The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 July 1938

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,512 r.STI). 1335. MONDAY, JULY 4, 1938. 10 CENTS.
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  • 473 1 Forced To Sign $3,000 Document (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July ?>. THERE was a further outbreak of trouble at the Hong Fatt tin mine this morning when the 1,000 coolie strikers, despite their promise after Saturday afternoon's settlement, refused to
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  • 96 1 Challenger's Eventful Arrival At Darwin RACE AC.AINST TIME THEN MISHAP rwin, July I Airways' lallenger arrived y at 8 a.m. Sii' time) p.m. Singapore cm the Englandflight m seven Reuter. I X Chalnds, which ed by Oyin 5 at the Tatman Sea a 'v.- -mile bank of the flipht owing
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  • 119 1 (From Our O?»n Correspondent.) Penany. July 3. OVER 200 Chinese held an anti-Japanese demonstration m Beach Street, Penang. this morning, when a consignment of Japanese beans were being unloaded from a lorry into a Chinese shop. The becnis uere partially destroyed, the crowd ripping open the
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  • 71 1 Big Soviet Naval Programme Moscow. July .1. SOVIET must build a navy to surpass Britain's was the keynote of a speech by Commissar M. I. Kalinin at Leningrad, today. He exhorted Soviet shipbuilders to overtake the foremost capitalist se^ Powers, because if you live amons wolves you must bay like
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  • 43 1 INKD THE STREETS OF DUBLIN to sec Dr. Douglas installation as the new President of Eire. Dr. sem here addrcs.iinff the gathering when he mad« ««> St. Patricks Hall at Dublin Castle. Mr. De Valera is seen on his left.
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  • 151 1 HOLLYWOOD, JULY S. HTHK 78-YEAR OLD EVANGL--1 LIST, GYPSY SMITH. WAS MARRIED HERE TODAY TO 26YEAR OLD MISS ALICE SHAW. Gypsy, clad m white flannel trousers and blue coat, after the marriage, stated, "I feel like a boy s^out." The ceremony was performed by Gypsy's son,
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  • 49 1 New York, July 3. TTHE low-point of the American business depression is near and at least a moderate recovery Is expected by Autumn, according to a survey of the outlook on the opening of the new half-year Mki-ypar bank reports are somewhat tetter than expected.— Reuter.
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  • 93 1 Barcelona, July 3. J7XCEPT for the capture of a couple of villa/res by the insurgent forces, there has been very little change m the Spanish war situation during the 'past week. After receiving a vote of confldeno? from the Cortes yesterday the cabinet has been m
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  • 53 1 Swatow, July 3. IT is reliably reported that Japanese concentration on Fort Island, Haimung Bay, comprises of merchant men and five armed trawlers. An attempted landing at Guasua, Haimung under cover of naval bombardment, is reported to have been repulsed, says Reuter. (Further news from China is
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  • 30 1 lOLUmiNCi THE JAPANESE AEKIAI. I.omiiim. <>I (ASTON Rescue workers are seen here on searching for victims amonc the wreckage of bombed buildings m Wai l.ane. Canton.
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  • 162 1 London, July pENRRA!. >atisfaction is VJ expressed by the London Press on the AngloGerman debt settlement which, according to general opinion, is much better than seemed likely a month a#o and certainly much belter than what might have been enforced through a compulsory clearing. The
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  • 47 1 Moscow, July 3 tpiik sultan of Stftafeayev, the ch.ur- man ot the Couik il <-t Commissars lor U7b<'lc, Turkestan, and COUOtiIMI Mt« QttOT, head of agriculture WTI lod «v denounced as enemies of the Dttbtft MM S »vJpt people acrordirK to a message from Tashkent says Rcutrr
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  • 110 1 New Tax On Imports And Exports Mexico City, July 3. IT reliably understood that the Mexican Government proposes to institute a 12 per cent, tax on all export.s. The Oovernmcnt is also to establish a double exchange rale of live pesos to the dollar for exports and
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 54 1 'f^mHV- li B^^K^^^^m Malaya's Premier Hotel. TONIGRT TAIL DANCE 6.30 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. DANCE (informal) 9.30 P.M. to midnight m rormuui vkrsaiile comedian. ANDY RICE ll IV GRAND HOSPITAL BALL i* All) OF ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL SPKCIAL CABARET ROOI rot r Vl *NSION TO 2 A.M. *^-^^> ASIIjE
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    • 42 1 STaTPH ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS THIS WEEK: SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ADELPHI HOTEL (roof garden) THURSDAY SEA VIEW HOTEL TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY. SATURDAY ADELPHI GRILL ROOM THE BEST FOOO AT REASONABLE PRICES LUNCHEONS DINNER ARRANGED AT SHORT NOTICE WE SPECIALISE IN BANQUETS RECEPTIONS.
