The Straits Times, 22 June 1939

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    32 1 [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 2S PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS
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      206 1 Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. Coleman St. O*t Singapore. Phone 4816 &£g!fe^^ SHORT DELIVERIES Sr*m 'tr-ir-m -ta PAP£ R INSULATED tlll n l m I I"M 111 1 111 AND ALL TYPES OF I:iq^ B lil c iiitlßil t flAlL B JilS > fi
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      22 1 jDONtBEVA CUE ASK FOR NOF/NER WHISKY COfS MTO ANY BOTTLE %ggF SOLE AGENT JOHN LITTLf S CO.. LTD. g^ Incorporated in England
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      15 1 Madame Page 13. Battery Bidg. Singapore's Leading Dressmaker. New Collection. Day Evening Gowns in STOCK
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATHS
      107 2 BLAKE. W.M.— On June 19. In London. Formerly of United Engineers, Ltd., Singapore. MR. KWEK LOON aged 61 at 8.45 a.m. on Sat. June 17, 1939. tins. KWEK LOON (nee Madam Kheng Huat Neo) on Sunday, June 18 at 3. IS a.m. aged 59 at their residence, No. 19,
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      408 2 SITUATIONS VACANT_ When applying rot anv position advertise In JhcM' column* <end copies of testimonials Do not wnd originals. WANTED r.n MW>Ot girl manicurist or apprentice Apply Mahon Martin between 5.40 At 6 p.m. V. \vn I) ASSISTANT CASHIER. Salarj $30. Cash Security S500. Apoly Box Nc. S22. Straits Times.
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      364 2 SITUATIONS WANTED EXPERIENCED YOUNG INDIAN Salesman, married. 30 years of age. well connucttd with local and urjeountry market. spea'.:s Chinese seeks employment. Apply Box 618, Strait* Times. EUROPEAN GIRL age 18 recently arrived, home training. Scottish higher leaving school certificate iHons.) shorthand, recks appointment, salary not of Immediate consideration. Box
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      884 2 PERSONAL WHEN ON LEAVE WE SPECIALISE 2 a very rapid Tailoring Service. Cur prices are very keen lo< cash (Suits 7 gns.) Give a trial order— w« have every confidence that you will br completely satisfied. GRAHAM VOIGHT 100 Jermyn Street. London, S W l FOR SALE FOR QUICK SALE.
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      814 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET GODOWN. Read Street off River Vault* Road 4,000 to H.OOC square feet United engineers Limited. NEW MODERN GROUND FLOOR OFFICES to let with every convenience Apply N Reuben Cc. Ltd 7De Souza Street. TO LET OFFICE space at Meyer C'.iamoers Raffles Place from son to 2.000
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      768 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MODERN OFFICE ACCOMMODATION. area 2,800 sq. ft. Ist floor, overlooking Battery Road, Lift and Fanj. Apply No. 546 Straits Times. EDUCATIONAL HOME SCHOOL, DEVON. Preparatory Boys and Girls. 4—9:4 —9: Entire charge; I rims moderate Mrs. Rhys Jones (lately Miri Sarawak) Woodlands School, Exmouth. Dlckson Road, off
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      395 2 BARGM/VS Ring for Demonstration No Obligation, Phone 5088. 1936 CHEVROLti MASTER SALOON. No. 2522 It Is a pleasure to drive this Chevrolet —very comfortable and very powerful. It is most attractively ducoed and very well shod. Do not fail to examine this car. A trial will convince. Price__s97s.— DELUXE AUSTIN
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      708 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i incorporated in Er.glnnd) PENLNSULAR AND ORIENTAL SH Co. UALL PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore CORFU 15.000 June 30 BURUWAN 6.070 July 1 CANTON 15,500 July 14 CARTHAGE 55.000 July 28 SOMALI 6,800 July
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      543 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS Incorporated tn Jaoam GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suet, Port Said Naples. Marseilles, Gibraltar, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and HamburgVessels Tonnage Dv Sail HARUNA MARU 10,400 June 23 24 YASUKUNI MARU 11,900 July 11 12 KASIMA MARU 9.900 Aug. 2 3
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      748 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATB. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE FAKLS To: MARSEILLES. LONDON. KOTTEK- To: PALESTINE. ROTTERDAM. BAM DAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AND COPENHAGEN LALANDIA July 4 ASIA (calls London) abt. June 26 JUTLANDIA July 25 DANMARK July 20 MEONIA Aug. IS AFRIKA July 22 FIONIA
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      711 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. Collyer Qo*y Singapore rei SISL Chartered Bank Building. Penang i>i i3gg, BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON N CJONTINrNI AM) GLASGOW (IB conjunction with the Glen Unri Dua Sails GLENFINLAS L'don, R'dam. Ham. Ant Mid. June 24 June 27 SARPEDON Mars. L'don. R'dam, Grow
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      279 4 Today China Hoihow (Van Heutsz) 2 p.m. Uujoe and U Britain i&.L.M.) 3 ox) Hong Kong (Van Heutsz) 2 pm ixan tii.L.M.) 2 p.i. Mcaan (X.L.M.) 2 pm Aden (Amra) ..3 pun. txit Ainca (Anna) 3 p.m Whole Australia iQantas) 9 p.m Java and T.mor Diliy (Qantas)
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      70 4 Malls from Europe (London parcel mails) exnected tomorrow, June 23, by Memnon delivery uncertain. Mails from China and Japan expected tomorrow, June 23, by Haruna Maru. AIR MAIL TO AUSTRALIA Owing to the late arrival of the Imperial Flying boat from Europe the air malls for Australia,
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      270 4 INWAKD IVearnes From Pen»n;, Ipoh and Kuala Lnmpui Arrive* every evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrivrs THIS afternoon. Cantas From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Saturday eveninglraje.ial From Europe: Due TODAY. EiDejtcd tomorrow. K.N I L.M.: from Saigon: Arrives Wednesdays. K.NLL.M.: From
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      FROM MALACCA
      108 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed •By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca aa follows: Today. Aden. Burma. Canada. E.iS. Africa. Egypt. Great Britain. Ireland. India. Iran. Kuwait, Mauritius. Newfoundland. Palestine. Sudan and TransJordan by air (Imperial) t p.m. Hong
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      YESTERDAY'S WEATHER
      125 4 Stations Last max rain- Drlsht night temp, tail s'shine m!n *P lr.chcs hrs. °F WEST COAST. Alor Star 88 Nil 2.7 73 Penang 87 NU 2.9 74 Sitiawan 84 NU 2.0 73 Bukit Jeram 89 NU 4.0 73 Malacca 85 NU 8.0 73 INLAND Kuala Lip is 85
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      155 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf: Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1: Shirala 22. Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Angelina 18; Bhutan 16; Gorgon 14; Soekambcemi .11; Ruys, Atjeb 9. Empire Dock: Entrance Gate 2; Exit
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      Passengers From Europe In Antenor
      142 4 THE following passengers from Europe for Malaya are In Anterior which is due in Singapore on July 10: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wight, Dr. and Mrs. C. C. B. Ollmour, Mr. and Mrs. D. Wickett, Capt. and Mrs. D. R. Bannerman, Mr. and Mrs.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    642 4 New York, June 21. 'THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today's Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 137.57 137.61 up 04 20 Rails 27.68 27.66 Off .02 15 Utilities 24.12 24.08 off .04 40 Bonds 89-39 89.44 up .05
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    WHY WAS JAPANESE SALMON BOUGHT ?
    171 4 WHY WAS JAPANESE SALMON BOUGHT London, June 21. /"VUESTIONED in the House of Commons on the report of Japanese salmon purchases, Mr. R. H. Cross, Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Trade, understood that considerable supplies of canned Russian and Japanese salmon were in bond in Britain but a large part already,
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    Will Gold Be Returned ?
