The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 June 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,875. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936. 10 CENTS.
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    LAST-MINUTE PEACE EFFORTS FAIL IN CHINA
    959 1 Civil War Seems Inevitable SHOCK" TROOPS MAKE 40 MILE ADVANCE INTO HUNAN Central War Council Appointments LL efforts hv China's peace-makers to bring about a last-minute reconciliation between Nanking and Canton ippear to have failed so far. A message from Shanghai last night states
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    16 Criminal Lunatics At Large
    60 1 16 Criminal Lunatics At Large GUARDS OVERPOWERED St. Paul (Minesota), June 9. QUXTEEN criminal lunatics, head*3 ed by the former gangster Lawrence Devoi, have escaped from the State Hospital for the Insane at Etper (Minesota). After over-powering their guards they scattered through the town m stolen cars. The police are
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    UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS
    60 1 126,188 More At Work In Great Britain London, June 9. 7'he numbers of unemployed on May 25. declined by 126.188. compared with April 27. while insured employees numbered 10.831,000, an increase of 119.900. Reuter Boston, June 9. Mrs. Elizabeth Cadwell Tomlison has been elected President of the Christian
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    WEDDING OF MISS BRIDGET THOMAS
    567 1 Brilliant Scene At St. Margaret's London, June 9. rpHE gorgeous sunshine of a typical A June day smiled upon Miss Bridget Thomas's wedding to Capt. J. L. L. Lotinga this afternoon at St. Margaret's, Westminster. The church was crowded with gaily attired women ani many
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    68 1 Jerusalem, June 9. The Mayor of JalTa has been dismissed from his post by order of the High Commissioner, acccrdng to the Palestine Correspondence Agency, because he refused to fulfil his functions. The Mayor was yesterday warned that unless the Municipality resumed work new Councillors would be appointed. Seventeen persons,
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    ITALO-GERMAN PACT REPORTED
    98 1 Support For Demand For Colonies Paris, June 9. A SENSATIONAL dispatch from the Rome correspondent of Le Matin gives details of an Italo-German non-aggression pact which will become effective if sanctions are not lifted at the end of June. I aly would diplomatically suppnrt Gcrmony's demand for
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    KING CAROL ASSISTS IN RESCUE WORK
    173 1 Grand Stand Collapses Bucharest, June 9. TTHE King personally assisted m rescue operations when a grand stand packed with hundreds of spectators collapsed during a review cf 25.000 youths and girls m honour of the sixth anniversary of Kinc Carol's restoration. King Carol was
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    LITTLE ENTENTE CONFERENCE IN BUCHAREST
    123 1 LITTLE ENTENTE CONFERENCE IN BUCHAREST FIDELITY TO THE Common Line Of Bucharest, June 9. FOR Urn first time m history the supreme heads of the Little Entente have como together personally to discuss vital European questions. Kiii£ Carol, Ol Rumania. Prince Paul Oi Yuu -)-F!:ivia i'nd M. BtBM Of C/trho■knrakte
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    STATE DRIVE
    80 1 Kinu Holds His Third London, .lunr 0. The King drove m stat- today from Saint James Palace to hold the third levee of his reign at Buckingham Palace The short :oute alone a portion of the Mull wis crowded with sigh! who cheered enthusiastically as the King drove
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    THE LITTLEST REBEL"
    187 2 Shirley Temple Earns More Film Honours Of all the child actresses of modern times it is difficult to name one to beat Shirley Temple. Her versatility at her tender age is amazing: she can portray a role calling for an abundance of emotional acting quite easily and
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    GOVERNMENT BY Aristocracy
    1154 2 GOVERNMENT BY Aristocracy Letters To The Editor "THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN"— ALL POLITICIANS "ON THE MAKE"— NATURAL RULERS OF THE COUNTRY— WHAT LECKY SAIDARISTOCRATS COMPARED TO MacDONALD, THOMAS AND LLOYD GEORGE— ZINOVIEFF LETTER, BUDGET SCANDAL AND MARCONI INQUIRY To The Editor, Sir. Your leader of Monday, entiUed "The Prodigal's Return" is.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    242 2 THE Ladies' June Medal competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted m a win for Mrs. H. H. Sturt m "A" division with a net score of 35, m a win for Mrs. L. G. Jchnson m "B" division with a net score of
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    "MARY THE GIRL"
    266 2 Joyous Film That Will Please Everybody To say of any picture that there are no dull moments m it is saying a great deal. But this is true of 'Marry The Girl," which was shown to an appreciative audience at the Victoria Theatre last night. Everybody was
