The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 September 1938

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,586. ESTD. 1835. THURSDAF, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938. s cents
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    "IT'S ALL RIGHT" SAYS PREMIER
    708 1 uiatn per lam, Hitler, Mussolini, Daladier Meet Today DOWNING STREET COMMENT CHEERED News Causes A General Feeling Of Relief TTERK HITLER IS MEETING MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, THE PRIME MINIS11TER. THIS •MORNING, AND SIGNOR MUSSOLINI AND M. DALADIER THE FRENCH PREMIER, HAVE ACCEPTED INVITATIONS TO ATTEND
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    JAPAN TO REMAIN NEUTRAL ?
    254 1 JAPAN TO REMAIN NEUTRAL 1 1 LEAftNED that certain interested Powers have be?n soundI Ing I ipui in regard to her intentions in the event of a Eurouar. but her response hitherto has not gone beyond an afflrmation <>t moral support for Germany and Italy 1 1 fM.eral view here
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    PREMIER'S SPEECH TO COMMONS
    342 1 PREMIER 'S SPEECH TO COMMONS London, Sept. 28. ra greeted Mr. Chamberlain when he rose the House of Commons, recalled today. ►ened his speech by saying that if Article Nineteen* of Covenant, providing for the revision of treaties, put into operation, instead of waiting until passion ne so exacerbated that
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    MINIMUM RUBBER PRICE FIXED
    42 1 MINIMUM RUBBER PRICE FIXED London. Sept. 28. HPHE Rubber Traders' Association Exchange Committee has decided that no dealings in Standard. Ribbed Smoked Sheet, spot or any forward position on settlement or ordinary terms, is to take place under 7 1 _«d. Reuter
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    STOP PRESS
    209 1 London, Sept. 28. Everyone in the House and galleries rave and cheered wildly when Mr. Chamberlain, after an-Mount-in* that Hitler had arreed to postpone mobilisation for 24 hours, said he (Mr. Chamberlain > had sent yet another appeal to Hitler offerl. to go again to Germany, appealing also
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      52 1 BIGIA TEA Brings Hie freshness „n<i fragrance of the Malaj an gardens direct to your home Malaya's Premier Hotel. TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT FROM 8.15 P.M. TO 9.15 P.M. DINNER DANCE (FORMAL) FROM 9.45 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT I "PHYLLIS AND JAMES" THE POPULAR COMEDIANS. ADMISSION NON-DINERS $1.00 BAFFLES ORCHESTRA Directed by
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      97 1 There is no belter Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA C' fff jOV Iff lrr*f\^ s/yr fja iV/" j/f S*\ C, Hi HI ill ni/^tt^ ..V til JIZ SEA VIEW fgf HOTEL FRIDAY SATURDAY TO SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ||J ST. ANDREW DRAMATIC SOCIETY m S DANCE m (INFORMAL) FRIDAY,
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    REFUGEES FLEE TO GERMANY
    41 2 A FAMILY of Sudeten tierman refugees, carrying their meagre belonginps, photographed on the highway shortly after crossing the frontier into Germany. The little girl is still clutching her doll, while her sister bleeps peacefully on grandfather's shoulder.
