The Straits Times, 24 June 1939

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. PKICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      263 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING.. MIEN CHONG You are assured at real catisfactlon. *iA Colom. 11. St. Singapore. Phone 4816 C^a^ 41 asatv B* 3 QNCRETI J^lj^ MIXTURES and STONE CRUSHERS Where consistent outputs and complete reliability are equally important, Winget Concrete Mixers and Stone Crushers will always be seen in use.
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      7 1 SINGAPORE. 140. CECIL ST I 'PHONE 5471)
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      332 1 Findlater's B^ Sherries j^HHr4 Hl r<%r •*•<>*"<■ HH I>uty 0.:.-, Kxtra. jH Lb OLD MORENO BROWN. FuH o/ Flat oi $:.o« H iMm^^mK*- PALE DXY Very uitable )or I i^it^Lßi tt® cluo Sherry and Bitters s:.O;, '^HK^^K B^^T FINO. Possesses the Bouquet o) a true Fino. $3.30 Mh^ rr M
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      99 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR 25, JAVA ST < 'PHONE -3683). <Mk Keep in step with jyk CABLE SHOES 111 UW^ y° U c^°° se J| V FIVE FITTING SHOES. tjS RESULT A CLOSE FIT AT Tl IE W/^^^ HE F.I. AND COMFORT FOR ■■CABLE' Tan Willow Oxford H^BW Smart Medium
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      16 1 Madame Page 13. Battery Bids. Singapore's Leading Dressmaker. Raw Collection. Day Evening Gowns in STOCK it
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      13 2 MCNTOOMERIE. B. on 17th June at Bandoeng. Assistant Manager. Indrawn' Rubber Limited.
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      407 2 McNAB SCOTT-WILHELMSEN PHEIFFER— At Dundee, Scotland. Bth June by declaration before Sheriff Malcom. Charles, omy son of late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Edward Scott of Dundee. Scotland, to Esther, elder daughter of Mr. Peter Wilhelmsen and late Mrs. Olga Wilhelmsen of Copenhagen and Aarhus. Denmark. SITUATIONS VACANT Uhrn appoint ioi
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      449 2 PERSONAL THE MARRIAGE BUREAU, 125, New Bond Street, London, W.I. Introductions given privately and confidentially. May fair 9524. FOR SALE SHELVADOB Refrigerator Phone 3333. REFRIGERATOR, in perfect order. 2'j years original guarantee. $110. Phone *****. STRUCTURAL STEEL. Joist* Even Angles, plates Round and Flat Bars. Hlndhcde A Co Ltd FOR
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      861 2 HOUSES FLATS. TO LET ROOM, furnished with bathroom and modern sanitation attached. In a private house. Apply 363 A, Orchard Road, or phone 4C84. TO LET. 32A Meyer Road 4 Bed-rooms, 2 Bath-rooms, Sitting and Dining rooms Garage. Entry 1.6.39. Apply The Brici.'t Malaya Trustee Executor Co. Ltd Tel 5959.
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      880 2 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE ESTATE OF KAVENA ENA AHMAD .MARICAN, DECEASED Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustee Ordinance (Chapter 59) all persons having claims against the Estate of Kavena Ena Ahmad Marican late of No. 19. Tank Road Singapore, who died on the 25th day of May, 1918 at
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      795 2 HOME LEAVE I HOME LEAVE To let November 1939 t<> March 1940 detached fully furnished house gas. electricity, water, four bedrooms, bathroom, hot water, sitting room, dining rcor.i. Kitchen hall. Garage. Garden, Coal house. Half hour electric train north west cf Londo.i se\en minutes walk station. Bus quarter hour Watford.
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      257 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60, WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARIES Ist. FLOOR, 18-F. BATTER* RU., P.O. BOX 34. SINGAPORE. NEW BOOKS EVERY MAIL. Open Daily: 8.30 A.M. to 6 P.M. Saturdays: 8.30 A.M. to 1 PM.
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      757 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated id England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENIAL B.N Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore CORFU 15,000 June 30 BURDWAN 6.07(1 July 1 CANTON J 5.500 July 14 CARTHAGI J 5,000 July 28 SOMAI 1
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      543 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated tn .ißtihui GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TOLONDON Penang, Colombo, Aden. Snei. Port Said Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg. Vessels Tonnagj Dv Sail HARUNA MARU 10,400 June 23 24 t YASUKUNI MARU 11.900 July 11 12 KASIMA MARU 9.900 Aug. 2
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      655 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE FARES To: MARSEILLES LONDON, UOTTEK To: PALESTINE, ROTTERDAM. HAM DAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AND COPENHAGEN LALANDIA July 4 ASIA (calls London) abt. June 27 JUTLANDIA July 2.S DANMARK July 22 MEONIA Aug. 15 AFRIKA July 24 FI
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      703 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. ollyci Qu.-\y Singapore TeL 5151. Chartered Bank Bunding. Penan* Tel 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FASI SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON N (OMINtM AND GLASGOW (Is conjunction with the Glen lino Dut Sails GLENFINLAS L'don, R'dam. Ham. Ant Mid, Today June 27 SARPEDON Mars. L'don, R'dam. G'gow July
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      1012 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freifbt $433 Passace UU. CANADIAN PACIFIC SI t AMSHIPS. LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cmbin class from £105.17.9 Tourist class from £75.8.8. AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R./P. O. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class From 181.4.6 From £126.12.7. •Irrrt
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      806 4 Wall Street Quotations New York, June 2?T •TTiE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today. DOTY-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today's Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 136.88 137.42 up .54 20 Rails 27.56 27.75 up .19 15 Utilities 24.00 24.10 up .10 40 Bonds 89.39 89.35 off .04
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      1548 4 SHIPPING MAILS SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE Today Eastern, Southern and Western Australia (Gorgon) ..2 p.m. Europe and G. Britain (X.L.M.) 2 p.m Iran (X.L.M.) 2 p.m. Medan (X.L.M.) 2 pm New Zealand (Gorgon) 2 p.m. Burma (Shirala) 3 p.m. East. North West India (Shirala) 3 p.m. Sarawak (generally) Sarikel and Sibu
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      394 4 SWATOW DEMANDS MERELY "AD\ ICE" Woi-ncn Decide To Slav In Cily Tokio. June 23. T^HE Foreim O.fice spokesman today referred to the Japanese request for foreitn warships to leave Swatow as "frisndly advice" which had been "misinterpreted abroad The Jananesa advice, he said, had been given in a friendly spirit
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      125 5 Distributors- GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Roundtrip from Singapore to Hongkong/Shanghai and back via Manila, Saigon and Bangkok per Luxury Liner Boissevain," Ruys or Tegelberg." Roundtrip fare 250 .00 320 00 Full information from Pass. Dept., X.P.M. Line. (Incorp. in Holland.) (Phone 5451) THEATRE-QUALITY #^7#j^ *j A* MOVIES
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      102 5 THE QUALITY OF RADIO TUBES IS NEVER QUESTIONED. Wholesale or Retail from Distributors: KEE KUAT RADIO CO. 122-124, Orchard Road, Singapore. THE LATEST 1939 SINGES TWELVE ••The British Twelve with th« ■mazing performance It It without doubt, the most com* plete combination of power, (race of design, and luxury of
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      741 5 SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL 225 metre* ZIIP 30.08 metre*. p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Adelphl Hotel. 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.32 Llsht orchestra. Relayed from the Adelphl Hotel (contd.). 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Malay musical entertainment. From the studio. 6.00 Mouth organ concert by the Chinese and
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      1311 5 Broadcasting NIROM TODAY YDA 6.04 me/S (49.6 m.). YIIB 9.55 me/1 (31.20 m.). VDB 11.86 me/S (25.S a.). PMN 10.26 mc/s CU m.). p.m. 12.20 Plkler's band. 12.50 Alfredo Campoli and his orchestra. 1.10 News and weather reports. 1.22 Studio orchestra. 2.10 News repeated. 2.20 Close down. 4.50 Programme preview.
