The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 January 1939

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15.676. ESTD. 18Xj. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    ANGLO-ITALIAN FRIENDSHIP INCREASED BY ROME TALKS
    303 1 Good Feeling Between Premier Duce BUT BRITAIN WILL STAND BY FRANCE Rome, Jan. 15. pit; voit of Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax, I foreign Minister, to Rome proved the validity of the traditional friendship that despite temporary divergencies bind* Italy and Britain, says.
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    Another Visit?
    40 1 'Milan. Jan. 15. MlrS Lard Halifax, the Foreign 8e< retary. arrived here totftet the Rome talks, en •ut' fat <.f*ii<*va he told reporter* hat hr hoped to he able to pay *.h#T rfcH to Italy before long Reuter
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    Italy Does Not Want War With France
    125 1 Home. Jan. 15. THE atmosphere between Italy and Britain is of a nature to maintain the balance of power in the Mediterranean and the peace of Europe is the opinion or the Italian press. During the Rome conversations, newspapers j declare. Britain took
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    28 1 M. 1) \l ADIKR. 11l FRENCH PREMIER, accompanied by ofilciaLs, photographed passing a picturesque native band as he arrived in Tunis during his tour of the French colony.
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    "Spain Key To Solution"
    104 1 Berlin. Jan. 1,"». INSISTING that the dispute between Italy and France makes it impossible to realise the aims which the British particularly desire, namely the limitation cf armaments, Immunisation of war, and friendship between the four great European Powers, the Rome correspondent of the Framefurter Zeltung
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    Franco's Big Push Is Nearing Victory
    220 1 Lerida, Jan. 15. MATIONALIST forces in the centre of the Catalan front tonight entered Barcelona province near Colona. In a day of dramatic advances on all sectors, the Nationalist southern forces, besides capturing Vails, pushed forward to within nine miler> of Eeus, one ~of
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    REFUGEES FLOCK TO FRANCE
    102 1 Paris, Jan. 13. "AT least 100,000 Germans described in their own country as non-Aryans have crossed the French frontier during the last few months" declared M. Bonnet. French Foreign Minister, speaking at the first meeting of the French Committee to aid refugees. While the French Government
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    NAZIS GAOL U. S. SAILOR
    65 1 Hamburg. Jan. 15. THE American consul and vice-consul 1 wore present today at the trial of an American sailor, named Roth, from the liner Manhattan who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for "prepar ing high treason." The judge declared that the sentence was mild,
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    STRONG BRITISH NOTE TO JAPAN
    874 1 Warning On Policy In China Tokio, Jan. 15. QIR ROBERT CRAIGIE, British Ambassador, in a note to Hachiro Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, couched in strong terms refers to the grave anxiety felt regarding Japanese policy in China and clearly emphasises the intention to adhere to
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    U.S. Wants More Pilots & Planes
    75 1 U.S. Wants More Pilots Planes St. Louis, Jan. 15. TTHE present aviation facilities were inadequate to carry out President Roosevelt's air training programme, declared Mr. C. F. Horner, president of the National Aeronautical Association, today. If the United States was to achieve the goal of 20,000 pilots annually, there must
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    Australia To Send Air Chief To England
    78 1 Australia To Send Air Chief To England Sydney. Jan. 15. AIR Vice-Marshal Williams, Chief o: Staff of the Australian Air Force, is going to England for two years' expsrience with the R.A.P. This decision follows the report of the investigation into the Australian Air Force made by the British Air
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    28 1 London, Jan. 15. The Duchess of Norfolk has been admitted to Nottingham General Hospital suffering from slight concussion, following an accident while out with the Belvoir Hunt.- Reuter
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    SIAM'S BOY KING QUARANTINED AT SINGAPORE
    469 2 Ship's Passenger Has Smallpox PARTY OF MALAYANS ARE ON BOARD CIAM'S 13-year-old King Ananda Mahidol and the rest of the passengers of the Danish motor vessel Sclandia, including 20 Malayans who had been on a special Christmas holiday cruise, spent last night i^ quarantine