    145 4 Will Gold Be Returned May Help FrancoSpanish Relations La Rochelles, June 21. A DECISION of a civil tribunal here will enable France to implement in full the provisions of the Bearad Jordana agreement for the return of Spanish gold held by France. The tribunal declared va!ld a claim of private
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    NAZI REPRISAL OVER CONSUL
    138 4 But No Attempt To Substantiate Charges Berlin, June 21. rjERMANY has requested Britain v to recall the British ConsulGeneral in Vienna. This fs a reprisal 'to the British request for withdrawal of the German Consul at Liverpool, after it has been proved in court he was
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    U.S. PROTEST IN TIENTSIN
    114 4 U. S. PROTEST IN TIENTSIN Interference With American Trade Washington, June 21. TTHE United States consul-general in Tientsin has handed the Japanese consul-general a protest against the blockade restrictions and inconveniences to American business from the American Chamber of Commerce there stated Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, today. According
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    Wang Ching-Wei Again In Japan ?
    110 4 Wang Ching-Wei Again In Japan Chungking, June 21. MR. Wans Ching-wci. former Vice1W former Vice-President of the Kuomintang, who has just started a new peace movement fostered by tho Japanese, returned to Tokio by piano on Monday, an official Clvncsa report states. He is reported to have conferred with another
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    KING'S JOCKEY DIES IN PLANE CRASH
    97 4 London, Juno 21. -THE King's jockey, James Crouch. was found dead tonight beside the burnt out aeroplane In which he left Heston as a passenger yosterday for Newcastle to compete in a race. The crew of two were also killed, th* plane crashing near
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      956 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in r1d.8.1 TELEPHONE: FieUbt S43S. PaMace MIL iks&Ml EMPRESS C^SftiljtjjS/y? y our 3asja e on Canadian Pacific a r f f/Bii^^^ la r eest fastest tlnei on the Parlflc LA' t v^^^^^n^^f*^^ —or her '■unnlnp mat r 'he WwKr%tftr.^^^L l^tfltow luxurious Empress ot Canaaa w^^^B ENk
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      543 4 TIDE TABLE frlA'GAPOKE Today. H. W. 1.09 a.m. 9.7It.; 2.24 p."ro. 8.5 ft. L. W. 7.49 a.m. 0.6 ft.: 7. 59 p.m. 3.6 ft. Tomorrow H. V, 2 a.m. 9.4 ft.: 3.11 p.m. 8.4 ft. L. W. 8.38 am. 1.3 ft.; 8.57 p.m. 3.6 (t. Saturday H. W. 3.02 a.m.
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      227 5 For cl*an anriaaphc F DENTAL PLATES l^^aP^^tartar and food 1 from dantaJ I plstM wnil# you l'^*p-^H Of all Chemists and Stores, I Price 75 cents. Soli Dlitribwtor» for Malaya I GRAFT ON LABORATORIES Ltd. I SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR FOR BACKACHE KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLE Stop Getting Up Nights and
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      28 5 POOLEY PLATFORM WEIGHING MACHINES. The Cheapest Machines are those that give the best and longest Service. Pooley Machines give that service. Sole Agents: QSEBSSBSb Incorporated in S. S.
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      294 5 WHEN FEETJ W. Pains all through your feet Aching, burning, shooting agonies every step .*ju take Shoes on tire all the time Stale Foot Acid has got you all right This crippling condition of the feet begin* in the skin pores. Your feet have 3,000 pores to every square inch
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      308 5 SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 2ZS metre*. ZBF 30 M metre* p.m. 5.00 Hindustani music, t 5.30 Cantonese historical drama. t 5.55 Cantonese orchestral recital t 6.05 Cantonese music, t 6.15 Children's programme. Mandarin), t 6.30 Mandarin dance music, t 7.00 Children's programme (EnsllshK 7.15 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.30 Talk.
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      704 5 Broadcasting EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 me/l (13.97 m.); GSG 17.71 mc/i (16.86 ra.); GSF 15.14 me/1 (1S.S2 m.)i GSJ 21.63 me/a (13.93 m.): GSD 11.75 me/ft (25.53 m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. Irish Rhythms. 6.35 "Music In the Air"— 10. 7.35 "Between You and Me
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      458 5 KWEIYANG TODAY XPSA. 6.97 mc/t (13 a.). p.m. 6.50 National anthem, band. 6.00 Reports (In Japanese). 6.10 European music. 6.20 Educational talk to children. 6.40 Chinese music (Monday, Saturday), Foochow and Amoy songs (Tuesday. Friday), Chaochow and Cantonese songs (Wednesday, Thursday), group songs (Sunday) 6.50 Talks on war (in Chinese,
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      412 5 NIROM TODAY TDA 6.04 rac/i (19.1 m.). TDB 9.65 me/1 (31.3* m.). VUB 11.88 mc/i (M.J m.). PHN 10.26 me/I (IS.' m.). p.m. 4.50 Programme preview. Tea concert. 5.50 The Eagle's Nest. 6.20 The hits ot today. 6.50 News and announcements. 7.12 Paul Whlteman and his orchestra. 7.40 General political
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      415 6 RUBBER SHARES HAVE SMALL BUSINESS COMMODITY SLIGHTLY EASIER By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, June 22. MARKETS generally show very little change this morning, the situation in the Far East still having a dampening effect. New York yesterday had a turnover of 470,000 shares but prices were practically
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      RUBBER SUPPLIES VERY SCARCE
      149 6 I^ewis And Peat's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued this morning, Litfis and Peat i Singapore; Ltd. On? of our more humorous writers stated the other day that 'Every silver lining has a cloud in front of it.' This describes the
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      MINING
      582 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Wednesday, June 21, 5 p.m. All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue Val. Kraser Co. Lyau It Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 3/6 4/- 3/7«/ 2 4/5/- Austral Amal 4/7 V4
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      GENERAL
      434 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 1 SZV» 1 40 2 2 do. 7V 2 prefs. 2.15 2.25 2.20 2.25 10 10 Atlas Ice 4 75 5 25 b 00 6 60 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0 55 0.60 0.50 i«0 10 5 B M. Trustee S.75
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      263 6 6% Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 »0 100 nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400 000 Int. Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 nom 4Ci'/ 2 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 106 108 nom 4>/ 2 1909
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      RUBBER SHARES
      357 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Fraser Si Co LyaU i (Ulenby 1.25 l.so ?.2O Mot Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.90 fVmal Malay 1.40 1.50 l.iO \yer Hitam 0.90 1.00 0.90 Iyer Molek 0.95 l.iO j.90 dyer Panas 1.10 1.20 1.15 Bassett 0.52 0.55 50 3atu Lintang 1.05 1.12
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 6 Thursday, June 22, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28% 28! No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in rases June 28 'i 28% G.K.A.Q R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales June 28 5/16 28 7/16 F A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales June 28! 28 '4 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No IX
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      EXCHANGES
      182 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 27/32 London demand 2/3 27/32 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand ***** Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 3/16 Montreal demand 54 3/16
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    London Stock Exchange
    374 6 Small Price Changes Gilt-Edged Easier London, June 21. THE Stock Exchange today marked 1 time pending clarification of the Far Eastern situation, prices moving narrowly. Gilt-edged were mainly slightly easier but European issues were supported. In the other sections no definite trend was discernible.— Reuter. The following
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    NO INCREASE IN U.S. SILVER BUYING PRICE
    214 6 Washington, June 21. IT is reported In Senate quarters that President Roosevelt is not willing to promise an Increase in the price of newly-mined silver after the end of June, as requested by silver producers and dealers. Silver Buying Policy Hinders Bill New
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    92 6 London, June 21. Today's closing mean rates were Paris 176 23 32 Stockholm 194* New York 4.68 5 32 Athens ***** Montreal 4.69 5 18 Belgrade 210 Brussels 27.53 Bucharest 660 Geneva 20.76?; Rio 2 Jl/16 Amsterdam 8.81 "i Buenos Aires 20.22 Milan 89 Montevideo 18 Berlin 11.67
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    QUESTIONS ON TINKLER DEATH
    155 6 Mr. Butler "Regrets" No Reply Yet London, June 21. IN the House of Commons, the Under 1 Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Mr. R. A. Butler, said he regretted no reply had yet been received in response to British protests to the Japanese regarding the death of
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    MINISTER HECKLED IN COMMONS
    136 6 London, June 21. /"VPPOSITION members sharply heckS ed Mr. W. S. Morrison. Chancellor of the Duchy c. f Lancaster, when ha moved the draft oid?rs designed O ameliorate civil obliKations i/f militiamen during their period of service. Ho declared that militiamen should not be penalised by
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    MANILA GOLD SHARKS
    93 6 Manila, June 22. QUOTATIONS, in pesos, for 10 ceniavo gold shares on the Manila Stocic Exchange this morning compared wit!i yesterday's as follows. Previous Today's Asked Bid Asked Bid Ar.imok 0.23 0.21 0 22 0 21 Ccco Grove 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.30 Itogon 0.24'i 0.24 0.24' 2
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    JUTE MILLS MAY CUT OUTPUT
    51 6 Dundee. June 10. The commute:; of the Indian Jut? Mills' Association has recommended that production be curtailed as from Aug. 1 by sealing 20 per cent, of thrt hersian looms and 10 per cent of the sacking lcoms, "if no more randba 1-; orders are
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    Liverpool Cotton Easier
    27 6 London, June 21. IN the commodity markets today, Liverpool cotton eased in sympathy with Bombay but offerings were well absorbed later by good buying.—Reuter.