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    PERJURY CHARGE
    248 2 Case Postponed To Recall Witness Further evidence was recorded yesterday before Mr. L. B. Gibson. Criminal District Judge, m the case m which How Seng Kuan, a tout, is charged with perjury. When the case was resumed yesterday Mr. T. Talukdar gave evidence saying that he was a
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      65 2 Bfeyer Mansion (North Bridge Road) more and more becomes a miniature centre f MILLINERY fashion. Ladies' dresses, Jumpers, bags and Novelties are exhibited m uch variety that many are s-.irprised to find this selection at our somewhat "out of the way" address. Our prices are "SALE" valuesastonishing how cheap you
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      189 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 1 a.m. 9.3 ft.. 227 pm. <.l ft. Sports r Races: Selangor T.C. Races. Soccer: Div. I: S.C.C. vs. R.A.F. at S.CC: Div. 2: Middlesex vs. R.A. at A.R.S.; 'Skins vs. R.A.O.C. at Tanglin; Div. 3. V.M.C.A. vs. Chinese at 5.H.8.; t Mercantile Trust
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    SOLDIER WHO STOLE CAR GOES TO GAOL
    211 3 SOLDIER WHO STOLE CAR GOES TO GAOL Unable To Pay Fines And Compensation REMOVED VEHICLE FROM RIVER VALLEY ROAD FOR Stealing a car. belonging to Mr. \V. T Smith, from River Valley at 10.30 p.m. on June 7. and it without a licence. Gunner amuel Ross, of the Second Heavy
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    Giant Oil Gusher
    54 3 Moscow, June 2. A NATURAL oil gusher, spouting 8,000 tons a day, has bten discovered at Kerguez, m the Province of Azerbaidjan, Georgia, according to the semiofficial Tass Agency. The discovery was accidental. While experts were drilling on a prospective site, the huge column of oil suddenly
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    PAHANG STATE COUNCIL
    136 3 PA HANG STATE COUNCIL A meeting of the State Council of ing was held m Pekan on May 30. 193 The Final Supply Enactment. 1935 pasted, and the Council agreed to an amendment of Forest Rule 16. death on Phoon Chong passed by Mr. Justice Pedlow on Feb. 19. 1936.
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    MR. R. S. CHANTLER
    60 3 Leaves For Home On Retirement Mr. R. S. Chantler of United Patani Malaya Rubber Estates Ltd.. Sungei Patani, left for Home on retirement by the P. O. Chitral accompanied by Mrs. Chantler. Mr. Chantler is well-known m Kedah. laving resided there for about 40 years. He
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL
    486 3 Orders Of The Day For Next Meeting •pHE following are the orders of the day for the meeting of the Federal Council on Thursday, June 18. 1. Minutes of the meeting held on! Feb. 20. 1936. 2. Affirmation of new members, 3. Papers laid on the table. 4.
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    31 3 The Pigs Marketing Board have decided to set up regio*al committees, to be elected by pig producers, throughout England. Scotland, and Wales, to form a liaison between the board and producers
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    Philippine Olympic Team In Singapore
    300 3 Philippine Olympic Team In Singapore UII7E do not expect to win many first places, but we have chances m some events swimming and shooting," said Dr. Antonio G. Sison, head of the Philippine athletic delegation to the World Olympics, m an interview yesterday, when the delegation arrived here by the
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    JAPANESE SAILORS
    145 3 May Call Strike For Minimum Wage With over 500 delegates present, the annual meeting of the New Japan Seamen's Union, which has just celebrated its first anniversary, was held at the Kobe Kaiin Kaikan on May 20. Regarding the Union's demands for an increased minimum wage and better
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    POSED AS DETECTIVE
    219 3 AND ROBBED MAN AT POINT OF PISTOL Deterrent Punishment For Chinese A SUGGESTION that a quarrel over a woman of the streets was the motive for his being accused of two offences was not accepted by Mr. Trevor D. Hughes, second magistrate, yesterday when Ng Ah Yee
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    EXCESS SUBMARINE TONNAGE
    375 3 Japan's Terms Specified London. May 22. The report that Japan will dt-cline to sign the Three Power Naval Treaty which was signed m London by representatives of the British Empire, the United States and France m March will not caus? surprise. Japan's naval policy forms a grave
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    ACTRESS DIES ON THE STAGE
    235 3 Portsmouth, June 2. DEFORE a holiday audience of 2,000 people at Portsmouth Hippodrome tonight. Miss Connie Rhode, an actress appearing m the revue "Streamline," collapsed on the stage and died within a few minutes. It was her 30th birthday, and the tragedy occurred during an
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    EVEREST BID MUST FAIL, SAYS MAN WHO TRIED