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    61 2 picture. SINGAPORE INDIAN youths can now join an Indian Boy Scout troop the first Indian section of the Boy S?out movement in Singapore -was formed yesterday morning. In the picture above Mr. Sandy. G. Pillay, the Singapore lawyer, is seen with two other officers addressing a number of the recruits
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    Blockade Of China Ports Fails
    375 2 Hong: Kong, Jan. 15. TN an interview with foreign correspondents at Kweilin, 1 capital of Kwangsi yesterday, General Pei Chung-hsi, the famous Kwangsi strategist, said that China has enough ammunition to resist the Japanese for two more years. Supplies from Europe and the United States,
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    Recognition For Manchukuo
    32 2 Tokio. Jan. 13. Following in the steps of Hungarywho recently extended de jure recognition to Manchukuo— Albania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia will formally recognise Man from Rome states, Eastern News
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    FIRE-RAISERS AT WORK IN PALESTINE
    66 2 Jerusalem, Jan. 15. The house of the British superintendent of the war memorial cemetery at Ramleh, the property o)f the Imperial War Graves' Commission wa s fired by Incendiaries today. Various army units, operating throughout the country during the past two days, searched over 20
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    New Reichstag Building
    86 2 Berlin, Jan. 13. THE old Reichstag building gutted by fire in 1933. will be rebuilt, according to an announcement in the Pro s today. The *reat hall, with its blackened walls, will be considerably enlarged. Accommodation will be provided for new deputies representing Austria and the Sudeten
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    France Speeds Production Of Warplanes
    171 2 France Speeds Production Of Warplanes Paris, Jan. 15. JUt. GUY LACHAMBRE, reviewing his first year as Air Minister, discussed with the Press the plan which has been drawn up by the Higher Air Council to increase the output of planes. The output of planes mas now 80 a month. From
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    Fine Playing By German Organist
    145 2 WERNER BAER. former organist of the Berlin Synagogue, by his masterly playing at his organ recital with the soprano soloist, Nancy Fowler, in the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, last night, fully revealed what a decided acquisition he is to Singapore musical life. One of the
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    The World's Idle Ships
    87 2 Tokio. Jan. 15. JTHE total tonnage of tied-up ships in the world had increased by 27,000 tons en Dec. 10, last year compared with the figure on Nov. 10, according to investigations made by the Japan Shipowners' Association. The tonnage of tied-up ships classified by countries
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    Snow Holds Up N.Y. Traffic
    91 2 New York, Jan. 15. XTINE inches of snow today disrupted New York traffic to such an extent that police asked all broadcasting stations to warn motorists not to attempt to drive into the city. An army cf 32.000 emergency workers was put to work clearing
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    27 2 Corporal Thomas Scott, of the Ist Bn. the Durham Light Infantry, a native of Gateshead was found shot dead in Tientsin with a gun by his side.
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    NORWAY CLAIMS LAND IN ANTARCTIC
    159 2 Oslo, Jan. 15. Norway today officially annexed new territory in the Antarctic. A statement issued by the cabinet states th* Government has decided to place under Norwegian sovereignty that part of the coast of the Antarctic continent stretching from the border of the Falkland Islands
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    Japan's Huge Bond Issues
    105 2 T<) k»o, Jan pUBLIC bonds tesued in ir, 38 yen 4,330,000.000 which 3,651,000,000 worth of be ids or m cent of the total, were taken llp bvt^ nations, the Bank of Japan has nounced. Official quarter ascribe the res*. bond issues to the savtn°s r started
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    NO CHANGE IN SUGAR QUOTAS
    125 2 London. j :u p was decided at Um ncetio International Sugar c concluded today that there no change In the exiatin the y?ar ending Au-. Si, ]^o Council decided on this a;ti,.; to several uncertain facton not now make a revised i free market requirement
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    Courier System In Manchukuo
    96 2 Tokio, Jan. M IN the efforts to accelerate settirnur of the various issues ponding be- tween the Soviet Union and Manchc kuo. a courier system between Mar. chukuo consulates in Soviet territor and Soviet authorities on the spo will be revived, according to a r*>por. I
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    Nazis To Strike At Catholics?
