The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 June 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,593. ESTD. 1835. THURSDAY. JUNE 6, 1935 It CENTS.
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  • 83 1 Attack On A Munitions Vessel BLUEJACKETS TAKE PART IN EXCITING CHASE t £3i r? gat JJ! fe The icaia opened fire with machine-Kims and lowered a cotter whose trow raced L^-,ln<\ the pirates, actta** .hen, wiih riS fire pirates inacle for the Aavo <m<\ *v
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  • 425 1 Many Attend Impressive Ceremony At •Prom Our Own Correspondent) Johorc Bahru, June 5. DOTH the Dewan and the Istana LJ Besar presented a very gay appearance this morning, the occasion being the Proclamation of H.H. Tunku Ismail, the Tonka Mahkota Of Johore as Regent
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  • 73 1 Dtscoverj II In Dock After Antarctic Voyage London. June 4. Royal research ship n now lies m St. Katherine's London, alter twenty months' ot research m the An- i purpose of the voyage was be habits and distribution md a report has been pre- > Colonial OfYie-
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  • 235 1 League's Vital Role In Checking War London, June 4. Sir Austen Chamberlain, m an address on "Collective Security* 1 last night, said that whatever might be the fluctuating fortunes of League of Nations, he knew no substitute for it. As it stood today with all its
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  • 71 1 Will rndcrgo Operation On Thyroid Gland London. June 3. The Princess Royal is to undergo an operation. A bulletin states that the Princess lor some time has been suffering from exophthalmic goitre. Althoug the health ol Her Royal Highness has improved under medical I treatment, a complete
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  • 50 1 London, June 4. Exchequer returns for the incial year up to the first bow that total ordinary reveJllding self-balancing items. to €93,661.829. as compared 03.725.927 at the corresponding ■st year. expenditure, exclusive of selfng items, amounts to €135,537,--the corresponding date last, the total was 137, 324,081, British Radio
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  • 157 1 No Change In Three Main Principles London, June 4. A FURTHER stale m the parliament ary passage of the Government of India Bill was reached today when m the House of Commons, the Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare. moved its .third reading and congratulated the
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  • 222 1 French Government Were Not Defeated REVISION OF VOTES REVEALS THAT HIE DEBATE RESULTED IN THEIR FAVOUR A PARIS MESSAGE SAYS THAT M. LAVAL HAS AGREED TO FORM A CABINET. Alter the resignation of M. Bouis- son, a revision of votes m the Chamber revealed that the Government instead oi being
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  • 40 1 El£ht more natives have died from their Injuries, bringing the total deathroll m the North Rhodesia riots to fourteen. The copper belt was quiet over the week-end, but the troops have not yot been v/ithdrnwn. Reuter Wireless
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  • 330 1 MRS. RATTENBURY FOUND DROWNED Cowman Sees Her Slip Into River OLD BAILEY MURDER TRIAL ECHO Mrs. Itatteuhury who was acquitted at the Old Bailey, London, last week on a charge if murder was found drowned near Bournemouth on Tuesday night (says Rcuter). Her body was found in the River Avon
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 81 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness md fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. >LL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J I TONIGHT y ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL DANCE SPECIAL CABARET EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. DINERS $3.00, BALLROOM TICKETS $2.00 THE ENTIRE PROCEEDS OF THC ADMISSION TICKETS TO THE J3ALLRQOM TO BE
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    • 97 1 FAVOURITE WINS THE DERBY THE Derby was run at Epsom yesterday and resulted as 1 BAHRAM 2 ROBIN GOODFELLOW 3 FIELD TRIAL Full details on page 16 ADELPHI W^W HOTEL FACING ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL EVERY ROOM WITH BATH AND MODERN SANITATION NEW CSRILL ROO>i «v COCKTAIL LOUNGE TEA ROOM ROOF-GARDEN
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 135 2 .Malabari Gets Two Months For Wounding Following a quarrel In which a vegetable knife was used, a Malabari. Kanno Murkur. was sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Norman Grice. the Singapore Second Magistrate, yesterday. He had claimed trial on a charge of having caused hurt
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  • 101 2 A verdict of misadventure was re- turned by the Taiping Coroner at the inquest held on the death of a Tamil girl, aged 5. who fell into an estate drain at Taiping Rubber Plantations on Mar. 21. It was revealed at the inquest that the drain was
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  • 821 2 Selangor Co-operative Society Meeting A YEAR'S hard work is indicated m the annual report, just issued, of the Selangor Urban Co-operative Union. Limited, of which the following societies are members: The P. and T. Co-operative Society. !Ltd. the F.M.S. Railway Co-operative Society. Ltd.. the JalTnese
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  • 352 2 BALIK PULAU HONOURS MRS. PASLEY Work Among Sick In The Kampongs THE Balik Pulau Recreation Club was tastefully decorated arid covers were laid for over forty people at the dinner which was held on Saturday last. The occasion was the transfer of the Health Nurse. Mrs. S.
