The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 May 1938

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,179 CSTD. 1835. THURSDAY, MAY 26. 1938 10 CENTS
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    69 1 TV/£ Sultari of Johore arrived unexpectedly at Singapore from Medan, Sumatra, yesterday afternoon by plane. He was met by a few friends and then drove to Johore. The Sultan, who has been on holiday m Ceylon and Sumatra, left Singapore on Apr. 1. Before he left he announced he was
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    GERMANY'S SHARP PROTEST TO PRAGUE
    354 1 Fresh Violations Of Frontier By Czechoslovakian Planes TROOPS PACK THE BORDER Berlin May 2S it was believed that the Czechoslovakia!! crisis had passed and the German Press and officials m Berlin were suggesting that the crisis had existed only m British imagination, fresh incidents have
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    War Eagles Lay Their Eggs
    40 1 j STRIKING picture of United States Army planes as they release their load of 600-pound bo7nbs These r mtbers, caled 'B—10", participated m the air manoeuvres for the defence of the north-east coast of America.
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    NAVAL ESCORTS ON YANGTSE?
    147 1 London. May 23. THE possibility of British vessels proceeding up the Yangtse River above Nanking, if necessary, under naval escort, as raised m the Commons today at question time by Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton (Con.. Bury). The Under-Secretary for foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. itler,
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    DIVORCE HEARING ADJOURNED
    16 1 London, May 25. The Swettenham divorce hearing is again adjourned until tomorrow. Reuter
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    RAIN PREVENTS CRICKET
    17 1 London. May 25. prevented play between the liana and Hampshire at Lord's jr.- Reuter
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    27 WARSHIPS NEAR MACAO
    82 1 Hong Kong. May SS. I^HINFSE official quarters m South China state that the Japanese have massed 27 warships at the Nanwu and Tungshan Islands, near Macao, ready to invade Kwangtung and Fukien. These two islands are being rapidly turned into bases for their operations along the
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    WAGES AND HOURS BILL THROUGH
    57 1 Washington, May 25. The Wages and Hours Bill today passed the House of Representatives by 314 votes to 97. The Bill went through as originally drafted, except for a few minor amendments dealing with the perishable goods industries and the salaries of fUm stars. It
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    Will Governor Make History?
    95 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 25. J^ECLARING it possible that the Malayan Gov eminent may advise against the buffer pool despite the referendum result, the general feeling exists m London that the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, will not recommend against the plan if he
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    British Ship Bombed And Sunk
    67 1 Valencia, May 25. •HPHE British cargo steamer Thorpe- hall, which was anchored about a mile and a half off Valencia Harbour, was sunk today by two of four bombs dropped by seaplanes flying to Spain from Majorca, which is an Italian base. An officer and
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    PILOT JUMPS OUT OF CRASHING FIGHTER
    50 1 London. May 25. A single-seater Royal Air Force plane crashed In flames m West Bay. near Portland, today, while taking part m bombing exercises on a range hall a mile off shore. The pilot, who jumped out with his parachute, was seriously injured.— Reuter
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    KENT FOR CHINA
    28 1 London, May H.MS. Kent has completed her refit on the same lines as HM.S. Cumberland and will leave for the China station m July.- Reuter
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    Giant Airliner Crashes
    33 1 Cleveland (Ohio). May 25. lITHEN a giant airliner crashed m flames here early this morning, seven passengers—believed to have been all women— and the crew of three were killed.— Reuter
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    Long—Term Credits For China?
    171 1 Long— Term Credits For China London, May 23. IN the House of Commons today, Mr. Arthur Benderson (Lab. Stafford) a.>ked whether the Government contemplated implementing the League of Nations Council resolution on the needs for the defence of China and whether the Government would lecedl to the Chinese request for
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    MILITARY ATTACHE AT ROME
    74 1 London. May 24. The London Gazette tonight announces the promotion ot Major M. B Burrows of the sth Inmskilhng Dragoon Guards to the rank of Colonel. and his appointment to be Military Attache at Rome, both appoint ments to date irom May 18. 1991 Colonel Burrows
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    44 1 London. May 25. Exchequer returns show thai the total ol ordinary revenue amounts to 6 84.51 1.039, compared with £90.511.039 it the corresponding date last year The total of ordinary exj>onditiirc is £124.381.695. compared with r l 109.260.984 m 1937. British Wireless
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    Air Exodus Probe Committee
    75 1 London. May •T'HE Home Secretary. Sir~Samuel Hoare. has decided to appoint a committee of members of Parliament to examine the problem of the transference of persons from areas which night be exposed to continuous air attack and to recommend plans for that purpose. The chairman of
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    TIN INFORMATION LEAK SAYS NEWS CHRONICLE
    279 2 No Referendum Result Sir John Campbell (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 25. FOLLOWING yesterday's rise m the price of tin m London, the News Chronicle suggests that there has been more leakage of information as to the result of the buffer pool referendum.
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    More Killings In Palestine Terrorism
    98 2 More Killings In Palestine Terrorism Haifa, May 25. 1 AWLESSNESS experienced m Jerusalem yesterday, when one person was killed and 18 injured, was repeated m Haifa today when two Arabs were shot and killed and two others injured on the outskirts of the town. Two Arab supernumerary constables were killed
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    MALAKOFF RUBBER ESTATES LTD.
