The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 July 1937

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO ISJKS ESTD. 18S5 SATURDAY, If'l.Y 31, 1937 10 CENTS.
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  • 929 1 Ne cess a r y Fo r Ev acua Ii o n Of Fo reigner s commons debate reveals britain's recognition of situation Closest Touch With United States And France Must Be Maintained WHILE fighting persists m North China and the storm centre is
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  • 1102 1 Heated Discussion On Singapore Social Welfare Work THt: Municip-jiWt\ "n attitude la welfare work m Singapore was heatedly discussed t a meetin of the Commissioners yesterday, uhen it m ftpotted that ommitt Nos. 2 and 7 had approved a grant I 52.0U0 to llMi CMM Welfare Soci \lthough then was
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  • 18 1 KIKRER: 8- H d. 9d TIN: Easy at K261 2s 6d. (Spot) IM ißi (three months).
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  • 116 1 Another Secret Session In Siam From Our Own Correspondent' Bangkok. July 30. A NOTHER s< cret session ol tne Peoph-.s Av> -mbly wa> h*-ld today lasting forty minutes but no anr.irojice-m-nt ha<; been made regarding the Information plao d b- Rtbor*. The c!°!rv m announce !h new Council ni Befcncf
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    • 68 1 BIGIA TEA Brinu> Ike freahneMi and fragrance of the Mali ii fgu rdena »lir« I to > 0111 honif. TOWGHT ORCHESTRAL COKERI 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. DINNER and DANCE (formal) 9-.45 to midnight I \K\KKI tNTKHTAINMENT BY THE TRIO CIMARRO I'OPM \K .ONIINKMAI K.XfONENTS OF MODERN t'USSK \l DANCING. BOOK
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    • 236 1 There ia no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. SEA VIEW Wfa HOTEL TONIGHT (formal) SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET FEATURING EVY ABMONT m Spacial Selected Songs ALEXANDIINE PARTNER m Comic Acrobatic Dances MUSIC BY RELLER S HUNGARIAN ORCHESTRA DINNER $3 NON-DINERS $1 SUNDAY MORNING POPULAR CONCERT BY RELLER f
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  • 165 2 Another Fait Accompli, Says N. Y. Times I New York, July 30. In an editorial commenting on Japan's rejection of the peace pleas made by the United States and Great Britain the N w York Times states:— Evidently Japan hopes soon to present the world with another fait
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  • 149 2 Tennis ties to be played off by women teachers who hay* reached the semi-finals of the tournament are as follows: Mrs. M Patersor. and Miss E Paddav 15.3) vs. Miss B. Consigner* and Miss A. Hancock t+3>. Miss M Rodrigue2 and Miss D Rodriguez l5) vs. Miss
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  • 83 2 At a meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners yesterday the Commissioners agreed to the nomination of a Municipal itpresentatife to the committee to be formed locally by Government to consider details of the participation by the various Malayan Administrations m th-e Empire Exhibition to be held m Glasgow
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  • 41 2 Pretoria, July 30. A Gazette notice prohibits coal exports for two months from today except under Government permit owing to the apparent scarcity of coal for consumption m the Union. Ccal for bunkering is unaffected. Reuter
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    15 2 photo) A FINK ACTION picture of the \ong jump at Jalan Besar Stadium Free Press
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  • 771 2 Races For America's Cup Start Today EIGHTY SIX >ears ago the United States schooner. America, crossed the Atlantic from New York to race m some of the English royal regattM and entered for the Squadron Cup, which she won against a f.eet
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  • 131 2 Newport, R.I July 30. THE port is like a hive and rooms are costing at least 510 a day. The Ranger's crew, who have all been carefully picked by Mr. Vanderbilt, have been given an <idded incentive to win. having been offei<ed $40 for each victory, which is
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  • 80 2 Faulty Setting Of Points Responsible Paris. July 30. /X)NTKARY to earlier reports, only one train was involved m the disaster at Villeneuve St. Georges, about 15 miles south of Paris, which caused the death of 27 persons The injured number 50. The train concerned wa.s the ParisSt Etlenne
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  • 68 2 Entries tor the Singapore Championships are now invited nnd will close on Aug. 15. A full list of the events are: Men's Singles; Women's Singles; Inter-Club Championship; Men's Doubles. Entry forms can be obtained from Mr. Choo Kwai Low care of Government Health Office, or Mr.
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  • 50 2 London, July 30. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, told the House of Commons today that it had been decided that shipborne aircraft shoulc be placed under the operational and administrative control of the Admiralty but shoe-based aircraft, including flying-boats, should remain under the Air Ministry. Reuter
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    • 341 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. C. T. PYRIN tor Co.ds. Catarrh and Influenza. Will a»>solu»' > relieve yom •••Id m a few hours Harmless and E^Tertivr ■p Price 6O cents. MEDICAL HftLL, LTD. BOaT{|T RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT K4TONG GRANGE— TT. Meyer R»i*4 <near NwlmmJn* Club) Board -Residence at moderate rate* Larre Gardens Tennis
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    • 225 2 Cbe Sinoapocc Jfrcc Press lirad OS>o« Vn.il Su 5 rx' ii M <■ hb<lj I l-l Mil Ortwe II Javu StraN PhoiM I, I BrrwKtrr K.,,j Fboiir: H l>nan* Ol!i< r 12 I., hep m,. m 4 Irl I SUBSCRtpIiON M Montlil, > Quarterly IMI I Half VeaH.% HUM \«>«rly
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    • 137 2 Diary Of The Day i The Tides High Water 3.30 am a 2 it. 3.40 pm 88 ft Sports CHINESE OLYMPIAD Soccer: Stadium 4 p.m Tennis: S.C.R.C. 10 a.m. Hockey: Farrer Park 3.30 p .m. Athletics: Jalan Besar IJB am. Badminton etc. Happy World 10 v m onwards. Aquatics: CSC.
