The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 August 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15.245 ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1937 10 CENTS.
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    175 KILLED IN SETTLEMENT
    700 1 Shell Falls On Department Store NANKING ROAD BECOMES A SHAMBLES Projectile Believed From Naval Gun (XSE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE WERE KILLED AND 475 INJURED YESTERDAY WHEN A SHELL LANDED ON AND EXPLODED INSIDE THE £5.000,000 SKYSCRAPER DEPARTMENT STORE OF THE SINCERE CO AC- < ORD'NG TO
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    King Of Egypt Engaged
    33 1 Alexandria, Aug. 23. KING FAROIK today became engaged to the 16-jrear-old daughter of Yussouf Bey Zulftcar. a high palace •flicial, whose wife is lady-in-vaiting to the Queen Mother. Reuter
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    China Approves British Plan?
    107 1 London. Aug. 23. y^LTHOI'GH no final replies have been received from China tod Japan it b understood China has approved in principle the proposals for the neutralisation of; ShUfhai, provided her defensive Position is not prejudiced. The Japanese attitude, which does favour the proposals, has greatly
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    40 1 T *i Chinese headquarters at the JJmn-Pukow front claim that the forces south of Tientsin have a driven back to a paint 20 miles *J» o: the port, where a big battle break out at any *noment.--*Sin C*** Jit Poh
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    More French Troops For Shanghai
    106 1 More French Troops For Shanghai Honf Kong. Aug. 23. A battalion of French troops left Hong Kong early this morning aboard the Sphinx, from IndoChina, and were joined here by a unit of the British medical corps. Military officials announce the "closest co-operation is being observed at Shanghai by the
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    JAPANESE BONDS MARKED DOWN
    76 1 London, Aug. 23. A feature of today's very quiet dealings on the Stock Exchange was the marking down of Japanese bonds by three to four per cent., the market I being nervous about the latest Japanese financial developments. Chinese bonds eased two per cent., but the
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    NO EVACUATION OF ALL BRITONS YET
    52 1 It is strongly denied in London that plans are being prepared for submission to the Cabinet for the total evacuation of British nationals from Shanghai. It is stated there is no question of inducing Britons who desire to remain in Shanghai to evacuate the
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    JAPANESE CONSUL LEAVES FOOCHOW
    26 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh The Japanese Consulate at Foochaw ,closed its doors yesterday when the Japanese Consul boarded a steamer for Japan.—
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    Japanese Reinforcements Go Into Action
    237 1 THE Chinese have officially denied that 50,000 Japanese troops A landed at Woosung last ni^ht but admit a detachment of Japanese regulars succeeded in landing there says a Sin Chew Jit Poh message. ELABORATE precautions were taken to protect the landing oi the Japanese troops.
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      71 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness anil fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. I TONICSMT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME THE WALLABIES *< KOBATIC CONTORTIONIST TUMBLING. TAP DANCING BY THE FOUR IMPS ACROBATIC DANCE BY MISS SHEILA.
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    SIKH SNATCHES KNIFE FROM MAN'S HAND
    149 2 Tamil Committed To Assizes On Attempted Murder Charge pressed the accused to the ground and snatched the knife from his hand," "was the dramatic statement made by a Sikh watchman, Harai Singh, who was an eyewicness of a stabbing* affray which occurred in Tanjongr
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    YOUNG ITALIAN FASCISTS IN SINGAPORE
    213 2 Goodwill Exchange Visit To China Cancelled QIMART in colourful uniforms representing different services. Cay. A. Perego. Italian Consul, welcomed a party of 90 picked members of the Italian Youth Organisation when they arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Lloyd Triestino, Cont? Verde. Picked cadets from
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    SINGAPORE LAW CLERKS PETITION
    144 2 Mr. Denis D'Cotta, an articled clerk to Mr. J. C. Rash, of Messrs. Drew and Napier, obtained an order in the High Court. Singapore, yesterday before Mr. Justice a'Beckctt Terre'l. Acting Chief Justice, enabling him to take up his intermediate law examination, postponing to a later
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    DUTCH VIOLINIST TO BROADCAST
    77 2 A noted Dutch violinist on his way to Java. Mr. Bram Bleekrode will give a concert in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Thursday, and will be heard i from station ZHL tonight from, 7.45 to 8 Mr. Bleekrode is well known In Europe for his radio
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    New Czechoslovak Minister To China Talks On Munitions
    195 2 "W E nave r^ fuse <* many countries munitions and armaments on account of the serious 'ron shortage i ;in Europe," declared new Czecho- Slovak minister for China HE. Jan Seba in an interview with the Free Press on arrival by the
