The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 April 1939

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. J 5,750. ESTD. 1835. WEDaVESDAY, APIUL 12, 1931). 5 CENTS
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  • 591 1 BRITAIN'S STAKE IN MEDITERRANEAN Greek And Turkish Guarantees Likely A DOUBLE PURPOSE London, Apr. 11. IN a leading article today on the recall of Parliament, The Times says the British Government is expected to an undertaking similar in principle to the assurances exchanged with Poland for the defence and security
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  • 54 1 THE KING RETURNS I .oiidon. Apr. 11. A. Boi Let Ambasthe Foreign tn ll an hour, the Lord Halifax. Mr. ChamberI :i. Downing ireign Affairs C ibinet continued be European .noon. or, M. Offie^ to London bis Easter vaca- i noon to it Buckingham return to
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  • 107 1 i-iris, Apr. 11. met at I p.m. M. Daladier eon- Pet .in. French .in, wbo returned Burgos. arahal Peiain. I with both M. Daladier wished to discuss ure ol Italy to withdraw a Spain, secondly. to tho uiiti-Comin-tlordly, the slowness of eminent in receiving irom France.
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  • 49 1 \Lr HEN a meeting oi the Malayan Magic Circle last night discussed the proposed new headquarters at Newton Circus, a member suggested the new premises have an A.R.P. shelter. "No." came a quick rejoinder irom another magician. "There will be several vanishing cabinets instead."
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  • 30 1 London, Apr. 11. The Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice departed from London today for Teheran to represent Great Britain at ihe R'oyal wedding. Reuter
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  • 120 1 NEUTRAL I J Amsterdam. Apr. 11. lITOLLANDS determination in all cir- cumstances to maintain her neutrality was affirmed by the Prime Minister, Dr. H. Colijn. in a broadcast today, in which he said that was the sole reason for the military measures taken yesterday on the
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  • 201 1 Decline In Franc London, Apr. 11. CHARP declines on the principal European bourses came as no surprise on the rcop2ning of markets after the holidays. The Paris Bourse was depressed owing to considerable volume of selling, with francs declining one to two points, while at Amsterdam, leading
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  • 181 1 New York, Apr. 11. /COMMODITY CIRCLES are awaiting with great interest details of the commodity barter plan proposed by Senator J. F. Byrnes, although at present little comment has been heard. The plan seems to be .generally approved by members of Congress, with cotton
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  • 191 1 Premier Emphasizes Strength Of Army Ankara, Apr. 11. JHE Turkish Premier, M. Saydan, today emphasised in the National Assembly that Turkey was taking measures to ward off any events the nation might possibly have to face. He declared that thanks to a powenul army, the country
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  • 81 1 Tokio. Apr. 11. Three hundred sailors from the Italian cruiser Bartolomco Colleoni flagship of the Italian Far Eastern Squadron, which arrived in Yokohama on Sunday, in the course of goodwill visits to Japanese ports were guests of Japanese naval officers on a sightseeing tour of
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  • 65 1 Tokio, Apr. 11. The Japanese "goodwill monoplane" Soyokaze, which is making a flight to Teheran took off from Canton at 8.10 a m. for Bangkok, en route to Teheran. The Soyokaze is due at Bangkok at about 3 p.m. The machine left Tokio on Sunday lor
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  • 107 1 London, Apr. 11. THE Daily Telegraph's Budapest cor--1 respondent says the Hungarian Prime Minister, Count Teleki, and his Foreign Minister. Heir Csaky. are going to Pome at the end of the week with B large number of officials to hold important conferences uith II Duce and
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  • 111 1 London, Apr. U. THE finest and wannest English Easter Holiday for 11 years drew large crowds into the open an* over the weekend and roads were crowded with traffic. But museums and other indoor entertainments were also patronised by holidaymakers. The British Museum and the Science
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  • 53 1 Algiers, Apr. 11. Plot est; from all sections of the Muslim population in Algeria against Italy's action in Albania have been made today to the Governor-General, accompanied by renewed declarations of loyalty to France and oaths to defend the Mother Country against aggression. Mass meetings ol protest were held in
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  • 509 2 Effect Of The European Crisis On Far East ROLE OF MEDIATOR Tokio, Apr. 11. HEALING with the recent talks between Sir Robert Craifrie, British Ambassador to Japan, and Sir Archibald (lark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, which took place in Shanghai, the Kok u
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  • 89 2 Hong Keng, Apr. 11. a Shanghai di.- atch itatei three Japanese warships off the East CheMang coast on Apr. 5 detained nine Poitugeso coastal fteamen plying between Shanghai and Wen chow and forced the Portugese vessels to return to Woosnnf, nut vide .shanghai, yesterday.
