The Straits Times, 3 August 1939

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    37 1 The Straits Times i'ABUSHSD NEARLY A CENTURY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3r3 r 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      134 1 try MIEN CHON6 TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. o M Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 SINGAPORE, 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). vLvw^^^^^ A 1 GUAN HOE co Spore V^vS J^^i HCCK HCE co M^ wl W?m j iSli TONG SAN co Svf^^SfS !1 ban eh ng &c
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      146 1 Genuine Bargains P ARPETS R UGS Your opportunity to buy a Quality Carpet at a Bargain Price CARPETS The Largest and most Up-to-date selection in Malaya. AXMINSTER WILTON 76" x9O $35 to $55 919 1 x 12" $45 to $SO nffiJ^T > "ijJjOT PLAIN REVERSIBLE RUGS -QjOtS Sg^ Attractive Plain
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      105 1 FINAL ED IN Exclusive GOWNS Salons at MADAME PAGE 13, Battery Rd. Singapore MAJESTIC HOTEL Kvala Lumpur. KUALA LVMPVR. 2S, JAVA ST ('PHONE 3683). f gm^^ WEDDING »i' Littles specialise in t^^ylgTrtAyWr^ niodern Wedding Gifts. An '-Jp^^y^&^jf unrivalled display of Choice WjU&tt&f- W !s B" 1^ 0 manufacture, including JSmiMm
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  • Obituary
    The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    108 2 The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH TAN—On July 29th. 1939 at 11 a.m. at No. 759, Grove Road, Singapore, Mr. Tan Swce Hoe. aged 67 passed away peacefully. He is survived by his two widows. 6 sons^ Messrs. Tan Suan Khiong, Suan Chee. Suan Chew. Masters Suan Chuan, Suan Kok
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      623 2 MRS. RICHARD PAGE p.p.c. S. S. "Patroclus" SITUATIONS VACANT IVben applying cor any position advertise In these columns «end copies of testimonial* Do not tend originals. GOOD MICHLE Minder. Good wages for Ist class man. Apply Box 72, Straits Times. WANTED, Lady Stenographer with previous experience. Apply Box 89, Straitr
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      841 2 PERSONAL THE MARRIAGE BUREAU. 119. New Bouj Street, London. W.I. Introductions giver, privately and confidentially. May lair 9834 HOUSES FLATS, TO LET FURNISHED AND UNFURNISHED ROOMS Furnished Verandah, Kitchen MS. 40, Oxley Road. LARGE FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET Half-Way-House. 520, East Const Road. Singapore. Tele: 4825. FULLY FURNISHED FLAT, linen,
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      732 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. Tue Establishment of The Singapore Auctioneers will be closed from 4th August to 8th August, 1939 for the August Holidays. THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS THE VGA PORE CHAMBER OF COMMLitlE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. NOTICE is hereby Riven that the Rubber Market will be rlosed officially on the following dates:
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      617 2 PUBLIC NOTICES In the matter of companies ordinance (Chapter 151) and in th; matter of THE ASSETS AND SECURITIES COMPANY LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above-named Company duly convened and held at th Offices of Messrs. Guthrie A Co. Ltd Singapore, on
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      612 2 HOLIDAY RESORT PANGKOR HOUSE. PANGKOR ISLAND. LUMUf. F.M.S. REDUCTION OI- TERMS PKNDING MU %b a day inclusive. $120 a month Per:e< sea-bathing, flshma and soiling Electric llcht and modern sanitation. Apply Mr«. A. St Alban Smith EDUCATIONAL HOME SCHOOL, DEVON. Preparatory Boys and Girls. 4—9:4 9: Entire charge: Term* moderate
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      266 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETCi THE DAy"&~N'GHT"~~ PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY (Private and Commercial investigation) throughout S.S. A F. U.S. Experienced Detective A ailable. >. SCOTTS ROAD. PH ONE_«44O^ MODKRN BALLROOM DANCING taught by fr,Z?A expert tutor and Lady |a ■£> partners available ior 5 practice. Success guarJH mteed in 3 hours at
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      672 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA km APCAR LIE. (Incorporated In England > PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due S pure. RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug II RANCHI 7 7.000 Aug 25 BANGALORE 6.000 Aug 26 RANPURA 17.000 Sept
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      598 3 < Incorporated in jaunu > GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Penang, Colombo, Aden. Sues, Port Said Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg. Vessels Tonnage Dv Sail KASIMA MARD 9.900 Aug. 3 4 HAKONE MARU 10.400 Aug. 16 17 HUSIMI MARU 19.000 Aug 30
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      761 3 L VXVBY With .ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS. CARIES WITH PRIVATfc BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE FAKfcS SVni'^mimn Am^^PirN^ilrEN Tos PALESTINE, ROTTKRDAM. HAM DAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AND COPENHAGEN MvoviA Aim IS AFRIKA abt. Aug. 1 S?^ Se^t S PERU Aug 15 rs?snt»ia sIdL 28 AUSTRALIEN calls London Sept. 10 Ir^moft O?t
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      645 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building CoUyer Qa;<> Singapore re« 4151 Chartered Bank Buildln* Penan* ••....Tel ISM. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FASI SEKVICKS MAHSfcILUfS LONDON N. tOMINt.M AND GLA«r>Oft (In mnhinction with the Glen Unr) Uu« SaILCALCHAS L'don, R'dam. Hull. Ham. Aug. 5 Aug 8 MEMNON Mars, Casa, L'don. R'dam, Ham. G'gow
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    Wall Street Quotations
    415 4 THE copyright in this service is owned by FRASER and COMPANY, har'brokers, and THE STRAI.o TIMES PRESS LTD. The quotations may not be reproduced without the written permission of the joint owners. New York, Aug. 2. TTOE following quotations were thosa rm'ng when the Stock Exchange close:
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    FROM MALACCA
    130 4 Corrcsoonaence for transmission by air via Nftherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed By X.L.M." Mails will close fron- Malacca as follows Today. Aden, Burma. Canada, E. ft S Africa, Egypt, Great Britain. Ireland, India, Iraq. Kuwait. Mauritius. Newfoundland. Palestine. Sudan and TransJordan by air (Imperial) 6
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    SURFACE MAILS DUE
    30 4 Malls from Europe (London malls) exported on Aug. 7, by 8.1. (Khandalla) will be delivered to boxholders at 9 a.m. General delivery cf letters at 9 a.m.
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    MOMBASA STRIKE
    42 4 Nairobi, Aug. 3. Mombasa port has been closed by police following a threat by strikers to intimidate men at work there. The strike began a week ago among oil company employees, and now involves 6,000 workmen. Higer wages are demanded.—Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    144 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or exrv»cte<l to arrive Main Wharf: ance Gate 2; Exit 3: Japara 18; Kamuntng 11; Prance Maru 9; Boegh Silvercloud 7. Empire Dock: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Eskbank 30; Karoa 32; Siamese Prince 34, Bidcvlnd 36.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      280 4 fen Aden (Karoa) 3 P"i. wnole Australia (Qantas) 9om Burma (Karca) 3 p.m. Canada except 'Western Canada (Karca) 3 p.m. China, hoiliow (Cremer) 2 p.m. Egypt, Sudan and Palestine (Karoe) 3 p.m. Great Britain St Ireland (Karca) 3 P.m. Luiupe ana U bruam i&.L.aa.* 3 P"' Europe
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      375 4 INWAKD W«arnes Prom fciwnc. Ipob and Koala Lumnui Arrive* evert evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands indies: Arrives THis afternoon. I.noerial: From Europe: Arrives THIS afterDAon. QanUs From Australia: Arrives Friday afie.noon. X.L.M.: Front Europe: Arrives Saturday even in x. K.NLLM.: from Netherlands bsMm Arrives Monday arternoon.
