The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 July 1937

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,206 ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY. JULY 8, 1937 16 CENTS',
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  • 710 1 AUTONOMOUS RACIAL STATES FOR PA LESTINE British Government To Adopt Committee's Proposals PARTIAL BRITISH MANDATE TO REMAIN partition of Palestine into autonomous Arab and Jew i-li >tates is recommended by the Royal Commission irhtsc report is published today. ar he no question of fusion or MsimilaJewish and Arab cultures", the
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  • 61 1 Conditions Now Almost l»ack To Normal Pint 01 Spain, lalj Alter a prconta the Q ncr to invest ncea practical. y all tho ollfi Id workers have returned to work and condition* are almost normal Th:rV' n per ns hat wit.i tV c murdei ol i Bri I
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  • 56 1 Economies Expected To Achieve Balance President Roosevelt has announced that N- hopes to balance the buds for VXil :i8 fecal year by means <>• L-con >r».i( s amounting to t100.000.000 m ;tppiop:iati'ns already voted by Coagrcs.s. Icon m a will br> efl ■■•■•>-! by r'irtail:ncnt < i ken
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  • 77 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh. Scene Of Chinese Volunteer Activity Shanghai. July 7. JUOR'IH Charhax continues to b«- th scene oi chines'- volunteer activity. The Chinese irrpmilars who have been maldni occasional attacks on the Japanese and Manchttkuo outposts m North Charhar, have now been reinforced hy a strong
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  • 18 1 Mr. Lyons. Prime Minister of Australia, visited several British war cemeteries m Northern France.
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  • 226 1 ATTRIBUTED TO CAPITAL RETURN London. July 7. pil. gymttoM oi the American dollar anvrd considerable intercel m f«rri :n exchange circles today. The rate opened at 1.9"i8j compared with 4.95t>5 at yesterday > iln c and rapidly weakened to 196 (5, at which level the British
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  • 64 1 CONGRESS PARTIES WILL ACCEPT OFFICE IVardha, .v,i y j pOMOREBS i mmittee has decided hut c the six provlnc a i btain< I a maj t :y In t. m sh >uld ac D Although ;.<• A'l-l aa the r- I Provi: p r .>\ Inces. f^ un huv and
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  • 82 1 London. July 7. IT hud been agreed that M. Van ZeHund. (premier of Hflfl— i.j should proceed with enquiries to endeavour to *cc how far it was possible MNOg a numl^r «»f Nt.ifes to obtain a»reemptit Ml <m .m eener.il princip|.-> o| ttMtmdk policy, iiw
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  • 91 1 London. July g, Gen. Franco, leader of th: Spun <h insurgents, has sent a note to the Powers demanding recognition as a belligerent under international law. He threatens to clos2 the economic door on Powfr.s refusing hi.s demand. This, it Ls g.ither d. Is I pistol nek!
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  • 123 1 But Swedish Prince Remains A Prince Stockholm, July (j. DV marrying common;r today, v Prince Charles, nephew of the Kins of Sweden, lost all his prerogatives as a Swedish royalty although the King sanctioned the marriage. By the striking gesture of his brother-in-law, the King of
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  • 72 1 Kin*: And Queen Hold Court In Edinburgh ivondon, July 7. T..e King md Quern held a court m .ice of Holyroad H >use. Edinburgh, hMfl nigM vlna there were about 500 guests It was the first time U ..i court had bfen held there for moiv than thirty
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  • 203 1 HOPES FADE Heavy Cost To United States D ATTLESHIPS and aeroplanes are intensifying their efforts to rescue Miss Earhart and Captain Noonan. but their lack of success is causing hopes to fade. The United States battleship Coloruao. has beer, ordered to make full ;>peeci for Wmslow Bank,
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  • 22 1 LONDON PRICES IMKKFR: 93.d H T h.,1 TIN: Firm at BSffl !s <»d. <Sp«»t» Three months t >65 !n ».d
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    • 76 1 BIGIA TEA firings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHTS THE NIGHT! ORCHESTRAL CONCERT c.is to 9.15 p.m. GRAND HOSPITAL BALL m \n> or "i .\\m:i:» > mission hospital SPECIAL CABARET x lixs M.irhara Allen. Mr. Calm Mathieson, Mrs. Lee and Miss Ket> g
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    • 67 1 Then* is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. ADELPKI HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE SEA VIEW HOTEL: FRIDAY and SATI KI)AY SPECIAL DINNER -DANCE SATURDAY, JULY 10th AT THE SEA VIEW HOTEL THE PROC.RAMMF VOl' LIKE KV¥ ARMONT THE WELL KNOWN RADIO iIAR ALEXANDRINE and PARTNER IN THEIR
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  • 423 2 "A Technical Fault Co rresponden cc MORE READERS ON RADIO (To The Editor of the Free Press) Sir, I shaL be very much obliged if Mr. Giggins will let me know again the cause of the announcement "We have to apologize for the delay owing to a technical fault, and
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  • 621 2 phn Xi) S.C.C. 1: MaUf SOMF very keen football was witnessed on the I'adang fßfterday afternoon when the S.C.C. met the Malays m a first division League encounter, the game resulting m a draw of one all. The Malays adapted