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    NEW F.M.S. JUDGE APPOINTED
    23 2 Mr. E. A de Buriatte was appointed yesterday to act temporarily as a judge of the F.M.S. Supreme Court
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    BAND RECITAL
    64 2 The band of the S.S. police will give the following programme at Katong Park at 8.30 o'clock tonight:— March "The Washington Post" J. P. Sousa: Overture "Light Cavalry" Suppe; Selection "Tom Jones" Edward German; Walte. "Over the Waves" Rosas; Solo for Cornet. "The Trumpeter" J. Airlie Dix; Oriental
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    Criminal Breach Of Trust
    348 2 TONGKANGS CASE CONCLUDES 18 Months Gaol For Accused AFTER a hearing lasting five days, the trial was concluded yesterday :a the Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice Home and a common jury, of Kavena Ismail Sahib on three charges of criminal breach of trust in respect of
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      273 2 THE DAILY MAIL FRIDAY. JUNE 4th, 1937 SOON a film will come your way. It will be released from the universal bondage in which all good films are fated to be kept for a space. The name is Farewell Again* and I ask you to go and see it. with
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      377 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. C. T. PYRIN for Colds, Cattrrb and liflyeua. Will absolutely relieve your cold In a few hours. Harmless and Effective. The mast wonderful discovery ol the age Price 60 cents. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. BOARD RESIDENCE SEA-FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Rd (near Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      117 2 Diary Of The Day The Tides High Water: 1206 a.m 9.3 ft Sport Soccer: Midds vs. Skins fDiv I> at Stadium. Water Polo: V.MC.A. vs. Combined Services at Fort Canning. Lawn Tennis: S.C.C tourney Cinemas ALHAMBRA Walkiki Wedding, with Bing Cro.<#>y and Shirley Rosa. CAPITOL Turn Off the Moon with
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    China Confident Of Success Against Japan
    1034 3 HOW THE STRAITS-BORN CAN HELP PIDENCE in the success of the Chinese forces in sent struggle in China was expressed by Mr. Chen, Chinese editor of the North China Daily prior to his return yesterday. Chen is a personal friend "of Marshal Chiang that
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    August For Aviation
    271 3 A FAVOURABLE MONTH THAT the month of August is a com- paratively favourable month for aviation is proved by the following record flights accomplished in the past few years by famous airmen. <1 > in August 1929. the Duchess ol Bedford. Capt C. Barnard, and R. Little
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    SUICIDE VERDICT IN SINGAPORE
    558 3 European Woman Had Been Unwell And Depressed I TNWELL and depressed since her arrival in Singapore at the V «nd of March this year, Mrs. Ai:ne McLeod Stokes, wife of M.-Col. V. G. Stokes, Commandant of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, committed suicide on Aug. 15,
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    Big Oil Export Gives Brunei Good Year
    288 3 r»RUDE oil valued at $2,975,103. reprcser.tir..{ 71 per cent ot the total export from the slate, was despatched from Brunei during 1936. states the annual report of the British Resident. Mr. J. Graham Black, on the social and eco- nomlc progress of the
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    24 3 photo). MR. AND MRS. BARTLCY. Miss North Hunt and Mr. North Hunt at the Singapore Urban Co-operative Tnion sports at Victoria School. Free Fress
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    Sago's Value In Augmenting Malayan Food Supplies
    497 3 Sago's Value In Augmenting Malayan Food Supplies (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 21. THE value of sago as a possible source of augmenting Malaya? food resources even as a substitute for rice— is discussed in the Malayan Agricultural Journal number just published by the Department of Agriculture. S.S.
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    TURF CLUB PROGRAMME AS EXHIBIT IN LOTTERY CASE
    103 3 A Singapore Turf Club programme, alleged to contain figures concerning Chap Ji Kee stakes, was put in as an exhibit before Mr Ivor Lewis in the filth court yesterday Acci'sed a Tamil named Kandasamy. is charged w:th having assisted in carrying on
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      71 3 A^'A A«ATOBMCMT— ■fej PI IT .V"xa//« them/ Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids hty w your tody can clean out I from your blood n i;nv Kidney tybes w ,i uf ihr.lV, <iT.t-'l X Ineya usually are N N A:.. tlam. i'n'l-r th» [JurnitiK. v- I'-nt i Doctors pivs'-rtptinn m nfOM
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      61 3 Bright boys know II must be a CROMPTON COILED -COIL LAMP THE CROMPTON LAMP IS IN THE TOP CLASS. I /sth more light—the same current consump tion extra value. In othei words Cromptons are the solution to every lighting problem. Cromptons GUARANTEE MORE LIGHT AT NO MORE CURRENT COST. THE
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    COSMOPOLITE GOSSIP
    499 4 T the Palace of Soesrtdijk. in quiet v'fdard .'orrc r,O miles from Ih2 BagM Princess Juliana who it is rned. according to a messag? irom The Hague, is expecting a happy vent in the second half of December, b d ir.g some of the ttne needlework of her