    84 2 Berlin. J.»n 'J AN INVENTORY Is to be tak I Catholic property in Austria news has been received with i apprehension in Catholic circles Germany as it is recalled kbit sures against Jewish propert] ally began in precisely the MM Austrian churches and n have
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    Beaverbrook's Son In Motor Race
    63 2 Capet"""- FRANCESCO CORTESK r ing a Maserati. won tm> motoring grand prix In irs 41.6 sees., at an average sp<* m.ph w| trr Peter AJtken, son of Un rV brook, was second, driving ir in 2hrs. 44 mins. M age of 74 m.p.h. South Africa's
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      163 2 The Staff Of Life or bread baked by the Royal Bakery, is the best baked bread you can buy anywhere. Made in a modern hygienic bakery, under the watchful eye of a European Master Baker, from the very best ingredients. If you grow tired of one kind of bread, we
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    PLEA FOR THE RURAL POPULATION
    536 3 PLEA FOR THE RURAL POPULATION More Irrigation, Fewer Bricks And Mortar IMPORTANCE OF LAND (From Our Own Correspondent) At>t 1.1 au u London, Jan. 7. PLLA that a greater share of the Malay States' revenues should be allotted to the rural areas was made by Mr. A. S. Haynes, in
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    33 3 AU unmarried German women under 25 who wish to take up work in business cr Industry must In future first do a year's compulsory service on the 'and or ir» an approved hci*s?nold.
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    22 3 BCITISH voi NGSTKRS at the newly established l.aay North cote training inn in Victoria. Australia. It is run under the lairbridge scheme
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    Malay Schooling Ends Much Too Early
    534 3 EDUCATIONISTS VIEWS (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 13. FHE Tailings of the present Malay vernacular educational system seem to lie in its stopping short at early an age in a boy's life, and the remedy seems later schooling of a practical type, if
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    ARE YOU KIND TG YOUR CHILDREN.
    196 3 .1 c ..1 i *-> CTOM and fVei.ul, ill speak hanhljr, w.thout realising i i>iiiiit natura» f^il'd v 4: ,-i of rort"-. I> <T' Dos he complain cf la he leeiir.s Unless' 1 ;'.u, e <-:y patent should I tign ol irritability In a
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    Caught In C.P.O.'s Garden
    103 3 {From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Jan. 15. u l went to look fcr a friend," said Ahmad bin Hajianuar, a Javanese, in the police court today, when charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and trespass into the compound of the bungalow of the Chief
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    Scheme To Frustrate A Robbery
    441 3 TWO CHINESE IN COURT (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 15. I^HEK hearing in the preliminary inquiry into a charge of attempted armed robbery against the two Chinese, Tan Looi and Tan Cheng Huat, was resumed before Mr. A. W. Bellamy in the Second Court,
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    Ship Aground On Her Way To Singapore
    790 3 MISHAP IN PHILIPPINES (From Our Own Correspondent) TTTti Manila, Jan. 12. HE almost new 9,275-ton Norwegian freighter Hoegh Silvercrest, of the Silver Java Pacific Line, bound for Singapore from Pacific Coast ports, is aground off the coast of Sorsogon, Philippine Islands. Heavy seas
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    THINK AHEAD FOR THE YEARS TO COME
    202 3 Clean your teeth now but also protect them against future decay Of course you want to clean your teeth every day so that they will be bright and sparkling for each dav and Phillips' Tooth Paste does that tco. But that is not
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    58 4 M. DALADIER. THE FRENCH PREMIER, was creeA|j£»ith wild enth.,., when he landed in Corsica from the cruiser Foe h, to begin his Ht4H ranean tour. M. Daladier stayed only two hours in Ajaccio before coin, to Bastia, on the north-east side of Corsica. Here is M. Daladier ktssii girl who
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    "OUR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED"
    198 4 U.S. Thought Weak And Pusillanimous DEFENCES ARE IMPERATIVE Washington, Jan. 15. THERE is a serious possibility of a conflagration sweep- ing the world, said Mr. Louis Johnson, assistant Secretary for War in the United States, in a nation-wide broadcast in support of President Roosevelt's defence
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    Franco-Polish Alliance Is Moribund
    299 4 London, Jan. 15. THE diplomatic interpretation of the recent talks between Herr Hitler and Colonel. Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, aie given prominence in more than one of the Sunday papers. The Sunday Times diplomatic correspondent says the talks are of considerable importance as showing the frame
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    Queen Emma Refuses To Budge
