The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 July 1937

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,217 ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY. JULY 22, 1937. 10 CENTS
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  • 73 1 No Intent ion Of Challenge spore Chinese Consulatei ntd yesterday the Sankmg ehe. Mr Chim M War Minister. Y:ng-ch:ng. yesterday 1$ the hope that had arrived "hdrawn. The m rep'y pointed out elation had ■fa by Japan's lar f "c> s and that making preparations thout any challenge. .ire jorees
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  • 25 1 BARKLEY WINS BY ONE VOTE W.i.shnuton. Jul> CI AM BaYftKLEY was c. Betaal I Robin|g vot i sgfftnsl ;1 37 Reuter
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  • 39 1 NURSES ENTERTAINED BY QUEEN I oodo.i. Jul> fl 0. I Hass »n— j -den ;d al Buckingham Palace thai moon reel :ard-ni part i th* I MB the others o In Buck nghan S meeting o: zxvSC British Wireless
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  • 42 1 London. July 21. TB ird >>t Trad the H ment. Mr .ad no iniorm- 11 w.i- ntson sub Binary agree I This wou'. aritr d hfl did not think th- by the Ua I i ...iter.' »jor I British Wireless
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  • 668 1 Partial Withdrawal Of Chinese Troops Effected EFFORTS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT CONTINUE ALTHOrGH the situation m North China docs not yet warrant optimism, there is a distinct improvement and the atmosphere has been eased hy the Chinese fu h nient of some of the
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  • 46 1 Shanghai. July 21. (ien. (hi Shi Yuan a member of the Hopei-rhahar Politiral Council who has always advocated B <«»" promise with Japan, iras ...ordered m Tientsin this niornmg Mr Yin Yu Keng. head o! the autonomous lejjMe la Kast Hopei. has resigned.
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    55 1 photo DR. SHI MOJO, Chief Medical Office Formosa, and D*. Katoh of the Home A£la rs Medical Office, Tokio, photographed on arrival al Singapore yesterday by the Haruna Maru They are on their way to attend the forthcoming Council m 'm oi the League of nations Eastern Health Bureau at
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  • 236 1 Naval Treaties Landed By Commons DANCERS OF SUSPICION SURPRISE London. July 21. tvTAVAL treaties betw en Britain an< Germany and Britain and Ihafail which were signed during week wei the subject ol favourable commen m the House of Commons debate las night. TO London Naval Treaty Bill whic 1 was
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  • 94 1 from Our Own Correspondent} Ipoh. July 21 11.4.VY" conflicting vieas arc being expressed regarding the drought but. as previf)us'y stated. Chinese mines have been mdely affected and a number have not yet been able to resume work One producer pointed out that as yet there is
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  • 138 1 London. July SI. The Postmaster-General has decided that as a tribute to Man Marconi all post office, wireless, teleand wirelesi > »ne stations tn the British Isles will ob.sr._ve two minutes silence tomorrow at the hoar of his funeral. Major Tryon has sent the following
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  • 43 1 London. July 21. Exchequer returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to £175.*****4 compared with £164,468.131 at the corresponding date ol last year Th- total ordinary xoerditure is £249 755 955 compared with £240.146--814 at the corresponding date ol 1936 British Wireless
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  • 54 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai July ltL Speaking at the third session ot the educationa; conference, now m session at KulUlg. Dr. Hu Shih. founder ol the literary r.form movement m China urged that Government officials should not hold any appointments m colleges i Pit her as
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  • 39 1 Moscow. July 21. Tlie Public Proseruto* Mr Vvshm sky has been awarded the Order of I Lenin the hlfheat ord- ol the v a SR for consolidating revolutionary lawfulness and strengthening the pro- j curator's offV'e.- Reuter
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  • 67 1 STATE PLANNING FIRST (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July tl. */IR. R. W. Lunn. Chairman of the i\ I Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers, speaking at the annual luncheon, said he felt that the organisation of research on an international basis was jumping ahead of
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  • 58 1 Nanking. July 22. The finding of the supposed reincarnation of Dalai Lama m the pasture lands of Rokonor following a search of one and a half years is officially confirmed. He is the two-year-old son of a wealthy landowner. The face and date of the circumstances of his
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  • 13 1 Simla. July 21. Tashi l^ama has decided Ui re- turn to Tibet. Reuter
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  • 23 1 I»uh' in Ju!> 31. De Valera has been re-elected president of the Iri?h Free Stat* executive council by 82 votes to 52. Reuter
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  • 22 1 (From Our Own Correspondent! London. July 21. The ex-Kin? of Siam has purchased a house at Biddenden. m Kent- Free Press cable
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  • 34 1 (From Our Own Correspondent* London, July 21. Sir Richard Winstedt has been appointed president and Messrs Peel. Robinson. Paljrrave-Simpsotv and W. J. Wilcoxson committee men of the Association of British Malaya- Free Press cable
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  • 17 1 Xl -RRKK: I If •♦•<* d iin ouii at tSM Mfc w. tope* Three Fitonths: t!65 2s. 6d.
