The Straits Times, 12 August 1939

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    53 1 Th e Straits Times SINGAPORE, 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURy.I KUALA LUMPUR. 25, JAVA ST ('PHONE 3683 J. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES 1 PACES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. FIWAL EDTN. The Straits Times 24 PAGES g iGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1939.
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      14 1 Exclusive GOWNS Salons at MADAME PAGE 13, Battery Rd. Singapore MAJESTIC HOTEL Kuala Lumpur.
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      395 2 PEARLMAN—At Johore Moapital on Aug. 11, to Laura, wife of Dr. B. N. Pearlman, a son. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying rot an? oosHioD advrrtise In ihcsr eciinmu «end copies of testimonial!" Do not *nd ortittoato. GOOD CYLINDER MACHINIST or Miehle minder. Good wages and prospects. Apply EtraiL; Times WANTED for
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      517 2 PERSONAL THE MARRIAGE BUREAU, lift. New Bwij Street. London. W.I. Introductions srrven pi!vatcly and confidentially Maytalr 9534 WANTED WANTED fes Eißropean couple per Ist September small house, part ot a houae or flat tunfurnteed) ro»t abt $60. Apply Box 135. Straits T— tss. WANTED. Purntehed House or BuncaVcw Tanglln neighbourhood,
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      873 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE IN ONE BLOCK. Property in Katong District comprising Bungalows, all occupied. Present total •ental 4825.00 per month. Total Area 13 lore t. Apply RENNIB LOWICK CO.. Songkong Bank Chambers. FOR HIRE lEFRIGERA TOR— New Ot UBC« PhtH_- 3333 HOUSES FLATS. TO LET TO LET, Meyer Flats,
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      759 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET Office* rr*m *?3 ear* IB WimHtSTEH HOUgft and Stor* at 33* c Bale—tei Baa*. Apnlj ran Peck llm vj overseas ilaui-aiK-e Chuiia Street nme SBOB EDUCATIONAL ""scholarship"" T» encmraire Violoncello pla; .ng. The Far j Eastern Musi; School is offering for com- petition a
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      815 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC I THE "DAY" NIGHT" PRIVATE DETECTIVE A6ENCY (Prrtate aad Cwnmere—l in»«stie»tloß) IhrouslMOt S.S. A fJI S. Experienred DiUcUve AvaUaUe. a SCOTT S ROAD 1 PHONE_«44O "join the green circle lending library Ist. FLOOR. Ift-K. BAITERY Xl), P.O. BOX 34, SINGAPORE. NEW BOOKS EVERY MAIL. Open Daily: 840
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      482 3 P. &0. BRITISH INDIA ANO APCAR LIKE. (Incorporated In Eneland) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER_AN_D_CARGO SERVICES ZZL**V«! ANA ffl aV°H •rWURA^ SS Aep!'i RAW^vi°lNDl 700 s 22 •BHUTAN 6100 Sept 23 'WssL i COrVu li'ooO Oct. 20 SOUDAN 6iooo Oct. 20 CANTON 15,500 Nov. 3 RAJPUT?NA 17 000
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      444 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS MKfl»B|£|a U"™!"V i GENEIRAL PASSENGEIR AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD> »2lSs.Taf J2S* Bo.ten.an, and Hambur, HaSbmarD TO ?0.4 B 0B 0 e 0 Au D g U l6 HUSIMA MARU 10,900 Sept. 3 4 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Sept. 13 14 SOWAMA-..-cjzs.^ 21 T°_^ AMBUKG Su«, Port Said,
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    123 4 Singapore, Aug. 11, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler S 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $11.25 White $18.75 Black 7.50 Copra Mixed $2.35 Sun Dried $3.60 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.50 Fair $2.50 Sarawak $2.55 Jelotong Sarawak $7.50 Banja $7.50 Palemt- .d $7.50
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    134 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN Jatu Selangor 2>i Aug. 22 fhatmv'elk l/3d. No. 21 Aug. 11 RUBBEK Unal. Malay 4% final Aug. 22 Brunei United 2% Sept. 2 5uloh 3% int. Aug. II Jnlteo Malacca 3% Aug. 10 GENERAL Uex. Brick Pref. 7H% a|c
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      206 4 tttm Burope tod a. Britain (X.L.M.) X v.m iran (X.L.M.) 1 0.--Meoao (X.L.M.) torn Whole India (Yuensang) ..3 p.m. Nortn Borneo, Brunei it La':uan (Marudu) 3.30 p.m. Sarawak (generally) Miri, Sarikei Sibu (Marudu) 3.30 p.m. Bagan. Benßkalis and Selat Pandjana (Toboali) 4 p.m. Djambl (Toglan) 4 p.m.
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      YESTERDAY'S WEATHER
      123 4 Lastnfcht max. rain- bright mln temtj. fall s'sblne temp WEST COAST. Alor Star Penan f? Sitiawan Buklt Jerani Malacca 8fl Nil 10.1 74 ?8 0.16 7.9 74 89 NU 5.7 73 91 0.20 7.7 73 86 0.01 9.9 73 INLAND. Kuala Iipis Ipoh K. Lumpur KluasR 93 0.71
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      136 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3:— Rajputana 18; Ktstna 16; Pangkor 12; Kudat 11; Pres. Adams Yuenjsanc 7. Empire Dock. Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3:— Greystoke Castle 30; Steel Engineer 32; Malacca
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      312 4 •MM Wearnca Prom Puani, ipob and Kuala Lumpur Arrives every evening. K.L.M.: from Netherlands Indies: Arrives THIS afternoon. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Till* evening. Qantas From Australia: Arrives Sundaj afternoon. K.N.l.LM.: l-riim Netherlands Uulin: Arrives Monday afternoon. Imperial: trom Luropc: Due Monday afternoon. K.N.I.L.M.: From
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      TIDE TABLE
      244 4 SINGAPORE Toaay H W. 8.46 a.m. 7.3 ft.: 7.44 p.m. 8.6 ft. L. W. 1.55 a.m. 2.9 ft.: 1.40 p.m. 5.5 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 9.44 a.m. 7.9ft.; 1.51p.m. 9.2 ft. Monday H. W. 10.26 cm. 8.4 U.; 9.47 p.m. 9.8 .'t. Tuesday H. W. 11.05 a.m. 8.9
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      561 4 BOUSTEAD 6c CO., LTD. tlDcorporated in PM.S.) telephone: Freight 5433. Hassan MIL CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin class from £105.17.9 Tourist class rrom K. 75.8.8. AROIMJ lUE WORLD FARES HV CP.R/P. O. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class From 181.4.6 From £126.12.''. Direct
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      139 4 O.S.K. LINE LUXURY SPEED ECONOMY 355**^ -fc f ti imV tf iff ff f^^a^Wl m.s c "BRASIL MARU" (Sistership of the "Argentina Muru.") Maiden Voyage January, 1940. This luxury liner, the latest addition to the O.S.K. Fleet, is scheduled to make record runs between the Far East, Ceylon. South Africa
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      105 5 P I MM Lose Pounds of Fat without any risk to your health Slimming without advice can ue ua.n?arou«— it'J rtsky oa the health. Hvi sllmmmf; the KEDUSA way is sale— And simple, too. You slim while you aat and while you play. Gracefulness oi youth returns— the "extra" flesh
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      234 5 Distributors:— GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lurrpur. eOCeWDRTH wjjo AND SMOKE IT. J WmWT Agents: F. A. BARTHOLOMEUSZ, LTD. Get ROBUST, KADIANT and P\Jm i^ ~V REBOUNDING HEALTH by IHi i J taking the world- renowned C^-VPfl I ffj I R rH^B9ftw ill TONIC TABLETS. DIBIL fives flfL fi\\Nr^^^^
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      357 5 SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metres. ZHP 30.06 metre* p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert played bv tne Adelphl Hotel Orchestra. Relayed from the Adelphl Hotel. 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. t 1.32 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Adelphl Hotel (contd). 1.00 Interval. 5.00 Malav request programme t 8.30 v«<.-,ir.r
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      682 5 Week-End Broadcasting EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 mo s (13.97 m.); GSG 177 mc/s (16.86 m.); GSF 15.14 mc/i (19.32 m» GSJ 21.63 mo s (13.93 m.); GSO 11.75 me (25.53 m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. "Lucky Dip," presented b] William MacLurg. 6.50 Orchestral overture. t
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      546 5 NIROM T 0DAK IDA 5.04 mo/i (49.6 m.) YDB 9.6S mc/i (31.2« m.) TDB 11.86 mo'a (25.3 m.) PMK 10.26 tnc/i (29.2 m.) p.m. 12.20 *>"•«;»'« band. 12.50 .elections. 1.10 I nd weather reports. 1.22 fa orchestra. 2.10 News repeated. 2.20 Close down. 4.50 Time signal. Programme preview; tea concert.