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  • 104 3 Retiring Judge's Parting Shots Erases Convictions; Slates Magistrates \Y 10m Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. July 10. HfcFORE leaving lor Singapore yesD teiday to embark lor England Hi his retirement the F M.S. Chief Justice Sir Sa.v.uel Joyce HMm ill, shed m the Supreme Court tv;o convictions ano altered an
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  • 82 3 TRUCK RAMS BUS; THREE ARE HURT sequel r .<^ a motor accident m Thompson Hoad on Thursday, when three peop!. wen seriously injured. i Ma. l| lorry driver «M fharged betore Mr L. C (ioh. IHlllHtr yesterday. I uricvou-s hurt by a rash The iase wao postponed a week tor
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  • 88 3 ommi»it>ners To Consider More Extensions The qu extending the .ime- town by supplying elecn water to plates outside Muni well aa the eighth V Chu KaiV4 Road and a part Holland Road, was referred to by Mr E N Griffith -Jones at yesterdays o: :he Municipal CommisT:
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  • 533 3 Discussion On Health Report At Municipal Commission POSITION OF PRIVATE FIRMS THE valuable infant welfare work done by th'- Health Depart- merit, as revealed m the recent administration report, was referred to by Mr. S. B. Tan at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners when
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  • 142 3 Plans tor the Municipality's leverage extension scheme are being pushed ahead At yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commission it was reported a tender of $15,000 by Hin Huat and Co the lowest ol five tenders, waa m > '-pted for bakau piles for the scheme A tender
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  • 99 3 During the week ending July 24 exports of tinned pineapple from, Malayan ports amounted to 79.471 cases ot which 69.789 '88 per rent > cases were to the United Kingdom. 2 952 '4 per cent.' to the Continent of Europe. 3.691 «4 per cent* to Canada, and
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  • 119 3 r VHE lighting at some Singapore traffic junctions is to be improved, according to a report of a meeting of Committee No. 5 presented at yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commission. Lighting similar to that at the junction of Tank and Orchard Roads is to
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  • 270 3 Scene At Inaugural Ceremony EIGHT hundred athlete.s and sports! Officials from all over the Penin- sula bowed three times before the portrait ol Dr. Sun Vat Sen. "Father ot the Republic" at the opening of the Fourth Malayan Chinese Olympiad at i the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday
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  • 217 3 Throe Landings By R.A.F. Bombers ■From Our Own Correspondent >. Ipoh. July 2!>. Today was a rcd-lett.T day for the Perak Flying Club The ;he>ry that the Ipoh landing ground was unsuitable for commercial aircraft *a| eXploded When four Royal Air Force bombers made three
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  • 62 3 "From Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur. July 29. The 14th Malayan Exhibition, will bo opened by Sir Shenton Thomas on Saturday. At the opening ceremony the Governor will give a review of the agricultural and industrial positions, and a speech will be made by Mr.
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  • 44 3 The upper and lower floors of the Victoria Theatre are to be recarpeted with Axminster carpeting. The cost of $472 is to be found m a supplemental budget. This was disclosed at a meeting of the Municipal Commission yesterday.
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  • 36 3 'THE -kiosk" erected m EmprtU Place Co protect the traffic police constable from the blazmy ,>,un cost the Munuipahtu $100 This uas revealed at a meeting of the Municipal Commission yesterday
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  • 101 3 'From Our Own CorreSDOfMfenU Kuala t.umpur. July "!fl. One hundred delegates coming from as tar south .is .Sinc.il)>:" and ai far north as Feiiis will attend the Eighth All-Malaya Urban Co-operativr Con lerence m thr K'nl,. Lumpui Town Hall on Saturday and Sunday One oi
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  • 89 3 Innovation At Local Aero (luh Women members of the Royal Singapore Flying club wtll In tuture bo able to learn to fly but Facilities lor instruction will i>e on a limited scale at first Women o: British nationality have been admitted to the Club U nonflyin«
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  • 45 3 A memorial service to the late Rev J. A. Suprumaniam, who was district superintendent oi the Central Tamil, District and some time pastor of the Tamil Methodist Church will be held 1 m the church. 1 Short Street, tomorrow at 930 am
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  • 39 3 The following passengers have arrived m Imperial and Qarttas aircrafts: Atlanta, G-ABTI irom Karachi, arrived July 29: Mr F. W. Eilbeck. Adelaide. VH-UUA. [or Brisbane, left July 30. Messrs. F. D. Taylor, and F W Eilbeck.
