The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 October 1938

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,595. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1938. 5 CENTS
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  • 43 1 lts .de Buckingham Palace as the King and Queen and Mr. h unherlain appeared on the balcony on the Premier's return ami Wl* 11 tiif Munich agreement. Many thousands of grateful Lon•opt- cheered the Prime Minister for minutes on end.
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  • 201 1 IT WAS ANNOUNCED FROM BALMORAL 1 CASTLE TONIGHT THAT THE KING ANO QUEEN HAVE CONSENTED TO ACCEPT THE SUGGESTION OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF I INADA, MR. McKENZIE KING, THEY VISIT CANADA NEXT YEAR. Their Majes fes hope to ar-, arly m
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  • 518 1 But Franco Wants Only Unconditional Surrender St. Jean de Luzes, Oct. 9. DERSISTENT rumours are current here and at the frontier of an early opening to negotiations for a truce* m Spain. The size and importanca of the Non-intervention Committee's mission to Burgos,
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  • 341 1 "DUFF COOPER AND EDEN MEAN WAR" Berlin, Oct. 9. U THE new theatre at Saar- j bracken, Hitler's gift to the Saar population m commemoration oi the plebiscite victory m January 1933, was inaugurated this morning by Dr. Goebbels. According to Goebbels the new theatre
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  • 118 1 London, Oct. 9. I ONDON talk 3 between Mr. Malcolm! IfaeDomdd. the Colonial Secretary, and the Iraq Foreign Minister on 1 Palestine are viewed with alarm by Jews all over the world, stated an Official Jewish Agency tor Palestine m London tonight. It is added that
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  • 54 1 Burscj, Oct. 9. THE announcement of the withdrawal of a part of the Ital'an legionaries from Spain is coupled m the Nationalist Press with a renewed invitation to Barcelona to surrender unconditionally. The newspaper Unidad of San Sebastian says "this is a gesture made by [Geo. Franco
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  • 36 1 London, Oct. 9. The Air Ministry announces that all personnel of the Auxiliary Air Force rvho were called out for service during the crisis, are released from duty from midnight last night.
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  • 81 1 New French Boat To Cross Atlantic In Four Days? New York, Oct. 9. Til;, general-manager of the French IJne here today announced that a sister ship to the Normandie is to be built. The new liner, which will be faster than the Normandie will be capable of crossing the Atlantic
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  • 83 1 BLUCHER HELD ON INCITING MUTINY CHARGE London. Oct. 9. j*N OBaLIKVER message f.-om Helsingfors today states that th? local Press reports a chargeon which Marshal Blucher. Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Red Army, was arre^t«*d at Sverdlovsk. Tlvj ifiargc L; that ol incL..i Ukraine troop* to mutiny. Tie report adds
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  • 45 1 London. Oct. 9. AlKflft fact.rier. barracks and training facilities are to be established at Birmingham. Bristol. Manchester. Liverocol. Hull. P'ymouth, Southampton and Cardiff. These were among the new dc.ence measures announred by Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Minister, at Cambridge yesterday.-- Reuter
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    • 77 1 f bßl^^^S^ mil T m mwili fl Malaya's Premier Hotel. TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE FROM 6.15 P.M. TO 8.15 P.M. OWIIE! DANCE (informal) FROM 9.30 P.M. I, TO MIDNIGHT R, TZ SISTERS AND BILLY HEATON" bISA.p" iNTINa A UNIQUE FLOOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT r^^llL: >M. ADMISSION NON-DINERS $1 00 CF -^Kl|>\V, orT<
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    • 62 1 a/?jn i. iad^vwatepUiSl22_Q W V>»-..'...". V' SEA VIEW HOTEL TUESDAY WEDNESDAY ROMANTIC NIGHT DINNER SERVED ON THE MOONLIT LAWN DANCING IN THE BALL-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY iw»_i U m R_i \\m \js tt .m WWW \d I: W>_r ■it Bsf k- m m j^ fla^l I > :.^*_g^^^^^*^EDNA BEI.LEFONTAINE FRIDAY
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  • 480 2 SIAM GOVERNMENT MYSTERY DEEPENS Agriculture Minister Now In Penang (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 9. CONSIDERABLE mystery sui rounds developments m Siain last week when it is believed an attempt was made to regain the throne, as a result of which 10 persons were alleged to have been arrested.
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    38 2 MRS. CHAMBERLAIN thanks little Dorothy Friend aged 7, of Dartmouth Street, Westminster, after she had presented a letter written by herself to the Premier, who is seen watching the little scene, as they left No. 10 for Chequers.
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  • 48 2 French Government To Dissolve? Paris, Oct. 9. THE dissolution of the French Government is being freely talked about m various political quarters. This is the result, it Is declared, of the disappearance of the Popular Front majority on Wednesday, when Communists voted against Government's Plenary Powers Bill. Reuter
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  • 166 2 London, Oct. 9. THE LORD MAYOR of London, Sir Harry Twyford, announced today that his appeal for the refugees m Czechoslovakia had reached a total of £20,000, 24 hours after launching. The Lord Mayor will fly to Prague tomorrow, it is understood, to set
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  • 59 2 Tokio, Oct. 9. JAPANESE naval and military forces, advancing on Hankow occupied Kichun. ten miles up the Yangtse River from Tienchiacheng fortress, according to Japanese field despatches. On the northern Hankow front Japanese troops, it is stated, aro converging from three directions on Sinyang. keypcint en the
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  • 8 2 Further news from China appears In column six.
