The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 June 1936

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.87 M. ESI 1) 1835. MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936. 10 CENTS.
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  • Article
    Novel Features In M. Blum's New Deal Bills
    231 1 LESS HOURS: SAME WAGES: HOLIDAYS WITH PAY Paris, June 13. 11/f LEON BLUM'S first three New Deal Bills, which have now been published, contain novel features. For example the 40-hour week applies to all industrial and commercial establishments without exception and stipulates
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    ANOTHER H.M.S. MALAYA?
    81 1 Colonial Office Denial (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 13. TTHE Colonial Office declares it has no knowledge of the IMS. Sultans' proposal for a Coronation gift of a warship to replace the obsolete 11.M.5. Malaya, as alleged by the Singapore correspondent of the British Cnited Press.
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    CHIEFS AND PRELATES SUBMIT TO DUCE
    140 1 CHIEFS AND PRELATES SUBMIT TO DUCE FASCIST SALUTE AT MENTION OF NAME Abyssinians Humbled By Italian Conquerors Rome. June 13. r»LAD m their traditional native robes Ras Hailu, the Abuna Kirillos (head of the Ethiopian church) and 50 Abyssinian chiefs, notables and bishops participated m a solemn submission ceremony held
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    LORD MURRAY DEAD
    43 1 London, June 13. The death has occurred on the Scottish Judge. Lord Murray. Mr. H. M. Shepton of Kuantan lias I left Jeram Kuantan Rubb-r Estates ltd., and has joined the newly lormed Jabor Valley Estate as manager. Reuter Wireless
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    GOLD FOR U.S.A.
    37 1 Gold valued at $5,040,000 was engaged on Saturday from Paris to New York Foreign bank balances m the United States on June 3 totalled $408,000,000. on increase of $30,000,000 over last we<?k. Reuter Wireless
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    23 1 THE WHITSUN PICNIC PA RAMSAY^ "Olr WHO'S GOT THE TIVOPENEk MUVVER WANTS TO OPEN 'ER MOVF AN TELL L^ WHO GlTb THt I'LUMS"
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    HAS GIRL PAT CROSSED THE ATLANTIC?
    195 1 Georgetown (Brit. Guiana), June 13. THE Girl Pat is thought to have crossed the Atlantic. An unidentified vessel was sighted by the American ship Lorraine Cross near Cayenne (French Guiana) which the captain thinks is the missing Grimsby trawler. The captain wirelessed that the
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    DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS IN PALESTINE
    285 1 DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS IN PALESTINE DECREE BY HIGH COMMISSIONER Allenby's Statue Bombed Jerusalem, June 14. TTJIE dfath penalty and life impri- sonment fof :vct., ul terrorism, including Bring on troops, bomb throwing and tampering with communications are provided m the new decree lamed by the High Commissioner. QeiL Sir
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    8 TO 5 ON ROOSEVELT
    56 1 Washington, June 13. Pros -It nf R vi It remains the favourite In :)w PrertdMitta] election* despite the n wnlnatftoa ot Governor Landoo Kanaai Neutral observers i-onsid'T tnc nomiiuition will not seriously threaten Mr Rjoscvelt's ehanota Tbt b- tttni on Wall street is 8 to
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      79 1 I TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE DINNER DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. (informal) 9.30 to midnight AM) ANOTIIFR CHANGE OF PROGRAMME BY THE COWAN BAILEY REVUE_ COWAN AND BAILEY— TED AND EVELYN— ESTELLE DAVIS* 1 Piano, Banjo Costume Character Numbers. Comedy Songs, Tap. Eccentric and Exhibition Uancine, Lr f est Vogues m
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      84 1 I^K HlliTTll II THIS WEEK: r SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE ll 1= RELLER BAND 'I J^* CABARET 'VI LA VALESKA BARBARA TAYLOR KJERULF "ORCHID OF THE DANCE" II \RP VIRTI OSO ADELPHI HOTEL TIKSDAY. JINK TIURSDAY, 18 SEA VIEW HOTEL WBDNBBDAY, JINR 7 (Informal) FRIDAY,
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    CHINA CIVIL WAR MAY BE RESUMED
    667 1 Kwangsi Troops Cease Their Withdrawal r rom Hunan MAY CONTINUE FIGHTING WITHOUT CANTON Still Danger Of Clash With Nanking ACCORDING to a Router message from Shanghai, has boon caused by a reliable report from Changsha, capital of Hunan, that the Kwangsi troops have ceased
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    DARING PIRACY IN RUMANIA
    104 2 Egyptian Ship Looted From Stem To Stern Bukharcst, June 13. Brandishing knives and pistols, masked pirates attacked the Egyptian cargo ship ICabra m Braila They approached the ship m row-boats with muffled oars, climbed aboard by means of rope ladders, surprised the sleeping crew and bound
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    CO-OPERATORS' PICNIC
    32 2 The Singapore Co-operators' Picnic will be held on Sunday. June 21. at Mr. Tan Boon Liafs Bungalow 'kindly lent for the occasion at Somapah Estate, oil Tenth Milestone Changi Road.