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  • 228 2 .lack Buchanan At The Top Of His Fom tsrewsier s iviiiiiuiis. 16 saiu iv u>most lavish productions from an English studio. It certainly is--and it 'certainly is also one of the funniest. The people who filled the three houses at the Pavilion yesterday will vouch for that. But
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  • 61 2 The Ipoh Catholic Club Is declared j tn have ceased to exist, and the Man 1 Chi Club. Kuala Lumpur, is called upon to furnish proof of its existence' A "Black and White Ball" open to all communities is to be held at the Chinese Assembly Hall. Kuala Lumpur |on
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  • 154 2 Surplus Will Lead To Reduced Output (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. June 4. The Amsterdam correspondent of, the Financial Times learns that the present stocks of tin at Banka are considered excessive. It is proposed to reduce the 1936 output to 90.000 quintals, compared with 110.000 quintals
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  • 49 2 The marriage will take place shortly between Mr. Tang Gooi Kong, elder son of Mr. Tang Cheang Pow, J.P., and Mrs. Tang Cheang Pow of Penang and Miss Khong t Sau Lin, youngest daughter of Mr. Khong Cheong Tak of Ipoh and the late Mrs. Khong Cheong jl n.K.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 71 2 BUTTONS BUCKLES BELTS GLOVES SWIM SUITS BEACH HATS (COLLAPSIBLE) BEACH BAGS SPORTS BLOUSES AND McCALL PATTERNS ATWHITEAWAYS saucy! gay l wittv t Q LEST IF unwAon 1 L°~ ail of naufihty intrigue! c HANGE: pavilioN) i-i-.01,ih, tifJW AKD "THE LADY IQ UUll I iyr^ with SIR CEDRIC HARnu/in/c »-*^l# I
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    • 843 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 1 TENDKR& Spillers Dog singapor^ Foods i MUNI ciPALm-. Tenders. for Uniform Quality, Purity and Nutritive Tenders are now Invited value are unequalled I following materials or THEY PROVIDE THE IDEAL vl n U T FEED FOR EVERY AGE AND Purchase 01 unserviceable breed au Tr sr t
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 136 2 Diary Of The Week THURSDAY, JUNE High Water. 1.15 a.m. 9.0 ft.. 2.49 p.m. 7.6 ft. Football: S.A.F.A. League. Medical Services vs. S.R.C. S.R.C. ground; Friendly, S.C.C. vs. Bendemeer Club, padang. FRIDAY, JUNE 7 High Water. 1.55 a.m. 8.7 ft.. 3.26 p.m. 7.5 ft. Football Malaya Cup. Johore vs. Combined
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    • 263 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres 6 p.m. Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8.30 Close down. B.B.C.— GSF and GSG Wavelengths— l9.B2 and 16.86 metres 6.20 Big Ben. The Rutland Square and New Victoria Orchestra,
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  • 709 3 ABRUPT ENDING TO Why Crown Took Action TIU ution against three local advocates and solicitors to show cause" came to an abrupt ending m the Supreme t yesterttaj before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Norton, and Mr. Justice a'Becket Terrell, when the court,
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  • Article, Illustration
    55 3 MISS JEAN BATTEN, the New Zealand air girl being officially received by Sir James Parr, High Commissioner for New Zealand, at New Zealand House m London after her recent flight from Australia to England. Left to right— Mr. F. Bertram, Deputy Director of Civil Aviation at the Air iMinistry, Miss
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  • 692 3 Improvements To K.L. Aerodrome REALLY FINE ONE PROMISED TO MEMBERS *HE following is the report of the son and Seremban, among* other ™v 4 places, being visited. Kuala Lumpur Flying Club loi Another rally of the Flying Clubs of le month of May: Since the last tame of club Notjs
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  • 754 3 Court Of Appeal Cases THE appeal of Savaramuthu Tamboo, a former overseer m the Municipality, who was convicted m the court below on two charges of receiving an illegal gratification and sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment m addition to a fine of $200,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 52 3 SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA* has arranged to produce a Special Food Number on June 30th. q This Special Number will contain many up-to-date articles on what to eat, etc., etc., and will be illustrated. q This Number will form part of the orcliORDER NOW 44 PAGES
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    • 68 3 in C S. G 5 ls A "nsauona. Ora.atic Thr,.er 'S H ADOW rt O t F DOUBT TAPER THREADS MEAN SOUNDER JOINTS fj y 2 A crane Tape/ Thread, N,re»ch Fig. I. para:Zel thread. LOO* W Threads fflMflfly inierl(H k^ r |J' m^ tight* 9 That's where corrosion me
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  • 916 4 Britain On The Screen American Companies On The Move LAUGHTON IN FAMOUS PLAY London. WARNER Brothers-First National studios at Teddington which hitherto concentrated on making cheap pictures for Quota purposes have decided to spend £500.000 within the next 12 months on really worth while productions.
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  • 313 4 Wheeling A Man Up Mount Buffalo Melbourne. To push a man m a wheel-barrow 54 1 miles from Beechworth. Victoria to 'Mount Buffalo. Victoria within eight days is the task to be undertaken soon by Mr. Tom Parkinson, a Beechworth garage proprietor. The passenger will be Mr. S.
