Commons today that agreement has been reached with the Government of Canada on a scheme under which R.A.F. pilots would be sent to Canada for intermediate and advanced flying training.
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    Congress & The Emergency
    107 9 Congress The Emergency India's Resources And Their Use In War Calcutta, May 1. DABU Rajendra Prasad, who was yesterday elected president of the Indian National Congress, told the Congress Committee today that the new High Command would be composed entirely of Right Wing men. The committee then unanimously passed a
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    BASQUE LEGION IN FRANCE
    189 9 Activities Likely To Be Suppressed CFFORTS to organise a "Basque Separatist Legion" among refugees living m the South of France, which cou d be used if Soaia became involved m a general European war. are engaging the attention of the French authorities. In the past week—
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    No Easing Of Tension
    463 9 No Easing Of Tension Fuehrer's Claims Were Misleading London, May 1. M7ORLD commentary during the week-end on reactions to Herr Hitler's Reichstag statement confirms the first reading of the speech that it offers no perceptible contribution to the easing of international tension. For practical purposes what emerges from the speech
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    SOVIET HAS 9,000 MODERN PLANES
    172 9 ACCORDING to information obt.iin- ed from a competent and independent authority on Russia, the air forces available to the Soviet Army are composed of an impressive number of machines. Among them the number of really modern and efficient military planes can be put at 9.000.
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    Japanese Demands At Shanghai: Settlement's Reply
    168 9 Shanghai, May 1. DARTIALLY complying with Japanese demands of Apr. 21 for curbing anti-Japanese activities m tne International Settlement, the Shanghai Municipal Council has Issued a notification. The notification says that the Council Is gravely concerned over attempts which have been and are being
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      219 9 HOTELS TONIGHT Cockloil Jance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.45 to midnight FXKEWHI.L PERFORMANCE OK THE POPULAR 3 MANHATTANS .MOIUvKN PARODY ACROBATIC DANCERS Dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00. NOTICE— THE BALL ROOM WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOB THK ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER DANCE ON FRIDAY. MAY 5.
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      222 9 /"3^r^-"~ ft Kruschen Has Transformed Me "At 55. began to /'el I Tat (riming old. I had pains m my /otrus. I couldn't bend my knees. I vis really crippled. At /<><r, turned to Kruscfun Salts. In eight tveehs, Knuchtn had transformed me. I am back on the r,<jj ro-cfciv.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939. Indian States
    986 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939. Indian States A significant feature of Indian political life since the promulgation of vhe present reforms has been the widespread agitation by the people of the States, commonly known as Indian India as distinct from the British territories, for a measure of
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    Overseas Propaganda For British Industries
    73 10 London, May 1. The Federation of British Industries announces the appointment of a sub-committee to consider the bert means of advancing news of British industrial enterprise and achievement overseas. The sub-committee will also consider what part the Federation may take m assisting the Government's new
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    French Jesuit Killed By Chinese Bandits
    57 10 Shanghai, May 1. Notification has been received today that a French priest named Hermand, aged 67, was shot and fatally wounded when Chinese bandits raided a Jesuit mission at Halchow, Kiangsu Province, on Apr. 27. Father Ladayon, aged 72, and Father de la Lardere,
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    THE PRESS IN CRISIS
    595 10 News Without Its Background SCARING THE PUBLIC To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have read with particular interest the letter by "Phoenix" published m your paper on Friday, Apr. 28. Rightly, m my view, he blames a large proportion of the Press for
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    HOARDED SILVER IN THE KEDAIS
    189 10 Great War's Warning To Government To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Shortly after war broke out m 1914 the subsidiary silvar coinage disappeared m this country and even the copper coinage became scarce. The Treasury stopped issuing silver, as It disappeared at once.