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    MEMORIAL FUND
    17 2 London. June 12. The King George V Memorial Fund now amounts to £60,000.- British wireless.
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    Arabs and Jews
    1302 2 Letters To The Editor PALESTINE MADE A SMILING COUNTRY BY THE JEWS— ZIONIST SUPPORTERS IN BRITAIN— WHAT JEWS DID IN GREAT WAR— ALWAYS READY TO HELP BRITAIN— NO FAVOURITISM WANTED "LA WRENCE OF ARABIA A LSO To The Editor. Sir.— l shall be grateful if you will
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    IRON AND STEEL
    55 2 London, June 13. Production of pig iron m the United Kingdom m May amounted to 661.000 tons, compared with 629.800 tons m April and 558.900 tons a year ago. Froduction of steel m May was 963,000 tons against 984,200 tons m the previous month and 853.300 tons
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    SCENES IN CANTON
    138 2 Japanese Warships Ready For Emergency Canton, June 13. One hundred thousand students, merchants, labourers and many women staged a. monster anti-Japanese demonstration this morning. The normal life of the city was paralysed as vast throngs forsaking offices. banks, schools and factories— paraded the streets shouting patriotic slogans.
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    Illegal Action
    128 2 Shanghai. June 14. Interviewed by pressmen yesterday, a spokesman of the Central authorities m Nanking described the independent military moves of the leaders of the South as most inconsistent. The Southern forces have acted m an illegal manner by entering Hunan without consulting the Central Government and their
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    WORLD CONSUMPTION OF TIN
    130 2 Billiton Prepared For End Of Restriction Amsterdam, June 13. 'T'HE position of world tin eonsump- tion was better than would have been expected m view of general conditions, the chairman of the Billiton Company told the annual meeting here today. Pointing out that the 1935 consumption
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      128 2 Diary Of The Day High Water, 6.46 a.m. 7.5 ft., 6.55 pm. 8.2 ft. Sports Soccer: Div. 2 Monopolies v.s. Chinese II at Anson Stadium; Commercial Cup. M.P.H. vs. S.H.B. at 5.H.8. G.S. League (2 1 Education vs. Moi^opolies II at J S.C.A. F St. Joseph's v.s. St. Andrew's al
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      97 2 Law Notice For The Day The Acting Chief Justice at Malacca Assizes. Before Mr. Justice Mills, Mr. Justice {Adrian Clark and Mr. Justice Cobbett m the 2nd Court at 10.30 a.m. Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summons.
