The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 August 1937

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,250 ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1937 10 CENTS. fc
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    THREE BRITISH DEMANDS TO JAPAN
    616 1 AMBASSADOR OUTRAGE SEQUEL FOREIGN OFFICE ASK FOR 1. Forma! Apology 2. Punishment Of Offenders 3. Preventive Measures Attack On Non-Cambatantj "Unjustified inexcusable" THE British Government last night sent a Note to the Japanese Government regarding the bombing of two British Embassy caw on the Nanking-Shanghai
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    46 1 h l> |oK \MK.Kir \NS called from their IVipin? homes into tne ump«»und.s of the Xmerican Knit and the Marine (iuard. Foreground i"^ nnon s trophy ta\en during the Boxer Siege of thr I i^t lime \mericans *ere concentrated u;nder protection of American troops at I'eipinjj.
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    China And Soviet Russia Sign A Pact
    148 1 Non-Aggression Agreement: "Innocuous, Say Foreigners Shanghai. Auu. 29. 11 gas utVu- tally announced in Shanghai today that the Chine-sc and Soviet Governments have concluded a pact of non-aggression. The pact which was £.<?red on An "main in force for five years. WAR RENOI'STED
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    Japan's Modern Army
    78 1 Mechanisation In North China Nanking, Aug. 29. A MESSAGE from Peiping states that Renter correspondent on a rtali to Japanese headquarters, at Ihanghsintien was impressed with the strength cf the Japanese mechrnised equipment. 1 lie latent srk.iiiiii* apparatus is brim: lavi>hlv employed. \Y;iupii;ghyien. the scen-3 01 the
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    STOP PRESS
    64 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Foh According lo Japanese sources the Japanese casualties since the beginning of the Shanghai hostilities are 5.800 dead, 7.600 wounded. Ten Japanese warships have been ri imaged. 42 Japanese planes destroyed and 38 damaged. Sin Chew lit Poh. It is believed that the Japanese are
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    Ambassador Has A Comfortable Day
    47 1 rVR. GAUNTLETT, who is attend- ing the British Ambassador at the Country Hospital. Shanghai, states in a bulletin issued last night that Sir Hughe KnatchbullHugessen passed a comfortable day. The Ambassador's condition is considered to be quite satisfactory, the bulletin adds*- Reuter
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    KALGAN STILL IN CHINESE HANDS
    28 1 Notwithstanding the Japanese claims, the Chinese declare that they are still holding Kalgan, the capital of Chahar, states a Reuter message from Nanking.
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    CHINESE WARSHIP SUNK?
    47 1 Tokio. Aug. 29. IT is claimed in Tokio that Japan- nese warships have sunk a Chinese warship and the 500-ton steamer, Chaojih, near Tungchow. Official casualty lists for the Shanghai area between Aug. 23 and 26 show 65 Japanese killed and 360 wounded. Reuter.
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    Japan Admits Bravery Of Chinese
    126 1 Japan Admits Bravery Of Chinese HOLDING OUT AT WOOSUNG Shanghai, Aug. 29. THE Japanese spokesman in Shanghai today admitted that the Chinese troops at Woosung are holding out bravely, but he said that the Chinese forces in the vicinity of Shanghai were demoralised. He declared that 500 Chinese troops had
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    37 1 SEEN WITH MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF is Colonel Reni,, Mutaguchi, Japanese commander in the Peiping area, as he directed an attack ngnrrn a. UUMM portion in the kniin^ tnai preceded the occupation of Peiping by Japanese forces.
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    RICE RIOT IN SIAM
    129 1 800 Farmers Raid Mill BAD CROPS FAMINE (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 29. T*HE severe drought experienced this year by farmers in Jolburi, p. coastal town not far from Bangkok to the south-east, has led to about 20 per cent, of them being short of
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    "WHAT IS THE USE OF PACTS," ASKS CHINESE GENERAL IN PENANG
    436 2 "WHAT IS THE USE OF PACTS," ASKS CHINESE GENERAL IN PENANG Popular Hero Arrives In Malaya From Europe (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan*. Aag. 29. Ull/t are Mirpri>*d to see the Occidental Powers, particularly «he signatories of the Kellosfc Part ob-serving an hesitant, attitude in the present Chinese situation What
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    2 2 GEN FENG
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    FLYING FROM ENGLAND TO SHANGHAI
    98 2 British Charge cT Affairs In China Mr. R. G. Howe, who was recently Counsellor to the British Embassy in China, left Southampton yesterday by Imperial Airways flying boat for Alexandria en route for Shanghai Mr. Howe, who has been in England en furlough, will be
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    MALAYAN CHINESE SEND $500,000 TO NANKING
    63 2 The Chairman of the Singapore Red Cross Fund. Mr. Tan Kah Ke Q yesterday sent $500,000 'Chinese currency > to Nanking, an instalment of the fund which the Malayan Chinese are organising for ambulance and relief work in China. The tund has now secured
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    HILDA MOLLER WAS BOMBED NEAR GIJON
    42 2 London, Aug. 29. It is now repoted that the steamer was the Hilda Moller. not the Marion Moller. which was bombed near Gijon. The hull was slightly damaged and two ot the crew were injured- Reuter
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    Big Crowds At Airport
    91 2 LARGE crowds gathered at the Singapore airport last night to meet General Feng Cheng Wu who urns expected to arrive on the Imperial Airways plane. There were nearly 500 Chinese at the airport, many of them carrying banner bearing slogans. Great disappointment was expressed when it
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    FIGHTING ALL NIGHT NEAR SETTLEMENT
    194 2 But Shanghai Conditions Now Much Better Shanghai. Aug. 29. Heavy lighting: continued all night in the area immediately adjoining the the northern boundary of the Internationa' Settlement along the f:ont tiding to the north station and tovardi Yangts-rpoo. Chinese aeroplanes paid two vl^'.ts in the
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    CHALLENGE TO THE WORLD
    156 2 Mere London Comment On Hugessen Incident London, Aup ?9. Th2 shooting of Sir Husrhe Knatch-bull-Hugessen is a challenge to the world, says the Sunday Times in a leader Japan's only course, it says, la f o own up and apologise nut more js needed from her
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    RAIL STATION CHANGES HANDS FIVE TIMES
    549 2 Fierce Battle Reported In Yangtse Region Shanghai, Aug. 29. II7HILE a big battle rages along the Liuho-Woosung area, Chinese and Japanese infantry are now engaged in a fierce battle at the town of Wantsopin. the railway station of the place having changed hands five
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    Muslim-Sikh Riot In Punjab
    54 2  -  Lahore, Aug. 29. THREE Moslems and one Sikh were killed, and several wounded, in a serious communal clash at the Punjab village of Jandialasherkan. Two thousand Moslems, all armed, were disputing with 10,000 Sikhs their riglit to kill goats by a method forbiden by the Moslem
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    300 Chinese Civilians Killed
    196 2 Shanghai, Aug. ?<♦. MORE than 300 Chinese non-com-batants were killed during one four's bombing of the Chinese areas around the North Station sector of the Shanghai front, according to official Chinese reports. The bombing began shortly before noon and the Japanese Dlanes also bombed the Kiangwan
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    17 2 THE KING AND QUEEN and the little Princesses driving from Crathie Church, after attending a service there.