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    POLAND AND HER ARMY
    239 10 The Next Barrier In Hitler's Path In view of the menacing tone of Herr Hitler's references to Poland m his last speech, extracts are reproduced below from a recent article m The Spectator {written before the Anglo-French guarantees were given) m which Poland's military position was
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    Preparing For A Year
    173 10 The occupation of Memel and the economic pact with Rumania enhance the degree of this danger, but do not alter its nature. Tiie former strengthens Germany's grip on tne Baltic area; the latter is meant to reinforce her whole position m the event of a major
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    Impossible Claims
    199 10 None of these claims can be accepted by Poland. The first involves the subjection of twenty Poles for ever> German set free. The second mean;, the severing of Poland's "jugular vein." The third would mean the losj of what is "the cradle of the race," and. almost surely,
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    The Western Frontier
    163 10 Secured from attack on the south by the range of the Carpathians Poland s one natural frontier the army leaders can give their whole attention to their western frontier. As thing; are at present, no serious anxiety will be felt m the east. For this reason, it
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      Singaporeans
      220 10 A SINGAPORE guidebook printed !n 1892 was found by a colleague of mine m a second-hand bookshop m Bras Basah Road recently, and readers may care to Join me m looking at our city across a gulf of nearly half a <•( ntury through the medium of this little
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      Orchard Road
      226 10 IT is significant that the writer of this guidebook pra .ses the suburban roads not as speed-tracks or as "traffic arteries" but as beautiful and peaceful avenues. Here, for example, is what he .says about Orchard Road. "This is one of the most beautiful roads to be seen
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      Island Holidays
      200 10 pEOPLE m thuse days were Mttttnt to take their holidays on Singapore Island. Three holiday bungalows ;tre mentioned m this guidebook, together with the rents charged by Government. The bungalows at Changi and on the top of Bukit Timah cost two dollars a day, but the bungalow at
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      "Punchaus Besar"
      111 10 "Punchaus Besar 11/IOST curious of all are th' names, now completely forgotten, by whi< h familiar buildings and places were known In 1892. If one wanted to go to the Europe Hotel one told the gharry wallah to -,'o to the "Punchaus Besar." Raffles Hotel was the "Punchaus Bahru." This
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    CONSCRIPTION BILL TO BE DEBATED THIS WEEK
    938 11 Eire Citizens Living In Britain Included PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS WHO DISCHARGE CONSCRIPTS About 200,000 Men To Be Called Up For Service MR. CHAMBERLAIN, the Prime Minister, last night introduced into the House of Commons the Military Training Bill which gives effect to the
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    No Serious Change For Worse, Says Simon
    104 11 London, May 1. •yilK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, winding up the liudget debate tonight m the House of Commons, said: "I am not persuaded we are on the edge of any serious changes for the worse. I believe the general
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    ONE MILLION MEN Lord Chatfield On British Defence Strength
    129 11 ONE MILLION MEN Lord Chatfield On British Defence Strength Taking Into consideration the recently announced plaas for military training, we should have without culling on our reserves or the civil defence services, well over a million men for the defence of this country," declared Lord Chatfleld. Minister for 'he Co-
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    KING AND QUEEN LEAVE ON SATURDAY
    61 11 London, May 1. ("THE King and Queen will leave Waterloo for Portsmouth on Saturday on the flr.sj, stage of their journey to Canada. The CP.R'. Empress of Australia, specially chartered for them, will be manned by her own crew. ViceAdmiral Sir Dukley North and
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    RED ARMY READY FOR BIG WAR, SAYS VOROSHILOV
    100 11 Moscow, May 1. •*I*HE Red Army is prepared to light a big war," declared Marshal Voroshilov, Soviet Commissar for War, addressing a big gathering of crack troops m the Red Square today, during the May Day celebrations m which 1,500,000 troops and
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    Settlement In Palestine
    272 11 Cabinet Studies New Cairo Proposals Cairo, May 1. |T is understood the British Cabi- net this morning studied definite proposals for settlement of the Palestine problem, which were drawn up at a final meeting last night of Palestine Arabs and representatives of Arab states who were joined
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    Flyingboat Crashes On Landing
    81 11 London, May 1. THE Imperial Airways flying-boat Challenger, flying to Durban from Dar-es-Salaam, crashed when landing at Mozambique, at 7.40 a.m. today (8.5. T.), a cable received by the Imperial Airways m London states. Flight Clerk Knight was killed and Radio Officer Well is missing. The
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    RUMANIA TO SETTLE U.S. WAR DEBTS
    43 11 Washington, May 1. THE Secretary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, stated today that he expected to receive from Rumania m the next few days a proposal for settlement of her war debts to the United States.— Reuter.
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    ROOSEVELT URGES SPEED
    63 11 6,000 Planes For Army Air Corps Washington, May 1. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has asked Congress to vote $185,000,000 to carry out the new Army Air Corps expansion programme which will increase its strength to 6,000 first line machines. The President's letter to the speaker of the Senate, Mr.
