The Straits Times, 10 May 1939

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTVRY.J MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 1 p\c;k.s SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. 1939 PRICE S CKMH. The Straits Times 21 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      422 1 cingapore; 140. Cecil st (PHONE 6471). FIMAI CnTM kuala lumpur: 25. Java st rc** ll ("PHONE 3683). For Up-to-date TAILORING.. MIEN CHONG Ai Colsjm.m St. Singapore. Phone 4816 Hllll'■l'■ II I II EIL B™ 11 I I "H.M.V." RADIO AND GRAMOPHONE AGENTS AND SERVICE EXPERTS I a More people are
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      17 1 Madame Page. top I looi BAT 1! M *I.DG. CASHSALE EXTENDED TO MAY 13 DAY EVENING GOWNS
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTH
      19 2 HOIJDAY.— To Rika wife of E G. Holiuny on May Bth. at Maternity Hospi' .l Singapore, a daughter.
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      DEATH
      41 2 DE SOUZA.— On May 9. 1939. at No. 40 Still Boad, Singapore, Fiancls Lewis (BOB> de 67 years. A funeral service will oc held at thc Church of St Joseph at 5 p.m. today. Interment at Bidadarl Cemetery lat W.
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      503 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying ror any position advertise hi tliese columns send copies of testimonials Da not send originals. HKM IRI D fully qualified Dresser. Stale r e and salary required. Reply Box No. 350. Straits Times. TEACHER— to teach Mathematics and Typewriting. Apply personalis Lc Mcrci*r's School— 2lB, Queen
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      594 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE full sized billiard table and accessories. Price $400 or nearest ofler. Inspection invited any time. Apply Mr. Hutton. Phone 5301 extension 209. GOOD QUALITY FURNITURE for sale including modern lounge suite, dressing tables, beds, chairs, etc. All ln good condition. Cheap Apply Box 353, Straits Times.
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      641 2 BOARD RESIDENCE ON THE SEA. "The Grove." 103 and lv>9 Meyer Road. Katong, near Swimming Club, large airy rooms, tennis, gardens, garages, ttractlve position. Mod terms. Phone 66r>6 HILL-TOP. 7 dc 8, Institution HUT Largairy rooms. Overlooking Sea Board reslden'.e at reasonable rates Monthly and daily. Private Bathrooms Garages. Tennis
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      1559 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. ~~MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mis HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. i Z^_T_____T__________~ m^^~'^~^ mmm^^^'' nSENSATIbN^AL~ISj4L^ LAST 3 DAYS. FROM MAY 8 200 Drcsse* (or all occasion:, will be sold and completely rlearrd AT COST PRICE SALON DE MODES Room 6G._ RAFFLES HOTEL.
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      667 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Incorporated ln England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AMD JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. BHUTAN 6.100 May 10 RANPURA 17.000 May 19 BEHAR 6.000 May 2U RAWALPINDI 17,000 June 2 .SOUDAN 6.500 June 2
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      515 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated ln Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO_LONDON Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suet, Port Said Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. V*ssels Tonnage Dv Sail SUWA MARU 10,700 May 12 13 TERUKUNI MARU 11,900 May 25 25 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 June 7 8
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      646 3 LUXURY wltb ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PBIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE F tRES To: MARSEILLES, LONDON, BOTTEK- To: PALESTINE, BOTTEBDAM, HAM DAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BUBG AND COPENHAGEN SELANDIA May .3 KIN a abt. May 19 BORINGIA June 13 JAVA June 7 LALANDLA July 4 ASIA June 27 JUTLANDIA
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      613 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyet Quay. Singapore TeL 5151. Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SEBVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen line) Due Sails HECTOR Mars., L'don. R'dam. dc G'gow In port Today PHILOCTETES L'don, R'dam, Hull Ac Ham.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    463 4 New York, May 9. •PHE .ollowinf quotationa were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today. DOW -JONES AVEBAGES Yesterdays tomj Ciose CJoee Ciarnjes 30 Industrials 131.67 133.67 up 100 20 Rails 36.68 37.43 up .7* 15 Utilities 22.98 23.49 up .51 40 Bonds M.4i 88.80 up
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      178 4 Mat Kerteh (Prachatipok) ..2 pjn. Ujambi AX. ToengkAl (Tdba) 2 p.m Medan (Both) 3 p.m Muntok and Palembang (Thedens) 3 pjn. Poniianak (Khoen Hoea) ..3 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas Timor DUly iJohaii de Witt) 4 p.m. Java. Bouin-wcst Sumatra. 5-Bast Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      266 4 INWARD Wcarnes From Penang. Lpoh and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. X.L.M.: Frea. Barape: Arrives THIS K.N.IK.M.: From Saigon: Arrives THIS atU i no— X.L.M: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow alter noon. Imperial I rom Europe: Arrive* tomorrow afternoon. (}_nta»: Froai Australia: Arrives Friday afternoon.
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      FROM MALACCA
      114 4 Correspondence ror transmission oy air via "Netherlands" must Oe fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as follows Today. China, Japan. Esst Siberia. Philippines li Western United States of America (Cremer) 6 p.m. Hong Kong (Cremer) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Iran Amsterdam London by
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      24 4 Mails from Holland etc. expsctcd today, May 10, by Johan de Witt Mails from China expected tomorrow. May 11, by Gncisenau.
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    HECTORS PASSENGERS
    485 4 Passengers m the Hector, sailing for far the United Kingdom today, arer LL P. G. Anderson. Misa L. Barclay Dr J. P. Barr. Miss K. B .tty Smith Mrs M G. Cathcart, Mrs. M. Charnaud. LL R. p' Coppinger. Mrs. Coppinger. Mr. E. J. Carbin. Miss A. B.
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      515 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated ln F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 6433. Passage 5431CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. LIMITED. (Incorporated m England) FARES SINGAPORE/ECROPE First and Cabin class from £105.17.9 Tourist class from £75.8.8. AROI Nl) IHE WORLD FARES BY CPJL/P. O. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class rrom £181.4.6 from £126.12 7. Mrect connection
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      137 4 BROKERS' COMMENT WHITE. WELD CO. New York ff report by cable to S. E. Levy and Co.: An ad vane o on the sharp increase in activity featured utility, copper and electrical equipment issues; also rail.and motors. The news generally was featureless but there were rumours of increased congressional opposition
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      146 4 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD The following ships are alongside the Singapore Barbour Board wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf: Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1:— Haitung 22. Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit J:— Hosang 18; Buian 10; Hector 14; Johan de Witt 11; Achilles 9. Empire Back: Entrance Gate 2;
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      527 4 LOST STRAYED from 4 St. Thomas W.\lk, 1 bull terrier. Brown markings on eyes. Ple3se ring Toby, 5858. PUBLIC NOTICES PENANG TURF CLUB. OPENING MEETING, 1939. lsL DAY. SATURDAY, 27th MW, l!i_9. 2nd. DAY. MONDAY. 29th .M.W, 15)39. 3rd. DAY. WEDNESDAY, 31st. MAY. 1939. lth DAY, SATURDAY, 3rd. Jl NE.
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      299 4 W-f-ttfln"* K*J Ll lK__Hg_ r mm'^y and nearly >». reduced to skin and bones. Thanks to the advice of a friend 1 started takin- SANOVIGOR. In a week's time I began to feci better, sleep well, eat and digest anything. Grad-ia'lv I gained my usual weight, form and appear* ance
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      515 4 WEATHER REPORT Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mm. temp. fall s'shlne temp *F Inches hrs. *P Weat Coast. Alor Star 88 0.71 6.4 74 Bayan Lepas iPcnane) 87 0.33 6.5 74 Sitlawan 86 0.79 0.2 73 Bukit Jeram 84 0.16 1.2 72 Malacca 83 NU Nil 74 Inland.
