The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 June 1935

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,590. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, JUNE 3. 1935 1/1 /iu».-i-
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  • 366 1 G.B.E. Bestowed On Sultan Of Johore DR. WINSTEDT KNIGHTED Hi! S S^ the l(il,g,S Birthday Honours List which Malayans ThJ S r Pl orn i n 5 include **veral notable 1M35? bJow. L,St f H nOUrS falHn^ t0 Mala Va u T !l e
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  • 236 1 Sequel To Trouble In The North GRAVE ALARM IN PEIPING jV.'.N lius accused (hina of J .net-tins bitter anti-Japanese feeling in north China, and has demanded the dismissal of General Yu Ilsueh-chunc, Chairman of the Hopei Government (according to Sin Chew Jit Poh news agency). Hirota,
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  • 87 1 Paris. May 31. Cabinet has been formed. It Premier and Minister of Interior— M. 3ouisson Ministers portfolio— M. Caillaux and M. reign Minister M. Laval; Minister— General Maurin;. Air General Denain: Minister of M Mario Roustan Minister Jlonies M. Louis Rollin; Minister Labour— M. Frossard: Minister of
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  • 281 1 NURSES RUSHED TO QUETTA BY R. A. F. PLANES British And Indian Troops Organise Relief For Earthquake Victims total European casualties in the Quetta earthquake J. are now estimated at 100 killed and 200 injured. The police have been almost annihilated and the R.A.F. losses are heavy. Quetta itself (says
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  • 40 1 Bangkok, June 1. The death has taken place of Major Busch, a Dane, resident ln Siam since 1890, formerly an officer in the Siamese Navy. He was one of the few survivors or the Franco-Siamese collision at Paknam In 1893.
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  • 69 1 16 Families Wiped Out In Nebraska Nebraska, June 2. Sixteen families have been wiped out here. 12 persons are dead at Benkle and six are dead at Alma, following a tornado and cloudburst yesterday. The total casualties and damage are not yet estimated. The Republican River is
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  • 42 1 London, May 31. After less than an hour's deliberation the jury found Mrs. Rattenbury not guilty and Stoner guilty with a recommendation to mercy. The judge passed the sentence of death and said the recommendation would be conveyed to the proper quarter.
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  • 368 1 Thumbnail Sketches Of The Recipients Little need be said of His Highness Sir Ibrahim. Sultan of Johore, whose wise rule has won for himself the deep affection of his people. It is recalled that the Sultan, inspired by the occasion of the King's Jubilee, recently made a gift of half
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  • 78 1 London, June 1. An official statement from Buckingham Palace says the King's cold remains slight, and that His Majesty is working though remaining indoors. The King was seen during the morning by his medical advisers wno afterwards decided that he remain indoors today It is emphasised in
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  • 169 1 Kidnapped Son Restored At Week-end U.S. POLICE UNDERTAKE ELABORATE MANHUNT THE nine-year-old son of the American multi-millionaire lumber kin/*, who was kidnapped recently and held to ransom for $_00,000. was restored to his parents at the week-end. The ransom has been paid. George Weyer Hauser, the
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  • 99 1 SINGAPORE JUBILEE FUND With the issue of the 22nd list of subscriptions the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund now reaches $67,389,54. the latest, donations being as follows: Amount previously acknowledged $64,108.64 Staff, Gan Eng Seng School 36.00 Members of the Association of Engineers 150.00 Dunlop Rubber Co. 250.00 Clerical Staff, Colonial
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  • 41 1 Hong Kong, June 2. The status of the Chinese garrison commander at Bias Bay has been raised and more troops will be stajtioned there for the prevention of piracies and for coastal defences. The Chinese gunboat Wufung will remain ithere permanently.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 98 1 (P c Godiurtfs Scots (llhis\& .Mellow arid Friendly Spirit MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL A f TODAY KING'S BIRTHDAY BY KIND PERMISSION OF H. H. THE SULTAN OF JOHORE THE JOHORE MILITARY RAND DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight _J_INERS *3.00 NON DINERS .1.00- MO* WW ÜBLE THURSDAY JUNE 6th. ST ANDREW'S HOSPITAL
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    • 63 1 OTGodliims Scots tfihisky a Mellow ntu\ Friendly J^iril Long Live The King *T3_m_w IV--i-H_i_______________| I FORMAL j SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CONCERT, DANCE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BY THE RELLER BAND <*£Z I THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF SINGAPORE ■■■■■■■■■■■■■—■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■-■■■-■--■■■■■■■M-ll Adelphi 63^^ m 4 ___M_n_n_rv _r»rm i enjoy a good meal in a tasteAMocK
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  • 781 2 Letters To lite Editor CONTROVERSY HAS DONE HARM TO LOCAL CRICKET— THE CAUSE OF ALL THE TROUBLE -STRAINED RELA TIONS—BEST TEAM hON THIS YEAR'S FORM— WHAT WILL BE POSITION AFTER CLARKE CUP MATCH? To the Editor. Sir, I have been reading with great; interest the Rest trial
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  • 143 2 FRIENDLY BANDS MEETING The Y.M.C A Hall was filled to capacity on Saturday at the anniversary meeting ot The Friendly Bands, an institution which encourages social activities imong young men and girls Mr R Lyne was in the chair, and alter the meeting had opened with a hymn and a
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  • 15 2 Dr. M. Dodsworth. District Superintendent. Methodist Mission. Penang. is indisposed and confined to his residence.