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  • 339 4 Pots And Pans Versus Battering Rams A HUNDRED and fifty police. massed round a house m Dublin recently, launched battering rams against the front door while a shower of pots and pans rained down on their heads. At one point the householder, with his two
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  • 73 4 Now Necessan Adjunct To Battle Fleets The Bureau of Naval a i n iv its annual report to the Wavy t> ment urges the adoption »l a to seven-year buildinu program* increase the itrtntth to 1.91 by 1940. with ah eventual fl aeroplanes, which it describe! cessary
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  • 36 4 Thp King'l Exequatur empoi Mr. F. H. Grumitt to act a- B Consul at Ptnang, with jurlsdJ covering Ptnang, Province and the States of Pierlis, X Kelantan and Trengganu, received His Majesty's Signature on Ma: 20
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  • 925 4  - Looking-Glass Rooms Are Popular In Paris Miles Of Pictures At The Salon Festival Fortnight In Vienna Rose Patterson On The Continent By DEMINISCENT of the glittering palaces of Ludwig 11, the mad King of are the looking-glass rooms that have now become so clear to Parisian fa every new bride
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 64 4 I NATURE'S I CUKE Dr De JONGH'S LIGHT -BROWN COD LIVER OU contains VITAMINS A and D IN CORRECT PROPORTION WITH ALL THE OTHER VALUABLE CONSTITUENTS of Cod Liver Oil *or o».r EIGHTY y«ar» m th« treatm.nt of CONSUMPTION ASTHMA BRONCHITIS RHEUMATISM INFANTILE and ALL WAS7BNG D3SEASES Stock keepers R
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    • 193 4 PILKINGTON'S BRITISH GLASS A A R MOURPLATE TOUGHENED PLATE I GLASS. The Perfect Crystal Clear SAFETY GLASS -for I general use specially suitable for the Tropics It will with- 1 stand great differences of temperature without breaking. I It will resist molten lead at 620° F. on one surface and
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    202 5 X EXCHANGE CADETS spent their holidays training at Warley Barracks (Essex) under regular army instructors. They are here seen escorting an enemy "spy" placed under arrest. IN THE PRESENCE of Sir George Clerk, British Ambassador m Paris. N. Henri Mouchet, the Prefect of the Apes Maritime*, men of the French
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    • 63 5 Photographic copies of Free Press lociil pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price EM cents each. H F n II n C n II H U U v L U BUTTER HlUto 44 c P C *\0 rpntQ 4 H|iO U ft D 1%7 AlfUnun vi FROM
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  • 362 6 CHIEF STEWARD OF THE AGAPENOR Walked Through Hedge At Friend's House DEATH by misadventure was the verdict returned by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. W. G. Porter) following an inquiry yesterday into the leath of Mr. William Vaughn n, chief steward of the s.s. A^apenor, from
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  • 137 6 SEQUEL TO SHOOTING OF A TAMIL Only Case On Malacca Assizes List INSPECTOR Nunn, of Malacca, who last week w a v 1* ""inline for trial before the Malacca District Judß<\ M c of causing the death of a Tamil by a rash art hv ing,
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  • Article, Illustration
    41 6 Photo. H.H. THE SI'LTAN OF JOHORE sayinu farewell to fiicnoN on hoard the President Johnson before sailing for Ceylon where he will meet the Sultana. Seen above are Mr. «nrt Mrs. Frank Buck, of "Briltl Em Back Alive" fame. Free Press
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  • 81 6 Order Issued On A I^ocal Solicitor Cm t lie motion ol Dr. V. H. wnners Payne, the Artlzifl Chiet Justice. Mr. Justice Burton, issued an order on a solicitor to show cause. Dr Withers Payne said that the ruction was under section 31 of the Solicitors' Ordinance.
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  • 33 6 Mr. G. D. Trelele from Semantan Estate, Pahang. has taken over the management of Devon Estate, as general manager. In place of Mr. J. A. St. C. Stewart, who has proceeded on leave.
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  • 116 6 Only One Municipal Representative Penang, June 5. ALTHOUGH one-third of the Penang municipal revenue is borne by Indians, only one Commissioner represented them on the Municipal Commission, declared Mr. R. M. Velayappa Chettiar. m his presidential address to the Nattukottai Chettiars" Chamber of Commerce at their first
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  • 296 6 Canton Lady Doctor In Singapore PRAISE FOR OUR L SANITATION SYSTEM Healthiest City In The East DR. Wu Chi Moy who was sent by the Municipality of Canton to investigate the public health and sanitation questions m the South Seas, Europe and America arrived m Singapore on Tuesday. Through Dr.
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  • 73 6  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Central Government To Disband Half Shanghai. June 2. In order to reduce the expenditure on the army, the Central Government has proposed to disband over half of the military units m the various provinces. The best-trained men will be reorganised into 60 modern divisions
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  • 57 6 London, May 30. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) has declined Lady Houston's offer of £200,000 for the air defence of London, but says that if Lady Houston offers it towards general revenue m view of the burdens created by the necessities of air defence,
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  • 242 6 Filling A Long-Felt Want In Singapore Tlu* Darckinella dramatic company vow playing at the Theatre Royal, i Singapore, is filling a long-felt want m the lives of the, Asiatic population of all classes, particularly among the Malay races. At very low prices for admission, it is entertaining them
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  • 13 6 Mr. W. G. Tayg, assistant printer, has been appointed Superintendent, Printing Department. F.M.S.