    71 2 Messrs. Bousu-ad and Co., Ltd.. Fenang. have received a telegram from the secretaries, Messrs. Edward Boustead and Co., London, advising that the annual accounts have been i.vsued showing a profit of £41.923 and recommending the payment of a final dividend of 6 per cent., making for
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    NEW MOON PINKAMA
    66 2 The New Moon Pinkama will be celebrated at the Singapore Budchist Association Temple on Saturday. Trie programme will be: 6 a.m. hoisting of the Buddhist flag: 7 am. Buddha Puja; 11 a.m. otfe rings of alms to the Monk, 6 p.m. Pahan Puja and 7 p.m. Gilan
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    Gold Output Rises
    110 2 WHE output of fine gold from Raub Australian Gold Milling Co., Ltd., for the four weeks ended May 21, was about 20 ounces more than m the preceding four weeks. An official statement issued by the local secretaries yesterday says that the crushing battery treated 4J919 tons
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    ACCEPTORS FOR DERBY
    89 2 London. May 25. The final acceptors and jockeys for the Derby w«.re announced m London today. They are: Licence <Croich>. Pound Foolish Jones Caveman 'Brennan), Golc" n Sovereign (Weston). Caerloptic <Lane> Faroe (Ferryman), Troon »B.ary». Malabar (BartlarrO, Chatsworth (Lowry), Manorite <S. Wragg), Tahir <Smirke>. Mirza I H.
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    SCIENCE WANTS MORE SPACE
    80 2 London. May fcS. The annual report on the Science Museum at South Kensington by the Advisory Council emphasises the urgency of reconstruction and extension owing to the increasing demands on space reflecting the growth and progress of scienc? over the past Quarter century. For example, mechanisation
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    100,000 A.R.P. VOLUNTEERS
    68 2 London, May 25. The Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, who two months ago appealed for 1,000.000 air raids precaution volunteers, broadcast an account of the progress of the campaign. People who were saying that his appeal had failed, he said, were all wrong. He asked for 1,000,000
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    SINGAPORE BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
    42 2 A special general meeting will be eld on Sunday, at 6 p.m. at the £\ngapore Buddhist Associat'.on premises, Mr. Tok Kirn Seng and Mr. Oon Kok Peng will deliver addresses on "Unity m General" and "Unity m Buddhist work."
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    SMILING AUSTRALIAN
    40 2 \JARY Maguire, the Australian actress, smiles from her platform perch as she arrived m London from Hollywood. She is to play with Grade Fields m "Piccadilly Circvs'. Before aoing to America, this Brisbane girl made two Australian pictures.
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    "JAPAN FAILED AT SUCHOW"
    419 2 Hankow, May 25. FOREIGN war correspondents who inspected the battle areas along the Lu"g-Hai Railway by planes yesterday have arrived at the conclusion that, although the city of Suchow was taken at great cost, the Japanese failed to achieve any spectacular success. Their latest reports to
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    M.P. SAYS "PUNY", P.M SAYS "FORMIDABLE"
    301 2 Ixmdon, May 2r>. J^Hh postponed debate m the Commons on the Labour motion for a searching enquiry into the British air defences and administration *aopened m the Commons by Dr. H. Dalton (Lab Durham), who referred to the present estimated production of 250 aeroplanes
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    CURRENCY MEETING IN HANKOW
    56 2 Hankow, May 25. A meeting is being held at Hankow to stabilise Chinese currency notes m China, according to a semiofficial report from Shanghai. Leading Chinese bankers are reported to have been invited to attend but Chinese official quarters deny that the conference is important, and
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    Commonwealth Strengthens Her Navy
    6 2 Commonwealth Strengthens Her Navy vcnasv,cmxnvjuoirejmncv.,jsk Reuter
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    Desertions From Dorsetshire
    91 2 Desertions From Dorsetshire London Ms\ WHEN recent desertions tIMI Dorsetshire were raised Commons today the Fir.st Ljrd Admiralty, Mr. DulT Oooptr, laid I^orsetshire was nearb v Australian waters and 19 r deserted m this period, ken d visit to Sydney lor the Air Celebrations Einht ccerters had recovered The commanding
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    EMPIRE EXHIBITION SOCCER DRAW
    46 2 Glasgow. M.i> The draw i.»r the Empin- f. Uoo soccer May L'S. Celtic \s ■tflfcl I 27. Aberdeen vs. Che. < Rangers vs. Evrrton. Jun* Brentford. June 6. 1 Brentford Celtic or B IBM 6. winners A' > Rangers ot En r J Reuter
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    BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF
    54 2 1 1 H Play m thi irtUstl i\ Championship ti day a W. M Robb beat Robholder. fi\e and four. loci of Cambridge, beat I.-... ants lean Wal i Yates. Walker Cu;> nink three and two ]f w I of Sydney, beat Qofd< n iv Cup player,
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      56 2 Mv SafißflEwK^'X^.vOii&y -'V^rX"! mHi3K9BpSW^I '^XHtoj-*- .-ijc Sgß&^yv "•^^A^SC-" > jfrnW^^^^ \i- 4"^S BREAD A meal m itself and an abundant source of energy. Place your order now for "ROYAL BAKERY BREAD. Daily deliveries of White, Brown Wholemeal or any other varieties you require. PHONE 5376 (4 Lines) Advt. of Singapore
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    NO CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
    99 3 Sequel To Death Of Cvelist r\ I that he /ound there U criminal negligence on the driver, the Singapore W. G Porter, returned I death by misadventure when he held an inquiry m 36-year-old ChlCher Wah Chew, who v.n by a motor car m Road on Sunday.