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    CHINESE ARE READY TO NEGOTIATE
    54 2 Washington, Aug. 29. Dr. C T. Wang, the Chinese Ambassador in the United States, announced that China is "as ready as ever to settle whatever differences .she may have with Japan" by pacific means in accordance with international law and the principles recently enunciated by
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    MISSIONS APPEAL TO GOVERNMENTS
    75 2 Shanghai, Aug. 29. The representatives of hte British and American missions in China have telegraphed to the Federal Council of Churches in New York and to the International Missionary Council in London as follows: •We earnestly urge action by the churches and other organisations to protest
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    Knife Attack At Hospital A lleged
    283 3 Knife Attack At Hospital A lleged WATCHMAN CHARGED From Our Own Correspondent* Taiping. Aug. 's WAITHILINGAM a watchman, em- ployed in the General Hospital. i Taiping was yesterday produced be- fore the Taiping magistrate on ths i charge ot attempting to cause hurt to (MM Satha Nair. a boy" in
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    22 3 I OKI) PI.YMOI TH wore a plaster over his eye after he was injured in a motor car crash in The Mall.
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    10 3 IM IDENT dm nu the military tattoo at Farrer Park
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    AIR-CONDITIONED RAIL-COACHES
    82 3 Cost Of Two To Date ffton Our Own Out respondent) Kualu Lumpur, Aur. :!8. rir two air-condttioned bo^-coa-chca P*H en the day expresses betw««e)i Kuala Lumpur and Penani have so far COSI the F.MS. Riilways $88,900. it was stated in a paper laid before the Federal Council. The
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    SIAM'S NEED TO INCREASE TIN PRODUCTION
    745 3 Dormant Assessments For Proved Areas? (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 28. "THE tenth annual general meeting of the Siam Chamber of Mines was held at the Bangkok Office. Bank of Canton Building, on Monday when the report and accounts for the year ending
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    46 3 Under the auspicious of the Literary Department of the Ceylon Tamil Association, Singapore. Mr S H. Perinoanoyagam. B.A (Ceylon delegate to the World Education Conference) will give a talk on "Life and Letters" at the association premises today at 6.30 p.m. All interested are cordially invited.
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    DR. J.R. JACOB
    853 3 Funeral Of Malacca Doctor (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 28. •"pHE funeral of Dr. J. R. Jacob, who was killed in a car crash on Wed- J nesday at Scudai, Johore. took place j yesterday at Bukit Serendit cemetery, following the service at the Methodist Episcopal
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    58 3 Five Royal Air Force planes visited Taiping on Friday, reports our correspondent. Mr. Lai Nang Fun. the well-known Perak tennis player, will be marricxi to Miss Por Joo Eye. youn? daughter o; the late Mr. Por Yam Hong, at the O.X.A. Hall. Leith Street. Penang. on Sunday. Sept. 5. A
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    FIGHT ON ESTATE
    109 3 (From Our Own Correspondent t Taiping. \u%. '11. As a result ol a fracas In Jubong Estate, Matang. on Wednesday, .seven Tamil labourers ol the estate Including 3. tindal were produced before the faiping Magistrate yesterday on a cttarge oi voluntary causing grievous hurt to one Veerar.amy.
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    13 3 CRUSADERS SETTING Ol T for Eastern wars at the Farrer Park military tattoo.