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      460 5 BERLIN TODAY DJA 9.5C mc's (31.3 m.) DJB 15.2Q mc/i (19.7 m.) DJQ 15.28 mo's (lt.l m.) DJN 9.54 me/i (3145 m.) p.m. 5.05 A happy summer night. 6.20 Music from Wlen. 7.20 News In English. 7.35 Music from Wlen (contd.). 8.20 News and economic review In German. 8.35 *A
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      136 5 PARIS TODAY 19.68 m* 15.34 me a and IC.41 m., f.li me p.m. 9.20 Leading press articles. 5.50 Gramophone records. G.10 Talk on French events in Jugo-Slav by Mr. Dragui-Nlcolltch. 6.20 News in English. 6.35 Gramophone records. 7.05 Colonial talk by Paul Tetau. 7.20 Concert relayed from Radio-Paris. 7.50 News
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      142 5 CALCUTTA TODAY VL't 6.10 me s I4f I m D.tn. 8.00 For the countryside. 8.50 Indian songs and music 9.55 Talk (Bengali). 10.10 News and announcements in Bcngatl. 10.35 News and announcements In English 11.00 European songs and music12.20 Close down. TOMORROW p.m. 7.50 3ells of St. Margaret's. Westminster. 7.56
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      378 6 RUBBER SLIGHTLY STEADIER SHARES REMAIN NEGLECTED By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Aug. 12. MARKETS this morning show little change. The London Stock Exchange yesterday closed the week on quite a steady tone and the market considered Herr Forsters Danzig speech to be comparatively moderate. War Loan advanced
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      DUTCH BANK WANTS TO SUSPEND PAYMENT
      223 6 House Which Arranged Loans For France Amsterdam, Aug. 11. "HE well-known banking firm of Mendelssohn has applied for permission to suspend payments, Router learns. Heer Fritz Mannheimer who was htad of the Bank died suddenly In P.iris on Thursday. There was no sign of
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        MINING
        573 6 srjtje Val. Praser Co. tyail att Buyers Sellers Buyers toners 4/- Ampai lln 5/- Austral Amal. £1 Austoal Malay 51- Ayer Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin 1 Batu Selangor 5/- Berjuntai £1 Burma Malay £1 Chenderlang 50 Hitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong Kong Tin 51-
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        GENERAL
        442 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.45 1.50 1.35 1.50 2 2 do Vh% prefs. 2.25 2.35cd 2.30 2.35cd 10 10 A'las Ice 4 75 5.25 t> 00 6 50 1 1 B M BroadrastiTic 055 0.60 9.50 ISO 10 5 B M Trustee 5.75 7 50 8 75 7.50
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        263 6 6% Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 100 nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 57c 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 101 102 nom I%U 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 108 108 nom «ft« 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES
        358 6 Allenby 1.10 1.20 1.15 A!or Gajah 0.85 3 95 0.90 Amal Malay 1.40 1.45cd 1.40 Ayer Hitam 0.90 0.95 0.90 Ayer Molek 0.85 0.95 0.85 Ayer Panas 1.10 1.15 1.10 Bassett 0.47 0.51 0.47 Batu Lintang 0.98 1.05 1.00 Bedford 0.77V 2 J82>/ 2 C 80 Benta 0.98
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    85 6 Friday, Aug. 11, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28 7/16 28 9/16 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. In cases Aug. 28% 28 15/16 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in hales Aur 28 > t 28% FAQ R.S.S. fob. In bales Aur. 28 28' FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX
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    EXCHANGES
    177 6 Friday, Aug. 11. 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. 1/4 London demand 2/4 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demand 241% Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 9/16 Montreal demand 54
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    London Stock Exchange
    389 6 London, Aug. 11. *THE Stock Exchange finished the week generally on a satisfactory note, largely owing to the steady tone imparted by the absence of surprise at Herr Forster's Danzig speech. News of Mendelssohn's application to suspend payment in Amsterdam caused temporary nervousness which was dissipated immediately
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    MODERATE DEMAND AT RUBBER AUCTION
    182 6 Guthrie's Weekly Report IN a v eekly report on the rubber market issued at noon yesterday, Guthrie and Co Ltd., write:— Since last reporting the market has been quietly steady. Values showed slight appreciation during the week, the highest official price for spot rubber being
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    Wall Street Quotations
    438 6 •THE copyright in this service hi 1 owned by FRASEK and COMPANY, sliarebrokers, and THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS LTD. The quotations may not be reproduced without the written permission of the joint owners. New York. Aug. 11. •"THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    127 6 London, Aug. 11. PRESSURE against sterling from the continent, on fears that heavy seasonal payments to America will entail a cheaper pound in terms of the dollar, necessitated official intervention both in the spot and forward markets. Reuter. Today's closing mean rates were: Paris 176 ?3 3? Stockholm
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    RUBBER AND TIN POSITIONS IMPROVE THIS YEAR
    4029 7 Stocks Decline Consumption Rises Sharply SHARES FALL HEAVILY OWING TO POLITICAL INFLUENCES "THE position of rubber at June 30, is far happier than the most sanguine would have dared to predict six months ago declare Fraser and Company in their review of Malayan
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      240 7 BANK OF CHINA SOERABAJA SUB- AGENCY Kambaig Djipoti 176, Soerabaja. Telegraphic Address:— "CHUNGKUO, SOERABAJA" will be open for business AUGUST 14th 1939. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LTD. AN AGENCY OF THE BANK WILL BE OPENED AT JAFFNA. CEYLON ON AND AFTER 6TH JUNE 1939. HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WILL?
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    "LONDON WAS SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION"
    361 9 Graphic Description Of Great Air Manoeuvres London, Aug. 11, A GRAPHIC description of how London was "saved from destruction" is contained in an Air Ministry communique, dealing with air exercises last night, when the chief events were two heavy offensives by Eastland bombers, one over
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    Czechs For French Foreign Legion
    54 9 A FTER the arrival in France on Aug. 1 of more than 700 Czech pilots to enlist in the French Air Force, 554 Czech officers and men have arrived at Boulogne from the Polish port of Gdynia. Most of them are ready to enlist in
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    London Was Like 'A Dead City'
    483 9 London Was Like 'A Dead City' Lessons Of The Great Black-Out London, Aug. 11. I ONDON was like a dead city durint; the great "blackout" which darkened half of England from midnight to dawn, while "raiding bombers, taking part in the three-day R.A.F. exercises, droned across tbe land from the
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    HUNGARIAN NAZIS REBUKED
    46 9 rvURING a stormy debate on the Citizenship Bill. M. KeresztesFlscher (Home Secretary) told Nazi Deputies: "You borrow your uniforms as well as your methods from quarters which have few scruples. The duty of the Home Secretary is to keep order in the country."