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    THE HERITAGE OF THE "FOOLISH" CHEMIST
    381 5 In the auvdmn of each year, there is a stir m the scientific world as to who will be the fortunate one to receive the Nobel prize this time. There are really five prizes each year, provided for out of funds left by Alfred
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      240 5 PHILCO SALES SERVICE Singapore's most efficient Technical j Radio Servicing Depot. I Service by European Expert I Moderate charges. Phone 7295 4 Orchard Road. Singapore. ..Masters., j 1 r——— —P—mm-—m——p—-THE QUALITY OF RADIO TUBES IS NEVER QUESTIONED. Wholesale or Retail /rom Distributors KEE HUAT RADIO CO. 122-124, Orchard Road, Singapore.
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      171 5 Distributors- GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. CLEANS all METALS t makes CHROMIUM COPPER and All METALS like New! Tba most amazing product ever developed for restoring the original beauty to chrome finishes. Nothing else takes off the rust, discolorations. iirt and grease so quickly and easily. from nickel,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      429 5 (Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 22. metres. ZHP X 0 0b metres. p.m. 1.00 Miscellaneous programme ot new gramophone records icontd.i. 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous piogramme of new gramophone records, icon.'. I 2.00 Interval. I 4.50 Running commentary on the sixth race of the Singapore races by
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      529 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.71 mc/s (16.86 m.); GSF 15.14 me/s (19.82 m.): GSJ 21.63 mc/s (13.93 m.): GSD 11.75 me/a (25.53 m.j p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. Musical interlude.. 6.10 Sonata recital by Qwynneth Trotter (violin) and Renee Sweetland pianoforte i.
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      155 5 NIROM TODAY YDA 6.04 me/s lIM ni.). VDB 9.65 mc/s (31.20 m.) VDB 11.86 mc/s (25.3.. m.). PMN 16.26 mc/s (19.. tn.). p.m. 4.50 Time signal. Programme preview Recorded music. 5.50 Magyari Imre and his Gypsy orchestra. 6.05 "We are building thc temple of health.' a talk. 6.20 Carroll Gibbons
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      384 6 RUBBER FIRMER ON LOCAL INQUIRY BETTER TONE OVERSEAS By A Financial Correspondent. Singapore. May 10. TTHE recent rise in world markets received a further sharp fillip yesterday, when quite strong conditions were reported from both London and New York. The Singapore rubber marKei improved somewhat yesterday afternoon,
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      91 6 London. May 9 The following wore yesterday's closing mean rates: Paris 176 47 6» Athens M7U New York 4.68 C-2 Rio i.V Montreal 1.70 Belgrade 210 Brussels 27. oO Bucharest .C>o Geneva M.M Buenos Aires 20.25 '.i Amsteidatn 8.7- 'i Montevideo 18' Milan .89 Bombay 15 15
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      MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
      104 6 Manila. May 9. *Tiih (.mowing were yesterday's quotations and this morning's quotation*, for gold shares on the Manila Stock Exchange. All the shares have a par value of 10 centavos and the quotations are ln pesos Pre.i-.H__ Today's Asked D.d Asked Bid Aulamuk 0.31Vj 0.31 0.31'
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      JUTE WEAKENS SHARPLY
      26 6 London. May 9. On tlie commodities market today )ut»' weakened sharply In sympathy with Calcutta advices indicating favourable weather for new crop.— Reuter.
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    • Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers
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        MINING
        579 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue Vol. Fraser Co. i.yall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 1 Nawng Pet 0.27 0.31 0.27 030 5/- Pahang Con. 11/6 12/3 11/3 12/--5- Pangnga R 4/9 5/8 5/- b'b V- Pattanl 2/5 2/9 2/5 2* V- Pengkalen so y/3 8/6 9/6
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        GENERAL
        442 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.30 1.40 \.3W 3 140 2 2 do. 7»/ 2 prefs. 2.15 220 2.15 2.2Cxd 10 IU Atlas Ice 4.75 525 &00 550 1 1 B M. Broadcasting u5O o.tt'j Q. 50 160 10 5 B M. Trustee 6.75 7.50 675 7.50 £1 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        276 6 5"« Mayuarc Co. Ltd. $30,000 lot. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 ..90 100 oom SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int. Nar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 norn 4> >T« 1907 red 1947 5i. 600 000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 106 108 norn 4 1
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        RUBBER SHARES
        367 6 Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.12 122xd1.20 1.30 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.90 100 Amai Malay 1.40 LM i4c l.fg Ayei Hitam 090 1.00 090 1 00 Ayer Moled 0.90 100 0.90 1.00 Ayer Panas 1.00 1 lit 1.05 1.15 Bassett 0.45 050 348 0.5 V B.uu Lintang
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    91 6 Wednesday, May 10, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28 28' No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. m cases. May 28>. 28% G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. m bales May 27 13/16 27 15/16 F.A.Q. R.S.S. F.o.Y in bales May 27 11/16 27 13 10 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX
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    EXCHANGES
    177 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/3 13/16 London demand 2/3 13/16 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 240% Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 3/16 Montreal demand 54% Batavla
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    TREASURY RETURNS
    30 6 London, May 9. Treasury returns show total ordinary revenue to Saturday at £68,514.986. against £63.175,808 year ago. Total expenditure, less self-balancing Items, is £122.319.894, against £101.265.509 British Wireless.
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    SANDYCROFT'S LOSS
    78 6 A LOSS of £1.476 is reported by the Sandycroft Rubber Company, Ltd.. for the year ended Jan. 31. In 1937. the company earned a record profit of £32.542 and paid a 5 per cent, dividend. The loss reduces the balance carried forward to $15,516. The directors of the
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    INDICATIONS OF CALMER EUROPEAN ATMOSPHERE
    508 6 Fraser Company's Weekly Market Report P*RASER and Company, Singapore, Issue the following report on thc sharemarket for the past week: In commenting that the week nas been politically uneventful, it ls perhaps wise to cross one's finger, nowadays. Col. Beck's speech was generally conceded to
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    London Stock Exchange
    439 6 UPWARD MOVEMENT CONTINUES London, May 9 TTHE upward movement continued on the Stock Exchange today, being further helped by encouraging employment returns and Increased buying interest Gilt-edged, together with Home rails, advanced strongly, and industrials also were better. Kaffirs closed around the day's best, owing to continued
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    CONTROL OF FOREIGN BORROWING
    198 6 Sir J. Simon On Problems Of The Government London, May 9. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John Simon, speiklng at a Banker's Association dinner tonight, referred to the control oi foreign borrowing as an example of the type of problem with which the government waa
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      BETTER OUTLOOK FOR TIN INDUSTRY
      491 7 Eliminating Bolivian And Congo Excess AX aspect of the tin position which aroused critical comment m the early part of this year was the extent to which the restricting countries were exceeding their export quotas and the International Tin Committee WM constrained, at its meeting
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      SEEKING TIN ON DAMANSARA
      127 7 CAPITAL MAY BE REDUCED r Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 27. Tli. vr It .slight be desirable at some late to revert to a smaller capital was declared by Mr. A. P. Hadow when he presided at the annual n \iy cf shareholders m the Daman ara
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      AIR FRANCE INCOME UP LAST YEAR
      141 7 Expenses Also Rise AIR France (which comprises all French commercial air lines) reports total receipts for 1938 of Frs. 422 000.000 (about £2.400 000). compared with Fr5.317.879,000 (£1,800.000) for 1937. reports the Paris correspondent of the Financial Times. The traffic receipts accounted for Fr5.