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      95 5 CHUNGKING TODAY XOOT ti.il m. 119.9 nc'D ar 31.5H (9.5 tnc/s). p.m. 8.20 National anthem Chinese music. vance programme and time announcement In Mandarin. 8.30 Reports In Cantonese. 8.45 Malay music. 8.55 Reports In Amoy dialect. 9.10 Western music. 9.20 Reports In English. 9.30 Reports In Malay. 9.45 Military music
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      MINING
      555 6 Issue Val. Kraser Co. Lyall St Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampai Tin 3/6 4/- Z/V& 4/5/- Austral Amal 4/6 5/3 4/9 5/2 £1 Austral Malay 38/- 40/- 39/- 41/5/- Ayer Hitam 20/6 21/6 21/- 22/1 Ayer Weng 0.72 0.76 0.73 0.77 £1 Bangrin Tin 19/- 20/- 20/-
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      GENERAL
      441 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.90 1.40 1.3216 1.40 2 2 do. 7'/ 2 prefs. 2.15 2.25 2.20 2.25 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 t>oo 550 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0.55 0.60 0.50 )00 10 5 B. M. Trustee U. 76 7.50 8.75 7.50 £1 £1 Con.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      263 6 6',i Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 norn 4Ci»/ 2 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 106 108 norn 4V4C. 1909 red. 1955
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      RUBBER SHARES
      351 6 Fraser Co. Lyall I Mlenby 1.20 1.30 1.20 Mor Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.90 Vmal Malay 1.40 1.45 1.40 \yer Hitam 0.90 1.00 0.90 Vyer Molek 0.95 l.'M d.90 \yer Panas 1.10 1.20 1.15 3assett 0.52 0.55 I! 50 3atu Untang 1.05 1.12 105 3cdford 0.80 O'jO 0.80 3enta
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    473 6 RUBBER BARTER SCHEME HAS NO PRICE EFFECT SHARE SECTIONS VERY QUIET By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, June 24. THE chief feature of the market this morning is the announcement that the Anglo-American mbber-for-cotton agreement was, signed in London yesterday and appears to have met with a very
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    IRON ORE SHIPMENTS TO JAPAN
    34 6 SIiIPMENIS ol iror.-ore from Malaya Japan In May totalled 224,211 mpared with 235,259 tons in April. Of tin May shipment*, 132,672 irne from Trengganu, 70,799 and 20.740 tons from
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    SILVER PRICE RALLIES
    41 6 London, June 23. y rERDAY'S rally In silver was carried further today, the price ng three-sixteenths of a penny en ounce to 19 7'l6d. on the continued reserve of sellers In face of a small general demand.- Reuter.
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    IN DREDGES CLOSED DOWN AND WORKING
    30 6 f\r 12C tin dredgei in the F.M.S., 51 were working at the end of May; nine were under construction and 66 Rerc <lowd dowr
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    81 6 Friday, June 23, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28' i 28? i No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases June 2h-» 28*/£ G.F.A.Q. B.S.S. fob. to bales June 28 5/16 28 7/16 FAQ. R.S.S. fob. in bales June 28 3/16 28 5/16 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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    EXCHANGES
    185 6 Friday, June 23. The following are the excnange rates this morning according to the daily 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 240 1 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 3/16
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    ANGLO-AMERICAN BARTER AGREEMENT SIGNED
    303 6 600,000 Bales Cotton For 80,000 Tons Of Rubber London, June 23. AN agreement whereby the British Government will sup- ply America with rubber in exchange for cotton of equivalent value was signed in London today by Mr. Joseph Kennedy, United States Ambassador to London, and Mr.
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    JAPAN'S GOLD NEAR EXHAUSTION
    181 6 Depreciation Of The China Dollar London, June 23. PAR Eastern currencies are lengthily discussed by financial writers today, and it is generally agreed that the recent depreciation of the Chinese dollar, combined with the crisis at j Tientsin, severely shook confidence In I China, resulting in
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    London Stock Exchange
    386 6 Small Movement In Prices London, June 23. /"\N the Stock Exchange today, the final prices were above the day's lowest owing to a small rally after early dullness induced by reluctance of operators to exterd commitments prior to the week-end.— Reuter. The following are today's closing middle
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      39 6 "I love everything thati old old friends, tld times, old manners, old books" And need one say, the magnificent Whisky called 'Old Rarity GUAHANTCID 13 YtAW OLD MeALISTER CO., LTD. h Sol* Afistfbr 5.5. I FMS. f W.P.S. 10
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      PROBLEMS OF INVESTMENT TRUST MANAGEMENT
      1547 7 Root Principles Spreading Risk Safeguards Against Loss Til 1*"1 investment trust principle is sound and well established. Its justification has been demonstrated by a succession of excellent dividend payments by many of the trust companies. Since its inception more than 50 years ago the m<
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      217 7 Singapore. June 13, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 I Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok 511.50 White $11.00 Black S 7.25 Copra Mixed $3.25 Sun Dried $3.60 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.47U Fair $2.45 Sarawak $2.47 l 2l 2 Je'.otong Palembang $7.25 Banja
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      132 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, June 23, 5 p.m. Books Company Dividend Closa TIN. Total tor Dare Ex. DiT. financial rear Payable Date to date Kramat Pulal 5% final leas tax June f Do 2U% mt leas tax June 7 Sth. Tronoh 2V4% int. lees tax June 15
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      LOWER PRICES FOR COPRA & PALM OIL
      321 7 LOWER PRICES FOR COPRA PALM OIL Straits Plantations Annual Meeting AT the annual general meeting of the Straits Plantations held in London yesterday the chairman, Mr. Eric Macfadyen, said: We have reason tc be proud of the low costs achieved on the estates and we have disposed of our produce
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      STEEL OUTPUT HIGH RECORD
      255 7 DAILY PRODUCTION OF 45,115 TONS MORE FURNACES NOW EMPLOYED OTEEL output for the month of May, at 1,218,100 tons, exceeded the previous highest monthly total (in November, 1937) by 40,000 tons. Last month's output was 160,000 tons above the April total and 261,000 tons above the
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      TIN OVER-EXPORTS AT END OF APRIL
      95 7 AT the end of April countries participating: in the International Tin Control Scheme had exported 5,342 tons of tin in excess of the permissible exportable amount. French Indo-China and Siam were the only two countries to be under-exported, French IndoChina by 475 tons and
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      ALLIED NEWSPAPERS
      113 7 Acquisition Of "Sunday Referee" A LLIED Newspapers having purchas- ed the "Sunday Referee," the latter has been amalgamated with the "Sunday Chronicle," and the combined issue is now printed and published simultaneously in London and Manchester. The amalgamation follows the completion of negotiations by Lord Kemsley, chairman of
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      EXPORT DUTY ON TIN ORE COLLECTED
      50 7 •yHE total revenue collected from the export duty on tin-ore by the Malayan Governments In May was $357,745, compared with $1,061,770 in April. The total collections for the five months of this year are $3,365,517, compared with $4,085,888, In the corresponding period of 1938.
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    TRONOH MINES LTD.