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      578 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (incorDorateo in PM.S.) tkj EPBONB: rtetfht 5433. Paaaaca MIX j^^^T^j THE EMPRESS WAY F rlJ^^m/wA ortll m(!r ca Europe. mmsjk, 0 P\ntnJghUy saitogs to Victoria ■r Mr" illnlil^^^^ anc Vancouver. Direct or via V rffi HrTtl < lii'^^^ < **_j^^ Honolulu shlp's-side ran con|*y KfIMJ-*^ ,^rfv\ nectlon*
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      205 4 FOOD PROBLEM WITH GASTRITIS For years, doctors wanted to find a food that would not Irritate the inflamed stomach walls Gf patients suffering from gastritis and that at the same time would rebuild th» pntlrnfr strength. In severe cases of gastritis solid; foods are out of the question, even liquid
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      335 4 Colour in Monochrome Photoh oto gr aphy\ Essential iac*:^ for the use of filters A list of the various niters available in the Zciss Ikon range, together with their chief uses and average exposure factors, will be sent post free upon application to the Sole Agents: The Scientific Instrument Company,
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      600 4 YESTERDAY'S WEATHER L*st night max. rain- bright mln. temp, fall s'shlne temp. *r taco«» t*rg t WEST COAST. Alor Star 79 1.18 Nil 73 Praam? 82 1.S0 1.06 73 SiUawan 88 0.51 5 5 72 BuWt Jeram 91 0.12 8.4 71 Malacca SS 1.18 1.1 73 INLAND Kualo Upls 89
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      309 5 I ism ■i''^^i~^Bt l Jm THE UNIVERSAL FIXER. MENDS ANYTHING. A necessity in every home. 50 cents per tube. Obtainable at Chemists, Stores. Grocers. Dispensaries, etc. Sole Distributors: GRAFTON LABORATORIES., LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Hearing Restored in Twenty- Four Hours DeafneM and Il^ad Noises reed not be dreaded any
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      184 5 WHATEVER YOU WANT IN A MOTOR CAR, YOU'LL FIND IT IN FORD PRODUCTS BEAUTY— Ford started today's style and Is the COMFORT The softest Ford seats you ever setacknowledged leader. tied into. .scientific soundproofing that gives you restful quiet at almost any speed. .a stabilized chassis BKjrNrjSo Ford gives you
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      443 5 SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metre*. ZHP 30.06 metre*. p.m. 4.45 Commentary and speeches at the openinf» of the New Supreme Court bv the Governor. 6.'. 5 Hokkien Airoy mus'o.t 6.30 Teochew. selection. t 7.00 Children's programme. (English). t 7.15 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.30 Talk. 7.45 Orchestral concert. t
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      309 5 Brc? a dc gjLtiii g EMPIRE STATION '.ODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSB 21.47 mc's (13.97 m.); GSG 17 71 mc/B (16.86 m.); GSF 15.11 nc/s (19.32 m>; GSJ 21.63 met (13.33 m.) i GSD 11.75 mo (25.53 m.) p.m. 6.05 Bljr Ben. "The Auld Alliance."* An affirmation of the
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      291 5 8.50 "Beethoven." Pianoforte recital by Dorothy Hesse. 9.20 Medvedeff's Balalaika orchestra.* 0.35 Close down. TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. Arthur Dulay quintet. 6.35 Dance music. Harry Leader and his band. 7.20 "Under Big Ben." Talk by Howard Marshall 7.35 Irish Rhythms.* Section of B.B.C. Northern Ireland Orchestra,
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      225 5 N1R0M TODAY \n\ 6.04 me s H9-6 m.) YDB 9.65 mc/s (31.20 m.) YDB 11.86 me s (25.3 m.) PMN 10.26 mc/s (29.2 m.) p.m. 12.20 Recorded music. 1.10 News and weather reports. 1.22 •Matinee concert. 2.10 Repetition of news. 2.20 Close down. 4.50 Programme preview. Tea concert. 5.50 Tea
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      229 5 MADRAS TODAY VI M 4.92 me s (60.98 m.> p.m. 6.50 Carnatlc orchestra. 7.00 O. V. Subramanyan (vecal). 7.50 Market rates and announcement* la Telegu. 7.55 Kusa-Lava: A song story. 8.25 Seasonal notes. 8.35 At the end of a stick. (A feature depicting an adventure of Kochunnl, th« famous bandit
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      115 6 RUBBER SLIGHTLY EASIER TIN SHARES REMAIN DULL NEGLECTED By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Aug. 3. MARKETS generally show little change this morning. The ■London Stock Exchange again suffered from renewed p^ 14t ical fears and prices sagged a l^tle. War Loan continued its steady fall and yesterday
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      MARKETS TO CLOSE
      249 6 AH markets in Singapore will be closed on Saturday and Monday. The Manila gold share market was quietly steady with only fractional changes. The local share market holds little of interest. Buyers fail to be attracted by rubber shares and any deals reported are usually at lower
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      WORLD RUBBER STOCKS DANGEROUSLY LOW
      201 6 WORLD RUB BER STOCKS DANGEROUSLY LOW Lewis And Peat s Report On Past Weekly IN weekly report on the rubber market, issued this morning, Lewis and Peat i Singapore) Ltd. write World stocks outside the regulated areas at the end ol June, includ ng afloat*, were only 375,716 tons, a
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      COPPER PRICE IMPROVES IN LONDON
      34 6 London, Am. 2. IN the metaJ I I today, copper ■ded further small improveme Ing to r< ports of i ellent co t on with ,w revlof si r.
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      MINING
      600 6 ls°ued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Wednesday, August 2, 5 p.m. Issue Vai. fYaser Co. Lyall Evmt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers I 4/- Ampai nn 5/- Austral Amal £1 Austral Malay 5/- Ayei Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin 1
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      GENERAL
      467 6 2 2 Aiex Brick Ord 1.30 1.40 1.35 1 45 2 2 do V/ 2 prefs 225 2.35 2.25 2.30 10 10 Arias Ice 4 7b Mi O.0U 5 5U 1 1 B M Broadcasts 0 55 0.60 )50 l(d> 10 5 B M Trustee S7h ?iO «75 7
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      268 6 tiCi Maynara Co Ltd $30,000 Int Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5Co 1<M)1 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int Mar 3j Sept 30 101 4^1/2 1901 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 106 4%% 1909 red. 1955 Sl.OOO.COO Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 113Vi
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      RUBBER SHARES
      369 6 Alienby A!or Gajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitatii Aycr Molek Ayer Pan as B.1SS3U Batu LJntang Bedford Benta Borelli Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Kptil Buk't K B Bukit KoponR Bukit Timan ($10) Changkat Serdar.3 uonnema r a Glenealy Plantations Hamiltor Haytcr fndragirl Jrram Kuantan i50 cts.) Jlmah Kamasan Kedah
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    105 6 Thursday, Aug. 3, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28 5/16 28 7/16 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. In eases Aujr. 28 9/16 2811/16 (J.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In tales Aur. 28 3/16 28 5/1G f VQ R.S.S. f.o.b. in bale*: Aug. 27 8 28 FUTURE QUOTATIONS
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    EXCHANGES
    186 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 London demand 2/4 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demand 241Vj Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 9/16 Montreal demand 54 9/16 Batavia demand
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    London Stock Exchange
    402 6 Prices Continue To Decline London, Aug. 2. f\N the Stock Exchange today, uncertainty regarding the European political situation was responsible for the general downdrift in prices thsugh not much selling pressure was visible. Home rai's especially were weak on the possibilUy of a strike following the wages
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    RUBBER EXPORTS IN JULY
    46 6 I"|OMESTIC exports of rubber from the Malayan regulated area in July are estimated to have totalled 37.500 tons, states the Controller of Rubber.* This compares with a proportionate monthly international exportable allowance at 60 per cent, of basic quota of 31.599 tons.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    88 6 London. Aug. 2. Today's ciDsing mean rates were: Paris 176 23 3? Stockholm 19.41 N€T» York 4.68!» Athens 547 «/4 Montreal 4.68% Belgrade 210 Brussels 27.50% Bucharest 660 Geneva 20.75 Rio 2\ Amsterdam B.BOVi Buenos Aires 201 CVi Milan 89 Montevideo iB^4 I Berlin 11.66'} Bombay I/I 29/3J4
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    BRITISH MINISTERS ON COMPANY BOARDS