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  • 23 1 D uoo 91 limitation to sixteen inchUIIS .i Mr Wins' on ChurchU welcomed the •ient for th? interchange of ln- )rmatlon.— British Wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 53 1 BIGIA TEA Itrintf* ne freshness and fragrance of the Malayan Hardens direct to your home. TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL COMCERT c.is to ft.lB p.m. DINNER and DANCE M~-> 945 to midnight and uuu, gmmman by thk pop.iak TRIO CIMARRO Non-diners SUM) When m Penanr stay at RAFFLES ORCHFSTR* E O. HOTEL. Directed
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    • 59 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA- SEA VIEW W HOTEL I TONIGHT TOMORROW and SATURDAY (FORMAL) (INFORMAL) V SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET FEATURING EVY ARMONT m Special Selected Songs ALEXANDRINE PARTNER m Comic Acrobatic Dances MUSIC BY RELLERS HUNGARIAN ORCHESTRA DINNER $3- NON-OINERS $1.- IK ther
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  • 166 2 "SONG OF FREEDOM" AT THE CAPiTOL COR the magnificence of Paul Robe- sons singing, th. broad sweep of th*^ story and the authentic scenes of African natr. Ihe Song of Freedom" ranks as one of the finest films oi its feyp It brings .motional grandeur to
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  • 44 2 The following index numoers repre- < sent th*» asthnated tralnc receipt Cable and Wireless Limited as related to comparable traffic m the rear 1929 based al inn June IP.iT 73 5 Average tor 19M6 71 4 Averaue for fi months 1937 82 8
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  • 427 2 Prosperity Might Have Been Given To Millions "THE last war cost a hundred thou- sand million pounds sterling and With that money every family m America, Canada, Australia, Great Britain. Belgium, and France comd hiv? been provided with a house costing H5OO, with five acres of
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  • 95 2 A MRULANCF cars were called OUI to ..ft end two stabbing cases yesterday morning. An Indian woman. ■IKlgfid to have r. stabbed by a male Indian WM tound lying unconscious, bleeding eery trom a wound over the left side of the neck at 12. Enggor Street
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  • 156 2 From Our Own Correspondent. M.ilacca. July 11. Malacca will meet Selangor at Badminton on Sunday. July 25 at 8 a m 01 the Malacca Volunteer Corps Drill Hall. i!i the Foong Seonu Cup competition. The tram will be selected from: Singles Scow Chin Chiang: Tay Koon Lim. Koh
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  • 34 2 wasetngtesa, Jui>'2l. President Roosevelt indicated at a press confer?nce that he had no immediate intention of invoking th* 1 Neutrality Act prohibiting the export of arms against China or Japan. Reuter
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  • 202 2 PENANG CHINESE WANT WAR Penang Chinese, through the Philomatlnc Union, have sent a cable to Nanking urging resistance to aggression m order that the defeats of previous y ars should not be repeated The Telegram pleads tor a united front and immediate action. The cabl? is one ot many received
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  • 76 2 London, July 21. The government declared Mr Eden m the House ol Commons was In constant consultation with other governments whether they were members of the League of Nation* or not on the present situation m the Far East Such consultations were now taking place daily through
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  • 120 2 lamdon. July 21. In the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden announced that the position m regard to the extraterritoriality of China was unchanged. Answering a question concerning the extent of British commitments as i consequence of the North China trouble by reason
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  • 45 2 Yadi beat Pereira 6—3, 6—2, yesterday m the singles event ol the V M.C.A. tournament. Today's ties are: Men's Singles: Kamis vs. See Gim H<»ck. Mixed Doubles Final: Mrs M Eber and T. Kobayashi v S Mrs M Oliver and M l Rashly.
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  • 80 2 FURTHER DECREASE IN WORLD STOCKS From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 21. A further decrease In tne amount of wcr.d visible stocks of tin and increasing world consumption Is r vcaled In the statistical report pub li.shed at the Hague today. The decrease In world's
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  • 162 2 Tin Prices Too High (From Our London Correspondent i A RGI MINIS m London tin circles whether the price of the metal is too hinh. are tretjucnt nowadays. The prevailing view appears lo be that producers would have BO fason for eomplaiul ii the quotation could he reduced t<» the
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  • 132 2 Tin production by the countries. signatory to th tin control egret during the five mon nuary to May last Is put at 7r>4."7 tons compared with 65.591 tons during thsimilar period la. World production dun:;-: the 12 months ending May SI last Ls stated to bo 184.818 tons comp.tr d
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  • 181 2 "Moonlight Sonata" Is Fine Entertainment MOONLIGHT Bona! fam >us pianist, [gnace J.< der WSld had a success! ul opening the Pavill it racceeded nol its but becanse ol thi natural acting and Inspiring playing ol the lovable <>id personality Then too, it Introdi Marie Tempest to