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      CALEDONIAN RUBBER
      104 7 Acquisition Approved AT a me .ting of shareholders of Caledonian (Selangcn Rubber Company, m London last week, a .Theme whereby the company will acquire thc whole undertaking of the .subsidiary. Uiu Caledonian, for £33.372 was unanimously approved. The purchase price will be satisfied by the issue of 2C6.976
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      RUBBER CHOPS
      74 7 Follow mi; _ro ruubei return:; lor AprU:lb Alor (_..jah 11.7C0 la 11.503 Ayer Psoas 4...0. Bnkit K'.ibu 7.500 Gleuealy 26,'WU Jalan Kebun 7.730 Kluariß 28.00. Pajam 88.JC0 Port Sv.eUenliat'i 5.930 T_inbi-_.»k 8.000 Teluk Aiuou 32,. 51 nu E*r-d 25.0 M Malay, n production or tin m April totalled
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      BRITAIN'S RUBBER STOCKS
      91 7 Proposals Being Considered From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 27. I«HE Board of Trade and importers of rubber into Great Britain are conferring on plans for the distribution and safe storage of stocks. The Rt. Hon. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, gave this information
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      SEAFIELD RUBBER
      63 7 SEAFIELD Rubber Co.. Ltd, (Klang) reports a net proflt for 1938 of £5.938. compared with £18.910 m the previous year, and the directors recommend a dividend of 2 per cent, less lax. against 6 per cent. Dividend will absorb £4.000 (£12,000 last yean. £2,226 is provided for depreciation,
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      FRASKR & COMPANY OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      80 7 FRASKR COMPANY OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Cos)pan> uivioena Close US Aubiiul Anial l'»d. May 12 Hong Fatt 25% Hong Kong Tin 2 1 less tax Sunir-i Klnta W. Anal Apr. 25 KUBBEK Allniby May GENERAL. Thornycroft M% May !3 Singapore. May 9, 5 p.m. Total toi Date ex. Di» nnaneial
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      Capitalisation And Rubber Returns
      137 7 AN interesting point m relation to the rate of dividend permissible to a rubber company was raised <by Mr. H. J. Welch, chairman of the London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Company, at the annual meeting m London last week. Apart from the view that tropical agriculture
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      SHIPPING LOSSES IN SPANISH WAR
      279 7 DAMAGE WORTH ABOUT £7,000,000 rTAL number of shipping casualties ln the Spanish civil war was 294, involving a gross registered tonnage of 237.641. of which 89 were total losses and 205 cases of partial damage. By far the commonest cause of loss was attack by
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      TIN SMELTER STOCKS
      98 7 improved figures lo Be Issued "TIN market statistics will be improved shortly by the regular publication of a consolidated figure giving the total smelter stocks of metal and ore throughout the world. No details of Individual smelter's stocks will be released. Evidence submitted to the International Tin
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      CHARTERING MARKET
      174 7 'THE North American Trading cor- poration has received the following cablegram from New York on the full cargo chartering market: Grain chartering, River Plate— U.K. and Continent very active this week up to 7/- premium has been paid above minimum rates for spot tonnage. June tonnage commands 4/-
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      LONDON COPRA TRADE SLOW
      396 7 STRAITS SELLERS MEET MARKET (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 26. TIRADE In Conra on the London mar- ket has been slow of late. The various origins have not been pressing sellers and crushers ore awaiting a clearer outlook before buying for forward shipment. Frank Fehr
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      195 7 Singapore. May 9, noon. Buyers sellers Gambier S 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muniok $12.75 White $12.25 Black 8.25 Copra Mixed $3.40 Sun Dried $3.70 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.60 Fair $2.60 $2.60 Sarawak $2.50 Jelotong Palcmbang $tt.sO Banja $6.50 Sarawak $6.50
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      STOCKS OF RUBBER
      73 7 PORT stocks of rubber m Malaya at the end of AprU totalled 24 298 tons, compared with 25.146 tons at the end of March, a decline of 848 tons on the month. At Apr.' 30. 1938, the total was 45.458 tons. Of stocks at the end of
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      345 7 _______wmar__tmmmwmm m -m_m—l i C\ i_w^^ 19-23, CECIL BIWDR, SINGAPORE. Telephone Manager's Offie* 4512 Exchange Dept. 4513 Gran 3 1 Office 4514 Cable Address PRO VI NBA NR' Head Office. SIUCHOW PAID-UP CAPITAL (Ch.) f I •.0*0.00. RESERVE FUNDS S 13.904.d00 TOTAL ASSETS (approx.) SloB.ooo.orc Board of Directors: T. I
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      342 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m China >> ,-ii.Kia: Ctiartar) 12. Cecil Street Sinjap*? Telephones: Manager* OlTi.i '.111 Asst. Ma rotter's Oltice li**. Exchange Dept .111 General Office .18. CaMe Address: "CnUNGHO Paid Up Capital Ch 40 000.000 01 Reserve lands hn execs* ef Ch J..00.001 t. ToUl Aarets approshnalcU Ch.