    231 6 New Ruling Makes Lord Runc'man Resvirn London, Am. 2. IT was announced today that Lord Runciman, Lord President of the Council, has resigned from the boards of six companies, following a statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Ncvilla Chamberlain, yesterday, bringing up to dat? the
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
    150 6 431 Tons Sold Yesterday »TKE Singapore Ch.imber of Commerce 1 Rubber Association h?ld its 1.445th. auction yesterday when thrre were catalogued 1,229,884 lb. (549.06 tons* Offered 212.392 lb. < 541.47 tons) sold 96o.515 lb. <431 -13 tons) Spot London 8 7 led Yori: 164 PRICES REALIZED Kibh'd
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    JULY DOMESTIC TIN EXPORTS
    57 6 PXPORTS of tin and tin-in-ore at a tin content oi 75.5 per cent, from the Malayan regulated area in July are estimated at 5,100 tons, states the Controller under the Tin and Tin-ore Restriction Enactment. This compares with a proportionate International monthly quota at 45 per
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      66 6 (Ml®[fKIEY Grubber I\l -*ir TftFWHFILAS \\l A The "Trewhella" Monkey Grubber is ideal for tree felling and rapiu land clearing. It is simple to use, and yet can tackle the hardest lob— by hand. Scientifically made to conserve physical energy and eliminate strain. AS SUPPLIED TO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS. RUBBER
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    TIN CONSUMERS STILL FIGHTING PRICE CONTROL
    1362 7 Hand-To-Mouth Buying Policy Continues BUFFER POOL SALES ONLY 750 TONS? BOLIVIAN COSTS CRISIS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 25. WUITH the buffer pool management's grip on the market now all-powerful, the London prices of tin appear to have become stabilized at £230 per
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    143 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN. K. KamunUngSd. No 65 l%d. tvuus. Aug. 4 PetaUng 5% int. July 29 Pungah 9d. No. 18 6d. bonus July 21 Talam 2>4%int. Aug. 1 Thabawleik l/3d. No. 21 Aug. 11 KUBBER. Bukit KatU 4% July 31 KyaUs 2Vi%
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    JULY TIN SHIPMENTS
    85 7 pOREIGN exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean steamers at all Malayan ports in July totalled 5,490 tons and tin-ore shipments totalled 541 tons. Of the tin shipments, 3,539 tons were consigned to the United States; 900 tons to the Continent of Europe; 491 tons to
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    Visible Tin Stocks Fall 420 Tons In July
    209 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 1. IMORLD visible supplies of tin declined 100 tons in July and, according to estimates compiled by A. Strauss and Co. Ltd., these stood at 22,694 tons at the end of the month. The carry-over in
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    July Rubber Shipments
    49 7 r\F 46,076 tons rubber shipped rrom Malayan ports in July, 23,174 tons were consigned to the United States; 7,317 tons to the United Kingdom; 6,418 tons to the Continent of Europe; 6,067 tons to British Possessions; 1,936 tons to Japan and 1,161 tons to other countries.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    192 7 Rice Slam West Coast No. 1 No StocX Siam West Coast No. 2 No Stock Slam West Coast No. 3 No Stock Slam Bioken No. 1 $105 Slam Broken No. 2 $102 Slam No. 1 $166 Slam So. 2 $151 Siam No. 3 $145 Rangoon S.Q. Meedrn
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    ITALY'S JUNE TRADE Unfavourable Balance Cut To £3,200,000
    93 7 ITALY'S JUNE TRADE Unfavourable Balance Cut To £3,200,000 Milan, July 23. ITALY'S excess of imports over exports during June amounted to 290,000,000 lire (£3,200,000), compared with 350,000,000 lire (£3,800,000) for the corresponding month of 1938. Imports totalled 1,*****0,000 lire, as agains' 1,085,000,000 lire, while the comparative figures for exports were
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      276 7 TENDERS P. W. D TENDER NOTICE. TENDEHS wih be received at the office ot the State Engineer, Negri Scmbilan, up to noon of the lllh August, 1939. for the Construction of Quartermaster Store, Malay Regiment. Port Dickscn. Plans and specifications may be seen and all particulars obtained at the office
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      217 7 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE The Exchange Banks will be closed on: Saturday, August 5, Public Holiday. Monday. August 7, Bank Holiday. NOTICE DKESSEBS' EXAMINATION An examination for dressers will be held in Singapore. Penar? and Malacca, en Sept. 4, 5 and 6 1939. Estate dr(«sers who have had the necessary training
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      236 7 I OVERSEA- 1 I CHINESE I BnN l\l N v j^M I CORP. LTffp fcxltrtakes fcttfciag triisactitM ft evtry dttenptita Places at yt«r teptsai the ■eJtifariecs services el its ■sifrrtisft witi er aeefcts a»i ever Seetbiasteni Asia eeaoeetlecs it afl priccipai cities ef tit Wcrd. WelcaaescsesaUatteKoafMaicial anl iamUiot prefclcas ted
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      251 7 BANK OF CHINA iLcorporatea in C h :tia ov SutMai -i.artei i. IS. Ceril Street Singapore Telephones: Manager* Oltict Mil Sab- Manager's OlTire G143 Kxrhang. Dent '.HI Ccneril Office i < Cable AtMress "CHI M.XI <) Paid Up CapiUl Ch. 9 40,003 000 .09 Reserve Funos In excess or Ch.
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      195 8 I'acked out Again Last Night Hundreds Turned Away! BOOK NOW FOR THIS STARTLING FILM PHONE 6909 ALHAMBRA- 11 1 3 156 1549 15 1 STR'.CTLY NO FREE LIST UNPAID RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE KEP". AFTER 9 P.M. m aUr&M f^ jr *>y the America Mf^pl^y g r\*9 they Iried lo
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      188 8 VIOLET-RAY TREATMENT AND VIBRATION MASSAGE FOR GENTLEMEN LADIES by European MAiSON COSMOS I 39. Dhoby Ghant Sin^pore. OteOfiCopiloE; 31, Stamford Road, Singapore CHINESE WORKS OF ART JEWELLERIES tt LINEN GOODS, etc. PEKING CARPETS. PEWTER— COrPER— BRASS— CCRIOS. Call and inspect our widest range. Whitens Your Skin Secretly and Quickly No
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      178 8 THE MALAYA'S FAVOURITE Each needle play* Ten Rscorda iiirfc T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE VICTORIA THEATRE Wtf 11 SAT. FRI. SAT. &%C\ sth 11th 12th CLV Aug. at 9.JOp.m. 79 by %lC^^ EDGAR WALLACL 4^O%^ REPERTORY PLAYERS PRODUCTION. BOOK AT ROBINSON'S. I [*U^ J^ U'' Z M fc'tt J Q^iLi
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    GREAT BRITAIN'S POLICY TO CHINA IS UNCHANGED
    238 9 Powers Conferring On Question Of Qiinese Currency London, Aug. 2. CTATEMENTS in the House of Commons by Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, concerning Chinese currency, and by Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, concerning credits to China, show
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    U.S. Representation To The Japanese
    55 9 Tokio, Aug. 2. FE AMERICAN Charge d" Affaires called at the Foreign Office yesterday and described how the anti-British agitation in China had turned into an anti-foreign movement imperilling American residents in China. He asked the Japanese Government to exercise full control over the anti-
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    Reported British Warning Denied
    253 9 'Fabrication," Declares Tokio Spokesman Tokio, Aug. 2. THE JAPANESE Foreign Office spokesman today denied the report published by the Tokio newspaper Nichi Nichi Shimbun that Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador, had made representations to Mr. Kato, leader of the Japanese delegation at the Tokio conference, requesting
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    KILLING OF U. S. LENDING BILL
    142 9 Action Will Cost Tax Pavers Millions Washington, Aug. 1. SHORTLY after learning that the House of Representatives had killed the Lending Bill, President Roosevelt stated at a press conference that the action would cost tax payers a good many hundreds of millions of dollars.
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    CONCENTRATION CAMP FOR JEWS IN DANZIG
    45 9 Danzig, Aug. 1. THE urst concentration camp for Jews 1 has been opened. The 100 Jewish occupants being employed in the construction of barracks are being given small wages and are being well i>d and apparently well treated.— Reuter.
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    FLOODS COST GERMANY £400,000 IN SILESIA
    31 9 Berlin, Aug. l. Flood damage in Upper Silesia is estimated at £400,000. In the Hatlbor district 50.000 acres of cultivated land was laid waste.— Reutei.