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    ROTARY OFFICEBEARERS
    43 3 office-bearers at the Hing of the Singapore Tday was: Mr. T H. Still; vice presiD. Frankel and R. E. asurer; c. c. DimMr. E. V. Davies. Dr. K. Ando. Dr. J. W. N. R. Mistri. Cheong M. Alsagoff, and H. R.
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    BRAHMIN MARRIAGE
    31 3 In accordance with will take place at Jht. are Sow. NagammaL Mr and Mrs. T. H. Annaol Johore Bahru. and Krishnan, son of Mr. Besha late Mrs. sesha Aiyer.
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    Captain's Story Of Alleged Mutiny Of Crew
    985 3 bays He Was Forced To Call At Singapore 33 Chinese Arrested After Landing THE Chinese crew of a vessel flyinir the Pnnnm. r msgssx&esm zsj% z sen The vessel the Nord, was on its way to China ports when ,t became known to
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    33 3 M! 1 I. MADAME SAI >M«>i\l who is called the Korean has arrived m San Franin rder to make her Western this picture shows the i er in one of her Oriental costumes.
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    Contrast In Rail Travellers
    137 3 interesting insight into cost of living conditions m Java and Malaya has just been given to me by a journalist friend who has been m Java for a month and who has been comparing conditions here and there, writes Richard Sydney mi n Oriental Affairs. He
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    IRISH SWEEP TICKETS IN BANGKOK
    35 3 'From Our Own Correspor.dent. > Bangkok, Ma* .25. To the relief of many. yes. relay's delayed Imperial atr mail fr. m London safely brought liish Sweep tickets In next weeks Dorby.
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    27 3 picture. Ml D IAM,, u.b 84-„ea f -..d S i„ S a P r c muzzle loader. d„ s rom the Singapore sea bed re.ently. Free Press
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    Friends Of Singapore Want Old Relic
    56 3 Whereabouts of the IS c--1 was dun U p h v tL Iw n d Sm9apore 7 ,W2?Z totSlsr s*feft soactp offers to have ,t cleaned and use it for ornamental purc^l:i^Xt^rZ ccie ci^ t z 0 r7 l me baucr Singapore *.rtS Sfarttal
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    Acquitted Man Brought Back To Court
    317 3 SOLICITOR'S ARGUMENT AGAINST A "RE-TRIAL" an accused p?rson, who was acquitted on charges at the criminal assizes, could he freshly tried on charges arising out of the same circumstances was raised by Mr. M Mitter before the Singapore Criminal District Judge Mr H. A.
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    News In Brief
    280 3 WITH a capacity tor holding stores for all troops m Singapore and containing one of the modern bakertea m the East, the Royal Army Service Corps' new supply depot and bakery at Alexandra will be opened on May 31 by Mrs. W. G. S. Dobbie. wife of
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      241 3 IF YOUR FEET arent sweet they need this daily treat When reet swell, num. ache- and Decome tender, sore or offensive wh«m hard skin forms on the sole* and makes every step torture when corns throb when the big toe lolnt ■wells into a painful bunion: when you feel you
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      54 3 Law Notice For The Day Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:- OP. 2 38- Re estate of Dvinfreda Jeanie Dunbar Hogg, deed. Before Mr. Justice Home m 3rd. Court at 11 a.m. £.62 38- Hussein Bee binte M >hamed ICassln <w> vs. Sarah
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    Paris Trees To Receive Attention
    687 4 Cosmopolite •By ROSE PATTERSON) A SPECIAL credit of over fifty thousand dollars was voted by the Paris Municipal Council this year to keep m good order the Just now the creamy candles of the remaining ten thousand or so o: our hone chestnuts are m
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    DESERVES THE GREAT POPULARITY IT COMMANDS
    46 4 tfa»^£L y >ersonal experience and from the trials on .some patients of mine I am O opinion that Castophene is really a S sorv^' T d "fi laxaUve^nS £Sa£ds*" Brm now Dr. E. M. S MBBB M.R.C.S CEng LRC. (Lond.).