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  • 360 3 Commissioner Opposes Photographing Of Hawkers uiinill.t. bandits arc bring manufactured m China we are manufacturing criminals m Singapore. commented Mr. Chua Krh H;ti when dissenting, at the Municipal Commissioners meeting v»s»erday. against a committee majority decision, m principle an amendment of the municipal ordinance relating to
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  • 81 3 A CHISESE was charged m th? local third court, yesterday with dist .;rb:ng the contents of a dust-b'n. Denying the charge he shook his head vigorously. An inspector entered the iCMM Ijoi. and gave evidence Again questioned, thr accused still shook his hcu<l. Ur had at no
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  • 133 3 Receipts ol the Magaporc M— trtp>l Fund lor June amounted to $1.331.19u making the total for the first hall of this year $13,183,650. which is just over 33 1-3 per cent more thM the total of $9897.832 :or the rirst six months oi last year
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    • 98 3 CHRONIC STOMACH PAINS "Hisbind would i9t be s'ive now' •'> J *i?h the Vl m %m i«d h\ < heart t I l I ha. l a ■nb p«strii ultei <>n i dtvl the I ii jki h Pov ihvc .v»-v i il 'I'm', and > \\.,\r r\[>er]" t '•I
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    • 99 3 To BELAWAN DELI (SUMATRA.) Reduced same vessel return tickets now available. Singapore Belawan return Ist class $80/Interchangeable with Straits Steamship Company, for first return sailing of the ss 'Kedah' to Singapore, after arrival of X.P.M. Steamer at Belawan. For particulars apply to: K. P. M. LINE, FINLA YSOlt GREEN, SINGAFCRE.
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  • 2643 4 BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT "THE English summer holiday season is rapidly reaching its peak. Millions of London rchoclchildrer. are accused of paying but leant attention to their lessons today -the last day befcre they broke up" for five weeks holiday. Thousands arlH -:o to the
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    • 116 4 HOW DOCTORS TREAT INDIGESTION fly Dr. Scott, M.D., Paris. Although doctors are human, you rarely find them suffering from indigestion The reason is that they know exactly what causes it and how to treat it. Personally. I know nothing to equal Bisurated Magnesia as a speedy and lasting remedy fuv
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    • 26 4 NOTICF I !h 4^ t(» m>*i!\ tflMl I I; i\ < 106 ORCHARD HMD (opposite forrMM ad U.S. de SUVA Manufacturing Jewcl«C« OV/ILTINE Delicious— Hot or Cold
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  • 167 5 Chinese Olympiad Opens Special F ree Press Pictures HUNDREDS OF CHINESE ATHLETES— men and women— from all parts of Malaya are taking part m the Olympiad sports m Singapore. The competitions began yesterday and continue until Monday. Other pictures on page 16. photo photo) photo phutni phntnt pnoioj. photo phot«»>.
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    • 50 5 THERE ARL LUIS OF jQ^^SW HAMS ALL OVER |fe6\JM/' THE WORLD BUT ~^^^^^P"' THERE IS ONLY ONE KST "PINEAPPLE" HAM A CHOICE AND SPECIALLY CURE!) BRAND ABSOLUTELY DEPENDABLE I BAKED. BOILED GRILLED or FRIED. IT MAKES A PALATABLE DISH LliLll bLiilli'wbb PHONE: 5376 (4 Lines) I WPS. 27 1 MMMX—
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  • 199 6 A.fmg To Move Them When He Awoke For three years witf s this CIV: man. I suffered with pains aeros. 1 the lower part of my back. In the mornin?. I awoke with knees so stirl that it was ICOny Id movp ;hem. Fps
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  • 158 6 U.S. Tourists In China War Zone Part\ Confined In Frrighl Car AN American tourist party of 30 which left Singapore for Bombay yesterday by the P. and O. liner Ranchi travelled on July 10 on the last train to run from Mukden to Peiping before the outbreak of hostilities. They
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  • 160 6 TWO CONVICTIONS IN LOTTERY CHARGE Charged with having assisted m carrying on .i chap ji k?e lottery In Onan Road or. June 2?. Ah mat Shun and N^ Chhur. G'.iai wera con- 1 vicMd by Mr. H. A. fOXTST m the Criminal District Court, yesterday. Th° accused pleaded not gu:
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  • 104 6 The case m which the Tamil Ratnam was sentenced to death for having murdered i Burasian overseer. Mr H. Klattig. which was to hive been arsu^d before the Court of Ci+mlnal Apoea! yesterday morning, took an unexpected turn when Hatn i:n intimated to th" resi^trar
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    32 6 "Miss hronß Lan Yiug. 11'.-year-old swimmer from Penanp. wh<> holds the 0 Metros !rr Style Championship there, and who is prohahh the youngest girl to take part m the Malayan Chines** Olympics.
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  • 283 6 Music Annoys Penang Police (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan?. Ju!y 30 A PINS of £10 with the alternative of Uv. days* simple imprisonment has been imposed y Mr. T. I). flush'-*., second ■agfe&rate, on Wee Tok fcnp, proprietor oi a provision store m Burmah Road,
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  • 232 6 The tilth arr U ordinary general meeting of the Sungel Bihru Rubber Estates. Ltd. was h Id m L >ndon. Mr. P J. Burf.r.v; the chairman > said that it v: > very gratifying to tin direct rs to h able to submit acj counts winch, after
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  • 330 6 Voting Raja leaves For England Today •From Our Own Correspondent >. Kuala Kangsar. July 28. A full first-class reserved coach tttached *o the first morning irain Id: Kuala Kanssar today with the rela■ives. friends and wHI wishers of Yatr: IColla Raiu Zah.ir ibnl Raja Badi ;i
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  • 299 6 Japan Faces Serious Migration Problem photo i ((AS some European countries, for example. Jugo Slavia and Bulgaria, have a higher birth-rate than Japan, the world, when considering over-population, should not difTeientiate between Japan, li an Asiatic country and those Farol_«e?m countries." declared Mr. Shnnzo Yoshisaka. Japanese Govi rnment delegate to
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  • 87 6 ON TRACK OF WHITE RHINOCEROS /"\N his way to Sumatra to < I white rhlnoceroa and an n hutan D B. C pore by the K.i He i^ rum Bryant Thomas Castellow 81 Id member for th<Third Georgia District American wii r.s Who mark* him as i Demoa and a
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  • 180 6 The world'a largctl tin-dredxer. t!ie Doejoenf (Set-cow). whi,«h is to be towed by tuns to the Dutch East Indies !or the u>e >i th^ Grvernment's tin enterprises on th? bland of Binka. has started an her voyage fro:-n Holland The Doejorng It a sister dredger to the
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  • 240 6 MUNICIPAL COMMISSION DECISION AS a result of a decision o: the C of Appeal, directing a writ damus to issue on trK Mr W Bartley BM P* Singapore Municipal ■I yesterday BMfUag of the moved the loii That the Co.r.m.. i m accordance with law and a
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  • 61 6 Th- statement m M J (1 :!t National City By k closes assets of against £380.959 959 at end 1936 DepositJune trial of C 361 564.4-i»'--with the December 1-rve 1 045 Loans, discount;, and ivptances havr spanned 669.769 at Dec H t Bl€ r.is'i ar.d Dtaftted Pfrtri
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  • 36 6 The Hon H W Raper ma oirrctor 01 the Great Assurance Co Ltd., and Mrs will leave lor England on the Potsdam today Mr Rap<>rs health has H* poor lately.