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  • 54 2 The Medal ot Merit ot the Boy Scouts Association has been swarded to:- Mr a. M Alsagoff, (Singapore). Mr C. E. Fernandez. (Negri Sembilan), Mr E. C Hicks. (Pahang), Mr B V X Richards, (Malacca), Mr E Ls M stow?n. (Kedah) and Mr
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  • 63 2 The International ball room eh I plonahlp held last night at the Great World Cabaret resulted Professional Championship; Cyi and Jean. Amateur; Mr. Y. S Kwan and Miss Kam Bhuk Chan The Malayan ball room title was won by V s. Kwan .md Mist Kam
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 18 2 WHO WAS THK GIRL FROM SCOTLAND YARD WHO PREVENTED THE BOMB ATTACK on THE CORONATION AIR DISPLAY? -aa^
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    • 514 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. i the Singapore Jfrce Press Office: Ce<iJ exicu-ion- t. Ruala Lurrtpur Olli |tl i iri-el |M.«,n Ri i v m Soatf tendon Office i < Half Yearly Yearly Note. Quotation cheque* \Uov'.i r i,^ the usual bank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATQ The charge* and W»t i lED ADVERT Xl
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 224 2 Diary Of The Day The Tides High Water: 10 18 am 8 1 ft IJI p.m 9 3 ft Sports Soccer Midds II vs. Post Ofliee «Div. II.) at Stadium. V M.C.A Juniors vs Singapore English School (F) at Anson Road. Lawn Tennis Japanese players at sec Water Polo YMCA
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  • 191 3 Commercial Sections Formed At Italian Consulates nom the emaamrSnSJsmmamA of trade between Italy and Malaya, >pecial commercial sections have been established at the Italian Consulates m Singapore and Fenang. THESE commercial sections will prj gsJdreaaaa of leading manufactnreri and obtain pies of gi>ods and information
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  • 105 3 conjunction w.th the Malayan ral Exhibition at Kuala 31. Aug 1 and 2 the Research Institute will be the pontic from ll am. to 1 and froan 430 pm to 630 pm. on De: tions of apparatus and of rl may be seen, and ocrs
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  • 66 3 From Our Own C rr spondent) Kuala l.umpur July il. The subscription list opened by the leader of the Hokkiens m Se'angor, Mr m Chong. iast Saturday m ol wounded soldiers m China is rapidly growing and this afternoon the ber ol signatories rose to
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  • 110 3 Two Accused Fined $150 Mr W. J Reeves m the s?cond court yesterday delivered judgment m the case m which John Paul Christian and Ahm?d Lebeh Mohamed Mohideen were convicted on a charge of having attempted to commit theft of one lorry load
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  • 458 3 15 People Inside 'DRUNKEN FREAK" SAYS JUDGE FOR the sake of 92 cents Sudagar A Singh attempted to set fire to the house of a compatriot m May last and as a result of this he was sentenced yesterday to undergo ten months' rigorous
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  • 132 3 Slam's New Form Of Carrying Out Death Sentence < From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok, July IK. The second execution by shooting was carried out a fey; days ago by th? prison authorities. The old form of decapitation for a I capital offence has been done away
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  • 634 3 Dismissed Attendant Faces Grievous Hurt Charge (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July tt. ALLEGED to have flung nitric acid on an estate dresser, causing the loss of the right eye besides burns all over the body and arms. Raman, a Malobari, faced
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  • 410 3 Labourer Di sinelined To Cultivate Allotment (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, July 21. WTHERE has been a falling away m the cultivation of estate gardens since wages have risen and. m some districts, considerable areas (have gone out of cultivation This is unfortunate but
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  • 339 3 Man Arrested In Field TWO little Chinese girls who tried to pass a spurious five-cent piece to g vegetable seller m Owen Road led to the arrest of Looi Cheok, who was I put on his trial yesterday at the Sin- gapore Assizes. before Mr. Justice Howes and
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  • 198 3 From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. July 21. Aeeusd of stealing 1.040 coconut*, valued at $25. belonging to his mother. Kassun, a young Malay, was produced m the Pontian police court on Monday before Sheikh Abu Bakar. the Johore Bahru second magistrate It was
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  • 106 3 Under the auspices of the Singapore Buddhist Association a celebration to commemorate Asala Day m Singapore will be held at the premises of the Association. 67. Spottiswoode Park Road, today This celebration commemorates the day on which Lord Buddha preached trie first sermon Dhamma Chakka Pavatthana
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  • 279 3 CLUB "TERRIBLY CONSERVATIVE" Mr. Richard Sydney's World Tour Talk MR. Richard Sydney, who has just returned from a world Rotary tour, delivered an interesting address on his impressions at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday, at the Adelphi Hotel. Though armed with a
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  • 39 3 Members of th? Singapore Mus.cal Society Orchestra are notified that owing to the Victoria Memorial Hall being required for oth?r purposes, the rehearsal will be h -Id next week on Tuesday Ju.y 27 Instead ot sa Monday. July L'C