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    Why He Is Healthy And Happy At 80: King Of Sweden's Secret
    910 4 Why He Is Healthy And Happy At 80: King Of Sweden's Secret IT is rarely that a ruling monarch gives an interview. In this article King Gustavus, V, at 80, still a keen tennis player and one of the most remarkable men m the world, tells Jean-Pierre Dorian how he
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    AUSTRIA'S INCLUSION IN REICH
    372 4 \WfTH the inclusion of Austria m T the Reich there are now 51.250 miles of permanent way m Greater Germany, including tramway tracks and the private railways of Austria. As from October 3 next, when Austria will be incorporated m the German road system, all traffic
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    Opposition To Independence Creates Problem
    401 5 Opposition To Independence Creates Problem Philippines FEARS OF ATTACK (From A Special Correspondent) NEARLY half a million Malayan Sammedanf are watchtag with quiet but vital interest while the Philippines independence problem wavers between Washington and Manila. Scores of Moro leaders on Mindanao Island and the Sulu archipelago are stoutly opposed
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    91 5 V. A. LOWINGEB /J v Professional officers and departmental heads m Malayan known, Mr.V. A. Lo:iinger,:vas Surveyor-General of the FM S. -aits Setth-rncnts for 10 years. He left Malaya m 1932 to take up ment which he now holds 'is Ma'aya's representative i:i London. t933, Mr. Loicinger u-cs awarded the
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    MUSSOLINI TO COLONISE REBEL SPAIN?
    376 5 May Become Part Of Roman Empire Ixmdon, May 13. MUSSOLINI plans lo ship 1.000.00(1 Italians to Spain len Franco won the war, ording to News Review, to i-t m the ''reconstruction" of (he country. ''His calculations show that 000,000 civilians have been since the civil
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    Derby Day Royal Ball
    128 5 T^HE King and Queen are giving a Derby Day ball at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, the day of the race. This is an important innovation. It was for niany years the custom of King George V to entertain the members of the Jockey Club at a
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    Four Germans In Court
    79 5 |70UR Germans. George Baker aged 27. Enrich Fisher 30, Franz Endejan 28. and Horst Wllkerling 24. were charged m the Singapore Second Court yesterday, with robbing a man. Joachim Wlndfuhr. of a wallet containing between 20 and 30 cents, and papers and photographs. The incident was
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
    68 5 Previous Today Antamok 0.43 0.415 Atok 025 unq Coco Grove 050 0.485 Demonstration 0.275 0 265 I.X.L. 0.62 0.62 Masbate 0.13 0 13 Mines Operations 0.10 unq. San Mauricio 0.455 0.435 United Paracale 0.32 0.31 Gold Share Averages:— Previous 73.89 Today's 70.88 These prices are published
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    EX-SULTANAH OF JOHORE
    40 5 Lady Helen Ibrahim. the ex« Sultanah of Johore. was hostess at a small lunceon party given at a Chinese restaurant m Bono, London, recently Among her guests srese Mrs. a K. E Hampshire and Mrs. Hugh Mather.
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    No Mask For Pussy
    163 5 London, May 13 llOGfl and horses will have gasma^ks but British cats must depend on their surolus lives during air raids m the next war. The Royal Societv for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals dis-(-mirages any attempt to fit pussy with a gasmask, saving the
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    SON FOR SINGAPORE PROFESSOR
    23 5 A son was born to Professor and Mrs. F. J. R. Bottrall. of Singapore, m Florence on May 15.
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    Gambling Convictions Quashed
    221 7 Gambling Convictions Quashed FINES TO BE RETURNED (From Our Own Correspondent) li i o v, Muar May24bAb tn *s is a case of a petit\ tion for the revision of sentence and not a case for appeal I have not been able to get the grounds of judgment," said Mr.
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938. Islamic University
    563 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938. Islamic University IT is little wonder that Mohammedan circles m Malaya cannot understand the suggestion for the establishment of a great Mohammedan theological university m the Netherlands Indies. Singapore Muslims have immediately asked what lies behind this apparent change of front, for
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    Black Gold: Railway Guard's Discovery That Made History
    1357 8  - Black Gold Railway Guard's Discovery That Made History T. S. Denham By CEVENTY-NINE years ago a rail- way-guard m Titusviile, Pennsylvania, drilled a shaft 69 feet down into the earth and was rewarded with a black liquid which poured up at the rate of twenty barrels a day. The liquid
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    3 8 THE GIANT AWAKES
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    Tragedy Of London's Underground Crash
    73 9 I ONDON experienced its biggest underground railway accident for years on the London Underground Railway, near Charing Cross Two city-bound trains crowded with passengers collided m the tunnel Seven people were killed and about 60 were injured. The picture on the left shows an injured
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    Singapore Women Bound and Gagged
    140 9 DAYLIGHT ARMED Men Ransack Room, Steal Jewellery And Cash ARMED with deadly weapons four men believed to be Cantonese entered a shop house m Owen Road, Singapore, near the old racecourse m broad daylight yesterday, bound and gagged the women m the shop and got
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    DRAMATIC SEA RESCUE
    118 9 DRAMA TIC SEA RESCUE Officer's Dive From Ship's Bridge A DRAMATIC sea rescue of a woman and child, passengers aboard the Norwegian vessel Hai Lee, by the Norwegian Chief officer, M. Worsoe, m the Amoy harbour recently, was revealed m Singapore yesterday. woman and child, a passenger ibarking at Singapore
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    GENERAL ASSURANCE COR.'S DIVIDEND