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    ROOSEVELT AGAIN APPEALS TO HITLER
    533 2 Suggests A World Confe rence "U.S. NOT INVOLVED IN EUROPE" Washington, Sept. 28. "THE United States Government has no political involve--1 meat in Europe and will assume no obligations in the conduct of the present negotiations. Yet the conscience and impelling desire of the people
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    Premier's Speech:
    167 2 German Press Criticism Berlin, Sept. 28. CURPRiSE is expressed in a Ger- man commentary intended for abroad that Mr. Chamberlain found ''no word of compassion for the oppressed nnd terrorised Sudetcns" in his broadcast. The commentary asks why Mr Chamberlain does not urge the Czechs to accept the
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    BRITISH BROADCAST TO GERMANY
    71 2 BRITISH BROADCAST TO GERMANY London, Sept. ZS. AFTER the Prime Ministers speech rk yesterday a translation, together v.ith a news bulletin was broadcast In various European languages including German. The broadcast of news in German, which is the first ever made from London, contained various items which have so far
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    SOVIET FAR EAST ARMY CONFERENCE
    59 2 Moieow. Sept. *,8. The Red Star, organ of the Russian Army, announces that Marshal shilov, Commissar of Dj fence, has been elected chairman of the conference ol political commissars of the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army, which opened yesterday at Khabarovsk. General Bluccher, commander of
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    Woman's 40 Years As Doctor
    87 2 A RECEPTION was held at the residence of Dr. Dexter Alien on Tuesday to welcome Dr. de Haas from West Java, who i s on a visit to Singapore. The reception was also to commjmorate Dr. Dexter Allen's 40 years as a Doctor. She Is
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    Move To Cause Split In S. China
    207 2 Hankie, xpt. U A SCHEME aimed at the formation of tf rk federal government for the southern piW*WJ is reported to have been initiated by tht- W*"J A number of Chinese officials in th« W Japanese have arrived in Hunan to form the
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    JAPANESE DRIVE TO END CHINA WAR
    87 2 Meanwhile heavy rains are holding jup operations :n the Japanese advance len Sinyang. 115 miles north of Hankow. according to the War Minister, Gen. Itagaki. STRONG DEFENCES The Chinesa troops had constructed I strong defence works at Tier.cliiacheng, fortified town 90 miles from Hankow,
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    NATION TO BE MOBILISED?
    133 2 Tokio, Sept. 28. DRINCE KONOYE. the Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet, business and financial leaders of the nation may appear in theatres and variety halls to enlist the public in a general drive for mobilising the nation in accordance with a suggestion which is reported
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    GERMANY'S NATIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY
    36 2 Berlin, Sept. 28. Germany will celebrate National Thanksgiving Day on Oct. 1 at Burckebcrt:, ne~r Hair.elin. of Pied Piper lame, %to which all members of ,the foreign Lrm have been invited.— Rcuter.
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    Friends Not To Buy Picture Of Singapore
    129 2 Friends Not To Buy Picture Of Singapore T*HE Friends of Singapore have de--1 cided not to purchase a picture of Singapore in ISM, offered for sale to them, as a copy already exists in Raffles Museum. This decision was made at a recent meeting, when it was also decided to
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    Interpreter's House Entered
    85 2 WHILE a Singapore police court interpreter, Mohamed Noor, was at work yesterday he received a message that an Intruder had broken into his house in Pennef ather Road. Hurrying home, he found a Eurasian in the custody of the police. He was told that the man who
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    JAPANESE FIRE ON BRITISH TROOPS?
    63 2 JAPANESE FIRE ON BRITISH TROOPS? Hankow, Sept. 28 A TRAIN carrying British and <r French troops from Hankow to South China was attacked by Japanese planes yesterday, says a Union Times report. Japanese planes dropped bombs •a the train which was mined, and opened machine-run Are on it later. The
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    Mysteriously Disappeared
    64 2 "THE chief witness has mysfterl- onsly disappeared bat the police may wish to go on with the case if she is found and I would therefore ask that the accused be discharged only,** said Court Inspector Nunn to the Sinrapore Fourth Magistrate. A middle-aged Chinese, Lim Ah Go,