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  • Article, Illustration
    273 2 "David Copperfield." the prizewinning photoplay which opens at the Capitol on Wednesday is destined to take its place as one of the outstanding pictures of screen history. Boasting a cast of 65 stars and featured players in the major roles, the picture vibrates with an intimacy that cannot be imagined.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 850 2 CLASSIFIED -\DVERTISEMENTsT^ r 1 TENDEH.S. ld SINGAPOKF OBESITY TABLETS. municipality HAVE RESTORED THOUSANDS TO HEALTH AND A NORMAL Tenders. WEIGHT. Obtainable in three Size*. Tenders are HOW Distributers I following materials or particulars, sec Mm T t>)r Grafton Laboratories, Room T 208, Collyer Quay. P^™lv ],}iv Meter Workshop. Wood Closing.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 459 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, .UNE 3 High Water, 1 am. 8.2 It.. 11.56 p.m. 9.3 ft. Cricket: Europeans vs. The Rest. third day. padang; S.R.C. vs. Johore C.C. S.R.C ground; Medical College vs. F.M.S.R. Institute. College ground. TUESDAY, JINK 4 High Water. 1.36 a.m. 8.0 Football: Charity Match. Regulars
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    • 529 2 Today's Radio Progrcuntftes Singapore— ZHl .Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.» Wavelength— 49.9 metres 6 p m. Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7 Relay of concert artistes from Tomlinson Hall: Miss Marie de Cruz— songs:— God Sends the Day Fred Drummond >
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  • 341 3 518 MILES IN TEN HOURS 42 MINUTES Ipoh Business Man's Feat DRIVES ALL THE WAY WITHOUT FOOD HIT PENANG 9 P.M.. SATURDAY ARRIVED SINGAPORE 7.42 A.M. SUNDAY. |HVr WAS the car record for the southward run oi s i B miles through the
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  • 218 3 Fruit Canning In Britain LECTURE in DK. n. v. QN Wednesday, May 22, the Director w of Agriculture. Dr H A. Tempany. C.8.E.. delivered a lecture on the British Fruit Canning Industry, to a meeting of officials and representatives 1 f the packing and exporting branches of the Malayan Canned
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  • 105 3 ,tllav Boj Whose Skull Was Fractured >ur Own Co-respondent I Ipoh, June 1. I opened at Teluk Anson Malay boy who was killed Datoh Road as a result ked down by a car. said he was travelling j n car driven by a syce. Near-li-hteenth mile, he
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  • 75 3 I Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal Daniel De Foe pleaded criftL 0 Saturday to three charges of breach of trust and cheating fltorm senten<% ed to ten months' r j us imprisonment on each charge, nna to run concurrently. jr F( advertised for employees .T. and
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  • 200 3 K.L. Chinese Business Man Leaves Next Friday (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, June 1. Mr. C. S. See. managing proprietor 3f the Universal Sports Co., Kuala Lumpur, leaves on Friday next on a trip round the world, from which he expects to return early next year He
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  • 375 3 FLIGHT BY THE R.A.F. THIS MONTH To Blaze New Trail To Ceylon THE possibility of making the journey from Singapore to Hong Kong in 48 hours by air and the trip from Manila to here in the same time is opened up by the flights
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  • 117 3 From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, June 1. The second sitting of the Johore Court of Appeal will be held on Tuesday at 10.30. The appeals are against the judgment of the Hon. Mr. Justice J. V. C. Mills. There are four cases on the criminal list
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  • 120 3 The Charity Ball aboard H.M.S Terror resulted in proceeds amounting to $7,002.77. Advertisements brought in $4,022. sale of tickets $2,025.25. bar receipts $905.52 and donations $50. The receipts were allocated as follows: $2,200 each to St. Andrew's Mission Hospital the Child Welfare Society and the Children's Aid
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  • 85 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. June 1. i Yap Leng, a Chinese, pleaded guilty to the theft of a fowl in an estate at Plentong, today before Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahya, second magistrate, Johore Bahru. Che Musa bin Yusof, Assistant Commissioner of Police, prosecuted. The
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  • 357 3 A/ore Should Be Done For Travellers l]\^R. J. C. Walker, manager oi" the local branches of Thomas Cook and Son. Ltd.. left on Saturday by jthe s.s. Hosang for England where i he will join the London oflice ol" the I i company. "Tourist traffic to