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    Italian Grip On Majorca
    237 9 Airmen Troops May Stay Indefinitely OELIABLE information has reach- ed Paris to the effect that the Italian air base on the Island of Majorca has not been withdrawn and is likely to be maintained for some considerable time, if not indefinitely, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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    TRIBESMEN KILL BRITON
    162 9 Peshawar, Auf. 11. I lEUT.-COL. C. W. MAY of the Frontier Force Regiment. Deputy Quartermaster General or the Wazlristan district, was shot dead last night when he was ambushed by hostile tribesmen while motoring on the Dikhan-Bannti Road. Two other occupants of the car, Lieut.-Col. May's orderly
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    Spain's New Cabinet
    311 9 Spain's New Cabinet CIVIL WAR CHIEFS DROPPED Madrid, Aug. 11. ONLY two members of the civil war cabinet are Included in Gen. Franco's peacetime administration, in which the Army and Falange (Fascists) have Joined forces, besides Gen. Franco himself. These are Senor Roman Suner, who is retaining the portfolio of
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    British Reaction To Danzig Speech
    269 9 British Reaction To Danzig Speech London, Aiifj. II PEELING In official quarters in Lon- don is that the speech by Herr Forster, Danzig Nazi leader, last night, v.a mild and does not destroy hopes of an early settlement between Warsaw and Danzig of customs questions. Newspapers today consider Herr Porster's
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    MONASTERY SEIZED
    30 9 The Cistercian monastery of Stams In the Austrian Tyrol has been seized on the grounds of the alleged political activity of the monks, who have been summarliy evicted.
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    22 9 Quadruplets were born recently In the town of Hengelo In the eastern part ol the Netherlands, three of the babies being girls.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. AUG. 12, 1939. Nazis And Islam
    989 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. AUG. 12, 1939. Nazis And Islam Until the Italian seizure of Albania, a Mohammedan country, Fascist propagandists were conducting an energetic campaign among Moslems of the Near and Middle East. Signor Mussolini, selfstyled "Defender of the Faithful," did not hesitate to play on religious beliefs
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    CATHOLIC ACTION REORGANIZED
    79 10 Terms of the agreement between the Vatican and the Italian Government to reform the Catholic Action have Just been published, reports the News Chronicle. The Catholic Action becomes a purely religious Institution and members will be allowed to wear their badges only when in the headquarters of
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    59 10 CABARETS. A Kuala Lumpur patron replies to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. JOH ORE AMBITIONS. A Johore Malay argues that his State should be independent of the Malayan Establishment Office. COLONEL BLIMP." Eurasian comment on a Straits Times leading article. KATONG PARK. A complaint Of noise
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    THE TACITURN S. T. C.
    670 10 Public, Press And Municipality A CITIZEN PROTESTS To the Editor of the Straits 'limes Sir,— lf the S.T.C. persists in ignoring public opinion after your leading article of Aug. 7, you will have to change "taciturn" Into a stronger word in order more correctly to
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    PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN AUGUST
    128 10 To the Editor of the Straits limes Sir,— Of course private schools are run for private profit! They get no sort of government p;ant, and yet have to conlorm to va.ious departmental regulations. That any teacher is not paid for the holidays is -ough luck, but
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    EDUCATION IN INDIA
    538 10 An Eastern Bookshelf From Vedas To The Wardha Scheme Indian Education in Ancient and Later Times. By F. E. Keay. (Oxford University Press. Price Rs. 5.) As In tha early history of so many other countries, it was in connection with ldlgion and religious ceremonies, that a
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    Triad Gangsters In Chinatown
    204 10 Seven ty Years Ago (From the Straits Times files of 18G9). CECRET societies are very active. About a month ago one cf the literati of China, a native of Quang Tung, landed here from one of the Dutch Islands. This Chinese gentleman is a doctor of
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    737 10 NOTES Of The DA Y Penang Promenade TOR no particular reason, except that it makes pleasant reading, I would like to resurrect from a book called "The Good Old Days of Honourable John Company" a quaint old gentleman who was a well-known character In Penang rather more than a century
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    FIRST REACTION TO TIENTSIN SUSPECTS DECISION
    670 11 Protest Telegrams To Lord Halifax ISSUE NOT CONSIDERED DURING TOKIO TALKS "Normal Procedure" Say London Commentators TELEGRAMS of protest to Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, followed the decision of the British Government to hand over to the Japanesecontrolled Chinese administration in Tientsin four Chinese
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    CURRENCY & SILVER
    386 11 CURRENCY SILVER Conversations Arc i Still Going On THE British Government's consul- lations with the French and United States governments on the Chinese silver and currency questions, and suggestions made to the British Government by the Japa-iie-o are still proceeding. It is believed that it is not yet pcs6ib!e to
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    EGYPTIAN PREMIER TO RESIGN TODAY?
    49 11 Cairo. Aug. 12. OTRONG rumours are current that the resignation of the Egyptian Cabinet is imminent owing to the illhealth of the Prime Minister, Mahmoud Pasha. The Influential newspaper Al Mokattam states that Mahmoud Pasha will tender his resignation to King Farouk today.— Reuter.
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    JUSTICE AND POLITICS
    212 11 XtALAYAN Chinese who have been following the development in the Tientsin affair with dote attention, will recall that the British Government hat alwayt emphasized that the Japanete demands concerning the four Chinete detained in the Concettion wat a subsidiary issue in the dispute. The Japanete made the
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    FIGHTER V. BOMBER
    147 11 Lessons Of The Air Exercises London, Aug. 11. THE exercises have shown thr>» the fighter is more than a match for the bomber if it succeeds in engaging it," states an Air Ministry summing up of the lessons of the three day air exercises over south east
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    Shanghai Tensely Awaits Aug. 13
    116 11 Shanghai, Aug. 12. CURFEW which has been theoretically in force since 1937, was rigidly brought into effect shortly after midnight, on the eve of the anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities at Shanghai. Posts in the International Settlement and the French Concession have been strengthened
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    Ru aian & Turkish Kulers Confer
    65 11 Ru aian Turkish Kulers Confer Istanbul, Aug. 11. I£ING CAROL arrived here today aboard his royal yacht and visited President Ineunu, who had travelled from Ankara this morning to meet the King at the presidential palace. M. Sarajoglu, the Foreign Minister, and M. Stoica, the Rumanian Ambassador, also were present.
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    JAPAN'S MOVE TO FORCE OUT BRITONS FROM N. CHINA
    247 11 Peiping, Aug. 12. HPHE Japanese authorities are coming to admit that they are sponsors of the anti-British movement in North China. This is suggested by statements by Col. Nag?.i, the Japanese army spokesman in Peiplng, who, questioned concerning rumours that a
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    Jewish Refugees Banned
    241 11 Jewish Refugees Banned New Japanese Measure At Shanghai Shanghai, Aug. 12. THE Japanese authorities announce that no Jewish refugees will be allowed to settle in the Japaneseoccupied section of the International Settlement here after Aug. 21. Simultaneously it is announced that refugees already in residence must apply for permission to
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    ROOSEVELT ON "IF THERE IS WAR"
    95 11 Hyde Park (N.Y.), Aug. 11. T a press conference today President Roosevelt said he knew at present there was no reason for reconvening Congress for a special session in the autumn. If the actual crisis of war became imminent in Europe or the Far
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    Italy Would Not Be Neutral In Danzig War
    245 11 NAZIS SAY BRITAIN HAS DECISIVE WORD IN SOLVING PROBLEM Home, Aug. 11. GERMANY'S claim to Danzig is fully supported in Italian newspapers which up to the present have kept the question in the background. Signor Gayda, who is regarded as Mussolini's mouthpiece,
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    Italy Calling Up More Troops
    45 11 Rome, Aug. 11. A LI. officers and men of the 1902 to 1910 classes have been recalled to the colours from Aug. 21 to Oct. 31, together with officers and non-commissioned officers of the 1903 to 1909 classes inclusive. Reuter.