    1428 7 MR. C. V. THOMAS ON TIN RESTRICTION. The Annual General Meeting of Tronoh Mines, Ltd. was held in London on June 15th. The chairman, Mr. C. V. Thomas, was unavoidably absent but his address was read by Mr. J. H. Rich who presided. The dredges treated a
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      177 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated to Chin* ov dbttlal Charter). 12. Cecil SUvet Slnjapor;. Telephones: Manager 1 Office Mil Ant. Manager's Office 6441 a Exchange Dept 814 1 General Office MBB-0 Cable Address: "CHIJNGKI'O" Paid Up Capital Ch, I 43.«0».0Mt» Reserve Funds Io exetas of Ch. t 6.2M.000.M Total Asset* approximately
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      317 8 Thrill to Dorothy l^amour as the Glamorous Queen I of the Mississippi in Paramount* Grand Musical Hit ALHAMBRA -TODAY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. LQUSS m lL DOROTHY t^pWH LAMOUR- I^Jj^Sj j^^S IsHf^p >: i LLOYD NOLAN ■^^^^j TITO GUIZAR, MARY PARKER, MAXIE SULLIVAN, Etc. ALSO "PATHE GAZETTE." PARAMOUNT SPORTLIGHT AND
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      198 8 A WEEK END SHOW OF LAUGHS! "BE SURE NOT TO MISS 'The LAMBETH WALK' It is a joyous affair and gorgeous Entertainment".. H. L. HOPKIN in the "Malaya Tribune," June 21, 1939. ICAPITOL! 18. jf i —a IN THE GREAT SCREEN ADAPTATION OF THE FAMOUS '^JBUm fl VICTORIA PALACE 818
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      197 8 FURNITURE. YOU CAN DEPEND on EVERY ARTICLE FURNITURE Produced in OUR OWN FACTORY. THE ART FURNITURE DEPOT LTD., 32/34, Orchard Road. MATA HART I PARTY OF JAVA I BIGGER, BRIGHTER y~LJv| I AND BETTER THAN |*^H ANI OTHER PARTY I THAT HAVE I VISITED MALAYA. Ri. §|gjiggPf%j| S3 CHAMPION I
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      251 8 OPENING TODAY *,Vl,, PAVILION HERE'S A TOP-NOTCH COMEDY SPECIAL jS jfc EVERY MINUTE Vxdii i <aB 81. Tfc« round-by- HhHHHMB round lovt itory IV' K1"!]K 1 B »^FI of a girl with lott of tnonty and a I w4 k B L l^^Jbw^^B X boy with phnty LAST NIGHT 6.15
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    'HUMAN FEELING STILL MOST POTENT OF ALL FORCES'
    544 9 King Tells Of Impressions Of 11,000-Mile Tour London, June 2-,. THE King and Queen received a formal welcome home today when they attended a luncheon given by the Lord Mayor and the City of London Corporation at the Guildhall, marking a fitting
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    "MAN WITH THE IRON LUNG"
    65 9 Paris, June 23. FRED SiMITE, the "man with the iron lung," left France yesterday in the liner Normandie. He had spent ceveral days at Lourdes in the Pyrenees, where three times in succession he was bathed in the miracle-working spring. His father declared that Fred
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    WORLD CHRISTIANS URGED TO AID CHINA
    151 9 iCall For Prayer For Her Suffering Millions London, June 23. ITHE call to Christians all over the i world to take part in prayers for j China urges that July 9 be known as "China Sunday" and emphasises that from July, 1937 when the
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    GUERILLAS ACTIVE IN YANGTZE AREA
    87 9 Shanghai, June 23. CONSIDERABLE activity is still being i displayed by Chinese guerillas In the Yangtze River region. A large group of guerillas was seen on the banks of the Yangtze near Kovran, in south Kiangsu. The gverillas only withdrew after the Japanese had landed
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    NAPOLEON'S LETTERS SOLD BY AUCTION
    67 9 Paris. June 23. I»HIRTY-SEVEN hitherto unpublished letters of Napoleon and 58 letters addressed to him by close acquaintances were sold by auction for altogether 565.000 francs, it is reported here. The 37 letters, written by Napoleon to his sister Pauline, brought 513,200 francs. This correspondence
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    BRITISH CONSCRIPTS ARE FIT MEN
    87 9 London, June 22. UK. ERNEST BROWN, Minister tor Labour, revealed in the House of Commons tonight that of slightly less than 50,000 militiamen examined up to June 19 over 83 per cent, were graded in the first category. Of the remainder about half were only
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    THE DUKE OF KENT'S PROMISE
    78 9 London, June 22. THE Duke of Kent, Governor 1 General designate of Australia, in a speech at the Australia Club dinner In London, said: "When I assume my high office I intend to make it my business to get to know problems and conditions by
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    WELL KNOWN NEW ZEALANDER DIES
    53 9 Wellington, June 22. CIX Thomas Mason Wilford, well known New Zealander, died today. Reuter. As a barrister and politician he took a b»g part In public life. He was a former High Commissioner for the Dominion and New Zealand delegate to the League of Nations
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    Press Tributes To King & Queen
    195 9 Press Tributes To King Queen London, June 23. THE King and Queen are unchallengeably entitled to feel they have helped to write one page of their country's history and won for themselves an illustrious place in the story, declares the Daily Telegraph in an editorial on their triumphant return. The
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    COUP FEARED IN TIENTSIN
    283 9 An Anti-British Mass Meeting Tientsin, June 23. PRECAUTIONARY measures in the British Concession have been tightened up following reports of an anti-British mass meeting being held in the Japanese-con-trolled area today it being feared that an attempt might be made to incite mobs to march into
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    JAPANESE FOOD EXPORTS
    139 9 Closing Of Empire Markets Urged London, June 23. THE Journal of Food Industries says i that action will not need to be I taken by the Government regarding i Japanese salmon "because Japanese j agents in London have now decided that there is practically no possibility of
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    SQUALUS DISASTER INQUIRY OPENS
    108 9 New York, June 23. T^HE naval commission appointed to investigate the causes of the sinking of the United States submarine Squalus has begun work at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, although the submarine has not yet been raised to the surface. A statement made by the first witness.
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    CUBA TURNS AWAY 96 JEWISH REFUGEES
    92 9 Paris. June 23. IUINETY-SIX Jewish refugees, who on May 16 sailed aboard the s.s. Plandre from the French port of St. Nazalre for Cuba, have Just returned to St. Nazalre after the Cuban authorities had refused them permission to land. They were allowed to
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    FAMOUS EXPLORER IN MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT
    48 9 Stockholm, June 23. •"pHE famous Swedish explorer. Dr. Sven Hedln, was involved in a motor-car accident. Fortunately Dr. Hedin escaped with slight Injuries to the face, and he was able to return to his home after receiving medical attention in a hospital.— Trans-Ocean.
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      262 9 HOTELS Tonight Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. DINNER DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight I AUFVVELI. ITRKORMANCK LA PERI et JEAN VAR POPULAR ANI) TALENTED SPANISH DANCERS RAFFLES ORCHESTRA dir T d DAN HOPKINS Dm 53.00 Non-Diners $1.00. TvhY ST. ANDREWS HOSPITAL BALL SPECIAL CABARET— EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. BOOK
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      348 9 Trying Is Believing The Best for Less in Eyewear any style you like. Everbright Optical Co. 19, CHULIA STREET, SPORE. C. S. CHONC Dr. ot Op:ometry. VwdtCn i 9 Guaranteed 2 yearj^^^^^S Sold in London jj a I Stores for 54.50 ll>^<L(< [flB Mcn'i Strong Ser- ißa^aw*-* llf viccabla Shock-
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. For All Mankind
    1011 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. For All Mankind In (he past 20 years the living conditions of the Asiatic peoples have improved enormously. This is particularly so in the Far East. To some extent the credit is due to j governments which have pushed ahead energetically with
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    Earthquake Deaths On The Gold Coast
    40 10 Accra, Gold Coast, June 23. Sixty African Syrians are reported to have been killed and many injured in a violent earthquake which shook Accra, causing considerable damage. No European casualties have been reported.— Reuter.
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    Anti-Semitism In Slovakia
    20 10 Bratislava. June 23. The Slovak Government has decreed I that all Jewish properties must be registered.— Reuter.