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    WORLD CONCERN AT GROWING TOLL OF THE ROADS
    545 3 Record Casualties BRITISH, GERMAN AND AMERICAN FIGURES London, June 5. PIMILTANEOISLY with the issue yesterday by the Ministry of Transport of the weekly figures showing a further increase m deaths m road accidents last week, came messages from abroad stating that: In
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    DYING HERMIT'S BEQUESTS
    302 3 HIS LAST 15 DAYS WITHOUT FOOD INVENTIONS THAT MADE MONEY London, June 15. "T HAVE been 15 days without food and feel the end is near." This was written m a letter left by George Henry Lawson. 68, a smallholder, who was found dead m a dilapidated
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    58 3 Hosts at a cocktail party at the Park Lane Hotel at the end of May were Major Reggie and Mr. Charles Stirling. Tie party was given lor their niece. Miss Mary Stirling, daughter of Mr. William Stirling, late of the Chinese Protectorate. Kuala Lumpur. Miss Stirling is learning tap dancing
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    WIFE SUES EX-HUSBAND FOR MARRIAGE EXPENSES
    335 3 Important Mohammedan Decision A CASE of some importance to local Mohammedans was heard and decided by Mr. H. R. Bull, the Civil District Judge, on Thursday. The parties to the suit were Puteh binte Abdullah, a young married woman, suing by her mother, Tijah
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    DARING THEFT
    194 3 Jewels Snatched From Post Office Counter (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. June 13. A daring theft took place m the General Post Office here yesterday when a man leapt over the counter while the clerk was busy attending a customer and snatched two small packages containing jewels
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    BANISHEE RETURNS
    115 3 Sentenced To Two Years' Imprisonment Malacca, June VI. Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley today :onvicted Tan Liong alias Tai Leong Uias Te Pua to two years' Imprisonnent after he had pleaded guilty to laving lived at Alor Gajah after banshment from Johore m contravention )f the Ordinance.
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    BAKING POWDER KING LEAVES £361,463
    176 3 Bequests To Hospitals London,' June 5. DARON BORWICK OF HAWKSHEAD. formerly head of the U firm of George Borwick and Sons. Ltd.. the baking powder makers, left a fortune of £361.403. it was revealed yesterday. The Exchequer takes £62.343 m estate duty. Lord Borwiek. whose
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    BETTER LIVING SOCIETY
    275 3 To He Formed By Seremban Indians (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 12. A largely-attended meeting of Indians from the various districts of Negri Sembilan was held on Tuesday at the Indian Association. Seremban. w.ien it was decided to form a Cooperative Better Living Society— the first
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    "FIGHTING DRUNK"
    208 3 Kffect Of Samsu On Estate Coolies (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, June 12. The sale of samsu to Tamil labourers by owners of illicit distilleries has been a source of great worry to local estate owners and ot-her employers of labour The amount of trouble caused was stressed
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    DOCTOR IN IRONS IN POLICE CELL
    263 3 Child Dashed To Ground "LUCKY HE IS NOT ON MURDER CHARGE" I Liverpool, June 5. A DOCTOR who hid turn put m irons m a polite cell u.»s stated at Liverpool police court today to be lucky not to have been charged with murder.
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    TOURIST TRAFFIC DROPS
    141 3 As Result Of World Unrest Nervousness among tourists because of world unrest is causing losses to Singapore. The round-the-world Dollar liner President Garneld arrived m Singapore on Saturday with only 52 passengers whereas this is the reason when Americans globe-trot most. Usually, hundreds of Americans aie passing
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    AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON
    3609 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON London, June 5. WHEN I woke this morning, a barrel-organ beneath my winclow was grinding out a tune made frimous throughout the Englishspeaking world some years ago by v certain Mr. Al Jolson. Lying huddled under the blankets, I fitted the words to the music:
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      59 4 WAILES-DOVE ro*^ \TrrSi ■hi inTnl An emulsified bituminous compound suitable for al kinds of waterproofing. Bit up] as tie' can be brush coated by diluting with \v at c r o r a ppli ed \v it h trowel lor flooring, damp courses and expansion joints. Write for descriptive booklet