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  • 405 2 Will Middlesex Carry Off Both I a;i true 'ompet it inns Latest positions m the s.a.f.a Leagues With the completed Business Houses competition- appear below Goals P. W L D F A Pts R A 12 7 :t 2 28 10 16 Middlesex 11 6 4 1 14
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  • 52 2 Th> following have been selected to play Water-Polo for the V.M.C.A Seniors vs. Juniors on Thursday July 8 at 5 p.m. at the V MCA. Pool. Chium Koon Nam Wee Liong Quee Cheah Thye Eng. Lim Thye Hock, Ong Kirn Teck, E. S. M. Khatena and Ong
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  • 776 2 Strength Of Tin Position NERVOUSNESS ALLAYED Fraser Company's Market Report MESSRS Frascr and Co. m their weekly share report. l«Md at the clo.se oi business yesterday write: In the absence of any startling developments either In the political or financial situations markets for a change have been left to themselves
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  • 43 2 Professor M. Stciner. the Hungarian chess maestro, has been linked by Mr Lee Geok Eng to play chess today at the Happy World at 4.30 p.m Spectators will be admitted free but any one wishing to play will bo chrvr^rd $1
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    • 122 2 LADIES' HAIRDRESSING!! We havr pleasure In announcing the opening 01 our new Ladles' Hairdressms Bakm on Tuesday, July 6. The Salon is fitted m a most up to date ■tanner with ;,u the itest c iutpmenl Hairdresslng m ail rornu win t» aniertaken by a C ntineni i! expert at
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    • 195 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. STERADENT P,rs,ribed by the Dental Profession CLEANS— PURIFIES FALSE TEETH AND DENTAL PLATES Removes Tobacco SUms and all other Discolouration*. Mucln Film. Food Particles, Tartar. Tarnish, etc FROM MEDICAL HALL, LIMITED. HOARIT~& RESIDENCE^ SEA-FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Ro»d (near Swlmmlnf Clab) Board -Residence at moderate rate* Larre
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    • 298 2 TZhc Sinoapoic Jrce press Head OflBce: Cecil Street. Sin<»^rr Phone: 5471 lm«-s >l|ft rxtenfioiu to alt d.j.*Mnwnn, TeJ: "Time*" mii^»[ Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street Phone: 3W3 Ipoh Office: Brewster Road. Phone: 37 Penang Office: 12. Bishop str*ri i»-r. af< Phone: I*..' London Office: 49 4X, Flret vt r^,
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    • 135 2 Law Notice For The Day Before the ting ChieT Justicp m the Ist Court at U i.m. S. 29 37— M a Khambaty etc *i Ruda. Before Mr. Jitiee Nov. e> m the 3rd Court at 11 a.m. Part hpard: S. 2C9 M Bee binte Mohamed Kasstan fw) rs. Shaik
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    • 113 2 Diary Of I The Day The Tides mgti w M as: s: p.m. 10 ft Sports Soccer Midds vs BUM D.v I Stadium. Lawn Term:> SLTA dUMp ships. Water Polo YM C A sJuniors at Y.MCA pool Cinemas ALHAMBRA The Jungle Princess with Dorothy L.t.nour CAPITO! The Top ol the
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  • 252 3 EARLY-MORNING ATTEMPT TO CARRY OFF WOMAN rapped Her And Ran When Child Called Out Htwo men broke into a room of a house m Tanjong Pagar the morning of Mar. 19 last, bodily carried a young woman down ihe stairs, dropped her when the other in,u the house woke up,
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  • 47 3 D Our O'.vn Correspondent > lpoh. July b. lotted by the Branch, Fong Sek \;.e Yuen Tung •^rday morning the maaage..^>rrieriy house. Cl f or the -r a postponement. a d Bail ;:i the sum i m fixed. L i ofiicer-in- Perak. is m tCMttHL
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  • 46 3 SE LECTION OF DATO BANDAR I Correspondent Scremban. July b. Ittll the selection oi tc The post of Dato Ujong m place of Aodu! Kud:r has again DCd unusual m this, for rfbal offices m Negri 9 takes months to m requires, at any umous choice.
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  • 243 3 $20,000 Bail For Chinese 4 RRESTED on board the s.s. Anshun i on Tuesday morning, a Chinese lamed Goh Chin Choo was produced >eiore Mr. H. A. Forrer m the Criminal v "net Court yesterday charged with laving been m possession o! 300 tahils Red
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  • 33 3 NO CHOLERA CASES A T BANGKOK (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 7. FOR the week-ending July 3, for the first time since December, the capital was without cases and deaths from cholera.
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  • 60 3 The Mm 'The Jungle Princess began a return season yesterday at the Alhambra Theatre. It is an enjoyable film with all the •hnll.N of the jungle and with a touch 01 romance added. Dorothy Lamour acts well as the jungle princess and successfully impresses when
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  • 66 3 From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. July 6. Sentence of two months' rigorous imprisonment, with the option of $75 One was passed by Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate, yesterday, when convicting Ng Chong of possession of a large still lor the manufacture of illicit samsu. The
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    20 3 HANGING Ol'T the Fran* -o HajJ Srom the balcony of the Town Hall at Bilbao following itsrapturc by the rebels.