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    20 2 MISS CLAIRE LITE, the famous \merican stage and screen star, arrived at Southampton recently OS the Xormandie from New York.
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  • 255 2 REFERENCES TO THIRD POWERS Tokio, Apr. 11. IN AN ADDRESS delivered today at the opening of the conference between representatives of the liasson offices of the China Affairs Board yesterday, the Japanese Premier. Baron Dr. Kiichiro Hiranuma, made it clear that the Government's policy
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  • 39 2 Tokio. Apr. 11. Mr. lehiia Kobashi. Mayor of Tokio tendered his resignation to Mr. Azum* Matsunaga. President of the Municipal Assembly today on account of ill health He was recently stricken by cerebral haemorrhage. Eastern News
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  • 87 2 Cairo, Apr. 11. CGYPT'S London Ambassador today brought back certain suggestions from the British Government, modifying various points in its proposed Palestine policy. These the Ambassador communicated to the Egyptian Prime Minister. These points have been the subject of an informal conversation in Cairo between the
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  • 125 2 London, Apr. 11. THE vital necessity ior the British Government's recently-announced scheme to aid British shipbuilding, whereby .€10.000,000 would be made available to shipowners tor new tonnage orders placed in Great Britain, is empty illustrated by Lloyds' Register 01 Shipping for the quarter ended Mar 31.
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  • 207 2 GAY FUNCTION TWO hundred guests were present at an at home given by the United States Consul-General at Singapore. Mr. Kenneth S. Pattern, in honour of officers of the visiting U.S. cruiser Augusta at his home in Grang? Road last evening. Guests were
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  • 27 2 Hong Kong, Apr. 11. Japanese troops are reported to have landed on the coast about four miles north of British territory. Reuter
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  • 274 2 China Buys British For Burma- Yunn an Railway London, Apr. 11. THE Chinese Government Purchasing Commission recently placed orders with British firms for £180,000 worth of all sorts of construction material for the Yunnan-Burma Railway, which ls being actively pressed on. Further orders are being negotiated. The railway follows the
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  • 552 2 Admits Series Cf Seiangor Thefts CFrom Our Own C Kual.i I |j I%EBCRIBED as 1 Mj with "exceptional eral burglaries which cvardal the cud oi enumerated today ai Assises, When James il N Eurasian, was charge i t;ce Poyser, the Chit by the Assistant Legal
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  • 289 3 SARAWAK'S IMPORTANCE IN EMPIRE DEFENCE PLAN Rajah's Comments At Singapore 2 PLANE FIELDS READY "THERE is no doubt about the strategic importance of Sarawak in Britain's Far East defence plan," said the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vvner Brooke before he left for Penang by train yesterday on his way
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  • 121 3 FRIEND OF DROWNED MAN TELLS OF ASSAULT "found drowned with no evidence to is to what manner he came to his death" i by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. sterday at an inquiry into the death of a Chinese, Tay Ah Lian, who
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  • 27 3 picture. ayan pilyritns, icho rezurned from Mecca by the Blue 'er yesterday, ucre veiled in black. They were achaj by small children. Free Press
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  • 144 3 Correspondent >vrine> (B\ Air Mail) ie transfer oi to 1 |j to guard the jel for the navy. raids by an enemy,'' rator ol the Northern L A Abbott in an Legacy Club here. military authorities put Darwin, they put them in he said. The iki
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  • 41 3 a<\ suicide was returned by re Coroner yesterday, •o the death of an -in. Seng Ang Kee. ne id in her house in id on Mar. 30 with ber throat. lyini next to her on the
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  • 109 3 Flying-Boat Wrecked In River Crash •From Our Own Correspondent* Sydney (By Air Mail). "THE dying-boat Corsair Is believed to have been badly damaged recently while landing on the Congo River Africa'. It was reported in Sydney that the machine will be abandoned as a total wreck. Two badly waterlogged bags
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  • 63 3 TO LAND a case oi smallpox, the British steamer Thistleglen (Albyn Line) made a special call at Singapore yesterday morning. The patient, a European, had not been vaccinated, and is in a serious condition. He is on St. John's Island. The ship left after she had
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  • 326 3 MALAYAN tin and rubber figure prominently in a gigantic American plan for international exchange of raw materials, which would have the double effect of building up the strength of the Democracies for war and ridding the United States of some of her most troublesome surpluses of farm