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    25 2 London, Sept. IS. Mr. Leslie Burgln, Minister of Transport, has cancelled an agreement to open the new town planning road at Derby tomorrow. British Wireless
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    A Hollywood Masterpiece
    60 2 A Hollywood Masterpiece M old ch,cac 0 NM Al,, niKht. is an«h« 2KEL H•■■ I■■ wt Ha Thr that has liv, OUr.rv family uarp. fOIICV.S O!1 bla^r. v. buiidi DRAMATK rFNsK.M^ impkr arc t: graphy and captured tragic story Yrt. though until tin suspc Of Tl Act. Brady, I BUHIeaJ
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    "Tom Sawyer' Is Good Entertainment
    65 2 "Tom Sawyer' Is Good Entertainment BIUCED •lory youtli appeal. Tommy K( ABB Ott fine portr vl&loned by Mark r» A story of ft ath U appreciated by il through the stage when to do is told is kt M by the c>xai of martyrdom. The pz x lent, picture f
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    24 2 Mr. B F Oakcsh. Asslstint Intendent <»f Poll.-? to the Detrct:\r Bran rr: Ml day nl«ht for Sr remban. 'take over dutk c Ch>-
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    Termites-A Serious Economic Problem
    200 3 destructive fests Of oaya THERE art' probably white ants in every building: in destructive pests, c h abound in Malaya, do Srwort how they breed and ma ny differed species are E- i rmed the subject of Mr C. P. Taylor at the totary Club yesterknown
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    NEWS IN BRIEF
    211 3 TWENTY-THREE more Volunteers 1 were enrolled at Volunteer Headquarters on Tuesday night compared with 15 the evening before. Normally there would be only one cr two recruits a week at this time of the year. Notices "To the Recruiting Office" are erected at Headquarters. WEARLY 50 planes
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    NEW EAST COAST RADIO STATION FOR MALAYA
    305 3 Work At Kuantan To Start Soon IAT (By a Special Correspondent) JJN carrying out a scheme of radio development in the important centres of the country the Malayan Government has decided to build an ultra-modern wireless station at the East Coast town of
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    German Exodus Rumours Unfounded
    294 3 German Exodus Rumours Unfounded But Some Will Have Week-End Holiday RUMOURS were current yesterday morning that there would be a mass exodus of Germans on the North German liner Scharnhorst which left the harbour last evening. Actually only four Germans frcrn Singapore were aboard. They will disembark at Belawan Deli.
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    Law Notice For The Day
    107 3 Law Notice For The Day I Before the Chief Justice in Ist Court at 10 a.m. Judgment in Magistrate's Appeal No. 61/38 Niun Bun Kim vs. Rex, At 11 a.tn.:— Bkcy. 385/— Public Examination of Tay Keng Seow. Before Mr. Justice redlow in 2nd Court at 11- a.m. Assizes:— Rex
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    33 3 The Chinese Christian Association will hear a talk on "Some Danube Impressions." given by Mr. K. T. 001. 8.A., LIB. <Oxon>, at the Institute Hall, 77. Prinsep Street. Singapore, tonight at 8.15 p.m.
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    76 3 THE CONTINUAL RISE OF THE RIVER NILE is causing great consternation in Egypt. It is feared that the river banks cannot much longer bear the tremendous strain of the thick silt-filled torrent. The villages of Gheziret and Dahab in the Aswan Province in Tppcr Egypt have been submerged and many
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    SOUTHWEST CHINA'S PLACE IN DEFENCE
    560 4 Development For National Reconstruction MILLIONS OF SOLDIERS SENT TO BATTLEFIELDS lI7ITH ARMED resistance and national reconstruction going on side by side in China today, the provinces of Szechuan, Yunnan and Kweichow which, strictly speaking, form the rich Southwest, are assuming an ever increasing importance in
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    Contributions To China
    43 4 pARMERS, labourers, scholars and M ,s., as the four pillars of feudal^, the only /rroups ghrbiff their ,ine»s t hll Japan. Hankowi actors and the th, richt into the limelight by contnbutin. S'T^ «Z nation over the past year ri
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    Japan's Coal Supplies Dwindle
    269 4 Japan's Coal Supplies Dwindle WOT only North China but afco Manch inn t. Japan's hopes for coal supplies from th* iJJjS* 11 tft at Tui_ cient to make up for Japan's rtorta^r «sl|f ■*El!s It is now revealed that, allegedly due to the lack of transportation facilities, Manchuria this year
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    Indian Assn. Membership
    186 4 Letters To The Editor (To the Editor of the Free Press) Sir, In the Free Press of Sept. 27 was published a summary of the report to be presented by the managing committee of the Indian Association at the annual general meeting to be h?ld on Sunday.