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  • 383 2 LOCATED NEAR PAHANG- KELANTAN BOUNDARY (From Our Special Correspondent) Kuala Lipis, July 3. rpHE *ang of ten Chinese who murdered Mr. F. O. IW. Dunsford on Tersanff gold mine nine days ago are withdrawing further north into the jungle. The police have now
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  • 122 2 PROM the garden of Municipal Commissioner E. A. Brown's bungalow at Grove Estate Katong, a H it. 5 m. crocodile was shot yesterday. The crocodile was shot on an "island" m Katong Lake by a policeman, who had been hu:iiinjr it with Mr. Brown nearly all
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  • 109 2 Straits Carry-over 900 Tons (From Our Ov.n Correspondent) London, July 3. ACCORDING to statistics issued by Messrs. Strauss m London yesterday, world visible stocks of tin at June 30 totalled 17,795 tons compared with 18,113 tons at the end of May. The Straits carry-over at June 30
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    51 2 THE KING attended the afternoon's play of the second Test match at Lords. He shook hands with the two teams and was given three cheers led by Walter Hammond, who was the hero of the day scoring a double century. The King is seen here shaking hands with the Australian
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  • 150 2 150 MILLION FRANCS KWANGSI RAIL WA Y LOAN Japan f s View Hankow, July 3. A REPORT from a Japanese source states that the Indo-Chlna-Kwangsi Railway Loan agreement was signed by a representative of the Chinese Government m April this year. The report gives full details of the conditions of
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  • 136 2 Combined Army And Navy Manoeuvres London, July 3. THE Admiralty, the War Office and the Air Ministry yesterday announced that combined operations and exercise will be carried out m the English Channel between July 5 and July 10 with the object of practising surprise landings m "hostile territory." The Naval
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  • 46 2 Scared? Not He! Not Now Tiiis small Malay boy showed great interest In this crocodile ft was d»d so he didn't care and opened its Jaws for the Free Pres, photographer. Shot at Katong yesterday, by Mr. B. A. Brown, the Munic. al Commissioner, it measured
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  • 365 2 Regions Of Anking Flooded Hankow, July 3. THE boom across the Yan^tse River near Kiukianu is still intact, although most of the vantage positions around Matang area have been m the hands of the Japanese. Fierce fighting is raging m the districts west of
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  • 120 2 Prime British Shio; And Bomb; us t ndon, .hi. THE PRIME MINI- Hi v.'iir Chamberli in* :t Ketttrtni tail (Sedan if th other ua\ Hi HnUm i i t>i iti* war. •v. -a. old i "But. Mr.. r'i OVMt W.tr h Hr uss h»f>"».il ih n •Of»ll
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  • 60 2 ANXIETY OVIi FAMOUS TENNIS PL A YER P.iriv i 'PHI-: condition «>■ I 1 world famous I him i» player. Mariamr Lcnftlrn ha* I •eriotiv. 1 'DC 1^ rowds v ion tow 1 in AflMrtci Torm of m ni shr hai btta today htf doct* <ty
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  • 15 2 Sentry's Shots At Intruders A B ;,■•>• potlti< i 16-inch run C One inlr\»d. r Bf
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 130 2 Day j BOTBLS. i KAFFLES: COClrtali D;mcc 630 Uj 830 p.m. Dinner and Dance Hifm cj> 9.30 pm. to midnißht. Special fngaeenent of ArrJv I COCOAMI OROVF t3irtner ara Dance. CINEMAS. CAPITOL: 615 p.m. Columbia's "Theodora Goes Wild." with Irene Dunne, Chority Performance, and at 9.15 p.m. "Test Pilot" with
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  • 1043 3 Urged By Leading U. S. Expert POSITION OF JAPAN Adding To Influence In The Far East (Free Press Special) THE United States needs more naval bases m the western Pacific, including a good base m the Philippines, irrespective of the question of Philippine
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    16 3 MROUGHOITT THK oj SAIGON appeal to itUe ns of Indo-China to sub- :;;.000.000 piastres denfee l«'an.