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  • 43 7 GOOD ACTING IN "DOMINANT SEX" BritisJi Pnmmtion \i Pavilion ant Britia Pictui rhj :a> .a a nn< d to the part of the nun S Churchill aft.- wit conviction. dig i I lhllfU.l rii::i< Ciaumont Brit:~ the Ga union* Bran cn 1 persor
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    7 7 photo). i Anson Iload Stadium. Free Press
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  • 85 7 Coaster Burns To Waters Edge m RVIVORS REACH BEACH Baltimore. Md.i, July 30. fJKSIDENTS of Bayside beach state thai ah. j: a hundred persons hed the above leavinc fifty un- d for m the buint steamer. City of Baltimore It burnt to th wat^i r only 10 are dead but
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  • 58 7 J\R. Film M Capitol In Barrier." the new nont-Britii Din that began at th. C;p. r !r a Bn .s drama. md to v ttghl >n ol tli« oad the liim wi ptonccrtrn work Ph authentic Barrier" i> a valiant band ol Empire build H 4 'raordinanlv capable
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  • 73 7 FIRE SCARE There was excitement m the Great World cajbaret la^t night when dames \^<re seen coming from a lighted panel m one of the pillars One oi the hostesses Drat noticed i the flames and following her scream thf panel was smashed In and
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  • 237 7 Questions At .Municipal Council Thf recent High Court ease m which th" Municipal Commissioners were sued as the result oi a collision b» fcween a motor-cycle and Municipal lorry and where th> Commissioners unsuccessfully pleaded undt r the Public Authorities Protection Ordinance, was mentioned at yesterday*i meettnfi
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  • 84 7 BRITAIN AND THE MEDITERRANEAN Importance Re- A (firmed Hv Foreign Secretary I. ml.'i: 4 Ui > [n the House of Commons Mr Eden .M tii course ol a bri^i foreign state- asised tin Importance Lritaiii attached to 1 1 Mediterranean We Intend "he said "to maintain OUI right ol wuv
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  • 69 7 Pomer Rector's Death In England London, .1 1 1 1 > 30. Harold Davidson, a former rector of StifTkey who was deprived of his ec I cle.siasth\tl officM m 1932 after beiiu found guilty by the Consistory Court on cfamrget of immoral conduct, died as a result
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  • 33 7 It was announced m the Govern- nient Gazette last night that Mr. L. F. Knight, acting director, special branch, SS. has been appointed Registrar of Societies, Singapor?.
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  • 33 7 Mr A Dohson. J.P.. has been apj pointed Chairman of the Board of I Visiting Justices, Singapore, m place ot Mr H W Raper, JP who has re-
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    • 223 7 A GREAT PICTURE RETURNS ALHAMBRA OPENING TOMOKHUW HEARsunny •j^ INSIDE UP l J A M C 1 Stand up on ycyr |#gs, OAyMOtt ogg* CMARLCS <Mp y0 PARRfU SUNNY SfDE U D HAPPY CABARET "SHANGHAI NIGHT S TONIGHT and AUGUST i 2. IK A l>\v Is on SHANGHAI NIGHTS TONIGHT
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    • 51 7 POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT GOOD ENTERTAINMENT Says Straits Time*. j DEFINITELY A SHOW YOU MUST SEE! i TUUM B R A_ I 3.15 6.15 9.15 11 TODAY I WARNER BAXTER IN IHE BIGGEST HIT OF HIS CAREER j "WHITE HUNTER" 'with JUNE LANG A Ml CENT(!RY-FOX TRIUMPH £xtra BENNY LYNCHSMALL MONTANA
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    • 76 7 AN OUTSTANDING BRITISH ADVENTURE PICTURE "Certain to win admiration of filmgoers all over the world." Sunday Pictorial. CAPITOL 3 SHOWS TODAY, TOMORROW AND MONDAY. Gaumont-Brilish Exciting Komanop of the Building of the Canadian Patifir Railways. "THE GREAT BARRIER" WITH RICHARD ARLEN LILLI PALMER and BARRY MAC KAY Latest Paramount British
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    • 122 7 TODAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 CLEVER AMISING! INTIM A 1 1 THE DARING COMEDY MLIWd WHICH RAN FOR OVER TWO YEARS IN LONDON MICHAEL ■GAM? RK(ItKI)BREAKING IM.AV o! MODIRN M\Ki:l.\i.i NOW 1 (.KKAT FILM 1 "THE DOMINANT SEX" ASSOCIATED BBItfM PM UMI PHSLLJPS lIOLWtS DIANA CHURCit!LL And Gaunuiiu Briti-h \ewb Heel
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    • 20 7 Law Notice tor Tuesday Ihr Aclins thin fnstire :it Ipoh Mr JustUf 110. nr m th»* j!id it H i
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    • 581 7 CHURCH SERVICES ST ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. IVNDtAT, JULY 26. 1937 TRINITY X Fun I.M a.m Holy Communion. 7 30 v m Matins. 800 a.m. Choral Eucharist. 10.1.V am. Children's Service. 530 p.m E\ensong and Sermon Broad -ait. Preacher: The Rev D E J Hodge Weekdays. Holy Communion on Monday, Wednesday, b
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    • 583 7 PAYA LEBAR METHODIST (HIK(H (Opposite Pava l«l..:r Holier Station) Sun 9 a.m Sunday Bebool. 10 a.m Serv.C" of Worship (m English) Preacher: Rev Chew Hork Hin. 530p m. Dm vice of Worship and Holy Communii n 111. Malay) Preacher: Rev Dr P. B. MMon: 7.30 a.m Combined Sunday Schools Picnic.