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 81 3 ■^IMPORTANT NOTICE= 1 be«£ to notify that I have removed to 106 ORCHARD ROAD (opposite former address) U.S. de SUVA Manufacturing Jeweller UkRW 5Pm < Sal Thrrr no bfttrr pill I gjlf V than MARTIN S. Yoc c» mVWmW '•'•> n MARTINS PILLS ■f^ >old by all t hemi»t» Stores
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    • 61 3 REDUCED PRICES. FOR TWO WEEKS ONLI JIT.V tt-gg. LADIES (iEMS Evenin* BJMH Suit SI 00 Si 00 Day Dress Jacket i >>0 els. f r>o rlv Costume Trousers Kfl eg» S St «lv Other_ prices m proportion. HI lnt QITCK TLEANEKS. !T8 Orchard Road. Phone 7776 Town Agent: H R
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  • 2089 4 Tactical Strength Of Britain 's Greater Air Force SPEED AND RANGE OF NEW BOMBERS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT London. ENORMOUS increase m striking power of the Rcyal Air Force is apparent m official details of speed, range and armament of new bombers which are now m series production for the
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  • 310 4  - Winning CONTRACT the Four Aces $c Dai id Burnstine, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Scfien^. world's leading team-of-four inventors of the system gaaf has beaten every other system m existence. PROTECTING THE HAND? RECENTLY, while practising lor the Eastern Cfta ftvoions** ips. David Burnstine and Oswald laaabf were
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 152 4 The 1937 r §fmli% Wants ANNUAL THE PREMIER ANNUAL OF THE I FAR EAST Will contain several full pages o( coloured prints pictorially portraying the infinite charm of Malaya. Several full-page colour plates depicting the vivid beauty of A Malayan life and landscape. ".0|? r\ I These plates will be
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  • 251 5 SSJ lll.f irom m ssaaaaal SSSgle of water coming through Ihe outlet Naive of the new Hume Weir, m Aust ralia's River Murray It b the world. second largest dam. LONDON NON-INTERVENTION T.\l KS Representative of 1~, Furopean states assembled at a plenary BSaotisnj 04 the
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    • 39 5 ':>a:. '•x%ys»^^SBgP :>>:-x^plKsSMWiifcylß^lißßS^lßSy>:^s'SSßy^^BS BSF ggSS^^ COLD LAMB and SALAD Delicious, succulent joints. Our lambs are selected from the world's finest flocks and are renowned for their tenderness and flavour. mmmmem PHONE 5376 (4 Lines) ■wsawsawaa aamawaaw^Bwiamwawawaawawaaai gr.#»j ioa m»
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  • 214 6 DEEP POVERTY IN SIAM'S COUNTRYSIDE Worst This Century (From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok, July SL THE erratic nature of the rainfall and its insufficiency is causing considerable dismay a'l over the vast rice plain o: Hal n Jaiori. west ot Bangkok. There is reason to suppose that there will be
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  • 124 6 A fine of >2 was imposed by Mr L. C Goh m the fourth court yesterday on a Euro Dean named W T. McDermott who wis convicted on a charge of traction by leaving a car at the Inaction ot Baal Coast Road and Joo :>- Tl acco
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  • 1114 6 FORMER IPOH BARRISTER'S SUCCESSFUL MISSION Territorial Dispute Settled In Amicable Spirit MR. Leong Yew Koh, the former well-known Ipoh barriste.-, who was the senior Chinese delegate on the Sino-British commission for the delimitation of the Yunnan-Burma boundary, returned to Nanking on June 29 from Yunnan via
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  • 936 6 VALUE OF UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL MQACIAL or colour prejudice is IX the one cloud on the horizon." said Lord Lugard, lormer GovernorGeneral of Nigeria, making the inaugural address at the Oxford University Bummer School on Colonial Administration, which was held at i St Hugh's College
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  • 316 6 FAMILY PLUNGED INT G MOURNING DETAILS explaining an eati nary official blunder gsgsjglf awaited by a Den lingshire. lamiiy. which a neeg a^o was plunged into mo me gggfg announcing th. son. The message- a telegram Colonial Office ssas r» home ol the parenl Scott, intimating BBC
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  • 40 6 o: Lloyd Itststsa altered m schedule' to s e Conte B overhaul ot the Contt V From Aug E the BSffVtci at Singapore as usual with th< liners Conte Rosso V Verdt and Conte Bian« I
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  • 76 6 Mr. Small Going On Leave Next Week WHEN the Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. S. Small, £oes on leave to England by the P. and liner Ranchi on Friday of next week, the Director of Education, Mr. F. J. Morten, will be acting Colonial
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    28 6 SULTAN OF MOgtOCCO arr toWJ m France. (Picture by Air). The m Morocco photo, laphed m his cabin on board the s.s ChelU. on hiv arrival al .Marseilles.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 220 6 coins C I Any oo m sufferer will tell you wi;*. truth that you cannot its tOS terrible pain caused But no mater how terrible oro Mgos Will got rid of them. 1. la i'.::it dowe to the root ol thai you -an lift them ot.t A Managleg Director preseol
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    • 67 6 THE SPEED AND LUXURY OF TRAVEL BY K. N. I. L. M. WILL BE A REVELATION TO YOU SINCAPORE— PALEMBANC m I', hour* SINCAPORE-BATAVIA m 4 hour* Departure from Singapore every \Vednesda> s a.m Fast connections m Batavia to Bandoeng. Semarang, Soerabaja, BALI and BORNEO. Apply; Offices K. N. I.
