The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 May 1938

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,472 ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938. 10 CENTS.
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    JAPANESE DISGUISE PLANES AS CHINESE
    430 1 Railroad Positions Severely Bombed CLAIM THAT LUNGHAI LINE IS CLEAR hinese Retreat Cut Off Near Hsuchow Hankow, May 17. Japanese planes, disguised as Chinese* bombers, Chinese positions along the Peiping-Hankow today. city of Chengchow, a vital railway junction Peiping-Hankow and Lunghai linos, was also nbed,
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    28 1 SOME of the wild elephants caught during Siam's big kraal hunt at I ophllll the ancient Siamese capital, 100 miles north of Bangkok. Other pictures on PACE SIX.
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    Premier III: Air Debate Postponed
    79 1 London. May 17. IN c nsequence of the Prim Minister suffering from a difht Illness the debate fixed for Thursday on .'.J' Atlee\s motion m regard I air tie- j Knees, m \ehlr.U Mr. C bcr,. fntentlod to rurttclpaf? .TH*\ jrjtr"} poned. sars Reuter Mr.
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    Five Dead In London Underground Crash
    160 1 Five Dead In London Underground Crash Many Injured Trapped In Wreckages London, May 17. CIVE people were killed and about 60 injured, it is officially stated, m a London Underground collision today. One coach had to be burned open with acetylene flares m order to rescue passengers, many of whom
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    VON PAREN'S SECRETARY'S BODY IN DANUBE
    63 1 VON PAREN'S SECRETARY'S BODY IN DANUBE Vienna. .May 17. It was revealed today In Vienna that 'the body of Herr Kettler, the private secretary to Herr Von Papen, was found m the River Danube ten days ago. It appeared to have been m the water tor over a week, says
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    ANGLO-EIRE BILL CONCLUDED
    30 1 London. May 17. The anglo-Elre Agreement Bili pissed it.s fmnl stages m the Houco ot I ords today. This evenine It v. ill ro~eiv:» Pnval sent Reuter
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    Prime Minister's Threat To Australian Dockers
    228 1 REFUSE TO LOAD JAPAN -BOUND IRON Melbourne, May 17. THE Australian Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons. 1 today threatened to caned the working licences of Melbourne dockers unless they resume loading scrap-iron tor Japan. Mr. Lyons has given the dockers until May 25
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    Consul Protest Over Shanghai Incident
    165 1 Consul Protest Over Shanghai Incident WILKINSON'S VERSION ACCEPTED THE British Consulgeneral m Shanghai today sent a strongly worded protest m regard to the incident m which the prominent Shanghai Briton, Mr. E. S. Wilkinson, was bayoneted by a Japanese naval senlrv. He states that WilkinW.; version ot the occurrence hg
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    PARIS SURPRISED AT MUSSOLINI
    41 1 PARIS SURPRISED AT MUSSOLINI Paris. \Jiv It The French Cabtosj beve Ism I instructions :or the Italtefl government to be tntarmsd ©I the mr\ created In Item h political circa i lowing th' reference* to Ftano Mussolini's speech at Genoa Reuter
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    Madras Congress And Indian Labour In Malaya
    361 2 Madras Congress And Indian Labour In Malaya May Act Following Local Request TEMPORARY EMIGRATION NOT WELCOMED 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 17. ACTION by the Congress Government of Madras following the telegram recently sent by the Central Indian j Association of Malaya asking for the J stoppage of
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    Should Schoolgirls Be Taught How To Make-Up?
    128 2 Should Schoolgirls Be Taught How To Make-Up? Melbourne. INSTEAD of prohibiting makeup, Miss Gilman Jones, who has just retired after 23 years as headmistress of the Church of England Girls' Grammar School, wonders if it might be better to give schoolgirls a few lessons by an expat before they leave.