    113 4 Flushing:, Jan. 15. A hitch occurred in the launching by Queen Wilhelmina of the Queen Emma. Queen Wilhelmina pressed the button and ths ship moved a few yards, then stopped. Feverish efforts were made by means of hydraulic presses to start the vessel off again,
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    Threw Eggs At German Sailors
    38 4 Havara, Jan. 15. Twenty-eight arrests were made after disturbances last night to which Leftist crowds threw rotten eggs and fruit at German sailors sitting in cafes. The police made several baton charges.— Reuter
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    Anti-Jew Feeling In West End
    131 4 London, Jan. 15. A FASCIST demonstration arose In the West End in protest against theatre and cinema collections for Lord Baldwin's Refugee Fund. There were cries such as "Britain for the British," and a number of struggles, resulting in two being injured and eight being
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    500,000 To Take Soviet Census
    90 4 London, Jan. 15. AN eight-day census of the Soviet Union, involving a population of 200.000.000, will bfp-in on Tuesday. There wi!l be 500,000 census-takers, the majority of whom are under thirty and who have been under careful training for several months to obtain the answers
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    Victoria's Black Week
    95 4 Melbourne, Jan. 15. One of the blackest weeks in the history of Victoria ended with huge areas of once fertile land turned into smoking deserts by bush fires. Dozens of townships have been destroyed and fire-fighters are faced with the hopeless certainty that the fires will continue
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    "No Peace!" Cries Madame Chiang
    74 4 Chungking, Jan. 15. "China cannot and will not talk peace with Japan," declared Madame Chiang Kai-shek. "I have visited many fronts but I have never overheard a whisper indicating any desire for peace negotiations, though the Chinese soldiers and civilians at the fronts are undereoine
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    Britain Talks Firmly To Japan
    214 4 London, Jan. 15. THE Sunday Times diplomatic cor--1 respondent says he understands that in a Note of some 2,000 words containing firmer language than Britain has used since the outbreak of war Britain has stated her attitude to the policy deliberately pursued by Japan in
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    U.S. Fleet At Panama
    52 4 Panama, Jan. 15. The passage of the United States fleet through the canal started yesterday and is expected to be complete tonight. The last warship left Balboa on the 40-mile journey to Christobal this morning. Commercial traffic will be resumed from the Pacific end shortly before
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    BIG CANADIAN LOAN
    34 4 Ottawa, Jan. 15. A resolution authorising the flotation of a new Canadian Government loan not exceeding U.S. $75,000,000 has been placed on the order tfaper by the Minister of Finance.- Reuter
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    22 4 Two Italian divers aro to try t the treasure In NapolccOrient sunk by WeLscn off* Esypt, during the bat 'e d 1798.
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      27 4 PENANG TODAY ZBJ 6.08 me/* <49.3t m.) p.m. 6.00 Chinese music. 7.00 "Monday at 7." 8.00 Albert Sandier and his orchestra 8.55 News bulletin. °00 Close down.
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      162 4 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive:— East Wharf, Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1: Havana Mam 20. Sheers Wharf, Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1: Charon 19. Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Ranchi 18; Raub 15; Aeneas 13; President Van
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      392 4 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARD Imperial: From Europe due Wednesday, Friday, Saturday mornin?_ Wearnes: From Penang, i p h and Kuala Lumpur, Arrives rmtf evening. K.L.M.: From Netherlands I .dies Arrives Tuesday, Thursdav U9m* day afternoons. Qantas: From Australia: .rmet Tuesday, Friday, Sunday mornings K.L.M.: From Europe: Arri.f. Tuesday,
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    Nestle Man In Court
    117 5 'From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 14. AT the conclusion of the prosecution's case in the preliminary inquiry Mr. A. J. Grattan-Bellew. the first magistrate, held into allegations of cheating and forgery against Yap Swee Peng, a former milk salesman of Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Milk
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    Perak River Flood Ends
    118 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) LOOD waters of the Perak River have considerably receded after the river had reached its peak of 21 feet above its normal level late last night. The river is expected to resume its normal course by midnight. Shopkeepers in the affected areas
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    Farr Beaten Again