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    JAPANESE IN IPOH
    115 3 No Chinese 111-Fee.linu In Evidence (FtaMl Our Md^nt > Ipnh Auk !K From Inqa ide iron oil well is unofficial circle* it. is gathered that there is no evidence <: Japanese leelmc; a^nons local rcsid'nts Trade boycott, n Is pointed out. i.s entirely a different matter, but
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      248 3 VICTORIA THEATRE R. B. SALISBURY AND HIS FAMOUS LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY CO. OPENING SEPT. 11th. ->„« SAY. ••SIS." YOURTEETH LOOK :i $mr X^^V DULL. COVERED WITH FIL.MI [M&*\. ?*^V k START USING PEPSODENT 9^ Jrf JtN -/f*'^y*^ X 'V s TOOTH PASTE TODAY AND J^Sr js^>*-:V. Vi>v X^3^ WATCH THEM
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    IN THE BRITISH PRESS LAST WEEK
    557 4 FOREIGN NEWS German Claim Defeat Due To Unfair Tactics pOMPLAINTS that Gr^Tt Britain defeated Germany ti.ough "unfair" methods in the athletic contest at the White City, London, are n aco by General Goerings newspaper. National Zeitung. ihe newspaper claims that the 89-points-to-67 victory was
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    Financial Opinion
    517 4 Daily Kxpress CANADIAN bank shares were unLffeeted on the news that Mr. Aberhart Social Credit Premier of Alberta, h.id refused Mr. Mn:-kenzie Kii f'l request to submit his projected bank legislation to the Supreme Cci': f ;ur a ruling as to its constitutior. i Canadian bankers in Lore
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    Review Of Views
    777 4 Daily Herald IT has tak?n his Majesty's Minister* sorre time to rouse themselves to realisation that Brfttirt shipping in the Meditmanean is in dinger ol attack by General Frances piratical crart. But they have at last realised it, and nave takon action of a kind. General Franco
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    HOME NEWS
    602 4 Fine New Mansion For Hull A GIFT to the City of Hull of a fine mansion on the banks of the River Hull at Newland has been made by Mr. Adrian HawcrthBooth The mansion Ii knewn as Haworth Hall, and is over a century old. It was the
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      149 4 The 1937 -=r ANNUAL THE PREMIER ANNUAL OF THE FAR EAST Will contain several full pa£es of coloured prints ;>utonally portraying the infinite charm of Mahiya Several full-pa&e colour plates depicting the vivid beauty of j^ Malayan life amJ landscape. D jP ZJ I These plates will be splendidly V/
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    Sino-Japanese Fighting In North China: Special Pictures
    191 5 Sino -Japanese Fighting In North China: Special Pictures A Town Hall On Fire Sharp Shooters "Mopping Up" After Massacre At Tungchow 7 I>KU> HQBSEB LYING \V THI CENTRAL STATION in Tientsin alter the Japanese had rtcaptnred the btJding „om Chinrs- t, >op> Tm o IaMM soldier of the North China
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      55 5 are so much in demand You wili hnd our cooked meat* very popular. They make a delightful change from the routine of heavy meals, and are much less trouble to prepare. Cooked Corned Silvcrside, Pressed Beef, Cooked Ham, Windsor Sausage, Pressed Ox Tongue, Ham Roll, Salmon Roil, Chicken Roll. PHONE:
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    48 6 photo) AN HONORARY SURGEON TO THK KIN(i and until his retirement a fortnight ago. Director of M (I fill Services, Indian Army. .M lior-Gcncral D. S. Skelton arrived o.i Frldav bv the P. and O. liner Corfu. He is on his way to America via Japan. (Free Press
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    Raffles Library
    265 6 THE lullo-A-ing newly added POOnotion and fiction works wrn.' issued at Raffles Library on Saturday. Seven Heirs Apparent, Illustrated, Sir George Arthur: Bits oi Character: A Life of Henry Hall Dixon, "The Druid." J. B. Booth; Trial of Ruck Ruxton. Illustrated, R. H. Blundell and G. H. Wilson;
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    PERAK CHINESE DOING THEIR BIT
    151 6 Ferak Chinese are doing their bit towards the China Red Cross Fund and the total collection is about $85,000 in Chinese currency, said the Perak Chinese millionaire. Mr. LJm Seng Chew, before he left Penang by the K.L.M. plane for Medan on a health, trip.
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    MISSING PETROL
    210 6 Alleged Breach Of Trust By Clerk (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Au?. 28. The hearing started before Mr. J. L McFall, the Penang District Judge. ,of the case in which an Englishspeaking Chinese until recently a clerk employed at the Borneo Motors. Penang. is charged with criminal breach
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    MEDICAL RELIEF FOR CHINA
    736 6 MEDICAL RELIEF FOR CHINA Urgent Appeal Made By Dr. Wu Lien Teh SIR— ,May I request you to publish the following appeal on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and other war sufferers of Shanghai, who, since the first shell was fired on Aug. 13, have had to
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    Relief For Chinese Refugees
    238 6 PENANG PLANS FOR COLLECTIONS (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan? Aug. 28. r\R. WU LIEN TEH, the plague ex-! port, returned to China by the P. and O. liner Corfu to make the final arrangements on behalf of th^| China Relief Committees in Malaya, i who are
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    European Warder Sued For Instalments On Radio Set
    324 6 (From Our Own Correspondent* Taiping, Aug. 27. AN interesting civil suit came up j fdr hearing before the Taiping magistrate yesterday, when Mr. Lim Chye Huat, manager of Taiping Radio Co.. sued Mr. H. Bailey, an European warder of the Convict Establishment.
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    F.M.S. Now Has No Treasurer
    93 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 28. •"THE F.M.S. now has no Trea- surer. The title of this oftice has been altered to Accountant General in the same way as that of Financial Adviser was recently altered to Financial Secretary. These two appointment* were
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    8 6 THE REX STORY REVI'E company playing in Singapr.rr
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    SIAMS PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CHOLERA
    53 6 'From Our Own Correspondent' Bangkok. Aug. 25. Siam h£Ls> declared Hong Kong. Canton. Macao. Swatow. and Arr.oy Infected with cholera and passengers arriving from these ports have to proceed to the quarantine station at the mouth of the Bangkok river before being allowed to enter the
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    Rising Cost Of Living In Siam
    232 6 Rising Cost Of Living In Siam (From Our Own Con Bangkok. Aup y-HE rising cost of liviin i Siamese nation is a ma some concern Rice is up. perk and k r fish costs more, vrsr I ha vanced in pricething which the ond ti house require* every ti;r. produced
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    TRESPASS IN BARRACKS
    82 6 TRESPASS IN BARRAC KS From Our Own Corr^snonde: I Taiptng. Aue Charged with wilful trespasbarracks of the Punjab Re,: last evening, a Tamil named Sam nathan said he used to supply Nrlp ■used as toothbrushes* to men of thr Regiment. In return the soldiers used to him there and give
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      43 6 present may be repeated in Amoy. Swatow, Canton, Nanking, and all should be prepared, for preparedness in medical relief has been proved more than once to be as important as preparedness in war. Thanking you in ad vance. Yours faithfully. WU LIEN TEH.