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  • 228 3 Siam To Get Revenue From Gambling 'From Our Own Correspondent! Bangkok, Apr. 9. CIAM la thinking of getting some revenue from gambling, as it did jin the old days. A Royal decree in this week's Gazette says that certain games to be specified by the Minister Of Finance can be
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  • 127 3 THE first of two new K P.M. cargoliners, to be placed on the BangkokAfrica service, the 7,000-ton motor vessel Straat Soenda, will arrive at Singapore on her maiden voyage today. Built in Holland, the new vessel has accommodation for 12 passengers, and with a sister ship,
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  • 62 3 picture. A HAPPY GROUP at the at home given by the U.S. Consul -General Mr. Kenneth S. Pation, in honour of the visiting U.S. cruiser Augusta, last evening. From left, the Attorney-General, Mr. C. G. Howell. Mrs. H. G. Minnigerode, whose husband is a vice-consul, and
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  • 679 3 HOW A RACE WAS CHANGED AN THURSDAY, Sikhs all over the world will cele- brate one of the most important events of their history. In several centres, the celebrations will last three days. That date marks the formation oi the Khalsa, nearly 3i'o years
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  • 140 3 Prem ie r9 s Advice To Siamese CIAM has now attained the same progress as other countries, and has stepped out of absolute monarchy into a democratic regime, having rulers in accordance with the wishes of the public, hence the time has arrived for her to
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  • 213 4 London Avoided I HEAR (writes a woman correspondents that it was at the earnest wish of the King that the Princess Royal was present at so many of the functions arranged in honour of the French President and Madame Lebrun. The Princess Is inclined to avoid everything
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  • 89 4 NEW VITALITY AFTER FEVER During fever body tissues rapidly waste away and the patient quickly loses weight unless he is supplied with adequate and suitable food. Horllcks supplies the nutritive element* which the body requires and enables the exhausted body to rebuild itself quickly. Doctors have proved that Horlicks is
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  • 161 4 CKIKTS are retting- higher and k higher and beautiful ankles and legs are in the forefront oi feminine beauty problems. Jane Wyman, assisted by Warner Brothers* *'body doctor/' Lewis Hippe. shows here a good way to trim down muscles and bumps from the calf and ankles.
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  • 1595 4  -  Madame Chiang -KaiShek By THIS is a translation of *an instalment of Madame Chiang's "Resurgara" which is appearing in serial form in the special New Life Movement supplement of the Central Daily News, Chungking. Madame Chiang is Director-Gen-eral of the movement. DICTURESQUE pages
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  • 228 4 Women's Fixture London. 'THOUGH we may deplore its necessity, it was no doubt inevitable that the women's hockey match between England and Germany, which was to have been played in Berlin next Sunday, should be cancelled. Having led the diplomatic dispute into the realm of trade
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  • 354 4 Helping To Raise The Birth Rate T° encoura^ kalians I produce more childn cist Regime is spent of almost $12.000 000 baby prizes and marria study of ofiicia statist The results have not encouraging to Signor Mussolin Last year there was a d< most 12 per
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  • 110 5 KING LEOPOLD oi the Belgians photographed as he arrived at the Beaux Arts Palace in Brussels last week t* attend a .^ala sho.v in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the National Federation of Soldiers and Invalids of the War. WHILE PEOPLE in Lambeth,
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  • 746 6 Huge Forces Ready To Take Part SOVIET PLANES IN NEW AIR FORCE Chungking:, Apr. 11. THE much-heralded Chinese general offensives on all fronts from Inner Mongolia to Kwangtung have either started or are on the eve of being launched, it is stated in authoritative quarters
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  • 448 6 Signor Costa, Pastry Artist, Is Unhappy Rome, Apr. 2. THE unhappiest pastry cook in Italy is Signer Oreste Genre Costa. Although the name may not convey very much, Costa is no ordinary baker. This 73-year-old Piedmontese was formerly the piemaker for two Italian Kings— the present sovereign and his father.
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  • 30 6 HERR HITLER last week met leaders of German students, from Prague. Some of the students were injured during the occupation of the city by the Nazis.