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  • 93 3 Two GuartL Die In Fierce Manchurian Gun Fight Harbin, May 18. Two members of the crew were killed today when about 100 bandits wrecked and attacked a freight train en route from Imienpo to Harbin on the Pogranichinaya line of the North Manchurian Railway. Pulling up a
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  • 68 3 Rebuilt At Cost Of About £1,500,000 London. May 30. The Duke of York, who was accompanied by the Duchess, opened the new Middlesex Hospital, London, which has been rebuilt at a cost of about £1,500,000. The Duke, who is president of the British Empire Cancer Campaign, expressed particular
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  • 153 3 STILL BACKWARD SAY SCOUT CHIEFS But Lady Baden-Powell Much Impressed "•"J-HK Chiefs, while appreciating our difficulty, expressed the view that the Girl Guide movement was still rather backward Inl Malaya." This is a comment t_~, repeal o j the Girl Guides Asso. iatio*. oi
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  • 44 3 The nuurriage ol Mr. N. Navaratnai rajah of Customs, Port Swettenham, i with Maheswari, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rajah, of Kuala Lumpur. took place on Wednesday SYening acI'COrding to Hindu rites." More than two hundred guests were entertained at the wedding dinner.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 1844 4 Combining The Glider And Air-Driven TYPE OF Aviation lopics _L ~_r __s***~>i *__T""*__ Fm^*\ A Tl?f^i? AFT _rV lrv *<_j IV rv a? x SEVERAL attempts have been made from time to time to combine the glider or sailplane and the power-driven type of aircraft in one I machine (says
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  • 1081 4 A YOUNG ENGLISHWOMAN LOOKS AT ABYSSINIA Interesting Glimpse Of The Imperial Family Mrs. Violet Cressy Marcks is a young Englishwoman who has carried out* world-wide journey.*, chiefly for the purpose of scientific research. She has \isited the whole of the Middle East, and also China, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and has
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  • 95 4 aStump Believed To lie 100,001) Year* Old MHfxiurnr A piece oi Australia tr lieved to be m«*r« old. which grew belt Yarra In prehist I by Mr. Russell Orin trini address on pun trees I Bus and Professional Women. Club Mr Orimwade mid i ea fineeri were preparing
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  • Article, Illustration
    159 5 t.' N H.VK ETS*^ of testing new fire extin^sher which, after three years of exPi use on their aerodromes Photo shows: Spraym* the new extinguisher over an assistant to prove its harmlessness. LONDON*., most familial view Iran _af orined i>> Jubilee decorations Ihe beaatiful matei of st. Paul's Cathedral looming
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 785 6 PAID OUT MONEY TO TOTE WINNERS $250 Fines For Brothers MR. W. A. Ward, M.C.S., District Officer, sitting as magistrate on Thursday, convicted the two Manecksha brothers, Jal and Rustum, well-known merchants of Taiping, on the charge of assisting in the management of a
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  • 408 6 EX-PRISONERS NOT WANTED BY LOCAL EMPLOYERS AFTERCARE ASSOCIATION FACES A PROBLEM Salvation Army To Help "THAT the Singapore Aftercare Association was unable any longer to carry out its primary aims, namely to secure employment for discharged prisoners, and that the co-operation of the Salvation Army should be sought instead of
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  • 276 6 BRIDE A DAUGHTER OF S.S. POLICE INSPECTOR ]L|R Arthur William Beven. the well- I known Malayan amateur jockey, and son of Mrs. Leonie Beven. of Singapore, and the late Mr Beven was married to Miss Sophia Whamond Farquharson. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.
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  • 64 6 'From Our Own Corresoondent I Seremban, June 1. A number of hawkers pleaded guilty and were fined from $1 to $2 by the Seremban magistrate. Mr. Calder. when they were chaiged with causing ob- j struction. The prosecuting officer told tie court that he had received instruc- I
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  • 48 6 i From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok. June 1. The rice milling trade faces a critical i situation. Market prices of padi are soaring and the mills are unable to produce rice in accordance with their export contracts. Several mills have been compelled to i close.
