The Straits Times, 25 July 1939

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    36 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 24 PAGES, SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      206 1 See MIEN CHONG j for »j SMART TAILORING OJ Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 "DULUX" Synthetic Finishes Thorough tests to prove the efficiency of "Dulux" Synthetic Finishes under local conditions were conducted in Singapore recently. One flat under-coat and two coats of gloss finish were primed and applied to 12"x4"
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      157 1 are you wmm CONTEMPLATING H^^^^hH| A NEW PERM" F\ON'T merely get a hair- £^fl dress, definitely get a "ROBINSON'S* HAIR- DRESS, for the name "ROBINSON'S" means all the difference between ordinary hair and hair to get enthusiastic about; it means a hairdrcss fashioned by expert craftsmen— hairdress that is chic
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      97 1 Exclusive GOWNS Salons at MADAME PAGE 13, Battery Rd. Singapore MAJESTIC HOTEL Kvala Lumpur. L^^^^H IW m WZ*' v. IB ■ml ,^t WT i i 9 i ¥*m% /t §M a^tfj A Mor; than tw > dj<:.'-< wJß^^ varieties ol pure ana •Wi^^^^ HJH wholesome Cheese —th very best that
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      IN MEMORIAM
      15 2 GRACE AHYANG CHAN passed away on July 25. IP3B. Ever m our thoughts.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      55 2 Messrs L1M BOON ENG and CH1A KENG TYE keenly appr.clate the expressions and tokens or sympathy and condolence from relatives, friends and members of The Chinese Friendly Association in their recent bereavement, and hereby tender thel: ainp-r- bi d heartfelt thanks and gratitude to one r.r.d all for their
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      1038 2 FOR SALE WANTED, to take over a Lady's St gent's hairdrcssln; salon In Medan with good prospects. Willing to arrange payment suitable to both Interested. Apply Box No. 17, Straits Times. GULDNER DIESKL ENGINES FROM STOCK. I H.P, $530. 11 aP, *640. l« lIP, $315. It HP, $1,100 U HP.
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      813 2 BOARD RESIDENCE HILL-TOP 7 and Institution Hill Tel 7330 2 single rooms with private vrrandan and bathroom available. WELL FURNISHED ROOM TO LET. Mrs. Lancaster. Corner House. 332 River Valley Road. (Phcne 6794 or 4825). LOXTON HOTEL. 7. Oxlev Rise. Double Rooms from $140. Singles from $45. Own Bath and
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      827 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE SUNNYSIDE RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated In fMS.) Notice of Declaration W Dividend. NOTICE Is hereby given that a second Interim Dividend of 3 per cent, per (bare (making 6 per cent.) on account of the financial year ending July 31. 1939 has been declared by the Directors
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      827 2 FOR HIRE REFRIGERATOR— N-w or Used Phone 333: AUCTION NOTICES MORTGAGEES" SALE of leasehold and freehold land and premise. I.1'. To be held at the saleroom of Messrs. Tan Ho Oon St Company, Ltd. Nos. 90 92. Market Street. Singapore, on Thursday, July 27. 1939 at 2.30 p.m. PARTICULARS. Lot
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      473 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC THE Da7~sT"nlg HT"~" PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY (tYivalc and Commercial Investigation) throughout S.S. tt F.M.S. Experienced DetectlTe Available. I SCOTTS ROAD. PHONK 441* KARL DULDIG (Academy o) Artt. Vienna) wishes to announce that he has opened a SCHOOL OF SCULPTURE at 135 Devonshire Rd. S pore :llour« from
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      730 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR ML Incorporateo m tiiglacd) CbNINSULAH AND ORIENTAL B.N Oa MAII SSENUER AND UAHUO SERVICES OUTWARD r'HOM LONDON K>H CHIWA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore CAHTHAU* >5.U00 July 23 SUMALI 6.800 July -U RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug II RANCH! 17.000 Aug 25 BANGf LOhE 6.000 Aug
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      539 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS ilncoroorateai Incorooratea m Jaoaui GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Penang. Colombo, Aden. Suex. Port Said Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg. Vessels Tonnage Dv Sail KASIMA MARU 9,900 Aug. 3 4 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Aug. 16 17 HUSIMI MARU 19,000 Aug
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      640 3 LUXURY wit b ECONOMY ONE-CLASS SIOTORSIIII-S. CARI.VS WITH PRIVATE. BATH. EXCELLENT CIJISINE. MODERATE FAKLS ttSB STSUSBSi aMHk— FWNIJ^ sent 'I DANMARK From Penang abt. July 26 SELANDIA Bept 28 tEgj?* aW U bORINGIA Oct 11 ?nst» •£I ,1 LALANDIA Nov. 7 INDIA 1 To: BANGKOK AND SAIGON Ta: MANILA AND
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      665 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. Coilyer Qua; amgapora r j|j|. Chartered Bank BuiMm* Penan* rel 1168. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FASI SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON N tUMIM.NI AND GLASGOW (la rnn Junction with the G!eo Line) £Hi N 3£ RN Marg< L doa Rdlim H »ni Ant. Mldd. In port Today PATROCLD3
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      307 4 (•day Aden (Imperial) 3 pn. Fast Africa i Imperial) ..3 o.m South Africa < Imperial) ..3 pjn Burma (Imperial* S in Whole Canada (Imperial) ..3 D.m China Hoihnw (Imperial) 3 DJn <Sgypt Sudan and Palestine (Imperial) ..3 DJn Great Britain ana Ireland i Imperial) 1 o. n
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      FROM MALACCA
      122 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via 'Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By K.LJM." Malls win close from Malacca as follows: Tomorrow. Java and Southern Sumatra by air (Netherlands) 9 45am Thursday, July 27. Aden, Burma, Canada. E.IS Africa, Egypt. Great Britain, Ireland, India, Iraq, Kuwait.
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      23 4 Malls from China expected today, July 25, by Cremer. Mails from China and Japan expected tomorrow, July 26, by Chltral.
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      YESTERDAY'S WEATHER
      124 4 max. ram- onset lusnt temp, (all s'lhliie ir,:n 'T ir.ch'i hn. 'r VEST COAST. Alor Star 90 Nil 9.3 14 Penang (1 Nil 9.6 75 Sitlawan M NU 10.0 72 J3ukit Jeram 91 NU 11.8 74 Malacca 87 NU 8.9 74 NLAND. Kuala Ltpic 93 NU 8.1 73
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      162 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive:— East Wharf. Entrance Gat* 1; Exit 1:— Cremer 22. Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2; Exit S: MaU Hart 18; Koiam 16; India 14: Olenearn 11; Malacca; AJax 9; Gewang 8; Cuacam; Kaisyo Mara
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      310 4 ma Wearnes From Pcnanc, Ipob as* Eaala Lumpur. Arrives every erenmt. Qantas From Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: from Netherlands Indies: Arrives THIS afternoon. KJ4XLJM.: From Saigon: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Wednesday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday afternoon. K.N.I.LM: from Netherlands
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      TIDE TABLE
      518 4 SINGAPORE Toaay. B. W. 6. 07 a.m. 7.8 ft.; 5.12 p.m. 1.5 ft. L. W. 10.52 a.m 4,5 ft. Tomorrow B. W. 6.44 a.m. 7.5 ft.; 6.20 p.m. 8.5 ft. L. W. 00 12 a.m. 3 ft.; 12.09 p.m. 5 ft. Thursday H. W. 8.16 a.m. 7.5 ft.;
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      LAHORE
      25 4 The Lahore has left Hong Kong and Is expected to arrive here at noon on Sunday. She wilt proceed alongside tbt wharf on arrival.