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  • 224 2 Balloon Cables Stop Trains: Smash Windows London, Oct. 9. THE balloon barrage ringing the metropolis yesterday during exercises gave Londoners some surprises, some shocks and not a few laughs. Several ballons broke way from their moorings, and trailing cables, caused much anxiety. One, at Belevedere, Kent, uprooted garden fences, smashed
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  • 160 2 Japanese Intentions In Amoy Port Hankow, Oct. 9. 'T'HE question whether the port of Amoy should come under the direct control of Formosa or should remain under the administration of the Japanese naval units which captured it 5 months ago, was clarified by the Governor of Formosa yesterday, according to
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  • 31 2 THE action of the Singapore police averted further disturbances at Weld Road and Duxton Road yesterday, when ricksha pullers tried to assault owners. Several arrests have been made.
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  • 82 2 (From Our Own Correspondent; Taiping, Oct. 8. •JL|Y WIFE found the bottle m the lalang and brought it to the nous?," said a middle-aged Tamil named Muthiah, In the Talplng Police Court, when he was charged with possession of a bottle of dutiable liquor. Mr.
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  • 28 2 About 9 p.m. last night a Chinese was held up by three Chinese, armed with knives, at Prince Edward Road, Singapore, and rcbbcd of 10 cents.
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  • 32 2 Rusk To Join The "Womens' Terriers" A SCENE at the Royal Fusiliers Drill Hall m Handell Street showing women being enrolled m the Women's Auxiliary Corps, when Mar seemed imminent last week.
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  • 153 2 Hankow, Oct, A spokesman of t headquarUr. \l has admitted thai ese have cut the IV kow Railway at a of Sinyanjr/ 120 nOi north of Hankow. that the Japan* held up In i fierce I a is bein.tr fought U I tien
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  • 271 2 Capetown, Oct. 9. JUir.RCURY. the upper component cf the Mayo composite aircraft, has failed m her attempt to beat the record for a long distance nonstop flight at present held by the Russian aviators who flew 6. COG miles from Moscow to California. The Mercury,
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  • 66 2 Cairo, Oct. 9. Over 200 Muslim delegates from Egypt. India. Palestine. Syria, Lebanon Irak, Yugoslavia. Yemen, Morocco and Algeria are participating m a Muslim Inter-parilamentary Congress, now to study question of Palestine Arabs. ThLs is the first time m Egypt that Muslim women have attended
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  • 33 2 lA>ndon. Oct. 9. Mr. Lan Murphy, Assistant Secretary m the Department for External Affairs of the Eire Government, has been appointed Eire Minister In Paris. British W ireless
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  • 29 2 Berlin, Oct. 9. The death has taken plac2 ol Hermann Koehl. one of the crew which made the first East to West transAtlantic flight In 19?»
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  • 135 2 NAZIS STORM CARDINAL 5 PALACE \irnn.i NAZIS, dcmonslr.it 11 Cardinal Innit/i r U N trian Roman C.ithnl stormed his palace to<! They smashed \vin< threw out articles o\ NJJ ture into the street «nd rpf< them. Several of the C. r were assaulted V persed the de:.. ambulances v.ere c
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    • 101 2 __Ws*\\- V l l J L.J i I d|P^\ THAT 15 DIFFERENT frcm the a^ J W }A ordinary was difficult to obtain until l^k h 'c COLD STORAGE." with neir »M^\ niany years' experience of mutton Jr \^4 buying, found the brands that meet *lliP\ fcsi§ vu^ favour from
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    • 21 2 FORMOSA FLESH -fc; s CREAM, FORMOSA FEE FOAM CREAM, formßi STRENGTHENING LOTldi now MEDICAL HALL LTD 3, Battery r 04 j
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  • 177 3 Warning Issued By Advisory Board MAT the replanting of rubber is liable to accentuate the incidence of malaria is a warning issued by the Uahria Advisory Board. The danger is greatest m hilly niry vshcre the removal of old rubber provides ideal Unditions for the
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  • 136 3 er made In Saiga- j AT to encourage I* k curing the school :f :.nuai report cf the trtment Most English X rrangements whereby a H maj be obtained. m the year 1.947 m this malk. but the I .'.arise, and the the end cf the will
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  • 32 3 FILMS USED FOR TEACHING I: teaching m to the annual -Director of Edu- schools m the projectors, and tsions, make arInemas to show include films of •a ralue are the Medical and
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  • 182 3 Malay Woman Gaoled For Perjury (From Our Own Correspondent* Muar, Oct. 9. PLEADING guilty to a charge of having made a false statement m the course of a trial m the Muar Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice J. V. G Mills on July 13. Binte binte Mohamad Salleh. a young
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  • 80 3 A CELEBRATION of the solemnity feast of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Theresa at Kampcng Bahru was held yesterday, when a Solemn High Mass for all benefactors cf the church, both living and dead was said. In the afternoon, prayers and sermons m Chinese and
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  • 134 3 "DON'TS" THAT WILL STOP THEFTS THEFTS are on the increase m Singapore and the public is advised to co -operate with the police m taking precautions. The following list of don'ts." if observed, will help combat would-be thieves: Don't leave your car unattended with the switch k?y m position. Don't
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  • 185 3 iiHTHERE is no position m public or private employment m the Federated Malay States that is beyond the reach of the ambitious Malay boy who possesses ability and tenacity of purpose," says Mr. A. Kelr. acting-Director of Education, m his annual report. 'It
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  • 63 3 rtubber rctORM of the follov fcrr Companies :o- the month or Septemt-r ar?: Alcr Gajah 10.070 lb"; An tral'-ii 1 1,400 lbs.; Ayer Pana**- 57,503 lb:.; Bukit Kubu 8.500 lbs.; Glenoaly 28 000 1b.,.: Jalan Kebun 9.300 Ihs.; Kluang 29.450 lbs.; P.vum 92.000 1b..; Port Swettenham 7.200 lb=;
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  • 159 3 Unscrupu lo us Private English Schools" WORTHLESS and unscrupulous private English schools should be prevented from battening upon parents who are ignorant of English and who save and scrape from their small means to obtain for their children an education m English that they think will provide an open sesame,
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    16 3 TWO MALAY BOY SCOOTS FIRING OFF A BAMBOO "CANNON" at the annual Malacca Boy Scouts' rally.