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  • 628 6 TRADERS FEAR LOSS OF EXPORTS Tokio, Apr. 4. JAPANESE silk producers and industrialists are greatly concerned over the possible loss of their silk export trade, and already are at work on measures to combat the competition soon to be offered by American synthetic
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  • 126 6 Chungking, Apr. 1. ALL dogs in Chungking, regardless of ownership, must submit to a hark addiction test to determine whether they are likely to observe air raid regulations during Japanese night attacks on the capital. Dogs with a barking complex will be killed immediately, as
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  • 297 6 Greatest U. S. Gangster On Trial New York, Mar. 30. JN dock in the Federal Court here today-Is a mild-faced little man accused by the Government of evading payment of a little over £17,000 in incomo tax. His trial is likely to be one of the most sensational ior som
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  • 271 6 Schlossenberger' s Mannerism New York, Mar. 28. /CHICAGO police declared today that they had put a stop to the international complications that have disturbed the peace at the apartment house where Herman Schlossenberger lives. Herman is a veteran of the German Army, and though he lives In America, he is
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  • 353 6 "WAR" OVER NEW COTTON BILL Merchants oPpose0 Ppose Producers C OTTON merchant, JJ** mostly organ] ed on tl Chester Royal Exchange and bering some 2.000 ftrms re J* ing the cotton pr. the reorganisation ol thr pressed cotton trade aSL? 1 tween the dlstributn ductive sections not unknown, bill attracted
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  • 41 6 New York, ,r Peru announced todaj notice of her withdr. al l* League of Nations. But she will continui with the League's technic as the International La 1 Peru is the tenth country to reaign Horn I Reuter
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  • 37 6 Shanghai Dr. st Shin, an Japanese Reformed Nanking, was shot d< way in the Interna today. The two A Chinese constable intervene was snot Two Chinese pedes: i wounded by stray al
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    • 202 7 SINGAPORE'S ON THE SCREEN AGAIN! JDPENING TODAY" at the CAPITOIT !"Baby, you've never meant .but one thing to 3 SHOWS me one hundred thousand dollars reward, I J jSSI Ifefcaw %ljf > I -V ftSKsv :^l mmW<mm> I Ur l_ I 01 v j o§»PB^ *"*:*x tß^^^» GBB&y&Zte^sc Jaft^a^P^ ww
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  • 625 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1939. The Crisis Today 117HEN Parliament reassembles for a special session tomorrow, Members will have the advantage of hearing a full statement by the Prime Minister on the situation arising from Italy's conquest of Albania. The crisis is obviously much more serious than
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  • 808 8  -  H. L. PERCY By ACTUAL, visible evidence of Britain's preparation for the next war is practically non-existent. Most of the plans, possibly 90 per cent., are still on paper. A stranger arriving in this country would have a hard job reconciling any ideas
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  • 465 8  -  H. O. Thompson By THOUSANDS of peasant lads who annually go north with Japan's fishing: fleets are gathering in Hakodate and other ports in preparation for fishing expeditions which nearly brought war between Japan and Soviet Russia. The fishing is in Soviet waters. In the Sea
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    4 8 DREAMLAND FACES THK SITUATION
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    • 245 8 f 4m \v^J ana— a mir mi 'inTi riraTDaTlMk" y B^i^^'^wi^l 'Hot water on tap any time during the day or night at an all-in cost of $5 per month. This includes the cost of installation, hire, current and MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY DEPT. SHOWROOMS: COLEMAN STREET. M M M M H
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    • 15 8 Ttf£ JAM tftEE UNUSUAL PEKIN GLASSWARE JUST RECEIVED. 18, BATTERY ROAD. FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143.