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    SCIENCE OF MODERN INSURANCE Mr. Elliot's Tribute
    383 4 SCIENCE OF MODERN INSURANCE Mr. Elliot's Tribute •TOE Minister of Health, at the banquet of the Chartered Insurance Institute at the Guildhall on July 13. referred to the value of Insurance to the community. Mr. Norman M. Walker presided. Mr. A. Mac Donald proposed the toast "The Corporation of the
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    ITALY'S TRADE DEBTS TO FRANCE Quicker Settlement
    114 4 ITALY'S TRADE DEBTS TO FRANCE Quicker Settlement Paris, July 11. •"PHE mixed Franco- Italian Commission set up under the Commercial Agreement of July 14, 1930, has concluded its third meeting, m the course of which the working of the agreement during its first 14 months of operation was examined. It
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    FRENCH LINE TAKES MORE PASSENGERS
    113 4 Biirger Flow To U.S.A. Paris. July 11. i jiy|OßE passengers were carried by the ivl French line (Compagnie Generals Transatlantlquc from Le Havre to New York this year than last, and fewer m the opposite direction. Comparative fleures for the period from the beginning of
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    GREEK ORDER FOF CLYDE
    48 4 THE Greek Minis^r., ot Marine has ordered boilers and machinery for i wo destroyers from Yarow and Co., Glasgow The contract is worth £419.600. The desiwers are British Admlra'ty type "H." They are b?ing built by the Greek Government at the shipyards at Scaramanga.
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    CHITRAL
    31 4 THE Chitral is expected to arrive here at 7 am. on Thursday. Sh;? will proceed alongside the wharf on arrival, and is expected to sail for Europe on Friday morning.
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      654 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. ilncorDorsteo ID tfU.B.) IKLePBUNK: rietfbl MSS. Pusam MSI. W %jk/mk*^^^d£ Go v Canada to Noun America |Kfjr£S ißHf^^tlfU Europe r»st larougß trains lirect k^K&Tifn ItTIHn¥,MLr I (rom *Mo' 3 Mai- st vanrnuvei to mXtrmkVilmillkmjr A Canada's Rvercreen Plavtrround JBTji, dA Bee tr" nnaiestic CsnsdlaD Rockies lOßr'sWoßl JJ-
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      55 4 With Every Copy of Next Week's SUNDAY TIMES a COLOURED COMIC SECTION will be given away FREE This coloured section will be a regular weekly feature of the Sunday Times from July 30 onwards. The section contains TARZAN and BRONCHO BILL SERIALS; numerous other regular features including a page of
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      478 5 29 IBS UGLY FAT GOES IN 6 WEEKS Ne w. Sa fe Slimming Method praistd lyaH I •mfl! >r^ t Ukmttg b ooa of lbs flnt/ mnm data at famaa whidk m% nt\l P«>»a bryood a »h»<Jow of doubt UVJ-^M itm BooKon mil nduca 700* VVO6U wdgkt and bulk to
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      38 5 MALAYA'S OUTSTANDING CAR CTIA" M v r DQ DIRECT BRANCHES OF FACTORY Wt+ I THE ONLY CARS ciyPADODF DENANC MARKETED SERVICED 111 MALAYA DIRECT SIHGAPORE PERAHh AGENTS: PAPTHPY FEDERAL MOTOR GARAGE LTD. FROM TIE fAIIUKI KUALA LUMPUR IPOH
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      682 5 SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metre*. /.HP 30.M metres p.m. 5.00 Songs by Ahmad C. B. (Malay. S.20 Malay tangos and rumbas*. 5.40 Kronchongst. 6.00 Cantonese dramas, t 6.40 Children's programme. (CantoneM).t 7.00 Children's programme. (English). 7.15 Time, weather, new* and announce inents 7.30 Talk: "A Holiday In Northern Ireland." 7.45
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      291 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 bm-'i (13»1 m.); OSO 17.71 mc/i (M.M m.); GSF 15.lt me/i (19.32 s*.); GSJ 21.(3 me i (13.93 m.) GSD 11.75 me/* (25.53 m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. "The Thirty-Nine Step*" Episode 1: "The Man who Died."* 35 Recital by Victor
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      259 5 7.20 B.B.C. MillUu-T Band.* 7.50 Big Ben. The news. 1. 05 Greenwich time signal. 8 05 Dence music. Jack Harrl* and hi* band, with Pat Taylor and Hughle Diamond. 8.50 "The Bath Road."* A Journey from London to Bath, undertaken by a Mi Bayly and a Mr. Tarrant In the
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      207 5 NIROM TODAY IDA 6.04 me s (49.6 B.I YDB n.SS BC/i (Jl.Jt m.) YDB 11.86 me I (15 J a.) rMM 10.*<i aw/l <t9.l a.m. 10.50 From filmland. 11.30 Cooking lessons. 11. SO Orchestra works. p.m. 12.30 Luncheon variety (1). 1.10 The news. Luncheon variety iJt. 2.10 News repeated. 2.20
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      233 5 MADRAS TODAY VIM «9.2« me (N98B.I p.m. 6.50 R. K. Ramantthan (vocal). 7.45 Camattc orchestra. 7.50 A Teiejru Dlaylet. 8 10 News and announcements In Telegu 8.19 Orchestral Interlude. 8.21 TeleffU talk. 8.31 Dance tunes (Miss Rajaratnam). 8.39 Tamil drama. 8.50 Totadrl Iyenjjar (vocal) 9.05 TcIcru talk. 1.20 Totadrl Iyengar
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      533 6 SHARK SECTION REMAIN VERY DULL RUBBER STEADY BUT DULL By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, July 25. "THE very small fall that took place in the New York Stock market yesterday can be regarded as demonstrating the existence of firm conditions. During the preceding lew days the market
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      BRITISH COMBINED MANOEUVRES
      102 6 Ixjndon, July 24. AN explanatory memorandum m a White Paper issued tonight on the Navy estimates states that, as a result of the decision of the Government to call up a number of retired naval officers, pensioner* and reservists for the combined fleet and air exercises m
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      79 6 Tuesday, July 25, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 284 28% No. IX R.S.S. lob. In cases July- Au*. 28H 28 V. G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales July 284 2»H FAQ. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales July 28>4 28% FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S. on Registered
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      EXCHANGES
      180 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. 2/4 London demana 2/4 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demand 241 Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 9/16 Montreal demand 54 9/10 Batavia demand
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  • Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Monday, July 24, 5 p.m.
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      MINING
      580 6 Issue VaL *ta?er it Uo Lyaii E\ntt Buyers Sellers buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 3/8 4/3 3/7V4 4/5/- Austral Amal 4/8 5/- 4/3 4/9 £1 AusUai Malay 38/- 40/- 38/- 40/* 5/- Ayer Hltam 19/9 20/9 19/6 21/1 Ayer Weng 0.72 0.76 0.71 0.75 £1 Bangrin Tin 18/9 19/9
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      GENERAL
      477 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. .1.30 1 40 1.35 1 45 2 2 do 1V 2 prefs. 2 25 2 35 2.25 2.30 10 10 A'Jas Ice 4 75 a. 25 S> 00 D 50 1 1 B M. Broadcastltio 0 55 0.60 Mi i 60 10 5 B
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      260 6 6tt Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 101 4% ft 1907 red. 1947 $1,800,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 10« 4>/2^. 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30
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      RUBBER SHARES
      365 6 AJlenby 1.10 1.20 1.15 1.25 A!or Qajah 0.85 0.95 0.90 097 Amal Malay 1.40 1.45 1.40 1.50 Ayer Hltam 0 GO 0.93 0 95 1.05 Ayer Molek 0.85 0.95 0.85 0.95 Ayer Pan as 1.12 1.19 113 1.13 Bassett 0.47 0.51 0.48 0.52 Batu Ui.tang 0.98 1.05 i
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    London Stock Exchange
    401 6 Small Gains In Most Sections London, July 24. AN early improvement on the Stock Exchange today was not fully maintained owing to the absence of any sustained demand but the final levels mostly represented small net gains, apart from gilt-edged which tended to be easier— Reuter. The
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    84 6 London, July 24. Todays closing mean rates were Paris 178 23 32 Stockholm 18 «14 New Yore 4.88 4 Athens 547 '<, Montreal 468 11 16 Belgrade 210 rirussrls 27.554* Bucharest 660 Geneva 20.74 Rio Amsterdam B.73'ii Buenos Aires 20.19' i Milan 89', Montevideo 18*4 Berlin n.67 Bombay
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    COTTON EASIER IN LONDON
    32 6 London, July 24. IN tlie tommjdity markets today cct- ton eased after the announcement of the United States export subsidy plan. The market steadied toward the clcse.— Reuter.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    294 6 New York. July 24. T*HE following quotations were those rulinz when ths Stock Exchange rioted today. DOW-JONES AVKRAGKS Saturday* Today's Close c lose Onanm 30 Industrials 144.71 144.18 off 53 20 Rails 30.20 29. G8 off ,M 15 Utilities 25 91 25.83 off ."3 40 Bonds 90.06
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS
    115 6 'From Our Own Correspor.c:ont> London, J-ily 24. The following are today's "bid" quotations for Fixed Trusts: British Empire "A' 18 3 British Empire 'B" 9 0 British Empire Cumulative 14 0 British Empire C'prehensive 14 3 British General "A" 17 9 British General "B 15 0 3ritish
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    MANILA GOLD SHARES
    70 6 Manila, July ?5. QUOTATIONS, m pesos, for 10 centavo gold shares on the Manila Stock Exchange this n: rning comparrd with yesterday's were Previous Today's Asked Bid AskeJ Bid Antamok ..0.21 0. 22 2 0.23 0.22 Coco Grove 0.24 0.25 Masbate 0.14 0.12', 0.12^ 0.!2 Mine OperKlions
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      61 6 AND F.TT.NQS THE SCOTTISH TUBE CO., LTD. manufacture Piping, Tubes and Fittings for all purposes SCREWED SOCKETED TUBES. BLACK GAS, GALVANIZED AND STEAM TUBES. LAPWELDED IRON STEEL BOILER TUBES FOR LAND OR MARINE BOILERS. GAS, WATER fir STEAM PIPING FITTINGS, ETC. COMPLETE STOCKS HELD SOLE AGENTS: McALISTER CO., LTD. (Incorporated
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE HAS BRIGHTER TONE
      765 7 Home Trade Activity Increase Gives Stimulating Effect London, July 13. r ri IK less disturbing International liewi failed to stimulate the Btock Exchange ami throughout the week politics have played a magnifii'd part m thin markets. The genentl Attitude appeared to be one of
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      £9,953,200 GOLD TO US.