    764 3 EVEREST BID MUST FAIL, SAYS MAN WHO TRIED London, May 31. rpHE MONSOON, which has broken on Everest earlier thtui X expected, has driven the members of the British expedition back from their camp at 21,500 ft. one at 18.000 ft. The climbers, however, have declared that they will not
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    GIRL PAT SEEN BY A LINER
    134 3 'Steaming Southwards' Near Islands London, June 2. TTHE French liner Jamaique 1 (10.123) is reported to have sighted the missing Grimsby trawler, Girl Pat. oft the Bissagos Islands. 250 miles south of Dakar, says a Reuter message. The Girl Pat was flying the British
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      129 3 QUININE. as a prophylactic against MALARIA. use every day 2 sugar-coated tablets 3 grains Quinine Hydrochloride. Be sure to take a quickly disintegrating (soluble) tablet, such as made by BANDOENG QUININE FACTORY. trade Price of a bottle of 50 tablets $0.30. Price of a tube of 10 tablets $0.25. Obtainable
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      33 3 on SHORT/ X. TO LEAVEX AVA A X.P.M. x 50% red uc t| o" (For permanent residents of Malay i only) For details please apply to. X.P.M. LINE, 1 Finlayson Green, Tel. MR.
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    BRITAIN SEEKS WORLD AIRWAY LEADERSHIP
    2196 4 Plans Explained To Parliament Empire And orld Air Service* Morth Atlantic Experimented Flights Large Fleet Of Planes Being Built Three Weekly Services To Singapore Im~ perim Aincays The M Chosen Instrument"— -Comparative State Subsidies C6OOMOO Yearly Contract 13-Year Agreement Em /tire Air Day Static Exhibitions
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      30 4 BEST FOR THE DOG IN HOT CLIMATES CRUNCH Y L MEATY PMUNCHY TrmJf H^mnm Ie P.O. Boa 281, Bombay. Forget the trials of travel ft" I I V* m ft
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    120 5 i^^l^^JS^tX^^^^^^^^^^^ >«'*"'. '-'->. m BHlancourt. on .he nMM Paris. Thlrt, .......sands •■tin 1 1 i i i < A BRITISH soldier holds a hefty dub a< the ready as he guards the Central Tost Office m Jerusalem against Arab 1 inters. Many Arabs ruefully rubtM-d their heads after having tried
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      33 5 "First catch your hare A f t then cook him. We catch em Not only Hares, but Partridges. Pheasants, Teal, Wild Duck, Quail, Pigeons etc. Have you tried our CHILLED BEEF? TEL. 5378
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    WIDOW SUES KIRK ELDER FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
    399 6 He (69) Says She (39) Was Domineering CD TOOK UP TOO MUCH OF HIS TIME London, May 30. OIXTY-NINB-YEAR-OLD John Milne, an elder of the kirk kj (the Scottish equivalent to a church sidesman), was sued for breach of promise by a
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    MAJOR BRUCE TO WED.
    44 6 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June M. The marriage will take place In Lo r don on Julj 16 of Major G Mcl S Bruce. M c Officer Commanding the Malay Regiment* and Mis? Diane Ha nee. y-^^ p>p<;n Convrteht).
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    40 6 Flat Murder Appeal. Notice of appeal has been lodged on behalf of Fr a: rick Herbert Field, aged 32. an raftsman In the RAF under sent -ice death for the murder o: Mrs Beatrice Vilma Button at Clapham. s w
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    Princess Tells Of Her Island Romance
    414 6 MARRIED HOTEL WAITER "Ran From Court Because I Loathed JJ. Rhodes Island (ofY Asia .Minor), June 1. SITTING m their hotel on Rhodes Island. Princess izzade, sister of King Ghazi of Iraq, and her waiter-husband. Anastasios Charalambous, explained today the romantic love story which
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    MYSTERY OF 2 0,000 VANISHED HUSBANDS
    194 6 MYSTERY OF 2 0,000 VANISHED HUSBANDS London. June 1. CVKKY YEAR JO.OOO MARRIED 1-1 MEN IX BRITAIN WALK OUT OF TIIFIR HOMES AND SIMPLY VANISH. And the most common reason lor these strange disappearances is a boyd ius: lor adventure that has never quite died m their hearts. Here Is
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    STAMFORD ROAD
    236 6 New \on-Skid Surface To Last 25 Years A portion of Stamford Road which has stood the wear and tar of Singap ic's heaviest traffic for the last 25 yean is at last having a "respite."' The first road m Singapore tc b* grouted wit!, pitch— a method now
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    85 6 The general committee of *he Sint?a- »ore Municipal Commissioners has ap- I l proved oi the letting to temporarily iishoused squatters only, of Singapore f mprovement Trust housing off Bales- c ier Road at rentals of $1 and $1.50 al s nonth respectively for single and' 1 iouble rooms— for
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    FOUR ITALIAN LINES
    106 6 To Control All Country's Shipping In Future Rome, May 28. Italian steamship companies have )e r. merged into four leading lines. Khich will be the only one.s to be operated m Italy, all smaller ones having seen absorbed. The new organisation will enter into orce on Jan.
