The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 July 1938

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO l£jtl. ESTD. 1835. TIURSDAY, JULY 14, 1938 10 CENTS. I
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    25 1 IOSKPH Xl NNEDY. I>. \m- v I i. photographi i Or f»"u<)>> Hyde. Presi- >l l*ni oi Kir^. ii the Vice-Begal I .»d?<- m Otihlin.
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  • 81 1 Lninese General I In Singapore •hi irrived m Mn-aporp <>» board the Felix li mks, ion I iese CJ trcrmlfl r J h« was t'i 1-1 liv Ji< same liner. J t i a Kur->pc ivst'is lon-er "owin« t» ■>.••!-! > i|| 1 on
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  • 265 1 240 Reported Dead In Air Raid AERIAL ACTIVITY IN SOUTH KWANGTUNG JAPANESE air raids m South Kwangtung and m the Wuchang region were reported last night. A Canton message states that 526 casualties are >fn"eially reported as a result of extensive air raid m >outh
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  • 201 1 Japanese Methods -/n China London. July 13. JLIR. R. A BUTLER. Und?r-Secrelary ior Fjr?:gn Affairs. In the House of Commons icdcy. said he had no inlormation it garding Mr Arthur Henderson'-; allegations that Japanese i employers were distributing opium to t^eir Chinese employees In Ch'na 111
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  • 75 1 London. July IS. ANOTHER J: 22.901,000 is to be spent to strengthen Britain'j air force, wringing the total lor the year to X 134.403.000. A supplementary estimate issued idav provides for increasing the air Force personnel to 96.000. which is '0,000 over the number provided
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  • 26 1 It is understood that King George is continuing to make satisfactory progress after his recent illness. An official bulletin will be issued later. Reuter
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  • 24 1 London. July 13. The German Ambassador. Herr von Dirksen and his wile, were among the guests entertained at luncheon a: No. 10 Downing Street.
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  • 176 1 AIR Vice-Marshal A. W. Tedder's successor as Air Officer Commanding. Royal Air Force. Far East, will be Air Vice -Marshal John Tremayne Babington, the Free Press understands. Air Vice-Marshal Babington 1s Air Officer Commanding. No. 24 (Training* Group. Halton, Aylesbury. Bucks. The group comprises a
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  • 58 1 wVleh"?^^ y 4.000 square miles »re mandated m Honan Proviace. ,nd thousands of Sowed its banK JanJl n^»> more rendered homely, because the Yellow River, t hin.-, Sorrow." over banks. Japanese tidier* and C hinese boatmen are here seen usinc sampans to rescue people who* homes had
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  • 217 1 P. T. Use Radio When Tree Crashes On Lines HPELEPHONE AND TELKC.RAPH communication between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh and Penang was interrupted last night when a tree fell across the lines at a point north of Tampin (Negri Sembilan). Communication was broken -oon atter
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  • 53 1 EGYPT TO NEGOTIATE WITH SOVIET Cairo, Jul.v Conversations will shortly be^in between the Egypt iar. Government und the Soviet UMon lor the regulation of economic and commercial lelations between the two countries. It fs understood that such an agreement will include a Soviet undertaking to refrain from the usof propaganda
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  • 106 1 Export Business Ruined By The China War Inquest On British Consuls Brother lvondoo. lvi* 12. AM& CJeor*e Moss. British Consul General m Hankow, «»ave evidence at the Paddingtcm 'London* inquest on hi^ brother. William Stanley MOM, who c f ed from ihe offer! 01 aspirin poisoning. Mr. George Moss said
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    • 33 1 3IG IA TEA shmvss of the gardens home Walayas Premier Hotel. I TONIGHT CONCERT 8.15 P.M. TO 9.15 P.M. DANCE (formal) FROM P.M. TO MIDNIGHT NON-DINERS $1.00 I LES orchestra j^~^!^gj__by Dan Hopkins
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    • 104 1 There is no hotter Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA ADELPHI jjT HOTEL ROOF GARDKN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER oc DANCE DINNKR AND BANCI MCSK BY REI.I.FR S POPULAR HUNGARIAN BAND ADELPHI GRILL ROOM IHK BEST FOOD AT RKASONAKI.K PRICKS LUNCHEON DINNKR ARRANGED AT SHORT NOTICK WF SPKCIAI.ISF IN BANQIETS
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  • 746 2 AMBASSADOR TALKS OF ATLANTIC BOMBS American's Cherish King George's Memory "LET US PRESERVE HIS GREAT IDEALS" I London, July 13. 'pHE United States Ambassador to London, Mr. Joseph I Kennedy, emphasised the bonds of race and ideals between America and England when he unveiled a window at Winchester Cathedral to
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  • 291 2 "Major Road Ahead" Signs In Penang Will Motorists Fay Attention? l From Our Own Correspondent) I'onaiiff, July 13. Mi -,\V road sijjns which are to by introduced m Penan? were debated at the Municipal meetin?. As an experiment, following suggestions by the Chief Police Officer and consultation with the Automobile
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  • 59 2 The Edmonton district air-raid pre vention officer left a gas mask for practice purposes at one of the houses under his jurisdiction When he r^- turned four days later to collec the mask it could be found nowhere It was subsequently discovered that the seven-year-old daughter
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  • 255 2 Singapore European Business Man Offers To Mediate MORE than 20 sacks of rice piled high on the floor, IVI big baskets of bread, and urns of coffee at the headquarters of the striking transport workers m Decker Road, Serangoon, are evidence of the support
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    17 2 A CORNER of the striker headquarters showing sacks of ri<Siven to the men by sympnthiw* m Singapore.