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      43 6 BRITISH :^®f) EXTINGUISHERS I (^§§[^2 As a unit of first-aid jyv_^_^a protection, the VSti^l FOAMITE Extinguisher lA"-I u HHi^ >s the best available or every *yp e °f industrial property. kooo# ALL TYPES AND SPARE CHARGES IN STOCK. SOLE AGENTS: McALISTER CO., LTD.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      BUSINESS DECLINES ON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
      711 7 Fresh Encouragement Needed To Stimulate Interest London, June 12. DURING the past week business on the Stock Exchange has fallen off considerably. In some quarters this Is explained as being due to "summer time languor." The truth appears to be that Investors generally are
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
      183 7 375 Tons Sold Yesterday THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce j 1 Rubber Association held its 1,439th auction yesterday when of 1.075,936 lb. (480.33 tons) catalogued, 999.682 lb. (446.29 tens) was offered and 839,646 !lb. (374.84 tons) was sold. London spot price 8' id. a pound. New York
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      NEW LARGE CAPACITY AIR RAID SHELTERS
      105 7 London, June 21. I\R. DAVID ANDERSON, the eminent engineer, in a lecture to the Institution of Civil Engineers today, disclosed that heavily protected air raid shelters to accommodate 1,200 persons and capable of resisting a direct hit cf a 500 lb. high explosive bomb
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      EXCISE DUTY ON FILMS DROPPED
      95 7 London, June 21. CIR JOHK SIMON, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons today that he had decided to drop the proposed excise duty on cinematograph films. There would be minor adjustments In Customs duty, he said. This is a sequel to
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      159 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS y\M c, «i iuic ma, u y.ui. Books Company Dividend Clos* TIN. Iltam Tin 5% Int. June 19 Cramat Pulai 5% final lea tax June 7 Do 2hi% lnt lets tax June 1 tenons Consold. 6d. Int. No. 26 June IT ;th. Tronob ihb%
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      Broadcasting Corporation Has Working Loss Of $2,867
      412 7 LICENCE REVENUE HIGHER BUT GRANTS RECEIVED ONLY $2,167 A LOSS of $2,867 on working account was incurred by the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. in the year ended Feb. 28. The directors have decided to charge $26,878 for depreciation so that the loss
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      AYER HITAM EARNS $6,621
      167 7 NO DIVIDEND: CROP OF 304,300 LB A NET profit of $6,621 was earn- ed by Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate Ltd. in the year ended Mar. 31 last. The amount brought forward from 1938 was $8,091, making $14,712. The directors propose that $1,500 be transferred to cultivation
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      MORATORIUM IN CHINA
      59 7 NEW MOVE TO SUPPORT DOLLAR Shanghai, June 21. Fis learned that Chinese banks this morning will declare a three- day moratorium suspending all transactions. It is understood the reason for this move is to endeavour to force foreign banks to sell foreign currency more freely and thus
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      169 7 Singapore, June 21, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $11.50 White $1100 Black 7.25 Copra Mixed $330 Sun Dried $3.65 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga $2.42& Fair $2.42'/ 2 Sarawak $2.40 Jelotong Palembang $7.25 Banja $7.00 Sarawak $7.00 Tapioca
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      272 7 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Limited competition for Bus Services. A Sub-Committee has been appointed t« report on the question of limited rompetit:on on certain existing omnibus and trolley bus routes in Singapore. Members of the public xho wish to rca>niunicate their views to the Sub-Commiii«e on this question are invited
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      324 7 OVERSEA- CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED beg to announce that their new Branch Office •t TELOK ANSON will commence business or MONDAY, 3rd JULY, 1939 AT NO 3, ANSON ROAD, TELOK ANSON, PERAK. ill j h!I»1vc j »V1 Hearing Restored Slop Head Noises Deafness and Head Noises need not be dreaded
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      182 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China ov SMdai Charter) 12. Cecil Street Slnjapors. Telephones: Manager's OlTi.t ill Asst Mariagcr't Ufllre SMt Firhjnur Ifept. '.111 a General Office 5188-t Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO." Paid Up Capital Ch. 40.000. 0 M 0* Reserve Funds In excess of Ch 6.200.0»t 0* Tsui Assets approximately
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      332 8 MARK TWAINS FAMOUS STORY ALIVE AGAIN I ALHAMBRA— Positively Last D»v 3 15. 6.15 I 9.15 p.m. THE TERROR OF THE j£ W MISSISSIPPI... THAT SLY SLICK SLEUTH /..J^!^|j^i^ BELOVED RASCAL /M Hl^PK^| Also i..\irai 'i'A>Ht: UJUUnrnC with pictures cl' 'irifetK MAJESTIES IN WESTERN CANADA. TROOPING THE COLOUR ON HORSE
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    FRESH JAPANESE MOVE IN TIENTSIN EXPECTED
    386 9 Evacuation Of British Women And Childen Encouraged Shanghai, June 21. TIENTSIN spent a night charged with subdued tension, A due to a precautionary mobilisation of the Volunteer Corps, which was attributed to disquieting rumours that the Japanese were contemplating a fresh move against the
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    JAPANESE MILITARY AND TIENTSIN
    166 9 London, June 21. THE situation at Tientsin is still con1 fused by the attempt of the Japanese military authorities in North China to make a local incident into an issue of general policy, declares The Times in an editorial today. So long as there are uncertainties
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    SOIL EROSION IN PALESTINE
    167 9 Investigation By Noted American Expert London, June 21. PALESTINE is being visited by the greatest expert in the world on soil erosion problems, an American, Dr. Lowdermilk, who Is chief of the Research of Soil Conservation Service of the United States. Dr. Lowdermilk was Invited by
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    Statement By Premier
    223 9 Statement By Premier Japan's Position Still Not Clear, He Says London, June 21. DEPLYING in the House of Commons to a series of questions relating to the situation in Tientsin, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said the barrier restrictions remained the same. Four British subjects had been stripped and
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    "BRITONS WERE NOT STRIPPED "
    155 9 "BRITONS WERE NOT STRIPPED Tokio Denies Reported Tientsin Outrages Tokio, June 21. POREIGN press reports regarding the manhandling of Britons at Tientsin by the Japanese authorities were categorically denied by the spokesman of the Foreign Office today. According to the spokesman, antiJapanese propaganda had been let loose in connection with
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    WELL KNOWN U.S. SOCIAL WORKER DEAD
    42 9 Chicago, June 20. MISS Grace Abbott, well known social worker who has represented the United States since 1932 on the League of Nations Advisory Commute* on the traffic of women and children, died here today. Reuter.