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    • 159 3 cV BIP ll_y_n Pm **^^Lj >°V aHy \\V v _KvP^^B^»| -J-t > /j«/ "•*.—^i^^^^^B____\^m^^7^--: ■'■■wt^^^7- I -^*_**------_**---(___i „^^*^Ps"''^^' >:. f k^B -I j Fllß f^*** t™^ w^mr _^^_pHb^^3 flmVl itW (11-rLL A NEW ERA IN SINGAPORE'S SHOPPING HISTORY OPENING ON OCTOBER 13th 1938. WE EXTEND THE PUBLIC A CORDIAL INVITATION.
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  • 644 4  - HOLLYWOOD FASHIONS TODAY SHEILAH GRAHAM By lOAN BENNETT has a lovely figure and understands the art of clothing it to the best advantage. Her latest dinner suit has a long, slim skirt of white crepe and a slipon sweater of solid crystall beads which has a high, round neck and
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  • 132 4 QRIGINALITY can always be achieved m the planning of table schemes, thanks to the wealth of Ideas m the shops for adorning the table for every meal of the day. The dinner hostess clings to candles and 18th-century glass, which harmonise with much that is period
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  • 123 4 HPHE unadorned wall has begun to pall. The large surface, unrelieved In any way, grew wearisome, and the old Italian wall flower bracket was adapted to modern furnishing needs. Attractive as these proved to be. they have one drawback. One slight accident or a single spot
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  • 317 4  -  WILLIAM PENNY By lUDY GARLAND— typical modern youngster. That aptly and concisely describes the 15-year-old girl. who is bounding to stardom at the Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr studios with one good performance after another. Judy laughs her way through life, and enjoys every minute of it.
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  • 244 5 i/hy Many nave Been \rrested And Deported I (From Ow Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Oct. 8. til. X details are now available of the round-up or un.htas which has been described m Singapore as an rhinc'o drive by the Siamese police." rip; reports published m Malaya,
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  • 95 5 Internal Socialist Conference THE MOST FATEFUL conference of the International Socialist and Trade Union movements was held at Transport House, London. European Socialist and Trade Union leaders came from all parts and were asked at the meeting how far they were prepared to go m insisting on their respective Governments
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  • 87 5 BRAVE LITTLE COUNTRY (To the Editor of the Free Press) CIR, Czechoslovakia made the sacrifice demanded of her for the peace of the world. Germany has got what she wanted. Mr. Neville Chamberlain has been acclaimed the saviour of Europe. England and France, and most of us. are glad that
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  • 215 5 Bangkok Gestu re "Prolonged War Rivalries Bangkok, Oct. S. THE following letter has been sent 10 the Press by Professor O. VlalMazel, of the stall" of the Cholftlongkorn University: "The telegram sent to the signatories of the Munich Agreement by the German, British, Italian, and French comrades of the Great
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  • 424 5 MALAY PUPILS' HYGIENE CAUSES CONCERN ALTHOUGH most Malayan candidates for the Cam- bridge Local examinations enter for hygiene, the knowledge of this subject is not being applied satisfactorily, states the annual report of the Education Department. In the English schools definite progress has been made as regards the personal cleanliness
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  • 76 5 School Haircuts Popular In Perak CCHOOL haircutting is proving most m popular m Perak. where it has been placed on a business basis m bO Malay schools, says the annual rei>ort of the Education Department. Clippers, scissors and comb are purchased from the school find The children are taught to
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    • 226 5 ______m_^ Mißiif 1838 miMi A ■BHBMHMHr BEII Imvß ITiimi WEES^^b c it* THE HISTOIFV of MQT SltjSsQ^^^ /t^\<y .Jt II 1 /-A /Sf __^P*^^Bl^s^si^^HJ^». I fl IRfi^^^S mk flgFw I Pp Ifl 01 n f~~ /fJgJSr jjfnil f//_m^kmi^& \W\. v if N *Vwvfl fewc w ""^^S^/If^MHJ^M ,L|i-|.| _P-_P%_f%iiL^_f%flJim# NEW Engine
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  • 203 6 COLONEL 1 :iAKLES 1 1 M>lthlU>ll. pilo nj nn rea-wincea jirplan ti-ittti J way across Central Europe la.t week to avo.d storms and fog wln«h m,, him to land at O'Comutz m Moravia. He had taken off from lv.i i mania, to fly to
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  • 108 7 were issued to v S champion 9 World Last with Abdul with, after 7 ,ich no falls I ued by Harban i0 n or all India sidc .take for the accepted, and, ,v the Chinese Cheung, alter Outt, whom he ind. This was also p,