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  • 22 6 i i A committee meeting of the Singapore Shorthand Writers' Association v.-ill be held at 86, Selegie Road, on Tuesday, at 8.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 176 6 CASTINGS N "*"t-_**fc^ w -4 if?'. y -_?/)UL _ti_F=__lrac *i V-^ICl' P -fJ-'-Wr __T" _"*4&____i 4 W9A ___B tttfl _H____9_»__s___]?__P^_r>Hc. GEARS OF ALL TYPES «*iTSm* ss T^% D ru E^ IB 2 [__t*___f t ^m mm_ ir..*.-' a new Jlbiog, Again the Leica leads the field, it has the widest
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  • 570 7 British Officials And Their Families Killed Ft,™, t_anore, June 1. ROM data available of the disastrous earthquake that destroyed Quetta, experts here place the total of casualties in that city alone at 20,000. y Earlier reports revealed that, in i addition to the heavy death-roll
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  • 52 7 Student Bodies Dissolved For Oifcipline Hong Kong, June 2. students of the preparatory of the Chungshan University :uck yesterday as a protest the proposal to hold joint extions. m Lu. President of the intion, has dissolved the student attached to the university .is n linary measure.- Sin Chew
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  • 45 7 Restrictions On Export By Explorers tk_ Shanghai. June 2 hal issu^ !n r L, 01 Flnance p£o?f ur 0 *CS_is Those who can prove thai th_,r possessions have not been acquired .n the regions, are allowod to If? Li? sin Chew Jit Poh
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  • 243 7 TO BE NAMED AFTER GEN. GILLMAN Completion Expected j In A Year i MEW Army headquarters, to be; j A^ called Gillman Barracks, are; being built for the accommodation I j of Singapore's second battalion of! infantry. The barracks are located! between Telok Blangah Road and I
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  • 58 7 Dr. Toe Kah Toh and Mr. Lee Keng I Tin were injured in a collision between their car and another at the 14*2 milestone. Woodlands Road, yesterday. Dr. Toe Kah Toh sustained a frac- j ture of the left leg and Mr. Lee Keng Tin received a head
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  • 52 7 Sergeant -Maj or Cochrane, who arrived from England by the Mantua j last Thursday, has been posted to Alor j Star for duty with the Kedah Volun- j teer Force. It is understood that Ser- I geant-Major Wyatt who relieved Ser- j geant-Ma jor Leaney, is to be stationed it
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 442 7 ALHAMBRA s POSIT IVELY LAST DAY bpecial Holiday Matinee Today 3.15 \nother j.>reat story by the writer of "Show Boa." EDNA FERBERS S" GLAMOUR PAUL LUKAS CONSTANCE CUMMINGS Youthc Truth About Glamour. TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6.15 9.15 -greatest all star east of fun -makers ami hea rt breakers ALL ABOARD
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    • 234 7 OWING TO TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. THE SEASON IS EXTENDED FOR TODAY. POSITIVELY FINAL SCREENING. TODAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 PAVILION wnrpHEßiUa^iij^ '-v |,she pleaded for her homeland! Jt« I WITH HER RUBY -RED LIPS i m_> .she begged to rejoin her people! t t y A stolen beauty, de- A Kfl ♦>
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  • 541 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1935 Earthquake In India SINCE the beginning of the year the world has been shocked by earthquake disasters in different parts of the world. On the American Continent, especially in Mexico, and more recently on the island of Formosa, earthquakes have taken heavy
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  • 365 8 rE war dogs are growling again in north China, and there is talk of another invasion of China by the Japanese. The immediate cause of the present trouble is attacks frequently made on Japanese troops on the borders of Manchukuo by what are termed Chinese irregulars, that
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  • 202 8 Mr. A. Murchie was recently transferred to Jasin Estate, Malacca. Mr. R. C. Calder was recently appointed to Sungei Puntar Estate. Kedah. Mr. H. L. Despard. of Regent Estate Malacca, recently left for Home on leave. Mr. J. Marshall, the well-known Sungei Siput planter, recently returneti from
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  • 713 8 ■X»HE First Edition Club, whose seventh annual exhibition was opened recently in London has an interesting method of choosing the fifty < books of the year that should be shown as worthy examples of the craft. Allow- j Ing a maximum of fifty marks. it assigns
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  • 664 8 AS he hurried along drawing his coat more closely about him and winding his scarf more tightly about his neck, he did not see the blueness of the sky nor the slight haze that heralded a warm day. he did not hear 'the nervous chirrups of some sparrow in
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  • 42 8 Mr. W. J. C Mof I pointed a Rubber Restrict i Perak Mr. s. G. CUppen. m; Iderston estate. Bar' home on leave Mr. w. A Bpradbrof for the past ten monn manager of the Mala •left Kuala Lumpur n and England.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 62 8 "THERE WOULD BE LITTLE OPPOSITION to a tax on bachelors in this country," says a writer. On the contrary one would have thought that every single man would oppose it. There is no opposition amongst prudent people to the taking out of GAFLAC POLICIES on the contents of the home.