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    LANGUAGES
    337 10 Cantonese, Hokkien And Kheh A CHINESE AND HIS CONSULATE To th-.- Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ?l2y I. through the medium of your daily, bring to the notice of the Chinese Consul-Generai the nice remarks made by members cf his office staff to me this afternoon? I am
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    BUS TRAVELLERS' LETTERS
    188 10 Why Not Report To The Management? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I have read the several letters I that have appeared in your esteemed paper on the allegedly discourteous and insulting treatment accorded by some cf the employees of the Singapore Traction Company to
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    ANOTHER ASIATIC RATEPAYER
    184 10 Clerks, Women, Children And Dogs To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— After reading "Satisfled's" letter on the municipal clerks, I cannot remain silent. "Satisfied" may be one of the privileged and fortunate few who attend the Municipal Treasurer's office and receive prompt service, but not
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    SEA POWER TODAY
    697 10 An Eastern Bookshelf Folly Of British Disarmament Uneasy Oceans." By Lt.-C'om. Kenneth Edwards. (Routledge. 15s net.) This sur\ey of the naval policy of successive British Governments since the peace of Versailles does not make: pleasant reading. The existence of Great Britain, the power she could exercise, the
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    74 10 SOCK EM." An excerpt from The Times (London) for the benefit of a correspondent of the Straits Times. LOCAL SHAVIANS. A Shaw Society, a Shakespeare Society, a Dickens Society or a Literary Society In Singapore HONORARY AUDITORS. The opinion of a reader who has served in
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    882 10 NOTES Of The DA Y It ii 1 1 m I Family 117 HEN I remarked In tliis column recently that a bird-watcher wcuid nave to bp very lucky to see fledglings at the precise moment wlien they- left the nest, I hardly oxpented to hear trom one who had
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    NEW DEFENCE PACT AMONG BALKAN STATES?
    260 11 Joint Front Against Axis Aggression TURKEY AND GREECE WOULD GO TO YUGOSLAVIA'S AID Koine Warning Rejected By Rumania L NEW Balkan defensive pact, according to an absolutely reliable source (reports Reuter from Bucharest) is being: prepared by M. Gafencu, Rumanian Foreign Minister, as president
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    Franco-Turkish Alliance
    387 11 Franco- Turkish Alliance Sanjak Of Alexandretta Ceded By France Paris, June 23. "THE Franco-Turkish agreement of mutual assistance was signed at th- Qua! d'Orsay today by the French Foreign Minister, M. Bon- net, and the Turkish Ambassador. Find Davas. The text of the agreement is not published but, according to
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    German Reaction
    68 11 Berlin, June 23. •pin: return of the Sanjak of Alsxandretta to Turkey is described In DiplomatUche Karrespondcnz. organ of the German Foreign office, as a breach o: the status quo in the Mediterranean and France* "sacred niard.itc obligations." "For the first time since the war Buten powers have
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    Moscow Alliance Negotiations
    82 11 Fresh Instructions Sent To British Envoy London, June 24. LHlsil instructions in connection with the Anglo-French-Soviet alliance negotiations have been sent to Sir William Seeds, British Ambassador in Moscow, writes Reuters' diplomatic correspondent. It is hoped there will be an early meeting among Sir William. M. Naggiar.
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    CUTTING OFF CHINA'S MARITIME TRADE
    85 11 London. June 22. The Japanese occupation of Swatow j should not give rise to any serious international problem since there is no foreign concession or settlement th?re, i 1 declares The Times in an editorial. I Its object is clear enough. Swatow was the only
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    East Prussia's Fortifications
    100 11 London, June 23. THE first official sketch of East Prussia as a fortress against Poland's appetite for conquest is published today. It shows an uninterrupted line of heavily-armed fortifications facing the Polish frontier from Memel to Maripnburg, with similiary strong fortifications in the so-called Heilsberg triangle defences.
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    SOVIET AIR RAIDS
    349 11 Operations Over Kwangtung SOME SHOT DOWN JAPANESE CLAIM Hsinking, June 23. SEVERAL Soviet planes were brought down by Japanese planes in an air combat near the Outer-Mongolian border yesterday, according to a communique issued by the headquarters of the Kwangtung Army. The Japanese lost five planes. The
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    EMPEROR URGED TO INVOKE BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
    312 11 THE invocation of belligerent rights by Japan in order to cut off the supply of arms and supplies from abroad for China is sought in a petition presented to the Emperor of Japan. The petition is from four prominent Japanese, including Mr. Kumataro Honda,
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    British Action Urged
    449 11 APOLOGY SOUGHT FOR TIENTSIN "Temper Of People Is Rising" London, June 23. ""THE Government is to be pressed to take stronger measures against Japanese actions in Tientsin. At question time on Monday Sir John Wardlaw Milne (Un., Worcester) will ask the Government to press for an immediate
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    DUKE OF KENT FOR ITALY
    55 11 London, June 23. THE Duke and Duchess of Kent have arranged to visit Italy at the beginning of July to attend the wedding of the Duchess' cousin, Princess Irene of Greece, to the Duke of Spoleta. They will leave London on June 30 and spend
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    49 11 I MX Rome, June 23. i IT is understood an Italian company has secured the concession to refloat all merchant vessels sunk in Spanish waters during the civil war. They will be towed into Italian ports for breaking up and 150,000 tons of metal will thus be obtained.— Reuter,
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    FRESH TIENTSIN DEMANDS MADE TO GREAT BRITAIN
    111 11 Want Concession Co-operation, Permission And Suppression Tientsin, June 24. A LIST of demands has been sent to the British Consulate General in Tientsin by the Japanese-sponsored Provisional Government. The demands are Firstly, the immediate handing over of terrorists and Communist elements within the
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    N. Z. AGENT STRIPPED BY JAPANESE
    141 11 Cool Reply When Hit With Passport TientsUi, June 23. pECIL DAVIS, a New Zealander, who yesterday allowed to pass the Concession barrier unmolested, while his two companions were subjected to a "revoltingly intimate" examination, is the latest victim of Japanese searches. While seeking admission
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    More Demonstrations Against Britain
    70 11 Delayed By Censor at Shanghai.; Tsingtao, June 23. TSINGTAO is the latest city to 1..affected by th c anti-British movement in North China. Anti-British posters have ben affixed to all buildings, including the British Consulate and husin s houses, while Chinese and Russians have been compelled
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    BARTER "PACT" WELCOMED
    120 11 Stimulus To Tlic Riibln-r Market London, June 23. »rHE Anglo-American barttr agree- ment is described as a surprisingly palatable document by the Financial Times, which states there seems no reason why the Rubber Restriction Committee should jib at the scheme. The amount of rubber involved is roughly
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    TRADE UNION BILLS FOR MALAYA
    878 12 Industrial Courts To Settle Labour Disputes ARBITRATION FOR WORKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS PROVISIONAL drafts of Bills making provision for the settlement of trade disputes through Industrial Courts and Courts of Inquiry and for the registration Mid control of trades unions were published in the Straits
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    AMUSEMENTS
    209 12 MNGAFOM V.\l I i.ks MTU ■ral Concert 8.15 u» 9.10 p.m. Dinner <fc Dance (Formal) y.40 i> Midi CIKCIIK lIIKVHU. (.1 VI. AMi Shadow if Chnaiown. Complete nt 7.45 p.m. Rl 11 WOK I.I) Cabarei 8.30 to Mid:u,;ht. Globe Dr. CliiterhoiLic. Sky 'Jalkit: A Day At The Races. .iy
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    SARONG WORN ON MISSISSIPPI
    89 12 lAt The Cinema •'.St. Louis Blues" (Dorothy I. amour, Lloyd Nolan, Tito Guizax, .Mary Parker, Marine Sullivan). Paramount. At the Alhambra. JTXOROTHY LAMOUR wears a sarong on the Mississippi In this show-boat film. She sings well, too. and there is some splendid singing by Maxine Sullivan,
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    15 12 Mr. G. R. Oehlers left for Kuala j Lumpur by the night mail last r.lght.