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    Ribbentrop-Ciano Talks
    201 11 Berlin, Aug. 11. ■"PHE time having come when the right and honour of one of the Axis partners are menaced by force, the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Italy have come together to examine joint measures which have been taken and will be taken, declares Field Marshal Goering's
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    'Fast And Loose' Is Very Good Entertainment
    160 12 'Fast And Loose' Is Very Good Entertainment At The Cinema Fast and Loose (Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell) M.G.M. At the Pavilion. THIS is first-rate light comedy with some really good dialogue from Robert Montgomery, who solves murder mysteries in his spare time, with the assistance of an equally lie:ht-hearted
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    "INVITATION TO HAPPINESS "
    128 12 Invitation to Happiness" (Fred Mac-Murray and Irene Dunne). Paramount. At the Albambra. PARAMOUNT has tried hard to draw a moral from the story of a come-as-you-please boxer who sweeps one of New York's 400 of her f^et, marries her and then comes down to earth. Separated from
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    ORGAN RECITAL
    49 12 AWARDED and Interesting musical programme has been chosen by the Municipal Organist, Mr. Werner Baer. for presentation in the Victor.." Mem >rial Hr>ll tomorrow ni^h*. Soloisc is Eva Clark, who will iiin^ Telemanta and Bach, with Mate cbligato by Commander G. L. Daily, and threi' modern songs
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    AMUSEMENTS
    204 12 UMOArmw RAM LI s HUTU. Orrhcstisil Concert 8.15 10 9.15 p.m. Dlnnar Dance d'omiali 9.45 to Midnight. GAKUICh i lit* I Kb. GEYI.ANG Chap Bins* Krcnrhnng Nights. Supported bj' Jungle Love at 7.45 p.m. I.KMI UOKI.II Cabaret C.30 p.m. to Midnlghf. Globe: The Warning 6 The Smashing of The
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    GUNNERS ARRIVE FOR MALAYA COMMAND
    476 12 7,000 Troops Have Come To Singapore In Five Days FIELD AMUBLANCES AND OTHER ANCILLARY UNITS HERE THIRTY ambulances and scores of field guns came A with nearly 3,000 troop reinforcements, practically all of them Indians, who arrived at Singapore from India in two ships yesterday.
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    Nurses From India For Malaya
    66 12 Here are seven of the 14 members of the Indian Military Nursing Service who arrived in Singapore with troop reinforcements from India by the British India vessels Karapara and Santhia yesterday. From left: Miss D. Tanner, Miss R. Langholme, Miss I. Murray, Miss N. T.
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    Congress Criticises Movement Of Indian Troops To Malaya & Egypt
    410 12 Congress Criticises Movement Of Indian Troops To Malaya Egypt T"HE WorkL.g Committee of the 1 Indian National Congress which met at Wardha (Central Provinces) yesterday has passed a resolution calling on all members of the Central Legislature to refrain from attending the next session of the legislature on the ground
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    CRISIS VERSE
    186 12 FOLLOWING the advice to the public in the Straits Times yesterday to ignore rumours regarding political and defence developments, the following extract from the London journal Truth, seems appropriate: How long ago it seems since I A paper carelessly would buy. And idly skim the latest neves A
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    G.O.C. TO TOUR THE F.M.S.
    105 12 Leaving Next Thursday f\S his first up-country tour, the new General Officer Commanding, Malaya Major-General L. V. Bond, will leave Singapore next Thursday. He will Inspect the Malay Regiment at Port Dickson on the following day, and on the Saturday, at Port Dickson, he will
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    36 12 Major F. H. C. Rogers (left) and Major G. L. Hughes, who ore in command of two of the batteries which arrived from India yesterday to reinforce the Royal Artillery of the garrison. Straits Times picture.
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    "TYPHOID EPIDEMIC IF CARE NOT TAKEN"
    310 12 POMMENT on the lessons mic in Singapore vi 3v i 3 mj in his last report as Munic Dr. Hunter, who retired a few months ago, writes: "I wish to emphasise that this epidemic is only one that I have been prophesying over a
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    82 12 MRS. J. Hlpkln. who competed In the Malayan tennis championships in Ipoh last week-end, returned to Singapore In the P. and O. liner Rajputana yesterday. Mr. A. W. Robb was a passenger from ipoh by Wearnrs Air Services last evening. 111 1 Mr. R. Walker arilvcd from Kuala
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    DEATH OF MR. TAN SOO BIN
    209 12 DEATH OF MR. TAN SOO BIN Pioneer Chinese Volunteer THE death occurred yesterday of Mr. Tan Soo Bin. one of the best known Chinese in Singapore, at his residence in Pasir Panjang Road. Mr. Soo Bin was 57 and is survived by a widow and several children. The funeral will
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    NINE DEAD IN U.S. AIR CRASH
    35 12 Washington, Aug. 11. NINE persons were killed when a bomber crashed at Langley Field. Virginia, today, when taking off. The victoms were two army officers and seven privates.— Reuter.
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    INDIANS AND EDUCATION
    250 12 Tamil Teachers At Tea Party IMPORTANT DAY, SAYS INSPECTOR (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 11. JLIORE than 100 Tamil school teachers in Sclanpor were hosts to the delegates who attended tha Tamil session of the all-Malayan educational conference today at ;i tea party at the
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    I.S.P. EX-BOOKKEEPER SENT TO ASSIZES
    108 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 11. AT the conclusion of a preliminary, inquiry held into allegations of forgery against a young Chinese, Lim Liang Kee, formerly a bookkeeper with Incorporated Society of Planters for eight years, the magistrate. Mr. R. C. Redman, committed
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    GIRL WAS DRIVING- CAR IN FATAL CRASH, SAYS CORONER
    783 13 Loss Of Control When Rear Wheel Tube Bursts MISADVENTURE VERDICT ON MISS EDNA CASHIN AND SYCE 11 T AM satisfied that the motor-car was driven by Miss Edna Mary Cashin, who lost control as the result of the near-side rear tube
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    RAFFLES MUSEUM IS OPEN TOMORROW
    72 13 THE EXPERIMENT of opening Raffles Museum for three hours on Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be continued tomorrow. The experiment was begun last Sunday and if attendances Justify it, the museum will b>; open each Sunday in future. A decision will be
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    American Weds At Cathedral
    303 13 MR. R. JOUBERT AND MISS B. HENRY MR. RICHARD JOUBERT, of the staff of Slme, Darby and Co., Ltd., Singapore, was married to Miss Beatrice Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Henry, of Suffolk, England, at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. The Rev. D. E. J.