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  • 58 3 Before Mr L. C Goh m the fourth court yesterday a Chinese named Loi Chui Fan was charged with having imported 151 unstamped letters into the Colony, at Godown 21. 5.H.8.. on July 6. The accused claimed trial and the case was postponed to July 14,
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  • 38 3 The bodies or Lt. the Hon. T S F- rmor-Hesketh. heir to Lord He.sketh, and 2nd Lt. B A. Ludford-Astley. who were killed m 'plane crash at Cires-les-Mello. Franco, are being brought to 1 England.
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  • 782 3 CAMPAIGN FOR HER MUI TSAI MINORITY REPORT 'pHE Ormsby-Gore reference m the House of Commons to the Mvi Tsai Report, has recently attracted letters to the correspondence columns^ of the Manchester Guardian one of Which come from Ban Picton-Turbervill In which she contir.u I her compaign
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  • 278 3 REVIVAL IN MODIFIED FORM OF E.M.B. W r as Serious Loss To Colonies London. |%/|R Ormsby-Gore. Secretary lor the Colonies announced In a speech In London thai the Empire Marketing B ard is to be revived for the Colo Empire alone The board was rsed down by the Government m
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  • 281 3 PINEAPPLE FACTORY NOT REGISTERED Proprietor Recently Made Bankrupt I am unable to pay the fines as I was made a bankrupt last Friday. I want permission from the court to pay the fines by instalments." said P. F. Homuth. proprietor of Messrs. A. Beck and
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  • 97 3 From Our Own Correspondent" Segamat. July 6. Following the two receot accidents on Jalan Buloii Kasap. yet another nasty atvident e;vurred on the same road on Sunday afternoon when Lok N« Mou. b POBftg Chinese woman, was hurt and co.iveyed to the District Hospital. PflgUWlSt This
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  • 43 3 (Froir Our Own Correspondent) Teluk Anson. July The Lower Forak Branch of the Incorporated Society ol Planters has arranged that the Rev. Hamilton Aiken shall show his film "Rubber Malaya" m the Lower Perak Club tomorrow night.
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  • 259 3 A RIDER that the United Engineers should m future inspect all their lorries before they went, out was added to the verdict of death by mlsadventure returned by the Singapore Coro- I ner. Mr W. MacQuarrie. at the conclusion oi
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  • 302 3 Seven Months Sentence And $300 Fine Set Aside pONVICTED by the District Court on a charge of giving faise evidence and sentenced to seven months' imprisonment m addition to a fine of $300 or five months' imprisonment. Raj Kishor Rai is now a free
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  • 143 3 Government Decides To Cut Causeway Pari>. JiiPv- ?4. The Ministry ol Pi has ded to ipend 16.000.000. lrancs (£160.000). so that Mom St. Michel shall become or.cc BMKC an island For many years the Boctety ol the Friends of Mont St. Michel and
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    27 3 BARBARA STANWYCK m Mississipi Film. Flavins opposite Joel Mißea m "Banjo on M\ Knee." the new film romim; to the Uhambra, Barbara Stanwck j;i\i> another line periormant-e
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  • 41 3 As the result of opposition by all ;)arties to the first draft oi fclM bill conl erring alm*).st Roj r al prerogatives on the Regent. Adn;l Horihy, a rtl ;.st d version has b^en approved by the Cabinet
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  • 2563 4 Some Secrets Of R.A.F. 's New Warplanes OFFICIAL TESTS OF 'BRITAIN FIRST' 9 By A Special Correspondent FNORMOUS increase m striking power of the Royal Air Force is apparent m official details of speed, range, and armament of ntw bombers which are now m series production for the Service. Although
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  • COMPLAINTS OF STAGE JOKES
    • 316 4 Lord Chamberlain's Conference /COMPLAINTS that C ri.i.r. C«l IHd :u-al Mlfritllf ffj l^.ad used the Cjronation celebrations as an excuse i'jT indulging In oi!< and itage acts Witt responsible lor convening of a meeting at St Jar Pa ace. order thf cha;rm.\nship v: the Lord Cnambor'ain Lord Crcmer In an
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    • 99 4 When catl r >perty a* X lora Vi n: used t. dnr.k water fro:tr. urns I :.d had the IniMjtii n d tin thorough >ut But th till i and water had la be carted to tf»e» Horn nfl ral da was watched going towards
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    • 36 4 Experts trom London tn at 1 iti m ot the N.-w Government, planning the lion o! the Slat s r;i. of 112.000.000. Main lines, a< wll ban. are inclurf -d Austral N> w>
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    260 5 sjsrsa«a.-^« »^*£ftSJ-- uth f Da in a liew RiY W BXRKFR the vicar, and the choir of Pearl> Kin,-; London. parkh.ll ce r h r bv M lah u duriUß tho ,penin K ceremony. llu COOPER, First Lord 1^ at X.41, paid a visit to H.s >*»* s y Jj;
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    • 66 5 This is raiher an unusual photograph of Bread, but a product such as ours ,s worthy of unusual treatmentIT IS GOOD ALL THROUGH 1 The ROYAL BAKERY offers you wholesome, nounshing bread, made under hygienic conditions from the finest Australian and Canadian flour which is carefully stored m temperature controlled
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  • 231 6 M.C.S. Officer Claims Trial REQUEST TO STAND OUTSIDE DOCK REFUSED [From Our own Correspondent I Tuiping, July <». A REQUEST that his client be allowed to stand outside th° dock was made by Mr. J. S. Chabra when Che Kumaiuddm. M.C.S.. Assistant District Officer, Taipinsr was charged m the police
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  • 143 6 USED ANOTHER MAX'S CERTIFICATES (Item [)#n Correspondents Teluk Anson. July G. lIUSSEIN" bin Yahaya. a police vonstable txl;nging to the Teluk Anson Police station, was brought re Raja Abdul Hamid, the Teluk mail trate, yesterday and largi i that, preieading to be Huss^d bin Abdullah, he
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  • 151 6 a credit -.v.is recanted m the report 1 I the Singapore Musical Socitiy presented at Tuesday nights o. the loctety. rh^ general reserve fund was $7C3. compared with SnT lor 1 5 lach ot the y ar's concerts showed a ciedit balance, m total net profit being
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  • 107 6 Coolie Loses life At Tanjong Tualang from Our Own Correspondent) Batu Ciaiah, July ii. A MrkMa aeck ent occurred yesterday it Southern Malayan Tin Dredgmi Limited, Tmnjong Tualang Koad. Bam Oajah, when lour Chlneae working on the bucket -ladder ot the dredge were thrown Into the water as
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    3 6 IT'S SO SIMPLE!
