The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 August 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 14,921. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936. lt CENTS.
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    BATU ARANG ALMOST WIPED OUT BY FIRE
    563 1 Seven Hundred Men, Women And Children Homeless Damage Estimated At Over $100,000 POOR FAMILIES LOSE HOMES AND GOODS Police Cordon Around Smouldering Village (FROM OIK OWN CORRESPONDENT) Xl ALA LUMPUR. AUG. 2. SEVEN HUNDRED MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE HOMELESS AFTER A FIRE
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    COST OF GENERAL ELECTION
    45 1 London, Aug. 1. FIGURES of candidates' expenses at the general election of last year published m the official return show that a total of £722,093 was spent, each of the 21,997,054 votes cast costing an average of 7.8 d. British Wireless.
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    Rebels Planning Great Aerial Invasion Of Spain
    569 1 SUBMARINE BOMBED AND SUNK IN STRAITS Paris, Aug. 2. THE rebels m Morocco are apparently planning a great aerial invasion of Spain, according to a special correspondent of the Intransigeant at Tetuan who says that a big three-engined Junker plane has arrived at
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    26 1 Melbourne, Aug. 2. The death has occurred here of Sir Frank Gavan Duffy, an ex-Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, aged 84.— Reuter Wireless.
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    WORLD DESERVES TO PERISH
    134 1 If lt Cannot Prevent War London, July 29. IN a moving address to the Canadian Vimy Ridge pilgrims at Westminster Hall Mr. Baldwin said that many of the world's troubles were indubitably due to our having lost our best men m the war, men who today
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    FRENCH APPEAL TO POWERS NOT TO INTERFERE
    338 1 FRENCH APPEAL TO POWERS NOT TO INTERFERE PLAN TO SHORTEN SPANISH WAR Grave Danger Of Complications Paris, Aug. 1. THE French Government has decided urgently to appeal to interested Governments not to interfere m Spain and has telegraphed London and Rome informing Britain and Italy of the French attitude and
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    BANK HOLIDAY
    135 2 Traffic Unaffected By Weather Reports London. Aug. 1. Weather prospects for the August bank holiday we^k-end are not very favourable, though some sunny intervals are forecast. The volume of holiday traffic, however, appears to be unaffected and is expected once again to exceed the record of previous years.
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    A READER SAYS WE TERATOLOGIZE
    743 2 A READER SAYS WE TERATOLOGIZE Letters To The Editor PARDON THE WORD! -BREAKFAST SHOCKS WHEN HE READS OUR LEADERS -HE HAS A COLLECTION OF THEM-AND HE ASSIGNS TO US A UNIQUE POSITION— WE ARE HOPELESS AND IMPERVIOUS TO REASON -BUT HE WILL STILL CONTINUE TO READ THE FREE PRESS To
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    "KOENIGSMARK"
    195 2 "Definitely Not Suited To The British Mind" Pictures of the type of "Koenigs- mark" are evidently not for this coun- try. After coming away from the pre- miere at the Pavilion on Saturday the reviewer heard enough evidence from various people who are regular pic-: Uiregoers that it was
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    HOME CRICKET
    109 2 London, Aug. 1. Close of play scores m county cricket games which began today are, says Reuter: At the Oval: Notts. 174 (Gover 5 tor 61. Daley 5 for 49); Surrey 5 for 0. At Hove Middlesex 9 for 1 vs. Sussex. Rain stopped play. At Canterbury Kent
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    Match Cancelled
    22 2 The cricket match between the Cey lon Sports Club "B" and the R/ Changi fixed for yesterday was can celled.
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    SPOONER CUP
    252 2 Penang Iskandar Polo Club In Final (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1. 8 S a result of the two semi-flnau played at the race course today, ie Iskandar Polo Club will me:;t enang m the final ol the Spooner up here tomorrow. The Selangor Polo Club
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    MALAYAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    567 2 SANSONI AND" OLIVER'S GREAT WIN Strongest Chinese Pair Out Ipoh, Aug. 2. THIS morning's play In the Malayan To P en lawn tennis championships cw the elimination of the strongest CWtoes* pair after a brilliant display of tennis reaching the highest of the meeting so far.