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      320 8 ALL SHOWS PACKED OFT AT YESTERDAY'S GALA PREMIERE! 6.i5 9.i5 p. 1 m. ALHAMBRA A PICTURE DESTINED FOR EVERLASTING GREATNESS! PIIV^'M W \IM WmWßpmWsk^i _f iW l_rffift-l_rV i_r___\\W ~m_-£ __W___ hps_\ ___tr__^_\m9mkU _\m_m__\ ___r*'^^^m_____L-z9^J_\\ WARNER BROS P r..*r.t -T^ M stw| 41 th* .id»*nturc_i Utdor ci *^g_i jlf^BK^ wiih King
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      370 8 "Twice, as good as 'VICTORIA THE GREAT'" That's the Unanimous opinion of yesterday's enthusiastic _____W_\-__a_. Audiences n CAPITOL I i^J 3 SHOWS TODAY J«f The Famous Star of IT "lil 'VICTORIA THE GREAT' A JN jm^^f^-mmm\m_W^*~W^m ENGLAND'S GRANDEST ALL-TECKNICOLOR TRIUMPH ANNA NEAGLE and ANTON WALBROOK IN "SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS" with
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      278 8 OPENING TONIGHT w PAVILION "Calculated to Absorb Your Interest From The Word 'Go." —NFWS CHRONICI.F. _-_----^Tf Must Jjove Lose Its Laughter Carole Lombard makes a bril« *.M iV liant transition from comcdi- enne to serious dramatic star as the courageous wife m a drama of love and separation. &%_W_-_m____ _p_
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      117 8 THE BEST TUTORS OI TODAY yS____l_______^-"^^^^7 Y<B A NEW H Wli SYSTEM FOR .V.VV. instruction. Illu tralel and Dia;ramm d. Violin hawali.n Guitar Mandolin Tpi:ot Banjo I Guitar Pir.no Accordion Ulrulele slide Trombone .Saxophon. Cornet Clarinet Trumpet 60 cts. EACH (S.'ate for what instrument required) If yuur local dealers cannot
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    "THE FOUR FEATHERS" IS MAGNIFICENT FILM
    313 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 28. DEAUTY, excitement, emotion and blood-thirsty thrills combine m "The Four Feathers" to make a film of which the poor old British picture industry may well be prooi. If you enjoyed "The Life of a Bengal Lancer." o_-
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    POLAND'S PERIL AND RUSSIAN HELP
    1176 10  -  By Winston Churchill IT seems only too probable 1 that the glare of Nazi Germany is now to be turned on to Poland. Herr Hitler's speeches may or may not be a guide to his intentions, but the salient object of the recent Reichstag performance
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    "MOST ARMIES IN VARYING STAGES OF MOBILISATION"
    578 11 Mr. Hore-Belisha's Warning In The House Of Commons London, May 9. jOYING the second reading of the Reserve and Auxiliary m Forces Bill m the House of Commons tonight, Mr. Hore-Belisha, War Minister, after detailing the present lengthy mobilisation system, said: "We live
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    M.P.s WENT HOME WITH THE MILK"
    128 11 London. May 9. MEMBERS 01 the House of Commons went home "with the milk" today after the longest all-night sitting for two years. The money resolution accompanying the Military Training Bill, which was carried eventually by 159 votes to 65, kept the members up
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    Queen Chooses Films For Cinema Show
    66 11 Aboard \he Empress ct Australia, May 9. tl/HILE the wind lashed the sea into white horses and the ship In which they are travelling to Canada pitch the King and Queen dined with tlie Royal party and afterwards attended a cinema show. The films
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    Government To Remain At Chungking
    53 11 Chungking, May 9. THE JAPANESE report tbat the Chinese National Government has moved its offices to Chengtu is flatly denied here. It is admitted, however, that most offices will be scattered outside the city proper, but will be near enough to each other to permit
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    Australia Will Aid Britain
    173 11 To Make Common Cause With Mother Country 0 Canberra, May 9. •THERE is almost co.nplete unani--1 mity between Britain and Australia, both as regards British policy and any action which might arise -.cm it." This statement was made [today by Sir Henry Gullett, Minister jfor External
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    MORE EMPLOYMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN
    98 11 London, May 8. THERE was a ."urther reduction m 1 unemployment last month. The Ministry of Labour estimates the number of insured persons m employment m Great Britain at April 17 was approximately 12,511,000—108.000 more than the month before, and on a comparable basis 270,000
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    SCARLET FEVER AMONG REFUGEES
    61 11 Shanghai, May 8. AN epidemic of scarlet tever has broken out m refugee camps ol German and Austrian Jews m Shang- 1 hai. There are 181 cases and one fatal victim, Fritz Betelheim 25, who arrived m Shanghai on Apr. 3. Four hundred and forty more
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    276 11 Bombing Of Consulates At Chungking Tokio, May 9. "THK British and French ambassadors m Tokio have been instructed by their governments to protest against the damage done te British and French consular property during the Japanese bombing of Chungking last week. Sir Robert Craigie, the British
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    JAPANESE CLAM NEW SUCCESS
    121 11 Surprise Attack Along The Han River Shanghai. May 9. lAPANESE military authorities here claim to.lay that 20 Chinese di/i--sioijS have been thrown into confusion by a luecCKfal Japanese north ware! thrust alcrs^- the Han River. Jc.nane.so vanguards, it is stated reached an aiea to the south-east
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    AIR RAID REFUGEES CAUGHT BY GALE
    58 11 Swut >w, May 8. IJ.M.S. Tliracian helped yesterday to save the lives of many Chinese who were thrown into the water when their small boats were caught m a gaie and sunk. Victims were refugees returning to Swatow from nearby points where they had
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    Remarkable Recruiting Response In Britain
    58 11 Remarkable Recruiting Response In Britain London, May 8. THE p remarkable recruiting response of recent months is indicated by a War Offlce announcement that special steps are being taken to meet the fact that some Territorial Army units have already completed recruitment of their second line, and are setting up
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    Japanese "Gravely Concerned" Over Latest Moves
    168 11 Tokio, May 8. JAPAN cannot but have grave concern over the British J proposal to the Soviet for participation m the AngloFrench camp, aside from the problem whether it will affect the Oriental situation or not. This was stated by the Foreign Minister, Mr.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1939. Hitler's Obsession
    935 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1939. Hitler's Obsession nearly two montns ago tne Singapore Free Press published a report ln which the American journalist Karl von Wiegand was quoted as having said of Hitler Today he is haunted by a premonition that his end ls not far distant—
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    TOKIO VIEW OF NEW ALLIANCE
    178 12 "Result Of Anglo-French Encirclement Tokio, May 9. Commenting on the conclusion of the Italo-German military agreement. Japanese papers here assert that the "Ang'.o-French encirclement policy" led to the conclusion of the agreement. The necessity for Japan to establish a firm policy following the new situation
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    Thirty Killed In Tokio Factory
    43 12 Tokio, May 9. A disastrous explosion occurred m a chemical works at Shlmura. on the outskirts of Tokio, this morning F.fty persons are known to have been injured, while about 30 are mis-s--ing, and believed dead. Eastern News.
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    Death Of V. And O. Captain
    26 12 London, May 9. The death occurred today of Capt. Cordon Manley, late commodore of tne P and O. Company.— Reuter.
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    AFTER SUNDAY CONCERT
    370 12 Syces Stampede In Empress Place "JAGA-KRETA" AGAIN Tn the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ls it not time that a few policemen were detached from their favourite occupation of watching traffic lights, m order tj exercise their functions m ether necessary directions? Last Sunday night, at
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    232 12 "Mussolini Orders Army To Prepare" To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— You have been publishing correspondence criticising the Press for being alarmist. Today as I went to my lunch I saw a broad-sheet, "Mussolini Orders Italian Army To Prepare." The innocuous message upon which that broad-sheet was prepared
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    69 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Your correspondent, A.C, is quite correct. What should have appeared m print was: "A definite tendency today for estate managers to adhere to text books too closely without perhaps always studying local conditions sufficiently and then applying to them rule-of-thumb methods."
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    37 12 A reply to a correspondent wlio argued that the up-country Malays would be better off with ikan kting than with river flsh, and who also criticised the National Pari: scheme, is published m page 17.