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    237 5 .1 Cairo Iniversity. The l*taEsVSl£S h" V tOmb ear the ""mmld. by Professor Selim Hassan Pyramid. lived about J.« 50 B C The mL™ f" a dau e hter f Chefren. builder of ti™ Second S arcophu SUS witn considerabI c *»zJ t h y \TT£L W V h t^T
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    PROSPEROUS BRITAIN
    197 6 50,000 Found Work Last Month NEW £1,000,000 FACTORY London, June 2. THE month of May closed with another sign of improved prosperity indicated by a big reduction m the number of unemployed. Tn figures will not be issued for another week, but preliminary returns indicate that at least
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    SULTAN VISITS KROH
    111 6 Ipoh, June 13. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The Sultan ol Perak concluded I three-day visit to Kroh being tn? s( cond occasion His Highness has visited this remote town of the State ol Perak. Raja Ahmad. District Officer o' Upper Perak and Inclie Osman. A. DO Oi
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    WEEK-END WEDDING
    301 6 Mr. M. G. Mills Married To Miss Helen Winch Mr. If. G. i Henry) Mills, son of Capt. and Mrs. Gray Mills, of Kingsdown. Deal, was married at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday, to Miss Helen Winch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T M Winch, of London. The
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    QANTAB PILOT BEREAVED
    143 6 Learns Of Wife's Death While Flying: While Captain R. B. Tapp. one of the best known Qantas pilots, was speeding home by air from Singapore, his wife died In a private hospital m Brisbane. Captain Tapp was notified by cable <A his wife's serious illness. He caught
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    Y.W.C.A. DRAMATICS
    100 6 The dramatic section of the Singipore Y.W.C.A. is rehearsing From Mine Till Six." A strong cast has been chosen and is being coached by Mrs H. B. Amstutz and Miss Drusilla Bur sess. The play will be produced at th^ Victoria Theatre on Thursday, July 23 at 9.15
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    22 6 photo). GIRLS' SECTION of the Chung Hwa Athletic Party at the Chinese ■port! at Jalan Besar held over the week-end. Free Press
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    EUROPEAN IMPRISONED FOR CHEATING
    606 6 EUROPEAN IMPRISONED FOR CHE A TING German's "Bad Example" (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 12. UWOU are a European and should set out an example m this country," said Mr. J. Calder. m the Kuala Lumpur police court today, when he sentenced W. O. Jahn. a German to
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    BREACH OF TRUST
    87 6 Man And Wife Charged In Kuala Lumpur From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 12. In the Kuala Lumpur police court today. J. Joseph and his wife Anthoniamal agreed that they were the persons mentioned m a warrant from Teluk Anson. where a charge of criminal breach
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    WITNESS ATTACKED
    639 6 MAN'S LOVE FOR ROSES MADE HIM TOTALLY BLIND BUT BROUGHT HIM WEALTH London, June 2. I7VERARD BRICKHILL, from Ausp tralia, loves roses. They have controlled his destiny. Indirectly, they caused him to go totally blind. Ros:s. too. were In his thoughts when he Invented a horticultural sprinkler which,
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      295 6 YOUR BEAUTY SOAP On Sale Eve ry where. Retail Price lOcts. APB 1 QUININE. as a prophylactic against MALARIA. use every da> 2 susar- coated tablets 3 grains Quinine Hydrochloride. Be sure to take a quickly disintegrating (soluble) tablet, such as made by BANDOENG QUININE FACTORY. it trad* J mark.
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      95 6 St. Andrew's Hospital Week 29th JUNE to 4th JULY, 1936. Friday, 26th June MAGIC CIRCLE SHOW Saturday, VICTORIA THEATRE 9.30 p.m. 27th June seats may be reserved at the thlatri Grand Cinema Entcrtuinnwnl AT Monday, CAPJTOL THEATRE at 6.15 p.m. 29th June THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES" (with EDMUND GWENN) "HOW TO
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    RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S CRICKET
    954 7 Raffles College Stave Off Defeat LAST WICKET STAND THE S.C.C and the Raffles College played a draw m their cricket match at the S.C.C. ground yesterday. The Europeans, batting first, scored 167, to which the College replied with 122 lor the loss of 9 wickets when
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    W. ELDRED WINS
    41 7 Hay-Off In Island Coif Championship play on on Saturday at the is- second place m the SinIsi.inu igolf championship W. beat H B. Sym. Eldred went m 75 and Sym m 78. The Sinimpion is R. j. isherwood.