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  • 172 7 Delimitation Of YunnanBurma Boundary Caatftnwsd from page f>< otatSSSI to the problems o t and lurid deficiency no HEADWAY SCI inquiry reveals that r.h( movement towards th: p itatcd frontier has mad* •rv at al during the pas bred Scan by reason of '0 feai <>. a (evsr-rftdder kt '.I\
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  • 296 7 i'l'ii the Kdilor o| tin- licr Pirssi ri Impression the minds ol the people of Mai i writing this tetter The Jaffna Tamil community who migrated In lame numbers to this .io: ie.se" and have tornvd associations societies and sports clubs under that designation thereby creatine
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  • 397 7 [To the hditor. of the Free Press Sir.— ln reference to your leader on Saturday concerning arbitration for Malaya's futurt labour troubles I haw not followed this mutter carefully from the tim. j it was first :suggesu-d. but trom your article It would appear to be
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  • 91 7 •From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Johore Bahru. July St. Chan Chong, a Chinese, pleaded guilty before Mi J. B. Weiss, the firsi, magistrate, yesterday to a charge or importing into Johore from Singapore Aye one-tahil tins of non-Government chandu. Sentence was postponed to next I Monday, bail
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  • 631 7  -  SILLY Letters To The Editor Why Local Men Are Out Of Jobs iTs the i iiitni „f fi, r lvv i» rt .s. S Sir. it waa most amusing to see th. ■i written by "Malaya-born Job t S eker which appeared la the Pres: last week
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  • 342 7 PROSTITUTE'S STQRY Gunner Acquitted On Theft Charge Q- N i charge of having committed housebreaking by breaking off the hasp .tnd .staple oi a room m a house at Suffolk Road, on Mar 11. fur the purpose of taking one tin of State Express cigarettes,
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  • 77 7 Some fine trumpet playing and several good dance tunes go to make Swing Higl Swing Low. the Paramount picture which began Its return screening at the Alhambra. yesterday, quite .\n enjoyable film The fine trumpet playing comes trom Fred Mac Murray and the dance numbers
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  • 93 7 Elephantiasis Rampant On Perak River (From Our Own Correspondent! Telak Anson, July 1 Dr. Poynton of the Kuala Lumpur Medical Research Institute, is spending a few weeks m Lower Perak working m connection with the incidence of filaria This disease, which is said to be
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 90 7 Personality fv^ i Coiffurt Plays pß*Sk m«.\ko nelp It cosu <_f f I ana you will V auui ;nted. v vIFIGARO X M* dress«f». Ii r..«_h K<l A rT*»-^ Mold M.Ci.M's Magnificent j successor to 'MUTINY on the BOUNTY' CAPITOL Wednesday AUG. 4th A GREAT Drama... a GREATER tug at
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    • 33 7 HERE IT IS AGAIN! ALHAEVIBRA FINAL 2 SHOWS TONIGHT 6.15— 9.15 rWo~THY~TAMOUR ("The Jungle Princess") m "SWIHG HIGH, SWING LOW" witl FRED MacMURRAY and CAROLE LOMBARD A Paramount Musical Treat i i— ———i
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    • 355 7 NIGHTLY 6.15 9.15 GLORIOUS ENTERTAINMENT PADEREWSKI Master Pianist MARIE TEMPEST FIRST LADY OF THE STAGE CHARLES FARRELL BARBARA GREENE IN PALL MALL PRODCCTIONS BEAUTIFUL MOTION PICTURE 'MOONLIGHT SO N ATA' EXTRA Walt Disney's Coloured Cartoon MOTHER PLUTO" PAI L ROBESON IN HIS FINEST SINGING PICTURE "CAPITOL I 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15
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  • 622 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937. Tin Troubles IT is strange to read m a London market report that the search for substitutes Is again being mentioned a.s a menace to the tin industry, because the present high price of tin and a threatened rise m the future
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  • 1223 8  -  Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek By ¥N order to save the country and regenerate the nation, we must lirst promote spiritual reconstruction and revive the traditional national virtues so as to rid the nation of repr hensible habits of selfishness, cowardice, hypocrisy and disorderliness. and
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  • 580 8 - 11/AR has broken out." declared an excited Chinese to me late on Tuesday evening liming that he referred to the North China crisis I asked him the tource ol ins startling Information It turned out that m had heard nothing mor" than the news of a
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 267 8 !MAKE YOUR GIMLET WITH 1 ROSES LINE JUICE I Caldbeck'sJ Win,* Hl&lcJiajitl S/ /ice 18 6*/ J BT SPf CIAI mt A Jm TO H.M. THI APPOINTMENT KING OF SI \M FOR ATTRACTIVE WEDDING PRESENTS IN STERLING SILVER, E. P. N. S. CRYSTALWARE THE HEADQUARTERS AT THE ROYAL JEWELLERS (Incorporated
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    • 60 8 THERE IS A LADY who has put on a good deal of weight because she daily doesn't. If she is wise she will not only repair this omission but also protect her jewellery and valuables by a "GAFLAC" ALL RISKS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE t- LIFi ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated
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  • 967 9 I.T.C. SUB-COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION No Action Without Approval Of Malayan Government? (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 21. THE suggested revival of buffer-pool for tin is brought into prominence again today by an authoritative report which is being discussed on the Metal Exchange. It ia
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    47 9 r MN<,.\I»ORE GIRLS visited the Free Press office hi to watch today's newspaper m course of production. sseasbera ol the Y.W.C'.A. intermediate group, a recently anisation. The party, which was led by Miss Audrey md Miss M. (hen. Y.W.CA officials, is pictured above m -Free Press Picture.
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  • 209 9 Japanese Report On British Shipping Inaccurate 8.1. COMPANY'S STATEMENT ON SINGAPORE ROUTE IT was been rt ported lrom Tokio that the British India im Navigation Company is entering into competition with Japanese companies. and is iMtehh-l a new service betwr.i Japan and .Madras via lifspasi and Penang. report is actually
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  • 19 9 d ol the I M Rvri»'. i hairman of Slam Con ton Ltd.
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  • 28 9 r to Mr and T Wed rt Singapore, is ed tn England Mr. Wedgwood. tin Stratta Btes Co.. Ltd gapore.
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  • 298 9 Cold Shoulder For Super-Billia rds SI\GAPORES SMALL A UDIENCE QINGAPORE paid 40 dollars to see two top rank billiards exponents give an exhibition match at the Victoria Hall last night. The Lindrum-Inman display drew an audience ol 11 Europeans (including a woman), 9 Indians. 10 Chinind two reporters. never pay.