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  • 185 7 pOR the first time since iv inception, the SiraiU Times Press Sports Club held a kroncheng competition for its members, at its fifth annual picnic held at Mr. Ching Kee Sun's seaside paViiion at Sigtep yesterday. Merr.lcis held swimming and land sports m the morning, and
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  • 182 7 ENGLISH country dancing at the] Malay Women Teachers' Trainlug College, Malacca, had to be; discontinued last year m order not; to offend Muslim susceptibilities, I states the annual report of the Education Department. "It is a pity that it is not realised that English country
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    20 7 picture. INCIDENT ON THE PADANG ON SATURDAY when the R.N. and R.A.F. beat Singapore six points to three.- Free Press
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  • 83 7 The following is the result of the eclectic competition for Red Cross trophy: Mrs. G. E. Kerr 35 3 1 3—31 2 3 Mrs. M Lawrey 37—5 Mrs. W. J. Castle 38—6 Mrs. E. O'Sullivan 36—3 "33 Mrs. R. E. Earle 33 2 2 3—33 1 3
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    • 135 7 SWEET DEVIL" |^^MQHI l"\! T DISNEI Jl ST ARRIVtD BY MB MAIU— G.UMU.M NEWBBEEL SHOHING 1 ATF-T PICTUKES ARTODN Or THf J '^lS. MOTH AfiC LAISCHING of TI!*: "QV EFV EII/ABFTH' TUF niiirii by K.M. THE C E. N-A NEWSRKiX Inb rLrtrht noboiiv phocld »hss! m i kM^MMewMi ■■■■■•mia-^ jui
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    • 163 7 NEXT CHANGE at the FROM GREAT STORIES COME THE GREATEST PICTURES IJjggBk W and here, for the Brat time ftl X _f"^ on the screen, it the story the *B "saw*" m mm author of "Treasure Island" jjg *«J always considered his best! ll^w Kidnapped T '«f m with a
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    • 237 7 FUN! PRETTY COLLEGE B mv GIRLS! LILTING SONGS! f r M^k "COLLEGE SWING'S"' GOT t+ j^- X. EVERYTHING! MB^|j fP f^ 1 CAPITOL r^^ML J THREE SHOWS TODAY tf^ W!LmmT Special Holiday Matinee at 3.15 I <mF^^\ 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 t k Come and Learn how to do WM r^M
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  • 622 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1938. Malaya 's Safety SINGAPORE shared m the precautionary defence measures which were taken when the European crisis was at its peak, and some valuable lessons must have been learned. The public are not told very much, quite naturally, but the intelligent observer
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  • 1702 8  - Loyalist Ministers of The Spainsh War: Ebro Front Courage Theodore Dreiser What "Civil War Means By THE GREAT American novelist Theodore Dreiser, author of "Sister Carrie," "An American Tragedy" and other books, went to Spain to see for himself the horrors of civil war. In a series of three articles,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 328 8 CALDB E C X 'S PHONE 5933 j Telegraphic Address: 5934 GOODWOOD CIIA.^MINC.LY SITUATED IDEAL FOR VISITORS AND TOURISTS Unrivalled Facilities for Private Entertainments. fr^^v. FREE AIR TRAVEL... IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 10th ANNIVERSARY KNILM FROM Ist TO 15th NOVEMBER, 1938. ANY HUSBAND BOOKING A PASSAGE SINGLE OR RETURN, FROM
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    • 33 8 OUR SAILING LIST CONTAINS COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON STEAMSHIP AND AIR SERVICES FROM SINGAPORE. NEW ISSUE JUST OFF THE PRESS. APPLY FOR COPY. THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 1, Collycr Quay. No Booking Fee. SINGAPORE.
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  • 374 9 Realistic Test In All-Night Action i\ a i .t of Singapore s beach defences m the Katong and i Singapore town areas during the weekend, the Singapore Volunteer 'orps revealed a high standard of efficiency and training. c Eurasian, Chinese and Malay companies, during tlie
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  • 65 9 the Straits Settlements will perform m public durthe week aj follows under the section ol Mr. J. c. Hitch: /ue.ciav. Oct. 11. at Waterloo Street P-m. March, "Light Cavalry n Starke overture. "Martha" selection. "Muscal Comedy L by Henry Hall waltz. J lnp Waves" Rosas an Alaskan w
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  • 99 9 Taierchwang Battle Trophies TROPHIES gathered irom the fields of Taierchwang m the province of Shantung, where the Chinese forces gained a convincing victory over the Japanese, were-received by the Singapore Chinese Consulate-General from the Chinese Foreign Office recently. The trophies included an over-coat worn by a Japanese commander who was
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  • 133 9 (FtOin Oj.r Own Correspondent) T.iiping. Oct. 8. "I HA\ r E a wit and four small children to support. I cannot pay more than $3 per month" said a Chinese lcrry driver m the Taiping Civil Court when he wes sued by a contractor.