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  • 126 2 Judge's Comment CIX officials of the German-American Settlement League were today each fln-d $500 and their organisation $10,000 for a violation of the Now York State law requiring the registration of oath-bound organisation. All received gaol sentences, which were suspended, except m the instance of
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  • 108 2 ENTIRE TOWNSHIP BURNED DOWN •From Our Own Correspondent! Seremban, July 13 WISITORS from Durian Tipus. 53 T miles from Jelebu. on the Ntegri Sembllan-Pahang border, state that four or five shophouses. and about nine attap houses, have be-en eomnletelv gutted by fire. They say that the
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  • 76 2 Bradman Gets A Century At Warwick I^ARWICKSHIRL' who were mad* out first by the Australians at Warwick today, scored 179. The Australians replied with 202 for MM beiore the close of play Ord scored 61 ji 120 rntnut** w.«r ui<k lost their last five wi.-kit. lor leu rang, Ward getting
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  • 43 2 'From Our Own Correspondent. r«nan/f. July 13. That a third Hcaith Sister will be engaged next year to help to supervise the maternity and child welfare work m Penang was announced at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioner?
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  • 89 2 Cholera Forces Indians Into The Forests I'Ucknou, July 13. 'pIE Great cholera epidemic m I'nited Province is driving the inhabitants of North (.normal to refuse m the nrhhl.uiiriu* forests, notwithstanding the fart that they are infested uith hears Cremation of the <h.:leia \i. Urns' bodies is m s.une c »*f-s
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  • 140 2  -  Chew Jit Mi Machine Gun fJ Heard In ConcesiiJ C- Hankim I IIINES1 an Sited ft, outpost in the Vx iimmM Monday ende the Nan,,, »«*J < hinese th. lag tn the vii Machlne-gui the French where tin r taking emergen, vent J.tp.u,.^ taring the cor,
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  • 64 2 M.P. Indus! inquiry Demand j A HOD I it. mdus.i HI In Hi'ii*: X MCWtBf n c*nnnr and il .1 rmWti <Coi<m.al the C»u\ I D rrrf-n v d< time Lab no for Chii. Amonp U v dus r U S «r- i, As
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    • 177 2 'i THERE'S rineapple HAM *v-J*V llrrlPl Delicious, tender slices and fresh tomato salad what more could hungry men wish for? Pineapple HAM, baked or boiled, makes an appetising ard mouth-watering spread and what a welcome i-hange to the menu also. When In doubt what to prepare for the next day
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    • 8 2 DR Y SHaveJ Ormon.i, Medical Hall Ltd I
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  • 818 3 BIG INCREASE IN MALARIA IN THE F.M.S. 54 Per Cent. Jump Compared With 1933 LABOUR INFLUX AND REPLANTING ft* increase m malaria m the Federated Malay States last year is revealed m the annual report of the Malaria Advisory Board published yesterday. JIIFKF WFP^y X INGSBI RY CHAIBMAM OF THI
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  • 42 3 p ER (ENI J-iva k«leH inform ation, «.ven by m irrti f r m iMH-r.iational. ad- sins re BoUrIWM yesW hen h€ <ir«'« ron,.v. .nd M.laya Uv. hotels „„> dirty to reld vised .»n>s- irr j theif own
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  • 44 3 Scaffolding Collapse Man Killed iccurred [< COtnl! the i.Vn i v 5 had l wrt yesterInto the carpenter, Chin Chin and five; an oil of concaffolding collaps- x men. .i height of 40 I H dl 'd Injured. misadventure no evidence Of the per- instruction.
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  • 31 3 lerly g flier, i ?ld course, Dunin iron shot i Idenly whisked i) pun com- i been Irlwind. übhouse la nay■d. lifting a h the air. elr-
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  • 67 3 Suicide by poisoning was a verdict lecorded by the Singapore Coroner yesterday at an inquest on an old Chinese woman. Pang Cheng, who died m Tan Tock Sens Hospital on July 4. It was staled that the woman lived m a cubicle In Syed A'wi Road. She
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  • 59 3 James Mdlvoy and Jack Pleated, j both of the Royal Engineers, wer?M charged In ths Singapore Second Po- J iice Court yesterday with the theft of a motor-cycle and a moor-car recp?ctively on June 12 and 13. Both pleaded p,uilty to their re.sprctive charges p.nd sentence ua.s
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  • 226 3 POMPLETE agreement with the Government warning that it will vigorously with any further uiti-Jypanese disturbances In the was expressed by Mr. Tan Kah Kee. chairman of the Singapore -hina Relief Fund, m a statement estcrday. Mr. Tan proposes to call i public meeting to make a fresh
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  • 305 3 Architects Slated (rrom Our Own Correspondent) ARf HlTirrTc ua vi Kuala Lumpur, July I^. K( HITECTb who deliberately drew "impossible" plans for new houses were slated at the K.L. Sanitary Board meeting today. Mr. ED Butler pointed out that Mr. E. A. S Warner chairman of the
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  • 99 3 Alleged Forgery Of Police Officer's Signature Harnam Singh, a Sikh corporal, attached to the Kandang Kerbau Police Station, was Charged m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday, wi.h forging a petition to have been sent to the Chief Police Officer. It was alleged that he forged the signature of an
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  • 33 3 The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. has declared an interim dividend of £2 10.0 per share, payable from Aug. 8 and subject to deduction of income tax.