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    MR. R. G. W. MERCER
    113 6 Death Of Old Selan^or Planter (FtOfß Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, June 0. The death occurred suddenly last night of Mr R G W fcferctr. I planter. 01 Jinjang estate. Kepong. Selangor. Mr Ifercer, who had been suffering from heart trouble, went to Prin< Cinema.
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    AGAIN IN TROUBLE
    117 6 Soviet Ship Seen Anchored In The Soya Straits Wakanai, Hokkaido, May >8. Hokkaido authorities today issued instructions to ascertain why the ss Suehan. a Soviet steamer, which last month was seized by Japaiu-.se navai patrol tor entering a fortified zone m Aomori without authorisation, w.ts riding at
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    Doctor In Tears After Downfall
    262 6 Doctor In Tears After Downfall SUCCESSFUL COMPLAINT BY FORMER EMPLOYER London, June 1. r\ll. THOMAS J. Me ALLEN *-S bustled down the steps of the General Medical Council offices, Ilallam Street, W., yesterday, surrounded by fifteen patients from his practice m Pontypool, Monmouthshire. All had been witnesses m a successful
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    HER HANDS WERE ALL OUT OF SHAPE
    99 6 In Grip of Rheumatism for 15 Years you p«ts.\.-m uifh X ■Ctn pr< \< s; Aa.s sucli p*u rheumatism \l\ bftndl i worsi affected r .i Mirk i tried i but I toi no betn again, but 1 r id 1 decided to
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    3 Dead After A Meal
    189 6 MAN. WIFE ANIj DAUGHTER l Middlesbrough. June A F ATHER. BKM wh<j Mm tafctn Md t/iis Afternoon, died wit oi taking their Sund i a doctor could by fotu d Another dauch:Sunday school and late for her meal of the family The tftftd p< Raymond
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    TAPPER'S SUICIDE
    465 6 Man Who Wai SmfarMl With Malaria 1 From Our Own C>r Srrnn'mi IV I Thf sf<.rv (»i h t ipptf lumped out <•: i: w. iU- b« later wa.s tounri »>;• diimcn. m told to th< magistrate wh. I ill Inqt Into the death <>t Lc' I A
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      196 7 PAVILION soon The World's greatest prim. i donna m a glorious Musical Picture! LAST NIGHT of this Cooling, Refreshing M.CJ.M. Comed> Be Sure to see it! I CAPITOL TODAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 Two Popular Stars Together for the first time since "WHEN LADIES MEET" ROBERT MONTGOMERY MYRNA r.OY 1 II m m.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES MARRIAGE.
    45 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES MARRIAGE. ARATHOON-MICHAEL— On SaturWay, June 6. 1936. at St. Andrew's ;C.Uh?drai, Singapore, Sarkies M. Arajthoon, only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Arathoon. Of Singapore, to Mary Margaret, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Michael, of Singapore and Calcutta. I
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936. Is Malta A Death-Trap?