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  • 46 9 The death took place at Eutterworth ot Miss Elizabeth Josephine William.,, eldest daughter of the late Mr. T. j Williams and sister ot Mr. A J. i Williams of the Penang Harbour Board. Deceased had been IB lor some time.
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  • 55 9 Mr and Mrs. W. Smith, of Singapore. will be m London until Aug. 26. when i they leave for New York on their rei turn to Malaya through the United States and Japan. Their air mail address is care of Singapore Free Press 40 43
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  • 82 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). London, July 21. ]l/|R. J. G. Hay. managing director of Guthrie and Co. Ltd.. and B leading figure m the rubber industry, leaves London m December on a short visit to Malaya. He will be accompanied by his son
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  • 47 9 Mr. John Namazie will address the Singapore Fortnightly Cub on Friday. at 6.30 p.m. on the sub.iect ol Persia. The meeting, which will be held m the V W.C A Hall s1 Raines Quay, is open to non- mem hers. b<»th men and women
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  • 602 9 PENANG CHINESE SUED (Press. Our Own Correspondent) Penang. July 21. A MAINTENANCE case, m which a member of a well-known Penang Chinese family. Chung Chee Leng. is sued by a Chinese woman. Wong Mong Fai, who claims tn be his secondary wife, began m
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  • 235 9 Japan's Bid For Siam's Foreign Trade COREIGN powers ar; making strong bids for d: finite trade treaties with Siam and naturally Japan is doing the same. "Our difficulty is that Siam is anxious to export rice and teak, which we are unable to take on account of home restriction," Mr.
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  • 568 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p. m. July 21 The above are dealers' middle prices; Jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty arc not Included. of L" I denomination unless Yesterday Previously Rise or Fall HUM rwiso stated Oi m i lv*an. I pc,
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  • 179 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 21 STOCKS: London 21.666 tons '21.571 tons) Liverpool 19.979 tons 1 20.604 tons. COPRA: Straits S.D. Rotterdam (Aug.): £17 2s 6d. Previously: £16 17s Id PEPPER: White Muntok m bond W A d. Previously: 5d White Muntok: July-Aug.: 4 716 d
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  • 907 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser and Co. 's List Pa.iam <£ < Parit Prrak ($1 2 4* Prrak R Va!l*»y <$l> Piin&gor Radella I Sandycroh <$2> tteptuig VaJi'y 'fit Suloh '.SO* I Bii'iir. Ihml Sune i Tukwi.j j > Tambalak Tapuh <$!> 'J' Anson <$1<
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  • 74 10 j From London L a test Quotations •lin Dull Cash B2M 12a ««1 Previously Firm at £267 12s 6d Three month! £265 2s 6d Previously £266 7s 6d New York Tin 60 on Previously 60 25 Copper: BetUen *;56 15s Previously £56 5s (.old: Saturday £6 19s
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  • 77 10 j London Closing Quotations July 21 Method of Parity before Latest PreOntre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viou .-;>• Paris Franc to 124 41 m** 132 15 i« New York to 488 4.98 'A IK 498 3 lfi Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97 3 4 103 Horm Kon« Per dollar
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  • 188 10 lul\ 17. 19, n Can Com 102 3 8 105' i 106' 2 U-phone I ph 169' 170' i 171 Atcheson Railroad 81 7 8 83 85\ >k 54 55 55' 159' 4 IMP i 162' 2 I 32 3 B 32-'\. 33 General Bectrlc 56 3
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  • 62 10 July SI Gambler T.T. 8.00 Java Cube 11.0(j Hamburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 1700 Black Pepper 9.50 Copra, mixed 5.60 Copra, sundried 6.60 Small Flake Tapioca 4.40 Rice Saigon Al $155 R\er Siam W.C N<» 1 $145 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 2 $137 Rice Siam, W.C.