    81 5 New York. Jan. 11. pLARENCE "Red" Burman, Baltimore heavyweight, outpointed Tommy Farr in a ten-round bout in Madison Square Garden. The crowd loudly booed the decision and cheered Farr. who has now lost five successive lights in the United States. When Promoter Mike Jacobs was asked if
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939. A Free Press
    591 6 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939. A Free Press IT BEHOVES a newspaper with the name this journal proudly carries to be vigilant in defence of the freedom of the Press, and since some misguided people seem to see in the present world uncertainty an excuse for advocating
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    Health Precautions For Malayan Pilgrims To Mecca
    1290 6 THIS ARTICLE was given as a .alk from the 8.M.8.C. station reo ntU as one of a series of health talks showing lion the health of the population fa safeguarded nv the authorities. TJNTIL the beginning of the present century the pilgrimage to
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    6 6 THE WINTER CIRCUS IN GREAT BRITAIN
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    European Aids China Relief
    110 7 .mii IKm (oir»>pondent) I p»h. Jan. 14. \Wi I KNOWN Furopean reA ■Meat in IP« h yesterday nuclr generous gesture while J handed to the ,r the storr a d.eque mi asking him to dont to u i w i .4 Disircss Relief Ipi rbei«C h:is
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    Agricultural Show Billed For March
    123 7 Agri cultural Show Billed For March NEW WORLD I fKELY SITE I toped to liok! the fourth Singapore Agriculm at tbe New World ■r and provisional Mar. 11 and 12. have fixed management ol the New Unusement Park has conprovkie the committee lighting and a special i .mee on the
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    Sin Chew Jit Poh's Tenth Anniversary
    54 7 tenth i Pen. Ltd.. pub--6 Chinrtalned a me" at it* pr Rcpc. fi trrday Airman ci the med the guest. K LL Pa!, Slngail General. Mr. Tan i n of the Chinese m rce and rrprciin DU. h China In her wax ;i\ deeded
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    EUROPEAN UNITY ESSENTIAITIN FAR EAST
    321 7 EUROPEAN UNITY ESSENTIAITIN FAR EAST Shortsightedness Of The Fascist Powers A FRENCH VIEW [HAT Germany and Italy would regret their action in not lining up with the other European Powers in the Jhar fcast in a common front against Japan, was stressed by a former head of the Daladier cabinet
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    "Mosquito" Craft Will Defend P.I.
    511 7 "Mosquito" Craft Will Defend P.I. UNIQUE NAVAL EXPERIMENT (Free Press Special) Washington, Jan. 3. experts here are watchirg with keen interest the Philippines' plan to protect its coaniine with a fleet of speedy "mosquito craft." The announcement that the rim consignment of the little torpedo boats, now under construction in
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    First FSiffht To Sarawak
    130 7 VEbTeRDAY wai another red-letter day In Singapore aviation history Sarawak ulso claimed i: as a day or considerable significance. The first commercial plane to cross 1 e 450-mile expanse o: .sea between me two countries leu Singapore shortly after seven o'clock yesterday' mornins and arrived a,
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    Concrete Pile On Man's Head
    52 7 TWO-AND-A-HALF TONS of concrete pilr fell on the head of an Indian labourer during work at the dockyard section of the Naval Base yesterday morning. He was killed instantly. Forty -foot piles were bein* stacked when one slipped from its position and crashed on to
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    Empire Air Terminal In Last Stages
    145 7 WORK ON SYDNEY BASE lUORK is progressing on the southern terminal of the England-Australia air rouie at Pose Bay, Sydney, Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, Australia's Minister for Works and Civil Aviation, told the Free Press yesterday. The slipway and control building nr.ve been
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    Chinese Charged With Rape
    44 7 •From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 14. Charged wit'i the attempted rape oi seven-year-old Chinese girl at Leong La:kam Esiale. PonUan Road. Wong Tarn, aged 25. was committed ior trial at the Assizes by Sheikh Abubakar second magistrate today
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    Progress Stressed At Russer Dinner
    591 7 Progress Stressed At Russer Dinner CONGRATULATIONS were shower- ed upon the winning Selangor rugby team and references made to the 'importance of the Malayan rugby team's impending departure for Hong Kong, at the Malayan Rugby Union dinner in honour of the H.M.S. Malaga Cup final at the Selangor Club on
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    Siam-Made Clothing For Siam M.P.'s
    337 7 REJECTION OF MOTION (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 14. MAI Dab Sanguan Bayungbongs, M moved at the weekly meeting of the Assembly, yesterday, to amend the rules and regulations of the House governing the mode of dress of the members by the addition of