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  • 158 3 I*HE greatest mistake the Peace Conference made after the war was to deprive Germany of her mercantile fleet, her navy and railway stock, said Mr. W. L. Warden, former editor of the Daily Mail and now a director, who arrived m Singapore yesterday c a his
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    • 41 3 HIGH SPEED I TILLING i wo half-turns only! «rt| m the *o f S.mply rc»d, to go pcnnlied ir. a tiaih I «ed«ni EVERLESS fc a.xpcns.vti, THE LEVERLESJi I md from "i mine i am; really a! 1 and It now
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    • 248 3 SWeeks Treatment nnded 3 years I agony corns disappear Agonising corns ma<ie life a misery for thi.s woman On ore occrsk n ounu wrecked her holiuav for .sh,» simply could not *ot a shoo on and therefor* nad to stay indoors. Rut Uadox eot n» of her corns m three
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  • 2293 4 Worst July Gale In Memory OUR LONDON LETVER From Our Own Correspondent NUNS FKOM KILLESHANDRA CONVENT, IRELAND, who are going to Nigeria as missionary sisters, are among the 200 planters (including several from Malaya), miners, engineers and missionaries, who are now taking the free malaria course
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    • 375 4 PCASANTS IN CENTRAL ITALY OCLIEVE THAT A SORCERESS CAN II NtLlLvt CUQEA HEADACHE BY LICKING QUICKER AND THE PATIENTS »OREHEAO AND THE tXC^ HUMOLIN& A FEW INCANTATIONS j TION THAI C.ur, f .J .f Dr., T.,.<. 1 HFADAC Alka-Seltzer <\oct more than just relieve tKr p*;t- It al»o counteracU the
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  • 27 5 I] quirrey }ajah police m mi n a ■>' causing i D(n/d v I I X m day tirrel (>» I I been ards m
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  • 160 5 COVER CROPS FOR RUBBER ig Conference At X.L Is MPOKI \M < ONFEBEN4 X hai f*' n m*nge4 to take ir tt KuaU l,umour under the pnes >>f tht» Rubber Research slitute of Malaya on Friday, July Winters will confer on r rolf of (over props m rubber pvtaf. n
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  • 41 5 1* tnw Over The French Grand I'rix I i m to the British and [taUan N tail ft ol the I war content i German P for t ■"<>*- P 1 real in- Grand raroea m »&ich marked the
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  • 252 5 TRAFFIC IN BATAVIA WOULD GIVE SINGAPORE POLICE A HEADACHE Rotarians Told Of Contrasts Between Java Malaya D IS £S E E >JT su a «ion that the atmosphere of •Java at the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday. PORE E HAn I T A DUTCH ROTARIAN WHEN m SINGAS SINr TLY REMARKED
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    51 5 CZECHS and Germans m Chechoslovakia held rival demonstrations. In Prague, 150.000 people crowded the Sokol stadium, overlooking Prague where mass displays were Riven by 60,000 slav athletes from Jugo-Slavia, Bulgaria, Austria, France and United States and Canada. Here are sirl members of the Sokol movement during their demonstration with medicine
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  • 389 5 yHE need for extending the natural resources of Malaya, with a view to its greater development and the regular employment of many more people, is emphasised m a leading article m the Times of Malaya. The article refers to the value of the pawpaw or
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  • 81 5 A RRESTED on a warrant after failing to appear m the Singapore Fourth Police Court on June 30 m answer to a charge against him for permitting his dog to be out of doors m an affected area without a muzzle, a European, F. K.
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  • 183 5 FELL TO BOTTOM OF TRAM CAR STAIRWAY Hong Rom S July 9. JUDGMENT was reserved by Mr. Justice X E. Lindself m the Supreme Court m an action for StO.OOO damages brought by Miss I'atricia Pasco against the Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd. Miss Pasco. it was alleged, was knocked unconscious
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  • 215 5 (.From Our Own Correspondents Malacca, July 13. FVOLLAH BIN BAKA. 50 years groundsman of the Malacca C.C., was the complainant m a summons m the Malacca Police Court. He alleged that Shukor bin Haji Abdul Rahman used abusive language against him on the Malacca
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    34 5 Picture. Mrs. Tao Yung, wife of Captain l«o Yung, Chinese Military Attach* in London, who passed through Singapore yesterday in the Messageries Maritime* liner Felix RousaH on their way back to China.- Free Press
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  • 143 5 QUARREL ENDS IN STABBING •From Our Own Correspondent > Taiping. July 12. A YOUNG Chinese earthenware worker named Ang Beng Whatt was fined $100, m default three months m prison by Raja Salim. the Taiping Magistrate, for causing hurt te a compatriot, Ong Lin Goo. with
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  • 124 5 £APTAIN A. C. Larmuth. of Croydou. whose flinett had seen him oir on the flight. and Reginald Vaughan 23-year-oM London engineer who wis married at Oretna Green a MMIUi *go. were killed when I Railway Air Services ajr liner crashed m a Held be.sld« Belfast Harbour
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    • 17 5 f^ SUFFER Xt; 11 p revUe fro nL *>f% lOS r| "v- them. V-—L !ll :if^- l^^^^^i
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    • 58 5 CRAWLER j*sgl^ WHEEL TRACTORS TRACTORS L\ SI INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |rac|rac|ors W m FOR ROAD, ESTATE WORK, MINING AND GENERAL INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES UTMOST ECONOMY— LOW PRICE FUEL EASY STARTING ALL ROUND ACCESSIBILITY— BUILT TO LAST. WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL REQUIREMENTS THE PRODUCT OF THIRTY YEARS TRACTOR- BUILDING EXPERIENCE AND