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    PENANG CHINESE SALESMEN ASSOCIATION
    88 2 From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 17. With object of fostering good fellowship among Chinese salesmen m Penang and assisting one another m times of adversity as objects, an inaugural meeting of Penang Chinese salesmen was held last night. It was unanimously agreed on the formation
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    "Fight For Your Lady"
    109 2 f ACK OAKIE once more demonstrates that no picture can be dull when he is m it m "Fight For Your Lady" at the Pavilion. He is the life and action of the film iwith singer John Bok*s being confined to the part of a jilted
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    "Mountain Justice"
    58 2 "Moun tain Justice" MOUNTAIN JUSTICE" opened at the AI ham bra yesterday. In this film Josephine Hutchinson, daughter of a fanatical mountaineer, ambitious to bring relief to the women of the mountains and education to their children, gets a glimpse of the world when she leaves her home for New
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    HELPED TO FINANCE LOAN TO CHINA
    36 2 Philadelphia. May 17. Mr. Edward Stotesbury, a well-known Philadelphia banker, died today. Mr. Stotesbury was among those who assisted m financing a big international loan to China m 1907 Reuter
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    NO PLAY AT THE OVAL
    253 2 London, May 17. npHERE was no play between the Au~ tralians and the M.C.C. today. Owing to rain the match was abandoned, s&y.s Reuter. County matches resulted: At Chesterfield, Derby beat Surrey by 112 runs. Derby 235 and 210. Surrey 159 (Mitchell 7 for 45)
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    Ex-British Consul: Verdict
    96 2 Shanghai. May 17. A VERDICT of 4 *found dead, the evidence being insufficient to show the cause of death" was returned at the inquest at Shanghai today on Mr. Harold Porter C.M.G. an ex-British Consul at various posts, whose body was found m the Whangpoo river on
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    Ship Fired At By Rebels In Singapore Today
    392 2 Ship Fired At By Rebels In Singapore Today CAPTAIN'S STORY OF WARSHIP'S ACTION (From Our Own Correspondent) Penanc ]Vlav 17 VIVID account of the high-handed action of Spanish Rebels off the coast of Gibraltar was given on arrival m Penang of the vessel None Carrier, flying the flag of Panama,
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    RUBBER QUOTATIONS
    10 2 (CORRECTION) July-Sept. 5 7 h d. Oct.-Dec. s\d
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    Conservative Approval For Cabinet Changes
    426 2 Lord Weir Resigns From Air Council London, May IT. THE drastic Cabinet changes are commented on fn m London newspapers this morning. Party lines are welcomed by the Conservative pap which, m particular, approve of the appointment Sir Kingsley Wood as Air Minister, says Reuter.
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    Dictatorship Symbols In Mussolini's Forum
    72 3 AL 'SZffl. illu Jl rat th huge gymnastic disr>ia» ti ~~Z M,l,wl l,Ml K W* ctrlOU S a SOUaa form erf m +t*~ »_^j *+ioi>uj.y i/l me ltli'ssr* mi i?,.~,.~— -j '..v.va»*.. %cw^j^M)9Wc^n v jormea m the letter M and the other nicturp thl m
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    NEARLY $22,500 COLLECTED FOR T. B. SANATORIUM
    384 3 I Generous Support From Local Chinese *ithin a month of appealing for $25,000 for dm, of a tuberculosis sanatorium for St. Andrew's s.on Hospital binsapore, nearly $22,500 has been received addition, about $4,000 has been received towards the port of beds m the
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    126 Women Pass Home Nursing Exam.
    166 3 Singapore Classes Success PINGAPORE has 14.0 women who have obtained certificates m the home nursing examinations held recently. Of this number over about 100 are Europeans. Altogether about 200 women entered the examination. The result is very satisfactory and shows that the classes were
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    Pole Faces Cheating Charge
    269 3 Pole Faces Cheating Charge A DOLPH DAVID BACH, a Pole born m Berlin, who was arrested m Manila recently and brought to Singapore to face a series of charges of cheating, was again before the Singapore Third Magistrate, Mr. Rawlings, yesterday, when further evidence concerning a sum of $75, which
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    MUNICIPAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OFFICIALS
    73 3 MUNICIPAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OFFICIALS The following were elected officials ot the Singapore Municipal Employees' Co-cperative Thrift and Loan Societv President, Mr. W. Bartley; vicepresidents. Messrs. C. H. Goldie. J. Stone and J. Scott; chairman ot committee. Mr. S. V. Hogan; hon. treasurer, Mr. Yeow Cheng Hoe; hon. secretary. Mr. A.
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    Publicity And Radio: The Listener's View
    261 3 Letters To The Editor (To the Editor of the Free Press.) Sir.— The letter by Warm Publicity Services Ltd. defending sponsored radio programmes m Singapore, savours of publicity i elf. While the writer was on this subject, he might have given some constructive suggestions
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    News In Brief
    158 3 piFTY-FIVE persons obtained certificates m the Air Raids Precaution examination on antigas measures held m Singapore this month. There were 94 candidates. Of those who passed. 40 obtained instructor certificates, bringing the total number of air raids precaution instructors to 66 tf MAJOR VETCH, instructor to ITI
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    Are Singapore Women Too Shy To Fly?
    196 3 mHY DO SO FEW SINGAPORE WOMEN TAKE UP FLYING THE LACK OF RESPONSE SO FAR TO THE INVITATION EXTENDED BY MR. NO SEN CHOY. PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAND FLYING CLUB. THAT THEY SHOULD BECOME MEMBERS AND TAKE UP FLYING. HAS CAUSED SURPRISE IN
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    29 3 Under the auspices of the Lotus Club. Miss L. Lazeras. secretary of the AllIndia Women's Conference, will give a talk at the Y.W.C.A., Raffles Quay, tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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    "Hiawatha" By Musical Society
    62 3 THE Singapore |fU teal Society is to produce "Hiawatha's Wedding- (by Coleridge-Taylor) at the end of July. The rust rehemraal will b^ a* 530 p.m. on Tuesday. Mr. 24, m the Memorial Bail but members are requested to attend not later than 5.15 p.m. so that
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    Law Notice For The Day
    53 3 Law Notice For The Day Before Mr. Justice aT.rckrtt Ten HI m 2nd Court at 11 am. s. 1446 31 -s. o. a s. t Alagappa Pillai vs. K. Manikkam Ammil anor. (if not concluded). Before Mr. Justice Home m ,Ird .m.t at 11 a.m. Magistrate's Appeal: F V I)
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    Floodlights Play On Huge Amphitheatre
    39 3 IN THE CLARE OF FLOODLIGHTS, several thovtani seniors ana UhUt^ gan ilgay ,or the benefit o, Herr Hitler, the tuo dietalors later s ,anU. mg on a decorated raised p'atform and laking the salute.