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    Question & Answer
    62 4 Question Answer QM |PN /rf IM o call' end a o< ><i if y^u have our n > and I would Italrr- 1 T T DAI.LROOM dl tfMri :or r^daclni th the Miovlni should you out." Li^ !ij"; lenfth m unt with v; ur IHM Noa hrad WO4 stret-.-leg. as
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    Hard Surfaces-Giving A Bridge Tea
    395 4  -  Lorraine By IT i.uit' It also looked u-lv' Thai slip on th< hard tennis cowl caught me on my knee ai:ci to use the technic.il word— lacsrated i l A bandage was uncornfoxi >1 and unsightly. :<v.d I thought that the n in or woman
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      258 4 poise confidence <Sc distinction arc the hall -marks of beauty and figure perfection Mm be careful not to enB'^Hr danger these valued fl BSV assets by disregarding increa c injt weight, sl.mness can b? maintain >U by inexpensive. and HH beneficial treatment from V^^^B madam de vries IB >pecia 11}"
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      272 4 BE S¥ART FOR THE RACES Get your hats, MAE WEST STYLE. Felt and Struu IK! V II Si.jl INS IM! J f<:i MM I I X !t<vntif»:' IV 1 I:. <>», j'.i,.,,,. Hues ran m i ,ij P v LUCKY CGLOUFEO STORES. ALL -A §1 \MUVED AT CHRISTIE 1" v
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    Air Mail Pictures From Australia
    159 5 Air Mail Pictures From Australia Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each nilllNG THEIR BACKS INTO It— Competitor** in the timber sawin- competition at the Sydney Royal Show t.Kt I Will IF SAILS of Sydney's eighteen- footers are
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      36 5 WELL OVER... 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE ENABLES US TO OFFER TO OUR CUSTOMERS A FULL RANGE OF FIRST-CLASS FOODSTUFFS SUITABLE FOR THE TROPICS. Meat Fish Poultry— Game Dairy Produce Hams Bacon PHONE 5376 (4 Lines) W.P.S 281
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    Smaller Allowances For Siamese Students
    193 6 Smaller Allowances For Siamese Students BANGKOK BOMBSHELL »From Our Own Correspondentliangkok. An-. 21. THE Siamese Government has dropped a bombshell among their students in England, by reducing the allowances of Government students with, it is said, the exception of the Ministry of DeKr.ce students ro £290 ptr annum. This is
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    POSSESSION OF CHANDU ALLEGED
    151 6 Acquittal For Chinese Runner A!ter a hearing lasting three days, Goh Chin Chco who was charged with having be~n in possession of 230 tahils o! R-.-d Lion Chandu. valued 3t and alternatively with being concerned in the importation o! Chanriu. was acquitted by Mr. H A.
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    Malays & Indians In Big Tattoo
    249 6 Malays Indians In Big Tattoo FULL DRESS REHEARSAL TOMORROW MALAY and Indian troops as well J'l as men ol Singapoies Irish and Scottish battalions will take part in the big military tattoo to be held at Farrer Park on Friday and Saturday and next Monday and Tuesday. The Malay Regiment
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    HUSBAND CHARGED BY WIFE
    83 6 (From Our Own Correspondent i .lohore Rahru. Aug. tZ> Alleged to have attacked his 35-year-old wile with a vegetable cutiing knife Ong Teck Kirn was produced belore Sheikh Abu Bakar, the second magistrate, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt. The woman, who received a cut
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    ROTARY CLUBS NEW MEMBER
    58 6 ROTARY CLUBS NE W MEMBER Tin latest addition to til* 1 Singapore Rotary Club, is Rota~ian Marcus Baker, 42 yp irs ol ige. Ls married, and has three children. Ht is an old boy oi Raffles institution and :s on^agrd in tho Mm line, bring a theatre director and cinema
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    COUNSEL CONCLUDES 3½ DAY ADDRESS TO COURT
    916 6 COUNSEL CONCLUDES 3½ DAY ADDRESS TO COURT Marathon Cabaret Case In Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondeul) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. t§. THREE and a half days were taken by Mr. Roland Braddell in his opening address in defence of Mr. Ong Ec Lim, who appears together with Lim Hee Kung
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    Extended L. C. Term For Mr. H.K Abdoolcader
    278 6 THE re-appointment of Mr. H. H. 1 Abdoolcader, for a further term of three years, as a member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlement, marks Government's great appreciation of his work for the Indian Community during the past nine years.
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    Johore Doctor Weds In England
    169 6 Johore Doctor Weds In England HONEYMOON //v SWITZERLAND From t :.<• I V. l/OII«luM |\R HCBE^I HALL. o: the l.i Mi Hall. (-1 C d Xi pair < k v Ruthcrglen. Linaikshi: B<tty Ann Uncial] Bctti the late Mr. John Scott, of West!! Id, Rut; The bnd> wore in I
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    Siam's Merchants And Traders Must Register
    205 6 NEW REGULATIONS IN FORCE (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, \iu 22. T*HE Minister of Economic Affairs has established a central commercial registration office to register merchants and traders in Bangkok The Minister is empowered fco restrict registra.ion for any class o: merchants cr traders.