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  • 929 9 DANCER ALLEGES SHE WAS PUSHED DOWN KICKED Incident During Dance At Cabaret TWO CHINESE CHARGED A Ko^^J, t i danCer t**£ mU arri^d from Hong Kong, was lhe complainant in a summon. u j before Mr. 0. H. Koh in the Singapore Fourth nStf Court yesterday. She is Miss Tan
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  • 124 9 WHY HE HAD DAGGERS th's faith in magic art was Singapore Criminal District ex-Raffles Institution schooled ?uilty to a charge of win* i daggers, on the afternoon of I Empin Cinema I I .-pec- youth with a nn When oil information j liu boy ran
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    28 9 picture. I -GENERAL'S AT HOME LAST EVENING in I S. (Diver laraata: from left. I>r. J. V WesterI Mrs s. M. Kirkman. Lieut. Kit hard Lane Free Press
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  • 20 9 Paris Press Urges Mili tary Measures '•••"v \pr. of Paris lim. for <„-- measures to writes Le wacjrand preferable to Reuter
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  • 72 9 Moscow. The aim of Russia's third flve-year-plan now beginning is to increase the productivity of labour 65 per cent by 1942. Those workers who achieve this will receive 35 per cent, wage increases (says a British United Press message). Lateness, absenteeism, and infringements of discipline
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  • 205 9 JHE future oi the Malayan Magic Circle was discussed at a meeting held at the Paterson Hill premises last night. Owing to the present premises of the Circle being bought over, the club was obliged to search for new premises it was announced by
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  • 113 9 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, Apr. II A s a sequel to a shooting incident at Alor Star, in which two Indians received bullet wounds, and a member of the ruling house of Kedah was involved. Tunku Oaalr appeared before Mr. Justice Chehanaphi, chief
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  • 169 9 Clerk Alleged To Have Driven Zig-Zag ALLEGATIONS that he drove in a ziz-zag manner were made against a lawyers clerk. Mok Kim Hwee, when he claimed trial in the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday to a charge of driving along Geylang Road in a manner dangerous to the public. He was
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  • 78 9 WHEN the Chinese driver of a Johore TT taxi pleaded guilty in the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday to charges of disobeying a light signal, and driving with inefficient brakes. Court Inspector Frew said both brakes were found to be useless when tested. Accused. Wong Pat Cheng,
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  • 57 9 Law Notice For The Day Before Mr. Justice Pedlow in the 3rd Court at 11 a.m. O.M. 19/38— Re Ong Sam Leong and Sons Ltd. Before Mr. Justice Manning in the 2nd Court at 10.30 a.m. Assizes:— Rex vs. Koh Ah Liat (If not concluded). Rex vs. Chow Yow Heng.
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    34 9 picture. THIS FINE WATER-LINE SCALE MODEL OF H.M.S. HOOD was made by the Rev. A. V. Wardle, chaplain, the Missions to Seamen and superintendent of the Singapoie Marine Hostel at Anson Road Free Press
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  • 100 9 THE wedding took place at the Singapore Registry yesterday of Mr. C. J. Charske, jnr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Charske, of Dallas, Texas, and Miss O'Rene Tomlin, daughter of Mrs. D. Tomlin, also of Dallas, Texas. The bridegroom Ls employed in the N.K.P.M.
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  • 251 9 CHARGED with attempting to murder a compatriot, Sim Gong, by shooting him with a pistol in Canal Road, on the night of Dec. 1 last year, Koh Ah Liat a Chinese coolie, employed at the Singapore Harbour Board gave an alibi as his defence, before
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  • 160 9 Collision At Entrance To Golf Club TERROR OFFICERS ALLEGA TIONS DAYMASTER Commander B. K. H. Norgate, of H.M.S. Terror was the complainant in a case of alleged negligent driving, partly heard in the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday, the defendant being a Chinese omnibus driver, Ong Chwee Teck. In evidence, complainant
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  • 94 9 Addis Ababa. The cost of transport from Massawa, on the Red Sea, to Addis Ababa, capital of Italy's Ethiopian Empire, has been reduced nearly 80 per cent, in three years, according to Signor Gigli, the Italian Minister for Public Works. In 1936 the cost of sending
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  • 188 10 Husband Persuaded Her To Take Kruschen By following her husband's advice, this woman took on* 32 lbs. of her excess fat. Telling of her experience, she writes A year ago I was troubled with rheumatism, nervousness and other complaints. And I got so fat that I
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  • 138 10 Kobe, Apr. 11. E"NDING his talks with Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, British Ambassador to China, regarding tlie Far Eastern situation. Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador to Tokio, arrived here last night from Shanghai in the m.v. Terukuni Maru. Spending the night aboard ship, he is expected to
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  • 1757 10 QUOTATIONS RESPONDING JERKILY TO IMPULSES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 31. "CERIOUS comment on market movements is becoming: difficult. Quotations have become mere puppets, lifeless and unreal, responding jerkily to unsubstantial impulses. Substantial deals have become impracticable both for would-be buyers and
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    • 488 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. Tenders are now invited for the following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders RoomSupply of 4.200 Jinrickshaw reflector signs. (Deposit S5O) Date of Closing. 4 p m.. June 1. 1939 Supply of 5.500 ft. of 12" nominal internal dia. Steel Straight Pipes.