      66 7 PRACTICALLY 98 per cent, of the £10,167,762 of gold exported from Britain m the three days to midday July 13 went to the United States. The T J.S. total was €9,953,161, and was composed of £9.603.564 refined and 349,597 coin of legal tender m the U.K.
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      172 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN. Kampong Lanjut 6d. No. 13 July 2S Pungah 8d. No. 18 fid. bonus July 21 RanU'i 2H% No. SA July 21 Sthn. KlnU 3H% final leal tax July 13 Do 24 Vo Int. leas tax July 11 Takuapa 6d
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      THREE TIN COMPANIES WOUND-UP
      131 7 Asam Kumbang, llu Yam And Puchong Tin r!E final meetings of shareholders of Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging Ltd.. Ulu Yam Tin Dredging Ltd. and Puchong Tin Dredging Ltd., were held on Friday at Taiping, Mr. G. T. Dawes, die liquidator, presiding. The liquidator laid before the
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      BRITISH TIN INVESTMENT Interim Halved At 1½ Per Cent.
      95 7 BRITISH TIN INVESTMENT Interim Halved At 1½ Per Cent. I "yHE British Tin Investment Corpora- tion announces an interim dividend of 14 per cent., less tax. against 3 per cent., payable July 26. A 4 per cent. Uu.il was paid m 1938, making 7 per cent. Most of the company's
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      AUSTRAL MALAY OUTPUT FOR FIRST HALF OF JULY
      79 7 AUSTR A L MALAY OUTPUT FOR FIRST HALF OF JULY jTVREDGE 2 of Pungah Tin Dredging worked for 215 hours, treated 84,000 icuWc yards of material and produced 354 plculs of tin ore during the first half of July. During the same period, Asam Kumbang section of Austral Amalgamated worked
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      COMPANIES ACT REVISION
      306 7 "WHEN POSSIBLE" STATEMENT BY MR O. STANLEY Westminster, July 11. 'FHERE is need for a revision of the Companies Act when possible, said Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of tMe Board of Trade, in replying to queiifctts in the House of Commons today He declined to set up
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      195 7 Singapore, July 24, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler S 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntoi $11.50 White $11.00 Black $7.50 Copra Mixed $3.20 Sun Dried $3.55 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga $2.60 Pair $2.00 Sarawak $2.62' 2 $2.62' Jelotong Palembang $7.50 Banja $7.50 Sarawak
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      SAVINGS £3,386 MILLIONS
      54 7 IN the House of Commons recently, 1 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying to Mr. Herbert Williams (C. Croydon S), said that the total estimated savings of the people m 1931 were £2,365 millions. The latest available total was £3,386 millions, an Increase of £1,021 millions, or
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      158 7 Pains m Back, Nervous, Rheumatic! Wionit foods and drinks, w.jrry. overwork and frequent rolds often put n strain < n Urn Ki.lneys and Kidney nn.l Blnddrr Troubles are the true cauac of Kxc«ss Acidity. Ofting Up NlKtitn. Burnlnsr Paasaccs. J I l'alns. NVrvnunness. Dlnlnesa. Swollen Itlieumatl.-m. Puffy Eyelids, and /••hrnr
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      48 7 GREAT WORLD <*-* CABARET TONIGHT 9 P. M. TO MIDNIGHT GLOBE THEATRE TONIGHT "COMET OVER BROADWAY" PLYING HOME J C^3P smooth quick and oh so comfortable. Fares i^?s|i§V^v include all expenses of Hotels etc., even to tips. Bookings and information from Agents, MANSFIELI CO. LTD., Singapore ft Psuang M«wSm
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      346 7 i "Ba^aT ißaVaflafllßtf I SAVINGS sUe/fc you. to A Mv sa«r* is aa extra dwtlai eanri. A Sawian Acrcntt h the west Imimttmtmi U sare. T* have a Savinjrs Aeeout aaal -to see thta aecaajßt gr*w front ttsae to time fa U be a rantrnttd PBwsm A Sariags Arraamt maj
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      260 7 BANK OF CHINA (li.rorporatrd In China by Special Charter) 12. Cecil Street. Singapore Telephones: Manager's Office MU Sub- Managers Office 6442 txchanje l)cpt 6441 General Office MKB-1 CaMe Address "CHI'NGaMJO. Paid Ip Capital Ch. f 40.0M.OO0.0« Reserve f unala In excess of Ck. I S,*M.MO 0* Total Assets approximate!? Ch.
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      277 8 The Most Thrilling Spy Drama of War and Intrigue m the. Balkans! OPENING TODAY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. V' 4v4^H9 Ibh I i I i i v b^bw I !I4U^M II lii!^^* t^^HiJ mum I^^^bl bT/bBbM. Am What strange secret lies behind the locked door of Room 12? 1 ALSO
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    AMALGAMATION OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA?
    1233 9 Lieutenant-Governor's Argument Against Administrative Union TN a document opposing any form of amalgamation, com- bination, co-ordination or federation of the administrations of Papua and the mandated territory of New Guinea, the Lieutenant-Governor of Papua, Sir Hubert Murray, claims that the proposed administrative union would
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    P. I. Master Kisses Girls LOSES HIS JOB
    172 9 P. I. Master Kisses Girls LOSES HIS JOB FNALMACIO MONTEROLA, elementary school principal of Nagcarian, Laguna, Philippines, was dismissed last week from the service by the civil service board of appeals, without prejudice, however, to his remployment m a Government position other than teaching. He was found guilty of Improper
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    DEFENCE SPEED UP IN AUSTRALIA
    102 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney (By Air Mall). VIGOROUS action to speed up Aus- tralian defence works was announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzles). Dissatisfied with the progress to date, he will appoint an advisory panel to supervise the works programme. His announcement was
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    Italy Begins Manoeuvres
    195 9 Italy Begins Manoeuvres 1,250,000 Men Said To Be Under Arm? ARMY manoeuvres are now beginning throughout Italy. Preliminary exercises will lead up to the grand manoeuvres in the Valley of the Po in August. The number of men now under arms is believed to be 1,250,000. Three army corps are
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    NEW DEMAND FOR TUNNEL UNDER THE CHANNEL
    232 9 Scheme Is Revived By French Military Trade Circles DENEWED interest m the Channel Tunnel scheme has been^ aroused by efforts m French Parliamentary, commercial and military circle.: to draw ittention to the uses of a tunnel m war and m business changes. Resolutions
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    MISSION PROPERTIES DAMAGED
    99 9 Loniion, July 21. THE Under-Secretary for Foreign 1 Affairs, Mr. R. A. Bufler, m a written reply m the House of Commons to Mr. Robert Gibson. (Lab., Greenock», said that, according to reports received by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, damage had been done to premises m
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    REMITTANCES TO CHINA UP
    49 10 lions Kong, July 23. /VMH banking sources in Shanghai report that overseas Chinese remittances in the last two years have increased from 300.000,000 yuan (Chinese dollar) to 600,000,000 yuan annually. The total for the first half of the present year reached 350,000,000 yuan. Central News.