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    ATHLETICS
    1013 7 Hwa School, 3 Choonjj Hwa School. Time 60 1 10 sec 2nd heat: 1. Kwong Yuk School. 2 Nanyang High School 11, 3 Yaju girls team. Time 65 2 5 sees Penthaione (5 events) for men. 1. Cheong See Teik (Yayu) Points 2,095. 2 Lim Eng Chew (Yayii), 3.
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    DAVIS CUP
    16 7 In Davis Cup European zone semiBerlin oil Saturday Germany Ireland three matches to nil
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      212 7 ALHAMBRA tvely LAST NIGHT! TRULY GLORIOUS FILM See SHIRLEY m this nnd you'll ndei stand h y she's Vl l x I> 1 l" v Jj 1 REBEL A FOX Pittor.wilh tOHH I a on BOLES -HOLT KAREN MORLEY BILL ROBINSON B G O.Sylvo 'cm the famous viage »vccess by
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      351 7 Don't Miss Tonight's final screening of this Laugh-packed LLOYD comedy! CAPITOL 6 15 and 9 15 Only once m a decade comes a picture like this made for one purpose only To KEEP you m Roars of Laughter HAROLD LLOYD at his best m Paramount's Feast of Fun "THE MILKY
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936. "My Lips Are Sealed"
    1145 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936. "My Lips Are Sealed" TF THE assumption is correct that Mr. Baldwin will retire after the Coronation next May, then the event cannot come quickly enough. We are moved to this reflection by the reaction of "Old Sealed Lips," \2lf he has
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    21 8 Dr. Tempany on his arrival m Colombo m the Rajputana on his way home visited the Coconut Research Station at Negombo.
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    As I was Sajing
    560 8 Town Planning He side Ihe Baltic •THE next study tour of the Garden Cities and Town Planning Associations, which will last from July 2 to July 19, will take its members along the shores of th° Baltic. .lt will show than among other places, a city
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    The Art Patron
    842 8 lOLLY Trewidden CUM back Irom the Nevada mines with a wad of money m the bank it would have been I larger wad if his thirst had been less, but there might, as hi said, have b« D no wad at all if Ms common m hadn't
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      25 8 FOR FIRE INSURANCE. Apply to the i GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE b LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 'PHONE 6480.
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    57 9 photo). PHIS MOTOKC ,\H, driven by a European, and a lorry were involved m a collision at the mmtion of Middle Road and Bencoolen Street yesterday afternoon, two hoys bein ff injured. As a result of the trash the car ran into a Chinese retail shop at the junction both
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    DEATH OF MR. GILBERT K. CHESTERTON
    1758 9 DEA TH OF MR. GILBERT K. CHESTERTON Brilliant Writer And Master Of Paradox HIS RELATIONS WITH SHAW AND BELLOC AREUTER message from London announces that the death took place yesterday of Mr. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, the famous essayist, poet, journalist, novelist and controversialist at the age of 62. AUTHORS and
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    ARREST OF MISSING FUSILIERS
    435 9 Allegations Of Amazing Escapade THE long arm oi the law caught up yesterday afternoon with the three Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers who are believed to be responsible lor a series of crimes on Friday night, when they were alleged to have started by hiring a car and
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    MR. BALDWIN POINTS TO IMPROVED TRADE
    259 9 Major Attlee Points To Poverty In The Midst Of Plenty London, June 13. DULLING takes place next Thursday m the by-election m the Lewes Ision of Sussex and the Prime 1 r has addressed a letter to the "On&ervartive candidate who, he says, 1
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    AIR SERVICE IN THE WEST INDIES
    60 9 London, June 12. The Colonial Sccre ary, Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, stated m a Parliamentary reply today that the Government were considering the possibility of the establishment ol a British air service m the West Indies but he was not yet m a
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
      175 10 I From London 5.30 p. m. June 13 I THE RIBBER MARKET IS CLOSED TODAY ROCKS: London: GO. OOO (61,356 tons) Liverpool: 68,960 (69.204 tons) COPRA: Straits SD. Rotterdam £13 10s. Previously: £13 10s. PEPPER: White Muntok: In bond 4^d. Previously: 1 4 3 /4 d. White
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      Foreign Exchange Rates.