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    AIR PROGRESS IN THE INDIES
    113 6 FemarkabU IIIMMJi in comn aviation continue to bo man* Netherlands Indies KNI I. M al 1 traffic records in July In the month there wep sengt rs on ordinary lino flew on joyflights. making a I I 3.087 This compares with 2.021 June and 1.385
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    MALAYANS CHANGE ADDRESSES
    151 6 Many retired Malayans at Home '.luve recently dunged their addresses, including Sir Fran -is and Lady Voules. who are now living at 41. Orchard Court, Portman Square. W.I. Sir Arnold Robinscn's new oenv.ansnt address is Dene House. MnlfJ. near Andover. Hants.; Sir Georgo and Lidy Maxwell have
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      93 6 Skin Itch Cause Curbed Overnight V..IM -km has Marty 50 million tiny seams I r. when i> rms hide and cause terri- it- hlac Cracking, Bbmbw, Peeling, Burn- Psoriasis, Blackheads, Pimples, Dh< by Itch. Singapore Foot and other bk nii. hos r'lin. ry treatments give only i use th. y
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      78 6 VICTORIA THEATRE Commencing Sat. Sept. 11th at 930 p.m R. B. SALISBURY PRESENTS HIS FAMOUS LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY CO. IN THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSES "NO! NO! N ANNETTE' "THE GIRL FRIEND" "SO THIS IS LOVE' "FUNNY FACE' AND THE LATEST "REVUES" BOOKING OPENS SHORTL Y^ VICTOR MEMORIAL HAIL SUNDAY SEPT. sth
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    KEDAH RUBBER COMPANY'S PROFITS TREBLED
    1215 7 Final Dividend Declared Of Ten Per Cent. A FINAL dividend of 10 p*r cent. making 20 per cent, for the year, was declared at the annual general meeting of the Kedah Rubber Company. Limited, which was held at Penang. Mr H E. Nixon (director* presided
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    CHINESE REMITTANCES FROM SIAM
    259 7 From Our Own Correspondent.* Bangkok, Aug. 21. "THE Chinese remittance houses which transact the business of forward- ing the sma.l monthly remittances of the Chinese labourers and others to their homes in Swatow are experienc- j ing much difficulty owing to the short- age of Chinese
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      211 7 BROUGHT BACK! ounts Outstanding Musical Success ALHAMBRA j fOMCMT 6.15—9.15 WAIKIKI WEDDING' BING CROSBY MARTHA RAVE SHIRLEY ROSS with Ceremonial Hula Dances *2jj3w»V 4 Hair stwu f+^4. Suit Every Shape Xjyf <T^ You always •JlTj iuMi style ar M I m« i:.... i <A. .a«xt Change iv toco mnr YOUR
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      389 7 "THE BRITISH FILM MASTERPIECE WHICH WILL vSrS •aJSffiS?-oii" BE CHEESED IN EVERY BRITISH CINEMA IN nf X w T' 1T done WHICH IT IS SHOWN" says the Daily Mail LU'.t *jj» D^ loh sime _v_— ____—__< »_>_____-_ "Here is the sort of film every cinema GRAND PREMIERE TONIGHT 6.15 9.15
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      97 7 Something nev/ under the Moon! CHARLIE RUGGLES in a Saucy, Snappy MUSICAL Comedy TONIGHT at ihe CAPITOL Paramount s New Season Glamoroub, Melodious, j^l jrlnr A':*'vfc^; tf&<& x *32f ..y FanchoniU-. ill V M f. I tanned liJß^^^VA*^ A BWe Peaches f^^fj yfrs. ff^ With Excellent Supporting Qt^^^j' Programme including
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1937. Will Soviet Russia Help China?
    595 8 DRIVATE Information reaching the Singapore Free Press from Tokio suggests that Japanese government circles anticipate the present Far Eastern crisis increasing in seriousness rather than ending quickly in a SinoJapanese settlement. They argue that the time has
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    America's Big Naval Base At Honolulu: Malayan's Impressions
    841 8 America's Big Naval Base At Honolulu: Malayan's Impressions Singapore To Singapore VIII HONOLULU, as the capital of the Hawaiian Islands, has .some justification for calling itsell the Playground of the Pacific for it is a good holiday centre, but it has an even better claim to the title oi Crossroads
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    859 8 Jl/IR J. Graham Black, the British Resident in Brunei, refers in his r.nnual report to the local belief that there is a "non-aggression pact" between mankind and the crocodiles ir. the State. H? recalls that there has been only one crocodile fatal, ty in Brunei since
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      25 8 for ACCIDENT INSURANCE apply to the GENERAL ACCIDENT fIRE 6 LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. THONE: ti4Bo
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    SCHOOL TEACHER ON MURDER CHARGE
    1199 9 Decomposed Body Found In Creek LONG HEARING EXPECTED CM l c II > with murdering a 16-year-old girl named Loh Sock Gim, a young English-speaking Chinese school teacher named Veo Hock Cheng was produced before Mr. W. G. Reeves, in the fourth police court yesterday,
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    102 9 FROM MM.ATORI !o LONDON. !>\w?ht Lonjj. v >uun; American has vi 111 l.niuli n it Westminster ;*ier. in his :>'J-foot kett-h-risired »io.tt lillt* Hour." the smallest rrai'. ever to .sail from America via the Putifii to England f i»ii*: leit Sea tl- in September 1934, sponsored as il will tour.