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    'Chinese Muslims Abhor The Japanese'
    51 10 Chungking, July 23. nroiE Chinese Muslims National Salvatlon Association has Issued a manifesto declaring that the participation of several Japanese-fostered Muslim ■ocletles m the Japanese-Instigated anti-British movement m North China dot* not represent the sentiment of the entire Chinese Muslims, who abhor the Japanese.- Central
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    True Spirit Of The Chinese People TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATION
    850 10 True Spirit Of The Chinese People TRANSFORMATION OF THE NA TION Brave New China. By Lady Hosie. (Hoddcr and Stcusliton. 13s. Cd.). TT is the exception nowadays to come across a new book about China that does not deal with the war and is not primarily a political treatise.- Lady
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    Britain Has Not Let Down China
    240 10 Comment On lhc Tokio Understanding London, July 24. THE TIMES Tokio correspondent says that the formula which cleared the way for the termination of a dangerous dispute places British neutrality en the same basis as the neutrality of America and other Powers which practise
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    Minister Was Not Executed
    105 10 Chungking, July 23. JAPANESE reports that Mr. Chang Kia-ngau, Minister of Communications, has been executed due to complicity with Wang Chingwci's treason is absolutely groundless and utterly childish," according to Chinese official circles. Mr. Chang is attending his office as usual here. Having failed to bring
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    Mr. Hudson Unlikely To Resign
    52 11 London, July 24. O FIXER'S Lobby correspondent understands that there b no question of Mr. R. S. Hudson, Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, resigning*. In the House of Commons today, Mr. Hudson answered overseas questions as usual, and was received with some ironical
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    Reports Of Talks "Garbled"
    265 11 Mr. Hudson Outlines Peace Scheme London, July 23. AS a sequel to newspaper reports A of a scheme involving a billion pounds loan to Germany m re*,urn for Germany undertaking to limit armaments, which was said to have been sponsored by highly-placed persons In London, newspapers
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    "Making Friends With Herr Hitler"
    96 11 London, July 24. OPEAKLNG at a London conference, 13 Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, declared: "I feel \cry disluraed about the ne-ars in this morning's papers of a new attempt to make friends with Hitler. "If Mr. Chamberlain goes back on the
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    Black-Out Test Held At Tilbury Dock
    139 11 London, July 24. DORT of London Authority olfi- cials are studying aircraft reports on the visibility of the Tilbury Dock area under black-out conditions tested there at midnight to examine the ability of the Port of London to carry on in wartime Special lighting
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    NO PROPOSAL FOR LOAN TO REICH, SAYS PREMIER Statement In Commons On Talks With German Minister
    568 11 NO PROPOSAL FOR LOAN TO REICH, SAYS PREMIER Statement In Commons On Talks With German Minister London, July 24. IN the House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, 1 Deputy Leader of the Opposition, asked the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, if he had any statement to make regarding; the alleged
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    JAPANESE SUCCESS IN S.E. SHANSI
    110 11 Chungking, July 24. CUCCESSES for the Japanese are recorded In Chinese despatches from south-east Shansi. where bitter fighting has been in -progress since the Japanese launched an offensive designed to encircle the Chinese forces in the Talsan mountains. Unable to withstand the Japanese attacks from
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    EX-KING ZOG'S PROPERTY ORDERED SEIZED
    29 11 A decree baa been Issued at Tirana ordering the confiscation of all property of ex-King Zog of Albania and his principal supporter!, report* Reuter.
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    Living Costs Rising In China
    75 11 Living Costs Rising In China Shanghai. July 24. DEFLECTING the fall of thr Chinese dollar a number of advertisements hav t appeared m newspapers annouminr price increases. Motorists are hard hit by increase m the price of gasoline from 51.49 to S3 a gallon. Batter, eggs, bread, cigarettes and nany
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    British Protest To Japanese
    228 11 British Protest To Japanese Anti-British Riots In Occupied Areas Tientsin, July 24. CERIOI'S Japanese-sponsored antiBritish demonstrations were staged last night at Tangku, the port at the mouth of the Hal River largely developed by British shipping and mining interests. About 600 rioters stoned the home of the manager of thp
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    JAPANESE PRESS ATTACKS
    238 11 Halifax's Statement In House Of Lords London, July 24. THE Foreign Secretary, Lord Hali1 fax. speaking In the House of Lords tonight, revealed that the British Ambassador to Toklo, Sir Robert Craigie. had represented to the Japanese Government the great importance of discouraging Press recriminations and exaggerated
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    FIGHTING DIES DOWN AT SHANGHAI
    47 11 Shanghai, July 24. Fighting on the outskirts of Shanghai between the Japanese and the Chinese Fourth Route (Communist) Army died down before sunrise when the Chinese withdrew. The usual practice b to attack under cover of night and reUrt before daybreak.— Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1939. PLAYING JAPAN'S GAME
    866 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1939. PLAYING JAPAN'S GAME There can be no question of a Far Eastern Munich. We cannot give any credence to the possibility of Great Britain really compromising with Japan, who is no longer her Far Eastern ally of 20 years ago, but rather
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    Privileged Guests
    322 12 Whoever is responsible for Issuing invitations to the opening ol the new High Court on Aug. 3 has dropped a very heavy load of bricks. He has divided the guests Into sheep and goats —privileged guests and the hoi pol'.ol. The former have been presented with bright red
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    636 12 Mandarin And The Dialects SLOWER, RICHER AND ROUNDER To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I was much Interested In the letter from "Chinese Realist" published in your columns of July 21, and as an Englishman who has resided in China for many years, with family
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    148 12 To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— I should like to associate myself completely with the sentiments expressed by your correspondent, "A Kedah Planter," anent the B.M.B.C. Most of their broadcasts are ruined by slow fading and morse, and at the time stated by him
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    TELLING THE WORLD
    764 12 British Propaganda Needed In view of recent protests against German rad'o propaganda heard in Singapore, the followtng article on the need for British counter -propaganda is suggestive. The writer is W. D. H McCullough, a well-known British advertising man, and the article is reproduced from the Sunday
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    719 12 Our Bluebirds ■yHAT some of the most beautiful birds of the deep Jungle are still clinging desperately to their old haunt* on Singapore Island Is revealed by Mr. F. N. Chasen In his new volume. "Birds of the Low Jungle and Scrub." For example, there Is
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      28 12 LETTERS IN PAGE 19 MALATANISATION. Its manifestation In the plecegoods restriction scheme, as applied to the F.M.S. OFFICE GIRLS. Another Eurasian stenographer writes on the question of "prestige."