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      495 2 Übe Singapore Jfree lPucss Head Office: Cacil Street. Singapore. Phone 547' ;> htu-v extensions to all drpai immur Tel: "Times Singapore Kuala Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street. Phone: 3683. Penang Office: 12, Bishop Street. Penaiu Phone: 14;;. London Office: 40 43 Fleet Street. London, Phon*: Central MM^, Tel: "Leadm:tla>u Londvo
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      122 2 Diary Of The Day High Water. 1124 a.m. 8.6 ft.. 10.38 pm. 10.1 ft. Sports Cricket: Singapore vs. Malacca (2nd ciav at S.C.C. S.R.C vs. M.F.A. at, SRC. lA. vs. RAF. at BalesUer: Chinese vs. Khalsa at S.C.R.C Cinemas ALHAMBRA Captain January with Shirley Tempi CAPITOL Follow thr F!e I
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    GERMANY'S IDEAS ON ECONOMICS
    885 3 Home-Grown Food BUSINESS INTERESTS MUST SERVE THE STATE Berlin, July 22. THE many persons whose curiosity as to the effects of National Socialism m the workaday German world— in factories, shops and firms, and among employers, workers, buyers and spenders of every kind— has not been
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    LAUGHTER AND TEACHING
    305 3 School "Howlers" A LTHOUGH outbursts of laughter m public may offend polite taste, it is impossible not to laugh when one sees a funeral procession headed by a band playing 'Happy Days Are Here Again.' said Mr. W. H. Ponniah m a lecture to the Singapore Teachers'
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    MR. L. H. GORSUCH
    111 3 Granted Decree Nisi In London (From Our Own Correspondent London. July 31. Mr. Leslie Harold Gorsuch, an F.M.S. Government official, was granted a divorce, decree nisi m the Divorce Court today on th? ground oi his wile's adultery. Mr. Gorsuch cited James Alan Craig, an officer
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    BRITAIN PREPARING FOR GAS WAR
    575 3 Instructors Tour Country London, July 19. HOSPITALS throughout the country are being organised for gas defence, and m addition to medical and nursing staffs 11,000 St. John's Ambulance men have already been instructed m methods of treatment to counteract the effect of gas warfare. This
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    GIRL'S BODY FOUND IN A BROOK
    428 3 Epping Forest Mystery POLICE SEARCH FOR BOTTLE London, July 24. POLICE today discovered the body of a girl m a brook m Epping Forest, between the Wake Arms and Baldwin's Hill, Loughton. They had searched all night following the statement of a man who
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    POLICE BAND CONCERT
    78 3 The Police Band will play tomorrow at Katong Park at 5.30 p.m March, Voice of the Guns (Kenneth J Alfordt; Overture, The Mousme Arthur Wood): Selection, Yeomen of the Guard (Arthur Sullivan): Medley ot Exquisite Valses. The Golden Valse Selected and arranged by Aubrey Winter'; A Humorous
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    AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON
    2859 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON London, July 28. FROM Change Alley to a Bombay shop or. to be precise, from Woolworth's to Marks and Spencer! A Labour m mber. finding that his :nate of sixpence a head as the increase under the new Unemployment ions was queried by I Liberal-National,
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      161 4 Take SANATOCEN then you •ll r i /f will nof feel so DCfW £mW mmW^QSSsSp^ Weak nerves are starved which usually henerves. Not dangerous comes worse unless yet, but a condition something is done. The nerves must he fed, and that is exactly what SANATOGEN does Sanatogen feeds the nerves
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      78 5 BA°K Y E £v S l£^( Opxc renowned for cakes and **#> "J confections of quality and y y^ Dg££^{ 6Zftim, great vanety. Come and WW*, have a cake chaf w„h os. 'jffik*. %dM f We wiH m, dv voo ,o %yi$ c WjW'r'* jost what yoo want, for we
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    FINCHAM-TOBIN WEDDING
    314 6 Penang Honeymoon MISS IRIS MARY CERREL TOBIN .I I younger daughter of the late Mr. II A. Tobin. of County Carlo,,; Ireland, and Mrs. II Tobin. was < married on Saturday at the Cathedral cf the Good Shepherd. Singa- h y.ore. to Mr. Ernest Mortal Fincham. I t
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    K. L. BANKRUPTCY CASE
    124 6 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. July 31. Foo Wha Cheng. J.P M.C.H.. member ot the Kin: a Sanitary Board, and partner m the Federal Rubber Stamp Co.. was adjudicated a bankrupt by Mr. Justice Pedlow m the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today. Two other partners.