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    SAFEGUARDING THE PANAMA CANAL
    148 11 New Defence Line: San Juan As Headquarters Washington, May 1. THE United States War Depart- ment has created a new first line of defence for Panama Canal by establishing a military department m the Caribbean Sea. Mr. Harry H. Woodring, the Secretary of War, stated that
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    AMERICAN GOODS FOR BELLIGERENTS
    33 11 Washington, May 1. IJNITED STATES goods may from w today be shipped to belligerent* m American ships with the exception of arms and munitions, which are under embargo. Reuter.
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    CHINESE GIRL FLIER CRASHES IN U.S.
    44 11 Prattville (Alabama), May 1. UULDA Yen, a Chinese girl flier who is touring the United States on behalf of the Chinese war cause, was taken to hospital m a serious condition when her aeroplane crashed near here.— Reuter.
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    U.S. Still Awaits The Fuehrer's Reply
    79 11 Washington, May 1. MR. Cordell Hull, the Secretary ITI of State, indicated today that the mere handing of a copy of Herr Hitler's Reichstag speech to the United States Embassy m Berlin will not be considered as constituting a reply to President Roosevelt's peace
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    Hitler Talks Of "International Clique Of War-Agitators"
    242 11 Hitler Talks Of "International Clique Of War-Agitators" Berlin, May 1. HERR HITLER was In a forceful mood when he addressed May Day audiences today. Speaking at a vast workers' demonstration at the Lustgarten he re-emphasised that he wanted peace. But he added: "Politicians are active once again and the international
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    Far East Excluded From Anglo-Soviet Talks
    365 11 Far East Excluded From Anglo-Soviet Talks 'VERY FRIENDLY' DISCUSSION ON THE RUSSIAN COUNTER-PROPOSALS London, May 1. MO attempt has been made by either side to link up the Anglo-Soviet talks with the Far East, Reuter's diplomatic correspondent understands. The objectives have throughout been purely European. British policy, it is explained,
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    GERMAN MANOEUVRES OFF MEMEL TODAY
    108 11 French Warning Of New Nazi Threat To Poland Kaunas, May 1. IT is learned that important German naval and artillery manoeuvres will begin along the Memel coast tomorrow. These exercises follow completion of the first line of fortifications intended to defend the new German territory
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    BAN ON PADI EXPORTS FROM FEDERATION
    284 12 Designed To Encourage Penang Millers' Imports? FACILITATES CONSERVATION OF PENINSULA STOCKS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 1. TO HELP build up Malaya's stocks, the exportation of padi from the F.M.S. is prohibited absolutely, according to a notification m the F.M.S. Gazette. Perak
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    ALLEGES ATTACK BY TEN MALAYS
    69 12 A JAVANESE labourer. Abe bin Amari. who was stabbed In the back by one of ten Malays who. he sayj. attacked him In Chetty Road. Singapore, is In hospital with a slight wound. Abe told the police that he was walking with two friends m
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    124 12 Mr. F. Dorrlngton Ward. Governnent Architect. Public Works Department, left lasi night by train for Ipoh. Mr .1 B. David returned from Kuala Lumpur by train this morn ng. Mr S N. King has ben appointed to be a director of the Public Officers Guarantee Fund m the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    228 12 six iron UmU HOTKL .ill Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Duiirv Informal i 9.4j v dnlgfct Cabaret by a M*** > fi*I.tKIIIIK TIIKAIKt. OK VI. A.M. Kii,.il lhu^htfi-lii-I ay. iV B Double Feature Cant Tai'.i', at 7.46 p.m. CM \1 WOKLD Cabaret. 8.45 p.m. to Miuni^hl. Glote
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    'MAJOOR' WEE BOON TENG
    229 12 Death Of Chinese With N. I. Medals J^IAJOOR" WEE BOON TENG, a *"Straits-born Chinese who was, decorated by the Netherlands Indian Government with the colo-i nial gold and silver medals, died at his residence, 5, Kirn Yam Road, off' River Valley Road, this morning at the
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    MR. W. G. STREET
    45 12 A FTER being reported missing for several days, a Singapore Eurasian. Wilfred George Street, aged 28. died last evening a few hours after being admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He will be buried at Bidadarl at 5.30 o'clock this afternoon.