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    "DISTINCT SETBACK FOR JAPAN"
    318 9 Failure Of Tokio's New Silver Move London, Aug. 2. rIE Far Eastern situation continues to engage the particular attention of the London and provincial press. The Birmingham Post says the currency question is as important to other nations as to Britain, and although the Japanese Government
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    BRITAIN'S PETROL RESERVES
    74 9 9 London, Aug 1. MR. GEOFFREY LLOYD, Home Office tTI Under-Secretary, revealed In the House of Commons tonight that in view of the vital Importance of petroleum products In wartime, a comprehensive plan had been prepared for the maintenance of supplies, accumulation of reserves, organisation of se&
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    AN ANGLO-EGYPTIAN BARTER AGREEMENT?
    54 9 Cairo, Aug. 2. THE Finance Minister announced today that it was proposed to approach the British Government with a view to arranges a barter agreement, similar to the Anglo-American agreement. Negotiations were proceeding with the Spanish Government lor the purchase of Egyptian cotton, for which Egypt
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    HONG KONG'S FOOD SUPPLIES
    91 9 London, Aug. 2. CAPT. ALAN GRAHAM (Conservative, Chester) inquired in the House of Commons today whether the attention of Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Secretary of State for Colonies, had been drawn to the action of Japanese authorities In catting off food supplies to Hong Kong from
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    Big Progress In Civil Defence
    279 9 £70,000,000 BEING SPENT IN YEAR London, Aug. 2. PROGRESS in civil defence was outlined in the House of Commons by the Lord Privy Seal, Sir JDhn AnderIson. who said that more than £70.000,jOOO was being spent in the financial year on civil defence. In the
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    British Squadron On Visit To Turkey
    78 9 Istanbul, Aug. 2. A BRITISH squadron, headed by H.MJS. Warspite, flagship of Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief of the British fleet in the Mediterranean, has arrived on an official visit to Turkey. H.M.S. Warspite is escorted by the destroyers Maori, Nubian, Cossack and I
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    GERMANY OBSERVES WAR ANNIVERSARY
    64 9 Berlin, Aug. 2. 'TORCHLIGHT processions in and near Berlin, and addresses to trcops, were features of Germany's celebration today of the 25th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War. Exhibitions were organised in a number of towns, particularly Potsdam, featuring display.', of newspapers and documents
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    FAKIR OF IPI'S "RIGHT HAND MAN" SHOT
    69 9 Simla, Aug. 2. MUSHKI ALAM KHAN, a figure notorious for his anti-British activities in North Waziristan, and popularly known as the right hand man of the Fakir of Ipi, was shot dead at Nizam Bazar, near Bannu, following a raid on the village.
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    PREVENTING ESPIONAGE IN AUSTRALIA
    56 9 Canberra, Aug. 2. INRASTIC measures for the preven- tion of espionage, sabotage and subversive propaganda in munition factories and defence works were announced today by Major R. G. Casey, Commonwealth Minister of Supply. Measures include a ban on employment In munition factories and defence works of
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    26 9 Prague, Aug. 1. A GOVERNMENT decree announces the compulsory enlisting of soldiers to swell the ranks of the unemployed who are to participate in the harvest-
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1939. Indians In Ceylon
    1023 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1939. Indians In Ceylon The Indian question in Ceylon has assumed such grave importance that it dominates the politics of the island even to the exclusion of Sir Andrew Caldecott's dispatch to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on further constitutional reforms.
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    Confident British View Of Submarine Menace
    77 10 London, Aug 2. "I think the naval authorities feel that under ordinary conditions we can hunt out and fight submarines when we have particular apparatus, which I won't specify, and can make certain of finding them," said Lord Stanhope, First Lord of the Admiralty,
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    UNDERNEATH THE DOME
    774 10 Disappointment In Supreme Court AN INTERIOR TOUR DESCRIBED To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Say what you will iC is a noble building, and one of which Singapore 'citizens ("privileged" and "unprivileged" alike) are Justly proud. The dome Ls a landmark, and has given a
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    58 10 RESTLESS SHOPMEN. More indications of an increasing resentment against the hours of work enforced in Indian shops. EDUCATIONAL PLUMS. Some ideas for the Malayan Educational Conference next week. THE BRITISH LION. More Chinese comment on Great Britain's position In the Far East and Europe. ALL-MALAYAN FUND.
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    A MALAYAN NATION
    793 10 Always A Land Of Harmony? The future of Malaya is viewed through Straits Chinese spectacles in the following address by the Rev. Ho Seng Ong, of Malacca, which is reproduced from The Roda, the journal of the Rotary movement in Malaya. AS a young school -master I
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    759 10 Singapore Dogs and rather gruesome memories were recalled In an old resident of Singapore by the "Seventy Years Ago" corner of this page last Saturday, In which reference wa* made to the packs of half-wild pariahs which roamed the town In the days before the Dog
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    COMMONS' LONG DEBATE ON ADJOURNMENT PLAN
    1134 11 Labour Attack Good Faith Of Government INTERNATIONAL SITUATION THE COMING HOLIDAYS Prime Minister Refuses To Compromise With M.P.s AIR. Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister, resisted the amendment urged by Labour speakers in the House of Commons last night that Parliament should continue to sit for
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    Trade Protest To Rumania
    81 11 Bucharest, Aug. pERMAN trade representatives have protested to the Rumanian Government against the allotment of largo contracts to British firms for construction of wheat silos in Dobruja. Germans had also tendered for contracts. It is reliably learned that a German deputation recently visited M. Bojoiu, the
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    WAR GAMES BY AXIS POWERS
    304 11 Sabre Rattling Of Army Chiefs Berlin, Aug. 2. THE German air force manoeuvres began this morning over an area of 15,000 square miles in north-west Germany. The manoeuvres, it is stated, demonstrate the remarkable capabilities of aerial defence. The German Commander-in-Chief, Gen. von Brauchitsch, in
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    BRITISH NAVAL EXPANSION
    149 11 London, Aug. 2. IT HAS been decided to make a considerable addition to the 1939 programme of new naval construction stated Mr. G. H. Shakespeare, Parliamentary Secretary for the Admiralty, In the House of Commons tonight. The additions include 107 trawlers for minesweeping and anti-submarine duties. Of
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    TOKIO TALKS LULL AFTER BRITISH WARNING
    405 11 THE Anglo-Japanese negotia- tions on Tientsin are evidently hanging fire, reports Reuter from Tokio. A meeting of the police sub-committee, which was arranged for yesterday, failed to take place, and the economic sub-committee also had a blank day. This follows the lodging of a
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    1,300 Planes In Huge R. A. F. Exercises
    177 11 London, Aug. 2. A PPROXIMATELY 1,300 planes will take part in the R.A.F. A home defence exercises between Aug. 8 and 11. The exercises will be on a larger and more comprehensive scale than ever before. The principal objects of the exercises
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    SUPPORT OF DOLLAR
    216 11 Powers' Parleys Concluded London, Aug. 3. CONSULTATIONS among the British, French and United States governments on the attitude to be adopted towards Japanese attacks on Chinese currency have now been concluded, states the Financial News political correspondent. No definite result from the consultations was expected in London
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    JAPAN'S POLICY TO EUROPE
    72 11 Inner Cabinet Will Meet Today Tokio, Aug 2. IT is reported that Japan's inner cabinet, consisting of the Prime Minister and the ministers of Finance, Foreign Aftairs, War and Navy, will meet tomorrow to deliberate Japan's policy towards Europe. The War Minister, Gen. Itagaki. late tonight
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    Britain And The Baltic States
    123 11 There Is No Question Of Imposing Guarantee' London, Aug. 2. ASKED in the House of Commons to consider the views expressed by Sweden, Finland and other Baltic States when considering the conclusion ol the Anglo-Soviet anti-aggression Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said
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    HUNGARO-RUMANIAN TENSION LESSENS
    95 11 Budapest, Aug. 2. A GOVERNMENT official at Budapest announced that Rumania had accepted Hungary's request for the appointment of a mixed military commission to investigate the recent incidents on the Rumanian-Ruthenian frontier when bargemen on the Thelss River fired on frontier guards. The negotiations between Rumania and
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    NEW MOVE IN DANZIG?