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  • 89 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July 21, 1! o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I X.R.S.S. m cases FOB. July» 31 31' 4 I Good F.A.Q. m bales FOB. July> 30 316 30 516 No. 1 X. RS S. (Spotloose I 'awardable Singapore) 30* 8 30 7 8 Aug. -Sept. 30
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  • 201 10 I Yesterday's Singapore Quotations July !1 SELLING London, tt. 24 l 18 London, demand 2 4 116 London, 4 months' sight 2 4' s Lyons dem md 1535 Hamburg, demand 142 New York, demand 58-: Montreal, demand 58' 8 H.j f a via demand 105 8 unar
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  • 213 10 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore. July 11. p.m. Total tot Books Close Ananri .1 Company Dtrktend To Dat<> tx Div TIN Payaole Date to daU Anun Kumbang s int. July 23 July :<o July 21 15". Bonus Batu Selangor 15' < int Hong Fatt v int July 18
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  • 186 10 ISSUED BY PHASER AND <<• VI Tin: v OV BUSINKSS YESTERDAY Ihi «t midd:i> was Sl3l up", 110- London Stock Exchange peal rdhsi rmm ippamri urn Urn tm share s( ii- ii .Kioidi.. taMei i nimd pa* rather steadier ihe local market Im Btettamsw vv ■> stead
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  • 606 11 Kramat Doubles Dividend Over Last Year j XX annual reports of companies of the Anglo-Oriental I iMsmj) lAd group for the year ended Mar. 31 were issued yesterday. They are Kramat Tin o Ltd.. Kuala Kampar Tin Fields Ltd., and Xawar Tin Ltd. Kramat ha>
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  • 45 11 THE directors of Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Ltd. have declared an interim dividend of 15 per cent, on account of the >ear ending Aug. 31. next. The transfer books will be closed on Aug. ."> and the dividend is payable on Aug. 13
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  • 35 11 Kvelyn, of the popular 'hinese dancers. Ted and Kvelyn (hen, who have returned to Singapore after a successful visit to India, and will open a return sea>on at the Alhambra Theatre tomorrow
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  • 769 11 Fraser Company's Weekly Market Report As tar .us the situation al home Is concerned the past week has been a fairly quie: one on the whole, markets up to a point showing rather more confidence m the belief that the International situation on the Continent was slightly better: whether such
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    • 540 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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    • 484 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, Al SI KAMA AND THIN* (Incorporated m England by (Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000,0*) Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,00t HEAD OPFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star lioilo Rangoon Amritsar Ipoh Saigon
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    • 548 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE l 20 Saxophone and piano recital by mem- I Transmission 2 tn-rs of th<- Nirom orchestra. Z H_>- 1 50 Variety programme 1.333 kc s «225 a) 2 C ose down 1 n, N *~> m s ""ml. 5 50 Time signal. Opening announcein-:.' 11.76
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  • 590 12 LARGER USE OF SOVIET SHIPPING Preliminary Returns For Foreign Trade IN 1936, according to preliminary returns of the Commissariat for Foreign Trade, about S7 per cent, of Soviet exports and itn ports were carried by Soviet vessels, 33.3 per cent, m the case of exports and HO.G*
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  • 281 12 Further Ships Needed Services In the House ot Commons Lieut Commander Fletcher 'Nuneaton. Lab asked the President ol the Board M% Trade il there was afßeient tanker tonnage under the British flag to import to this country the abn -rma! yu i ties ol oil which
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  • 271 12 Master's Plaint And Hum her Hoard's Reply A suggestion by the master o: steamei City al Delhi 'hat pilot ter.s should carry srireleas appar.r.. and operators bAJ been made to Humber Conservancy B* rd The captain complained to the board that about two no ago be
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  • 32 12 The Shipping Office and the offices of the Statistics Department «fO_ be open on Saturday. July 31. and Monday Aug 2. for one hour only < f rom .lv a~ to ll am
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  • 9 12 STRAITS/PACIFIC CONFERENCE. Freight Tariff Sn, j Emi>t\ gwnaaa tor
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    • 494 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated «o P.M a.) TTLiPHONE: Freight »433— Pum.c 6611. LLOYDS AGENTS. •OOKTNO AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIIIC i *m\&i 6WEATtn incorporated m muaixu* > THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct 'MPRESS to VANCOUVER—ACROSS CANADA by
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    • 125 12 HENDERSON LINE SC lIFDI I I or mmm > K\ lortni^M'. Pas*. iBHT Betueen Ivan on s„d_4_. Marseille*. Paima and I i .land HoMl \KO s\|, Fort of Dis« ■;■•< uk.:l mo«tt c XXV.VI CHIN AMAKAi'tK paaj Km ftM vi CHIN AMAItAFO alls la. n Tl arrs to Strait l
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    • 643 12 Local And i I 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 pm. Kota Bahru, Kuala Krai and Thurs. and Friday 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 745 am. and Sundays
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    • 164 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Kedah. Br.. 1.033 tons, from Belawan. 20. to b lAWan via Penang, 22. Larut. Br 464 tons, from Trengnanu. 120. to Trengganu, 22 J Edendale. Br.. 1.001 tons, from BlinJoe, 20. to Batavia. 23 Giang Ann. Br.. 545 tons, from Sourabaya. 20. to Baw an. 22 Karoa. Br
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    • 133 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR Ships alongside il I.X|H*ct«*d t,, East Wharl (Entrain i Van Heutsz I K. Main Wharf fFniian.. Bhu Empire Dork (Entrance laareapore 34: Glaucus M. Empire Dock 'Entrain. Karoa -Hi I< West Whu.f (Entrawna < Hai Jin M We*t Wharf Ind Sutra da r 3 We** Wharl •Enti Islander
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    • 499 13 ~M TT" ________l fl -Jffl'l^'Tj 1 I ___^__T m n -*SL ■■AD _-_-_-_-^*e^__e^___^ i__r^s \MJ ___fc____ BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES •INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS !>"« Due lt.nn.ivr Spore. Tonnage Spore. WW 1937 N ALDER A 16 000 Sept 10 kIfPURA 17.000 July 30
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    • 441 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 Due Sails CITY OP ORAN Havre. London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow July 30 Aug. 2 CITY OP KTMfBER-LFY Havre, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow Aug. 30 Sept.
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    • 998 13 P^^ REPRESENTING J^^ SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line. St ear* Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Ilua Khiow steamship Co., (19S2j Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. The Cunard White Star Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. Shaw Savill and Albion Co.. Ltd. The China
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    • 692 14 K. P. M. SWARTENHONDT- -Thursday. July 22. Saigon and Hong Kong. MERKUS Thursday. July 22. P Samooe. Letong. Kramat. Maras. Tarempa, Genting. pjeloe-Pandjang. Sera.^san and Midai. TlDORE— Thursday. July 22. Selat-Pandjang. Bengkalis. Soengei-Pak-ning. Siak and Pakan-Baroe. VAN HEUTSZ— Thursday. July 22. Hong Kong. Swatow and Amoy. REIJNST Thursday. July 22.