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    OPENING OF 13TH MALAYAN EXHIBITION
    2087 6 OPENING OF 13TH MALAYAN EXHIBITION H.E's Industrial Review PESSIMISM IN MALAYAN TRADING CIRCLES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1. U A CERTAIN amount of pessimism has crept over trade m A Malaya. Few people realise that if you restrict production then you restrict trade. Everyone plays for safety."
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    FRANCE STRIKES BLOW AT BRITISH COAL
    1599 6 Restrictions On Imports Paris, July 22. i LAW which will seriously hamper British coal exporters A and shipping was hurried through the French Ull I this afternoon. It stipulates that as long as French coal product.on needs protection the Minister tor Mi. es, after
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    ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY
    46 6 (From Our Own Corrrsonr.dent I Bangkok. Aug 1 The St. Andrews Society at annual meeting decided not to hold the St. Andrew's Day Ball this year But there may be a Burns Mght dinner. Mr W. M Cochrane wa.s elected tne new Chieftain.
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      178 6 Piles Quickly Heal YOURS WILL DISAPPEAR What would you not give to be rsally cured of those torturing, awkward pl** To find them surely growing l«ws snd l«w until they healed and disappeared MM* to torment you again I A phywr u startling discovery brings this romfoi within rearh of
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    MOWGLI WINS ROUND-ISLAND RACE IN RECORD TIME
    592 7 55 J NAUTICAL MILES IN UNDER TEN HOURS Only Four Yachts Finish Out Of Ten Starters BLINDING "SUMATRA" AT END A WHOLE sail breeze awaited the seven B boats at Johore Bahru. all that remained of the ten that started on Saturday on
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    TEST MEN AS LIFE MEMBERS
    74 7 N.S.W. Decision South Wales Cricket Associadecided unanimously for life member ■ional cricketers who r€ tests for Australia against either England or South Africa. On election the cricketers will have all the rights and privileges now accorded to delegates. The player must, at the time of
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    CAPT. HAMILTON WINS MEDAL COMPETITION AT S.GC.
    560 7 i TpHE open medal and bogey compei tions which were played at the I Singapore Golf Club over the weekend resulted as follows: The medal competition was played I on Saturday and resulted m a win for Capt. C. K. Hamilton with a
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    Triangular State Badminton Tournament
    430 7 Triangular State Badminton Tournament 5 (Hill-Reid) leading by a long way, with No. 9 <Mi.sselbrooki third. No 8 (Meyneli fourth, No. 10 fifth and No 11 sixth. They proceeded up the Straits with the wind practically d-ad aft, providing delightful sailing. In the course of this No. 11 passed No.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936. Oil From Coal
    901 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936. Oil From Coal THE announcement m our London Letter today that, m view of the satisfactory progress of the Billingham plant for the extraction of oil from coal, the Government have decided to duplicate the plan* m South Wales will make very
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    SIAM'S BOY KING
    89 8 Visit Expected Some Time This Year (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 1. The chairman of the Council ol Regency, opening the ordinary session ot the People's Assembly this afternoon m the presence of the diplomatic corps, stated, inter alia that the Kinj was enjoying normal healtn
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    THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION
    69 8 London, Aug. 1. In an address to teachers m Yoric shire yesterday, the President oi tht Board of Education. Mr. Oliver Stan ley, defined the purpose of educatior m present-day schools as not so muci the imparting of information, iioj *yen the training of mind m
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    'DROMES IN CYPRUS
    43 8 Nicosia. Cyprus, Aug. 1. Air Marshall Sir Robert Brooke Popham arrived hert with severa Royal Air Force experts for the start ing of the building of aerodromes. Mr E. Bendixsen left Singapore b: the Dutch air mail liner on Saturday
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    As I was Saying
    649 8 HPHE humorists who have seized on the opportunity of reviving the ancient joke about the mythical Swiss mercantile marine, after news that the deep-sea steamer Bernina is to visit Basle, the Swiss port on the Rhine. c may be surprised J fie WW tQ hear that
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    Death By Violence