      83 10 London Closing Quotations June 13 Method of Parity before Rate PtpCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday ylously Paris Francs to 141.21 76> 4 76>4 Now York to 4.88 2 3 502 11 16 d. 5.02 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7.42 1 2 d. 7.42 3 4 Hong Kong Per
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      239 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES June 13 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 1 16 London. 30 days' sight 24 1 16 London, demand 2 4 1 32 London. T.T. 2 4 1 32
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      99 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association 1— June 13, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No I.X.R.S.S. m cases (F. 0.8. June) 25 13 16 25 15 16 Goou F.A.Q. m cases 1 FOB. June 25 13 16 25 7 8 No. I.X.R.S.S. (spot loose) <awardable Singapore) 25 3/ 4 25 7
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      49 10 The Malayan Amateur Radio Society, I' Kuala Lumpur, will broadcast a talk to- day at 8 p.m. by Capt. Ramplen Jones i on ma impressions of the journey by air i from Penan* to Hong Ron*. Capt. Jonei was the nrst European passenger to travel by this new route. <
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      S.V.C. SCHEDULE
      169 10 Programme of Drills For Week Ending June 21 The programme of drills up to and for week ending, June 21, is as follows: Today 'Monday 5.30 p.m.; Headquarters; SR.A. (v>; Ceremonial Drill; S.R.E. «v); Ceremonial Drill; 5.15 p.m S.F.C.R.E. (v) Malay Sec; Drill; S.V. F.A.; F.A. Training; Ist.
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      CURRENCY UNCERTAINTY PREVENTS PRICE RISE
      1394 10 But Restriction Is Succeeding STOCKS SHRINKING: EXPORTS WELL WITHIN QUOTAS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 5. T TNCERTAINTY as to the fate of the guilder continues to U check the rise m rubber share and commodity prices which the industry's rapidly improving statistical position
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      1074 10 I Fraser and Co.'s List Nyalas <$1> 1 Pujam isl. I*6<) 1Pant Perak ($1) 2 Perak R. Valley ($1) H Punggor <$1. Radella is:)t S.tP(lyci(.ft <$2) Sungei Bagan < $2) Sungei Ramal »fl> |.n S. Tukang .sl> j' Tambalak <fli t( v i-th (sli T.
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      92 10 June 13. Buyers Sl Hers Gambier 5 00 Java Cube 850 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 10 oo Black Popper 8.00 Copra. Sundricd 4 Copra, mixed 4.65 Small PlakB Tapioca 4 U R B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1.10 Banja Jelotong 6 50 Sarawak Jelotong
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      96 10 Jt.nr II I American Can C n I I American TrlrplK and Tfl. -r.iu.M Atche.son Rail C hesapi ak Duponl nrertoiM 2H I ntnU Bectrk Central Motors Goodrich 19 odyaai Inter-Telephone and Telegraph M National City BUlfe N.Y. OetlU -ad M P« nnsylvai ia R'road 31 Radio
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      280 11 FORMAL OPENING BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m China by Special Charter) 15th June 1936 Head Office: 50, Hankow Road, Shanghai. Total Resources $1,342,242,166.35 Chinese Currency Paid Up Capital $40,000,000.00 Chinese Currency Reserve Funds $3,453,591.43 Chinese Currency Dr. Tse-Vung Soong, Chairman, Member of Standing Committee, National Economic Council. Mr. Chur-Tong Yih,
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      462 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES Singapore— ZHl Transmission 2 rowncd and operated by Radio Service aiiwnission Co of Malaya Ltd.) Thc toUoxving frequencies win Wavrlength-49.9 metres USed: GBH and GSG p.m. 6 -20 Big Ben. "Monologue m Melody" f> f and other Jules Rubens m a programme of syncopated pianoforte music 1.30 Recorded
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      134 12 Britannia's Fittings To Be Sold By Auction London, May 30. The fittings of King George's racing cutter Britannia will be sold by auction on June 24 m the yard of Mr. George Marvin at East Cowes. where the cut-n-i li hring. Every thing 01l the inventory
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      RAID MADE ON JUNK
      106 12 Another armed robbery on a junk was revealed at the Kowloon Magistracy when two fishermen and a seaman were charged, with three others not m custody, with boarding a junk off Tung Lung Island on Pday 31. using revolvers and knives, and making off with 20
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      43 12 The mail and passenger vessel s.s. "Azay Le Rideau" from Pondicherry is expected to arrive on Wednesday, June 17, at 6 a.m. and sail on the same day at one p m. for Saigon Tonrane and Haiphong. Berth; The Roads.