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    NO CHANGE IN BRITISH POLICY TOWARDS CHINA
    747 13 London Reaction To Joint Declaration CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE AND AN "UNDENIABLE BETRAYAL" Tokio Conversations On The Tientsin Dispute A -THOUGH the China Campaign Committee m London denounces the joint Anglo-Japanese declaration issued yesterday as an "undeniable betrayal of China," Press comment m Great Britain
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    Anglo-Japanese Declaration
    164 13 "TMIE joint Anglo-Japanese declaration, drawn up following the talks between Mr. Hachiro Arita and the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, Is as follows His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom fully recognize the actual situation in China where hostilities on a large scale are in progress and note
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    "JUSTIFIES SACRIFICE OF PRINCIPLES"
    188 13 Paris. July 24. CONSIDERABLE interest m the agreement at Tokyo Is expressed m the French Press. While left wing newspapers stror.gly attack it, the right wing support it, but consider it necessary to produce arguments to Justify it. For example, Le Temps declares it has been
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    CHINA COMMITTEE ON TOKIO TALKS
    157 13 London, July 25 THE China Campaign Committee to- day issued in London a statement "denouncing as an undeniable betrayal of China, now heroically defending her national independence and territorial integrity, the formula agreed with the Japanese Government as announced by the Prime Minister in I
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    GRAVE EVENTS REPORTED TO BE BREWING IN SPAIN
    174 13 Paris, July 24. THE whereabouts of Gen. Queipo de Llano, Spain's wartime "Radio General," is the subject of conflicting reports. A report from St. Jean de Luz declares he is in prison at Vitoria after having attempted to cross the frontier. Several
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    GEN. CHIANG IS CONFIDENT Long Statement In Chungking
    270 13 GEN. CHIANG IS CONFIDENT Long Statement In Chungking Chungking, July 24. /*«ENERALLISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek tonight made a lengthy statement expressing confidence that Britain, uiuch as shs desires a peaceful settlement of the Tientsin dispute, can only make concessions such as will not conflict with China's Interests or the provisions of
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    Raid On Chungking
    58 13 Chungking. July 25. 'TWENTY-SEVEN Japanese planes bombed Chungking last evening, causing several large fires. Several bombs landed In the vicinity of the French Embassy, the nearest one being only 100 yards distant. The raiders encountered heavy antiaircraft fire. An aerial battle took place above the city as
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    Moscow Rejects Tokio Protest Concession Contracts Held To Be Violated
    146 13 Moscow Rejects Tokio Protest Concession Contracts Held To Be Violated Moscow, July 24. THE Soviet Government has firmly rejected the latest Japanese protest regarding Japanese oil and coal concessions m North Sakhlien. The Japanese memorandum upheld the attitude of Japanese owners 01' concessions even as regards non-pay-ment of rent and
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    30 BRITISH FIRMS TOLD TO LEAVE
    173 13 Peiping, July 24. FE Japanese authorities In North j China are steadily intensifying j i their anti-British movement. I The Hsin Mln Hui Party has lnistructed all its branches m North China to Intensify and spread the movement by propaganda, anti-British acts m theatres,
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    CHAMBERLAIN'S STATEMENT EN HOUSE OF COMMONS
    369 13 London, July 24. THE Prime Minister, Mr. 1 Neville Chamberlain, m the House of Commons tonight, gave the text of the agreement reached m Tokio between the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, and the British Ambassador to Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie. Mr. Chamberlain
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    I.R.A. Plan To Blow Up Houses Of Parliament
    613 13 I.R.A. Plan To Blow Up Houses Of Parliament SIR SAMUEL HOARE STRESSES THE DANGER OF SABOTAGE IN WAR THE Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, moving the second reading of the Prevention of Violence Bill, told the House of Commons that Britain faced serious I.R.A. sabotage m war and mentioned a
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    Netherlands Defences To Be Strengthened
    62 13 The Hague, July 24. r\R. 11. Coiijn's new Cabinet met 17 to arrange its programme which. it is understood, will include strengthening cf the defences of Holland and the Netherlands Indies, reduction of unemployment and maintenance of a sound budget position. The new ministers will
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    MALAYAN CHINESE ON TOKIO TALKS
    782 14 Mass Meeting To Be Held At Chamber Of Commerce SINGAPORE CONSUL-GENERAL'S STATEMENT TODAY CHINESE in Singapore are watching with anxiety the progress of the Anglo-Japanese talks in Tokio, and hopes are being widely expressed that Britain will not commit herself to any action which would
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    100 14 »J|R. D Stewart, of the Kirby Rubber ITI Estate, Labu. Negri Sembilan, arrived m Singapore this morning by train fr i Kuala I umpur. Mr. W. R. Dowse, assistant cmlneer-In-chlef, Pests and Telegraphs, Malaya, was cne of those who arrived by train from Kun!a Lumpur this morning. Mr.
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    MESSAGE TO STATESMEN
    247 14 Mr. Tan Kah KKefse f s Telegrams "STRONGLY OPPOSE COMPROMISE" JL3R. TAN KAH KEE, the Malayan Chinese leader, has sent telegrams to a number of British statesmen and to London newspapers regarding the Overseas Chinese view of the Toklo talks. lhe following telegram was sent by Mr.
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    Children Drowned In Well
    156 14 TRAGIC DISCOVERY BY PARENTS DLAYING NEAR their father who was making pigs' food, two children were suddenly found missing. A search by the father, Ang Tafc, and his wife, found the two children, one aged five and the other three, drowned In a nearby well. At
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    TWO CHINESE ON LIQUOR CHARGES
    141 14 Tian Urn, appeared before Mr. C. H. Koh in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday on charges of possession of three and five-sixth gallons of samsu, distilling intoxicating liquor without a licence and fermenting intoxicating liquor. The offences were alleged to have taken place In
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    Japan Intensifying Her Anti-British Campaign
    211 14 Japan Intensifying Her AntiBritish Campaign Shanghai, July 25. rpilK Jay i:\ese-sponsored anti- British movement In occupied territory In China la spreading. It has reached Welhaiwei, which before its retrocession to China m 1930 was for over 30 years under British rule. An organisation styled the Chinese Peoples Patriotic Anti-British Association
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    81 14 Coolies on these tonkangs this morning tipped into the sea the first load of the coral ichich will form the new sea wall off Connaught Drive. About twenty feet thick, this wall will extend from Stamford Road canal to Anderson Bridge and inside it will be dumped mud from the
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    "Cold Blooded Neutrality Is Not For Us"
    204 14 London, July 24. THE Manchester Guardian, commenting m the Anglo-Japan-ese discussions, says the charitable view is that the British Government has accepted deliberately a vas^ie formula m the hope that it will lead to an early settlement of the Tientsin dispute. IF the
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    MALAY YOUTH ADMITS SAMPAN THEFT
    129 14 DLEADING GUILTY to stealing a r sampan valued at $16 belonging to one Bulat at Kranji on July 6. a 20-year-old Malay, Dollah bin H. Abdul Hamld, was bound over In the sum of $50 In one surety for a period of s.x months, by
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    RICE CONTROL IN COLONY Dealers Must Be Licensed
    337 14 RICE CONTROL IN COLONY Dealers Must Be Licensed IN exercise of powers granted In Part 1 II of the Food Control Ordinance, which came into force last week, tha Pood Controller, Mr. N. R. Jarrctt, ha» made the Rice (Registration cf Dealers) Order, 1939. The Order will come into operation
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    31 14 Slipping during a hockey match at the Monks' Hill School ground last evening, an airpcrt employee, Julian de Souza, suffered a dislocated shoulder. He was taken to hospital m an ambulance.