    966 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936. Is Malta A Death-Trap? ALTHOUGH so far it is only forecast m the Sunday papers at Home, there is every reason to believe that a decision will soon be taken to remove the British naval base at Malta to somewhere further east
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    DAY TO DAY
    151 8 Mrs. J. Dewar arrived m Kuala Lumpur from home during th? week-end. Mrs. Hugh Fraser arrived m Singapore at the week-end from home Mr Fritter is now at the Malayan Establishment Office. The engagement is announced between Dr. O. E Fisher and Miss Katherine McDiarmid of the
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    As I was Saying
    631 8 T^HERE have been a good m/my changes m Germany of one sort or another during the past twentyfive years, but on one point the beople of that country seem to stand unalterably firm; they, or .sonic 01 them, are determined to adopt ShakesProved A when ljie
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    Int The Frest
    684 8 "IT was the green, senor. It mit 1 green that betiaved them that colour of the evil heart.' 1 Then fa marked, m a Spanish purer than injr I had yet heard m Booth America, that I was no doubt tired and hunnrv md courteously bade me
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    56 8 Saturday. June <>. In the morning His Excellency and Mrs. Small attended the Annual Ptoun ders Day of Raffles Institution -mw afterwards Mrs. Small «a\v awajr the prizes. In th.-* afternoon H" Excellency and Mrs. Small attended an At Home given by Rt. Rev. The Bishop oi Singapore
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    44 8 The Lotus Club will give a party at the XM.CA. "B". Raflle.s Quay, tomorrow at 5 p.m to bid taroweil to Mrs. M. A. Namazie. thl patrfin— of the Club, who is shortly leaving for India. All members and their children are cordially invited.
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S DEFENCES
    263 9 Increased Importance Of Cape Town MR. PIROW CALLS ON MR. BALDWIN London, June 9. THE purpose of the visit to England of the South African Minister of Defence, Mr. Oswald Pirow, who called yesterday on the Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, at 10 Downing Street is to discuss
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    JAPANESE ATTACKS ON CHINA'S INTEGRITY
    132 9 "Ruth less Sm uggling 9 London, June 9. "pIE Times lengthily reviews the smuggling situation m North China, emphasising the helplessness the Chinese m the face of armed and ruthless smugglers and the increasing loss of Chinese Customs It says that the strain upon what
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    AUSTRALIAN AIR SERVICES
    99 9 To Be Reorganised Melbourne, June 9. ARE-ORGANIFATION of the Australian int( rnai air services will be jary as a result of the Sin^aporeDarwin bi-weekly service deci-ion Flying boats will be used on the new route from Darwin to Bowen ov?r the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Cootamundra-Charlev.lle section
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    ANTI-DUMPING TARIFFS
    108 9 German Goods To Be Assessed In U.S.A. Washing! x n, June 8. Ten types of German imports, and v others, are to b? assessed for .mu-dumping tariff! from July. Explaining the additional duties Mr. genthau. Secretary of the Treasury. they equal the amount of articles subsidised under certain
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    JIM AND AMY
    86 9 fo Attempt Flight Round World London, June 9. M illisions will start a world I at the end of August via Austrathe Pacific, America and the Atl an t and Jim may take separate owing to the difficulty of getting Lblfi biz nl.qnp ritip to thp Dres-
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    FATAL ACCIDENT IN QUEEN MARY
    121 9 Seaman's Fall London, June 9. A FATAL accident has occurred aboard the Queen Mary. Arthur Golding. a 22-year-old lad. making his first trip as an able seaman, was found unconscious and bleedDig profusely. He apparently slipped and struck h.s head and subsequently died. The passengers
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    SUEZ CANAL
    68 9 "Permanent And Absolute Paris, June 8. The permanent and absolute neutrality of the Suez Canal was emphasised i by the Chairman. Marquis Devogue. at the annual general meeting of the Company. w Ht said the recent fantastic reports v/er: answered by the international convention providing tnat any power
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    M.P.s EMBARRASSED
    75 9 Mr. J. H. Thomas Insists On Speaking London. June 9. Mr. J. H. Thomas announced that he would be speaking m the House of Commons debate on the Budget tribunal report on Thursday but so far neither he nor Sir Alfred Butt have indicated whether they intends resign
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    RANSOM MONEY
    38 9 Refusal By Colonel Lindbergh Trenton (N.J.), June 9. Colonel Charles Lindbergh has instructed the authorities to hand over to his friend and legal adviser. Colonel I Breckinridge. the $14,860 ransom money found m Hauptmann's home. Reuter
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    STRONGER NAVY
    55 9 Washington, June 8. It is authoritatively understood that the United States's reply to the British request for an expression of the United States'! views regarding an Increase m navy strength suggests that British invoke the escalator clause of the London Naval Treaty if she wishes to increase rer
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    MR. H. FOOT
    81 9 Well-known Malayan Hockey Player From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 9. Mr. Harry Foot, whom Reuter cabled last week as having died aboard the P. O. Carthage, was a warder at the Taiplng prison staff s?veral years ago. He represented Perak at hockey being one of the
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    43 9 bOn British Prime Minister London. June 8. Mr. Oswald Pirow, South African Defence Minister, who arrived m London today was among those who visited the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) at No. 10. Downing Street, this after- British Wireless noon.