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    BIRTHDAY OF THE PROPHET
    215 12 3,000 Children At Feast Today CELEBRATIONS IN SINGAPORE TTHREE thousand Malay school children from Singapore's Malay vernacular schools were given free "nasi briani" (rice and mutton) at Aljunied Islamic School, Vie- j toria Street, this morning m celebration )f the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed. Organised
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    LINERS PACKED BY JEWISH REFUGEES
    125 12 A FULL ship, the N.Y.K. vessel Haruna Maru arrived at Singapore this morning with another 50 German Jewish refugees for Shanghai. Indicating the difficulty refugees are experiencing m obtaining passages to Shanghai, they said that they applied for their present berths last December. All German,
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    FORMER EUROPEAN PLANTER DEAD
    133 12 A FORMER Selangor p'.anter, Mr. Ernest Hunter, died m Singapore parly this morning at the age of 44 years. He had been m ill-health for the past few years. He was not married. A Surrey man, Mr. Hunter served throughout the war. He went to France
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    TO REPRESENT CHINESE MINERS IN BRITAIN
    51 12 MR. J. LAIRD, consulting mining engineer of Ipoh and formarly Senior Warden of Mines. F.M.S., will, it Is understood, leave for England shortly as the representative of the Perak Chinese Mining and Planting Association m connection with the question of reassessment of mines m
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    Beautiful Marble Image For Singapore Buddhists
    334 12 •THERE was a large gathering at the Malayan Buddhist Syndicate premises at Geylang on Sunday to witness the presentation ceremony of a marble image of Lord Buddha by Mr. Lee Choon Seng and two other interesting items which the members had arranged to commemorate
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    Nurses Ready At Meeting
    49 12 As a safety measure, nurses and a nbulance men from the Si Joan Ambulance Brigade were present at the mass meeting at the Happy World Stadium yesterday. The crush was so great at similar meetings m the past that several people fainted.— Straits Times picture.
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    MEDICAL EXAMS FOR R. A. F. VOLUNTEERS
    122 12 MEDICAL examination of candidates for the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve begins this week, states a communication from R.A.F. headquarters, Far East, to those who have submitted their names as possible recruits. Selected candidates will be appointed to a commission on probation. Selection
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    PENANG BAR COMMITTEE
    33 12 Messrs. B. E. Ross. Lim Cheng Ean. R. D. Hume, Ong Huck Lim, T. E. Conaghan have been elected as Members of the Bar Committee for the Settlement of Penang.
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    $15,000 Fines For Smugglers
    81 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 1. A MALAY, Taib bin Arsad, and two Chinese, Kuah Cbwee and Tan Tal Huat. pleaded guilty before Sheikh Abu Bakar, the Second Magistrate, today to smuggling 7.066 Ib. of rubber and fined $5,000. m default, six months' rigorous
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    AUSTRALIA'S DESTROYERS
    229 12 To Be Built At Sydney Yard DOCK CHIEF ON WAY BACK A MAN passed through Singapore m the early hours of this morning who, when he reaches Australia, will give the signal for the start of a large programme of warshipbuilding m the Commonwealth. He is Mr. Norman
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    CHINESE GANG DAMAGES JOHORE JAPANESE MINE
    246 13 Believed To Have Gone By Launch From Singapore INTRUDERS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ARMED WITH PISTOLS MACHINERY at a bauxite mine m Johore, operated by Japanese, has been severely damaged by a gang of Chinese, believed to be from Singapore. The Chinese coolies employed
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    DYNAMITE FUSES CHARGE ACQUITTAL
    208 13 Insufficient Evidence, Holds Magistrate LIOLDING that there wa.s insufficient evidence before him to call upon the defence. Mr. C. H Koh, m the Singapore Fuuth Police Court, yesterday acquitted two elderly Hokklens. Qwek Leok Took and T'ng Tuan Llm on a ••harge of using fuses of
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    I. S. P. WARNING TO PLANTERS
    137 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 26. r Ml I unemployed planters should not return to Malaya from England m search of work is the Mihstance of a warning published through the newspapers by the I -idon agent of the Incorporated S<«tie'.y of Planters.