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    INVITATIONS TO SUPREME COURT OPENING RETURNED
    311 15 Objections By Members Of Bar Over "Privileged" Guests "INVITED TO ENTER THE HIGH COURT THROUGH TRADESMEN'S ENTRANCE" DEC A USE guests for the opening of the new Supreme Court building on Aug. 3 have been divided into "privileged" and "other" guests several members of
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    ARRESTED WITH SAMSU IN BAG
    86 15 A FINE OF $180, in default two months' rigorous imprisonment, wa3 passed by Mr. C. H. Koh In the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday on a Hokkien, Ng Jiang Boon, who pleaded guilty to possession of seven and a half gallons of samsu at the
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    61 15 TKE wedding took place at I'Eslise Protestante de l'lndo Chine and the British Consulate General, Saigon, of Mr. Kenneth Charles Bryant, eldest son of Mr. Charles Bryant, Mill Hill lodge, Barnes Common, with Miss Joan Margaret Houghton, daughter of the Jate Mr. William Thomas Houghto.i. of Singapore. Mr. Bryant v;as
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    SIR SHENTON SEES M.A.H.A. GROUNDS
    106 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuali Lumpur, July 24. OPENDING a few hours in Kuala Lumpur on their return to Singapore from their visit to Perak, the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas paid a surprise visit to the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association grounds which
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    European's Claim For $ 4,000
    200 15 European's Claim For 4,000 TWO CHINESE, who were workhv; M clerks at Fort Canning, and a pilot employed by the Admiralty, were also working for a Chinese contractor. It was stated In the continued hearing of the action between J. N. Jones, a building engineer, and Wee Cheng Soon, a
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    "You May Hang Me" Indian Tells Magistrate
    378 15 "You May Hang Me" Indian Tells Magistrate PLEADS GUILTY TO CHEATING CHARGE "I PLEAD guilty without any qualifl- caticn. I admit my fault. Ycu may hang me or send me to gaol," declared Abdul Rahman, an Indian, when pleading guilty before Mr. L. C. Ooh In the Singapore Fifth Police
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    TRADE MARKS LAW TO BE REVISED
    148 15 nESIGN'ED to extend the period within which applications may be made for registration of trade marks, the Trade Marks (Amendment) Ordinance will be introduced into the Legislative Council at a special meeting on Monday. The Trade Marks Ordinance came into force on Feb. 1
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    MANCHESTERS BEAT RETREAT
    75 15 ANOTHER ceremony in farewell to the G.O.C., Malaya, Major-Gen. W. O. S. Dobble, was held last evening at Tanglln Barracks when the band of the 1st Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, beat retreat before MajorGeneral and Mrs. Dobbie. The Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas also were
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF PURSE BY INDIAN
    64 15 A LLEGED to have stolen a leather purse containing 17 cents, from a stall In Victoria Street, an Indian, Mihar Singh, was allowed bail of $50, when he claimed trial to the charge m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. The stall was owned
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    MEN FROM H.M.S. TERROR DRUNK IN SEREMBAN
    38 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, July 25. I*WO men from H.M.S. Terror pleaded guilty before the Seremban magistrate today for being drunk and incapable at Seremban. They were fined $2 each.
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    46 15 Among the spectaicrs at the beating of retreat by the Manchesters at Tanglin yesterday were the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas. The ceremony was m farewell to the Q.0.C., Malaya, Gen. W. G. S. Dobbie, who leaves by the Chitral on Friday-Straits Times picture.
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    HEARD OF ARREST WARRANT ON HIS WEDDING DAY
    642 15 Young Eurasian Is Charged THAT he heard of a warrant for his arrest on the day he was to be married was a statement made before Mr. J. McFall, m the Singapore Criminal District Court, yesterday, by a young Eurasian named Guthric
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    PRISON FOR THEFT OF SWITCHES
    93 15 A TOTAL sentence of three months' rigorous Imprisonment was passed on Leng Buk Hong, a 29-year-old Chinese. In the Singapore Second Court yesterday, when he was convicted of two charges of stealing electric main switches from houses in Victoria Street on July 10. On the
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    Allegations Of Extortion By R.B. Official CHARGE AGAINST INSPECTOR
    339 15 Allegations Of Extortion By R.B. Official CHARGE AGAINST INSPECTOR (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, July 23. K. D. BOCK, Rural Board Vehicles Inspector, who Is charged with committing extortion of $5, and L. M. Nunis and Khan Chou Poon, Vehicles Inspectors employed by the Municipality, against whom charges of attempted
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    24 15 Lt.-Cmdr. H. Vickers has commissioned H.M.S. Bramble and is attached to the Ist Mlnesweeplng Flotilla. Portland. He was formerly m H.M.R, Terror, at Singapore.
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    Boomerangs Sent By Air To Singapore
    111 16 Boomerangs Sent By Air To Singapore i From Our Own Correspondent.' Sydney, (By Air Mall). DURING the last few months there i have been strange cargoes leavins Sydney by air. Ita the birthday party of an i Australian living m Singapore a firm i despatched a cake, balloons and several
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    SURVEY FLIGHT OF PACIFIC
    119 16 (From Our Own Correspondent* Sydney (By Air Mall). 1UEGOTIATIONS are taking place bcm the British. Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Governments /or a survey flight of the Pacific soon. Much of t'.ie groundwork for the flight which, it is suggested, should ba from New Zealand to
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    ROMANCE OF RUBBER: HISTORY & PRODUCTION
    833 16 ROMANCE OF RUBBER: HISTORY PRODUCTION The Spaniards Saw Indians Playing With Rubber Balls (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 23. DURBER, its history, production and manufacture, was described by Mr. John Hands at the Selangor Indian Association. MR. Hands, who was for 14 years in charge of one of
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    REFUGEE REPAID FOR HUMANE ACT
    213 16 From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney (By Air Mail). A former English soldier living in Melbourne Is repaying an act of humanity 21 years ago by a German officer. The Englishman Is Mr. John Beth, and the German Mr. Alfred Brull. now a refugee, has arrived
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    AUSTRALIAN CRUISERS TO VISIT N.I.
    44 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavla (By Air Mall). T^HE Australian cruisers Canberra and Sydney are expected to visit Netherlands Indies ports shortly. Canberra will come to Sourabaya and Batavia. Sydney will visit Singapore first and then come to Batavla.
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    29 16 Planting of grass and four young Chinese juniper trees have added the finishing touches to the front of the new Supreme Court building. A Straits Times picture taken yesterday.
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    MALAYS' FEARS OVER "MALAYANISATION"
    1096 16 MALAYS' FEARS OVER "MALA YA NISA TION" K.L. Newspaper Comment On Johore Committee's Report (From Our Ovn Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. Comments on the "Malayanisation," m view of the Johore report on this subject, are made by the Kuala Lumpur Malay newspaper, The Majlis, m a leading article, which
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    EXTORTION IN THE COLONY
    255 16 p osition Worse During War iTHE POSITION in regard to 1 extortion is the most unsatis"actory for years," says the inspector-General of Police, Mr. R. II. de S. Onraet, in his annual report. There is aiwayj a certain amount it extortion from gaming and prostitution which
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    More Changes In Sarawak Posts
    98 17 DR. J. H. BOWYER, seconded from the Malayan Medical Service, has relinquished his appointment as Princlpal Medical Officer and Chief Health Officer, Sarawak. He has been succeeded by Dr. J. C. Carson, also seconded from the Malayan Medical Service. Mr. H. M. Calvert, Financial Secretary,
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    SHARP RISE IN NUMBER OF ROBBERIES IN COLONY
    413 17 Outbreaks When Police Were Busy With Strikes Demonstrations A SHARP rise m the number of robberies m the Colony, ;l from 77 m 1937 to 206 m 1038, is recorded m the annual report of the Inspector-General of. Police, Mr. R H.
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    S.V.C. SCHEDULE OF DRILLS
    314 17 DROGRAMME of Drills for the Singapore Volunteer Corps up to and for week ending July 30 is as follows Today 7 a.m. Bul;it Timah Range. All Units, S.V.C., practice M.C.S.A.M.: 515 p.m. Headquarters. S.V.A.C.S. mounted training: 1st Bn. R.S.V.F. Sig. Section, signal training; 'S' Coy., M.O.
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    INTER-SCHOOL ART CONTEST
    142 17 'THE third Inter-School Art Competi- tlon. sponsored by the St. Andrew's School Sketching Club, will be held from July 31 to Aug. 4. at St. Andrews School. It will be opened by the ConsulGeneral for China, Mr. Kao Ling Pal. The competition is open to all boys
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    APPOINTMENTS IN SARAWAK
    39 17 Recent Sarawak appointments Include: Mr. H. J. Spencer to be an Agricultural Field Officer. Mr. W. O. Talt to be PostmasterCeneraL Abang Abdul Rahman. Native Ofllcer. Slmanggang, to be temporarily a Magistrate of the Fourth Class.