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    • 695 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Übid AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO EUROPE. FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. ..Arrives Leaves Leav** Arrive* Spore. Spore. Penanf. New York. Pres. Adams July 26 July 27 July 29 Sept. 7 Pres. Harrison Aug. 8 Aug.
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    • 543 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOITH AMERIC A Thames Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Lourenro Mar. Durban. East London. Por: L../ and Mossel Bay Yeifuku Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzih Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Lourei oaac Durban and Port Elizas v Buenos Aires Maru Buenos Aires via
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  • 1646 15  -  Barney Home Sports Notes By Farr To Meet Louis First: Court Refuses Injunction: Hughes Out Of Davis Cup: Harrow Declare And Lose: 1,000 Runs In School Cricket: Golf Champion Waits For Real Money! London. Jul^ 13. THERE is not a great deal to report in the
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  • 246 15 Nerva Outpoints Penang Boxer 'From Our Own Correspondent^ Malacca. July 19. In the main event at the City ParK Boxing Stadium last night Pablo Nerva. 8 0> 2 outpointed Sam McVee. 8.0. of Penang. over ten rounds. They were well matched, but the Indian was a
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  • 200 15 THE 32nd Coy. R.A.M.C. cricket eleven b at the V M.C.A juniors by lour wickets, m a cricket encounter played on the V M.C.A ground on j Tuesday. Thc scores were as follows YMCA. JINIORS M. KohlolT c Allan b Cooper It 1 K. Leembruggen b
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  • 252 15 Warwickshire County Take Action WAR has been declared upon "roped and over prepared wick responsible for the huge totals and unfinished county cricket matches. Warwickshire have fired the first shot, tor H the dose ni the game with Gloucestershire this month the lollowinc official ti
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  • 102 15 Th»- lollowing teams will p. ay cncke; for the S.C.R.C in week- r.d matches Saturday vs I A at 2 p m m I A ground. Evan Worn: Low Ket* Cho. Tan Tbean T» k. Cheoqg Foong Bioof Kam Gim L..rk. Keo Qeo Lee, K T C>oi. Poh
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    • 159 15 With an AC Oil PMBT nfed. fl wear of fl the ensme is very greatl) re- fl dured Ttir practical elimination fl solid fl particle* m ospenaion bnpro* 1 1. c th* engine fl l» runs <iiri longer B rhl de I of the AC Oil Hltci is simple. I
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  • 1097 16  -  Nimrod Tourists Win Yesterday 's Soccer By Three Goals To Two MUTHU GIVES GRAND DISPLAY IN GOAL B.v South China Tourists. I: Singapore 2. THE expected happened of course, m this big match between the South China eleven and Singapore yesterday. The tourists did
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    35 16 photo, VICTORS 'I he South China tourists who defeated a Singapore eleven yesterday by Over the ball is Lee Wai Ton*, the captain, who alsi> led China's Olympic footballers at Berlin last >ear. Free Press
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  • 103 16 MALACCA CUP XI TO PLAY THE NEGRI (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. July 21. THE Malacca XI to play Negri Sembilan on Saturday ot Seremban. m their last Malaya Cup flxtur. uill be selected from: Goalkeeper: Low Ah Sang 'C.F.A. >. Backs: Ltm Chwee Seng < C.F.A Puteh Kassim <Sinomites»;
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  • 151 16 Inman And Lindrum At Memorial Hall Tonight will be the last two opportunities billiard enthusiasts will be able to sec the experts, Melbourne Inman and Horace Lindrum. at the Victoria Memorial Hall Charge* haws been rtduce:! to $1 and 50 cents and sessions. SI Banal grill
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  • 126 16 Net For Colon y And (luh Players A practice net will be provided at the S.C.C on Tuesday next for all Singapore members ol the Colony side, irrespective ol whether they arc Club members or not. The net will also be available to members ol the
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  • 144 16 From Our Own Correspondent) Penanf, July 32. Harold Windsor <^ot what must be worst punishment m hi> boxing: career when he was beaten by D:ivid Dharmaraj tonight al Wembley Park Windsor was ippearing m bis second contest m Penang while Dharmara] was making bis first
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  • 41 16 Bisley, July 20. AUSTRALIA won the Empire Trophy aggregating 2,222 points by beating Canada and Great Britain w*ho each scored 2,205. with India. 2.166. Canada was placed second on her performance at the 900 yards range. Reuter
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  • 89 16 Tomorrow, there will b<- the usual afternoon races for the *B and "C" class Th- start will be at 520 pm On Sunday, the B class will sail tta first rac ol a sprit's for the Car dosa Challenge Cup starting at 10 00 a m This rac-
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  • 270 16 rE following are handicaps ?o r four races on Wednesday. July 28. he second day of the Penang races Horses. Class 2, Div. 2. EH furs. Empire Flower 9.0 Ben Ghabrit 8 12 Bordighera 8 12 Noorchaya 8 11 Dunerc 8 11 Staybrite
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  • 154 16 :i> Our Own OMfr Penan*. Juh v, THE Sultan of Perak seen out this morning for t. time. Catherine Whe 1 did .stro: work over five turiongs and on pre- form oofcs like wini da:- B Chinee wa^ V^: ived *ci: r pace w I
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