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  • 221 6 Mr. Ilutton, father-in-law of Count Haugwitz-Reventlow, ib seen (right) leavtag the RiU Hotel m Paris after having lunch there with the. count, (See caption of middle-page picture). Mr John I racin* «\«r M|llN H attack on the u« ,i i, rt w^J It Is l»Hirx d
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  • 2805 7 SURGEON WHO "DELIBERATELY DEFIED THE LAW" lOperation On Girl In Horse I Guards Case iportahce to the medical profession came I an snell, the Marylebone magistrate, when rp tric surceon and gynaecologist was comI nid Bailey for triaL I Mr -\leck William Bourne, of Wimpole t llv( j on R
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    • 75 7 I I \<> LAGGARD IN A He 's i love mi i\ war. i\| omine I i i ERROL FLYNN Yy^U 5 "THE ADVENTURES \|i%l| lOF ROBIN HOOD" ifUm ■alhambea I .^flHar x; tj. B|l^^ 3 1 i ',,Row a bit quicker, HansenB^^^^^B BbK^v""' i -^j^BWßßP^^^^^^^^^^^B H AST ASIATIC CO.,
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    • 51 7 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY JULY 21tt, 22nd 23rd ai 9.30 P.M. MAX MALINI THE MAGICIAN WHO HAS HAD THE HONOUR OF APPEARING BEFORE N. M. KING EDWARD VII H. M. KING GEORGE V H. M. KIN 6 OF SIAM and PRESIDENT HARDINf BOOKING OPEN AT LITTLES $3 AND
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    • 162 7 V^** <V> OPENING TONIGHT fjX 6 15 AND 9 15 «s>* c c^- 5 PAVILION O o GLADYS SWARTHOUT JOHN BOLES and JOHN BARRYMORE m "ROMANCE m the DARK" vII 1 1 X I 3 I 1% mm > A SIDE SPLITTING COMEDY FUNNY FROM THE FIRST SECOND WITH THE
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  • 642 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JULY 14. 1938. Johore's Problems MR. W. E. PEPYS m his annual ITI report as General Adviser, Johore, quotes facts and figures to prove that the "social and economic progress" of the state continues, even though today it is an unspectacular progress. Johore has good
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  • 981 8  - Swing Music What Is It?— All The World Is Askina Frank Brookhouser A 1938 Fash ion- 1 By •THIS is the first of a s*rie> of articles on swing music, its unique history and unusual personalities. SWING. BORN m the gutter and accused ever since ot being music's neglected stepchild,
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  • 45 8 Record Air Expansion »rai r« ut tin I i. i I Inert I m Part Mr Kit v this vast ed by the n J I K< srhool> tail UK* J eqolpi -^J TIM schrn.< t ~M mar fl R 111 I m 8»r X
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    • 200 8 111 I I d j. ay*- ttt C~ A I D R F- CT At 1 BY SPECIAL TO H M THE I APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM I ENGAGEMENT ETERNITY RINGS. < hoo<* Carefully The DIAMOND RINGS Too would be proud of years from today— and carefully choose its maker.
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    • 69 8 If TAILORING AND DRESSMAKING (Charges Reduced 1 darinf our Grand An- nual Stocktaking Sal<\ I This is an opportune time for !J yon to look smart and at the I same time save money! 1 You are assured of entire j satisfaction as our Ist. class i Cutter and Dressmaker
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  • 673 9 EARLY MARRIAGE SALARY FOR PLANTER! Big Aims Of I.S.P. (From Our London Correspondent) ONE of the big aims of the Society was that the salary for the planter should bo sufficient to allow marriage at a suitable age and the bringing up of a family with a suitable standard of
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  • 52 9 Rotarians Should L ook Into The Housing Problem >A that Singapore I d form a nrestigate housgapore wms Richard Sidney, Rotary lathe Siuoa- terdap. c u f ribuSidnry said fd i t i Ote part inquiry and t for pfT as hci Jcra Jura the hcurt i ation, > U
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  • 16 9 MR. ROBERT ETLIN'S EXAM SUCCESS fel tr and Mrs. passed tbr Institute of r* y.ilts sterday.
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  • 221 9 R.i Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, .July IX Commissioners have set a time which cinemas m the town will have the requirements of the by-laws of Ire i Ordinance. of the Savoy Theatre for the second he year was discussed at an additional Commission
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  • 45 9 MR. H. S. DUNN, Far Bart Supervisor for Warner Brothers First National Pictures, Mho arrived from China and Japan m the P. and O. liner Ranchi yesterday. »fxer staying a week m Singa--><'r v ho will visit Bombay. Free Pre*s picture.
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  • 37 9 From Our, Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 13. The Chinatown Dance Palace, latest of Kua a Lumpur's cabarets openei last night. Situated m Brickfields Road, this new Cabaret is backed with Malacca capital.
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  • 58 9 Returning To N. W. Frontier MELT. P. T. TELFKR-SMOLLET son of Brigadier A. P D TelferSmollet. British Commander-ln-C hicf. Shanghai, who is passing through Singapore m the P and O. liner Ranchi. He is returning to his regiment, the Highland Light infantry, stationed on the North -West Frontier, after paying
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    34 9 NORAH SWINBI T RNE, the famous aclrers (second from left) photographed with her sister Sonia (second from right) and Miss Elizabeth Young (right) who were presented at Court by Mrs. J. MarLaren Young (left).