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    IDEAL DIET FOR DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES
    109 7 The big problem with juflerer; rrom gastritis or other digestive disturbances is how to "avoid pain ana discomfort when eating. The inflamed stomach yalls are so sensitive mat solid fooas can't bt retained Even liquid foodF are often the patient must get quick new strength
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    Urge To Eat More Chickens
    83 7 <Frorn Our Own Correspondents Penan*, Jan. 14. 'We should encourage trade; tile more chlckrns people eat the better for public health," iaid Mr. Wee Thiang Slew at a meeting of the Penang Rural Board yesterday, when a scale of fees for the Ballk Pulau market
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    A Sinogapore MAN in LONDON
    2364 8 London, Jan. 7. UERE we are, well into the New Year. Most of Britain, it seemed. was glad to see the back of 1938. Everywhere crowds welcomed the dawn of what we all hope will be a new era Glasgow'^ Lord Provost arranged an assembly,
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      313 8 Ulcers Cause Sick Stomach, Vomiting Are you hungry an hour or so after tneals? Does your stomach pain and bura .©etween meals? Do you feel sick at your •tomach and feel like vomiting? Do you ••weat easily, have headaches, and feel and nervous? These are danger siir.nals of Stomach Ulcers
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      308 8 BOUSTEAD COTuf (Incorporated in F MS > TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5131 LLOYDS AGENTS BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STAT* ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SUM t|ll W4|| W^BEaSFiSlffiMwJr^ii from shlps slde t vane llffiif^l^. 'Partmeat ore., r.r ORe BP^ BOUSTEAD CO., SINGAP3R£ WORLDS GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM BURNS PNILP LINE (Incorporated
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      485 9 EL BRITISH v& 9ttk s^n^ ll| i!i,, >3CJnI ■fcfcS^^^^nn^^ C--^ M 1 jy p&Oand ßritish India lines imOOHPOBATZD IN FNGIAND) P. 6c O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, rnno|f S'porr. onnace Spore. 1 000 Jan. 13 SOMALI 6 800 Mar 10 RAM'HI 17.800 J« 13 CORFU 15.000 Mar. 10 17.000 Jan.
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      823 9 i lncorporated in Straits Settlements) GRESHAM HOI SK. tSATTLKY RU, SINGAPORE. PHONE Sl*** ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. {Incorporated in England i HAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUE2 CANAL steamcr Due Sails CITY OF MANDALAY Calls Glasgow Jan 3(J F b t CITY OF FLORENCE Calls Glasgow Feo
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      821 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Incorporated In Strait* Settlements) Ocean Building, Col Iyer Quay, Singapore Tel. 5151. Chartered Bank Building. Penang Tel. 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON NORTH CONTINENT (in conjunction with the Glen Line) FAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MARSEILLES GLASGOW. Due SalM AENEAS Mars.. L'don, Rdam. Er:mmerhaven, G'gow In
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      657 10 K. P. M. TEGELBKRG. Monday. Jan. 16, Hong Kong and Shanghai. PLANCIUS— Mono'ay, Jan. 16. Belavran-Dell. VALENTIJN, Monday, Jan. 16. Muntok Batavia. Semarang. Cheribon. PALOPO— Tuesday, Jan. 17. Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. KAMPAR— Tuesday, Jan. 17. Bengkalis. Tanjong-Leidong, Asahan, Tan-Jong-Mengeldai. Paneh. and Berombang. BOELONGAN— Tuesday, Jan. 17. Rhio Tambelan, Singkawang
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      422 10 I AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. •IO EUBOPE v FROM SINGAPORE AND TEN^NG TO COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ. POIH SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. S'pore Penan? .new Ywk. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN In Port Jan. 17 Jan 19 Feb. 23 PRESIDENT HARRISON Jan 20 Jan.
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      506 10 O.S-K. LJNrI rOK AFRICA AN!» SUUTU AMLKKA Belglam Mam Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar Dar Salaam. Belra. Lourenco Marques. Durban East London- and Port Elizabeth Buenos Aires Maro Buenoa Aires via Colombo Durban r Town Rio dc Janeiro. Santos Monteui, Be^m^ 6 homeward vo > a e Rio O.and. •{Africa
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1150 11 Fraser And Co.'s List v\Tl KIUV. JAN. 14 1939: 1 F.M. MINING Buyer* Sellers 3s 10*d 4s 4*d ng (f) 26S fid 27s 9d u Malay <£> 47* nom Bttaai (M 22 M ,$1) 59 .64 Ittl 10 20s 3d 21s 9d .s], 1.33 1.38
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      Current Company Dividends
      119 11 List Supplied By Messrs. Fraser Co. SATURDAY, JAN. 14, 1939 1 x*.M. .any r» Total for ||N y owidend Boots Financial Vr._v' v. Jan 27 Feb 3 JanM 5% F ''U!iiu- J. 9dbonus Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Jan. 21 7fc% K nn&1 Jan. 24 Feb. 6 Jan.