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  • 74 3 Gold Share Averages: Previous 76.48 Todays 77.12 The above prices are published oy courtesy of M ssrs S. E. Levy and Co ot Singapore, to whom they are cabied daily. Manila. July 1. Last Sale Prices Previous Today Pesos Antamok 0.395 0.395 Atok 0.255 unq. Coco
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  • 99 3 Bicycle He Sold v or China Relief i Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. July 3. L\>l Auuust when the SinoI ip.inese hostilities began, Lee X n| In| ;t T;iipin«; dhoby. don- i ued bis blcycte iN :i »cif t to the i Red < ross Fund. I realised a
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  • 93 3 Penang, July 2. !V/|CILROY and Hi Still the two deserters from the Roynl Engineers who were concerned m the recent car thefts m Penan?, appeared hefore the Penan? Third Magistrate and p'.e.iied guilty to a charge of theft of two cars on the Bight of
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    51 3 AT THE RECEPTION given by Singapore and Johore Chinese Catholics to Dr. Yu Pin, Isisho»i of Nanking on Sunday at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, were (left to right): Father de Souza. M?r. Olcomend.v. Dr. Yu Pin, Father Lee, Father Se<»t, Father Cardan (m white) and Father
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  • 68 3 Sydney. Today's wind-up meeting of Br tish Emp re Games organising committee. i held at Spr»rts' Club, fell flatter even j than some of the arrangements the self-same committee had mad^ for i vis ting Empire games, says a Sydney Newspaper. The only serious part of
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  • 668 3 Official View Of The Cost Of The China Campaign /CONTRARY to the popular impression m many places, Japan i.s well prepared financially to wage a Ion? and costly war against China if necessary, according to an official Japanese source. Untapped gold reserves, productive gold
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  • 514 3 Well-Known Malays On Chandu Charges (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, July 3. BEFORE Che bamsudln. Acting Taiping Magistrate, the hearing was resumed against two well-known Kedah Malays, Raja Ismail and Mohd. Sa'at. who are charged with offences against the Chandu Enact nvni m iiis defence, naja baud] itattd m wii
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  • 57 3 A telegram received by the Pen.in agents of the TftfcMfM V.illey Tin N.L.. itlttl that. "In viow *>i the tall m the price ot tin. the redui--ition of quota and commitments 1:1 0OH« nectton with the purchase of the Northern Area," the H ::ird Iris decided
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 75 3 Gilbey 's ROYAL Scotch Whisky* 10 YEARS OLD QUICK RECOVERY j UTKK ILLNESS is n l i'-nodof convalescence critical than the actual bodj >1( ded it. Your whole V? M1 V late of complete any r ene W ed attacks. ftursei realise th« w a ;speedy recovery after tJIZSS* the
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    • 108 3 IRIUM THRILLS MILLIONS Hp*"*^ffe WITH NEW LUSTER ON TEETH Kj, tr PEPSODENT o/om» of all tooth pastes HB contain* IRIUM which so amazingly re- W&£ stores natural brilliance to teeth! Jjjß&Wßm^^R^k I riu m i» the new modern way to rfinoTe M^^^^&y&r T-« dull, dingy film make teeth sparkle. IMll
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 59 3 Law Notice The Day Mr JusUre a'Beikett Terrell' i" End ourt at 10.30 a.m. 5.177 37—r. E. SommeEngineers and Contractors m m 3rd Court:— SumChambers, Motions and Judgment Notice. Before Mr Jwtlcc Home m 2nd Mill A 11 am Hpx va Cl) N* Ma Cheow.! lioon, <3» Leong Peng' Wee
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  • 978 4 fLOUD'S HILL. Mareton Heath, Dorset, the cottage m which Lawrence of Arabia lived and worked, has been given to the National Trust by A. W. Lawrence, as part of the memorial to his brother. The cctcage, which was purchased by Lawrence whl'e serving with the
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  • 647 4 British Inquiry Into Unemployment From A London Correspondent EMPLOYMENT, ai you have doubt- less read, has decreased, or, conversely, unemployment has increased. The most encouraging factor of the figures has b3cn the analysis which has shown that a very large proportion of the registered unemPioyed are unemployed for relatively short
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    62 4 Wi -IN VICTORIA (ANNA NEAGLE) admires the .r.odrl of the treat Palace «»f (Jas s a i fr known rystal Palace inspired by her beloved husband, the Prince Consort (Anton Walbrook). The l>uk. Wellington (C. Aubrey Smith) looks m with great interest. A scene from the Imperator production Glorious Years"
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  • 662 4  - When King Queen Drive In State Through Paris Streets Rose Patterson Cosmopolite Gossip By npHE King and Queen of England when they have been met by France's highest officials at the Bois de Boulogne statiwi, will not make their State drive m landaus, which murk State occasions m London. This
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 168 4 How to Cure PILES Simple Application Stops Pain Mi Bleeding. Pilet Heal Completely. niii l>r. Van Vleek's startling disoovary of his Absorptive Pile Plasma, U» swgeon*s knife was the only care for bad piles. But the amaxing healing effect of Dr. Van Week's Al)aorptive PUa Plasma, m many thousands of
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    • 73 4 5 Really good bargain >-_- -^J M -L_ m 1 Horrockse* washable ties 4« cU. e^-h 2 Cusftons Talcum powder 4 tint $1 M» 3 Cotton white bath toweU SS* f x :.f rU. each Plain Dyed BritUh Haircords guaranteed fast colours S3 dm. a yard. 4T Children's cotton poplin
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  • 331 5 "Billy Hughes On Australian Mandate WILL BE ASKED FOR EXPLANATION •ii/K have got our mandate. On this rock we have built our diurch, and all Hell is not going to take away riri we have/ said the Minister for External Affairs, !l r W M.
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  • 104 5 New Residence For American Commissioner pONSTRUCTION of a $441,000 resi- dence-offlce building for the U.S. high commissioner to the Philippines will begin soon. A call has also been issued for DitL; for construction of a commissioner's residence In Baguio. the Philippine mountain capital in north central Luzon island. This building
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  • 20 5 NAWNG PET TIN LIMITED. The output from the Nawng Pet properties for the month of June 1938 was Piculs 355.