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  • 125 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 13. JIXTEEN out of the 48 accused before the Penan S police court this morning, m connection with last week's riots, were discharged The hearing of the charges against the others was postponed for a week. Mr. Urn
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  • 144 9 Chinese Leaders Will Appeal For End Of Demonstrations A NEW and wider appeal to Singapore Chinese to refrain from organising anti-Japanese demonstrations and to keep the peace is to be made by local Chinese leaders, headed by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, chairman of the China Relief Fund, m Singapore shortly.
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  • 342 9 Mr. O'Hara Said "He" Had Gone Ashore -BUT TOKIO ARRESTED BRITON WAS ABOARD ALTIIOICiII pass<MK»-rv am! treu alike knew that "Tin Mr. O'llara was on board th I*, and O. linn ICanchi when she arrixed from Yokohama yesterday. .Mr. OHara vvis not aware of thai fact him elf. •The" Mr.
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  • 77 9 Birth Control Malayan Clinics ADVICE on birth control methods, which many believe should be mure widely Riven m .Malaya, is ociaMonally given t«» mothers who attend the Municipal Health linics m Penan?. This is revealed m the annual report of Mr. (i. (oleheck. (hie! Sanitary Inspector. Penaug, m hi?» annual
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  • 78 9 A reduction m the number of typhoid cases m Singapore !a.«t VNk wejs revealed last night. The weekly health statement issued by the Municipal Health Officer, Dr. P. S. Hunter, shows that there were 65 fresh typhoid eases reported last wee., compared with 107 m the
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  • 65 9 The R»v. Pttd David <>1 tbc lifthn dist Mi.s.sicjn. Penang, ba« recelrtd mv from India of tlie (irath (>f his youivest brother Kan^uel Asustino I) who w.'^ ieddentallf dwwiued bathing m a swimmiup rx^ol m i cut. Ma'abar. Mr SamiK'l David, who was 24 fMU of
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  • 57 9 The annual report of ihr Intr--national Broadcasting Jnlon s \i that there Ml ao<,Jt 87 500 OOU ngistered wlrek-ss receivers n'pnsintLng *****0.000 listeners, through 'it the world at the end of 1937 Of this number 31 200 000 sets ->r ab ut \2b 000.000 listeners, wer.'
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    • 96 9 This Man Will Hurl You On AND CURE ANY AILMENT (From Our Own 1 orrespondent Mala Lumpur, July 13. [JAILED by enthusiastic p' ;i~ "Living a small-built ;;;;;^< M^- speaks Kheh '7 jokkien well, has been narkable cures Xi npur for some "me now. to silence, this speaks only to
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    • 202 9 When it begins to bubble he commands" the oil to become cool again, which it miraculously does."" He pn£j some oil into his mouth and Spmyi it on the waiting patients. Those fortunate enough to collect seme of Ahat spray on their bodiss are believed to experience instantly a cooling
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    • 55 9 Parfums "Weil" EXCLUSIVE PERFUMERY Jl^^^-^ "CASSANDRA" Jf CHINCHILLA S^S QSS^O^ ZIBEL I N E Jl^V HERM I N E" M|H I "UNE FLEUR" h rn > \gjf I *BAM B O U (1 nfe JfT~TKw $2 25 $3 85 $4>s 1 L-^2-ir $7.75 -$12.i5- $20.00 Et","Sv' y i,i E.x>/iiisitc Unities
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  • 499 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday L 1 Ohare oi £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 pc, 1944-84.... 114V' 2 114 l 2 Funding Loan. 4 pc, 1960-90 114 3 /8 114»/_ War Loan. 3 l 2
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  • 388 10 New York Markets The following New York quotations Are supplied by Reuter. HOW -JON FS AVERAGES Previously Yesterday Close Close Chang 30 Industrials 134.56 137.49 up 2.93 20 Rails 26.61 27.32 up .71 20 Utilities 21.23 21.68 up .45 40 Bonds 88 48 83 68 up .20 Business done total
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  • 80 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July 13, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.O.B. July) 24% 247' 8 Good F.AQ. in bales (F.O.B. July) 24 24 8 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 245« 24% July 247-8 25 Aug.-Sept. 25', 4 25 3 s Oct.-Dec. 25 7 26
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  • 174 10 From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday I RUBBER: Firm. London: 7%d. Tfcd. Previously: 7» 8 a 7l 4<| August: 7 7!16d. V/ 2 Previously: 7»fed. 7 4 Oct.-Dec: 7 9|l6d. 7 5 B d. Previously: 7>/,d. Jan.-Mar.: 7%d. 7 Iljl6d. Previously: 7 5 16 d. 7 7,10 d
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  • 1094 10 From Exchange lelegruph Fraser And Co.'s List WEDNESDAY. JULY IS. ISM I F.M. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s > 4s 4s 6d Asam Kumbang (f.) 29s 31s Austral Malay (£> 44s 48s norn Ayer Hitaxn (ss) 24s M 25s M Ayer Weng (fl) .t>7V%
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  • 70 10 From. London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firm. Spot: £193 12s. 6d. Previously: £189 7s. 6d. Three months: £194 17s 6d. Previously: £190 12s 6d NEW YORK TIN: Opening Price: 43 50. Previously: 42.50. COPPER Settlement: £39. Previously: £38 GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Is. 2»-ci. Previously. £7 Is. 2>-»d SILVER:
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  • 79 10 London Closing Quotations i Method of Pantj oeiore Latest PreCcntie Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris... Franc to 121.1 178 5 m 178 ll'ltf New Yorfc S to 488 4 93»b 4.92 7 8 Amsterdam Guilders to 8.97 3 4 895 3 4 8 95 5 B Hong
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  • 175 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations July 13 SELLING London. T.T. 2|3 29J32 London, demand 2i3 29:32 Lyons, demand 2072 Switzerland, demanc* 249?4 Hamburg, demand 141% f New York, demand 57 x/ 4 Montreal, demand 57 s>s5 >s Eatavia, demand 104 Samarang. demand 1037k Calcutta. Bombay, and Rangoon, demand 155
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  • 96 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday was 597',. up $2} 4 Cabled news from the tin maHcs° D revealed veT mtlc change m Locally conditions were very dvii throughout the entire day m«e% V nquiry c inthC mM
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    • 65 10 S. E. Levy Co. Sluuighal. flonclcong. Manila Singapore tnvestmrnt Bankert and Broker* tn Srcuntus and < Daily Foreign Market Cable* and Quotation StrHf MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANOE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE. INC. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGI CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS' ASSN.