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    Landing At Swatow
    439 9 Landing At Swatow JAPAN'S SURPRISE NEW BLOW JAPAN struck a surprise new blow in South China early yesterday when marines and troops landed in the neighbourhood of Swatow. It was officially announced in Tokio, reports Reuter, that Japanese warships entered Swatow harbour after removing mines. Japanese warships got within, two
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    BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK'S CHINATOWN
    66 9 New York, June 21. AT least seven persons were killed in a fire in the heart of New York's Chinatown today. Firemen were handicapped by the intense heat in the narrow streets and winding passages of old buildings but managed to extinguish the flames
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    King Plays In Cricket Match
    171 9 London, June 21. THE Royal liner bringing the King and Queen home from their triumphal tour of Canada and the United States is expected to pass Bishop's Rock lighthouse this evening and early tomorrow morning the Empress of Britain will be met by a destroyer
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939. MALAYA'S FOOD SUPPLIES
    994 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939. MALAYA'S FOOD SUPPLIES Recent references to the need fo) increasing the area under padi ir Malaya and for encouraging th< cultivation of food crops on estate; have prompted a belief that at som< future date Malaya can be mad( almost, if not
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    TIENTSIN, PARIS AND WASHINGTON
    102 10 Paris, June 21. America's interest in Tientsin is represented in sections of the Press here as being much greater than generally reported. Figaro says that the United States is following the position much more closely than would appear, adding: "How could she forget that Britain sacrificed
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    Hitler To Speak Near Polish Frontier
    44 10 Berlin, June 21. Herr Hitler will speak at Tannenberg, near the Polish frontier, on Aug. 27, the occasion being the "25th anniversary of the battle In which the Russian army was defeated by German troops under Hindenberg."— Reuter.
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    A RIVERSIDE CAMP
    527 10 Three Weeks On The Serau WATER IN THE ULU To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— For 21 days I have been camped on the left bank of the Serau River In Ulu Pahang, and for 21 days I have seen the water of this river
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    CHINA'S DOLLAR AND JAPAN'S YEN
    323 10 After Nearly Two Years Of Fruitless War To the Eiitor of the Straits Times Sir,— It is quite probable that the re- cent fall In the sterling exchange value of the Chinese dollar from 8d. to 6'/ 2 d. will have created the impression here
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    13 10 CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES. More comment on the Malacca test case.
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    TIENTSIN AND SHANGHAI
    778 10 Japan's Challenge To Britain Although published before the present Tientsin crisis developed, the following article, written by an old resident of China and published in Great Britain and the East (London) last month, is an informative outline of the position of British interests in China. COME days
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    778 10 F.M.S. Buccaneers ""THERE Is many a chuckle to be got out of the business relations between bus-owners In the FM.S. and a member of the Home Civil Service, namely Mr. S. W. Nelson, as recorded by him in his first annual report. Here, for example, is
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    SOVIET UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW PLAN
    249 11 "Show No Progress On Earlier Ones" LONG CONFERENCE WITH FOREIGN COMMISSAR More Optimistic View Taken In Paris THE new Anglo-French proposals handed to the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M Molotov, by the British and French Ambassadors do not show any progress compared M-ith previous proposals, according
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    Halifax On The Moscow Talks
    535 11 London, June 22. |T appeared a short time ago tha there would be at least a fey months of tranquility, but that ha: not proved to be the case, declarec Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary in a speech in London last night. L)rd Halifax said
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    No Staff Talks With Russia
    235 11 London. June 21. 1 IN the House of Commons tonight 1 Mr. Wedgwood Benn (Lab., Gorton) 1 questioned the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, regarding staff talks with Russia. Mr. Chamberlain replied that obviously an agreement > must be settled before this question v arose.
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    MORE JEWISH REFUGEES
    48 11 London. June 21. THE last batch of St. Louis refugees A numbering 287 arrived at Southampton from where they travelled to London. Out of a total of 907 aboard the St. Louis, Belgium has taken 273, Holland 194, France 153 and Britain the remaind?r. Reuter.
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    BRITAIN BOOED IN BERLIN
    119 11 Berlin, June 21. MORE THAN 150,000 Berlin residents booed and hissed a mention of Britain by the Minister for Propaganda, Dr. Goebbels, during his speech at the sports stadium, which followed much the same lines as the week-end utterances at Danzig. Dr. Goebbels made very emphatic
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    French Destroyers Visit Gravesend
    44 11 The French destroyers commanded by Admiral Donval were given a great welcome when they arrived at Gravesend. The flotilla consists of the destroyer Jaguar (above) and three torpedo-boats. Gravespnd Town Council voted money for the entertainment of the French sailors.
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    "Tientsin Incident Still Capable Of Settlement'
    217 11 "Tientsin Incident Still Capable Of Settlement' T ORD HALIFAX, the Foreign Secretary, in a speech in London yesterday, referred to the Tientsin blockade and said he hesitated to believe that the Government of Tokio would wish deliberately to challenge the whole position and policy of Great Britain. He thought, rather,
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    BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVE AS JAPANESE COUP FEARED
    583 11 Tientsin, June 21. THE defence force at the British A Concession here was strengthen- ed today by the arrival by train of a company of Durhams, partly from Peiping and partly from the area 1 around Shankaikwan. This reinforcement is welcomed by Britons,
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    BRITAIN WILL TAKE "NECESSARY STEPS"
    124 11 Wants Any Grievances Formulated London. June 21. NSWERING supplementary questions In the House of Commons on the Far East situation. Mr. Chamberlain said in reply to Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour) he hoped that if Japan had any grievances she would formulate them. Replying, to Mr.
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    AXIS NAVAL UNITY
    37 11 Berlin, June 21. THE Italo-German naval talks have A been concluded and a communique states the result was full agreement between the views of the two navies and fully satisfying to both parties.— Reuter.
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    JAPANESE ULTIMATUM TO FOREIGN WARSHIPS
    76 11 British U.S. Destroyers Told To Leave Today rpHE Japanese naval authorities have issued an ultimatum to the foreign warships to leave Swatow harbour by 1 p.m. today, reports Reuter. Two foreign destroyers— H.M.S. Thanet and U.S.S. Pillsbury— are at present in Swatow harbour. There are
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    Chinese Bid To Halt Enemy
    178 11 Tokio, June 22. THINESE forces in Northeastern Knangtung Province reportei. to be moving toward Swatow from the interior to check the Japanese advance, according to Hong Kong messages. Japanese forces, which landed at two places near Swatow yesterday, have completely occupied that port, according to
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    CURT REPLY TO BRITAIN
    115 11 Tokio, June 21. THE Japanese Government has refused Britain's request for the abolition of exceptional discriminatory treatment against persons and the dilatory examination of foodstuffs at Japanese barriers around Tien- tsin according the newspaper Asahi Shimbun. The newspaper states the refusal waj communicated ths British Ambassador,
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    INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF R.A.F. APPOINTED
    44 11 London, June 21. r\UE to the expansion of the R.A.F., an additional post of inspectorgeneral has been created. The first occupant will be Air Marshal Sir Charles Burnett who will concentrate chiefly on the training and maintenance of units. Reuter.
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    DEFENCE TALKS OPEN IN GYMNASIUM
    982 12 Broad Outlines Expected To Be Traced Today BRITISH AND FRENCH OFFICERS HEAR OF NEW CHINA CRISIS DKUTER messages about the increasing seriousness of the position at Swatow were conveyed to defence chiefs attending the International Defence Conference, which began today, while they were in session
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    "BETTER YEARS AGO"
    155 12 Manila Comment On Conference Manila, June 22. JV>|ANILA, generally serenely unconcerned amid the defenceconscious colonial capitals in the Far East, Is watching the AngloFrench defence talks, which open today in Singapore, a^» an "outsider." Army and navy circles stated today that no United States observers were attending.