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  • 137 5 ESTABLISHED twelve months ago, the L.M.S. "At Your Service" Telephone Bureau m London has dealt with 600,000 inquiries, varying from five to 50 minutes m duration. In charge of the service is Mr. B. Webb, and his staff have been chosen for their railway and
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  • 256 5 She's 74, But She Likes A Dance With "Pep PR A DANCE that will sweep you off your ieel you should try the "Atlantic wave." Miss Belle Hardinj and I did, ana I finished hot and breathless, says the special correspondent of the People. But Miss Harding, despite her 74
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  • 298 5 CINCE the B.B.C's programmes m Arabic were inaugurated m January, considerable developments have been made m extending their appeal to all Arabic-speaking peoples. The main feature of the transmission is the news bulletin, read daily at 6 p.m. GMT. Talks, eye-witness accounts of important events, and
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  • 33 5 THE DITHESS OF KENT presents tne frlnce of Wales Challenge Cup to Captain Sheppard, who received on behalf of the winning team the 7th. Hussars at the Internation Ilor«e Show.
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  • 537 5 THE United States led all other countries m trade with China during 1937, according to the annual report of the Chinese Maritime Customs covering Chinese foreign trade. Total imports into China from foreign countries during the year had a valuation of $956,233,801, which was
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  • 280 5 2,400 Are Urgently Needed to a Tokio report, orders for 2,400 would-be wives of the emigrant youth working m Manchuria have been "placed" by the Manchurian Emigration Association. \LONG with 7,500 youth- i< ful volunteers, the Association has already dispatched 6,000 adults to Manchuria
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  • 100 5 QFFICML figures show a decline of unemployment among Trade Unionists of about 10.000 between December, 1936. and December, 1937. while even later figures reveal a further reduction of two per cent, for the December to March quarter. These are considered to give an accurate picture of
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  • 118 5 IN London recently the Joint War Risk Rating Committee of company and Lloyd's underwriters Issued a new schedule (No. 31 > In which the main alteration Is a provision that the rates fixed for Mediterranean voyages shall apply only to vessels under the Hags of Belgium,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 67 5 .l^T -w ~~2\tr4 ■■•"'AS RATTAN CHICKS. and R,,? nd Wkpalrer of n 'S m H Chick*. Canvas and Pnnr I „d s. Tarpaulin*. Tents. IWi, V, Ue Screen Bertam ABIHTL RAHMAN, T *'enhone 2454. f: Robinson Road, workshop. 293, Jo« ChUt PU«« I Promts **^nfd. I MenMadeYouns: Vur Increased In
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    • 168 5 SUMMER SALE COMMENCES TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY, 9th JULY ECHIGOYA CO., LTD. 131. MIDDLE ROAD. STOP DISTRESS l AFTER MEALS i^^li "*^r iW/ Km. 1 I am I jf^^^ vTVi f 1 VI Lf Jr J^> Alka-Seltxer VipSR Rich foocl, over -eating, lite hours, over-work, or over- I V/^yyJOj^ indulgence -all
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  • 213 6 ROYAL Military College, Sandhurst, cadets wearing their picturesque Victorian pill box hats and striped blazers. They line up with their bicycles before starting off to cycle to "Physical Jerks." HERR HITLER and Field Marshal Goering watch air exercises off the Pommeranuan coast. To prevent excessive flare,
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  • 232 7 RAILWAYS AIR RAIDS London Plans For Emergency pi.ANS arc being prepared for the maintenance of main line railway sevrices m the event of one or more of London's big termini being bombed. Problems of protecting the most vital points are under discussion and the railway staffs are receiving instruction. Railway
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  • 28 7 A discarded attap hut caught nre at the S.V.C. Drill Hall ground, Beach Road, yesterday. The lire was put out before the nre brigade arrived.
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    54 7 KING GUSTAV OF SWEDEN looks hale and hearty as he clinks glasses with his grandson Prince Wilhelm. when the latter offered him congratulations on his 80 birthday. During the midnight supper held at the Royal Palace m Stockholm, when three kings, one president and all the members ol" the Swed
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  • 110 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 2. A CONCERT was given by boys rk of the Anglo-Chinese School, Malacca. In aid of the building fund. The concert was under the patronage of the Resident Councillor, Mr. G. W. Bryant. Mrs. Ho Seng Ong directed the entire
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  • 582 7 Princess Terii Advocates Radical Reforms rpAHITI, traditional paradise of the Pacific, must A undergo radical economic, social and administrative reforms if it is to save any part of its fastdisappearing island lure. Such is the opinion of Princess Terii Nui-o Tahiti-Pomaro, who might have
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 134 7 cow'-ngtothe FIRST AIR CONDITIONED AN D COMPLETELY RENOVATED NEW AlhambrA 1 b v c> otW dßm rrol Flynn Olivia DcHaviibnd Basil Ralhbone Claudt Rain 1 P»uii Koo<.l« Eug«nt l'*l><-(tr *_inH*i< MelvdW G^>p"- |m ILritet L'n* O'Connor tmmmtt i". :olor j i v lULIAM I v S .rauo I I MMH
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    • 135 7 TONIGHT 6.15-9.15 PAVILION MAE WEST IN PARAMOUNT S HILARIOUS AND SNAPPY COMEDY OF THE GAE MAE NINETIES! "EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY" WITH CDMVND LOWE CNARLES WINNINGER CHARLES BUTTERWORTH HERMAN BING CAPITOL) TONIGHT'S 6.15 P.M. performance: ONE SCREENING ONLY! PROCEEDS IN AID OF ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL IRENE DUNNE m Columbia's
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  • 674 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JULY 4, 1938. Strike Extraordinary COMETHING is seriously wrong with labour conditions m this country when a strike can occur under such extraordinary conditions as were reported Jrom the Hong Fatt tin mine near Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Briefly, the 4,000 Chinese mine workers were informed
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    13 8 THE ARABS FAREWELL TO HIS STEED. RLllli: GOOD-BYE. OLD TIMER. I MUff FLY!"