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      228 3 BSH SPECIAL -M WH,TSUN HOLIDAY air service Hi to PENANG will be booked lor a ■pedal round trip to Penang and at the Crag Hotel for the Whitsun Holidays June 4, 5. and 6. will leave Singapore at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 4. There will nd bi cuita at
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      25 3 TO -BAHfrom June 24th until July 11th and from July Sih until July 25th. AT GREATLY REDUCED RATE. Detailed information from X.P.M. LINE TEL 5451.
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    FEW PRISONERS TAKEN BY CHINESE OR JAPANESE
    715 4 Quarter Given By Either Side r(From A Correspondent) DELIABLE reports from foreign and Chinese newspaper correspondents m the war area m China indicate that few prisoners are being taken by either side, the reason being that no quarter is being given. ALTHOUGH CHINESE
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    British Consul Admires Spirit Of Chinese
    405 4 British Consul Admires Spirit Of Chinese m I AM full of admiration for the spirit of the Chinese people m their fight for their j homeland," Mr. G. S. Moss, British Consul-General at Hankow. said before his departure for England. Mr. Moss has been m the consular service at Hankow
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    Did The Planters Guess?
    121 4 HTHE Incorporated Society of Planters must have had an idea that Mr. Ma'colm Mac Donald would soon be returning to the Colonial Office. More than a month ago, when he was Secretary of State for the Dominions. Mr Mac Donald teas invited by the I.S.P. to
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    SUPER-CLIPPER COULD BECOME GIGANTIC BOMBER
    640 4 JHE vision of giant passenger airliners capable of spanning the Atlantic Ocean m nalf-a-day is no longer a dream of the future. Designs for a trans-ocean super-clipper so officient that it is almost inconceivable even m terms of the relatively modern Hying biats now cruising
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    SYDNEY BOYS DIE AFTER DRUG INJECTION
    189 4 Sydney detectives are investigating the deaths of John Edward Cobban, 15. and his 13-year-old brother, James, who died m a private hospital at Burwood where they had been admitted for a tonsil operation. After the injection of paraldehyde, a drug widely used m operations,
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    Could Write Only Name
    50 4 U/lIEN a 32-year-old man was fined at Hythe, Kent, for riding a bicycle across a pleasure ground he said the only thing he could write was his name. As he could not read he did not know that a notice board stated that riding was forbidden.
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    Went Under The Sea-To Sketch'
    220 4 Went Under The SeaTo Sketch' MR. ROBERT GIBBINGS, Reading University lecturer, spent every day of a fortnight's holiday sketching under the shark-infested Red Sea. He wore only bathing trunks, shoes with rope soles, a diving helmet, and used a celluloid drawing-board and a pencil. "I could oniy stay down 20
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    PINNED TO BED BY LUMBAGO
    199 4 Scarcely Moved For Week* Acting on his principle of "wj,< know a good thing tell your frl about it." a man who nas had bad lumbago writes as follows "I had suffered from lumbar-, m my back, and for weeks could icai move m bed.
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      124 4 PASSENGERS BY AIR From N.E.I, by KLM on May 14 —Mr. v. Guissen, Mr. Lymbery and Mr. Tan Kan Hong. From Europe. India nnd Penang by KLM on May 14:— Air and Mrs. Huntington. Mr de Waelmayer, Mr Yasuda and Mrs. Wood. For Penang. India and Europe by KLM on
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    SIAM'S ELEPHANT HUNT IN PICTURES
    138 6 ABOVE: A GENERAL VIEW of the kraal after the uild elephants had been driven m through the V-shaped entrance up the valley. Left: Trained elephants among the wild animals. In the foreeround is a baby elephant with its mother LEFT: A MAHOIT with a sense
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    Few Storks — A Lean Year
    48 7 Few Storks A Lean Year SUPERSTITIOUS peasant farmers of East Germany are troubled because fewstorks have appeared m the district this year. Most of the stork nests are still untenanted. As the stork is considered the symbol of fertility, it is feared their non-arrival means a lean year.