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  • 596 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. JULY 31, 1937. Week-End Of Sport f riiE August holiday week-end Which begins today is customarily an important dat»* m the Malayan sports calendar hut this year's programme promises to outshine ail Others. In Singapore chief interest centres on the all-Malaya Chines Olympiad m which
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  • 875 8  -  E. M. DELAFIELD By The Well-Known Authoress Who Wrote "The Diary Oi A Prov cial Lady 1 IT'S wonderful, the way I've kept my looks. Of course, one isn't what one was at eighteen— that would be absurd. But I suppose I can
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  • 781 8 AY.YEN RUTTER. who has written I good many books about Borneo. la publishing another work this month which will be of interest to Malayans. It li entitled Triumphant Pilgrimage" and is story ot an English Muslim's journey from Sarawak to Mecca. Mr Rutter claims that the
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    • 160 8 HAVE YOU TRIED ROSE'S LEMON BARLEY? (A British Empire Product) Now Obtainable From i^i^B^i^i^B BY SPECIAL Pgf H» H.M. IMB iPPCKNTMENI MNC. Ol MAM lISTD i»72 FOR ATTRACTIVE WEDDING PRESENTS IN STERLING SILVER, E. P. N. S. CRYSTALWARE THE HEADQUARTERS AT THE ROYAL JiAVLLLERS (incorporHied tn Ceylon I I■« a
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    • 77 8 A GUEST m an Irish country Inn was awakened by a knock very early m morning. "A telegram, soir," said the voice without. "Well, push it under the door, ordered the wauld-.be sleeper. "I cant, it's on a tray." Travellers are recommended to Like out "GAFLAC" ALL RISKS WORLD WIDE
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  • 359 9 COMMISSIONERS' PLAN FOR DEFINITION OF "RATEPAYER" $60 A-Moiith Rent Payment As Qualification MOVE FOLLOWS INQUIRY BY GOVERNMENT 'TH!. .MuuicipM Commissioners consider it "very desirable that the basis I of eligibility for membership of the Commission should be widened." They are saying so In reply to a letter from the Government
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  • 283 9 Further Attack On Drainage And Irrigation Department From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. July ',v A FURTHER attack upon the Drainage and Irrigation Department com.: tin a week of strong critic- .c meeting of Ulu In Kuala Lumpur :od^ by Mr A A Hen?^eL*r when h^ presided at the general
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  • 82 9 Government Regulations Published Regulations to enforce the standardisation of th( cans used In the pple canning Industry In Malaya were m the Qovernn) :U Gazette last night. It Is stated that after March next year all cans used tor the packing of pineapples .shall conform to
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  • 143 9 Judge Finds Removal Of Goods Unjustified DECLARING that the £*»rendant had failed to justify his act of removing goods trom a shop, Mr Justice Home, delivered judgment yesterday fur Mr. A. Abdul LatifT. a Singapore piece good.> merchant, who had *ued Messrs Irving Jones and Co. for the
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  • 49 9 WORLD SWASTIKA SOCIETY FORMED IN SINGAPORE Th- World Swastika Society has .cone lo Singapore a Gasett< notification las! night stat?s 'hut permission is granted for the Sing Chow Tao Yuan Society to chancy- Its named to "Sin^ Chow Tao Yuan alias Si/igapore Branch of the World Rt'd .ustika Society
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  • 232 9 COMMITMENTS FOR NEW DREDGE (From Our O.v:; Correspondent) Penan-, July M. AT the .statutory meeting ol Taiping Consolidated Umltei heid yesterday, Mr H n Nixon, i-hairman, said "Turnlni to the Dn«ncia] position i have to ad. use you that jrour directors with a view of
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  • 62 9 Mr A S. Small, the Colonial Secretary, left Singapore yesterday for England on leave. The Government Gazette published last night announces that Mr. F. J Morten who has been Director of Education will act as Colonial S:cre- tary during Mr. Small's absence. Mr
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  • 511 9 THE exclusion of the Press from thn deliberations of the Municipal Com missioners sitting m secret conclaw m committee, which has been th<cu:se of general dissatisfaction was mentioned by Mr. Scow Poh Leng it yesterday's meeting of the Commissioners. I should
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  • 35 9 The gros.^ circulation of Government currency notes m Malaya at June 30 was $97,561,521 compared with $80,825,021 last September. The value of notes m active circulation on Jun? 30 was $80,263,436
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    • 307 9 CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT CENEROI S REDUCTIONS ON All. ARTICLES I DURING SALE PERIOD &£2jk EXAMPLt RIPPLE CLOTH "1 NY 13^ DRESSING GOWN ((Tf if CAMEL SHADE SAKE yC^C^a} BLUE. SIZES 24-42. l\- »JI 1 SALE PRICE $3.25 /l/^'fil fi BRITISH MADE. 4_JJL^ Robinson Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. ft VISIT Ol'K a. 1
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 533 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES From London 5.30 p. m. July 30 York prices quoted m U.S. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage •nd stamp duty are not included. SKurt ol €1 denomination unless Yesterday Previously Rise or Fall otherwise stated Ol wnkOß Loan. 5 p.c..