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    85 9 £1,400,000 Spent On Modernisation London, June 9. H.M S. Repulse has left Portsmouth fcr the Mediterranean after undergoing modernisation for the past three y?ars at a cost of £1.400.000 sterling. The Renown is now about to be re- paired at a cost of £720.000.- Reuter The marriage took
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    105 9 BLUM INSULTED Paris, June 7. ANGRY scenes marked yesterday's sitting of the Chamber. When M. Chiappe, the former Prefect of Police, was mentioned M. Chiappe Jur.iped to his feet and deputies began shouting "Chiappe to the gal- j lows!" There was such conJfusion tfrat M.
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    263 9 To Field Further $620,000,000 Annual Revenue Washington, Juneg 9. The Senate, by 37 votes to 24, has passed the new Tax Bill, which is expected to yield $620,000,000 m additional revenue annually, by revising the system of taxing of business corporations. The Bill also provides for
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    NEGUS AS RECTOR?
    154 9 Edinburgh University Elections London, June 9. A MOVEMENT is afoot among a section of the students of Edinburgh University to nominate the Negus as a candidate for the rectoral election to replace the late Field Marshal Lord Allenby. If we can persuade the Emperor it will be
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    322 9 NEW CINEMA CENTERE 1 Australian Film Comes By Quantas i i AN Australian-made film. < "Throughbred," starring Helen Twelvetrees. arrived at Singapore today by the Qantas plane from < Australia. It is the first complete film to b. sent from Australia by air. It is being taken on to England
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    24 9 Death Of Famous Journalist London, June 9. The death has occurred of the noted journalist Sir John Foster Fraser. Reuter
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    76 9 Representatives Of U States In (lenova (irturva. June 1. One of the largest c >n!er nc<'s m the hittory of the International Laboot Onice has opened Rtpmtßi tth I <»t 48 States are present Doctor Ridd .11 4 »e President of the govotnin'4 body, said that the conlerenee
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    42 9 New York. June K. It is understood that numbr ol prominent American steel .nterests favour Joining the Bltel Cartel n mutually satisfactory ai ranuements can b»> made, but no action is likely btfafft h prolonged study t lie situation Reuter
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      475 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. June 9 Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 117% 117»/2 Va Funding Loan. 4 pc, 1960-90 116% 116% War Loan, 3'/ 2 p.c 100ft 105% 8 Straits 6
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      201 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This 'a the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Mak/a has
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      202 10 June 5. 6. 8. American Can. Com. 127 127 128* 4 American Telephone and Telegraph 1643 4 165 1665, 8 Atcheaon Railroad 69V 2 70 1 8 70 J 2 Chesapeak 57' /4 57% 58 DuiKmt 140% 142% 143y 2 Firestone 27' 2 27^ 4 27«/ 2
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      245 10 White Paper Issued In London London. June 8. A White Paper issued m London this evening gives the text of correspondences between the United States Government and the British Embassy m Washington regarding the British war debt. The Department of State addressed a note on May 22
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      174 10 From London 5.30 p. m. June 9 RUBBER: Easy London Spot: 7 5 16d. 7 7 16d. Previously. 7%d. 7 7 I6d July-Sept: 7%d. 7%d. Previously: 7 7 16d. 7%d. Oct. -Dec: 7 7 16d. 7 9 16d. Previously: 7%d. 7 9 13d Jan-March: 7 9 16d.
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      65 10 From London 5.30 p. m. June 9 Weak: Cash: £184 15s. Previously: Weak at £187 10s. Three months: £182 15s. Previously: £185 7s 6d. New York Tin: 42.56 Previously: 43.50. Copper: Settlement: £36 5s. Previously. £36 5s Gold: Yesterday: £6 19s. Previously: 19s. 4d Silver: v v
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      72 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations June 9 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 141.21 76 116 75% New York to 4 8823 5.01% 4.99% Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7.41% 7.37% Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 3 7 16d. Is. 3 7 16d.