    229 11 Nazi Economic Incorporation Warsaw, Aug. 2. THE Polish authorities are closely watching what appears to be the development of a movement at Danzig to try; by economic methods to bring 1 about incorporation of the Free City in the Reich. The clamour raised at Danzig against
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    BISHOP WARNED TO LEAVE SHANTUNG
    102 11 Shanghai. Aug. 3. •THE Right Rev. T. A. Scott, Bishop of Shantung and two other members of the Church of England Mission at Taian, near the birthplace of Confucius in Japanese-occupied Shantung, have been warned to leave by today. The streets of Tsinan. <• a
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    DOUBLING OF FORCES WARMLY WELCOMED
    276 12 Clear Demonstration Of Britain's Policy FAR EAST EVENTS DEPENDENT ON MOVES IN EUROPE WHAT happens in the Far East is entirely dependent on developments in Europe, defence observers in Singapore believe. There is an atmosphere of optimism throughout Malaya, special surveys of public opinion conducted
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    K.L. BOOK CLUB'S NEW PREMISES
    153 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. TIE Kuala Lumpur Book Club will next year occupy its own pre- mises, construction of which is be- j ginning near the Selangor Club. The building is to be a modern, one- storey concrete structure to which
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    The G.O.C's Flag
    20 12 Hoisting the fiaj of the new General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Major-Gen. L. V. Bond, at Flagstaff House.
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    SUNDAYS AT MUSEUM
    93 12 Decision To Open For Three Hours BEGINNING on Sunday, Raffles Museum will be open for three hours each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The museum has been open on Sundays for two earlier periods, but the practice was last discontinued in 1931 as it was
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    46 WITNESSES AT K.L. PRELIMINARY INQUIRY
    48 12 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. rORTY-SIX witnesses win be called in the case in which a Tamil man, John, and a Tamil woman. Pappa, are j alleged to have murdered a young woman. Marlamma. The preliminary inquiry began yesterday.
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    Peninsula Malays To Hold Big Conference
    170 12 "THE Singapore Malay Union dele- gates to the All-Malaya Malay Associations' Conference in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 6 are: Che l>aud bin Mohd. Shah, president, Malay I'liton; Che Abdul Mawui bin AH, committee, Malay I'mmii: Che lshak bin Uaji MoruuaeC asst. editor, rtusan Melayu
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    TRIBUTE TO CHINESE
    197 12 New Bust Outside The Museum T*HE J- t of an elderly Chinese, typifying the pioneer merchant, which was presented to Singapore through the Friends of Singapore by the Roitftcr, Mr. W. G. Stirling, was yesterday erected on a plinth of local granite outside the entrance to Raffles
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    MISAPPROPRIATION OF OVER $4,000
    135 12 Municipality's Four Cases Last Year POUR cases of misappropiatlon of Municipal monies involving a total sum of over $4,000 are reported by the Municipal Treasurer, Mr. J. Stone, in tb& annual accounts for 1938. With the exception cf $24.88 the amounts were refunded to the Municipal
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    MANUFACTURERS' EXHIBITION
    99 12 Local Association Seeks Official Support AN exhibition confined to all local manufacturers will be held early next year by the Singapore Manufacturers' Association. The site will shortly be decided by the committee of the association. Government has been approached to give Its support to tics exhibition. There will
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    PRIVATE CARS USED FOR HIRE
    67 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. POUND guilty on three charges of using a private car for the purpose of hire, Chan Heong, Chinese, was fined $300 by Raja Ayoub, Third Magistrate. Mr. G. R. Livett, Offlcer-in-Charge, Traffic, explained that this case was
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    MUNICIPAL ENGINEER ON BLACK-OUT CHARGE
    470 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 2. CUBMITTING that what the A.R.P. warden saw was a re- fleeted and not a direct light Mr. W. F. Zehnder, counsel for Mr. D. I. Todman, Municipal Engineer, suggested that the matter be investigated further because the case
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    DR. HOOPS IN COURT
    163 12 Medical Report For Magistrate MAY BE SENT TO A HOME (From Our Own Correspondent) Lcndon, Aug. 2. I*\R. R. A. M. Hoops, formerly of Malaya, who was arrested on July 25 by Scotland Yard detectives and charged at Vine Street police court with bigamously marrying Vera
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    173 12 Mr, C. E. CGurtsnay. assistant, Paterson. Simons :>nd Cs., Ltd.. wns among thoso wiio left by train for Kuala Lumpur last nigh.. 0 Mr. O. Hawkins travelled to Kuala I umpiir by train froni Singapore last night. Capt. R. R. G. Hoarr. of H.M.S. Terror, let Sins»pore last
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    ST. PETER'S CHURCH ANNUAL SALE
    55 12 T^HE annual sale of the Tamil branch 1 of the St. Peters Church Worker* Association will be held in the St. Andrew's Hall, Singapore, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Roberts, wife of the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts. Bishop of Singapore,
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    Portuguese Governor
    52 13 The Governcr of Macao, Senhor Tamagnini Barbusa, arrived in Singapore by X.L.M. plane from Europe yesterday. After meeting his son, icho arrives in the Dcmpo from Batavia today, he tcill sail tomorrow in the Talma to take up his fourth term as governor. He is at the Sea
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    "Britain Will Not Let China Down"
    139 13 "Britain Will Not Let China Down" JV/BALAYAN Chinese should be on i their guard against Japanese propaganda," declared Mr. Feng i Leh-san, former assistant editor of' Sin Tao Jit Pao. Hong Kong, who has arrived in Singapore to take up the editorship of the Union Times, Singapore Chinese newspaper. Japanese
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    CHINESE WHO FAILED TO ANSWER SUMMONS
    96 13 "I HAD not a cent with me to come to 'court and I live at the 7th milestone at Pasir Panjang," declared Low Lee, an old Chinese, who appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday. Low had failed
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    INQUIRY INTO CHEATING CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE
    650 13 European Bank Man Faces Abetment Allegatirn CASE CENTRES ROUND CHEQUE FOR NEARLY $6,000 A PRELIMINARY inquiry into tentative charges of cheating and abetment of cheating in respect of about $5,971 preferred against a Chinese, Chan Tian Chye, and a young European bank employee, Robin
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    $2,500 BAIL FOR MAN ON BREACH CHARGE
    80 13 'Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. I Alcantra, described as a former employee cf a well-known Kuala Lumpur Chinese, Mr. Loke Yuen Lok, was charged in the police court yesterday with criminal breach of trust in respect of $2,297 25. He
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    PLANTER TO RETIRE
    32 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 2. Mr. L. F. TriDe, one of the oldest Lower Perak planters, Is leaving this month on retirement. He is a keen volunteer.
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    INQUIRY INTO STABBING OF MAN IN QUEEN ST.
    490 13 Two Chinese Face Charge Of Murder One Of Abetment THE recent fatal stabbing of a Chinese man in Queen 1 Street, Singapore, had a sequel in the Second Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Conrad Oldham when two Chinese faced a preliminary inquiry
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    ROTARY TALK ON PUBLIC SPEAKING
    149 13 A BROADCAST of "some good read- j ing of English" by the British g Malaya Broadcasting Corporation *j would help greatly to Improve the J vocabulary of many listeners, suggest- i ed Mr. Richard Sidney at the Sinsa- J pore Rotary Club yesterday. Under the
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    Biggest Dredge On Way To The Indies
    51 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 1. rpilE world's largest tin dredge, Karimata, began its long voyage from Holland to the Netherlands Indies recently, reports from Rotterdam state. Towed by another vesst!. the dredee will take about three months to reach the Netherlands
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    EUROPE LIKE BARRACKS
    244 13 Batavia's Mayor On Situation "rUROPE now is like one large Li barracks," said the Mayor of Batavia, Mr. E. A. Voorneman. on his arrival at Singapore in tlva Nederiand Line vessel Johan de Witt yesterday. Mr. Voorneman with his wife and family is returning to Batavia after
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    CHEATING IN RESPECT OF BEER WORTH $313
    107 13 SENTENCE cf threj months' rigorous imprisonment was pas?ed by the Singapore Third Police magistrate, Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke yesterday on an English-speaking Chinese, Ng Guan, Soon, who pl?adci guilty to a charge of cheating in respect of $313.30 worth, of beer belonging to the
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    ARMY DRIVER ACQUITTED
    147 14 rrniK BUfOAPORS TrafTk: Dtftftct ./iiflK'- ::i.'\ MtJjltiritt. Mr C. H. Whltt/m. ysUro:iy :i"iu:tt.ffs LaUWt- < '>t\,',t:\\ iMk IpfMaX Of tttfl Lo I'r-Kirnffit >rvr >>' driving an Army lorry In PaUTtf Roftd f-ri ft 16 nithoat dot Nftfd (Ot tbt safety othen Byroi i with r<-Ki!E p M.