    148 9 directors of the General Aeci- j Fire and Life Assurance Corporate! recommend the payment of U dividend, subject to income tax, ol 2' per cent. making 5 per cent. or tne year* on the preference shares. and a final dividend of 2s. per share on th
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    Air Ministry Reticent
    72 9 F;om Our London StatTl London, May 18. {V* inquiry at the Air Ministry for particulars of the squadrons to be despatched to Penang, and other Far East centres, m accordance with the authorisation given m 1036 to provide 12 additional squadrons for overseas stations, the Free Press
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    Past And Present Malayans At Empire Exhibition
    352 9 Past And Present Malayans At Empire Exhibition (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 17. THE Malayan Court at the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, continues to attract the attention of the thousands of visitors who daily throng the Colonial Pavilion. Among the past and present Malayans who have so far visited the
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    Paint To Be Made In Singapore
    77 9 Paint To Be Made In Singapore Paints, varnishes and distempers of all types will be manufactured In Singapore with the completion shortly of a factory at Tcluk Blangah, the Free Press unders'.ands. This will be the first paint factory m Malaya. It is financed by men who have had 20
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    SETTLEMENT IN HIGH COURT ACTION
    241 9 A settlement was announced m the Singapore High Court yesterday m the action brought by Tan Cheng against Goh Tua .San for the recovery of $1,300. Both the parties are business men. Plaintiff alleged that the money WSS lent, but the defence was that the
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    CORDONS' OFFICER BECOMES PLANTER
    80 9 it ag Oar Own C London, May 1 Mr John G. FOrsythc, SB ifi g| the 5 7th Battalion, the Q Highland! ra, has been sppo the est its stair ol lie Dun] iRu i Do Ltd ka Malays Mr Eoisythe. who SS I I saafftaw,
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    DAUGHTER PRESENTED AT COURT
    63 9 Ms Mary B dattght r Ol Mr and If] Bosrmquet w.is presented Majc st nd Curt o! tin i n M.iv 12. by her mother Mr Bosanejuet sras faiaaaljF a planter m Ku.i'a BelsasjSr, .md L« now i balnaaa or ttlrsctat gi aiany ftfalajraa jruaaar planting
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    SULTAN TO ATTEND BIRTHDAY PARADE
    58 9 From Our Own Cornvsno-iu, nf Kuala Lumpur. May gf The Sultan Hisamud din Alarn Shall will attend the Kings first Btftbdag parade, sine becoming sasaaejoi i ruler, on the Kuala Lumpur padang on June ft, Dseoratsoaa, gggdaai and Certlfleates will b«- presented to the military
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    OIL PALMS OF MALAYA PROFIT
    67 9 ■From Our Own Com -spordent London, May l! 5. The directors of O 1 Palms o! M.i announec a profit lor the year ci 0.-t. 31. 1937. of 83 188 gogepared with 42 27,827 last year They recommended a final dietdaad of 4 BJSff cent,
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    Not Known To Visitors Little Appreciated By Residents
    692 9 Not Known To Visitors Little Appreciated By Residents Beauty Of Singapore: THERE is no question that the making of \Ao a Fortress has made a considerable difference to our social life. One hears complaints that those who habitually used to go to Government House no longer do so, the Services
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      331 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Share of £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64.... 113" 8 113*4 Funding Loan. 4 p.c. 1960-90 113!fc U3Y a Royal Insce share 10s. pd. BV4 Bli8 l i U.K. and Shanghai Bank
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      177 10 From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday J RUBBER: Steady. London: 5y 2 d. 5%d. Previously. SV 2 d. 5%d. July-Sept.: 5%d. 5 11 16 d Previously: 5%d. 5 1116 d. Oct.-Dec: 5 ll|l6d. 5%d. Previously: 5 ll!16d. 5%d. Jan. -Mar.: 5%d. 5 1316 d. Previously: 5%d. 5 7
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      946 10 Fraser And Co. 's List WEDNESDAY. MAY 25. 1935: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers s+tters Arr.pat Tin (As) 3s 9d 4s 3d Ashvc Kumcine < 28s 30s Austral Malay (I) 42s <W 47» 5d N Ayer Hitam <ss) 22s 6d 23s 6U Ayer Weng (sl> .60
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      73 10 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Easy. Spot: £162 ss. Od. Previously £164 2s 6d Three months: €162 17s. 6d. Previously: £164 17s 6d. NEW YORK TIN: Opening price: 37.00 Previously: 37.00 COPPER Settlement £33 ss. Od Previously: £34 2s Gd GOLD: Yesterday £7 os. 7» <d Previously:
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      Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations
      67 10 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method oi Pmrttj be :ore Latest PreDentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously ir^ Franc to 121.1 178 0 15ci 178' Nf m York S to 488 4.f* 4 95» Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97^ 4P7 t 4 97'! Hong Kong.. Per doUar Is. 2%A Is Shanghai
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      Daily Share Report
      103 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday was $S3»i*up SI.OO. Although only a few orders were received from London this morning the market m tin shares there appeared to be slightly firmer yesterday. The local market opened quietly, but
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      New York Markets
      368 10 The following quotations are published by courtesy of S. E. Levy and Co.. and Swan Culbertson and Fritz. DOW-JONES AVERAGES. Previous Yesterday's Close Close Changes SO Industrial* 113.97 112.35 ofT 1 62 20 Rails 21.81 21.43 off .38 20 Utilities 19.09 18.78 off 31 40 Bonds 86.94
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      85 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT May 25, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers No. I X.R.S.S. m cases <FO.B. May) 18 716 18 916 Good F.A.Q. m bales (F. 0.8. May) 17 916 17 11 16 No. I.XR.S.S. (Spot- Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 5V d. per lb.