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  • 79 11 The lollowing are tin and rubber outputs for June: TIN Pahang Consolidated Co. Ltd. 3.595 Pels. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. <Lahat> 230 Pels. 28,100 yardage treated; 169 hours run. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. <A. Etam) 853 Pels. 170 800 yardage treated; 610 hours run. Sungei Kinta Tin Dredging Ltd
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  • 54 11 Manila, July 12. Last Sale Price* Previous Today Pesos. AntamoK 0.385 0.38 Atok 0.265 0.265 Coco Grove 0.445 0.44 Demonstration 0.28 0.27 IX.L 0 70 0.65 Masbat3 0.15 0 15 Ivfines Operations 105 unquoted San Mauricio 0.43 0.43 United Paracale 0 '29h unquoted Cold Share Averages:
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  • 1098 11 Drastic Restriction Complications? Tin Consumption Indicators Remain D iscouraging (From Our London Staff) mtroDv v v i L Ix>ndon, July 9. r-pHLRL has been almost as much speculation about the tin I j 1 0 1^ 8 I" the metal during the P ast
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  • 183 11 Singapore Pro duce Prices Singapore. -July U. 1? oYlock n ion Buyers s«*ller«* Gamoiei p Hamburg Cuoe J13.S0 Java Cube m |Q Peppei White lluntok *]4_i White nun Wad. $83. Copra Mixed J3 3o Sun Dm .1 |SJ8 Tapioca Small Flake W.ft Fair Flake njQ Medium Pearl $3.90 Small Pear)
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    • 466 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS thf BOARD^RESIDENCE sea -front >h, OT« m- GRANGE-77 Meyer Kd H'" ph«*: 3683 (near Swimming Club) rSST M all rS^' B «"d-Residenee at moderate rate. Phone: 575«. Phonr. 5471 (I line- with M frtonr: i«R3. TUT U«MI»lAai rr^Tn Street. Pen.ng t IVI ANS I O N ,h,nr 14:7
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    • 249 11 BANK OF CHINA < Incorporated id cnina o? Special Chart*: i CecU Street Slnc»»«r* MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-branches throughout China, and corret pondents m all the principal ities of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modern banking business of /»very description. TO LET OFFICES IN
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    • 700 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE. ZHL 1.33 me s (225 m p.m. 5 00 Cantonese dramas t «J2 S^?, 1 s**5 orchestral reciUls.t ldren 8 Programme (Mandarin). 6.30 Chinese music. t 7.00 Hawaiian mv ie played by the Hawaiian Rhythm boys. 7.15 "Talks for women— 7— Exercises for health." 7.30 Time, weather,
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    • 53 11 ROME. 1:0 ti ii mc OM 6.20 OpciUnK announcem* nt. News in English. Symphony concert. •The Exhibition of Italian Mineral*. Ne*s In Italian HONG KONG. p.m. 6.30— 10 20 European programme. 6 50 8tocli quotations and Exrh*n«* Market report. 7.20 Time ftltrnai weather report iuu unouncements I 23 Chinese Programme
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  • 773 12 14 MAJOR PORTS CREATED FREE ZONES pASCIST ITALY is seeking to become a world shipping market where goods from every country could be sent m transit, stored, finished and reshipped to foreign destinations duty free. Italy is gifted to play such a role because
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  • 529 12 •T*HE Swedish lighthouse keeper of Turnabout Island, Mr. N. E. NeLsson, who was reported In Hong Kong to have been kidnapped m sensational fashion has been reported to be Mf| and well, says the South China Morning Post of July 6. Complete mystery still surrounds the affair but
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  • 45 12 The Nedcriand Line Royal Dutrh Mail Linor ms. "Mamix van St. A\de|OOde M U I Kptettd to anchor m tho Hoads today at 8 p.m. Tomorrow morning sho will hortli a'on^side tnc SH.B. wharv.v, and •gate at 10 a.m. .sharp
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    • 470 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.MS.) .TELEPHONE: Frelfht s#C3— Parade SUL> LLOYDS AGENTS. ACRNTS FOR rtDERATED MALAY STAIRS RAILWAY* ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF 81 AM. &NAOIAN PACIiIC mmmSSTciiAntri THE 'IMPRESS" 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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    • 28 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIDES TROUBLE FREE TRAVEL OUR WORLD WIDE TRAVEL AND BANKING FACILITIES COMBINE TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES No Booking Fee 1 Collyer Quay Singapore.