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    MANCHUKUO TRADE FUTURE
    217 7 Railway President Out lines His Plan Tokio, May 10. Already the largest producer of soya beans m the world, Manchukuo will soon claim world supremacy as a grow- et of potatoes. Mr. Yosuke Matsouka. American-educated President of the I vast South Manchuria Railway Com- pany, told foreign
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    ROTARY DINNER AT MALACCA
    56 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, May 17. The Malacca Rotary Club will hold a special dinner m honour of the District Governor, Mr. W. Allan Eley. who is paying an official visit to Malacca on May 28. The election of cffflce bearers for the year will
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    "Snow White" Is Screen Masterpiece
    425 7 "Snow White" Is Screen Masterpiece A Fairy Tale For Adults JUST as Walt Disney's "Three Little Pigs" marked a tremendous advance m the popularity, the technique and the scope of phantasy on the screen, so Disney's latest and assuredly greatest maserpiece, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," must be regarded
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    GONE WITH THE WIND
    82 7 A Railway Wagon Blown Away Peiping. May 19. The Peiping-Mukden railway authorities have issued an order to the Fengtai. Chienmen and other stations to exercise more care over rolling stock The order says that an open wagon ,on the Peiping-Mentoukou branch line was left unbraked and
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938. A New Colonial Minister
    650 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938. A New Colonial Minister /CHANGES m the British Cabinet announced yesterday must be welcomed, and for once the Colonies came out quite well m the reshuffle. The resignation of Mr. Ormsby-Gore from the Colonial Office is not a surprise, for he has
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    Germany Correlates All Human Activity For Warfare
    923 8  - Germany Correlates All Human Activity For Warfare Frederick C. Oechsner War Fears In Europe By ONCE more Germany is arming for "der Tag" and this time she does not intend to be on the losing side. She has drawn blueprints for what may turn out to be the most powerful
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    688 8 OIAM'S revival of the anient sport of elephant hunting reveals that there are still plenty of elephants m the Siamese jungles. There are, however, many fewer than when King Chulalongkorn presided over the last of the old hunts at Ayudhya m 1905. According to a recent
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    WHERE EVERY COOLIE HAS A POST OFFICE SAVINGS ACCOUNT
    505 9 WHERE EVERY COOLIE HAS A POST OFFICE SAVINGS ACCOUNT LABOURERS THANK "DRY" PLANTER A PLANTER who believes m and practises prohibition on the rubber estates under his control is retiring from Malaya. THE ESTATE STAFF AND LABOURERS WHO ACCEPTED HIS "DRY" REGIME ENTERTAINED HIM TO A TEA PARTY AND THANKED
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    DAY'S REST IN SEVEN NEEDED
    211 9 DAY'S REST IN SEVEN NEEDED ALTHOUGH Bombay merchants and ether West Indian busii men m Singapore at present close their shops at 1 p m Sundays, this practice, however, is not followed by their th Indian colleagues because they think that their business will suffer. ..J T IS essential for
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    KING AND QUEEN AND "CLIVEDEN SET"
    103 9 End Of Political Rumours London, May 17. It ii announced that the King and have accepted an invitation to dine with Viscount and Viscountess r on May 23. I expected that the acceptance ol the invitation will end the attacks Ton the so-called "Cliveden
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    WARSHIPS COMING TO SINGAPORE
    70 9 18. Enterprise (Captain C. F. immlll, R N.), sailed from Colombo on 16, and is expected at the Naval at 8 a.m., on Saturday, May 21. I terprise will sail at 11.30 a.m. on lay, May 23, for Hong Kong. H M.S. Thanet (Lieut. Commander R.
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    14 9 ,IS ELEPHANT HUNT, shotting some nt th* t>» *M animals m tHe *gjg« L^^^^^^^
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    FOUR MEN FINED $49,000
    167 9 piNES totalling $49,000 were imposed against four Chinese who were found guilty of being m possession of 1,497 tahils of non-Government chandu by the Criminal District Judge, Mr. Forrer, yesterday. This is believed to have been the largest seizure of contraband made by the Excise Department
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    Take Your Car To Java On Holiday
    111 9 Cheaper Freight Rates Announced THE Automobile Association of Malaya has been advised by the N.V. Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (X.P.M. Line) of a general reduction of freight on motor cars accompanied by passengers from Singapore to Batavia and Sourabaya, and from Sourabaya and Batavia to
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    K.L. Y.M.C.A.
    39 9 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 17. The Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A. ended 1937 with 132 members and nine sustaining members, against 140 and 13 respectively, at the end of the previous year, states the annual report.
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    CHINA'S GREATEST ACTOR
    158 9 Dr. Mci Lan Fang Stated On Eve Of Retirement As already reported m the Free Press, Mci Lan Fang, China's foremost actor and female impersonator, will tour Malaya and give a series of performances m aid of the China Distress Relief Fund. It is reported m Hong
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    PENANG WANTS MORE PUBLICITY
    55 9 i From Our Own Correspondent) Penang.'May 16. At a meeting of the general committee of the Straits Settlements (Penang) Association, Mr. R. P. Phillips submitted a draft letter with regard to publicity for Penang, drawn up by the publicity sub-committee, with a recommendation that it be
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    Baggage Stolen After Hunt
    153 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. May 17. •pWO Malayan visitors to Siam, who have been attending the elephant hunt at Lopburi, had all their baggage stolen when returning to Bangkok. ihey were Mr. S. R. Hutchinson, of Singapore, a member of the Straits Times staff, and
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    DEATH OF LORD LEIGH
    75 9 London, May I? The death is announce »n IrftfMftHl today of Lord Leigh, the I»rd Lieut ant of Warwickshire, at th. a state's Reuter. Lord Leigh was educated .it Harrow and Trinity College. Cambridge He was formerly an assistant secretary to the Secretary of State lor
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    CHRISTIAN BROTHERS O.B.A. DINNER
    38 9 The annual reunion dinner ot the eld boys of the Christian Broth. ts' Schools will be held at the Slnga;> >re Volunteers' DrilLHall tomorrow night. Four pipers from the Royal InnmskJllir.g Fusiliers will attend.