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      172 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations May gg. SELLING London T.T. 2 3 IM6 London, demand 23 1116 Lyons, demand 2052 Switzerland, demand 249 2 Hamburg, demand 14^ New York, demand 57 Montreal, demand 57* 2 Batavia. demand 103*3 Samarang, demand 103^ Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon, demand 154 3 8
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      68 10 S. E. Levy Co. [Shanghai. Hongkong. Manila. Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities nnA rr—~*,.. Daay Foreign Market Caole? and SZat°£ SeZcT" 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 BROKERS' ASSN
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    Quarter-Million Dollars Gammon (Malaya) Ltd.
    1144 11 PA YMENT OF 15 PER CENT DIVIDEND APPROVED THE directors* report and accounts of Gammon (Malaya) Ltd., showing a profit for the year ended Jan. 31, 1938, of $250,594.09 were passed at the 11th annual general meeting of the company at Geylang yesterday. Mr. R.
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      563 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Zbe Sfnoapote JFcee ipeese lf«-ao <».;..«■: t'ecil Street, Singapore. Phone: 5471 <5 lines with extensions to all departments) Tel: Times Singapore. Kuala l.umpur Oilice: lb Java Street. I'hone: 3683 Ipoh Oflice: Brevrstet Road. Phone: 3683. ivnang Office: \Z Bishop Street, Penang, Phone: 1477. London Office: 40 43 Fleet
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      445 11 BOARD RESIDENCE SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE-77 Meyer Rd <near Swimmir.g Club) Board -Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens—Tennis. Phone: 5758. THE MANSION. OXLEY RISE NON-LICENSED RESIDENTIAL HOTEL Daily and monthly terms. TEL. *****. "LOXTON" LiJn rS m,2 aSS PrUate Hotel Bedroom with modern bathrooms from $65 oe month Hot water
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      50 11 TOMORROW AT THE ALHAMBRA THE GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIMES GEORGE ARLISS joan BENNET m DISRAELI R-'S i i-.'vW^yovyo^^Baß. •"•-••fv- wflnfe'i £H SeBMBa! 1 Sv.-: i .■>»CMLoaaaj^Klii-ivt i -i-WffS. W^^BfWvfflwPfflrTWfl WARNER BROS' IMMORTAL PICTURE! BROUGHT BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! VOTED BY 192 FAMOUS CRITICS AS GREATEST SCREEN DRAMA EVER MADE
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      633 11 Profit By RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY i SINGAPORE I ZHL 1.33 mc s (22.5 m.i p.m. 6.00 Indian music* 6.30 Chinese music* 7.00 Dance music played by de SU< a Band, relayed fm^n the New World Cabaret 7.30 Time, wether, news and announcements. 7.45 "Books to Read". By Margaret Met.
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      588 11 BANK OF CHINA •In >rporatco m Cnmi hv 6i>t*riiii cm 1?. f'rnl sin«_p«>fr. MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-branches throughout China, and correspondents m all the principal cities of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modern banking business ol every description. TO LET OFFICES IN BANK OF
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    Secrets Of Shipbreakers' Yards: Journey's End For Ships
    1424 12 ALMOST every month for the last few years we have read of some grand old favourite of the seas going to the scrap heap. Proudest of them all was the Mauretania, but the Olympic, the Homeric, the Minnetonka and many others all
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    New Material For Plane Building
    286 12 New Material For Plane Building PLASTICS AND LIGHT ALLOYS EXPERIMENTS are b» ing made with plastics composite materials m the construction of aircraft. There is at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Pmrnboroogh, complete monoplane, called th "Snark." of which the wings and body ire mainly made of a certain tough composition,
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    SHIPS IN TODAY
    38 12 The Magaaott hnax berthing urangeir.ents 1 -r Cremer. Roads 11 am. IK down Chile. Roads 10 a m 57 8 Laconia. Ea_t norni, 46 7 Tweedbank. Roads am. Ipoh. P Br.uu 8 M ,i m
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    38 12 Police at LooO_ .ire trying |fl 200 phenol barbit >ne tablets. Ul bottle, lost from a doctol dangeroua if children found th Names of 42 ptoplo tol police entered club m H.. Lewisham. SE. *;th warra: Licensing Act
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      412 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M 3.) TELfcPffONE: Freight 5133— Pasa_* WtS LLOYDS AGENTS. fohOKlNef. AGENTS FOB FEOEBATED B_Al__T STATES CAILtVATD ROYAL, STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. PJ4diah metric THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by
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      143 12 i— HENDERSON LINE SCHEDULE OF SAILIM.s By Fortnightly Passenger Straiun Between Rangoon. Port Sudan. Marseilles. Palma and England. HOMEWARD SAIIINC.S Port of Disembarkation Plymouth liea?r Rangoon VOMA j un c n PEGU j U nr SALWEEN j uly 9 KEMMENDINE July 23 AMARAPOORA Aug 6 SAGAING Aug 20 PROME Sept
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      434 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday p.m. Thursday 7.45 a. m Swettenham. Taloing and Telok Anson. Weekdays' Kota Bahru. Kuala Kxa) Thursday and Friday* 7 a.m. Sunday 7 pm Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays* 7.4t a.m Malacca. Batu Annam. Batu Fahat, Gemas. Kajang,
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      136 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are alongside the wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf, (Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1): Hague Maru 22. Main Wharf, (Entrance Gate 2: Exit 3) Cremer 18; Soudan 16; Ipoh 11. Empire Dock, (Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3) Fairfield City 32; SLrvcrwalnut 34; Tweedbar.k 36.