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    HALF HOLIDAY FOR CHINESE
    172 4 Why Nfit Follow Indians' Lead? (To the Editor of the Free Press) Sir, Much has been said in your paper in regard to the longer hours worked by Indian shop assistants in Singapore and the granting of half a holiday on Sundays. Your comments were so
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    23 4 Together with Yunnan, the provinces are expected to be the hunting ground of many Chinese and foreign capitals during the next few years.
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    YOUNG TAMIL'S COTH THEFT
    41 4 S<:.u.. *as postponed uas^c^ at a hearing „<. Staupcw lB police Court ptrtMlij before OonntfOMhaa ttm :«.jh:S Tamil. Arumugao charge valued UK (rsoo M-| Apavoo or. Tue^.r.'- Scruasa Road Tlit cutions rv:d Court j court that Am'vlous cor.
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    Warning To Motorists
    42 4 B IIIIRI ru.M> to a .harce*,^ and ma«,MfiU Mr k b rxampw „t the f Kc f hav* lud so many W .W. rav^s hefor« m<- rf«fnu> Sweo was fined 18. in tfneed ta t',.'» r., VJ r:twTtat sonmeiu
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      550 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. Tenders are now invited for the following materials or services. For particulars, see Municipal Tenders Room: AnnuaJ Supplies for 1939 See Notice in Tender RoomConstruction of a new reinforced concrete bridge over the Singapore River at Pulau Saigon. (Deposit $500). Date of Closing 12
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      57 4 BRITISH STEEL IS BEST! f I i EAGLE GLOBE HIGH SPEED AND CRUCIBLE STEELS FOR' TOOLS j HIGH SPEED DRILI j CUTTERS. SAWS. HAMMERS ETC. MINING STEEL AND SPECIAL ALLOY STEELS MADE IN SHEFFIELD. STOCKS AL W AYS HELD OF A VARIETY OF HIGH GRADE STEELS. I I I 1
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      321 4 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE Hfi."^ (IMJ GBD p.m. ZBL US metres (1.33 aae/s) 6 05 Bi S Ben. Music of Donald Tovey. ZHP 30.9€ meirea «.9.6g nc/o Campbell Murdoch (Baritone). The pm New English Trio: Gwynneth Trotter 6.00 "In The Theatre." A Cantonese Dro- (violin); Audrey Piggott (violonceUo); gramme. K Dorothea
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    IF JAPAN STAYS OUT
    294 5 Little Affect From War On Civilians (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 28. THERE is a feeling that war without Japan will not greatly affect civilian life in the Federation. Rice control by the Government would not become necessary then, it is believed, but it
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    Singapore Rubber Auction
    161 5 THE s.n^pore Chamber cf Commerce Rub-; ber Association held its 1.4015t. auction; yesterday when there were Catalogued 790.641 j lbs. tons 352.95; Offered 658.442 lbs. tons; 203.95; Sold 457.421 lbs— tons 201.21. London-Spot 7 11 16d. New York-Spot 15U cents. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per
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    CLOSING RUBBER PRICES
    32 5 THE following were yesterday's closing prices for rubber in the Singapore market: Spot 2134 22 Oct.-December 213/4. 22 January-March 21% 22 April-June 21% 22 Market Tone Quiet after weak.
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    EUROPEAN'S NEGLIGENT DRIVING
    41 5 K. R. Tolmie a European was fined $30. in default sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment in the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of negligent driving in Robinson Road on Aus. 23.
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      171 5 (JBEAT IS RIGHT! vE STERDAY A CHEERING AUDIENCE rpthusiasticaliy Confirmed Our Statement, Here Is The 6re atest Motion Picture Ever Brought To The Screen! p A jLY 4 SHOWS— 11-A.M, 3-15, 6-15 9.15 P.M. AT THE AIR CONDITIONED LcLAIMED THE GREATEST* SPECTACLE EVER 3ROUGHT TO THE SCREEN ACCLAIMED EVEN „ORE
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938. Two Days Left
    691 6 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938. Two Days Left I U7HEN the history of these last fateful days of September 1938 come to be written, the appeals of Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Roosevelt to Herr Hitler to resort to peaceful means for the solution of the European crisis
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    Will Isolationist America Be Able To Keep Out Of It?