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    "Governor Raffles" Flies Through Heavy Storm
    236 9 Late Arrival In Singapore From Penang THi; <i.»ernor Raffles, the aeroplane which maintains thf Malayan internal airways Hiikt^ arrived in Singapore at 7. .(> p.m. last night, one hour late after a stormy trip from Penang. Our Koala Lumpur correspondent thai heads popped out
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    Second Plane To Arrive Today
    38 9 *"PHE second machine for the nternal air service, the Governor Fullerton. will be unloaded in Singapore today on her arrival from England. Next month the service between Singapore and Penang will be daily.
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    Japan's Goods May Cost Too Much Soon
    197 9 Japan's Goods May Cost Too Much Soon lIOPES of better trade in future between Japan and Great Britain, and Lancashire in partcular. were expressed by Mr. S. Mizota. secretary of the Japanese Economic Federation, in Liverpool. Admitting that the 23 Japanese industrialists who make up the mission had not come
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    THREAT TO BLOT OUT RADIO STATION
    40 9 A threat to blot out the Chenju radio station unless the official Chinese news agency ceased using it was made yesterday by a Japanese spokesman, who accused the agency of circulating wild reports Reut^r.
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    Rice Prices Fall In Singapore
    373 9 Rice Prices Fall In Singapore BAD OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE A slight improvement in the Malay;*! rice tuation was reported last night. Singapore wholesale quotations dropped somewhat for most grades, and reports from Ipoh. a big rice market, state that the posKion there has now eased somewhat. Although Ipoh rice quotations
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    CABLE TIMES
    43 9 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the delay on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday was as follows: telegrams handed in at 5 p.m six minutes; 5.30 p.m.. five minutes; 600 p.m. four minutes; 630 p.m., six minute*.
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    INDIA'S NEW STAMPS TELL STORY OF MAILS
    400 9 From Runners And Carts To Trains And Aeroplanes pKO.M the hullock-curt to the aeroplane, the system of mail transport in India has progressed by slow, laborious slaves. The story of the development is fold in the new series of George VI. stamps for
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS & SHARES
      515 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p. m. Aug. 23 New York prices quoted in U.S. l lit above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage jiul stamp tluiv are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless Yesterday Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5
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      Wall Street Cable
      192 10 Aug. 19 20. 21. American Can Cain 109 108 l 2 107 American Telephone and Telegraph 169 3 4 170% 169V4 Atcheson Railroad 77» 4 76% 76^ Chesapeak 50 3 8 50> 8 49 7 8 Dupont 162 163 160% Firestone 34V 4 33% unq. General Elect
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      69 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Aug. 23. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases F.OB. Aug.) 30 30»/ 4 Good FAQ. in bales (F.OjB. Aug.) 29% 29% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore* 30 30>/ 4 August 30 8 30% September 30% 30% Oct.-Dec. W 2 303/ 4 Jan-Mar.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      61 10 Aug. 23 Gambier T.T. 8.00 White Cube 15.00 Hamburg Cube 1500 White Muntok Pepper 17.50 Black Pepper 10.00 Copra, mixed 5.45 Copra, sundried 5.75 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 Rice Saigon Al £185 Rice Slam, W.C. No. 1 $175 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 2 $165 Rice Siam. W.C.
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      185 10 from London 5.30 p. m. Aug. 23 RUBBER: Firm London: 8 1316 d. P%d. Previously: SIMM 8 13 16d. Oct.-Dec.: &15 16d. 9d. Previously: 8 7 8 d- 8 15*16 d. Jan-Mar: 9d. 9 1!16d. Previously: 8 1516 d. 9 1 16d Apr-June: 9 l>l6d. 9» B
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      71 10 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Dull. Cash: .€264 7s 6d. Previously Easier at £264 10s Three month*: £262 17^ dct Previously £262 17s 6d NEW YORK TIN: 59.5U Previously: 59.25 COPPER: Settlement: £56 10s. Previously: £56 12s. 6d GOLD: Saturday £6 19s 4d. Previously: £6 19s 6d.
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      79 10 London Closing Quotations Aug. 23 Method of Parity before Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to 124.31 132 7 <a 132 7 8 New York to 4.88 4.98- 4 4.98 7 B Amsterdam Guilders to 4.98 3 4 9.04 1 9.04 Hong Kong Per dollar
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      191 10 SELLING London. T.T 4 1 16 London, demand 2;4 1 16 Lonaon, 4 months' sight 2;4Vs Lyons, demand 1545 Switzerland, demand 251 Hamburg, demand 142 New York, demand 58! 4 Montreal, demand 58 3 16 Batavia. demand 105V4 Samarang. demand 105 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon, demand 154*8
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      Daily Share Report
      182 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday was $130 '/a, unchanged. With no cables from London today the market in tin shares has been very quiet and a small business was put through in Batu Selangors with further shares
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1266 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser and Co. 's List MONDAY, AUG. 23, 1937: 5 P.M. MINING Buy en Sellers Ampat Tin (4s> 6s 6d 7s Asam Kumbang 36s 37s Austral Malay (£> 58s 60s c.d Ayer Hitam (ss) 34s 9d 36s 6d Ayer Weng (sl>
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      67 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai Hongkong. Manila Singapore Investment Bankers and Broken in Securittet and Commod Daily Foreign Market Cab/, .s and Quotation Ml MKI.KS NEW YORK COTTON KXCHANCih COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC MEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHAN<» CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHAN(iL SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS'
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    Higher Prices Likely For British Industrial Shares
    509 11 EARNINGS DIVIDENDS WILL RISE Government Action Against Share-Pushing (from the Free Press Correspondent) London, Aug. 14. I niol c;H events in Shanghai have restricted business dur- nm thr litter part of this week, the tone of London stock 1 share nark*»ts continues to
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    Current Company Dividends
    254 11 List Supplied By Messrs. Eraser Co. Singapore. Aug. 23, 5 p in. Toiai lor Books Close financial Company Dividend To Date Ex. Div. year TIN Payaole Date to date Austral Malay 3?4% Int. Sept. 3 Sept. 1U Sept 4 10% 5%% Bonus Ipoh Tin 15%% Final Aug.