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  • 76 6 The first annual i i the Penang Cheti Commerce wai held 0 Chamber preniimanship of Mr M I: M Chettiar. The annual and adopted ami tto bearers and eoirmitt* i elected for 1935-96 Mr. M R. M Ant. president; Mr X AL chalam Chettiar. rtce-presid D AR. VR.
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  • 26 6 Mr. E. V. Davit si hia colleagues of Outi Sunday, at the residen the masters, at Pasir Pai: eve of his transfer, or. headmaster, to Ram
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 99 6 vlxCmP^o pu l ar laraMl W/ ALL OVER THE WORLD V^'^'V A y wWBflRP^r Consistent hi^h quality thar '^^^A* V^SP^^' never varies and a wide range ot V^\^\^;\ (*K£i/ delicious flavours have ensured J ilnfj) universal fame for Chivcrs* Jellies. Delightfully cool and .■■ir appetising, they are, at the tame
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    • 144 6 SMALL PIMPLES IN CLOTS On Arms and Chest. Suffered 10 Months. Cuticura Healed. "I suffered for over ten months with eczema and did not get a comfortable night's sleep during that time. Small, red pimples broke out on my arms and chest and were m clusters, very thick and sometimes
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    • 114 6 Dignity of its own the 1 193S AUSTIN seven The small "Baby" of ten years ago has now developed into a roonu comfortable and really smart light car yet it retains its name H the most economica 1 means of transport m the world. What otbei four seater motor car
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  • 503 7 STORY OF CHINESE FACTION" FIGHT Cycle Collision And Its •"THE story of how 11 general scuffle between two faction* or Chinese m 1 house m Western Road culminated m the death of onto the inmates, was related to Mr. B. F. Bridge, the Penang District
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  • 67 7 London. June 3. The Stock Exchange today opened fairly cheerful but owing to discouraging advices from abroad, the early firmness was followed by a certain amount of dullness. Base metals weakened m sympathy with week-end American a.dvices. copper suffering most. Liverpool wheat ruled firm. Covering by bears caused
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  • 61 7 London. June 1. On the money market, although the rumours oi influx ol foreign capital were considerably exaggerated, it was. certainly suflicient to enable borrowers to obtain loans under very easy conditions, and Occasionally KMM lenders accepted a shade under the market rate. Discounts, however, were steadily
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 466 7 jSJrtgjk\^ l^^^^^M IPAVII l^m THIS EVENING SPECIAL MATINEE I _^^^^^BB R«a\\vl\ v W^ nF'UM British and Dominion: Musical success ac h > n^ I Bn^Eßy^l w< M W /Livllß dnd U a \l^j I I a^^^^^g^ ""f^ A il aVI think I can Iw>^^ EXTRA ATTRACTION! WALT DISNFY roi OURrn
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    • 121 7 ********************81 88 ********************81 BB) ********************81 8 ALHAMBRA starting tonight 6.15-9.15 1 U THE TALLEST BIG STAR! THE BIGGEST LITTLE STAR! AND I THE PRETTIEST BLONDE STAR....ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL I r™ THEY R ANGE THE WORLD OVER IN AN EXCITING STORY OF I THE ROMANCE AND WANDERLUST
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  • 952 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1935 Cameron Highlands Anomaly HMHE issue raised by Mr. A. E. Iforelra at the last committee meeting of the Cameron Highlands Society, namely, the anomaly of the Highlands being under the State of Pahang instead of under the Federal Vote, is one that
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  • 224 8 Dr. and Mrs. Barclay Barrowman and child have arrived in Klang from leave, i F f' t C Purcell. of the Malayan Educational Service, has returned from leave. Dr. (Miss. Constance Blagdon Smith 'Am bee i\ ?PP° in ted a Lady Medical Officer. Malayan Medical Service. I
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  • 36 8 Wednesday, June 5. .1 E 2f cellenc y Presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning Mr H. Hughes-Hallett and Mr. J N £ous" anCOCk dlned at Gov^nment
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  • 456 8 l\irk La tic Traditions California's Sober Side PERHAPS it is a little difficult to share the sense of outrage with which In some quarters the news that Park Lane may have a petrol-filling station has been received. Somehow Park Lane has just failed to find a
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  • 1096 8 Y^hen the belga bulges or the Iran falters my confidence m currenc continuity is restored by thoughts o the little community ol Autremceur where the vagaries of the fold stands* t rouble not the simple Autremceursoii anchored as they are eternally to th ■OH standard. That the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 110 8 jr f> 1 w I nKUUbn CALDEtXK^S BY SPECIAL fcfc^ A %fc? TO H.M. THE KING OF SIAM BBAVTIFI L JEWELLERY ENHANCES FEMININE CHAKM. The beautitul designs ol today a8 stocked bv us make the possession ol a ring, brooch, clip, bracelet or pendant mondesirablt' than ever before. iimmSfSU ,Incorpo