    826 6 Will Isolationist America Be Able To Keep Out Of It? H^rr Cb;;/^ 7o £fin>te This Is The Question The World Is Asking. Here Is An Answer By C.V.R. Thompson A SATIRICAL cartoon was proudly presented the other day to readers of a certain Berlin newspaper. It showed Uncle Sam sitting
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    3 6 TWO MORE DAYS
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      28 6 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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      23 6 The Cry of the Little Peoples goes up to in vain, For the world is given to the cruel sons Richard le Gallic-
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    Tin Producers Will Have To Pay Share Of Crisis Price
    380 7 POWERS' BIG RUSH FOR METAL CHECKS COMMERCIAL DEMAND ll Till the possibility if a world war looming ever nearer tin producers in Malaya and other tin mining countries will probably have to pay their share of the price of the
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    ALLEGED TO HAVE STOLEN PROVISIONS
    52 7 ;ed to have stolen 43 eggs, tins igar. coffee; vaseline and oranges J apples worth about $1.50, belong Mr. F. C. H. Smith, of the SinSwimming Club, en Tuesday a Chinese. Pang Seng Peng, 2d in the Singapore Second Court yesterday. bearing was postponed to
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    $1,000 HAIL FOR HOOK-KEEPER
    44 7 t SI. OOO was otlered to a Tamil -keeper. Suppiah Naidu, who apod in the Singapore Third Police yesterday, on a charge of falsi- n or accounts. he charge was explained to Naidu the hearing postponed a week f mention.
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    SO, WHY WORRY ?
    107 7 SO, WHY WORRY "IF war does come, there Is no need to panic," said Mr. T. H. Stone. president of the Singapore Rotary Club at the weekly meeting yesterday. Mr. Stone said he had been asked several questions relating to the European crisis and one of them W3s: "Will there
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    All Races Are Talking War
    175 7 UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE WORRIED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 28. /CONVERSATION these days from homes to coffee shops hinges round one subject war. It is discussed freely everywhere by all races. Every home where there is a radio there is an anxious crowd
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    Transported Stinking Rice
    68 7 Transported Stinking Rice CHARGED with transporting "stinking rice" In eight vessels without covers, two Chinese, Yew Tan and Hee Ah Theng pleaded guilty in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. Both accused pleaded guilty and were fined 50 cents each, in default sentenced to one day's imprisonment. The offences were
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    COMMISSION MEET TOMORROW
    12 7 Singapore Municipal Commissioners will meet tomorrow at 2.15 p.m
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    Rubber In Singapore Might Drop To Half London Value
    291 7 Rubber In Singapore Might Drop To Half London Value ICPOT rubber, buyers, closed in Singapore yesterday at 21% cents a pound, and the same price was quoted for all the forward positions up to the end of June next. This is a fall of 6*4 cents a pound for the
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    65 7 MORE THAN 3.000 OF THE REFUGEES FROM SUDETEN-GERMAN AREAS WHO HAVE REACHED PRAGUE, are being housed and fed in the Masaryk football stadium. They are sleeping on matresses in the corridors and dressing rooms of the arena. The many small children among the refugees are being cared for by Red
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    Hong Kong Policemen Tried To Smuggle Chandu
    227 7 J7OUR Hong Kong Chinese police- men. who arrived in Singapore, as members of the piracy guard, on board the Anshun, on Tuesday, were sentenced to 14 months, 13 months', 12 months' and 14 months' rigorous imprisonment, respectively, by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the
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    INQUIRY INTO DOUBLE TRAGEDY
    57 7 JPHE Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. O. i Porter, will hold an inquiry into the deaths of two Chinese lads, Lim Kwee Leong and Ooh Soh Ngoh, aged 15 and 13, respectively, who were knocked down by a motor-car In East Coast Road, on Tuesday night. The
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    23 7 For driving without a rear light a European, O. H. Steward, was fined $2 when he pleaded guilty in Singapore Traffic Court yesterday.