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    • 158 12 HENDERSON LIME snitmit m tuum By Fortnightly Pj'seapi stna* I Between Rangoon I* rt s«4u Marseilles and n tl HOMEWARD S\||.|M.> l*a\r RaMta I KEMMKNDINK AMARAPOORA SAOAINO HROME BURMA VOMA PEOU S-'WEEN I KEMMENDINE AMARAI»OOR\ SAOAINCi PROMI (alls London Through Passage RatM .:.>-iuae iral fares to Straits P< i LONDON
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    • 476 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, Thursday and Friday* 7 a.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7.45 a.m. Malacca, Batu Annam, Batu Pahat, Gemas. Kajang.
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    • 106 12 The f. vhartti at Fast Whirf. im, Rohn., n H .Main Wharl, Knli RanchJ 18 k Acnr;ts r I Empire Do<k. I .v. Sirdhana I Impirc l», M k Knlrai c; jo 'I WlMrf. brtTU (aptooc 3. I West Wharf. Kntra..,, Mmiir n i ■mv ii Bputaa; Lch i I
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    • 402 13 ESa^ EL imiTISH nlr^«B«^r^Qß^V^SßHHSA^^?**'as^B^to>at '111- BBB?S^BlSßfc^?^^fc>S^^! n SHBsBBBsBs^sissBBBWBjBMBBsI| YP&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES .INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. &0. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS DM One lonnace Spore. Tonnace Spore. l'U« 1938 iUU )UIS lb RAJPLJTANA 17.000 Sept. 9 RANCIII 17,000 Sept 23 1 July 30 BURDWAN 6 070 Sept. 24 000
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    • 405 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.I Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT, VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL CITY OP DERBY Havre. L'don ft dam Hburg. Ggow Juiv°?n Ano"*' CITY OF SINGAPORE Havre. L'don Rdam. H'burg. Gla-eow a.o 2^t" t CITY OF BAGDAD Havre. L'don. R dam. Hburg. la BOW
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    • 753 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. I SINGAPORE AND PENANG L PKONE 5154 (7 Lines) L REPRESENTING. SHIPPING rut BLUE FUNNEL LINE <Oceao Steam The Uoa knio* Meamthtp C% (1932> Lit »L«ip Co., Ltd^ and China Mutual bteam Cunard White Star Ltd. Navigation C<k. Ltd.) Aberdeen Commonwealth Line. me Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd.
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    • 686 14 K. P. M. VAN DER MJN— Thursday. July 14. Toboall. Cheribon, Semarang. Sourabaya. Boeleleng (passengers and mails only), Ampenan (passengers and mails only). Padang-Ba y (passengers and mails only), Benoa (passengers and mails only) and Banjoewangi. TlNOMBO— Thursday, July 14, Selat Pandjang. BengkalU. SoengelPakning, Siak and Pjkan-Baroe BOKLONGAN— Thursday. July
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    • 503 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE ANO PHILADELPHIA. VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Oue Singapore Singapoie New York M.S. SILVERTEAK Jui> 15 July 23 Sept. 6 MV. MALAYAN PRINCE Aug 1 Aug. 9 Sept 25 M.S. SILVERSANDAL Aug. 18 Aug. 25
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    • 469 14 O. S. K. LINE! FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMKKh 1 Montevideo Mara Ituenos Aires vi 3 Culomu Cape Town. R:o de |tM and Montevideo. 1 Manila Mara Buenos Aires via Colombo. Zan2ibar. Dar-e^-Sau.im renco Marques. Durban, p and Cape Town. l.a Plata Maru Buenos Aires via C 1 I l>
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  • 252 15 Excise Beaten Six Goals To One lUnJskilUm ll 6; Excise L thr Excise by six soals to one m a second division rttball fixture on the S.H.B. ground, yesterday, the Innisr take the lead m this division, a ime inditen minutes if p la
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    25 15 picture. THE SAPPERS' goalkeeper averts an attempt on his goal by the Gordons in the first -.vision socce* «%_a_>li nil i j yesterday- Free Press
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  • 94 15 pOLLARD, the Lancashire fast medium bowler, whose claim to a place m the England Test team has frequently been advocated, has the distinction of being: the first bowler to secure 100 wickets this season. He completed his century against Northamptonshire, when he sent back six
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  • 41 15 EMPIRE WRESTLING TITLE successes] Empire championship tellt (England) I ed fo3 eight 12-sec. of the tell, signalled his toed wrist. ion the cham- a submission hold. painful scissors PPonenVs arm It was probably I Which forced bout Harrj Rabin Jj_j_^«r Cotanan.
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  • 27 15 9 HOLES IN 50 BUT HAD A 14 lAittrattan golfer, BritUh open In 50 but took 2 the highest the open chamat Pre.stwick, D. ggg had a
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  • 25 15 S .C .R.C. CRICKET 111I 11 the SC.R.C. ,'^iay against the Round at p aya 5 Hook Kirn, K« Paw, Low Bdwart Wee, >- Evan Wong
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  • 8 15 ii v Stadium on n cheated and Bon
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  • 230 15 London, July 7. JACK HYAMS, Stepney holder of the Southern Area middle and cruiserweight championships, has almost l^iven up hopo of getting a match for either of the British titles. Hyams told me yesterday, writes Straight Left In the Sporting Life, that although his last fight, with
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  • 20 15 The S.C.R.C. tennis ties to have been played at Hong Lim Green yesterday were cancelled owing to rain.