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    TOM SAWYER DETECTIVE
    94 12 ■it Thy Cinema "Tom Sawyer, Detective (Billy Cook, Don:tid O'Connor, Porter Hall and Philiip Wa-rcn) Paraircnnt. At the Alhambra. /\N the screen Mark Twain's famous story with tfcc beloved characters of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, has b?en recreated effectively. The adventures of the pair and the
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    New Association Planned For Local-Born Indians
    126 12 SCHEME to form a new association in Singapore mainly to look after the Interests of the localborn and domiciled sections ot the Indian community have materialised. The rules and regulations of the new body, wh 1 eh will be known as the IndoMalaya Association,
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    Canada Opposes Barter Plan
    87 12 Ottawa. Jane 22. THE Canadian Government is .vending a second protest to London against the proposed barter scheme under which the United States would exchange wheat and enttnn for rubber and tin. When the barter scheme was first brought up Ottawa voiced opposition on the grounds
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    118 12 Defence Chiefs guests of Governor: From left, front rote, Lieutenant-Gen oral Maurice Martin, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Indo-Chma. Lady Thomas, the Governor, Sir shenton Thomas, Admiral Sir Percy If able. Commander -in-Chief of British If aval Forces in the Far East, Vics-Admiral J. Decoux, Commander in-Chief of the
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    Governor's Big Dinner Party
    239 12 i "TPHE heads of the French Defence I Mission which arrived at Singapore yesterday morning to take part in thu I Anglo-French defence conversations in Singapore yesterday were taken for a drive round the city by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, whose guests they are. i
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    SHOOTING IN COFFEE SHOP
    185 12 Tungku Claims Self-Defence (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, June 21. "A SUBMISSION that Tungku Ozair acted in self-defence when he fired a pistol was made when the case for the defence was opened today. TunKku Ozair. a member of the ruling house of Kedan. is
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    LOYAL REGT. IS NOT STANDING BY
    65 12 IJUMOURS that the 2nd Battalion, The Loyal Regiment, is standingby to proceed to Shanghai at short notice, are flatly denied by Fort Canning. However, it is pointed out that if the increasing seriousness of the China situation warrants it, a logical development will be
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    MR. W.M. BLAKE DIES AT HOME
    127 12 R.S.Y.C. Founder Was 65 EX-MANAGER OF U.E. SHIPYARD I*HE death has occurred in Enprland of Mr. William Maxwell Blake, former manager of United Engineers Shipyard and Marine Department at Tanjonjr Rhu and the founder of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club. Mr. Blake, who left
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    FLYING-BOAT HELD UP AT PENANG
    118 12 General And Mails By Internal Service JTHE delayed eastbound Imperial AlrI ways flying-boat, v.'hich was expected to arrive at Singapore yesterday afternoon, is held up at Penan? with engine trouble. The aircraft left Penang at 10.12 a.m. yesterday, but about ten minutes later I was
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    STOP PRESS
    87 12 The British nave; authorities in Hong: Kon-j announce that II. M.S. Thanet is remaining in Swatow to luok after British national;, in spite of the Japanese ultimatum which expires at 1 p.m. It is understood that the American warship there is also remaining. It is reliably learned in
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    Hero From India
    42 13 Colonel G. B. Henderson, Deputy Director of Military Operations and Intelligence, Army Headquarters, India, uho is a dele;ate to the Defence Conference which opened in Singapore today. He arrived by X.L.M. airliner from India last eveiiing.— Straits Times picture.
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    Five Children Sue Motorist
    218 13 SEQUEL TO DEATH OF FATHER •THE five children of a Chinese who I «M alleged to have been killed ty the negligence of a Singapore motorist sued the motorist before the Chief Justice. S.S Sir Percy MrElwaine, in the Singapore High Court, yesterday. The plaintiffs, Lim
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    SABOTAGE CAUSED RAIL ACCIDENT NEAR GEMAS
    937 13 Fishplates And Spikes Takeii From Line Deliberately COMMITTEE FINDS DRIVER WAS OBSERVING SPECIAL CAUTION (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 21. A FINDING that the derailment of the Kuala Lumpur- Singapore mail train on May 28 was due to sabotage has been returned
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    Air Chiefs Of India And Far East
    60 13 l.iuic.ui fnuip bonnet Joub^rt de la Fcnc iiejii, A.r Ojjicsr Comvianding, Air Forces in India, a:d Air Vice Marshal J. T. Babington, Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Far East, at the Singapore Airport yesterday when the Air Marshal arrived by X.L.M. p'.anc
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    ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN NEW WORLD PROPERTIES
    437 13 Appeal By Commissioners Against Order Allowed T'HE appeal of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners against an order of Mr. Justice Pedlow in a matter concerning the assessment of certain properties in the New World Amusement Park was allowed by a unanimous judgment of the Court
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    SEREMBAN ROTARIANS
    51 13 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 21. Mr F. Hilton, the secretary of the Negri Sembilan -Malacca branch of the AutouDbile Association of Malaya, will be the speaker at the next meeting of the Seremban Rotary Club on Wednesday. He will speak on the "Huftiorous side of amateur
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    SPECIAL COOKING FOR THE TROOPS
    137 13 HTHE cooks in the X.P.M. liner Ruys have had to extend their cuisine on the present voyage to South Africa. Among the deck passengers in the liner, which reached Singapore yesterday, are 182 coal-black, crinkly-haired Portuguese African soldiers, whose catering needs vary from those of
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    LORD INCHCAPE DIES SUDDENLY, AGED 51
    215 13 TPHE death was announced In London yesterday of Lord Inchcape, who died suddenly at his home In Chinthurst Hill, Wonersh, near Gulldford. He was found dead in his dressing room. Lord Inchcape, who was 51, was ap- i parently in normal health until yesterday
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    LIGHT DURING BLACK-OUT
    326 13 Fine For Malacca Engineer WARDENS GIVE EVIDENCE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 21. OL. STEPHENS, Settlemer Engineer, appeared in the police court today in answer to summonses, one t!;::t between 11 p.m. on June 18 and 1.26 a.m. on June 16 he allowed a li;;ht in
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    U.S. Airways Man
    26 14 4t. G. D. Macgregor, vice-president if Pan American Grace Airways, rho arrived at Singapore yesterday n the K.PM. liner Ruys.— Straits Times picture.
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    Cyclist Killed In Collision : Misadventure
    127 14 Cyclist Killed In Collision Misadventure •yHE Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. Q. Porter, yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure when he held an inquiry into the death of a Chinese cyclist, Goh Sal Tiang, who was killed when he collided with a bus driven by a Chinese, Ng Huay
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    COOLIE KILLED IN NEGRI
    30 14 From Our Own Correspondent. > Seremban, June 21. A Tamil coolie was fatally injured byfalling earth when he was engaged in carting earth at Temiang in Seremban.
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    INSTITUTE PRINCIPAL FINED: REFUSES TO PLEAD
    1087 14 Alleged Breach Of Regulations Under Schools Ordinance EDUCATION OFFICERS TELL OF VISIT TO CLASSROOMS DEFUSING to plead in answer to a summons charging him on a complaint for a breach of the regulations under the Registration of Schools Ordinance, P. E. Perera, principal of
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    Brought Defence Chiefs Here
    24 14 The cruiser which brought British defence chiefs from China H.M.S Kent, flagship of Admiral Sir Percy Noble.— Straits Times picture.
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    EUROPEAN'S MAINTENANCE CLAIM AGAINST HUSBAND
    638 14 Applicant Says She Was Expecting Reconciliation THE reason she accepted the £6 weekly allowance provided by her husband was because she expected a reconjciliation and nothing more, and also that she was still fond of him and of no one else in the world, declared
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    EUROPEAN'S CAR IN DRAIN
    271 14 Naval Base Man Charged E. CURTIS, a European attached to the Naval Base Police, yesterday appeared in the Singapore Traffic District Court on a charge of negligent driving and causing grievous hurt to a European woman, Mrs. Doreen Verbiest, when his car was alleged to have
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    CASE LASTS 27 DAYS
    69 14 (From Our Own Crrrespondent) Seremban, June 21. AFTER a hearing lasting 27 days, judgment was reserved today, by Mr. J. P. Biddulph, the Sen-moan magistrate, in the case of alleged illegal planting of rubber on the Titl Syndicate Estate in Jelebu. brought against two Europeans, Mr.