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      216 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations June 9 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 24 332 London 3 months' sight 243 32 London, 60 days' sight 24 I|l6 London, 30 days' sight 24 I|l6 London, demand 214 1132 London. T.T. 24 1(32 Lyons and Paris, demand 878 Hamburg, demand 142
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      1023 10 Fraser and Co. *s List Pajam ($1) Pant Pcrak <$1> Perak R. Valley ($1) Pungjjor ($n Rad.-lla <$5» 4 Sandycroft <$2t Sungfi Bacan <$2> Sungei Rama] <J1) S. Tukaim (slj Tnmbalak .«1> Tupah ($1» 1 T. Anson ($1) Temerloh ($1) Trafalgar <$2> 1 1 Ulu
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      91 10 June 0 Buyers Sellers Gambicr 5 00 Java Cube 850 Hamburg Cube 10 50 White Muntok Pepper 16 00 Black Pepper 800 Copra. Sundried 405 Copra, mixed 4.70 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1.10 Banja Jelotong 6 50 Sarawak Jelotong 6.00
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      RUBBER RETURNS
      35 10 The following rubber returns lor the month of May, are notified: Lb. Alor Gajah 16.300 Australasia 15.000 Ayer Janas 59.000 Glenealy 28.000 Jalan Kebun 5,400 Klu.n, Pajam 7S Port S\v JJ T» 1
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      58 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association June I n'i Urn X iv"»« ftuxi No IX SS :n cases (FOB Jun.-. e.oort F A Q :i: FOB Jun< N( IXH S loottl (ftWftfdftMi JIUHJulySfpt Oot i) Jan V Anr lune Tom ol M r. Lat* Otttl I 7 3 d. per lb
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    1325 11 SURPRISE FOR RUBBER EXPERTS Very Strong Statistical Position I.R.R.C. TO MAINTAIN PRICE AT 7 l/2d. Bd. (From the Free Press Correspondent) London, May 21 i FIRST-RATE tonic was provided for the rubber commodity and share markets this week by the publication of the I s Questionnaire statistics foi April. A
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    36 11 ACCORDING to an amended statement issued by the Regis-trar-General o/ Statistics yesterday the amount of rubber shipped from all Malayan ports during May was 46.568 tons. The figure previously given was 45.647 tons.
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    466 11 Winning CONTRACT David Bumstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenk**, world's leading team r of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence A FOUR ACES SLAM |J NE of the great advantages of the Aces system of common sense, non artificial hi&m ca«p
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    454 11 CABLE SHIPS THAT LINK THE WOULD Work At £2,000 A Mile London, May 7. OHEERNESS Dockyard has m hand *J at present the complete overhaul of His Majesty's telegraph ship Alert (940 tons), an exceedingly trim and pre-possessing craft, and one of two vessels which form
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      273 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore ZHI 'Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltdj Wavelength 49.9 metres 6 to 6.30 p.m. Malay Kronchongs and other Asiatic music, p.m. 6.40 News bulletin followed by stock! and share report. 7.00 Recorded music (European;. 8.30 Close down, p.m. 700 Time signal.
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      257 11 the organ of the Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle, London. 6.35 The 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra. 7.35 A recital. 750 "A Lady Loved a Swine." A play written for broadcasting. 8.20 The news and announcements. 8 40 Variety. 9.05 Close down. Transmission 3 Two of the following frequencies will be used:
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    214 12 More Air Power For Navy's Battle Cruisers After a reconstruction which has taken three and a half years and has cost nearly £1.400.000. H.MS. Repulse, one of the three remaining British battle cruisers, has left for service m the Mediterranean. This ship is the first of the British
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      659 12 BOTH TO BLAME CLAUSE Shipowner Wins U. S. Collision Case A DECISION of far-reaching importance to shipowners has just been handed down by Judge Matthew T. Abruzio m the iniUd States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The case was brought by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and
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    BLOOD, BLACK EYES AND BRUISERS
    3001 15 Weekly Sports Notes Compiled By Nimrod Mil blood was' shed and black eyes tided «v m the New World ring s, tin. day night when the finals of Singapore Amateur Boxing Assoopen tournament were But there were no tears, and were present voiced their apprecia
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    ACROBATICS
    234 15 11. M. James the genial skipper of the Suffei UjMg Cricket team must he gymnastically inclined if his effort of hurdling the wickets m the week-end game tan be taken as any criterion. Finding himself m danger of falling face downwards on his wicket, after an attempt to swing
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    134 15 Batting Runs. A. Pennefatlier (S.J.I. vs. A.C.S.) 101 retil. Capt. G. MiUhell (R.A. vs. 5.. R.C.) Ml F. de Silva (N.S. Club vs. T.P.C.A.) A 70 R. Thoy (St. Andrews vs. R.A. Illi! .m Mati) M V. Ponniah (T.P.C.A. vs. N.S. Club) M L. Alvi.s (Meal College VS.