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    • 190 10 July 27. >8. .29. rion Can Com lu? 1^ M I LK* ■/•nil Telep'i and Ttlegraph 172 17 172 eson Railroad 85 83% 79 < 4 C ntpemk 53' 2 52 > 2 52« 2 DWP< 162 :i 4 162% 160 U»C 32% 32 32 d Electric
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    • 88 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July 30, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases <F. 0.8 July* 29 T b 30' Good FAQ. m bales F.OB July* 293 8 29% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose > < awardable Singapore* 29 5 a 29 3 4 August 29 3 4 29
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    • 63 10 SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES I July .10 Gambler T.T. 3.00 White Cube 1500 Kamburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 17.00 Black Pepper 10.00 Copra, mixed 5.65 Copra, sundried 6.00 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 Rice Saigon Al $165 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 1 $148 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 2 $140 Rice Siam,
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    • 183 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 30 I ici'KKKK Firm London-Spot 8 7 d 9d. Previously: 8 3 4 d 8 7 8 d August: 8 7 K d. 9d. Previously 8 3 /4 d 8 7 sd. Oct. -Dec: 9d. 9 1 16 d Previously: 8
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    • 71 10 From London L atest Quotations I m: Easy Cash t:2»>l U6d Previously Pinner t1 SMI 17.-. (id Thre<> months £358 5* Previously 261 2s Od New York Tin 58 62 Previously s<* 25 Copper: Settlement e57 ior Preriooitj COT (.<»ld: Yesterday £6 19s 8 1 d Prertoufly
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    • 84 10 jl London Closing Quotations July 30 Moth dof Party before Late* PreCentre Quoting IMJ-9-31 Rate vit.usly Paris Fran^ to 124 41 ***** 10 L 32 13 16 New York to 4 88 4.97 15 16 4 91 IS 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 8 97' k 903 903
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    • 194 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Jul> 30 ■BLUNG London, T.T. 2 a i io London, demand 2 4 lib London. 4 months light 2 4*3 Lyons, demand 1535 Hamburg, demand 142 N€H York, demand 58 1 16 Montreal, demand 58 BaUivia demand 105! Bamarang, demand 104% Calcutta. Bombay and
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    • 215 10 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore. July 30. |§37: 6 p. in touj roj Books Clom financial Company Dividend To Date Xx Div TIN Payable Date to Uat#Batu Selangor 15' I lnt Aug. 5 Aug. 13 Aug Hong Kong Tin 30tf Int. Aug. 28 60 X Kamunting .y:. mt
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    • 653 10 Fraser and Co. 's List FKJD.W. II i.k :<O. lift: 6 PM MIMM. Buyers SHlri yd An i Itf .fi 61* :<:i.v 3u :',-i j Ay.-r Wt-ng ($l. 1.8 I'm (£j 23s 1.. I.IJ B 32s yd Mi Cbes M HI MB TIB I .41
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    • 211 10 [&SUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT HO I 01 BUSINESS VESTERDAI MINING, lvi at niiddav was sj down The UMN v r\.han K e >esterda> was it-ported t s Hrm and active and •nil a small MM** ->t orders f,,, l m si es M-,en t "1
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  • 714 11 Estate Production This Month During Period Of Good Yields THE PRICE QUESTION U> SCRAP COLLECTOR) U.TII O I U H official .Malayan production last onth was 51,5H9 tons it hardl} seoms likely that this quantity of rubber has 1 1 n produced this month.
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  • Article, Illustration
    46 11 KIN(; OF BELGIANS INAUGURATES MONUMENT TO ALLIED WAR DEAD. A MmMMMBI to the War de id of all the Allied countries was un. led at Plateau de (ointe. near Liece, in the presence of Kin^ Leopold. King Leopold greets the Earl of tavan on his arrival.