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    "We Will Be Back-If" —German Baron
    91 7 "We Will Be Back-If" German Baron "W E will be back in Sin sapore to see some friends here if we are able to leave Java/' smiled Baron Gottfried von Wattdozf, of Germany, as he stepped on board a K.L.M. plane yesterday afternoon. He had arrived with the Baroness from
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      31 7 TONIGHT KURT BLACII AND HIS EUROPEAN ORCHESTRA will entertain you with DINNER CONCERT 8 p. m. to 9.30 p. m. DANCE 9.30 to Midnight OPENING NIGHT 'HAWAII CALLS' WITH BOBBY BREEN
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    HOW FRANCE IS GUARDING HER MUSEUMS
    1520 8 HOW FRANCE IS GUARDING HER MUSEUMS A Malayan's World Scrapbook pRANCE has already taken all dispositions to try, in case of war, to save her priceless art treasures, including not only museum collections but also her national monuments, her churches and her fine buildBut the attempt to save such treasures
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      856 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE AND PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHIPPING THE BLUB FUNNKL LINE (Oocan Steam The llua Khiow Steamship Co (193t) 1 1*. Sbip Co., Ltd.. and Cbina Mutual steam lunarrt White Star Ltd. Navigation Co_ Ltd.) Aberdeen A Commonwealth i inc. The Strait* Steamship Co.. Ltd.
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      561 10 K. P. M. I!Jti« HEUTSZ Thursday< Sept 29 Hon 8 Kon Swatow and Amoy. MEKKCS— Thursday, Sept. 29. Le'ong, Kramat, Tarempa, Mldal. PoeloePandjang, Sera&san, Genting and Mara^. TlDORE— Thursday. Sept. 29. Selat-Pandjang, Bengkalis, Soengei-Pak-ning, Siak and Pakan-Baroe PLANCIUS— Friday. Sept. 30. Muntck (passengers and malls only), Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaia.
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      498 10 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York M.V. JAVANESE PRINCE Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Nov. 25 M.S. SILVERWALNUT Oct 18 Oct. 25 Dec. 9 M.V. SIAMESE PRINCE Nov. 1 Nov.
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      575 10 FOR AFRICA AM, sTUTUIT xu ~^L^ tllawail Mar. Bueno. Aire, via c ".^"M bar, Dar-es-Saiaam. i Durban. Port Eli/ah^ f Uwtrr Mombasa. Zanzibar. OariJ M> **>*»». Marque, and Durb«n tSanlot Mam Burnos \i,,, H To»n. de AtalUr. vi Colombi Chin. Mar. M«^| fUy vU Mon Salaam. Belra. Lourenr.j *ibar. Dar.es-s.laam
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    LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
    462 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES From Exchange Telegraph Co. From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Share of £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previourly otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c. 1944-64.... 105 105 Funding Loan. 4 p.c 1960-90 102 102 War Loan, 3V 2 p.c 93 93 Com. Union Assce. (Units)
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1239 11 Last Night's Quotations Fraser And Co.'s List -TDVESPAV, SFrT. 28, 1938: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers 4?> 3s 9d 4s 3d 28s 30s nom (t) 43s 47s nom 23s 24s 6d .60 .65 21s 9d 22s 9d 1.30 1.40 10s 11s ,i) 21s 3d 22s
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    Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations
    59 11 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method of Parity before Latest D <*ntw Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Pre l 2^ y Franc to 121.1 "8% «J£ York... to 4.88 4.80% 473% Amsterdam. Guilders to 8.97% 8.54 8.82 2 H g Kong. Per dollar If; 3d. 1«- 3d Bhanghtl..; dollar B%d nom.