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    CHIEF JUSTICE TO RECEIVE KEY OF NEW COURT TODAY
    954 14 Governor To Perform "iteresting Ceremony DETAILS OF PROGRAMME CINGAPORK'S imposinK new 51, 750,000 Supreme Court, designed by the Government architect, Mr. F. Dorrington Ward, and built by United Engineers, Ltd., will he handed over by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, to
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    RADIATOR BOILED
    38 14 STEAM from the radiator of a Singapore Traction Company bus at Victoria Street created the impression of a lire shortly before 11 o'clock on Tuesday night. The fire brigade was called, but there was no outbreak.
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    FIRST CHINESE TO FLY ATLANTIC IN LONDON
    415 14 London. Aug. 2. Tin: Qnt Chinese to fly the Atlan1 tic. Dr. Chang Peng-chun, arrived today from New York aboard the Yankee Clipper. He told Rcuter that it was the Mnooihrst and most delightful lllKht he had ever made. Dr. Chang Peng-chun said
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    Back In Singapore
    49 14 Mr. K. B. Grautoff, formerly of Singapore, arrived tack by the North German Lloyd liner Scharnhorst yesterday for a stay of two u:»'-ks. He tciil then Isave to take up a business appointment in Bombay, where he will bz joined by Mrs. Grautoff— Straits Times picture.
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    NEW BATAVIA ARCHITECT
    168 14 Designed League Building TXESIGKER of the League of Nations building and ol the Netherlands Indies pavilion at tha New York Worlds Fair, Mr. van Erp, has accepted a position as architectural adviser to the Batavia Municipality, said the Mayor of Batavia, Mr. E. A. Voorneman, on his
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    SYMPATHETIC PLANTERS
    402 15 A Malayan Asiatic Staff Fund ADVICE TO E.S.A.M. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— For the past 15 years, through Press, platform and the valuable Journal Ameasan,'' the official organ of the All-Malayan Estate Asiatic Staffs' Association, the cry has been heard for a provident fund
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    SANATORIUMS WANTED
    332 15 To the EditOf Of the Straits Times Sir.— l read with great interest your leading article en the treatment of tuberculosis In Malaya, and I hope that your r.pFc.l will not fall on deaf earj. In your Issus of Feb. 23 it was gratt- fyir.g to r.otc that
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    J.Ps. OVERLOOKED
    52 15 !"o the Bdttet of the Straits Times Fir -I am in full agreement With the "Jus: ice of the Peace" who expres- j s d his opinion regarding the opening ol r; in- Court. Justices of unly have been i to the function. —Yours, etc., -A SUPPORTER." Singapore,
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      305 15 Will Government Intervene RISING DISCONTENT To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, 1 have read with great interest the letters that have lately appeared in your paper about the working hours in Indian firms. This agitation has been going on for quite a long time, hut
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      INTOLERABLE HOURS
      297 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— The shop assistants and boys employed by some Indian merchants in Singapore are worked like animals, but they dare not murmur for fear of losing their jobs and being stranded on a foreign shore. This group of unfortunate men work
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      SEASON TICKETS IN INDIAN BUSES
      108 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Having travelled over India years ago and used the trams and buses plying in different parts of India, I endorse the statements made by KAN. in the Straits Times about the season and transfer ticket issued in
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      273 15 Reflections In The Class-Room To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— An Educational Conference will shortly be held at Kuala Lumpur. I understand that as far as possible it will be fully representative of the schools in Malaya and of the teachers" associations The teachers in Singapore
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    545 15 FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS- To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, After reading your editorial comments last Saturday on the messages that had been sent from Singapore to England in connection with the Tokio talks, I think it is too much to say
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    TEN THOUSAND CLERKS ?
    322 15 TEN THOUSAND CLERKS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The Clerical Union has now been in existence for 19 years, and If something tangible is not done to rouse the apathy of the clerks, it will remain as it is for another century, if not more. It will
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    INDIAN NEWS
    561 16  -  Presented By R. V. AIYAR CONGRESS PRESIDENT AND MR. DESAI IN CALCUTTA Mahalma Gandhi's Message To Hunger-Strik e Prisoners Calcutta, July 29. HR. Rajendra Prasad, Congress President and Mr. Mahadev Desai called on Mr. Sunhas Chandra Bose at his residence and discussed with him the situation created by
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    WHAT PANDIT NEHRU DID IN CEYLON
    309 16 Minister Refutes \H Rumours Colombo, July 20. REFERENCE to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's visit was made byi Sir Baron Jayatilaka. the Home! Minister, in the course of his budget .speech in i: c State Council. l lie said: "It hai boon reported in Eome of
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    INDIAN AGENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
    83 16 Ram hi, July 28. r\K. Kajendra Prasad. Congress President, has received the following cable from Ventersdrop (South Africa) containing the text of the resolution passed at a mass meeting of the Indian community of the district: "This mass meeting respectfully requests the Government of India
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    CHIDAMBARAM AFRAID OF MADURA
    251 16 Nataraja Temple Locked And Guarded Chidambaram. FEARING forcible entry by Hari-| Jam into the famous shrine ofj Sri Nataraja at Chidambaram 1 (where Nandanar. the Harijan saint was given darsan and was •'absorbed into the Infinite"), on the occasion of Mrs. Rameshwari Nehru's visit, the main
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    33 16 Simla, July 24. A COMMUNIQUE says. The Indlanl- satlon committee has now completed its second session and is about to proceed on a tour in various military centres and defence services training Institutions.
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    51 16 Tte Jamous Sri Minakshi Temple at Madura is the centre of grzal public interest now throughout South India after the recent admission of the Harijans for worship. Picture shows a crowd of Hindus of all castes coming out of the inner shrine of that temple after worship during ih<recent Aadi
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    Official Version Of New Delhi Labour Talks
    427 16 frrrn: Our Own Correspondent) Slmia, Aus. 1. THE first official version of what took place during the immigration talks at New Delhi early this year between representatives of the Governments of India and Madras and the Ahearne delegation from Malaya is contained in
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    TEMPLE-ENTRY NEAR OOTY
    42 16 Ootacamund, July 2tf. ABOUT ::00 Harijans wvrc admi.t -d yesterday evening into the Sundaca Vinayaka Ala yam Temple situated at KouApatr.und. a suburb of Ootacumund. Harijans were met at the temple by the Trusses and taken Inside for worship
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    35 18 Miss Alics Marble, the American tt v »«»9 P*«*»~'* a«*o »>»4 title, photographed taking it easy aboard the liner Champlain at Southampton before leaving for America, where she i 3 to go on the films.
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    Today's Sports Events
    38 18 Soccer Div. I, Manchester* vs. Gordons, at Tanglin Div. 1 1 A, R.A.I (T) vs. Publishers, at Stadium Royal Navy, Malaya, vs. Pulau Brani, at Naval Base Div. IIB, J.C.S.A. vs. Naval Police, at J.C.S.A.
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    R.S.Y.C. EVENTS
    75 18 I), programme for the weekend at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club will Include the annual round the I. land race. On Friday the usual afternoon r;;'iii:: will be held from 5.25 p.m. On Saturday the round the Island ra c will start at 10 a.m. and on Sunday
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    TRACK WORK
    39 18 Rain again hi-ld up training at Penanf this morning and few horses were s(-on out on the tracks. There was BO fast work but one or two horses w<>r.' cantertd round th<> track later in tho morning.