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  • 218 6 Peon Hound Over -From Our Own Corre pmdent) Kual.» l.umpui. July 7. "T received the g, tei t>ul it lirst I aid noi know that they were stolen. It was only later that I learned this and although I ask< d the man who ww n aej
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  • 74 6 UNLAWFUL OCCUPATION OF STATE LAND Ipoh Landowner Fined (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 6 \li: Chen Lip Thong, a icellknown Ipoh landowner, appeared m the magistrate's court. Ipoh. yesterday on a chargr of unlawful occupation of State land lie pleaded guilty and admitted that m January this year he
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  • 86 6 IPOH SHIRTS MAY COST MORE TO WASH. Ipuh. July 7. THE price of washing may rise sv.ortly ai the Kinta Chinese washermen mandlni increases ranging irom 25 to 35 per cent. The present rate ol washing is five certs per piece The proprietors ofTer a 15 per cent. Increase In
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  • 172 6 Direct Contribution By China A contribaflon of $15,000 < Chinese currency wai made to the League of Nations Far E:i^t Health Bureau, which has Its headquarteri at Singapore, by the Executive Yuan ol China at Tuesday's meeting at Kuliny, according to a Sin Chew Jit
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  • 59 6 The band of the SS. Police will perorm the following programme at 5.30 >m. today ut the Botanic Gardens: torch, The Menin Road < Guitarist i Overture. Light Cavalry (Buppe>; {election, Up With The Lark Brahami; Waltz. Dreamy Devon Evans); Pot-Pourri, a Musical >witch (Allordt; Characteristic The 'arade
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  • 34 6 The XL.M. plane from Europe, due at Singapore yesterday evening, has been delayed and will not arrive until this evening. The cause of delay is ?n?ine trouble, which developed at Allahabad
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  • 184 6 •yilK Right Rtf Mgr P Ruaudel. Vicar General a! the Diovese ol Malacca, died m the General Hospital 1 1 30 p m on Tuesday nig^.t from pneumonia ftftv a lori:.ighfs illness. Mgr Ruaudel who arrived m Malaya 39 years ago, was vieir o! th»
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  • 73 6 At preliminary electici tour candidates to repri'Str.: M.tla;. a ..t t lie Chinese Nationa' Cing-^ss at Wanlrtni on Dec 12 eij^ht M.Uayar. Chinese w<:. d and thtir names were clVu-ially announced r est^rday as fellow Messrs Ong Moh Jin Lee Chin Tien. Ho 100 Kwan Lim
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  • 62 6 Lieut Col '1 fttMS, formerly n; command o: :he New South Wain Art;ilerv. arrived m Singapore yesterday by the Cenlaur Ten years ago Lieut. Col James was here on exchange duty as a member of the Australian Still Corp3. ••Volunteering is makii.g more progress m the sinal'
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  • 760 6 IN detailing some of the many uses to which manufacturers of widely differing products put rubber, Sir George J. Beharrel, managing director of Urn Dunlop Rubber Co., m an article m the rubber supplement of the Financial Times of June 28, points
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  • 113 6 POLICE CONSTABLF ACCUSED From Our Own Correspor Teluk Amon. Ju!> ••*pHAT I on May 20. itSI atooa 445 p.m at Kampong G. station did give informa* you knew to be false, to a vant. Corporal Amln No. 3448 ing there b\ to cause such p«MJ vant to
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  • 61 6 Fr >m Our Own Correspc: Ipoh. Jul> I The Sanitary Board ca.: against urauthorised cubicles echo m the magistrate's court >>.->>• aay morning when a Chettuj guilty to allowing unauthcr^vc 1. Ma house. Defendant explained tlia: received notice and m (w ft* i.^-.ice to tl. sioned some del.a
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  • 60 6 As pair o. H )spiLu! Wm k ball will be < tonight The ntefl Don ti-.y OmmsO, kus* and < l.orua Mr J Koftrtfl quist. Mr M D P CJ..ro\ and Messrs Cow .1. a c R Chanty nights m aid 1 -spiUl funds have
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  • 341 7 Unsuccessful Application For Increase "T^IE adjourned hearing of the motion to vary the order of court made on Oct. 3, 1932, whereby Madam Chee Suat Goh was ordered to pay $50 a month on a judgment debt, was taken up m the High Court,
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  • 198 7 i Efforts Must Not Be Allowed To Relax London, July gRIT.UVS efforts to fight unemployment were described to the House of Commons last night by the Minister of Labour. Mr. Krnest Brown. There was an exceptionally sharp ris>e last year m the number oi oeople available
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  • 49 7 Th lemenl L«? anncunced ol" Mr W L. R Carbonell. Passed Proba-.\.-distant Commissioner of stationed as OC.P.D.. MSB. the youngest son of the late :ir J K~f. Carbonell. and Mrs Tarbonei: o'. BMtawaj, Westleigh, North >n and Dargen. .second daughter i Mr and Mrs J. W Curdle of Vie-
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  • 68 7 London. July 6. tORD RUNCIMAN, the wellknown shipowner, celebrated his ninetieth birthday M board his yacht Sunbeam today. He began life at sea as a cabin-boy, and at the age of 24 was a captain. After sailing every sea under steam and sail ht became a Tyne
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  • 153 7 BRITISH COAL TRADE WARNED London. July I \SKKD it he was aware that coal ow:i:rs m Britain had been warned that the re.source.s of Italian clearing houses were nearly exhausted. and if he could indicate what .>t*'ps had ben taken. Captain H F C Crook, hank.