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    FINE FOR GERMAN UNDER ALIENS LAW
    162 13 Says He Failed To Report Because He Was 111 I\R. Robert Curt Barth, a 58-yoar-old German, was fined $3 by Mr. J. Flet-cher-Cooke, Singapore Ihlrd Police Magistrate, yesterday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of being an alien and failing to report his
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    IN THE GAZETTE
    275 13 MOTIFICATIONS in the Straits Set- tlements Government Gazette last night included: Mr. O. H. Bowen provisionally recognised as honorary Vice-Consul of Spain at Stngaoore. Mr. E. J. Phillips. Deputy Registrar of Statistics, Penang, to be a Justice of the Feace. Messrs. A. G. Baker and S. M.
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    VOLUNTEERS
    58 13 r T*HE following ilems regarding volunteers appeared in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette last night:— M". A. H. Huntley granted a Commission ex Acting Sub-Lieut S.S.R.N.V.R. Resignation by Acting Sub-Lieut. J. L. J. Haxworth of hia Commission In the S S.R.N.V.R. accepted. Mr. T. W. Hill as Modlcal Offlcer
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    27 13 Mr. Tan Huat Seng, of the Municipal Electricity Department, has passed the Final Examination (Part I) of the London Association of Certified Accountants held In June last.
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    CHINESE DENIES HE STABBED MAN IN HIS SLEEP
    389 13 Declares He Was "Outsized" By Opponent in Fight COR stabbing a Chinese, who was alleged to have been asleep, in the neck with a dagger, Tan Mm Chee, a 23-year-old Hainanese vas fined $25, in default one month's rigorous imprisonment, by Mr.
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    ALLEGED TO HAVE MADE FALSE REPORT
    114 13 A LLEGED to have made a false report of attempted extortion to Inspector C. W. Roberts of the Central Police I Station on Jun? 20, a middle aged Hokkien, Ong Chow Kee appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore j Fifth Police
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    APPLICATION FOR CLOSE OF PUBLIC EXAMINATION
    79 13 A PPLICATION that the public ex- amination of George Edgar be closed was made by Mr. R. Williamson, appearing for the Official Assignee, before Mr. Justice Pedlow in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Edgar had been cross-examined and re-examined at his last examination, Mr.
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    AUSTRALIAN SUPPORT FOR BRITAIN
    173 13 AUSTRALIAN SUPPORT FOR BRITAIN Hollander On Far East Crisis AUSTRALIAN businessmen are 100 per cent, behind Britain and if relations with Japan became too strained would unhesitatingly sacrifice their considerable trade interests in that country, according to Mr. F. R. R. van Esveld, a Hollander living in Melbourne who arrived
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    JUDGE ON BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE
    193 13 H ERE IS A CAJSE of a mun vho being made a bankrupt for $360. 1 am opposed to this kind of law. I only regard it as a misuse of the whole bankruptcy procedure," said Mr. Justice Pedlow, commenting on a petition ;or a receiving
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    ENGINEER AWARDED JUDGMENT FOR $1,500
    81 13 TUDGMENT FOR $1,500 was given in favour of J. N. Jones, a building engineer, in his claim against Wee Cheng Soon, a building contractor, before Mr. Justice Manning, in the Singapore High Court, yesterday. Jones' claim totalled over $4,000 on the grounds of wrongful dismissal,
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    FUNCTIONING OF NATIONAL MILITARY COUNCIL
    643 14 Heavy Responsibilities Of China's Young Army Chiefs TO his own subordinates and among the Chinese people at large Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is respectfully known as Wei Yuan Chang, that is, chairman of the allpowerful National Military Council. The National Military Council is the highest military
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    NO ANTI-U.S. MOVE IN SEIZED AREAS
    200 14 Japanese Spokesman On "Popular Feeling" Shanghai, Aug. 11. DEPORTS that the anti-British move ment in Japanese-occupied territory in China is turning anti-foreign or anti-American were categorically denied by the Japanese Army spokesman at a press conference today. He said there was no evidence of
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    JAPANESE EVICT AGED COUPLE
    234 14 Shanghai, Aug. 11. J^R. and Mrs. Jim Silverthorne an ITI aged British couple living at Chefoo, were evicted from their home by the Japanese-sponsored Municipal Government, according to foreign reports. The house, which was confiscated without recompense, was bought In 1872 by Mrs. Silverthome's father. Sne
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    Japan & French Indo-China
    76 14 Japan French Indo-China Hong Kong, Aug. 10. JAPANESE agents are actively fomenting subversive activities in Trench II 10-China, it is reported. More than a dozen Annamese malcontents are now in Canton, from where future subversive activities in Indo-China will be directed. An Annamese ex-Prince is reported to have visited Tokio
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    China Boatmen's Heroism
    270 14 Great Work Done For Chinese Army A STORY of the heroism and of the rale played by Chinese boatmen in the tw^ years of the Sino- Japanese war is told in an official communique issued in Chungking. Trained by the army for war service during the hostilities
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    BID TO PRESERVE LIBERTY
    205 14 Secret Movement In South Africa OOUTH AFRICA has developed another underground movement aimed at preserving democracy, says a Durban report. Thousands of South Africans are gravely disturbed at the manner in which their liberty is being whittled away, not by the avowed exponents of totalitarian methods,
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    CHINESE AIR RAID ON NANKING
    92 14 Bombs Unloaded On Japanese Airfield Hong Kong, Aug. 10. pHINESE aircraft heavily and eflec- tlvely bombed a Japanese airfield outside Nanking on Jvjy 27, it is revealed. When nine plants appeared over Nanking, the Chinese people were ignorant oi the nationality of the aircraft until
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    SUPREME COURT OPENING AND A COINCIDENCE
    410 14 The Story Of Naboth's Vineyard IT is by a strange coincidence surely, that just after the opening of the new Supreme Court in Singapore the Church Lectionary asks us to study carefully the story of Ncboth's vineyard. So famous or infamous is the story
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    TOMORROW'S CHURCH SERVICES
    1106 14 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Tenth Sunday after Trinity, Aug. 13. 6.50 a.m.. Holy Communion and Matins; 8 a.m.. Choral Eucharist; 5.30 p.m., Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Lord Bishop. Weekdays. Holy Communion on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.; Holy Communion on Tuesday, Thursday
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    Officers For China's Guerillas
    119 14 pOR lour days and nighu recently, 925 young men and women marched and countermarched through the hills of Hunan. Their manoeuvre climaxed three months of intensive military and political training in the Hunan Training School for Guerilla Leaders. The is the first graduating class of officers
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    China News Briefs
    211 14 One thousand paintings, photographs, sketches and woodcuts, representing the best of China's wartime art by 500 Chinese youthful artists, will be exhibited in America shortly. The artists hope that by their efforts some impression of the meaning of the war in Chin?, will be carried to the
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      627 15 Independent Path Approved FUTURE RECRUITING To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Prior to the publication of the Johore Committee's report on Malayanisation, the majority of the Malays In Johore were unconscious of or indifferent to political conditions. But now they are being brought to consciousness
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      IN DAYS THAT ARE DEAD
      104 15 lv the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am very happy to think that "An Old Malay" has entered the present controversy, and I have read with great interest th 2 very inlightening prc-3rltish history he has revealed. He admits that in the pre-British
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      TAXI DANCERS
      304 15 Mr. A.B. Jordan On Cabarets A REGULAR PATRON PROTESTS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I ws astonished at reading in a Home paper the remarks made by A. B. Jordan, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, at the Imperial Social Hygiene Congress in London, about prostitution and
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      PENANG BATTALION
      51 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Was there any special reason for bringing the sth Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, all the way to Singapore and then sending them back to Penang, instead of landing them at Penang in the first place?— Yours, etc., ECONOMY. Singapore, Aug.