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    47-FOOT FALL FROM LADDER
    38 9 Wong Hon*, a Chinese c<>olft| employed by Gammon (Malaya Ltd.. suffered extensive head Injuries wh»-n he fell 47 feet from a ladder at tbt Singapore Naval Base ve.svr<:,v morning. He was admitted to hospital.
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    TWO HOUND OVER
    53 9 Mohamed Sakrulla. a HoIMUM d.in was yesterday bound over m the Singapore Third Police Court m the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for six months, for assaulting Abu Bakar bin All. The comp'ainant Bakar. was also bound over for the same period, m tn>
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    SOLDIER STANDS GUARD
    38 9 TAME ELEPHANTS OUTSIDE the kraal at the Siamese elephant hunt. Standing on the fence can be seen one of the Siamese soldiers with rifle and bajfonet detailed to stand guard for the protection of spectators.
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    WESLEY DAY FOR WORLD METHODISTS
    486 9 U7ESLEY DAY, the bi-centenary of the evening of May 24, 1738, on which John Wesley went 'very unwillingly" to a society m Aldersgate Street, London, "where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans," will bo vrivbrated by Singapore Methodists and Methodists
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      185 9 Alteration In Air Schedule An alteration m the schedule of arrivals and departures of air services m Singapore is to be made this week owing to the revised times of arrivals and departures of the Royal Dutch Air Lines service. The following will be the revised schedule as from Saturday.
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
      521 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday •New York prices quoted In US. currency. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. •Share of £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c.,
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      376 10 The following quotations are published^ by courtesy of S.E. Levy and Co., and Swan Culbsrtson and Fritz. DOW-JONES AVERAGES. Previously Yesterday's Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 117.21 115.38 off 1.83 20 Hails 22. JM". 22.57 off .39 20 Utilities 19.77 19.30 off .47 40 Bonds 88.01 87.84
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      76 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAIL1 PRICES CURRENT May 17, 12 o'clock noon vt T v Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.s.S. in cases (F.O.B. May) i9 y 19 Good FAQ. in bales (FOB. May) w 18 3' No. I.X.R.S^. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 19 i 8 19% ~Pt ct -^f c 20Vb
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      172 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday RUBBER: DulL London: 5 ll!16d. 5?4d. Previously: 5 ll;16d. 5 13 16d. July-Sept.: 5%d. 5 13 16d. Previously: 5 13'16d. 5 7 /sd. Oct.-Dec: 5 13,16d. 5 1516d. Previously: 5%d. 6d. Jan.-Mar.: 5 15,16d. 6d. Previously: 5 15;16d. 6 1 16d.
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      THE METAL MARKETS From London : Latest Quotations
      65 10 THE METAL MARKETS From London Latest Quotations TIN: Easy. Spot: £180 17s. 6d. Previously: £164 17s. 6d. Three months: £161 7s. 6d Previously: £165 7s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN: Opening price: 36.75. Previously: 37.50. COPPER: Settlement: £38. Previously: £38 5s. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Os. l''.d Previously: £7 0s. Id. SILVER:
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      Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations
      70 10 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method of Parity before Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to 121.1 177 11,16 177 ***** New York to 4.88 4.96-g 4 96 s i Amsterdam Guilders to 8 97 3 4 4 973 /4 ***** Hong Kong.. Per dollar is 2%d.
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      177 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations May 17 SELLING London T.T. 2|3 1116 London, demand 2|3 11 16 Lyons, demand 2,040 Switzerland, demand 250y 2 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 /4 Montreal, demand 57 ***** Batavia, demand 103 7|16 Samarang, demand 103 5 16 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon,
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      Daily Share Report
      140 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING Tin at midday was $BUi. down $IU. Less interest was evinced from London m tin shares this morning than for the last few days although the market appears materially unchanged Dollar counters were a very
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co.'s List
      1202 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co.'s List From Exchange Telegraph CO. TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1938: 5 P.M. MINING 5"o 1901 m 1!M $400,000 intercut Mjr 31. Sept 3u 100 i «H% 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Interest •tf 31. Sept SO i c If* red 81.000.n00 Interest Mar 31.