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    SINGAPORE VOU'NTEER CORPS
    221 7 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending Sept. b. 19^7 Monday. Aug 8. 5.15 p.m. Headquarters S.R.A -v. 3" A. A Gun Dri 1. S V.F.A United Ttalailif, Tanglin Barracks S.V.F.A. Anti Gas Training. Headquarters SFCR.E •v Drill, and Searchlight. 5.00 p.m.. ClitYurd Pier. o.F.C.R.E.
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    Columbia's Debut Arouses Keen Interest
    323 7 Columbia's Debut Arouses Keen Interest CONGRATULATIONS FROM CINEMA OWNERS SPONTANEOUS response has marked th. Inaugural announcement! or the Columbia Films "Malaya* Ltd.. 1 irom exhibitors and cinema habitues alike who are anxious to know more details about the presentation of •'Lo.st Horiaon" In Singapore and other centres \i.\ny einexna owners
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    KINGS GIFT TO YOUTH
    63 7 London, Aui?. 29. I It is announced that the King has t presented a four-oared gig belonging v to the former royal racing yacht, Britannia, so th? Implacable, the warship t which is now used as headquarters in i connection with sccuts and by various young
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    24 7 photo) A GENERAL VIEW of the crowd at the races on Saturday, the opening day of the (iold Cup meMing-. 1 1 ree Pres.s
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    22 7 photo). AN INCIDENT DURING THE PLAY-OFF in the B.H. League between Nestanglo and 0.C.8. at Anson Road on Saturday. I* ree Press
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    Marshal Dies From Food Poisoning
    122 7 Marshal Dies From Food Poisoning Moscow Statement Mongol Minister Moscow, Aug. 29. THE death by food poisoning of Mar- shai Demid, War Minister of the Mongolian People's Republic, and Divisional Commander Dzhansakhorlo are revealed officially by the announcement that the bodies arrived at Moscow today. They died suddenly on Aug.
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    CHINESE SCHOOLBOY DROWNED
    67 7 I A 15-year-old Chine-" schoolboy I vas drowned at the swimming p ol at I ,he sth milestone Pasir Pf.njan? Road yesterday morning. He wa.s taken out of the water un- and he died before the j imbu-'ance had arrived, artificial res- j airation having failed to
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    Big Rotary Conference in Malaya
    118 7 IT i.s undersiood that M. Duperrey, the President of Rotary International, will visit Malaya at Easter next year to attend a big regional Rotary conference covering the middle Assia distiicts of India. Burma, Ceylon and Netherlands Indies. Malaya and Siam. It is proposed to hold
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      111 7 Diary Of The Day The Tides High Water: 4.39 IJB. 7;: fl 405 p m 8.5 H Sport SCC Annual Meeting. Cinemas AI.HVMHKA Fair Waning, with J Edward Broniberg and Settv Fumes. CAPITOL Pic* a Star, with Patsj Kenv and Jack Haley The Ho;!yw )>d Non-Stop Vaudevil.e Rsvnc PAVILION VkreveU
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1937. Preserving Official Secrecy
    588 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1937. Preserving Official Secrecy IT is obvicus from the trend of the discussion and the futility of the arguments adduced at Friday's meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners that their desire is not BO much to .secure "freedom ol discussion" by dealing- with
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    What India Is Doing For Broadcasting: Serving A Continent
    1301 8 What India Is Doing For Broadcasting: Serving A Continent Radio Problems hi Asia /CONSIDERABLE progress has been made this year with the different projects to be financed with the Government of India's grant of R5.40,00,000 for broadcasting. The technical problem that now confronts t he Broadcasting Department Of the Government
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    As I Was Saving
    474 9 As I Was Saving ■m .1 iai In 1 toll] >. i I t hai b«n n on i irii mil i i >. way i.': -v t II i •>«.!> noi unkind I l rtuinly have .1 their own. I M )ly us novtlty I inurh :imi!.s.''i hey Laughed
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    WHAT ENGINEERS HAVE DONE FOR SINGAPORE DEFENCES
    297 9 Is Huge Expenditure Wasted BIG CHANGES ON ISLAND TTHE part played by engineers in the development of Singapore's defences was stressed by the acting president of the Engineering Association of Malaya, Mr. J. R. Casely when proposing the toast of "Our Guests" at
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    Flung Through Window Of Hotel
    199 9 Flung Through Window Of Hotel SHANGHAI MAN WAS PROPPED AGAINST BAR FOURTH ship to reach Singapore from Shanghai since the outbreak or hostilities, the Blue Funnel liner Patroclus berthed early yesterday afternoon. Although she carried 410 relugees from Shanghai to Hong Kong, the Patroclus has only a small through passenger
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    RACIAL CLASHES IN AFRICA
    85 9 Eleven Arabs Kills Europeans Escape Mombasa, Aug. 19. The ill-feeling between Arabs and tribesmen which resulted in a conflict last week led to further rioting when eleven Arabs were killed. Two European officials who were seeking to restore orderly narrowly escaped from the Arabian attacks. The
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    MORE RIOTING IN WEST INDIES
    73 9 Stronger Measures Sought By Anxious Planters Port Louis, Aug. 29. A recrudescence of rioting resulted in several rioters being killed or wounded in clashes with police. The rioters are moving to the southern districts, setting fire to canefiekL* and Indian huts. Workers in sugar factories
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    AUSTRALIA'S BUDGET
    63 9 No Tax Reduction— More Money For Defence Canberra. Au*. 29. The budget introduced to Parliament totals £85,190.000 and estimates a surplus of £30.000. There Is no reduction in taxation and old-age pensions have been in- creased by one shilling a week. Defence expenditure aggregates £11 500,000 of which