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  • 58 9 THE wedding took place at Penang yesterday of the Singapore Fourth Police Court Interpreter, Mohammed Noor Bin Ahmad. BOD o* Mr and Mrs. Che Ahmad, of Penang. to Miss Sharif ah Bee. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Che Be.ta, cf Butter, crth. Health Office. The marriage took
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    20 9 picture, j THE SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER COR^S armoured car company vrcvarcs to leave headquarters at the b:ginningoj the operations.- Free Press
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  • 517 9 C£W SPECTACLES presented la Singapore m recent years have been as moving and artistically convincing as that presented by 400 young women of all races from Singapore's cosmopolitan population m the Y.W.C.A., pageant of East and West. "Widening Horizons," at the Victoria Memorial
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  • 163 9 "Help For China Congress Starts Today THE Chinese Double Tenth Conference, which begins this 1 morning at 9.30 o'clock at the Chinese High School, is to be filmed. Consisting of nearly 200 delegates from all parts of Malaya and the Netherlands Indies, the conference will sit for three days and
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  • 237 9 ABOUT 200 DELEGATES from all parts of Malaya, Dutch East Indies, Philippine Islands. French Indo-China. Java, Hong Kong and Siam, including many leading members of the Chinese community m Singapore, assembled at the Weekly Club at Club Street to attend a dinner party gr-cn by
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  • 96 9 INURING the week ending Oct. 1.experts of pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 15 183 cases, ot which: 11.108 (73 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom; 675 (5 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe; 2,135 (14 per cent.) cases to Canada; and
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  • 53 9 THE marriage of Miss Cheang Gual Khim, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cheang Chee Hal, of Taiplng, to Mr. Tecw Seng Seang. youngest son ot the late Mr. and Mrs. Tcow Khay Pong, will take place at the Hokkien He ay Euan, Talping, c:i Sunday, Oct. 16
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  • 637 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 4. SQUATTING on a cross- tree at the top of the mast like the watcher on a whalingvessel, suddenly a Chinese shouts "There they go" to a huddled crowd m a junk. So begins the chase for "kembong."
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    • 82 9 The "PRESTO-LORNMO"— (THE BALL BEARING LAWN MOWER.) FOR EFFORTLESS EASE. POWER C^ SMOOTH FREE CUTTING They Challenge Comparison! m SOLE AGENTS: ROBINSON CO., LTD. LEAVE IT TO COOKIE! HE WILL KNOW HOW TO PREPARE THE MOST DELICIOUS DISHES. SOUPS, PIES. SOUFFLES. PUDDINGS. CROQUETTES. PATTIES AND COCKTAILS J^A^r- "OZONE" <Htm^> w^.
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  • 47 10 The Conte Blancamano is due at T am today, from Genoa, Naples, Port Said, Massaua. Bombay and Colombo. She wUI berth 1 at the S.H.B. wharf and is expected to sail I 35 vv, at a m for Manila. Hong Kong 1 md Shanghai.
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  • 38 10 Thiity-six men at King's Lynn refused to load a German ship with pic iron for Hamburg a The Lord Mayor of Londrn sir Harry Twyfcrc!, i«? to be a KnightCommander of the Order of the Br<MoV» I. i..,.
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  • 149 10 J^OW that the market has emerged from the slough of despond, notice is again being taken of the actual technical position of the rubber, and the more that this is examined from every angle, the brighter the prospects appear to be, write Lewis and Peat m
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  • 47 10 Rubber outputs for the month of September are: Henrietta Rubber Estate Ltd. 119,800 lb. Sungel Matang Estate Ltd. 25.000 lb. Jimah Rubber Estate 22,000 lhs. Punggor Rubber Estate 10,550 The official report on the Markham Colliery explosion has been submitted and wi!l be published shortly
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  • 466 10 I WHETHER the war has given I them more important things to look after than their personal looks, :or men m China are no longer concerned "with feminine charms m these days of conflict, or both, noibody knows; anyway, Chinese girls I are spending
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  • 925 10 Dramatic Growth In Last 12 Months WAR CHANGES SCENE IN NEW CAPITAL A new Chungking, limitless m growth and possibilities, is rising on top of the old Szechuan river-port 1,322 miles up the Yangtze. With such speed, is this greater Chungking being built that it will
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 402 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. lender*? are now Invited for the Bttlowtafl materials or services. For particulars, see Municipal Tenders Room: Annual Supplies for 1939. See Notice In Tender Room. Supply of approx. 1,100 tons of Rapid Hardening Portland Cement. (Deposit $50.. Date of closing 12 DOOn, Oct. 24.