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    550 More Jews Seek Refuge In Far East
    134 13 550 More Jews Seek Refuge In Far East INCLUDING a handful of Czechs another 550 Jewish refugees from the Reich arrived at Singapore yesterday m the Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Rosso on their way to Shanghai. In addition to the refugees, there were only 50 other passengers on board. Some
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    Alleged Theft From Selangor Judge's House
    326 13 CHARGE AGAINST K. L. CHINESE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 1. ALLEGED to have entered the Lake Gardens home of Mr. Justice Gordon Smith and stolen a cigarette case belonging to Mrs.! Gordon Smith, a middle-aged English speaking Chinese named Kuan Seng
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    PROFESSOR ON ANGLOITALIAN FRIENDSHIP
    180 13 Sees No Reason Why They Should Not Agree I DON'T see any reason why Britain and Italy should not agree, especially after their agreement on the Mediterranean question, m which they both have the same interests." This was the opinion expressed to a Straits Times reporter
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    PENANG MUDFLATS TO BE IMPROVED
    114 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 30. I*HE marshy expanse of evll-smelllng mudflats and the dilapidated hove's In that part of Tanjong Tokong surrounding the police station will soon be a thing of the past, now that work has been started on a big reclamation
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    STOLE FROM POLICE SCRAP HEAP
    78 13 SENTENCE of one month s rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by six months' police supervision, was passed by Mr. C. H. Koh m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, on a Hokkien Tan Ah Eng, a coolie who pleaded guilty to stealing a piece of
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    SINGAPORE'S BIGGEST SCHOOL BUILDING TAKES SHAPE
    472 13 New St. Andrew's Will Have Accommodation For 800 AN a former sugar plantation at Woodsville Estate, Serangoon, is rising Singapore's biggest school building, to be occupied by St. Andrew's School, which has a history of nearly 80 years. The modified Spanish Californian. style will
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    NEPHEW STEALS FROM HIS UNCLE
    83 13 AN uncle who left his nephew with the key of a room which they shared returned later to find his clothing and jewellery, worth $268, missing, as well as his nephew. This was the story told m the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday, when the
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    MISS EMMA LU
    40 13 MISS Emma Lu. eldest daughter of Mr. S. C. Lu. assistant manager of Bank of China, died m the General Hospital yesterday. She was 19 years old. The funeral takes place this afternoon at the Bidadari Cemetery.
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    OVER 2,500 FREE CABLES
    305 13 Good Wishes For The Premier OPENING OF NEW EMPIRE SERVICE TTHE Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was among those who received messages from Singapore yesterday, when the Empire flat-rate of $2 for a .social telcmam of 12 words, with 20 cents tar inch extra word, was
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    IMPERIAL MAIL
    65 13 1»O make up for lost time, ih.? Imperial Airways lly ins- boat Cordelia, from Europe, left Penang at 2 54 a.m. today, arriving at Singapore at 6 a.m. This enabled connection to be mnde with the east-bound Qantas flyingboat which left at 8 a.m., on time Cordelia was
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      172 13 Mr. C. G. Watson, of Islay Kerr and Co., Ltd. and Mrs. Watson and child are sailing from Penang on long leave m the Canton on May 6. mm Your nervous system is your body's first and foremost source of protection against illness. If you catch a cold it simply
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    FORGERY CHARGE CONNECTED WITH NAVAL BASE CARD
    390 14 Three Men Face Assize Trial Sawmill Manager's Evidence CDKGEKY, witli intent to ckeat, of a document pur--1 porting to be an identification card issued by the Singapore Naval Base was alleged against three men, M. W. Frugtniet, C. G. Rodrigo and V. H.
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    OFFICERS BACK FROM LONG LEAVE
    159 14 TIIE following Government officers have returned from leave MT. A.H.P. Humphrey, an Officer of Class V. Malayan Civil Service; Mr. R.C. Gates, au OtIW-er of Class IV. Malayan Civil Service; Captain T.P. Coe, M.C.. M.C.S.. Director-Geueral of PosU and l^elegraplis. Malays; Mr. CO. WiUiams. Senior
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    Youth Sent To Prison For Housebreaking
    230 14 Youth Sent To Prison For Housebreaking RECEIVER ALSO SENTENCED 'I LOOK upon these offences as bei:ig serious. The first accused has pleaded guilty to housebreaking by night and the second accused to receiving stolen property. If there were no people to receive stolen property there would be no thieves." These
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    REWARD FOR LOST TORPEDOES
    58 14 A REWARD will be paid for the recovery of torpedoes lost during exercises by British naval vessels last month, according to a message received by the Master Attendant's office at Singapore from naval authorities at Hong Kong. The torpedoes were lost four miles south-south-east of Lingting
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    MILITARY MAN FOR FREMANTLE
    42 14 MAJOR F. L. Heward. Royal Austra*v* lian Artillery second-in-command the Darwin military garrison, arrived at Singapore m the Buras Philp liner Merkur. Major Heward Is visiting Singap-jrc on his way to take up a new aDooin*mpnt at Fremantle.
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    "DOWN WITH JAPANESE FASCISTS"
    32 14 "DOWN WITH JAPANESE FASCISTS OAPER placards reading, "Down with Japanese Fascists" were found on walls m C?cil Street early yesterday morning. They bore the stamp of the "Struits-Born Chinese National Salvation Corps."