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    JAPAN'S SIX MILLIONS
    815 12 Mainland Armies' Reserves An estimate of the man-po-xcr of Japan and a forecast of her future military training policy were made by the Tokio correspondent of The Times (London) iv a .ecent dispatch, part of ichieh iz reproduced below. THE numerical strength of the Japan- cse Army
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    804 12 NOTES Of The DAY V lii The Jungle YESTERDAY I mentioned that I spent a large part of last Sunday ln one of those endless debates on Hitler and Europe and war that we all get involved m nowadays, but today I should like to write about a Afferent part
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    RIBBENTROP TALKS WITH HITLER AT MUNICH
    334 13 Fuehrer Discusses New Milan Agreement VATICAN RIDICULES IDEA OF POPE CALLING CONFERENCE Urging Powers To Seek Peaceful Solution UKRR VON RIBBENTROP, German Foreign Minister, arrived m Munich yesterday and spent most of the afternoon telling Herr Hitler about his talks with Count Ciano, Italian
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    ARMY DAY PARADE IN ROME
    140 13 Duce On "Determination Of Our Hearts" Rome. May 9. SPEAKING from the balcony or the Palazzo Venezia, after the Army Day parade today. Signor Mussolini declared: "The strength of our arms is undoubtedly great, bet greater still !s the determination ln our hearts, and when
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    GOERING TO MEET GEN. FRANCO IN VALENCIA
    59 13 San Remo. May 9. .ield Marshal Gocring sailed for Valencia m the motorship Husscaran, escorted by »wo German destroyers today. Alter a short stay m Spain he wil! return Hamburg. meeting between Held Marshal Gocring and Oen. Franco is considered mew* likely. It
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    200 NEW MERCHANT SHIPS ORDERED
    85 13 London, May 9. A REMARKABLE increase m volume of orders for new mcrchantships h_. taken place since the Government subsidy scheme was announced on Mar. 28. Thr two hundredth merchant vessel projected under this scheme was provisic: ally ordered yesterday and practically tvt ry .shipyard
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    TEN DEAD IN R. A. F. CRASHES
    105 13 Series Of Accidents ln Past Two Days London, May 9. PIVE R.A.F. men were killed today m four accidents involving five planes and bringing the death-roll as a result of air crashes m England In two days to ten. Two planes collided m
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    AIR MARSHAL BALBO VISITS CAIRO Says Libyan Forces No Menace To Egypt
    103 13 AIR MARSHAL BALBO VISITS CAIRO Says Libyan Forces No Menace To Egypt Cairo, May 9. 'JTiE President of the Cabinet, Moha- mcd Mahmoud Pasha, received iAir Marshal Italo BalDo, Governor of Libya, and had half an hour's conversation. It is understood Air Marshal Balbo gave an assurance of Italy's friendship
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    BRITISH FREIGHTER SINKING
    40 13 Manila, May 9. r THE British freighter Linderbank radioed "S.O.S. Sinking" and appealed for Immediate assistance. The message added that she struck a reef at Arena Island m the Suiu Sea. 250 miles south of Manila.— Reuter.
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    JAPANESE AS VICE-CHAIRMAN OF BASLE BANK
    40 13 London May 9. WISCOUNT KANO. London manager T of the Yokohama Specie Bank, has been elected vice-chairman of the council of the Bank for International Settlements, at the annual meeting at Basl. today.— Reuter.
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    SCANDINAVIA'S DECISION
    373 13 Will Stay Out Of Power Groups Stockholm, May 9. CWEDEN, Finland, Norway and Denmark desire to remain outside all groups of Powers that may be formed and, m the event of war, will do everything to avoid being involved. On this basis they consider the suitability of subscribing
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    POLISH-LITHUANIAN COLLABORATION
    62 13 Warsaw, May 9. QEN. RASZTHU. Lithuanian Com- mander-in-Chief is arriving here today on a two-day visit. He will meet Marshal Smigly-Rydz. Col. Beck, Foreign Minister, and President Mosclcki. He will see various military units m action. A report from Kaunas says official circles suggest that Gen. Rasztlkl's visit
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    STOP PRESS
    87 13 Tokio, May 10. DC. MOCKS have been widely circulated m European and American countries, despite the German Government's denial, of "friendly negotiations" between Germany and the Soviet, says the Japanese propaganda agency Eastern News. However, Government quarters m Tokio are taking no notice of the rumours. Official quarters
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    REBEL EXTORTIONS FROM PALESTINE ARABS
    144 13 London, May 8. nEPORTS continue to reach interested quarters In London from Damascus, which reveal serious dissensions between the Palestine terrorist leaders and the rebel committee there. The disputes aro principally about funds which the terrorist leaders contend are being employed by members of the
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    Japanese Suddenly Proclaim Martial Law At Canton
    153 13 Canton, May 10. ■JOBMAL activities were brought to a sudden standstill yesterday when the Japanese authorities unexpectedly enforced strict martial law, reports Reuter. Foreigners on Shameen Island, which is thc home of the British and French concessions, say that gunfire wa.s heard on
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    Oil Dispute End Forecast
    168 13 Oil Dispute End Forecast 50-YEAR CONTRACT WITH MEXICO Washington, May 9. MR. DONALD RICHBERG, who, following expropriation of foreign oil properties m Mexico, has been negotiating with President Cardenas, since Mar. 3, on behalf of several oil companies, told the press that agreement m the Mexican oil dispute was "within
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    460,000 STILL OUT IN U.S. COAL STRIKE
    130 13 Washington, May 9. THE coal operators and miners con- I ference at the White House end- j ed with a statement by Mr. John I owls, the Labour leader, that the I negotiators would meet again on May li m New York. No
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    ANGLO-FRENCH STAFF TALKS CONTINUED
    141 13 London, May 9. A BRITISH military mission headed by Lieut. -Gen. Sir John Dill, which is at present ln France, today began inspection of the northern section of the Mag mo t Line m the company of the French Chief of Staff, General Gamelin, and other
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    LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETING
    105 13 London, May 9. AMONG questions for consideration at the League Council meeting is the Chinese Government appeal to the League, and lt Is probable the Palestine question will also be raised. The usual private exchanges of various topics will take place between delegates and it is likely
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    IMPERIAL SHIPPING COMMITTEE REPORT
    180 13 Nothing Done For Many Months, Says M. P. London, May 9. THE President of thc Board of Trade, 1 Mr. Oliver Stanley, told the House of Commons the Government had not yet completed consideration of thc report of the Imperial Shipping Committee on British shipping m
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    SOVIET TALKS PROGRESS
    264 13 Moscow Meeting "Very Cordial"' London, May _>. A FULL report of tho cover— tion between Sir William .Seed British Ambassador m Moscow, end M. Molotov, Soviet Premier and Commissar for Foreign Affairs, has been received m London and is being carefully dtudJed by thfl Government. It is
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    MALAYANS ON BOARD BURNING LINER
    490 14 Passengers And Crew Saved From Alsia Off Ceylon BRITISH WARSHIP AND LINER IN DRAMATIC RESCUE riGHTY-FOUR people—inclu ding 20 Malayans among the 34 passengers and crew of 50 —were rescued from the East Asiatic 4,812-ton motorship Alsia when the vessel caught on lire 50 miles
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    113 AUSTRALIANS ARRIVE TODAY
    78 14 BRINGING the largest number of Australian touri-ts to Singapore for sew ral years, the X.P.M. vessel N enw ll .Hand arrived thla morning With ll.! pas n rers from Australia. Instead ot disembarking m Java. the pa'.-.entrers have thi* time come on to ..Singapore. The Nieuw
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    BROADCASTS FROM RADIO EXHIBITION
    54 14 A RADIO exhibiUaa will open r' thc t World today. A feature of the exhibltkn will be a studio which the B M.B.C. has erected m of the park where the ia ben? held. Programmes wil] be broadcast from hi bit ion each night during the
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    88 14 vi\<; .H«mt lr ai i > nun i il Duuoc p m t. 9 pns <v Daaca lu.nial, 9 4j io <.\'.».i'h ii:mlk| IjIILING PO 1! _fc v.: .i Ken 4. 11 p.ui. I I A9 Z. Mi. a Ps>or i R'orl neal I*l- tl .1 I s V
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    H.M.S. EAGLE OUT OF FLOATING DOCK
    115 14 •THE aircraft-carrier Eagle came out of the huge floating dock at the Singapore naval base this morning and proceeded to a berth alongside. With her attendant destroyer Daring. Eagle will return to Hong Kong next week to rejoin the China Fleet, j A new
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    "BOY" REPORTS THEFT OF $230 FROM ROOM
    60 14 A THEFT Is reported m the servants' (iuarters of a hous? m Ridout Road. Singapore, occupied by Mr. L W. Geddes. A Halnanese "boy" declared that he left his room at 9 p.m. yesterday and en his return at 11 p.m. found $230
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    R.A.F. SEARCH FOR PILOT
    391 14 Jungle Combed For K. L. Plane FORCED DOWN BY HEAVY STORM? (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 10. ALL available police, Public Work. and Forest Department manpower was mustered this morning to comb a wide jungle area a few miles north of Kuala Lumpur to
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    PARKING BAN IN NEW AREAS
    145 14 Modifications Are Likely To Be Made AiIODIFICATIONS are likely to be m v made m the proposals to prohibit parking m D' Almeida Street. Fullerton j Road and part of Stamford Road. The Traffic Advisory Committee has recommended to Government that ln 1 DA meiaa
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    195 14 At The Cinema v > _.;> Glorious Years" (Anna Is- ami Anton Wallirooks Pro<lu< < d and directed by Herbert Wili Al t»><* Capitol. CUPERHLY photographed ln it chnicolour, intimate studies ol ni tic life of Queen Victoria. i-si her diary and staged
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    98 14 "Dawn Patrol." (F.rrol Flynn. Basil Rathbone, David Niven. Donald Crisp.) Warner Brothers At the Alhambra. TENSE, actlon-fllled drama is "Dawn Patrol which thrilled packed houses at the Alhambra Theatre last night. It is a first-class film, wel! acted and directed, with some flne aerial photography.