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  • 1472 9 Presentation Of An Address By Alumni Association SPIRIT OF DUTY WITH ZEAL FOSTERED noVKD advi.e was given by Professor c. J. Smlth> senior J geon, who is retiring shortly, to members of the awL Oation, King Edward VII College of Medicine, Sngano^eTt Inner to his
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  • 867 9 "The progress that surgery in Singapore has made since your appointment as Senior Surgeon at the General Hospital has been remarkable. Your achievements as the pioneer surgeon of Malaya in all branches of surgery have been an inspiration to those who have followed you." That was
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  • 40 9 A letter has been received from Haji" Hamilton full of enthusiasm of the possibilities of the revivified F.M.S. Depot, sympathy with the proposal for a romanised Malay magazine and the difficulties of maintaining a band, says the Malayan Police Magazine.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 88 9 TIFFIN $1.00 Potage Minestrone I ish a l'Anglaise Roasl leg of Lamb, R.C. Jelly Cabbage _L Pomme Persillces (old Meat Salad stowed Prunes Custard Cheese, Fruit, Coffee. TRY our SPECIALTIES FRESH £_i TER CRAB Baked Alasca a Choice of Over 100 Other Dishes. PHONE 4906. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL THE MOST
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    • 142 9 the"HABIG" de luxe felt hats f^f"^ 'RICH UNIQUE SHADES UNPRO- CURABLE IN LOWER QUALITIES. STEEL GREY -CASTER GREY DARK BROWN LIGHT BEAVER— LIGHT BEIGE— PRICE EXCLUSIVE TO:— ROBINSON Co., Ltd. Genuine Alk S Manila Cigar. boars th Roval mn <* rmiTa^onr COMPANY LTD. MAAS- 14 NEW CNARM NEW BEAUTY I
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 773 10 Market Standstill Follows "Iniquitous" Action B(From the Free Press Correspondent) London, May 20. THE grip ot" the International Tin Control on the tin market of the London Metal Exchange remains as grimly tight as ever, and the price of standard metal closed at the
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    • 11 10 ne^vT^ informa «on that rinderScats and swine V^ the Twfa 1
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    • 231 10 Defended By President Of C.P.R. A keynote oi guarded optimism was -_.ui.ded by Mr. Beatty in his presidenial address to the annual meeting of he Canadian Pacific Railway, says Reuter, from Montreal. "The statistics," said Mr. Beatty, 'indicate that this year may mark a •hange for the better
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    • 97 10 During the week ended May 25, 1935. exports from Malayan ports amounted o 59,113 cases, of which: 46,468 (79 per •ent.) cases were to the United Kingiom. 3,365 (6 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 7,934 (13 per cent.) lascs to Canada, and 1.346
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    • 47 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.' London, May 31. Today's closing prices on the London pepper market were as follows: White Muntok, unchanged at 0: 4d In bond. Black Lampong, spot and Aug.-Oct. 3 l/16d. sellers; afloat and Mar.-May 9 3/i6d. sellers The market was idle.
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    • 19 10 r,f C t HJ iawkes is takin 8 P^ce FSrt.r.S P T; iT L Supervisor t?*poh Wh is transfe"ed
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    • 94 10 June 1 Hamburg Cube 10 50 Muntok White Pepper 25.00 White Pepper 23.00 Copra, Sundried -".55 Copra, mixed 4.20 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 R. B. Siam No. 1 $102 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R. <Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan Sl2O R. Rangoon "Small Hill"
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    • 1068 10 SATURDAY, JIiNE 1, 1536 I Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 4s 6d x.d. i Asam Kumbang 32s 34s Austral Malay <£) 59s 61t» Ayer Hitam Tin (ss> 13s 3d 14s I Ayer Weng ($1) 1-90 2.00 Bangrin Tin li) 24s 25s Chenderiang 8s 8s 9d Hitam
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    • 102 10 June 1 Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4 86 Crown, Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4 46 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Shell Motor Spirit in 4gallon drums per
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    • 242 10 Gambles Take Toll On Wall Street KTEARLY 1.000 Wall Street brok--11 erage firms— one-third of the total New York Stock Exchange membership— are likely to have to close owing to the tightening up of Stock Exchange regulations and the slackness of business. The average daily turnover
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    • 64 10 Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N L reports having received trom its mine the ifollowing telegram on May workings* o?n^ ge Takua Pa No. l, 371 hours'. 97,000 cubic yards, 470 piculs; Dredge Takuapa No. 2, 628 hours, 190,000 cubic yards 743 piculs. Estimated value of _.2 U
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    • 102 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association June 1, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R. S. S. in cases •.F.0.8. June) 20 3 8 20»2 Good F.A.Q. In cases (F.0.8. June) 19.11 16 19.1316 No. I. X. R.S.S. Spot-loose) < award able Singapore) 20 8 20 4 No. I
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    • 212 10 London, 4 months' sight 24 1.16 London. S months' sight 2 4 1 32 London, 60 days' sight 2,4 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 3132 London, demand 2,3 15.16 London, T.T. 2.3 15,16 Lyons and Paris, demand 869 Hamburg- demand 140 New York, demand 57 Batavia. Sourabaya.
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    • 170 10 May 29. 31. June 2 American C.xn Com. 123' 2 122 m*^ American Telephone and Telegraph 121 120*2 120»2 Atcheson Railroad 41 40* 4 40' Chesapeake 43 J 8 43 423* Dupont QT3 8 97 4 96 Firestone 14 j; n q 13-.-General Electric 24 5 8 241:,
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    • 101 10 To Celebrate Empire's 2,600th Anniversary The Japanese Government has decided to spend 20,000,000 yen on a Ster e hibltl °n of an international nature in Tokio In 1940. Th e Japanese Foreign Minister will call a meeting of all foreign diplomats in the citv some time in June
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    • 290 10 Company President Warns Malaya (From Our Own Con, u London, Mav OTRONG criticism 0 f the M sive and unnecessai m taxation" levied on th. 10 dustry by the Malayan K overnn was made by Mr. J. g Hay, presid ing at the annual leneral meet
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    • 185 10 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE U. S. A. Relief Fund Amounts To £1,000.000,000 Washington. Maj M ACTING with unexpected .peed H start the spending of tbe €1.000. 000,000 unemployed It-He! tAm placed at the President's dlapowl Works Allotmen Board dorlnf a hours' meeting at the White Hows-' v terday. at which Mr.