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    • 53 8 —IT SEEMS A JAZZ-BANI CONDUCTOR recently composed a "hot" number while suffering from 'flu. Not, one hopes, j one of these "catching" tunes. If you are incapacitated by illness or injury, a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND ALL-SICKNESS POLICY will protect your income. rGENF.RAL iccionrr, fire life ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank
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  • 90 9 Effort To Revive N. R. A. Washington, June 5. PRESIDENT Roosevelt and his Cabinet have agreed to submit to Congress an emergency legislative programme for restoring the defunct N.r.a. on a restricted basis. Legislative action to retain the NR A machinery but no attempt to enforce
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    14 9 blood M>ilt on the J results gained In M#h Continent in the last Mm
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  • 43 9 (German Government Protest Not Entertained Paris. June 1. th< German Government Franco-Soviet Pact is the Locarno League covedelivered at the Qua! d' German Ambassador. Olre.iect the German thesis point out that the Treaty from the Franco-Polish d at Locarno which was
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  • 276 9 SP -K 1A J; 1 ,LAV STREETS TO SAM-. CHILDREN Speed Limit Makes Traffic Safer London. June 1. QURING the House of Commons debate on the vote for the Ministry of Transport. Mr. HoreBelisha referred, in particular, to the safety measures taken on roads Pedestrian crossings,
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  • 299 9 Brilliant Acting Al The Capitol ~«".*i vupperneioy Hugh Walpole rw»L M S ada Ptation ot Charles Dickens famous story, is now showing at the Capitol in this film the art ol the screen reaches its zenith. There has been no liner, more sympathetic, adaptation. It may be a
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  • 88 9 The wedding took place on Friday at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Penang, the Rev. Alan H. Pringle, M.A., officiating, between Mr. James Chalmers of Remban N.S.. P^d C******"**^ youngest daughter of Rev. Professor ;md Mrs. Fyte Findley of Aue^u^.n. Scotland. The bride was given away by Dr. I. G. Cameron
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  • 33 9 London. June 4. There was today no change m the condition of Admiral Sir Charles Madden, who recently underwent a serious operation and has be-en unconscious since yesterday morning.— British Radio
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  • 105 9 Amount previously acknowled°ed i Government Veterinary $69 349 -6i Department United Engineers Ltd i ooooo European Officers S.H.B •May Instalment* 97 o Q o M». L F. Wearne foonn Malay Staff, Victoria Theatre 70S Staff of Social Hygiene Office. New Tanjong Pagar V.D. Clinic and Bencoolen I Street
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  • 115 9 The l.c. Teis Socity are marketing In Malaya an interesting line m the shape of the latest Eversharp product The new Eversharp Adjustable fountain pen not only constitutes an attractive novelty but it has practical merit as it is a definite step forward m fountain pen design. By
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  • 16 9 London. June 4. Lord Carson is seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia. Ho is 81.- British Radio
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 167 9 MODERN MARRIAGE BIRTH CONTROL (irillith. M.ft.C.B I. K(.l'. Efith's book, a- we have wider Held; and it is D It sa than three Hordt-r. (be Re\ and Mi. c. MviTne boi>k i-. ii. ade mecum cts ol M'\ which st and Importance to and especially n> th» or those contemplate
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    • 669 9 I TRIPLE -PURPOSE LUGGAGE "THE TRINITY CASE" EXCELLENT FEATURES WHICH ARE AT ONCE APPARENT I|JpP^H\ THIS sp LENDID W&l /^/^i^^^k^ WANT. AVAILABL -E IN PRICES:- $12.75 f 13.75, 16.50, 17.50. ALL FITTINGS HEAVILY CHROMIUM PLATED" ROBINSON CO., LTD. Royal Netherlands Indies Airways Royal Dutch Air Lines SPEND YOUR LOCAL LEAVE
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1438 10 Chairman On Meagre Quotas And Restriction Risks THK Annual General Meetings of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., and its associated companies Kampong Kamunting Tin hedging Ltd., Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging, Ltd., Ulu Yam Tin Dredging Ltd., Thabawleik Tin Dredging Ltd., Puchong Tin Dredging Ltd., and Pungah
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    • 42 10 Following information that rinderpest exists among buffaloes in Negri Bembilan, introduction of cattle, sheep pats and swine from this state to P< nang is prohibited. As a precaution against rinderpest introduction of stock from Siam to bmgapore is also prohibited.