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    13 9 H.E. the Governor and Lady Thomas at the races on Saturday. (Free Press
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    PAMIR MOUNTAINS
    69 9 First Crossing By Air: First Ascent Berlin, Aug. 29. 'THE Lufthansa aeroplane, Rudolf von Thuena, landed at Ansifan, southwest of Kaiisu after an e'even hours flight over the Pamir Mountains from Kabul, a distance of I 1,550 miles. It is stated to be the first flight over the
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    HIGHER WHEAT PRICES
    165 9 American Anticipations For Future Washington. Vijj. 29. INTERESTING data regarding wheal is revealed by the United States Department of Agriculture which says prospective world supplies for the year beginning July 1, excluding Russia and China, are now exp.cted to be about the same as last year. World
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    MYSTERY SILVER SHIPMENTS
    131 9 $80,000,000 Beinsc Unloaded At Hong Kong Hong Kong, Aug. 28. Reuter is informed by reliable sources that 'j.OOO cases oi Bank cf China silver have been unloaded at one warehouse already. The boxes contain between $4,000 to $5,000 each Many more lighters are alongside, apparently awaiting completion
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    LORD PERTH'S RETURN TO ROME DELAYED
    69 9 London, Aug. 29. It is learned that the British Ambassador in Rome, who recently succeeded on his brother's death to the title of Lord Perth will, lor family reasons connected v th his brother's death, not be able to u turn to his post
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    NO U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM FAR EAST
    251 9 Comment On Mr. Cordell Hull's Note To Japan China Washington, Aug. 28. Mr. Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary or State, has sent notes to China and Japan which are interpreted in informed circles as meaning the United States Government has no intension o; withdrawing
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    MAN KILLED DURING FENCING BOUT
    71 9 Paris, Aug. 28. A fatal accident occurred here during the fencing bout:; being held ,as part of the programme of universities' games The French competitor Monal was facing with the Mexican Gliba when suddenly, during one of the exchanges, the top part of the Litter's
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    ARMY RESERVISTS
    56 9 London, Aug. 29. The number of army reservists who have availed themselves of the Government's offer to rejoin the colours is now 3.100. After notifying their desire %o rejoin the men must undergo a medical examination but 800 have already done so have been nassed. and are back
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    Capture Of Santander By Franco
    293 9 CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES FROM MUSSOLINI Rome, Aug. 29. /^ONGRATTLATORY telegrams have been exchanged between Genera! Franco and Mussolini on the nationalist entry into Santander and the parl played therein by Italian legionaries. General Franco refers to the struggle against Asiatic barbarism being waged by legionaries and
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    CAS MASKS FOR BRITAIN
    69 9 London. Auk 29. Go.d piOfW il tKiny made with the Government's organisation for the distribution o; in approved type of gas mask.s whi'-h are BOW being manulactured Ml tte rate o! about half a million weekly Twelve out ol the thirteen storage depots to be established
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    BANKING CHIEFS DEATH
    24 9 London, Aug. 29. The d^ath Ls announced of Lord Rothschild, head ol th< English branch it the famous banking firm.- Reuter
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      181 10 from London 1.30 p. m. Aug. 28 Ml KIUK: Closed. on/j Umdan: Previously: 8 13 16d. 8 7/ B d. CK-t .Ore Previously: 9d. 9 1 16d. Mur Previously: 9 1 16d. 9 3U6d Apr -June: Previously 9V 8 d 9 3 16d Ne~ York 'opening Quotation)'
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      67 10 I From London: Latest Quotations 1 1\ Previously: Steady at €260 17s 6d Previously £259 17s 6d. M H YORK TIN: 58 50 Previously 58.50 i orra. -.lenient: £55 17s 6d Previously: £55 17s 6d. CiOLD: Saturday: £6 19s. lid Previously: £6 19s. 8d SILVER: Spot: 19
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      72 10 London Closing Quotations Aug. 28 Method of Parity before Latest PreCentre v Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to 124.31 132 7 8 132 15 16 New York to 4.88 4.96 1116 4.97 5 16 Amsterdam Guilders to 4.98^ 9 01 9.02» 4 Hong Kong Per dollar
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      195 10 Saturday's Singapore Quotations Aug. 28 SELLING London. T.T. 24 1 16 London demand 2 4 116 London. 4 months' sight 2'4 1 8 Lyons, demand 1540 Switzerland, demand 251 Hamburg, demand 142 New York, demand 58 1 16 Montreal, demand 58 Batavia demand 105 1 16 Hamarang.
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      88 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association \u. 88, IJ oYlock noun Buyers Sellers No IX K.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. Aug.) 30 :t 16 Ml 16 Ciood FA.Q. Id bales ■FOB Aug.) 2d l -> 29 5 N IXR.S.S. (Spot- <awardable Sintsapor.M 30' 8 30'^ -.ber 30^ 8 30> 2 -Dec 30
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      63 10 SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES Aug. 28 Gambler T.T. 8.00 White cube ls.oo Hamburg Cube 15.00 White Mantok Pepper 17.50 Black Pepper 10.00 Copra, mixed 4.95 Copra, sundried 5.25 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 Rice Saigon Al SIBO Rice Siam, W.C. No. 1 $170 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 2 $160 Rice Siam, W.C.
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      20 10 Mr. R. J. MacDonald Bennett, formerly of Sungei Way Estate, has been appointed manager of Sungei Rengam Estate Batu Tlga.