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    330 14 Sumpah-Sumpah Goes Blue When Very Angry (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 1. I ONDONERS continue to display a lively interest m the Malayan Londok lizard, or sumpah-sumpah, which, as stated m the Straits Times recently, is now one of the most "attractive" residents m
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    SELETAR SPOON SHOOT
    34 14 THE Singapore Rifle Association will hold a spoon shoot on Farrer Range. Seletar, at 7.30 a.m. on Sunday the competition being the second stage King's. Members of Service units are participating.
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    ARMED MEN ROB FAMILY
    120 14 $222 Taken From Geylang House ENTRY BY FRONT 6? BACK DOORS (SURPRISING I w«n an and iMff two ohildren m their home m Lorong 29, Goyhmjr. last night, three armed Chinese robbers met with no resistance m eanying av. ;y money and jeweller? to tho value
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    CHINESE GUERILLAS ON AMOY ISLAND
    112 14 Irregulars Bombed By Japanese Planes Amoy, May 10. JAPANESE planes yesterday bombed and machine-gunned Chinese irregulars m various parts of the Japanese-occupied island of Amoy. including the vicinity of the city. They also attacked the mainland opposite Amoy. The bombing on Amoy island ts described
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    41 14 A CHINESE was badly burned on arms, legs and feet when an oil 1, mp exploded m a hut at Chua Cnu Kang Village last night. The Siir,ipore ambulance drove 25 mllea to c*ivey the injured man to hospital.
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    317 15 jNcm Job For Education Commi ssion Chairman TO UDCTOME IN AMERICAN CITIES ON Ml MRS OF EMPIRE (From Our Own (Correspondent) Ijiondon, May 3. SIR WTLLIAM McUBAN, who Maded the Oolonial Office Educational (Commission which visited Malaya m ISSR, ha** been
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    279 15 Boy Killed By Moter-Lorry DRIVER FINED la/HILF twp young schoolbpys were walking home ln Seletar Road recently, onp of them, seven-year-old Lee Boon Poh. wn« knocked (lpwii by a motor-lorry and killed Instantly. There wa« a sequel to the accident ii,.. Singapore Traffic Court, before Mr. C. H. Wfaltton, reoff-rdav
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    321 15 Retiring Consul General At Tea Party TRIBUTES TO ARAB COMMUNITIES MR. H. FITZMAURICE. retiring British Consul-General at Batavla. and Mrs. Fitzmaurlce were entertained at a tea party by Tuan Syed A. M Alsagoff at his home at Siglap last evening. Mr. Fitzmaurlce, who has been Consul-General at Batavla for the
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    NEW TRAFFIC RULES IN ORCHARD ROAD
    142 15 YEW rules regarding traffic filtering A m Orchard Road and Stamford Roads wil! come Into operation today. On the way out of the city, the turn left previously permitted from Orchard Road Into Tank Road opporite Government House gates, will be closed. Traffic travelling
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    CLIFFORD IN HUNTSMAN'S FINE RECITAL IN SINGAPORE
    545 15 A GOOD number of Singapore mv.l. lovers assemb!cd Inst night to hear Clitrord Huntsman, at the Victoria Me- j r»*.<irinl Hnll. If thry expected to hear! a robust, sonorous, scintilatlng pianofOrte recital they must have gone home I disappointed. There were no glittering
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    391 15 Sydney Businessman Shows His Famih The V\ orld ON a five years' voyage round the world, the beautifully-appointed 16-ton Australian Ketch-ripped yacht Fram has arrived at Singapore from Sydney. Her owner, Mr. Bradford Potter,] a retired Sydney artificial flowei j manufacturer, is taking his
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    129 15 Youths On Armed Robbery Charge A RRESTED m connection with $600 armed robbery In a house ln Upper Hokkien Street on Apr 27, two Cantonese youths, Lcl Ah Kam, aged 18 rears and Sam Wal Man, aged 19, appeared m th. Singapore Third Police Court Court, yesterday. After a charge
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    142 15 Says Resident MR. i.com; sin n\m UNEMPLOYED i Fro v "ur Special Con Kuala Kangaar, M. A SCHEME of lar. relieve anemployment wa id by Mr. Leong Sin Nam m a i at th»' meeting ol he P< rafc State Council hen toda He urged that
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    65 15 Tnr French cru. arrived iv r and proceeded where she ben. Thc Commodore, Malaya modore T. B. Dreys, Consul-General, Monsieur J. win call .m Prlmauguet I i following which the us>uai alia will be made between the and Sei i civil or. Primauguet Ls
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    Mosquito Hunting At Pasir Panjang
    63 16 Fl ]>-'ih'>p<>t of a larva-hunting -2_.pedition m tehich doctors and engineer) who arc attending the titei rational malariology course of the [.'•apue of Nations Eastern Bureau at Singapore participated, was this <,rr!ict t cment j acton/ at Pasir Panning. Dr. J. W. Scharff, Singapore's Chief
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    MALAYAN CHURCHMAN ON BRITISH REARMAMENT
    347 16 4 COURAGEOUS editorial a i tide on rearmament is the outstanding feature of the April number of St. Andrew's Outlook, the quarterly record of the Presbyterian Church m Malaya The editor stresses the Malayan point ol view. The pacifists at Home, he p iiits out.
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    CHINESE CABARET HOSTESS AWARDED $3,000 DAMAGES
    948 16 Court Sequel To Injuries ln Selangor Car Accident GIDDY SPELLS IF SHE DANCES NOW, SAYS PLAINTIFF (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 9. DE MARKING that although the plaintiff had no doubt exaggerated somewhat as to her present physical condition, she probably would
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    "FORM IN MUSIC" TALK TO LOCAL CLUB
    98 16 FORM IN MUSIC" TALK TO LOCAL CLUB A MEETING of the Fortnightly Club was held on Monday, when Mrs. F. J. Clark gave an address on "Form In Music." Mrs. W. Lake presided m the absence of the president, Mrs. A. E. Davles. The speaker illustrated types of musical form,
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    PERAK CHINESE TO HONOUR SULTAN
    57 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 8. ""THE Perak Chinese community will entertain the Sultan of Perak to an At Home on June 3, on the occasion of the bestowal of the K.C.M.O. on His Highness by the King. A silken address will be presented
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    Dilip Das Show
    44 16 Mendicant." m oils, is one of the pictures by Dilip Das the young Indian artist, which is on show at his exhibition at the Y.W.C.A., Collyer Quay, and closes today at 6.30 p.m. Thc picture is lent by Dato Roland Braddcll.