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    SOLDIERS IN THE SCHOOLS?
    327 12 Debate On Military Training LOCAL VIEWS OF DEFENCE WE in Malaya purchased our safety by contributing mil-| lions of dollars towards Imperial defence," said Mr. P. Pakiri at a; debate on the desirability of semimilitary training in Singapore schools held at the A.C.S. chapel hall, Coleman
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    GOOD SHOW IN AID OF RELIEF FUND
    88 12 OROFESSOR Marvelly, Dutch illu- slonist, hypnotist and exponent of occultism, gave a good performance at [the Victoria Theatre, last night. A Chinese member of the audience and one of Professor Marvelly's "subjects," a Malay, were hypnotised and put to sleep. During their periods
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    MUSICAL CIRCLE CONCERT SEATS
    61 12 AS practically all tlc^e'-s for the i chambsr music concert to be given by the Musical Circle at the Goodwood Park Hotel on Monday have been sold, I there will be no sales of tickets or I booking at the hotel on Monday. Subscribers and ticket
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    PERSONAL HEMS
    51 12 j^R. and Mrs. C. F. F. Wearne return- ed to Singapore by mail train from Kuala Lumpur this morning. Mrs. Loke Yew, of Kuala Lumpur, ari rived in Singapore this morning by mail train. Mr. E. A. Joy left Singapore last night by the mail train for Kuala
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    IN THE S.S. GAZETTE
    461 12 ITEMS published in last night's Straits Settlements Government Gazette include Mr. D. Petrovic to act as Honorary Consul of Yugoslavia In Singapore. Senhor Ijnaclo Soares de Bulhoes to act as Consul of Brazil at Calcutta and Rangoon with jurisdiction in S S. Appointment of Mr. P.
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    King's Tribute To U.S. War Dead
    40 12 j.te King pMc.ng a wreath at the Tomb cf the American U:il:notcn Soldier in the national cemetery at Arlington, Virginia. General Malm Craig, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, stands at left.
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    BIG STRIKE THREAT IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
    487 12 Largest Boom For Some Years Interrupted Already A GENERAL strike of building labourers is threatened in Singapore and South Johore in the midst of the greatest building boom in recent years, with a release of about $15,000,000 worth of contracts. Strikes have already Interrupted
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    POLICE RAID ON CLUB IN KUALA KANGSAR
    96 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 23. THE Kuala Kangcar Chinese Recrea- tlon Club, the leading Chinese club here, was raided by Mr. D. N. Livingstone, officer-in-charge, Perak Detective Branch, accompanied by the Protector of Chinese, Mr. C. H. Dakers and Mr. Harper,
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    Why Sarawak Men Resigned
    141 12 London, June 23. F)LLOWING the recent resignations of four officials, the Sarawak Government office in London has Issue'd a statement denying a press story of unrest in the Sarawak service and says the Rajah. Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, wishes it to be known that the service
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    MYSTERY STABBING
    33 12 MYSTERY surrounds the death of a| young Hokklen Chinese, who was found dead, stabbed through the j heart, outside a houss in Queen Street last night. The man's identity remains unknown.
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    THIRD DAY OF CONFERENCE
    250 12 Defence Chiefs See Fortress RAPID PROGRESS BEING MADE JAPANESE southward penetration and the strategic impHcattone of Japan's occupation of Hainan and Spratley Islands are receiving the attention of the Anglo-French Defence Conference, the Straits Times understands. It has been known for a lonij -ime that Japanese
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    LOCAL TRANSPORT: OPINION SOUGHT
    131 12 THE public's views en limited com- petition in Singapore transport services are being sought by the Muni cipal Commission. Views are sought "in writing, as concisely as possible" and should be addressed to the Municipal Secretary Within the next month. They will be considered by a
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    "AGE OF KNIGHTHOOD" FOR A TROUBLED WORLD?
    544 13 Municipal Commissioner On The Task Before Youth ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL REPORTS YEAR OF PROGRESS "THE age when knighthood was in flower is coming round again," said Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, a Singapore Municipal Commissioner, at the prize-giving of the AngloChinese School, Cairnhill Road,
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    Four Struck By Lightning In Fishing Boat
    296 13 5-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES OF BURNS A GRAPHIC description of how four Chinese people, while fishing beyond the mouth of the Kranii River on June 13, were struck by lightning was related In the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday, when Mr. W. G. Porter held
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE AND SWATOW
    59 13 CINGAPORE Chinese anticipated long ago that the Japanese would land at Swatow and are not alarmed by the move, Singapore vernacular newspapers say. However. Singapore Chinese who have been in the habit of remitting money to relatives in Swatow are facing a grave problem as many
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    BIG GATHERING AT FUNERAL OF MR. RICHARD PAGE
    1224 13 R*OST of the members of the Singapore Bench and Bar were among the large number of mourners who attended the funeral service of Mr. Richard Page, senior partner of Allen and Gledhill, advocates and solicitors, at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday. The cortege was
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    BENCH AND BAR JOIN IN TRIBUTES TO MR. R. PAGE
    544 13 "A Kindly And Unruffled Personality," Says Chief Justice A TRIBUTE by the Bench and the Singapore Bar was paid to Mr. Richard Page, a leading Singapore lawyer who died on Thursday, in the Singapore High Court yesterday. In the presence
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    COMMISSIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS
    39 13 WOLUNTEERS appointments in last night's Straits Settlements Gazette are i Mr. C. W. Winter granted a Commission las Lieut., S.S.R.N.V.R., List 11, Auxiliary; Service. I Mr. T. Watson granted a Commission ar Second-Lieut. In the S.S.V.F.
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    PETITIONS BY TEACHERS
    240 13 Conditions In Chinese Schools BETTER TERMS ARE SOUGHT PETITIONS seeking better con* tions for teachers in Chinese schools have been sent by the teachers to the committees of all schools in Singapore. The petitions ask for better financial treatment, greater security, and exemption from tuition and sports
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    INQUIRY INTO ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY
    126 13 QNE of three Cantonese alleged to have been concerned in an armed robbery in Upper Hokkien Street on Apr. 27 was discharged during a prei liminary inquiry in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. The preliminary inquiry was into charges of armed robbery agaln;t Lei
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    MRS. C. J. CHURCH
    33 13 MRS. C. J. Church (Beatrice Thorn l .son), a director of the Advertising j and Publicity Bureau, Ltd., has returned to Singapore from a years leave; in j England.
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    MORE REVOLTING OUTRAGES AGAINST BRITONS
    253 14 Japanese Thrust Passport Into Victim's Mouth Tientsin, June 23. PARTICULARLY revolting outrages against Britons were reported to the British Consulate-General today, three Britons, Cecil Davis, a New Zealander, Ivor House and H. J. Lord, being concerned. Davis was allowed to pass the barrier without being
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    Japanese Threat Is Ignored
    110 14 British Ships Told To Go To Swatow Hong Kong, June 23. THE naval authorities have advised British shipping companies to recommence sailings to Swatow, despite the Japanese ultimatum that no foreign ships should enter the port. The blockade has not been recognised by the British authorities.
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    Closing China's Last Door
    142 14 Closing China's Last Door I London. June 22. THE Japanese occupation of Swa- tow should not give rise to any serious international problem since j there is no foreign concession ori settlement there, declares The! Times in an editorial. Its object is clear enough. Swatow was the only harbour of
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    FRANCO-JAPANESE TRADE PACT
    56 14 Paris, June 22. TTHE French Government will sign in Tokio tomorrow a commercial agreement re-establishinK the balance of trade in France's favour. The agreement regularises the situation which arose after Japan recently drastically reduced her imports from France, and France replied on May 3 by imposing a
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    INSPECTOR BOUND OVER FOR SMUGGLING
    38 14 Jerusalem, June 22. INSPECTOR Harry Goddard, who was arrested on June 15, was fount} guilty of assisting an organisation engaged in smuggling refugees into Palestine and was bound over for two years. Reuter.