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      THE EURASIAN VIEW OF COLONEL BLIMP
      695 15 TORYISM AND THE LOCAL-BORN To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. —Another red herring drawn across the racial track is scotched. I refer to your comments, headed "Colonel Blimp's View of Modern Malaya," and may we be permitted ta offer you our sincerest
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      Music In A Singapore Seaside Park
      31 15 Performances are regularly riven at Katong Park by the Police Rand, and this picture gives a glimpse of. the park on one of these occasions
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      KATONG PARK
      265 15 Community Singing In A Suburb To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l have been a resident ln Meyer Road, fronting Katong Park, for a number of years, and never have 1 seen such a state of affairs as exists at the present time. Even when a
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      HADRAMAUT ARABS
      445 15 Singapore Writer Answered MUSLIM WAKAFFS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— "Worshipper," whese identity is well known to Arabs and other Muslims in Singapore, seldom writes to the Press without bemoaning certain imaginary grievances or calling attention to certain alleged shortcomings among the Muslims of Singapore
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      AN ARAB WRITER PRAISED
      118 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l admire the way "Worshipper" put forward his valuable suggestions in your paper of Aug. 1 and I must express my deep gratitude in the form of Athabakallah. I am Inclined to believe that the majority of Arabs
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    24 16 A large number of parents and guardians attended the prize-sivlng of the City High School last week. Picture shows a section of the gathering.
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    INDIANS LN SOUTH AFRICA GETTING UNITED
    483 16 Colonial-Born Association And Congress To Amalgamate Simla, Aug. 8. ACCORDING to information received here, the two great Indian organizations in South! Africa are going to amalgamate in| order to present a united front against the proposed measures of the Union Government against i Asiatics.
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    Orissa States' Problem
    459 16 Significance Of Lord Linlithgow's Visit Cutiack, July 31. U AROUSING welcome was accord- I ed to the Viceroy when he paid I his first visit to the Orissa provin I this morning. After the inspection of a guard of honour His Excellency proceeded in a procession to
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    35 16 Calcutta, Aug. 4. .Six thousand workers of the Shamiiagar North Jute Mill, Hooghly. struck vi rk this morning as a protest against the introduction of a 40-hour week :;nd dealin:? with certain percentage •il lOOOU
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      Hunger-Strike In Bengal
      121 16 Mahatma Praises Mr. Subhas Bose Wardha, Aug. 6. m*AHATMA Gandhi in a statement congratulates Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose on having succeeded in persuading hunger-strikers in Calcutta gaols to suspend their fast. He says he has received a wire from the prisoners of Alipore gaol informing him of
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      Loyalty To The Congress
      344 16 Pandit Nehru's Advice To Leftists Poona. pY twenty years of labour we have evolved a weapon to fight our country's battles. That weapon Is the Congress. That is our only effective weapon. We cannot afford to weaken or blunt that weapon." said Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru addressing
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      "BEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT "
      84 16 "BEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT European Tribute To Madras Coonoor, July 30. A DDRjSSSING the annual meeting of the United Planters' Association yesterday, Mr. W. K. M. Langley referred to the European group's attitude towards the Madras Ministry and said: 'We certainly do not wish to be complacent or simply say ditto
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      SWAMI BHAWANI DAYAL
      46 16 Bombay, July 29. SWAMI BHAWANI DAYAL. president oc the Natal Indian Congress, leaves for Africa on Aug. 16. Meanwhile, he is meeting the Council of Imperial Indian Citizenship Association to appraise them with the latest development in the Indian situation in South Africa.
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      CEYLON, BURMA AND MALAYA
      54 16 Simla, Aug. 6. THK Standinr Emigration Com- mittee will meet on Aug. 28 when the position of Indians in South Africa, Ceylon, Burma and Malaya will come up for consideration. The Com mi tee will particularly review the effect of the recent ban on emigration of
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      Prohibition In Bombay
      229 16 Congress President's Message Bombay, Aug. 1. THAT the eyes of the world are on Bombay today is the keynote of newspaper comment on prohibition which one paper describes as the start of a great moral reform. Lengthy accounts of last night's scenes in the city, messages of
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      MOTIONS FOR CENTRAL ASSEMBLY
      66 16 Madra?, Au?. 3 IT is understood that amsng the ad- Joumment motions which will come up before the Central Assembly will r>e one concerning the position of Indians in Ceylon and another concerning the position of Indians in Burma especially the question of compensation fcr Indian
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    Congress To Stake Office On Prohibition Issue?
    526 16 "'J*HE Congress Government will not hesitate to fight with the! Central Government next year for the curtailment of military expenditure or for a share of the in-come-tax or the release of other adequate sources of revenue in order to complete the prohibition programme
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    Pope Listens To Indian Music
    145 16 Pope Listens To Indian Music Mysore Party Visits The Holy See Cr.ctel Gar.dolfo, Aug. 2. THF Yuvaraja of Mysore, accom- panieci by his family and suite and a group of Indian musicians visited the Papal villa on Monday morning and had an audience with the Pope. The party was accompanied
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    DEATH OF U.P. CHIEF SECRETARY
    39 16 Lucknow. Aug. 5. 'THE United Provinces Government has received news of the death of Mr. C. W. Gwynne, Chief Secretary, on ieave. Mr- Gwynne left for England last month 'or recuperation of his health.
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    INDIAN PRINCES AND FEDERATION
    47 16 INDIAN PRINCES AND FEDERATION Rajkot, Aug. 3. A MEETING of the first and second i class ruling Princes of Kathiawar 'was held yesterday at Porbandar. It is understood that all the Princes 'present unanimously reiterated the Bombay resolution on Federation and agreed to maintain the sam? attitude
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    31 16 Quetta, Aug. 4. Sir Aubrey Iftirtlft took charge of the office of Agent to the GovernorGeneral and Chief Commissioner, Baluchistan, this afternoon from Lt.Col. Sir Arthur Parsons, who left for Peshawar
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    SHE GAINED 8½ LBS. OF FINE, FIRM,FLESH.
    280 16 SHE GAINED 8½ LBS. OF FINE, FIRM, FLESH. Took tasteless, ne^h'tormin^j tablr'n Here Is a lett i noir a uujl ncvj nun.,.which brinss new hop* to all who era worried about their weight. I his lady nad actually lose learij 10 ids vet In si' weeks sh > pot 81-.8
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    METHODS OF STIMULATING BRANCHING OF RUBBER TREES
    1763 17 METHODS OF STIMULATING BRANCHING OF RUBBER TREES Planting Topics Pollarding, Ring-Bariring And Notching EFFECT ON RATE OF GROWTH AND ASSESSMENT By Our Hanting Correspondent TT is not often that I have to ptead guilty to having led reactors of Planting Topics up the garitea path and then at a later
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      542 17 STOCK VALUATION AT YEAR-END To the Editor of the Straits Thnes SIR,— Kindly allow me space in your esteemed paper to express ray opinion regarding stock valuation on estates at the year-end as put forward by Planter in the Straits Times of July 29. The exprersion prime
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      254 17 Messrs. W. K. Thomas Co., 3, Duke Street, W.C.2, are marketing a new type of waterproof paper in which the j pitch lining generally used Is replaced by rubber. The rubber improves tha properties of the paper In that it Imparts increased resistance to hear and
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    30 18 Bain ready to save a close shot. A phase in the first division soccer match at the Stadium yesterday ichen the Police beat the SJt.C. 4— 2.— Straits Times picture.