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    ALLEGED POSSESSION OF PISTOL
    88 16 DAIL was opposed In the eaee of a D Chinese, Ng Hong Giok. m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday, belore Mr. Conrad Oldham, acting Singapore Criminal District Judg-. when he claimed trial to a charge of possession of an automatic pistol at Tiong Bahru on
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    12 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS Indian Steals Two Cars
    156 16 12 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS Indian Steals Two Cars ADMITTING 12 previous convic- tions, nine of which wero for cr thefts, a 28-year-old Indian. Mohamed bin Ismail, who pleaded uuiliy to two charges of theft ol before Mr. Conrad Oldham. Blngaoore Second Police Magistrate and District Judge, yesterday, hnd .sentence deferred a
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    GERMAN PLANES TO BE USED IN INDIES
    55 16 i Frnm Our Own Correspondent.' Batavia (By Air Mail' SIX German planes bought by tIM Royal Netherlands Indies Aviation Fund to stimulate flying here up expected to arriw m June by freighter. Two privaiely-own* d sports planed a Miles Hawk and a Moth
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    1624 17 Landscape, Flora and Fauna Versus the Miner BEAUTY INSTEAD OF REVENUE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— Owing to my absence m the Jungle I have had no earlier opportunity of replying to the letters of "Mondayicus" which appeared ln your columns
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    Self-Sufficiency For Spain RECONSTRUCTION
    246 18 Self-Sufficiency For Spain RECONSTRUCTION Big Public Works Plan Approved By Franco THE determination of the Spanish Oovernment to introdv.e as far as possible a regime of economic selfsufficiency is demonstrated m a new public works plan of wide scope which has been approved by Oeneral Franco. He stated that owing
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    Riot In Germany On Hitler's Birthday
    56 18 A RIOT occurred at Saarbruecken, m Eastern Germany, on the occasion of Herr Hitler's birthday, it j is reported. Several poople were mere or less seriously injured m the riot which broke out as the result of a political j dispute. The police intervened,
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    Franco Honours Memory Of War Dead
    64 18 i i .iii o ucruig ins visii 10 miuji usut, visiiea me sanctuary 01 .nauomte de la Cabeza" where he read out a list of names of those men who v.-ere killed with the Nationalist forces while defending this strategic point. The Generalissimo is
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    'CORSAIR OF THE JUNGLE' AS DICTATOR OF BOLIVIA
    504 18 Col. Biiseh's Remarkable Career; Son Of A German Doctor !rRNST ROKHM. who built up j Hitler's private army of 2,000,- 000. but was murdered m the Nazi purge of 1934, spent the years 1928--!30 m Bolivia organising the Bolivian army. Today Col.
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    Steam Aeroplane Invented At 73
    209 18 Steam Aeroplane Invented At 73 A VIOLIN MAKERS SECRET A 73-YEAR-OLD violin maker, bent and white-haired after working aU hours np to 2 a.m. m a tiny basement workshop m London, believes he has found the secret for which engineers have .sought for 100 years— a steam engine light enough
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    NAZI M BAPTISM " WITH SOIL
    39 18 NAZI M BAPTISM WITH SOIL APA.STOR of the Naiified German Christian Church, at a "baptism" m Berlin recently, dropped a pinch of soil on to the baby's head. Other pastors of the Church are also using soil at -baptism.."
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    GREAT WAR HONOUR OF THE GUARDS Welsh And Irish Records
    204 18 GREAT WAR HONOUR OF THE GUARDS Welsh And Irish Records THE announcement that both the Welsh and the Irish Guards are to be increased by the raising of second battalions recalls how strong a stimulus is national pride to national service. The King signed the Royal Warrant of Authority to
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    LONDON WHALING PARLEY
    57 18 Representatives of Britain, Norway. Germany. Japan and the United States iM to meet In London ln June to disihi 1 whaling agreement, according to an Ofclu report. We Admiral Kayser, who recently i..a.1. j a iron tier commission to Dutch Guiana, died m Ihe Hague while having
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    DUFFERIN CADETS' FUTURE
    189 20 Government Of India's Assurance Bombay. AN assurance that no change of po- licy was contemplated by the Gov- ernment of India ln regard to the j question of employment of an adequate number of Indian Cadets by British .hipping concerns m India was given en behalf of
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    INDIAN DELEGATES FOR COPENHAGEN
    154 20 Forthcoming Biennial Trade Congress New Delhi. •yHE Committee of the Indian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce have nominated the following persons to constitute the Indian delegation to at- tend the biennial Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce '<■. be held m Copenhagen
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    TREND OF INDO-AMERICAN TRADE REMAINS STEADY
    628 20 TREND OF INDO- AMERICAN TRADE REMAINS STEADY First Report Of Indian Trade Commissioner At New York Calcutta, May 1. THE momentum of recovery was maintained and m some respects attained considerable strength, despite the international crisis of September last and imports from India of burlap, tea, manganese ore, unbleached shellac,
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    177 20 Reception Committee Already Formed Patna. PHULWARI Shareef, a suburb six| miles from Patna, has been' selected as the venue for the next Congress session. The decision was! arrived at by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, I m consultation with members of the Working Committee of the; Bihar Provincial Congress
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    CRISIS "ALARMS" A MONGOOSE
    98 20 Calcutta. A PET mongoose belonging to a household m North Calcutta "reads" the morning papers with as much apparent zest as the other members of the family. When the papers arrive the mongoose stand, m front of them as they lie on the floor and slowly
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    IN THOUGHT, WORD AND DEED
    83 20 i Mahatma Gandhi's Plea For Non-Violence Bombay. Apr. 29. THE need for provincial Congress Committees as well as the Working Committee, when formed, to take strong measures to purge Congress ranks of violence m thought, word and deed is stressed by Mr. Gandhi m the
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    COUNTER-OFFENSIVE ON CANTON
    845 21 Japanese Admit Severity Of Chinese Attack POORER CLASSES ARE GRADUALLY RETURNING TO EX-CAPITAL (Trom Our Own Correspondent) Canton, Apr. 29. {JEVEirtE lighting has been m progress not far from Canton during the past two weeks, following the launching of the Chinese counter-offensive m Kwangtung Province. Many regiments
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    JAPANESE RETREAT TO KONGMOON
    95 21 Chinese Inflict Heavy Tosses On Enemy Chungking. May 8. •T"HE centre of hortilities has shifted to the Fouth China front, th? 1 Chinese forces counter attacking ,'a'ong the Kaomincr-Hokshan line In I the WW: River delta s-mith-we^t of Canton. The Chinese claim to have m", rtad
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    AIR ATTACKS ON SHANSI TOWNS
    47 21 Shensi. May 8. pRESAGING a fresh Japanese offensive m East Shansi. Japanese planes have recently been incessantly .bombing east and south -r a* t Shan.i towns. In one day alone Japanese planes raided seven towns, droppinr more than 200 missiles. Central News.