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    20 14 Prague, June 23. •TWENTY people were drowned or i killed in thunderstorms today in i Eastern Bohemia and Moravia.— Reuter.
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    King Carol Honours Lord Somers
    36 14 King Carol Honours Lord Somers Kins Carol of Rumania (left) conferred on Lord Somers (right), Deputy Chief Scout, and Lady Somers, who were in Bucharest for the recent Youth Day celebrations, the Order of Cultural Merit.
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    "Scorched Earth" In Swatow
    83 14 FIRES RAGE IN CAPTURED CITY Shanghai, June 23. THE Japanese completed the occupation of Swatow in the early morning in the glare of huge fires' started by the Chinese in pursuance of their scorched earth policy. The flames, which lit up the sky for miles around
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    Spitfire Does 365 Miles An Hour
    100 14 London, June 22. A VICKERS supermarine Spitfire with standard service equipment recently achieved a speed of 365 miles an hour in official trials at Martlesham Heath. The Spitfire was fitted with variable pitch air screw, which has now been introduced as standard equipment on
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    BRITAIN WARNS AGGRESSORS
    256 14 "Will Meet Force With Force" London, June 22. Rilß. H. RAMSBOTHAM, First Com- missioner of Works, speaking in the north of England this evening, said, "We ask for nothing better or Germany than friendship and relations of a good neighbour. But our experience in the past few
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    Parents Who Keep Children From Knowing God Until They Grow Up
    425 14 TODAY'S SERMON VERY few public men must be without legends of their j childhood, and Samuel, the j great Hebrew Prophet, who established the monarchy in the history of early Israel, is no exception. To begin with he was
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    TOMORROW'S CHURCH SERVICES
    1402 14 CHLKCII OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Third Sunday after Trinity. 6.50 a.m., Holy Communion and Matins; 8 a.m.. Choral Eucharist; 5.30 p.m., Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Rev. D. E. J. Hodge. Weekdays: Holy Communion on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.; Holy Communion on Tuesday
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    Women Lead Men In Migration
    257 14 TEACHERS AND NURSES DO WELL London, June 22. IN 1933 women took the lead in 1 migration from Britain to the Dominions and to every part of the British Empire more women sailed than men. The total number of men to go overseas last year
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      SINGAPOREAN SHAVIANS
      434 15 A Tropical Shaw Society •NOT B- LIKELY!" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l have read with Interest Mr. Richard Sidney's letter on the film production of Shaw's "Pygmalion" at the Pavilion Theatre. The omission of the actors and actresses to pause when the audience was
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      A SINGAPORE SOCIETY'S AUDITOR
      472 15 Co-operative Committees And Accounts To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,-I should like to reply to K.H.'s lctler on t'ie Malacca Co-operative Society's test rase, published In your paper yesterday. It is obvious that every person who allows himself to be nominated as an internal
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      INDIAN VIEW
      253 15 Chamberlain And Stalin To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I should like to make some comments on the uncertain policy of Mr. Neville Chamberlain. Our present longings apart, it ts Increasingly plain that Mr. Chamberlain would rather tread the path of dilatorlness tnan seek a pact
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      Traffic "Big Shot"
      33 15 Mr. S. W. Nelson, who left this week for England, having completed the period of three years for which he was seconded irom the Ministry of Transport to the F.M.S.
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      NEW F.M.S. BUS SERVICES
      260 15 Shareholder's View Of Reforms MR. NELSON'S POLICY To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have read with great interest the letter by Mr. H. W. Reid on Mr. S. W. Nelson's report, published in your paper of June 19, and readily endorse his facts,
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      "OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND"
      353 15 Continental Comment On A Police Drive To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— To us foreigners it is remarkable to notice with what unanimity all the letters about the Singapore social evil say the same thing: "Take the eyesore away from our eyes,
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      THE "SOCK EM" SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
      647 15 SINGAPORE VIEWS OF EUROPE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Students of your correspondence columns have noted the occasional geysers of tolerant and lucid thought which shoot up from a carrespondent using the pleasing nom-de-plume of "Sock Em." This correspondent is evidently
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      JOHORE VOLUNTEER RESTRICTIONS
      145 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The need of the hour is Bfi Prepared." This should be the slogan of every one of us, and to the realization of that aim a'l our attention should be directed. The world situation demands it. Let us as
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    DIRECT ACTION IN CALCUTTA?
    71 16 Calcutta, June 16. r THK launching of civil disobe- dience in the form of non-pay-mrni c£ municipal rates is understood to have been decided upon by tIM Conn; il of Action appointed by the Ben»al Congress CommiHee to devise ways and means :o comh.it the Calcutta
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    HINDU DEPUTATION'S ALLEGATIONS
    268 16 Bengal Government's Rejoinder Calcutta IN a press communique, the Director of Public Information, Bengal, refers to a sentence in the statement made by the Hindu deputation, which recently waited on the Governor of Bengal at Darjeeling. namely, that "the nationalist press in Bengal has repeatedly given a
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    GRAND TRUNK EXPRESS DERAILED
    46 16 Nagpur. I SEVEN passengers are reported to have sustained minor injuries when the Grand Trunk Express derailed at i Nagpw-Itarsl route ten minutes after the train left Nagpur station. The rail track was badly damaged. The cause of derailment Is not known.
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    PRINCES' DECISION OVER FEDERATION QUESTION
    1724 16 Only Of Academic Interest To Congress, Says Dr. Pattabhi EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR GREAT BRITAIN TO REVISE SCHEME Madras, June 16. DR. Pattabhi Sitaramayya, member of the Congress Working Committee, interviewed on the Princes' decision at Bombay on the question of Federation, expressed the view that
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    INDIAN PRESS COMMENTS
    72 16 "A Dutch Auction," Says The Hindu •The resolution adopted by the State Rulers' Conference at Bombay amounts to a virtual rejection of the draft Instrument of Accession, says the Hindu in an editorial comment. "The second part of the resolution no doubt discreetly suggests that the door
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    123 16 Congress Chiefs Comment "Federation Is Dead," Says Dr. Prasad Patna, June 16. "IF things are left where they are, one may take it that Federation is dead," said Dr. Rajendra Prasad, president of the Congress, commenting on the decision of the Princes Conference at Bombay. He added that for the
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    TEXTILE WORKERS' CONFERENCE
    67 16 Mr. Joshi's Plan To Solve Labour Situation Poona. June 16. IN »iew of the worsening of the labour situation in the textile industry, Mr. N. M. Joshi. president of the Al'.-India Textile Workers' Conference, suggests that a conference of the representatives of all textile workers in India
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    PROTESTS TO VICEROY?
    134 16 Overseas Issue To The Front Bombay, June 20 "THE Patna correspondent of the Bombay Chronicle understands that the Congress President has instructed all the eight Provincial Congress Governments to lodge emphatic protests to the Viceroy against the action of the British Dominions and Colonies, especially South Africa
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    MAKING SANDBAGS FOR BRITAIN
    297 16 Process Of Manufacture In Bengal Calcutta. BENGAL jute mills are sending a steady supply of sandbags to Britain, following the order, received last February from the British Government, for 200,000,000, to be delivered by the end of June. A staff of Government inspectors allocated to four
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    STOPPAGE OF EXODUS TO SIMLA
    181 16 Simla. TWO swimming pools, additional reI presentation on the New Delhi Municipal Committee and free supply of electricity and water to the poorer sections are among the additional I amenities suggested for the comfort of i members of the Government of India staff ordered to
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    MAGNA CHART A FOR HINDUS AND MUSLIMS
    278 16 Lucknow, June 18. Lord Zetland's reference in his Empire Day speech to the communal differences in India has been considered as a challenge by certain responsible leaders of both the communities who are making a fresh attempt for Hindu-Muslim unity. These leaders, among
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    ARE YOU WORRIED A ROUT YOUR WEIGHT ?