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  • 446 15 Mrs. Wightman's Opinion Of English Talent London, July 7. ALTHOUGH the American victors at Wimbledon have deferred their return home for a few days Mrs. Moody is m Ireland. Budge and Mako on the Continent, and Miss Alice Marble is paying a flying visit to
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  • 132 15 The U.S. Commerce Department has reported that, despite the business recession which began last fall m the United States, national income produced m 1937 reached $69,800,000,000 the highest since the peak established m 1929. That was a gain of $6,400,000,000 ever income produced m 1936 and marked
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  • 68 15 Football "Robot" Scores Goals INTERNATIONAL footballers attending a "refresher" course m 1 reds this month had a new "teacher" a robot footballer machine. Throueh the machine invention cf Mr. Harry Parkes, Notts County manager, and Mr. S. Richardson, of llinckley a football can be projected at any angle; it shoots
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  • 355 15 Invasion Expected London. July 7. Doxing appears to have slumped m the States since Louis so summarily disposed of Max Schmelir.g, ar.d we are likely to ioe several of their big men on this ~.ide of the Atlantic m the near future, says a boxing correspondent
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  • 131 15 (From Our Own Corresponaent) Kuala Lumpur, July 13. "M UNICIPALISATION m Kuala Lumpur now seems to be the road by which it is hoped that a change of the o r usis of asses.siT>ent will be reached," said Mr. W. N. Gourlay, chairman of the Kuala Lumpur
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  • 51 15 The following will play lor the Cold Storage sports club iff frill Heap En* Moh m a iriendly KKOtf match t Ah Kow. Somuo. Chco* Hln. CbUAD Teck, Kirn Swee, Paul Lee. Chin l; Seng llock. Pallor: v. Ah Bah. riiwre Ens. Reserve: Liang Tong. n Ajli. Hork
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    • 133 15 Diary Of The Day BOTELS. RAFFLES: Orchestral Concert Bis to 9.15 p.m. Dinner and Dance 9 45 p.m. to midnight. ADELPHI: Special Dinner Dance COCONUT GROVE: Dinner and Dance. CINEMAS. CAPITOL Adventures of Marco Polo with Gary Cooper and Basil Rathbonc. United Artists Picture. Today: 3.15. 615 and 9.15 p.m.
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  • 1146 16 Services Sport By Audio ONE CHANGE IN CUP XI TO MEET SINGAPORE? HAVING won eacft of their three matches m the Malaya Cup with something m hand, the Combined Services are looking forward with some confidence to bringing Singapore's run of success to an
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  • 71 16 rrilE following players are re- quested to attend at An son Road Stadium by 5 p.m. sharp on Saturday, ready to play m the Malaya Cup game against the Services if required Abdul Rahman, Haji Abdul Rahman. Aziz. G. Day, Dollah, James Goh. Hor Khoon.
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  • 78 16 The Akuzawa Cup 3G holes medal play resulted m a tie between W. Ferrier Mayor and K. Tajiri. In his second round Ferrier Mayor, who did a 70 bettered the scratch score <71) by one. The previous record of 71 was held by S N Kelly. W.
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  • 29 16 A general meeting of all members of the Clerical Union interested m sports will be held at the Club House, Rangoon Road, today at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 93 16 Ties for Monday m the Tanglin Cluo tennis tournament are: DYNE CUP T.lr. and Mrs. Strickland l5 vs. Mr. and Mrs. Macpherson l5 CULLEN CUP Miss Dunne and Henton 15 > vs. Mr. and Miss Thorougood (—4). OPEN MIXED DOUBLES Comd. and Mrs. Mockler vs. Mr and
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  • 48 16 In the third division league soccer played on the Mental Hospital ground yesterday the Mental Hospital beat the Police by three goals to two. A HEADING duel during *he first division match between the R.E. and Gordons at Chang; yesterday. Free Press picture.
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  • 403 16 Leembruggen Back In Losers 9 Side I_J ING much more of the play, the Malays gained two points at the expense of the S.R.C., beating them by 4 2 at the Stadium yesterday m Div. I of the league. With Lo?mbruggen back m
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  • 391 16 Selangor 's Weak XI For State Match Cricket pOLLOWING a rather dull period m local cricket lor the pa.?t two months interest m the game will be brightened considerably with the Slfcte match against Selangor on the local padang thLs week-end. This is only the seccud State match m Singapore
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  • 52 16 The annual athletic sports of the City High School will be held at th« Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday week starting at 230 p.m. The Old Boys* race. 220 yds, will take piace at 5 p m. If necessary heats will be run off at
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  • 265 16 R.E.s Lucky To Sha^ Honours DISAPPOINTING PLAY ft FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE R.E 2; Gordons IN disappointing form, the R.K. w r U(^ draw two-nil with the Goruon Highlander first division soccer at fhangi jrttterdar The score was one-all m the fir>t half; il
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  • 82 16 Iceland CW/engJ DRIIISH uthlri, the ontinrnt i! 4n< stars. hu( thi- \n%. at thr In «,u„„ and S.iturd I i from ay l.v m i,r|» n i Several iMIr I. from the Mtrj m^ notably m tin hr i w ill rnronrjiir ih ant*, nho ha\r .houn
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  • 32 16 The draw lor tb St. Jarre.s Cup. off by Sunday Club is as un<i<»: J H. Harfni m H. Irv n* J. m c w. Walton E H.trham Twyiord
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