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    MASSACRE AT CHUNGKING
    226 21 British Criticism Of Japan London, May 9. TTHE Times m an editorial on the 1 "Massacre at Chungking," says! that the brunt of the Japanese air attacks on Chungking fell on the crowded residential centre of the city and virtually all victims, of whom a high proportion
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    NEW CENSORSHIP AT SHANGHAI
    154 21 Legality Questioned By American Journal Hong Kong, May 8. "1 EGALLY it is questionable whether the Shanghai Municipal police ha.s the right to censor foreign publications, says the American Shanghai Evening Post, commenting In an editorial on the Shanghai Municipal Council's notification to the Chinese language
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    Yugoslav Asks French Aid In China
    40 21 Yugoslav Asks French Aid In China Paris, May 8. M. BONNET, the French Foreign Minister, today received M. Pour-itch, Yugoslav Minister, who had bren instructed by his Government to ask the French Government to protect Yugoslav Interests m China.— Reuter.
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    1,071 MORE R.A.F. RECRUITS
    27 21 A total of 1.071 recruits joined the P AF. last week, compared with 328 m the corresponding week of last year. British Wireless.
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    MORE JAPANESE REVERSES
    173 21 Chungking. May 8. COMMENTING sn the military situation, a combined edition of all the Chungs-ins vernaculars points oot that, although the rear < ities are wantonly bombed, tbe Chinese arc vis- torious at the ir.nts. It says that the Chinese are still atickin-. Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi
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    PROGRAMME FOR FIRST DAY OF EXTRA MEETING
    959 22 pOMPLETE programme for today, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club's Extra Professional meeting, is as below: Ponies, Class 2, Div. 3, 5'/ 2 furs. 4 4 1 EAST LYNNE 904 Mrs. S. E. Sherlda Sherlda 0 0 0 DAIRY MAID 9.01
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    THESE HORSES WORKED WELL ON TRACK
    793 22 COLLOWING are details of track form of candidates who are likely to be well up m the finish of their races this afternoon. Ponies. Class 2, Div. 3. 5!. furs. Kit went at a fastish pace round the bends m a workout on Monday.
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    R.A.O.C. BEAT SIGNALS FIVE GOALS TO NIL
    418 22 IN spite of many wasted opportuni scored a five-nil victory over th sion (a) soccer match at Alexandr The Corps scored one goal m t goal m the second, netted three ti ten minutes of play. Tlie Signals found the Corps defence an
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    BANKERS WIN SIX-NIL
    292 22 ONE-SIDED play was seen on the padang yesterday when the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank beat Jacks' Sports Club by 6-nll m a business houses league fixture. The result puts the Bankers on the top on Weat nes who are now second with the same number of points
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      109 22 Selections For Today Selections for today's races at Bukit Timah are as below: Straita Timea Free Preca Race 1. EAST LYNNE. Rosalie. Race 1. KIT, East Lynne. Race 2. BRASS BULLET, Selan- Race RYE SEAMUS B rass ror 11. Race 3. ESQUIRE. Adele. Bullet. Race 4. MISS ROD, Danse dv
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    TEAMS FOR NEGRI SOCCER TRIAL ON SATURDAY
    265 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban May 9. Negri Sembllan will hold a State soccer trial on Saturday prior to tht selection ol the Negri Sembllan Stale team against Selangor. Thl3 latter match will take place at Seremban on May 20 and will be
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    Cold Storage Win 9-1
    167 23 FT their last fixture m the Business Houses League at Anson Road Stadium yesterday the Bingapcre Cold Stciage scored an overwhelming 1 \ictory over the Straits Timea Press S.C. Ihe winnsrs possessed the better and faster team. Their forwards struck a brilliant combination, while their defence
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    48 23 The closing date for entries of the junior men's singles and doubles m the Singapore badminton championships has been extended to May 15. All entries should be sent to the Hon. Sscretary. Mr. Chye Kirn Heng, c/o Asiatic Petroleum Co., <S.S.. Ltd., S3 The Arcade.
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    SCHOOLBOY'S 14 WICKETS FOR 46
    395 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, May 7. Great bowling by J. Sequerah, the Malacca State schoolboy cricketer who took fourteen wickets for 46 runs (six for twelve and eight for 34) helped the St. Francis Association to score a good win by six wickets over
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    NEGRI-SELANGOR ATHLETICS
    70 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 9. An inter-state athletic meeting between Selangor and Negri Sembilan will probably take place at Seremban on June 3 or June 17. last year such a meeting was held at Seremban and turned out to be a great success. The events will
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    MAKEPEACE B.P.
    94 23 Entries are now invited for the Makepeace B.P.s open doubles championship and they will close on May 21. Intending competitors are kindly asked to give m their names to Mr. M. A. Lange. A fee of 20 cts. will be charged for each pair. The fol'owlng players will
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    70 23 The followin.: have been selected to play cricket for the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against the llth Heavy Battery tomorrow on the Prince Edward Road ground at 2 p.m.: B. M. Barker. M. U. Mohideen (Captain). L. F. Newman, S. Hope Lav Hock Chye. Seah Cheng Siang. Cheon? Thlam
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    BILLIARDS DINNER
    96 23 A farewell dinner will be given to Mr. David Prankcl who ls leaving for America on vacation at the Tal Tong Restaurant. New World, on May 16 by the Committee and members of the Singapore Billiard.* Association. All players are welcome and those wishing to come should write
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    Prisons Beat Education 4-1 In Johore League
    180 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. May 9. A FTER sharing the honours m the first half, the Prisons j*ave a spirited display after the interval to beat the Education 4 l m a league match at the Istana padang today. The Education
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    HOME CRICKET
    146 23 London, May 9. Home cricket results today were:' Lancashire beat Gloucester by ten wickets. Gloucester: 267 (Barnett 120) and 79 (Phllllpson seven for IS). Lancashire: 308 and 39 for none. Kent beat E_.vx by 116 runs. Kent: 269 (Taylor five for 50, Nichols rour for 89) and 132
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    130 23 Mrs. Eber and Yadl had to fight all the way to gain a victory over Mrs. L. M. Pennefather and Karr.is, 6— 5 -7, 6-4, In the V.M.C.A. mixed doubles semi-final yesterday. Result,. Men's doubles championship: Tan Huck Toe and Chua Choon Leong beat T. Kobayashi and S.
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    THOY WINS S.R.C. HANDICAP FINAL
    191 23 R. Thoy (—3) did well to beat P. F. de Souza (—30.3), 7—5, B—3, ln the Tinal of the S.R.C. singles handicap "A" class yesterday. De Souza, whose corkscrew service puzzled Thoy at flrst, drew ahead at the beginning but lacked stamina, and allowed the
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    Johore Soccer Trial Team
    105 23 (From Our Own Correspond*! t.) Johore, Bahru, May 9. The first Johore State soccer trial m preparation for their mat.-h against Malacca at Malacca on June 10 will be st .fed at Hatu Pahat on Friday when the Probables will meet the Possibles. Probables have been
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    N.S. CLUB TO PLAY AT SEGAMAT
    93 23 "From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Mny 9. The Negri Sembilan Club of S.-n-m--ban will travel to Segamat on Sunday to meet the Segamat District xi it cricket. This i.s the ftrst neettl these two sides On Saturday at Seremban the N>s.ri Sembilan Cey'onese
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      39 23 Today's Sports Events Soccer 8.H.L., A_P.C. vs. I'niteers, at the Stadium; M.P.H. vs. Nestanglo, at S.H.B. ground Cricket Fort Canning vs. Raffles Institution, at Raffles. Tennis S.R.C. tournament. Races First day of S.T.C. Extra Professional meeting at Bukit Timah
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    130 24 (Above) The flrst of Germany's 10.000- ton cruisers. Admiral Hipper, has just heen placed m commission at Hamburg and she is the forerunner of four others of similar type. She mounts a main armament of eight 8-in. suns and 1. smaller antiaircraft suns.
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