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    • 50 10 Bata\i» Hal The Netherlands indies exi rtdw on native rubber on Jun. lixed today at ten cents pel gram of dry rubber. This is an Increa* of oi follows an increase ol I made a month af i a total incn two cents per hal: Ml months.
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    • 35 10 Japan exported 000 yen last year, a< report issued by the Mln>n Commerce and mdustr) nicI 118 n ordered all exporters to hie i gardhig the number ol Wcyw ported by each country
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  • 1168 11  - WILL STUDIS Move To Florida? MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person By 1,-y terday a number of topics U .ted Hollywood. Today one runs through all conversation: lios move? ordered all construction his new home, Claudette ne could go on with a Aubrey Smith, the Boleslav--1 d some contemplated is awaiting
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  • 719 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst GRAND NATIONAL BRIDGE TOURNAMENT JT is safe to say that the Grand National contract bridge championships held in New York recently were without parallel in the annals of oridge history. In the first place there were more
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  • 298 11 A Classic Stage Comedy On The Screen It is doubtful whether any British picture has ever mustered in its production such an army of top-line names in all departments as "Brewster's Millions." the latest Jack Buchanan picture, which is to have a special presentation at the Pavilion Theatre
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    • 284 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and in the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50.000 000 Issued and fully paid up $20.000 000
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    • 487 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000 000 Reserve Fund £3.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000 000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Blshopsgate. London EC 2. i Agencies and Branches. i Alor Star Hoilo Saigon
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  • 643 12 U.S. Foreign Commerce Approaching Normal upvESPITE tariffs, trade restricU tions and that distinctly modern weapon, economic nationalism, the foreign commerce of the United States and of a large number of countries is rapidly approaching the normal level and, in some respects, exceeding the records of
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  • 58 12 Mr. D. F. Chand, who is on leave in India, will relieve Inspector T Rasa- i nayagam of Klang, when the latter 1 goes on leave at the end of this month. Mr. IE S. Rhodes, general manager. Burma Estates, Ltd., Bilin, has gone on 1 1 leave preparatory to
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  • 249 12 AUTHOR TOURING EAST ITO WRITE BOOK U. S. Defence Prominent passengers aboard the President Johnson which sailed from Manila on May 28. are: Mr. Richard Ketton-Cremer. of Norfolk. England, an author, who is making a leisurely tour of the Orient tne scene of his next novel. Mr.
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  • 362 12 One Smallpox Death At Singapore The health bulletin ol the League ol Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended May 25 is as lollows. Plague. Bassein was the only port in the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague during the week, one death having been
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    • 509 12 BOUSTEAD Co., LU. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) 1.1.l l-HONK Freight 54.13 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. tOOBIKG AC.fcNTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. ____Pb____T H^P *\m ____L__H H-V I t w ct !fl _A^__lm_-_-_I_H ____L^____L_____f^____________i _____f_i____ L____________L________ _____H Incorporated in England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA
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    • 201 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO.. LIMITED. RED Ft NNKI lIM tlncorporat< d n Strait REGULAR PASsIM.IK owl < jrt> Services from Singapore I fcr Borneo. Bank.* am Billiton POT BATAVIA. HI RIBON IND SEMARANG (E\er> Taet-iaj ind I h.I o I s Giang S* tig s s NAM YONG For
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 435 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BT TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 pm. Kuantan via Jerantut i Monday to Friday 730 a.m. I Saturday 7.30 am. 7 p.m. Kelantan <via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday,
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    • 22 12 CLEARANCES j June 2: Mapia, Blinjoe <Dut r Vyner 3rooke (Sar.); Menestheus. City of Nardil!. Bulan (Brit.). June 3: Marella, Laganbank <Brit.).