    689 8 ALWAYC excepting the dawn, the most impressive hour of the day on I „he Dorset downs is the last twilight 1 hour of a June evening. Along -he 1 horizons float the huge summer clouds. I veils of a temple against the back- I ground of which
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      277 8 I ft 1 ALLSOPPS evety I time j ICaldb eck'sl F: //V//t tehcaiU Sut4Z* 18 6b Ji NEW HATS FROM PARIS VOGUE AND VALUE >&$ M ARE 10 BE FOUND IN f^^^ THIS NEW COLLECTION OF CHARMING PARIS MILLINERY t7C&// MADE OF SILK CREPE V AND J^_ BEAUTIFULLY STITCHED, SPSS
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      34 8 FOR I FIRE INSURANCE. Apply to the GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE b LIFEj ASSURANCE CORPORATIOiN LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. THONE 6480. I Mr. E. BENDIXSEN By Dutch Air Mail. P-P-C-
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    SEVERE FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH CHINA CIVIL WAR
    598 9 SEVERE FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH CHINA CIVIL WAR Kwangsi-ites Attack The Loyal Cantonese JAPAN HELPING THE REBEL REGIME Nankins, Aug. 1. SEVERE fighting between Kwangtung and Kwangsi troops on the border of the two provinces is reported m official dispatches tonight. Five Kwangsi regiments launched a surprise attack on the
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    "I DON'T THINK WAR IS INEVITABLE"
    239 9 But Situation In Fraught With Danger l.i.ndon. July 31. 1 ORD CRANBORNE. replyixm to t* discussion m the Commons debate on loreign affairs on the motion r the adjournment tor tht- wmmfi recess said recognition ot the Ital.. annexation of Abyssir.ia wa.s primarily a
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    MORE SHOOTINGS IN PALESTINE
    134 9 Arabs Set Fire To Oil Supplies Jerusalem. Aug. 2. An Arab police inspector was shot dead *y Arabs outside the mosque at i md two Jewish watchmen were found *iot dead MSI the colony of Cintral. A hugi conflagration broke out on the Tran. jordan sid^
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    LORD SEMPILL AGAIN HELD IP
    89 9 Machine To Be Repaired In Karachi Karachi. Aug. 2. The Master of Sempill. who ls flying :rom England to Australia, landed here al 11 30 am from Jask. where he had been delayed for certain adjustments. A previous message stated that he had been comoelled
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    JAPANESE NAVY
    34 9 Hong Kong. Aug. L The joint Japanese naval an? air manoeuvres began off Kilung. Formosa, rday. The entire fleet is scheduled to visit Amoy, Fukien. tomorrow and will remain there until Wednesday
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    THE FIRST MAN TO FLY THE CHANNEL
    136 9 DEATH OF LOUIS BLERIOT IN PARIS An Epic Fliglit That Made History Paris, Aug. 2. rE death took place here today of the famous aviator, Louis Eleriot— Reuter. If. Bleriot, who was b.)rn In 1872. vas man to fly the English i feat
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    CAPT. KERR'S WIDOW
    68 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Aug. 2. The death took place here today of Mrs. Kerr, aged 82. widow of Capt Kerr, a merchantman and former cwner of the Crag Hotel. Mrs. and Capt. Kerr retir:d to Poole, m Dorsetshire many years ago, Mrs. Kerr returning to
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    RAILWAY WAGES
    40 9 London, Aug. 1. It the award of the Railway Staffs' National Tribunal, issued yesterday, becomes effective it is estimated that nearly 400.000 railway workers will benefit ln their earnings to an aggregate of £1.170,000 yearly.— British Wir less.
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    Singapore Car Crash: Three In Hospital
    211 9 THE junction of Bras Basah Road and Waterloo Street was the scene of an alarming accident m the early hours ol" yesterday morr.ing when a Baby Austin motor car driven by Mr. Gardner came into collision with a Fiat car Mr Gardner, the bailiff
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    FIERCE FIGHTING IN ABYSSINIA
    64 9 Raid On Capital: 7,000 Casualties At Dessie Paris, Aug. 2. FIERCE fighting around Dessie, involving 7,000 casualties, is reported m messages from the interior of Abyssinia quoted by the Djibouti correspondent of a Paris newspaper. Attacks on Addis Ababa are also reported m which groups of
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    ONLY HOPE FOR PLANE VICTIMS
    243 9 MAY BE MAROONED ON ROCKS Intensive Search By Air And Sea London, Aug. 1. THE aeroplane searching for the missing Jersey airliner has radioed that wreckage has been sighted at Minquier Reef, to the south of Jersey. It is descending to investigate. After the discovery
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    NATIVE RUBBER
    23 9 Batavia, AUfe. ii The native rubber export duty has i been raised from 36 to 37 guilders from Aug. 2.— Reuter.