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    • 320 10 I RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metres. ZHP 30.06 metres. p.m. 1.00 Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous programme (contd.). 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Hokkien Amoy music. t 5.30 "Classified character-singing in Peiping plays. "t 6.10 Musical interlude. t 6.30 Modern Mandarin
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    • 256 10 8.35 The News. 8.50 Gerald Shaw at the pav 9.05 Greenwich time signal. 9.05 Sports news and nark 9.20 Big Ben. "The Fol-de-!' I 10.20 8.8.C. Empire OrCDflStri 11.20 The News. 11.35 Greenwich rime signal. 11.35 "World AlTair.,.' 1 i Zimmern. 11.50 George Bcott-Wood HMI bl cordeon band. 12.15 Sports
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    • 208 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday rices Quoted tn US. currency. Jht dealers middle prices jobbers margins, brokerage 1 are not included. natloD unlesi L ued PC 1944-«4.... I 4 PC 1960 90 I Uaits) ire ios pd.) 3rd B5) Bank
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    • 63 11 ,NV < Ell 11 isgm ANl> co mm TO CLOSI OF BISINESS Fl STERDAI ».tv Slnsu, down l>< i»n<e of rubber at 1 "•i* Miners Spot 27 s tv buyen •»'"!■> September 27^ 8 aiet. l "I ibe disturbing events tnd the heavv Btieet, the «nl» maribe
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    • 176 11 From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday RVBBLR: Dull. London: 715 lGd. Bd. Previously 8d 8 1 16d May-June: 715 lbd. Bd. Previously 8d 8 1 16d July-Sept: 8 8 1 16d. Previously! 8 1 I6d 8 3 16d Oct.-Dec.: 8 1 lGd. 8l B d. Previously: 8»
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    • 61 11 TIN: Easy. Soot: C2U ss. Od. Previously £215 7s. 6d. Three months: £212 Previously: £213 12s 6d. NEW YORK TIN: 45.90. Previously: 46.20 COPPER: e-12 Os Od. Previously: £42 12s Od. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 8s 6d Previously: £7 Bs. 'Jd. SILVER: Spot: 20d. Previously^ 20d. Three months:
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    • 76 11 London Closing Quotations Method ol Parity oeiore Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previously Paris Franc to 124.11 176 3 4 176 3 4 New York... to 4.8655 4.68 1 8 4.68 1 8 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.10 B.Bl\ 8.81 3 4 Hong Kong.. Per dollar Is. 2
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    • 296 11 "I THINK WE CAN LOOK back on the 31 years' history ol this club with pride and satisfaction and we can iurther say that the high ideals v^hich inspired the founders have been shared by all members since its inauguration and have been
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    • 146 11 Tokio. The turbulent Japanese Diet maintained a respectful silence for two full minutes when it was revealed, in the course of an answer to an interpellation, that General Nogi of RussoJapanese War fame was the only soldier ever to refuse a pension. General Nogi, a
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    • 1326 11 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser And Co.'s List OWING TO DISTURBED CONDITIONS IN EUROPE A NUMBER OF THESE QUOTATIONS MUST BE REGARDED AS .\OMiN\L. TUESDAY, APR. 11, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Bu\ Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 3d 3s 6d Austral Amal. (ss) 4s 9d
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    • 160 11 List Supplied By Messrs. Fraser Co. TUESDAY, APR. 11, 1939: I P.M. Total for Company Dividend Books Financial TIN Close Date Ex. Div. year Batu Selangor Sfett <Vpr 12 Apr. 18 Apr. 13 2 1 »"i Johan 57c Final Apr. 8 Apr. 15 Apr. 9 10% Kramat
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  • 2297 12 THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 133) Notification of proposed redefinition Ol the Limits of the Municipality of Singapore Notic is hereby given under Section Ml of the Municipal Ordinance (Chapter 133 that it is proposed to re-define th** Limits ct the Muni- i cipality oi Singapore as under: All persons atfected
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  • 218 12 London, Mar. 30. A POLOGIES were made on behalf of Tommy Farr. the boxer, and the News of the World in a libel action which was settled yesterday before Mr. Justice Cassels in the King's Bench Division. The action was brought by administrative stewards of the British
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  • 58 12 Berlin. CEVERAL thousand German warriors back from Spam will parade before Herr Hitler on his fiftieth birthday, Apr. 20 They will be part of the greatest procession of military might paraded in Europe since the war. Between 40,000 and 50,000 troops will goose-step past the
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  • 757 12 CHINA'S RED LEADER LIVES IN CAVE Stalin Of Asia Rules From Mountain Dugout SAFE FROM BOMBS Yenan, Shensi. JAPAN'S avowed aim to drive Communism out of China has resulted in a six-mile retreat by General Mao Tsetung, China's great Communist leader, but the only "loss" has been that of a
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  • 127 12 rifles 100 it the hut ever grmcina fore* of operating in the vicing chow which hie* Shanghai Their work much hemp* traitors and bandit* the* fiave had to dea, to time, this small but ed band o< armed men to roam w the Nat chow