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    70 17 Because these old trees around the open space opposite Raffles Library, m the Stamford Road area, are rotting they have had to be cut down. In addition to this tulip tree m Bencoolen Street, two "flame of the forest' trees m Queen Street had to be cut down. They are
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    More Gas Used Last Year
    128 17 THHE amount of gas used for public lighting during the year was 151,911,110 cubic feet, equal to 46.4 per cent, of the output, states the annual report of the Oas Department of the Municipality of Singapore for the year 1938. During the year under review,
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    "ON THE SPOT"
    65 17 "(XN The Spot," a thriller by Edgar Wallace, will be the Repertory Players next production, to be presented at the Victoria Theatre, on August 15. 11 and 12. Carl Lawson will be Tony Perrelll, the part that Charles Laughton played In London. Minn Lee, the Chinese gir!,
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    Raffles Library
    261 17 The following newly added books are now ready fcr issue at Rafllcs Library. The Rise of New York Port (1815-1860).' Illustrated, R G. Albion ant J.B. P^p^; Comparative Rellcion. J. btlil) C.irpenter;' Brass Hats and Bell-Bottomed Trousers. Illustrated, William Guv Carr; The Youns Melbourne. niustrttfJ. Lord David Cecil;
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    INDIANS IN BURMA
    196 18 S. I. Chamber's Telegram Madras, July 18. THE Southern India Chamber of Commerce In a telegram to the Government of India says that the Indian commercial community feels very anxious and Is perturbed over no action being taken on the Braund Committee report on last year's Burma
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    "BURMAN & INDIAN CAPITALISM "
    128 18 "BURMAN INDIAN CAPITALISM Prof. Ranga's Address At Burma Conference Thonze, (Burma), July 17. THE declaration that a re-awakening of the peasantry m Burma is needed to secure administrative authority from "British Imperialism" and "Burman and Indian capitalism" was made by Prof. N. O. Ranga, presidentelect of the All-Burma Labour Conference
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    HUNGER-STRIKE IN BENGAL
    149 18 Congress President Warns Government Calcutta, July 18. r\R. B. C. Roy, a member of the Con- greai Working Committee, palJ a visit to the Allpore central gaol and saw the political prisoners wno have been on hunger-strike for the last 12 days. Dr. Roy stayed there for
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    CONVOCATION IN GAOL.
    38 18 Gaya. July 17. i f\R. SYED MAHMUD, the Education Minister of Bihar, conferred certl-; flcates at Gaya central gaol on 150: literate prisoners who passed the upper i and lower primary examinations in' Bihar schools.
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    Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru In Madras On His Way To Ceylon
    453 18 Madras, July 16. "AS I draw nearer to Ceylon my mind is filled with the problem I shall face there," said Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on arrival at Madras yesterday. Compared with the big problems of the world and even many
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      RETURNS OF TRADE STATISTICS
      306 18 Latest Comparative Figures Calcutta, July 18. ACCORDING to returns received In the Department of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, the total gross Indian sea customs revenue, Including land customs, but excluding salt revenue, collected In British India during the month of June, 1939 amounted to Rs. 397
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      FIRING DEPLORED BY U.P. PREMIER
      101 18 Adjournment Motion Withdrawn Lucknow, July 12. piVE adjournment motions were moved when a short session of the U.P. Legislative Assembly commenced this morning. Four dealt with the police firing m Cawnpore on June 29 and one with police firing at Imambara Asafai on July 6.
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      LITERATE INDIA IN SIX YEARS?
      79 18 Patna, July 14. THE city resounded since early morn1 ing with cries of "banish illiteracy" by batches of Prabhat Bheries (lady volunteers). A number of meetings were held In different places to celebrate the anniversary of the first literacy day. Addressing one of the meetings
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      PANDIT NEHRU LEAVES FOR KANDY
      15 18 Colombo. July 21. DANDIT Jawaharlal Nehru left for Kandy today.
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      Indianisation Committee
      175 18 Terms Of Reference Amplified Simla, July 18. THK terms of reference of the Indianisation Committee are understood to have been amplified as follows "To examine the progress of Indianisation of the officer ranks of the Indian army with the object of determining whether the results achieved justify acceleration
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      MUSLIM WALK-OUT IN CAWNPORE
      94 18 Following Defeat Of Resolution Cawnpore, July 15. MUSLIM members ol the Municipal l¥1 Board walked out when a meeting was held this morning following the defeat by 18 to one vote or a resolution sponsored by them, condemning the uncalled for and indiscriminate firing on the
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      LOCOMOTIVES TO BE MADE IN INDIA?
      70 18 Railway Committee To Consider Matter Bombay. July 17. TWO important Questions relating to the development of machine tool Industry and the manufacture of locomotives in India will be examined by the Standing Finance Committee for Railways which met in Bombay this afternoon and will
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      A.I.C.C. MEMBER SENTENCED
      44 18 Madras. MR. Srinivas Rao, a Congress Socialist member of the A.I.C.C. has been sentenced to one month's simple imprisonment with two others on a charge of voluntarily obstructing workmen from proceeding to the Dhlnamani press during the strike of pressmen there.
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      MR. SUBHAS BOSE UNWELL
      43 18 Ahraedabad. July 10. rVf R Subhas Chandra Bose is su'Ter- ing from a mild attack of influenza. He is however, carrying out his programme in Ahmedabad. Mr. Bose is leaving for Bombay alter the completion of his Gujerat tcur.
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      MALAYANISATION FROM DOWNING STREET
      1293 19 MALAY ANISATION FROM DOWNING STREET Manchester Cotton Industry And Malay States To the Editor of Sir.— Dato Roland Braddell protests a^iinst bureaucratic unification. His Excellency the High Commissioner d»nlcs its existence and points out that i ths Malayar.isatlcn Report "has not given a single example of departure from the policy
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      OUR RED RUSSIAN COMRADES
      171 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times Bir.— l was much struck the other day by a picture that appeared on the back page of one of your Issues, depicting fine young democratic Finns digging trenches against any aggressors who might approach their country with hostile
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      A British Chinese
      29 19 In his capacity as president of the Straits Chinese British Association, Singapore, Dr. Cheonff Chee Hai is a leader of the Straits-born community referred to below.
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      CHINA-BORN IN MALAYA
      421 19 Comparisons With The Babas SIMPLE AND THRIFTY To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— To condemn a writer because of a single remark made in an article, in which he meant more good than evil, is certainly in the worst of taste. Mr. Chi Kow Chiang,
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      NEW S.T.C. TICKETS
      115 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Many clerical workers m this city will much appreciate it if the management of the S.T.C. puts season tickets m force monthly or quarterly. In India, England, Slam and many other countries I have seen season tickets m force,
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      EUROPEAN GIRLS' PAY AND "PRESTIGE"
      827 19 Another Eurasian View Of Office Efficiency To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— In the Straits Budget dated July 13, I came across an article entitled "Too Many Girls Work Who Don't Need Jobs." Referring to the Eurasian stenographer, this writer sums up BUT
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      321 19 *%antiU UHAIR > Hair styles of today make cartful washing a necessity. Ordinary soaps should be avoided. The free alkah they contain soon dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle and rums it under the frequent shampoomqs necessary t* keep the hair beautiful. Discriminating women everywhere use Mulsified because its
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    "THOUGH PEACE MAY BE IMPERILLED IN AUGUST, THERE WILL BE NO WAR"
    3897 20 Our London Letter (Trom Our Own Correspondent) London, July 16. OELDOM, Malayans, do 1 venture to begin a letter to you with a lengthy quotation from another newspaper But I have been reading in the Observer a leading
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    Priests Banned From Race Meetings
    697 21 Doniaii Catholic priests m all parts of Australia and New Zealand are strictly forbidden to attend horse or dog race meetings and prize fights or to gamble with bookmakers, by the new decrees of the Plenary Council of the Church. The ban. which comes into
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    HONOURS EVEN IN TEST AT MANCHESTER
    500 22 Hardstaff And Grant Score Runs Quickly ENGLAND declared yesterday wit in the second Test Match again; The wicket was affected by rain am Staff, who made 76, saved England Grant was mainly responsible for the West Indies having 85 runs on for three wickets
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    "TADS" BEAT S.C.C. 3-0
    383 22 All Goals Scored In Second Half A GAME of fluctuating fortunes was seen on the padang yesterday, when the Manchester Regiment beat the S.C.C. side by three goals to nil in a reserve division league soccer fixture. The Manchesters' first goal came late in the first
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    21 22 The Loyal Regiment and the RE. fChangi) drew two goals-all at Changi yesterday, In a keen reserve division game of soccer.