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    20 9 Cairo, Aug. 1. The text of the Sudan provisions m 1 the proposed Anglo-Egyptian treaty ,was Initialled this evening— Reuter.
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  • TRAD AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
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      CONSOLIDATED TIN SMELTERS
      533 10 £261,132 Net Profit rilllE annual report of the Consolidated Tin Smelters Ltd., prei mmdMd at the 7th ordinary general meeting of the company held m London on July 27. states that the directors recomn.end a dividend on the ordinary shares for the year ended June 30. 1936.
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      SAILING CAMELLED
      73 10 .lapan- Australia Trade War (I rows More Bitter Tokio. July 18. In another repercussion of the bitter commercial war between Japan and Australia, which has resulted m an almost complete cessation of trade between the two countries, the Nippon m Kaisha today announced the ell i tion of
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      MARKET PRICE LIST
      436 10 MEAT Singapore, July 31. Beef steak Kati 32 Beel stew or curry do 24 Fillet Steak lb. 48 Mutton. Australian do 35 Pork, lean Kati 44 Pork loan and fat ast quality! do 35 POULTRY Capons (locally reared* Kati 50 Ducks each 43 Fowls Kati 28 Hens
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS.
      151 10 From London 6 p. m. Aug. STOCKS: r&104S) London: 50.003 tons «$3 Liverpool: 64.373 tons <*>•«•"' COP Stmits S.O. Rotterdam: £14 ss. Previously: £14 ss. PE ™e Muntok: m bond 43/ 4 d. Previously: 4%d. White Muntok: Aug.-Oct. 4d. Previously 4d Lampong black: m bond 2V B
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      Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Aug. 1
      44 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Aug. 1 Method of Parity before Rate PreP ,r" ...HC-i as* '•■"'T '53 Hong Kong Per dollar Jj "d. Is 2ld 6d. Shanghai Per dollar l S c 2 Is 2d Kobe Per yen 24.a8d Is. 2d. Is.
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      ANGLO-ARGENTINE TRADE PACT
      562 10 Need For Action London, July 10. THE need for prompt action to be taken to ensure the renewal of the existing commercial agreement with the Argentine Republic m the interests of the two countries m general and Lancashire m particular was recently under discussion by all the
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      UNCLAIMED CARGO
      128 10 Confiscation Of Goods No* On Manifest Hong Kong July 24. An order for the confiscation of eight bags of wolfram or:, found unclaimed and unmanifested on the s.s. Nuw Chang, was granted to Chief Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt by Mr. Burgess at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Sergeant
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      'REARMAMENT" SHARES ATTRACT INVESTORS
      816 10 Steady Profits Anticipated For Many Years (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Juh tIOOD trade profits based largely on the rearmament pro f gramme and the improvement m the short-term international outlook have been bull factors m London this Investors have flocked to the markets m numbers
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      Wall Street Cable
      83 10 juiv :w. American Can. Com l American Telephone and Teleuiaph IV Atcheson Railroad Chesapeak Dupont W Firestone 28 L> General Electric General Motors Goodrich Goodyear Liter-Telepho. Telegraph I National C"i:y M k N.Y. Central R >Wl Peni.sylvania Rlroao Radio Corpor:i'.ion s-vony Vacuum Standard Oil H J Texas
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    Winning CONTRACT
    462 11 Winning CONTRACT HIGH CARD VALUES OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM TOTAL VALUE O* *ACK Zk AVtAAGE HAHO b'/i. #VtVv^o\JJ\(kju> David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. INFERENCES FROM THE BIDDING fYNE of the
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    M.A.H.A. EXHIBITION
    456 11 (Continued from Page 6) those of Sungei Acheh m Perak and Panchang Bedena m Selangor. The All-Malayan Padi Competition, now m its third year, has again been we.l supported and its effect on the Quality of the exhibit will be evident at this Exhibition. Efforts to improve the
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    TUDOR INN
    203 11 To He Erected At Cameron Highlands Mr. W. J. Warm, of Warm Studios. Ltd., Singapore, has received approval cf. his application for a plot of land ut Cameron Highlands, upon which to erect an Inn. carried out on Tudor lines. Mr. F. W. Brewer, the Singapore architect, has