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    • 255 10 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Rd (near Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens— Tennis. Phone: 5758. THE MANSION OXLEY RISE PRIVATE HOTEL Tel. *****. j LOXTON First Class Private Hotel. Bedrooms with modern bathrooms from $65 per month. Hot water to Bathrooms. Ceiling fans
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    • 660 10 BANK OF CHIHA (Incorporated In China b? Special Charts It. Cecil Sheet. Hla C ap«rr Telephones: Manager's Offlre mm AsiL Manager* Off,,, a Exchange DrpL M<| General Offlre Cable Address: "CHI NOKI O Pijd Up CapiUl Ch. I?jhmlvM__ Reserve Fonda In excess of Ch. I.x. 0 o>f m Total AsseN
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 570 10 RADIO PROGRAMME SINGAPORE. TODAY. /HI. 225 metres (l.'.X me s> ZIIO 48.58 metres (6.175 mc s > p.m. 5.00 Malay programme. Gramophone records. 5.30 Cantonese dramas. Gramophone records. 6.10 Cantonese musical interlude. Gramophone records. 6.15 Children's programme. Cantonese >. 6.30 Talk en "The Double Tenth by K. B. Khaw m
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  • 721 11 "WE ARE IN DANGER OF FORGETTING PRICE AND WHO PAID IT"\ j Prominent Britishers Sign Crisis Statement v IN the general relief (hat our country has for the moment been spared the scourge of war, we are m danger of forgetting, to our lasting dishonour, the
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  • 921 11 'SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co. s List I Tambalak ($1) 42* i .50 Tapah <$1> 1.85 j95 T. Arisen <$1) t35 1 .4;, Temerloh ($1) .43 .59 Trafalgar ($2) .75 CO Ulu Benut (50 c*s) 33 .37 Ulu Panc!an (sl> 1.43 1.55 United Malacca <$1) 1.67 l
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  • 138 11 OCT. 8 I SLLLLNG J^or,; demand U 25-2 fc*. demand 3 2070 demand 2 _l_ S demand 55^ J^ua, demand iSJ2 Ran*' Bomba y and 4 '^npoon. demand 154 Hon* X, n 154*; F( *c.'ho£ j"" ton demand IS* *5£ -;l? alor demand 31 V_ SS no
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  • 231 11 iV FAVOURABLE UaUir? o; ;n. weekly health bulletin or ihc j League cl Nations Eastern Bin .vi I for the work ended Oct. 1. is the ab- s?nce of the nctifieat'i n of plague m any cf the Eastern pcrts. Cholera continues to b^ reported from Calcutta m India
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  • 78 11 OCT. 8, 17 O'CLOCK NOON Bayers Sellers No. 1 X R S S In cares (F. 0.8. October; 29 29% Good F.A.Q. m bales (FOB. October. 28% 23 No. I.X.R.S.S. Spot-loose > [(av.ardable Singapore) 23% 29^ No. I.X.R.S.S. October 29% 29% Nov.-Dec.: 29% 29^_ Jan.-Mar.:
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  • 109 11 List Supplied By Messrs Fraser Co. SATURDAY, OCT. 8, 1938: 1 P.M Flnanclar Comnanv Dividend Books Dale Ex. Div. veai TIN Close Pajatole Date to date Pengkalen 3d. less tax Oct. 11 <*V 10 ,a Renong Tin 10% Final Oct. 13 Oct. 10 17%" less tax Sthn
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  • 180 11 j From London 1.30 p. m. Saturday I RUBBER: Steady. Iondon: Bn*d.8 n *d. 8» 2 d Previously. f.- B d. 8 7 163. Oct-Dec B%d. BU,d. Previously: B%d. 8 7 161. Jan.-Mar.: By->d. 8 9,16 c!. Previously: B^d. 8 9 16<1. Apr.-June: 8 <Vl6'J 81M6d Pieviou^y:
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  • 65 11 i From London: Latest Quotations 1 1 TIN: Previous tone. €o<?r. Spot: Closed Pi.vior. '£204 2s. Id Three Months: Closed Previously: '.'205 7s t;d NEW YORK TIN: CIOCCd Prcvi '.v MjM COPPER: Settlement: 'J H Previously C I I COLD: Yesterday: s*. 4« 2 Previously: .1 4s.
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  • 61 11 I London Closing Quotations Method of i* nti beicrt Lav i Centre Quoting 20-9-21 Rate p is franc to 1211 ns loiti I7t 111 New York.'. Ito A 4.88 Ml Amsterdam Guilders to 8»" 8 80' 4 Horg Kong Per dollar Is 3d Shanghai... .'er dollar -d
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  • 431 11 pjtat^cs Australia do »j Pumpkin «Übu hMTIh) fi i 3 Spinach »bayair» do J* Tomatoes. Java do 12 Tl n tdtl fi3 Oi Fill ITS: IMHDII (ptaftHl hljau> 10 Bananas ipisang kcllng) ID iO Bananas tplsaill mas) 10 10 Cocoavt ri -h ih LlflMS, Itlfet a'jjiit 150
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  • 981 12  -  JOAN LITTLEFIELD Britain On The Screen "Prison Without Bars" "A Royal Divorce" By LONDON has recently seen the world premieres of two British films which will shortly be reaching America. One. an Alexander Korda production, called "Prison without Bars," established a new star and several promising starlets. The
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  • 198 12 Gothenburg (Sweden), Oct. 2. f^T.ETA GARBO has adued a word to her famous expression ichich MOOfrf the world Says Garbo. 7 want to be left atone.'* 0 0 0 JJIDING her face from photographers, she stalked aboard the liner Kungsholm a few seconds before it sailed
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  • 361 12  -  Rose Patterson Cosmopolite By jTARGE us the Maginot Line has loomed In the imagination of the whole world during the past crisis weeks and much as it has been a conversation topic, curiously little is generally known about the Monsieur Maginot from
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  • 10 12 Erith, Kent, which dates to Roman times, has become borough.