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  • 57 7 Police Campaign Against Chines' Smugglers Sh;tn*hii Jul> CHINESE police In Sh.ir.t Tientsin have «Urted a campaign agaimt those Chines* \*ho are ed by the Japanese smugglers mri those employed In e^-pion ig* wort the Chinese Central hvthcri Hundreds were arrested towns of Haichow md fsin r o: Shantung, during Use
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  • 167 7 Yesterdays Rubber Auction The Singapore Chamber ol C meree Rubber Association h^ld its 1337 th auction yesterday when there v;as 'catalogued 2.281.755 lbs. 10L8.64 tons: offered 2.040.:U2 Its.. ***** to i sold 1.801.789 lbs.. 804.37 tons London Ne^ York I* 1 ctntM PRICES REAUSEU Ribbed smoked sheet C ents per
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  • 227 7 Contrasts In "Top Of The Town < pon a tin it fo< listi An erica returned from Russia with id aa to night club sntertainmat She found a Prtnc-3 Charming, an orchestra leader, to produc I show f, bui d <•; \e<i his hot M numbers were not
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    13 7 JANET GAYNOR AND FKEDKir MARCH ia a mmm from -A Star is Bom."
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  • 168 7 Substantial Drop In U. K. MANY CATEGORIES INCLUDED London, July "i. |\UTIES on many categories of j Iron and steel entering Britain to be substantially reduced from today, the President of the Board rrade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, told House of Commons laat night. Followinf the decision
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  • 109 7 Fr« i.. '>>.. own Correspondent.) J»»hore Bahru. July 7. iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Mr II V Pi.iai. advocate and solicitor. Singapore and Johore, ha> left for Brastagl foi a holiday He Is xpected back on July 16 X tf. tf Dr J H Gwyne, d puty Health Officer,
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  • 36 7 There was again large and apprel\ audience at the Victoria Theatre last night for the second performance of the SA.D.C. production. Fli*;: Mrs. FVaser." The final perl trmance will be ,-jiven on Saturday.
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    • 163 7 A New Screen Hit You Must See: ALHAMBRA NEXT CHAKGfc \\m k lARIAM V > C^ STANWYCK o«d JOf I M c C R E A^^j "'niiin wiiiut 2vc buddy iiiin a »*IMI IKNNtN Personality You' Coifl\ire PUy.jT^gSW A Let M(,\R<» neip A#^^9n *9 n mofe and ou wUI fi^^JP^
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    • 25 7 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 ALHAffIBRA Full Houses AGAIN Paramount Pictures present "THE JUNGLE PRINCESS" DOROTHY LAMOUR and RAY MILLAND A Thrilling Story of The Malayan Jungle
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    • 275 7 UNIVERSAL'S BIG MUSICAL LAST NIGHT 6.15 9.15 COMEDY HIT fr fsj^ffi fV^fVl f^^^^ A The great continental success jjiJP m -DEUXItME BUREAU/* ff %S with thc brilliant French s *+***ti,*t\*p. p star of the original French rty, M^ty m%£^ version I »2«o BUREAU" V k'i «iti wUiI I«A I j^
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  • 588 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JULY 3,1937 A Pan-Malayan Policy "THERE is. we fear, some danger that Date Roland Braddell, who will today show himself as a Friend of Singapore and who is well-known as a friend oi the Malays, may be considered as an enemy of progress In Malaya
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  • 304 8 T\U Wu I ten Teh. who is spending ;i lew days m Penang, has broughi with him Irom China a pamphlet which he has written a 1 i!' Hainan, the island home of many Chinese m Malaya, it originally appeared earlier In the year m the
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  • 401 8  -  James Abbe By A famous cameraman -reporter toying the world on a troubleshooting assignment, tells here of a bit of comedy-drama he encountered m Hyde Park vhile irai uri) a Communist parade. A man came aboard our ship at Cherbourg with Paris papers. I
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    • 193 8 5o this i Si 4** I BY SPF( 1 M K# A. TO H.M. THI *PPOl.Nr>lF\ T >ML^N|^^ RING <»h M\M FOR ATTRACTIVE WEDDING PRESENTS IN STERLIMG SILVER, E. P. N. S. CRYSTALWARE THE HEADQUARTERS AT THE RGYAL JEWELLERS (Incorporated In Ceylon 19 21 Hijph Street. No. 1. Bishop Street,
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    • 83 8 THE VICAR said to one of his parishioners, You know I had to pinch like anything to send my boys to college." "Yes," replied this maternal member of his fk>ck, '"but my husband's too much afraid of the law to do anything like that." But whrn the family travel paterfamilias
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  • 1360 9 LT. COL. SAVILE'S GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF AN IMAGINARY BATTLE War In The Air And An Attempted Landing (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 7. A GRAPHIC description of an attack upon Singapore by a modern enemy Power was given by LieutenantColonel H. B. W. Savile,
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  • 31 9 Major R. D. Walker, late of the F.MS. Railways and now Manager and Chiel Engineer of the Kcwloon-Canton Railway, has been unanimously elected I President of the Hong Kong Rotary Club.