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
    49 11 Manila. An*. 23. °revkMis Today's L-.st Last Prices Sale Prices :r.ok 0 74 0.73 Dmgiwi c. so.idated 10.50 unquoted IX.L 063 062 San Mauricio 0 96 0.94 United Paracale 0.69 0.67 These quotations are supplied by courtesy of Messrs S E Levy Co of Singapore
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    CHINESE TRADE FAIR POSTPONED
    70 11 The Third Annual Chinese Trade Fair w;ll not be held in October as originally arranged but is now postponed indefinitely. This decision was made at a meeting of the Singapore Chinese Chamber ol Commerce called to consider the advisability oi delaying the Fair on account of
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    Winning CONTRACT
    408 11 Winning CONTRACT A XVfou^Guou» Da Id Bmrnstine, Merwtn D Maier, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Seiienken, i rf^ lemding tem*o*of-tomr inventor* of the system that has beaten r> cry other system in existence. HINCHES rvKRY bridge player we ever heard oi gets For I d om maj the id3a that one
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      485 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and in 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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      509 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AISTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated in England by (Royal Charter* Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 MCll r »0O Reserve Fund noo.ooo Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HFAD OFFK I 38, Bishopsgate. Ix>ndon, EC 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Uoilo ißai Amritsar Ipoh Sai.
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      133 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE 1.333 kc/s (22.5 H.) Ml 6 00 Indian music i 5 20 Chinese music. C.45 Crildren's programme (English). 700 Tunes Trom my Scrap- Book. No 8. By Rex Allen. 7.30 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 "Irish Bulbuls.'' Musical entertainment. 8 30 Piano recital. 8
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      484 11 BATAVIA 15.15 mc/g (19 8 m and It. 26 me/i (29.2 m.i a.m. 6 20 Recorded music. 6 50 Time signal. 6.52 Continuation of recorded music 7.50 Close down. 10 50 Opening announcement. 10 54 Cookery talk. 11.15 Classical music 11.50 Time signal Weather report 11 56 Popular programme. p.m.
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    SHANGHAI DEFENCE
    46 12 Colonel F. R W. Graham. D.5.0.. M.C.. Commandant of the Shanghai Vo.unteer Corps, which is now taking part with regulars in the defence of the International Settlement, is wellknown in Malaya, where he was Commandant of the F.M.S. Volunteer Force lrom 1922 to 1925.
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    End Of Australian Grain Race
    529 12 COMPARATIVE TIMES FOR PASSAGE THE arrival of the Penang at Falmouth on July 11, 139 days out of Port Germein, may be said to mark the end of this year's South Australian grain "race," for the Winterhude is sailing so long after the otherb that
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    52 12 A great three-night mimic war was fought by the R.A.F. during the annual air defences over London. Nearly 400 fighting and bombing planes, the greatest number of aircraft yet employed on manoeuvres took part. Pilots of the 65th Fighter Squadron, are here seen running to their machines during the "battle"
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    Shipping Notes
    385 12 •pIIAT the manag?ment committee of the training ship HM S Conway ought not only to receive financial i help from the treasury but the moral 1 help and interest of the Admiralty in the work of reconditioning the ship was the opinion expressed by MiLawrence Holt chairman of
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    S.S. RAJPUTANA
    28 12 The Rajputana has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at Singapore at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow She will proceed alongside the S.H.B wharf on arrival.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR
    128 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The FofloWfng ire tv; wharves <»r < East Wharf htitr.<n<«> Rajula 22. < t Main Wharf hut rau< p<. ,ir Ixn K'dah 18; I Diomed 13; PrcMd:'n: i Empire Dock Entrance („t, j X|| Kampar 31 Btuk( 38. Empire I>oc4t Entrance f...i« i Xlt Bendoran 46 Hrst Wharf
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      492 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated d) P.M.8.) ffUfHONE: FrelCkt 6H3— Pa«ttl» MIL LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOB Fit DC RATED MAI.4Y STATES EAILWAfI ROVAI. STATE RAILWAYS OP MAM CANADIAN MClfflC $mjm»i cftiATtn < incorporated in ■otfantt) r>RAVfL SYS7IM THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct MPRESS to VANCOUVER—
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      57 12 For everything appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Moc*#* Exchange and Freight apply WACoSsXITS [woo to tbavh srpvicfj 39, ROBINSON ROAP No Booking Mfc Telephone 5908. STRAITS CHINA JAPAM CONFERENCE. It is noiiii.d hN tIM all concerned that Dorts to Hoof Ko. Japan calculated IB tccon existing To nil N a