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    COLONY CRICKET PRACTICE
    100 18 The majority of Singapore members of the Colony side attended the special net practice at the S.C.C. yesterday and all displayed good form. Most pleasing from cricket point of view was the fact that Thoy was able to bowl at top speed for the first time for
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    WEEKEND SOCCER
    88 18 On Saturday, at the Stadium, the South China footballers meet the Combined Services. It will be the firs*, meeting between the two teams and, determined to be the first Malayan team to beat the visitors, the Combined Services are planning to field a very .strong side. On Sunday,
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    SOUTH CHINA WIN 1-0 AT ANSON ROAD
    755 18 Local Team Unlucky To Lose After Good Display •THE South China footballers were lucky to beat the Singapore Chinese 1 i o at the Stadium yesterday. Having previously beaten the local Chinese, 3—o3 0 in Horg Kong and 3—23 2 at the Stadium
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    TREASURY-AUDIT BADMINTON
    328 18 THE draw for the Treasury-Audit Sports Union badminton tournament resulted as follows INTER -TEAM SINGLES •A' Team:-Yap CM.; Tee (Capt.), 2. Tan Guan Chutn. j. Llm Huay Hoon, 4 a Fuspalm. Hussein b. Sa*at •B Team:- Pen Teng Blew (Capt.) S. A. 'C* Team:— Quek Sons Quee (Capt.),
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    M.C.C. Team To Tour India
    109 18 The M.C.C. have announced the following players who are invited to tour India this winter: A. Holmes (Sussex), 11. T. Bartlett (Sussex), J. M. Brocklebank (M.C.C), S. Griffith (Sussex), R. Human (Worcester), R.E.S. Wyatt (Warwick), E. Da vies (Glamorgan), H. E. Dollery (Warwick), 11. Gimblett
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    TELOK KURAU SPORTS
    59 18 The 12th annual atnletlc sports or the Telok Kurau English School were held at the school yesterday. Sallm t*. Mahmud won the championship of the "A" division while honours In the U division went to Osman b. Hassan. Telok Kurau won the House competition. Mrs. O. Ambler
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    Ryan Beats Ellis On Foul
    203 18 London, July 25. OADDY RYAN, the Northern area flyweight champion, who was to have met Peter Kane for the British title, last night defeated his local Manchester rival contender, Pierce Ellis, who was disqualified In the seventh round at Belle Vue, Manchester. The fight, which
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    NAVAL BASE BEAT CLUB AT TENNIS
    101 18 FE Naval Base won two out of thretf matches against the S.C.C. in their friendly lawn tennis encounter at the S.C.C. yesterday. Results were: Comdr. F. E. Chevalier and Capt. R. R. O. Hoara (Naval Base) beat E. C. Cherrington land J. L. Purnell
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    89 18 The following quarter and semi-final badminton ties will be played at the Haw-Par Hall, Clerical Union, Rangooa Road, on Saturday, at 2.15 p.m. sharp. Men's Junior Singles, (Semi-final) Cyril Wee (Devonshire) vs. Poh Tenj Siew (Devonshire); Ng Ch'.a Heng (Marigold) vs. Yeo Hong Chuan (A.A.U.) Men's Junior
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    ABU BAKAR HOUSE WIN BUKIT ZAHRAH HONOURS
    565 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Aug. 2. CHAMPIONS for five successive years, the Ismail house, lost the honour to Abu Bakar house at the annual athletic sports of Bukit Zahrah School today. Abu Bakar house got 119 points and Ismail house 102
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    JOHORE HULL CUP COMPETITION
    87 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 2. The first ir.atch in the Hull Cup competition will be played on Aug. 8 when the P.WD. will be opposed to the Customs. Education will play the Bella on Aug. 12. The winners of the P.WD. vs. Customs
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    LAWN TENNIS
    90 19 Ro\al Air Force beat the Post Office Club at tennis played at Siletar on Saturday. Scores ißoyal /ir Force mentioned first): WO. Spillard and Cpl. Dimmer beat Mclntosh and Gurr 6—B.6—8. 6—4, B—6;8—6; Sgt. Gould and Burkill beat K. McLennan and Men:,- Scan 6—4,6—4, 6—3; Ft./Sgt. King and
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    DUFFER'S CUP
    97 19 The following Is the result of the first ro- nd of the Duffer's Cup at the R.S.G.C.: A. S. Anderson beat R. M. Duff 1 up: i. H. c. Read beat O. W. Stabb 2 and 1; K. G. Sellers beat M. J. T. Watson 2 up; J.
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    PASIR PANJANG ROVERS
    72 19 'trie following will represent the Paalr Funjans: Hovers In a friendly soccer g»me it the Chla'e Sine Atnietlc Union tnis rd«jr ct the Post Offlce Sporta Club fr- On;,' En* Hoe. John Hon. Leong Foon f n^ nerg. Ho Chee Choy, Boo 1 n Bab Glow SJan,
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    INDIANS WIN AT SEGAMAT
    342 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Aug. 1. THE Indo Ceylonese easily beat the Segamat Hospital Club by an innings and 29 runs on the Batu Ilampar padang, in a cricket match. Nadeson and Baskaran batted and bowled well for the winners whib Hashim Tahir and Nagesu
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    249 19 There wIU be a friendly game of succei between Harper Gllfillau soccer eleven ana Joseph Travers eleven tomorrow at the GeyUtng stadium ground and the following has oeen chosen to represent the former: Lim Kirn Liang, N* Yew Mun, Tan Chye Heck. Abu bin Salim, W. 8. Fyfe,
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    ROYAL JOHORE GOLF
    61 19 In the July competition played over 18 holes, Etroke play, at the Royal International Club Capt. C. L. Tatnam was the winner with a net score of 62. The following are the cards returned:— Capt. C. L. Tatham 80—18=62 W. C. Taylor 96—24=72 T. W. Doyle 84—12=72
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    CHARTERED BANK S.C.
    56 19 The following win represent tne Chartered Bank Sports Club In a friendly game or loot ball against Thon.yeroft SporU Club at Parrer Park tomorrow: Lye Hock; Jin Tong and Lenjt Ho:k; Cheng Slow, Sim Chuan and Hock Chlnng; Nadarajah, James Puny. Chm I.ye, Purser, and Ah Seng*.
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    20 19 The South China team who beat S.C.F.A. by 1-nil before a huge crowd at the Stadium yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    SINGAPORE TEAM FOR SWIMMING CONTEST
    246 19 TO represent the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore, at the annual 1 triangular aquatics at Ipoh during the August holidays, 19 swimmers, of whom three are girls, will leave for Ipoh by the night mail tomorrow. They will return on Wednesday. The team is accompa.iied by
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    BATU PAHAT TENNIS
    196 19 (From Our Own Correspondert) Baiu Pahat, July 31. One of the best matches was seen today in the semi-final of the BP. District doubles tennis tournament, when Teo Pak Hoe and Low Ah Peng, j the holders, beat Lim Thiam Hoe and Urn Siang Choon in three
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    SEGAMAT SOCCER
    137 19 (From Our Own Correspondent; Segamat, Aug. 1. The Europeans awarded the Town Youngsters a walkt ver In their last match of the Segamat and District soccer league on the town padang today. A friendly match was played between the two sides and the Youngsters scored a win by
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    ECLIPSE B.P. WINS
    129 19 Playing at their borne court before a large gathering of badminton enthusiasts last Sunday, the A.A.U. lost to the Eclipse B.P. by two games to four, one game toeina abandoned owing to falling Of light. Results (A.A.C. players mentioned first/. Sin ties: Yeo Hong Chuau lost to
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    ARSENAL'S POOR PROFIT
    108 19 Last football season was one of the worst financially in Arsenal's history, their net profit being only £6€6 15s. Bd. Their short run in the F.A. Cap partly explains the drop, the net receipts from Cap ties and other matches being only £6,682. League gate receipts amounted
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    CONVENT SPORTS
    35 19 Green House won the lnter-nouse championship at the sports of ttir Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus yesterday, held on the school grounus. Junior "A" were winners in tn* Cambridge Commercial lnter-ciass championships.
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    FINE VIEWS FROM THE DOME OF NEW SUPREME COURT
    115 20 The new Supreme Court will be opened by the Governor this evening. Far below the dome of the new building stands the old Supreme Court, in which the next census will be organised. With an arch of the surmounting dome forming
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS riMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939. No. 183.