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  • 1249 8  - Why All This Gloom? There Will Be No World War! George M. Thomson Encouragement For The Week By WE live m days of fear. Gloom is our companion and apprehension our guide. People are afraid that depression will come upon vs and by tearing it, they bring depression nearer. They
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 170 8 PHONE 93 Tetegnpbjc Addren d#o6 y* jg GOODWOOD CHAKMINGLY SIiTATED IDEAL FOR VISITORS AND TOtRISTS Unrivalled Facilities tot Private Entertainments. SO REFRESHING c< r til so easily served Guests feel more at home when you manage hospitality easily. That's where CANNED FRUITS come m. They are so easy to serve.
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    • 26 8 For ALL RISKS INSURANCE APPLY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE b LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE PHONE: «4KO
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  • 757 9 Demands On Pay And Hours CO. WILLING TO INVESTIGATE a STATEMENT ON THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE SINGAPORE THACTIOX CO., AND. THEIR EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE THREATENING TO STRIKE, WAS ISSUED BY THE COMPANY LAST NIGHT. The company's employees, it is revealed, are a number of cbmands, including
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  • 31 9 Estimated total exports from Malaya, of tin, and tin-in-ore based on an assay value of 75.5 per cent., for June :s?£, are approximately 2,800 ton*, it is stated.
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  • 46 9 New Class Bomber For The R. A. F. THE Air Minister. Str Kingsley Wood (with stick), at Radlett Aero- drome for the naming of the mw Hampden ctmss bombers for the RAJ. Viecountees Hampden performed the cerememf. Mr. Handier Page i* shown cmplminimf the new bombers.
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  • 168 9 Chinese Blacksmiths Make Swords CTRIPPED to their waists and sweating m the early summer heat, about 200 muscular Chinese blacksmiths are working overtime m improvised factories near Hankow, hammering out picks, shovels and big swords for the Chinese soldiers. They sing as they strike at the molten iron beside burning
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  • 118 9 BETTER CONDITIONS ON ESTATES rE annual report of the General Adviser of Johore, Mr. W. E. Pepys, says that a notable deve'opmcnt m the past few years has been the growing tendency of employers to provide detached or semi-detached cottages for families on estates m place of the old type
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  • 19 9 2'H£ new lounge of the Singapore Cricket Club which idll be ready for use from today.
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  • 261 9 BAUXITE MINING A SUCCESS Future Is Considered Bright "DAUXITE mining has proved an unqualified success," says Mr. W. E. Pepys, General Adviser, Johore, m his annual report. •The future for bauxite is very bright." he adds. "The ores shipped from the Batu Pahat mine have proved to be of the
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  • 103 9 MAE WEST'S latest film, 1 M "Every Day's A Holiday:' which opened at the Pavilion Cinema, Singapore, yesterday, is one of her best. It is fine entertainment. She gives a convincing performance and holds her own against a very competent supporting cast, which includes Edmund Lowe,
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  • 79 9 The solidarity of China's north-west frontier people against the Japanese was emphasised to members of the International Student .Delegation, wh) has Just returned to Hankow from an investigation tour to the eastern war front, during a function given m their honour by representatives of the Mongolian,
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  • 353 9 75 Per Cent. Have Them WITH the social advancement of the Singapore Chinese girl, one of the businesses to develop from a luxury line to a full time job is that of the permanent hair waving establishment. Because more and more Chinese girls consider it as
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  • 67 9 More than 2 000 members of Hie congregation of St. Matthew s, the oldest Protestant church m Munich. crowded into the police headquarters to attend a service In the banqueting hall. The church is being demolished to make wny for an underground station. To appease the
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    • 9 9 m\^t^XmZ' ■it^^^mm^MmtmimSHm SSuaU^^^Ai J_L A* 111' H iViß^ 1
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    • 225 9 m /ffiyk DO NOT NEGLECT flflflfl ißt^^ KLEENOFF CLEAN. |Bvi| TNG MEANS NICER It's lmpoc.v^.,' t prevent P W^ I PI ff^ grease from splashing the I^JBI^WPW W'W' inside and top of your oven 1 IW" 6 H f A when cooking. 0^ i/ Caked-on grease prevents hlUllf^hofl full uso