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      452 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore— ZHl operated by Radio Service ot Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 19.9 metres pji Malay Kronchongs and r Al ..i tic music. Recorded music (European). v European). se down. Batavia— NlßOM mmr- mmm l a.m.— YDA 98.68 m. and YDB 31.2 m. ji a.m.— 1.50 p.m. YDA
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    SHIPBUILDING BOOM
    172 12 Japanese Yards Launching 160,000 Tons A Month There is a shipbuilding boom m Japan, declares the Japan Chronicle. With all yards working day and night, from 160.000 to 170.000 tons are being launched every month, yet there are a lot of outstanding orders. As a matter of fact,
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    883 12 Problem Of Attracting Youth Of Country Liverpool. CONSIDERABLE discussion followed the reading of a paper by Mr. Oscar Thompson (Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line) at the sixth conference of the Seafarers' Education Service m Cambridge, says the Journal of Commerce. In his paper, which was entitled
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    102 12 Ships alongside (he Wh expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrain < (..a,- Plancius 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Hong Peng 18; Kian--14: Burgenland 11; anese Prince 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 2)Taybank 34: X 38 Empire Dock (Entrance (i.n< Lima Maru 46; Marella West Wharf (Entrant a Rimau
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    108 12 Arrived irom NE I. by XV PK-AFJ on Tuesday Becker. Dr. J H Gordon Pheips and Minah. Lett for N.E.I by KN AFJ on Wcdm Coon, Mr. Caruth. I Bowman Arrived from N.E.I I Kwak on Wednesd ling. Mr. Hans Bu: Mr. Karel v. Oekk wai. Mr.
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    197 12 Ten-Foot Monster Caught In Turkish Water A three-hour battle with a "Loch Ness monster," accidentally harpooned, during which time their small boat was dragged helplessly hither and thither, has been the ordeal of two fishermen at Princes' Islands, Asia Minor. It was finally killed when other fishermen noticed
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    ATLANTIC TRAVEL
    232 12 An Extra Ship To Meet The Increase In Passengers New York. Captain Theodore Van Beck will be m command of the Panama Pacific Line's big inter-coastal liner California for the special trans-Atlantic voyage she will make m July under charter to the United States Lines, it was announced
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      170 12 HENDERSON UNE M hi m I I oi BAH INGS By Fortnights Pas rr Between Rangoon, Port Sydan, Marseilles. Palma and England HOM EW AKO SAH INGfi Port of Disembarkation IM>m<.iHh Uavi PEGU CHINDV BHAMO I I AMARAPOORA SAO A ING BURMA YOMA PEGU kemmimhm: CHINDWIN BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING I
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      757 14 K. P. M. PLANUM s Monday. Aug. 3. Belawan-Deli. KAMPAR— Tuesday, Aug. 4, Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar. Tanjong-Leidcng and Asahan. BOELONGAN- Tuesday. Aug. 4. Rhio, Tambelan, Singkawang. Pemangkat and Selakau. .MAKASSER— Wednesday, Aug. 5, Toengkal. Poeloe-Kidjang. Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS Wednesday. Aug. 5, Muntok and Palembang. TOBA
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      495 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO BOMBAY SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEtt YOBK. Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. Spore. Penang. New York. Pres. Hayes Aug. 8 Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Sept. 22 Wilson Aug. 22 Aug. 25 Aug 2, Oct. 6 Pres. Monroe Sept.
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    SECOND DAY OF PENANG RACES DRAWS BIG CROWD
    1325 15 Newcomer To Malayan Turf Captures The Riding Honours 2 FIRSTS, SECOND THIRD FOR JOCKEY MARTIN Close Finishes The Feature (Krom">ur Own cs P° ndent) penang) Aug j A LARGE crowd attended the second day of U**"-t £^Z\ fessional meetin... The going was
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    R.A.F. BEAT R.E. IN FINAL OF WARREN SHIELD
    301 15 R.A.F. BEAT R.E. IN FINAL OF WARREN SHIELD Pointer For League Honours I BY MMROD KM 3; KE L Till i;»\ d Air Farce, lighting hard for league championship honours, notched a signal victory on Saturday when they wea the 14 year-old shield presented by Major General Sir Maries Warren
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    S.G.C WIN INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
    152 15 S.G.C WIN INTER-CLUB COMPETITION Garrison, Last Year's Winners, Finished Second DLAYED for the second year m succession, but under new rules, the inter-club golf competition was von by the Singapore Golf Club on the Bukit Timah course on Saturday. The Garrison Golf Club, last year's ers. were second. The S.G.C.