    180 16 ARE YOU WORRIED A ROUT YOUR WEIGHT A Quick Way To Put On Fiesh If you are worried about lea of weight ai;-1 fear that something worse is on thp way. do as so many Iran dreds of men and women throughout Malaya are doin? today. Tuke Clotabs, the tiny,
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    WHAT CHAIRMEN SAID
    782 17 TOURING the early part of this year when in Malaya, I visited your properties, and discussed matters of outstanding importance with those concerned locally. One of the most discussed questions in Malaya at the present time is the comparative value of new planting versus replanting. As you
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    2106 17 RUBBER ESTATES CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES Rice, Manufacturing Materials And Medical Stores LARGE AMOUNTS OF CAPITAL NOW LOCKED UP By Our Planting Correspondent Planting Topics A MATTER which, so far as we have seen, has not yet received any consideration, is thai of plan.ation supplies in :.n eircrfjcncy." This passage occurs
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    R. R. I. Director Invites Criticism
    145 17 AN invitation to planting inte- rests constructively to criticise the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya was extended by its director, Mr. H. J. Page, when addressing the Council of the Rubber Growers' Association in London recently. Mr. Page said "I have been as brief
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    Weekend Sports Events
    96 18 TODAY Soccer Kesr. Div., Malays vs. Manchestcrs, Stadium; Div. 118, Minesweepers vs. V.M.C.A., Naval Base; S.C.F.A. vs. Naval Base. Police Depot. Cricket S.C.C. vs. Germane, I'adanj C.S.C. vs. S.K.C., at S.R.< 5.J.0.8. vs. P.W.D., P.W.D, Malays vx. Loyals, Gillman; St. Andrew's School Ist. XI vs. St. Joseph's.
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    Teams For Today's Test Match
    58 18 London, June 23. THE West Indies cricket eleven to meet England in the first Test match beginning at Lord's tomorrow It: Grant, Jeff, Stollmeyer, Headley, Sealey, Cameron, Constantine, Hylton, Martindale, Clarke, Weekes. Twelfth man Gomez. The England eleven, selected last week-end, is: Hammond. Hutton, Verity.
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    KEDAH GOLF CLUB
    124 18 Che Laidin Wins Championship The Redan Golf Club championship ivas won by Che Laidin for the second year in succession. The results were as lollows: Winners of ball sweeps were First round. Che Azml. second round, Che Laidin. Winner of men's long driving competition was O. F.
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    45 18 S.C.R.C. Tennis Ties for the week are Tomorrow Tan Huck Toh vs. Tan Yong Poh, Chua Choon Leong vs. Wee Eng Lok, Kwik Sam York vs. Cecil Wong. Tuesday P. L. Loh and Chee Tong vs. K. H. Tan and Chia Keng Tye
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    Penang Gold Cup Races
    236 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. June 21. A FOUR-DAYS Gold Cup meeting will be held by the Penang Turf Club on Saturday, Aug. 5, Monday, Aug. 7, Wednesday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 12. Two runs will be provided for Horses, class 1, class 2, class
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    YAYU A.A. TEAM FOR JAVA
    98 18 The Yayu Athletic Association, Singapore, is sending their basketball team to the Netherlands Indies for a series of matches in aid of the China Relief Fund. They will leave on Tuesday. The team is led by Mr. Aw Choong View, President of the Singapore Basketball
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    S.R.A. PISTOL SHOOT
    103 18 A team shoot was held at H.Q., S.V.C. on Thursday. Teams from the iollowine completed: H.M.S. Kent, S.S. Police Depot, Straits j Trading Co. and Singapore Rifle Asso- j ciatlon. The S.R.A. 'A' Team were the winners with a score of 259 closely followed by; the S.R.A.
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    WOMEN'S MEDAL
    40 18 Hie women's June medal resulted Mrs. J. A. Tulloch (.Winner).. 41—11 30 1 Miss J. Steele 52—18 34! Mrs. W. L. Davison 54—18 3C Mrs P. C. Holland 55—18 37 j Mrs. (Dr.) M. G. Brodie 43—5 38
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    23 18 The Singapore team which beat Johore by 3 goals to 2 at the Stadium yesterday in the Malaya Cup match. Straits Times picture.
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    PROGRAMME FOR FINAL DAY AT K.L. RACES
    919 18 COLLOWING is the complete programme including scratchI ings and order of running, for today, the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's Summer meeting Horses, Class 3, Div. 3. oVt furs. 0 2 2 GOLDEN BLAZE 9.04 "Mr. Hercules" van Breukelen 0 3
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    VON CRAMM BEATS RIGGS 6-0, 6-1.
    54 18 London, June 24. In the grass courts lawn tennis championships at Queen's Club, the German international, Gottfried von Cramm, making his first appearance In London for two years, beat the American, Robert Riggs, 6—o, 6—l6 1 Id the semi-final. He meets the Indian, Ghaus
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    S.C.C. BOWLS TIES
    88 18 S.C.C. bowls ties for next week are: Handicap Monday; A. C. Binnie and E. J. Cassels (owe 3) vs. E. H. Coleman and A. Ferguson (owe 1). Subsidiary Handicap Tuesday: J. Philip and E. G. Mozar (owe 1) vs. J. L. Purnell and M. t. Cutler (plus
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    Selections
    170 18 Straits Times Straits Times selections for today's races at Kuala Lumpur are as below: Race 1 DISTINGUISHED, Golden Blaze Race 2.— PENSHURST, Sunbeam Race 3 THANKS, Bal Tabarin Race 4.— LISHEEN, Glitter Race S.— BLUE PETER, Beaudckin Race 6.— MADAM, Miss Wendy Race 7.— SMOKE DREAMS, Meadow man Race
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    HOME CRICKET
    168 18 Home cricket matches completed yestcri^y resulted: At Chesterfield, Derby beat Leicester by nine wickets. Leicester 126 and 124 iTownsend five for 451 Derby 197 (Smith five lor 64) and 54 for one. At the Oval, the match between Surrey and Oxford University was abandoned as a draw owing
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    60 18 The following members have accepted to play for S.C.C. vs. Genuang today and tomorrow at 2 p.m. and 11 a.m. respectively at S.C.C.:—T. G. D. A. Cooper. H. L. Ward, A. C. Growder, W. K. Jagger, A. Poster, W. H. McNelll, G. K. Stein. G. W. S. Waltes,
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    Chinese Win K.L. Doubles Final
    351 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 23. IN EXACTLY thirty minutes the men's open doubles final in the Selangor tennis championships was over today. Leong Hoe Yeng and Ho Chup Yoon beat H. J. Sinclair and G. O. Hovil. 6—2, 6—l. In 1936 and
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    BORNEO CO. AND PRESS DRAW
    33 18 CIELDING experimental teams, the Borneo Company and Straits Times Press clubs played interesting football at the Geylang Stadium yesterday. The match, a friendly, ended in a I—l draw.
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    Good Going At Kuala Lumpur
    36 18 A message from our Kuala Lumpur correspondent this morning: states that the going for today's races will be good, unless there is rain this morning. A heavy shower fell last evening.