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  • 118 11 Will Increased Amounts Be Met? L»-v.:s ,\nd Pei" i r<port they hai nioed .1 quiet only normal trading tK-ni^ done. OlTerings on the i > and to fill ordera rs' price.had to be pa:ci a time to time. "It is Impossible, a* present. T la v:L
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  • 66 11 hi i gull o! an Information laid by f European. Cap! T L Black, attached to the Roy;ii Engineers, Md bin Haji Ibrahim, a Malay driver, appeared before Mr L C Gob, the foutn magistrate on charge dangerous driving :.d fUilty, hv v. d S3.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 546 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and m manner p.rescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of MM of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50.0<K).lM>() 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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    • 482 11 CHARTERED BANk OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHIN* (Incorporated In England by (Royal Charter) Paid up cap! til In 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.n00.00n Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Uabilfty of Proprietors £Zood,O\r, HEAD OFFICE: 38. Rishopsgatr. l/ondnn, F..C Z. Accim irs and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Rangoon Amrits.ir Ipoh Saig
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 601 11 WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES 1 SINGAPORE Transmission 2 I 21.53 me s (13.93 m.l. 21. 47 me s (13.47 mJ. 1,333 kc s >:25 m.) 17 :9 s ,16.86 m.) p m. pm i.os Big Ben •Old-time Music Hall." U45 Light al concert. pi»\"i o> 645 Mus:cal m t e rlude
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 1003 12 The following is a list ol passengers by the P. and O. s.s. Ranchi which lei t Singapore yesterday tor Penan*; and Europe Miss B Ayres, Mr. and Mrs. P D. Abbott, Mr. A. S Anthony, Mr T S Anthony. Mr W. P Aylward. Mr
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    • 85 12 THE following official warning to to shipping was issued last night by H M.S. Herald: Further to the report 1235 of July 19 beacons 1. 2. 3 and 4. now have been removed and additional beacons laid at the following bearings on distances from the S.E point
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    • 108 12 New Liner Arises From Mauretania's Bed Attfr Messrs Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardson. Ltd.. Wal'send launch the Port Halifax for the Port Line last month they started to lay the keel on the same berth for the 26.500 tons passenger and cargo liner ordered
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    • 92 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside < Exprrtrd I Mail Wharf In. Ranpura 18 PoUsdam I) Burdwan 7 lin pur |)<m k I fill ShyojiJj M.< City ol 0r... Sibolga :*8 Empire l>mk <Hiii»/i Marella 46 West Wharf: (F.nti AntilfKhu.s 5 West Wharf (I KtnUM <. BliUr 3 West Wharf (r.nti n
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 515 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD, (Incorporated <n FMB) TILKPBONK: Prelchl §433— Pmmki* MIL LLOYDS AGENTS. PJOUftJ.NO AGENTS FOB IEDEBATKD MALAY STATES RAILWATB ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF MAM. CANADUN PACII IC I W9HD1 1 CfiWlin I incorporate In K«l«D€l r THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANSPACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct IMPRESS to VANCOUVER—
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    • 143 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON \lMii I 22, PAI.I. MM I I UWI M ill P RANGOON. < (»l llMHil I'm MARSKII l»^ V\\ I MMMIS Wl* Sine HOMI U M.it SMI I t.p I >HROPSHIRF A staffordst;:: OXFORDSHIPF WORCESrFK.^ii CHESHIRF YORKSHIRE DERBYSHI fcHROPSHIRK STAFFORIX^I^ OXFO! C Tliroueh P Farr LONDON Sin
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 635 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. Thursday 7 15 a m Svettenham, 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
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    • 606 12 PASSENGERS the following were passengers lor Singapore of the P and O Ranchi which arrived m Singapore on Wed- n^sday Mr and Mrs A E Sutherland. M: P i. omal. Mr E Albuquerque Mr E Cheang Mrs D H Davidson. Mr and Mrs G R Go&selle. Mr and Mrs S
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    • 23 12 SHIPS IN hi The Singapore H in(4 arra. Blitar I Burdu Main E MaU Rii I Kistna IT Klane P R" Panck>- E
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 486 13 BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due L.nnaee Spore. Tonnage S>ore. l^; 1937 BANGAIX>RE 6.000 Sept 25 In Port COMORIN 15.000 Oct 8 W July 31 BHUTAN 6 100 Oct 18 \LPINI)I 17 (,00 Aug 13 RANCHI ***** Oct 22 15
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    • 433 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) sl\B WL ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated tn England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF ORAN Havre. London. R'riam, Hburg, Glasgow In Port Aug 2 CITY OF KIMS3ERLEY Havre, Londou, R'riam, H'burg. Glasgow Aug.
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    • 1015 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Aberdeen an.l Commonwealth Une. Stear« Ship Co., Ltd.. and China Mutual The Hua Khiow StcanKhtp Co., (1952) Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. The Cunard White Star Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. Shaw Savill and Albion Co.. Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd. The
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 642 14 K. P. M. PAIIK.I Saturday. July 31. Fenarm and Bacan Si-Api-Api. TORA Saturday. July 31. Moeara-S;»ba and Djambi. TOROAIJ Saturday. July 31. Sclat-Punctjanu. Koedap. Tampoetih. TainpAt*Tlnifi BenfkaUs, Benebod and Bum Si-Api-Api. VAI.KNii.iN Saturday, July 31. Rhlo (passengers and mails only> Baveau (iiiillgi II and mails only». Padang-Bay only*. Boclcloncj (passengers
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    • 671 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE TO EITROPE. FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SL'EZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. ..Arrives Leaves Leave* ArriTes Spore. Spore. IVn.inj. New York. Pres. Harrison Au«. 8 Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Sept. 21 Pies. Polk Auk. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Ort.