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      69 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila. Singapore. investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commit*, i Daily Foreign Market Cables and Quotation Set? cT MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE COMMODITY EXCHANGE. INC. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE
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    Singapore Produce Prices
    227 11 Singapore Produce Prices Singapore, May 17, 12 noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier $7.50 Hamburg Cub? SI 150 Java Cube $11 CC Pepper White Muntol: 514.5 C White $14.00 BCaca* $8 50 Mixed $3.40 Sun Dried $3.80 Small Flake 53.90 Fair Flake $3 70 Medium Pearl 54.25 Small Pearl S4.OU Sago Flour
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    MARKETS DISPLAY STEADINESS DESPITE ADVERSE STATISTICS
    1202 11 LONDON BUYING TIN SHARES: PRICES UP Buffer Pool Is Only Alternative To Big Quota Cut DRACTICALLY no fresh news of political importance has occurred during the week, and for once m a way markets have be?n left to pursue their own devices untrammelled by
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    Current Company Dividends
    101 11 List Supplied By Messrs Fraser Co. TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1938: 5 P.M. Total for Financial Tel Company Div.aer.a Books D ale Ex Div year lIN CIOSP Pa vac Date to date Pahang Consol 10 "I tnt loss tax Apr 26 June 1 May 9 10*7 Rawang Cod
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      477 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. XLbe Singapore Jfcee |J>reBB <>• Cecil Street, Singapore. I'hone: 5171 (5 lines with extensions to all departments). Tel: Times Singapore limpui i) Hire: 2b Java Street, Plione: 3683. Brewster Road. Phone: 3683. OXBee: 12. Bishop Street. Penang I'hone: 14* "i. Oflke: 43. Fleet Street. London E.C.4. Phone: Central
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      196 11 BOARD RESIDENCE k*? EA p RONT KATONG GRANGE-77, Meyer Rd. (near Swimming Club) Hoard-Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens— Tennis. Phone: 5758. THE MANSION. OXLEY RISE NOR-LICERSEO RESIDENTIAL HOTEL Daily and monthly terms. TEL. *****. "LOXTON" wi^ rS m£ laSS Prlvate Hotel Bedrooms month h"J Dathroom s from $65 per
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      399 11 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China by Special Chart*) 12. Cecil Street. Singapore. MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-bronches throughout China, and correspondents In all the principal cities of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modern banking business of every description. TO LET OFFICES IN BANK OF
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      665 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES i FOR TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.33 mc<i (22 m.) p.m. 1.00 Miscellaneous programme cf new gramophone records 2.00 Interval. 6.00 Chinese music, t 7.00 Dance music 'ayed by Charlie's Hot Stompers. Relayed from the Oreat World 7.30 Time, leather, news and announcements 7.50 Singapore Log.t 8 00 Operatic
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    CLEARANCES
    67 12 May 16: Needwoodt (Panama*; Mau Sang (Brit); Gewang (Dut); Flevo. Ar.tilochus. Pangkor, Klias (Brit); TJipai (Duti; Aing Leong (Brit). May 17: Meran, Hong Thong, Hong Kwong (Brit); Hln Lee (T'ganu); Hong Lam, Gemas, Rimau, Jerantut. Rantau (Brit); Hafthor (Nor); Islander, Eumaeus, Anhui (Brit); Assuan (Ger»; Poelau Roebiah, J. V.
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    CHICHIBU MARU
    88 12 Famous Liner's Name To Remain Unchanged The trans-Pacific liner Chichibu Maru has had another change of name. When the new romanised spelling was introduced among the names ot the ships of the N.Y.K. fleet the Chichibu Maru became the Titibu Maru to conform with the new practice. The
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    ROMANTIC HISTORY OF CHINA'S GRAND CANAL
    949 12 Once Served Emperor's Whim Now Barrier To Japanese PIE sanguinary battles m southern Shantung, particularly the one recently fought at Taierchwang, have brought into the limelight China's 1,000-mile-long Grand Canal, which is one of the earliest and, m many respects, one of the greatest
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    Shipping Notes
    401 12 A LMOST unknown to the outside world, the Board of Admiralty has been engaged for the past two or three years m creating an air defence fleet never before equalled m the world. When present plans are complete it will be an immensely powerful armada of extreme mobility,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR
    129 12 The following shins are along.si wharves or expected to arri.Fast Wharf. Entrance Gate Evil Rohna 22; Sandarken 20 Main Wharf, Entrance Gate I Corfu 18; Mata Hari 16; Cal AflgfJUfl II J X ununing 10; An f Empire Dork, Entrance t hit Steel WOffett 30; Kota T|SJ Khandalla
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    SHIPS IN TODAY
    58 12 BiTthinu Ml fod Corfu BMl u in Ifata ILtn \Y< it 7 am Calchl East .1 m 11 Ar.i: Jtjrpora w 1 1 GramilU' 1P| 57 Kutp. Tjancii East .i in :)a Mar-i F..i>t lu Bhlrmla v. -t ui Khandallu [W«tt 7 I Typh< on i m