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    32 22 Captain T. S. Smith, late of the sth South Staffs Regiment, won the King's Prize at Bisley with 282 points. Picture shows Capt. Smith being chaired from the range, after his victory.
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    MEDICALS AND PULAU BRANI SHARE POINTS
    471 22 Both Teams Score Late Goal In Second Division Match CCOKING a goal each in the last ten minutes of play, the R.A.M.C. and Pulau Brani shared points in their second division (a) league football fixture played at Tanglin, yesterday. This was the second meeting
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    MALACCA TENNIS
    180 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, July 23. Good progress continues to be made In the Malacca Lawn Tennis Association's championship tournament, latesi results In which are as follows Men's open rtnfles: Chandrapala beat Tee Chin 7—5. 6—3; Manlam beat Lewta B—3. 4—6. 6—l; Ah Becg beat jCharlle Chan
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    K. L. Police Beat Printers
    111 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. THE Police Depot, who are the run- ners-up In the League, beat the Government Printers at soccer today by the only goal of the match. Though possessing the stronger side, the Depot were unable to score more
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    PENANG BADMINTON
    219 22 <Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 24. Trie Penang badminton championsnips are drawing to a close. During the weekend the inter-team doubles flnal and the mixed doubles final were aeclded. In the inter-team doubles final, the lamstead HP. won a creditable victory over the Hu Yew Seah by
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    BASEBALL MEETING
    195 22 With the Manchester Regiment rending an Officer representative at this evening's meeting of the Singapore Baseball Association, it looks as if the Services are taking up baseball in a big way. The R.A.F. started a. team last year which was followed by the Loyals this year and now
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    FREEDOM GOES TO CLASS ONE
    151 22 Following his first and second at the rerent Ipoh July meeting, Freedom, a comparative newcomer to Malaya, has been transferred to class one. Latest amendment to classification of horses and ponies as Issued by the Straits Racing Association is as follows: HORSES Transfers Class 2
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    LOYALS vs. MALAYS
    33 22 The first division soccer match between the Loyais and the Malays, which was to have been played at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon has been postponed until a later date.
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    25 22 In a second division (a) league football fixture p.ayed at Blakan Mati, yesterday, the Marine Department beat the R.A. (8.M.) by four goals to one.
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    SIGNALS BEATEN TWO GOALS TO ONE
    280 22 Publishers Win Reserve Division Match AT the Stadium yesterday, before a handful of spectators, the Publishers beat the Malaya Signals by two goals to one m division HA of the league. The Signals were two goals down when they rallied and reduced the deficit
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    S.C.C. ANNUAL CRICKET
    223 23 Women vs. Men On Friday •THE annual cricket match between 1 the Women and the Cricket Club will be played on the Padang on Friday. Members of the women's side held a practice at the nets yesterday and it looks as if there will be quite a
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    BATU PAHAT SPORTS
    148 23 From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat, July 21. In spite of the heavy rain that fell In the morning, the Government English School, Batu Pahat held a successful sports meeting on Thursday, on th« school field. Several School records were broken, the me i no'.r-.bie being Nun
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    NON-BENDERS' CRICKET
    67 23 The following will play cricket for the Singapore Non-Benders vs. United Services' Officers at the S.C.C. on Sunday, at 11 ?.m. J. A. Dean (capt.), A. Gilmour, Comdr. H. J. Haynes. C. Kewetson, Major D. V. Hill, Major F. E. Hugonin, T. J. Lcijssius, Lt.-Col. H. F. Lucas.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    58 23 The following players have been selected to represent Slme Darby Sports Club against the Singapore Harbour Beard (Head Office Team) en Thursday at the Singapore Harbour Board ground at 5.15 p.m. Hashim, Neo Beng Bee, Choo Seng Chye, Charlie. Hamid, N. Ess, Urn Chew Slang, Ngo Beng Huclc,
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    39 23 Hclds gets his fist to a high shot while Quan Chong tries to beat him with his head. Play at the Stadium on Saturday between Singapore and the Combined Services. Singapore won a grand one-nil victory. Straiti Times picture.
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    L.T.A. Applies The Screws
    287 23 London, July 17. i The Wightman Cup match with the United States is the next big item on ;the L.T.A.'s schedule, but instead of j handling the event in the regal style ot lv.therto they are acting as though i rhey are in the grip of
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    South China Side To Play In K. L.
    102 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. It U understood that the South China football team will play two matches In Kuala Lumpur. Arriving here on Thursday, they will meet the Selangor Chinese in a game on Saturday. The Malayan Sports
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    S.C.R.C. BILLIARDS
    119 23 Yesterday's results In the SCJl.C billiards handicap tournaments are: "A": Ng Cheng Kcon (—175) beat Yap Ah Hyan (—25) (w.o.). "B": Cheong Chee Llm (—80) beat B H Chla (—40) (200—126). farther fixtures are: Today: "A"", Oan Kee Tian (—25) t*. Kam (iim Lock (+20); "B", Fredd'.e Tan
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    Today's Sports Events
    17 23 Soccer R.A.F. vs. Police, at Seletar Div. 118. V.M.C.A. vs. R.A.F. (H.Q.), at V.M.C.A.
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    WEIGHTS FOR TAIPING
    270 23 From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, July 24. pOLLOWINO are the weights for Prij day, first day of the Taiping Skye j Meeting. Race I— Horses, Class 5, Mr. 2, about 5 fur., 3 pjn. Lover's Idol 10.12 Roast Chestnut 907 Ines 10 08 Policy 906 Marco King
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    KEPPEL MIXED FOURSOME
    23 23 The Keppel Golf Club's July mixed foursome competition will be played on Sunday afternoon. Players will arrange their own partners.
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    27 23 C. A. Hannay's team of Segamat whs were beaten by 10 wickets by N A. Hannay's team of Muar tn a whole day cricket match last week.
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    MALAY STATES PLAYERS DO WELL IN IPOH
    557 23 Rest Beat Europeans In Hennessey Trophy Cricket (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 23. THE annual Europeans versus Rest cricket match for the Hennessey Trophy resulted today m a seven wickets victory for the Rest m a well contested game. Appuni who has
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    JOHORE BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
    145 23 From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, July 24. TheJohore Bahru Badminton tournament will be continued on Friday at 7 am. when the following ties win be played: Junior Singles (Quarter-final) IbraWm Mn Hamzah (Dapat) vs. Wong Peng Kern iMw Turn) Open Singles (Quarter-flnal) Wong rent Soon <Mvj
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    MONTHLY MEDAL AT ISLAND CLUB
    116 23 The women's monthly medal competition of the Garrison Golf Club for July, played at Tanglin, resulted m a win for Mrs. P. W. Holt with a net score of 33. The following cards were returned: Mrs. P. W. Holt 48—15=53 Mrs. J. A. Allen 40—
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    JOHORE COLLEGE SPORTS
    49 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johcre Bahru, July 24. The annual athletic sports of the English College, Johore Bahru, will be h^ld on the College ground on Thnisday, July 27, at 4.30 p.m. H.H. The Regent of Johore has graciously consented to distribute the cups and medals.
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    63 23 Sydney Woodcrson's u\rld record for SOO metres was broken during an athletic contest between Germany and Italy m Milan recently by R.Harbig, the German athlete. Harbig's time was lmm. 46.65ec. as compared with Wooders~ns lmin. 4S.4sec. established m Motspur Park last August. Picture shows R. Harbii breaking the tape to
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    57 23 The following have been selected u» play cricket for the Y.M.C.A. against Manchester Regiment on Saturday at 2 p.m. on U19 Prince Edward Road ground: Lynt (captain), Chrysoetom. I. Leljsslus, V. Divall, I. B. Buratta. U. Mohideen, J. Lorick, A. Nifhan'els, H. Hope, Dr. V. X»"1er. J. O.
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