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    THE COMMODITY MARKETS From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday
    154 11 RUBBER: Firmer. London: 7%d. Bd. Previously: 7%d. 7%d. Oct.-Dec.: 7%d. Bd. Previously: 7 ll|l6d. 7y 4 d. Jan.-Mar.: 7 15!16d. Bd. Previously: 7%d. 7"/ 8 Apr.- June: Bd. BVfed. Previously: 7 13]16d. 7 1516d. New York: < Opening price): 14.60. Previously:
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    Daily Share Report
    57 11 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin at midday was $99?,;, up I 1 and the price of rubber at 4 o'clock was buyers Spot 22 cents, buyers January/March 22 cents, market very erratic. The market was again completely dominated by political
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    81 11 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association SEPT. 28, 12 O'CLOCK NOON Bayers sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. September) 22 ?i 23 Good P.A.Q. in bales (F.0.8. September) 22 22 U No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Singapore) 22 22 5 i No. I.X.R.S.S. October 22 'i 22 "i Nov. -Dec. 22' 2
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    28 STUDENTS GET CERTIFICATES
    177 11 TIGHT s:udents of Rajah's College, Singapore, were successful in gaining higher certificates in the London Chamber of Commerce Examination. More than 20 others were awarded certificates of various standards. The results were: HIGHER CERTIFICATES Rajah Shorthand Packirisamy Ramoo. Attorney General's Office, (120 Words with Distinction). Pitman
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    COURT SEQUEL TO COLLISION
    78 11 A collision between two motor-lor-ries driven by Chinese had a sequel In the Singapore Fourth Court, yesterday, when one of the drivers. Ooh Ah Chwee, was convicted en a charge of voluntarily causing hurt with a hammer to the other driver and flnerJ $7 in default
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    ST. GEORGE'S ROAD COLLISION
    36 11 A collision between a motor-lorry and a car occurred In St. George's Road, Singapore, last evening. None of the occupants of the vehicles were hurt, but a Chinese pedestrian sustained minor injuries.
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    Government House
    251 11 Tuesday, Sept. 20. THE lollowing were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency it Government House this evening: lU. Rev. The Bishop of Singapore nn«l Mrs. Roberts. Hon. Mr. Justice J. V Mills and Mrs. Mills. Hon. Dr. R. B* MacGregor and Mrs. MacGretfor. Mr. 'and
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    EURASIANS ON BICYCLE THEFT CHARGE
    49 11 Two Eurasians, William Smith and Clyde de Rilva. aged 18 and 13, respectively, appeared in the Singapore Third Court, yesterday, and were charged with stealing a bicycle belonging to a Chinese in Upper Soransoon Road, on Aug. 17. The hearing was postponed a week
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    DIED AFTER ROAD ACCIDENT
    45 11 Tan Kock Sean, a 55-year-old Chinese who was knocked down by a motor van in Wood'anda Road on Monday, while he was riding a bicycle, died from his injuries in hospital on Tuesday. The driver of the van was a Chinese
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    17 11 Mr. and Mrs. O. C. S. Dobbie are living at 3148, River Valley Road. Telephone No. 8u534.