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    • 1099 10 WEDNESDAY, JUNE ft, 1935 Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 3d 4s 6d x.d. Asam Kumbang 32s 34s Austral Malay <£) 59s 61s Ayer Hitam Tin (5s) 13s 3d 14s Aver Wens (ID 190 200 Bangrin Tin 24s 25s Chenderiang »£> 8s 8s 9d Hitam Tin (.50
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    • 98 10 June 5 THE TIN PRICE June b Singapore tin price *per picul 8113.25 Gambier 6.00 Java Cube 10.00 Hamburg Cube 10.50 Muntok White Pepper 25.00 White Pepper 23.00 Copra. Sundtied 4.65 Copra, mixed 4.30 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 R. B. Siam No. 1 S102 Blanja Jelotong 5.75
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    • 214 10 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2.4 1.16 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 1 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 London. 30 days' sight 2.3 31 32 London, demand 2 3 15 16 London. T.T. 2.3 15.16 Lyons and Paris, demand 863 Hamburg, demand 140 Now York,
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    • 83 10 British Workless Total 45,629 Below Last Year London, June 3. There has been a further improvement m employment since the middle ot April m most of the principal industries, particularly building, public works, cotton, hosiery, engineering and distributive trades, but there has also been large increase m temporary
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    • 709 10 Fraser's Survey Of Rubber And Tin Position THE weekly report oi lviessrs. ntiser and Co. of Singapore, dated June 4. states: It can scarcely be said that the news received from Europe and America during the past week has been very reassuring to sensitive markets.
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    • 212 10 June 2. 3. 4. American Can. Com. 121 7 K 123' 4 12G American Telephone and Telegraph 120' 2 123' 8 124' 4 Atcheson Railroad 40^ 40 7 8 41* X Chesapeake 42 3 4 433 4 441 4 Du Pont 96 96 i 4 97 5 8
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    • 75 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Sew V :-k Spot S L :12 3 fc per lb. June .">. I ot let k sees Buieii n N I X R. B. S In CSJ fob June) Good FAQ. in cases •F.OB June 20 No I X R.S.S. Spot-loose* l swai abk
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    • 42 10 Stcru^c costs I Cheap storage for aW kinds of produ available. *i > 1^" Stanton Nelson and Oi Riverside Ciodown. Boat Qua>. SinK*P<> If i isfK CCSti CoHf^ilt ITANTON NELSON CO., LTD 4, COLLYER QIAY. MMUfOBI Telep»> SEASIDE GODOWV^RIVERSIDE GOIIOW> OFFICE Inspection In
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  • 570 11  - COLOUR Makes Production More Difficult MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In p,,,,,,, oy development ol motion me tig- an art that is changing these days that even the are responsible for the product are blinking a bit at Its tremendous leaps and Picture to be made in Mte has existed only on
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  • 124 11 How a deadly poison, similar to that used by South American Indians on their arrows, was injected as a last resort into a lockjaw victim at St Thomas' Hospital was described at a Camberwell inquest. William J. Bugby. aged 27. a plumber's mate, of Tamworth Lane. Mitcham
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  • 113 11 German Gesture Welcomed By Britain London. May 30. The submission of Germany's draft tor an air pact is welcomed In British diplomatic circles as a definite gesture of good-will and co-operation. Germany is known to be in communication with France. Italy and Belgium. Meanwhile, those Governments
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  • 317 11 Sure Sign Of Trade Improvement THE increased commercial activity of Singapore is reflected nowhere more vividly than in the working of the Vehicles Registration Department. During 1934 gross revenue of the Department amounted to $1 003 3">7 being $122,127 more than the eati!S **KX>n* and
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  • 77 11 H.M.S. Dorsetshire. Captain A. J. L Murray, D.S.O.. OB E has left Devonport for the China Stxtion. She has previously served in the Home Fleet and as flagship on the Africa Station, but is now going to China to replace the Cumberland which has been withdrawn for
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  • 287 11  -  Ely Culbertson by Ch,,n,pion P|. yCT Aad Orcate| Anaiy( INCARCERATED JT would be most interesting if I could on Pial^ ft traH my fi ook ever nenn.H SU PP° SC c^ author who places S3 V 1 6 tries to vitalise the Places reached by his brain
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  • 178 11  -  Nanyang Siang Pau Supported By Canton. Kuomintang I I r- r, Shanghai, June 2. E Kuommtang headquarters in Canton hate circularised a declaration supporting the proposal to cease importing Siamese rice as a counter-measure against unfair treatment meted out to Chinese residents in Siam. The declaration urges
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  • 207 11 Estate Labourers Assault Manager •From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Baliru. June 4. Seventeen estate labourers appeared before Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahva second magistrate. Johore Bahru this morning on charges of rioting' and assaulting Mr. E. Kjar of the Orient section of Mount Austin (Johor«> Rubber Estates. Limited,
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  • 219 11 The Church In Conference j HOLDING "RETREAT" L\ SINGAPORE THE Singapore Diocesan Conference will open in Singapore next! we*. On the evening of June 111 clergy i,om all parts of the penin- sula and the adjacent countries oi Sum, and Java will gather i„ this city. T omas are giving
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  • 152 11 Troops Sent To Keep Peace At Rhodesian Mines Bulawayo, May 31. Although the crisis m the mining area, which followed the strike against .the increased poll tax appears to have passed, more troops have arrived from Southern Rhodesia and others haw left Pretoria for the disturbed area
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  • 51 11 Javanese Woman Loses Jewels From House There are no further developments m the cases of burglaries which occurred over the week «>nd. Yesterday, a Javanese woman living m Grove Rood reported fhat "kt nous-' had been broken into and that jewellery to the value ot $167 had been
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  • 28 11 The Mutual Trust Benefit As.soci.i- tion, Ltd., and the Lee Kwan Tru>t and Benefit, Ltd., are declared by th»> j Registrar of Companies, F.M.S., to be j dissolved.