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      583 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson; Weekday.** 7 p.m Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai Thursday and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and Sundays 7 pm. Malaka, Batu
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      299 12 VESSKLS UtRIVEO Scott Hail«'\ Br 314 J Lctong 19. to Oiian, li 26. Kudat. Br 1.021 ton.v 21. to Ban&kok Rajula Br I 21, to Madia- 26 Diomed B: 6.354 fUt < date 21. lo Hull via P«'t:an^ 24 Tung 800 ft, Br 24. Cable Ground 22. to Cabh Ground
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      505 13 ik\vel mt 1 1 ish -..j I v l| Mii^"^^^^,'^4iL| BY P&O and BRITiSHTNOIATL I N ES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) fc O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS [)U6 Innnacr s>»rr. Tonnage Spore. 1037 I!P7 15 000 Aug. 27 BEIIAR 6 000 Nov 1 6.800 Aug 27 RAJPUTANA 17 1)00 Nov
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      378 13 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) lE^Wlß^^ ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN LINE' 7 FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Satis CITY OF KIMBERLEY Havre. London, R'dam, Hburg. Gla.v*ow Aug. 30 Sept. 1 CITY OP BAGDAD Havre, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow Sept.
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      952 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Oceaa Aberdeen and Commonwealth I mr Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Hua Khiow Steamship Co.. (1»32) Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) "I in- Cuiiard White Star Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. Shaw Savill and Albion Co.. Ltd. The China Navigation Co.,
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      658 14 K. P. M. ROHAN— Tuesday, Aug 24. BengkalLs. Paneh. Berombang. TanjongIfengeidar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. THKPENS- Wednesday. Aug. 25. Muntok and Palembang. TOGIAN— Wednesday. Aug. 25. P. Samboe. Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and Djambi MIK-ISSFR- Wednesday. Aug. 25. P. Samboe. Prigi T Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan Poeloe-Pallis. Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. CREMER— Wednesday. Aug. 25.
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      672 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE M AIL LINE TO EUROPE. FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. ..Arrives Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. Spore. Penan*. New York. Pres. Polk Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Oct. 5 Pres. Pierce Sept. 5 Sept. 7
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      549 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOI Til AMERICA Mansei Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar. Dar-cs-Salaam. Lourcm-i- Margin Durban. East London. Tort X and Mossel Bay. t Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban Capt Town. Rio dc Janf Santo* Grande and Montevideo vArabia Maru Kuenos Aires via
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    Playing Hints On Billiards: How To Make The Screw Shot
    623 15  - Playing Hints On Billiards: How To Make The Screw Shot J. V RAINBOW (BY »ursp of a long association with billiards I must have read some hundred books on the game. Some of them, in their technical I confess, been beyond me They are works of erudi- it patience, care
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    DUFFERS CUP AT BUKIT TIMAH
    159 15 Round Of Competition I th~ result of the Duffers Cup play- Hmah over the week-end Di O L Eyn- i and j p Perry b*\r I Com A D S. I I H >:nnHd belt Capt J S I 1 unan b^nt L* R H
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    Purging Of Amateur Boxing Evils
    191 15 Purging Of Amateur Boxing Evils London. WAR _> on la the amateur boxing I Of 13 wells some of whcm have Amateur Box.ng Asso- circularised r ::•< L -ndon clubs j )ciations expressing A :-h the way in which be rig governed. v Chronicle tel -irrived. they state. for ci
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    155 15 Results of yesterday* ties in the SRC lawn tennis tournament were* Singles Handicap A A J Vaz <— 3> beat E Le Merrier i 15.3» 6—2. 2—6. 7—5 C. A. Norris 3» beit I M. Eber 3> 6—4, 6—2. Dr. S. L. Oehlers »!5) beat N S.
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    BUSINESS HOUSES LEAGUE
    35 15 The "play oft" between Nestanglo SC and Oversea Chinese Bank F.C. to decide the leadership of the Business Houses League will be played at Anson Road Startium on Saturday at 5.15 p.m.
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    RECORD THROW
    36 15 Cork, Au* It Patrick OCallaghan. the oivmpie champion, threw the 16 *unds hammer 1% feet, beating the cord of 189 feet 6 and a half i held by Ryan of the United i Reuter.
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    First Day's Play In S.C.C. Tennis Tournament
    522 15 First Day's Play In S.C.C. Tennis Tournament YESTERDAY'S results in the S.CC. tennis tournament were as follows. "A" (lass Handicap J H. Phillip C— ls) beat R. P Bing- ham i 15) 3 6. 6—2. 6 3 Capt N A Armiiage I 15) beat D. A Johnston 3> 2—6 6—2.