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      367 11 BANK OF CHINA Incorporated to China by Bpeclai Charter). 12, Cecil Stieet. Singapore Telephones: Manager'* Office a 4s»t Managers Office Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office MS|-I Cable Address: "(IIIN(.KH) Paid Up apital Ch 4C noo o«O ft Reserve Funds In excess of Ch. f l.jjoo oj'i Of Total Aaa*t« approximately
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    FAVOURITES BEATEN AT KUALA LUMPUR YESTErday
    1349 12 Second Double Tote Pays $1,057 M. L. SILLEY MOST SUCCESSFUL TRAINER (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 28 A FTER favourites had won two of the first three races here today, the second day of the Kuala Lumpur Autumn meeting, outsiders came home
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    Results And Dividends
    90 12 Race 1: INVENTORY (Mayo) $15; $7. Comma (E. Donnelly) 17. Race 2: QUEEN OF HEARTS (Tankard) $35; $11. Jock Gordon (Spencer) $8. Winmore (E. Donnelly) $10. Race 3: GLITTER (Dodd) $10; $7. Bu McLachlan $12. Race 4: PRESTIGE (Spencer) $33; $13. New Moon (Ellis) Race 5: PIPE
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS RESULTS
    147 12 Yesterday's ties in the Y.M.C.A. lawn tennis tournament were decided in straight sets Ttie results were: Mixed Double- A. H. Yap and Mi r s Simonson b?at Y. Yoshin and Mr% Penncfather. 6—2. 6 4. Men's "A" Singles: Tan Huck Toe beat Dr. O. Haridaa. 6—3. 6—l;
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    FRIDAY'S FIGHTS AT HAPPY WORLD
    81 12 A.'ter a long int?rval there Is to be bo::lng at the Happy World Arena tomorrow night. The main event is a 12 three-minute rcund title fight between Little Abayan. Singapore flyweight champion, and Kid Arenas, of Kuala Lumpur. Abayan and Ar?nas. have a repu^ati3n as
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    63 12 The following have been selected to iepresent the Y.M.C.A. Junior Department vt hockey against RAF. iHQ/> today at 5.15 p.m. en the An.~on Road ground: Edward Wee. Tan Guan Klat. J. B. Shr.w. I. Hope. Lim Niit Sions Wong Fatt LJm. J Mancisseh, Sandy Hope. L. Newman, Yew
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    57 12 The fol" owing will represent the P.W.D. Sports Club against the S.C.C. at hockey tomorrow on the S.C.C. ground at 1 p.m.: Pat de Costa O C Pereira. F. Pereira. R. S. Sithamparam K Thillalnathan. C. H. White, V. H* Sabapathy. C. F. Sutton. E. A. Joy. P
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    Late Goal Gives Publishers Win
    298 12 RECREATION CLUB LOSE BY ONLY GOAL IN S. A. F. A. CUP MATCH THREE minutes to time Publishers scored the 1 only goal in the soccer match with the S.R.C. to beat the Recs. one-nil in the first round of the S.A.F.A. cup at the
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    Chinese Beat Raffles Inst. 2 Goals To Nil
    117 12 Chinese Beat Raffles Inst. 2 Goals To Nil In th- tmwmt Un, u^"** 1 KHIH did S C»C Bdk r in th< J3 or rt^ did re tribute p^^-iTS The C!.:,, to^ l^ 1 half d. mlnated pi iy v?*^, I*^1 were sl<,x hi front of iL* I"**1 Midway i
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    Corinthian Turns Pro.
    178 12 J W. MILLER, outside left, who played in Malaya with the Islington Corinthians at the beginning of the year, has signed professional forms for Fulham. He had been on their list of amateurs for three seasons. Miller was the cinematographer oi th« Islington party, and brought back
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    S. C. C. Lead R. A. F. In Kliney Cup Match
    254 12 •THE Kliney Cup lawn tennis tournament opened yesterday when the S.C.C. met the R.A.F. on the Club's courts and won both the opening singles matches. There are three more matches to be played In this tie a doubles today
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    Inter-State Volunteers' Rugger
    54 12 Inter-State Volunteers' Rugger rE following will represent the F.M.S.V.F. XV n S.S.V F on Saturday, at the S.C.C. Kick off p.m. Harper (Capt) (SeU Brown (SeLi. Hunter (Set). Ersklne (N.S.I. Huhblr (VS.): Price (Set). Street <SeL»; Harding (N.S.). Miller (Peraki. McBr»de (SeL>. Hopkln (SeD, Hooker <N.S.>. Bourne (Sel.) t Walker
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    Indians Too Good For A.C.S.
    114 12 Indians Too Good For A.C.S. INDIAN ASSOCIATION second team beat th? Anglo-Chinese by ;hree goals to cne at hockey in BalesUer Road yesterday. Though trying harjd. the boys wenunable to get through the Indian fullbacks. From a sharp angle Wtllr Singh netted an early goal lot tfee Indians. The interval
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    12 12 Cup Sinilr*- v. r Mid WJ J. A 1
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    40 12 The I rcpr«> SCC I y ri S? P it SCC H Q I E. MicmilUn H H H R. Keltett, T P W Kll V V R B R TWi. A T C: Lt. D. P I
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