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  • Article, Illustration
    20 9 V* MUM «>f tl'e Palestine Commission (left to richt) Professor uplind: Sir Laurie Hammond: Sir Horace Rumboli: and Earl Peel
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  • 331 9 Terms Of Reference For Inquiry The Royal Commission, appointed on July 29 last, to ascertain the causes of the rec.nt disturbances in Palestine, comprised Earl Peel <( hairman) Sir Horace Rumboid l Deputy hairman* Sir l^iurie Hammond Sir Morris Carter S.r Harold Morris. K and
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  • 118 9 First Reaction The report of the Palestine Roy?l Commission was signed in London on Jure 22 It has. however, been an open secret that the main expedient in the Commission s suggestion would be a partition of the country between Arabs and Jews the Jews being
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  • 576 9 CHIEF JUSTICE ON DUTIES OF MAGISTRATE Supplementing The Case For Th e Pro secu tion "IN my opinion the evidence given hv Lee Kirn Swee was s"fficient to raise a prima facie case. He was not called upon to explain all the details of such
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  • 32 9 MR. ARHNDSTHEN BLK'K. manager of the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company. Sumatra, was killed m a motorcar accident at San Bernardino, California, announces a Reuter message received last night.
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  • 126 9 Judge Gves Advice To Young Malay 'From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. July 7. JUDGING trom your behavi >ur m doi-k. I an afraid that you regard yourself m the light of a local .iero. When you come Out of prison after serving: sentence I trust you
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 95 9 EARLY STREAMLINE Many a time faa the early days cf motoring and before there was any speed limit, Rumary Biscuits helped to while away hours of enforced de.ay. And still, for motoring, they are the nicest of biscuits. No others exist with quite the same degree of delicous crispness. Old-fashioned
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 178 10 July 1 f, a. nsncrlcs. Com. g§t£ 97 a 4 102 American Telephone and Telegraph 165 3 4 167' 2 169 1 Ra road 76 78 3 8 81 Cbesapeak 53 53» 2 54% Duponr 15- 152 153 i 2 31 ;1 4 31'', n% Electric 52
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    • 587 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations I From London 5.30 p. m. July 7 *c-w York prices quoted m U S. The above are dealers' middle prfcrs; jobbers' margins, brokerage ■ml stamp duty are not included. Share ofl 1 denomination unless Yesterday Previously Rise or Fall otherwise
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    • 91 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Tone of Market Easier after quiet. Latest Cable:— London Spot Sheet 9' 2 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts 19' 4 per lb July 7, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I X.R.S.S. m cases FOB. July* 3l r> :n 7 Good
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    • 61 10 July 7 Gambler T.T. 300 Java Cube n.oo Kdmburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 1700 Black Pepper g.f>o Copra, mixed 5.45 Copra, sundried 5.85 Small Flake Tapioca 4.40 Rice Saigon Al $155 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 1 $144 Rice Siam. W.C. No. 2 $137 Rice Siam, W.C.