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      209 12 Five For The Clyde: Four For The Tyne London, .May '20 The Admiralty announce that, subject to the settlement of certain points oi detail, it has been decided to entrust the construction oi the nine Tribal class destroyers of the 1936 programme to the following firms: Two
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      1028 12 Britannia To Be Sunk In The Channel AFTER FORTY THREE YEARS OF SERVICE London, May 31. THE Royal yacht Britannia wili never race again. His Majesty the King has decided against his noble father's beloved craft being broken up, as was at first suggested,
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      72 12 Captain M. L Chrkr Appoints To Singapore 'From Our Own < London. Inn* I. Captain M I. mander ol the Sixth Home Fleet, h.i (i Commodore W I as Commod Singapore Captain Cl.uk. has boon srrvini i.board the I Kmlknor (1.460 I In SiiiK- 11 Commodorr M „l
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      29 12 A Kuala Lira i afroplane pi] I Mr C. 1 v :th Mr N 0 collided with it Pcl ).i!._ itlll Mr Ki* nbm In h es.
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      161 12 HENDERSON LINE BCHEDILE OF SMI INGS By Fortnightly Paaaenrer StfaoiM Between Ranroon, Tort Sadaa, MarseilJec, Palma and Fnflaotf HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation rinnmifc Leaver Rtofota \m AMARAPCX)RA June 27 SAGAINO Jui BURMA July 2$ YOMA An* PEGU CILLND'vMN BHAMO AMARAPooi BAOAINO BURMA YOM( PEGU KEMMKNDINK CHINDUIN Calls London Through
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      429 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. Thursday 745 ajn Alor Star: Mon. to Prl.* 745 ajn Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 pm. Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p jn. Klang, Kuala Llpis, Port Swettenham, Talplng and Telok Anson: Weekdays* t pjn.
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      125 12 SINGAPOR/j HARIUH a Ships alongside the vi.,,\ f expe<led to IIU( East Wharf (Entrance Rohna a; Hon 8 Main Wharf (Kntran,. Op ten Noort Jir 16; GlenafTari. L 3 p Rosalie Molh-r. M tenor 6. a Aa. Empire Dink (Knlram, <„(r I LLsbon Maru M) i Laerte.s 34 A a
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      403 13 P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, 17.000 June 19 CHITRAL 15 000 Au» 93 ?4 lALI SSI J«^ 1 BHUTAN (100 a Z 27 NALDERA IG.OOO July S RANPURA 17J00 Am" S HIND 11.500 July 17 BEHAR 6 000 £nt B ►RE 6.000 July 30 RAWALPINDI 170C0 Sent 1? RAJPUTANA
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      561 13 ttcAUSTER CO., LTD. AND REDUCED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Emj.and.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Stumer Due Sail* CITY OF MOBILE Havre, London. Dunkirk, Rdam, Hburg, PTTV op
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      654 14 K. P. M. OP TEN NOORT— Monday. June 15. Belawan-Deli. BOTH Monday, June 15. Muntok, Batavia and Cheribon. KAMPAR— Tuesday, June 16, Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. PALOPO- Tuesday. June 16, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. VAN OUTHOORN— Wednesday, June 17. Muntok and Palembang. CREMER— Wednesday. June 17. Penang
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      512 14 i wd >S^ s^ i zfZ** I TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA* COLOMBO. BOMBAY, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. Spore. Penang. New York. Pre*. Garfield June 13 June i 6 ,T Un e 18 July 28 f^ 8
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    18 15 WINNERS of the 10.M0 rnrtrw race at the (hin.se sporfs at Ja.an Br«ur v,-,tcidav. (Free Pn ss photoi.