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    TIMETABLE BLOTTERS
    33 14 THE F.M.S. Railways are operating a 1 publicity campaign with the aid of ink blotters on the back of which is an aitractively made-up time table of Malaya's principal train services.
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    PRISON OFFICER'S FUNERAL
    486 14 THE funeral of Mr. Charles Bonning. of the Changi Prison, Singapore, took place yesterday at Bidadarl Cemetery. Among the large gathering present, besides Miss Bonning his eldest daughter, were, Capt. O. L. Hancock, 0.8.E.. Inspector of Prisons, S.S. and FMS.. Capt. I. L Cronyn. Superintendent of Prisons,
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    MRS. TAN PONG GUAN
    207 14 •T*HE funeral of Mrs. Tan Pong Guan who died on Saturday at her residence m Onan Road, at the age of 75, took place at Bldadarl Cemetery yesterday. There was a large attendance and many wreaths were sent by friends of the family. Mrs. Tan Is
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    Mr. Tan Kah Kee Addresses 10.000
    42 14 Mr. Tan Kah Kee, chairman oj the Singapore China Relief Fund Committee, addressed 10,000 at a mass meeting at the Happy W-<rld yesterday when the assembly pledged themselves not to buy Japanese goods. Straits Times picture.
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    CHINA DETERMINED TO FIGHT ON TO END
    320 14 Yunnan Adviser Impressed By New Burma Road THE Chinese and European residents m the country were quietly confident that the war would not end unfavourably for the Chinese, Mr. S. B. Archdeacon, Technical Adviser to the Yunnan Provincial Government, told a Straits Times.,
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    Centenarian Bound Over
    127 14 WEARING two medals on his bieast, bearded Adam Abdul Dollah claimed he was 126 years old i when he appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham m the Singapore Second Police Court, yesterday. Adam, who was charged with be- having indecently m public. wa» aj- leged to have exposed
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    SUICIDE AT LOCAL HOTEL
    273 14 Woman Leaves Letter LKAVING a letter to her htutbutKl saying she was taking her own life, a 36-year-old Cantonese woman hairdresser, Lee Yuet Ha. wan found dead on her bed m an apaitment m the Groat Southern Hotci m Eu Tong Sen -reet on the evening
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF CAR FROM LEEDAN RD.
    96 14 "THREE Chinese, Teo H :k Ke«, Ang All 1 Liat and Lim Ah Kiat aged 19. 22 and 32 respectively mm prudumf before Mr. L C. Ooh m the Sin saporFifth Police Court yesterday, on a charge of stealing a motor car. valued
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    DR. SOOSAY ON PROBLEM OF LOCAL-BORN INDIANS
    1573 15 Are Interests Of Father And Brothers Clashing Reference to many problems that confront the Indian community m this country at present was made by Dr. A. M. Soosay, the retiring president of the Central Indian Association of Malaya, at the annual general meeting
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    INDIAN NEWS
    238 15  -  Presented By R. V. AIYAR mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Industrial Field In India A British Writer's Opinion Turning from the political to the industrial and economic field, we find a factor of new interest preseni ting itself m India's social life. It. I has been pointed out that while there is
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    GROWING DIFFERENCES IN THE MUSLIM LEAGUE
    532 15 Sir A. H. Ghuziiavi Explains Why He Resigned From Party New Delhi, Apr. 20. I*HE Secretary of the AllIndia Muslim League announces that he has called upon Sir Abdul Halim Ghuznavi, who Is a member of the Council of the AllIndia Muslim League, for
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    BRITAIN REJOICES IN SUNNIEST SPRING AS CRISIS CLIMAX NEARS
    371 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 23. WVI are enjoying the sun- niest, warmest and altogether loveliest spring for many years. Out m the country the trees are newly clothed m deliriously tender green, the gardens are radiant with tulips and
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    No Longer Afraid
    57 16 UfE are giad to be no longer afraid of possible defeat m a lightning war. To those of us who knew, how comparatively weak were our antiaircraft defences and how incomplete was our military preparedness, that did seem a possibility last September. But now we believe that
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      More Conscription Talk