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    • 211 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR Ships alongside \_m VV| or e\p«-et«»d irriw fs East Wharf (Entrain*- Ophir 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gaii Leverkusen 18. y lampus 14 Pres J hn Maru 9: Meonia 7 Empire Dock (Entran, Hua Tom I Prince 35: Uganban Empire Dock (Entran,,- Kistna 47 IfareU West Wharf (Entrain, Gait
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    • 421 13 t V l jr.- i\ flm /_-_T 1^ ■/Ww/Mnmt mi/' ja\aj/ e/\ Y& sj(S\ ll ©C \a__Z aind BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. .GALOBI 6,000 June 6 NALDERA lenon' .THAGE 15.000 June 7 RANpSra }?_SS Au_ ib D,l> 17 000 June 21 BURDWAN 6,?0 Au.' 2Q TAN
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    • 470 13 Ellerman &B ii cknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated ln England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURC VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL MAMISIJK^Steamer City of Carditl T e S*^ City of Wellington ,i City of Bagdad J T une 14 June 16 City oi Yokohama J T ul e
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    • 1040 13 'l^2_-3ll__te| REPRESENTING SHIPPING -A*" __mTmT— ssb s_ywurs?*F- ltm T E h t£___"*. 8* m The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian 7_r____7_i 1 The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. TIE ESSS SSfi^ r The Siam Steam NavigaUon Co.. Ltd. irrawaddy FlotUla Co. Ltd. INSURANCE I^urieTc?. 1 VS. LOnd n and G,Cbe
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    • 732 14 Iv. P. M-i KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ BLINJOE— Sunday, June 2, Rhio (passengers and mails only), Koemai and Bandjermasin. MAPIA Sunday. June 2. Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. OPHlR— Monday, June 3, Belawan-Deli. BOTH Monday, June 3, Muntok, Batavia and Cheribon. MAKASSER— Monday, ffune 3, Selat-Pandjang. Koedap, Bengkalis and
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    • 334 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP I^^ -»Jg*L **3 |-d^^^4i /^y___^_^_^y\ TRAVEL THE AMERICAN WAY IF YOU WANT COMFORT and ECONOMY £76. 12. 0. SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. INCLUDING TRIP THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL. TOURIST CLASS OFFERS YOU: Large outside staterooms with hot and cold running water excellent cuisine talking
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    • 495 14 ___^__B 2 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CL N Uu^^^ I WHITE STAR LINE. I\P TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES. ANTWERP Koti,,, AND MIDDLESBROUGH K,Mv §SUWA MARU 10.700 June 12 13 HARUNA MARU in .nrCalls at Casablanca 21 22 SFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 June 26 27 SKATORI MARU HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 July
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  • SERVICES EASILY BEAT MALACCA IN MALAYA CUP MATCH
    • 575 15 Marked Superiority In All Departments MALACCA FORWARDS SLOW Winners Adapted Themselves To Conditions (From Our Own Correspondent) r\S a ground sodden by ear 1 I vy vices beat Malacca by fl*** up competition at Malacca t Servicei were superior in all nts, and relished the neavy They played with precision
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    • 140 15 201 FIRST-WICKET PARTNERSHIP Record For Malayan Inter-Club Cricket? From Our Own Correspondent.) _r_a*o/-\ Kuala Lumpur, June 1. pKOBABLY a record first-wicket partnership in Malayan inter-club cricket i5 es was made toda y in the Stonor Shield competition when R. H. Bain and B. Mayo, playing for the
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    • 54 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 1. The Johore Military Forces soccer team which lost to the Singapore Malays at Pasir Plangie. Johore Bahru. last month by five goals to three, will travel to Singapore on June -9 tor a return game. The venue in all probability will be
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    • 232 15 Inter-Team Doubles (From Our Own CorrespDndent. > Kuala Lumpur, June 1. yHE Selangor inter-team doubles championships were continued today at the Victoria Institution Hall and resulted in a victory for the Sunlight and Villadales A team over the Selangor Malays and Sunnyside teams respectively. Sunlight won by
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    • 153 15 Swimming Pool Likely To He Erected 'From Our Own Correspondent*. Kuala Lumpur, June 1. Mr. C. H. Sanson, presided at the fourteenth annual general meeting of the Selangor Golf Club, held last evening at the Club House. He announced that H.E. Sir Shenton Thomas, the High Commissioner, had
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    • 86 15 Beaten By .J.M.F. By Odd Goal in Five <From Our Own Correspondent.' Johore Bahru. June 2. A large crowd was present at the t padang of the Royal Johore Interna- tional Club to witness an excellent game of soccer between the Johore Military Forces and the Royal Air
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    • 74 15 Inter-Club Soccer At Penang (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, June 1. The Penang Cricket Club defeated the Selangor Club by three goals to nil. The game was one sided, but only poor finishing saved the Selangor Club from a double figure defeat. Clark scored the only
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    • 93 15 Prominent American Woman Golfer Chicago, June 2. Following the recent ruling by the United States Golf Association that she could not play in the American women's national championship as an amateur. Babe Didrikson has now turned golf professional (she recently won the Texas State title). Miss Didrikson has
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    • 150 15 Aga Khan's Trio London, June I. T*HE final acceptancs for the Derby, wheh is to be run at Epsom on Wednesday. June 5. with probable jockeys, are as follows: Lord Astor's FIELD TRIAL <Dick> Lord Astor's PLYMOUTH SOUND (Bre.inan* Sir A. Bailey's JAPETUS (Lane) Sir A. Bailey's
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    • 183 15 Tournament Ties'Tor Tomorrow i Ties tor tomorrow in the Tanglin Club lawn tennis tournament are as follow Women's Doubles Handicap Mrs. Sturgess* and Mrs. Strickland plus 2 vs. Mrs. and Miss Pierrepont < scr. > Mixed Doubles Handicap Mrs. Huggins ;nd A. G. Hay (owe 15* |vs.