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    • 189 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 7 RIWKKK: Dull London-Spot: 9 3 B d. 9 7 16d. Previously: J<' 2 d. 9 9 l<ki August: 9 3 B d. 9>/ 2 d. Previously: 9 9 16 d |%d. Oct.-Dec: 9'/ 2 d 9 9 16 d. Previously
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    • 68 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 7 Tin: Firm Cash £265 2s M Previously Firm ;it £363 b Sd Thro'- month! *;265 2s 6d Previously t?62 2l New York Tin: 60 25 Previously 16 62 Copper: Settlement €58 Previously £M 17s M CMM: terday C1 0i l'-d
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    • 63 10 I London Closing Quotations July 7 Meth-xl of Parity before Rat«> Pr« Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesi i Pi: Franc to 124.21 12K 1 1J8 New York to 488 vi 1i« 4 Amsterdam. Guilders to 8.97^ 9.01 Hong Kong Per dollar is 2>, d Is l 1 IS]
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    • 195 10 .lul> 7 BOXING I OfldCM I T 241 16 London, demand 2 4 1 ig London. 4 months' gighi 2 4'^ Lyons, demand 1490 Hamburg, demand 142 New Ycrk. demand 57 IS 16 Montreal, demand 57 13 16 Batiuia. demand 1O4 4 Bamarang, demand 104' 2 Calcutta,
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    • 194 10 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Books Close ii n Company Dividend Date Dlv tea Kumban. ,v, mt. July 23 !s**£ .lu.v^im 15' v Bonus >MI FaU 4 Int. July 20 July 30 July Kamunting M mt. July 13 <t Jul 6 Jt;|v T Km hai 20-, Int. July 20
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    • 894 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. I Fraser and Co.'s List WEDNESDAY. JTLY 7. 1937: 6 P.M MINING Buyers Seller* Ampat Tin <4s> 6s 6d 6s 9d A .h,i Kumbariß 37s 38s 6d rd. AiMral Malay <£) 56s s*> Aver Hitam I 29s 6d 30b 6d Aver
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    • 230 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND 00 \T THI <'lO<K OF BUSINBSB YESTERDAY TIN it midda> was si m lV >»;,„ Tire London Stock h\rh:.n K e yc-tci-.1.i; wa > reported i"" N B*»*ral appeared to s>«> n.nked up ri.n. «.Hms i> e tin pharr market m London a.«s
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  • 58 11 Employees of the Thye Hong Biscuit Factory may soon abandon their strike made partly m protest against the dismissal of their foreman m view of an explanation they received on Tuesday. The workers, however, stick to their demand for an increase m wages, a question which
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  • 35 11 London, July 5. HECAUSE of fears of disturb- ances m connection with the publication of the report of the Palestine Commission the battle-cruiser Repulse is *oinr to Haifa from Malta. Reuter
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  • 1129 11 Winning CONTRACT S^^fou^Omauj David Burnstine, Menvin D. Maier, Osieald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. COMMON ERRORS AGAIN /CONTINUING from a recent article with the habit of making one bid hi&n card values to many, we fou«-aces
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  • 126 11 Uctive lacquer-like finish to wood, metal and other surfaces. Hydrochlorinated rubber gives very attractive films with extreme flexibility which ar? rapidly finding use as a transparent wrapping material and for numerous other purposes. Oxidised rubber is resinous m character and is of promise as a new synthetic resin for moulding
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 535 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and m manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up.. $20,000,000 Reserve Fund: Sterling £6,500,000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve
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    • 477 11 CHARTERED BANh OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINe. (Incorporated m England by (Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OPFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Rangoon Amritsar Ipoh Saigon Bangkok Karachi
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 1272 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE l«1 me s (16.88 m.) 8.20 Opening announcement. urn na <m M.t p.m. 9.20 Talk. 6 00 Chinese music (Teochew records) Stock report. 6 30 Indian musio (records). 9:H) Close dwn -700 -Nuts and Wine A programme of ni?ni~i\T old English songs, arranged for oh
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 596 12 Sir Edward Beatty's Visit To Great Britain «lI7E have cither to build new tonnage or else lose an essenW tial and vital link In Empire trade and turn over the business to the foreigner," declared Sir Edward Beatty, K.C., president and chairman of the
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  • 130 12 An Improvement m traffic was announced by the Marquis de Vogue, president of the Suez Canal Co., m his speech at the annual meeting of the shareholders m Paris last month. The number of ships passing through the canal has increased from 1.552 m the first
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  • 294 12 Suggested Veto On Sales Abroad Two new air services are shortly to be inaugurated m Scandinavia with the aim of improving passenger transport facilities between the northern countries and England. The Norwegian aviation company. Det Norske Lufttartsseiskap. which is being financially backed by the fcM
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  • 312 12 New West African Schedule The West African Lines Conference announces that homeward ireight rates between the United Kingdom, the Continent and the West Coa&i of Africa on certain commodities increa*,ed from July 1 and ou cocoa from SV^pt 1. white outward rates will be raised on and
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  • 50 12 The greatest grain harvest m the history ol the Soviet Union is expected this year. Mr. W A H '-he yr.iddle of July anc .ang jls C.P.O a C W D Hal goei on leave \\> Mr. ■ainei >. w rwj"ltsh:re wMk he »w or: .c.. the
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  • 58 12 STRAITS HOMEWARD CONFERENCE WOLFRAM ORE AND ESSENTIAL. OIL. -Ship») r> ar«> h: rvby informed that th the above commodities :ro:u BtttJfU to Conference ports an increased as loi lows, effect** 3d I I Wolfram Ore rite increased to per 20 c-wt .11, Essential Oi! em -d m 198s. per 50
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 506 12 ■BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Jr (Incorporated m F.M.8.) TELEPHONE: Frrlfht 5133— Passar* MIL 1' LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKINf AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS V a ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. I CANADIAN MCIIIC :wosi.D'J c«*Ai>iT < incorporated m BngJao*) 4-U f HAVEL SYJT^tf THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC ■SERVICES via HONOLULU
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    • 128 12 For everything appertaining to Ocean Passages. Foreign Money Exchange and Freight. apply COOKS WACOJjfrSHTS 39. ROBINSON ROAD, No Bookia^ Fres. Telephone 5908. HENDERSON LINE SCHEDILE OF S.IIUN4 I By Fortnightly Passciifrer Steamer Between Rangoon. Port Sudan, Marseille*. Palma and England HOMEWARD SAIUM.S Port of Disembarkation fh mouth Leave X tnc"*»
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 597 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.15 a.m. Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota Bahru, Kuala Krai and Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and Sundays 7 p.m. Malaka,
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    • 202 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Lyons Maru 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 2): Yasukuni Maru 18; Ontaur 16: Haku&an Maru 14. JahM cv V Ipoh 11, Crem«r 9. AkiU Maru 7 Empire IMtrk (Entrance (»atr 2) Silvercedar SO; Kara para
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 509 13 H r- Tf M i rr^i^^^. by: p&o and br Ttlsh In 6 1 Al. mis INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Dua Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1937 RAJPUTANA 17 000 July 16 NALDERA 16 000 Sent 10 RANPURA 17.000 July 30 CARTHAGE 5 000
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    • 446 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Doe Sails CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rdam, Hbur?, Glasgow In Port July 9 CITY OP ORAN Havre, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow July 30 Aug.