      158 16 THE situation In relation to our other outstanding defence deficiency our lack 01 an army large enough to enable us to be quite sur" of fulfilling, the heavy Continental commitments we have now undertaken—is unpleasantly complex. Territorial recruiting has improved remarkably this week and over 100 units
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      Supply Ministry's Work
      204 16 A PRELIMINARY *tcp is likely to **be a drastic revision of the ridiculously over-long lists of "reserved occupations" which, as I Mentioned m a recent letter, deprive more than halt of our men ot miliurv age of the opportunity 01 volunteering for the fliihtir.g wnrteei ir reThe
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      100,000 Nurses Wanted
      253 17 /"JTHER developments m connec- tlon with the perfection of our dsfenoM have bezn forthcoming m such number and variety that it Is Impossible to survey more than a fraction of them m a brief letter. An intensive recruiting campaign has been oponed for *****0 auxiliary nurses who
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      False Alarms: Suicides
      255 17 fTHE threat cf war has many sur--1 pm!ng requelae. S.t derce is the bla-st of the nev/ A.R.P. sirens under erection m London that a workman Installing one of them yesterday was near'.y b own from a tall building by the rush of air when the siren
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      Husbands Need Not Knock
      218 17 I ET me tell you. Instead, some of the gcnd news the bizarre news or even for welcome relief the ridiculous news. Tr-ere"i the astonishine; Invention, for In.tarce of a Chelmsford elect.ician. Mr. Roland K^np. by which It wll be possible to equip aenplanes with television
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      To Loss Of Courage, £1,075
      344 17 DEOPLE m the news include Miss Oracie Fields. Mr. Yehudi Menuh'\i. Mr. Bernard Leigh. Mr. Terence Rattigan and. naturally, Mr. George Bernard Shaw. Grarie In sung for a divorce from her actor-husband. 54-year-old Mr. Archie Pitt. She Is 41 they were married 16 years ago,
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      Eatin', Drinkin' And Huntin'
      320 17 CARL Wintcrton also deserves to re- ccive your attention, fcr his advice to the Crawley Hunt th~t "the secret of youth is to drink beer, eat beef and mutton, and to go out fox hunting." Which reminds me that Uncle George Lansbury, M.P. has given notice
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      No Darts In Glasgow
      179 17 TTIIAT'S all the historic news th>s week, though you may be diverted to hear, m conclusion, that Glasgow licensing justices have ordered that "dominoes, darts and games of any kind" must no longer be played m any of that gloomy city's 1,000 public houses (because "~uch
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    SAPPERS BEAT MALAYS IN BRIGHT GAME
    815 18 Two-One Margin In First Division Match A LARGE crowd was treated to bright soccer at the Stadium yestor- day when the Sappers beat the Malays by 2 goals to 1 m an important first division fixture. Two goals uj? m the first half, the
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    127 18 Ties In the S.R.C. lawn tennis tournament played yesterday resulted as follows: Single* handicap "A": (semi-final) R. E. Thov (—3.1 beat O. E. N. Oehlers (plus 3 1. 4—6, 6—3. 7—5; E. O. Wheatley (—l5) beat R. H. Bain 3). walkover. Mixed doubles handicap: (semi-final): G. C. Ross
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    WALKOVER FOR KAMIS
    277 18 Y. M, C. A. Tennis Tournament RESULTS of yesterday's ties m the V.M.C.A. lawn tennis tournament arc as follows Men's Singles: H. KamLs gained walk-over from R. Nathan. Men's Doubles E. C. Cherrington and R. F. Smith beat S. Wakiya and K. Nakagawa, 6 l, 6 4
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    LOYALS WIN 4 GOALS TO NIL
    210 18 A SPLENDIDLY determined defence saved the V.M.C.A. Juniors from what might have been a trouncing by the "B" Coy. of the Loyals. who won four-nil at soccer on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday. Clayton scored all Hour goals. The game was too one-sided. The Juniors
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    163 18 Results of yesterday's ties In the S.C.R.C. lawn tennis tournament were as follows: "A" Singles Handicap: Tan Huck Toe (—18) beat O. H. Kam (—6), ft— 4, 4—o, retired; Tan Chin Tuan (scr.) beat Dr Poh Chee Tay <scr), ft— 3, 7—5. ,"B" Singles Handicap: William Tan (—l2)
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    R.A.M.C. WIN 3—0
    22 18 Playing at the Mental Hospital yesterday, the R.A.M.C. beat the Mental Hospital 3—o m a second division (a) game.