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  • 165 10 I From London 1.30 p. m. Saturday I IMBBKK (Previous tone) Firmer. London: closed Frevicusly: 7y 4 d. 7%d. AugOßt: Previously: 7 stl6d.5 t 16d. 7 7!16d. Oct.-Dec Previously: 7 7|l6d. 7 9|l6d. Jan-Mar.: Previously: 7 1 2 <l. 7%d. New York: Previously: 13.63 STOCKS: Lonclon: 59,778
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  • 71 10 I From London: Latest Quotations II TIN: (Previous tone) Steady closed Previously: 189 7s. 6d. vp«. i!^oi n{^ ths: clo&ed Previously: £190 7s. 6d. iSr. W iUKK TIN: COPPER^ 11 prices: closed Previously: 42.87. Settlement: £38 2s. 6d Previously: £38 25. 6± GOLD: Yrsterday: £7 os. 9d
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  • 70 10 London Closing Quotations 1 1 Method ot Pants oerore Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viouslv Pans Franc to 121.1 177 7 H 1777' H New York to fc 4.88 4.95% 4 955« Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97 3 4 8 95% 8 95* i Hong Kong.. Per dollar
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  • 193 10 I Saturday's Singapore Quotations I June 30 SELLING London. T.T. 2 3 25(32 London, demand 2!3 ***** Lyons, demand 2053 Switzerland, demand 249 Hamburg, demand 141 V2 New York, demand 57 ft) 10 Montreal, demand 57 ***** Batavia, demand 103 1 Samarang demand 103% Calcutta. Boirbay and
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  • 338 10 The following New York quotations are supplied by Reuter. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Previously Saturday Clooe Ciose Changes uO Industrials 133.88 136.53 up 2 65 20 RaiLs 26.02 26.69 up .67 20 Utilities 21.06 22.05 up 99 40 Bonds 87.11 87.55 up Business done— total volume 2 220 000
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  • 86 10 July 2, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Nc. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (F. 0.8. July) 24% 24% Good F.A.Q m bales (F. 0.8. July) 23% 24 No. IX. R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 24% 24»/ 2 July 24»/ 2 24% July -Sept. 24% 24 7 8 Oct.-Dec.
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  • 893 10 Change Of Sentiment Is No Mere Flash In Pan HPHAT the complete change m sentiment on the A New York stock market which we were able to report last week is no mere flash m the pan has been convincingly shown by the action
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  • 74 10 List Supplied By Messrs Fraser Co. Pangnga River Vviiie^taKjZfe J£ S jST JS Rantau Ord. and Pref 4% j u iv 8 i,^iJ 6/2% Renong Tin ..Right. 3in 10 July JU y _ii Jul3r9 20% southern Kluta.. 7% Final UU riTbbeT 5% N IUr c 29 July
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  • 1273 10 Fraser And Co. 's List Suloh (50 cU.) H Sungel Bagan ($1 1 50 Suncri Ramal $1* 1 to Sungel Tulcan X s 1 Tambalak ($1) ,50 Tapah ($1) 190 Jft T. Anson m> 1 45 Temerloh <»1> .50 Trafalgar <rj. Ulu Bcnut i5O cU.j
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    • 66 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai. Hongkong. Manila Singapore Investment Bankers and Brokers lit Securities and Commodttte*. Daily Foreign Market Cablet ana Quotation ServSpT MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANOB. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG BHARE BROKERS' ASSN.
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  • 1714 11 U-S. REVIVAL ESSENTIAL TO COLONIAL PROSPERITY European Peace Prospects Give New Life To City (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 25, f IKE all other stock markets throughout the L world, the London Stock Exchange has recently cheerfully reflected the easing of political tension
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    • 464 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. extension* to all departmrntsJ Tel: Times* Singapore Phone: 5471 (5 lines with U^m Omre: 40^43 Heel Street. London Phone: Central 3«08— 3009 lei Leadmalaya London SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. MonU.* O<J f ZS ,rl, 1850 SI«.M ST.SO H,l, V«rl, 150 134.00 $1800 530.C0
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    • 482 11 EAT WHAT YOU PLEASE Without Painful After-effects How glorious to be able to set-lo with a vill to your favourite delicacies, meal after meal. ,lay after day— with no feai of after-effects To many stomach sufferers such pleasure will seem an impossible dream, liut you can make it come true
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    • 370 11 BANK OF CH*^ A flncorporaleo m China ny Snerini Charter! 12. CecU strict Sinrapore. MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-b. nches throughout China, and corres pondents m all the principal iiikm of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modern banking business of every description. TO LET OFFICES
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 506 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE TODAY 71H 1.33 me s (225 m.) p m. i 5.00 Malay music. t 5.30 Chinese music. t 6.15 Children's programme. Canton***.-) 6.30 Chinese music. t 7.00 Piano recital by Luda DontsofT. 7.3 f Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 Light orchestral music. t 8.30 "That Reminds