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  • 334 12 Kweiyang People Give $5,355 To War Chest Indisputable pr the unbendable spirit ol the Chinese people and their will to resist no matter what h, them was witnessed In K Kweichow provincial c.i International Women's r> the local resident, gave Chinese national currency ment the nation's wai cording to a
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  • 75 12 Hollywood *P" JOAN CRAWFORD'S Lai Hirschfeld. reveals made a deposition a allegation of mental cruelty made against her husband Tone, In filing her divorce Miss Crawford claims th.n Warn (hot Tone frequently sulked three or four days Because I u^ too tired to follow Hollywood
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  • 330 12 Jack Petersen In A New Role London, Mar. 30. JACK PETERSEN, former British and Empire heavyweight champion, made his bow to a new public last night in the political ring. He appeared on the platform at a Liberal meeting at Kingsway Hall. London, at which there was much talk of
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  • 216 12 London, Apr. 1. IN the House of Commons, Mr. Robert Gibson (Soc., Greenock) asked the President of the Board of Trade how many British ships were transferred to ports of loreign registry during each of the last three years; and how many of these vessels, respectively,
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    • 526 14 w^<^^^2 THE m^mi EMPRESS ufA /J w\ 1 VIT A Y £u4l^^ To North America Iv'kl^a ffifm X Fortnightly sailings to Victoria fLf-OT \WlvxibJh y^B 9nd Vancouver Direct or via HBp -i^^.^jitj 1 \^um^X( Honolulu shlp's-side rail con'A v &**l m }*fmW9&*y%> rnls time s vla Canada Dook Jmn^Smmmmm^r^ >our
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    • 832 14 CASTLE LINE for NEW YORK. BOSTON, BALTIMORE SAVANNAH Arrives Sails Due New York m.v. THURLANfc CASTLE Apr. 18 Apr. 22 June 3 m.v. RABY CASTLE May 7 May 12 June 28 m.v. .PENRITH CASTLE- June 7 June 12 July 24 LIMITED PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION BEN LINE For LONDON, ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM, BAMBURG.
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  • 144 15 Today'? Contract Bridge Problems Ij: Md Rmce aid ken) nm >n out flic word It When j vou hold a ai d dng, your D a bustihown above South'. Unmediatese in food I vo doubletona 'Hip tO his h iu nm any card thui his :ittle defensive tt •nd. ms
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    35 15 151 ,\vj IMM I Hiss Wahk cn lers eldesl daughter Ml ,»i,(l Mrs K. Or'. Wi tt .ineanorf. who u:»- MirM U Mr. t salmon, of Yorkshire. m i. i. i aster Monday. Free Press
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  • 379 15 Many Infringements In Rough Game NAVY BEAT POST OFFICE IN a second division (a) match which was marred by rough play, the Royal Navy, Malaya, beat the Post Office by 4 goals to 1 at the Stadium yesterday. Good football was seen in the first
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  • 356 15 From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Apr. 9. IN spite of scoring only 88 runs the High School were able to trounce *he Clarke Rangers of Singapore, by an innings and 25 runs. The La Faber brothers. Ronald and Malcolm were responsible for the visitors' collapse taking
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  • 226 15 L London, Mar. 38. AWN TENNIS under cover is all very well: but it is not till the i-;ame can be played out-of-doors that it reaily enters into the catalogue of mosv of its devotees' recreations. Under cover it is a game only for the
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    25 15 LOW KKAT SOO AND TEH GIN 8001 (PERAK) who won the mens Coublc* fc' dmlnton title of Malaya 'or 1!>39 over the week-end at Penang.
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  • 697 15 ENDING FOOD SHORTAGE XT xMadrid, Mar. 30. TEN MILLION' pesetas, or about £200,000 worth of Republican notes were exchanged in Madrid yesterday for the equivalent value in Franco notes. As each person is allowed to exchange only a hundred pesetas, this represents 100,000 people,
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    34 15 picture. rese^e X___f S SSS^SE^ rUShes ut to in >esterday»s at T^Lnn t? c gUC f,XIUrC I**** the Koyal Engineers' second string ai Jangim. The Sappers won by five goals to nil. Free Press
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  • 219 15 fFrom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Apr. 9. IN a match played on the Club Padang the Jasln Club beat th'? Malacca Club by 29 runs. Topscorer in the match was Barnard, with 29. but MahiV.ood, playing for Jasin, hit a breezy 23 in a last wicket
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  • 163 15 London. Mar. ga. yHE Old Rtonlana football Clnb Is P. be reformed ja rn o iicial oc^ :nd win arrange mi] list of Qxturci for next season In the '80s and Of; i the Old Etonians were anions th.leading clubs m the country and a-*
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  • 35 15 In a Div. 2A league soccer fixture p.ayed at Blakan Mati yesterday, an RA <8.M.) s de drew one-all with the R.A.OC. At half-tine ths Gunners led by the only goU.