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    GOAL AVERAGE PLACES LOYALS ON TOP
    398 18 Gunners Beaten One-Nil At Gillman Barracks pLAYiNG on their home ground, the Loyal* defeated the R.A. (Changi) by an only goal, scored m the tenth minute of the second half, m a first division soccer encounter at Gillman Barracks, yesterday. This victory puts the
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    INDIANS LOSE TO CHINESE
    203 18 Keen Game In Second Division By three goals to one the S.C.F.A. defeated the Indian Association m: i a second division (b) game played on !the Harbour Board ground. The j 'Chinese led 2—l at the interval. The Chinese held territorial advantage m the first half
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    S.R.A, SPOON SHOOT
    63 18 A spoon shoot was held at Fairer Range. Selctar, on Saturday and 30 cards were returned by competitors. The results were winner S R (b) Hopkins D 101: winner 8 R (a) Lane L.A.C. 101.5. The winner of the SR. (a) spoon was closely followed by L.
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    TABLE TENNIS
    98 18 The following win represent The Borneo Company, Ltd., In a friendly table tennis match against the Telok Ayer Epworth League at the Telok Ayer Church tonight at 7.30 pm. See Pee Wan, Koh Tlan Hock, Khoo Kirn Seng, Sim Kang Hal. Charlie Kang, Llm Trong Keng. Robert Kang.
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    This Morning's Track Work
    244 18 CERVIUS 11. Artful Sailor, Vio.a 11, Miss Zlpp, Slapdash and Lisheen were the most impressive at this morning's track work at Bukit Timah m preparation for tomorrow's races. Servus (Bagby) was I lppert a steady threequarter pace finishing well. The newcomer appeared to oe eager to
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    TAMILS BEAT S.C.C. TWO-ONE
    211 18 Two Goals Scored In Second Half A fine recovery by tne Tamil Brotherhood Party m the latter part of the second half saw them win narrowly from the S.C.C. 'B* m a friendly game on the padang yesterday, by two goals to one At the start
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    Samuel Declines Exhibition
    188 18 WANTS TO PRACTISE FIRST (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 24. A S. SAMUEL, the Selangor badminton player, left London today and will embark on th« S3. Aramis at Marseilles on Apr. 29 en route for Singapore. During his six months' stay m Europe he won the
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    Weights For Governor's Cup
    218 18 DURE Gold has been awarded top- weight m the Governor's Cup on Saturday and m conceding weight to horses like Blue Peter and Golden Glimpse, he does not seem a strong possibility. Blue Peter ran badly last Saturday but he Is well m here with 8.13.
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    USEFUL LADS B.P. BEAT ENDEAVOUR
    129 18 The second team of the Useful-Lads Badminton Party registered a victory over the Endeavour Badminton Party by five games to two at the lattor's court on Sunday last. Detail scores are as follows: <l ful-lads plnyers mentioned first). SINGLES:— Lee Yang Kwang beat Wcp Ghim
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      38 18 Today's Sports Events Soccer: Resr. Div., Loyals vs. R.E., at Gillman Barracks; Div. II (A). Post Office vs. R.A.F. (T), at the Stadium; Div. II (B). Excise vs. V.M.C.A., at Anson Road. Tennis: SRC. S.C.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments.
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    LISHEEN AND ARTFUL SAILOR GOOD BETS
    972 19 Fourth Day Of S.T.C. Summer Meeting ARTFUL Sailor and Lisheen should prove the two best bets of the day tomorrow, the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting at Bukit Timah. Artful Sailor won well last Wednesday and it is
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    SCRATCHINGS AND ORDER OF RUNNING
    101 19 Scratchings and order of running for tomorrow's races at Bukit Timan are: Race I.— Horses, class 3. div. 4 6 furs. Marco King. Rare 2.— Ponies, clars 1, div. 2 7 furs. Judith Anton. St. Charles Codellus. Race 3 Horses class 3. div. 3. 6
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    Programme For Tomorrow's Races At Bukit Timah
    1123 19 COMPLETE programme for tomorrow, the fourth day of the S.T.C. Summer meeting, is as below: Horses, Class 3, Div. 4, 6 furs. 3 S Ciscara 9.04 Mr. W. Lewis Owner 0 Jarrahwood 9.03 Mr. Alanlxike Major Pox 0 0 4 Pulco t.02 "Holland
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    KING AND QUEEN AT OPENING OF WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL
    39 20 When the King and Queen opened the new Westminster Hospital, they watch- I "I a demonstration of anti-gas methods. Later, the Queen chatted with a matron and one of the "victims."
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    116 20 (Above) The King inspecting a guard of honour from the Artists Rifles, crack London Territorial regiment, at the opening of the new Westminster Hospital. (Right) A new recruit for the Civil Nursing Service has her first lesson m bandaging. Replicas of the Crown Jewels of Britain are on display at
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