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    INTER-COLLEGE MATCH
    220 15 Raffles And Medicos Poor Display In Goalless Draw Medical College 0: Raffles College 0 The inter-college soccer match on ta relay, the last of the inter-college ivities for this term, ended ma goalless draw, after a poor exhibition footbaH. Rt f Raffles College controlled most or the game
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    DEBATE
    43 15 A drta :e Y.M.c'a. vs. Ceylor .Tamils' Room on Wednesday at BIE Pf l^ h rTA- Mover: Mr V Paramsouij. „mpm>M.A PP Hons. Seconder: Rev. s M Thevathasan, M.A.. Li. The Rev. R. K. S Adams, M.A., will be m :he chair.
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    349 15 Champion Breaks Own Record At A. C 5. Swimming Carnival IDEAL weather prevailed when the seventh annual swimming carnival ol the Anglo-Chinese School was held on Sa urday at the V.M.C.A. pool mm lore a good attendance. In the fust event, the 8(1 yards free style. Senior House. Yeo Jiri
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    MEDICOS' SPORTING DECLARATION
    466 15 MEDICOS' SPORTING DECLARATION Saved By Time When Four Runs From Defeat SATURDAY'S LOCAL CRICKET MATCHES SPORTING declaration by the A Medical College when they had ;cored 135 for eight wickets nearly lost •hem their match against the S.C.C. m the Padang on Saturday, the S.C.C. requiring lour runs to win
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    RETNAM 5 FOR 29
    248 15 Foundation For C.S.C Ys \Mn Over V.M.C.A. The A team ol the Ceylon Spor's Ciuo beat the YMCA. by two wickets en Saturday at crick t at the Anson R-ad ground. The V.M.C.A scored 135 all out, but the C yion Sports Club d this I
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    COLONY BEATS F.M.S. BY NINE WICKETS
    588 16 Magnificent Bowling By Growder TOTAL "BAG" FOR MATCH--12 WICKETS FOR 52 RUNS Colony Skipper Makes The Winning Hit (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. 'FHE Colony required only two day? m which to register a victory over the F.M.S. m the annual
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    CHINESE BAT WELL
    47 16 Hut Rain Brings Match To Early End In the cricket match between the Indian Assoc. at: m and the Chinese on the former's ground, the Chinese, taking first knock, declared at 170 for seven wickets, but rain intervened and the Indians did not bat.
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    FOUR RECORDS BROKEN
    511 16 At Japanese Club Athletics FINE RUNNING BY YOSHIDA COUR records were broken yesterday at :he ninth annual athletic meeting of the Singapore Japanese Cub which was held a: rhe St. George's Ruad ground. Two of the iv w times were set ap by Tothlda. who reduced Ohumura's
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    SENSATION AT CYCLING CARNIVAL
    286 16 SENSA TION AT CYCLING CARNIVAL Singapore 1 Ithdraics From All Events (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. A sensation icas caused at the All-Malayan cycling carnical held at the M.A.H.A. stadium yesterday evening when, following the result of a protest m the first heat, Singapore withdrew from all
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    Handicaps For Today's Races At Penang
    192 16 Handicaps For Today 's Races At Penang TOP WEIGHT FOR LEDGER LINE IN THE MAIN EVENT (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 2. \XTrJIGHTS ior tomorrow, t|ie third day of he Penang Turf Club autumn professional meeting, are as follows: The races are given m th^lr order oi rurning. H(.rses,
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    679 16 r easy catch to Lqckhart off lis own I bowling, the total being 144. j Jenner was sent back with the total at 146 and Alvis was out lbw. to Lock-]: hart after scoring hye. Ward joined Ross and after four runs had been added play
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    112 16 Berlin. Aug. 2. DEFORE a crowd of 80.000 Jesse Owens, the U.S. sprinter, equalled the world's record for the 100 metres of 10.3 sees, m winning the twelfth heat m the first round. Owens, by winning his secondround heat m 10-2 sec. broke the
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