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      459 13 I •••T^^-P— t**l lih^^nwsi_L_^v ;^i__ ________i _________^^______r_aa_____ T^riS B^P&OandBRmsOiDTAT I N ES v INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. O. S. N^CO'S SAILINGS, D-e Dae Tannage Spore. Tonnage Spore. i 1938 17.000 June 3 CORFU 15 000 July 29 6.800 June 3 BHUTAN 6 100 July 30 16.000 June 17 BEHAR 6000
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      552 13 {Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. {Incorporated m England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer S NGTON 55 as gas hjjj o :R o, May °.j ,5-- 2 CITY OP DERBY £_vT_' L'SoS Rdam H_s W June 29 2 cJt? 2 SSJ?
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      773 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Steam The Baa Unlaw SU__n_hlp Cm. flftti U_. Ship Co.. LUL. and China Motaal Steam Conard White Star Ltd Navigation Co- Ltd.) Aberdeen Cenu-wnwnaftth i The straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. Shan Sa-tll Alhton Co*
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      662 14 K. P. M. i (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) TOBELO— Thursday, May 26, P. Samboe, Letong, Kramat, Maras, Taiempa, Genting, Poeloe-Pandjang. Serassan and Midai. TlNOMBO— Thursday, May 26, Selat-Pandjang, Bengkalli, SoengeiPakning. Siak and Pakan-Baroe. CREMER Thursday, May 26, Hong Kong, Swatow and Amoy. RElJNST— Thursday. May 26, Cheribon, Semarang Sourabaya, Boeleleng (passengers
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      585 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE-SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE IND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York MJS. SILVERWALNUT In Port May 28 July 12 M.V. SIAMESE PRINCE June 3 June 11 July 26 MS. SILVERASH June 17 June 23 Aug.
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      564 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA tSantos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Duroan.May 31 Jun Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo Atlantic Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Lourenco Marques. Durban East London. P Elizabeth and Mossel Bay i Arizona Maru Buenos Aires
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    GATES AT LORD'S HAVE TO BE CLOSED
    1719 15 Home Sports Notes By Barney 32,000 See Bradman Make Double Century: Hush Hush Bowler For First Test: England's Captain: Humorist Over Lord's: U. S. Walker Cup Team Confident Of Victory: 750 For Final Heavyweight Eliminator! Cl nthusiasts are racking leir brains m an
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    German Crowd Hoot Villa From Field
    359 15 London, May 16. A CROWD of 110,000 hooted Aston Villa football team off the field here this afternoon because the Englishmen did not give the Nazi salute at the close. As the final whistle blew with Aston Villa winning by three goals to two.
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    Diary Of The Day
    131 15 RAFFU.S: Orchestral Concert 815 10 915 pm. Dinner DgJKO (formal) !> 45 to midnight Cabaret: Nikitlna and Svetlanolf SEA VIEW HOTEL: Dinix r 1 Dance. Cabaret Svivi.- _tid Chris! COCOANUT grovf. i Dlnaet and Dance. c:inem\s. AMIAMIIRA: Mr Dodd Ml M 'he Air" with Frank. IfcHugtl
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    DRIVERS AND RANGERS AT BATU PAHAT.
    148 15 DRIVERS AND RANGERS AT BATU PAHAT. •From Our Own Corrcsp nd- nt J Httu Pakaa, Mai M •"PHE Drivers were unlucky to points with the Rangers when they met m the local football league. Play was scrappy and both sides missed cl ancs Raja Seni. the goalki* per of the
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    BATU PAHAT CRICKET.
    92 15 From Our Own ■ata Pahat, Mai M m the l- cal crick I Urns Hits' ■chool till A Picket! J T tO m: ll bfl :i n were M mi Am:an < 15) k mat i ii > and Hji- i 4usa 'io i. Belrsdnrai, al5 real
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    BILLIARDS FINAL.
    61 15 THE Anal lor the B ird': Association ch alien I >vill k<- place on Friday st fl p.m ill the Happy World The AnallStl .»r« T.Mi HI fl P M, »r the B.CJtC 'i Wong B o To:ig, the S)MH- V, > At te- iie»r_ The game win
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    SALVATION ARMY MEETING
    36 15 The third anniversary meettni f the Salvation Army Singapore. Will be held on Tuesday a' 7 M p headqnarfc rs. 207 Tank Road Sir Ong Slang Song KB V il bO the aosaksr.