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    43 15 last hour of play Capt. Mitchell was unbeaten for 100 and m his score were eight sixes— four oIT successive balls and nine fours. Lieut. Oliver's 41 not :iut enhances his a. ready good reputation as a batsman very hard to get out,
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    MALAYA COMMAND COMPETITION WATER POLO FINAL
    517 16 Middlesex Beat R. A. F. 3 Goals To 2 WOODMASON PLAYS WELL Fast And Even Game At Swimming Club Middlesex 3; R.A.F. 2. I7ERY keen waterpolo m the final of the Malaya Command competition ended m the Middlesex beating the R.A.F. by three goals
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    TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    178 16 Tanglin Club MM Mm rz &Qif I re pLAY m the Tanglin Club tennis tournament yesterday resulted as follows: Mixed Doubles Open Mrs. Millar and Holyoak bent Mr and Mrs. Brooke 6 l. 6 l. CILLEN CUP Mrs. Winter and Mosley <-15> beat Miss Fuller and G Ambler
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    40 16 London. June 8. The Westchestercup lineups at Hurlingham today are: England:- H Hughes. Gerald Balding, Tyrrell Martin and Humphrey Guiness. Hanut Singh has not sufficiently recovered to play. America: Eric Pedley. Michael Phipps, Stewart Iglehart and Winston Guest.
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    28 16 1 It is now sixteen seasons s.nce a Lancashire club carried oil the Central League championship. Prior to this slump they won it four times out of five.
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    183 16 Cubs Beaten By Americans An attraction on the padang today was the baseball match between the Ameiicans and the Cubs and although the result favoured the Americans by 17 runs to 9 the game was full of interest. In their first innings the Americans sent. 3 runs m
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    120 16 Race To Be Held End Of Nex Month The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announce that the first race f if the J I bi.ee Trophy for merchant s-ip.>' lit- boats presented m commemoration or the Silver Jubilee o! His late Majesty King George V and with the object
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    DAVIS CUP TIE
    112 16 France Eliminated By Jugoslavia London, June 8. Jugoslavia sprang a surprise m the 4th round of the Davis Cup competition (European Zone) tcday at Paris by defeating France by tfiree matches to two. She will now meet Austria m the semi-final. The results, Jugoslav players mentioned fiist
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    BRITISH OPEN GOLF
    30 16 London, June 9. There are 30 overseas entrants among the 286 golfers who will compete m British open golf championship m which play begins on June 22.
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    230 16 ATHLETICS Fourth Meeting Of Selangor A. A. The fourth athletic meeting of the .Selangor A.A. association will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18. .at the Victoria Institution. Kuala Lumpur. The Ccnrad Clarke Shields for interschool relays previously competed for annually at the Amateur Athletic Association oi
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    325 16 LP.CJLC. A^ain inncrs From Our Own Correspondent i Ipoh. June 8. Tlv? P.C.R.C. for the eleventh consecutive time won the Sultan's cup for inter-club tennis doubles by defeating the Taiping Chine.se Recreation Club, who provided the strongest opposition. The P.C.R.C. have won the cup ever since the competition
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    159 16 SELANGOR TURF CLUB SCRATC HIXGS The following are the scratchinps for second day of Selangor T.C. Summer meeting. Race No. 3— Belsbelle. Race No. 4 Pymble. Miss Neta. Race No. B.— Lucky Star. Handicaps For Third Day's Races The lollowing are weight! lor two races on the
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    111 16 P.C.R.C. Singles Championship From Our ovn Correspondent) I'enang. Junr 0. In the finals of the Chinese Recreation Club tennis sinjiKs i-'n.t:r.--pionship this evening Ooon k k tne Penanf champion, defeat' d c; Kck Lam. the Penanf mnner-up, I 6-4. 6— 3. Friendly Soccer I'onanc. June 0.
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    231 16 London. M;i> At Frome: Kent boat Somerset by 66 runs. Kent 165 and 203 -Wollard 7 and 5 for 77 >. Somerset 146 and 153 Todd 6 for 45 and Freeman 7 lor 58 1. At Lords. Middlesex beat Northamptonshire by 283 runs. Middlesex 192 Clark 7 lor
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    315 16 F and N. 3. CRASER and Nca\. cond Commercial c Straits Times Press SC yesterday's fixture a! mound, but the m.i: Wide as expected The Prw by an ever-changlnf though they <j. defence theti rorwai roan loi Impc wv. Hal Choo «ii U i m that
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