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      171 11 From London 1.30. p. m. Saturday Straits S. O. Rotterdam: £10 12s. 6d. Previously: £10 17s. 6d PEPPER: White Muntok in bond: 3%d. Previously: 3%d. White Muntok Jan.-Mar.: 3V;>d- Previously: 3 11 16d. Lampong black in bond: 2 3Ad. Previously: 2%d. Lampong black Jan.-Mar.: 2 3/4d. Previously:
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      64 11 From London: Latest Quotations TIN (Previous tone>: Easier. Spot: £216 12s. 6d. Previously: £216 12s. 6d. Three months: £217 7s 6d Previously: £217 7s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN Previously 46.67. COPPER: Settlement: Previously: £43. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Bs. 9d. Previously: £7 3s. lid. SILVER: Spot: 20 x
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      64 11 London Closing Quotations Method or Parity belore Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previouslt Paris Franc to 121.11 177 5 16 177 7116 New York... to 4.8665 4.67 7,16 4.67 Amsterdam. Guilders to 8.96% 8.60 Vh 8.60 Hong Kong Per dollar ls. 3d. ls 3a. Shanghai.. _?er dollar
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      New Traffic Rules For The Colony
      386 11 SITTING fcr the past few months, ti'.e Singapore Traffic Advisory Committee has evolved a new set of traffic regulations for the Colony. There are 12 completely new rule: in the Traffic Regulations, which are to come before the Legislative Council in March, for confirmation.
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
      20 11 The Kcppel Oolf Club's spoon for the January L.O.U. medal was won by Mrs. W. P. Douglas
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      Local Exchange Rates
      163 11 SELLING JAN. 13 London T.T 2i3 ***** London demand 2)3 1316 Lyons demand 2047 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 Montreal demand 54% Batavia demand 99^, Samarang demand v 99 Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demand 153 Madras and Colombo demand 155 Hong Kong
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
      122 11 JAN. 14, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Tone of Market: Steady after easier. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7 15'16d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 15 1116 per )b. Bayers Sellers. No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose... 27 27 H No. IX R.S.S. P.O.B.
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      RUBBER RETURNS
      51 11 Following are rubber returns for December: Alor Gajah 11.250 lbs.; Australasia 13,150 lbs.; Ayer Panas 55,000 lbs.; Bukit Kubu 7,000 lbs.; Glenealy 29,000 lbs.; Jalan Kebun 9,300 lbs.; Kluang 33.600 lbs.; Pajam 135,000 lbs.; Port Swettenham 7,100 lbs.; Tambalak 14,000 lbs.; Teluk Anson 46.677 lbs.: Ulu Benut 28.000
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      RUGBY UNION
      106 11 London, Jan. 14. Bath 6; Northampton 0 Bedford 23; Coventry 6. Birkenhead 0; Guy's 6. Blackheath 3; Harlequins 12. Bristol 6; The Army 3. Gloucester 8; Leicester 3. O.M.T. 8; Cambridge Univ. lfr. Polk* 9; R.A.F. 11 Richmond 16; United Services 9. Rosslyn P. 3; London Scot. 8.
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      RUGBY LEAGUE
      72 11 London, Jan. 14. Barrow 20; Hunslet 2. Batley 0; Hull 5. Bradford N. vs. Huddersfield postponed. Featherstone R. vs. Rochdale, postponed Halifax 15: Swlntcn 7. Hull K. R. 11; Dewsbury 0. Leeds 27; Yorks 5 Leigh 5; Widnes 8. Liverpool S. 12; Bramley 0. Oldh&m 10; Keighley 6.
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      M.R.U. OFFICIALS
      78 11 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 15. The following Malayan Rugby Union officials for 1939-40 were elected last night: President, Briggs (Johore) vicepresidents. Dr. E. F. Laurie (Penang) L. D. Whitfleld <Perak), A. F. Taylor (Selangor), J. E. Theophllus (Negri Sembilan), M. H. Van der Gucht (Johore).
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      Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
      49 11 The following will play hockey for the Y.M.C.A. today against the 35th. Battery, R.A., on the Anson Road ground at 5.10 p.m.: Edward Wee, V. Xavier, R. Lyne, Guan Klat, Ranatunga, Chin Chye, Elkington, C. Reshty, I. Suratta, Galstuan and Imm Meng.. Reserves: Sing Ching and Leemhruaffen.