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    176 12 v LONDON ADDRESS): 22, PALL MALL. LONDON. S\\ I Mail Passenger \esscls bet\. em RANGOON. COLOMBO. POIM slli\N MARSEILLES. PLVMoI 111 AND LONDON with through connection Irom Sincapore and Pen v Bostm ifto iaiunga DERBYSHIRE May II M I SHROPSHIRE Jutu^ 2 T STAFFORDSHIRfc J OXFORDSHIRE Ju: WORCESTERSHIRE
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      145 12 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO.. LTO. (Incorporated In StralU Settlement*) BEG L LAB P.t.w.M.kK A CABGO Service* froaa Singapore la Jar a, Borneo, Ranks and MMSBB msSH BATAVIA, CBEBIBON AND SEMABANG. (Every Taeoday and Friday) «x OIANO BENO Prl May 50 SA BAN HONO LIONO Tues May
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      358 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p m Thursday 7.45 a.m Swettenham. Taiping and Telok Anson. Weekdays* Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai 1 -^day and Friday* 7 am Sunday 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays* 7.4 i, a.m. Malacca, Batu Annam. Batu
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      316 13 p o PL M M 'V 7 j |hauauar^TOC^ 4*ilrffi«ir~'Y 1 -^SW^- I i umt.mmmmm '^^^fc^JßJ jr^ 1 l~ < 'i;..::T?v *^2«JB^U I —M S' 3 uV ■dm Bjl^"""i^^Jr^t gß* ™a^a#^^r^^au ia A m/\ V M S j^B DONT MISS THE BOAT mj w^ SI f 1 IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE
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      495 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. {incorporated m England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer ,tSZ £E £s*^ Havre. L'don. Rdam. H'burg. Geow T,,iv%n a,V„ 1 SR3SSSS- ass ESS SSSS sss S» SI eSS E^^ VY B STON BALT.MORE HALIFAX MONTREAL X July July io ISTHMIAN
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      958 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. 1 SINGAPORE PENANG H PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHirPING TIIE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Oeeaa Steam The Haa Khlow Steamship Ca Of**) Lid. Ship Co., Ltd.. and China Mutaal Steam Canard White Star Ltd Navigation Co. Ltd.) Aberdeen Comsaoawealtb Una The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. Shaw Savtll
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      729 14 K. P. M. (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) MAKASSER— Wednesday, May 18. P. Samboe, Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Temtahan, Paeloe-Pallas. Pengalian Estate and Rengat. REAEL -Wednesday. May 18, Belawan-Deli. PATRAS— Wednesday. May 18, Muntok and Paiembang. CREMER— Wednesday. May 18. Penang and Belawan-Deli. TOGlAN— Wednesday. May 18, P. Samboe, Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi CAMIMII
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      418 14 SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE-SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails L>ae Singapore Singapore New York. MJ3. SILVERWALNUT May 21 May 28 July 12 M.V. SIAMESE PRINCE June 1 June 9 July 26 MJS. SILVERASH June 17 June 23 Aug. 10
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      502 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA f Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban. \i j Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo Atlantic Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar, Ju:,.- Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Lourenco Marques. Durban. East London, P Elizabeth and Mossel Bay fArizona Maru Buenos
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    FIRST DIVISION MATCH DRAWN AFTER THRILLING GAME
    433 15 Sappers Fail To Win After Three Goal Lead SKINS FIGHT GRANDLY IN SECOND HALF Inniskillings 3; R.E 3. H7ELL done the Inniskillings! After being* three ff goals down they made an excellent recovery, scored twice and then equalised m the last minute. hall
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    109 15 result of May L.G.U. medal hieh was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted m a win for Mrs >*i.s with a net sc^re of 73. The fol owing cards were returned: Mrs. S. E. Docs 92 —19= 73 Mrs. M. L. Clarke 85— 7= 78
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    95 15 The following members have acceptto play for 8.8.1, and Etceteras vs. Merchants on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the pround: T. V. N. Anderson, A. Foster, B. Gaili;trd, A. C. Growder, L. A. Hygate, W. Jagger, W. H. McNeill, L. V. Rolfe. Scott-Dalgleiah, X A. U. Todd and
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    Municipal Services Billiards & Table Tennis
    235 15 Municipal Services Billiards Table Tennis MUNICIPAL SERVICES CLUB billiards and table tennis tournaments resulted: Four-Rail Open Championship Ong Bang Guan beat Kam Yeowi I 250 140 <; Simon Choong peat G. Gomes «wo); Loo Cheng Swee beat N. Varuizhese «250— 110); Mah Beng Guan beat A. Aziz G. Valberg beat
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    S.R.C XI FOR TODAY
    44 15 The following will represent the S.R.C. against the S.C.C. on the S.C.C. ground this evening m a first division league match. Bain; Ritchie, Rosario; Barth. M. Valberg, Moore, G Ross, A. G. Valberg. Leembniggen, Dumbleton. and P. F. de Souse.
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    14 15 FINGLETON (AUSTRALIA) BA_i_.> v UtKLNu H_ MATCH asui.,si Worcester watched by Bradman, his partner.