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    POLICE AND S.C.C. SHARE HONOURS
    401 16 Two Goals Each In First Division Match On Padang S.CC 2; Police 2. VUHILI? Kronenherg, star goalie for the Police team, was busy investigating a jewel robbery, his substitute Webber was twice beaten m the division one soccer by the S.CC. on the padang yesterday.
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    ONLY ONE GOAL SCORED IN SECOND DIVISION
    258 16 Publishers Go Down To Chinese IN a second dffisftoo soccer match played at the Stadium yesterday. the S.C.F.A. defeated the Publishers by the only goal scorod during the game. Fairly even exchanges were seen throughout and had the Publishers taken advantage of a
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    Mental Hospital Beat Harbour Board 5-2 In Third Division
    321 16 Mental Hospital Beat Harbour Board 5-2 In Third Division THE Mental Hospital registered a convincing victory over the Harbour Board yesterday by the wide margin of five goals to two m a third division league match on the S.H.B. padang. The winners outclassed their opponents m every department of the
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    PENANG TENNIS TITLE CHANGES HANDS
    103 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 25. Mrs. C. P. Purcell failed to retain ncr singles title today wh-n she was beaten by Miss Mathieson m the women's final of the Penang tennis champ onshlp m straight sets 6 4, 6 2. Th champion appeared
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    66 16 Tl( 8 fit today In the V.M.C.A tennis section were Men's Singles T Kobayashi vs. L. C. Goh. Men's Singles Semi-rinal F. A. Chua v^.K. T. Ooi. TOMORROW Men's Singles Semi-Final T. L. Tan vs. Lav Pek Tjin. V I vrday's results were Mens Open Doubles Tan Huck
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    23 16 In a friendly game ol soccer played on the padang yesterday the SRC defeated the V.M.C.A. by seven goals to two
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    BOARD'S DECISION JUSTIFIED
    369 16 Correspondence Shelaeff -Aide Fight Controversy ihe Sports Editor, Sir: I would like to voice my opinion m regard to the recent controversy m! connection with the ShelaerT-Alde fight last week. In view of the Board's decision and Aide's appeal. I wish to place it on record that
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    CRICKET TEAMS
    95 16 The following will be S.C.R.C. cricket teams for this week-end. Saturday, vs. S.R.C. Ist XI on S.R.C. ground: Chia Keng Hock. Se.ih Keng Siew. Ong Swee Keng. Ong Swee Law. Yap Mook Kirn. Eu Cheow Chye. Tan Boon Peng. Ong Kirn Hoe. Low Kee Pow. Evan Wong and
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    STATE SOCCER TRIAL AT
    128 16 Six Goals Shared i From Om- Own Correspondents Malacca, May gg, A good recovery In the scrnd hai." saw the Colours sharing honours uith the Whites m the firs! State soeeer trial held here tonight, for the Federation for the forthcoming Malaya Cup Match against Johore
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    GOLFERS TO MEET FRANCE
    60 16 Following the Walker Cup match with America at St. Andrews, commencing June 4. British amateur golfers will meet France over 3G holes, singles and foursome j. at Sunningdale on June 11-12. Britain's team will be: L. G. Crawley, J. F. Pennink "English amateur champion*. K. B.
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    AUTOGRAPHS FOR SALE
    56 16 Gloucestershire have hit upon a happy idea to swell Sinfield's benefit fund and also to stop the plaguing oi cricketers for their autographs. At the Wagon Works ground, Gloucester autograph-hunting was forbidden, out collectors could buy any signature they liked at a booth erected for that purpose,
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    COOPERATIVE SPORTS
    31 16 Th»> annual Smgap »rr 00 Spor f s Day will b> he'd si the Victoria School ground on Jul Entries, which maybsssaas thi member societies, close o liv I
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    A.B.M. Annual Golf Meeting
    266 16 SANDWICH PROGRAMME (From Our Own Correspondent) London. May 18. THE Malayan Golf Meeting, organised by the Association of British Malaya, will be held at Prince's (Jolf Club. Sandwich, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 14-16. The several events will be open t^> members of the Association,
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    S.A.F.A. SOCCER TRIAL TEAMS
    118 16 A soccer trial match will be played at Alison Roed Stadium 0^ Saturday, and the following players are Invited to attend at 8 pm. prepare t to plaj if required. Abdul Rahman I M.F.A Ilaii Abdul Rahman (Police A_iz (M.F.A*. Doilah (Publishers G. Day (V.M.C.A. j.
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    24 16 on lv; A duel for possession m the soccer match at the S.CC'. yesterday *hrn the Club and Police shared four goals Free Press
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    No Upsets In S.L.T.A. Championships
    492 16 RESULTS OF PLAY AT S.CC V.M.C.A. PI'UTHKR ties m the Singapore lawn tennis championship, were played yesterday on the S.CC. and V.M.C.A. courtNo upsets have been recorded so far. the tounnm.ni being: m the eariy stages. Th< nearest to a %urpri>c was the defeat of
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    TAIPING SOCCER.
    150 16 •From Our Own Correspondent.. Taiping. .»lay 2?,. 'JTHE Malays' ricroty over KaaMmtlng "A" on Tuesday last by the odd goal sored la the second half, hai brought uut renewed interest !n soccer First Division. The competition is mar.' open D I and three teams are now on level
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