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    • 73 15 Probable Starters And .Jockeys London, June 1. The probable starters and jockeys for the Oaks are as follows, the jockey's name being in brackets. Enkaret (Nicollt Buchanite Weston Blue Girl (Nevetu Corrida (Wrickaby* Coronal (Perry man > Clerestory < Jones I Fairstonian (Packham) Hyndford Bridge t Harry Wragg)
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    • 60 15 New Arrangement To Be Discussed 'From Our Own Correspondent. Ipoh, June 1. The Per dc Lawn Tennis Association has decided to discuss the matter ot the Storch Cup with Selangor delegates when the Malayan Lawn Tennis Association holds its meeting in Singapore. It is understood the arrangement will
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    • 68 15 Brian Lewis Wins Isle Of Man Motor Race London, June 1. The Mannin Moar motor race for large cars over 50 laps round the houses in Douglas, Isle of Man. was won by Brian Lewis in a Bugatti at an average speed of 75.57 miles an hour.
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    • 301 15 R.S.Y.C MEMBERS LEAVE FOR BATAVIA TODAY Rowing Crew's Good Form In Final Outing pOR the seventh time the Royal Singapore Yacht Club is about to meet the Koningklijke Batavlasche Jacht Club to contend with 6-metre yachts ior the inter- Port Cup. Most of tlie members of
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    • 220 15 Won My Former N.S. Lawn Tennis Champion (From Our Own Correspondent. Seremban, June 1 M. Sakata. once lawn tennis chamI pion of Negri Sembilan. showed a return to his old form by winning the Sakura Cup at Seremban. This open singles lawn tennis competition was iirld under the
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    • 114 15 First Defeat For Many Years 'From Our Own Correspondent 1 Kuala Lumpur. June 1. At the V. I. ground, today. Sf John's defeated the Institution In two innings in a cricket match by eight wickets. This was the V.l.'s first defeat tor many years. The V. I.
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    • 75 15 Indians Defeat The Chinese (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June I. At the Pudn Road ground the Selangor Indians defeated the S.C.R.C in a friendly cricket match by six wickets. The Chinese took first knock and realised 103 (Lee Soon Lee 24, Yaj> Mook Kim 2G. Vythilingam
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    • 29 15 The following cricket matches ar ranged to have been played yesterda> were cancelled: Ceylon Sports club II vs. S.C.R.C. II Medical College II vs OR A II
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    • 363 15 y^_^lHk^ lf^___i_. Found in Film Aj£j/jgA aa»_j*"r ~W the germs of tooth decay! 3 r Buried beneath an ever-forming S film, this invisible enemy attacks f jf**n enamel and destroys the part /_\^§V v aK3& beneath. To fight decay, you 1 < u*m*\m%9ii must remove film every day. J TAk
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  • 1894 16 European Batsmen Fail Apart From Pearse DE SILVA'S DEADLY BOWLING Rest Tail-end Batsmen Do Well OWING to the heavy shower of rain on Saturday, the threeday cricket fixture between the Europeans and The Rest, for the cup presented by Mr. Conrad
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  • 37 16 Wyatt Invited To Be Captain London, June 2. E. S. Wyatt has been in- vited to captain England in the first Test match against the South Africans at Nottingham on June 15. 1 Reuter
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  • 519 16 RESULTS OF MEDAL COMPETITION THE June Medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played al Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a win in "A" division lor J. B. Carr with a net score of 71 in a tie in "B" division between
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  • 41 16 Marcel Thil Beats algnacio Ara Madrid, June 2. IN a fifteen-round fight for the world's middleweight championship as recognised by the International Boxing Union, the French holder, Marcel Thil, retained his title by beating Ignacio Ara, Spain.— Reuter
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  • 38 16 Perak Police Beat Penang Police (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, June 2. The Perak Police retained the Mitchell Cup by beating the Penang Police here today by six goals to one. The visitors were obviously outclassed.
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  • 23 16 The charity football match, Regulars vs. Volunteers, which was due to be l___i2_L mo P° w a Anson Road stadium, has been postponed.
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  • 170 16 BUT MISS SCRIVEN LOSES WOMEN'S TITLE Paris, June 2. IN the final of the French lawn tennis championships Perry beat von Cramm (Germany- 6—3. 3—6. 6-^-1. 6—3. Frau Sperling < Germany) beat Mme. Mathieu (Franco 6—2, 6 l in the final of the women's singles.
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  • 56 16 Entries for the Clerical Union's billiards and soccer competition are now extended to June 15. Members of the Health and Strength Leaguers' Union are informed that an extraordinary general meeting will be held in the Union's premises on June 8 at 3 p.m. to consider the removal of the Union's
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  • 327 16 PLAYED UNDF.R WEATHER COnMJ Bangkok Professional liFor Fifth Time •From Our Own Corr.-sp^ IN vile golfin, afternoon at the p rK igolf course. Tim sionai. demonstrated ihe is the best pi. The British amateu* were Gibb, ex-Malayan ;to Tim's 296. and St a. > The championship
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