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    PROSTITUTION PROBLEM
    390 15 In Singapore And War-Torn China To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— To my way of thinking, any discussion of the ricksha parade menace, to be profitable, involves discussion of the problem of prostitution as a whole. There is no use blaming the prostitutes or the men,
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      CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY TEST CASE
      594 15 Honorary Auditors Liable For Damages? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Reading through the letters on the Malacca Co-operative Society's test case published in your paper recently, it occurs to me that it would be of great interest if an expression of opinion could
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      S.T.C. DRIVERS
      451 15 Two More Stories Related To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I am In sympathy with my fe/Jtw-correspondents' grievances over the Singapore Traction Company's treatment of passengers. 1 dare say that this unsatisf actor/ treatment of passengers has really no- thing to do with the "spirit of
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      ARAB COMMUNITY ASKS FOR A SEAT
      411 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It was about two years ago that you kindly published my letter on Arab representation on the Municipal Commission. Now I crave again the indulgence of your esteemed columns. Every community— Chinese, Malay, Indian, European, Eurasian
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      ASIATIC CITY FATHERS
      369 15 Commissioners And Their Critics To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Much has been said and written about the regrettable state of affairs in the Municipality, where certain forms of discrimination are practised as between European and Asiatic ratepayers. I am at a loss to understand
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      MR. BATEMAN'S RADIO STATISTICS
      158 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— What lfl the number of owners of receiving sets, classified by nationalities, in Singapore? Several times have I asked this one question, through the medium of your paper as well as by direct letters to the postal authorities,
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    CHAINED TO A BURDEN OF FATIGUE ?
    262 16 CHAINED TO A BURDEN OF FATIGUE Tired to death— sleepless irritable— ageing far too quickly— these are the trials which beset too many men and women who live out their lives in the Tropics. Yet it need not be so. The ■ystem is only crying out for a tonic stimulating
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    INDIAN SANDHURST CADETS TO BE INCREASED
    874 16 Officers Have Been Found To Be Highly Efficient INDIANIZED UNITS ARE EQUAL TO BRITISH UNITS IN STANDARD Simla. IN order to increase the number of cadets from the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, who are qualified for commissions in the Indian Artillery, Indian Engineers
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      Radical Policy For Aundh
      305 16 System Of "Travelling Government" Aundh. •"THE Prime Minister of the Aundh 1 State laid down the policy ot the Government at the first meetIng of the State Legislative Assembly recently. The safeguarding and realization of the provisions of the Aundh State constitution are the foundation of
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      NATAL CONGRESS PRESIDENT IN CALCUTTA
      54 16 Calcutta. June 12. CWAMI Bhawanl Dayal, President of the Natal Indian Congress, arrived here this morning. He will stay in Calcutta for ten days. "I have come to arouse public opinion in connection with the interim legislation of the Union Government of South Africa," he
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      CONSOLIDATION OF LEFTISTS
      224 16 Socialists Against "Forward Bloc" Patna, '"TOE Congress is not a Parliament where opposing parties must try to oust one another from power. It is a 'front' the unity of which must not be Impaired," declared Mr. Jal Prakash Naraln, General Secretary of the Congress Socialist Party and
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      INDIAN NAVY REFORMS
      230 16 New Volunteer Reserve Simla. A PRESS communique says that, with the proposed recruitment for the Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve, a new chapter of India's Naval defence is opened up. Although its beginning wil! be a small one, the principle for which It stands is one of
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      INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE PUNJAB
      180 16 Lahore THE Punjab Government has de elded to create a marketing organization In the Province in thf interest of industrial development of the Punjab, particularly of cottage and small scale Industries. In this connection two marketing officers, with the necessary staff will be appointed shortly to
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      HINDI AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
      149 16 University Committee's Reported Decision Nalnltal. OINDUSTANI is to be made the 1 medium of instruction in the I Universities, according to a decision I reported to have been reached by the j University Reorganization Committee i which is holding its sittings here. This decision will,
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    Plea For Developing Nationalism On The Lines Of Europe
    476 16 Calcutta. A PLEA for developing nationalism on the lines of Europe was made by Hazrat Maulana Obeidulla Sindhi when addressing, as president, the Jamiatul Ulema Conference, Bengal, in the Calcutta University Institute Hall recently. He deeply appreciated Mahatma Gandhi's programme of
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    JAPANESE PUPPETS READY TO BUY HONG KONG
    161 17 Tokio Journal On Why Britain Should Return The Colony Tokio, June 21. THAT Great Britain should return Hong Kong to China is demanded in official and semi-official Japanese circles as the best solution to ths present difficulties, according to a report in the
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    Money Flowing To Shanghai Again
    275 17 Tiic City's Position To Chinese Finance Shanghai, Jun? 21 fp:iE position of Shanghai with re- K.ird ta Chinese trad 2 and finance Is reviewed by th; finr.n^ial editor o' th S.n Wan Pn. He d?c.ar?-> that again a censidercble proporti)ii ri Chinese capital has been
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    SWISS NATIONALS WHO FOUGHT IN SPAIN
    97 17 Ecrne. June 21. IUO action will betnk.n against Swirs national:] who fousht in the Spanirh war. the Swiss Federal Counc'l an; uncer. Exception is b;ins made, hr-vever. for astern thr.t him already been 8t:r cd. his mrans that the majority of: Ewi s national]
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    LUCK KILLED HIM
    40 17 Bucharest, June 21. A LOCAL business man broke the tcr.k at a casir.o in Sinaia yesterday, winning several million Ist Orrrrcr:c by his l:ick, he died from heart jaihire when he was handed the money. Trans-Ocean. I
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    ANTI-BRITISH RADIO BROADCASTS
    100 17 Secret I.R.A. Station Eludes Police Lcndcn, June 20. Jl/f ANY radio listeners in Northern Ireland and in Eiro on Sunday night picked up a broadcast programme transmitted by a S3cret station belonging to the illegal Irish Republican Army. The trrnsmission lasted about 15 minutes. Reading a sta'ement
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    SMUGGLING MONEY OUT OF ITALY
    102 17 18 Alleged Members Of Gang: Arrested Milan, June 21. riGHTEEi; alleged members of an International gang engaged in foreign currency smuggling, have been arrested at G:;nsa. They arc mostly of Greek or French nationality. They are said to have smugsled foreign currency of a total
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    ITALY'S *****,000 POPULATION
    48 17 Rome. June 21. 'THE population of Italy had risen by the end cf May to 44,247,000. It !s announced here. This figure includes Italians living in the four provinces of I/bya. This is an Increase of 1,200,000 on the census figures of April, 1936. Trar.s-Ocean.
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    21 17 Rome, June 21. RffARSHAL Badoglio, chief of the Italian General Staff, has left by plane for Tirana, capi'al of Albania —Trans-Ocean.
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    Fighting Woodland Fire In Scotland
    33 17 Cc!«3i:r; from Fcrl Cicrsc, Cco'.land, weurinj c^s maslu to ccnibat the smcke, tackling blazing trees near Kintcssack, while fighting an all-night woodland fire which burned down three houses.
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    HUGE LOSS DUE TO LABOUR DISPUTES
    94 17 Washin2ton, June 21. TTiE American economic sys'.em has suffered a loss of seven millard dollars since 1933 in strikes and labour disorders, it is announced hers by the Senate Committee for improving relations between employers and employees. The committee in its report states that
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    Malaria Epidemic In Capital Of Bulgaria
    60 17 Belgrade, June 21. /"VVE-THIRD ot the population of the Yugoslav capital is suffering: from malaria, according to medical estimates. The cases are not of a serious nature, however. The epidemic is believed to be due to the recent Hoods. The Koyal Guards have been
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    YONAI DEFIES JOINT ANGLOFRENCH NAVAL ACTION
    212 17 Tokio Navy Minister's Boast: "No Occasion To Worry" Tokio, June 21. "THERE is a rumour that the British and French navies are contemplating joint action in the Far East, but there is no occasion to worry for Japan if the rumour turns true," declared
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    JAPANESE IN INDIA
    40 17 London, June 21. IN the census returns lor 1931, the total number of Japanese In India, excluding Burma, Is given as 1,764, ac- cording to a written reply to a qucstlcr. In the House of Commrns.— Kavas.