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    • 449 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOI IH AMKUK A It Buenos Aires Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo D Cipc Town Rio dc Jut und Montevideo Ryufuku Maru (ape Town vi.t ilpmbe I Dar-es-Salaam. B^ira L urciifn Mai ques. Durban and Port E Maru Ituenm Aires via Colomb Mom
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  • 564 15 phntn.) Kamis Takes 8 Games Before Defeat YONG LOON CHONG'S FINE RECOVERY; WISE BEATEN Good Display By Japanese THOUGH there were some hard fighus m ye terday s first-round matches oi -he Mah.yun men's singles lawn tennis championships, results ran mon or less to
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  • 150 15 i-ratchings And Order Of Itunning For Today list- following jLtr thr scratcaV .mil thf order of running for i ..i.iv the third and conrludiaj ot the Penan* Turf Club KA( F 1 —Ponies Class 2 Div I turv Mr l»kk. Explode. Etona K\( r Horses Class 3 Div
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  • 60 15 iii'sc Beat Japanese m Key Match. C n sponden* Sfrrmhan. July I". to or the toy imert'r Cup was played OB r;ub courts be Recremtlon ciu-j Aanctethn. n gained the day by two me and look like winning r thH third year m me at the
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  • 203 15 I.Mtui.in. July 30. County cricket matches ended today remitted us rollows. says Reuter. At Huddersfield: YorksMre beat Essex by t^n wickets Essrx 184 and 163 Bowes seven for 56 >. Yorks. 279 'Sutcliffe 83 > and 69 for no wicket. At Hove: Lancashire beat Sussex by r.n innings
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  • SELANGOR & JOHORE SCORE VOLLEY BALL VICTORIES
    • 192 15 QELANGOR beat Malacca m th<> *5 Chinese Olympiad men's volley ball by three ?ames to nil. scoring 21—13. 21—16. 21-13. Point scoring services, effective imir .Ktw 1 and occasionally spectacular saves were features of Solangor's wellcombined display. Malacca started promisingly, then fell back on the defensive as
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    • 205 15 KEENLY matched were Johore and Perak. Johore winning by; three games to one. The score was 16—21; 21 17: 23—21. 21—16. Johore at first bungled their attacks at the net and lost potntl through laulty play. The Perak defence looked impressive at the start and m
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  • 509 15 PENANC TO MEET SINGAPORE THHRE were two Chinese Olympiad hockey encounters at Fairer 1 P;trk yesterday, Perak heating Malacca l\ four goals U» three and I'etiaug heating SHa:-fcor hy thre* hat goals. GREAT RALLY AN EASY WIN Perak 4 Malacca 3. HECOVERING from a
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  • 696 15 Malacca Give Singapore Walk Over In Oly mpiad Badminton PERAK LOSE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S MATCHES THE long awaited Malayan Chinese) inter-State tournament began yesterday at the Happy World halls when three matches were played, two m the women's event and one m the men's event. The Malacca team did not
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    • 133 15 4 t MALAYAN CHINESE lh OLYMPIAD MAMMOTH MEET FOR 4 DAYS FROM JULY 30th (from 9.30 a.m. 6 p.m.) to AUG. 2nd, at JALAN BESAR STADIUM. 1 000 CREAM OF ATHLETES OF BOTH SEXES REPRESENTING 8 STATES ..N(.\POKK-PFNANC;-MAI.ACCA-JOHUKK-|-KK\K-SFI.AN<;OK NF.CRI SFMBILAN— PAHANCi will compete PROGRAMME EVENTS ADMISSION VENUE. ira.k md KiHd
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  • 150 16 photo) photo). photo). photo) phata photo) photo). photo i MFMHKK of Ih I Commercial Old X <•-.* who Kd.\f M\ < erHtmt Free Press MISS til i\ KFNIi BOON, the Singupi.' ii.nMii.iit.tn pliyer after nit iiiii^ liei mutch >t-xt«*rday. Free Press MISS BKTTY HO,
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  • 852 16 Small Crowd Watches Athletics TIMES ON THE SLOW SIDE THOUGH CONDITIONS GOOD /'VNE record was broken on the first day of the athletic mert*J ing held m connection with the Malayan Chinese Olympiad at the Jalnn Resar Stadium yesterday. The Perak girl shot-pint champion set
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  • 204 16 RESUL TS OF SINGLES FIRST ROUND |>EFORE a large, enthusiastic crowd tfu> drat round of the men's and wi.men s smules tennis matches m the Chinese Olympiad were played yesterday at tlw Btraiti Chinese Recreation Cub Rrsuit.s VCff as lollows: MrVS SINGLES Chua CV MO LMM S» beat
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  • 570 16  -  NIMROD (BY SINGAPORE'S EASY WIN OVER JOHORE The good humoured crowd then began the chant, 'Money back!" m a variety of languages, but after a few minutes -remembering they would be 'seeing two matches lor one p.iyment!sat down, and waited
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  • 45 16 OLYMPIAD ADMISSION REDUCED A DMISSION t.. track md Mt-ld esents being held .ti Jalan Besar Stadium durirfi thr Mala>an OMmm DlypiaJ has been reduced t«» i't*nt» 20 centv Similarly i»m ba^k.^hal^ .»nd volleyball contest* at tfu Hipp> World cai. >o*u >iivt« ad «»i i vni*
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  • 34 16 Penal ten's tea: pa me m tafcti Malacca men bj Penan? vomei I tatJC* by Ml one. Johore [and and MMtt'l I no:;. tM Perak m v.tiir.en'v u- ..m 3 'J
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  • 51 16 Selangor bp< ints u> 28 In the I In a Mrs Malacca b» m the Bften'j bask< I I Perak > Malacca b\ citinn ga I by hu Johore "s v > n'« basl rtmnr :igam.<: t B they btai by II Smeapor. beat I to 27
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 106 16 BOOKS_JUST RECEIVED QCM i:.\i. The I■: Nto by lion r r"s N» Sia: fagr Oli'i Stapledon 450 1 ..'D'lhan An km Journey frum sa.iv.i.-: to Ifceei by Owen H ttr-r Vsi Old J lie remarkable Achit vemect m Stograplqr by Man BUMta «-50 By B*-r Phi to rmpher And Why
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 49 16 Today 9 s Match es TWO more matches uil' he played again this afternoon m the Olympic soccer championships. At four o'clock Malacca will play Selangor. and at 5.15 Perak will meet Nejjri Sembilan. Charges of admission t«- An son Road Stadium will he one payment for two matches
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