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      Fines For Ten Gamblers
      200 11 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. .fan. 14. "The accused arc members of a gambling organisation which changes its venue from time to time around the vicinity of Chulia Street and Love Lane,'" said Detective Inspector McLennan, when prosecuting In a case in which 11 Indians were
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      Yardley Gets A Century
      53 11 Cape Town, Ja.i. 15. AT the close of today's play In the cricket game between the touring MC.L. team and Horder Province the M.C.C. had made 320. cYardlry 126. Wright 61, Jhapmar 4 for 60) and Border Province 222 for 5 (Evans 72 not out, Dowllng
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      357 11 BANK OF CHINA (incorporated Id China oy Special Charter). 12. Cecil Street, Btafapore. relepbonet: Manager'! OHlea 6444 A«t. Manager's Office «44l Exchange Dept. «44l General Office Sltt-t Cable Address: "CHUNGKGOV* PaM Dp Capital Cn. f 41.M0.1M.aa BearrYe Funds tn excesa of Ch. 9 Mo6.iM.t9 ToUl AsmU approximately Ch. f1JM.606 ,666.91
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      136 11 aLaw Notice For The Day CEREMONIAL OPENING OF ASSIZES Service at the St. Andrew's Cathedral at 10.30 a.m. Before the Chief Justice in Ist. Court at 11 a.m. One Summons-in-Chambers in OS No. 135/37. Thereafter not before 11.15 a.m.:— 5.507/37 Ng Poh Hock vs. Cheang Kiam Keong at 2.15 p.m.:_5.197/38—
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    EVERTON PROVE TWO GOALS BETTER THAN ARSENAL
    1740 12 Lawton And Boyes Score In Second Half STOKE SCORE SIX GOALS London, Jan. 15. f UCK deserted Arsenal in their hour of need today. Both Arsenal and Everton were in brilliant mood and there were 45,000 people there to watch them. But it
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    Selangor Victors In Cup Rugby Final
    958 12 10-NIL VICTORY OVER ARMY A TEN-NIL triumph over the Army won the Malaya ■•Cup for Sefanmr in Saturday's final on the "Dog" padang at Kuala Lumpur. A crowd of 5,000 saw Selangor score a try in each halt', each time converting. Army attacked hard,
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    Teams For North-South Match
    108 12 Teams For NorthSouth Match Iffeeei Our Own < 01 respondent Kuala Lumpur. Jan. I*. TEAMS for the North vs. South Rugby rame to be played in Singapore on Jan. 28 were chosen last night as follows: NORTH: Harper (Selanfor): Hut field (Selangor), Close (Penang), Lyle Penan* >. Hague (Penan?): I'.wart
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    K, L. Motor Rally Was Success
    256 12 (From Our Ovn Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 15. N spite of bad weather conditions and slippery roads 33 competitors took part in the central rally of the Automobile Association of Malaya and established good times Competitors started from different centre.; end ng in
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    HONG KONG TOUR
    35 12 THE following haw replace those unabl Malayan Rugby team roll I Kong: Wickett (Belanfor>. (RN. and R.A.F.V Etooallc gor). Ramsay-Rar fRN ir ,1 and Lundon (Singapore Gucht (Johor^; will be mana team
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    S.C.C HOCKEY
    49 12 The following haw iccept* for S.C.C. vs. RE. Malaya at S.C.C: r c I F. J. L. Mayger. C. i r kt Barnes; J. L. Purn.'ll. D H A. Schamper; M. W. Coif H son. Lt. H. N. W. Corn. 1 0 li l and A. Fraser.
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    Singapore Score Two Goals At Malacca
    222 12 BYRNE AND HUSSEIN NET Prom Our Own Correspondent A'k^Mm 1 Malacca, Jan. n. GOAL scored in each half gave Singapore a tv. victory against Malacca here this afternoon Malacca opened promisingly and kept Singapore tna defensive, but Barth, who played soundlv, rave the attackers
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    New Badminton Titles This Year
    107 12 <Ficm Our Own CbrrespoafcaLi Penan-. Jan U JT wa.^> decided at the annual meeting cf the Badminton km* tion of Malaya held this hold this year's Malaya i Ihjpi in Penang. The draw for the PlOOD| resulted:— Northern Beetloo Pcrak r Selangor; Penang a bfC
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    A. A A. Beaten 3y Johore Prisons
    63 12 fFrom Our Own OofTM flOdfli Johor? Bahru. Jan. U The Amicable Athletic I of Singapore were bcaton 2 1 b Johore Prisons football rieiw Johore Cup champions in a irirr soccer mato'i on Uv bttna P^ i: today. Chin Aun opened th>^ sc
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