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    Chinese Beat Sinomites At Malacca
    222 15 <From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, May 17. r\ISPLAYING superiority m all de- partments the Chinese Football Association gained a 3 l victory over the Sinomites m a league fixture played here yesterday evening. Both the sides adapted themselves to the slippery conditions underfoot and the
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    BANKERS BEAT WEARNES 1-0
    182 15 Fine Goalkeeping By Van Cuylenburg EXCELLENT goalkeeping by Van Cuylenburg, Wearnes' goalkeeper, saved his side from a heavy defeat at Anson Road yesterday, m a Business Houses' League soccer match, when the Overseas Chinese Bank beat Wearnes' Sports Club by one goal to nil. In both
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    GUNNERS' GOLF MEETING
    279 15 Draw For Play Tomorrow THE draw ror the Royal Artillery golf 4 meeting to be played at Bukit Timah Golf Course tomorrow is: 900 a.m. Lieut. Laughton -2) vs. Lieut. Mitchell *9). Major Tawney vl2> vs. Major Pugh <13). 9.05 Major Ray <12> vs. Captain Walsh (13).
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    MALACCA SPORT
    92 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, May 17. The annual sports of the Suydam Girls' School. Malacca, will be held on Friday at 4 p.m. m Bickly Park. Mrs. B. F. Bridge has kindly consented to give away the prizes. The annual sports meeting of the Anglo-Chinese School, Malacca,
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    GUTHRIE'S SOCCER
    57 15 The following have been selected to play a friendly soccer for Guthrie Co., Ltd., against Messrs. William Jacks Co., (Malaya) Ltd.. today at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Mok; Chan Ah Wing, Kai Seng; Boon Tat, Kai Teck, Nick, Kum Chee, Joo Khiam, Joon Klat, Sum Wing
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    MALAYAN UNEMPLOYMENT & ITS REMEDY
    937 15 MALAYAN UNEMPLOYMENT ITS REMEDY Three Suggestions Which Will Not Solve The Problem (To the Editor of the Free Pre*M Sir. It is refreshing to discover m this selfish age anybody like your correspondent, Mr. Van Koo Leong, who 'gives any thought to those who are unemployed, many through no iault
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    AMERICA'S FIRST "BLACK-OUT"
    32 15 Farming Dale, New York. May 17. The first air iefeitaa and "black out' m the history of the United Rate! was carried out m Farming Dale i.st Dight. Reuter.
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      140 15 j Diary Of The RAFFLES HOTEL— Cocktail Dance 1 6.30 to 830 p.m. Dinner and Dance informal) 9.30 to midnight. Cabaret Kyra, Roby and Harry. SEA VIEW HOTEL— Special Dinner J and Dance. Cabaret by Sylvia and Christian CINEMAS. I ALHAMBRA.— Mountain Justice. With George Brent and Josephine Hutchinson, Warner
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    DAVIS CUP TO COMPLETE DOUBLE THIS AFTERNOOM
    1380 16 GOOD FIELDS FOR t OPENING OF EXTRA MEETING REVIEW AND SELECTIONS FOR TODAY'S RACES rVYVIS CVP should repeat his win of Saturday m the last race at Bukit Timah this afternoon, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club's Extra Professional meeting. The
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    14 16 KIIO SIN KIE. who has been doing well m home tennis tournaments this year.
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    Friday's Boxing At Happy World
    55 16 THF belief programme which was arranged to take place at the Happy World Stadium last Saturday evening under the promotion of Mr. A. E. Beavis. has been arranged for next Friday, and has not been indefinitely postponed. The two boxers Andre Shelacft' and Joey Rosenberg
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    Loyals And Indians Draw One-All In Second Division Soccer
    385 16 Loyals And Indians Draw One- All In Second Division Soccer THOUGH tactics, employed by the Indian defenders, spoilt what would have been otherwise high standard of (soccer yesterday, when the Loyals and 'the Indian Association drew one-ali m a second division league game on the S.R.C. padang. 1 The Indians
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    WEEK-END GOLF AT SELANGOR G.C.
    118 16 Kul i Lumpur, May 17. A. Thompson and D. Phlip won the best ball, four-ball competition at the Selangor Golf Club at the week-end. scoring 67 nett. Other cards returned were: S D. Warner and H. C. Clarke 70 nett I. Mackintosh and A. B.
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    Storch And Allin Cup Teams
    77 16 S torch And Allin Cup Teams (From Our Own orrcspnndmi seremoan. >!..» 1: THE tallowing have bren to represent Negri Sembilam the S torch and Allin (up tenr matches against IVrak and Selancor at Kuala Lumpur t hi week-end: Storrh (up Sinelrs. >| s.»k tf S. NakaU. T. Sur*. A.
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    GENTLE B.P.
    91 16 The draw lor the Gen:,. team championship townee tingles and one doublet [Saturday resulted as I. "A" Team: A H.il :i A. Rahim Ahmad. Kov Sarikan Haji Moot I "B" Team: Su.xli Bl l A. Kedar, Sarjan and Win Apt Team: Ahmad Ta'.b Abdullah, Khusaini Haji 1 Kamdi
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    MALACCA XI TO PLAN NEGRI
    51 16 <From Out Own Ooneap Maj j: The Malacca crirk« _|gfc Negri Sembilan on gfjp U the padang is as follows H. Jackson. R. C. Barnard p O. W. S. Waites. H. L ■aUB Rajaratnam. N. Chandrapals a H. Hunt. Tarn Weng Hon. p O. L.
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