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  • 318 12 "RABBITS GUT OF HAT" MINISTER DIES London, Oct. Z. MX. TOM SHAW, Minister of Labour m the first Socialist Government when he made "rabbits out of a hat" a political catch-phrase and Minister of War m the second, has died iv Middlesex Hospital, London. He was 66. He told Parliament:
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    • 395 12 Stomach Ulcers Cause Hunger Pains Ar^ you hungry an hour or so after m^als? Does your stomach pain and burn between meal. Do you feel **i<-k at your Btomaek and feel like vomiting? Do'vou sweat easily, have headaches, and feel weak and nervous? These ani danger si. r.ais of Stomach
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    • 406 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m FM.S) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— l'ass.nt MSI. LLOYDS AGENTS BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES R\ll.\\ta ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM WWW s^-^^H aM i I^^^^ person. Stop-overs *I*h.. M Sffljß 1 summer, the scenic Great Lakes root* a E^S A te an °Pdonal inland-se. trl<
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    • 465 13 1 I M a; 'WH'iTu.i) 1 ____BOfci^ CR fc^2*^^fc*«____ T^h.hu m iV 'PaO and BRITISH IMDALINES V* i INCORPORATED [N ENGLAND) p 0. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Due Due Tonnage. Spore. Tonnage. Spore. 1938 1938 i»«nm« 17,000 Oct 21 BHUTAN 6.100 Dec. 17 raWALFW- cBOQ Qct ?1 BEHAR 6.000
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    • 365 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd, ■lAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer ac SaU CITY OF ORAN Calls Glasgow Oct. 30 Nov. 2 CITY OP PITTSBURG Nov 29 Dec 2 CITY OP NEWCASTLE Dec. 30 Jan. 2 j FOR HALIFAX BOSTON NEW YORK BALTIMORE CITY OF ATHENS
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    • 601 14 K. P. M. PLANCIUS— Monday, Oct. 10. Belawan-Deli. VALENTTJN— Monday, Oct. 10. Muntok, Batavia. Semarang and Cheribon. MAETSUYCKER— Tuesday. Oct. 11, Saigon. KAMPAR— Tuesday, Oct. 11, Bengkalls. Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar, Tanjong-Leidcng and Asahan. TOMOHON— Tuesday. Oct. 11. Sinpkawang, Pemangkat and Sambas. MAPI A— Wednesday, Oct. 12. Poeloe-Kidjang, Sapat, Tembllahan, PoeloePallas,
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    • 564 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON. NEW YORK, BALTIMORE ANO PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Uue Singapore Singapore New fork MJS. SILVERWALNUT Oct 18 Oct. 25 Dec. 9 M.V. SIAMESE PRINCE Nov. 1 Nov. 9 Dec. z* M.V. SILVERASH Nov. 19 Nov. 25
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    • 463 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA +h*w*ii Mara Bueoos Aires via Colomba Mombasa Zanrl- w bar, Dar-es-Salaam. Belra. Lourenco Marques, U Durban. Port Elizabeth and Capo Town Tn*an Mara E*** London Tla Colombo. Bombay. Karachi, o Mombasa. Zanxlbar. Dar-es-Salaam. Lourenco U Marques and Durban c, ntM m_tu.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 361 14 i m^mm^^K—mm____..__________-mmmmmmmm_rm_w-—'m l i^ mw i__-^^— Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches Arrivals I I DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Q I JKI/^ A Df %H l<* j Bangkok every Saturday 7 ajn. kLjill\j/\l {/til J Thursday 7.45 a.m. nllJ .i n 'Z±'*2S2f ,nd UARBOI A Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai. Thurs- day and
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  • 1476 15 RESULTS of Saturday's home soccer match and League tables up-to-date are: Arsenal 2 Grimsby 0 Birmingham 0 Bolton 2 Blackpool 5 Chelsea 1 Brentford ....1 Derby C 3 Everton 1 Wolverhampton 0 Huddersfleld 1 Aston Villa 1 Leicester 2 Liverpool 2 Manchester 0 Charlton
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  • 465 15 fORM AND NO FORM IN SATURDAY'S RUGBY ,11 n playing of two State rugger matches m the South \V tin week end two things stand out; one is that the ver r t() have completed their job of team-building Army app difficulty and the
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  • 52 15 Our °^T^"rre S pondent) Penang, Oct. 9. itcr-teaai badminton "*^'b. today resulted m beating Mayfleld B.P. n '^.U wer. T- urn Ewe Chye beat V^ X v h 13 13 3 5 15-5. 15 i, beat Chee Choon v r;\ Hf r b'-at Khoo Eng Tong l I.