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    • 99 11 1 NIROM today. UK 15.i: Mr nu 1 p.m. > 4.N) Time .si;nal. OjM-iiin/ ann 4.04 Tta < cuk t-rt b> OerOMM mM» rta 5 ;><) Fcr the Childrtn bj nth I 6 30 I)L or;;t uwc. 6 47 PragraaUM r«\icw 5 6.50 Newi bulli tin 7 10 A Walter
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  • 485 12 FOUR HONG KONG SHIPS LAID UP China Merchant's Vessels In Yangtse DEPORTS that the concern would enter the China i-oastai shipping trade were denied by officials of William P. Hunt and Company at Shanghai, says the China Press. The present time is not opportune, they said, for bringing vessels here
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  • 605 12 r T I HE glories of the pearling industry m the Sulu Sea are fast fading. European rearmament and world depression have left little money m the pearl market, according to Mr. Jack Marco, who has been buying Sulu pearls for 16 years. Eight fishing boats are now
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    • 417 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.MS TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431, LLOYDS AGENTS:— JBOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS, ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM W tmmi -J&^^si^A a Canada to North America from ship's side at Vancouver m Wm'li^M Wmßfy JJ Canadrt's E-.crgrecn Playground S^\^k 4 j9b*3^K%l liners at
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    • 72 12 I "GERMANY AMD NOW AUSTRIA Registered Reichmarks, at about 42 c b discount, are now available for use m Austria m the following forms: 1. Travellers Cheques and remittances For aoa -resident visitors to Austria irrespective of their nationality 2. Benevolent Remittances To dependent of «>■- resist Germans and Austrians.
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    • 288 12 HENDERSON LINE SCHkULLE SAILINGS By fortnightly Passenger Slfamn Between Rangoon, fort Sudan Marseilles aud England. HOMKWAKU SAILINGS l*ave Kang«»or< KEMMkNDINE Jui> 2s AMARAPOORA Auk WAGAING Auk PROME Sept S BURMA Sept 17 YOMA Oct 1 PEGU Oct IS 8 -.WEEN Oct KEMMKNDINE Nr>v 12 AMARAPOORA No\ SAGAING Dec 10 I'ROME
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 425 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES B¥ TRAIN Bangkok every Saturdaj i Prn Thursday ?4 a m Swettenham. Taiping and Teiok Aason. Weekdays* Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai Thursday and Briday* 7 am. Sunday p m Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 1-4& m Malacca. Batu Annarn, Batu Pahat Gemas
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    • 201 12 SINGAPORE I lIARBOI n I The following ships alonrstdc wharves or expected to arrive East Wharf Entrance Ciate 1, Kin j Malacca Maru 22; Plancius 20 Main Wharf Entrance Ciatr x j. Conte Verde 18: Antenor !i B 11; Melgen Maru 8; M^nelau^ 7 Empire Dock Entrance Ciatr Xxii Perak
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    • 456 13 THAJKL BRITISH t& *vnx jLIJ' I i fggg^ C^iiii I Y>£o BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES I INCORPORATED TN ENGLAND) p. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OV YARDS Dm Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnare S'pcre I MB 1938 6UOO July 4 CARTHAGE 15.000 Auc 26 17.000 July 15 RAJPUTANA 17.00 c
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    • 482 13 ELLERMAN BUCKI^LL S.S. Co M Ltd. Incorporated m England.) FOR UNITEO KINGDOM AND CONTINENT, VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer CITY OP DERBY Havre Ldon. R'dam Hburg. G'gow July 30 \uV 2 CITY OP SINGAPORE Havre. Ldon R'Sam. Hbury. Glacgcw Auk 30 sSt CITY OP BAGDAD Havre. L'don. R'dam. Hburg.
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    • 871 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE AND PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHIPPING rilE ni I f FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Steam The llua Khiow Steamship Co (1932) 111 SL*ip Co. Ltd. and China Mutual Steam Cunard White Star Ltd Navigation Co. Ltd.J Aberdeen Comm nw«-aiih Line. The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd.
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    • 676 14 K. P M PLANCIUS -Monday. July 4. Belawan-Deli l i^ i o l ;r, M^ nday# July 4> Muntok^^tavia. Semarang and Cheribon KAMPAR- Tuesday. July 5. Bengkaiis. Paneh. Berombang TanjongMengeidar. Truijon^-Leidong and Asahan "pema'S" Tuesday July 5 Phio Tambelan, Singkawang and MAKASSER -Wednesday. July 6. Poeloe-Kidjang. Sapat, Tembilahan, Poelre-Pullas. Pengalian-Estat-3
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    • 375 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK. BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails i>ue Singapore Singapore New York MV. CINGALESE PRINCE July 7 July 12 Aug. 28 M.S SILVERTEAK July 16 July 23 Sept 6 M.V. MALAYAN PRINCE Aug i Aug.