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    FALSE TEETH FOR THREE COWS
    78 17 Paris, June 21. /"«OWS with false lee'.h are a feature of an agricultural fair which has Just opened at Moscow, it is reported. Three cows were patients of the best veterinary den.ist in the Soviet Union, it is declared. They came from a Ukrainian collective
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    YONG LOONG CHONG WINS SINGLES TITLE
    761 18 Yadi Beaten After Thrilling Three-Set Final IN what was probably the best final seen for many years in Singapore Yong Loon Chong took the Singapore singles title from the holder, Yadi, when he beat him G-3, 7-9, 8-6, yesterday. The match was a bitter
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    21 18 Cpl. Fracer, who created a new British Army record in ths harr.mer throw at the Garrison sports yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    Seven Games Won To Love
    44 18 1UO FEWER than seven games were won to love in yesterday's Singapore singles lawn tennis championship final between Yadi and Loon Chong. Loon Chong, the winner, won six of these games. Loon (hone served consistently well throughout the match.
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    RAFFLES & ST. ANDREW'S WIN MATCH EACH
    447 18 RAFFLES ST. ANDREW'S WIN MATCH EACH I' N A FIRST ELEVEN match against Raffles Institution at Raffles yesterday St. Andrew's were beaten by five wickets on the first innings. P. Yzelman took seven wickets for 23 runs for Raffles Institution. Scores: ST. ANDREW'S N. Capel c Sivalinsam b Yzelman 28
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    Fraser Breaks Army Record
    142 18 m CPL. Fraser, of the Gordon Highlanders, created a new British Army record in the hammer throw at the Garrison teams sports at Gillman Barracks yesterday when he threw a distance of 137 ft. 7>/ 2 in., the previous record being 135 ft. 10 in. Results
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    Y.M.C.A. WATERPOLO
    54 18 i The following will play waterpolo for the Y.M.CJV. Junior Department against the H.A.F. today at Fort Canning at 4.00 p.m.: Yow Wah Sung, Loh Hens Kee, Chia Kok Leong, Chu» Kim Chian.i. Kwlk Sam York. CHan Suay Bah (Captain i, and Wou« Fatt Llm. Kcserres William Yeo
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    R.A.F. (H.Q.) Beaten By Naval Police
    115 18 rE R.A.F. (H.Q.) were outplayed by the Naval Police at the S.H.B. ground yesterday in a second division (b) league soccer fixture. Through the opportunism of Bristow and Scott, the Police took four goals without reply. Bristow netted twice In the first half and
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    BRUEN BEATEN IN IRISH GOLF
    61 18 In the Irish amateur golf championship James Bruen, British Walker Cup player, was beaten three and one in the fifth round by G. H. Owens. Other Walker Cup players to lose were Cscil Ewin?, to J. Carr of Sutton, Dublin, three and two, and John
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE HOLD TRATMAN CUP
    503 18 Three-One Margin In InterFaculty Soccer Match TN spite of a lead in the first minute of play, Dentals failed to break the Medicals' four-year hold of the Tratman Cup in their inter-faculty soccer match which Medicals won three-one at the King Edward VII College of
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    Today's Sports Events
    17 18 Soccer: Div. II B, J.C.S.A. vs. Indian Assn., J.C.S.A. Athletics: Garrison Sports, Gillman Barracks.
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    S. C. C. AND AIR FORCE SHARE TWO GOALS
    202 19 IN a reserve division league maten played on the padang yesterday, the S.C.C. drew wth the R.A.F.. each s'de scoring ence. Bath the goals cam? in the first half of the game Both the defences did useful work. The Airmen had
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    20 19 P. O. Young (R.A.) in action in the pole vault at the Garrison spons at Glllman yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    SERKMBAN SOCCER
    136 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. June 21. The Negrl Sembilan Ch'nesa Re- j creation Club went a step further to- wards winning the Negrl Sembiian Football League shield, when the Negri Sembilan Malay Gurus were beaten by five goals to two. The Chincsa were I easily the better
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    DUNCAN ROBERTS XI
    66 19 The following will represent Dun.m; Roberts Ltd.. In a frlsr.dly soccer airaim Thomycrcft XI. at Farr?r Park en June 24ih Lye Swee Peng: Lee Kirn Teck, Bone; Mcng Chens: Chow Loi Yee, Soh Ah Kcon. Tsm Ttian Koon: Yeo Eeet Klat. Chellah bin Sallm. Tan See Jons.
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    TADS LOSE TO FORT CANNING
    256 19 Yesterday's Cricket At Tanglin EORT CANNING defeated the Man- Chester Regiment by 71 runs in a i second eleven match at Tanglin yesterday. Batting first, Fort Canning made a slow start, but Capt. Ewens placed them in a sound position with a good knock of
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    WIMBLEDON DRAW
    240 19 Play To Start On Monday The following players are seeded roi the Wimbledon lawn tennis championships beglnrung on Monday. Men's singles: Austin (Great Britain), Rlggs and McNeil (United States) Puncec (Yugoslavia), Henkel (Germany), Cook (United States), Menzei (Germany), Tloczynski (Poiana). Women's singles: Alice Marble ana Helen Jacobs (United
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    SINGAPORE CHAMPION BEATS SZABADOS
    506 19 Fine Play In Exhibition Table Tennis jyi SZAB ADOS, ex-world's table tennis champion, was beaten for the first time in Malaya by Loh Kum Soon, 1938 Singapore champion, in a thrilling five-set struggle at the Great World Amusement Park last night. I Kelsn and Lai Ying
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    JOHORE MALAYA CUP TEAM
    328 19 Sixteen Players Chosen For Friday (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, J.ine 21. AFTER a soccer trial held at the rt Astana padang today the selection committee decided, to invite 16 players to be present at the Anson Road Stadum on Friday for the Mflaya cup
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    Draw For Negri Tennis Championships
    469 19 Draw For Negri Tennis Champio nships (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 21 A record number of entries have been received by the Negri Sembilan Lawn Tennis Association for the annual championship meeting which starts on Saturday on the courts of the Sungei UJong Club at Seremban and will be
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    NEGRI ATHLETICS
    46 19 (Frvm Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 21. Intending competitors in the N?grl S?mb:lan Amateur Athletic meeting :n July are reminded that entries close on Saturday. Entry forms could be ubta'ned from the honorary secretary, Mr. S. K. P. Sivam, King George Fifth Sehoci, Seremban.
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    AUSTIN BEATEN BY KUKULJEVIC
    28 19 London, June 21. In the lawn tennis championships at Quern's' Club, third round, Kukuljovlc (Yugoslavia) beat Austin i Great Britain) 6—4, 6— 4— Reuter.
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    ENTRIES FOR SINGAPORE ATHLETIC MEETING
    679 19 FOLLOWING are the entries for the forthcoming Singapore amateur athletic sports meeting to be held on the padang on June 29 and 30 and July 1. ISO YARDS R. Minjoot, M. K. Sundram Cpl. E. Egerton, Cpl. H. Smith. Pte. J. Payne Sebestian De Sa.
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    17 19 The R.A. team who u,on the second heat of the SSO yards relay yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    FRENCH DEFENCE CHIEFS MAKES OFFICIAL LANDING
    148 20 The French Defence Mission which arrived at Singapore yesterday for the International Defence Conference opening today inspecting a guard of honour provided by the Ist Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, at Clifford Pier when they landed from the cruiser Lamotte Plcquet. Lieutenant General Maurice Martin,
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT No. 177. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939 EKiHT PAGES.
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      CANDLESTICKS CAN BE CHARMING
      340 1 iirHEN the servant problem brought about the decline of the silver candlestick, it incidentally helped the cause of homeliness in decoration. China and glass also made for colour and cheerfulness and encouraged the development of original ideas. Coloured glass and gay pottery candlesticks have become so
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      Refugee Sculptor Models First Heads In Singapore
      548 1  -  Sees In Head Of Malay Ball-Boy Strength Of An Unmarred Race lI I T LE ft came to Vienna and in those few hours Karl Duldig, sculptor and sportsman, lost his career, his fortune and his home. He is now in Singapore literally
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      Barbara's Bits And Pieces
      531 1 THE many very dainty organdie and muslin blouses which are seen everywhere this season need careful handling if they are to emerge undamaged from their frequent launderings. It is a good plan to put them in muslin bags, then to squeeze them about in the soapsuds
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      Should Women Wear Hats In Courts Of Law?