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  • 535 15 COMPLETE weights for Saturday, the first day of the Perak Turf Club's Autumn meeting are as below. Weights for three races on the second day have also been issued. Sunshine Sue makes a re-appear-ance among the sprinters and it will be Interesting to see if she
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    • 926 15 Science Introduces A Startling New Discovery That is Bringing Glorious Relief to Untold Thousands of SKINNY PALE. RUN DOWN WE AX NERVOUS. SICKLY MEN WOMEN! How "VIKELP," the Amazing Mineral Conccn- VIK EIP MUST QUICKLY CORRECT 1 trate from the Sea, Now considered World s Richest Storehouse of Life-Giving Minerals
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  • 555 16 Johore Beaten By Four Matches To One KUALA LUMPUR PLAYERS PROVE TOO STRONG (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 9. AS expected, Selangor had little difficulty m beating Johore today m the final of the Foong Seong Cup, the premier award
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  • 222 16 Thomson Wins S. G. C. Title Nine Eight CONSISTENTLY good go'f won E. L. Thomson the Singapore Golf Club's championship played over 36 holes o\er the week-end. Thomson wen by the decisive margin of 9 and 8 over M. C. Bain. After finishing the •first 18 holes on Saturday 7
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  • 187 16 The fallowing ll the result of fhe golf match played between the wcmen of Garrison Golf Club and Singapore Golf Club at Tanglln. which resulted In a win for the visiting team by 8 2 to 3 4 points. The following are details (Singapore Golf
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  • 60 16 The S.CC. will play the S.C.R.C at the S.C.C. m the next round of the Kliney Cup competition and their team will be: Tuesday, singles— two matches; E C Cherrlngton and J. L. Barber. Wednesday, doubles— one match; N S. Wise and W. H. Droogleever Thursday,
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  • 54 16 The Veterans XI versus the R.A. m the second round cf the S.A.F.A. Cup at Anson Road today, will be chosen from the following: Cheok Wah, Kemat, Chee Lim. Chwee Chua, Talb, Donald, Abdul Rahlm, Khoon Onn, Mat Noor, Keng Hock, Jcy, Johnson, Hoi San, Yong
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  • 237 16 Easy Win In Straight Sets Yesterday j^OBERT CHIA had little difficulty m beating Gan Ec Keng 6—l, 6—l. m the final of the junior singles of the S.C.R.C. op.en tennis tournament en the S.C.R.C. court.! yesterday. Chia has the mc kings of a very fine
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  • 104 16 First Round By Next Sunday The folic* ing is the draw for the first round cf the Vade Cup competition, to fee played net later than Sunday at the Singapore Golf Club. O. Watson vs. J. A. Parker. P. C. Sands vs. F. S. Cablp. T. W.
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  • 57 16 Sixteen cards were taken out for the October Spoon at the Keppel Golf Club and the following were the scores returned: Mrs. G. E. Kerr (28) lup Mrs. A. B. Menzies 32 > All square Mrs. M. Lawrey (24) l down Mrs. F. Starr (26) l down
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  • 226 16 THE Japanese Sports Club held an I athletic sports meeting on their I club ground at St. George's Road yesi terday. Outstanding feature of the meeting j was the performance of Amamcto who won four evenU and who broke the local Japanese record In tlie Pole
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  • 69 16 Selangor's XV To Play The Army (From Oo- Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 9. £HOSEN after yesterday's trial, Selangors rugby team for the friendly match with the Army at Kuala Lumpur next Saturday will be: Harper«?J S un j* r > Ferguson, Hatfield, Hardwicke, Shelton-Pal-mer, Hopkin, Barnes, Sidebottom, Walker, Hindmarsh,
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  • 348 16 A FTEK being nearly defeated, x the Singapore Swimming Club ■allied to take victory from the Command by six goals to five at wat?rno!o at the S.S.C. yesterday The Club led three-two In the first hjif. In the second the Command wure leading five-three
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    17 16 picture. CLAY IN POSSESSION DURING SATURDAY'S RUGBY MATCH between the R.N. and R.A.F. and Singapore.- Free Press
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  • 144 16 (Trim Oir Own Correspondent) Seremban. Oct. 9. JH^ Negri Sembilan All Blues, the j local non-European rugby XV. deI feated the Selangor United, another Asiatic XV irom Kuala Lumpur, at Seremban today by six points (a try ;and a penalty goal) to three points (a
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  • 68 16 Tne lollcwing members have accepted to play rugby for S.C.C. "A" vs. RA. (Changi) tomorrow, at S C C W. N. Rothery; D. W. Le Mare. R. L. Parker. PH. Burgess. AC. MacKenzie; F. C. S. Tlllbrook C F Sutton; A. W. J. Thomas, S*. J. Band R.
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  • 42 16 Results of races held by the Royal «?«na. pore Yacht Club during SL»,«S are*ml\SS£?F* Kath,eCn IH *=5t J S» 3; Merlin 4; Betsy 5; Awan Terba.* 6 Class class— ZeU 1. «"•■>»•. rx\u¥ en foot class Al sha ll Tul 1;
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  • 338 16 When we go through Canal, which divides the s two parts. North A.r America, we cannot but admi«2 creation of technical _Jcii: very few people wh > c.r enormous difficulties overcome by the ci the thousands of wor: gigantic work could b? conclusion
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  • 339 16 Everton Have Hard Fight To Beat Wolves (From Our Own Correspondent) r- I'Ondnn t»fi a THOUGH Arsenal beat Grimsby by two goals to nil ii match yesterday, they are still not displaying championship form. Bremner and Kichen scored thru owed their success
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    • 45 16 Maker and repairer and Bertam (hicks. < Spring Blinds, Tarpaulin* I'" 18 Rags, Blue Screen*. Panels, Wire Netim. I mC Wool bun tin ex and > ABDUL RAHMAN j Telephone T.l Office: 66. Robinson i (Opposite Tttefrap I Workshop: 293. Joo hut Singapore Orders promptly Ml i
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