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      Merchiston Rubber Estate
      780 10 BENEFITS OF RESTRICTION Board's Replanting Policy T^HE twenty-fifth annual general j meeting of Merchiston Rubber Estate. Ltd.. was he.d at 85 Gracechurch Street. E.C Mr. F E. Maguire (the j chairman* presided. Mr. H S Pickthall (the secretary) haying read the auditors' report. The Chairman said: Gentlemen
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      London Copra Market
      498 10 Moderate Business Done (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 20. A MODERATE business has teen done on the London maket this week in Ceylon F.M.S. Copra at around £17 per ton. Prices have shown a decline of about 5.s per ton. and Messrs Frank Fehr and Co.
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      Wall Street Cable
      159 10 J Aug. 26 27. 28. •AmericanCan.Com. 106% 102' 2 ur.q American Telephone and Telegraph 168 166%. 167 1 Atcheon Railroad 73% 71% 71% Chesapeak 48% 47% 47'. Dupont 157% 154 155' Firestone 83% 32% unq General Electric 53% 52 52' General Motors 55' 8 53% 53% Goodrich
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1240 10 Fraser and Co. 's List Clusitic prires Saturday Mf, 28 MINIM. liu vers Selleiv Anipat Tin I4__M is 6d 7s Asam Kumbang tt'» 36s 3.Austral Malay l£l 58s 60s <■ d Ayer Hitam (ssi 35s 3d 3Gs 6d Ayer Weng .$1 1 .30 1 4t)
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      61 10 S. E. Levy Co. i Manila Si!.. Inr fitment Bunl>Tfi and Bruk ■> n N Ddltl/ ft,Til(j ..'id (JWttif'-'i Ml \!MRS NEW fORB rOTION EXCHANGE COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC MEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE HONGKONG SHARF BROKER?: ASSG MANILA STOCK EXCHANGE
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    Current Company Dividends
    189 11 Supplied By Messrs. Fraser (f Co. Singapore, \i lt; >k l pm. Total for Books Close financial Dividend To Date Ex Div. year 1 ,N Payaole Date to date 3 3 4 Int. Sept. 3 Sept 10 tept 4 10% 3 3 4 Bonus r6d. Sept 23
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    BRITISH INSURANCE & CONDITIONS TODAY
    642 11 BRITISH INSURANCE CONDITIONS TODAY Life Figures Reveal Continued Progress Of Oldest Department p NT among Great Britain's :ti uhich is only rvices." is insures branches CJreat I to the world includ3 ■l- and very h:gh ■*ttmti jj).iUJance. king the success of the ends ultimately tradt <'>nclitioius. There r, tthrn the
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    MARKET PRICE LIST
    340 11 Singapore. Aug. 27. MEAT Beef steak Kati 32 Beef stew or curry do 25 Fillet Steak lb. 50 Mutton. Australian do 45 Pork. lean Kati 44 lean and fat (1st quality) do 34 POULTRY Capons (locally reared) Kati 50 Ducks each 45 Fowls Kati 33 Hens (locally
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    DEMONSTRATION IN WASHINGTON
    69 11 Washington, \ng. 27. Despite President Roosevelt's appeal to prevent demonstrations, the Ameri- j can League against War and Fascism j picketed the Japanese Embassy in j Washington today. Thirty men were in the parade. They < carred banners, one bear'ng the slogan "Japanese Aggression Menaces Peace in
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
    104 11 During the week ending Aug. 21. 1937. i exports from Malayan ports amounted to 75.206 cases, of which. 25.136 <33 per cent cases were to be United Kingdom, 1.935 <3 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 12.146 .16 per 5 cent.) cases to Canada,
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    Tea Restriction Agreement?
    106 11 Tea Restriction Agreement ANGLO-DUTCH ACCORD" ACCORDING to the Netherlands Indian Press, negotiations between Dutch and Brit, sh delegates regarding a renewal of the tea restriction scheme after March, next have practically led to a complete agreement. Only a few details have still to be settled. The international basic quotas will
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      250 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 192!) 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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      500 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by (Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 earh £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Li-ability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishops?ate, London. E.C 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star *****0 Rangoon Amritsar Ipoh S.ngon Bangkok i
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      18 11 &SASSA Tt OA/A L. A RETURN FROM SPAIN "SUttSTAMTIAt WITHDRAWAL* (Co Py n 9 m m All Coumnes
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      487 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE 1,333 kc/s (22.5 m) p.m. o.CJ Malay music (records). 630 Chinese music (dance music with Mandarin vocal refrains records) 6.45 Mandarin language lesson No. 9, by Mr Chang Yi Ling. 7.00 Organ and piano recital (records* 7.30 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 Song recital
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      181 11 PASSENGERS BY AIR The following were passengers by Imperial planes Aircraft Atalanta from Karachi. Burma. Siam and Penang. arrived on Aug. 22 Mr F. G. Ritchie, Capt. S. Baddeley from Penang. Mr. J. M Moffatt Pender, from London, Major R. G. Breadmore from Delhi. Aircraft Canberra for N.1., Darwin and
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    AUSTRALIA ADVANCES
    146 12 Figures That Show Recovery j /OFFICIAL figures just issued at Canl berra give the full story of Au;sI tralia's recovery to date from depres- sion Trade unior unemployment is now! 'less than 10 per cent compared with 30 per cent in 1932 Factory workers 1 now number 507.000
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    British Tanker Bombed
    63 12 AN AERIAL PICTURE taken off Southend of the bombed oil tanker "British Corporal" 0.972 tons'. Thirty bombs were dropped round the vessel by Spanish planes off Algiers on Aug. 6. General Franco in a note 'o the British Government has formally denied responsibility for the attack, but
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    Antarctic Coastline Surveyed
    435 12 BRITISH GRAHAM LAND EXPEDITION NEARLY a thousand miles of uncharted Antarctic coastline have boon surveyed photographically from the air by thr British Graham Land Expedition, Which ha* returned to England after an absence of three years. The results of this expedition, which was sponsored by the Royal
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    Shipping Notes
    258 12 THE hmtlgT ol merchant shipping under construction it June 30. \%Tt. according to Lloyds Register, an oujitod to nearly 1.200,000 the highest recorded since June. 1030 But. in riew ol the virtual cessation of new building between 19:si and 1935. it has to be rcmom be n;d that
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    MIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA
    83 12 Although t lit r< the resumption nl tralia on a subs' near lutun the C ernment has nom i ments ol th«> conipi States that U anj ol m domestic and tar: will select the latter In Kingdom and Mp t" p*J sages out There has b
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    STRAITS CHINA JAPAN CONFERENCE.