      1128 2  -  Alyse Allynghame bY CINCE Mr. E. G. Hemmerde, K.C., the Recorder of Liverpool, publicly declared that there is no historical or scriptural ground whatever for insisting that women should wear hats in courts of law there has been a growing feeling that
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        385 2 WHO WANTS TO LOOK YOUNG Discovery E0 BHDS K WOMEN CAN WOK XM^iSwimMy '\triict «.f skin flKyy cells- just like tlio L, y*7 \jr vital elements in a J/jj^tt^^ 'i.iii. HNCnM by a famous Doctor at tho Make thlS l.'niversiry of Vienna. ObTffT i taincd by him this cx- tract,
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        216 2 ATTENTION SMART SHOP 17, STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE. PRICE STOCK TAKING SALE NOW ON r|(gv MODE ELITE IS GETTING ROUGH /Y^sxyQ^3^\ with its straws this season, shaping l v 53 Jfc/ I t^ i3m n O'OY new patterns, effortt> lessly pretty at a farm garden. /iiWBWzMsl n Opsn ..eason en Rustic
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      What Shall I
      678 3  -  Take Home As Presents? Gifts Which Please Can Be Cheap ty'HAT shall I take home as presents for the family, is a question which looms up on the horizon before every home leave. First of all there is the question of Customs when you get home, but
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      Millinery Has A New Slant
      149 3 Millinery Has A New Slant Yvonne Says That— \f/D season millinery is at its most enchanting phase, and hats are as gay and inconsequent as butterflies. They have, however, emerged from the frankly silly stage and the newest hats are surprisingly becoming and not necessarily daft at the same time.
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      Study The Tilt
      123 3 RUT it is absolutely essential to put them on at the correct angle. Every hat must be worn "just so." And your milliner knows just the right tilt for every hat. So. when you see a hat which swoops right over the eyes obscuring one of them
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      Masses Of Net
      145 3 QTHER trimmings include masses of net and lace. The highly coloured veiling is no more, and we usually see white or black hats trimmed with veiling to match. Very fine straws are often chosen lor this type of trimming, the veiling is either folded crisply around the
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      Sylph-Like Figures Are Coining Back To Fashion
      1115 4  -  Flights Of Fancy, Fruit And Flowers UVERY society woman has, by now, bought the clothes she will need until the end of the London season takes her off to recuperate at holiday resorts at home or abroad "home" has it this year, by
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        427 4 jlook Mother /^B Hjj^^^^^WH Km if/dm <* *11 HNB^. tr7'^*^^ Few lads escape these painful enip- o( sound fltsh and new .-Kin. tions, to some they are a constant and Cuticura is the ideal first-aid tad humiliating plague. If you have a son healer for cuts, grazes and all kin
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      Hospital Week Workers Attend At Home
      119 5 MORE than 80 of the 200 helpers for Hospital Week— July 1 to B—in8 in Singapore attended an at home at Bishopsbourne last Saturday. The guests were received by Mrs. B. C. Roberts, wife of the Bishop of Singapore. v ith Mrs. J. J-
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      Abbott-Knightly Wedding.
      46 6 S A FTER the wedding in Kuala j> JX Lumpur of Mr. J. H. Abbott and Miss Marion Knightly. Trom left Mr. W. H. Droogw lever, best man, Mrs. J. E., King, bridegroom and bride, Master Jeremy Taylor, and Mr. I J. E. King.
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      Have You Met Him?-The
      469 6 Have You Met Him? -The THERE is something friend- ly and refreshing about the man or woman who will admit ignorance whereas there is something extremely tiresome about those who think they know everything. Especially exasperating is man who knows all about women. You've met him, I expect: that Man
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      Man Who Knows All About Women
      623 6 marocain or crested satin, and we positively resent the man who parades his knowledge about scanties, eyelash .curlers and ail the other secrets of allure. In short the man who thinks he knows a permanent wave from a natural one is not likely to
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      Tailored
      17 6 QUITASLM end smart for the tropics is this tailored coat p in flowered ottoman silk. g
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        220 6 W& „r^Pr_. IW'O at Just look— his flHt Utlla teeth are through pearl; white, sharp and 0- firm— and they didn't hurt a bit. I A Other, bigger teeth are on the way, A/^l I I X~\ f^ but they won>t hurt either> i;pcaus 11/111 V> Mummy is wise and
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      Victoria Chappelle Talks Of Jobs— And Jobs
      1308 7 Victoria Chappelle Talks Of Jobs And Jobs I FIND myself just now repeating, like a small girl at school at the end of term, that immortal line which seems to be handed down from one generation of schoolgirls to the next "This time next week, where shall I be?" Because,
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        375 7 THE WEIHAIWEI EMBROIDERY Co. 106. HIGH STREET. SINGAPORE. Come Jt See our latest displcy of thest wonderful goods at our showroomt. SILK Ladies' I'nderwrar, Nishlt;own.«. Pajamas, Kimonos, Handkerchiefs A Pongee Silk etc. TEAK A CAMPHORWOOD Chests. Tables, Lamp Stands. Wilting Desks Cabinets etc. LINEN Table Cloth, Luncheon Sets, Bed Spreads
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      A MARKETING GUIDE
      811 8 FRUITS Descriptions. Approximate Prior* Notes. Apples (green) 5 8 cts. each Very good. Apples (red) 3 6 each Sweet. Firm. Bananas (green) 01 each Plentiful. Oood. Bananas <red) lft each Very scarce. Bananas ivellow) 08 for ten Small. Nice flavour. Grapes (green) 35 a pound Dear Pair
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      Lemons On The Menu
      537 8 THE answer to many pro1 blems of food and drink is literally a lemon. There is no drink so thir?t cuienching as hememade lemouu'ie, and weak tea with a slice r, f lemon in it runs it a close secoi.J. Of all the ices, the lemon
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      Tomatoes Au Gratin
      132 8 UAVE you ever served i tomatoes au gratin as i a breakfast or tiffin dish? Here i is the recipe: Select 8 firm tomatoes, re- move the skins and cut into j halves. Melt 2 ounces of but- ter in a saucepan, stir in 1 ounce of
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      American Sultanas At 25 Cents A Lb.
      189 8 URUIT and vegetables are remarkably plentiful in the local markets this week. New supplies of Californian oranges and grapefruits have arrived and these are in excellent condition. Large, green apples from Australia are crisp and well flavoured, while two kinds of red apples
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      Cold Sweet
      76 8 Cold Sweet 11ERE is an unusual thouc/r simple cold sweet whirfc has a most delicious flavour. Take four tablespoonfuls of castor sugar and stir into It two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. Now stir in two tablespoonfuts o; brandy and lastly a pint of ra'.her thick cream. Put it in a
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        300 8 C. K. TANG 231, River Valley Road, Phone 2181 SINGAPORE. «> have heaps of lovely and attractive ■Mi (or all or:a*ioa? that arr sure to plr»v Always available. .Always on display. Bedspreads Baby* Drcascs, Ilandkrrrhiefs, liand-bars. DreninK-table-srts. I.unrh-srU, Ladies' Uneerle, r.vj.mas. Scarves, Tea-seis, Tablecloths. Jade-trees, Jewellery, Teak and camphorwood chests,
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        255 8 *M«rt-Creme" will ensure £ZT~/ S*A that fashionable matt >^ -^B complexion. Perfect a9 > IB B powder base. W^r "4711" Cold Cream promotes skin suppleness; ideal for cleansing and T'tg^^j^t^.i, ™*ssage. Whu h s\\e A *o\(>uncj for >Mfi&F^ heruear? A j Herhjsband thinks she's a wonder. dT fll Bfc She
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