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    • 422 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR APR ICt A\l> SOI Til AMI Karto Mary Buenos Airos via Lourcnru M.inj Duroan Ean London P jrt EJi. i Mossei Bay ana Cape Town M video and Bull is- on home* voyage MrttMl Mara Burnos Aires v;a Colombo \i I Zanzibar Dar-es-SaJ.iam Bcira bo
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  • 444 15 Cricket Cl ub Beat S. R. C. By Nine Wickets In Padang Match nTHE CRICKET CLUB scored a comparatively easy win of nine 1 wickets over the Recreation Club m the two day cricket match completed on the pac!an~ yesterday. Af.er d smissing the S.R.C. for 77 runs m the
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  • 1506 15 Sta te men t By Traction Company On Dispute With Employees rr rt.Mt NT issued by the 1 A'.^ir^ Traction Company ■:t regardi^ the disrith Ita employees, to rence is made on INK, is as follows: the strike of 1936 no dissatls- «d by the Tr action employees In regard
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    21 15 Ii;MV DIVES TO BRING OFF A FINE CATCH (lismissint; M,( abe m Oil- »rn>nd Test match at Lord's M<Cabc scored .'iB.
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  • 261 15 Yesterday's Match Against R.A.F. DLAYING a well-combined game, the ftrst and second teams of the Chinese Swimming Club beat the first and second teams of the R.A.F. at water polo nine-three and nine-nil respectively at the club pagar yesterday. In spite of the Inclusion of two
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  • 69 15 SINGAPORE proved far too good for Malacca m the Malaya Cup soccer match played at Malacca on Saturday and won by three goals to nil. Singapore opened the scoring when J:unc.s Gob beat the home roalkocper four minutes after the start of play. The visitors were
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  • 607 15 220 Yards' Record Equalled In Kuala Lumpur School Athletics From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 2. LAM SIEW WENG equalled the local schools record m the 220 yards flat race when he covered the distance m 23 4-5 second at the Victoria Institution sports which closed here today. R.
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    13 15 lilt MILK MCI IN MOGMCMs* the Police Sports «v fetaitftf. Free Press picture.
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  • 1172 15 Miss Wendy Scores Three Times In Succession PAVOURITES were to the fore on Saturday, the opening day of the Perak Turf Club's July meeting, ftnttrn Knight paid the best dividend of the afternoon when ho took !h. honours m the irain event to
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  • 420 16 FARNES WELL ARD DROPPED FROM TEST SIDE Replaced By Smailes And Nichols GIBB AND GODDARD IN 13 CHOSEN HARNES AM) WBLLASDp fast btlrkn, have J been dropped from the H playrrs from uhich tU v English selectors will tlioose the side to pi Australia m the Third Test Match at
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  • 277 16 Brilliant Tennis In Men's Doubles pUDOE A.ND 7AAKO defeated Henkel and Metaxa 6—l, 2—6. G 3. 8-6 In the men's doubles final of the WimHedon tournament. This match gave L.idge his third title for the tournament. All three wcco won by him last year
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  • 35 16 The July medal will be played at Keppel Oolf Club on Saturday and Sunday. The qualifying round for the St. Janus Cup will be played off m conJunction with the July Medal.
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  • 252 16 EXCITING CRICKET AT NAVAL BASE AN exciting cricket match was played at Seletar yesterday when the Naval Base Cricket Club managed to beat the Indian Association m the last over of the day by four runs. Batting first Seletar men rail up a total of 182 to which White contributed
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  • 87 16 Americans Win A ll Events 'THi: Americans swe^t the board at Wimbledon and f>r t>r tttst 1 time m history they annexed evevy tille. Kevults o( the tournament were: AJen's singles: D. Bud-e; runner-up B. W. Austin. Women's singles: Mrs. 11. Wills Mootiy; runner-up Miss H. .lacobs. Men's doubles: D.
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  • 528 16 EASY WIN IN CRICKET MATCH AT TANGLIN Tl-IC UNITED SERVICES scored a 10-wicket victory over Malacca In their two-day cricket f.xi urc which concluded yesterday. Batting Ant on Saturday Malace? compiled a meagre total of 79 tor their rirut innings. Only two batsmer. secured
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  • 124 16 (PYoui Cuv ov.ii Honr ipominno Veremlian. July 2. The Etaat Cup soccer como^tMon C nn\et:>f:> ;-t P« nmban o>i ?londay. wli^n t!ie N Fcnibian liedirtt] C ub and the R'ntau Bportl Club uill meet m tho first match of thi.s lOMekout soccer eompetl lon. The other fixtures
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    14 16 MD. TAHA, Ut m 1?« hurdle at the Tolirr Sp.».f. Saturday— Frrc Press p.
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  • 28 16 The cricket match between tro S.C.R.C. and the In nifc killings to have been played at Hon» I \m Gr?en ye.terJny w:is cancereJ. ~£SyK?5 &X£istt*»x~- m
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  • 342 16 M. M. Paterson Wins July Bogey j Till: July bo-cy Ihi Btaptetord kia I system wai putytd %i bukll on bttttroay ami yt KUlted m a win lor M M Pa m a oivi.sion With a In a win for 'apt D W 1 i H" civi.sion with a M
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