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      31 1 -«*j>s)®<?®®®@®®^^ phe French Government has set up n school at which Customs officials .we to be tau&ht politeness, says j 1 Phipps, Australian cartoonist. "A-a-h! Madame Has The Fla wless Taste
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      TABLE FOR ONE
      208 1 'VHE dressing table in any woman's bedroom is essentially a personal item of furniture, and there are many women who do not buy the dressing table along with the rest of their bedroom suite, but who like to have it arranged according to their own design. Ii
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      Do We Eat Too Much In Malaya ?
      830 1  - Do We Eat Too Much In Malaya "WILL you dine with us on Thursday evening? Just ourselves and a rubber of bridge." That is a very usual invitation to receive out here or anywhere else. So we go, have several pahits and at about 8 o'clock start our bridge. Instantly
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      Schooldays Over
      34 1 £BOVE: Miss Pamela NorthHunt, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. H. North-Hunt, Re-gistrar-General of Statistics, who returned to Singapore with her father. She has been at school in England for the past ten years.
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      To Wed On Saturday
      37 1 DIGHT: Miss Dorothy Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Armstrong, who will be married to Mr. Harry Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Miller, at St. Andrew'! Cathedral on Saturday.
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        205 2 Woman Takes Seat On Treasury Bench Girls Decide On Holidays In Germany MISS P'lorence Horsbrugh had a very hearty cheer when she took her seat on the Treasury Bench for the first time. The ovation reminded one of that occasion when she was the first woman to be given the
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        181 2 TWO girls who have been hesitating for weeks about spending their Summer holiday in Germany, told me triumphantly today that they intend doing so. There's not going to be any trouble over ))anzig," they affirmed confidently. When I asked the reason for their belief the reply
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        Big Slump In Diamonds
        178 2 II is one of the side'issues of present conditions that old jewellery for the time being is virtually unsaleable. Normally the London jeweller who looks after the pearls and the fixings of other articles for his clients is always willing to help in the dfa**O3tl of
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        202 2 [JANCER S. both profe^.sional and an:ateur, •:re arriving in Ix>ndon from all parts of the worid for the annual onference of the Imperial Society r;f Teachers of Dancing. One of the main things to be decided is the particular dance that is to be the "star" next season in ballrooms
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        229 2 IF you want to see life with a capit-.ii L you must attend one of London's suburban fetes. I got more entertainment r r;tm one than fjom many a nnre |m untious function First there was the dog show. A nQndescript little black animal, with
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      468 3  - THREE FROCKS Cheap Smart r^IRLS who dance and dine cannot have too many attractive evening frocks, particularly in this country where the fair sex, especially among- the European community, is in the minority and consequently perpetually in demand. 'Jake, for instance, my centre illustration, and I think you will .'icriee
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        297 4  - Shorts Slacks For Cruising by— Diana Dane Lace evening Gowns For Nights Afloat IT is said that cruising is not quite so popular this year as it has hitherto been, but still an enormous number of women look to a few weeks at sea to set them up. It seems,
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        176 4 CHORTS ensembles are usually accompanied by skirts which can i>e slipped on over them. They vary from plain white flannel A 1 or linen to striped pique or cloth, taking various colours in the range, g Navy and white striped shorts, the stripes worked to give a
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        Frocks Which Do Not Crush
        164 4 AS for cruising dresses, they are legion, all the designers have done theit best for v* this year. Whatever you choose in the way of ethereal frocks, be sure that they will atand packing without looking like rags lohen they emerge. If you must have
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        Designers Think Linen Is Ideal
        281 4 1?OR evenings aboard my vote goes to lace, on account of the amiable way it will stand being folded and packed without unduly creasing. You would not, of course, take a crinoline, even for dances on the boat, but there Is no reason why a
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      201 5 DICTURES on this page were taken at the annual swimming sports of Alexandra School, Gillman Barracks, last week. Though only six months old, the school draws many pupils from centrally situated units of the garrison, as well as a dozen civilian children. JTEEN interest was shown
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      Beauty Ritual At Bedtime
      129 6 Marion Morton's** YOUR daytime beauty depends a great deal upon the care you give it at night, before you go to bed. For, at night, if your skin is cleaned of all make-up or at least it should bt the muscles of your face are relaxed
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      98 6 A Busy 15 Minutes BUT it is quite possible to do all the necessary things to preserve and beautify normal good looks in twelve or fifteen minutes. First of all, pieces of cotton wool should be wrung out of clear water, and the eyelash cosmetic carefully bathed off— a different
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      71 6 Some Rely On Oil SOME wo m c n notably French women rely upon a fine type of oil for the removal of make-up and dirt. But whatever you use, be sure to cleanse your neck in the same way, working from the baso upwards. Now, work into the skin
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      The Neck Comes First
      100 6 The Neck Comes First A NECK cream should be smoothed over your neck. If it is firm and plump, then almond oil should be sufficient to keep it soft. Older necks require a special neck cream, while double chins should have a tightening preparation slapped under it to tighten the
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      Pat Round The Eyes
      57 6 Pat Round The Eyes AND your face should be slapped by your two flnßcrs wound round with cotton wool and dipped In skin tonic. Astringent cream should be gently patted round the eyes one night, and muscle oil the next night. Eyel.ishes should be brushed upwards with a brush lightly
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        397 6 SKIN I A with those A Wk bcau+y-givJng rDCAMC I rHM.Hra X If your skin nm "acid," if it looks because the Milk of Magnesia pre« old and "thick" or has lost its fine pares the skin properly by smoothing youthful bloom; if it is marred by and softening rough
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        287 6 MMm f I m% GENERAL AGENTS: It cleans and Polishes LOHMANN CO., LTD, at the same time! i— WPS. 38 f- his health's DANGER! DOCTORS TELL US SAKE WASH HIM GERMS LURK IN b«c«« .mns re in™ibi« REGULARLY WITH DUST AND DIRT «**«««*>* d^ LIFEBUOY SOAP JWS^£MS^» SSiF'HI «±T^t ante'
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        41 7 CICELY St. Maur, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. G. A. ReeveTucker, of Kuala Lumpur, who has announced her engagement to Mr. M. C. Manby, F.M.S. Police, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Manby, of North am. Devon.
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        389 7 Up-Country News IT was muster time and a frail looking young Tamil woman came forward with her newly-born bahy in her arms. She had born him during the night He was such a small baby that he could not have weighed as much as four pounds but, of course, his
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        182 7 THE WEIHAIWEI EMBROIDERY Co. 106. HIGH STREET. SINGAPORE. When shopping e'.o not forget to call at our shop, as we have the finest and largest stocks in Singapore. Brass Tables. Lamp Stands. Plates. Finger Bowls. Vases. Dinner Bells Cigarette Boxes etc. Teak Camphor wood Chests, Lamp Stands. Cabinets, Stools A
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        241 7 LAS 7><2^^ DAYS of the Sale that enables you to buy more. Miss not the opportunity offered GALL TODAY TOMORROW WILL BE TOC LATE All Colours j SHIRTS '#JS 3MM&r\ I wwl^r 65 cts. each |/j[^'^> s^ 75 els. each I iVt M js| B GIAN SiJK€*irs GRAND ANNUAL STOCKTAKING
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      749 8 Special To The Straits Times Itentrtptlon. Approximate Prt«*» Nc ca. Apple* (greet)) 5/7 cU. each y Rood. Australian. Apples (red) .3/5 each Sweet. Bananas (green) 01 each Medium size. Banana* (red) .1V4 each Very scarce. Hnnanas (veliowi .08 tor ten Nice flavour. Chlcoes ,.M| each oood. Orapes
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      Light Luncheon Dishes
      468 8 THERE is an infinite variety of dishes suitable for the informal luncheon party. You may care to try lamb patties. Mince some cold cooked lamb and pound it with white sauce, pepper and salt. Divide the mixture into patty pans lined with light pastry, I cover with
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      Fish Shortage In The Local Markets
      187 8 THERE is a very .noticeable shortage of fish in the Orchard Road market and prices are higher than usual. Kurau, bclanak, pomfret, prawns, tenggeri and large soles are all rather scarce and dearer than last week. Poultry stocks are quite large at present, with
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      Meat Shape DEEFSTEAK selling at
      127 8 Meat Shape DEEFSTEAK selling at 34 rents a lb., can be I i- recommended and is ideal for making into a meat shape. Mince three-quarters of a I f> lb. of beefsteak, also a quarter <f of a lb. of lean bacon and mix together. Add a quarter of a
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