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    • 57 11 I HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. •Incorporated m the Colony ot Hong Kong Reserve LiabimfoT IW »»-«H> Proprietors *M.000.000 COI'KT OK DIKKCIORS CC S K^, dw J' n Esq Chairman. H T. Johnson. Esq.. T E. Pe,rce, Esq., Miskin E^ LONDON BANKEKS: Westminster Bank Limited nesnfan d s3 U n
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    • 442 11 CHARTERED BANK OI INDIA. AISTRALIA AN|» CHINA incorporated m England hv Royal Charts Paid up capital m 600 ''(to shares oi £5 each 1 uou olHi Proprietors (Mlo HEAD O| I|( 1 38. Bishopsgate. London EC 2 Alor Star 1 Iloiln Saikon Amritsar inoh gallon Bangkok 'K.nct. fniaran^ BativK i£
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    • 848 12 Chartering Of Idle Vessels Causes Freight Collapse CO far the Government subsidy granted to British shipping 5 ,eems to have had a somewhat demoralising effect n BriS owners m view of the recent controversy which hi waSl over the c/ilapse of freights m the Argentine T
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    • 43 12 Japan's Goodwill Restore To SUm The neat, trim I Maru. which had peror Hirohitn made a 13.000 milSeas manned by presented by the F Scout AMOdfttlons similar organisa-. The gift ot vessel will be madship between tl two countrU's
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    • 396 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in FM.S.) TELEPHONE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. 400KING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. i.nriiri~~^^ CANA8HAN PACIfK WORLD'S ciliUKJi:;' (Incorporated In England) tuww puiKH SERVICES via HONOTHE EMPRESS KOITE -^T^^SS SSS h > TRANSII U or direct EMPRESS to
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    • 119 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via Port Swettenham, Penang Palemhang, Banjoewangi and Ncrth h Western Porte) IHM Sail Spore. Spore T.s.m.v. Kangaroo June 6 June 7 T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Aug. 8 Aug. 9 Fares Single £19.0.0, Australian Return £30.0.0, Currency For particular* of Freight and P ploaM apply to:—
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    • 101 12 to Ocean Passages. Foreign Mor,e? Exchange and Fre;£h apply COOKS WAGOrtSLITS f l^ ty 1* ty* [WORLD TPAVfI StWV'C^ 39, ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking I cc». Telephone 5908 HENDERSON LINE SCHEDULE Of IAILWGI By Fortnightly TA^enger Stfamei Between Rangoon. Tort Marseilles. Palma md Huland HOMEWARD SAILISCB Port of DisembarkUi.m IMmhou
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    • 575 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 m Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m I Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday '(30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday Wednesday, Thursday
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    • 287 12 PASSENGERS The following passengers sailed in the motor ship Jutlandia:From Bangkok: Mr A Green. Professor Erich Knopf. Mr V Sylow. Mrs V. Sylow. Miss Sylow. From Singapore: Mr. M. F. Cool. Mrs. M. F. Cool. Miss H. M. Cool. Miss E. K P. Cool. M. Baron de Crombrugge de Leeringhe.
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    • 115 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the u or expected t-j i East Wharf (Entrance Rajula and Hak Lee 20. Main Wharf (Entrance I Ranpura 18. Kan nus 14; Kistna 10; P Unyo Maru 6. Empire Dock (Entrance <. Karagola 30; Ki: belle 34; Javanese P 39. Umpire Dock (Entrant.- date h:
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    • 1230 13 7f~ "<y < i^ 1 a. r 1 fcv_L "f -^-W/^ilJvt^^-^ rz*-* (Incorporated m England) shipping r'T'-^**"'"* Jr ~-^^^^^^BHSBHfe^- 5 THE BLLE FUXNEL LINE (Ocean Thf Una Khu <. =^fe- -iS^C3^S^ "ELLERMAN" LINE SSUI Xt ffi ffi £S"j"""S- R >^_s_^_s. s Steamer ivmßivrr F^ JJTx (I 11 City of Yokohama
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    • 1835 14 KP M id maa 1 iiM^a m i^'LEa I O Q IT I lIMU 1 iwl« w^ V\ X^ 1 /h /f i?/' I *^*llCi KONINKUJKE PAKEIVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ T*« I A >TfVl _^^^J^n A a j ■VT^Xj lA twkt\ **1-¥ A AV A l l MM^f 1 VAN OI'TIIOORN Ihursduy
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  • 447 15 TRACK WORK AT K.L. HORSES GIVEN AST RUNS Preparing For Saturday's Races >wn Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, June 4. favoured this morning's preparation for the the Selangor Turf Club eeting which will be held exception of His Highness Perak's string and that most of the horses races were given fast good
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  • 957 15 MALAY REGIMENT WIN BY THREE RUNS N. S. Club Well Beaten By Selangor Rangers •From Our Own Correspondent T H n Seremban. June 4. HE Malay Regiment beat King rn^ (ir^ v Sc^ool at cricket by three runs. Major Mel. Bruce, Officer Commanding the Regiment
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  • 284 15 WON BY MR. AND MRS. SINCLAIR Kuala Lumpur, June 4. DRILLIANT weather favoured the finals of the Selangor open mixed doubles tennis championship, which was played today at the Padang and resulted m a win for H. J. Sinclair and Mrs. Sinclair who defeated G.