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    JAPAN EXTENDING ANTIBRITISH CAMPAIGN
    359 18 Army Makes Fresh Charges Against Britain Peiping, Aug. 11. IN spite of the semi-ofncl<tfly reiterated Japanese assurance that the antiBritish movement is spontaneous, and that it coasists of feelinn. which has been boiling up since the Opium War a century ago, only just finding expression, the
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    British Protest To Tokio
    54 18 Tokio, Aug. 11. "THE Councillor of the British Embassy called on the Foreign Office this morning and lodged strong protests against the destruction of two British steamers during Japanese air raids on Ichang on Aug. 6, and against the Japanesesponsored Honan Government's confiscation of British mines
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    Japanese Now In Retreat
    74 18 Chungking, Aug. 11. PLLOWING a vigorous Chinese counter-attack, Japanese operating in North Hupeh have started a general retreat to the south-west, according to Chinese field dispatches. Heavy casualties have been inflicted, It is claimed. The Chinese high command is at present studying the problem of how
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    Yugoslav Premier Visits Trieste
    93 18 Rome, Aug. 11. TTHE visit of the Yugoslav Prime 1 Minister, M. Tsevtkovitch, to Trieste, today does not, according to Yugoslav circles here indicate any new move in Yugoslav foreign policy, which all along has been directed towards maintaining Balkan neutrality. It is stated that M.
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    Disciplinary Action Against Bose
    57 18 Wardha (C. P.) Aug. 11. CUBHAS BOSE, ex-President of Congress, has been disqualified for three years from eligibility for executive posts in the Congress organization by the Working Committee of the Indian Congress. This' is a sequel to the demonstrations recently organized by Bose against certain
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    MORE GAMES ABANDONED IN COUNTY CRICKET
    330 18 Walsh Takes Five Yorkshire Wickets For 56 Runs Rain again caused the abandonment of several fixtures in the round of county fixtures completed yesterday. Leaders in the race for the championship, Yorkshire beat Leicester by 97 runs. Walsh, who played In Malaya witn Sir
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    MRS. WILLS MOODY "Never To Retire"
    110 18 New York Aug. 2. Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, who has won eight Wimbledon, seven American and four French tennis titles, said today: "I am never going to retire. From time to time I am not going to play, but you can never tell when
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    SUNNYDALE B.P.
    78 18 Tr.e following were elected office-bearers of the Sunnydale B.P. for the ensuing year: President. Mr. Yeo Koon Goan; vlce-pre-cidents Mr. Tan Lye Sla. Mr. Phua Chlap P>ian Mr. Kaiig Soon Teck. Mr. Lim Kirn \ang: hon. secretary. Mr. H.J. Cnan; hon. treasurer and asst. secretary Mr. Chan Joo
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    PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AS A CAREER
    495 18 London, Aug. 2. DLAYERS of the majority of Football League clubs have begun their training for the season that will open for competition purposes on Saturday, Aug. 26. There will be ;nuch ere that date to interest followers of the game writes G. Wagsstaffe Simmons
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    BRIEF TURF CAREER
    241 18 London, Aug. 2. /GORDON ROLL, 26-year-old racehorse owner, declared six weeks ago, that he would prove It is easy— with capital—to make money racing. Yesterday he told Stev« Donoghue. his trainer, that he was going to sell his 12 horses. Thus ends a brief but remarkable turf
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    NEWTON ROCKLITES
    89 18 The "Newton Rocklltes Sports Party" of Singapore, under the management of Mr. J. A. Hendricks, (Hon. Patron), land Mr. Sydney M. Ortega, (Hon. I Secretary), returned to Singapore on j Tuesday, ofter a successful tour of Malacca during the August Holidays. The Party played three soccer matches against
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    AUSTRALIA BEATS CUBA 3-0
    26 18 Seabird, New Jersey, Aug. 11. AUSTRALIA eliminated Cuba by three matches to nil In the Nortn American zone of the Davis cup.
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    INTER-HOSPITAL SOCCER
    34 18 Tan Tock Seng Hospital soccer team beat the General Hospital Recreation Club by four goals to three at the J.C.S.A. ground yesterday in a friendly soccer fixture. The game was dull throughout
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    31 18 The cream of American athletics of the American Amateur Athcliic Union track and field team, who competed against Britain's best at the White City, arriving at Plymouth aboard the s.s. Manhattan.
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    MALAYS SCORE LATE AND DRAW WITH R.A.F.
    262 18 Two Goals Each In Reserve Division Match DY SCORING a last minute goal. D the Malays forced a two all draw with the R.A.F. in a reserve division soccer fixture played on the S.H.B. ground yesterday. The Airmen were unfortunate not to have
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    Players Can Say No To Glands
    95 18 pOOTBALL clubs must not force their players to undergo gland treatment. Instructions have been sent by the Football League to every club in the four divisions in the following circular:— "An investigation is at present being made into the effects of gland treatment as
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    Baseball Series Tomorrow
    208 18 Tomorrow, the Singapore baseball Association will open the baseball leagues series of 1939 at Jalan Besar Stadium starting at 3 p.m. Air Vice-Marshal Bablngton, the President of the Association, will throw the first ball to start the season and a real battle of giants will follow. The
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    MOTOR RECORDS
    68 18 Bonneville, Salt Flats, Utah, Aug. 11. Abe Jenkins broke the world record for 1,000 miles with 170.76 mph. The previous record was his own at 168.11 mph. He broke the world record for six hours at 170.85 mph., the previous record being his own at 168.15 mph. Jenkins
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    TOMORROW'S GOLF MATCH
    79 18 Municipality vs. Police Teams and times for the golf match between the Municipality and Police at Sepoy Lines Golf Course tomorrow are: 9 a.m. Paterson and Edmond vs. Barry and Hagger. 9.05 a.m. Rae and Sands vs. Whittles and Smith. 9.10 a.m. Cannell and Searle vs. Smith
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    49 18 The following have accepted to play for Merchants vs. Services on Sunday at the S.C.C.:— G. K. Stein. C. Fitton, C. A. Parkinson, A. M. Carbery, A. D. Dant, C. Milton, L. L. Cooper, R. H. Pickard. C. P. Listen, P. W. Holt and P. M. Evans.
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    SELECTIONS
    157 19 SELECTIONS for today's races at Penang are as below. Straits Times Race 1. :.MKNELI., Beverant. Race 2. SIR PATRICK, Rackarock. Race 3. FAIR KING, :!«rcules. Race 4. PRESIDENT, Tetuen. Race 5. SALMON PAR, Authentic. Race 6. CLUNY, Straight Flight. Race 7. MEASURE, Royal Worlington. Race 8. RUBBER QUEEN, Golden
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    CRICKET CLUB FIVE FOR 35
    102 19 OPENING their two-day cricket match with the Medical College, the S.C.C. scored 35 for fly: wickets on the padang yesterday Highest scorer so far was Waites who had knocked up 17 before he was out. S.C.C. IST. INNINGS G. W. S. Waites lbw b Xavier
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    TANGUN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    408 19 Results of yesterday's ties in Vi; Tanglin Club tennis tournament are as followr Open Men's Ikmbles:— Mr. T. V. N. Anderson and Mr. T. L. Palmer beat Mr. A. Jouve and Mr. W. D. L. Marsh, 6—4, 7—5. Mr. A. G. Hay and Mr. W. R.