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  • 562 16 Good Tennis In Men's Final WISE SQUARELY BEATEN V. F. SMITH gained a fully deserved victory over N. S. Wise in the men's singles final of the S.C.C. lawn tennis spring tournament yesterday. Smith won 6 2, I—6,1 6, 6 l. The game produced some
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  • 350 16 Airmen Outplay Gunners At Seletar FIVE GOALS THE BETTER THE Royal Artillery proved no match for the Royal Air Force in the first division game at Seletar vesterdav. The Airmen won, s—o.5 0. Play was fast and reached a high standard. The R.A.F. forwards, settling dow r n quickly, tested
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  • 195 16 |\OMINATING play in the first half. the A P.C. defeated the Straits Times by four goals to one in their Business Houses League soccer fixture on the padang yesterday. It was in the first half that the winners notched all their goals, their opponents failing
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    19 16 picture. MISS LEE CHEE NEO (aNcgri Semhilan) u omen's singles runnerup in the I" :> Malayan badminton < humpion.ship Free Press
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  • 179 16 Suppiah Wins lndoCeylonese Title From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. AN ALL-KUALA LUMPUR final in the mens singles event at the All -Malayan Indo-Ceylonese tennis tournament which was concluded yesterday, saw P. Suppiah. from Sentul. defeat c. Madhavan. the Y.M.C.A. player, in straight sets. lhe game was not
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  • 109 16 THE April medal competition at the Garrison Golf Club resulted in a tie between J. H. Purrier and J. A. Young with a net 3 up Purrier was declared winner on lhe score tor the second nine holes. The following were the best returns: J H. Purrier
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  • 51 16 THE lollowing will play for S.C.C. Ist. XI v.s. RE. today at SCC J. A S. Taylor; W N_ Rothery; F rX McCMtrery; C. C. Webster, F. E. Hutchinson, F. g. Stiff; A. J. A. Goetzee J. W. Prcsrott. H. Eohelsheim, C. Aillton and Kurt Bla
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  • 20 16 The first mixed foursomes competition of the Royal Singapore Golf Club will be played on Sunday afternoon.
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    22 16 picture. THE NAVY BEAT THE POST OFFICE 4—l at the Stadium yesterday two players being ordered off during the game. Free Press
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  • 67 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. AN ALL-MALAYAN Indian tennis tournament, under the auspices of the Seiangor Indian Association, may be held this year. A resolution that such a tournament be organised and that participation in it be open to all Indians in Malaya, will
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  • 170 16 OESULTS of the S.R.C. tennis tournament ties played yesterday are as follows: Championship Singles: H. N. Balhatchet beat H. N. Hughes. 6—3: 6—4. Handicap Singles "A": C. A. Norris (owe 3) vs. R. H. Barth (scr.). postponed: P. F. de Souza beat S. W. aMoreira.
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  • 164 16 lIOXING fans are promised some- thing good on Friday at the covered stadium, when Ventura Marquez defends his lightweight title against Neil Hemchit. A year ago Hemchit was right out of the running for championship honours, but his sensational victories over Boon Mah have placed him right in
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  • 137 16 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Apr. 9. HFHE following will represent the Europeans vs. the Rest in the twolay cricket match to commence on Saturday next at 2.15 p.m. on the club ladang. O. L. Stephens, W. H. Jackson, Hornby, O. R. L. HilLs, Cornell,
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  • 34 16 picture. POSSESSION DISPUTED: An incid ent in the reserve division soccer fixture between the Manchester and the Royal Engineers at Tanglin yesterday. The Sappers scored Ave goals without reply Free Press
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  • 321 16 Sappers Head Reserve Leag ue Table MANCHESTERS Gn DOWN 5-0 T HROUGH beatin 8 the M reserves 5-0 in l sion soccer fixture at Tai terday, the Royal Engh string now head the div^ table. The Sappers played to win. They had a strati Mnw_ pregnable defence, with and halves
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