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    BRITISH PROMOTERS PREPARE FOR FARR'S VICTORY
    530 15 Possible Contenders For British Titles WHILE Tommy Farr is in quest of the world heavy-weight championship in America, British promoters in general, and those in London particularly, are busily perfecting plans for building up another star to take the Welshman's place or challenge him
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    100 15 TEN DAYS after her motor car accident on the way to Sandwich. the Ditches ot Kent had a narrow escape when motoring near Count Pototki's castle. Lancut. where she i« staying with the Duke. A car mi front braked to avoid a horse, skidded md overturned in a ditch. The
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    6-A-Side Hockey At S.R.C.
    204 15 6-A-Side Hockey At S.R.C. •TEAM D and Team A by nine points two two, and Team E beat Team B by seven points to two in the S.R.C six-a-side hockey tournament matches played at th* 3 R.C. yesterday. In the Dvs A game, both sides finished poorly on several occasions
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      150 15 The Straits Wanes ANNUAL THE PREMIER ANNUAL OF THE FAR EAST Will contain several full pa&es of coloured prints pietonally portraying the infinite charm oi Malaya Several full-pag,e colour plates depicting the vivid beauty of /f\ Malayan life and landscape. *V /j E* r\ B These plates will be splendidly
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    PUBLISHERS COMPLETE SEASON WITHOUT DEFEAT
    663 16 Skins Beaten By Six Goals To One SECOND DIVISION MATCH AT ANSON ROAD M.P.H. 6; Inniskillings II I. Till-: Malaga Publishing House brought their second division League season to a close at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday whtMi they defeated the second string of the
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    Yesterday's Tennis At Tanglin
    198 16 Yesterday's Tennis At Tanglin Results of yesterday's ties in the I In renris tournament were: DTNI CUP Mrs. Siapleuon and Adam (—4) beat Lady Addisor and Macpherson 30 -4, 6—2. Men's Doubles Open •iT-h .iid Ward'.e t>3;U Morris and riau 6 o. 2—6. 6—2. Drooglrever *nd A. D. Anderson beat
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    60 16 S.xteen cards were taken out for the mixed foursomes played on Sunday afternoon, and resulted as under Mrs. F. Starr and G. Pritchett 46— D&sStfe Mrs J. E. Farweh and F. Starr 48— ll»/ 2 =36»-'. Taking the first six holes Mrs. F. Starr and G. Pritehett
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    Y.M.C.A. WATER-POLO
    112 16 The following have been select?d to play Water-Polo for the V.M.C.A. vs. Combined Services today at 5.30 p m. at the V MCA. Pool at Fort Canning. Choo Seng Kay (captain). Lim Thye Hock Goh Buan Cheok Teo Siew Sun. Kw.k Sam York. E S. M. Khatena. Sim
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    JOHORE TENNIS
    32 16 Entries for the Johore lawn tennir, tournament are men's singles 20 men's doubles 21 mixed doubles 9 novices sing! s 38. The tournament U fixed to start on Sept. 1
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    Fernandez Outpoints Young Johnson At Malacca
    569 16 Fernandez Outpoints Young Johnson At Malacca (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Au£. 23. KEEN boxing was seen when Ignacio Fernandez (10.1) the Filipino lightweight champion of Malaya, outpointed Young Johnson (9.13), the Negro F.M.S. lightweight champion, over ten 3-min. rounds at the City Park boxing Stadium, Malacca, last night. Fernandez
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    R.N.V.R. SCORE SEVEN AGAINST CLUB
    165 16 R.N.V.R. SCORE SEVEN AGAINST CLUB pLAYING good, clean soccer the R.N.V R. thoroughly trounced the S C.C. second string by seven goals to nil. when th:y met them on the Padang yesterday. 'I'he X. Volunteers were in fine form and two of them scored hat-trick? They were Sinin and Harith.
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    BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MALACCA
    287 16 BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MALACCA i From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. Aug. 23. Several ties in the Malacca badminton championships were played of! yesterday at the M.V.C. Drill HalL resu.ts of which are as follows Men's Singles Leong Tah Chee received walk-ov r lrom Lim Yew Piow Men's Doubles Abdul Ghani
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    Weights For Second Day Of S.T.C.'s Gold Cup Meeting
    416 16 Weights For Second Day Of S.T.C.'s Gold Cup Meeting WEIGHTS for Wednesday. Sept. 1. thr second day of the S. i C Autumn meeting are as follows Horses. Class 4. Div. 1 r >>.. furs Glenarrow 9-0 Amazing 8 13 Kate Ke :lv 8 9 Benedict 8 8 B.azor.ry 8
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      94 16 NEW COMMERCIAL BOOKS ON MALAYA. Report on Eronomiv and Commercial Conditions in Malaya liar Hand SO tiu Tin Companies Portion: April. l!i:::. 15th Edition— Ri< kinson 2.40 1937 Tin World Statistics I 50 Mvi T«ai In lion; Kong and Malaya: Report of Commission 3 00 1937 Supplemtnt to the Laws
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      22 16 TIGER TESTIMONIALS Ca ptain Sa mv c I Scupper on atyiving at Singapott' sitiJ:Expedite i:t cargo chums! I want my TIGER BEER.
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