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    • 1019 13 P^^ REPRESENTING dlllrr I .N \j THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual 'Ihe Hua Khkm Stc*n*hip Co (1932) Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. The Cunard White Star Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. Shaw SaviJl and Albion Co Ltd. The
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 678 14 K. P. M. C*>kPHTUS- Thursday. July 8. Chejibon <not for passengers). Semaran°- Sourabaya. Boeleleng •passengers and maiLs only). Ampenan. .passengers and mails only). Pad a ng-Bay (passengers and mans only*. Laboean-Hadji (passengers an d mails only). Benoa (passengers and mails only> and Banj^ wan gi. MERKl'S— Thursday. July 8. P.
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    • 709 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHOP LINE o^f AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO EUROPE. FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives Leaves Leaves Arrive* Spore. Spore. Penan*. New York. Pres. Monroe July 11 July 13 July 15 Aug. 24 Pres. Adams July 25 July
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    • 543 14 Q. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOI'TH AMERICA iiow-.ij nt aM Buenos Aires via Colombo. Mombasa, July I Hawaii ™ani Zanzioar. Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Lourenco, Marques. Durban. Port Elizaoeth and Cape Torn Thames Maru C *K To n via Mo^ basa Z anzibar Jul y 2C i names .>iaru Dar-es-Salaam.
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  • CHANGES IN SINGAPORE XI: CUP PROSPECTS BRIGHTER
    • 1108 15 1 1 ARTS among the Services felt ducked when news came that their rivals Singad been held to a draw by Sembilan whom the Army PwfiN had beaten. The southern honours be--iteresting now and eyes be turned on the two matches termorrcne when Singahopes to beat
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    • 1207 15 and 440 yards. Serious training and plenty of competition have welded th" Chines: Ath.otic Club into one of the strongest clubs m Malaya. A Great Sprinter i DOH KIM SENG was In great form m the preliminaries and was not pressed m both his sprints
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    • 874 15 is still winning. His first ivin ivas recorded at the end of January uvd i he has won six races since then at'd run one second and one thiid. if. if. Sf. On Saturday next he will compete i with the class one horses m the
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 249 15 H To give tiir rnubt B and cor.omical performance. B Jm sparking pi <:s n^ust op< B vtthln b definite tern- B perstun rans^-not too hoc B B iind not too cool. B A plug PHI opera f< |pt B li'-ucn it bu:n away th«» H Ml cvboa ieporitcd on
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  • 1787 16 Catherine Wheel Pays $91 In Last Event TWO WINNERS FOR VAN BREUKELEN AND MAGILL I From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, July 7. TIIH biKjjt'st upset of the Perak Turf Club's Summer meeting was created today, the second day, when H.II. the Sultan
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  • 136 16 Dividend Race Place Horse Jockey Win Place 1: 1 Miss Singapore Kirwan $20 $9 2 Emperor Kublai Martin $8 3 La Coloniale E. Donnelly $22 2: 1 Blue Belle Lawler $50 $13 2 Queen Beon Lewis $13 3 Devon King Minto $17 3: 1 Glenarrow Dodd $51
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  • 190 16 Kota Raja Footballers Appeal Allowed IBY NIMlfbD) TWO ol the, 2o odd meml> K< ta Raja FtiotbalJ Club, i v ho. m April, were suspen.fr v* m by the SA.FA Dl v i; rd. have had th« «r "quashed I u:.derstand Club, and M:*don. oi the P Both appealed imrned:
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  • 88 16 British Open Golf Championship London, July 7. •"pHrJ British Open Golf comp tition proper itartoi today m mwMmt that was warm and cloudy at Carnonffttt Scores up t > 4 o'clock were M-Minn W Padgham O (Brake p Adam.s "4 Cox Cotton 74 Rces Nelson 75
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  • 60 16 Th following i. ted to play iu.tball lor T Juniors against Frasor and Nt avc t«*day M 5 p.rr. Fraser and Neave's ground Chan Sum Wing. Sin m Choo J. F Law Lim Erg Huat. V C Armstrong. X Leembruggcn <capt Tan Gua:. Kiat Goh Chin Chye M
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  • 18 16 •re was no pi a-. ..tiner.t yestei count ot rain and the tie^ Ail! played tod*..:.
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