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    CONCLUDING DAY OF KUALA LUMPUR RACE MEETING
    1587 15 Mr. A. Van Tooren Heads Winning Owners PUNTERS HAVE BAD DAY Outsiders Turn The Tables On Favourites (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 13. AX unusually large crowd witnesse d the concluding day of the Selangor Turf Club meeting which was i
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    489 15 Jokore Beat Malacca 2 Goals To Nil (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, June 13. JOHORE repeated her last year's Malaya Cup victory over Malacca al Muar yesterday, winning by two goals *to nil and thoroughly deserved to do so being far the better side Johore Z:
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    1204 15 Low Scoring On First Day Of Play (From Our Own (or respondent.) K u. i l.i Lumpur, June 13. THE first inter-State < Ticket match m Kuala Lumpur this season, between I'erak and Selan^or, fir- an on the I'udang this morning. The weather was ideal and the
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    1025 16 Haxworth 5 Wickets For 8 Runs MERCHANTS OUT FOR 86 HPIIE P.S. and 8.8.1, scored an easy victory by eight wickets over the Merchants at cricket yesterday at the S.C.C. The Merchants were all out for 86, one of their men being: absent, while the P.S. and
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    179 16 Perak Beaten By Two Wickets GOOD BOWLING FIGURES AT THE close of play yesterday Selangor's prospects <,i victory did not look bright but they made a magnificent recovery today and ran out winners by a margin of two uk kets. Hunters bowling was a big factor m
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    LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    815 16 Record Number Of Entries i A RECORD number of entries have been received for the Singapore lawn tennis championships which begin at the B.C.C. courts on Monday. June 22. About 120 players will be competing, and it is anticipated that the men's singles championship will be more
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    HOME CRICKET
    79 16 London. June 13. Rain spoilt many of the cricket today throughout Britain. There was no play m the North vs. South Test trial. At Deletion: Somerset 169 (Freeman 6 lor 60 Kent 21 for one. At Horsham: Sussex 199 for 4. At Newport Glamorgan 550 for six. declared;
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    YESTERDAY'S YACHTING
    179 16 photo). Hoops Remembrance Cup Series First Event YESTERDAY Hie "B" Class sailed the Hrst of a series lor tinHoops Kememhrani't' tup. Then- was a very MgM liree/e from the south and Ihe tide was ebbin S Betsy skippered by M. 11. "Matlieson finished first. Tlu times .im! results
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    73 16 London. June 13. Am rtca von the Wightman Cup today by tour matches to throe at Wimbledon. In cold, wet weather Mrs Fabyan beat Miss Kay Stammers 6 'A. 6 4; Miss Dorothy Round beat Miss Helen Jacobs 6 3. 6 3: Miss C Babcock 'US' beat Miss
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    HUNT CUP PROBABLES
    116 16 London, June 13. The following are the probable starters for the Hunt Cup: Theft (Smirkei, Finaiist (Harry Wraggi, Shining Tor (Perrymam. Guinea Gap (Sammy Wragg). William lOf Valence (Pat Beasley > Commandei the 3rd (HaWdOft), Law Court "Gordon Hichards), Boethius (Wrickaby), InI'ation (Clifford Kichardst, Gunboa' <Fox>. Chuchoteur
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    WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN
    41 16 Princeton, June 14. 'THE world's two mile record was broken by Donald Lash (University of Indiana), his time 8 mins. 58 3 10 sees., beating Nurmi's time of 8 mins. 59 6 10 sees, established m 1931. Reuter
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    93 16 (From Our Own OlffNpaMiH Bangkok. June U PoUowln i members ul the Swimmini B Club abuut the impurity q| ir. the baths, thf |ti ol the club souk committee of lour foreign d x-tors &nd one foreign chemist. The report rcfen to the high excellence oi
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