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  • 296 15 HANDICAPS FOR SIX OF MONDAY'S RACES Row Boat Carries Top Weight In Big Event Of Day T^HE following are handicaps tor six races for Monday, the second day of the Selangor Turt Club Summer meeting. Race 1. Ponies. Class Div. 2. 5 furs., 3 p.m.:
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  • 261 15 RUN OFF IN HEAVY RAIN 'From Our Own Correspondent." Malacca. June B. T^HE weather was most unkind to the M.V.C. Kings Birthday Sports which were held on Saturday, as just after they commenced there was a heavy shower oi rain, but m spite of this both competitors and
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  • 145 15 Australia's Team Of Potential World-Beaters OERRY or no Perry— Australia is going to win the Davis Cup. Crawford is better than ever. Quist, Turnbull and McGrath are potential world-beaters. That is what Mr. Norman Brookes, manager of the Australian Davis Cup team says. "And." he adds "if any
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  • 51 15 The following have accepted to play association football for S.C.C. vs. Bendemeer today at S.C.C. (friendly): D. R. Godfrey: R. Davidson. Capt. N. L. Hammond: J. A. Gibson. K. C. Gillett. L. D. S Gardener; J. M. Fraser, R. L. Moir. W. D. C. Erskine-Crum. J. W. Prescott. J. B.
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    • 123 15 SUNLIGHT AND UMBRELLA SOAP po p p nPPP b Are you collecting the wrappers trom these tamous soaps: From ist May the wrappers from exchange a large -size tablet of Lux Sunlight and Umbrella Soaps will be Toilet Soap— the famous beauty soap w r orth money to you! All
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  • 586 16 Comfortable Win In Smallest Field Since 1919 SINGAPORE MAN WINS £23,000 50 To 1 Horse Comes In Kpsom, June a. I^HE Aga Khan's horse, Bahrain, favourite for the Derby, fully justified his backers' faith by winning the turf's greatest classic by two lengths
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  • 388 16 MONOPOLIES JUST MANAGE Tn AVERT DEFEAT Monopolies 2 Terror AFTER having suffered their only defeat of the s they met the Terror m the first round oi the U Monopolies just managed to avert another defeat vii sides met a second time
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  • 307 16 QUALIFYING ROUND TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY "T*HE following is the draw and starting times for the qualifying round of the Singapore Island Amateur Goll Championship competition, to be played at Bukit Timah on Saturday afternoon. 2.15 H. B. Rose v. H. L. Marshall. 2.20
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  • 127 16 <From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Rahru, Jane 5. The selection committee of the Johore football Association met last night at the Johore Club and have selected the following fifteen players from whom -he State team will be finally chosen before the match against the Combined on rV
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  • 31 16 d\Z' A f e 2 a and C a Webb (o^e 150) ™7£ I' aga and N S Ho &an (owe SROhn!! 881 11 Pool tomorrow m the S.R.C. billiards tournament
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  • 135 16 Stra its Tim es Are Improving O. C. B. SCORE ONL V 1 FOUR GOALS Oversea Chinese Bank 4: S. limes 1.1 •yiiE Straiti Tiroes made a game light c:i It In a Commercial Cup fixture against the Oversea Chinese Bank or. the V.M.C.A. -round yesterday and
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  • 81 16 Police Beaten On Sodden i round "From Our Own Correspondent. i Johore Bahru, June 1. Johore Club |»olice Te-am 1 Playing on a sodden ground thii afternoon at the Istana Padang befon a large t rowd the Johore Club. \vh. Qeldtd several reserves, managed earn lull points from
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  • 99 16 Women's Doubles Handicap Mrs. Douglass and Mrs. Hammonc <plus 4) beat Mrs. Scott-Ram and Mrs Ablitt 'plus 15) 6—3. 8--6. Mixed Doubles Handicap Mr. and Mrs. Stri< klund (owe 3> beat Mr. and Mrs. Joy owe 3) 6—2 6—o Mrs. Cameron and H L. Marshall <owe 15)
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  • 23 16 Mixed Double* Final Ttte Placf Todaj Mrs Mallard and Wai Mclntosh and Xii doubles Onal O1 th< R.BY.C nis tournament »day
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  • 28 16 The Comm Cup m I Bee Muni< [pal Bervk t Klay, has been v played at S H.B.J S c jruund. Cantoo. ment Road, on Friday, Aua p.m.
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