    28 12 Shi, sion to Institute .i charge upon :ill ireigh 'accordance with Larifl 2 Horn Sept in so iar a.-^ tin effective Oct. 1. 1937
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      466 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in FMS) TELhriIONH: Freight 5433— Passage M3l. LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGSlfTfl FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAT& Jf 1 KOVAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. v/ mMmW-^ MWfc^^dwb Europe. Fast, through trains direct B^Hb7*n fc^mFjjK^ Jg Canada's Evergreen Playtrround W*A with Canadian Pacific traiu>-Atlantic J^tSttKr liners at Montreal
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      36 12 TELEPHONE 4™!ra THONE g 5471 «2sEL=~3 (5 lines) lOSE do time id call* -'ing us whatever the need may be for in the Classified Want-Ad Columns lie results waiting to serve you. jfuee press WANT ADS
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      209 12 HENDERSON LINE SCHEDILE Ol SAILINGS By Fortnightly Pav»cniMM v t«\<mcr Between Rangoon. I'ort Sud.m Marseilles Palnia and Ku^land HOMKWARP SMUNG6 Port of l)isembirkati(»n Pl\ mouth Leavr H.«t> v<<* AMARAJ\K>KA BAOAINO PROME I BURMA YOMA 0 PEGU KEMMENDINF CHINDWIN D AMARAPOORA SAGA INO PROME BURALA F^b 5 YOMA C alls I
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      318 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; Weekdays* 7 p.m Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai Thursday and Friday* 745 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and Sundays 7 p.m Malacca, Batu
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      48 12 CLEARANCES Aug 2R: Ipoh Centaur, CheagtU' Cyclops. Kajang. Mentor. Medusa. Olenifler. Lipis Gemas. Malacca, Pulau Kidjang «Brit.«: A-igby. Vyner Brooke '8-ir. Sin Aik Lee <Brit.»: Nankoh Maru "Japan 1 Valentyn. Tohiti. Toba Toboali Senang. Paula Palehleh. Pasir. Merkus «Dut 1 Aug 29: Maros. Belawan <Dut>. Kistna, Bulan <Brit.>.
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      131 12 SINGAPORE HARUOIH The folJowmp wharves or < East Wharf r.ntntnn t. Plan ci us 22 Vu Main Whar! hntim,, <, tt Shake^pear 18 B clus 14. Aiubia 9; TiUn 7 Empire Ihn k l.nti.ui,, ,i, !x)&i>icba:]k M Mentor :i«J JUmt\ ill Empire Dwi I iitiancte I Merkur 46 Empire D<Hk
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      456 13 l.B^Aß^kk^'^tt^^^ =2: 'till* W I BY P&O and BR msiTJNDi A~ L INES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P, O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS l>ue |>ue lounacr S>»rr. Tonnase S'pore. I**" 1937 BEHAK 6 000 Nov. 1 SIMMJ Aug. 30 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Nov. 5 16.000 Sept. 10 SOUDAN 6.500 Nov. 19
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      511 13 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCXNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OP KIMBERLEY Havre, London, R dam. H'burg, Glasgow Aug. 31 Sept. 1 CITY OP BAGDAD Havre, London, Rdam, H'burg, Glasgow Sept. 29
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      978 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Mutual The Hua Khiow Steamship Co.. (1932) LUL 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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      667 14 K. P. M. BARENTS/— Monday Aug. 30. Hong Kong and Shanghai. PLANCIUS— Monday Aug 30 Belawan-Deli REAEL— Monday. Aug. 30. Muntok. Batavia. Semarang and Cnenbon. P%LOPO— Tuesday. Aug. 31. Penang and Bagan Si-Api. ROKAN— Tuesday. Aug 31. Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang. Tanjong Menaeidar. Tanjong- Leidong and Asahan. BOELONGAN— Tuesday. Aug. 31,
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      554 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Cind AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO EUROPE. FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives Leaves Leave* Arrive* S'pore. S'pore. Penan*. New York. Pres. Pierce Sept. 5 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Oct. 19 Prcs. Van Buren Sept V)
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      546 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOITH AMERICA t Santos Maru Bu^no* Aires via Col unbo Cape Tow;.. Ha; d- Jaaetati Ban QraiMli ..rid Itaitevid Arabia Maru Huenos Aires via Ottowbo, Mon. /;uiZibai DM vQtktam B^ira L i .(•<■ Marques. Durban. Port BUial and Cape Towiv Tamahoko Maru (ape
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    BIG DIVIDENDS AT OPENING DAY OF GOLD CUP MEETING
    2061 15 fiewcomer Pays $188 At His First Outing VEE JOCK'S FIRST WIN IN MALAYA BK. dividends were the order of the day on Saturday, the •ii.- day 01 the S.T.C. Cold Cup meeting at Bukit Alikoom. having his first run in Malaya,
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    19 15 ph. itoi WINNERS OF THE OPEN "PRAM" RACE: (pi. Lewis and L A C. Shiu R.A.F.Y.C. h ree Press
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    27 15 photu). WINNEK OF THE WOMEN'S R*< !i, Miss Kathleen Keo«?h (BJLF.Y.C.) re<-eivin? her prize frc.m Mrs. M. L Clarke, wife of the Comwfdorr Malay a. Free Press
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    Som Pong Wins Welter Title
    210 15 Som Pong Wins Welter Title NARROW VICTORY' OVER DIAMOND I OLEEDING in the fourteenth D round from a cut over his left eye which was half closed. Joe Diamond (10.1) was a battered loser to Som Pong (10.6) in their fifteen three-minute round fight for the welterweight championship of Singapore
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    SAPPER ROGAN'S THREE MILE RUN
    137 15 "No Record" Says A.A. President i Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 28. "It was never the intention of the Malayan Amateur Athletic Association I officially to record Sapper Rogan's time for the three miles race at the 1937 Malayan championship meeting." ■aid Mr.