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    ACCEPTANCES FOR TODAY'S RACES AT PENANG
    917 19 Acceptances, with scratching^ and order of running for today's races at Penang are as below. The first race will be at 2.30 p.m. Ponies, Class 2, Div. 2, 6 Furlongs 1 3 3 BEVERANT 9.04 Mr. A. van Tooren Duval 3 3 0 MARNELL
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    S.R.C. LOSE FOUR-TWO AFTER GOOD GAME
    630 19 Police Win First Division Match At Anson Road A LTHOUGH beaten by the Police by four goals to two at the Stadium yesterday in the first division of the league the S.R.C. gave their victors a hard fight. The Police opened the scoring and
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    Weekend Sports Events
    121 19 TODVK SOrCEiI; DIt. I, Chinese v». Loyals, at Anson Road; Resr. Div., R.E. vs. Police, at Chan si; Div. II A, K.A.F. (T) vs. MenUl Hospital, at Seletar: Div. II B, Minesweepers vs. Excise, at Naval Base. CRICKET: SC.C. vs. Medical College, at S.C.C.: St. Andrew's vs.
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    Heavy Rain At Penang
    140 19 (From Our Own Correspondent,) Penang, Aug. 12. THE going will be jielding this afternoon, for the final day of the Penang Gold Cup meeting when the main race of the afternoon will be over 11 furlongs for the Gold Cup. The betting in the big race
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      16 1 \^^^^HB^^' I w^^T %7 MALAYAN SPORTS SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1939. No. Hi
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      SURPRISE RESULTS IN FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE GAMES
      467 1 Cricket Club's First Win Was Deserved TWO unexpected results occurred in the first division on Wednesday. At Changi the Sappers beat the R.A.F., and at the Stadium the S.C.C. got the better of the Gordon Highlanders. Of the two matches the Club's victory
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      Water Polo Makes Start In Kuala Lumpur
      352 1 [DETERMINED efforts are being made to start water polo in ttie swimming pool at the Selanjjor Golf Club in Kuala Lumpui. E. M. McDonald, the former Olympic diver, with the help of a few other enthusiasts, has already succeeded in stimulating interest ting
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      LEAGUE TABLES
      387 1 SA.fjl. league tames including Thursday's games. DIVISION 1 Teams P. W. L. D. F. A. Pta R.A.F 16 13 3 0 50 20 26 Malays 13 10 3 2 49 18 22 R.E 14 10 3 1 34 14 21 Loyals 13 7 3 3 20 14 17
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      Johore's Sport Triumphs
      146 1 Johore's Sport Triumphs I AST weekend must have been one of the most successful in the year for Johore sportsmen. Owing to the difficulties of distance, very little sport in the state can be centralised in a manner that will give every opportunity for sport to develop. Last weekend Johore
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      BOWLERS HAVE BEST OF CRICKET SEASON
      646 1 TN spite of the Colony match, the cricket season now drawing to a vlose in Singapore has been not unsatisfactory. There have been a number of excellent individual performances and many keen matches. Low scoring- prevailed in all three of the big fixtures the
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      ATHLETIC SEASON NOW DRAWING TO CLOSE
      574 1 yHE all too short athletic season is nearing its end now. There is only one more important meeting in Singapore to be held— that of the Singapore Co-operative Union. Unless one or two athletic projects are put through it is likely that the best
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        113 1 |1 ft T* Fussy about their traioing— fussy about who rides them. Personally I find it's the only way. For instance, I don't much care to lead in a lucky winner but it gives me the rarest pleasure to watch any thoroughbred ridden to a faultless victory. y^^k In the
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      144 2 < ,i Viola, Hungarian-born trainer of Italian football teams at the Arsenal Football Club's ground where he is studying English methods of training Picture shows Quiseppi Viola dribbles a football watched by some Arsenal flayers: (left to right) Kirchen, Drake, Guiseppi Viola, Leslie Jones and Battin. Sylvcre Macs (Belgium) icon
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      No Improvement In Tennis Standard
      343 2 Another lot of Malayan tonnls championships have passed by ana once again the feature or the tournament has b^en the success of a player lrom another country. Miss Doreen Sansoni left Singapore for Ceylon on Friday, and with her went three Malayan tennis titles. The
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      38 2 Blame Rideout, vclio teas beaten in the mile race at White City this vwnlh. Rideout is the American, who it was contended, badly interfered vith Wcoderson in the "Mile Of the Century" at Princetcwn, USA. earlier this year.
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      When Players Cannot Be Offside
      927 2 L !idon, Aug. 2. TIMEi-.iT memorandum has been -issued by the Football Association calling attention to the changes made in the laws of the game at the International Board meeting in June writes *G. Wagstaff c Simmons in the Sporting Life. Many of the alterations
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      71 2 Jimmy Taylor, 10-years-old and 4ft. tan, the youngest rider to whom the Jockey Club has ever granted a licence, rode at Catterick recently in his first open race. In the five furlong race he rode Tyram Tag, a brown colt trained by his father. Bookmakers offered 50-1 against the horse,
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      44 2 Miss Ruth hanger, of the Miccabi Shimming Club, an Austrian rejuyee won the long-distance swimming championship of England for women amateurs, held in the River Thames from the Railway Bridge to Putney, a distance of 5 miles. Picture shows the start of the race.
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      League Soccer Season Ends In Ipoh
      363 2 The League soccer season in Ipoh was brought to an end this week when the Ipoh Chinese Corinthians annexed the first division championship for the fifth year In succession. In the key match played on Wednesday the Cheng Wah A.A. failed to repeat their
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      Segamat Sports Review By Rover
      440 2 Segamat Sports Review By Rover r"RICKLT is coming to a close in the district and in Johore with today's game bringing down the curtain. The north Johore Europeans are meeting the Rest in their annual game for the Tan Peng Challenge Cup. The match is to be continued tomorrow. The
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        125 2 ANOTHER HONOUR FOR K. L. JEWELLER. His Highness the Yang-di-per Tuan Rr-ar of N< gr i Sembilan has been graciously pleased to appoint Messrs. P. H. Ilendrv, as His Highness s Court Jewellers, in rero?n;*ion of their excellent work done to him and the Royal family for the past number
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      31 3 inalici open singles of the Batu Pahat District Tennis Tourney. Left, Ng Buck Tee vho was beaten by Oh Hong Leng (right) in three sets. The score was 2—6, 6—o, 6—3.
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      437 3 T*HE arrival in the Colony of reinforcements from India during the past week will add considerable interest to sport in the Garrison. Football fans are eager to see that grand soccer playing regiment. The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, in action, when their team get
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      BATU PAHAT SPORTS REVIEW
      575 3 TTENNIS enthusiasts of Batu Pahat witnessed interesting games during the week, when the finals of the District tennis trournament were played. In spite of two set games In both the singles and doubles, the juniors gave the impression of Improvement, and the matches were hard fought
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      Seeding System Causes Discontent In Badminton Circles
      1134 3 Seeding System Causes Discontent In Badminton Circles SERIOUS breach is expected soon between the Singapore Bad- minton Association and the Mayflower Badminton Party. The system of seeding in the draw of the open singles championship held last Saturday became the subject of a strong protest by the Mayflower Badminton Party
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      47 3 D. E. THOMAS, won the Doggelt's Coat end Badge race over a 4\<t miles course from London Bridge to Cadogan Pier, Chelsea. There were five scullers contesting for the prize of a waterman's scarlet livery and silver badge, in this, the oldest sporting event in the world.
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      Penang Under-Rated Johore In Foong Seong Cup
      603 3 JOHORE'S capture of the Foon^ Seorg Cup early in the week byvirtue of a narrow victory over the northern settlement has brought the Sultanate into prominence in Malayan badminton. It was a very hard and thrilling contest and the issue was in doubt
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      NEW COUNTY CRICKET SCORING METHOD WANTED
      2223 4 Weekly Review Of Home Sport By Our London Correspondent London, Aug. 1. ANEW method of scoring in the County Cricket Championship will have to be devised before next season. During the past week we have had three matches turned into farces. Yorkshire, 183 behind
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