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    SPECTATORS RUSH FIELD AT HARBOUR BOARD
    424 19 Combined B.H.L. Team Lead 6-0 When Game Stopped A COMBINED BuailMM Houses League team scored six goals without reply against a Singapore Harbour Board side when making their soccer debut at the Singapore Harbour Board ground, yesterday, in a friendly game. The game was
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    Olympic Athletes' Good Display
    310 19 WIN ALL EVENTS WITQ LOCAL MEN QWING to the late arrival cf the N.Y.K. liner Haruna Maru, only six events were staged at the Japanese Sports Club, St. George's Road, between the visiting Japanese Olympic athletes and a few of Singapore's best. The visitors received loud
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE LOSE 4-3 TO M.P.H.
    382 19 TN a soccer game which they rhould have won, ihe Medical College Union were beaten four-three by the M.P.H. on the college ground yesterday. The M.C.U. defence and attack lacked the speed which would have given them a comfortable victory over the visitors. Two
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    KELEN BEATS LOH KIM SOON
    296 19 J^ELEN and Szabados, the visiting I Hungarian table tennis stars, beat all opposition in the second exhibition staged at the Great World Amusement i Park last nhht. Avenging the defeat of Szibados oy I Loh Kum Soon last Wednesday, Kelen defeated the local champion in
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    NEGRI TENNIS
    86 19 H-'rcm Our Own Correspondent) Sersmban, June 22. There U cxpsctcd to be keen comP3tition In the Negri Sembilan Lawn Tennis championship meeting which starts on Saturday on the grass courts of the Sungei Ujons Club at Sereir.ban. The Japanese players, Nakata and Sakata, ought to be the finalists
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    NEGRI SOCCER
    80 19 (Frcm Our Own Correspundent) Seremban, June 22. The Negri Sembilan team to meet Malacca in a Malaya Cup soccer match on Saturday at Seremban has been weakened by the Inability ofrLee Men Hon to play. Moh Hon will be competing In ths Negri tennis championships on the same
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    SINGAPORE DISAPPOINT AGAINST JOHORE
    811 19 Cup Match Won Only By Odd Goal In Five CINGAPORE were just able to scrape through the first match in the Southern section of the Malaya Cup competition when they l)i:'.L Johore by 3—23 2 before a large crowd at the Stadium yesterday. Last season Johore
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      15 I The Straits Times MALAYAN SPORTS SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939 No. 37.
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      SINGAPORE'S MALAYA CUP CAMPAIGN STARTS
      833 I Should Meet Services In Southern Final DV the time these notes appear Singapore will have played Johore in the Southern section of the Malaya Cup competition. A win for Singapore was fully expected and assuming that Johore 1< st, Singapore meets the next hurdle on
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      Muar Sports Review By Authentic
      256 I Muar soccer fans were treated to two fine games during the weetc when two leading teams from Segamat and Johore Bahru visited Muar and played against the Muar teams. In the first match the Segamat Police wha are second in the Segamat league met the
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      35 I Picture shows the winning team in the 880 yards relay at the Combined Services team sports at Gillman Barracks on Thursday. The victorious RAJ', team posed for the camera after the race.— Straits Times picture.
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      Manchester Athletes Were Too Good
      513 I TF the times returned for the various races at the Manchester 1 Regiment's inter-company athletic meeting, are to be believed, then the Regiment has more than one athlete of the world-beating class. Times for the flat races from the 220 yards right up to the
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      Segamat Sports Review By Rover
      539 I Segamat Sports Review By Rover SEGAMAT teams did well at cricket over the week and some interestins cricket was seen. The best performance of the week was that ot Higgins of Rengam who took nine S.C.C. wickets for enly four runs at Rensam and was largely responsible for bringing about
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      FEW GOOD SCORES IN WEEK-END'S CRICKET
      476 I Services Batsmen Only Ones To Show Real Form IJEAVY scoring by the Services Officers in the S.C.C. tournament match against the Public Services was the main feature of last weekend's cricket. Runs came at a very fast rate but this was as much due
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        122 I *^SBk. 4J&* is 4 Seme people mi^ht call X me difficult. I prefer to call myself —particular. < I would rather have a little and have th3t little i»fl good You have prob- if X ably heard me insisting Pf|f >■ B| on White Horse Whisky t^^g^^ j_^ well, when
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      EIGHT-BALL OVER MEANS BRIGHTER CRICKET
      2686 II Weekly Review Of Home Sport By Our London Correspondent London, June 13. PRICKET is attracting bigger crowds this season. Lord's, the Oval, and County grounds throughout the country are welcoming a great revival and among the crowds there are more women than ever before. Women
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        116 II SINGAPORE MOTHER GIVES CREDIT TO QUAKER OATS WA JJ* ...ANDINMANYOTHERHOMES W GRUEL EVERY DAY. IT'S RICH IN tf^/l i^~-*^^^—^v I VITAMIN B. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE JflJ K NQTHER pouN[) WHAT /V iC R GROWING C H"-DRET^ fM A WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENT IN BABY i>- '-rprr* Wm "13 Afir^r SINCE WE BEGAN
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      Weekly Services Sports Review By Audio
      1042 III IJNLKSS something entirely unforeseen occurs today at Gillman Barracks the aspirants for Command athletic honours appear to have narrowed themselves down to four teams the R.A. (Blakan Mati), Royal Air Force, the Ist and 2nd A.A. Regiments (combined) and the Malay Regiment. At the
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      First Round Of Junior Badminton Completed
      1095 III First Round Of Junior Badminton Completed The first rounds of the junior badminton singles championship cf Singapore were concluded last week and the thirty-two survivors are now preparing themselves for the second hurdle. On the games played since the start of the tournament, the following players should go far in
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      22 III 'i/t^ -A" Coy., Manchester Regiment, give all then < <: the tag-of-war at the Combined Services teams athletics at QQlman on Thursday. Times picture.
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      Referee's Corner By Whistler
      416 III Free Kicks arc classified under two heads: "Direct" (from which a goal can be scored direct against the oilending side, and "Indirect"' (from which a goal cannot be scored unles-s the ball has been played or touched by a player other than the kicker belore passing
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      47 III Government English School, the Batu Gajah Football League champions this year. Front row (left to right): Teoh Chye Lim, Abdul Karim, Ismail (Capt.), Au Ah Wah, Saffuan. Middle row: Ismail, Wong Siew Choon, Abd. Sani, Yap Hon Sen, Shaflei. Back row: Chew Kent/ Siew, Mahayudin, Sycd Shaidali.
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        211 III Ims doing Jo uKAIJ(J/\l Ji thanks to teacher's advice 9HPHB^HIHBHBiBVBfII~rHi7mLD HAS intelligence^ I yes, from too many of the A wk Crt V MRS. MOORE, BUT HE IS SIMPLY USUAL HOT MEALTIME DRINKS. WlffA? 3U lAU 0N EDGE.-CAN 7 GET HIS I>2b YOU SHOULD GIVE HIM INSTANT I f DISCOURAGED
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      On And Around The Green : Studying The Line Of The Putt
      1336 IV  - On And Around The Green Studying The Line Of The Putt Charles Whitcombe By I^HIS is the second last of a series 14 articles on golf written for the Straits Times by the famous British golfer, Charles Whitcombe. This article deals with putting and short approaches to the green. The
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      31 IV T.I. K. Sundram (left) and 11. Balasuhramaniam, first and second in 440 yards race at the third annual athletic sports of the Tamil Brotherhood Party at McNair School ground on Saturday.
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      Surprise In Local Table Tennis
      508 IV Surprise In Local Table Tennis "THE first big surprise in local tabie tennis tournament resulted in the men's open doubles on Tuesday v/hen the title holders Loh Kum Soon and Chan Kwok Ming were beaten by their clubmates Lai Ying Hon and Lam Kum Ming. Both combinations are from the
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      Negri-Selangor Athletic Contest Was Success
      784 IV Negri-Selango r Athletic Contest Was Success The inter-state athletic match which took place at Seremban last Saturday was the second ever held In this country. In spite of the entire absence of cups, trophies, or awards of any description, all events were most keenly contested and the meeting was an
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