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB MEETING
    95 15 SELANGOR TURF CLUB MEETING 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 25. A gross profit on the totalisator of £85.030.75 was reported at the halfyearly general meeting of the Salangor Turf Club here tonight. From this, $15,249.85 was deducted as expenses. The balance of $69,780.90 compares well with $49,555 83
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    ST. ANDREW'S OLD BOYS & S.C.C. DRAW
    211 15 ST. ANDREW'S OLD BOYS S.C.C. DRAW St. Andrew's Old Boy's Association drew with the S.CC. at cricket on the padang on Saturday, sec. Lt. G R Elsmie b B. AJvis. 14 J P. Sutor c and b B. Sanderson !0 Lt. J. C. O'Dwyer b B Sanderson 1 G H.
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    Japanese To Play Y.M. C. A. In Kliney Cup Final
    246 15 Japanese To Play Y.M. C. A In Kliney Cup Final TANGLIN BEATEN Bl 3 MATCHES TO ML THE Japanese tennis players, T. Aizawa and T. Uchida proved roo good for W. 11. Drougleever and v. Anderson, of the Tangiin Club, when they oe&t them 6 4. G— 2. in the
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    BRADDOCK TO RIGHT MAX BAER
    22 15 BRADDOCK TO RIGHT MAX BAER James Braddock, ex- world champion will tight Max Baer at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 29. Reuter.
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    37 15 THE IH CHESS OF WINDSOR being helped on with her <oat. while watching the International tennis tournament at Porscha<h, on the Worthersee Lake, Austria. The Duke of Windsor is seen in conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Bedeau
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT S.G.C.
    360 15 MIXED FOURSOMES AT S.G.C. Win For Mrs. Young And Lt. Salaman THE mixed foursomes compel ition for August was played at Bukit Timah y .sterday and resulted In a tie between Mrs. Young and Lt. J. H. Salaman and Mrs. Wyckolf and B. N^yland with a score of 33^ In
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    38 15 Nine cards were taker, on: at th^ Keppel Gol! Chit !or the Aujiu.si worren'.s foursome competition at the Keppel Golf Club which wo by Mrs C Q Starkey and Mrs. P Crawley 45— HVi 33',
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    E. WHITECOMHE WINS VIOIMI GOLF PRIZE
    42 15 Brighton. Aug. 38. Ernest WhitcOtnbe, tl Mcvnck P.*rk with rounds of 67-65, 72 64 won the News Chronde's f ;i000 golf tournament His aggregate kl the lowest ever in a first class tournament in Britain Reuter
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    OVER MILLION SPECTATORS SEE ENGLISH LEAGUE OPEN
    724 16 Sunderland Player Gets First Goal Of Season ARSENAL SPARKLE TO BEAT EVERTON drain Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 29. OVi:K a milli m spectators witnessed the opening of the KnciiJi i'ihi'uull icilll today. Gurney, of Sunderland. was the first scorer when he opened
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    ANOTHER REPLAY IN B.H. LEAGUE
    178 16 Two Goals Each In Saturday's Play-Off The championship in the Business Hoosei League was undecided at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday, the play-off between the Nestanglo Sports Club and the Oversea Chines. Bank ending in a draw. Eac^ 1 s*de nad scored two goals
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    C.S.C. SCORE 200 FOR FOUR
    228 16 Match Against M.F.A. At Balestier The Ceylonese scored 200 runs for four wickets in the cricket against the M.F.A. at Balestier over the week-end. The match ended in a draw, the Malays losing seven for 119 c.s.c. J. N. Fernando c Ali Ahmad b S.
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    Exciting Finish To S.C.C. And Services Cricket At Changi
    282 16 rE S.C.C. -Services cricket match at Changi yesterday provided an interesting day's cricket, the result being in balance until the last ball was bowled. The Services' last mar was at the wicket and they still required 73 runs to reach the
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    215 16 S.C.C. Beaten In Padang Match •■pHE R.N. and RAF. beat the Cricket Club on the Padang yesterday afternoon by 74 runs. F O. Oliver being the best scorer for the winners with 31 ■runs. Hobbs (R.A.F. > took five wicke's for 10 runs off seven
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    WORLD RECORD
    52 16 I ond nu. Au«. !K S C Wooderson o* Blackheati. riers. broke the world mile reeord in th time 4 min 6.6 sec. The record was held by the Anit-ri-can Glen Cummingham in 4 min 6 8 sec. Wocderson had the assistance of Britain's leading milers in the
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    KEEN COMPETITION AT NAVAL BASE SAILING REGATTA
    546 16 KEEN COMPETITION AT NAVAL BASE SAILING REGATTA AFKESH breeze in the early part of th* afternoon and h sunny day made conditions good for the Naval |m Sailing Club regatta yesterday afternoon at SelHar. Soiim .t boats participated in the races. The RA.FYC. stMit 4 -irong con tlngent over and
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